JP2001314572A - Ball extractor of remaining game ball in pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely extract remaining game balls on a shooting rail and in a ball sending device to a lower pan in a Pachinko game machine having a shooter of constant shooting strength and a Pachinko game machine having a shooter for making a shooting ball reach a game area even in the weakest shooting strength. SOLUTION: A shielding member 16 is arranged for cutting off a shooting ball passage 13. When performing ball extracting operation for extracting a game ball 12 in an upper pan 18 to the lower pan 19, the shooting ball passage 13 is cut off by the shielding member 16, and the shooter 2 is operated to shoot the residual game balls 12 remaining on the shooting rail 10 and in the ball sending device 26 so as to touch the shot remaining game balls 12 to the shielding member 16 to be guided to a foul ball guiding passage 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for removing balls from a residual game ball in a pachinko game machine, and more particularly, to a ball removal operation for removing a game ball in an upper plate to a lower plate in a pachinko game machine. The present invention relates to a ball removing device for a residual game ball in a pachinko game machine, which reliably removes the remaining game ball remaining on the firing rail and in the ball feeder to the lower plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a player of a pachinko game machine finishes a game or moves to another pachinko game machine,
By operating the ball-pulling button of the pachinko gaming machine, the game balls in the upper plate are released to the lower plate. At this time, a plurality of game balls usually remain in the ball feeder that sends game balls one by one to the game ball firing position on the firing rail on the firing rail and from the ball punching device, that is, the upper plate. , The player was at a disadvantage.

A specific description will be given with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are views for conceptually explaining an example of a ball feeder. FIG. 11 is a plan view and FIG. 12 is a side view.

The ball feeder 26 transfers the game balls 12 flowing through the game ball guide path 34 of the upper plate 18 from the game ball intake window 39 formed at the upper portion of the front of the housing 38 to the housing 3.
8 (see FIG. 12 (A)), and the ball delivery member 40
By the forward rotation, the game balls 12 in the housing 38 are received one by one on the ball receiving surface 41 of the ball transfer member 40 (FIG. 12).
(B)), the ball receiving member 40 is rotated backward so that the ball receiving surface 4
The game ball 12 received at 1 is sent to the game ball launch position 11 on the launch rail 10 (see FIG. 12C). The ball delivery member 40 is driven by a ball feed driving device 42 including a ball feed solenoid, a tension spring, and a power transmission unit. 11 and 12, at the lower end of the game ball guide path 34, when the ball release button 28 is operated, the upper game ball release device 27 releases the game ball 12 in the upper plate 18. Is provided to the lower plate 19.

Here, as shown in FIG. 12 (A), a plurality of game balls 12 are taken in a housing 38, and these game balls 12 can be mounted on the housing 38 even when the shielding plate portion 32 is opened. It remains in 38, causing a disadvantage to the player.

Therefore, conventionally, such a ball feeder 26 is used.
A device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-27978 has been devised in order to remove the remaining game balls 12 inside the lower plate 19. In this invention, when a ball removing operation is performed, the ball feeding device is driven to send out the remaining game balls in the ball feeding device one by one to the game ball firing position, and the firing device is driven at a voltage lower than the normal driving voltage level. When driven, the remaining game balls at the game ball launch position are weakly fired, and the weakly fired remaining game balls are guided to a foul ball guiding path communicating with the lower plate.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, the above-mentioned conventional ball removing device for a pachinko game machine in a pachinko game machine has a pachinko machine equipped with a launching device having a variable launching intensity (for example, a rotary solenoid type launching device). Even if it can be applied to a game machine, it cannot be applied to a launching device having a constant launching intensity (for example, a stepping motor type launching device).
Further, even a pachinko gaming machine having a launching device with a variable launching intensity cannot be applied to a pachinko gaming machine having a launching device in which a hit ball reaches the game area with the weakest launching intensity.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a pachinko game machine having a launching device whose launching intensity is invariable, and a launching device in which a hit ball reaches the game area even with the weakest launching intensity. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for removing remaining game balls in a pachinko game machine that can be applied to a pachinko game machine having the same.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a ball removing device for a residual game ball in a pachinko game machine, wherein an upper end of a foul ball guide path is opened with respect to a hitting ball passage from a game ball launch position to an entrance of a game area. In a pachinko game machine, a shielding member capable of blocking the hitting ball passage is provided, and when a ball removing operation for removing a game ball in the upper plate to the lower plate is performed, the blocking member blocks the hitting ball passage. At the same time, the firing device is operated to hit the remaining game balls remaining on the firing rail and in the ball feeder, and the hit remaining game balls are applied to the shielding member to guide the ball to the foul ball guiding path. It is characterized by comprising.

Here, the shielding member is provided substantially above the foul ball guiding path.

