JP2004337206A - Pachinko ball box - Google Patents

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JP2004337206A
JP2004337206A JP2003134123A JP2003134123A JP2004337206A JP 2004337206 A JP2004337206 A JP 2004337206A JP 2003134123 A JP2003134123 A JP 2003134123A JP 2003134123 A JP2003134123 A JP 2003134123A JP 2004337206 A JP2004337206 A JP 2004337206A
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Masaya Okamoto
昌也 岡本
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko ball box from which a small number of residual pachinko balls can easily be taken out to the last one with the hand without tilting the box. <P>SOLUTION: In the pachinko ball box, a guiding groove 10 tilted to a degree where the pachinko balls naturally rolls in one direction along the inner periphery of a bottom surface part is formed, and a ball reservoir 11 with an area where a plurality of fingers can be inserted is formed at an end on the low order side of the guiding groove 10. Thus, since the small number of residual pachinko balls can be collected to the ball reservoir 11 along the guiding groove 10, the pachinko balls can efficiently be taken out to the last one. The pachinko balls collected to the recessed ball reservoir 11 can easily be grasped since they are never scattered to their surrounding even when the finger contacts them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、パチンコ遊技場でパチンコ玉を入れるために使用されるパチンコ玉箱に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
パチンコ遊技場では、遊技客が獲得したパチンコ玉(以下「玉」とする)を入れておくためのプラスチック製のパチンコ玉箱(以下「玉箱」とする)が使用されている。この玉箱は、平面視長方形又はそれに類似する形状をした容器で、従来は底面が水平な平面状になっていた。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記玉箱はパチンコ遊技機の玉受皿の下方に設置されている物置台の上に載せておき、出玉が好調なときには玉受皿に払い出される玉を玉受皿の底部に設けた取出口を開放させて玉箱に移し替え、逆に出玉が不調なときには玉箱内の玉を手でつかんで玉受皿に補給する。この玉補給に際し、玉箱内の玉の量が多い場合は難なく玉をつかみ取ることができるが、玉の量が少ない場合は手でつかもうとしても手に当たった玉が散乱してしまうため、一度に少しの玉しかつかむことができず効率が悪くなる。
【0004】
そこで、玉箱内の玉の残量が少なくなると、玉箱を傾斜させ玉を隅(コーナー部)に集めてつかみ取ろうとする遊技客が多い。しかしながら、玉箱を傾斜させるには、玉箱の一部だけを物置台の上に載せ、他の部分を手や膝によって物置台より低い位置で支えることになるので、玉箱の状態が非常に不安定となり、玉箱を落として該玉箱に入っている玉を散逸させてしまうことがよくある。特に、遊技を継続しながら上記作業を行う場合には、片手しか使えないうえ、遊技に熱中していて注意力が散漫となるため、この種のトラブルが起きやすい。
【0005】
本発明は、上記事情に鑑みなされたものであり、物置台の上に載せたまま残り少ないパチンコ玉を容易につかみ取ることのできるパチンコ玉箱を提供することを課題としている。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題に対し、本発明は以下の技術的手段を講じた。すなわち、本発明にかかるパチンコ玉箱は、底面部の内周に沿ってパチンコ玉が自然に一定方向に転がる程度の傾斜を付けた案内溝が形成されているとともに、その案内溝の低位側の端部に複数本の指が入る広さを有する玉溜りが形成されていることを特徴としている。
【0007】
パチンコ玉箱内のパチンコ玉が残り少なくなると、玉は周囲の案内溝に落ち込み該案内溝を低位側に転がって移動して玉溜りに集まる。このため、玉が少なくなっても最後まで効率よく玉をつかみ取ることができる。玉溜りに集った玉は指が当っても周囲に散乱しないので、つかみ取る作業が容易である。
【0008】
上記パチンコ玉箱においては、底面部は平面視略長方形で、その底面部の一つのコーナー部に玉溜りが位置するのが好ましい。この構成であると、玉溜りが発射ハンドルのある側と反対側になるようにパチンコ玉箱を設置することにより、玉溜りと玉をつかみ取る手との位置関係が良好となり、玉をつかみ取る動作を行い易い。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、図面に基づき本発明を具体的に説明する。
図1乃至図3は本発明によるパチンコ玉箱の一例を表している。このパチンコ玉箱1は、全体が透明又は半透明のプラスチック(不透明でもよい)で一体成形されたものであって、平面視で左右方向に長い略長方形で、上に開口する容器部2を備え、該容器部の左右両端部に把手3,3を設けた形態をしている。容器部2の上縁外周部には、外側に張り出し、さらにその先で下向きに垂下するフランジ部4が形成されている。また、各把手3の下部と容器部2の左右外面とをつなぐ縦方向の補給板5,5が設けられている。
【0010】
容器部2の平面形状は、詳しくは、長辺部6は直線状、短辺部7は外側に若干ふくらむ曲線状であり、四隅のコーナー部8にはアールが付けられている。また、容器部2は上にいくほど拡がった形状をしており、複数のパチンコ玉箱を重ねた場合、上のパチンコ玉箱の容器部が下のパチンコ玉箱の容器部の中に収まるようになっている。
【0011】
容器部2の底面部には、その外周に沿う案内溝10が形成されている。この案内溝10は断面半円形で、玉が自然に一定方向に転がる程度に傾斜している。図示例では、A部が最も溝深さが浅く、右回りに徐々に深くなっている。なお、図では傾斜(低位側)の方向を矢印で示している。そして、案内溝10の下位側の端部Bに連ねて、該端部と同じかそれよりも深く、かつ数本の手の指が入れられる程度の広さを有する玉溜り11が形成されている。この玉溜り11は四隅のうちの一つのコーナー部8に位置している。案内溝10及び玉溜り11に囲まれた底面中央部12は、案内溝10及び玉溜り11に対して隆起した水平な平面となっている。このため、底面中央部12を覆う量の玉が入っている状態では、実際の量よりも多く玉が入っているように見える。
