JP3843571B2 - Ball detector for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball detection device in a pachinko gaming machine, and more specifically, a ball detection device that detects a storage state of a pachinko ball for prizes (also referred to as a prize ball) stored in a ball storage part on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of gaming machine represented by pachinko machines and arrange ball machines, it is installed in a vertical orientation on the installation frame base (commonly called `` Island '') in the gaming hall and is used for gaming, and in the gaming board in the machine As a prize for winnings made during the pachinko game to be developed (for example, the generation of a safe ball or a combination of symbols), the pachinko ball stored on the back side of the machine, that is, the set board installed on the back side is arranged. Sphere storage and supply section (specifically, a sphere tank that can store and supply a considerable number of pachinko spheres, a rectifier that can receive the spheres supplied from this sphere tank and flow out in an aligned state, and the downstream The pachinko ball accommodated in the prize ball dispensing device connected to the downstream end (downstream end of the delivery basket) of the supply section is predetermined for each operation of the prize ball dispensing device. Paid out as a prize ball of several units So that the issued paper to the ball tray side of the machine front. In addition, in game machines of the type that can lend out stored balls using cards and card units for ball lending (generally also called “card-type pachinko machines”), in addition to the above-mentioned prize ball payout, By operating the prize ball payout device in response to a simple ball lending operation, a predetermined number of balls are paid out as a lending ball and are supplied to the upper ball tray side.
[0003]
In the above-described gaming machine, the sphere of the finite storage amount in the sphere storage and supply unit is reduced by the winning ball payout and the lending ball payout by the prize ball payout device. A considerable number of pachinko balls are newly replenished by driving control of the ball replenishment equipment. Under these circumstances, in any gaming machine, various types of ball detection mechanisms are attached as means for detecting the decrease or presence of stored balls, and as a basic concrete example, Drive control of the ball replenishment equipment by changing the operation of the ball sensing member that changes by receiving (sensing) the ball pressure of the stored ball and the on / off condition electrically corresponding to the displacement state of the ball sensing member. A detection switch for inputting a detection signal to the part side is used. The ball sensing member and the detection switch are supported and fixed by using a metal pin for a fulcrum or a fixing screw or the like at any predetermined position of the main body of the set panel, the ball tank, or the rectifier. ing.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the aforementioned pachinko gaming machine (pachinko machine and arrange ball machine), the ball detecting member and the detection switch, which are the components of the ball detecting mechanism that is indispensable, are connected to the body of the set board, the ball tank Therefore, they are arranged at the front and rear parts of the rectifier. For this reason, in the manufacture of gaming machines, the order of assembling the ball tank and rectifier rod to the main body of the set board, and the order of assembling the ball sensing member and the detection switch are unconditionally restricted, streamlining work processes and time. It is difficult to shorten the speed. In addition, in the inspection and repair of the ball detection mechanism, in addition to removing and installing the ball detection member and detection switch, it may be necessary to attach and remove the set panel, ball tank, and rectifier. Is troublesome. On the other hand, when disposing of used game machines (old machines), it takes considerable effort to remove switches that are not suitable for incineration and rather prohibited, and wiring connected to them (vinyl chloride coated wires), There were problems such as placing a heavy burden on the waste disposal workers. As an example of this type of sphere detection mechanism, the “sphere detection device” disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-171241 takes time and trouble in handling and assembly (installation), and also for the disposal of wiring. Time-consuming inconvenience is pointed out.
