JP4115437B2 - A ball storage tray for gaming machines - Google Patents

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JP4115437B2
JP4115437B2 JP2004249710A JP2004249710A JP4115437B2 JP 4115437 B2 JP4115437 B2 JP 4115437B2 JP 2004249710 A JP2004249710 A JP 2004249710A JP 2004249710 A JP2004249710 A JP 2004249710A JP 4115437 B2 JP4115437 B2 JP 4115437B2
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本発明は、パチンコ遊技機等の遊技機における所謂上皿としての球貯留皿に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a ball storage dish as a so-called upper dish in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

従来の遊技機、例えば、パチンコ遊技機においては、その遊技機の前面側に、賞球や球貸しにより排出された遊技球を一時的に貯留しておく球貯留皿(上皿)が備えられており、その貯留された遊技球を球送り装置により球発射装置の球発射部へ1個ずつ供給して、遊技を行うようにしていた。
また、遊技機の前面側には、前記球貯留皿(上皿)の下方に位置する球受け皿(下皿)が備えられている。
そして、遊技の終了時や大当り後の出球交換時に、球貯留皿に貯留された貯留球を下方の球受け皿に移すため、球貯留皿に設けられた球抜き操作部を遊技者が操作することによって、球貯留皿から球受け皿へと形成された球抜き流路を開成して、上皿である球貯留皿から下皿としての球受け皿への球抜きを行うようにしていた。
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In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a ball storage tray (upper plate) is provided on the front side of the gaming machine for temporarily storing a prize ball or a game ball discharged by lending a ball. The stored game balls are supplied one by one to the ball launching unit of the ball launching device by the ball feeding device to play the game.
In addition, on the front side of the gaming machine, a ball tray (lower plate) is provided below the ball storage tray (upper plate).
Then, at the end of the game or when changing the ball after a big hit, the player operates the ball removal operation section provided on the ball storage tray in order to move the stored balls stored in the ball storage tray to the lower ball receiving tray. Thus, a ball discharge channel formed from the ball storage tray to the ball reception tray is opened, and the ball extraction from the ball storage tray as the upper tray to the ball reception tray as the lower tray is performed.
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以上のように、従来の球貯留皿(上皿)から球受け皿(下皿)への球抜き動作は、遊技者が操作したときのみ行われるものであったため、例えば、大当り終了後の出球交換時などの球貯留皿に貯留された多量の貯留球を球抜きするような場合においては、球抜き操作部の操作を遊技者が球抜き終了まで継続して行わなければならず、このような作業は非常に煩わしいものとなっていた。
さらに、大当り終了後の出球交換時には、球受け皿に球抜きされた遊技球を球受け皿から球箱へ移す動作も行わなければならず、即ち、球受け皿に設けられた球抜き操作部を遊技者が操作して、下皿からの球抜き動作を行わなければならない。
As described above, since the conventional ball removing operation from the ball storage tray (upper plate) to the ball receiving tray (lower plate) is performed only when operated by the player, for example, the ball exit after the big hit ends In the case of removing a large amount of stored balls stored in the ball storage tray at the time of replacement or the like, the player must continue to operate the ball removal operation section until the ball removal is completed. The work was very annoying.
Furthermore, when changing the ball after the big hit, the game ball that has been removed from the ball tray must be moved from the ball tray to the ball box. That is, the ball removal operation unit provided on the ball tray is used for the game. The person must operate to remove the ball from the lower plate.

このため、従来は、下皿である球受け皿内の球をすべて球箱へ移すのが終了してから、上皿である球貯留皿の貯留球を前述したように下皿である球受け皿に球抜きして、その球受け皿に球抜きされた球を球箱に再度移す作業をしなければならず、このような作業も時間のかかる非常に煩わしいものとなっていた。
そして、大当り時には通常、多量のセーフ球が発生しているため、一般に、大当り中に賞球排出処理ができなかったセーフ球に対応した分だけ、大当り終了後に賞球排出作動がずれ込む場合が多い。
従って、そのような賞球排出動作が終了するまで、遊技者が前述したような球抜き操作部の操作を継続していなければならず、以上のように時間がかかる非常に煩わしい作業を必要としていた。
For this reason, conventionally, after all the balls in the ball tray, which is the lower plate, have been transferred to the ball box, the balls stored in the ball tray, which is the upper plate, are transferred to the ball tray, which is the lower plate, as described above. The operation of removing the ball and moving the ball removed from the ball receiving tray again to the ball box has been very troublesome and time-consuming.
In general, a large amount of safe balls are generated at the time of a big hit. Therefore, in general, the prize ball discharge operation is often shifted after the big hit is completed by the amount corresponding to the safe ball that could not be discharged during the big hit. .
Therefore, until such a prize ball discharging operation is completed, the player must continue the operation of the ball removing operation unit as described above, which requires a very troublesome work as described above. It was.

そこで、本発明の目的は、パチンコ遊技機等の遊技機において、球抜き操作部の簡単な操作だけで貯留球をすべて球抜きできるようにした球貯留皿を提供することにある。
そして、本発明は、球抜き状態の解除動作も簡単に行え、また、球抜き状態が保持された状態にあることの報知を可能とし、さらに、誤動作等による不本意な球抜き状態の保持を回避できるようにすることも目的としている。
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball storage dish in which all the stored balls can be removed by simple operation of a ball removal operation unit in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.
The present invention can easily release the ball-out state, can notify that the ball-out state is maintained, and can maintain an unintentional ball-out state due to malfunction or the like. The purpose is to make it possible to avoid it.

