JP2000140229A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine capable of surely driving a game ball hit by a ball hitting rod into a game area. SOLUTION: When a handle ring 24 of a pachinko machine is turned from the basic position in a designated-degree arc W1, the tension amount of a control spring member is increased so that the striking power of a ball hitting rod enables a game ball struck by the ball hitting rod to reach a game area. On the other hand, a pressing plate energized by a spring member 71 is regulated in its sliding by a pair of regulating walls 73 to release pressing of a click part 63 of a switch button 56. By releasing the pressure, a movable contact 59 of a single shot switch 57 is separated from a fixed contact 60 to turn off the single shot switch 57. When the single shot switch 57 is turned off, the drive of a shooting motor is started, and with rotation of the shooting cam, an extended part of the ball hitting rod is repelled, and a game ball is hit and shot by the reaction of the ball hitting rod caused by energizing force of the control spring member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine that plays a game by hitting a game ball into a game area with a hitting rod.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that hits a game ball into a game area and plays a game is provided with a game-ball launching device provided with a hitting rod for hitting the game ball. This game ball launching device includes an automatic hitting type handle. The handle is attached to a handle main body fixed to the lower part of the pachinko machine, and is rotatably (rotatably) attached to the handle main body. And a handle ring for rotating the shaft.

According to this game ball launching device, when the handle ring is rotated by the player and the shaft is rotated,
The one-shot switch is turned off via the switch button. When the one-shot switch is turned off, the firing motor starts, and the firing cam rotates the firing motor. After the firing motor is started, the hitting rod urged by the adjusting spring member is repelled by the firing cam in the counter-biasing direction, and the restoring force of the adjusting spring member causes the hitting rod to move in the biasing direction. It rebounds and the game ball is hit by the hitting rod. The game ball hit by the hitting rod passes through the guide passage between the inner rail and the outer rail and is hit into the game area.
In addition, the launching operation of such a game ball is continuously performed as long as the turning operation of the handle ring is held.
There are 100 firing operations per minute.

On the other hand, adjustment of the force (hitting force) of the hitting rod hitting the game ball is achieved by adjusting the amount of rotation of the handle ring and changing the amount of tension (deformation) of the adjusting spring member. This is performed by adjusting the biasing force of the hitting rod by the member. For example, the hitting force of the hitting rod is increased with an increase in the amount of handle ring rotation. In addition, by adjusting the hitting force of the hitting rod in this way, the flying amount (flying force) and firing speed of the game ball hit by the hitting rod are adjusted.

[0005]

However, in the game ball launching device used in the above-described ball game machine, the single shot switch is turned off by slightly turning the handle ring, and the firing motor is started. It is configured to: For this reason, when the turning amount of the handle ring is small, the hitting force of the hitting rod is small, and when the game ball hit by the hitting rod passes through the guide passage between the inner rail and the outer rail, There is a problem that the ball cannot stall in the guide passage and falls (backflows) toward the upstream side of the guide passage, and cannot hit the game ball into the game area. Moreover, in such a case, there is a problem that the game ball falling in the guide passage collides with the next game ball hit by the hitting rod, and the flight of the next game ball is obstructed. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine that can reliably hit a game ball hit by a hitting rod into a game area. The purpose is.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, a ball game machine according to the first aspect of the present invention guides a game area into which a game ball is driven and a game is played, and the game ball toward the game area. A guiding passage, a hitting rod disposed at an end of the guiding passage for hitting a game ball toward the game area, a driving device for applying a hitting force to the hitting rod, and a driving device provided by the driving device. An operating handle that adjusts the striking force, and a switching device that operates the driving device in accordance with the operation of the operating handle.
When the operating handle is operated such that a striking force applied to the hitting rod by the driving device has a strength that allows a game ball to pass through the guide passage and reach the game area, It is configured to start the operation of the driving device.

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A game is played when a game ball hit by the hitting rod passes through the guide passage and is hit into the game area. A hitting force is applied to a hitting rod for hitting a game ball by a driving device, and the hitting force applied by the driving device is adjusted by operating an operation handle. When the operating handle is operated (in a case) such that the hitting force applied to the hitting rod has a strength that allows the game ball to pass through the guide passage and reach the game area, the switching device is used. Starts its operation. With the start of the operation of the driving device, the application of the hitting force to the hitting rod by the driving device is started, and the game ball at the end of the guide passage is hit by the hitting rod to which the hitting force is applied. Because

[0009]

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 which is one embodiment of the ball game machine of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3, and a glass door frame 4 to which a transparent glass plate is attached is opened and closed on the inner periphery of the front of the front frame 3. It is provided freely. On the rear surface of the front frame 3, a game board 5 is detachably mounted. On the front of this game board 5,
A general winning opening 6, a variable winning device 7, a starting winning opening 8, a variable display device 9, an inner rail 10a, an outer rail 10b, and the like are provided. At a portion surrounded by the inner rail 10a and the outer rail 10b, a game area 5a into which the game ball B is driven is formed, and a guide passage 10 through which the game ball B passes is formed between the inner rail 10a and the outer rail 10b. Is provided.

