JP2001239015A - Winning device for game ball of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably keep a winning guiding member in a closed state and to prevent a fraudulent action without increasing the number of part items in use. SOLUTION: The winning guiding member 5 is supported erectably and tiltably on a rotary shaft 6 disposed nearly horizontally, and a game ball is captured on the winning guiding member for winning when the winning guiding member is tilted in this winning device for the game ball of a pachinko machine. A coupling part 7 protruded on the back side of the winning guiding member when the winning guiding member is kept at an erected state and a lock part 8 suspended downward are integrally formed near the rotary shaft of the winning guiding member. The winning guiding member is locked at the erected state when a braking piece 11 vertically reciprocated by the rotary shaft faces the lock part, and the winning guiding member is tilted when the braking piece 11 is coupled with the coupling part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a game ball winning device that captures a game ball by opening and closing a winning guide member on a game board of a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of game ball prize machines of pachinko machines have been known, but a large prize port is provided with a horizontally long plate-like lid (prize guide member) by operating a solenoid at a so-called big hit. It is configured to be opened.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional structure of the above-mentioned large winning opening, the winning guide member is opened when a wire or the like is inserted into the glass frame and the winning guide member is forcibly opened. Therefore, there has been a case where a fraudulent act of trying to obtain a prize ball by illegally winning a game ball is performed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game ball winning device of a pachinko machine capable of solving such a drawback with a small number of parts, thereby preventing improper activities.

[0005]

For this purpose, the present invention provides a winning guide member which is supported on a rotating shaft provided substantially horizontally so as to be able to stand up and tilt, and when the winning guide member is tilted, the game ball is provided with the winning guide. In a game ball prize device of a pachinko machine that is captured on a member and configured to win, an engaging portion projecting to the back side of the winning guide member when the winning guide member is in an upright state near the rotation axis of the winning guide member. And a lock portion that hangs downward, and the winning guide member is locked in an upright state by causing a braking piece to face the lock portion, and the winning guide is formed by engaging the winning guide member with the engaging portion. The member is tilted. Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned game ball winning device, the braking piece is provided so as to advance and retreat up and down from the rotation axis of the winning guide member. Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned game ball winning device, the braking piece is moved forward and backward by the operation of the solenoid. Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned gaming ball winning device, the winning guide member is in the shape of a horizontally long lid plate supported on the lower edge portion of the horizontally long winning opening so as to be able to stand up and tilt freely. Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned game ball winning device, a surface of the lock portion facing the brake piece is formed substantially parallel to a direction in which the brake piece advances and retreats.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine in which a game ball winning device 1 according to the present invention is provided on a game board 2, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the game ball winning device 1, and FIG.
4 and 5 are longitudinal sectional views showing the operation state of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part thereof. In the figure, reference numeral 3 denotes a mounting plate attached to the front of the game board 2, 4 denotes a horizontally long winning opening provided on the mounting plate, and 5 denotes a lower edge of the winning opening by rotating shafts 6 and 6. It is a winning guide member in the shape of a rectangular lid plate supported upright and tiltable.

The winning guide member 5 is formed integrally with an engaging portion 7 which projects substantially horizontally to the back side when the winning guide member is in an upright state from the vicinity of the rotating shaft 6. The lock portion 8 hanging downward is integrally formed.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a solenoid provided vertically so that the spindle 10 is on the lower side. Reference numeral 11 denotes a solenoid which is fixed to the tip of the spindle 10 and moves up and down from the rotary shafts 6 and 6 by the operation of the solenoid. Provided braking pieces,
Reference numeral 12 denotes a return coil spring that urges the spindle 10 downward. The tip 13 of the braking piece 11 is
And the relative surface 14 of the lock portion 8 is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the direction in which the brake piece 11 moves forward and backward. In addition, 15 is a game ball flowing space 16 in front of the game board 2.
It is a sheet glass stretched to form a.

In the game ball winning device configured as described above,
As shown in FIG. 3, when the solenoid 9 is demagnetized and the braking piece 11 is below due to the elasticity of the coil spring 12,
Since the rearward turning of the lock portion 8 is prevented by the braking piece 11 being opposed to the lock portion 8, even if the winning guide member 5 is opened by an unauthorized means using a wire or the like, the prize winning is achieved. The guide member is locked in the upright state and cannot be opened. Therefore, when the solenoid 9 is excited and the brake piece 11 moves upward as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the brake piece 11 hits the engagement portion 7 and the engagement portion is lifted. Lean. When the prize guide member 5 is tilted forward, the center of gravity of the prize guide member 5 is located outside the rotation shafts 6 and 6, so that the prize guide member 5 further protrudes into the game ball flowing space 16 of the game board by its own weight. As shown in FIG. 5, game balls can be captured. FIG.
As described above, the state in which the winning guide member 5 is tilted forward is maintained by hitting a stopper (not shown). Then, when the solenoid 9 is demagnetized, the brake piece 11 moves down due to the elasticity of the coil spring 12, so that the lock portion 8 is pushed down and returns to the upright state shown in FIG.