Further, the shielding member comprises an electric shielding member, and the electric shielding member starts operation at a time earlier than the operation start time of the launching device, and operates at a time earlier than the operation ending time of the firing device. The operation is terminated at a later time.

[0013] Further, the electric shielding member is characterized in that the operation is terminated when a predetermined period of time elapses after the operation is started.

Alternatively, the motor-operated shielding member ends its operation at a point in time when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the end of the ball-pulling operation.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a structure of a ball removing device for a residual game ball in a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a shielding member in a normal state, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member during operation, FIG. 4 is an electric system block diagram, FIG. 5 is a timing chart of an electric signal, a timing chart corresponding to the first operation example, and FIG. 7 is a timing chart corresponding to the second operation example, FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an example of an upper plate game ball removing device, and FIG. 8 is a residual game in a pachinko game machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member during normal operation, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member during operation, showing the configuration of the ball removing device.

In the following description, the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are usually determined mainly by pachinko gaming machines.

(1) First Embodiment In FIGS.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a firing device 2 on the lower left front side.

Since the launching device 2 is a known stepping motor type launching device, the normal operation of the launching device 2 will be briefly described below.

While the player's hand is touching the handle 3,
The touch sensor 51 (FIG. 4) built in the handle 3 is turned on, and the stepping motor 4 rotates in one direction. During the rotation of the stepping motor 4, the rotating cam 5 connected to the output shaft of the stepping motor 4 rotates in the direction of arrow a in the figure. A swing lever 6 is provided on the rotation orbit of the rotary cam 5.
The swing lever 6 intermittently contacts the rotary cam 5. A hammer 7 is connected to a swing shaft 6 a of the swing lever 6.

When the swing lever 6 is not in contact with the rotary cam 5 during one rotation of the rotary cam 5, the hammer 7 is in a state shown by a solid line in FIG. 8 comes into contact with the stopper member 9 by the tensile urging force, and the striking portion 7b
It is at the upper game ball launch position 11. On the other hand, when the swing lever 6 is in contact with the rotary cam 5, the pressing force applied to the swing lever 6 by the rotary cam 5 exceeds the tension urging force of the return spring 8, and the striking portion 7b of the hammer 7 As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. And the swing lever 6
At the moment when the ball is no longer in contact with the rotating cam 5, the hitting portion 7b of the hammer 7 moves toward the game ball firing position 11 by the tensile biasing force of the return spring 8, and is set to the game ball firing position 11 on the firing rail 10. The player hits the game ball 12.

The hit game ball 12 is hit by a hit ball passage 13,
That is, the ball is guided along the ball guiding path from the game ball launch position 11 of the launch rail 10 to the game area entrance 14 and is discharged to the game area 15.

A shielding member 16 for opening and blocking the hitting ball passage 13 is provided in the middle of the hitting ball passage 13.

The shielding member 16 according to the present embodiment is a sliding shielding member. The shielding member 16 is formed to be long in the left-right direction, and is capable of moving in the left-right direction while being guided by the guide member 17. The shielding member 16 is normally located at the retracted position and opens the hitting ball passage 13 (see FIG. 2). When the game ball 12 in the upper plate 18 is thrown out to the lower plate 19, the shielding member 16 moves forward to move the hitting ball passage 13 forward. Shut off (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

The rear end 16a of the shielding member 16 is
0 is engaged with one end 20a, and the other end 20b of the swinging member 20 is engaged with a tip 21a of a slide member 21 which can move back and forth in the left-right direction. The oscillating member 20 has a front-rear horizontal shaft 20c at an intermediate portion.
Are supported by the holding member 22. The rear end 21b of the slide member 21 is engaged with the plunger 24 of the shielding member solenoid 23.

When the shield member solenoid 23 is not energized, as shown in FIG. 2, the plunger 24 is in the forward position by the urging force of a spring (not shown), and the slide member 21 and the swing member 20 are moved. Through the shielding member 16
Is in the retracted position. As a result, the hit ball passage 13 is opened, and the game ball 12 hit by the firing device 2 is guided through the hit ball passage 13 and discharged to the game area 15.

On the other hand, when the shielding member solenoid 23 is energized, the plunger 24 retreats as shown in FIG.
Moves forward, and the hit ball passage 13 is shut off. Thereby, the game ball 12 hit by the firing device 2 is
At 6, the ball is guided to the foul ball guide path 25 having the upper end opened to the hitting ball passage 13, and the ball is removed to the lower plate 19.

FIG. 4 shows an electric system for driving the shielding member 16 and the launching device 2.

