JP2008093004A

JP2008093004A - Ball tray of game machine

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Publication number: JP2008093004A
Application number: JP2006275055A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Hitoshi Konagai; 仁小長
Original assignee: MRD Co Ltd
Current assignee: MRD Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-10-06
Filing date: 2006-10-06
Publication date: 2008-04-24
Anticipated expiration: 2026-10-06
Also published as: JP4669918B2

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent game balls supplied to a ball launching device from being stuck and deteriorating the design or causing intimidating senses even in case a game operation section is provided. <P>SOLUTION: An outer periphery section 21 of a ball tray 2 with an approximate symmetric appearance viewing from the top, opposite a partitioning section 24, is expanded in an inner direction to provide its upper surface as a game operation section 22. The game operation section 22 and the partitioning section 24 progressively narrow the flow channel width of a first flow channel 41 located between them in a downstream direction and relatively widen the flow channel width at a turning section 43. A second flow channel 42 is composed of a rectifying flow channel section 422 which progressively narrows the flow channel width from the turning section 43 in the downstream direction by a line of the game balls and a single-line flow channel section 421 which flows down the game balls B in the form of a line. A first slope surface 24a which tilts towards the first flow channel 41 and a second slope surface 24b which tilts towards the rectifying flow channel section 422 of the second flow channel 42 are formed on the upper surface of the partitioning section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

本発明は、パチンコ遊技機、アレンジボール遊技機等の遊技機の球受け皿に関し、特に、球払出口から球発射装置へ途中で遊技球流路を折り返すようにした球受け皿の構造改良に関する。 The present invention relates to a ball tray of a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or an arrangement ball gaming machine, and more particularly to an improvement in the structure of a ball tray in which a game ball channel is folded halfway from a ball payout exit to a ball launching device.

球払出口から排出された遊技球を貯留しつつ順次球発射装置へ案内する遊技機の球受け皿において、球受け皿の球貯留面に形成されて遊技球を球発射装置へ向けて流下させる流路を、左右方向の一方へ延びる第１流路とこれから折り返されて逆方向へ延びる第２流路とで構成したものが、例えば特許文献１に示されている。
特開２００６−２０４４１３ In a ball tray of a gaming machine that stores game balls discharged from the ball payout outlet and sequentially guides them to the ball launcher, a flow path that is formed on the ball storage surface of the ball tray and flows down the game balls toward the ball launcher Is configured by a first flow path extending in one of the left and right directions and a second flow path folded back and extending in the reverse direction, for example, in Patent Document 1.
JP 2006-204413 A

しかし、上記公報に記載の従来の球受け皿において、貯留された遊技球が第１流路と第２流路を区画する仕切部を乗り越えて第２流路へ流入すると、球発射装置へ向けてほぼ球１個分まで流路幅が絞られた上記第２流路の下流側において球詰まりが生じやすいという問題があった。また、第１流路から第２流路への折り返し部においても方向転換による遊技球の渋滞によって球詰まりを生じやすいという問題があった。一方、貸球払出操作部のような遊技操作部を球受け皿に設ける場合には、操作容易な球受け皿外周部の上面に設けたいという要請があるとともに、この場合に、意匠性の低下や遊技者に対する威圧感を回避する観点より、遊技操作部を設けた部分で球受け皿の外形が前方へ大きく突出するのを避けたいという要請もある。 However, in the conventional ball tray described in the above publication, when the stored game balls get over the partition section that divides the first flow path and the second flow path and flow into the second flow path, they are directed toward the ball launcher. There has been a problem that ball clogging is likely to occur on the downstream side of the second flow path whose flow path width is reduced to approximately one sphere. In addition, there is also a problem that the ball clogging easily occurs due to the traffic jam of the game ball due to the change of direction in the folded portion from the first flow path to the second flow path. On the other hand, when a game operation unit such as a rental ball payout operation unit is provided on the ball tray, there is a demand to provide it on the upper surface of the outer periphery of the ball tray, which is easy to operate. From the viewpoint of avoiding a sense of intimidation to a person, there is also a demand for avoiding the outer shape of the ball receiving tray protruding greatly forward at the portion where the game operation unit is provided.

