JP2001327721A - Ball emptying apparatus for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stop an open/closure plate at a location where a ball emptying hole is opened, thereby holding the plate by utilizing pachinko balls and to automatically release the plate from its stopped state. SOLUTION: In the ball emptying apparatus for the pachinko game machine wherein a ball pullout hole 11 is provided in a storage part 8 for storing pachinko balls, while an open/closure plate 13, which is urged always in a direction by an urging member 15 so that the hole 11 is closed, is movably provided, and by moving the plate 13 to such a location as to open the hole 11, pachinko balls in the storage part 8 are rolled out, a hold part 20, into which a ball gets into, is provided when the hole 11 is being opened, whereby the plate 13 is moved by the weight of the balls stored in the part 8 so that the plate 13 is engaged with the balls captured in the hold part 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball punching device in a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a ball punching device in a pachinko machine in which an opening / closing plate is stopped and held at a position where a ball punching hole is opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball removing device in a storage section for storing pachinko balls is provided in a ball tray on the front of a pachinko machine, a supply gutter of a back mechanism, and the like, and is used during a game or after the store is closed. The ball punching device in the pachinko machine uses an electric drive source such as a solenoid to lock the opening / closing plate that closes the ball punching hole, locks it at the ball pulling position by a locking member, and locks the ball by pressing the pressing member. Is known (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-53954).

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional ball punching apparatus has problems that the cost is increased by using an electric drive source, the structure is complicated because many parts are required, and the assembly is troublesome. there were. Also, even if there is no pachinko ball in the storage section, if the sliding plate is slid, the stop position will be stopped and held at the ball removal position, and in order to release the stopped state of the switching plate, a return operation such as release of stop must be performed. did not become. For this reason, even if the pachinko ball has been removed, the player forgets to perform the release operation, the ball removal hole remains in the ball removal state, disturbing the next player, or the clerk must release the release operation one by one. There was a problem that must be done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to make sure that the opening / closing plate is stopped and held at the ball-pulling position with a simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball punching device in a pachinko machine capable of automatically releasing a stop state when a pachinko ball in a storage section is pulled out and returning an opening / closing plate to a ball pulling release position. .

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a ball hole is opened in a storage part for storing pachinko balls, and the ball hole is always closed. An open / close plate urged by the urging member is provided movably,
In a ball punching device for a pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball in a storage section is punched out by moving an opening / closing plate to a position where a ball punching hole is opened, a holding portion into which a pachinko ball fits with the ball punching hole opened. And the opening / closing plate is movable by the weight of the pachinko balls stored in the storage section, and is locked to the pachinko balls fitted to the holding section.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the pachinko ball of the storage portion is fitted to the holding portion when the ball hole is opened.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a hole is formed in the bottom wall of the storage portion, into which a pachinko ball falls, and the hole falls into the hole. The pachinko ball fitted to the holding portion is locked by the ball weight of the pachinko ball to enter.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the ball is released from the ball weight, the locking of the open / close plate is released, and the open / close plate is removed. The hole was automatically returned to the closed position.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the down hole is provided so as to communicate with a ball hole, so that no pachinko ball remains in the down hole. .

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, there is provided discharging means for discharging a pachinko ball fitted to the holding portion in communication with the holding portion. .

In the invention according to claim 7, in the nail according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the upper surface of the opening / closing plate is formed in a step shape.

It is preferable that the upper surface of the opening / closing plate is an inclined surface facing the ball hole when the ball hole is closed so that the pachinko ball in the dish portion can be quickly pulled out.

[0013] By changing the shape or size of the drop-in hole, the timing of releasing the locking of the opening / closing plate can be changed.

According to the present invention, when the pachinko ball is stored in the storage portion and the opening / closing plate is moved to a position where the ball hole is almost fully opened against the urging of the urging member, The ball fits into the support and the ball weight of the pachinko ball located in the drop-in hole engages the pachinko ball fitted to the support by the open / close plate. The ball can be removed from the ball hole, the ball comes out from the hole, and when the open / close plate is released from the ball weight of the pachinko ball in the storage part, the pachinko ball fitted to the support is disengaged and opened and closed. The stop state of the plate is automatically released, whereby the opening / closing plate automatically returns to the position for closing the ball hole.