When the prize guide member 5 starts to tilt, the center of gravity moves outward and the prize guide member 5 can be further tilted by its own weight. It is prevented that the solenoid 9 bites between the plate 5 and the plate glass 15 and stops during opening and closing.

The relative surface 14 of the lock portion 8 is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the direction in which the brake piece 11 moves forward and backward, so that even if the lock portion 8 is slightly moved up and down due to wrongdoing, There is no risk that the locked state will be released.

Incidentally, in the game ball winning device shown in FIG. 7, the tip end surface of the braking piece 11 is formed in a plane parallel to the direction in which the braking piece moves forward and backward. 9, the operation of the solenoid 9 can tilt the winning guide member 5 forward to open the big winning opening 4. FIG.

The game ball winning device shown in FIG.
An air gap g is formed between the engaging portion 7 and the lock portion 8. In such a form, the operation of the solenoid 9 is similarly performed as shown in the operation state diagrams of FIGS. 11 and 12. The winning guide member 5 can be tilted forward to open the big winning opening 4. As described above, the shapes of the engagement portion and the lock portion and their formation positions can be variously changed.

In this embodiment, the brake piece is moved forward and backward by the solenoid. However, the brake piece may be supported so as to rotate. Incidentally, in another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 13, the brake piece 11 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 17, and the tip of the brake piece 11 faces between the engagement portion 7 and the lock portion 8. At the same time, by repeatedly rotating the braking piece 11 by the solenoid 9, the winning guide member can be raised and tilted similarly to the above embodiment.

Instead of using a solenoid, the braking piece may be moved by a continuous rod that is moved by the ball weight of a game ball that has won another winning opening. Further, in this embodiment, the special winning opening has been described, but all variable winning devices (such as airplanes or tulips) that guide a game ball by turning a pair of winning guide members on a game board surface. ) Can also be applied.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the winning guide member is supported on the rotating shaft provided substantially horizontally so as to be able to stand up and tilt, and when the winning guide member is tilted, the game ball is moved to the winning guide member. In the gaming ball winning device of a pachinko machine that is captured above and wins, when the winning guide member is in an upright state near the rotation axis of the winning guide member, an engaging portion protruding to the back side of the winning guide member; A lock portion hanging downward is integrally formed, and the winning guide member is locked in an upright state by causing a braking piece to face the lock portion, and the winning guide member is engaged by engaging the engaging portion. Is tilted, the winning guide member can be reliably kept closed without increasing the number of parts used, and there is a beneficial effect that fraudulent acts can be prevented beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a game ball winning device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the game ball winning device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an operation state diagram of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an operation state diagram of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of a game ball winning device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the game ball winning device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation state diagram of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an operation state diagram of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the game ball winning device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an operation state diagram of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an operation state diagram of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the game ball winning device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game ball winning device 2 game board 3 mounting plate 4 large winning opening 5 winning guide member 6 rotary shaft 7 engaging portion 8 lock portion 9 solenoid 11 braking piece 14 relative surface

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A winning guide member is supported on a rotating shaft provided substantially horizontally so as to be capable of standing up and tilting, and when the winning guide member is tilted, a game ball is captured on the winning guide member and wins. In a game ball winning device of a pachinko machine, an engaging portion protruding to the back side of the winning guide member and a lock portion hanging downward are integrally formed when the winning guide member is in an upright state near the rotation axis of the winning guide member. The winning guide member is locked in an upright state by causing a braking piece to face the lock portion, and the winning guide member is tilted by engaging with the engaging portion. Pachinko game ball winning device. 2. The game ball winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the braking piece is moved up and down from the rotation axis of the winning guide member. 3. The game ball winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the braking piece is moved forward and backward by actuation of a solenoid. 4. The game ball of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the winning guide member is in the shape of a horizontally long lid plate supported on the lower edge portion of a horizontally long winning opening so as to be able to stand up and tilt. Winning device. 5. A surface of the lock portion facing the brake piece is substantially parallel to a direction in which the brake piece advances and retreats.
A game ball winning device for a pachinko machine according to any one of the above.