JPH03149072A - Premium ball supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lighten the labor in the replacement of pinball game machines drastically by allowing a ball stop member to intrude when a supply cylinder is not opposed to a premium ball tank, suppressing the flow-down of the premium ball and turning a turning supplying member through the engagement between the side wall of the premium ball tank and a supply cylinder or working arm. CONSTITUTION:When a pinball game machine 3 is opened, a turning supplying member 42 is put into the second state in which a supply cylinder 43 is in a horizontal state, and a premium ball tank 4 shifts forward. The upper part top edge of a ball stop member 49 turns downward, and a stopper pin 50 intrudes into the supply cylinder 43, and the flow-down of the premium ball is suspended. Since the premium ball does not flow out from the supply port 45 of the supply cylinder 43, the premium ball does not drop into a pinball machine base 1, even if the premium ball tank 4 shifts forward. When the pinball game machine 3 is closed, the side wall of the premium ball tank 4 and a working arm 44 contact to turn the turning supplying member 42. Also an engaging cam 48 turns, and the stopper pin 50 retreats from the supply cylinder 43, and the flow-down of the premium balls is carried out. The feeding port 45 of the supply cylinder 43 is positioned inside the premium ball tank 4, and the premium ball is prevented from flowing down.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a prize ball tank installed on the back of a pachinko machine that is constantly and continuously supplied with prize balls supplied from a supply route of a pachinko island stand. This invention relates to a ball supply device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a prize ball supply device that supplies prize balls from a supply route of a pachinko island to a prize ball tank installed on the back of a pachinko machine supplies a fixed number of prize balls at once. There is a constant supply method, in which prize balls are constantly supplied, and a constant supply method, in which prize balls are constantly supplied. In the latter method, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, prize balls are taken from a branching device 5 arranged on the upper part of the pachinko island stand 1 and provided in the player supply path 2, and the taken prize balls are The balls are led to a prize ball supply device 7 via a spring hose 6. The prize ball replenishing device 7 is fixed to the horizontal beam of the pachinko island stand 1 by a pedestal 9, and includes a replenishing counter 8. The counting section of this replenishment counter 8 faces the alignment passage 10 to which the spring hose 6 is connected,
Prize balls flowing down the alignment path IO in a line are counted. Further, a supply port 11 is formed at the lower end of the alignment path 1o, and this supply port 11 is connected to the pachinko island stand 1.
It is located above a prize ball tank 4 installed on the upper back surface of a pachinko machine 3 fixed to the machine. For this reason, from the supply route 2 to the branching device 5, the spring hose 6,
The prize balls that flowed down the alignment path 1° are placed in the replenishment counter 8.
The prize balls are continuously replenished from the supply port 11 to the prize ball tank 4 while being counted. In addition, when the pachinko machine 3 breaks down and its front frame is opened, the prize ball tank 4 will also move, so in this case, the supply port 11
A ball cutting lever 12 is provided to close the supply port 11 so that the prize ball does not fall from the ball. The ball cutting lever 12 is integrally provided with an operating arm 13, and when the front frame of the pachinko machine 3 is closed, the operating arm 13 and the side wall of the prize ball tank 4 come into contact with each other, causing the ball cutting lever 12 to When the front frame of the pachinko machine 3 is opened and the supply port 11 is not blocked, the prize ball tank 4 moves and the operating arm 13
Since the ball break lever 12 is no longer in contact with the supply port 11, a spring (not shown) moves the ball break lever 12 to a position where it closes the supply port 11.