The ball punching device in the pachinko machine according to the present invention is applicable to either an upper ball tray for supplying a hit ball provided on the front surface of a front frame of the pachinko machine or a lower ball tray for storing surplus balls in the upper ball tray. Needless to say, the present invention is also applicable to a ball punching device provided in a ball box disposed below the lower ball tray and a ball punching device provided in the back mechanism.

The ball punching device of the present invention is also applicable to a device in which an opening / closing plate for opening and closing a ball punching hole is slidably provided in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, or is provided rotatably. It is.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball tray, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lower ball tray. A frame-shaped front frame 2 is provided on the front of the pachinko machine 1 so as to be freely opened and closed, and a glass door frame 3 and a front plate 4 are mounted on the front frame 2. A game board 5 is provided on the rear side of the glass door frame 3, and an upper ball receiving tray 6 is attached to a front surface of the front plate 4. On the lower front surface of the front frame 2, a lower ball tray 7 for storing excess balls in the upper ball tray 6 is mounted.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower ball receiving tray 7 is a dish portion 8 serving as a storage portion for storing a large amount of pachinko balls.
And a cover member 9 to be attached to the upper portion of the plate portion 8. A ball hole 11 for dropping a plurality of pachinko balls at the same time is formed substantially at the center of the bottom wall 10 of the dish portion 8 and communicates with the ball hole 11 to have the same size as the ball hole 11. A drop-in hole 12 into which a plurality of pachinko balls fall is formed. The bottom wall 10 is inclined downward toward the ball hole 11 so that all the pachinko balls stored in the dish 8 face the ball hole 11. 1
Reference numeral 3 denotes an opening / closing plate for opening and closing the ball hole 11 in the bottom wall 10 of the plate portion 8. The opening / closing plate 13 includes a lower surface of the bottom wall 10 of the plate portion 8 and a support frame 14 screwed to the lower surface of the bottom wall 10. And is constantly urged in a direction to close the ball hole 11 by the elasticity of a spring 15 as an urging member provided in the support frame 14.

The opening / closing plate 13 has a plate-like portion 16 for closing the ball hole 11 and the falling hole 12.
An operation portion 17 protruding outward from the cutout recess 14a of the support frame 14 is provided on the front side edge of the support frame 14. The opening / closing plate 13 is moved by manually operating the operation unit 17 so that the ball hole 11 can be opened. Also,
The end of the opening / closing plate 13 is a locking portion 18, and the lower surface of the locking portion 18 is a round surface so that the engagement is easily released. Further, a distributing projection 23 for distributing pachinko balls rolling on the open / close plate 13 is provided at the upper surface position of the open / close plate 13. 25
Is a storage portion for storing one end of the spring 15. It is preferable that the opening / closing plate 13 is always inclined to the side that closes the ball hole 11 (downward inclined in the figure), so that the discharging speed is increased and the ball weight is reduced, so that the opening / closing plate 1 is reduced.
The pachinko balls 3 are rolled on the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 13 and the pachinko balls are discharged while closing the ball hole 11, so that the pachinko balls do not remain on the plate portion 8. Further, the distribution projection 23 may have a mountain shape.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the support frame 14 is provided with a through hole 19 having a size substantially the same as that of the ball hole 11 at a position opposite to the hole 11. At the position where the hole 11 is fully opened, the holding portion 20 into which the pachinko ball of the dish portion 8 fits into the opening edge of the through hole 19 corresponding to the end of the opening and closing plate 13.
Are formed. Further, a drop hole 21 is opened as a discharging means for discharging a pachinko ball fitted to the holding portion 20 in communication with the holding portion 20. The holding portion 20 is provided with a support piece 22 having an inner surface formed in an arc shape, and the bottom surface is formed as a gentle inclined surface facing the drop hole 21. Further, both sides of the holding portion 20 are formed as inclined passage portions 27 for guiding the pachinko balls into the through holes 19. A support portion 24 for supporting the opening and closing plate 13 is formed on the support frame 14 through a tapered surface 24a so as to smoothly close the opening and closing plate 13 when the ball hole 11 is closed. Has a tapered surface 24a. 26 is a locking projection for locking one end of the spring 15. The supporting piece 22 desirably has a height that supports substantially the center of the pachinko ball, and the inclined passage portion 27 desirably has a width that allows two pachinko balls to pass through.

