JP2001286615A - Through chucker and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact through chucker excellent in assembling performance with easier production and a Pachinko game machine with the through chucker assembled thereinto. SOLUTION: In the through chucker 210 of a Pachinko game machine which comprises a holding shell 20 having a game hole 11 for passing game balls on the front part thereof, a flat rectangular prism-shaped sensor 10 for detecting the passage of game balls B, a flat angular sheath part 30 for holding the sensor 10 being wrapped, a tab-like mounting part 40 formed protrudingly on the periphery of the sheath part 30 and a retaining pawl 34 and is fixed on a game board surface with the tab-like mounting part 40, a hole 31b is formed in the front of the sheath part 30 and the sheath part 30, the tab-like mounting part 40 and the retaining pawl 34 are integrally molded by using a resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a through chucker and a pachinko game machine using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In addition to game ball guide members such as game nails or windmills, various winning ports called starters, starting ports, and the like are attached to a game board of a pachinko game machine. Of the starting ports, those through which the game ball merely passes, and which emit a signal to start the symbol variation device when the game ball passes, are called through chuckers.

In general, this through chuck has a flat rectangular sensor for detecting the passage of a game ball, a flat rectangular sensor for detecting the passage of the game ball, and a flat rectangular sheath for holding the sensor. And a tab-shaped mounting portion protruding from the periphery of the sheath portion and a holding shell formed at the rear end of the sheath portion and having a locking claw for holding the sensor, and fixed to the game board surface by the tab-shaped mounting portion. You. A pass-type proximity switch is used as the sensor.

[0004]

In the conventional through chucker, the holding shell of the sensor is formed by assembling several kinds of parts, so that the assembly or installation is complicated, and the width of the holding shell is wide. There is a problem that requires a wide mounting space, easy to manufacture, excellent in assemblability,
A compact through chucker is desired, and a pachinko game machine equipped with such a through chucker is also expected.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in response to such a problem, and a through chucker of the present invention has a gate hole for passing a game ball at a front portion thereof so that the game ball can pass therethrough. , A flat rectangular parallelepiped sensor for detecting the sensor, a flat rectangular sheath for enclosing and holding the sensor, a tab-shaped mounting portion protruding from the periphery of the sheath and a rear end of the sheath, and the sensor is formed. A holding shell having a retaining claw for holding,
In a through-chucker of a pachinko game machine fixed to a game board surface by the tab-shaped mounting portion, a holding shell in which a hole is formed in the front surface of the sheath portion, and the sheath portion, the tab-shaped mounting portion, and the locking claw are integrally formed of plastic. It is characterized by consisting of. By forming a hole in the front surface of the shell of the holding shell, it is possible to integrally mold plastic, and the entire holding shell can be made into one part, reducing the number of parts, facilitating assembly and making the holding shell compact. In addition, costs can be reduced.

Further, the two screw tabs arranged vertically in the tab-shaped mounting portion and having a width smaller than the diameter of the gate hole are more compact, can be installed in a place having a small width space, and have a game above the gate hole. A nail gate can be formed. The one in which the positioning pin is formed on the mounting surface of each screw tab is easy to mount on the game board, forms a concave sticking surface on the front surface of the sheath of the holding shell, and the shape of the sticking surface is vertically asymmetric. What you have done can eliminate sticking mistakes in stickers.

A pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with a through-chucker according to the present invention on a game board, and the through-chucker is compact and can form a game nail, so that the degree of freedom of the layout of the game board is increased. In addition, a pachinko game machine provided with a through-chucker formed with screw tabs above and below the tab-shaped mounting portion, located between an attacker at the lower center of the game board, an electric tulip at the upper center and a side winning opening. Can lay out the required accessories without the through chucker interfering with the attacker below.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is an assembled perspective view (partially cutaway view),
1 (b) is a perspective view of the holding shell, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view of FIG. 1 (a), FIG. 2 (b) is a plan view, FIG. 2 (c) is a right side view,
2 (d) is a sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 2 (a), FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board of one embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is another through chucker of the present invention. It is a front view of an embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flat rectangular parallelepiped sensor 10 has a gate hole 11 through which a game ball B passes at its front.
, And the signal line 12 is coupled to the rear part. Sensor 10
Has a notch 10a which is cut off at the front left side, and a raised portion 31a (not shown) which is joined to the notch 10a is formed in the left corner of the inner surface of the front shell 31 of the sheath 30 of the holding shell 20 described later.