以上の課題を解決すべく請求項1に記載の発明は、
球発射装置へ供給する遊技球を貯留しておく球貯留部と、
この球貯留部の遊技球を前記球発射装置へ供給する球供給流路と前記球貯留部から下方へ遊技球を排出する球抜き流路との流路切換動作を行う流路切換装置と、
この流路切換装置を遊技者の操作により切換動作可能とする切換操作部と、
を備えた遊技機の球貯留皿において、
当該球貯留皿は、前面体と背面体との間に前記球貯留部が形成される中間体を介設してなり、
前記球供給流路側へバネの付勢により切り換えられている通常状態の前記流路切換装置を遊技者による前記切換操作部の操作により前記球抜き流路側へ切り換えて、該球抜き流路側へ切り換えられた前記流路切換装置の流路切換状態の保持をする流路切換状態保持手段、を備え、
前記流路切換装置は、前記球供給流路の底板を構成し、前記球供給流路側への連通状態と前記球供給流路側に対し非連通状態で前記球抜き流路側への連通状態とに変換する流路変換部材を備え、
前記球供給流路の底板は、前記背面体に形成された底板ガイドスリットに組み込まれ、遊技者による前記切換操作部の操作により前後方向にスライド動作し、
前記流路切換状態保持手段は、
前記流路変換部材から後方に突出して形成され、前記球抜き流路側へ連通状態とする変換動作の際に1個の遊技球を保持する球保持穴が形成された遊技球保持部材と、
この遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部と係止することにより、前記流路変換部材を前記球抜き流路側への連通状態に保持する遊技球ロック部材と、から構成され、
前記背面体には、
前記底板ガイドスリットの上方に前記球貯留部に連通する球排出穴が形成されるとともに、当該背面体背面側の前記流路変換部材の一側方に、前記球発射装置に遊技球を1個ずつ供給する球送り装置が配設され、且つ、当該背面体背面側には、前記流路変換部材の下方に位置する前記球抜き流路と、前記流路変換部材の前記球送り装置側の下方に位置する前記遊技球ロック部材とが形成され、
前記切換操作部を操作することで、前記流路変換部材が前方にスライド動作して、前記遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に遊技球が落ち込むと、該球保持穴の下側に臨む前記遊技球ロック部材の上端部に遊技球の下部が落ち込んで遊技球が保持されて、前記流路変換部材が球抜き流路側への連通状態に保持され、
前記球貯留部の球抜きが終了し、前記切換操作部を再度さらに操作することで、
前記遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に遊技球を保持した状態から、前記遊技球保持部材が前方にスライド動作して、前記遊技球保持部材で保持した遊技球が前記遊技球ロック部材の上端部から落下し、前記流路変換部材の位置拘束が解除され、前記流路切換装置が前記通常状態に復帰するようにしたことを特徴としている。
In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1
A ball storage section for storing game balls to be supplied to the ball launcher;
A flow path switching device for performing a flow path switching operation between a ball supply flow path for supplying the game balls of the ball storage section to the ball launcher and a ball discharge flow path for discharging the game balls downward from the ball storage section;
A switching operation unit that enables switching operation by the player's operation of the flow path switching device;
In a ball storage tray of a gaming machine equipped with
The ball storage dish is provided with an intermediate body in which the ball storage part is formed between the front body and the back body,
The normal channel switching device switched to the ball supply channel side by the biasing of the spring is switched to the ball extraction channel side by the operation of the switching operation part by the player, and switched to the ball extraction channel side. A channel switching state holding means for holding the channel switching state of the channel switching device provided,
The channel switching device, constitutes a bottom plate of the ball supply channel, and communication with respect to the ball supply channel side communicating state Previous Symbol ball supply passage side to the ball vent flow path in a non-communicated state A flow path conversion member for converting into
The bottom plate of the ball supply channel is incorporated in a bottom plate guide slit formed in the back body, and slides in the front-rear direction by operation of the switching operation unit by a player,
The flow path switching state holding means is
A game ball holding member formed projecting rearward from the flow path conversion member, and having a ball holding hole for holding one game ball in a conversion operation to communicate with the ball discharge flow path side;
A game ball lock member that holds the flow path conversion member in a communication state to the ball discharge flow path side by engaging with a part of the game ball held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member. Configured,
In the back body,
A ball discharge hole communicating with the ball reservoir is formed above the bottom plate guide slit, and one game ball is placed on the ball launcher on one side of the flow path conversion member on the back side of the back body. And a ball feeding device that is provided one by one, and on the back side of the back body, on the ball feeding device side of the flow passage converting member, the ball outlet channel located below the channel converting member. The game ball lock member located below is formed,
By operating the switching operation portion, the flow path conversion member slides forward, and when the game ball falls into the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member, the game that faces the lower side of the ball holding hole The lower part of the game ball falls to the upper end of the ball lock member and the game ball is held, and the flow path conversion member is held in communication with the ball discharge flow path side,
By completing the ball removal of the ball storage unit, further operating the switching operation unit again,
From the state in which the game ball is held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member, the game ball holding member slides forward, and the game ball held by the game ball holding member is at the upper end of the game ball lock member. The position change of the flow path conversion member is released, and the flow path switching device returns to the normal state.

請求項1に記載の発明によれば、遊技機の流路切換装置用の切換操作部(球抜き操作部)を備える球貯留皿(上皿)において、さらに、球抜き流路側への流路切換状態に保持する流路切換状態保持手段を備えたので、通常は球供給流路側へ流路切換状態にある流路切換装置を、遊技者による切換操作部(球抜き操作部)の操作により球抜き流路側へ切り換えると、そのまま従来のような遊技者による操作の継続を必要とせずに、球抜き流路側への流路切換状態に保持される。
従って、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作部)の簡単な操作をするだけで、球貯留皿(上皿)の貯留球をすべて、例えば、下方の球受け皿(下皿)等へ球抜きできるようになる。
そして、切換操作部を再度さらに操作することで、遊技球保持部材に遊技球を保持した状態から、遊技球保持部材がスライド動作して、遊技球保持部材で保持した遊技球が遊技球ロック部材の上端部から落下し、流路変換部材の位置拘束が解除され、流路切換装置が前記通常状態に復帰するので、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作部)を再度操作すると、球抜き流路側への流路切換状態の保持が解除される。従って、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作部)を再度操作する簡単な操作だけで、流路切換装置を通常の球供給流路側への流路切換状態に戻せる。
すなわち、球供給流路の底板を構成する流路変換部材(スライド部材)と、流路変換部材(スライド部材)から後方に突出して形成された遊技球保持部材(球保持穴を有する部材)と、その遊技球保持部材(球保持穴を有する部材)の球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部と係止する遊技球ロック部材(流路変換部材(スライド部材)の下方において固定したロック部材)と、を備えたので、遊技者による切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー)の操作により流路変換部材(スライド部材)を球供給流路側への連通状態から球抜き流路側への連通状態に変換すると、その変換動作の際に1個の遊技球が遊技球保持部材(球保持穴を有する部材)の球保持穴に保持される。
続いて、その球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部が遊技球ロック部材(流路変換部材(スライド部材)の下方において固定したロック部材)に係止して、流路変換部材(スライド部材)が球抜き流路側への連通状態にロックされる。
そして、球抜き後は、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー)を球抜き解除操作、例えば、球抜き方向に再度操作すると、遊技球保持部材(球保持穴を有する部材)の球保持穴に保持された1個の遊技球に対する遊技球ロック部材(流路変換部材(スライド部材)の下方において固定したロック部材)による係止が解除されて、遊技球がなくなることから、流路変換部材(スライド部材)が元に戻り、球抜き状態が解除される。
従って、前述したように球抜き状態のロックが確実に行え、しかも、球抜き流路内に遊技球がない状態では球抜き状態のロックができないため、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー)を球抜き解除操作(球抜き方向に再度操作)しておくことで、球抜き後の遊技再開時に不本意(例えば、誤動作による)な球抜き状態となるのを防止できる。
また、前述した通り、流路変換部材(スライド部材)に遊技球保持部材(球保持穴を有する部材)を形成して、その遊技球保持部材(球保持穴を有する部材)の球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部と係止する遊技球ロック部材(流路変換部材(スライド部材)の下方において固定したロック部材)を設けるだけの簡単な構造によって、以上のような球抜き装置(機構)を構成できる。
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the ball storage tray (upper plate) including the switching operation portion (ball removal operation portion) for the flow passage switching device of the gaming machine, the flow path to the ball removal flow channel side is further provided. Since the flow path switching state holding means for holding the switching state is provided, the flow path switching device that is normally in the flow path switching state to the ball supply flow path side is operated by the player operating the switching operation section (ball removal operation section). When switching to the ball extraction flow path side, the flow is switched to the ball discharge flow path side without requiring continuation of operation by the player as it is conventionally.
Therefore, all the stored balls in the ball storage tray (upper plate) can be removed into, for example, the lower ball tray (lower plate) by simply operating the switching operation unit (ball removal operation unit). become able to.
Then, by further operating the switching operation unit again, the game ball holding member slides from the state in which the game ball is held by the game ball holding member, and the game ball held by the game ball holding member becomes the game ball lock member. Since the position restriction of the flow path conversion member is released and the flow path switching device returns to the normal state, when the player operates the switching operation part (ball removal operation part) again, the ball removal is performed. The holding of the channel switching state to the channel side is released. Therefore, the flow path switching device can be returned to the normal flow path switching state to the ball supply flow path side only by a simple operation in which the player operates the switching operation section (ball removal operation section) again.
That is, a flow path conversion member (slide member) constituting a bottom plate of the ball supply flow path, and a game ball holding member (member having a ball holding hole) formed to protrude rearward from the flow path conversion member (slide member) , A lock fixed below the game ball lock member (the flow path conversion member (slide member)) to be engaged with a part of the game ball held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member (member having the ball holding hole) Member), so that the flow path conversion member (slide member) is connected from the ball supply flow path side to the ball discharge flow path side by the player's operation of the switching operation portion (ball removal operation lever). When converted to, one game ball is held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member (member having a ball holding hole) during the conversion operation.
Subsequently, a part of the game ball held in the ball holding hole is engaged with the game ball lock member (the lock member fixed below the flow path conversion member (slide member)), and the flow path conversion member (slide Member) is locked in a state of communication with the ball passage.
Then, after the ball is removed, when the player operates the switching operation unit (ball removal operation lever) to release the ball, for example, in the ball removal direction again, the game ball holding member (member having a ball holding hole) holds the ball. Since the lock by the game ball lock member (the lock member fixed below the flow path conversion member (slide member)) with respect to one game ball held in the hole is released, the game ball disappears. The member (sliding member) returns to its original state, and the ball removal state is released.
Therefore, as described above, the ball-out state can be reliably locked, and the ball-out state cannot be locked when there is no game ball in the ball-out passage. ) Can be prevented from being unintentionally (for example, due to a malfunction) when the game is resumed after the ball is released.
In addition, as described above, a game ball holding member (member having a ball holding hole) is formed on the flow path conversion member (slide member), and the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member (member having the ball holding hole) is formed. With a simple structure that simply provides a game ball lock member (a lock member fixed below the flow path conversion member (slide member)) that is engaged with a part of the held game ball, the above ball removal device ( Mechanism).