【0012】
このパチンコ玉箱1は、図4に示すように、玉溜り11が左手前にくるようにパチンコ遊技機20の前側にある物置台21の上に載置して使用する。出玉が好調なときには、玉受皿22に払い出される玉を玉受皿22の底部に設けた取出口23を開放させて玉箱1に移し替え、逆に出玉が不調なときにはパチンコ玉箱1の玉24を手でつかんで玉受皿22に補給する。玉箱1内の玉の量が少なくなると、図4に図示されているように、底面中央部12にある玉24は周囲の案内溝10に落ち込み、該案内溝を低位側に転がって移動して玉溜り11に集まる。このため、最後まで効率よく玉をつかみ取ることができる。玉溜りは11は凹状になっているので、つかみ取る際に指が当たっても玉が逃げず、つかみ取り作業を行いやすい。
【0013】
上記実施の形態は、案内溝10の一方の端部Aを最も浅くして、玉24が案内溝10の一方の端部Aから他の端部Bへ移動して玉溜り11に集まるようにしているが、図5に示すように、案内溝10の中央部Cを最も浅くして、玉24が案内溝10の中央部Cから両端部D,Eへ移動して玉溜り11に集まるようにしてもよい。
【0014】
【発明の効果】
以上に説明したように、本発明によるパチンコ玉箱は、残り少なくなった玉が自然に案内溝を伝わって玉溜りに集まるようになっているので、箱を傾けることなく最後まで容易に玉を取り出すことができるようになった。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】パチンコ玉箱の平面図である。
【図2】S1−S1断面図である。
【図3】S2−S2断面図である。
【図4】パチンコ玉箱の使用状態を示す平面図である。
【図5】異なるパチンコ玉箱の平面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 パチンコ玉箱
2 容器部
3 把手
4 フランジ
10 案内溝
11 玉溜り
24 パチンコ玉
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko ball box used for putting a pachinko ball in a pachinko game hall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the pachinko game arcade, a plastic pachinko ball box (hereinafter, “ball box”) is used for storing pachinko balls (hereinafter, “ball”) obtained by a player. This carton is a container having a rectangular shape in a plan view or a shape similar thereto, and conventionally has a flat bottom surface.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-mentioned ball box is placed on a storage table installed below the ball tray of the pachinko machine, and when the outgoing balls are in good condition, the opening at the bottom of the ball tray is opened for the balls to be paid out to the ball tray. Then, the ball is transferred to a carton box. Conversely, when the dispensed ball is out of order, the ball in the carton box is grasped by hand to replenish the ball tray. When replenishing this ball, if the amount of balls in the ball box is large, you can grab the ball without difficulty, but if the amount of balls is small, the balls that hit the hand will be scattered even if you try to grab by hand. However, only a small number of balls can be grasped at a time, resulting in poor efficiency.
[0004]
Therefore, when the remaining amount of balls in the carton becomes small, many players tend to tilt the carton to collect the balls at the corners (corner portions) and try to grab them. However, in order to tilt the carton, only a part of the carton is placed on the shed and the other part is supported at a lower position than the shed by hands or knees. In many cases, the ball box is dropped and the balls contained in the ball box are dissipated. In particular, when performing the above-mentioned work while continuing the game, only one hand can be used, and since the player is enthusiastic about the game and distracted, attention of this kind is likely to occur.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball box capable of easily grasping a small remaining pachinko ball while being placed on a storage table.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following technical measures. That is, the pachinko ball box according to the present invention is formed with a guide groove which is inclined so that the pachinko ball naturally rolls in a fixed direction along the inner periphery of the bottom portion, and a lower side of the guide groove. It is characterized in that a ball pool having an area that allows a plurality of fingers to enter is formed at an end portion.
