JP2002360886A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine with which the play balls of a required quantity can be easily measured in the case of exchange with the gift of a comparatively low price. SOLUTION: In a pachinko game machine 1 provided with a lower tray 7 at a lower position on the front side, closely to the lower tray 7, a measuring tray 14 is arranged for weighing the prescribed number of play balls by putting in play balls.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine having a structure capable of easily measuring a required amount of game balls when exchanging for a relatively small amount of premium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a pachinko game machine, an upper tray and a lower tray are provided stepwise at a lower portion of a front surface of the gaming machine. The game balls are automatically supplied to the firing position, and the game balls at the firing position are pressed by the firing rod by the turning operation of the firing handle, so that the game balls are sequentially hit on the game board surface. When a game ball wins a winning opening on the game board surface, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out. The paid out prize balls are sent to the upper tray, but when the upper tray becomes full, they automatically flow to the lower tray side.

[0003]

When a player replaces a part of a game ball on hand with a relatively small prize such as a cigarette, an appropriate amount of the prize is considered to correspond to the value of the desired prize. Grabbing the game balls by eye, take it to the ball counter provided at the end of the island (a group of gaming machines arranged in a row), and check the count displayed on the ball counter. However, the required amount of game balls is poured. Then, prizes are exchanged via a ball count recording medium such as a sheet or a card issued after counting from the ball counter.

[0004] However, the game balls that are carried from the game machine to the ball counter are grabbed by the amount of the eye, and the players themselves do not count accurately by hand. For this reason, when counting with a ball counter, there is a case where the number of balls corresponding to a desired prize is insufficient, and in such a case, there is a problem that the shortage must be returned to the gaming machine. Was.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily measure a few tens of small game balls.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine having a lower receiving tray for receiving a game ball at a lower position on the front side of the pachinko game machine. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a weighing dish capable of measuring a number of game balls is provided.

In this configuration, a predetermined number of game balls can be weighed when game balls are inserted into the weighing dish and aligned. In this way, when exchanging some of the game balls on hand for relatively small prizes, there is no need to manually count each one, and the number of balls that match the desired prize should be brought to the ball counter without excess or shortage. Can be.

[0008] Further, there is proposed a configuration in which the weighing dish has a volume capable of generating a plurality of weighing stages for defining a predetermined number by aligned game balls. As a result, the planar space occupied by the weighing pan can be reduced, and the weighing pan can be accommodated in the narrow space near the lower receiving tray and can be disposed well.

Further, the lower receiving tray may be provided with a ball passage for guiding the game ball to flow down into the weighing dish, and a shielding door for opening and closing the ball passage. This allows
It becomes possible to automatically load the game balls stored in the lower receiving tray into the weighing tray via the opening operation of the shielding door.

If the weighing dish is detachably provided, it is possible to carry the weighed game balls to the ball counter while keeping them in the weighing dish without transferring them.

Further, a weighing dish is rotatably supported by being pivotally supported on the front edge side, and the weighing dish is rotated horizontally at a steady position where game balls are loaded and at a rear edge of the weighing dish. It may be possible to convert to a discharge position for discharging the game balls in the weighing pan by moving. Thus, by rotating the trailing edge of the weighing dish forward and forward, the game balls in the weighing dish can be easily discharged, and the weighing dish can be prevented from being lost.

The present invention also relates to a pachinko gaming machine, wherein a lower receiving tray for receiving a game ball is provided at a lower position on the front side, and a ball hole for opening and closing is provided on the bottom surface of the lower receiving tray. A pachinko game machine, wherein a weighing area in which a predetermined number of game balls can be measured is formed by arranging the game balls.

[0013] In this configuration, a predetermined number of game balls can be measured in the measurement area defined in the lower tray, so that a portion of the game balls on hand can be replaced with a relatively small premium as in the above invention. No need to count by hand when exchanging with
The number of balls corresponding to the desired prize can be brought to the ball counter without excess or shortage. In addition, since the weighing dish in the above invention is not required, a space for disposing the weighing dish is not required, and further space saving can be achieved.

