JP2000140342A - Ball receiving tray assembling structure for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembling structure of a ball receiving tray for Pachinko machine, which can reduce the number of screws used for assembling the ball receiving tray and enables a cover member to be replaced easily and quickly. SOLUTION: This ball receiving tray is constituted of a patch plate 12, tray member 13, and a cover member 14. An attaching part 22 is equipped on the rear face of the cover member 14 and an attaching hole 26 in the patch plate 12 so that the ball receiving tray can be assembled by screwing a screw 27 through the attaching hole 26 of the patch plate 12 in a condition a tray member 13 is put in between the cover member 14 and the patch plate 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assembling structure of a ball tray attached to a lower front portion of a pachinko game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as is well known, a ball receiving tray, that is, a hit ball feeding tray for storing purchased gaming balls and pachinko balls to be dispensed from a prize ball dispensing device and a hitting ball feeding tray are provided on a lower front portion of a pachinko game machine. A lower storage dish is provided for storing pachinko balls that fill and overflow. Each of the hit ball supply tray and the lower storage tray has a plate and a plate member for storing pachinko balls on the front surface thereof, and a cover member is mounted on the front surface of the plate member. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the assembling of the hitting ball supply tray and the lower storage tray is performed by first connecting the cover member 100 and the
The plate member 101 is mounted on the plate 103 with screws 104.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional ball tray is screwed and assembled for each member, so that a large number of screws are required, and the assembling work requires time and effort. However, not only the work efficiency is poor, but also the cost is increased.

[0004] Further, since the cover member on the front of the ball tray is provided near the hand of the player, it is particularly liable to be stained or damaged and needs to be replaced frequently. In order to replace the cover member 100, once the screws 104 of the plate 103 are removed and the plate member 101 is removed, the cover member 100 cannot be replaced unless the screws 102 of the plate member 101 are further removed. Had occurred.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is possible to reduce the number of screws used when assembling a ball tray and to replace the cover member very simply and quickly. An object of the present invention is to provide an assembling structure of a ball tray in a pachinko gaming machine.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a ball tray of a pachinko game machine comprising a contact plate, a plate member and a cover member, the ball tray being attached to a rear surface of the cover member. Parts, and a mounting hole is provided in the plate, and a screw is screwed from the mounting hole of the plate to the mounting portion of the cover member with a plate member interposed between the cover member and the plate. It is characterized in that a saucer is assembled.

[0007] With this configuration, when assembling the ball tray, the cover member and the plate need only be screwed directly from the back side of the plate, and the number of screws used is greatly reduced. Becomes possible. Further, the cover member can be easily replaced by removing the screw.

[0008] By providing a cylindrical projection having a screw hole around the mounting portion of the cover member and providing a through-hole through the cylindrical projection in the plate member, the mutual positional relationship between the cover member and the plate member can be maintained. It can be held accurately.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hit ball supply tray as a ball tray according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view thereof. In FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has an outer frame 2 framed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and upper and lower hinges 3, 3 are provided on one side of the front surface of the outer frame 2.
The front frame 4 is provided so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 4 is formed in a frame shape having a window hole substantially at the center, and a glass door frame on which a glass covering a game area of the game board 6 is mounted above a frame frame 5 provided on the periphery of the window hole. A front plate 8 is provided at the lower part of the front plate 7 so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, a hitting ball supply tray 9 for storing purchased game balls and prize balls paid out from a prize ball payout device is fixed to the front surface of the front plate 8. Further, below the front frame 4, a lower storage tray 10 that fills the hit ball supply tray 9 and stores prize balls that overflow.
And an operation handle 11 for firing a hit ball.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hitting ball supply tray 9 has a decorative plate 12, a plate member 13, and a cover member 14.
It is composed of The abutment plate 12 is formed to have a size that completely covers the front surface of the front plate 8, and the front surface of the plate 12 is formed with a concave groove 15 for receiving the rear edge of the plate member 13. A prize ball outlet 17 for discharging a prize ball is formed in the upper portion of the front plate 8 to communicate with the communication port 16 of the front plate 8, and a supply hole 19 communicating with a hit ball supply port 18 of the front plate 8 is formed. .

The plate member 13 is formed with a plate portion 20 for storing purchased game balls and prize balls paid out from a prize ball payout device. Are formed in a line. The plate member 13 includes a cover member 1 described later.
4, a through hole 2 through which a cylindrical projection 22 as an attachment portion passes
3, and a mounting projection 24 is further provided on the rear surface side.

The cover member 14 is formed to have a U-shaped cross section so as to cover the lower portion from the front surface of the plate member 13, and the inside thereof is a hollow space, and the cover member 14 is applied to the space. A cylindrical projection 22 as a mounting portion to be attached to the plate 12 is provided in a protruding manner. Note that the cylindrical projection 22 is formed to have a length that abuts on the abutment plate 12 in a state where the cover member 14 is attached to the front surface of the plate member 13, and a screw hole 25 is formed at the center thereof. Further, a mounting hole 26 for screw insertion corresponding to the screw hole 25 is formed in the contact plate 12.

However, in order to assemble the hitting ball supply tray 9,
First, the cover member 14 is superimposed on the front surface of the plate member 13, and the cylindrical projection 22 of the cover member 14 is made to penetrate through the through hole 23 of the plate member 13. To fit. As a result, the tip of the cylindrical projection 22 abuts on the front surface of the plate 12, and the screw hole 25 of the cylindrical projection 22 and the mounting hole 26 of the plate 12 coincide with each other. 26, a screw 27 is inserted into the cylindrical projection 22.
By screwing into the screw hole 25, the hitting plate 12, the plate member 13, and the cover member 14 are integrated as shown in FIG.

