JP2000070494A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game player which can simplify the assembling work of a pachinko game machine by mounting the passages of plural pinball balls as a unit on a backside mechanism and can reduce the production cost by facilitating molding of the backside mechanism. SOLUTION: In pachinko game machine provided with a backside mechanism 6 on the backside of a playing board, and with the first passage 52 to lead pinball balls delivered from a ball delivering unit 14 to a hitting ball supply tray and the second passage 53 to discharge a failed ball out of the machine in the backside mechanism 6, the first passage 52 and the second passage 53 are unitized by a passage forming member 51 as a unit, and the unitized passage forming member 51 is mounted on the backside mechanism 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of pachinko balls provided on the back of a game board are unitized and attached to a back mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hitting ball supply tray and a lower storage tray are provided on a front surface of a front frame of a pachinko game machine, as is well known.
A game board is detachably attached to the back of the front frame via a game board attachment frame, and a back mechanism is provided on the back of the game board. The back mechanism has a passage for guiding the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device to the hitting ball supply tray, a passage for discharging out-balls out of the machine, and a lower portion for storing pachinko balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray. A plurality of pachinko ball passages, such as a passage leading to a dish, are provided.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional pachinko game machine, since the passage portions of a plurality of pachinko balls are integrally formed with the back mechanism, it is difficult to form the back mechanism, and the production cost and cost are reduced. Mold manufacturing and mold maintenance costs have been high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to unitize a plurality of pachinko ball passages and attach them to a back mechanism. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that simplifies the assembling operation of the pachinko gaming machine, facilitates molding of the back mechanism, and can reduce the production cost.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a back mechanism is provided on a back surface of a game board, and a pachinko ball to be paid out from a ball payout device is hit by the back mechanism. In a pachinko game machine provided with a first passage portion leading to a supply tray and a second passage portion discharging an out ball outside the machine, the first passage portion and the second passage portion are integrally formed by a passage member. It is characterized in that it is unitized, and the unitized passage constituting member is attached to the back mechanism.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a third passage portion for guiding a pachinko ball overflowing from a hit ball supply tray to a lower storage tray is provided integrally with the passage constituting member.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a fourth passage portion for extracting a pachinko ball of the ball dispensing device is provided integrally with the passage constituting member.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the passage constituting member is formed in a cover shape in which an inner side surface in contact with a back mechanism is opened.

[0009] In any of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the assembling operation of the pachinko gaming machine can be simplified, and the molding of the back mechanism can be facilitated.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a front frame 3 is provided on the front of the machine frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board 5 is removably attached to the back of the front frame 3 via a game board mounting frame 4. . A back mechanism 6 made of synthetic resin is provided on one side of the game board mounting frame 4 so as to be detachable and openable. The back mechanism 6 has a winning ball path 7 for collecting winning balls, a winning ball discharging path 8, and an out ball discharging path 9 communicating with an out port of the game board 5 at a lower portion on the front side opposite to the back of the game board 5. Have been.

On the other hand, a ball tank 10 for storing pachinko balls is provided on the upper rear surface of the back mechanism 6.
An outlet gutter 11 for aligning and flowing down the pachinko balls is provided below. A supply gutter 12 communicating with the outlet gutter 11 is provided on one side of the back surface of the back mechanism 6.
A ball dispensing device 13 is provided below the device 2. further,
Below the ball payout device 13, a ball discharge gutter 14, a ball drain gutter 15, and a winning ball discharge unit 24 are provided. The supply gutter 1
2, the ball payout device 13, the ball discharge gutter 14, the ball drain gutter 15, and the winning ball discharge portion 24 are integrally assembled into a base plate-shaped mounting base 16 as shown in FIG. The feed gutter 1 is attached to the
2. The ball payout device 13, the ball discharge gutter 14, the ball drain gutter 15, and the winning ball discharge unit 24 can be assembled with one touch, and can be made compact.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ball dispensing device 13 includes a main body base 17, a lead screw 18, and a drive motor 1.
9 is provided. The supply gutter 1 is provided on the front surface of the main body base 17.
Supply passages 20a and 20b communicating with the discharge passage 2 and discharge passages 21a and 21b communicating with the ball discharge gutter 14 are formed. The lead screw 18 is helically provided with a ridge 22 for receiving the most advanced pachinko balls of the supply paths 20a and 20b on the outer periphery, and is supported by the main body base 17 so as to be horizontally rotatable. It rotates via the group 23. When the lead screw 18 rotates, the pachinko balls received by the ridges 22 are released from the support of the ridges 22 and are discharged to the discharge paths 21a and 21b, and are detected by the pachinko ball detectors 23a and 23b. And, the pachinko ball detectors 23a and 23b
When a predetermined number of pachinko balls are detected, a detection signal is sent to a winning ball discharge control device 25 provided in a winning ball discharging unit 24.

