JP2002239175A - Ball receiving tray for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko ball receiving tray capable of increasing its storage capacity without causing any jam of balls. SOLUTION: In this ball receiving tray 9 for the pachinko machine storing pachinko balls flowing into it from a ball discharging port 19 in a tray part 20 and arranging the balls in line by means of an aligning passage 23 for feeding them as shooting balls to a shooting rail 5, the aligning passage 23 is formed of a sectioning wall 47 stood in a bottom part 20a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball tray for a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball tray 100 of a conventional pachinko machine is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom wall of the dish portion 101 for storing pachinko balls is inclined downward to one side, and the side walls are gradually narrowed toward the downstream side so as to align the pachinko balls in a line and guide the balls to the hitting ball supply device. A rectifying passage 10 that swells to provide a ball-breaking portion 102 and that aligns pachinko balls in a line by the ball-breaking portion 102.
3 is formed.

[0003]

[SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, in the conventional ball pan, inevitably storage amount of the pan 101 is reduced to narrow gradually the sphere breaking section 102, immediately to extravasated to the lower ball pan When the number of winning balls decreases, the pachinko balls in the plate portion 101 quickly disappear, and the overflowing balls in the lower ball saucer must be returned to the upper ball saucer plate portion, which is annoying to the player.

Further, since the ball is gradually narrowed down by the ball collapse section 102, the pachinko ball is clogged so as to draw an arch at the narrowed portion, and it is difficult to form the ball into a shape that does not cause clogging. Therefore, the shape of the ball breaking portion is complicated and delicate, and it is very difficult to manufacture a mold.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball tray of a pachinko machine capable of increasing the storage amount of the ball tray without causing ball clogging. It is in.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a pachinko ball flowing from a ball discharge port is stored in a dish portion and is supplied to a firing rail as a hit ball aligned with a rectifying passage. In the ball saucer of a pachinko machine
The rectifying passage is formed by a partition wall erected at the bottom.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the partition wall is gradually raised toward the downstream of the rectifying passage.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the upper surface of the partition wall is wide enough to allow a pachinko ball to roll.

The invention according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the inclination direction of the rectifying passage and the inclination direction of the bottom of the plate portion are reversed. I do.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, at least the dish portion is formed of a conductive resin.
Preferably, it is formed by sandwich molding using a non-conductive resin such as ABS as a core material and a conductive resin as a skin material, and it is capable of removing static electricity of a pachinko ball in a dish portion and has strength.

It is preferable that the width of the rectifying passage is widened so that the pachinko balls are arranged in parallel at random.

Further, it is preferable to provide a ball level at the end of the rectifying passage.

Further, the partition wall is formed separately from the dish portion,
You may make it detachably provided.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a ball tray of a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1 is a machine frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a front frame formed in a frame shape which is openably and closably mounted on the front of the machine frame 1, and 3 is a game board mounting frame 4 on the rear side of the front frame 2. The game board is detachably mounted via a game board, and a firing rail 5 is mounted on a game board mounting frame 4 on the lower right side of the game board 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a hitting rod whose tip faces the firing position 7 of the firing rail 5. A metal provided with a glass door frame 8 covering the upper part of the game board 3 on the front surface of the front frame 2 formed in a frame shape and an upper ball receiving tray 9 for supplying a ball to the front surface so as to cover the front surface of the firing rail 5. The front plate 10 is mounted on a hinged mechanism so as to be openable and closable, and is locked in a closed state by a lock fitting 11 provided at an open end. On the back surface of the front plate 10, there is provided a hit ball supply device 12 for sending the pachinko balls of the upper ball receiving tray 9 to the firing position 7 of the firing rail 5. A lower ball tray 13 for storing excess balls overflowing from the upper ball tray 9 and an operation handle 14 for adjusting the resilience of a pachinko ball fired from the firing position 7 are mounted on the lower front surface of the front frame 2. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper ball receiving tray 9 includes a decorative plate member 15 for covering the front surface of the front plate 10 and a plate member 1.
6 and a cover member 17 covering the front surface thereof. The decorative plate member 15 has a size to cover almost the front surface of the front plate 10, forms a ball discharge port 19 where the ball discharge gutter 18 faces, and bulges left and right forward, and cleans with a rectifying passage 23 described later. For easy operation, the plate-like portion 15a is provided so as to be detachable by any attaching means such as a screw or a locking piece. Further, the ball discharge port 19 is provided with a ball payout device (not shown).
, And pachinko balls such as rented balls and prize balls paid out from the ball payout device flow through the ball discharge port 19.