そこで本発明はこのような課題を解決するもので、球発射装置へ供給される遊技球の球詰まりを防止するとともに、遊技操作部を設けた場合にも意匠性の低下や威圧感を生じるおそれがない遊技機の球受け皿を提供することを目的とする。 Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, and prevents the game balls supplied to the ball launching device from being clogged, and may cause a decrease in design and a sense of intimidation even when a game operation unit is provided. An object is to provide a ball tray for a gaming machine that does not have any.

上記目的を達成するために、本発明では、球払出口（１１）から排出された遊技球（Ｂ）を左右方向の一方へ流下案内する第１流路（４１）と、当該第１流路（４１）の下流端から折り返し部（４３）を経て遊技球（Ｂ）を球発射装置（６）に向けて左右方向の他方へ流下案内する第２流路（４２）とを球貯留面（２ａ）上に形成した遊技機の球受け皿において、第１流路（４１）と第２流路（４２）を区画するために球貯留面（２ａ）上に突出形成された仕切部（２４）を設け、上面視で略左右対称の外形とした球受け皿（２）の、仕切部（２４）に対向する外周部（２１）を内方へ膨出させてその上面を遊技操作部（２２）とし、当該遊技操作部（２２）と仕切部（２４）とでこれらの間に位置する第１流路（４１）の流路幅を下流方向へ漸次狭めるようにするとともに、折り返し部（４３）ではその流路幅を相対的に広げ、かつ第２流路（４２）を、その流路幅を折り返し部（４３）から下流方向へ遊技球一列分まで漸次狭める整流流路部（４２２）と、当該整流流路部（４２２）に連結して設けられ、遊技球（Ｂ）を一列状態で流下させる一列流路部（４２１）とで構成し、仕切部の上面には、第１流路（４１）に向けて傾斜する第１傾斜面（２４ａ）と、第２流路（４２）の整流流路部（４２２）に向けて傾斜する第２傾斜面（２４ｂ）とが形成され、第１傾斜面（２４ａ）を一列流路部（４２１）の上方位置の少なくとも一部に配置し、第２傾斜面（２４ｂ）を整流流路部（４２２）の上方位置に配置する。 In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the first flow path (41) for guiding the game ball (B) discharged from the ball payout outlet (11) to flow downward in one of the left and right directions, and the first flow path The second flow path (42) that guides the game ball (B) from the downstream end of (41) to the other side in the left-right direction toward the ball launching device (6) through the turn-back portion (43) and the ball storage surface ( 2a) In the ball tray of the gaming machine formed on the partitioning portion (24) formed to protrude on the ball storage surface (2a) to partition the first flow path (41) and the second flow path (42). The outer periphery (21) of the ball tray (2) facing the partition portion (24) is inflated inwardly, and the upper surface of the ball tray (2) has a substantially symmetric outer shape when viewed from above. The channel width of the first channel (41) located between the game operation unit (22) and the partition unit (24) is defined as the downstream direction. While gradually narrowing the flow path width in the folded part (43), the second flow path (42) is arranged in a row of game balls in the downstream direction from the folded part (43). A rectifying channel portion (422) that gradually narrows to a minute, and a one-row channel portion (421) that is connected to the rectifying channel portion (422) and allows the game balls (B) to flow down in a single row state. The upper surface of the partition portion is inclined to the first inclined surface (24a) inclined toward the first flow path (41) and the second inclined surface (422) of the second flow path (42). 2 inclined surfaces (24b) are formed, the first inclined surface (24a) is disposed at least at a part of the upper position of the one-line channel portion (421), and the second inclined surface (24b) is disposed on the rectifying channel portion ( 422).