The guide passage 10 is a passage for guiding a game ball (hit ball) B fired by a game ball firing device (hit ball firing device) 20, which will be described later, to an upper portion of the game area 5a, and an upstream portion thereof. (End of the guide passage), that is, a game ball launching device 20 is disposed in the lower right portion of the pachinko machine 1 in FIG. The downstream side of the guide passage 10 (upper side in FIG. 1) and the downstream side of the inner rail 10a (upper left side in FIG. 1).
At the end, a return ball preventing piece 10c for preventing the game ball B jumping out of the guide passage 10 into the game area 5a from flowing back into the guide passage 10 and entering the same, and the return ball preventing piece 10c is attached to the inner rail 10a. A fixing member 10d for fixing is provided.

The return ball preventing piece 10c is mainly made of a metal material having elastic resilience and is formed in a thin plate shape, and is directed upward from the downstream (upper side in FIG. 1) end of the inner rail 10a to above the game area 5a. Has been extended. According to the return ball preventing piece 10c, the game ball B hit by the hitting rod 34 of the game ball launching device 20, which will be described later, passes through the guide passage 10 and hits the tip of the return ball preventing piece 10c. While pushing open, the game ball B, which hits a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) provided in the game area 5a and bounces back toward the guide path 10, enters the guide path 10. Intrusion can be prevented.

When passing through the guide passage 10, the game ball B
Is the resistance applied when the game ball B passes through the guide passage 10, that is, the motion lost when the game ball B hit by the hitting rod 34 described later passes through the guide passage 10. It refers to the sum of energy and energy lost, such as energy lost when the return ball preventing piece 10c is pushed open.

The pachinko machine 1 has the above-mentioned general winning opening 6,
A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player when the game ball B wins in the variable winning device 7 or the starting winning opening 8. The variable winning device 7 is normally configured to be openable and closable to prevent a winning of the game ball B. For example, based on the passing of the game ball B through the starting winning opening 8, the symbol of the variable display device 9 arranged at the center of the game board 5 fluctuates randomly. When the display result after the change of the variable display device 9 matches one of a predetermined combination of symbols (big hit display), the game ball B
Are released until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls B wins the variable winning device 7 so that the player can easily win. The state in which the opening and closing operation of the variable winning device 7 can be performed is a state in which a predetermined game value is given (special game state).

A game ball B is stored below the game board 5,
Further, an upper tray 15 for supplying game balls B to a game ball launching device 20 to be described later is provided, and a lower portion for storing game balls B that cannot be stored in the upper tray 15 below the upper tray 15. A saucer 16 is provided. On the right side of the lower tray 16, a game ball launching device 20 provided with a handle 21 operated by a player to drive the game ball B into the game area 5a is provided. In addition, the game ball launching device 20
Will be described later in detail.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 as seen from the back. As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a mechanism plate 11 is rotatably mounted on a side portion thereof. In the mechanism plate 11, the above-described general winning opening 6,
A prize ball collecting unit (not shown) is provided to guide the game ball B that has won the variable prize device 7 or the game ball B that has passed through the starting winning opening 8, and a prize ball tank 12 and a prize ball tank rail are provided above the sphere. 13 are provided. The mechanism plate 11 is provided with a prize ball dispensing device 14 that is connected to the prize ball tank rail 13.

The prize ball dispensing device 14 includes a substrate box 17
Based on a control signal from a controller constituted by an electric control circuit board (not shown) or the like accommodated in the prize ball, a predetermined number of prize balls (for example, when the general winning opening 6 is won or when the starting winning opening 8 is opened). It is configured to pay out to a supply passage (not shown) by passing 5 pieces each when passing, and 15 pieces when winning the variable winning device 7). The prize balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 14 pass through a supply passage, and the upper tray 1 provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 1.
5 or the lower tray 16 (see FIG. 1).