In addition, the prize ball replenishing device 7 is provided with a stop solenoid 14 near the replenishment counter 8, and a stopper 15 operated by the stop solenoid 14 is placed in the alignment path lO.
It is designed to rush inside and stop the flow of prize balls.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional prize ball replenishing device 7 described above first has a line-up path 1 in order to allow the prize ball tank 4 to move freely.
The supply outlet 11, which is the lower end of 0, is located above the prize ball tank 4. Therefore, when replenishing prize balls using the constant supply method, the prize ball tank 4 is always full of prize balls. It will be done in the same condition. For this reason, not only is the slump state peculiar to pachinko machines always the same no matter what type of pachinko machine, but also when the front frame is opened to move the prize ball tank, the stored prize balls The ball overflows due to vibrations, etc., and from the perspective of the prize ball after being counted, there is a problem in that the accuracy of the counted value in the control computer cannot be ensured. Therefore,
In order to solve this problem, a box-shaped box called a pressure reliever (the lower part communicates with the storage part of the prize ball tank) is installed inside the prize ball tank 4 and directly below the supply port 11. It was installed and fixed, and the pressure reliever was used to prevent prize balls from filling the prize ball tank and prevent overflow, but each time the pachinko machine was replaced, the pressure reliever was attached to the prize ball tank. In addition, there was a problem in that adjustment work, etc., had to be performed to adjust the slump, which was time-consuming.

Second, in the conventional prize ball replenishing device 7 described above, the replenishing counter 8 and the stopping solenoid 14 are provided close to each other, and the prize ball replenishing device 7 is connected to the wiring of the pachinko island stand 1-. Since the replenishment counter 8 is located near the replenishment counter 8, there is a problem in that noise generated by the excitation signal of the stopping solenoid 14 or noise generated from other wiring causes the replenishment counter 8 to malfunction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems.
The object of the present invention is to provide a prize ball replenishing device of a constant replenishment type that can greatly reduce the labor even if pachinko machines are replaced.

A second object is to provide a prize ball replenishment device that can prevent malfunctions of the replenishment counter.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned first objective, the prize ball supply device according to the present invention installs the prize balls supplied from the supply route of the pachinko island stand on the back side of the pachinko machine. The prize ball replenishing device constantly and continuously replenishes the prize ball tank, which is equipped with: a support base equipped with an alignment passage for aligning the prize balls in a line and flowing down; a rotary supply member that is rotatably supported in a second state and has a fork-shaped supply cylinder and an operating arm that communicates with the alignment passage and whose tip faces into the prize ball tank; and a ball stopper member that follows the rotation of the rotary supply member to control the flow of prize balls from the alignment path to the supply tube. When in the first state facing the ball tank, the ball stopper member is in a retracted state to allow the prize balls to flow down from the alignment path to the supply tube, and the supply tube of the rotary supply member is in a retracted state. When in the second state where the ball stopper is no longer facing the ball tank, the ball stopping member is in the state of protruding to prevent the prize balls from flowing down from the alignment path to the supply cylinder, and the first ball stopper of the rotating supply member The rotation between the state and the second state is performed by engagement between the side wall of the prize ball tongue and the supply tube or the operating arm.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the prize ball replenishing device according to the present invention has, in addition to the above-described configuration, a structure in which the support base stops the flow of the prize balls flowing down the alignment path. A replenishment counter for counting the prize balls to be replenished is provided at a position away from the stop solenoid and in the middle of the prize ball flow path from the supply path to the prize ball tank. It is characterized by the arrangement of vessels.

[Function] When the supply cylinder of the rotating supply member is in the first state facing the prize ball tank, the ball stopper member is in a retracted state and the prize balls are allowed to flow down from the alignment path to the supply cylinder, Moreover, since the tip of the supply tube faces into the prize ball tank, the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank extend from the bottom of the prize ball tank to almost the tip of the supply tube. Therefore, the amount of prize balls stored in the prize ball tank can be reduced without installing any special equipment in the prize ball tank, and by adjusting the distance between the tip of the supply tube and the bottom of the prize ball tank The amount can be adjusted.

On the other hand, when the supply cylinder of the rotating supply member is in the second state where it no longer faces the prize ball tank, the ball stopper member is in a state of protrusion to prevent the prize balls from flowing down from the alignment path to the supply cylinder, Moreover, since the rotating supply member is rotated between the first state and the second state by engaging the side wall of the prize ball tank with the supply tube or the operating arm, it is accompanied by the opening and closing of the front frame of the pachinko machine. In response to the movement of the prize ball tank, the supply of prize balls is automatically refilled by connecting the supply cylinder to the prize ball tank, and the supply of prize balls is stopped by stopping the supply cylinder.

