JP2001087517A - Ball extracting device for ball tray in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make extractable pachinko balls by the ball weight of pachinko balls with a simple structure and to make automatically releasable the ball extraction when pachinko balls of a ball tray are extracted. SOLUTION: In the ball tray 7 of a pachinko machine provided with a ball extraction port 12 on the bottom wall 11a of a tray part 11 for storing pachinko balls and an opening/closing member 14 for opening/closing the ball extraction port 12, the opening/closing member 14 is provided so as to be freely tilted and is supported by a locking member 15, the locking member 15 is always energized upward by an energizing member 23, the opening/closing member 14 is moved downward by weight of pachinko balls and the ball extraction port 12 is opened by actuating the locking member 15 and the ball extraction port 12 is automatically recovered to closed position by release from the ball weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball punching device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a ball tray in which an opening / closing plate for closing a ball hole is locked at a ball pulling position by a locking member, and the locking is released by a pressing member. See, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-53954.

[0003]

However, in the conventional ball tray in which the opening / closing plate is locked at the ball-pulling position by the locking member, the ball-pulling position can be obtained by sliding the opening / closing plate even when there is no pachinko ball in the plate portion. Therefore, in order to release the stop state of the opening / closing plate, an operation of releasing the locking must be performed. For this reason, even if the pachinko ball in the ball saucer has been removed, the player forgets to perform the release operation, the ball saucer remains in the state of removing the ball, disturbing the next player or releasing the ball by the clerk one by one There was a problem of having to operate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has a simple structure so that a pachinko ball can be extracted according to the ball weight of the pachinko ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball receiving device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine that can automatically release the ball when the ball is removed.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, a ball punching device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a ball punching hole in a bottom wall of a tray portion for storing pachinko balls, In a ball tray of a pachinko machine provided with an opening / closing member for opening and closing the ball hole, the opening / closing member is provided to be tiltable and supported by a locking member, and the locking member is always urged upward by an urging member. , By acting the locking member,
The opening / closing member is moved down by the weight of the pachinko ball to open the ball opening, and is automatically returned to a position where the ball opening is closed by release from the ball weight.

It is preferable that a locking portion for locking the locking member is provided on the ball tray, and that the opening / closing member always locks and holds the position where the ball drop opening is closed. The locking portion is preferably formed as a locking groove, for example.

Further, it is preferable that the locking member is locked by the bias of the biasing member so that the locking member is automatically locked.

According to the present invention, when the engagement of the locking member is released in a state where the pachinko balls are stored in the plate portion, the opening / closing member moves down due to the ball weight of the pachinko balls in the plate portion and the ball is opened. The opening is opened and the ball comes off. In addition, when the ball comes out of the ball hole and is released from the ball weight of the pachinko ball in the dish portion, the locking member returns, and the opening / closing member automatically returns to the position where the ball hole is closed. The locking member is stopped and held.

The ball tray in the pachinko machine of the present invention is applicable to either an upper ball tray for supplying a hit ball provided on the front surface of a front frame of the pachinko machine or a lower ball tray for storing excess balls in the upper ball tray. It is possible.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball tray, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lower ball tray. A frame-shaped front frame 2 is provided on the front of the pachinko machine 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a glass door frame 3 and a front plate 4
Is attached. The game board 5 is behind the glass door frame 3.
Is provided on the front surface of the front plate 4, and an upper ball receiving tray 6 for supplying a hit ball is attached. On the lower front surface of the front frame 2, a lower ball tray 7 for storing excess balls in the upper ball tray 6 is mounted. Reference numeral 8 denotes a ball outlet for the surplus sphere set in the front frame 2, and the ball outlet 8 is provided with a cylindrical guide gutter 9.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower ball receiving tray 7 includes an upper cover 10a and a lower cover 10b, and has a plate 11 for storing a large amount of pachinko balls. A plurality of pachinko balls are opened on the bottom wall 11a of the ball opening hole 12, and the bottom wall 11a is provided with the ball opening port 12.
It is inclined toward. An ashtray 13 is provided between the upper cover body 10a and the lower cover body 10b.

On the lower surface of the bottom wall 11a, a plate-like opening / closing member 14 for opening and closing the ball hole 12 has a rear end supported by a pivot 14a.
The opening / closing member 14 is stopped at an upward movement position where the opening / closing member 14 is tilted slightly downward toward the front by supporting the front end by the locking member 15. Reference numeral 16 denotes a distribution projection provided at the center of the front end of the opening / closing member 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, the locking member 15 has an overall shape formed in an arc shape centering on a shaft support portion 17, a support portion 18 for supporting the opening / closing member 14 is formed at a lower end, and an upper surface. A rod-shaped operation unit 19 is protruded.

On the other hand, the upper cover body 10a is formed with an L-shaped guide groove 20 in which the operation portion 19 moves and a locking groove 21 as a locking portion. Further, the locking member 15 is provided in the storage recess 22 formed in the lower cover body 10b.
Is rotatably supported via a winding spring 23 as an urging member. Then, the locking member 15 is rotated and pushed in the horizontal direction by the upward and lateral biasing of the winding spring 23, and the operation portion 19 is locked in the locking groove 21, and the opening / closing member 14 is moved upward. Stopped and held. Reference numeral 24 denotes a rotation restricting portion of the locking member 15 provided in the storage recess 22. The strength of the helical spring 23 is selected so that the opening / closing member 14 moves upward without the pachinko ball in the dish portion 11.

