JP2001161982A - Ball feeder for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball feeder for Pachinko machine which can prevent unfair act on the ball feeder by inserting an unfair tool such as a wire into the backside mechanism from the front face of a Pachinko machine. SOLUTION: This ball feeder 12 for Pachinko machine is equipped with a ball retaining means 21 which comes in and out to control balls flowing down in a row through a ball passage 22. A locking member 47 positioned under the ball retaining means facing the ball passage 22 for preventing unfair act against the ball retaining means 21 is equipped on the ball feeder 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a ball dispensing device having a fraud prevention function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a conventional pachinko machine is provided with a mechanical plate made of synthetic resin, and the mechanical plate is provided with a ball tank and a ball dispensing device. The ball dispensing device includes ball retaining means for stopping the earliest pachinko ball, and by operating the ball retaining means, pays out the pachinko balls stored in the ball tank to the ball discharge gutter. The paid-out pachinko balls are guided to the upper ball tray, and the surplus balls of the upper ball tray are stored in the lower ball tray via a surplus ball discharge gutter.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, since no barrier is provided from the lower ball receiving tray to the ball dispensing device, the player can use the upper ball receiving tray or the lower ball receiving tray. , And directly operate the ball retaining means that stops the first pachinko ball of the ball dispensing device through the extra ball discharge gutter and the ball discharge gutter,
There was a problem that fraudulent acts of paying out pachinko balls were often performed intentionally.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent an illegal act of inserting an illegal tool such as a wire into a ball dispensing device from the front of a pachinko machine. To provide a ball payout device for a pachinko machine.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the pachinko balls can be prevented from flowing down by moving in and out of a ball passage in which the pachinko balls flow down in an aligned manner. In a ball dispensing device of a pachinko machine provided with a ball stopping means, a lock member for preventing unauthorized access to the ball stopping means is provided at a lower surface of the ball stopping means facing the ball passage.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the lock member is movable only in conjunction with the ball stopping means, and is operated by operating the lock member. Was immobilized by the operating body so that it was not illegally paid.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the tip of the lock member is formed in a tapered shape, and the tip cannot be pressed by an unauthorized tool such as a wire. To do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first and second aspects are provided.
In the invention described in the third aspect, the ball retaining means includes an operating body that passes through a ball stopper that supports the earliest pachinko ball, and an electric drive source that operates the operating body.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fourth aspect, a pivotal support position between the operating body and the lock member is changed, and a connecting portion between the operating body and the lock member is an operating body. The rotation trajectory of the lock member and the rotation trajectory of the lock member are different, so that the actuating body does not move even when the lock member is operated.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, at least a passage portion of the ball passage from which the pachinko ball is dispensed has a polygonal shape of a pentagon or more, and the invading wire is provided. Prevent pachinko balls from passing through such illegal devices.

It is preferable that the passage portion from which the pachinko balls are dispensed is formed in a bent shape, so that the pachinko balls are prevented from being dispensed when an unauthorized device enters.

With the above arrangement, even if the player inserts an illegal tool such as a wire from the upper ball tray or the lower ball tray on the front side of the pachinko machine into the ball dispensing device portion through the surplus ball discharge gutter or the ball discharge gutter, The locking member does not actuate the ball retaining means, so that an illegal act of intentionally paying out pachinko balls is reliably prevented.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame of a pachinko machine, and 2 denotes a game board detachably attached to the back of the front frame 1. A glass door frame 3 and a front plate 4 that cover the front and lower portions of the game board 2 are attached to the front frame 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. And the front plate 4
An upper ball receiving tray 5 for supplying a hit ball is mounted on the front surface, and a lower ball receiving tray 6 for storing excess balls of the upper ball receiving tray 5 and an operation handle 7 are mounted below the front frame 1.

A mechanism plate 8 made of synthetic resin is mounted on the back surface of the game board 2, and a ball tank 9 is fixed to an upper portion of the back surface of the mechanism plate 8. A tank rail 10 and a curve rail 11 for aligning and leading pachinko balls are disposed below the ball tank 9, and a ball payout device 12 is provided at a downstream end thereof.
Is connected.

Below the ball dispensing device 12, a ball discharge gutter 14 for guiding the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device 12 to the upper ball receiving tray 5 through a ball lead-out path 13 and a surplus of the upper ball receiving tray 5. A surplus ball discharge gutter 16 for guiding the ball to the lower ball tray 6 via the downflow gutter 15 is formed in a gutter shape with an open rear surface, and the open side is closed by a back cover 17. 18 is a ball discharge gutter 14
And a bell which makes a sound when a pachinko ball dispensed from the ball dispensing device 12 collides with the ball.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ball dispensing device 12 includes a case body 20 and a ball retaining device 21 for retaining the earliest pachinko ball, and the case body 20 communicates with the curve rail 11. Frame 20a having a passage portion 22 and a cover 20b covering the front surface thereof.
The passage portion 22 is composed of a supply passage portion 22a and a vertical discharge passage portion 22b formed in a gentle downward inclination. The ball stopping device 21 includes an operating body 23 and a solenoid 24 as an electric drive source. The operating body 23 is connected to the solenoid 24 via a link member 25. The case body 20 is provided with a heat radiating hole 26 of the solenoid 24 and a movement restricting portion 27 of the operating body 23. 28
Is an opening for manually operating the solenoid 24, and a protrusion 29 for preventing fraud is provided below the opening 28. Note that the protrusion 29 may be provided in a rib shape so as to surround the periphery of the opening 28.