[0005]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve the above-described problem, and is configured as a cassette-type sphere detector including a sphere sensing member and a detection means in one case-like body, and is used for a sphere storage and supply unit. Ball detection in a small and inexpensive pachinko machine that simplifies the manufacturing process of the gaming machine and facilitates inspection, removal, and wiring processing by enabling quick and easy setting at a predetermined position by fingertip operation. An object is to provide an apparatus.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the intended purpose suitably, the ball detection device in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention,
A pachinko game can be developed in the game board in the aircraft in a vertically installed posture, and the pachinko ball stored in the storage part of the back set board installed on the back side as a winning ball for winning establishment is stored. In a pachinko gaming machine that can be paid out through a ball outlet that opens to the bottom of the part ,
Support to be removably set held with respect to the installation concave portion formed in the body upper portion of the back set Edition (22),
This is supported lifting the support, vertically tiltable sphere receiving portion and sideways state has an operating portion which moves in conjunction with the ball receiving portion, the Tama圧reservoir pachinko balls in the reservoir receiving ball A ball sensing member that can change to a position that is changed when the same ball pressure is received at the ball receiving portion ,
A cassette that is mounted in the support body and includes a detecting means that can be electrically changed to an on / off condition with respect to the displacement state of the operation portion of the ball sensing member, and can be handled in units of the support body Composed of a ball detector
Before Ki設 location recess, in Moto was set retain its back in the support unit so as to face the vertical surface of the reservoir,
The ball receiving portion of said ball sensing member extending from the mouth of the support, along with to face to the stepped concave portion formed on the bottom surface of the reservoir, before drawing the connected to the detection means wiring to support extracorporeal Kiura A ball detecting device in a pachinko gaming machine, wherein the ball detecting device is connected to a ball supply information section installed on a set board.
[0007]
[Action]
The sphere detection device is attached to a support body that is detachably set and held with respect to an installation recess formed in the main body of the back set panel, a sphere sensing member that is tiltably supported by the support body, and a support body. And detecting means that can be electrically changed to an on / off condition with respect to the displacement state of the ball sensing member, and the whole can be configured and handled as a ball detector in the form of a cassette in a support unit. The ball detecting device is accommodated and set from above by a fingertip operation with respect to the installation concave portion, and is held out and held under the locking action of the locking means of the knob formed on the support and the locking means on the main body side. The And in the state of being accommodated and set in the installation recess, the ball receiving portion of the ball sensing member faces a position adjacent to the ball outlet opened at the downstream end of the storage portion, and receives the ball pressure of the stored pachinko ball. Oscillating displacement. In addition, the detection means allows the mechanical detection contact portion to face and separate from the operation portion of the ball sensing member, while the wiring connected to the terminal side is inserted and held in the holder of the support plate portion of the ball tank. Connected to the ball supply information terminal side of the terminal base. Moreover, the ball detecting device is not restricted in the order of assembly of the back set board, the ball tank, and the rectifier, and can be attached to and detached from the installation recess by a simple fingertip operation.
[0008]
In the ball detecting device set in the installation recess, when there is no stored ball in the storage unit, the ball receiving unit does not receive the ball pressure of the stored ball. Do not press. Therefore, the detection means is set to the “no ball (off) condition”, and this no ball signal is input to the hall computer via the ball supply information terminal, and the ball supply equipment is driven based on this signal so that the pachinko ball is It is thrown into the ball tank. In addition, when there is a storage ball in the storage unit, the ball receiving unit receives the ball pressure of the storage ball, the ball sensing member presses the contact part of the detection means by the operation unit, and the `` ball presence (on) condition The ball presence signal from the detection means is input to the hall computer as needed via the ball supply information terminal portion.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, a ball detection device in a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, the pachinko machine of the type that can pay out the stored pachinko ball on the back side of the machine as a winning ball for winning (safe ball generation) in the pachinko game, while paying out as a lending ball for a game lending operation. As an example.
[0010]
The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. Before the mounting frame for opening and closing is provided on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 1, which is the outer frame for fixing. The frame 2 is assembled so as to be detachable and openable and closable, and the front and rear portions of the front frame 2 are equipped with a glass window 3 which is a common component for gaming machines, upper and lower bowls 4 and 5, a launcher 6 and the like. In addition, a back set board 9 having a ball processing unit or the like is detachably mounted on the back side of the holding frame 7 for the 8 sets of game boards located on the back side of the front frame 2. In the back set board 9, a check window 11 for checking the back of the game board is opened at the center of the main body 10 which is resin-molded into a square size which can correspond to the holding frame 7, and a back cover (not shown) is provided on this. It is attached so that it can be opened and closed and detachable, and a ball storage and supply section 12 and the like which will be described later are disposed on the outer periphery of the window 11. The game board 8 is detachably accommodated in the holding frame 7 from the front side of the front frame 2. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a ball lending unit (cover type) U required for lending ball payout control is installed on the side of the pachinko machine (adjacent part of the outer frame 1) to control each electronic control. Connected to the department.