本発明において、球払出口から第１流路へ排出された遊技球は第１流路を折り返し部に向けて流下するが、第１流路に向けて傾斜する仕切部の第１傾斜面によって、仕切部を乗り越えて第２流路４２へ溢流するのが防止され、これによって第２流路での球詰まりの発生が未然に回避される。第１流路を流下した遊技球は折り返し部に流入し、ここで流下方向が逆転して第２流路へ向かうが、この折り返し部は第１流路に比して流路幅を相対的に広くしてあるから、遊技球が方向転換する際に球詰まりを生じることがない。遊技球は折り返し部から第２流路へ流下するが、第２流路へ向けて傾斜する仕切り部の第２傾斜面によって第２流路内で次第に収斂される遊技球の逃げスペースが確保されて、この部分での球詰まりの発生が防止される。また、遊技者が球受け皿の上方から多量の遊技球を補給した場合でも、仕切部の上面においては上記第１、第２傾斜面により遊技球が適切な方向に向けて流下されるので、上記球詰まりの発生が防止される。 In the present invention, the game ball discharged from the ball payout outlet to the first flow path flows down the first flow path toward the turn-back portion, but by the first inclined surface of the partition portion inclined toward the first flow path. Overflowing the partition part and overflowing into the second flow path 42 is prevented, thereby preventing the occurrence of ball clogging in the second flow path. The game ball that has flowed down the first flow path flows into the turn-back portion, where the flow-down direction is reversed and heads toward the second flow path. The turn-back portion has a relative flow width compared to the first flow path. Therefore, when the direction of the game ball changes direction, the ball does not clog. The game balls flow down from the folded portion to the second flow path, but a clearance space for the game balls gradually converged in the second flow path is secured by the second inclined surface of the partition portion inclined toward the second flow path. Thus, the occurrence of clogging of the ball at this portion is prevented. Further, even when the player replenishes a large amount of game balls from above the ball tray, the game balls flow down in an appropriate direction on the upper surface of the partition portion by the first and second inclined surfaces. Generation of ball clogging is prevented.

また、本発明では、遊技操作部を球受け皿の外周部上面に設けてあるから良好な操作性が得られるとともに、球受け皿の外形を平面視で略左右対称の外形としてあるから、意匠性に優れるとともに、遊技者への威圧感も生じない。 Further, in the present invention, since the game operation unit is provided on the upper surface of the outer periphery of the ball tray, good operability can be obtained, and the outer shape of the ball tray is substantially symmetrical in plan view. In addition to being excellent, there is no intimidation to the player.

なお、上記カッコ内の符号は、後述する実施形態に記載の具体的手段との対応関係を示すものである。 In addition, the code | symbol in the said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

以上のように本発明の遊技機の球受け皿によれば、球発射装置へ供給される遊技球の球詰まりを効果的に防止できるとともに、遊技操作部を設けた場合にも意匠性の低下や威圧感を生じるおそれがない。 As described above, according to the ball tray of the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the clogging of the game balls supplied to the ball launching device, and to reduce the designability even when a game operation unit is provided. There is no fear of intimidation.

図１にはパチンコ遊技機の球受け皿の正面図を示し、図２にはその平面図を、図３にはその斜視図を示す。また、図４は図２のIV−IV線に沿った球受け皿の垂直断面図である。図１、図２において、遊技機本体に設けられる板状の球受け皿取付部１にはその前面略中央部に球受け皿２が突設されている。球受け皿２は上方へ開放する容器体で、その外形は平面視で前方（図２の下方）への突出量を抑えた扁平な半楕円形となっており、略左右対称形状である。このような球受け皿２の外周部２１は平面視で右半部が球受け皿取付部１方向へ膨出して（図２、図３）、その上面が遊技操作部たる貸球払出操作部２２となっており、ここに、貸球払出操作用のスイッチ３が設けられている。 FIG. 1 shows a front view of a ball tray of a pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 shows a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 shows a perspective view thereof. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the ball tray taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1 and 2, a plate-shaped ball tray mounting portion 1 provided in the gaming machine main body is provided with a ball tray 2 protruding substantially at the center of the front surface thereof. The ball tray 2 is a container body that opens upward, and its outer shape is a flat semi-elliptical shape that suppresses the forward projection (downward in FIG. 2) in a plan view, and has a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape. The outer peripheral portion 21 of such a ball tray 2 bulges in the right half in the plan view in the direction of the ball tray mounting portion 1 (FIGS. 2 and 3), and the upper surface thereof is a lending / paying operation portion 22 as a game operation portion. Here, a switch 3 for a rental ball payout operation is provided.

