JP5125730B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine provided with a ball sensor for detecting that a game ball overflows from a ball tray.

Some pachinko gaming machines have a configuration in which a game ball is paid out as a prize from a ball payout device when a game ball wins a winning opening. A ball payout case is connected to the ball payout device, and a ball payout chamber, a first ball tray passage, and a second ball tray passage are formed inside the ball discharge case. The ball payout chamber is where a game ball paid out from the ball payout device enters, and is disposed at the highest position among the ball payout chamber, the first ball receiving passage, and the second ball receiving passage. The first ball tray passage supplies the game balls that have entered the ball dispensing chamber to the first ball tray. The first ball tray stores game balls to be launched on the game board. The inlet of the first ball tray passage is connected to the ball dispensing chamber, and the outlet of the first ball tray passage is the first ball. Connected in the saucer. The second ball tray passage allows the game balls that have entered the ball discharge chamber in the first full state in which the game balls overflow from the first ball tray and are filled up to the entrance in the first ball tray passage to the second ball tray passage. Supplying into the ball receiving tray, the inlet of the second ball receiving passage is connected to the ball dispensing chamber, and the outlet of the second ball receiving passage is connected to the second ball receiving tray.
JP-A-11-221321

  In the case of a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a ball sensor is mounted on a ball payout case. This ball sensor detects whether or not the game ball is in a second full state in which the game ball overflows from the second ball tray and is filled to a predetermined area in the second ball tray passage. The wiring of the ball sensor is electrically and mechanically connected to a substrate of a support frame that detachably supports the ball dispensing case. For this reason, when removing the ball payout case from the support frame, it is necessary to remove the wiring of the ball sensor from the substrate and to perform a troublesome work to increase the freedom of movement of the wiring of the ball sensor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko gaming machine in which a ball payout case can be easily removed from a support frame without being obstructed by the wiring of a ball sensor. is there.

The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is characterized in that it includes [1] game board to [11] sensor storage chamber.
[1] The game board is one on which a game ball can roll.
[2] The first ball tray stores game balls to be launched on the game board, and the upper tray 8 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the first ball tray.
[3] The second ball tray receives game balls overflowing from the first ball tray, and the lower plate 11 in FIG. 2 corresponds to the second ball tray.
[4] The winning opening is provided in the game board, and the game ball can be won.
[5] The ball payout device pays out game balls as prizes based on the winning of the game balls into the winning opening, and reference numeral 121 in FIG. 8 corresponds to the ball payout device.
[6] The ball payout case has a space-like ball payout chamber into which a game ball paid out from the ball payout device enters. Reference numeral 130 in FIG. 17 corresponds to a ball dispensing case, and each of the right distribution chamber 153 in FIG. 22 and the left distribution chamber 154 in FIG. 23 corresponds to a ball distribution chamber in the ball dispensing case 130.
[7] The support frame supports the ball payout case and has a case insertion chamber into which the ball payout case is detachably inserted. A lower frame 16 in FIG. 17 corresponds to a support frame, and a reference numeral 120 in FIG. 15 corresponds to a case insertion chamber of the support frame 16.
[8] The first ball tray passage is provided in the ball dispensing case at a position lower than the ball dispensing chamber. The first ball tray passage is for supplying the game ball that has entered the ball dispensing chamber of the ball dispensing case to the first ball tray, and the entrance of the first ball tray passage is connected to the ball dispensing chamber, The outlet of one ball tray passage is connected to the first ball tray. Each of the upper right tray passage 155 in FIG. 20 and the upper left tray passage 156 in FIG. 20 corresponds to a first ball tray passage.
[9] The second ball tray passage is provided in the ball dispensing case at a position lower than the ball dispensing chamber. The second ball tray passage is a game in which a game ball enters the ball dispensing chamber of the ball dispensing case in a first full state in which game balls overflow from the first ball tray and are filled up to the entrance in the first ball tray passage. The sphere is supplied into the second sphere tray, the inlet of the second sphere tray passage is connected to the ball dispensing chamber, and the outlet of the second sphere tray passage is connected to the second sphere tray. Yes. Each of the lower right tray passage 157 in FIG. 20 and the lower left tray passage 158 in FIG. 20 corresponds to a second ball tray passage.
[10] The ball sensor detects whether or not the game ball overflows from the second ball tray and is filled to a predetermined area in the second ball tray passage. There is a non-contact type that detects from the outside of the ball payout case that a game ball is present in a predetermined area in the second ball tray passage. For this reason, when the ball payout case is removed from the case insertion chamber of the support frame, it is not necessary to perform a troublesome work of increasing the freedom of movement of the ball sensor wiring based on removing the wiring of the ball sensor from the substrate. The bottom plate switch 174 in FIG. 19 corresponds to a ball sensor.
[11] The sensor storage chamber is provided on the wall surface of the case insertion chamber of the support frame, and has a concave shape in which the ball sensor is stored so as not to travel inside the case insertion chamber. For this reason, since the ball sensor is disposed outside the movement area of the ball payout case when the ball payout case is removed from the case insertion chamber of the support frame, the ball payout case is not obstructed by the ball sensor. Can be easily removed from The switch storage chamber 173 in FIG. 19 corresponds to a sensor storage chamber.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 1 is constituted by joining a plurality of pieces of wood to each other in the shape of a square tube whose front and rear surfaces are open. As shown in FIG. 2, an inner frame 2 is mounted on the left side of the outer frame 1 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 3 oriented in the vertical direction. A base plate 4 is formed. The inner frame 2 is configured to be rotatable about the shaft 3 between a closed state covering the front surface of the outer frame 1 and an open state opening the front surface of the outer frame 1, via an inner frame locking mechanism. And locked in a closed state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 5 is attached to the inner frame 2 so as to be positioned in front of the inner frame 2. The front frame 5 is configured to be rotatable about a common shaft 3 with the inner frame 2 between a closed state in which the front surface of the inner frame 2 is closed and an open state in which the front surface of the inner frame 2 is opened. It is locked in the closed state via the front frame locking mechanism. The front frame 5 has a circular through hole 6, and a transparent window 7 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 6. An upper plate 8 is fixed to the front frame 5 below the window 7. The upper plate 8 has a container shape with an open upper surface, and the base plate 4 of the inner frame 2 has a discharge port 9 formed behind the upper plate 8 as shown in FIG. Yes. The payout port 9 is used for paying out game balls as prizes in the upper plate 8, and the game balls discharged from the payout port 9 into the upper plate 8 are stored in the upper plate 8.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a horizontally long rectangular lower plate 10 is fixed to the inner frame 2 below the front frame 5, and a lower plate 11 is fixed to the lower plate 10. Yes. The lower plate 11 stores game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 and has a container shape whose upper surface is opened. A handle base 12 is fixed to the lower plate 10 on the right side of the lower plate 11, and a firing handle 13 is attached to the handle base 12. The firing handle 13 is pivotable about an axis oriented in the front-rear direction. When the firing handle 13 is pivoted clockwise from FIG. 1 from a predetermined initial position, the firing handle 13 is fired. Driving power is supplied to the solenoid. A hitting ball is connected to the output shaft of the launch solenoid. Each of the firing solenoid and the hitting ball is mounted on the base plate 4 of the inner frame 2, and the launching solenoid reciprocates the hitting ball between the standby position and the hitting position based on the application of the drive power. Move operation. In this hitting ball, game balls are transferred from the upper plate 8 in units of one, and the game ball transferred from the upper plate 8 to the hitting ball moves from the standby position to the hitting position. Based on the hit by the hitting ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board storage portion 14 is formed in the inner frame 2 above the base plate 4. The game board storage portion 14 has a rectangular tube shape in which each of the front surface and the rear surface is open, and is disposed behind the front frame 5. A vertical plate-like game board is mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the game board storage section 14. This game board has a plurality of obstacle nails fixed thereto, and is visually recognizable from the front through the window 7 with the front frame 5 closed. In this game board, a game ball is fired from the hit ball bowl, and the game ball launched from the hit ball bowl to the game board falls along the game board while hitting the obstacle nail of the game board.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main set 15 is mounted on the inner frame 2 so as to be located behind the inner frame 2. The main set 15 has a rectangular frame shape formed by joining an upper frame directed in the left-right direction, a left frame directed in the up-down direction, a right frame directed in the up-down direction, and a lower frame 16 directed in the left-right direction. And is rotatable with respect to the inner frame 2 about the vertical axis of the left frame. The main set 15 is rotated between the closed state and the closed state facing the inner frame 2 from the rear as compared with the closed state, and is locked in the closed state via a stopper. . This stopper is composed of an engagement piece mounted on the inner frame 2 so as to be positioned behind the inner frame 2, and the main set 15 can be pressed from the rear in a non-rotatable state when the main set 15 is closed. Rotating about an axis that points in the front-rear direction between the unlocked states that allow the main set 15 to rotate based on the locked state in which the main set 15 is engaged and the main set 15 being disengaged in the closed state It is made operable.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower frame 16 of the main set 15 is opposed to the base plate 4 of the inner frame 2 from the rear side when the main set 15 is closed. As shown in FIG. 14, a horizontally-long rectangular substrate storage chamber 17 is formed. The rear surface of the substrate storage chamber 17 is open, and includes a horizontal upper plate directed in the horizontal direction, a horizontal lower plate directed in the horizontal direction, a vertical left plate directed in the vertical direction, and a vertical plate directed in the vertical direction. Right side plate and front plate. As shown in FIG. 3, a horizontally-long rectangular substrate box 18 is mounted in the substrate storage chamber 17. The board box 18 is inserted into the board housing chamber 17 from the rear side, and a printed wiring board is housed in the board box 18. This printed wiring board corresponds to a control board.