[0011]
And in the said back set board 9, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.4, the structure of the ball | bowl storage supply part 12 mentioned above WHEREIN: The opening surface of 10 A of auxiliary | assistant storage parts recessed by the outward opening state in the upper part of the main body 10 is provided. According to the side, the ball tank 13 which is a main storage part is installed, and it is set as one storage part. In addition, a slanted rail-shaped rectifier rod 14 is attached to the lower part of the ball tank 13 at the bottom of the bottom of the sphere tank 13 in accordance with the ball outlet 13a, and a delivery path formed in the main body 10 at the downstream end of the rectifier rod 14. 15 is connected to accommodate (store) a considerable amount of balls. Thus, the prize balls are paid out by the operation of the electrically controlled prize ball dispensing device 16 in the form of a cassette installed at the lower end of the delivery path 15. In addition, a plurality of holders 30 for wiring insertion and holding are formed on the support plate portion 13 b that is integrally formed along the lower edge of the ball tank 13. As the remaining components of the back set board 9, there are formed a path for discharging the prize balls to the upper and lower bowls 4 and 5, a path for discharging the out balls and the safe balls and the extracted balls (both not shown). In addition, a ball removal device 17, a safe ball detection processing device 18, a prize ball full detection device 19 and a rental ball detection switch 20 are installed, respectively, and a terminal board (also called a central board) is provided at the corner of the main body 10. T) is installed. Furthermore, a wiring holding holder 31 is integrally formed at the upper left end of the main body 10.
[0012]
In the above-described pachinko machine, the ball detection device of the present embodiment is configured in one case unit, and an installation concave portion (installation portion) 21 formed on the upper end portion of the main body 10 of the back set board 9. It is set to be detachable by a fingertip operation, and the decrease or presence of the stored spheres in the sphere storage and supply unit 12 can be suitably detected. That is, the sphere detecting device is a single support that is resin-molded in a rectangular case shape that can be fitted and set in the installation recess 21 of the main body 10 as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 as a basic configuration. 22 and a ball sensing member 23 that can be changed to a position that is supported rotatably with respect to the support 22 and that changes when receiving the ball pressure of the storage ball and a position that changes when the ball pressure is received, And a detecting means 27 that is attached to the support 22 and can be electrically changed to an on / off condition with respect to a displacement state of the ball sensing member 23 so that the whole can be handled as a cassette-type ball detector. It has become. Then, with the support recess 22 of the main body 10 being set and held in units of the support 22, the ball sensing member 23 is brought to a predetermined position in the storage portions 10 A and 13, and the detection means 27 is placed on the terminal base T. The ball supply information terminal part (ball supply information part) is connected to the t side.
[0013]
In this embodiment of the sphere detection device, as a specific example, the installation recess 21 can be taken in and out from above and below, and as shown in FIGS. For each groove 21a and engagement port (engagement means) 21b formed on each side, an engagement strip 22a, an elastically deformable knob (pick part) 22b, and a protruding claw part (engagement means) 22c are provided. It is used and set and held in a state where it is positioned and secured. The ball sensing member 23 is resin-molded in a lever shape and is supported in a laterally horizontal state on a support pin 26 at the bottom of the support 22, and the right ball receiving portion 24 in FIGS. 8 and 9 is connected to the support 22. The other operation part 25 is extended to the detection means 27 side in the support body 22 so as to be positioned in the stepped recess 10a formed on the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage part 10A. Note that the range of tilting of the sphere sensing member 23 in the vertical direction is suitably restricted by the engagement between the operation unit 25 and the protrusions 22e and 22e formed on the inner side of the support 22. Further, the ball receiving portion 24 has an oblique receiving surface 24a including a width suitable for one sphere so that it can be guided to the ball tank 13 side while effectively receiving the stored balls in the auxiliary storage portion 10A . The guide part 24b for ball inheritance is formed at the tip.