Next, the operation of removing the ball will be described with reference to the drawings. Normally, the opening / closing plate 13 is provided with a spring 15 as shown in FIG.
Of the ball removing hole 11 and the drop-in hole 12
6 closed. In this state and FIG.
As shown in (a), when a large amount of pachinko balls are stored in the dish portion 8, a finger is put on the operation portion 17 to open the opening / closing plate 13 against the bias of the spring 15 to open the ball hole 11. The opening / closing plate 13 is disengaged from the support of the support portion 24 when it is moved to the side where the opening / closing plate 13 is located. The hole 11 is opened, and the pachinko ball of the dish portion 8 starts falling from the ball hole 11 due to the inclination of the bottom wall 10 and the inclination of the opening / closing plate 13. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the opening / closing plate 13 is moved to a position where the ball hole 11 is opened, the pachinko ball P of the dish portion 8 fits into the holding portion 20 and is located in the drop-in hole 12. The holding portion 20 of the opening / closing plate 13 moved down by the ball weight on the pachinko ball
Is engaged with the pachinko ball P fitted to the. Therefore, the holding unit 20
The pachinko ball P fitted on the holding member 18 is sandwiched between the locking portion 18 and the support piece 22, and the weight of the ball applied to the opening / closing plate 13 exceeds the urging force of the spring 15 even if the hand is released from the operating portion 17, and FIG. As shown in the figure, the opening / closing plate 13 is stopped and held in a state of opening the ball hole 11. Then, the pachinko balls of the dish portion 8 are distributed by the distribution projections 23 as shown by arrows in FIG. Then, the hole 19 is reliably dropped from the ball hole 11 and pulled out into a ball box or the like. In addition, it is preferable that the position where the locking portion 18 engages with the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding portion 20 engages upward from the ball center of the pachinko ball P.

As described above, when the pachinko ball of the dish portion 8 is extracted and the weight of the ball on the opening / closing plate 13 located in the drop-in hole 12 is reduced, as shown in FIG. The force overcomes the ball weight on the opening / closing plate 13 and the engagement between the locking portion 18 and the pachinko ball P fitted on the holding portion 20 is released, and the opening / closing plate 13 moves back and closes the ball hole 11. become. Then, as shown in FIG. 6D, the pachinko ball P fitted into the holding unit 20 falls from the drop hole 21 by the inclined surface of the holding unit 20 and is discharged to the ball box.

If it is desired to stop the ball removal halfway, the operation unit 17 is slightly moved upward against the ball weight on the opening / closing plate 13 to disengage from the pachinko ball P, and the spring 15 is attached. The ball hole 11 can be closed by the force,
It is also easy to pull out a little pachinko ball from the dish portion 8.

Also, as shown in FIG. 8, it is preferable that the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 13 is formed in a stepped shape, and the stepped shape eliminates the clinging state, and reduces the ball weight of the pachinko ball on the opening / closing plate 13. Decreases, the engagement with the pachinko ball P is released,
Even if the opening / closing plate 13 attempts to move backward by the bias of the spring 15, the pachinko ball is pushed to the through hole 19 side by the step portion 30, so that the ball weight is applied to the end and further the ball of the plate portion 8 is prevented from remaining. Can be. In addition, the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding unit 20 may be flipped up by the momentum of the opening and closing plate 13 to be discharged from the through hole 19, and at this time,
As shown in FIG. 8, the height of the support piece 22 is set lower than the center of the pachinko ball P, and the position at which the locking portion 18 engages with the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding portion 20 is the ball of the pachinko ball P. It is preferred to engage downward from the heart. The opening and closing plate 1
A similar effect can be obtained even if a stepped portion 30 is provided in 3 to form a stepped shape instead of a stepped surface.