  The game board has a plurality of winning holes. Each of the plurality of winning holes can receive a game ball falling along the game board, and a winning hole sensor is attached to each of the plurality of winning holes. Each of the plurality of prize opening sensors is composed of a proximity switch that detects that a game ball has won a prize and outputs a prize signal. Each of the plurality of prize opening sensors is connected to a common main control circuit. Has been. This main control circuit is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and determines that a game ball has won a winning opening based on detecting a winning signal. The main control circuit is connected to a prize ball control circuit mainly composed of a microcomputer. This prize ball control circuit is mounted on a printed wiring board in the board box 18, and the main control circuit sends a prize ball command to the prize ball control circuit based on determining that the game ball has won a prize opening. Send.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tank unit 20 is fixed to the main set 15. This tank unit 20 pays the stored balls as prizes in the upper plate 8 based on the storage function for storing the game balls supplied from the ball replenishing device of the pachinko hall and the winning of the game balls to the winning hole of the game board. It has both the payout function to issue, and is configured as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a unit base 21 is fixed to the main set 15 so as to be located above the game board storage portion 14. The unit base 21 functions as an upper frame of the main set 15 and is formed from a non-conductive synthetic resin. The unit base 21 is integrally formed with a ball receiving plate 22. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball receiving plate 22 has a horizontal plate shape, and a ball guiding plate 23 is connected to the left end of the ball receiving plate 22. The ball guide plate 23 is integrally formed with the unit base 21 and has a plate shape that descends from left to right. The ball guide plate 23 receives a game ball falling from the ball supply port of the ball supply device, and is disposed below the ball supply port of the ball supply device. The ball guide plate 23 supplies the ball to the ball receiving plate 22 based on rolling the game ball from the left to the right. The unit base 21 is positioned at the left end of the ball guide plate 23 and has a ball stop wall. 24 is integrally formed. The ball stop wall 24 protrudes upward from the ball guide plate 23 and prevents the game ball from deviating from the left end portion of the ball guide plate 23.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a ball tank 25 is integrally formed on the unit base 21. The ball tank 25 also serves as a tank rail for rolling a game ball, and has a container shape in which each of an upper surface and a left side surface is opened. The ball tank 25 has a front plate 26, a rear plate 27, a right side plate 28 and a bottom plate 29. As shown in FIG. 5, an opening 31 is formed in the front plate 26 of the sphere tank 25 in front of both the sphere receiving plate 22 and the sphere guiding plate 23. The game ball dropped from the mouth is supplied into the ball tank 25 from the ball receiving plate 22 or the ball guide plate 23 through the opening 31. The width dimension W in the front-rear direction of the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 is set to about twice the diameter dimension of the game ball in the entire left-right direction as shown in FIG. It is stored on the bottom plate 29 in two rows in the front-rear direction. The bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 has an inclined shape that descends from right to left, and the game balls in the ball tank 25 are arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction, along the inclination of the bottom plate 29, from right to left. It is made possible to roll toward.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of front discharge holes 32, a plurality of medium discharge holes 33, and a plurality of rear discharge holes 34 are formed in the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25. Each of the plurality of front discharge holes 32 to the plurality of rear discharge holes 34 is for dropping the dust that has fallen from the game balls in the ball tank 25 to the outside of the ball tank 25. The width of each of the rear discharge holes 34 in the front-rear direction is set smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Each of the plurality of front discharge holes 32 is disposed in contact with the front plate 26 of the sphere tank 25, and each of the plurality of rear discharge holes 34 is disposed in contact with the rear plate 27 of the sphere tank 25. Each of 33 is arranged along the center line CL in the front-rear direction of the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25, and each of the front row game balls and the back row game balls in the ball tank 25 is discharged from the front discharge hole 32 to the rear discharge hole 32. It rolls while contacting the bottom plate 29 without being fitted in any of the holes 34.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a mechanism case 35 is integrally formed at the left end of the ball tank 25. The mechanism part case 35 has a vertical rectangular tube shape with an upper surface and a lower surface opened, and the internal space of the sphere tank 25 is connected to the internal space of the mechanism part case 35 via the left side surface of the sphere tank 25. Has been. An opening 36 is formed in the bottom plate 29 of the sphere tank 25 so as to be located on the mechanism case 35 side. The bottom plate 29 of the sphere tank 25 has an entire region leftward from the right end surface of the opening 36. Yes. A ball partition plate 37 is integrally formed on the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 as shown in FIG. The spherical partition plate 37 has a vertical plate shape protruding upward with respect to the bottom plate 29, and is arranged along the center line CL of the bottom plate 29. The right end portion of the spherical partition plate 37 is set to a non-formed portion of the bottom plate 29 where none of the front discharge holes 32 to the rear discharge holes 34 are formed. The left end portion of the spherical partition plate 37 is shown in FIG. As shown, it is set in the opening 36.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front sphere partition plate 38 and the rear sphere partition plate 39 are integrally formed at the left end portion of the sphere partition plate 37. Each of the front sphere partition plate 38 and the rear sphere partition plate 39 has a vertical plate shape directed upward, and a gap is formed between the front sphere partition plate 38 and the rear sphere partition plate 39. . The front sphere partition plate 38 and the rear sphere partition plate 39 are disposed opposite to each other in the front-rear direction across the center line CL of the bottom plate 29, and the front sphere partition plate 38 is disposed in front of the ball partition plate 37. The rear ball partition plate 39 is disposed behind the ball partition plate 37. The front sphere partition plate 38 and the rear sphere partition plate 39 are bifurcated from the left end portion of the ball partition plate 37. The space between the left end portion of the front sphere partition plate 38 and the left end portion of the rear sphere partition plate 39 is They are connected via a connecting wall 40 that is oriented in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front alignment path 41 is formed inside the ball tank 25. The front alignment path 41 refers to the space between the front plate 26 and the ball partition plate 37 of the ball tank 25. At the left end of the front alignment path 41, as shown in FIG. 41a is connected. This front extension alignment path 41 a refers to the space between the front plate 26 and the front ball partition plate 38 of the ball tank 25, and is arranged on the left side of the front alignment path 41. The width dimension in the front-rear direction of each of the front alignment path 41 and the front extension alignment path 41a is set to such a size that one game ball can roll, and the game balls in the ball tank 25 are in front. Each of the alignment path 41 and the front extension alignment path 41a rolls in a line in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a rear alignment path 42 parallel to the front alignment path 41 is formed inside the ball tank 25. This rear alignment path 42 refers to the space between the rear plate 27 and the ball partition plate 37 of the ball tank 25. At the left end of the rear alignment path 42, as shown in FIG. 42a is connected. This rear extension alignment path 42 a refers to the space between the rear plate 27 and the rear ball partition plate 39 of the ball tank 25, and is arranged on the left side of the rear alignment path 42. The width dimension in the front-rear direction of each of the rear alignment path 42 and the rear extension alignment path 42a is set to a size that allows one game ball to roll, and the game balls in the ball tank 25 Each of the alignment path 42 and the rear extension alignment path 42a rolls in a line in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front guide portion 43 is integrally formed on the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 at the front of the opening 36, and the rear guide portion 44 is integrally formed at the rear of the opening 36. Has been. Each of the front guide portion 43 and the rear guide portion 44 has a linear shape directed in the left-right direction, and protrudes downward with respect to the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25. As shown in FIG. 7, a ground plate 45 is inserted between the front guide portion 43 and the rear guide portion 44 from below. The ground plate 45 is made of a conductive metal plate, and a wide portion 46 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the ground plate 45 as shown in FIG. The wide portion 46 refers to a portion in which the width dimension in the front-rear direction is set larger than the remaining portion of the ground plate 45, and the wide portion 46 of the ground plate 45 is formed by the front guide portion 43 and the rear guide portion 44. Based on the contact with each of them, it is possible to slide in a left and right direction with a certain linear locus.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the ground plate 45 is formed with a right guide hole 47 located on the center line CL of the bottom plate 29. The right guide hole 47 is a long hole oriented in the left-right direction, and the right guide hole 47 is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the right boss portion 48 as shown in FIG. The right boss portion 48 is formed integrally with the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25, and the ground plate 45 has a forward position where the inner surface of the right guide hole 47 contacts the right boss portion 48 from the right side and the right guide hole 47. The inner surface is slidable in the left-right direction between the retreat positions where the inner surface contacts the right boss portion 48 from the left. The right boss portion 48 has a cylindrical shape protruding downward from the bottom plate 29. A screw is screwed onto the inner peripheral surface of the right boss portion 48 from below, and the ground plate 45 supports the ground plate 45 from below, so that the ground plate 45 has the front guide portion 43 and the rear guide portion. 44 is prevented from falling out between each other.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the ground plate 45 has a left guide hole 49 located on the center line CL of the bottom plate 29. The left guide hole 49 is a long hole directed in the left-right direction, and the left guide hole 49 is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the left boss portion 50. As shown in FIG. 6, the left boss portion 50 has a cylindrical shape protruding downward with respect to the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25, and includes a ball partition plate 37, a front ball partition plate 38, and a rear ball partition plate. 39 are arranged between each other. The left boss portion 50 is formed integrally with each of the ball partition plate 37, the front ball partition plate 38 and the rear ball partition plate 39, and is formed by the ball partition plate 37, the front ball partition plate 38 and the rear ball partition plate 39. Reinforced based on being surrounded. As shown in FIG. 9, the ground plate 45 is integrally formed with a stopper 51 located at the wide portion 46. The stopper 51 is connected with wiring, and protrudes backward from the rear guide portion 44 of the ball tank 25 through the recess 52. The recess 52 is formed in the rear guide portion 44, and the wiring of the stopper 51 is grounded via an island facility of a pachinko hall.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the ground plate 45 is formed with two right discharge holes 53 and two left discharge holes 54 located in the wide portion 46. Each of the two right discharge holes 53 and the two left discharge holes 54 is for dropping the dust dropped from the game ball to the outside of the ball tank 25. The two right discharge holes 53 and the two left discharge holes 54 Each of the discharge holes 54 is connected to the outside of the ball tank 25 through the opening 36 when the ground plate 45 is operated in either the forward position or the reverse position. The width dimensions in the front-rear direction of each of the two right discharge holes 53 and the two left discharge holes 54 are set smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball as shown in FIG. Each of the two right discharge holes 53 is disposed opposite to each other in the front-rear direction across the ball partition plate 37 so as to be in contact with the ball partition plate 37, and each of the two left discharge holes 54 is formed on the ball partition plate 37. The ball balls 37 are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction so as to be in contact with each other, and the game balls contact the ground plate 45 in the front alignment path 41 without being fitted into the right discharge hole 53 and the left discharge hole 54, respectively. It rolls while contacting the ground plate 45 without fitting in the right discharge hole 53 and the left discharge hole 54 in the rear alignment path 42.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the ground plate 45 is formed with two right notches 55 located on the right side of the wide portion 46, and two left notches located on the left side of the wide portion 46. 56 is formed. Each of the two right cutouts 55 and the two left cutouts 56 is for dropping the dust dropped from the game ball to the outside of the ball tank 25, and each of the two left cutouts 56 is a ground plate. When 45 is operated to either the forward position or the backward position, it is connected to the outside of the ball tank 25 through the opening 36. Each of the two right notches 55 is connected to the outside of the ball tank 25 through the opening 36 when the earth plate 45 is operated to the forward position, and the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 is grounded. When the plate 45 is operated to the retracted position, each of the two right notches 55 is blocked from the outside of the ball tank 25. The width dimension in the front-rear direction of each of the two right cutout portions 55 and the two left cutout portions 56 is set to be smaller than the diameter size of the game balls. It rolls in contact with the ground plate 45 without fitting in the portion 55, rolls in the front extension alignment path 41a while contacting the ground plate 45 without fitting in the left notch 56, and moves in the rear alignment path 42 to the right It rolls while contacting the earth plate 45 without fitting into the notch 55, and rolls while contacting the earth plate 45 without fitting into the left notch 56 within the rear extension alignment path 42 a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an operation element 57 made of a non-conductive synthetic resin is fixed to the stopper 51 of the earth plate 45. The operation element 57 protrudes rearward from the recess 52 of the rear guide part 44, and the ground plate 45 is slid between the forward position and the reverse position based on the operation of the operation element 57 by a store clerk of the pachinko hall. Then, the opening 36 of the bottom plate 29 is closed so that the game ball can roll at each of the forward movement position and the backward movement position. In other words, the game balls in the ball tank 25 are arranged in the front alignment path 41, the front extension alignment path 41a, and the rear alignment path 42 even when the ground plate 45 is operated in either the forward position or the reverse position. The game balls are brought into contact with the ground plate 45 based on rolling in the rear extension alignment paths 42 a, and the game balls are discharged through the wiring of the ground plate 45 based on the contact with the ground plate 45. .