The operating body 23 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 30 on the inner peripheral side of the dispensing passage portion 22b.
The support portion 31 which advances and retreats from the support portion is pointed like a beak.
The upper surface of 1 is formed in the shape of a circular arc centering on the support shaft 30. A through hole 32 is provided at the base of the operating body 23, and the through hole 32 is engaged with an engaging pin 34 of a link member 25 formed in a V shape. The link member 25 includes the operating body 23
, Which is rotatably mounted on a shaft 35 by a shaft 35 and has a bifurcated engagement portion 36 formed at a rear end thereof, and a protruding piece 39 of an operating body 38 fixed to a plunger 37 of the solenoid 24. Are engaged. When the solenoid 24 is excited, the operating body 23 repeatedly rotates with the support shaft 30 as a fulcrum, and the distal end support portion 31 moves into and out of the passage portion 22 through the window hole 40 formed in the inner peripheral wall of the passage portion 22. , So that the flow of the pachinko ball at the forefront of the supply passage portion 22a can be restricted.

As shown in FIG. 6, reference numeral 41 denotes an optical ball counting sensor comprising a light projector 41a and a light receiver 41b. Reference numeral 42 denotes a U-shaped mounting frame for supporting the sensor 41. The sensor 41 is arranged so that its optical axes intersect at a position slightly downstream of the pachinko ball supported by the support portion 31 by the mounting frame 42 and at a position deviated from the center line of the passage portion 22. And, the pachinko ball immediately after the restraining by the support portion 31 is released is arranged so as to detect the pachinko ball by blocking the optical axis. In other words,
The pachinko ball stopped by the support portion 31 has not yet been detected without interrupting the optical axis. Reference numeral 43 denotes a shielding plate surrounding the sensor 41, which is provided with locking holes 44, 44 at both end edges of two parallel pieces having a U-shaped cross section, and claw portions 45, 45 provided in the case body 20. Shielding plate 43
It can be attached by engaging using the elasticity of the member. At this time, since the shielding plate 43 is attached across the case frame 20a and the cover 20b, the ball dispensing device 12 can be assembled at the same time without using screws.

Thus, below the operating body 23,
A lock member 47 for preventing fraud is swingably supported on the inner peripheral side of the passage portion 22 by a support shaft 46. The lock member 47 has a closing portion 48 that advances and retreats to the passage portion 22 and a tapered tip, and an engaging portion 50 that engages with a connecting pin 49 provided on the operating body 23 has a concave shape. . The engagement between the linking pin 49 and the engagement portion 50 always causes the closing portion 48 to be connected to the support portion 31 of the operating body 23 facing the passage portion 22.
It is located so as to substantially cover the lower surface. Reference numeral 51 denotes a rotation preventing piece provided on the lower surface of the supply passage portion 22a, which is in contact with the connecting pin 49.

The pachinko machine constructed as described above operates in a ball payout device 1 according to a command from a ball payout control device (not shown).
2 is excited, and the operating body 23 rotates about the support shaft 30 as shown by the chain line in FIG.
1 is retracted from the window hole 40 and the connecting pin 49 is engaged with the engaging portion 50, so that the lock member 47 rotates about the support shaft 46 and the closing portion 48 retreats from the passage portion 22. Move. In this way, the pachinko balls supported by the support portion 31 are not stopped, and the pachinko balls are discharged to the ball discharge gutter 14 through the discharge passage portion 22b by their own weight. Then, when the ball counting sensor 41 detects a predetermined number of pachinko balls, a command is issued again from the ball payout control device, and the payout of the pachinko balls is stopped by the support portion 31 projecting into the passage portion 22. At this time, the lock member 47 is also rotated by the engagement of the connecting pin 49 and the engagement portion 50, and the lock member 47 is closed.
8 returns to a position that almost covers the lower surface of the support portion 31. Then, the pachinko balls discharged to the ball discharge gutter 14 are guided to the upper ball receiving tray 5 through the ball lead-out path 13 while hitting the bell 18.