請求項2に記載の発明は、
請求項1に記載の遊技機の球貯留皿であって、
前記遊技球ロック部材は、前記背面体から後方に突出して上方に延出する形状をなしていて、当該遊技球ロック部材の上端部に球保持用段差部を有していることを特徴とする。
このように、背面体から後方に突出して上方に延出する形状をなす遊技球ロック部材の上端部に球保持用段差部を有しているので、球保持穴に、遊技球が落ち込むと同時に、その下側に臨む遊技球ロック部材の上端部の球保持用段差部に遊技球の下部が落ち込んで、遊技球が保持される。
The invention described in claim 2
A ball storage tray for a gaming machine according to claim 1,
The game ball lock member has a shape that protrudes rearward from the back body and extends upward, and has a step portion for holding a ball at the upper end of the game ball lock member. .
As described above, since the ball holding step is provided at the upper end portion of the game ball locking member that protrudes rearward from the back body and extends upward, the game ball falls into the ball holding hole at the same time. The lower part of the game ball falls into the ball holding step at the upper end of the game ball lock member facing the lower side, and the game ball is held.

請求項3に記載の発明は、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の遊技機の球貯留皿であって、
前記切換操作部には、当該切換操作部の操作状態において、前記球抜き流路側ヘ連通状態であることを文字により表示する報知用表示部が設けられていることを特徴とする。 このように、切換操作部に、当該切換操作部の操作状態において、球抜き流路側へ連通状態であることを文字により表示する報知用表示部を設けたので、遊技者による切換操作部(球抜き操作部)の操作による球抜き流路側へ流路切換状態においては、切換操作部(球抜き操作部)に設けた報知用表示部によって、球受け皿(下皿)等への球抜き状態にあることが遊技者等に報知される。
従って、球抜き状態の保持の解除忘れの未然防止、球抜き後の遊技再開時の誤動作による球抜き防止が図れる。
The invention according to claim 3
A ball storage tray for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The switching operation unit is provided with a notification display unit that displays characters indicating that the communication state is connected to the ball removal channel side in the operation state of the switching operation unit. As described above, the switching operation unit is provided with the notification display unit that displays the characters in communication with the ball removal channel side in the operation state of the switching operation unit. In the flow switching state to the ball removal flow path side by the operation of the ball removal operation portion), the ball display to the ball tray (lower plate) or the like is made by the notification display portion provided in the switching operation portion (ball removal operation portion). A player or the like is notified.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent forgetting to cancel the release of the ball-out state, and to prevent ball-out due to a malfunction when the game is resumed after the ball is removed.