  As shown in FIG. 10, a payout motor 58 is accommodated in the mechanism case 35. The payout motor 58 is a stepping motor, and is housed in the mechanism case 35 through the upper surface of the mechanism case 35. As shown in FIG. 11, the payout motor 58 has a rotary shaft 59 oriented in the vertical direction, and two attachment pieces 60 are fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the payout motor 58. A screw 61 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft 59 of the payout motor 58. The screw 61 has a cylindrical shape concentric with the rotating shaft 59 and has a spiral ball feed 62. In this ball feed 62, the start end and the end end are separated from each other in the vertical direction, and one game ball can be discharged between the start end of the ball feed 62 and the end of the ball feed 62. A discharge port 63 having a large size is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a motor receiver 64 is fixed inside the mechanism case 35. The motor receiver 64 has a horizontal plate shape that divides the internal space of the mechanism case 35 in the vertical direction, and is disposed at a higher position than the connecting portion between the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 and the mechanism case 35. ing. This motor receiver 64 is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin, and two through holes 65 are formed in the motor receiver 64. The motor receiver 64 supports the payout motor 58 from below, and the motor receiver 64 is formed with a notch-shaped screw insertion port 66 whose left side surface is open. The width dimension of the screw insertion port 66 in the front-rear direction is set to be larger than the diameter dimension of the ball feed 62 of the screw 61. Has been inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the mechanism unit case 35 is covered with a mechanism unit cover 67 from above, and the upper surface of the mechanism unit case 35 is closed by the mechanism unit cover 67. The mechanism cover 67 is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin, and a motor cover 68 is integrally formed with the mechanism cover 67. The motor cover 68 has a cylindrical shape that comes into contact with the motor receiver 64, and the payout motor 58 is housed in a heat insulating space inside the motor cover 68. The mechanism cover 67 is formed with a plurality of heat radiating holes 69 located at the ceiling of the motor cover 68, and the heat generated by the dispensing motor 58 passes through each of the plurality of heat radiating holes 69 to the outside of the mechanism section case 35. Released. Two through holes 70 are formed in the ceiling plate of the mechanism portion cover 67, and an attachment piece 71 is integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the motor cover 68 so as to be positioned below each of the through holes 70. Yes. A screw 72 is inserted into each of the mounting pieces 71 from above through the through hole 70 of the mechanism cover 67, and each of the both screws 72 passes through the mounting piece 60 of the payout motor 58 in the through hole 65 of the motor receiver 64. Has been inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a screw base 73 is inserted into the mechanism case 35 from below. The screw base 73 is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin, and the screw base 73 is formed with two screw holes. Screws 72 are screwed onto the inner peripheral surfaces of these screw holes from above, and the screw base 73 is fixed to the motor receiver 64 by both screws 72. That is, the payout motor 58, the mechanism cover 67, and the screw base 73 are detachably fixed to the motor receiver 64 via a common screw 72. The payout motor 58 and the mechanism cover 67 are each a mechanism. The tool cover 64 is removed from the motor receiver 64 by inserting a tool from above into each of the through holes 70 of the part cover 67 and removing both screws 72. As shown in FIG. 10, the left side plate of the mechanism case 35 is formed with an extraction port 74 whose upper surface is open, and the dispensing motor 58 inserts fingers from the extraction port 74 after removing the two screws 72. Based on this, the mechanism unit case 35 is pulled out through the upper surface of the mechanism unit case 35.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a horizontal plate-like attachment piece 75 is integrally formed on the screw base 73, and a positioning portion 76 is integrally formed on the attachment piece 75. The positioning portion 76 has a cylindrical shape having a bottom plate, and the outer peripheral surface of the left boss portion 50 of the ball tank 25 is fitted in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the positioning portion 76 from above. A through hole is formed in the bottom plate of the positioning portion 76, and a screw 77 is screwed into the inner peripheral surface of the left boss portion 50 of the ball tank 25 from below through the through hole of the positioning portion 76. That is, the screw base 73 is detachably attached to the left boss portion 50 of the ball tank 25 together with the ground plate 45 via the screw 77, and the two screws 72 of the motor receiver 64 and one of the left boss portion 50 are attached. The screw 77 is removed from both the ball tank 25 and the motor receiver 64 based on the removal.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front spacer 78 and the rear spacer 79 are integrally formed on the motor receiver 64. Each of the front spacer 78 and the rear spacer 79 has a plate shape oriented in the up-down direction, and is arranged to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction. A screw base 73 is in contact with the lower surface of each of the front spacer 78 and the rear spacer 79 by the fastening force of both screws 72, and between the motor receiver 64 and the screw base 73, as shown in FIG. A spatial rolling chamber 110 corresponding to the height of each of the spacer 78 and the rear spacer 79 is formed. The rolling chamber 110 is connected to the left end portion of the front alignment path 41 via the front extension alignment path 41a, and connected to the left end portion of the rear alignment path 42 via the rear extension alignment path 42a. The game balls in the path 41 roll in a row in the rolling chamber 110 along the front extension alignment path 41a regardless of whether the ground plate 45 is operated in either the forward position or the backward position. The game balls in the alignment path 42 roll in a row in the rolling chamber 110 along the rear extension alignment path 42a even when the ground plate 45 is operated in either the forward position or the backward position.

  As shown in FIG. 9, each of the screw base 73 is formed with a pre-payout relay passage 80 and a post-payout relay passage 81. Each of the pre-payout relay passage 80 and the post-payout relay passage 81 has a size that allows game balls to pass in a row. Each opens to the outside through the lower surface of the screw base 73. Each of the entrance of the pre-payout relay passage 80 and the entrance of the post-payout relay passage 81 opens into the rolling chamber 110 through the upper surface of the screw base 73, and the game balls in the front alignment path 41 extend forward. The game balls in the rear alignment path 42 enter the entrance of the post-payout relay path 81 along the rear extended alignment path 42a in a line along the alignment path 41a.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the screw 61 of the payout motor 58 is inserted into the screw base 73 from above, and the ball feed 62 of the screw 61 is placed in the front payout relay passage 80 and in the rear payout relay passage 81. Each of which protrudes. The ball feed 62 supports the game balls in the pre-payout relay passage 80 and the game balls in the post-payout relay passage 81 so that they cannot fall from below when the payout motor 58 is stopped. In this state, every time the discharge port 63 moves into the pre-payout relay passage 80, the game balls in the pre-payout relay passage 80 are discharged from the outlet of the pre-payout relay passage 80 one by one, and the discharge port 63 becomes a post-payout relay passage. Each time it moves into 81, the game balls in the post-payout relay passage 81 are discharged from the outlet of the post-payout relay passage 81 in units of one unit. The payout motor 58 is connected to the prize ball control circuit, and the prize ball control circuit controls the drive of the payout motor 58 based on the reception of the prize ball command from the main control circuit, and the pre-payout relay passage 80. The game balls are alternately discharged one by one from the inside and the post-payout relay passage 81. The payout motor 58, the screw 61, and the screw base 73 constitute a ball payout device 121 (see FIG. 8) for paying out the game balls in the ball tank 25 as prizes based on the winning of the game balls at the winning opening of the game board. Is.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a front ball removal relay passage 82 is formed in the screw base 73. The front ball removal relay passage 82 has a size that allows game balls to pass in a row. The exit of the front ball removal relay passage 82 is on the right side of the pre-payout relay passage 80 on the lower surface of the screw base 73. It opens to the outside through. The entrance of the front ball passage relay passage 82 opens into the rolling chamber 110 between the exit of the front extension alignment passage 41a and the entrance of the front payout relay passage 80, and the earth plate 45 is operated to the forward position. Based on this, the entrance of the front ball removal relay passage 82 is closed so that the game ball cannot enter. This ground plate 45 opens the entrance of the front ball removal relay passage 82 so that a game ball can enter based on being operated to the retracted position. When the front ball removal relay passage 82 is open, the front alignment path 41 is opened. The game balls inside enter the entrance of the front ball removal relay passage 82 along the front extended alignment path 41 a in a row, and are discharged in a row from the outlet of the front ball removal relay passage 82 to the outside of the screw base 73.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a rear ball removal relay passage 83 is formed in the screw base 73. The rear ball removal relay passage 83 has such a size that game balls can pass in a row, and the outlet of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 is located on the right side of the outlet of the rear payout relay passage 81 on the screw base 73. It opens to the outside through the lower surface of. The entrance of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 is opened in the rolling chamber 110 between the outlet of the rear extension alignment passage 42a and the entrance of the rear payout relay passage 81, and the earth plate 45 is operated to the forward position. Based on this, the entrance of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 is closed so that the game ball cannot enter. The ground plate 45 opens the entrance of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 so that a game ball can enter based on being operated to the retracted position. In the opened state of the rear ball removal relay passage 83, the rear alignment passage 42 is opened. The game balls inside enter the rear ball passage relay passage 83 in a line along the rear extended alignment path 42 a and are discharged from the outlet of the rear ball passage relay path 83 to the outside of the screw base 73 in a row.

  Each of the front ball removal relay passage 82 and the rear ball removal relay passage 83 is for extracting a game ball from the ball tank 25, and when the ground plate 45 is operated from the forward position to the backward position, Are extracted from the front alignment path 41 to the outside of the mechanism part case 35 through the front ball removal relay passage 82 and from the rear alignment path 42 to the outside of the mechanism part case 35 through the rear ball removal relay path 83. The ball removal using the earth plate 45 is performed, for example, when the business hours of the pachinko hall are over, and the earth plate 45 is operated to a forward position at a normal time other than when the ball removal is performed, and the front ball removal relay is performed. Each of the passage 82 and the rear ball removal relay passage 83 is closed by a ground plate 45.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the front sphere detection switch 84 and the rear sphere detection switch 85 are fixed to the screw base 73. Each of the front sphere detection switch 84 and the rear sphere detection switch 85 includes a reflection type photosensor, and includes a light emitting diode and a phototransistor. The light emitting diode of the front ball detection switch 84 projects infrared rays horizontally below the outlet of the pre-payout relay passage 80. When a game ball falls from the outlet of the pre-payout relay passage 80, the front ball detection switch 84 The game ball is irradiated with infrared rays from the light emitting diode. This infrared ray is incident on the phototransistor of the front sphere detection switch 84 based on being reflected by the game ball, and the front sphere detection switch 84 outputs a front sphere detection signal based on the fact that the infrared ray is incident on its own phototransistor. To do.