球受け皿２の球貯留面たる容器内底面２ａにはその左端部に、左端を中心に引き上げ方向へ回動開放可能な点検蓋２３が設けられて、後述する第２流路４２の一列流路部４２１の点検が可能となっている。点検蓋２３は閉鎖状態では球貯留面２ａの一部を構成しており、球受け皿取付部１の板面に貫設された球払出口１１が、閉鎖状態の点検蓋２３の上方に開口している。点検蓋２３の自由端（右端）には上方へ向けて摘み部を兼ねる仕切壁２３１が突設され、これに接して、球貯留面２ａから上方へ仕切部２４が突出形成されている。当該仕切部２４は球受け皿取付部１の前面に対し間隔をおいて、球受け皿２の長手方向へ先細りとなりつつ延びている。仕切部２４の長手方向先端は球受け皿２の右端部へ至ることなく途中で終端しており、このような仕切部２４によって、球貯留面２ａ上の前側部分に第１流路４１が、後側部分に第２流路４２が形成されるとともに、第１流路４１と第２流路４２の連結位置に折り返し部４３が形成される。 The inner bottom surface 2a of the container serving as a ball storage surface of the ball tray 2 is provided with an inspection lid 23 at its left end that can be pivoted and opened in the pulling direction around the left end. The part 421 can be inspected. The inspection lid 23 constitutes a part of the ball storage surface 2a in the closed state, and the ball payout outlet 11 penetrating the plate surface of the ball tray mounting portion 1 opens above the inspection lid 23 in the closed state. ing. A partition wall 231 that also serves as a knob is protruded upward from the free end (right end) of the inspection lid 23, and a partition portion 24 is formed to project upward from the ball storage surface 2 a in contact therewith. The partition portion 24 extends in a tapered manner in the longitudinal direction of the ball tray 2 at a distance from the front surface of the ball tray mounting portion 1. The front end in the longitudinal direction of the partition part 24 terminates in the middle without reaching the right end part of the ball tray 2, and the first flow path 41 is formed in the front part on the ball storage surface 2 a by the partition part 24. A second flow path 42 is formed in the side portion, and a folded portion 43 is formed at the connection position of the first flow path 41 and the second flow path 42.

第１流路４１は閉鎖された点検蓋２３上から球受け皿２の幅方向略中央を経て折り返し部４３に向けて右方へ下り傾斜しており、その流路幅は球払出口１１が開口する上流部４１１で広く、折り返し部４３へ続く下流部４１２では、仕切部２４と貸球払出操作部２２とでその流路幅が遊技球Ｂの球二列分まで漸次狭められている。この部分で急に一列に絞ると、絞った部分で球詰まりが発生する危険性があるのでこれを防止し、また一列にすることによりこの部分における球貯留量が減少してしまうことを防止するためである。その後、折り返し部４３では流路幅が再び広くなり（但し、上流部４１１よりは狭い）、ここから左方へ下り傾斜する第２流路４２は、その上流部を構成する整流流路部４２２により流路幅が、下流方向へ遊技球Ｂの球一列分まで緩やかに漸次狭められている。球一列分の流路幅となった第２流路４２の下流部を構成する一列流路部４２１は図４に示すように点検蓋２３の下方に至っている。このように、４列以上から先ず２列に狭め、その後、再度３列に広げ、そこから最終的に１列分まで狭めることにより、一度に１列分まで狭める構造と比較して、より球詰まりの発生を防止したスムーズな収斂構造が実現される。点検蓋２３の下面には、一列流路部４２１へ向けて漸次下方へ進出する抑え板２３２が取着されており、この抑え板２３２によって遊技球Ｂは積層状態が崩されて上下方向へも一列の状態となって、球発射装置６（図１）へ遊技球を供給する整流器５へと流下させられる。 The first flow path 41 is inclined downward from the closed inspection lid 23 toward the folded portion 43 through the substantially center in the width direction of the ball tray 2, and the flow path width is such that the ball discharge outlet 11 is open. In the downstream portion 412 that is wide at the upstream portion 411 and continues to the turn-back portion 43, the flow path width is gradually narrowed to the two rows of the game balls B by the partition portion 24 and the rental ball payout operation portion 22. If this part is suddenly squeezed into a single line, there is a risk that a squeezed ball will occur at the squeezed part, so this is prevented, and by making it a single line, the amount of stored spheres in this part is prevented from decreasing Because. After that, the channel width is widened again in the folded portion 43 (however, narrower than that of the upstream portion 411), and the second channel 42 inclined downward to the left from here is the rectifying channel portion 422 constituting the upstream portion thereof. As a result, the flow path width is gradually narrowed gradually to the line of the game balls B in the downstream direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the one-line flow path part 421 constituting the downstream part of the second flow path 42 having the flow path width for one line of spheres reaches the lower side of the inspection lid 23. In this way, it is more narrower than a structure that narrows to one row at a time by narrowing from four or more rows to two rows first, then expanding again to three rows, and finally narrowing to one row from there. A smooth convergence structure that prevents clogging is achieved. On the lower surface of the inspection lid 23, a holding plate 232 that gradually moves downward toward the one-line flow path portion 421 is attached, and the stacked state of the game balls B is broken by the holding plate 232 in the vertical direction. It becomes a state of a line, and it is made to flow down to the rectifier 5 which supplies a game ball to the ball launcher 6 (FIG. 1).