以上のように、請求項1に記載の発明に係る遊技機の球貯留皿によれば、流路切換装置用の切換操作部に加えて、球抜き流路側への流路切換状態に保持する流路切換状態保持手段を備えているため、通常は球供給流路側へ流路切換状態にある流路切換装置を、遊技者による切換操作部の操作により球抜き流路側へ切り換えることによって、そのまま従来のような遊技者による操作の継続を必要とせずに、球抜き流路側への流路切換状態を保持することができる。
従って、遊技者が切換操作部の簡単な操作をするだけで、球貯留皿の貯留球をすべて下方の球受け皿等へ球抜きすることができる。
この結果、例えば、パチンコ遊技機での大当り終了後の出球交換時において、球貯留皿に貯留された多量の貯留球を球抜きする場合でも、遊技者による切換操作部の1回の操作により球抜きがすべて行われるため、簡単であり、従来の如く遊技者が切換操作し続けるような操作の煩わしさを解消することができる。
また、例えば、上皿である球貯留皿の貯留球と下皿としての球受け皿の貯留球の球抜きを同時に行うことができるようになり、従って、従来よりも迅速に出球の交換作業を行うことができるようになる。
また、切換操作部を再度さらに操作することで、遊技球保持部材に遊技球を保持した状態から、遊技球保持部材がスライド動作して、遊技球保持部材で保持した遊技球がロック部材の上端部から落下し、流路変換部材の位置拘束が解除され、流路切換装置が前記通常状態に復帰するので、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作部)を再度操作すると、球抜き流路側への流路切換状態の保持が解除される。従って、遊技者が切換操作部を再度操作する簡単な操作だけで、流路切換装置を通常の球供給流路側への流路切換状態に戻すことができる。
すなわち、流路切換状態保持手段を備えた上で、球供給流路の底板をなす流路変換部材と、流路変換部材から後方に突出した遊技球保持部材と、その遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部と係止する遊技球ロック部材と、を備えているため、遊技者が切換操作部を操作して流路変換部材を球抜き流路側への連通状態に変換することで、その変換動作の際に1個の遊技球を遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持させ、続いて、その球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部を遊技球ロック部材に係止させて、流路変換部材を球抜き流路側への連通状態にロックすることができる。
従って、遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持される1個の遊技球がある限り、その球抜き状態を確実にロック状態にしておくことができる。
そして、球抜き後は、遊技者が切換操作部を球抜き解除操作して、遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持された1個の遊技球に対する遊技球ロック部材による係止を解除させることで、球抜き状態を解除することができる。
このように、球抜き流路内に遊技球がない状態では球抜き状態のロックがなされないため、球抜き後の遊技再開時に、誤動作等による不本意な球抜き状態となるのを防止することができる。
しかも、流路変換部材に遊技球保持部材を形成して、その遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部と係止する遊技球ロック部材を設けるだけの簡単な構造によって、以上のような球抜き装置を構成することができる。
As described above, according to the ball storage tray of the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the switching operation unit for the channel switching device, the channel switching state to the ball outlet channel side is maintained. Since the flow path switching state holding means is provided, the flow path switching device that is normally in the flow path switched state to the ball supply flow path side is switched as it is to the ball discharge flow path side by the operation of the switching operation part by the player. The flow path switching state to the ball removal flow path side can be maintained without requiring the continuation of operation by the player as in the prior art.
Therefore, all the stored balls in the ball storage tray can be extracted to the lower ball receiving tray or the like by a simple operation of the switching operation section by the player.
As a result, for example, even when removing a large amount of stored balls stored in the ball storage tray at the time of the ball change after the big hit in the pachinko game machine, the player can perform a single operation of the switching operation unit. Since all the ball removal is performed, it is simple, and the troublesome operation that the player continues to perform the switching operation as in the past can be eliminated.
In addition, for example, it becomes possible to simultaneously remove the balls stored in the ball storage tray as the upper plate and the ball stored in the ball tray as the lower plate. Will be able to do.
Further, by further operating the switching operation unit again, the game ball holding member slides from the state in which the game ball is held by the game ball holding member, and the game ball held by the game ball holding member is moved to the upper end of the lock member. The position restriction of the flow path conversion member is released and the flow path switching device returns to the normal state, so that when the player operates the switching operation section (ball removal operation section) again, the ball removal flow path side The holding of the flow path switching state to is released. Therefore, the flow path switching device can be returned to the flow path switching state to the normal ball supply flow path side only by a simple operation in which the player operates the switching operation section again.
That is, a flow path conversion member that forms a bottom plate of a ball supply flow path, a game ball holding member that protrudes rearward from the flow path conversion member, and a ball of the game ball holding member, provided with a flow path switching state holding means A game ball lock member that engages with a part of the game ball held in the holding hole, so that the player operates the switching operation portion to communicate the flow path conversion member to the ball discharge flow path side. In the conversion operation, one game ball is held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member, and then a part of the game ball held in the ball holding hole is locked to the game ball. The flow path conversion member can be locked in a communication state to the ball discharge flow path side by being engaged with the member.
Therefore, as long as there is one game ball held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member, the ball-out state can be surely kept in the locked state.
After the ball is removed, the player can release the ball from the switching operation portion to release the locking by the game ball lock member with respect to one game ball held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member. With this, the ball-out state can be canceled.
In this way, when there is no game ball in the ball removal flow path, the ball removal state is not locked, so that it is possible to prevent an unintentional ball removal state due to a malfunction or the like when the game is resumed after the ball removal. Can do.
In addition, the game ball holding member is formed on the flow path conversion member, and a simple structure is provided in which a game ball lock member is provided to be engaged with a part of the game ball held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member. The above-described ball removing device can be configured.

請求項2に記載の発明に係る遊技機の球貯留皿によれば、請求項1に記載の発明による前述した効果が得られることに加え、球保持穴に、遊技球が落ち込むと同時に、その下側に臨む遊技球ロック部材の上端部の球保持用段差部に遊技球の下部が落ち込んで、遊技球が保持される。   According to the ball storage tray of the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effect of the first aspect of the invention, the gaming ball falls into the ball holding hole, and at the same time, The lower part of the game ball falls into the ball holding step at the upper end of the game ball lock member facing downward, and the game ball is held.

請求項3に記載の発明に係る遊技機の球貯留皿によれば、請求項1または請求項2に記載の発明による前述した効果が得られることに加え、切換操作部に設けた報知用表示部によって、球抜き状態の保持の解除忘れを未然に防止することができると共に、球抜き後の遊技再開時の誤動作による球抜きも防止することができる。   According to the ball storage tray of the gaming machine according to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to obtaining the above-described effect by the first or second aspect of the invention, the notification display provided in the switching operation unit The part can prevent forgetting to release the holding of the ball-out state, and can also prevent ball-out due to a malfunction when the game is resumed after ball-out.

以下に、本発明に係る遊技機の球貯留皿の実施形態例を図1から図9に基づいて説明する。   Hereinafter, an embodiment of a ball storage tray for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

図1は本発明を適用した一例としてのパチンコ遊技機における球貯留皿(上皿)部分の実施形態例を斜め前方から見た状態で示す外観斜視図であり、図2はその内部の流路変換部材(スライド部材)および遊技球保持部材等を示した要部分解斜視図である。
これら図1および図2において、40は球貯留皿、41は前面体、42は背面体、43は中間体、44は球貯留部、45は流路切換装置、46は切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー)、50は流路変換部材(スライド部材)、51は球供給流路底板、61は遊技球保持部材(球保持片)、62は球保持穴である。
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a ball storage tray (top plate) portion in a pachinko gaming machine as an example to which the present invention is applied as seen obliquely from the front, and FIG. It is the principal part disassembled perspective view which showed the conversion member (slide member), the game ball holding member, etc. FIG.
In these FIGS. 1 and 2, 40 is a sphere storage dish, 41 is a front body, 42 is a back body, 43 is an intermediate body, 44 is a sphere storage section, 45 is a flow path switching device, 46 is a switching operation section (ball removal) Operation lever), 50 is a flow path conversion member (slide member), 51 is a ball supply flow path bottom plate, 61 is a game ball holding member (ball holding piece), and 62 is a ball holding hole.