  The light emitting diodes of the rear ball detection switch 85 project infrared rays horizontally below the outlet of the rear payout relay passage 81, and when the game ball falls from the outlet of the rear payout relay passage 81, the rear ball detection switch 85. The game ball is irradiated with infrared rays from the light emitting diode. This infrared ray is incident on the phototransistor of the rear sphere detection switch 85 based on being reflected by the game ball, and the rear sphere detection switch 85 outputs a rear sphere detection signal based on the incident infrared ray on its own phototransistor. To do. Each of the front ball detection switch 84 and the rear ball detection switch 85 is connected to a prize ball control circuit, and the prize ball control circuit detects whether or not a game ball has been released from the outlet of the front payout relay passage 80. Judgment is made based on the presence or absence of a signal, and whether or not a game ball has been released from the outlet of the post-payout relay passage 81 is judged based on the presence or absence of a rear ball detection signal.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a partition plate 86 is integrally formed on the unit base 21 in front of the front plate 26 of the ball tank 25, and a base storage portion is provided between the partition plate 86 and the front plate 26. 87 is formed. As shown in FIG. 10, a spherical base 88 is detachably inserted into the base storage portion 87 from above, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, a right shaft 89 directed in the front-rear direction is fixed to the spherical base 88, and the right shaft 89 passes through a notch-shaped right bearing portion 90 as shown in FIG. The ball tank 25 is inserted. The right bearing portion 90 is formed on the front plate 26 of the ball tank 25. As shown in FIG. 13, the right shaft 89 has an upper end portion of a front sphere leveling member 91 and a rear sphere leveling member 92. Each of the upper end parts of the is rotatably mounted. The front sphere leveling member 91 and the rear sphere leveling member 92 are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction with a gap therebetween, and the front sphere leveling member 91 is inserted into the front alignment path 41 to be rear sphere leveling. The member 92 is inserted into the rear alignment path 42, and the ball partition plate 37 is inserted into the gap between the front sphere leveling member 91 and the rear sphere leveling member 92. Each of the front sphere leveling member 91 and the rear sphere leveling member 92 has a center of gravity set at the end opposite to the right shaft 89. Each of the front sphere leveling member 91 and the rear sphere leveling member 92 is controlled by its own weight in a vertical natural state. In the natural state of the front sphere leveling member 91, the front sphere leveling member 91 and the ball tank A gap through which one game ball can pass is formed between the 25 bottom plates 29, and in the natural state of the rear ball leveling member 92, there is one gap between the rear ball leveling member 92 and the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25. A gap through which the game ball can pass is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a left shaft 93 that is located to the left of the right shaft 89 and is directed in the front-rear direction is fixed to the sphere leveling base 88. As shown in FIG. The ball tank 25 is inserted through a notch-shaped left bearing portion 94. The left bearing portion 94 is formed on the front plate 26 of the ball tank 25, and the left shaft 93 has an upper end portion of the front weight member 95 and an upper end portion of the rear weight member 96 as shown in FIG. 13. Each is rotatably mounted. The front weight member 95 and the rear weight member 96 are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction across a gap, and the front weight member 95 is located in the front alignment path 41 on the left side of the front sphere leveling member 91. The rear weight member 96 is inserted into the rear alignment path 42 at the left side of the rear ball leveling member 92, and the ball partition plate 37 is inserted into the gap between the front weight member 95 and the rear weight member 96. Has been. Each of the front weight member 95 and the rear weight member 96 has a center of gravity set at the end opposite to the left shaft 93. Each of the front weight member 95 and the rear weight member 96 is controlled by its own weight in a vertical natural state, and in the natural state of the front weight member 95, the front weight member 95 and the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 are in front of each other. A gap having a height dimension larger than the gap between the ball leveling member 91 and the bottom plate 29 is formed, and in the natural state of the rear weight member 96, the rear ball leveling member is between the rear weight member 96 and the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25. A gap having a height dimension larger than the gap between 92 and the bottom plate 29 is formed.

  The front sphere leveling member 91 applies a load to the game balls in the front alignment path 41, and the game balls in the front alignment path 41 overlap with the N level (for example, N = 2) or more in the vertical direction so as to overlap the front ball leveling. When the front ball leveling member 91 is pressed by the game ball when trying to pass below the bottom member 91, the front ball leveling member 91 rotates alone in the direction of the arrow in FIG. A load is applied to the game balls in 41, and the game balls in the front alignment path 41 are leveled up and down by the load from the front ball leveling member 91 in the vertical direction. The rear ball leveling member 92 applies a load to the game balls in the rear alignment path 42, and the game balls in the rear alignment path 42 overlap with N or more steps in the vertical direction and move below the rear ball leveling member 92. When the player attempts to pass, the rear ball leveling member 92 is independently rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 13 based on being pressed by the game ball, and the rear ball leveling member 92 moves to the game ball in the rear alignment path 42. The load is applied, and the game balls in the rear alignment path 42 are leveled up and down one step by the load from the rear ball leveling member 92.

  The front weight member 95 applies a load to the front ball leveling member 91, and the game balls in the front alignment path 41 overlap with “N + 1” or more steps in the vertical direction and pass under the front ball leveling member 91. When the front ball leveling member 91 is pressed by the game ball, it rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 13, and the front weight member 95 is pressed by the front ball leveling member 91. It rotates in the direction of arrow 13. In this state, a large load acts on the game balls in the front alignment path 41 from both the front ball leveling member 91 and the front weight member 95 as compared with the case where the front ball leveling member 91 is rotating alone. The game balls in the front alignment path 41 are leveled in one step in the vertical direction by loads from both the front ball leveling member 91 and the front weight member 95.

  The rear weight member 96 applies a load to the rear ball leveling member 92, and the game balls in the rear alignment path 42 overlap with “N + 1” steps or more in the vertical direction and pass under the rear ball leveling member 92. When the rear ball leveling member 92 is pressed by the game ball, the rear ball leveling member 96 rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 13, and the rear weight member 96 is pressed by the rear ball leveling member 92. It rotates in the direction of arrow 13. In this state, a larger load is applied to the game balls in the rear alignment path 42 from both the rear ball leveling member 92 and the rear weight member 96 as compared with the case where the rear ball leveling member 92 rotates alone. The game balls in the rear alignment path 42 are leveled in one step in the vertical direction by loads from both the rear ball leveling member 92 and the rear weight member 96.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a tank cover 97 is integrally formed on the motor receiver 64, and the tank cover 97 is inserted into the sphere tank 25 through the left side surface of the sphere tank 25. A groove portion 98 is formed in the center portion of the tank cover 97 in the front-rear direction, and the left end portion of the ball partition plate 37 of the ball tank 25 is inserted into the groove portion 98 of the tank cover 97. As shown in FIG. 10, the right end portion of the tank cover 97 extends to below the front weight member 95 and the rear weight member 96, and the front sphere partition plate 38 and the rear sphere partition plate 39 of the ball tank 25. Each is arranged below the tank cover 97. The tank cover 97 prevents the game balls in the front alignment path 41 from contacting the front weight member 95, and prevents the game balls in the rear alignment path 42 from contacting the rear weight member 96. A gap is formed between the tank cover 97 and the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 so that the game ball can pass in one step in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ball tank 25 is formed with a ball stopper insertion chamber 99 positioned above the tank cover 97. This ball stop insertion chamber 99 refers to a space surrounded by the front plate, the rear plate, the left side plate, and the right side plate. In the ball stop insertion chamber 99, as shown in FIG. A ball stopper member 100 made of a synthetic resin is inserted. This ball stopper member 100 has a plate shape oriented in the vertical direction, and has a front ball stopper portion 101 and a rear ball stopper portion 102 as shown in FIG. The front ball stopper 101 and the rear ball stopper 102 are opposed to each other with a gap in the front-rear direction, and the rail cover 97 is positioned below both the front ball stopper 101 and the rear ball stopper 102. Thus, an opening is formed.

  The ball stopper member 100 is slidable in the vertical direction between the initial position and the ball stopper position. At the upper end of the ball stopper member 100, as shown in FIG. The initial position of the ball stopper member 100 in which the operation part 103 for operating between the ball stopper positions is integrally formed is that the front ball stopper part 101 and the rear ball stopper part 102 are respectively retracted above the tank cover 97. The ball stopper member 100 is held at the initial position by the contact resistance with respect to the wall surface of the ball stopper insertion chamber 99. At the initial position of the ball stopper member 100, the game balls in the front alignment path 41 are allowed to enter the rolling chamber 110 of the mechanism case 35 from the front extension alignment path 41a, and the game balls in the rear alignment path 42. Is allowed to enter the rolling chamber 110 of the mechanism case 35 from the rear extension alignment path 42a.

  The ball stop position of the ball stop member 100 is such that the front ball stop portion 101 enters the front extension alignment path 41 a through the opening of the rail cover 97, and the rear ball stop portion 102 passes through the opening of the rail cover 97. It is the position that entered. The ball stopper member 100 is held at the ball stopper position based on the operation portion 103 coming into contact with the upper end surface of the ball stopper insertion chamber 99. The ball stopper member 100 is positioned in front of the ball tank 25 at the ball stopper position. Each of the ball partition plate 38 and the rear ball partition plate 39 is inserted into a gap between the front ball stop portion 101 and the rear ball stop portion 102. In the ball stop position of the ball stop member 100, the game balls in the front extended alignment path 41a are prohibited from entering the rolling chamber 110 of the mechanism case 35 based on the contact with the front ball stop portion 101, The game balls in the rear extension alignment path 42 a are prohibited from entering the rolling chamber 110 of the mechanism case 35 based on the contact with the rear ball stopper 102.