[0014] In the above structure, a partition member for mooring a predetermined number of game balls in an upright state and opening the game balls in a prone state on a lower side of a measurement area inclined downward toward a ball hole. Is proposed. As described above, by providing the partitioning member that changes between the upright state and the prone state, the measurement area can be partitioned and formed in the lower tray as needed, and the partitioning member is set to the prone state. In this way, a predetermined number of game balls moored can be caused to flow down toward the ball hole.

[0015] Further, the prone movement of the partition member may be linked to the opening operation of the ball hole. Thus, by opening the ball hole, a predetermined number of game balls moored to the partition member can be automatically discharged from the ball hole.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
1 to 6 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a front frame 3 that is openable and closable on the front of a machine frame 2. The front frame 3 has a glass door 4 that covers the game board surface.
And an upper tray panel 6 having an upper tray 5 are pivotably mounted on each other so as to be openable and closable. A lower tray 7 is disposed below the upper tray 5 at the lower edge of the front frame 3, and a firing handle 8 is disposed on the right side of the lower tray 7.

On the left side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a prepaid ball lending machine 9 is attached, and when a prepaid card is inserted into the ball lending machine 9, a game ball is borrowed through a predetermined button operation. By performing the operation, the number of game balls corresponding to the desired amount of borrowing is transferred to the ball exit 10 of the upper receiving tray 5.
Loaned from. Also, when a game ball of the upper receiving tray 5 which is hit on the game board surface by the rotation operation of the firing handle 8 wins a winning opening of the game board surface (not shown), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. The paid out prize balls are discharged from the ball outlet 10 of the upper tray 5, but when the upper tray 5 becomes full, the game balls flow down a distribution passage (not shown) provided on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The lower tray 7 is discharged from the ball outlet 11 and stored in the lower tray 7.

The lower bottom surface of the lower receiving tray 7 is gently inclined downward in one direction as shown in FIG.
A ball hole 12 is formed at the lower end, and penetrates vertically. In the ball hole 12,
A slidable shielding lid 13 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 1, a lever portion 13 ′ extending from 3 protrudes from the front side of the lower receiving tray 7. The ball hole 12 can be opened and closed by sliding the lever 13 'in the left-right direction.

In the vicinity of the lower tray 7, a weighing dish 14 is provided. The weighing dish 14 is disposed on the lower bottom surface of the lower receiving tray 7 inclined downward as described above, adjacent to the side wall portion 15 of the lower receiving tray 7 corresponding to the lower side thereof, and is loaded with a game ball. Thereby, it is formed in a square shape having a rectangular bottom surface so that a predetermined number of game balls can be measured. Here, the weighing dish 14 has a volume capable of generating a plurality of weighing stages that define a predetermined number by aligned game balls, and six weighing stages are shown in FIGS. By arranging five game balls in the front-rear direction in five rows, a weighing stage defining 30 balls by the aligned game balls is generated in two upper and lower stages.

As shown in FIG. 3, a ball passage 16 is formed in the side wall portion 15 so that a game ball in the lower receiving tray 7 flows down and is guided into the weighing dish 14.
A shielding door 17 for opening and closing the door 6 is provided.
The shielding door 17 is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and is normally urged forward by the elastic force of the compression spring 18 to shield the ball passage 16. Then, the ball passage 16 can be opened through a backward pressing operation on the operation knob 19.

Further, on the back of the weighing dish 14, FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the locking member 2 protruding from the front frame 3
An engagement groove 21 that can be engaged with the weighing dish 21 is formed, and the weighing dish 14 is detachably provided through the engagement between the engagement groove 21 and the locking member 20 and the release thereof.

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 2A, in a state where the game balls are stored in the lower receiving tray 7,
When the operation knob 19 of the shielding door 17 that blocks the ball passage 16 is pressed backward, the ball passage 16 is opened, and the game ball flows down the ball passage 16 as shown in FIG. 14. Then, by aligning the game balls loaded in the weighing dish 14 on the bottom surface of the weighing dish 14, 30 game balls are weighed in one step. Here, if the number of balls corresponding to the desired prize is, for example, 60, FIG.
As shown in (1), by arranging the game balls in the upper and lower stages, the desired number of balls can be easily measured.
In this way, when exchanging some of the game balls on hand for relatively small prizes, there is no need to manually count each one, and the number of balls that match the desired prize should be brought to the ball counter without excess or shortage. Can be. In addition, since the weighing dish 14 is detachable as described above, if the weighing dish 14 is removed, a predetermined number of game balls that have been measured are transferred to the ball counter without being transferred to the ball counter without being transferred. I can go.