即ち、実施形態例において、パチンコ遊技機の球貯留皿40部分は、図示のように、前面体41と背面体42との間に中間体43を介設してなるもので、前面体41の前方へ突出した部分に、中間体43に形成した球貯留部44が位置しており、44aは球流入穴である。
そして、以上の球貯留皿40部分の内部には後述する流路切換装置45等が構成される。
流路切換装置45は、前面体41に組み込まれて外部に露出する切換操作部としての球抜き操作レバー46と、この球抜き操作レバー46の前後方向のスライド操作による回転量を伝達するクランクロッド47と、図3に拡大して示したように、このクランクロッド47の先端部に備えたリンク部材48と、前記クランクロッド47の回転により前記リンク部材48を介して前後方向にスライド動作する流路変換部材としてのスライド部材50と、このスライド部材50に一体に形成した球供給流路底板51とから構成される。
That is, in the embodiment, the ball storage tray 40 portion of the pachinko gaming machine has an intermediate body 43 interposed between the front body 41 and the back body 42 as shown in the figure. A ball storage portion 44 formed in the intermediate body 43 is located at a portion protruding forward, and 44a is a ball inflow hole.
And the flow path switching device 45 etc. which are mentioned later are comprised in the inside of the above sphere storage tray 40 part.
The flow path switching device 45 is incorporated in the front body 41 and exposed to the outside as a ball removal operation lever 46 as a switching operation portion, and a crank rod that transmits a rotation amount of the ball removal operation lever 46 by a sliding operation in the front-rear direction. 47 and a link member 48 provided at the tip of the crank rod 47 and a flow that slides back and forth through the link member 48 by the rotation of the crank rod 47, as shown in FIG. A slide member 50 as a path conversion member and a ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 formed integrally with the slide member 50 are configured.

なお、球抜き操作レバー46はホルダ49に回転自在に支持されて、ホルダ49が前面体41の内部に固定されている。
また、図3に示すように、リンク部材48には、前記スライド部材50に一体的に備えた連結板52が連結されている。
この連結板52を一体的に備えるスライド部材50は、前面体41の内部に取り付ける等した固定のガイド部材53により前後方向へスライド自在に案内されるもので、中間体43に形成した図示しないスライド部材ガイドスリットに組み込まれて前後方向にスライド自在となっている。
さらに、スライド部材50は、ガイド部材53の前面板53aと連結板52との間に架設した圧縮コイルバネによるリターンバネ54の弾発力によって後方へスライドする方向に常時付勢されている。
The ball removal operation lever 46 is rotatably supported by a holder 49, and the holder 49 is fixed inside the front body 41.
As shown in FIG. 3, the link member 48 is connected to a connecting plate 52 provided integrally with the slide member 50.
The slide member 50 integrally including the connecting plate 52 is guided by a fixed guide member 53 attached to the inside of the front body 41 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. It is incorporated in the member guide slit and is slidable in the front-rear direction.
Furthermore, the slide member 50 is always urged in the direction of sliding backward by the elastic force of the return spring 54 by a compression coil spring provided between the front plate 53 a of the guide member 53 and the connecting plate 52.

このようなスライド部材50に一体に形成した球供給流路底板51は、図4に示すように、背面体42に形成した底板ガイドスリット55に組み込まれて前後方向にスライド自在となっている。
なお、この底板ガイドスリット55の上方に、背面体42に形成した球排出穴56が開口しており、この球排出穴56は、前記球貯留部44に形成した図示しない球排出穴に連通している。
そして、背面体42の背面側には、球供給流路底板51の一側方に位置する球供給流路57が形成されると共に、球供給流路底板51の下方に位置する球抜き流路58が形成されており、球供給流路57側に球送り手段59が配設されている。球供給流路57は前記球貯留部44に貯留された遊技球を図示しない球発射装置へ供給するためのものであり、球抜き流路58は前記球貯留部44に貯留された遊技球をその下方に位置する所謂下皿としての図示しない球受け皿に抜くためのものである。
ここで、前記底板ガイドスリット55は、球供給流路57側が下がるよう斜めに形成されている。
As shown in FIG. 4, the sphere supply flow path bottom plate 51 formed integrally with the slide member 50 is incorporated in a bottom plate guide slit 55 formed in the back body 42 and is slidable in the front-rear direction.
A sphere discharge hole 56 formed in the back body 42 is opened above the bottom plate guide slit 55, and the sphere discharge hole 56 communicates with a sphere discharge hole (not shown) formed in the sphere storage portion 44. ing.
A sphere supply channel 57 positioned on one side of the sphere supply channel bottom plate 51 is formed on the back side of the back body 42 and a ball extraction channel positioned below the sphere supply channel bottom plate 51. 58 is formed, and the ball feeding means 59 is disposed on the side of the ball supply channel 57. The ball supply channel 57 is for supplying the game balls stored in the ball storage unit 44 to a ball launcher (not shown), and the ball removal channel 58 is used for supplying the game balls stored in the ball storage unit 44. It is for pulling out to a ball tray (not shown) as a so-called lower plate located below.
Here, the bottom plate guide slit 55 is formed obliquely so that the sphere supply channel 57 side is lowered.

以上の構成による流路切換装置45を備えたパチンコ遊技機の球貯留皿40において、球供給流路底板51を一体に形成したスライド部材50を、球抜き通路58側に球供給通路底板51が連通する状態に保持する流路切換状態保持手段60を備えると共に、球抜き状態の保持の報知を行うための報知手段をなす報知用表示部65を備えている。
即ち、流路切換状態保持手段60は、球供給通路底板51の球供給流路57側のほぼ一半部から後方に突出させて一体に形成した遊技球保持部材としての球保持片61と、この球保持片61に形成した球保持穴62と、球供給通路底板51の球供給流路57側のほぼ一半部下方において、球抜き流路58の一端部側で背面体42に一体的に固定した遊技球ロック部材63とから構成されている。
In the ball storage tray 40 of the pachinko machine equipped with the flow path switching device 45 having the above-described configuration, the ball supply path bottom plate 51 is formed on the side of the ball removal passage 58 with the slide member 50 integrally formed with the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51. In addition to the flow path switching state holding means 60 that holds the communication state, a notification display unit 65 that serves as notification means for notifying the holding of the ball-out state is provided.
That is, the flow path switching state holding means 60 includes a ball holding piece 61 as a game ball holding member integrally formed by protruding backward from substantially one half of the ball supply passage bottom plate 51 on the side of the ball supply flow path 57, and this The ball holding hole 62 formed in the ball holding piece 61 and the ball supply passage bottom plate 51 are integrally fixed to the back surface body 42 at one end side of the ball discharge flow channel 58 at substantially one half lower side of the ball supply flow channel 57 side. And a game ball lock member 63.

そして、この遊技球ロック部材63は、図8に示したように、背面体42から後方に突出して上方に延出する形状をなしていて、球供給通路底板51および球保持片61の下方に近接する上端部に球保持用段差部64を有している。
また、球抜き操作レバー46には、図7に示したように、球抜き操作状態において、球抜き状態にあることを「開放中」の文字により表示する報知用表示部65が設けられている。
As shown in FIG. 8, the game ball lock member 63 has a shape that protrudes rearward from the back body 42 and extends upward, and below the ball supply passage bottom plate 51 and the ball holding piece 61. A sphere holding stepped portion 64 is provided at the adjacent upper end.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the ball removal operation lever 46 is provided with a notification display unit 65 for displaying that the ball is being removed in the ball removal operation state by characters “open”. .