The lower ball tray 7 configured as described above is
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the opening / closing member 14 having the rear end pivotally supported 14 a and the front end supported by the support portion 18 of the locking member 15 is provided with the locking member 15 having a winding spring 23. The operating portion 19 is locked in the locking groove 21 by the force, and the ball removing port 1 is locked.
The operation unit 1 is locked and held at an upward movement position for closing the operation unit 1.
The opening and closing member 14 can be moved downward by releasing the engagement between the locking groove 9 and the locking groove 21. When the opening / closing member 14 moves down due to the ball weight of the pachinko ball, the ball hole 12 is opened as shown by the chain line in FIG.

Next, the operation of removing the ball from the ball tray will be described with reference to the drawings. In the normal lower ball receiving tray 7, the opening / closing member 14 is locked and held by the locking member 15 as shown in FIGS. In this state, the operation unit 1
9 is moved in the left direction (in the direction of the arrow shown on the upper cover body 10a) against the urging of the winding spring 23 by placing a finger on FIG.
5, the engagement between the operation portion 19 and the locking groove 21 is released. Then, the ball opening 12 of the plate 11
The opening / closing member 14 moves downward against the bias of the winding spring 23 due to the ball weight of the pachinko ball located at the position (1), and the ball hole 12 is opened. With the downward movement of the opening / closing member 14, the locking member 15
FIG. 6 shows that the operation unit 19 is guided by the guide groove 20.
As shown by the dashed line, the support portion 18 rotates to a position regulated by the rotation regulating portion 24. Then, the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 11 are dropped from the ball ejection port 12 into the ball box B placed below the lower ball receiving tray 7 as shown by the chain line in FIG. At this time, the pachinko ball in the center part
And falls from the ball hole 12 without hitting the locking member 15.

When the pachinko ball of the plate portion 11 is removed, the opening / closing member 14 is released from the weight of the pachinko ball, and the locking member 15 rotates upward by the bias of the winding spring 23. Accordingly, the opening / closing member 14 moves upward while being supported by the support portion 18, and returns to the position for closing the ball hole 12 shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, and the operating portion 19 as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. Moves in the guide groove 20 and is locked in the locking groove 21 by the urging of the winding spring 23 in the axial direction, so that the opening / closing member 14 is locked and held at a position where the ball opening 12 is closed.

As described above, the operating portion 1 of the locking member 15 is
9 to release the engagement, even if you release your hand,
As long as there is a pachinko ball in 1, the opening / closing member 14 moves downward to open the ball emptying port 12. 14 is moved up to a position where the ball hole 12 is closed and automatically locked and held, which is convenient for the player. Further, even if the locking member 15 is operated by mistake when the pachinko ball is not in the plate portion 11, the opening / closing member 14 does not move downward, and the locking member 15 immediately returns to lock the opening / closing member 14. Since it is held, the ball hole 12 is not left open. The rotation of the locking member 15 is controlled by the rotation restricting portion 2.
4 may be performed at the end of the guide groove 20 without providing the same.

Further, in the above embodiment, since the opening / closing member 14 is always supported by the support portion 18 of the locking member 15, when the ball release is released in the middle, the operating portion 19 is reduced to the ball weight of the pachinko ball. The opening / closing member 14 is pivoted (frontward in the embodiment) in opposition, and the operating portion 19 is locked in the locking groove 21, whereby the opening / closing member 14 is moved upward by the support portion 18 and the ball opening 12 is forcibly closed. Can be done. For this reason, it is very convenient for picking up prizes such as tobacco during the game.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description,
The ball punching device of the ball tray in the pachinko machine according to the present invention has a simple structure in which an opening / closing member for opening and closing a ball punching hole opened in the bottom wall of the plate portion is tiltably provided and supported by a locking member. The opening / closing member can be held in the open state of the ball opening by the ball weight, and the open state of the ball opening is automatically released when the ball is released from the ball weight of the dish part. It is not necessary to perform an operation, and it is possible to reliably prevent a situation in which the ball tray is left in a ball-pulled state due to mischief or carelessness.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a lower ball receiving tray.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 6 Upper ball receiving tray 7 Lower ball receiving tray 11 Plate portion 11a Bottom wall 12 Ball outlet 14 Opening / closing member 15 Locking member 21 Locking groove (locking portion) 23 Winding spring (biasing member)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ball tray for a pachinko machine, wherein a ball hole is provided on a bottom wall of a dish portion for storing pachinko balls, and the ball hole is provided with an opening and closing member for opening and closing the ball hole. With the locking member, the locking member is constantly urged upward by the urging member, and by operating the locking member, the opening / closing member moves down by the weight of the pachinko ball to open the ball hole. And a ball removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine, wherein the ball removing port is automatically returned to a position where the ball removing port is closed by release from the ball weight. 2. An apparatus for removing balls from a ball tray in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said ball tray is provided with a locking portion for locking a locking member. 3. A ball punching device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said locking member is locked by an urging member.