The holding shell 20 includes a flat rectangular sheath portion 30 and a sheath portion 30.
And a tab-shaped mounting portion 40 formed to protrude from the rear peripheral edge. The sheath portion 30 is a locking claw of a sensor connected to the front shell 31 and the left and right side shells 32 and 33 connected thereto and the rear end of the right side shell 33.
It has 34 and is open between the shells and the back is open to serve as a sheath for inserting and holding the sensor 10 therein.

The front shell 31 has a through hole 31b for forming a hook 34a of the locking claw 34. Further, a concave seal sticking surface 31c is formed on the surface of the front shell 31, and a substantially rectangular seal (not shown) is stuck, but the upper and lower outlines of the sticking surface 31c are The lower corner is cut so as to be asymmetric.

At the position where the sheath portion 30 is attached to the game board, the base portion 41 of the tab-like attaching portion 40 is provided so as to surround the left and right side shells 32 and 33.
Are formed, projecting from above and below the base 41, screw tabs 42, 43
Is formed, and a screw hole 42 is formed at the center of each screw tab 42, 43.
a and 43a are open. Further, positioning pins 44 and 45 are formed on the back side of the screw tabs 42 and 43, that is, on the mounting surface, so as to protrude.

In this through chucker, the holding shell
At the time of production of 20, a plastic molding can be performed using a mold that integrally forms the sheath portion 30, the tab-shaped attachment portion 40, and the locking claw 34. The through hole formed in the front shell 31 is that the sheath 30 (outer shell), the locking claw 34 and the tab-shaped mounting portion 40 can be integrally formed.
The mold for forming the hook 34a of the locking claw 34 can be protruded from the 31b, and the mold can be removed while forming the hook 34a bent at a right angle inside, and the holding shell 20 can be integrally molded Becomes Therefore, the holding shell 20 conventionally divided into a plurality of parts can be constituted by one part, so that the assembling becomes easy and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

When assembling the through chucker, first, the flat rectangular parallelepiped sensor 10 is inserted into the sheath 30 of the holding shell 20. At this time, a notch 10a is formed in the sensor 10, and the front shell 3 is formed.
Since the raised portion 31a is formed on the inner surface of the sensor 1, if the sensor 10 is inserted upside down, the sensor 10 does not fit in the sheath portion 30 and the sensor 10 does not reverse. Further, the sensor 10 is securely fixed and held by the front shell 31, the left and right side shells 32 and 33, and the hooks 34a of the locking claws 34.

When the through chuck is to be mounted on a game board, the holding shell 20 faces a mounting hole formed in the game board, and positioning pins 44 and positioning pins 44 are formed in positioning holes formed in the game board.
45 is fitted, and screws are inserted into the screw holes 42a, 43a of the screw tabs 42, 43 while confirming the positions, and attached at desired positions on the game board surface. In addition, it is possible to form a positioning hole instead of the positioning pins 44 and 45 and fit the pin protruding from the game board. In this case, however, it is necessary to increase the size of the screw tab in order to make the hole. Is not preferred.

The sensor 10 may be assembled before being mounted on the panel surface. Alternatively, the holding shell 20 may be fixed to the panel surface, and the sensor 10 may be inserted into the sheath 30 from the rear side of the rear panel surface, and fixed with the locking claws 34. You can also. An appropriate method can be adopted depending on the assembly design of the game board.