  The ball stopper member 100 is operated when maintaining the payout motor 58 and the screw base 73 respectively. That is, when each of the payout motor 58 and the screw base 73 is maintained, the ball stopper member 100 is slid from the initial position to the ball stopper position based on the operation of pushing the operation portion 103 of the ball stopper member 100 downward. Since the game balls in the front alignment path 41 and the game balls in the rear alignment path 42 are prohibited from rolling into the rolling chamber 110 of the mechanism unit case 35 at the ball stop position of the ball stop member 100, Each of the payout motor 58 and the screw base 73 can be maintained without removing the game balls from the alignment path 41 and the rear alignment path 42, respectively. The tank unit 20 is configured as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a case insertion chamber 120 is formed in the lower frame 16 of the main set 15 adjacent to the left side of the substrate storage chamber 17. The case insertion chamber 120 is arranged below the mechanism case 35, and as shown in FIG. 16, the left side surface, the top surface, and the front surface are open. The case insertion chamber 120 includes a right side plate, a rear plate, and a bottom plate. As shown in FIG. 17, the lower end portion of the vertically long ball dispensing case 130 is detachably inserted into the case insertion chamber 120. Has been. The ball payout case 130 is supported via the right side plate, the rear plate, and the bottom plate of the case insertion chamber 120 and is disposed below the mechanism case 35. The ball payout case 130 is inserted into and removed from the case insertion chamber 120 through the front surface of the case insertion chamber 120 when the main set 15 is open, and contacts the front game board when the main set 15 is closed. This prevents the case insertion chamber 120 from being removed from the front surface. As shown in FIG. 20, the ball payout case 130 is formed by joining the right payout case 131, the left payout case 132, and the ground plate 133. The detailed structure of the ball payout case 130 is as follows. It is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the right payout case 131 is a vertically long case whose left side surface is open. The right payout case 131 is made of non-conductive synthetic resin, and the right payout case 131 has a plurality of circular openings 134 as shown in FIG. The ground plate 133 is formed of a conductive metal material, and the ground plate 133 has a plurality of circular openings 135 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, the left payout case 132 is a vertically long case having an opening on the right side. The left payout case 132 is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin, and the left payout case 132 has a plurality of boss portions 136 formed therein. Each of the plurality of boss portions 136 has a cylindrical shape whose right side surface is open, and the inner peripheral surface of each of the plurality of boss portions 136 of the left payout case 132 has an opening portion of the right payout case 131 from the right side. 134 and the opening 135 of the ground plate 133 are passed through in order and screws are screwed together. Each of the plurality of screws joins the right delivery case 131, the left delivery case 132, and the ground plate 133. The ground plate 133 is provided on each of the left side surface of the right delivery case 131 and the right side surface of the left delivery case 132. Is closed in the ground region 137 of the ball dispensing case 130. As shown in FIG. 20, the ground region 137 refers to a linear portion that is directed in the vertical direction. The left side surface of the right payout case 131 and the right side surface of the left payout case 132 are each a non-ground region 138. Are connected to each other. This non-earthing area 138 refers to the remaining area located in front of the earthing area 137 in the ball dispensing case 130.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the right payout case 131 is formed with a right bulb passage 139. This right sphere extraction passage 139 has a vertically long shape that penetrates both the ground region 137 and the non-earth region 138 of the right payout case 131 in the vertical direction, and a horizontal section of the right sphere extraction passage 139 is shown in FIG. Thus, it is set in the quadrangular shape which a game ball can pass in a line. The right sphere extraction passage 139 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a left side, and the ground plate 133 closes the left side surface of the right sphere extraction passage 139 within the ground area 137 so that a game ball cannot escape. . As shown in FIG. 22, the outlet on the lower surface of the right sphere extraction passage 139 opens downward to the outside of the right payout case 131, and the inlet on the upper surface of the right sphere extraction passage 139 is the front sphere extraction of the screw base 73. The game ball connected to the outlet of the relay passage 82 and released from the outlet of the front ball passage relay passage 82 of the screw base 73 enters the right bulb passage passage 139 and falls along the right bulb passage passage 139. After that, it is discharged in a line from the outlet of the right bulb passage 139 downward. That is, the game ball released from the exit of the front ball removal relay passage 82 of the screw base 73 falls without changing the position of the right side in the ball dispensing case 130 in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the right payout case 131 is formed with an upper passage 140 located behind the right bulb passage 139, and the horizontal cross section of the upper passage 140 is as shown in FIG. The game balls are set in a quadrangular shape that can pass in a row. As shown in FIG. 22, the upper passage 140 has a smaller vertical dimension than the right bulb passage 139, and is disposed only in the ground region 137 of the right payout case 131. The upper passage 140 is open at the upper surface, the lower surface, and the left side surface, and the ground plate 133 closes the entire left side surface of the upper passage 140 so that the game ball cannot deviate. The upper surface inlet of the upper passage 140 is connected to the outlet of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73, and the game balls released from the outlet of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73 are connected to the upper passage 140. It enters the entrance and falls along the upper passage 140. A right lower ball stop plate 141 is formed in the right payout case 131. The lower right ball stop plate 141 protrudes horizontally toward the left, and the lower surface of the upper passage 140 is closed in the ground area 137 so that the game ball cannot fall off.

  As shown in FIG. 23, a lower passage 142 is formed in the left payout case 132, and the horizontal cross section of the lower passage 142 may allow game balls to pass in a row as shown in FIG. It is set to a possible rectangular shape. As shown in FIG. 23, the lower passage 142 is smaller in length in the vertical direction than the right bulb passage 139, and both in the ground region 137 and the non-ground region 138 of the left payout case 132. It is arranged across. The lower passage 142 is opened at the upper surface, the lower surface, and the right side surface, and the ground plate 133 closes the right side surface of the lower passage 142 within the ground region 137. The outlet of the lower surface of the lower passage 142 opens downward to the outside of the left paying case 132, and the upper end of the left passage 142 is located leftward with the ground plate 133 sandwiched between the lower end of the upper passage 140 of the right paying case 131. Are arranged opposite each other. A left lower ball stop plate 143 is formed in the left payout case 132. The lower left ball stop plate 143 protrudes horizontally toward the right, and the upper surface of the lower passage 142 is closed so that the game ball cannot deviate.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the ground plate 133 is located between the lower end portion of the upper passage 140 of the right payout case 131 and the upper end portion of the lower passage 142 of the left payout case 132, and has a notch-shaped ball vent connection port 144. Is formed. The ball release connection port 144 has a quadrangular shape through which game balls can pass in a row, and enters the upper passage 140 of the right payout case 131 from the exit of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73. The game balls thus entered enter the lower passage 142 of the left payout case 132 through the ball outlet connection port 144 and are discharged downward from the outlet on the lower surface of the lower passage 142. The upper passage 140, the lower passage 142, and the ball outlet connection port 144 constitute a left ball outlet passage 145 through which game balls can pass in a row. As shown in FIG. The right inlet case 131 is set to the right outlet case 131, and is arranged in the front-rear direction behind the inlet of the right bulb passage 139. The outlet of the left sphere extraction passage 145 is set in the left payout case 132, and is arranged in the left-right direction to the left of the outlet of the right sphere extraction passage 139 as shown in FIG. That is, the game ball released from the outlet of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73 falls from the right side in the ball dispensing case 130 to the left side by passing through the ground plate 133. When the earth plate 45 is operated from the forward position to the backward position, the game balls are extracted from the ball payout case 130 in two rows in the left-right direction.

  An upper passage 146 is formed in the left payout case 132 as shown in FIG. The upper passage 146 is disposed in the ground region 137 of the left payout case 132, and the horizontal cross section of the upper passage 146 allows game balls to pass in a row as shown in FIG. It is set to a square shape. As shown in FIG. 23, the upper passage 146 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a right side, and the ground plate 133 closes the entire right side surface of the upper passage 146 so that a game ball cannot escape. Yes. The upper entrance of the upper passage 146 is connected to the outlet of the pre-payout relay passage 80 of the screw base 73, and the game ball released from the outlet of the pre-payout relay passage 80 of the screw base 73 enters the entrance of the upper passage 146. Enter and fall along the upper passage 146. An upper left ball stop plate 147 is formed in the left payout case 132. The upper left ball stop plate 147 protrudes horizontally toward the right, and closes the lower surface of the upper passage 146 so that the game ball cannot fall.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the right paying case 131 is formed with a lower passage 148 that is directed in the vertical direction. The upper end of the lower passage 148 is connected to the lower end of the upper passage 146 of the left paying case 132 and the ground plate 133. It is oppositely arranged from the right side. The lower passage 148 is disposed in the ground region 137 of the right payout case 131, and the horizontal cross section of the lower passage 148 has a quadrangular shape through which game balls can pass in a row as shown in FIG. Is set. As shown in FIG. 22, the lower passage 148 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a left side, and the ground plate 133 closes the entire left side surface of the lower passage 148 so that the game ball cannot be deviated. Yes. An upper right ball stop plate 149 is formed in the right payout case 131. The upper right ball stop plate 149 protrudes horizontally toward the left, and the upper surface of the lower passage 148 is closed so that the game ball cannot escape.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the ground plate 133 is located between the lower end portion of the upper passage 146 of the left delivery case 132 and the upper end portion of the lower passage 148 of the right delivery case 131 and has a through-hole delivery connection port 150. Is formed. The payout connection port 150 has a quadrangular shape through which game balls can pass in a row, and the game ball that has entered the upper passage 146 of the left payout case 132 from the front payout relay passage 80 of the screw base 73 is It enters the lower passage 148 of the right delivery case 131 through the delivery connection port 150 and falls along the lower passage 148. The upper passage 146, the lower passage 148, and the payout connection port 150 constitute a right payout passage 151 through which game balls can roll in a line. As shown in FIG. 20, the entrance of the right payout passage 151 is formed. Is set in the left payout case 132, and the outlet of the right payout passage 151 is set in the right payout case 131. That is, the game ball released from the exit of the front ball removal passage 80 of the screw base 73 passes through the ground plate 133 from the left side in the ball dispensing case 130 and drops to the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the left payout case 132 is formed with a left payout passage 152 located behind the upper passage 146. The left payout passage 152 is disposed in the ground region 137 of the left payout case 132. As shown in FIG. 26, the horizontal cross section of the left payout passage 152 allows game balls to pass in a row. It is set to a possible rectangular shape. As shown in FIG. 23, the left payout passage 152 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a right side, and the ground plate 133 closes the entire right side surface of the left payout passage 152 so that the game ball cannot deviate. doing. The upper entrance of the left payout passage 152 is connected to the outlet of the rear payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73, and the game ball released from the outlet of the post payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73 is left in the left payout passage 152. It enters the entrance and falls along the left payout passage 152. The left payout passage 152 is configured such that the upper face entrance and the lower face exit are each set in a common left payout case 132. As shown in FIG. The outlets of the left payout passages 152 are arranged behind each other in the front-rear direction, and the outlets of the left payout passages 152 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction to the left of the outlet of the right payout passage 151. That is, the game ball released from the outlet of the post-payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73 falls on the left side in the ball payout case 130 without changing its position in the left-right direction. When winning a prize, the game balls fall in two rows in the left-right direction in the ball dispensing case 130.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the right dispensing case 131 has a right distribution chamber 153 located below the lower passage 148, and an outlet of the lower passage 148 is connected to the top of the right distribution chamber 153. Yes. The right distribution chamber 153 has a space shape with an open left side, and the ground plate 133 closes the left side of the right distribution chamber 153 so that a game ball cannot escape. The right distribution chamber 153 is disposed in the ground region 137 of the right payout case 131, and the right division chamber 153 has a height dimension in the vertical direction and a width dimension in the front-rear direction. It is set to a value that can be lined up. The width dimension of the right distribution chamber 153 in the left-right direction is set to a value that allows the game balls to roll in a line. From the entrance of the upper passage 146 of 132 through the exit of the lower passage 148 of the right dispensing case 131, it is discharged in a row into the right distribution chamber 153.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the left payout case 132 is formed with a left distribution chamber 154 located below the left payout passage 152, and the outlet of the left payout passage 152 is connected to the top of the left distribution chamber 154. Has been. The left distribution chamber 154 has a space shape in which the right side surface is open. The ground plate 133 closes the right side surface of the left distribution chamber 154 so that a game ball cannot escape. The left distribution chamber 154 is disposed in the ground region 137 of the left dispensing case 132 so as to face the right distribution chamber 153 with the ground plate 133 sandwiched between the left distribution chamber 153 and the vertical distribution height of the left distribution chamber 154. Each of the height dimension and the width dimension in the front-rear direction is set to a value at which a plurality of game balls can be arranged simultaneously. The width of the left distribution chamber 154 in the left-right direction is set to a value that allows the game balls to roll in a line, and the game balls discharged from the rear ball passage 81 of the screw base 73 are left payout passage 152. It is discharged from the entrance through the exit into the left sorting chamber 154 in a row.