The dish member 16 has a dish portion 20 for storing pachinko balls, a side plate portion 21 extending downward, and a horizontal plate portion 22 extending laterally. As shown in FIG. 5, the plate portion 20 has a substantially symmetrical shape in a plane, and has a bottom portion 20a.
Is gently inclined downward to one side, and a flow straightening passage 23 in which pachinko balls are aligned in a row is formed on the decorative plate member 15 side, and the downstream end of the flow straightening passage 23 is connected to the decorative plate member 15 and the front plate 1.
The ball is connected to the hit ball supply device 12 through an outlet 24 opened in communication with the ball. In addition, a ball outlet 26, which is always closed by a ball punching plate 25 described later, is formed on the bottom surface of the downstream end, and the ball outlet 26 is provided with a ball outlet passage 27 provided thereunder.
It is designed to communicate with The downstream end of the ball passage 27 faces a passage 28 formed in the front plate 10 and communicates with the lower ball tray 13 through a ball drain gutter 29. 30 is
This is a path for removing pachinko balls in the ball supplying device 12, and the pachinko balls in the ball supplying device 12 are removed to the lower bowl 13 via the ball drainage gutter 29 without being joined in the ball removing passage 27.

The bowl member 16 is provided with a ball punching device 33 composed of the ball punching plate 25, a substantially L-shaped lever member 31, and an operation member 32. The lever member 31 is pivotally supported by a shaft 34 and the operating member 32
Are supported by a shaft 35 so as to be able to be pressed vertically, and the operating member 32 is in contact with the upper surface of the lever member 31. The ball punching plate 25 is slidably held in a guide frame 36 provided on the side plate portion 21 of the plate member 16, and a lateral pin 37 projecting sideways is provided at the lower end of the lever member 31. The ball hole 26 is opened and closed by engaging with the mating hole 38 and pressing the operation member 32, and the ball hole plate 25 is always urged by a spring 39 to a position to close the ball hole 26. . In addition, the upper surface of the ball ejection plate 25 that closes the ball ejection port 26 is inclined downward so that the pachinko ball that flows down the rectification passage 23 faces the outlet 24.

The cover member 17 is provided with a plurality of space holding projections 40, and the decorative plate member 15 and the ball removing device 33 are provided.
The upper ball receiving tray 9 is assembled integrally by screwing a screw 41 from the back surface side of the front plate 10 to the spacing holding projection 40 via the plate member 16 with which the upper ball receiving plate 9 is assembled, and the assembling of the upper ball receiving tray 9 is speeded up. Can be achieved.

As shown in FIG. 5, the plate portion 20 is substantially symmetrical, and the rectifying passage 23 is formed with a partition wall 47 gradually rising toward the downstream from the bottom portion 20a. The starting end is substantially in the vicinity of the ball outlet 19, and specifically, a flat surface which is flush with the bottom portion 20a at the upstream portion is located substantially at the center of the ball outlet 19 provided with at least one ball,
It is provided at an inclination of about 4 °. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bottom portion 20a is substantially flat and is inclined only in the longitudinal direction so as to have an inclination opposite to the inclination of the rectification passage 23, and is about 1-2 °.
It has a gentle downward slope. Further, a metal plate 42 having a U-shaped cross section is mounted so as to cover the upper surface from substantially the center to the downstream side of the rectifying passage 23, thereby smoothly flowing the pachinko balls, preventing wear and dirt on the upper surface, and charging the pachinko balls. To remove static electricity.
In addition, it is preferable that the corner of the rectifying passage 23 is formed as a round surface that does not hinder the flow of the pachinko ball, so that the rectifying passage 23 can be easily cleaned.

In the upper ball receiving tray 9 configured as described above, the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device flow into the dish portion 20 from the ball discharge port 19 and are arranged in parallel with the rectification passage 23, and at the same time, due to the flow of the pachinko balls. It is stored so as to go up the gently inclined bottom 20a. Then, by operating the operation handle 14, a hit ball is launched from the firing position 7 of the firing rail 5, and the pachinko ball in the rectifying passage 23 is accordingly moved by one.
The ball is supplied to the hit ball supply device 12 from the outlet 24 one by one. At this time, the pachinko balls on the bottom portion 20a are guided to the upstream portion of the rectification passage 23 due to the inclination of the bottom portion 20a as shown by an arrow in FIG.