[0007]
When the number of remaining pachinko balls in the pachinko ball box decreases, the balls fall into the surrounding guide grooves, roll down the guide grooves and move to the ball pool to collect. For this reason, even if the number of balls decreases, it is possible to efficiently catch the balls to the end. Since the balls gathered in the ball pool do not scatter around even if a finger hits them, the work of grasping is easy.
[0008]
In the above-mentioned pachinko ball box, it is preferable that the bottom portion is substantially rectangular in a plan view, and that a ball pool is located at one corner of the bottom portion. With this configuration, by installing the pachinko ball box so that the ball pool is on the opposite side to the side where the firing handle is located, the positional relationship between the ball pool and the hand that grabs the ball is improved, and the ball is grabbed. Easy to operate.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 show an example of a pachinko ball box according to the present invention. The pachinko ball box 1 is integrally formed of a transparent or translucent plastic (which may be opaque), and has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction in plan view and has a container part 2 that opens upward. In this embodiment, handles 3, 3 are provided at both left and right ends of the container. A flange portion 4 is formed on the outer periphery of the upper edge of the container portion 2 so as to protrude outwardly and further downwardly downward at the tip of the flange portion 4. Further, there are provided vertical supply plates 5 and 5 for connecting the lower part of each handle 3 and the left and right outer surfaces of the container part 2.
[0010]
More specifically, the planar shape of the container portion 2 is such that the long side portion 6 is straight, the short side portion 7 is slightly curved outward, and the four corners 8 are rounded. In addition, the container portion 2 has a shape that expands as it goes upward, and when a plurality of pachinko ball boxes are stacked, the container portion of the upper pachinko ball box fits into the container portion of the lower pachinko ball box. It has become.
[0011]
A guide groove 10 is formed along the outer periphery of the bottom of the container 2. The guide groove 10 has a semicircular cross section and is inclined so that the ball naturally rolls in a certain direction. In the illustrated example, the groove depth of the portion A is the shallowest and gradually increases clockwise. In the figure, the direction of the inclination (lower side) is indicated by an arrow. A ball pool 11 is formed so as to be continuous with the lower end B of the guide groove 10 and to be the same as or deeper than the end, and to have an area large enough to accommodate several fingers. I have. The pool 11 is located at one of the four corners 8. The bottom central part 12 surrounded by the guide groove 10 and the ball pool 11 is a horizontal plane that is raised with respect to the guide groove 10 and the ball pool 11. For this reason, in a state where the amount of balls covering the bottom central portion 12 is contained, it seems that more balls are contained than the actual amount.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko ball box 1 is used by placing it on a storage table 21 in front of a pachinko gaming machine 20 such that the ball pool 11 comes to the front left. When the delivery is good, the delivery port 23 provided at the bottom of the delivery tray 22 is opened and the delivery to the ball receiving tray 22 is transferred to the ball box 1, and when the delivery is not good, the pachinko ball box 1 is removed. The ball 24 is grasped by hand and supplied to the ball tray 22. When the amount of balls in the ball box 1 becomes small, as shown in FIG. 4, the balls 24 in the central portion 12 of the bottom face fall into the surrounding guide grooves 10 and roll down the guide grooves to move downward. And gather in the pool 11. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently catch the ball until the end. Since the ball pool 11 has a concave shape, the ball does not escape even if a finger hits the ball when it is grasped, so that the grasping operation can be easily performed.
[0013]
In the above embodiment, one end A of the guide groove 10 is made the shallowest so that the ball 24 moves from one end A of the guide groove 10 to the other end B and gathers in the ball pool 11. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the center portion C of the guide groove 10 is made the shallowest so that the ball 24 moves from the center portion C of the guide groove 10 to both ends D and E and gathers in the ball pool 11. It may be.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the pachinko ball box according to the present invention, since the remaining balls are naturally transmitted along the guide grooves and gather in the ball pool, the balls can be easily taken out to the end without tilting the box. Now you can do it.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a pachinko ball box.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line S1-S1.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line S2-S2.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a use state of the pachinko ball box.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a different pachinko ball box.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko ball box 2 Container part 3 Handle 4 Flange 10 Guide groove 11 Ball pool 24 Pachinko ball

Claims (2)

底面部の内周に沿ってパチンコ玉が自然に一定方向に転がる程度の傾斜を付けた案内溝が形成されているとともに、その案内溝の低位側の端部に複数本の指が入る広さを有する玉溜りが形成されていることを特徴とするパチンコ玉箱。A guide groove is formed so that the pachinko balls naturally roll in a fixed direction along the inner circumference of the bottom part, and the width of the guide groove is such that multiple fingers can enter the lower end of the guide groove. A pachinko ball box, wherein a ball pool having: 底面部は平面視略長方形で、その底面部の一つのコーナー部に玉溜りが位置する請求項1に記載のパチンコ玉箱。The pachinko ball box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface portion is substantially rectangular in a plan view, and a pool is located at one corner of the bottom surface portion.
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