[0014]
On the other hand, the detection means 27 is directly operated by the operation section 25 of the ball sensing member 23 using a micro (limit) type switch having a mechanical detection contact section 28 including an actuator lever 28a and a rod 28b. It is set so that the rod 28b is moved in and out with an elastic urging force to be turned on and off by a change in operation of the actuator lever 28a. Then, after the wiring h connected to each terminal 29 is pulled out of the support body 22 and held by the holder portion 31, the periphery of the outer back side of the ball tank 13 (the left side in FIGS. 4 and 8). It extends along the outside of the wall (outside the bottom) and is inserted into and held by each holder 30, connected to a predetermined position of the terminal base T, and connected to the ball replenishment information terminal t by a circuit. . It should be noted that the actuator lever 28a receiving the elastic biasing force applied to the rod 28b of the detection contact portion 28 directly presses the operation portion 25 of the ball sensing member 23, so that the member 23 is always subjected to the ball pressure. Energized and held (before ball detection). In the terminal board T, a ball computer for controlling the driving unit of the ball replenishment equipment is connected to the ball replenishment information terminal unit t connected to the wiring h. Based on the (switch off signal), the ball supply facility is driven and the ball is thrown into the ball tank 13.
[0015]
The sphere detection device of the present embodiment configured as described above is fitted into the installation recess 21 of the main body 10 of the back set board 9 from above and held in a positioning set as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4. In this state, the back surface of the support 22 faces as a guide vertical surface with respect to the ball outlet 13a of the ball tank 13, and the ball receiving portion 24 of the ball sensing member 23 faces the stepped recess 10a of the auxiliary storage portion 10A. It has become. As an example of the stored ball detection, the ball receiving portion 24 of the ball sensing member 23 is supplied in the process in which the stored balls in the storage portions 10A and 13 are supplied from the ball outlet 13a of the ball tank 13 to the upper end portion of the rectifier rod 14. However, in a state where the downstream storage ball in the auxiliary storage unit 10A is received and pushed down, the detection means 27 is set to the “ball presence (on) condition” in which the detection contact unit 28 is pressed by the operation unit 25. In a state where the ball receiving portion 24 is released from the stored ball, the “no-ball (off) condition” in which the detection means 27 returns the detection contact portion 28 is set.
[0016]
[Effect of the embodiment]
Next, the operation of the ball detector in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
[0017]
In the sphere detection device of the present embodiment, a sphere sensing member 23 is rotatably disposed on a support body 22 that is resin-molded in a rectangular case shape, and electrically with respect to the displacement state of the sphere sensing member 23. A detecting means 27 that operates in an on / off condition is installed to constitute a support-unit cassette-type ball detector. That is, it is manufactured and assembled in a separate process as one unit member mounted on the pachinko machine, and is managed and handled in accordance with the assembly production line of the pachinko machine.
[0018]
Such a sphere detection device of this embodiment is fitted into the installation recess 21 formed in the main body 10 of the back set board 9 from above so that the back surface of the support 22 is guided to the sphere outlet 13 a of the sphere tank 13. It faces as a vertical surface and is set in a state where the ball receiving portion 24 of the ball sensing member 23 faces the stepped recess 10a of the sub-reservoir 10A. In a state where the ball detecting device is completely set in the installation recess 21, the engagement strip 22 a formed on the support 22 and the claw portion 22 c of the knob 22 b are formed on the groove 21 a formed on each side of the installation recess 21 and The ball detecting device is locked to the engaging port 21b, and the ball detecting device is set and held in a fixed state in which it is prevented from being pulled out. In the present embodiment, since the ball detecting device is inserted into the installation recess 21 opened upward, the setting operation of the ball detection device with respect to the installation recess 21 is performed on the back set board with respect to the holding frame 7 of the front frame 2. 9 and the order in which the ball tank 13 and the rectifying rod 14 are assembled to the back set board 9 are not restricted at all. That is, it is possible to set the ball detecting device in the installation recess 21 after mounting the back set member 9 on the holding frame 7 and attaching the ball tank 13 and the rectifying rod 14 to the back set board 9. Of course, it is possible to set the sphere detection device in the installation recess 21 before attaching the sphere tank 13 and the rectifying rod 14, so that the assembly work process can be rationalized and the work time can be shortened. obtain.