At the exit of the above-mentioned prize ball collecting section, the game balls B guided to this prize ball collecting section are made to flow down in a line in a line on the downstream side, and are discharged to a discharge section (not shown). A winning ball flow path (not shown) for discharging each piece is provided. A winning ball processing device 18 is provided in the middle of the winning ball channel. The winning ball processing device 18 detects the game balls B that have won the general winning opening 6 and the variable winning device 7 and the game balls B that have passed the starting winning opening 8 one by one. This is a device for leading B to the discharge unit.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the game ball launching device 20 as seen from the back side.
3 shows the turning direction of the handle ring 24 when the impact force is increased. As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball launching device 20 includes a handle 21 operated by a player. The handle 21 includes a handle main body 22 fixed to the lower part on the front side of the pachinko machine 1 and a handle main body 2.
Shaft 23 rotatably provided relative to 2
, A handle ring 24 operated to rotate the shaft 23, and a cap 25 fixed to the handle body 22.

The handle body 22 and the cap 25 are A
The shaft 23 is made of a conductive metal material while being made of a synthetic resin material such as a BS resin. The handle ring 24 is provided between the handle body 22 and the cap 25, is formed of a synthetic resin material, and has its surface plated with a conductive metal material or the like.

The shaft 23 of the handle 21 is formed so as to be able to be inserted into a substantially flat support plate 30 of the game ball launching device 20, and a pulley 31 is connected thereto. This pulley 31
Is for transmitting the rotation of the shaft 23 to a hitting rod 34 described later, and one end of a wire 32 formed of a wire is connected to the outer periphery thereof. The wire 32 is for transmitting rotation of the shaft 23 of the handle 21 together with the pulley 31, and the other end thereof is an adjustment spring member 33.
Is connected to the lower end of the swinging member 33a to which one end is connected. The swing member 33a is for transmitting the rotation of the shaft 23 transmitted by the wire 32 to the adjustment spring member 33, and is pivotally supported (tilted) by the support plate 30. The wire 32 is suspended between the lower end of the swing member 33a and the lower end of the pulley 31.

One end of the adjusting spring member 33 is connected to an upper portion of the swing member 33a. This adjusting spring member 3
Numeral 3 is for applying a biasing force to a striking rod 34, which will be described later, and is formed by a tension spring constituted by a coil spring, and the other end is connected to an upper portion of a support shaft 34a of the striking rod 34. ing. The hitting rod 34 is for hitting the game ball B at its upper end portion and hitting it into the game area 5a, and is pivotally supported by the support plate 30 via a support shaft 34a. The hitting rod 34 is urged toward the right side in FIG. 3 by the above-mentioned adjusting spring member 33 so that the urging direction of the adjusting spring member 33 substantially matches the hitting direction of the game ball B. It is configured. That is, the biasing direction of the adjustment spring member 33 is directed to the downstream side of the guide passage 10.

A stopper member 30a is provided below the striking rod 34 and below the support plate 30 so that the lower end of the striking rod 34 contacts the striking rod 34. The swing around the support shaft 34a in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 is restricted. Spindle 3 of hitting rod 34
An extension 34b extends outward in the vicinity of the connecting spring 4a and on the side opposite to the connecting side of the adjustment spring member 33 (the left side in FIG. 3).
Are arranged. The firing motor 35 is for applying power for hitting the game ball B to the hitting rod 34, and its rotation axis (not shown) has an extension 3 of the hitting rod 34.
A firing cam 36 for flipping 4b is fixed. When the player touches the handle ring 24 and the single-shot switch 56 described below is turned off, the firing motor 35 is configured to be rotatable at approximately 100 rpm (100 rotations per minute). The firing cam 36 is rotated based on the rotation of the rotation shaft.

The firing cam 36 drives a firing motor 35,
That is, the extension 3 of the hitting rod 34 is
By pressing down 4b downward, the striking rod 34 flips the adjusting spring member 33 in the counter-biasing direction (leftward in FIG. 3), and the upper end of the striking rod 34 is adjusted by the adjusting spring member 33. A substantially crescent-shaped protruding portion 36a protruding outward from the outer periphery is provided for causing a reaction in the biasing direction (rightward in FIG. 3). This protrusion 36a
Is projected toward the above-described extending portion 34b of the hitting rod 34, and the above-mentioned extending portion 34b extends at a portion where the projection 36a intersects with the rotation trajectory.

The game ball launching device 2 configured as described above
0, the firing cam 36 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 with the rotation of the firing motor 35, and the extension 34b of the hitting rod 34 is It is pressed down by the protrusion 36a. Extension 3
When the projection 4b is pressed by the projection 36a, the upper end portion of the hitting rod 34 is tilted in the counter-biasing direction (leftward in FIG. 3) against the biasing force of the adjusting spring member 33. When the firing cam 36 is further rotated by the firing motor 35 and the projection 36a is disengaged from the extension 34b, the striking rod 34 is rebounded by the urging force (restoring force) of the adjusting spring member 33 so as to return to the original state. By the reaction of the hitting rod 34, the game ball B is hit and fired.