以上の構成による流路切換状態保持手段60を含む流路切換装置45を球貯留皿40に備えたパチンコ遊技機によれば、先ず、図1および図3に示したように、球抜き操作レバー46を操作しない通常状態では、図4に示したように、球供給流路底板51が球抜き流路58の上方に突出状態にあって球供給流路57側との連通状態に位置していて、この状態が保持されている。
このような球供給流路底板51の球供給流路57側への連通状態において、前記球貯留部44の球排出穴を経て背面体42に開口した球排出穴56から斜めの底板ガイドスリット55に球供給流路底板51上に遊技球が落下して、図4に矢印を付して示したように、球供給流路57側へ転がる。
そして、図示しない前記球発射装置と連動する図示しない球送り装置のソレノイドの通電ON/OFFにより、球送り部材59が上下方向に揺動動作して、その二股部にて球供給流路底板51上から遊技球Bが1個ずつ球供給流路57に送られて、球発射装置へと供給される。
According to the pachinko gaming machine provided with the flow path switching device 45 including the flow path switching state holding means 60 having the above configuration in the ball storage dish 40, first, as shown in FIGS. In a normal state in which 46 is not operated, as shown in FIG. 4, the sphere supply flow path bottom plate 51 is in a protruding state above the sphere discharge flow path 58 and is in communication with the sphere supply flow path 57 side. This state is maintained.
In such a communication state of the sphere supply flow path bottom plate 51 to the sphere supply flow path 57 side, an oblique bottom plate guide slit 55 is formed from the sphere discharge hole 56 opened in the back body 42 through the sphere discharge hole of the sphere storage portion 44. Then, the game ball falls on the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 and rolls toward the ball supply flow path 57 as shown with an arrow in FIG.
The ball feed member 59 swings up and down by energization ON / OFF of a solenoid of a ball feed device (not shown) that is linked to the ball launch device (not shown), and the ball supply channel bottom plate 51 is bifurcated. The game balls B are sent to the ball supply channel 57 one by one from above and supplied to the ball launching device.

また、球抜き操作レバー46を遊技者が手前側から向こう側へ倒すように押し込み操作すると、クランクロッド47が回転して、その先端部のリンク部材48を介して連結板52が前方に動作する。
従って、この連結板52と一体のスライド部材50が前方にスライド動作し、即ち、このスライド部材50と一体の球供給流路底板51が、背面体42の底板ガイドスリット55に沿って前方にスライド動作する。
In addition, when the player pushes the ball removal operation lever 46 so as to tilt from the near side to the far side, the crank rod 47 rotates and the connecting plate 52 moves forward via the link member 48 at the tip. .
Accordingly, the slide member 50 integral with the connecting plate 52 slides forward, that is, the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 integral with the slide member 50 slides forward along the bottom plate guide slit 55 of the back body 42. Operate.

そして、例えば、少量の球抜きをするために球抜き操作レバー46を、図5に矢印を付して示したように、向こう側に途中まで押し込み操作した状態では、図6に示すように、球供給流路底板51が球抜き流路58の上方にほぼ半分の突出状態となって、矢印を付したように、球排出穴56から球供給流路底板51上に落ちた遊技球Bが球抜き通路58内に落ちて図示しない前記球受け皿に排出される。
なお、この状態では、球保持片61の球保持穴62の下側に遊技球ロック部材63の上端部が近接しているため、球保持穴62への遊技球の落し込みは発生しない。
また、このような状態において、図5に示したように、球抜き操作レバー46に設けた報知用表示部65の「開放中」の文字の大半が外部に露出するので、これにより少量の球抜き状態にあることが報知される。
For example, in order to remove a small amount of the ball, in a state where the ball removal operation lever 46 is pushed halfway to the other side as shown by an arrow in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. The ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 is projected approximately halfway above the ball removal flow path 58, and as shown by the arrow, the game ball B that has fallen onto the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 from the ball discharge hole 56 is It falls into the ball removal passage 58 and is discharged to the ball receiving tray (not shown).
In this state, since the upper end portion of the game ball locking member 63 is close to the lower side of the ball holding hole 62 of the ball holding piece 61, the game ball does not drop into the ball holding hole 62.
Further, in such a state, as shown in FIG. 5, most of the characters “opening” on the notification display unit 65 provided on the ball removal operation lever 46 are exposed to the outside. It is notified that it is in the unplugged state.

次に、球抜き状態をロック状態とするために、図7に矢印を付して示したように、球抜き操作レバー46をさらに向こう側へ押し込み操作した状態では、図8に示すように、球供給流路底板51が球抜き流路58の上方に僅かだけ突出した状態となって、球供給流路底板51と一体の球保持片61の球保持穴62に、矢印を付したように、遊技球Bが落ち込むと同時に、その下側に臨む遊技球ロック部材63の上端部の球保持用段差部64に遊技球Bの下部が落ち込んで、遊技球Bが保持される。
従って、球供給流路底板51がその位置でロックされた状態となって、図8に矢印を付して示したように、球排出穴56から遊技球Bが球抜き通路58内に連続して落ちて図示しない前記球受け皿に排出され、即ち、球貯留皿40の球貯留部44に貯留されたすべての遊技球が球受け皿に排出される。
このような状態において、図7に示したように、球抜き操作レバー46に設けた報知用表示部65の「開放中」の文字がすべて外部に露出するので、これにより球抜きロック状態にあることが報知される。
Next, in order to set the ball removal state to the locked state, as shown with an arrow in FIG. 7, in a state where the ball removal operation lever 46 is further pushed to the other side, as shown in FIG. As the sphere supply flow path bottom plate 51 protrudes slightly above the sphere supply flow path 58, an arrow is attached to the sphere holding hole 62 of the sphere holding piece 61 integral with the sphere supply flow path bottom plate 51. At the same time as the game ball B falls, the lower part of the game ball B falls into the ball holding step 64 at the upper end of the game ball lock member 63 facing the lower side, and the game ball B is held.
Accordingly, the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 is locked at that position, and the game ball B continues from the ball discharge hole 56 into the ball discharge passage 58 as shown by the arrow in FIG. It falls and is discharged to the ball tray (not shown), that is, all the game balls stored in the ball storage section 44 of the ball storage tray 40 are discharged to the ball tray.
In such a state, as shown in FIG. 7, the characters “open” on the notification display portion 65 provided on the ball removal operation lever 46 are all exposed to the outside, so that the ball removal lock state is established. Is notified.

以上のような球抜きを終えて、その球抜きロック状態を解除するために球抜き操作レバー46を再度さらに向こう側へ押し込み操作すると、図9(a)に示すように、球保持片61の球保持穴62に落ち込んだ状態の遊技球Bを、遊技球ロック部材63の上端部の球保持用曲面凹部66(ここでは、図4、図6、図8で示した球保持用段差部64の変更例として説明する)により保持した状態から、図9(b)に示したように、球供給流路底板51と一体の球保持片61が前方にスライド動作して、その球保持穴62内の遊技球Bが遊技球ロック部材63の前方に落下するので、球供給流路底板51の位置拘束が解除される。
従って、図4に示したように、球供給流路底板51は通常状態に復帰する。
When the ball removal operation as described above is finished and the ball removal operation lever 46 is pushed again to release the ball removal lock state, as shown in FIG. The game ball B that has fallen into the ball holding hole 62 is moved into the ball holding curved concave portion 66 at the upper end of the game ball locking member 63 (here, the ball holding stepped portion 64 shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 8). 9 (b), the ball holding piece 61 integral with the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 is slid forward, and the ball holding hole 62 is moved as shown in FIG. Since the game ball B inside falls to the front of the game ball lock member 63, the position restriction of the ball supply flow path bottom plate 51 is released.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the sphere supply flow path bottom plate 51 returns to the normal state.

