JP2000014895A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give information on paying out of pachinko balls by a bell, to reduce ball pressure and to prevent the wear of a ball passage by forming a bent passage part at the ball passage of the balls discharged by a pachinko machine and disposing a metal bell facing this bent passage part. SOLUTION: When a pachinko ball is shot to the game part of a game panel and the hit ball enters a prize-winning port, the prize-winning ball drops to a prize-winning ball collecting part and detected by a prize-winning ball detector. A pachinko ball paying out device 27 operates with this detection signal and prescribed number of pachinko balls (prize balls) are ejected to an ejected ball passage 28. Bent passage parts 42 and 43 are formed at this passage 28 and a ball discharging passage 32 extending parallel with this passage 28, openings 44 and 45 are interposed at these parts 42 and 43 and a crescent metal bell 46 is disposed so as to face these openings 44 and 45. Thus, the ejected balls hit the bell 46 to absorb the shock of the pachinko balls to give information on the paying out of the prize balls.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko machine in which a metal bell is disposed in a ball passage from which pachinko balls are discharged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in a conventional pachinko machine, a metal bell is disposed on a discharge gutter of a pachinko ball. This kind of metal bell is provided from a pachinko ball dispenser to a discharge gutter. The paid-out pachinko balls collide with each other to generate a sound, and the sound informs the player that the pachinko balls have been paid out.

Further, a thin iron plate is laid at the end or bent portion of the discharge gutter in order to reduce the impact of the falling pachinko balls and prevent the discharge gutter from being worn.

[0004]

However, the conventional pachinko machine is provided with a bell for notifying the dispensing of the pachinko balls and an iron plate for preventing the discharge gutter from being worn, which naturally increases the cost. At the same time, the assembling process is complicated, and the workability is deteriorated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko ball dispensing function for notifying a pachinko ball payout by providing a bell provided facing a ball passage through which the pachinko ball is discharged. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine which has a function of reducing pressure and preventing wear of a discharge ball passage.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball passage for discharging a pachinko ball, and a metal bell facing the bent passage. The bell informs the payout of the pachinko ball, and also reduces the ball pressure and prevents wear of the ball passage.

A plurality of the ball passages are provided, and one bell faces the plurality of ball passages, so that one bell is used efficiently.

The shape of the bell is formed so as to match the shape of the ball passage, so that the flow of the pachinko ball is smooth.

It is preferable to provide a means for preventing rotation of the bell. Specifically, a projection is provided on the mounting surface, and a small hole for fitting the projection is provided on the bottom of the bell. In this way, it is preferable that the bell does not hinder the pachinko ball from flowing down.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, and FIG.
Is a rear view of the pachinko machine. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine, on which a ball lending machine 2 is provided on a side portion, and a card insertion slot 3 is formed on a front surface of the ball lending machine 2. Also,
The ball lending machine 2 has a built-in card reader for reading and rewriting the amount of the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot 3.

The pachinko machine 1 has a machine frame 4 and a front frame 5 attached to the front of the machine frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 5 is made of synthetic resin or wood such as veneer. It is formed in a frame shape having a window hole 6 in the portion. At the rear of the window hole 6, a game board 7 is mounted, and at the front of the game board 7, a guide rail 8 for guiding a hit ball is provided, and a variable display is provided substantially at the center of the game section 7a surrounded by the guide rail 8. A device 9 is provided, and a starting winning port 10, a general winning port 11, and a variable winning port 12 are provided below.

A glass door frame 13 and a front plate 14 are mounted on one side of the window hole 6 so as to be openable and closable, and a hit ball supply tray 15 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 14. Further, a lower ball receiving tray 16 for storing surplus balls overflowing from the hit ball supply tray 15 and an operation handle 17 for adjusting the resilience of the pachinko ball are provided below the front frame 5. Reference numeral 18 denotes a ball lending operation unit provided on the front surface of the hit ball supply tray 15.

On the other hand, a mechanical plate 19 made of synthetic resin is mounted on the back of the pachinko machine 1 so as to cover the entire game board 7 so as to be openable and closable. The starting winning port 10 and the general winning port 1 in the lower front part.
1, a prize ball collecting unit 20 for collecting prize balls that have won the variable prize opening 12 is formed. Then, a prize ball passage 2 for arranging the prize balls in a line in communication with the exit and flowing down the prize balls.
A winning ball processing device 22 is provided at the end of the winning ball passage 21 for discharging the winning balls one by one. Reference numeral 23 denotes a winning ball detector that detects a winning ball.

A ball tank 24 for storing pachinko balls is provided on the upper rear surface of the mechanism plate 19, and a tank rail 25 for aligning the pachinko balls and flowing down in two lines under the ball tank 24 is bent. A rail 26 is provided.
The lower end of the bent rail 26 is connected to a pachinko ball dispensing device 27, and guides the pachinko balls dispensed through the discharge ball passage 28 to the hit ball supply tray 15 below the pachinko ball dispensing device 27. When the discharge gutter 29 and the hit ball supply tray 15 are full of pachinko balls, an overflow gutter 30 is provided to allow excess balls from the hit ball supply tray to overflow to the lower ball receiving tray 16. Reference numeral 31 denotes a ball removing device provided on the bent rail 26, and reference numeral 32 denotes a ball removing passage. The discharge ball passage 28, the discharge gutter 29, the overflow gutter 30, and the ball ejection ball passage 32 are formed in a gutter shape having an open rear surface.
A rear cover plate 33 is detachably mounted on the rear surface.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko ball dispensing device 27 is generally constituted by a main body base 34, a driving motor 35 and a lead screw 36. The main body base 34 has two supply passages 3 connected to the bent rail 26.
7a and 37b are formed respectively. The drive motor 35 is attached to the main body base 34 via a motor attachment frame 38, and the lead screw 36 is fixed to an output shaft 39 of the drive motor 35. The lead screw 36 is configured by helically providing a ridge 40 as a transfer section for supporting and transferring the pachinko ball at the foremost part of the supply passages 37a and 37b. In the case of the form, the spiral shape is selected so that the pachinko ball at the foremost part of the supply passages 37a and 37b is discharged to the discharge ball passage 28 by one rotation of the lead screw 36. 41a and 41b are ball counting sensors for detecting pachinko balls discharged by rotation of the lead screw 36.