On the other hand, the handle ring 24 of the handle 21
When the shaft 23 is rotated by the above rotation operation, the pulley 31 is rotated, and the wire 32 is pulled toward the pulley 31 arrangement side (the left side in FIG. 3). As the wire 32 is pulled, the swinging member 33a is tilted in the pulling direction of the wire 32, and as the swinging member 33a is tilted, the adjustment spring member 33 is moved toward the side where the hitting rod 34 is provided. It is pulled in the opposite direction and extends. That is, the handle ring 24
By adjusting the amount of rotation, the amount of tension (the amount of deformation) of the adjusting spring member 33 is changed and adjusted. As a result, the urging force of the adjusting spring member 33 that urges the hitting rod 34 can be adjusted. It is. By adjusting the urging force of the adjusting spring member 33, the hitting force of the game ball B by the hitting rod 34 is adjusted, and the game ball B hit by the hitting rod 34 is adjusted.
, And the flying amount of the game ball B launched toward the game area 5a can be adjusted.

Next, the details of the above-described handle 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view in which the handle 21 is obliquely viewed from the front side.
Is an exploded perspective view in which the handle 21 is obliquely viewed from the back side. As shown in FIG. 4, an insertion hole 41 is formed substantially at the center of the handle main body 22, and the insertion hole 41 is formed so that the above-described shaft 23 can be inserted. The shaft 23 has both ends in the axial direction cut out in a substantially D-shape in cross section, and one end (the left side in FIG. 4) of the fitting hole is formed in the handle ring 24 in a substantially D-shape. 42 so as to be fittable. In addition, one end of the shaft 23 fitted into the fitting hole 42 is fitted into the fitting hole 4.
2 so as to protrude from the end face of the fitting hole 42 in a state where the fitting hole 42 is fitted. A substantially annular groove 43 is provided around the distal end on one end side of the shaft 23. The groove 43 is provided with an E-ring (not shown) when one end of the shaft 23 is fitted into the fitting hole 42. ) Are formed so as to be insertable.

Around the insertion hole 41 of the handle body 22, a plurality (three) of cylindrical boss-shaped mounting holes 44 are formed penetrating in the axial direction of the handle body 22. The hole 44 is formed so that the mounting plate 45 and the cap 25 can be mounted and fixed. A plurality (three) of bosses 48 having screw holes are provided on the mounting plate 45 toward the handle main body 22 (that is, the handle ring 24 side) corresponding to the plurality of mounting holes 44.
A plurality (three) of holes 49 are formed in a portion different from each boss 48. Each boss 48 of the mounting plate 45 is formed so as to be able to fit in each mounting hole 44 of the handle main body 22.
Each of the bosses 48 is fitted into each of the mounting holes 44 of the handle body 22, and a screw or the like inserted into each of the mounting holes 44 is inserted into each of the bosses 4.
The mounting plate 45 can be fixed to the handle main body 22 by screwing into the screw holes 8.

The cap 25 is mainly used for the face cover 4
6 and an emblem 47. As shown in FIG. 5, the face cover 46 has a plurality of (three) bosses 51 projecting toward the handle ring 24 on the back side thereof, and each boss 51 has a screw hole. Has been established. On the other hand, the emblem 47 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and grooves 52 corresponding to the bosses 51 of the face cover 46 are respectively formed in the outer peripheral surface. Therefore, the cap 25 can be assembled by inserting the emblem 47 from the back side of the face cover 46 such that each boss 51 of the face cover 46 is inserted into each groove 52 of the emblem 47.

In the cap 25, the above-described mounting plate 45 is inserted into the back side (the front side in FIG. 5), screws and the like are inserted into each hole 49 of the mounting plate 45, and the screws and the like are inserted into the cap 25. By screwing into each boss 51, the mounting plate 45 is fixed. This cap 25
The above-described handle ring 24 is disposed between the mounting plate 45 fixed to the handle and the handle main body 22. The handle ring 24 is formed so as to be rotatable together with the shaft 23 between the mounting plate 45 and the handle main body 22, and has a long arc-shaped long hole 53 corresponding to each boss 48 of the mounting plate 45. Has been drilled. Therefore, the handle ring 24 is provided in each of these long holes 5.
By penetrating each boss 48 of the mounting plate 45 into the inside 3, it is possible to rotate together with the shaft 23 without being obstructed by each boss 48.