以上の通り、本発明の実施形態例による流路切換状態保持手段60を備えたパチンコ遊技機の球貯留皿40によれば、以下に列挙する諸効果を発揮することができる。   As described above, according to the ball storage tray 40 of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the flow path switching state holding means 60 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the effects listed below can be exhibited.

(1)流路切換装置(流路変換部材50)を球抜き状態に保持可能であるため、簡単な操作だけで球貯留皿(上皿)内の貯留球をすべて球受け皿(下皿)に球抜きすることができる。
(2)大当り終了後の出球交換時において、球貯留皿に貯留された多量の貯留球を球抜きする場合でも、遊技者が切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー46)を操作し続けなくても、1回の操作により球抜きがすべて行われるため、簡単であり、従来のような操作の煩わしさがない。
(3)上皿である球貯留皿の貯留球と下皿としての球受け皿の貯留球の球抜きを同時に行うことができ、従来よりも迅速に出球の交換作業が行えるようになる。
(4)遊技者による切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー46)の再度の操作によって、流路切換部材(スライド部材50)の球抜き流路側への流路切換状態の保持を解除できるので、球抜き状態の解除動作が簡単に行える。
(1) Since the flow path switching device (flow path conversion member 50) can be held in a ball-out state, all the stored balls in the ball storage tray (upper tray) can be turned into a ball tray (lower tray) by a simple operation. The ball can be removed.
(2) At the time of exit ball exchange after the end of the big hit, even when a large amount of stored balls stored in the ball storage tray is removed, the player does not have to continue to operate the switching operation portion (ball removal operation lever 46). However, since all ball removal is performed by one operation, it is easy and there is no troublesome operation as in the prior art.
(3) It is possible to simultaneously remove the balls stored in the ball storage tray that is the upper plate and the balls stored in the ball tray as the lower plate, so that it is possible to perform the replacement operation of the ball more quickly than in the past.
(4) Since the player can operate the switching operation portion (ball removal operation lever 46) again, the passage switching state of the flow switching member (sliding member 50) to the ball removal channel side can be released. The unplugged state can be easily released.

(5)球供給流路57における遊技球Bを利用して、遊技球保持部材(球保持片)61に保持した遊技球Bを遊技球ロック部材63の係止によりロックして球抜き状態の保持を行うため、簡単な構造で球抜き機構を構成できる。また、球供給流路57内に遊技球が無い状態では球抜き状態の保持ができないので、不本意な球抜き状態の保持を防止できる。
(6)球抜き状態の保持を報知する報知手段(報知表示部)65を備えたことにより、球抜き状態の保持の解除を忘れることを未然に防止でき、遊技の再開により間違って球を抜いてしまうということがなくなる。
(5) Using the game ball B in the ball supply channel 57, the game ball B held on the game ball holding member (ball holding piece) 61 is locked by the locking of the game ball lock member 63, and the ball is in a ball-out state. Since the holding is performed, the ball removal mechanism can be configured with a simple structure. In addition, since there is no game ball in a state where there is no game ball in the ball supply channel 57, it is possible to prevent the ball from being unintentionally held.
(6) By providing the notifying means (notification display unit) 65 for notifying the holding of the ball-out state, it is possible to prevent forgetting to release the holding of the ball-off state, and pull out the ball by mistake by restarting the game. It will not happen.

なお、本発明は以上の実施形態例に限定されるものではなく、球抜き操作部を含む具体的な細部構造等についても適宜に変更可能であることは勿論である。
また、本発明を適用する遊技機としては、パチンコ遊技機のみに限らず、アレンジボール遊技機等の弾球遊技機であってもよい。
In addition, this invention is not limited to the above embodiment example, Of course, it can change suitably also about the detailed detailed structure etc. containing a ball removal operation part.
The gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be a ball gaming machine such as an arrangement ball gaming machine.

本発明を適用した一例としてのパチンコ遊技機における球貯留皿(上皿)部分の実施形態例を斜め前方から見た状態で示す外観斜視図である。It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the embodiment of the ball | bowl storage tray (upper plate) part in the pachinko game machine as an example to which this invention is applied in the state seen from diagonally forward. 図1の球貯留皿(上皿)および切換操作部(球抜き操作部)と、内部の流路変換部材(スライド部材)および遊技球保持部材等を示した要部分解斜視図である。FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of main parts showing a ball storage tray (top plate) and a switching operation section (ball removal operation section), an internal flow path conversion member (slide member), a game ball holding member, and the like in FIG. 1. 図2の切換操作部(球抜き操作部)、流路変換部材(スライド部材)および遊技球保持部材等の組込部分の通常状態を斜め前方から見た状態で示した拡大斜視図である。It is the expansion perspective view which showed the normal state of built-in parts, such as a switching operation part (ball removal operation part), a flow-path conversion member (slide member), and a game ball holding member of FIG. 図2の流路変換部材(スライド部材)および遊技球保持部材等の組込部分の通常状態を斜め後方から見た状態で示した拡大斜視図である。It is the expansion perspective view which showed the normal state of incorporating parts, such as a flow-path conversion member (slide member) and a game ball holding member of FIG. 2, in the state seen from diagonally back. 図3の流路変換部材(スライド部材)および遊技球保持部材等の組込部分の少量球抜き状態を示す同様の拡大斜視図である。It is the same expansion perspective view which shows the small amount ball | bowl removal state of incorporating parts, such as a flow-path conversion member (slide member) and a game ball holding member of FIG. 図4の流路変換部材(スライド部材)および遊技球保持部材等の組込部分の少量球抜き状態を示す同様の拡大斜視図である。It is the same expansion perspective view which shows the small amount ball | bowl removal state of incorporating parts, such as a flow-path conversion member (slide member) and a game ball holding member of FIG. 図5の少量球抜き状態を経た球抜きロック状態への変化を示す同様の拡大斜視図である。It is the same expansion perspective view which shows the change to the ball removal lock state which passed through the small amount ball removal state of FIG. 図6の少量球抜き状態を経た球抜きロック状態への変化を示す同様の拡大斜視図である。It is the same expansion perspective view which shows the change to the ball removal lock state which passed through the small amount ball removal state of FIG. 図8の球抜きロック状態からのロック解除動作状態を斜め前方から見た状態で示す拡大斜視図で、併せて遊技球ロック部材の球保持部形状の変更例も示しており、(a)は球抜きロック状態の図、(b)は球抜きロック解除動作時の図である。FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing the unlocking operation state from the ball releasing lock state of FIG. 8 as seen obliquely from the front, and also shows a modified example of the shape of the ball holding portion of the game ball locking member, (a) The figure of a ball extraction lock state, (b) is a figure at the time of a ball extraction lock release operation.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