Since the hitting ball supply tray 9 thus constructed is assembled by directly screwing the cover member 14 and the abutment plate 12, the use of screws in comparison with a conventional ball receiving tray is required. The number can be greatly reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the assembling operation can be performed extremely easily. Further, by removing the screw 27 from the back side of the contact plate 12, the replacement of the cover member 14 can be facilitated.

The hitting plate 12 is provided with a through hole 28 through which a mounting projection 24 protruding from the plate member 13 passes with the hitting ball supply tray 9 assembled. A mounting hole 30 for screw insertion coincides with a screw hole 29 provided at the center of the mounting projection 24, and a through hole 31 for inserting a tool is provided at a position corresponding to the screw 27.

For this reason, in order to attach the hit ball supply tray 9 assembled as described above to the front plate 8, the abutment plate 12 is attached to the front plate 8.
And the screw holes 29 of the mounting projections 24 of the plate member 13 and the mounting holes 30 of the front plate 8 coincide with each other.
A screw 32 is inserted through the mounting hole 30 from the rear side of the mounting hole 30 and is screwed into the screw hole 29 of the mounting projection 24 to thereby provide the hitting ball supply tray 9.
Can be attached to the front plate 8. Then, the cover member 14 is provided with the hitting ball supply tray 9 attached to the front surface of the front plate 8.
When it becomes necessary to replace the cover member 14 alone, the cover member 14 alone can be removed from the front plate 8 by inserting a tool such as a screwdriver into the through hole 31 from the back surface of the front plate 8 and removing the screw 27.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lower storage tray 10 as a ball tray according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The lower storage tray 10 includes a decorative plate 50, a plate member 51 provided on the front surface of the plate 50, and a cover member 52 covering the front surface of the plate member 51. At the center of the aforesaid plate 50, an exit portion 53 for discharging a pachinko ball paid out from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is opened.

On the other hand, the plate member 51 is connected to the outlet portion 53, and a ball storage portion 54 for storing pachinko balls discharged therefrom is formed. An ashtray 55 is mounted on one end side, and an ashtray 55 is mounted on the other end side. Has an operation handle 11 attached thereto, and a concave portion 56 is formed on the front surface of the ball reservoir 54. Further, a through hole 58 into which a cylindrical projection 57 of a cover member 52 described later is inserted is in contact with the plate member 51, and
Mounting projections 6 inserted into through holes 59 provided at both ends of
0 is formed.

The cover member 52 is provided with the concave portion 5 of the plate member 51.
6 has a hollow U-shaped cross section so as to cover the front surface thereof so as to cover the front surface thereof. Is provided. The cylindrical projection 57 is formed to have a length that abuts the mounting hole 61 of the plate 50 when the cover member 52 is attached to the front surface of the plate member 51.

When the lower storage tray 10 is assembled, the same procedure as that for assembling the hitting ball supply tray 9 described above can be performed. That is, first, the cover member 52 is superimposed on the front surface of the plate member 51, and the cylindrical projection 57 of the cover member 52 is inserted into the through hole 58 of the plate member 51. In this state, the plate member 51 is fitted to the plate 50. . As a result, the distal end of the cylindrical projection 57 comes into contact with the front surface of the plate 50, and the cylindrical projection 57 is screwed from the rear side of the plate 50 with a screw 62, as shown in FIG. , The plate member 51 and the cover member 52 are integrated to form the lower storage plate 10
Can be assembled. Therefore, as in the case of the hitting ball supply tray 9 described above, the number of screws to be used can be greatly reduced in assembling the lower storage tray 9 to reduce the manufacturing cost, and the assembling work is also extremely easy. It will be.

A mounting hole 63 is formed in the front frame 4 so that the assembled lower storage dish 10 can be inserted into the front frame 4.
, The lower storage dish 10 may be screwed into the mounting hole 63 of the front frame 4, and the front frame 4 may be provided with an insertion hole 64.
Is provided, if a screw such as a screwdriver is inserted into the insertion hole 64 and the screw 62 is attached, the cover member 5
Only 2 can be exchanged alone.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the number of screws used can be reduced when assembling the hitting supply tray and the lower storage tray of a pachinko game machine, and the assembling work can be greatly reduced. Can be reduced. Further, when replacing the cover member attached to the front surface of the hit ball supply tray and the lower storage tray, if the screw is removed from the back surface of the plate, only the cover member can be replaced alone and easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hit ball supply tray according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a hit ball supply tray.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lower storage dish according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko game machine 12,50 This plate 13,51 Dish member 14,52 Cover member 22,57 Cylindrical projection (mounting part) 23,58 Through hole 25 Screw hole 26,61 Mounting hole 27,62 Screw

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ball tray for a pachinko game machine comprising a plate, a plate member, and a cover member, wherein a mounting portion is provided on a rear surface of the cover member, a mounting hole is provided in the plate, and the cover member is provided with a cover member. A ball receiving plate mounted by screwing a screw from a mounting hole of the plate to a mounting portion of the cover member with a plate member interposed between the ball and the plate; Assembling structure of saucer. 2. The mounting part of the cover member is a cylindrical projection having a screw hole at the center thereof, and the plate member is provided with a through hole through which the cylindrical projection penetrates. Item 3. An assembling structure of the ball tray in the pachinko gaming machine according to Item 1.