In the first embodiment, a ball passage 16 is provided on the side wall portion 15 of the lower receiving tray 7 for guiding the game ball to flow down into the weighing dish 14, and a shield for opening and closing the ball passage 16. The door 17 is provided to serve as a loading means for automatically loading the game balls into the weighing dish 14. The loading of the game balls into the weighing dish 14 is performed by grasping the game balls by hand and moving upward. Weighing pan 14 directly from
May be charged. In this case, the charging means including the ball passage 16 and the shielding door 17 can be eliminated. In addition, the weighing dish 14 is disposed adjacent to the side of the lower receiving tray 7, but the weighing dish 14 may be disposed below the lower receiving tray 7 instead.

In the above-described first embodiment, the weighing dish 14 is detachable, but as a modified embodiment, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7A, the weighing dish 14 is held in a horizontal position where game balls are inserted, as shown in FIG. The trailing edge may be configured so that the trailing edge can be turned to the upper front and converted to a discharge position for discharging game balls in the weighing dish 14. Thereby, the weighing pan 14
If the trailing edge is rotated forward and upward, the game balls in the weighing pan 14 can be easily discharged, and since the weighing pan 14 does not separate from the pachinko gaming machine 1, the weighing pan 14 is lost. Can be prevented.

FIGS. 8 to 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a weighing area 23 in which a predetermined number of game balls can be weighed by aligning the game balls is formed in the lower tray 7. It is formed by partitioning.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the weighing area 23 has an area capable of aligning six gaming balls in six rows along the left-right direction in the front-rear direction. In addition, on the lower side of the measurement area 23 that is inclined downward toward the ball hole 12,
As shown in FIG. 9A, a partitioning member 24 for mooring a predetermined number of game balls in the upright state and opening the game balls in the prone state as shown in FIG. 9B is provided.

The partition member 24 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 25 so as to be able to be turned upside down, and is normally kept in an upright state by the urging of a tension spring 26. Further, a rear end edge of the shielding lid 13 slidable in the left-right direction provided in the ball hole 12 is provided so as to be able to abut on a lower side edge of the partition member 24 opposed thereto. Then, by sliding the shielding cover 13 in the opening direction (leftward in FIG. 9A) through the sliding operation on the lever portion 13 ', the lower side edge of the partition member 24 is pressed as shown in FIG. As a result, the partition member 24 is placed in a prone state. Thereby, the prone movement of the partition member 24 can be linked with the opening operation of the ball hole 12.

In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 8A, 60 game balls are measured by aligning the game balls in the measurement area 23 of the lower tray 7. Here, FIG.
As shown in (b), by displaying the scale 27 indicating the number of balls in each row in the measurement area 23, it is possible to grasp the number of balls very easily. After the predetermined number of game balls are weighed in this way, the ball cover hole 12 is opened by sliding the shielding cover 13 in the opening direction through the sliding operation on the lever portion 13 '. As shown in (b), the partition member 24 is placed in a prone state in conjunction with the opening operation, and a predetermined number of moored game balls are released and flow out of the ball hole 12. As a result, a predetermined number of game balls can be extracted from the ball hole 12, and when a part of the game balls on hand is exchanged for a relatively small amount of prize, it is not necessary to manually count each one, and a desired prize can be obtained. Can be brought to the ball counter with the appropriate number of balls.

The predetermined number of game balls measured in the measuring area 23 can be directly scraped out of the lower receiving tray 7 by hand. There is no need for a configuration linked to the operation. In addition, by providing the partition member 24 so as to change between the upright state and the prone state, there is an advantage that the measurement area 23 can be formed in the lower tray 7 as necessary.

[0030]

As described above, the present invention is a pachinko game machine in which a weighing plate capable of weighing a predetermined number of game balls by inserting the game balls is disposed near the lower receiving tray. A predetermined number of game balls can be easily weighed by loading the plate. In this way, when exchanging some of the game balls on hand for relatively small prizes, there is no need to manually count each one, and the number of balls that match the desired prize should be brought to the ball counter without excess or shortage. Can be.