図１、図２において、仕切部２４はその上面を、一列流路部４２１の上方位置の一部に形成されて第１流路４１へ向けて傾斜する第１傾斜面２４ａとするとともに、整流流路部４２２の上方位置に形成されて当該整流流路部４２２へ向けて傾斜する第２傾斜面２４ｂとしてある（図２、図３の矢印）。そして、これら傾斜面２４ａ，２４ｂの境界２４１は平面視（図２）で、第２流路４２を流下する遊技球Ｂが一列に収斂される辺りとしてある。 In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the partition portion 24 has a top surface formed as a first inclined surface 24 a that is formed at a part of the upper position of the one-line flow path portion 421 and is inclined toward the first flow path 41. The second inclined surface 24b is formed at a position above the flow path portion 422 and is inclined toward the rectifying flow path portion 422 (arrows in FIGS. 2 and 3). And the boundary 241 of these inclined surfaces 24a and 24b is the area where the game balls B flowing down the second flow path 42 are converged in a line in a plan view (FIG. 2).

このような球受け皿２において、球払出口１１から第１流路４１へ排出された遊技球Ｂは第１流路４１を流下する間に横二列に絞られる。この際、第１流路４１に向けて傾斜する仕切部２４の第１傾斜面２４ａによって、仕切部２４を乗り越えて第１流路４１から第２流路４２の一列流路部４２１へ遊技球Ｂが溢流するのが防止されるから、一列流路部４２１での球詰まりの発生が未然に回避される。そして、第１流路４１は球受け皿２の幅方向略中央を通過しているから、球受け皿２の外周域を通過する場合に比して球払出口１１から折り返し部４３へ至る流路長が短くなり、整流器５到達までの時間が短縮され、賞球として払い出される遊技球を速やかに遊技用の発射球として供給することができる。さらに、第１流路４１では前述のように横二列に遊技球Ｂが収斂されるようになっているから、一列に収斂させるのに比して球貯留量を多くできるとともに、収斂時の絞り角度がゆるやかであるから球詰まりが生じ難い。また、三列に収斂させるのに比して貸球払出操作部２２のスペースを大きく確保することができる。 In such a ball tray 2, the game balls B discharged from the ball discharge outlet 11 to the first flow path 41 are narrowed in two horizontal rows while flowing down the first flow path 41. At this time, the first inclined surface 24a of the partition part 24 that inclines toward the first flow path 41 gets over the partition part 24 and moves from the first flow path 41 to the one-line flow path part 421 of the second flow path 42. Since B is prevented from overflowing, the occurrence of clogging of the balls in the one-line flow path portion 421 is avoided in advance. Since the first flow path 41 passes through substantially the center in the width direction of the ball tray 2, the flow path length from the ball discharge outlet 11 to the turn-up portion 43 is greater than when passing through the outer peripheral area of the ball tray 2. Is shortened, the time to reach the rectifier 5 is shortened, and a game ball paid out as a prize ball can be quickly supplied as a launch ball for gaming. Further, since the game balls B are converged in two horizontal rows as described above in the first flow path 41, the amount of stored balls can be increased as compared with converging in one row, and at the time of convergence. Ball clogging is unlikely to occur because the aperture angle is gentle. Further, it is possible to secure a large space for the lending / dispensing operation unit 22 as compared with converging in three rows.