In the present embodiment, the holding portion 20 is provided on the support frame 14, but the location where the holding portion 20 is provided is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG.
It may be provided on the lower surface and provided integrally. Also,
Even if the holding section 20 is formed separately and fixedly and directly attached to the support frame 14, the dish 8, the cover member 9, and the like, the separately formed holding section 20 is movably mounted, for example, by holding. The portion 20 may be rotated by the pachinko ball P. Further, the holding portion 20 is provided at the opening end of the ball hole 11 and the linear end of the opening / closing plate 13 is used as the locking portion 18.
By making the locking portion 18 concave, the pachinko ball P can be easily fitted into the holding portion 20.

In the present embodiment, the distribution projection 23 is provided so as not to hit the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding portion 20. However, the plate-shaped portion of the opening / closing plate 13 located upstream of the holding portion 20 is provided. In the present embodiment, 16 may be a mountain-shaped inclined surface distributed in the front-rear direction, and more preferably, the front and rear of the mountain-shaped inclined surface are inclined surfaces facing the through holes 19.

The holding portion 20 is not provided in the opening direction with respect to the ball hole 11, but is provided on the side of the through hole 19 as shown in FIG. The locking portion 18 may be provided on the side of the plate 13. In this embodiment, an opening hole 28 for approximately one pachinko ball in which the pachinko ball in the dish portion 8 naturally fits is formed in the bottom wall 10 corresponding to the holding portion 20.
3 is closed by a receiving piece 29 integrally formed with the receiving piece 3. When the operator puts his / her finger on the operation unit 17 to move the open / close plate 13 to a ball extraction position where the ball extraction hole 11 is almost fully opened as shown by the chain line in FIG. 9, the opening hole 28 is opened and the pachinko ball in the dish 8 is It fits naturally and is received by the holding part 20. And the pit 1
The opening / closing plate 13 is moved down by the weight of the pachinko ball located at position 2, and even if the locking portion 18 is engaged with the pachinko ball P of the holding portion 20 and the hand is released from the operating portion 17, the opening / closing plate 13 is not filled with a ball 1
1 is locked and held at the fully opened position. Then, when the pachinko ball of the plate portion 8 is extracted and the ball weight applied to the opening / closing plate 13 is reduced, the urging force of the spring 15 is applied to the opening / closing plate 1.
3, the engagement between the locking portion 18 and the pachinko ball P fitted in the holding portion 20 is released, the opening / closing plate 13 is moved back, the ball removing hole 11 is closed, and the opening hole 28 is received. It will be closed at 29. Then, the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding unit 20 is dropped from the drop hole 21 by the inclined surface of the holding unit 20 and discharged to the ball box as in the above-described embodiment. The holding unit 20 may be provided on the side of the operation unit 17 (upper and lower sides in the drawing) as a matter of course. Further, without providing the opening hole 28, when the opening / closing plate 13 moves down due to the ball weight, the pachinko ball located in the drop-in hole 12 may sink into the lower surface of the bottom wall 10 and be held by the holding portion 20. Good.

According to the embodiment described above, when the opening / closing plate 13 is moved to the side where the ball hole 11 is opened, the opening / closing plate 13 is moved by the ball weight on the pachinko ball located in the drop-in hole 12. By lowering, the locking portion 18 can be engaged with the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding portion 20 and stopped and held at the ball-pulling position. Further, since the drop hole 12 is provided in communication with the ball hole 11, the pachinko ball does not remain in the drop hole 12, and the opening / closing plate 13 is moved before the ball hole 11 drops from the ball hole 11. Is closed and the pachinko ball remains in the plate portion 8, if the opening / closing plate 13 is moved in the opening direction again, the ball weight exceeding the urging force of the spring 15 is not applied to the opening / closing plate 13, so that the holding is performed. Even if the pachinko ball is fitted into the portion 20, the open / close plate 13 can be reliably removed without locking the open / close plate 13. In addition, since the pachinko ball is extracted and the weight of the ball on the open / close plate 13 is reduced, the engagement of the open / close plate 13 is automatically released, so that the useless open state of the open / close plate 13 can be prevented.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which the remaining ball is reliably eliminated.
Are provided in communication with each other in the closing direction, and an opening 33 having substantially the same size as the ball hole 11 is provided in the plate-shaped portion 16. A locking hole 34 as a locking portion is opened through the opening 33, and the holding portion 20 is provided at a closed side opening end of the through hole 19 of the support frame 14.