40 球貯留皿
41 前面体
42 背面体
43 中間体
44 球貯留部
45 流路切換装置
46 切換操作部(球抜き操作レバー)
50 流路変換部材(スライド部材)
51 球供給流路底板
54 リターンバネ
55 底板ガイドスリット
56 球排出穴
57 球供給流路
58 球抜き流路
59 球送り手段
60 流路切換状態保持手段
61 遊技球保持部材(球保持片)
62 球保持穴
63 遊技球ロック部材
64 球保持用段差部
65 報知手段(報知用表示部)
40 ball storage dish 41 front body 42 back body 43 intermediate body 44 ball storage section 45 flow path switching device 46 switching operation section (ball removal operation lever)
50 Channel conversion member (slide member)
51 Ball supply flow path bottom plate 54 Return spring 55 Bottom plate guide slit 56 Ball discharge hole 57 Ball supply flow path 58 Ball discharge flow path 59 Ball feed means 60 Flow path switching state holding means 61 Game ball holding member (ball holding piece)
62 Ball holding hole 63 Game ball locking member 64 Ball holding step portion 65 Notification means (notification display portion)

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球発射装置へ供給する遊技球を貯留しておく球貯留部と、
この球貯留部の遊技球を前記球発射装置へ供給する球供給流路と前記球貯留部から下方へ遊技球を排出する球抜き流路との流路切換動作を行う流路切換装置と、
この流路切換装置を遊技者の操作により切換動作可能とする切換操作部と、
を備えた遊技機の球貯留皿において、
当該球貯留皿は、前面体と背面体との間に前記球貯留部が形成される中間体を介設してなり、
前記球供給流路側へバネの付勢により切り換えられている通常状態の前記流路切換装置を遊技者による前記切換操作部の操作により前記球抜き流路側へ切り換えて、該球抜き流路側へ切り換えられた前記流路切換装置の流路切換状態の保持をする流路切換状態保持手段、を備え、
前記流路切換装置は、前記球供給流路の底板を構成し、前記球供給流路側への連通状態と前記球供給流路側に対し非連通状態で前記球抜き流路側への連通状態とに変換する流路変換部材を備え、
前記球供給流路の底板は、前記背面体に形成された底板ガイドスリットに組み込まれ、遊技者による前記切換操作部の操作により前後方向にスライド動作し、
前記流路切換状態保持手段は、
前記流路変換部材から後方に突出して形成され、前記球抜き流路側へ連通状態とする変換動作の際に1個の遊技球を保持する球保持穴が形成された遊技球保持部材と、
この遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に保持された遊技球の一部と係止することにより、前記流路変換部材を前記球抜き流路側への連通状態に保持する遊技球ロック部材と、から構成され、
前記背面体には、
前記底板ガイドスリットの上方に前記球貯留部に連通する球排出穴が形成されるとともに、当該背面体背面側の前記流路変換部材の一側方に、前記球発射装置に遊技球を1個ずつ供給する球送り装置が配設され、且つ、当該背面体背面側には、前記流路変換部材の下方に位置する前記球抜き流路と、前記流路変換部材の前記球送り装置側の下方に位置する前記遊技球ロック部材とが形成され、
前記切換操作部を操作することで、前記流路変換部材が前方にスライド動作して、前記遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に遊技球が落ち込むと、該球保持穴の下側に臨む前記遊技球ロック部材の上端部に遊技球の下部が落ち込んで遊技球が保持されて、前記流路変換部材が球抜き流路側への連通状態に保持され、
前記球貯留部の球抜きが終了し、前記切換操作部を再度さらに操作することで、
前記遊技球保持部材の球保持穴に遊技球を保持した状態から、前記遊技球保持部材が前方にスライド動作して、前記遊技球保持部材で保持した遊技球が前記遊技球ロック部材の上端部から落下し、前記流路変換部材の位置拘束が解除され、前記流路切換装置が前記通常状態に復帰するようにしたことを特徴とする遊技機の球貯留皿。
A ball storage section for storing game balls to be supplied to the ball launcher;
A flow path switching device for performing a flow path switching operation between a ball supply flow path for supplying the game balls of the ball storage section to the ball launcher and a ball discharge flow path for discharging the game balls downward from the ball storage section;
A switching operation unit that enables switching operation by the player's operation of the flow path switching device;
In a ball storage tray of a gaming machine equipped with
The ball storage dish is provided with an intermediate body in which the ball storage part is formed between the front body and the back body,
The normal channel switching device switched to the ball supply channel side by the biasing of the spring is switched to the ball extraction channel side by the operation of the switching operation part by the player, and switched to the ball extraction channel side. A channel switching state holding means for holding the channel switching state of the channel switching device provided,
The channel switching device, constitutes a bottom plate of the ball supply channel, and communication with respect to the ball supply channel side communicating state Previous Symbol ball supply passage side to the ball vent flow path in a non-communicated state A flow path conversion member for converting into
The bottom plate of the ball supply channel is incorporated in a bottom plate guide slit formed in the back body, and slides in the front-rear direction by operation of the switching operation unit by a player,
The flow path switching state holding means is
A game ball holding member formed projecting rearward from the flow path conversion member, and having a ball holding hole for holding one game ball in a conversion operation to communicate with the ball discharge flow path side;
A game ball lock member that holds the flow path conversion member in a communication state to the ball discharge flow path side by engaging with a part of the game ball held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member. Configured,
In the back body,
A ball discharge hole communicating with the ball reservoir is formed above the bottom plate guide slit, and one game ball is placed on the ball launcher on one side of the flow path conversion member on the back side of the back body. And a ball feeding device that is provided one by one, and on the back side of the back body, on the ball feeding device side of the flow passage converting member, the ball outlet channel located below the channel converting member. The game ball lock member located below is formed,
By operating the switching operation portion, the flow path conversion member slides forward, and when the game ball falls into the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member, the game that faces the lower side of the ball holding hole The lower part of the game ball falls to the upper end of the ball lock member and the game ball is held, and the flow path conversion member is held in communication with the ball discharge flow path side,
By completing the ball removal of the ball storage unit, further operating the switching operation unit again,
From the state in which the game ball is held in the ball holding hole of the game ball holding member, the game ball holding member slides forward, and the game ball held by the game ball holding member is at the upper end of the game ball lock member. A ball storage tray for a gaming machine, wherein the flow path switching member is released from position restriction and the flow path switching device is returned to the normal state.
前記遊技球ロック部材は、前記背面体から後方に突出して上方に延出する形状をなしていて、当該遊技球ロック部材の上端部に球保持用段差部を有していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の遊技機の球貯留皿。   The game ball lock member has a shape that protrudes rearward from the back body and extends upward, and has a step portion for holding a ball at the upper end of the game ball lock member. The ball storage tray of the gaming machine according to claim 1. 前記切換操作部には、当該切換操作部の操作状態において、前記球抜き流路側ヘ連通状態であることを文字により表示する報知用表示部が設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の遊技機の球貯留皿。   2. The notification operation unit is provided in the switching operation unit, wherein a notification display unit is provided for displaying, in a state of operation of the switching operation unit, characters indicating that the connection is connected to the ball removal channel side. The ball storage tray of the gaming machine according to claim 2.
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