As shown in FIG. 4, a spring member 5 made of a conductive metal material is provided between the handle body 22 and the handle ring 24 and around the shaft 23.
4 are provided. The spring member 54 is formed of a coil spring, and the position of the shaft 23 and the handle ring 24 is at a predetermined position in a normal state via the spring member 54, that is, as shown in FIG. The rotation amount of the handle ring 24 is maintained at a position of substantially 0 degrees (hereinafter, referred to as a “basic position”).

Also, as shown in FIG.
2 and the handle ring 24, and the spring member 54
On the back side (the back side in FIG. 4), mainly the contact plate 55
, A single-shot switch 56, and a switch button 57. The contact plate 55 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape from a conductive metal material, and an insertion hole 55a through which the shaft 23 can be inserted is formed substantially in the center thereof.
The contact plate 55 is formed so as to be fixable to the handle main body 22 with screws or the like in a state where the shaft 23 is inserted into the insertion hole 55a, and is in contact with one end of the spring member 54 described above. . As described above, the handle ring 24 includes the shaft 23 and the spring member 54 described above.
Is electrically connected to the contact plate 55 via a handle, for example, when a hand of a player touches the handle ring 24 and the handle ring 24 and the contact plate 55 are short-circuited (electrical conduction). Thus, the game ball B can be continuously fired by the game ball firing device 20.

The single-shot switch 56 is a micro switch. As shown in FIG.
A tongue-shaped movable contact 59 made of an elastic material having elastic restoring property, and a fixed contact 6 provided on the switch body 58
0. This one-shot switch 56
This is for performing a switching operation for starting (starting) driving of a firing motor 35 that applies power for hitting (firing) to the hitting rod 34. The single-shot switch 56 is configured to be turned on when the movable contact 59 contacts the fixed contact 60 and short-circuited, and is turned off when the movable contact 59 is separated from the fixed contact 60. . For example, when the single-shot switch 56 is turned on, the single-shot switch 56 outputs a signal for stopping the firing of the game ball B, that is, a signal for stopping the driving of the firing motor 35 for applying power to the hitting rod 34, while outputting a signal. When the state is reached, a signal to start firing the game ball B, that is, a signal to start driving a firing motor 35 for applying power to the hitting rod 34 is output.

The switch button 57 is mainly used for the operation unit 61.
, A pressing portion 62, and a claw portion 63.
, And is pivotally supported by the handle main body 22 so as to be swingable. The operation portion 61 of the switch button 57 is formed so as to be exposed to the outside from a window portion 22a formed by cutting out the outer periphery of the handle main body 22, and is formed so as to be pressed by a fingertip of the player. On the other hand, the pressing portion 62 is
1, and is formed so as to be able to contact the movable contact 59 of the single-shot switch 56. The pressing portion 62 of the switch button 57 is a portion for performing the switching operation by pressing the movable contact 59 of the single-shot switch 56. With the swing of the switch button 57 through the shaft hole 64, the single-switch 56 is pressed. Movable contact 59 to fixed contact 60
It is formed so as to press toward. The claw 63 of the switch button 57 is connected to the hole 6 of the contact plate 55 described above.
5 is formed to be insertable. The claw portion 63 is formed so as to protrude toward the back side of the handle ring 24 via the hole 65 of the contact plate 55, and is formed so as to be able to contact a pressing plate 72 of a transmission device 70 described later.

The handle ring 24 and the spring member 5
A washer (not shown) is attached to the outer periphery of the shaft 23 between the four, and a collar 66 is attached to the outer periphery of the shaft 23 between the handle body 22 and the contact plate 55. Therefore, the rotation of the shaft 23 accompanying the rotation of the handle ring 24 can be smoothly performed via the washer and the collar 66.

Next, referring to FIG.
The transmission device 70 that performs a switching operation of turning on and off the single-shot switch 56 via the switch button 57 with the rotation of 4 will be described. FIG. 6 (a) shows the VII of FIG.
FIG. 6B is a partial cross-sectional view of the handle 21 with the handle ring 24 at the basic position taken along the line VII. FIG. 6B shows the handle 21 with the handle ring 24 rotated from the basic position along the line VII-VII in FIG. It is a partial sectional view. The arrow A in the figure indicates the turning direction of the handle ring 24 when the game ball B is fired by the game ball firing device 20.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the transmission device 70
Is for performing a switching operation of turning on and off the single-shot switch 56 via the switch button 57 with the rotation of the handle ring 24.
4 is provided on the outer side of the fitting hole 42 on the back side (the front side in FIG. 6). The transmission device 70 mainly includes a pressing spring 71 and a switch button 57 by the pressing spring 71.
And a regulating wall 73 for regulating the sliding of the pressing plate 72.