Furthermore, a stop solenoid is provided on the support base, and a stop solenoid is installed at a position that is in the middle of the prize ball's downstream path from the supply route to the prize ball tank, and is away from the stop solenoid and also away from the wiring concentration area. By disposing a replenishment counter that counts the replenished prize balls, it is possible to prevent the replenishment counter from malfunctioning due to noise generated from the stop solenoid or noise generated from other wiring.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the relationship between a pachinko machine 3 and a pachinko island stand 1 to which a prize ball replenishing device 30, which constitutes the main part of this embodiment, is applied. The relationship between the pachinko island stand 1 and the pachinko machine 3 is almost the same as the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 8, except that the pachinko island stand! Regarding the prize record replenishment system for replenishing the prize ball tank 4 of the pachinko machine 3, while the conventional prize ball replenishing device 7 was configured to include a replenishment counter 8, in this embodiment, , the supply counter 20 is installed separately from the prize ball supply device 30, and the prize ball supply device 7 and the prize ball supply device 30.
The difference is that the structure is completely different. First, the configuration related to the replenishment counter 20 will be explained with reference to FIG.
Branching is performed by a branching device 5. This branching device 5 takes in the prize balls while arranging them in a line, and a ball leveling device 5a is suspended in the middle of the path, and furthermore, it is used to stop the prize balls from flowing down when repairing a malfunction, etc. A stopper 5b is provided that allows for. A replenishment counter 20 is detachably attached to the lower part of the branching device 5 by means of a support stand 23. As is well known, this replenishment counter 20 is
It is formed into a box shape, and a ball passage 21 through which prize balls pass is formed at the tip side thereof, and a counting gear 22 (see FIG. 1) is rotatably supported facing the ball passage 21. The prize balls flowing down the ball path 21 engage with the claws of the counting gear 22 to rotate the counting gear 22, and a pulse signal is emitted every time the counting gear 22 rotates once. In other words, one pulse is emitted every time a prize ball corresponding to the number of sheets in the counting gear passes, so the number of prize balls replenished at the edge of the battle is calculated by "number of sheets (for example, 10) x number of pulses". Ru. In addition, the pulse generation circuit has a wiring! !
29 are connected.

By the way, the support stand 23 that supports the replenishment counter 20 is
Although it is fixed below the branching device 5, to explain in more detail, the rear wall and one side wall are formed in an open box shape, and the box-shaped replenishment counter 20 is connected to the top wall 25 and the bottom. The replenishment counter 20 is inserted so as to be sandwiched between the ball passage 21 and the wall 26, so that the front surface of the replenishment counter 20 on the ball passage 21 side comes into contact with the front wall 24. Further, a guide wall 27 that slightly projects upward is fixed to the front side of the bottom wall 26, and the replenishment counter 20 is completely inserted into the support base 23 at the upper rear end of the guide wall 27. An engaging portion 28 is formed that engages with the rear end surface of the replenishment counter 20 when the replenishment counter 20 is turned on. This engaging portion 28 is formed to be elastically deformed, so when removing the replenishment counter 20, pull the engaging portion 28 toward the front side to remove the replenishment counter 20.
This can be easily done by extracting 0 backwards.

In addition, the supply counter 20 is a prize ball supply device 30 which will be described later.
Since it is installed apart from the pachinko machine, there is also the advantage that it is easy to replace the replenishment counter 20 inside the narrow pachinko island stand l.

In addition, the support stand 23 has an outlet formed at its upper front end to guide the prize balls flowing down from the branching device 5, and the upper end of the spring hose 6 is fixed to the lower front end thereof. Therefore, when the replenishment counter 20 is installed, the upper end of the ball passage 21 is aligned with the outlet, and the lower end of the ball passage 21 is aligned with the upper end of the spring hose 6. As a result, the prize balls flow from the branching device 5 into the replenishment counter 20, and the prize balls counted by the replenishment counter 20 are discharged to the spring hose 6 and supplied to the prize ball replenishment device 30.