As described above, the rectifying passage 2 is formed by the partition wall 47.
By forming 3, the pan can be prevented from bulging and rectifying, so that the storage amount can be increased. In addition, since the start end of the straightening passage 23 is near the ball discharge port 19, the ball discharge port 1
During the inflow of the pachinko balls 9, the pachinko balls from the ball outlet 19 are almost directly aligned, and the slant of the bottom 20 a is gentle even when there is no inflow from the ball outlet 19, so that the pachinko balls on the bottom 20 a are gentle. Flows smoothly. In addition, the pachinko balls that are going to join over the partition wall 47 even in the middle of the flow straightening passage 23 are not interrupted from the side but put on the pachinko balls flowing down the flow straightening passage 23, so that the ball is clogged. It will merge smoothly without doing. Further, even if the pachinko balls are overlapped between the pachinko balls at the end of the rectifying passage 23, there is a step in the ball outlet 26, so that the overlapping pachinko balls shift the contact position between the pachinko balls when passing through the step, A gap is formed between the lower pachinko balls, the upper pachinko balls can enter between the lower pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls can be reliably sent one by one from the outlet 24 to the hit ball supply device 12. The partition wall 47 may be formed separately from the dish portion 20 and provided detachably. When the partition wall 47 is damaged, only the partition wall 47 need be replaced without replacing the entire dish portion 20. This can contribute to cost reduction. The rectifying passage 23 may be formed integrally with the decorative plate member 15 side. The rectifying passage 23 may be formed integrally with the detachable or openable and closably provided plate-like portion 15a to facilitate cleaning. The color may be changed so that the bottom 20a is yellow, so that the design may be changed. At this time, the partition wall 47 may be formed integrally with the rectifying passage 23. Further, by forming the flow straightening passage 23 and the partition wall 47 integrally with the metal front plate 10 in place of the decorative plate member 15, static electricity removal of the pachinko balls of the dish portion 20 can be reliably performed.

Note that the ball discharge port 19 may be provided separately for the ball-lending and prize-balls, and if the ball discharge port 19 is provided separately for the ball-lending and the prize-balls, It is preferable that the ball discharge port for the prize ball paid out more frequently than the ball discharge port for the ball be on the upstream side. The straightening passage 23 may be an arc-shaped concave groove as shown in FIG. 8A, or a groove shape in which the bottom wall is inclined downward toward the decorative plate member 15 as shown in FIG. The pachinko ball may always be positioned on the decorative plate member 15 side. At this time, an opening 51 for dust removal is provided at the lower inclined end of the bottom wall of the rectification passage 23, and the dust falls from the opening 51 due to the inclination of the bottom wall. It will flow down smoothly.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show an embodiment in which the partition wall is made wide so that a pachinko ball can flow down.
The same components as those in the above-described embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. In this embodiment, the upper surface of the partition wall 47 is a flat surface, and the width is 11 mm, which is substantially equal to the spherical diameter. By making the upper surface of the partition wall 47 wide enough to allow the pachinko balls to flow down, even if the pachinko balls are concentrated at the start end of the partition wall 47 to form a dumpling, the pachinko balls are not pressed by the ball pressure. It does not escape as if climbing the upper surface of the ball and does not cause clogging. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper surface of the partition wall 47 is inclined toward the storage portion side, and the pachinko balls that escaped so as to go up the upper surface of the partition wall 47 are returned to the storage portion side, and the pachinko balls are aligned in the rectifying passage 23. You may not be made to interrupt between pachinko balls.

As shown in FIG. 12, an opening 52 through which at least one pachinko ball can pass is opened in the partition wall 47 on the downstream end side, and the pachinko ball flows down due to the downward inclination of the bottom portion 20a indicated by the solid arrow. As the overpressure of the pachinko ball flowing from the ball discharge port 19 exceeds the force to be applied, the rectification passage 2 is opened from the opening 52 as shown by the chain line arrow in FIG.
The ball pressure may be released by dropping and joining the ball 3. Note that the opening width of the opening 52 is preferably about 1.5 to two pachinko balls so that the opening 52 is not clogged with balls.