The operation of the present embodiment for removing the ball from the ball tray will be described. Normally, as shown in FIG.
Is closed by the plate-shaped portion 16 of the opening / closing plate 13. In this state, when the user puts a finger on the operation unit 17 and moves the opening / closing plate 13 to the side where the ball hole 11 is opened against the bias of the spring 15, the pachinko ball of the plate portion 8 becomes as shown in FIG. As shown, it starts falling from the opening 33 while rolling on the upper surface of the inclined bottom wall 10. Then, the opening / closing plate 13 moves down by the weight of the pachinko ball located in the drop-in hole 12, and the pachinko ball P fits into the locking hole 34 facing the drop-in hole 12. When the opening / closing plate 13 is further moved to the side where the ball hole 11 is opened, as shown in FIG. 10C, the pachinko ball P fitted in the locking hole 34 falls into the holding portion 20 and the pachinko ball P P is held between the locking hole 34 and the support piece 22, and the opening / closing plate 13 is stopped and held in a state of opening the ball hole 11. Then, the pachinko ball of the dish portion 8 is dropped from the ball hole 11 through the opening 33 to be extracted.

When the pachinko balls of the plate portion 8 are removed in this way, the weight of the balls applied to the opening / closing plate 13 decreases, and the biasing force of the spring 15 overcomes, and the opening / closing plate 13 moves upward. The engagement with the pachinko ball P is released, and FIG.
As shown in (d), the opening / closing plate 13 is moved back to release the ball hole 11.
Is closed, and the pachinko ball P falls from the through hole 19 due to the inclination of the holding portion 20. At this time, the pachinko ball located in the drop-in hole 12 and received by the plate-shaped portion 16 is pushed by the opening edge of the drop-in hole 12 as the opening / closing plate 13 moves, and falls from the opening 33 into the through-hole 19. As a result, the pachinko balls are reliably removed without leaving the pachinko balls in the dish portion 8. In addition, the locking portion is formed with a locking hole 3.
By setting 4, the pachinko ball P can be reliably guided to the holding portion 20, and the opening / closing plate 13 can be locked. In addition, by increasing the guiding distance to the holding unit 20, the fitting into the holding unit 20 is ensured.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12,
The holding portion 20 may be provided so as to fit a pachinko ball by any player. In this embodiment, a holding portion 20 and a drop hole 21 are provided in the support frame 14, and a pachinko ball loading portion 31 and a guide groove 32 are formed in the operation portion 17. First, when a player who wants to lock the ball-pulling state is loaded with the pachinko ball P into the loading portion 31, the pachinko ball P is maintained in a state of being held by the loading portion 31 by the outer wall 8a of the dish portion 8. When the operation unit 17 is operated with a finger to move the opening / closing plate 13 in the ball pulling-out direction as shown by a chain line in FIGS. 11 and 12, the opening / closing plate 13 is moved by the ball weight applied to the pachinko ball located in the drop-in hole 12. At the same time, the pachinko ball P of the loading section 31 held by the loading section 31 by the outer wall 8a of the plate section 8 is disengaged from the support of the outer wall 8a, and falls into the holding section 20 due to the inclination of the guide groove 32. The locking portion 18 is attached to the pachinko ball P dropped on the holding portion 20.
Are engaged, and the spring 1
5 causes the pachinko ball P to be locked by the locking portion 18 and the support piece 22.
And the ball-extracted state is stably maintained. And
When the pachinko ball of the plate portion 8 is extracted and the weight of the ball applied to the opening / closing plate 13 located in the drop-in hole 12 decreases, the urging force of the spring 15 exceeds the ball weight applied to the opening / closing plate 13 and The upward movement causes the engagement between the locking portion 18 and the pachinko ball P of the holding portion 20 to be released, and the opening / closing plate 13 moves back to close the ball hole 11. Then, the pachinko ball P fitted to the holding unit 20 falls from the drop hole 21 by the inclined surface of the holding unit 20 and is discharged to the ball box. In the above-described embodiment, the loading portion 31 and the guide groove 32 are provided to enhance operability. It may be. Further, even if the pachinko ball P is to be held by the holding portion 20 when there is no pachinko ball in the plate portion 8, the opening / closing plate 13 does not move down due to the ball weight.
The pachinko ball P is discharged from the holding unit 20 and does not lock in an empty state.