A protrusion 24a is provided on the outer periphery of the fitting hole 42 in the handle ring 24, and one end of a pressing spring 71 is fixed to the protrusion 24a.
The pressing spring 71 is formed of a coil spring, and is fixed to a substantially flat pressing plate 72 at the other end. The pressing spring 71 is compressed and deformed between the protrusion 24a and the pressing plate 72 when the handle ring 24 is at the basic position, and biases the pressing plate 72 toward the claw 63 of the switch button. It is configured as follows. The pressing plate 72 is for pressing the claw 63 of the switch button 57 described above. The pressing plate 72 is urged by the pressing spring 71 in the counter-rotating direction of the handle ring 24 at the basic position, that is, in the direction indicated by the arrow A (clockwise) in FIG. On the side opposite to the side where the spring 71 is fixed, the claw 63 of the switch button 57 described above is provided.
One side is abutted.

As described above, the switch button 57 is
The claw portion 63 is pressed by a pressing plate 72 urged by a restoring force due to the compression deformation of the pressing spring 71, and is tilted counterclockwise in FIG. 6A via the shaft hole 64. . By the tilting of the switch button 57, the movable contact 59 of the single-shot switch 56 is pressed toward the fixed contact 60 via the pressing portion 62, and the two contacts 59, 60
Is short-circuited. Therefore, in such a case, since the single-shot switch 56 is turned on, the driving of the firing motor 35 can be stopped, and the firing of the game ball B by the game ball firing device 20 toward the game area 5a can be stopped. is there.

The pressing plate 72 is attached to the handle ring 24.
Is slidably provided in the outer peripheral portion of the fitting hole 42 of the handle ring 24. When the handle ring 24 is rotated from the basic position in the direction of arrow A, the handle spring 24 is moved relative to the handle ring 24 by the restoring force of the pressing spring 71. 6 is slid in the opposite direction, that is, in the direction opposite to the arrow A (FIG. 6).
(B)). On the other hand, a pair of restricting walls 73 for restricting the sliding of the pressing plate 72 are provided on the upstream side of the handle ring 24 in the sliding direction of the pressing plate 72 (the lower side in FIG. 6A) so as to face each other. I have. The pair of regulating walls 73 are in a state where the handle ring 24 is in the basic position, that is, in FIG.
In the state shown in (a), the projection is provided at a position shifted from the contact surface of the pressing plate 72 and the claw portion 63 by a predetermined angle W1 in the biasing direction of the pressing spring 71.

When the handle ring 24 is rotated from the basic position by a predetermined angle W1 or more, the amount of tension of the adjusting spring member 33 is increased, and the urging force of the adjusting spring member 33 is increased. The hitting force of the hitting rod 34 that hits the game ball B by using the game ball B is configured to be strong enough to allow the game ball B hit by the hitting rod 34 to reach the game area 5a. . That is, game ball B
Is configured so that the hitting force of the hitting rod 34 that hits is greater than the resistance force applied when passing through the guide passage 10.

A pair of regulating walls 73 configured as described above
According to this, the sliding amount of the pressing plate 72 biased by the pressing spring 71 can be limited (see FIG. 6B). That is, when the handle ring 24 is rotated by a predetermined angle W1 or more from the basic position, the pair of regulating walls 73
Of the switch button 5 by the pressing plate 72.
7, the pressing of the claw portion 63 can be prohibited. For example,
As shown in FIG. 6B, when the handle ring 24 is rotated by a predetermined angle W1 or more, the sliding of the pressing plate 72 biased by the pressing spring 71 is restricted by the pair of restricting walls 73. Pressing of the claw 63 of the switch button 57 by the plate 72 can be released.

As shown in FIG. 6B, when the pressing by the pressing plate 72 is released, the switch button 57 is urged by the restoring force of the movable contact 59 of the single-shot switch 56 at the pressing portion 62 thereof. It is tilted clockwise in FIG. 6B via the shaft hole 64. The tilting of the switch button 57 causes the movable contact 59 of the single switch 56 to move away from the fixed contact 60, so that the single switch 5
6, the driving of the firing motor 35 can be started. That is, it is possible to start firing the game ball B toward the game area 5a by the game ball firing device 20. Further, in this state, for example, when the pressing portion 61 of the switch button 57 is pressed by the player, the driving of the firing motor 35 is stopped, while the pressing portion 61 by the player is stopped.
Is released, the driving of the firing motor 35 is restarted. Therefore, by repeating the operation of pressing and releasing the pressing portion 61 of the switch button 57, the game balls B can be fired one by one (one shot).