The winning ball discharge control device 25 is provided at the end 7 of the winning ball passage 7 opened below the mounting base 16.
a and a lead-out hole 28 corresponding to an opening 27 formed at the upstream end of the winning ball discharge passage 8 as shown in FIG. It is roughly constituted by a member 30 and a solenoid 31. The box frame member 29 is formed in a hollow box shape having an open front side. The front side of the box frame member 29 abuts on the back side of the mounting base 16 so as to cover the introduction hole 26 and the lead-out hole 28, and is mounted by screws or the like. Have been. Inside the box frame member 29, a standby unit 32 for receiving a winning ball rolling from the introduction hole 26 and a standby unit 32 via a guide shelf 33.
Of the winning ball from the outlet hole 28 to the winning ball discharge passage 8 is provided.

The waiting portion 32 is provided with a through hole 35 smaller than the diameter of the winning ball, and the winning ball rolling into the waiting portion 32 is received by the through hole 35. The winning ball is formed on the upper surface of the guide shelf 33 by the inclined passage portion 34.
It is formed as an inclined surface so that it can easily roll. Below the box frame member 29, a pair of bearing pieces 36a and 36b located on both sides of the through hole 35 are provided, and the rear end of the ball feed member 30 is positioned between the bearing pieces 36a and 36b. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft 37. The ball feed member 30 is provided at its tip with a push-up portion 38 located below the through-hole 35, and the front surface thereof is an arc-shaped ball stop surface 39. An engagement pin 40 also serving as a weight is provided on a side surface of the ball feed member 30. The upper surface 38 a of the push-up portion 38 is formed as an inclined surface facing the upper surface of the guide shelf 33.

An engagement recess 42 provided at the lower end of the interlocking member 41 is engaged with the engagement pin 40. Interlocking member 4
The upper part of 1 is bent in the lateral direction, and this tip is connected to the lower end of the plunger 31 a of the solenoid 31. Further, the interlocking member 41 is vertically movably held by a cylindrical portion 43 formed on a side surface of the box frame member 29. The cylindrical portion 43 includes an L-shaped frame piece 44 protruding from a side surface of the box frame member 29 and a support member 45 attached to a rear surface of the box frame member 29.
And an integral L-shaped frame 46.

The solenoid 31 is mounted on the back surface of the mounting base 16 via a mounting plate 47 by screws or the like. For this reason, the relative positional relationship between the box frame member 29 and the solenoid 31 is fixed, and when the solenoid 31 is demagnetized, the plunger 31a is lowered by the bias of the coil spring 48 as shown in FIGS. And the interlocking member 41
The ball feed member 30 is placed in a state of being rotated downward via the. On the rear surface of the box frame member 29, a winning ball detector 49 for detecting a winning ball located in the standby section 32 is attached. The winning ball detector 49 is securely mounted at a desired position by fitting the small through holes 49a and 49b provided therein to fitting projections 50a and 50b provided on the rear surface of the box frame member 29.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the lower portion of the back surface of the back mechanism 6, a passage component constituting a main portion of the present embodiment in which a plurality of pachinko ball passage portions are unitized. 51 are provided. This passage constituent member 5
As shown in FIG. 3, the first passage portion 52 is formed in a cover shape with an open inner surface in contact with the back mechanism 6, and guides the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device 13 to a hit ball supply tray. , A second passage 53 for discharging the out ball outside the machine
And a third passage portion 54 for guiding the pachinko balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray to the lower storage dish, and a fourth passage portion 55 for extracting the pachinko balls of the ball dispensing device 13 outside the machine, and are integrally provided as a unit. ing. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, by attaching the unitized passage constituting member 51 to the back mechanism 6, the ball discharge gutter 14 and the first passage portion 52 are communicated, and the out ball discharge passage 9 and the second passage portion are connected. 53 are communicated through an opening 56 provided in the back mechanism 6, and a third passage 54 is communicated beside a supply hole 57 provided in the back mechanism 6. The ball drain gutter 15 and the fourth passage 55
And will be communicated.

Pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above
Is a winning ball discharge control device 3 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
When one of the solenoids 38 is demagnetized and the ball feeding member 37 is rotated downward, the winning balls B collected in the winning ball passage 7 roll from the introduction hole 32 into the standby portion 39 of the box frame member 36. It is received on the upper surface of the through hole 42. At the same time, it is detected by the winning ball detector 56, and the drive motor 25 of the ball discharging device 14 is rotated by the detection signal, and the pachinko ball is discharged to the ball discharge gutter 15. Then, the pachinko balls discharged to the ball discharge gutter 15 are guided to the first passage portion 52 provided in the passage constituting member 51 and discharged from the supply holes 57 to the hitting ball supply tray in front of the machine.

On the other hand, when the pachinko ball detectors 30a and 30b detect a certain number of pachinko balls, the solenoid 38 of the winning ball discharge control device 31 is momentarily excited by the detection signal. 9 and 10, the plunger 38a is attracted upward against the bias of the coil spring 55, and the interlocking member 4 is energized.
8, the ball feed member 37 rotates upward, and the push-up portion 45
Project upward from the through hole 42 of the standby portion 39. Therefore, the winning ball B received by the through hole 42 of the standby portion 39
Is pushed up on the upper surface 45a of the push-up portion 45 and moves on the guide shelf 40, and is guided to the inclined passage portion 41 as shown by a chain line in FIG. It is. When the ball feeding member 37 is rotated upward, the winning balls B1 lined up in the winning ball passage 7 abut on the ball stopping surface 46 of the push-up portion 45 as shown in FIG. It has been like that. When the solenoid 38 is demagnetized, the plunger 3
8a is lowered by the urging of the coil spring 55, whereby the ball feed member 37 also rotates downward to the state shown in FIGS. Therefore, the next winning ball B1 is placed in the standby section 39.
And is received by the through hole 42 to prepare for the next operation.

The pachinko balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray are connected to a third
The out ball which flows into the passage portion 54 and is guided to the lower storage dish and flows down the out ball discharge passage 9 is guided from the opening 56 provided in the back mechanism 6 to the second passage portion 53 provided in the passage component member 51. And discharged outside the aircraft. In addition, ball payout device 1
The pachinko balls that are removed from the ball 3 by the ball drain gutter 15 are extracted from the fourth passage portion 55 provided in the passage member 51 to the second passage portion 53 while being joined to the second passage portion 53.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention discharges a passage or an out ball for guiding a pachinko ball discharged from a ball discharging device to a hit ball supply tray. By forming the passage portions of a plurality of pachinko balls such as a passage portion for guiding the pachinko balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray to the lower storage dish as a separate body from the back mechanism and unitizing them, the pachinko game machine The assembling operation can be simplified, and the operation cost can be significantly reduced.

Further, since it is not necessary to provide a plurality of pachinko ball passages integrally with the back mechanism, the molding of the back mechanism can be facilitated, and the cost of mold production and mold maintenance can be reduced. The productivity of the back mechanism can be further improved, and the yield can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a supply gutter, a ball dispensing device, a discharge control device, and the like are unitized.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting portion of a passage constituting member.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting portion of the discharge control device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a ball payout device.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the discharge control device.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the discharge control device in a partial cross section.

FIG. 8 is a side view similarly showing a partial cross section.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view of FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 5 Game board 6 Back mechanism 14 Ball payout device 51 Passage component 52 First passage portion 53 Second passage portion 54 Third passage portion 55 Fourth passage portion

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A back mechanism provided on a back surface of a game board, wherein the back mechanism has a first passage for guiding a pachinko ball paid out from a ball payout device to a hit ball supply tray, and a second passage for discharging an out ball outside the machine. In the pachinko gaming machine provided with a passage portion, the first passage portion and the second passage portion are unitized integrally by a passage component, and the unitized passage component is attached to a back mechanism. Characterized pachinko machine. 2. A third component for guiding a pachinko ball overflowing from a hit ball supply tray to a lower storage tray in the passage constituting member.
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a passage portion is provided. 3. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the passage constituting member is provided with a fourth passage for extracting a pachinko ball of the ball payout device. 4. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the passage constituting member is formed in a cover shape having an open inner surface in contact with a back mechanism.