Next, the prize ball replenishing device 30, which constitutes the main part of this embodiment, will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The prize ball replenishing device 30 includes a support base 31 equipped with an alignment passage 37 for aligning prize balls in a line and flowing down, and a pivot support on the support base 31 so as to be rotatable between a first state and a second state. a rotary replenishment member 42 which communicates with the alignment passage 37 and has a replenishment cylinder 43 whose tip faces into the prize ball tank 4 and an operating arm 44 formed in a forked shape; Part 4
2, the supply cylinder 4 is removed from the alignment passage 37.
The support stand 31 is fixed to the side PAe of the pachinko island stand 1 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Fixed plate 32
and a slide plate 33 that is slidably attached to the fixed plate 32&:. The fixed plate 32 is
It is formed in an L-shape, and one side thereof is fixed in contact with the horizontal beam of the pachinko island stand 1, and horizontal slide holes 34a and 34b are formed so that the fixed position can be adjusted. Therefore, the fixed position of the prize ball replenishing device 30 relative to the pachinko island stand 1 can be easily moved in accordance with the position of the prize ball tank 4, which varies depending on the type of pachinko machine 3. Further, on the side surface of the fixed plate 32, a vertical slide hole 35a,
35b (35b 41, not shown) is also formed. These vertical slide holes 35a, 35b are for passing screws protruding from the slide plate 33, and by screwing the screws that have passed through them with wing nuts, the position of the slide plate 33 relative to the fixed plate 32 can be freely adjusted. It is now possible to configure. With this configuration, the amount of prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 4 can be adjusted by adjusting the distance between the tip of the supply cylinder 43 of the rotating supply member 42 to be described later and the bottom surface of the prize ball tank 4. That's what I do.

On the other hand, the sliding plate 33 has a connecting portion connected to the end of the spring hose 6 on one side thereof, and an alignment passage 37 is provided continuously to the connecting portion. A display window 36 is formed in the alignment path 37 as shown in FIG.
It is now possible to determine whether or not a prize ball is supplied to 7. Further, a stopping solenoid 38 is disposed above the C alignment passage 37 as shown in the rainbow in FIG. .

Therefore, when the stop solenoid 38 is energized based on a stop signal derived from a management computer (not shown) when a predetermined number (for example, 3,000 prize balls) have been paid out to a player, a part of the stopper 39, is lined up aisle 3
7 and stops the prize balls from flowing down, thereby preventing any more prize balls from being paid out from the prize ball supply device 3o to the prize ball tank 4. In addition, the stopping solenoid 38
A current is simultaneously supplied to the replenishment counter 2 through the wiring 40, but even if noise occurs due to the excitation state of the stop solenoid 38, the replenishment counter 2 may malfunction due to the noise.
0 is provided at a distant position as described above, so that such malfunctions can be prevented from occurring.

Furthermore, the fact that the replenishment counter 20 and the stop solenoid 38 are installed separately has the advantage that the concentration of wiring inside the pachinko island stand 1 can be reduced compared to nails, and the prize ball replenishment device 30 Since the installation location is close to the location where the wiring is most concentrated inside the pachinko island stand 1, it is possible to prevent the replenishment counter 20 from malfunctioning due to noise generated from the wiring.

On the other hand, a notch 41 is formed at the other end of the alignment path 37, and a rotary supply member 42 is rotatably provided in the notch 41. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotating replenishment member 42 includes a "T"-shaped replenishment tube 43 having a hollow interior and a replenishment tube 43 that protrudes at an acute angle rather than a right angle with respect to the replenishment tube 43. The provided operating arm 44 is formed in a bifurcated shape, and a joint portion between the supply cylinder 43 and the operating arm 44 is rotatably supported in the notch 41 by a support shaft 46. At the tip of the supply cylinder 43, there is a supply port 4.
5 is formed. Further, the rotating replenishment member 42 is rotatable between two positions: a first state in which the replenishment cylinder 43 is in a vertical state, and a second state in which the replenishment cylinder 43 is in a horizontal state. , in order to maintain the state of the two positions, the support shaft 4
A spring 47 is secured to the outer periphery of the rotating disk supported by the rotary disk 6 .