However, in the present invention, as shown in FIG.
2, 43 are formed. Openings 44 and 45 are formed in the bent passage portions 42 and 43, respectively.
A metal bell 46 is provided so as to face. The bell 4
6 is a bent passage portion 4 of the discharge ball passage 28 as shown in FIG.
It is formed in the shape of a crescent-shaped bottomed cylinder conforming to the shape of 2, and a shaft hole 47 is formed in the center of the bottom, and the shaft hole 47 is formed on a support shaft 48 protruding from the bell mounting surface of the mechanism plate 19. After the fitting, the screws 50 are screwed through the washers 49.
The mechanism plate 19 has a bell 4 as shown in FIGS.
6, a projection 51 is provided as a detent means.
The bell 46 is fitted in a small hole 52 formed in the bottom of the bell 46 to prevent the bell 46 from turning. This prevents the bell 46 from hindering the pachinko balls flowing down the discharge ball passage 28 and the ball extraction ball passage 32.

A pachinko machine having such a configuration will be described. By inserting a card into the card insertion slot 3 of the ball lending machine 2 and operating the ball lending operation section 18 of the hit ball supply tray 15, the drive motor 35 of the pachinko ball dispensing device 27 operates, and the lead screw 36 rotates. With the rotation of the lead screw 36, the pachinko balls standing by in the supply passages 37a and 37b in a continuous state descend while being supported by the ridges 40. When the lead screw 36 makes one rotation, the foremost pachinko balls support the ridges 40. Sphere counting sensor 4
It is counted by 1a, 41b and discharged to the discharge ball passage 28,
It hits a bell 46 provided facing the opening 44 of the bent passage portion 42, and the impact of the pachinko ball is absorbed and the ball is supplied to the hit ball supply tray 15 through the discharge gutter 29 while notifying the payout of the pachinko ball as a lending ball. Will be paid out. When a predetermined number of pachinko balls are counted by the ball counting sensors 41a and 41b, the drive motor 35 of the pachinko ball payout device 27 stops.

The operating handle 17 is operated to shoot the pachinko ball of the hitting ball supply tray 15 to the gaming section 7a of the game board 7, and when the hitting ball wins the start winning opening 10 and the general winning opening 11, the winning ball is hit. Falls into the prize ball collecting section 22, is guided to the prize ball passage 23, and is detected by the prize ball detector 25. The pachinko ball dispensing device 27 is operated by this detection signal,
As in the case of the lending ball, the pachinko ball is discharged to the discharge ball passage 28 and hits the bell 46 to absorb the impact of the pachinko ball and to notify the payout of the pachinko ball as a prize ball through the distribution gutter 29. The ball is paid out to the hitting plate 15. When a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out, the drive motor 35 of the pachinko ball payout device 27 is stopped, and the prize ball is discharged by the prize ball processing device 24.

When the pachinko balls stored in the ball tank 24 of the pachinko machine are discharged to the out ball collecting gutter of the island stand for maintenance, ball management, and the like, the ball removing device 31 is operated. And the pachinko ball without the ball,
The impact of the pachinko ball is absorbed by the bell 46 provided facing the opening 45 of the bent passage portion 43 of the ball extraction ball passage 32, and the pachinko ball whose momentum is weakened slowly falls down the ball extraction ball passage 32 to remove the ball. The ball is discharged to the out ball collecting gutter on the island stand without wearing the ball passage 32.

In this embodiment, the payout of the lending ball and the payout of the prize ball are performed by one pachinko ball payout device 27, and the bell 46 is provided facing the discharge ball passage 28 of the pachinko ball. A ball dispensing device and a prize ball dispensing device are separately provided, and the bell 4 faces the discharge ball passage of each pachinko ball.
6 may be provided. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to a card-type pachinko machine but also to a so-called cash machine having a pachinko ball payout device for paying out only prize balls.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a metal bell facing the bent passage portion of the ball passage from which the pachinko ball is discharged, and dispenses the pachinko ball. Function and the function of preventing wear of the ball passage, the number of parts can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the assembling workability is also facilitated.

Further, by making one bell face a plurality of ball paths, the cost can be further reduced and one bell can be used efficiently.

Further, by forming the shape of the bell to match the shape of the ball passage, the flow of the pachinko ball becomes smooth.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view of a main part of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part with a bell removed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where a bell is attached.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pachinko ball payout device.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pachinko machine 28 Discharge ball passage 32 Ball removal ball passage 42, 43 Bending passage portion 46 Bell

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine wherein a bent passage portion is provided in a ball passage from which a pachinko ball is discharged, and a metal bell is disposed facing the bent passage portion. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the ball passages are provided, and one bell faces the plurality of ball passages. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said bell has a shape conforming to a shape of a ball passage.