第１流路４１を流下した遊技球Ｂは折り返し部４３に流入し、ここで流下方向が逆転して第２流路４２へ向かう。この折り返し部４２は第１流路４１に比して流路幅を十分広くしてあるから、遊技球Ｂが方向転換する際に球詰まりを生じることがないとともに、十分な球貯留量を確保することができる。 The game ball B that has flowed down the first flow path 41 flows into the folded portion 43, where the flow direction is reversed and heads toward the second flow path 42. The folded portion 42 has a sufficiently wide channel width as compared with the first channel 41, so that when the game ball B changes its direction, the ball does not become clogged and a sufficient amount of stored balls is ensured. can do.

遊技球Ｂは折り返し部４３から第２流路４２へ流下するが、第２流路４２の上流側では、仕切部２４の上面が既述のように第２流路４２へ向けて傾斜する傾斜面２４ｂとしてあるから、これによって第２流路４２内で次第に収斂される遊技球Ｂの逃げスペースが確保されて、この部分での球詰まりの発生が防止される。 The game ball B flows down from the turn-back portion 43 to the second flow path 42, but on the upstream side of the second flow path 42, the slope where the upper surface of the partition portion 24 is inclined toward the second flow path 42 as described above. Since the surface 24b is provided, a clearance space for the game balls B that are gradually converged in the second flow path 42 is ensured, thereby preventing the occurrence of ball clogging in this portion.

本実施形態では、貸球払出操作部２２を球受け皿２の外周部２１上面に設けてあるから良好な操作性が得られる。そしてこの状態で、球受け皿２の平面視での外形は、部分的な突出部の無い、全体として前方への突出量を抑えた扁平な左右対称の半楕円形となっているから、意匠性に優れるとともに、遊技者への威圧感も生じない。かつ、遊技場において、球受け皿の裏側に配設された整流器や球発射装置のメンテナンス作業をするときに、球受け皿が取り付けられた球受け皿取付部を前方へ開放させる際にも、作業者に対して突出部が干渉する等の問題が軽減されるから球受け皿２の裏側に配設された整流器や球発射装置のメンテナンス作業が容易である。 In this embodiment, since the lending / dispensing operation portion 22 is provided on the upper surface of the outer peripheral portion 21 of the ball receiving tray 2, good operability can be obtained. In this state, the outer shape of the ball tray 2 in plan view is a flat and symmetrical semi-elliptical shape with no partial protrusions and with a reduced amount of forward protrusion as a whole. And intimidation to the player does not occur. In addition, when performing maintenance work on the rectifier and ball launcher arranged on the back side of the ball tray in the game hall, the operator can also open the ball tray mounting portion to which the ball tray is mounted forward. On the other hand, problems such as interference of the protrusions are alleviated, so that the maintenance work of the rectifier and the ball launcher disposed on the back side of the ball tray 2 is easy.

なお、上記実施形態において、遊技操作部２２は、遊技者が操作可能な遊技演出用ボタンであっても良い。また、一列流路部４２１の全長に亘る上方位置に第１傾斜面２４ａを形成しても良い。一列流路部４２１の上方位置の一部に第１傾斜面２４ａを形成した場合、それ以外の一列流路部４２１の上方位置には第２傾斜面を形成しても良い。また、第２流路４２以降において、再度流路を折り返して遊技球Ｂを流下させる第３流路を球受け皿取付部１の裏面側に形成して、その下流側に配設された整流器５に遊技球Ｂを流下させるようにしても良い。 In the above embodiment, the game operation unit 22 may be a game effect button that can be operated by the player. Moreover, you may form the 1st inclined surface 24a in the upper position over the full length of the one line flow-path part 421. FIG. When the first inclined surface 24a is formed at a part of the upper position of the one-line channel portion 421, a second inclined surface may be formed at the upper position of the other one-line channel portion 421. Further, after the second flow path 42, a third flow path is formed on the back surface side of the ball tray mounting portion 1 to turn the flow path again and flow down the game ball B, and the rectifier 5 disposed downstream thereof. Alternatively, the game ball B may flow down.