After attaching the through-chucker to the game board, the seal sticking surface 31b of the front shell is stuck. At this time, the upper and lower outlines of the sticker sticking surface 31b, that is, the border lines are made asymmetrical and different. The sticker is not attached upside down at the time of sticking.

A game nail gate comprising a pair of game nails is provided above the gate hole 11 of the through chucker. In the through chucker of the present invention, the screw tabs 42, 4 are provided.
3 is arranged up and down and the screw tab width is made smaller than the gate hole diameter, so that a necessary game nail can be easily hit.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board of a new pachinko game machine equipped with the through chucker of the present invention. In the figure, a substantially circular game area R of the game board 100 is
0 (out exit rail integrated with out exit) and game area R
Are defined in a substantially circular shape by a frame decoration 120 that defines an upper portion and a right side portion. Outside the inner rail 110, an outer rail 130 is provided substantially in parallel with the inner rail to form an arcuate guiding path for guiding game balls.

In the game area R, game nails (not shown) are planted to form a falling path for game balls. An arcuate round lens 14 is located below the so-called top nail (not shown) at the top.
0 is provided, and the symbol display section 150 is located below it.
The symbol display unit 150 includes a convex stage 151 protruding from the top, warp routes 152 and 153 on both sides, and a concave stage 154 concave from the bottom.
Special symbol display device 155 on a substantially square frame 150A having
And is provided slightly above the center of the game area.

A central decoration 156 is provided on the front surface of the convex stage portion 151, an upper half of the central decoration 156 is a metal decoration 156a, and a display device 156b is provided below the metal decoration 156a.
In the center of the display device 156b, a normal symbol display device, two normal symbol starting lamps for both sides are mounted on both sides thereof, and two special symbol starting ball indicating lamps are mounted on both sides thereof. . Auxiliary lenses 157a and 157b parallel to the round lens 140 are attached to the board surfaces on both sides of the central decoration 156.

Outside the warp routes 152 and 153, windmill devices 161 and 162 having two windmills mounted thereon are mounted symmetrically, and two general winning openings 171a and 171b are mounted on the lower side thereof. A side lens 171 with a built-in lamp 171c,
Similarly, two general winning openings 172a and 172b are mounted, and a side lens 172 having a built-in illumination lamp 172c is mounted symmetrically. In the lower center of the display device 150 is an electric accessory,
Electric tulip 180 with open and close blades, attacker with opening and closing door above the out hole 190 below it (large winning opening) 2
00 is provided.

The through chuck shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
3 is provided at 210 in the lower left of the electric tulip 180, close to the general winning opening 171b, and at the upper left of the attacker 200. Here, the through chucker-210 is a screw tab
Since the 210a and 210b are arranged vertically and the width of the screw tab 210a is smaller than the gate hole diameter, a game nail can be punched across the screw tab 210a, and a game nail gate can be provided.

Further, the width of the through chucker 210 is almost equal to the width of the sensor and is slim.
But fits in the narrow space between the attacker 200 at the lower center of the game board and the electric tulip 180 at the upper center and the side general winning opening 171b, and does not block the game ball passage to the lower attacker 200, When placing a game ball on the through chucker side by allowing the placement of a through chucker at an asymmetric position (when aiming to start a special symbol), and when placing a game ball on the opposite side when the attacker opens (When aiming for an attacker) is obvious and can increase the interest of the player.

In the gaming machine having the gaming board of FIG. 3,
The through chucker 210 is a normal symbol starting port. When a game ball passes through the normal chuck, the normal symbol display device of the display device 156b is activated, and when a specific symbol is displayed, the blade of the electric tulip 180 is opened. The electric tulip 180 is also a starting port of the special symbol display device 155, and when a game ball enters here, the special symbol display device 155 is activated, and when this symbol becomes a specific one, the attacker 200 opens and enters a special winning state. is there. Up to four passing spheres of the through chucker 210 and four passing spheres of the electric tulip 180 are respectively retained and displayed on the reserved sphere display lamp of the display device 156b.