FIG. 13 and FIG.
Is formed by shaving the partition wall 47 whose starting end is located substantially in the center of the dish portion 20 and the upstream portion into a groove shape. The bottom 20a1 corresponding to the groove-shaped rectifying passage 23 is gently inclined downward toward the rectifying passage 23 as shown by an arrow in FIG.
Then, the inclination of the bottom portion 20a2 corresponding to the partition wall 47 is inclined downward in the same direction as the straightening passage 23, and the downstream partition wall 47 is provided with an opening 52 through which at least one pachinko ball can pass. I have. Furthermore, about 2
A plurality of step portions 43 are provided at predetermined intervals of about mm, and the pachinko ball at the bottom portion 20a2 controls the ball pressure toward the downstream side so that the ball pressure becomes weaker toward the downstream side so that the opening 5
2, it is possible to easily merge with the alignment passage 23. In addition, the step part 43 may be a low ridge.

FIG. 15 and FIG.
FIG. 15 shows an embodiment in which the pachinko balls 3 flowing down the rectifying passage 23 are overlapped with each other by forming the steps 3 in a stepped manner with a constant step and a gap as shown in FIG. When the pachinko balls come into contact with each other at the time of the step, the contact position shifts, and there is a gap between the lower pachinko balls, so that the upper pachinko balls can enter between the lower pachinko balls and generate appropriate vibration. Even if the ball is likely to be clogged by pressure or the like, the ball can be aligned and the ball can be supplied without causing the ball to lose its balance.
Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the steps and intervals may be made different, and irregular vibration is generated when the pachinko balls flow down the rectification passage 23, so that the cause of the ball clogging can be eliminated. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, by providing the step end with an inclination angle with respect to the downflow direction, the pachinko balls can escape from the ball pressure from the side, and the alignment can be facilitated. Further, a part of the flow regulating passage 23 formed in a step shape may be formed integrally with the decorative plate member 15 formed by die-casting a metal such as aluminum or magnesium alloy.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18,
The rectifying passage 23 may be provided along the cover member 17 side. In this embodiment, the rectifying passage 23 is provided in a curved shape along the cover member 17 and is formed integrally with the cover member 17 to form the bottom portion 20a. The color is changed to make it look good in design. In addition, the partition wall 47 forming the rectifying passage 23 is made wide so that the start end does not become clogged by the ball pressure, and the bottom 20a is gently downwardly inclined toward the ball discharge port 19 so that the pachinko ball can pass through the end. A slight ridge 43a having a small gap is provided in an inclined manner. With this configuration, the pachinko balls flowing from the ball discharge port 19 are aligned with the rectification passage 23 and are stored in the dish portion 20 at the bottom 20a. Also, a ridge 43a is provided on the bottom 20a.
Is provided, the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 20 are directed to the rectifying passage 23 so that the ball pressure is weakened by the projections 43a and detoured by the inclination of the projections 43a, so that the pachinko balls smoothly merge. Can be. Further, by providing the rectifying passage 23 along the cover member 17, the distance of the rectifying passage 23 can be increased, and even when the ball pressure is applied to the starting end of the partition wall 47, the pachinko ball goes up the partition wall 47 and escapes the ball pressure. Hitting ball supply device 12 in a stable state without clogging
Can be supplied with a hit ball. Preferably, a control means such as a step is provided on the upstream side of the straightening passage 23 near the ball discharge port 19 in order to control the current of the pachinko ball.

The projection 43a may be alternately inclined as shown by a chain line in the figure to further control the ball pressure. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the ridge 43a and the partition wall 47 are formed separately and an opening 53 formed in the bottom 20a.
The ridge 43a and the partition wall 47 may be exposed from the outside, and can be replaced when the ridge 43a and the partition wall 47 are damaged due to wear, and the design can be improved by changing the color. Further, a step for controlling the flow toward the start end of the flow regulating passage 23 may be provided instead of the ridge 43a.

FIG. 20 shows an embodiment in which the rectifying passage 23 is widened so that two pachinko balls are not arranged. As shown in FIG. 20, the rectification passage 23 has a passage width of about 18 mm at which pachinko balls can be randomly arranged in a zigzag manner, and an arc-shaped guide wall 44 is provided at the end of the partition wall 47. The pachinko ball flowing down is guided to the outlet 24 side. in this way,
By making the flow straightening passage 23 wide so that the pachinko balls are randomly arranged, even if a ball pressure is applied to the pachinko balls, the pachinko balls can move freely in the width direction and can escape, so that the ball is not clogged. In addition, it is easy to clean the rectifying passage 23 as a matter of course. The width of the flow regulating passage 23 is 18 mm.
It is not limited to, for example, a passage width where two pachinko balls are not arranged like 20 mm or 23 mm where two pachinko balls are arranged.
It may be.