[0019]
Further, regarding the processing of the wiring h connected to each terminal 29 of the detecting means 27 of the ball detecting device, the ball detecting device, the ball tank 13 and the rectifying rod 14 are attached to the back set board 9 as appropriate. 4, after being held by the holder portion 31 of the main body 10, the wiring h is sequentially inserted and held in the holders 30 formed on the support plate portion 13 b of the ball tank 13, By connecting the connector at a predetermined position, the circuit is connected to the ball supply information terminal portion t. Thereby, the ball detection device and the hall computer are connected via the ball supply information terminal portion t, and an on / off signal of the ball detection device based on the presence / absence of a stored ball in the ball tank 13 is input to the hall computer. .
[0020]
The sphere detection device set in the installation recess 21 of the back set board 9 is arranged in a state where the sphere receiving portion 24 of the sphere sensing member 23 faces the stepped recess 10a of the auxiliary storage portion 10A. Therefore, before the sphere is supplied from a sphere replenishment facility (not shown), that is, in a state where there is no stored sphere in the sub-reservoir 10A and the sphere tank 13, as shown in FIG. Since the ball pressure is not received, the ball sensing member 23 is held in a state where the ball receiving portion 24 is raised, and the “ball-free (off) condition” in which the detection contact portion 28 of the detection means 27 is not pressed is set. Accordingly, a no-ball signal from the detection means 27 is input to the hall computer via the ball supply information terminal t, and the ball supply equipment is driven based on this signal so that the pachinko ball is thrown into the ball tank 13. Become.
[0021]
The balls supplied from the ball supply facility to the auxiliary storage unit 10A and the ball tank 13 sequentially move toward the ball outlet 13a while rolling on the bottom surface, and are placed on the ball receiving unit 24 of the ball sensing member 23. Become so. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the ball sensing member 23 is displaced in a state where the ball receiving portion 24 side is moved down by the ball pressure of the stored ball, and the detection contact portion 28 of the detection means 27 is pressed and “ball presence ( ON) Condition ”. Accordingly, a ball presence signal from the detection means 27 is input to the hall computer via the ball supply information terminal portion t. The stored balls that have flowed out of the ball outlet 13a are stored in the rectifying rod 14 and the delivery path 15 attached to the lower portion, and are sequentially paid out as prize balls or game balls by the operation of the prize ball dispensing device 16.
[0022]
In this embodiment, the ball tank 13 and the rectifying rod 14 are attached to the back set board 9, and the knob 22b is appropriately pressed with a fingertip to release the engagement between the claw portion 22c and the engagement port 21b. If the support 22 is pulled upward in this state, the sphere detector can be easily removed from the installation recess 21. Further, the wire h connected to each terminal 29 of the detecting means 27 is released from the connector connection with the terminal base T and is sequentially removed from each holder 30 or holder portion 31, so that the ball detecting device can be connected to the wire h. Is completely removed from the back set board 9 while being connected. Therefore, in the inspection and repair of the sphere detection device, the sphere sensing member 23 and the detection means 27 are not removed or attached individually, and the back set board 9, the sphere tank 13, and the rectifier 14 are not required to be attached or detached. Therefore, the working time can be shortened and the work can be rationalized. In addition, when disposing of the gaming machine in which the ball detection device of this embodiment is disposed as a used gaming machine, the ball detection device can be removed from the installation recess 21 together with the wiring h. The detection means 27 and the wiring h can be removed very easily, and the burden on the disposal operator can be reduced.
