GAME BALL SUPPLY DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE

To reliably supply game balls one by one by holding a ball supply member in a predetermined resting position by magnetic force of a permanent magnet.SOLUTION: In a ball supply member, a ball stopping part or a ball reception part can be rotated so as to be positioned in a game ball supply route. A permanent magnet mounted to the ball supply member can contact or separate from a core of an electromagnet following rotation of the ball supply member. The ball reception part receives game balls from the supply route when the ball supply member is positioned in a first rotation position, and the ball stopping part stops movement of succeeding game balls when the ball supply member is positioned in a second rotation position. A control part excites coils of an electromagnet such that magnetic repulsive force operates between the permanent magnet and the electromagnet so as to rotate the ball supply member from the second rotation position to the first rotation position, and demagnetizes coils of the electromagnet such that magnetic suction force operates between the permanent magnet and the electromagnet so as to rotate the ball supply member from the first rotation position to the second rotation position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16 【課題】永久磁石の磁力により球供給部材を所定の静止位置に保持することにより、遊技球を１個ずつ確実に供給する。【解決手段】球供給部材は、球止部分または球受部分が遊技球供給路に位置するように回動可能である。球供給部材に取り付けられる永久磁石は、球供給部材の回動に伴って電磁石の磁芯に対して接離可能である。球供給部材が第１回動位置に位置するときに球受部分が供給路から遊技球を受け取り、球供給部材が第２回動位置に位置するときに球止部分が後続の遊技球の移動を止める。制御部は、第２回動位置から第１回動位置に球供給部材を回動させるために永久磁石と電磁石の磁芯との間に磁気反発力が作用するように、電磁石のコイルを励磁し、第１回動位置から第２回動位置に球供給部材を回動させるために永久磁石と電磁石の磁芯との間に磁気吸引力が作用するように、電磁石のコイルを消磁する。【選択図】図１６