FIG. 21 and FIG.
This shows an embodiment in which a ball leveling 45 is provided at the three ends.
The lower surface of the ball leveling 45 is formed by a plurality of inclined surfaces having different inclination angles so that the pachinko balls flowing down the flow straightening passage 23 while overlapping the straightening passage 23 gradually merge as shown in the solid line and the chain line in FIG. ing. Further, the upper surface of the ball leveling 45 is inclined downward toward the upstream side of the flow regulating passage 23, and is integrated with the end of the partition wall 47. Thus, it is possible to control the ball pressure from above applied to the end portion of the rectifying passage 23 and to reliably supply the ball pressure to the hit ball supply device 12 one by one.

The dish member 16 is made of a synthetic resin such as ABS mixed with a conductive material such as a fine carbon powder and a fine metal powder to form a synthetic resin provided with conductivity by gas injection molding or the like to generate static electricity. It is better to remove it. Naturally, the entire dish member 16 may be formed of a synthetic resin having conductivity. However, since the strength is inevitably reduced as compared with molding with a synthetic resin such as ABS, it is preferable to use an ABS as shown in FIG. It is preferable that the non-conductive resin J1 is formed by sandwich molding using the non-conductive resin J1 as a core material and the conductive resin J2 as a skin material. In addition, it is preferable to provide a resin flow channel 48 so as not to hinder the pachinko ball from flowing down, especially at the end portion which is particularly susceptible to impact and at the corner portion of the partition wall 47, etc. Compared to forming with J2, it is possible to maintain the strength and to reduce the cost. The dish member 16 thus formed
Then, by screwing a screw 49 having conductivity from the back side of the front plate 10 into the boss 50 so that the metal front plate 10 and the plate member 16 conduct, the static electricity on the pachinko ball is discharged. The pachinko balls discharged through the hinge mechanism of the plate 10 and the lock fitting 11 and stored in the upper ball receiving tray 9 are in a non-charged state, so that the player does not feel discomfort due to electric shock. The dish member 16 may be formed by die-casting a metal such as aluminum or a magnesium alloy.
Further, it is preferable that at least the rectifying passage 23 is integrally or separately formed of a conductive member.

[0032]

As described above, in the ball tray of the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the straightening passage for aligning the pachinko balls in the dish portion is formed by the partition wall, so that the ball is not clogged in the straightening passage. Can supply hit balls. In addition, since the flow can be rectified without providing a ball collapse, the storage amount of the dish portion can be greatly increased.

Further, by forming the dish portion with a conductive resin, the static electricity on the dish portion is removed, so that the player does not get an electric shock, which leads to a part of the service to the player.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the pachinko machine showing a state where a glass door frame and a ball tray are opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ball receiving tray.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a ball receiving tray.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of a main part of the ball receiving tray.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a ball receiving tray.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are cross-sectional side views of a main part showing a flow straightening groove according to another embodiment.

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

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of the ball tray of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a main part of another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a rear view of a main part of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of a main part of the ball tray of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a main part of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a main part of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

18 is a side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a side sectional view of a main part of another embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a main part of the ball receiving tray.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a main part of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a rear view of a main part of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a side sectional view of a ball tray according to another embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of a conventional ball tray.

[Description of Signs] 5 Launching rail 9 Upper ball tray (ball tray) 16 Plate member 19 Ball outlet 20 Plate portion 20a Bottom portion 23 Straightening passage 47 Partition wall J2 Conductive resin

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A ball tray for a pachinko machine that stores pachinko balls flowing from a ball discharge port in a dish portion and aligns the balls in a straightening passage and supplies the shot balls to a firing rail, wherein the straightening passage is provided at a bottom portion. A ball saucer for a pachinko machine, which is formed by a wall. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said partition wall is gradually raised toward a downstream side of the straightening passage.
The ball saucer of the described pachinko machine. 3. The ball tray of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of said partition wall is made wide so that a pachinko ball can roll. 4. The ball tray of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the direction of inclination of the rectifying passage and the direction of inclination of the bottom of the plate portion are reversed. 5. The ball tray of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein at least the plate portion is formed of a conductive resin.