  In the right dispensing case 131, as shown in FIG. 22, an upper right dish passage 155 is formed below the right distribution chamber 153. The upper right plate passage 155 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a left side, and is disposed across both the ground region 137 and the non-ground region 138 of the right payout case 131. As shown in FIG. 26, the horizontal cross section of the upper right dish passage 155 is set to a quadrangular shape in which game balls can roll in a line, and the ground plate 133 is on the left side of the upper right dish passage 155. The game ball is closed in the ground area 137 so that it cannot deviate. As shown in FIG. 20, the outlet on the lower surface of the upper right dish passage 155 opens forward to the outside of the right dispensing case 131, and the inlet on the upper surface of the upper right dish passage 155 is on the right side as shown in FIG. It faces the outlet of the lower passage 148 from below through the distribution chamber 153, and the game ball released from the pre-payout relay passage 80 of the screw base 73 passes through the right distribution chamber 153 from the outlet of the lower passage 148. After entering the entrance of the upper right dish passage 155 and falling along the upper right dish passage 155, it is discharged forward from the outlet of the upper right dish passage 155.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the left dispensing case 132 is formed with a left upper dish passage 156 located below the left distribution chamber 154. The upper left plate passage 156 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a right side that are open, and is disposed across both the ground region 137 and the non-ground region 138 of the left payout case 132. As shown in FIG. 26, the horizontal cross section of the upper left dish passage 156 is set to a quadrangular shape that allows the game balls to roll in a line, and the ground plate 133 is the right side surface of the upper left dish passage 156. The game ball is closed in the ground area 137 so that it cannot deviate. As shown in FIG. 20, the outlet on the lower surface of the upper left dish passage 156 opens forward to the outside of the left dispensing case 132, and the inlet on the upper surface of the upper left dish passage 156 has a left outlet as shown in FIG. It faces the outlet of the left payout passage 152 from below through the distribution chamber 154, and the game ball released from the rear payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73 passes through the left distribution chamber 154 from the outlet of the left payout passage 152. Then, it enters the entrance of the upper left plate passage 156, falls along the upper left plate passage 156, and then is discharged forward from the outlet of the upper left plate passage 156.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the upper right dish passage 155 and the upper left dish passage 156 are such that the entire area in the vertical direction including both the inlet and the outlet faces each other in the left and right direction. Each of the outlet of the upper right plate passage 155 and the outlet of the upper left plate passage 156 is connected to the upper plate 8 through the discharge port 9, and is discharged from each of the outlet of the upper right plate passage 155 and the outlet of the upper left plate passage 156. The played game balls are supplied into the upper plate 8 through the payout opening 9.

  In the right delivery case 131, as shown in FIG. 22, a lower right dish passage 157 is formed behind the upper right dish passage 155. The lower right dish passage 157 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a left side surface, and is disposed across both the ground region 137 and the non-ground region 138 of the right payout case 131. As shown in FIG. 26, the horizontal cross section of the lower right dish passage 157 is set to a quadrangular shape in which game balls can roll in a plurality of rows (for example, two rows) in the front-rear direction. The ground plate 133 closes the left side surface of the lower right dish passage 157 within the ground area 137 so that the game ball cannot escape. As shown in FIG. 20, the outlet on the lower surface of the lower right dish passage 157 opens forward to the outside of the right dispensing case 131 under the upper right dish passage 155, and the inlet on the upper surface of the lower right dish passage 157 As shown in FIG. 22, it is connected to the right distribution chamber 153 behind the entrance of the upper right dish passage 155. The inlet of the lower right dish passage 157 is connected to the right discharge chamber 153 while being shifted backward with respect to the outlet of the lower passage 148 so as not to face the outlet of the lower passage 148 from below. In the right full state of the upper plate 8 filled with game balls from the overflow to the entrance of the upper right plate passage 155, the game ball released from the exit of the lower passage 148 enters the entrance of the lower right plate passage 157, After falling along the lower right dish passage 157, it is discharged forward from the outlet of the lower right dish passage 157.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the left dispensing case 132 is formed with a left lower dish passage 158 located behind the upper left dish passage 156. The lower left dish passage 158 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a right side, and is disposed across both the ground region 137 and the non-ground region 138 of the left payout case 132. As shown in FIG. 26, the horizontal cross section of the lower left dish passage 158 is set in a quadrangular shape in which game balls can roll in a plurality of rows (for example, two rows) in the front-rear direction. The ground plate 133 closes the right side surface of the lower left dish passage 158 within the ground area 137 so that the game ball cannot escape. As shown in FIG. 20, the outlet on the lower surface of the lower left dish passage 158 opens to the outside below the outlet of the upper left dish passage 156 outside the left dispensing case 132, and the inlet on the upper surface of the lower left dish passage 158 As shown in FIG. 23, it is connected to the inside of the left sorting chamber 154 behind the entrance of the upper left dish passage 156. The entrance of the lower left tray passage 158 is connected to the left delivery chamber 154 so as not to face the outlet of the left delivery passage 152 from below, and is shifted rearward with respect to the exit of the left delivery passage 152. When the upper plate 8 filled with game balls overflows from the inside up to the entrance of the upper left plate passage 156, the upper portion of the upper plate 8 filled to the left enters the entrance of the lower left plate passage 158. Then, after dropping along the lower left dish passage 158, it is discharged forward from the outlet of the lower left dish passage 158.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the lower right plate passage 157 and the lower left plate passage 158 are such that the entire area in the vertical direction including both the entrance and the exit faces each other in the left and right direction, and the game is performed when the upper plate 8 is full. When the ball wins each of the plurality of winning holes, the game balls are released from the ball payout case 130 forward in two rows in the left-right direction. Each of the outlet of the lower right plate passage 157 and the outlet of the lower left plate passage 158 is connected to the inside of the lower plate 11 via the lower plate relay passage. This lower plate relay passage is disposed between the base plate 4 of the inner frame 2 and the lower frame 16 of the main set 15, and is moved in the left-right direction from the outlet of the lower right plate passage 157 and the outlet of the lower left plate passage 158. The game balls released in a row are discharged into the lower plate 11 through the lower plate relay passage.

  As shown in FIG. 24, a connection terminal 159 is formed at the upper end of the ground plate 133. The connection terminal 159 is bent to the right at a right angle with respect to the ground plate 133 and is disposed at the rear end of the ground plate 133. As shown in FIG. 20, the connection terminal 159 protrudes to the outside of the ball payout case 130 and contacts the pedestal 160 from the rear outside the ball payout case 130. This pedestal 160 is formed in the right payout case 131 and prevents the connection terminal 159 from bending forward based on the external force acting on the connection terminal 159. A wiring is connected to the connection terminal 159. This wiring is grounded via an island facility in the pachinko hall, and when the game ball passes through the right ball passage 139, the left ball passage 145, the right payout passage 151, and the left payout passage 152, respectively. Charges are released based on contact with the ground plate 133.

  As shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of right supports 161 are integrally formed on the rear surface of the right payout case 131 so as to be located behind the left passage 140. Each of the plurality of right supports 161 is arranged in a line in the vertical direction with a gap therebetween, and the left support 162 has a gap on the left side of each of the plurality of right supports 161 as shown in FIG. Are arranged opposite to each other. As shown in FIG. 23, each of the plurality of left supports 162 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the left payout case 132 at the rear of the left payout passage 152. Between the left supports 162, as shown in FIG. 26, a gap-like upper tube storage portion having an open rear surface is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 26, a corrugated tube 164 is housed in the upper tube housing portion between the plurality of right supports 161 and the plurality of left supports 162. The corrugated tube 164 is made of a transparent synthetic resin, and is prevented from being displaced to the right based on contact with each of the plurality of right supports 161. A position shift to the left based on the contact is prevented. The corrugated tube 164 is vertically long and is oriented in the vertical direction. The corrugated tube 164 is formed with one slit. This slit penetrates the corrugated tube 164 in the axial direction, and the wiring of the ground plate 45, the wiring of the payout motor 58, the wiring of the front sphere detection switch 84, and the rear sphere detection switch through the slit in the internal space of the corrugated tube 164 85 wiring and connection terminal 159 wiring are respectively inserted, and each of the ground plate 45 wiring to the connection terminal 159 wiring is connected to the relay substrate through the internal space of the corrugated tube 164. This relay board is mounted on the lower frame 16 of the main set 15, and each of the wiring of the ground plate 45 to the wiring of the connection terminal 159 is grounded to the island facility of the pachinko hall through the relay board.

  As shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of right hooks 165 are integrally formed in the right payout case 131. Each of the plurality of right hooks 165 has a claw shape whose height in the front-rear direction is larger than that of the right support 161, and is disposed between the right supports 161 adjacent in the vertical direction. On the left side of each of the plurality of right hooks 165, as shown in FIG. 26, a left hook 166 is disposed so as to face the gap. Each of the plurality of left hooks 166 has a claw shape whose height in the front-rear direction is larger than that of the left support 162, and is adjacent to the rear surface of the left dispensing case 132 in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The left support 162 is integrally formed so as to be located between the left supports 162.