[0023]
In addition, as a sphere detection device targeted by the present invention, in the case where the storage portion is constituted by the sphere tank 13 installed in the main body 10 of the back set board 9, an upstream adjacent portion of the sphere outlet 13a of the sphere tank 13 is used. The ball receiving portion 24 of the ball sensing member 23 supported by the support 22 faces the mouth opened to the inside of the ball tank 13 under the on / off condition of the detecting means 27 for the change in operation of the member 23. The form which can detect the presence or absence of a storage ball may be sufficient.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the ball detection device in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention has the ball of the storage ball on the support body that is detachably set to the installation portion (installation recess) formed in the main body of the back set board. A ball sensing member supported so as to be able to tilt with respect to pressure and a detection means attached to the support body and capable of being electrically changed to an on / off condition with respect to the displacement state of the ball sensing member are assembled. Since it is configured in a cassette form, it can be handled by the support unit. In addition, the fitting and setting operation for the installation recess of the sphere detection device can be easily performed by simple fingertip operation from above the back set board, and is restricted in the order of assembling the back set board, ball tank, and rectifier rod. Therefore, there is an advantage that the assembly work process can be rationalized and the time can be shortened. In addition, the ball detection device set in the installation recess is suitably retained by the locking action of the locking means formed on the support and the locking means formed on the main body, and is stored by the ball sensing member and the detection means. The presence or absence of the ball of the stored pachinko ball in the unit is suitably detected, and the detection signal can be input to the hall computer that controls the driving unit of the ball supply facility via the ball supply information terminal unit.
[0025]
Further, according to the ball detecting device in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the locking of the locking means can be released by a simple fingertip operation while the back set board, the ball tank and the rectifier are attached. The sphere detector can be easily removed from the installation recess by simply pulling the support upward. Then, if the wiring connected to each terminal of the detecting means is released from the connector connection with the terminal base and is sequentially removed from each holder, the ball detecting device is completely connected from the back set panel with the wiring connected. Can be removed. In other words, in the inspection and repair of the ball detection device, it is not necessary to remove or attach the ball sensing member and the detection means individually, and it is not necessary to attach / detach the back set panel, ball tank, and rectifier, reducing work time. There is an advantage that can be rationalized and rationalized. Furthermore, when disposing of a gaming machine equipped with the ball detection device of the present invention as a used gaming machine, it can be easily and easily removed from the back set board while the ball detection device and the wiring are connected. Therefore, the detection means that is prohibited from incineration and the removal of the wiring can be performed very easily, and the burden on the disposal operator can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic rear view showing a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the pachinko machine of the present embodiment with a part broken away.
FIG. 3 is a vertical side view of an upper part of a pachinko machine including a ball storage and supply unit.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the upper part of the pachinko machine, showing a partially cutaway view of the sphere storage and supply unit in which the sphere detection device according to the embodiment is arranged.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a sphere outlet portion of a sphere storage and supply unit.
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a disassembled state of a ball tank attached to the main body of the back set board and a ball detecting device fitted and set in an installation recess formed in the back set board.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a sphere detection device in which a sphere sensing member and detection means disposed on a support are viewed from the back side in an exploded state.
FIG. 8 is a rear view of a sphere detection device shown in a state where a sphere sensing member and detection means are assembled to a support.
FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory diagram of the sphere detection device showing the posture position of the sphere sensing member in the absence of a sphere in the storage unit.