Further, in the present invention, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 8, the player can use the ball lead-out path 13 of the upper ball tray 5 or the downflow gutter 15 of the lower ball tray 6 on the front side of the pachinko machine to illegally connect the piano wire W or the like. Insert the tool, surplus ball discharge gutter 16, ball discharge gutter 1
Even if it is attempted to operate the ball dispensing device 12 via 4, the closing portion 48 cannot directly act on the operating body 23. Moreover, even if the closing part 48 is pushed upward to cause the operating body 23 to act, the operating body 23 and the lock member 47 have different bearings 30, 46, so that the operating body 23 is moved in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. While turning
Even if the lock member 47 rotates in the direction of arrow B and the engaging portion 50 pushes the connecting pin 49, the bottom of the engaging portion 50
9, the connecting pin 49 is pinched between the engaging portion 50 and the rotation preventing piece 51 to prevent the locking member 47 from rotating. Can not be actuated, and the illegal act of intentionally activating the ball retaining means 21 and paying out pachinko balls can be prevented beforehand. Further, even if the locking member 47 is rotated by acting on the closing portion 48 from the side, the tip of the closing portion 48 is formed in a tapered shape. The member 47 cannot be rotated. In the above-described embodiment, the ball dispensing device 12 has been described as using the solenoid 24 as an electric drive source. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pachinko ball is dispensed by acting illegally. This includes all ball payout devices.

As described above, the lock member 47 is provided so as to cover the lower surface of the operating body 23 facing the ball passage 22, and the direction in which the connecting pin 49 acts on the engaging portion 50,
By making the direction in which the link pin 49 acts different, the ball can be moved only in conjunction with the ball stopping means 21, so that the ball stopping means 21 can be operated even if the illegal tool W is inserted into the ball passage 22. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the pachinko ball from being paid out by fraud. Note that the positions of the pivots 30, 46 between the lock member 47 and the operating body 23 are different, and
The direction in which the engaging portion 50 acts on the engaging portion 50 and the direction in which the engaging portion 50 acts on the connecting pin 49 are greatly different. May be different from the direction in which the engaging portion 50 acts on the engaging pin 50 and the direction in which the engaging portion 50 acts on the connecting pin 49.

Further, when the ball dispensing device 12 is operating the pachinko ball by operating the pachinko ball properly, the illegal tool W is inserted and the operating body 23 is maintained in a state of retreating even after the dispensing is completed. Even if you try to pay out pachinko balls illegally
Further, since the tip of the support portion 31 is formed in a tapered taper shape, the illegal tool W slides due to the taper, and the support portion 31 of the operating body 23 faces the passage portion 22, so that the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down. There is no illegal payout of pachinko balls.

FIG. 9 shows the passage portion 22, especially the dispensing passage portion 2.
2b shows another embodiment, in which the inner surface shape is octagonal as shown in FIG. 2 (a), and the gap into which the illegal tool W is inserted when passing the pachinko ball as shown by the chain line at the diagonal corners. , The pachinko ball is not paid out by the fraudulent tool W when the fraudulent tool W is inserted. Note that the inner surface shape is not limited to an octagon, and may be a polygon having a pentagon or more or a cylinder having a slightly larger diameter than the diameter of a pachinko ball. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the passage 22 is formed in a bent shape, and the fitting recess 52 of the unauthorized tool W is formed in the upper wall of the bent portion, so that the unauthorized tool W becomes difficult to insert.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above description, the ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention includes a lock member which is located below the ball retaining means and prevents unauthorized operation of the ball retaining means. Because of the provision of a pachinko machine, even if a fraudulent tool is skillfully intruded from the front side of the pachinko machine, the locking member cannot operate the ball stopping means, and a situation in which the pachinko ball is illegally obtained is obtained. It can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ball payout device.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the ball payout device.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of a ball payout device portion.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the ball payout device.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of a main part of the ball dispensing device.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a main part of the pachinko machine.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views of main parts of another embodiment of the passage portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 12 ball dispensing device 21 ball retaining means 22 ball passage 22a supply passage 22b dispensing passage 23 operating body (ball retaining means) 24 solenoid (ball retaining means) 30, 46 spindle 47 locking member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine, comprising: a ball stopping means capable of stopping a pachinko ball from flowing down in a ball passage in which the pachinko ball flows down in an aligned manner. A ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine, wherein a lock member for preventing fraud on the ball stopping means is provided on a lower surface of the ball stopping means. 2. The ball dispensing device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said lock member is movable only in conjunction with ball retaining means. 3. The ball dispensing device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a tip of said lock member is formed in a tapered shape. 4. The ball retaining means comprises an operating body having a ball stopper for supporting the earliest pachinko ball, and an electric drive source for operating the operating body.
Or a ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine according to 3. 5. The ball dispensing device of a pachinko machine according to claim 4, wherein a pivotal support position of said lock member and that of said operating body are different. 6. The ball dispensing device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a passage portion of the ball passage from which the pachinko balls are dispensed has a polygonal shape of a pentagon or more.