On the other hand, a semi-elliptical engagement cam 48 is protruded from the outer periphery of one side of the upper end of the replenishment cylinder 43, and a ball stopper 49 is swingable about a support shaft 51 so as to correspond to the engagement cam 48. It is pivoted on. The ball stopper member 49 is formed in an inverted "L" shape, and has an alignment passage 37 and a supply cylinder 43 at the tip of its upper side.
A stopper bottle 50 that enters into the interior from between is mounted downward. Further, a convex portion 49a is formed at the tip of the hanging side of the ball stopper member 49, and a concave portion 49b corresponding to the shape of the engaging cam 48 extends from the convex portion 49a to the upper side.
is formed. The intersection of the upper side and the hanging side is pivotally supported by the support shaft 51 on the side surface of the notch 41 . The top end of the stopper bottle 50 is pressed by a spring-like locking piece 52, and the stopper pin 5
When 0 enters and comes into contact with prize balls flowing down inside, the reaction force is buffered and the ball smoothly enters between the prize balls.

Further, a guide piece 5 is provided inside the upper end support portion of the supply cylinder 43.
3 is provided protrudingly so that the prize ball flows downward smoothly.

The operation of the rotating replenishing member 42 having the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIG. 6. FIGS. 6(a) to (C) show the following:
FIG. 3 is a side view showing how the pachinko machine 3 transitions from an open state to a closed state.

Therefore, when the pachinko machine 3 is opened as shown in FIG. moving forward. In this second state, since the engagement cam 48 and the convex portion 49a of the ball stopper member 49 are in contact with each other, the upper tip of the ball stopper member 49 is rotated downward about the support shaft 51. Therefore, the stopper pin 50 enters the supply tube 43 and stops the prize balls flowing down inside. Thereby, the prize balls do not flow out from the supply port 45 of the supply tube 43, so even if the prize ball tank 4 moves forward B, the prize balls do not fall into the pachinko island stand 1.

When the pachinko machine 3 is moved in the direction of the arrow to close it from the state (8), the side wall of the prize ball tank 4 and the operating arm 44
contact and forcibly rotate the rotating supply member 42.

At this time, the engagement cam 48 also rotates and moves from the convex portion 49a to the concave portion 49b, and finally, as shown in (-b), they are in a completely matched state. In this state, the engagement cam 48
The contact between the protrusion 49a and the engagement cam 48 is released, and the engagement cam 48
Since the upper end of the ball stopper member 49 is in a raised position due to the engagement with the recess 49b, the stopper bin 50 is retracted from the supply tube 43, allowing the prize ball to flow down. At the time of this permission, the supply port 45 of the supply tube 43 is already located inside the prize ball tank 4, so that the prize balls that flow out do not spill into the interior of the pachinko island stand 1.

Furthermore, the pachinko machine 3 is completely closed from the state of (b) (
In state C), the supply tube 43 is maintained in the first vertical state, and the supply port 45 of the supply tube 43 is located inside the prize ball tank 4. The prize balls are then discharged from the supply port 45 and stored in the prize ball tank 4. in this case,
The amount of prize balls stored is from the bottom of the prize ball tank 4 to the height of the supply port 45. This is because if the prize balls are stored up to the height of the supply port 45, the prize balls attempting to flow out from the supply port 45 will be pressed by the stored prize balls and will not be able to flow out. Therefore, the amount of prize balls stored can be reduced without installing special parts such as pressure relievers, so there is no need to take any trouble when replacing the pachinko machine. By adjusting the vertical slide holes 35a and 35b as necessary and moving the slide plate 33 up and down, the amount of prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 4 can be changed to change the amount of prize balls stored in the pachinko machine 3.
It is possible to create a slump state that matches the model of the machine.

-Contrary to what has been explained above, when opening the pachinko machine 3, the transition will be from (C) to (a) in Fig. 6.
To explain this simply, in order to release Pachinko machine 3, B
When moved, the inner side wall of the prize ball tank 4 and the supply cylinder 43
are engaged with each other, and the replenishment tube 43 is rotated counterclockwise. At this time, the engagement cam 4B also rotates and escapes from the concave portion 49b of the ball stopper member 49 and comes into contact with the convex portion 49a, and the stopper pin 50 at the tip of the ball stopper member 49 is attached to the supply tube 43.
The ball enters the inside of the ball and stops the prize ball flowing down inside. Then, when the engagement between the supply cylinder 43 and the side wall of the prize ball tank 4 is released, the supply cylinder 43 is maintained in a horizontal state by the biasing force of the spring 47.