本発明の一実施形態を示す、パチンコ遊技機の球受け皿の正面図である。It is a front view of a ball saucer of a pachinko game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention. パチンコ遊技機の球受け皿の平面図である。It is a top view of the ball saucer of a pachinko machine. パチンコ遊技機の球受け皿の概略斜視図である。It is a schematic perspective view of the ball tray of a pachinko gaming machine. 図２のIV−IV線に沿った球受け皿の垂直断面図である。FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a ball tray taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１…球受け皿取付部、１１…球払出口、２…球受け皿、２ａ…球貯留面、２１…外周部、２２…遊技操作部、２４…仕切部、２４ａ…第１傾斜面、２４ｂ…第２傾斜面、４１…第１流路、４２…第２流路、４３…折り返し部、５…整流器、６…球発射装置、Ｂ…遊技球。 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Ball tray attaching part, 11 ... Ball receiving outlet, 2 ... Ball tray, 2a ... Ball storage surface, 21 ... Outer peripheral part, 22 ... Game operation part, 24 ... Partition part, 24a ... 1st inclined surface, 24b ... 1st 2 inclined surfaces, 41 ... 1st flow path, 42 ... 2nd flow path, 43 ... folding | turning part, 5 ... Rectifier, 6 ... Ball launcher, B ... Game ball.

Claims

球払出口から排出された遊技球を左右方向の一方へ流下案内する第１流路と、当該第１流路の下流端から折り返し部を経て遊技球を球発射装置に向けて左右方向の他方へ流下案内する第２流路とを球貯留面上に形成した遊技機の球受け皿において、前記第１流路と第２流路を区画するために前記球貯留面上に突出形成された仕切部を設け、上面視で略左右対称の外形とした前記球受け皿の、前記仕切部に対向する外周部を内方へ膨出させてその上面を遊技操作部とし、当該遊技操作部と前記仕切部とでこれらの間に位置する前記第１流路の流路幅を下流方向へ漸次狭めるようにするとともに、前記折り返し部ではその流路幅を相対的に広げ、かつ前記第２流路を、その流路幅を前記折り返し部から下流方向へ遊技球一列分まで漸次狭める整流流路部と、当該整流流路部に連結して設けられ、遊技球を一列状態で流下させる一列流路部とで構成し、前記仕切部の上面には、前記第１流路に向けて傾斜する第１傾斜面と、前記第２流路の整流流路部に向けて傾斜する第２傾斜面とが形成され、前記第１傾斜面を前記一列流路部の上方位置の少なくとも一部に配置し、前記第２傾斜面を前記整流流路部の上方位置に配置したことを特徴とする遊技機の球受け皿。 A first flow path for guiding the game ball discharged from the ball payout outlet to one side in the left-right direction, and the other in the left-right direction toward the ball launcher from the downstream end of the first flow path through the turn-back portion In a ball tray of a gaming machine in which a second flow path that guides down to the ball is formed on the ball storage surface, a partition that is formed to protrude on the ball storage surface to partition the first flow path and the second flow path The ball receiving tray having a substantially symmetrical shape when viewed from above is bulged inwardly on the outer periphery facing the partition, and the upper surface is used as a game operation unit. The game operation unit and the partition The width of the first flow path located between them is gradually narrowed in the downstream direction, and the width of the flow path is relatively widened at the folded portion, and the second flow path is Rectification that gradually narrows the width of the flow path from the folded portion to the row of game balls in the downstream direction. A path portion and a single-line flow path portion that is provided in connection with the rectifying flow path portion and allows game balls to flow down in a single-row state. The upper surface of the partition portion is inclined toward the first flow path. A first inclined surface and a second inclined surface inclined toward the rectifying flow path portion of the second flow path are formed, and the first inclined surface is at least a part of the upper position of the one-line flow path portion. A ball tray for a gaming machine, wherein the second inclined surface is disposed above the rectifying flow path portion.