In the embodiment of the through chucker described above, the upper screw tab 42 is made thinner so that gates can be punched on both sides thereof. However, in some cases, the screw tab 242 is formed as shown in FIG. The width may be made wide, and the holes 242a and 242b for driving nails may be formed on both sides of the screw hole 42a. In this case, the attachment is stable, but the position of the game nail is restricted, and it interferes with the drop of the game ball. The embodiment of FIG. 4 differs from the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 only in the shape of the upper screw tab, and the other parts are indicated by the same reference numerals as those of the previous embodiment. Description is omitted.

[0027]

According to the present invention, a flat rectangular sensor having a gate hole for a game ball at the front thereof for detecting the passage of a game ball, and a flat rectangular sheath for containing and holding the sensor are provided. And a tab-shaped mounting portion protruding from the periphery of the sheath portion, and a holding shell having a locking claw formed at the rear end of the sheath portion and holding the sensor, and fixed to the game board surface by the tab-shaped mounting portion. In the through-chucker of pachinko gaming machines, a hole is formed in the front of the sheath, and the sheath, tab-shaped mounting part and retaining claw are composed of a holding shell molded integrally with plastic, so that plastic molding can be performed integrally. In addition, the entire holding shell can be formed as a single part, so that the number of parts can be reduced to facilitate assembly, the holding shell can be made compact, and the cost can be reduced. Also, two screw tabs arranged vertically in the tab-like mounting portion and having a width smaller than the gate hole diameter are more compact, and can be installed in a place where the width space is small.

The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a through-chucker according to the present invention on a game board, and the through-chucker is compact and can form a game nail, so that the degree of freedom of the layout of the game board is increased. In addition, a pachinko game machine provided with a through-chucker formed with screw tabs above and below the tab-shaped mounting portion, located between an attacker at the lower center of the game board, an electric tulip at the upper center and a side winning opening. Can lay out the required accessories without the through chucker interfering with the attacker below.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 (a) is an assembled perspective view (partially cutaway view), and FIG. 1 (b) is a perspective view of a holding shell.

2 (a) is a front view of FIG. 1 (a), FIG. 2 (b) is a plan view, FIG. 2 (c) is a right side view, and FIG. 2 (d) is FIG. 2 (a) FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board according to an embodiment of the pachinko game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of another embodiment of the through chucker of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Sensor 11 Gate hole 20 Holding shell 30 Sheath 31b Hole 34 Locking claw 34a Hook 40 Tab-shaped mounting part 42 Screw tab 43 Screw tab 171b General winning opening 180 Electric tulip 200 Attacker (Grand winning opening) 210 Through chucker

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A flat rectangular parallelepiped sensor for detecting passage of a game ball, having a gate hole for passing a game ball at a front portion, a flat rectangular sheath for holding the sensor, and the sheath. A pachinko game, comprising a tab-shaped mounting portion protruding from the peripheral edge and a holding shell formed at a rear end of the sheath portion and having a locking claw for holding the sensor, and fixed to the game board surface by the tab-shaped mounting portion. A through-chucker for a pachinko game machine, wherein a through-hole is formed in a front surface of the sheath portion, and the sheath portion, a tab-like mounting portion, and a retaining claw are integrally formed of plastic to form a holding shell. 2. The through-chucker of a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein two screw tabs are vertically arranged on said tab-like mounting portion and the width thereof is smaller than said gate hole diameter. 3. The through-chucker of a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein a positioning pin is formed on a mounting surface of each of the screw tabs. 4. The through-chucker of a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein a concave sticking surface is formed on the front surface of the sheath portion, and the shape of the sticking surface is vertically asymmetric. 5. A pachinko game machine provided with a through-chucker according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 on a game board. 6. The through-chucker according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the through-chucker is provided so as to be located between the attacker at the lower center of the game board, the electric tulip at the upper center and the side winning opening. The described pachinko gaming machine.