The present invention is also applicable to the opening and closing plate 1 by changing the shape and size of the drop-in hole 12 to adjust the ball weight on the opening and closing plate 13 and by adjusting the urging force of the spring 15.
The timing of the disengagement of No. 3 can be adjusted. Further, even if the pachinko ball does not fit into the holding portion 20 and cannot be engaged, the pachinko ball of the plate portion 8 can be removed without any trouble in opening and closing the ball removing hole 11.

The ball punching device of the present invention is also applicable to a device in which an opening / closing plate for opening and closing a ball punching hole is slidably provided in the front-rear, left-right and up-down directions, or is provided rotatably. It is possible. Further, the opening / closing body 13 is connected to the operation unit 17.
And the plate-shaped portion 16 are integrally formed.
The plate 7 and the plate-shaped portion 16 may be formed separately, and the movement direction and the movement distance can be changed by interposing a link member or the like. In addition, no matter what the position of the operation unit is provided because of the design, there is no problem in this case.

Further, the ball punching device in the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with either an upper ball tray for supplying a hit ball provided on the front surface of a front frame of the pachinko machine or a lower ball tray for storing excess balls in the upper ball tray. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a ball punching device for a ball box disposed below the lower ball tray and a ball punching device such as a supply gutter serving as a back mechanism.

[0036]

As is apparent from the above description,
The ball removing device according to the present invention uses the pachinko ball of the storage unit and the weight of the ball to stop and hold the open / close plate at the ball removal position, and the ball of the pachinko ball on the open / close plate when the pachinko ball of the storage unit comes off. Since the weight is reduced and the stop state of the open / close plate is automatically released, it is not necessary to perform the stop release operation. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation where the ball removing hole is left in a ball removing state due to mischief or carelessness.

Further, since the structure can be made up of the conventional number of parts and no extra movable parts are required, the structure is simple and the opening / closing plate cannot be held in the open state of the ball hole by any trouble. However, it is possible to remove the ball without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the lower ball tray with the ball hole removed.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the lower ball tray with the ball hole removed.

FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (d) are diagrams for explaining the operation of removing a ball.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a dish portion.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view in which an opening / closing plate is stepped.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a main part of a lower ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIGS. 10 (a) to (d) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of removing a ball according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a main part of a lower ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a main part of the lower ball tray of FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 6 Upper ball receiving tray 7 Lower ball receiving tray 8 Dish portion (reserving portion) 10 Bottom wall 11 Ball removal hole 12 Drop-in hole 13 Opening / closing plate 15 Spring (biasing member) 18 Locking portion 20 Holding portion 21 Dropping hole (discharge means) 34 Locking hole (locking part) P Pachinko ball

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A ball hole is opened in a storage portion for storing pachinko balls, and an opening / closing plate urged by an urging member is movably provided in a direction in which the ball hole is always closed. In a ball punching device for a pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball in a storage section is punched out by moving the hole to a position where the hole is opened, a holding section into which the pachinko ball fits in a state where the ball punching hole is opened is provided. A ball punching device in a pachinko machine, wherein the opening / closing plate is movable by the weight of the pachinko balls stored in the portion, and is locked to the pachinko balls fitted to the holding portion. 2. The ball punching device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein when the ball punching hole is opened, the pachinko ball of the dish portion fits into the holding portion. 3. A pachinko ball into which a pachinko ball falls into the bottom wall of the dish portion, and the ball weight of the pachinko ball falling into the hole results in the pachinko ball fitted to the holding portion. 3. The ball removing device in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the device is stopped. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein when the ball is released from the ball weight, the locking of the opening / closing plate is released, and the opening / closing plate is automatically returned to a position for closing the ball hole. Ball punching device for pachinko machines. 5. The ball punching device in a pachinko machine according to claim 3, wherein said drop hole is provided in communication with a ball punching hole. 6. The ball removing device in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a discharging means communicating with the holding portion and discharging a pachinko ball fitted to the holding portion. 7. The ball punching device in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of said opening / closing plate is formed in a stepped shape.