  As shown in FIG. 26, each of the front end portions of the plurality of left hooks 166 is opposed to the front end portion of the right hook 165 via a gap, and the front end portion of the right hook 165 and the left hook that are opposed in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 14, a gap-like upper tube insertion opening 167 is formed between the distal end portions of 166. As shown in FIG. 26, the width dimension W of each of the plurality of upper tube insertion openings 167 is set to be smaller than the outer diameter dimension of the corrugated tube 164, and the tip portions of the plurality of right hooks 165 are arranged. And each of the front-end | tip parts of the some left hook 166 is preventing that the corrugated tube 164 remove | deviates back from the upper tube insertion port 167 based on engaging with the outer peripheral surface of the corrugated tube 164. The corrugated tube 164 is formed by molding a synthetic resin into a bellows shape. When the corrugated tube 164 is pressed against the distal end portion of the right hook 165 and the distal end portion of the left hook 166 from the rear side, the corrugated tube 164 is formed. The corrugated tube 164 is crushed in the radial direction when the corrugated tube 164 is pulled rearward from the upper tube accommodating portion through the upper tube insertion port 167 based on the elastic deformation so as to be crushed in the radial direction. The upper tube insertion port 167 is extracted based on the elastic deformation.

  As shown in FIG. 18, a rear support 168 and a front support 169 are integrally formed on the left side surface of the left payout case 132 so as to be positioned below the lowermost left support 162. The rear support 168 and the front support 169 are opposed to each other with a gap in the front-rear direction. Between the rear support 168 and the front support 169, as shown in FIG. A tube storage portion is formed. A corrugated tube 164 is accommodated in the lower tube storage portion, and the corrugated tube 164 is prevented from being displaced backward based on contact with the rear support 168, and based on contact with the front support 169. Misalignment to the front is prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 18, two rear hooks 170 are integrally formed on the left side surface of the left payout case 132. Each of these two rear hooks 170 has a claw shape whose height in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear support 168, and is opposed to the vertical direction across the rear support 168. A front hook 171 is disposed in front of each of these two rear hooks 170 with a gap therebetween. Each of the plurality of front hooks 171 has a claw shape whose height in the left-right direction is larger than that of the front support 169, and is integrally formed with the left support case 132 sandwiching the front support 169. .

  As shown in FIG. 26, each of the front end portions of the plurality of front hooks 171 is opposed to the front end portion of the rear hook 170 via a gap. As shown in FIG. 18, a gap-like lower tube insertion port 172 is formed between the distal ends of 171. The width dimension W in the front-rear direction of each of the plurality of lower tube insertion openings 172 is set to be smaller than the outer diameter dimension of the corrugated tube 164 as shown in FIG. And each of the front-end | tip parts of the some front hook 171 is preventing that the corrugated tube 164 comes off to the left from the lower tube insertion port 172 based on engaging with the outer peripheral surface of the corrugated tube 164. The corrugated tube 164 is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the radial direction based on being pressed from the left to the front end portion of the rear hook 170 and the front end portion of the front hook 171, and the lower tube storage portion from the lower tube insertion port 172. When the corrugated tube 164 is pulled leftward from the lower tube storage portion, the corrugated tube 164 is pulled out from the lower tube insertion port 172 based on elastic deformation so as to be crushed in the radial direction.

  A switch storage chamber 173 is formed in the lower frame 16 of the main set 15 as shown in FIG. The switch storage chamber 173 is formed on the right side wall of the case insertion chamber 120 and has a concave shape in which the left side surface on the case insertion chamber 120 side is open. A lower pan switch 174 is fixed in the switch storage chamber 173. The lower plate switch 174 is arranged on the same plane as the right side surface of the case insertion chamber 120 so that the left side surface of the lower plate switch 174 does not protrude into the case insertion chamber 120. In the case of inserting into the case insertion chamber 120 perpendicular to the main set 15 in the opened state and when taking out from the case insertion chamber 120 perpendicular to the main set 15, the outside of the moving region of the ball dispensing case 130 Is located.

  The lower pan switch 174 is a capacitive proximity switch whose capacitance changes based on the game ball entering the detection area of the lower pan switch 174. As shown in FIG. It faces the right side surface of the dispensing case 131 in a non-ground area 138 below the ground plate 133. The detection area of the lower plate switch 174 penetrates the inner space of the lower right plate passage 157 and the inner space of the lower left plate passage 158 horizontally in the left-right direction. The lower outlet is set lower than the respective outlets, and the upper outlet of the lower right dish passage 157 and the outlet of the lower left dish passage 158 are set upward.

  The lower tray switch 174 outputs a Lo level detection signal in a normal state in which no game ball is present in the detection region. The game ball overflows from the lower plate 11 and is detected in the lower right tray passage 157. In the state where the lower dish is filled up to the detection area in the left lower dish passage 158, the presence of a game ball in the detection area is detected from the outside of the ball dispensing case 130 in a non-contact state, and a Hi level detection signal Is output. The wiring of the lower plate switch 174 is electrically and mechanically connected to the printed wiring board in the board box 18, and is electrically connected to the prize ball control circuit via the wiring pattern of the printed wiring board. The control circuit detects that the detection signal of the lower plate switch 174 is Hi even after a predetermined time (for example, 1.0 second) elapses based on the change of the detection signal of the lower plate switch 174 from the Lo level to the Hi level. If the level is maintained, it is determined that the lower plate is full, and the lower plate full flag is set to ON. This lower pan full flag is reset to the OFF state based on the detection signal of the lower pan switch 174 changing from the Hi level to the Lo level. When the prize ball command is received from the control circuit, the payout motor 58 is not driven, and the payout motor 58 is driven after the lower plate full flag is reset from the on state to the off state. That is, when the game ball wins each of the plurality of winning holes in the lower plate full state, the game ball is not released to the ball payout case 130 from each of the front payout relay passage 80 and the post payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73, Based on the fact that the lower plate full state is eliminated, the game balls are discharged to the ball payout case 130 from each of the front payout relay passage 80 and the rear payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73.

According to the said Example 1, there exists the following effect.
When the game ball wins the winning opening, the payout motor 58 is operated. In the operating state of the payout motor 58, the game balls are discharged in one row from the outlet of the front payout relay passage 80 and the outlet of the post payout relay passage 81 of the screw base 73 downward, and the game balls are two rows in the front-rear direction. Then, the ball enters the ball dispensing case 130. The game balls released in a row from the outlet of the pre-payout relay passage 80 are supplied in a row into the right payout chamber 153 through the right payout passage 151 of the ball payout case 130 and discharged in a row from the outlet of the post-payout relay passage 81. The game balls are supplied in a single line into the left payout chamber 154 through the left payout passage 152 of the ball payout case 130. When the game balls do not overflow from the upper plate 8, the game balls in the right payout chamber 153 are supplied in a row through the upper right plate passage 155 into the upper plate 8, and the game balls in the left payout chamber 154 are supplied to the upper left plate passage. 156 is fed into the upper plate 8 in a row. For this reason, when the game balls enter the winning opening in a non-full state in which the game balls are not overflowing from the upper plate 8, the game balls that roll in two rows in the front-rear direction along the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 are obtained. In the upper plate 8 are supplied as prizes in two rows in the left-right direction. When game balls overflow from the upper plate 8, the game balls in the right payout chamber 153 cannot enter the entrance of the upper right plate passage 155, and the game balls in the left payout chamber 154 remain in the upper left plate passage 156. Cannot enter the entrance. In this case, the game balls in the right payout chamber 153 are supplied into the lower plate 11 through the lower right tray passage 157, and the game balls in the left payout chamber 154 are supplied into the lower plate 11 through the lower left tray passage 158. For this reason, when the game balls have entered the winning opening with the game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8, the game balls that roll in two rows in the front-rear direction along the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 are placed in the lower plate. 11 are supplied as prizes in two rows in the left-right direction.

  When the earth plate 45 is moved from the forward position to the backward position, each of the front ball removal relay passage 82 and the rear ball removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73 is opened. At the retracted position of the ground plate 45, the game balls are released in a row from the outlet of the front ball removal relay passage 82 and the outlet of the rear ball removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73, and the game balls are moved back and forth in the ball dispensing case 130. Enter in two rows in the direction. The game balls released from the exit of the front ball discharge relay passage 82 fall along the right ball discharge passage 139 of the ball discharge case 130 and are extracted in a row outside the ball discharge case 130, and the rear ball discharge relay passage 83. The game balls released from the exit of the ball drop along the left ball extraction passage 145 of the ball discharge case 130 and are extracted in a row outside the ball discharge case 130. Therefore, when the ground plate 45 is moved from the forward position to the backward position, the game balls that roll in two rows in the front-rear direction along the bottom plate 29 of the ball tank 25 are moved to the outside of the ball payout case 130 in the left-right direction. Sampled in a row.

Since each of the payout motor 58 and the screw base 73 can be maintained in the following procedure, the respective maintenance of the payout motor 58 and the screw base 73 is simplified.
1) The stopper of the main set 15 is rotated from the locked state to the unlocked state, and the main set 15 is unlocked.
2) By pressing the operation portion 103 of the ball stopper member 100 and sliding the ball stopper member 100 from the initial position to the ball stopper position, the game balls are moved from the front alignment path 41 and the rear alignment path 42, respectively. Rolling into the rolling chamber 110 of the mechanism case 35 is prohibited.
3) Insert the tool into the mechanism case 35 from above through each of the through holes 70 of the mechanism cover 67. Each of the screws 72 is removed using this tool, and each of the payout motor 58, the mechanism cover 67, and the screw base 73 is removed from the motor receiver 64.
4) Pull the upper half of the corrugated tube 164 toward the upper tube insertion port 167, and pull the upper half of the corrugated tube 164 to the respective distal end portions of the plurality of right hooks 165 and the respective distal end portions of the plurality of left hooks 166. Based on the pressing from the ball dispensing case 130 side, it is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the radial direction, and is removed from the upper tube storage portion through the upper tube insertion port 167.
5) Pull the lower half portion of the corrugated tube 164 toward the lower tube insertion port 172, and pull the lower half portion of the corrugated tube 164 to the respective distal end portions of the plurality of rear hooks 170 and the respective distal end portions of the plurality of front hooks 171. Based on the pressing from the left payout case 132 side, it is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the radial direction, and is removed from the lower tube storage portion through the lower tube insertion port 172.
6) The mechanism cover 67 is removed from the mechanism unit case 35, and the upper surface of the mechanism unit case 35 is opened. A finger is inserted into the extraction port 74 with the upper surface of the mechanism unit case 35 open, and the payout motor 58 in the mechanism unit case 35 is picked up by the finger and extracted from the upper surface of the mechanism unit case 35.
7) With the main set 15 in the open state, the ball payout case 130 is operated in a direction perpendicular to the main set 15, and the lower end of the ball payout case 130 is removed from the case insertion chamber 120 through the front surface of the case insertion chamber 120. The lower surface of the part case 35 is opened.
8) Remove the screw 77 from the left boss portion 50 of the ball tank 25 and remove the screw base 73 from the ball tank 25. With the screw 77 removed, the screw base 73 is removed from the lower surface of the mechanism case 35.
9) Each of the payout motor 58 and the screw base 73 is maintained, the payout motor 58 is returned from the upper surface of the mechanism portion case 35 to the inside of the mechanism portion case 35, and the screw base 73 is returned from the lower surface of the mechanism portion case 35 to the mechanism portion case 35. Return inside.
10) Cover the mechanism unit cover 67 on the upper surface of the mechanism unit case 35. A tool is inserted into the mechanism case 35 through each of the two through holes 70 of the mechanism cover 67, and the attachment pieces 60 of the payout motor 58 and the through holes 65 of the motor receiver 64 are inserted from the two attachment pieces 71 of the mechanism cover 67. A screw 72 is screwed into the screw base 73 through each of them, and the mechanism cover 67, the discharge motor 58, and the screw base 73 are fixed to the motor receiver 64.
11) A screw 77 is screwed into the left boss portion 50 of the ball tank 25 through the attachment piece 75 of the screw base 73, and the screw base 73 is fixed to the ball tank 25.
12) The ball payout case 130 is operated in a direction perpendicular to the main set 15 with the main set 15 open, and the lower end of the ball payout case 130 is inserted into the case insertion chamber 120 through the front surface of the case insertion chamber 120, The main set 15 is rotated from the open state to the closed state.
13) The upper half of the corrugated tube 164 is pushed toward the upper tube insertion port 167, and the upper half of the corrugated tube 164 is inserted into the distal ends of the right hooks 165 and the distal ends of the left hooks 166, respectively. Based on pressing from the side opposite to the ball payout case 130, it is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the radial direction, and is returned to the upper tube storage portion through the upper tube insertion port 167.
14) The lower half part of the corrugated tube 164 is pushed toward the lower tube insertion port 172, and the lower half part of the corrugated tube 164 is inserted into the respective distal end portions of the plurality of rear hooks 170 and the respective distal end portions of the plurality of front hooks 171. Based on pressing from the opposite side to the left payout case 132, it is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the radial direction, and returned to the lower tube storage portion through the lower tube insertion port 172.
15) The stopper of the main set 15 is rotated from the unlocked state to the locked position to lock the main set 15 in the closed state.