Incidentally, even when the handle ring 24 is turned by a predetermined angle W1 or more, the switch button 57 is
When the operation portion 61 is pressed, the operation portion 61 can be tilted counterclockwise in FIG. 6B via the shaft hole 64. With the tilt of the switch button 57, the movable contact 59 of the one-time switch 56 is pressed by the pressing portion 62 toward the fixed contact 60, and the contacts 59 and 60 can be short-circuited. That is, the single-shot switch 56 is turned on to stop the driving of the firing motor 35, so that the firing of the game ball B toward the game area 5a by the game ball firing device 20 can be stopped.

Next, the operation of the game ball launching apparatus 20 configured as described above will be described. First, handle ring 24
Is rotated from the basic position in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6, the pulley 31 fixed to the shaft 23 is rotated,
The wire 32 is pulled toward the pulley 31 arrangement side (the left side in FIG. 3). As the wire 32 is pulled, the swinging member 33a is tilted in the pulling direction of the wire 32, and as the swinging member 33a is tilted, the adjustment spring member 33 is moved toward the side where the hitting rod 34 is provided. It is pulled in the opposite direction and extends. That is, by adjusting the amount of rotation of the handle ring 24, the amount of tension of the adjusting spring member 33 is changed, and as a result, the adjusting spring member 33 for urging the striking rod 34 is adjusted.
Can be adjusted.

In such a case, the switch button 57
6A is pressed counterclockwise in FIG. 6A through the shaft hole 64 by the claw portion 63 being pressed by the pressing plate 72 urged by the restoring force accompanying the compression deformation of the pressing spring 71. It is tilted toward. By the tilting of the switch button 57, the pressing portion 62 causes the single-switch 56
The movable contact 59 is pressed toward the fixed contact 60, and the contacts 59 and 60 are short-circuited. Therefore, the single-shot switch 56 is turned on, and the driving of the firing motor 35 is stopped. That is, the firing of the game ball B toward the game area 5a by the game ball firing device 20 is stopped.

Thereafter, when the handle ring 24 is further rotated and rotated by a predetermined angle W1 from its basic position, the amount of tension of the adjusting spring member 33 is increased, and the urging force of the adjusting spring member 33 is used. The hitting force of the hitting rod 34 hitting the game ball B is equal to the game ball B hit by the hitting rod 34.
Has the strength to reach the game area 5a. On the other hand, the sliding of the pressing plate 72 urged by the pressing spring 71 is restricted by the pair of restriction walls 73, and the pressing of the claw 63 of the switch button 57 by the pressing plate 72 is released. When the pressing by the pressing plate 72 is released, the switch button 5
7 is a movable contact 5 of the single-shot switch 56
9 through the shaft hole 64 and is urged by the restoring force of FIG.
It is tilted clockwise in (b). By the tilt of the switch button 57, the movable contact 59 of the one-shot switch 56 is separated from the fixed contact 60, and the one-shot switch 56 is turned off. When the single-shot switch 56 is turned off, the driving of the firing motor 35 is started, and the rotation of the firing cam 36 is started.

The firing cam 36 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 3 with the rotation of the rotating shaft of the firing motor 35, and with this rotation, the extending portion 34 b of the striking rod 34 becomes the projection of the firing cam 36. Pressed downward by 36a. Extension 3
When the protrusion 4b is pressed by the protrusion 36a, the upper end of the hitting rod 34 is tilted in the counter-biasing direction (leftward in FIG. 3) against the biasing force of the adjusting spring member 33. Launch motor 3
When the firing cam 36 is further rotated by 5 and the projecting portion 36a comes off the extension portion 34b, the striking rod 34 is rebounded by the urging force (restoring force) of the adjusting spring member 33 so as to return to the original state. The game ball B is hit and fired by the recoil of the ball rod 34. The game ball B hit by the hitting rod 34 passes through the guide passage 10 and is hit above the game area 5a.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the transmission device 70 of the game ball launching device 20
When the handle ring 24 is rotated by a predetermined angle W1 or more, the pair of regulating walls 73 release the pressing of the claw 63 by the switch button 57 by the pressing plate 72,
With the single-shot switch 56 turned off, a switching operation to start driving the firing motor 35 can be performed.
In addition, when the handle ring 24 is rotated by a predetermined angle W1 or more from the basic position, the amount of pulling of the adjusting spring member 33 is increased, and the hitting ball urged by the adjusting spring member 33 is used. The striking force of the rod 34 can be set to a strength at which the game ball B can reach the game area 5a. Accordingly, the hitting rod 34 to which power is applied by the firing cam 36 rotated by the firing motor 35,
The game ball B is prevented from falling from the downstream side (upper side in FIG. 1) to the upstream side (lower side in FIG. 1) from the downstream side of the guide path 10 without completely resisting the resistance force applied when the game ball B passes through the guide path 10. Can be reliably driven into the game area 5a.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can easily be inferred.