In FIG. 4, the firing board 52 includes an automatic firing switching determining means 53 and a time measuring means 54. The automatic firing switching determination unit 53 is a circuit that determines the operation mode of the launching device 2 and the shielding member 16 based on the signal from the ball removal detection switch 55 and the signal from the touch sensor 51. When any of the sensors 51 outputs an off signal, the shielding member 1
6 is held in a normal state (non-operating state), the launching device 2 is held in a stopped state (non-operating state) (referred to as a non-operating mode), the ball removal detection switch 55 outputs an off signal, and the touch sensor 51 is operated. Output the ON signal, the shield member 16 is held in the normal state (non-operating state), and the firing device 2 is held in the operating state (referred to as a normal operation mode). Is output and the touch sensor 51 outputs an off signal, the shielding member 16 and the launching device 2 are operated for a predetermined period (referred to as a ball removal mode). In addition, the ball feeder 2
6 (FIGS. 11 and 12) is an electric type, the ball feeding device 26 is operated together with the launching device 2, while the ball feeding device 26 is a mechanical type that operates in conjunction with the firing device 2. , Only the launching device 2 is operated.

Here, the ball removal detection switch 55 is incorporated in an upper plate game ball removal device 27 as shown in FIG. Upper plate game ball removal device 2
7, when the ball release button 28 is depressed by the player, the pair of gears 29 and 30 rotate to rotate the piston member 31.
Moves forward, and the piston member 31
By rotating the swing plate portion 33 integrated with the horizontal plate 2 in the horizontal direction, the shielding plate portion 32 is opened, and the game balls 12 on the game ball guide path 34 of the upper plate 18 are moved to the lower plate 1.
It is configured so that the ball can be removed to 9. Further, the ball removal detection switch 55 is configured by a micro switch whose contact is closed by the rotation of the gear 30.

On the output side of the automatic firing switching determining means 53 and the time measuring means 54, a shielding member solenoid controlling means 56
And a launch control means 57.

The shielding member solenoid control means 56 is a circuit for controlling the shielding member solenoid 23 in the ball release mode. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the ball release detection switch 55 starts outputting an ON signal, as shown in FIG. After that, the shielding member solenoid 23 is energized for a predetermined time, for example, 5 seconds. Also,
The launch control means 57 is provided for the launch device 2 in the ball-pulling mode
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when a predetermined time, for example, 0.5 seconds elapses from the time when the ball removal detection switch 55 starts outputting the ON signal, the firing device 2 is controlled.
The operation of the launching device 2 is terminated when a predetermined time, for example, 4 seconds has elapsed.

The shielding member solenoid control means 56
Is, for example, as shown in FIG.
5 starts to output the ON signal, and starts energizing the shielding member solenoid 23. When a predetermined time, e.g., 2.5 seconds, elapses from the time when the ball removal detection switch 55 outputs the OFF signal, the shielding member solenoid 23 is supplied to the shielding member solenoid 23. Is terminated. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, the firing control means 57 starts the operation of the firing device 2 at a point in time when a predetermined time, for example, 0.5 seconds elapses from the point when the ball release detection switch 55 starts outputting the ON signal. The operation of the launching device 2 is terminated when a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds has elapsed from the time when the ball-off detection switch 55 outputs the OFF signal.

(2) Second Embodiment A ball removing device for remaining game balls in a pachinko game machine according to a second embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the shielding member 16 and its driving mechanism 3
5 is different from the above-described first embodiment, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The shielding member 16 according to the present embodiment is a rotary shielding member. The shielding member 16 is a hanging member whose upper end 16b is held by a mounting plate 36 and is rotatable in the left-right direction on a vertical plane. The shielding member 16 is
Above the foul ball guiding path 25, the hitting path 13 is arranged to be shut off.

Above the shielding member 16, a slide member 37 having a downwardly projecting portion 37b whose leading end 37a can engage with the shielding member 16 and movable in the left-right direction is provided.
The rear end 37c of the slide member 37 is connected to the plunger 24 of the shielding member solenoid 23.

When power is not supplied to the shielding member solenoid 23, as shown in FIG. 9, the plunger 24 is in the forward position by the urging force of a spring (not shown).
The slide member 37 is also at the forward position, and the downward convex portion 37b is at a position horizontally separated from the upper end portion 16b of the shielding member 16. When the game ball 12 is hit by the firing device 2 when the solenoid is not energized, the game ball 12 hits the shielding member 16. However, since the shielding member 16 is rotatable about the upper end 16b as described above, the shielding member 16 rotates in the hitting ball direction as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. As a result, the hitting ball passage 13 is opened, and the game ball 12 is guided through the hitting ball passage 13 and discharged to the game area 15 with almost no deceleration.