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of the sphere detection device showing the posture position of the sphere sensing member in a state where there is a sphere in the storage unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
9 Back set board 10 Main body 10A Sub storage part (storage part)
13 ball tank (reservoir)
13a sphere outlet 21 disposed recessed portion 21b engaging abutment (locking means)
22 Support 22b Picking (Picking part)
22c Claw part (locking means)
22d mouth
22e Projection 23 Ball sensing member 24 Ball receiving portion 25 Operation portion 26 Support pin 27 Detection means 28 Detection contact portion 30 Holder T Terminal base h Wiring t Ball replenishment information terminal portion (ball replenishment information portion)

Claims (4)

Pachinko games can be deployed in the game board in the machine in a vertically installed posture, and stored in the storage part (10A, 13) of the back set board (9) equipped on the back as a prize ball for winning establishment In the pachinko gaming machine that can pay out the pachinko balls that have been discharged through the ball outlet (13a) opened in the bottom of the reservoir (10A, 13) ,
The back set Edition (9) of the body (10) disposed concave portion formed on the upper end (21) support to be removably set held against the (22),
This is supported lifting the support (22), tiltable ball receiving portion in the vertical direction in landscape orientation state (24), and an operation unit which moves in conjunction with the ball receiving portion (24) has a (25), wherein It fluctuates between the position before receiving the ball pressure of the stored pachinko sphere in the reservoir (10A, 13) at the ball receiver (24) and the position that changes when the same ball pressure is received at the ball receiver (24). A ball sensing member (23) to obtain,
Is attached to said support (22), the operation unit in the sphere sensing member (23) and a detection means capable of actuating the change in electrical on-off conditions for the displacement state of the (25) (27) Comprising a sphere detector in the form of a cassette that can be handled in units of support (22) as a whole,
Before Ki設 location recess (21), by Moto held set in the support (22) units to face a vertical surface of the reservoir (10A, 13) and the rear,
The ball receiving portion (24) of the ball sensing member (23) extending from the mouth (22d ) of the support (22) is formed in a step recess (10a) formed on the bottom surface of the storage portion (10A, 13). It causes face, connecting wiring connected to the detection means (27) to (h) to the support (22) spherical supply information unit which is installed in front drawn out to the outside Kiura set Edition (9) (t) side A ball detection device in a pachinko gaming machine, characterized in that it is configured as described above. Said support (22) is a resin molded case shape having a knob portion (22b), detachably housed set before Ki設置凹portion relative (21) in the vertical direction by a fingertip operation, appropriate engagement 2. The ball detecting device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the stopper means (22c, 21b) can hold the stopper. The storage section is aligned with the auxiliary storage section (10A) recessed in the outwardly opened state on the upper portion of the main body (10 ) in the back set panel (9 ), and the opening surface side of the auxiliary storage section (10A). It consists of the installed ball tank (13) ,
The installation recess (21), the back of the support set at The set置凹portion (21) (22), guiding the perpendicular to the open sphere outlet (13a) to the downstream end in the bottom surface of the sphere tank (13) Molded at the position facing as
The step recess (10a) is adjacent to the ball outlet (13a) and is located on the upstream side of the installation recess (21) and is molded on the bottom surface of the sub-reservoir (10A) ,
The ball receiving portion (24) receives a pachinko ball from the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage portion (13A) by a ball inheriting guide portion (24b) formed at the tip thereof , and this pachinko ball is suitable for one sphere. sphere detection device in the slant of the receiving surface (24a) by receiving while spherical tank (13) configured to guide the side claim 1 or 2 pachinko gaming machine according to inclined spherical tank (13) side includes a width . The ball sensing member (23), said the support (22) supported by supporting pins (26) tiltably is attached vertically, extending to one across the pivot portion of said supporting pin (26) A mechanical detection contact portion of the detection means (27) formed in a lever shape from the ball receiving portion (24) present and the operation portion (25) extending to the other and attached to the support (22) the operation section below (28) (25) with faces to be separable, a pair of projections (22e, 22e) formed by spaced inner and below the said support (22) and both projections ( 22e, 22e), the range of tilting in the vertical direction is restricted by the engagement with the operating portion (25) extending between ,
In the ball sensing member (23) , the operation portion (25) is always biased downward toward the position before sensing the ball pressure of the stored pachinko ball by the elastic biasing force of the detection contact portion (28) , and the ball receiving portion In the posture in which the (24) is raised , the operating portion (25) is located at the lower protrusion (22e) so that the tip of the ball receiving portion (24) and the bottom surface of the auxiliary storage portion (10A) are aligned. Regulated,
In a posture in which the ball receiving portion (24) is moved down by the ball pressure of the pachinko ball and is displaced to a position after sensing the ball pressure , the operation portion (25) presses the detection contact portion (28) , and the operation is performed. part (25) is a sphere detector in pachinko machines according to any one of claims 1-3 which is in so that is regulated by the upper projection (22e).

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