For example, in the present embodiment, the striking force of the striking rod 34 is adjusted by changing the amount of tension of the adjusting spring member 33 formed by a tension spring. However, the adjusting spring member that adjusts the striking force of the hitting rod 34 does not necessarily need to be a tension spring member, and may be formed by, for example, a compression spring member. That is, when the adjusting spring member is formed of a compression spring, the striking force of the striking rod 34 can be adjusted by changing the amount of compression of the adjusting spring member.

In this embodiment, by adjusting the amount of rotation of the handle ring 24 of the handle 21, the amount of tension of the adjusting spring member 33 is changed to adjust the striking force of the hitting rod 34, while the firing motor is adjusted. The present invention has been described using the game ball launching apparatus 20 that launches the game ball B by driving the hitting rod 34 by the firing cam 36 rotated by 35. However, as a driving device for applying a striking force to the hitting rod, a stroke type solenoid in which a plunger (hitting rod) urged by a spring receives a power supply from a power supply device and performs a sliding motion, or a spring. The present invention may be applied to a game ball launching device using a rotary solenoid in which a biased plunger performs a swinging motion.

For example, in a game ball launching device using a stroke type solenoid, the start of power supply by the power device causes the plunger to slide in the counter-biasing direction against the biasing force of the spring while the power supply is temporarily stopped. When stopped, the plunger is rebounded in the biasing direction by the biasing force of the spring. The game ball is hit by the reaction of the plunger. In a game ball launching device using a rotary solenoid, the start of power supply by the power device causes the plunger to swing a predetermined angle in a counter-biasing direction against the biasing force of the spring, while the power supply is temporarily stopped. As a result, the plunger is returned in the biasing direction by the biasing force of the spring. The game ball is hit by the reaction of the plunger.

According to the game ball launching device using such a solenoid, by adjusting the amount of rotation of the handle ring of the handle, the amount of electric power (the amount of electric current) supplied to the solenoid is adjusted. The impact force of the plunger can be adjusted according to the change.

Hereinafter, modified examples of the present invention will be described. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving device is configured to urge the hitting rod toward the game area and to move the hitting rod urged by the urging member. A power supply device that applies a striking force to the striking rod by flipping in the urging direction, and the operation handle changes the amount of deformation of the urging member to reduce the striking force of the striking rod. A ball and ball game machine 1 configured to adjust.

[0055]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bullet-ball game machine.
When the operating handle is operated such that the hitting force given to the hitting rod by the driving device has a strength that allows the game ball to pass through the guide path and reach the game area, the driving device Is started. Accordingly, the hitting rod to which the driving force is applied by the driving device can reliably hit the game ball into the game area, so that the game ball passing through the guide path cannot reach the game area and There is an effect that the backflow can be prevented. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the game ball falling backward through the guide passage from colliding with the next game ball hit by the hitting rod.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine as viewed from behind.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the game ball launching device as seen from the back side.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view in which the handle is seen from the front side.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the handle seen from the back side.

6A is a partial cross-sectional view of the handle with the handle ring taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 3 in a basic position, and FIG. 6B is a view showing the handle ring in line VII-VII in FIG. FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the handle turned from the side.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko machine (ball game machine) 5a Game area 10 Guide passage 10a Inner rail (part of guide passage) 10b Outer rail (part of guide passage) 10c Return ball preventing piece (part of guide passage) 21 Handle ( 33 A spring member (biasing member) 34 A striking rod 34a An extension (a part of the driving device) 35 A firing motor (a part of the driving device) 36 A firing cam (a part of the driving device) 56 Single-shot switch (part of switching device) 57 Switch button (part of switching device) 70 Transmission device (part of switching device) B Game ball

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game area in which a game ball is driven to play a game, a guide path for guiding the game ball toward the game area, and a game ball provided at an end of the guide path and directed toward the game area. Ball, a driving device for imparting a striking force to the striking rod, an operating handle for adjusting the striking force applied by the driving device, and the driving device in accordance with the operation of the operating handle. In the ball game machine provided with a switching device to be operated, the switching device is characterized in that a striking force applied to the hitting rod by the driving device causes a game ball to pass through the guide passage and reach the game area. A ball game machine configured to start the operation of the driving device when the operation handle is operated so as to have a possible strength.