On the other hand, when the shield member solenoid 23 is energized, the plunger 24 retreats as shown in FIG. Then, the slide member 37 also retreats, and the downward convex portion 37b can be engaged with the upper end portion 16b of the shielding member 16. When the game ball 12 is hit by the firing device 2 when the solenoid is energized, the game ball 12
Will be hit. At this time, the shielding member 16 starts to rotate in the hitting direction by receiving the kinetic energy of the game ball 12, but the subsequent rotation is prohibited by the contact of the shielding member 16 with the downward convex portion 37b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the game ball 12 is guided to the foul ball guiding path 25 after hitting the shielding member 16.

As described above, the ball removing device for the remaining game balls in the pachinko gaming machines according to the first and second embodiments is capable of controlling the hitting ball passage 13 from the game ball launch position 11 to the game area entrance 14. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the upper end of the foul ball guide path 25 is open, a shielding member 16 capable of blocking the hitting passage 13 is provided.
When the ball removing operation for removing the ball 2 into the lower plate 19 is performed, the hitting passage 13 is blocked by the shielding member 16 and the firing device 2 is operated to leave the ball on the firing rail 10 and in the ball feed device 26. Hit the remaining game ball 12
It is characterized in that the hit remaining game ball 12 is directed to the foul ball guide path 25 by hitting the same with the shielding member 16.

For this reason, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 having the launching device 2 whose launching intensity is invariable, and in the pachinko gaming machine 1 having the launching device 2 in which the hit ball reaches the game area even with the weakest launching intensity, the launching rail is also used. The remaining game balls 12 on the upper side 10 and in the ball feeder 26 can be reliably removed to the lower plate 19.

The shielding member 16 is provided substantially above the foul ball guiding path 25. Since the shielding member 16 is located in a relatively spacious space on the game board surface, the space on the game board surface is effectively used. Use is planned.

The shielding member 16 is composed of an electric shielding member. The electric shielding member 16 starts operating earlier than the operation start time of the launching device 2 and starts operating earlier than the operation end time of the firing device 2. The operation is terminated at a later time. Therefore, the remaining game balls 12 hit by the firing device 2 can be reliably removed to the lower plate 19 by the shielding member 16.

The motor-operated shielding member 16 is characterized in that the operation is terminated when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the start of the operation. For this reason, when the maximum number of the remaining game balls 12 is known in advance, the operation time of the shielding member 16 is calculated from the time required to hit all of the remaining game balls 12 by the launching device 2, and this operation time Is set as the above-mentioned fixed time, it is possible to reliably remove the ball with the minimum necessary power consumption.

Alternatively, the motor-operated shielding member 16 is characterized in that the operation is terminated when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the ball-pulling operation is completed. For this reason, even if the ball-pulling operation is terminated before all the game balls 12 in the upper plate 18 are ball-pulled, the game taken into the ball feeder 26 after the ball-pulling operation is completed. The ball 12 can be reliably removed from the lower plate 19.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the firing rail can be used in a pachinko game machine having a launching device whose launching strength is invariable, and a pachinko gaming machine having a launching device in which a hit ball reaches the game area even with the weakest launching strength. It is possible to reliably remove the remaining game balls in the upper and ball feeders to the lower plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a ball removing device for a residual game ball in a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member in a normal state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member during operation.

FIG. 4 is an electric system block diagram.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart of an electric signal, and FIG.
6 is a timing chart corresponding to an operation example.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart of an electric signal,
6 is a timing chart corresponding to an operation example.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an example of an upper game ball removing device.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a configuration of a ball removing device for remaining game balls in a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member in a normal state.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view of the shielding member during operation.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual plan view of an example of a ball feeder.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual side view of the same device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 2 Launching device 10 Launching rail 11 Playing ball launch position 12 Playing ball 13 Hitting path 14 Game area entrance 16 Shielding member 18 Upper plate 19 Lower plate 25 Foul ball guideway 26 Ball feeder

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko game machine in which an upper end of a foul ball guide path is open to a hitting ball passage from a game ball launch position to an entrance of a game area, wherein a shielding member capable of blocking the hitting ball passage is provided. When a ball removal operation for removing the game ball in the lower plate is performed, the hitting path is blocked by the shielding member, and the firing device is operated to remain on the firing rail and in the ball feeding device. A ball game device for a pachinko game machine, wherein the hit remaining game ball is hit against the shielding member and guided to the foul ball guiding path. 2. The ball removing device for remaining game balls in a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein said shielding member is provided substantially above said foul ball guiding path. 3. The shielding member comprises an electric shielding member. The electric shielding member starts operation at a time earlier than the operation start time of the launching device, and operates at a time earlier than the operation ending time of the launching device. 3. The ball removing device according to claim 1, wherein the operation is terminated at a later time. 4. The ball removing device for remaining game balls in a pachinko game machine according to claim 3, wherein the operation of the electric shielding member ends when a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the operation. 5. The residual game in a pachinko game machine according to claim 3, wherein the operation of the electric shielding member ends when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the end of the ball removing operation. Ball piercing device.