  The lower tray switch 174 is disposed outside the ball dispensing case 130, and it is determined that a game ball exists in a predetermined area in each of the right lower tray passage 157 and the left lower tray passage 158 of the ball dispensing case 130. It was detected from the outside through the wall surface of the dispensing case 130. Therefore, when the ball dispensing case 130 is removed from the case insertion chamber 120 of the lower frame 16 during maintenance of the dispensing motor 58 and the screw base 73, the wiring of the lower pan switch 174 is routed from the printed wiring board in the substrate box 18. No need to remove. Moreover, since the lower pan switch 174 is housed in the sensor housing chamber 173 of the lower frame 16 and the lower pan switch 174 is prevented from traveling inside the case insertion chamber 120, the ball dispensing case 130 is placed in the case insertion chamber 120. A lower pan switch 174 is disposed outside the moving area of the ball payout case 130 when being attached to or detached from the outer case. For this reason, the ball dispensing case 130 can be easily attached to and detached from the case insertion chamber 120 without being obstructed by the lower plate switch 174. Therefore, when the ball dispensing case 130 is attached to and detached from the lower frame 16, Workability increases.

  The corrugated tube 164 is elastically deformed so as to be crushed in the radial direction based on pressing toward the ball dispensing case 130 side against the tip of the right hook 165 and the tip of the left hook 166. It was elastically deformed so as to collapse in the radial direction based on pressing toward the opposite side. For this reason, when each of the ball dispensing motor 58 and the screw base 73 is maintained, the upper half of the corrugated tube 164 can be pulled out toward the upper tube insertion port 167 and can be removed from the upper tube storage portion. Since the upper half of the ball can be returned into the upper tube storage portion by pushing it toward the upper tube insertion port 167, a plurality of wires of the ball dispensing device are detachably fixed to the ball dispensing case 130 in a bundle shape. Stops are unnecessary. Moreover, the ball payout case 130 is divided into a right payout case 131 and a left payout case 132, the right hook 165 is integrally formed with the right payout case 131, and the left hook 166 is integrally formed with the left payout case 132. Therefore, the right hook 165 and the left hook 166 can be freely shaped as compared with the case where both the right hook 165 and the left hook 166 are integrally formed with the right payout case 131 and the case where the right hook 166 is integrally formed with the left payout case 132, respectively. Since the degree increases, the width dimension of the upper tube insertion port 167 may be set small so that each of the right hook 165 and the left hook 166 is securely engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the corrugated tube 164 in a state where the corrugated tube 164 is inserted. it can.

  In the first embodiment, the position of the right bulb extraction passage 139 and the position of the upper passage 140 of the left bulb extraction passage 145 are interchanged in the right payout case 131, and the outlet of the front bulb removal relay passage 82 of the screw base 73 is exchanged. May be connected to the inlet of the upper passage 140 of the left bulb passage 145 and the outlet of the rear bulb removal relay passage 83 of the screw base 73 may be connected to the inlet of the right bulb removal passage 139.

  In the first embodiment, the position of the upper discharge passage 146 and the position of the left discharge passage 152 in the right discharge passage 151 are interchanged in the left discharge case 132, and the outlet of the front discharge relay passage 80 of the screw base 73 is left discharged. The outlet of the rear delivery relay passage 81 of the screw base 73 may be connected to the entrance of the upper passage 146 of the right delivery passage 151.

  In the first embodiment, the screw base 73 may be fixed to the motor receiver 64 via a plurality of screws different from those for the motor 58. In this case, each of the plurality of screws may be screwed into the motor receiver 64 through the screw base 73 from above or screwed into the motor receiver 64 through the screw base 73 from below.

  In the first embodiment, the switch storage chamber 173 is formed on the rear wall surface of the case insertion chamber 120 of the lower frame 16, and the lower plate switch 174 is stored in the switch storage chamber 173, thereby making a business trip in the case insertion chamber 120. This may be prevented.

  In the first embodiment, a reflective or transmissive photoelectric sensor may be used as the lower pan switch 174.

The figure which shows Example 1 (The figure which shows a pachinko game machine from the front) A perspective view showing the inner frame obliquely from the front with the tank unit mounted The figure which shows an inner frame in the mounting state of a tank unit (a is Xa view, b is Xb view, c is Xc view) The figure which shows a tank unit in the removal state of a ground plate and a discharge motor (a is Xa view, b is Xb view, c is sectional drawing which follows Xc line) A perspective view showing the tank unit obliquely from above with the ground plate and the dispensing motor removed. Figure along line X6 in FIG. The figure which shows a tank unit in the mounting state of a ground plate and a discharge motor (a is Xa view, b is sectional drawing which follows Xb line, c is sectional drawing which follows Xc line) A perspective view showing the ground plate, the dispensing motor and the screw base obliquely from above (A) is a perspective view showing the tank unit obliquely from below with the ground plate and the discharge motor mounted, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line Xb. A perspective view showing the tank unit obliquely from above with the ground plate and the dispensing motor attached. Diagram showing the operating principle of the dispensing motor The figure which shows a tank unit in the state of mounting | wearing with a ground plate and a discharge motor (a is Xa view, b is Xb view, c is sectional drawing which follows Xc line, d is a figure which expands and shows Xd part) The perspective view which shows the sphere leveling base from diagonally upward The figure which shows the lower frame of the main set from the rear with the ball payout case attached A perspective view showing the lower frame of the main set from obliquely above The figure which shows the lower frame of a main set (a is Xa view, b is Xb view, c is Xc view) A perspective view showing the lower frame of the main set obliquely from above with the ball payout case mounted The figure which shows the lower frame of a main set in the mounting state of a ball delivery case (a is Xa view, b is Xb view, c is Xc view) Sectional view along the X-ray of FIG. A perspective view showing the ball dispensing case from the diagonal right side Perspective view showing the right payout case, left payout case, and ground plate from the right The figure which shows a right payout case (a is Xa view, b is Xb view) The figure which shows a left payout case (a is Xa view, b is Xb view) The figure which shows a ground plate (a is Xa view, b is Xb view) The figure which shows a ball payout case (a is Xa view, b is Xb view) FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the ball dispensing case (a is a cross-sectional view taken along line A in FIG. 25, b is a cross-sectional view taken along line B in FIG. 25, c is a cross-sectional view taken along line C in FIG. 25 is a sectional view taken along line D) Sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a ball delivery case (a is sectional drawing which follows the Xa line of FIG. 25, b is sectional drawing which follows the Xb line of FIG. 25)

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  8 is an upper plate (first ball tray), 11 is a lower plate (second ball tray), 16 is a lower frame (support frame), 120 is a case insertion chamber, 121 is a ball dispensing device, and 130 is a ball dispensing case. , 153 is a right payout chamber (ball payout chamber), 154 is a left payout chamber (ball payout chamber), 155 is an upper right tray passage (first ball tray passage), and 156 is an upper left tray passage (first ball tray passage). 157 is a lower right tray passage (second ball tray passage), 158 is a lower left tray passage (second ball tray passage), 173 is a switch storage chamber (sensor storage chamber), and 174 is a lower tray switch (ball sensor). Indicates.

Claims (1)

A game board on which a game ball can roll,
A first ball tray for storing game balls to be launched on the game board;
A second ball receiving tray for receiving overflowing game balls from within the first ball receiving tray;
A prize opening provided on the game board and capable of winning a game ball;
A ball payout device for paying out a game ball as a prize based on the game ball winning in the winning opening;
A ball payout case having a space ball payout chamber into which a game ball paid out from the ball payout device enters;
A support frame that supports the ball payout case and has a case insertion chamber into which the ball payout case is detachably inserted;
The ball paying case is provided at a lower position than the ball paying chamber, and the game ball that has entered the ball paying chamber of the ball paying case is supplied to the first ball receiving tray, and the entrance is the ball A first ball tray passage connected to the dispensing chamber and having an outlet connected to the first ball tray;
A first fullness provided in the ball payout case at a lower position than the ball payout chamber and filled with game balls overflowing from the first ball receiving tray to the entrance in the first ball receiving passage. A game ball that has entered the ball payout chamber of the ball payout case in a state is supplied into the second ball receiving tray, an inlet is connected to the ball payout chamber, and an outlet is the second ball receiving tray. A second ball receiving passage connected within,
Detecting whether or not the game ball is in a second full state in which the game ball overflows from the second ball tray and is filled to a predetermined area in the second ball tray passage, A non-contact ball sensor that detects from the outside of the ball payout case that a game ball is present in a predetermined area in the second ball tray passage;
A pachinko gaming machine provided with a concave sensor storage chamber provided on a wall surface of a case insertion chamber of the support frame and stored so that the ball sensor does not travel inside the case insertion chamber.

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