[0031] Further, the weighing dish is configured so as to have a volume capable of generating a plurality of weighing steps for defining a predetermined number of aligned game balls, thereby reducing a planar space occupied by the weighing dish. The weighing pan can be reduced, and the weighing pan can be accommodated in the narrow space near the lower receiving tray and can be arranged well.

Further, the lower tray is provided with a ball passage for letting game balls flow down and guided into the weighing dish, and a shielding door for opening and closing the ball passage so that the game balls stored in the lower tray can be opened and closed. The ball can be automatically inserted into the weighing pan via the opening operation of the shielding door.

Further, if the weighing dish is detachably provided, it is possible to carry the weighed predetermined number of game balls to the ball counter while keeping the weighing ball in the weighing dish without transferring.

Further, the weighing pan is pivotally supported on the front edge side and is rotatably provided. The weighing pan is held at a steady position in which game balls are loaded in a horizontal position, and the rear edge is turned forward and forward. It is possible to easily discharge the game balls in the weighing pan by rotating the trailing edge of the weighing pan forward and forward by allowing the ball to move to the discharge position for discharging the game balls in the weighing pan. Can be done,
The loss of the weighing pan can be prevented.

Further, the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine in which a weighing area in which a predetermined number of gaming balls can be weighed by arranging the gaming balls in a lower tray is formed, so that the gaming balls are aligned in the weighing area. By doing so, it is possible to easily measure a predetermined number of game balls. In this way, when exchanging some of the game balls on hand for relatively small prizes, there is no need to manually count each one, and the number of balls that match the desired prize should be brought to the ball counter without excess or shortage. Can be. Also,
Since the weighing pan in the above invention is unnecessary, the space for disposing the weighing pan is not required, and the space can be further saved.

In the above structure, a predetermined number of game balls are moored in a standing state on the lower side of the measuring area inclined downward toward the ball hole, and the partitioning members are configured to open the game balls in a prone state. By disposing, if necessary, the measuring area can be formed in the lower receiving tray, and when the partitioning member is in the prone state, a predetermined number of moored game balls are directed to the ball hole. And let it flow down.

Further, if the prone movement of the partition member is linked to the opening operation of the ball hole, by opening the ball hole, a predetermined number of game balls moored to the partition member can be moved. It can be automatically discharged from the hole.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a lower half of a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a weighing dish and a lower receiving tray.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a weighing dish and a lower receiving tray.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a weighing dish.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a weighing dish is removed.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state of a weighing dish.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing an operation state of a weighing dish according to a modified example.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a partition member and a shielding lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 7 Lower tray 12 Ball hole 14 Hole for weighing plate 15 Side wall 16 Ball passage 17 Shielding door 23 Measurement area 24 Partition member

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko game machine having a lower tray for receiving a game ball at a lower position on the front side, wherein a predetermined number of game balls can be weighed by inserting the game ball in the vicinity of the lower tray. A pachinko game machine having a weighing dish. 2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the weighing dish has a volume capable of generating a plurality of weighing stages that define a predetermined number by aligned gaming balls. 3. The lower receiving tray is provided with a ball passage for guiding a game ball to flow down into the weighing dish and a shielding door for opening and closing the ball passage. Or the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2. 4. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the weighing dish is detachable. 5. A weighing dish is rotatably supported by being pivotally supported on the front edge side, and the weighing dish is rotated horizontally at a steady position where game balls are loaded and at a front edge of the weighing dish. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine can be changed to a discharge position for discharging a game ball in the weighing dish by moving the pachinko ball. 6. A pachinko game machine having a lower tray for receiving a game ball at a lower position on a front side thereof, and a bottom hole of the lower tray having an openable / closable ball hole. A pachinko gaming machine wherein a weighing area in which a predetermined number of gaming balls can be measured is formed by aligning the balls. 7. A partition member for mooring a predetermined number of game balls in an upright state and opening the game balls in a prone state on a lower side of a measurement area inclined downward toward a ball hole. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein: 8. The pachinko game machine according to claim 6, wherein the prone movement of the partition member is interlocked with the operation of opening the ball hole.