The embodiment has been described above, and in this embodiment, the ball stopper member 49 has a stopper pin 50, but any other structure may be used as long as it stops the prize ball from falling. Good too.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, in the prize ball supply device according to the present invention, when the supply tube of the rotary supply member is in the first state facing the prize ball tank, the ball stopper member is evacuated and the prize balls are allowed to flow down from the alignment path to the supply tube, and the tip of the supply tube faces into the prize ball tank, so the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank are The balls can be placed from the bottom of the prize ball tank to almost the tip of the supply tube, and therefore, the amount of prize balls stored in the prize ball tank can be reduced without the need to provide a special device to the prize ball tank. The storage amount can be adjusted by adjusting the distance between the tip of the supply cylinder and the bottom of the prize ball tank.

On the other hand, when the supply cylinder of the rotating supply member is in the second state where it no longer faces the prize ball tank, the ball stopper member is in a protruding state to prevent the prize balls from flowing down from the alignment path to the supply cylinder, Moreover, since the first state, the second state, and the σ rotation of the rotating replenishing member are performed by the engagement between the side wall of the prize ball tank and the replenishing cylinder or the operating arm, the front frame of the pachinko machine is In response to the movement of the prize ball tank as the tank opens and closes, it is possible to automatically supply prize balls by connecting the supply cylinder and the prize ball tank, and to stop supplying prize balls by stopping the supply cylinder.

Furthermore, a stop solenoid is provided on the support base, and a stop solenoid is installed at a position that is in the middle of the prize ball's downstream path from the supply route to the prize ball tank, and is away from the stop solenoid and also away from the wiring concentration area. By disposing a replenishment counter that counts the replenished prize balls, it is possible to prevent the replenishment counter from malfunctioning due to noise generated from the stop solenoid or noise generated from other wiring.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a state in which the prize ball replenishing device according to the embodiment is applied to a pachinko island stand and a pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of a rotating replenishing member that constitutes a part of the prize ball replenishing device. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the relationship between the rotary supply member and the pachinko machine, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the prize ball supply device seen from the back, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the prize ball supply device. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the rotary replenishment member and the pachinko machine; FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the mounting state of the replenishment counter according to the embodiment; FIG. The figure is a rear view showing a state in which a conventional prize ball replenishing device is applied to a pachinko island stand and a pachinko machine. 1. Pachinko island stand 2. Supply route 3. Pachinko machine 4. Prize ball tank 20. Supply counter 30. Prize ball supply device 31. Support stand 37. Alignment path 38. Stop solenoid 42... Rotating supply member 43... Supply tube 44... Operating arm 45... Supply port 49... Ball stopper member

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a prize ball supply device that constantly and continuously supplies prize balls supplied from the supply path of the pachinko island to a prize ball tank installed on the back of the pachinko machine, the prize ball supply device supplies prize balls in a line. a support base provided with an alignment passage for aligning and flowing down the flow; A rotary replenishment member in which a replenishment tube facing into a prize ball tank and an operating arm are formed in a forked shape; and a rotation of the rotary replenishment member to move prize balls from the alignment path to the replenishment tube. a ball stopper member that controls the flow of balls, and when the replenishment cylinder of the rotary supply member is in the first state facing the prize ball tank, the ball stopper member is in a retracted state and the ball stopper member is in the alignment path. When the second state is in which the supply tube of the rotary supply member no longer faces the prize ball tank, the ball stopper member is in a plunged state. Preventing the prize balls from flowing down from the alignment path to the supply tube, and rotating the rotary supply member between the first state and the second state by connecting the side wall of the prize ball tank and the supply tube or the operating arm. A prize ball replenishing device characterized in that the prize ball replenishment device is operated by the engagement of the prize ball replenishing device. (2) The support stand is provided with a stopping solenoid that stops the flow of the prize balls flowing down the alignment path, and on the other hand, the stop solenoid is provided in the middle of the flow path of the prize balls from the supply path to the prize ball tank. At a position away from the stop solenoid,
The prize ball replenishing device according to claim 1, further comprising a replenishment counter for counting the replenished prize balls.