JP2007319469A - Ball tray device of pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball tray device of a Pachinko game machine, permitting easy cleaning of parts from around the terminal end to a ball outlet of a streamlining path covered with a cover member, etc. and not easily reached. <P>SOLUTION: An ornament cover 5 covering the bottom of the device and a ball tray bottom part 6 constituting the bottom are separately formed. The ornament cover 5 has the streamlining path 4a to feed aligned game balls to the ball outlet 7. The ball outlet 7 is disposed in the boundary region between the ornament cover 5 and the ball tray bottom part 6. The ornament cover 5 is formed so that it can be opened/close or can be drawn out to the front side via a pivot 5a. The device also has a locking device 10 for locking the ornament cover 5 in the closed state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball tray device for a pachinko gaming machine, and in particular, a decorative cover can be opened / closed or pulled out to the front side, and the vicinity of the end of a rectifying passage for aligning game balls can be opened to easily clean a ball feeding port. The present invention relates to a ball tray device for a pachinko machine.

  An upper plate as a ball tray that receives a payout ball of a pachinko game machine is usually formed in a shape that can be opened widely and accommodate a large number of game balls, and the game balls are arranged in a row at the end of the upper plate. A rectifying passage is formed in order to align and guide the ball feed port or ball release hole to the ball feeder. Dust tends to collect on the upper plate that is widely open upward. Especially when dust accumulates in the rectifying passage, the flow of gaming balls is hindered and ball clogging tends to occur. It needs to be cleaned frequently over the mouth.

Therefore, conventionally, in Patent Document 1 below, an upper plate apparatus has been proposed in which the rectifying passage portion of the upper plate is structured to be easily cleaned. This upper plate apparatus has a structure in which a side plate portion constituting a side wall of a rectifying passage in the upper plate is detachable by sliding up and down with respect to a support plate (front plate).
JP 2003-52989 A

  However, this type of conventional plate apparatus can slide the side plate portion of the back side wall portion of the rectifying passage upward to remove it and clean the rectifying passage from the back side, but on the back side of the end of the rectifying passage. However, since the ball supply device for sending the game ball to the launching device is fixed, the portion cannot be removed, and there is a problem that it is difficult to clean from the vicinity of the final end of the rectifying passage to the ball supply port to the ball supply device. It was.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and a ball tray for a pachinko gaming machine that can easily clean the vicinity of the end of a rectifying passage that is covered with a cover member or the like and is difficult to reach to the ball feeding port. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  The ball tray device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is attached to the front surface of the front plate that can be opened and closed on the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine, accepts the game balls that have been paid out, and has a ball feed provided inside. In the ball tray device of the pachinko gaming machine that sends the game ball from the mouth to the ball supply device, a ball tray bottom portion that forms the bottom of the device and a decorative cover that covers a part of the ball tray bottom portion are formed separately, The decorative cover is provided with a rectifying passage for aligning and feeding the game balls to the ball feeding port, and the ball feeding port is provided at an end of the bottom of the ball tray, and at least a part of the decorative cover is provided. A lock device is provided which is formed so as to be separable from the bottom of the ball tray and locks the closed state of the decorative cover.

  Here, the bottom of the ball tray is fixed to the front surface of the front plate, the decorative cover is formed to be openable and closable via an end pivot, and the upper portion of the bottom of the ball tray is opened by opening the decorative cover. Can be configured.

  The locking device supports a pair of clamping members so as to be openable and closable by a pivot, and provides a gripping portion at the base of each clamping member, and urges the clamping tip of each clamping member in a closing direction. A receiving portion that is attached to the front plate and can be clamped by the clamping tip portion is provided inside the decorative cover, and the clamping tip portion clamps the receiving portion at a position not facing each other. Can be formed.

  According to the ball tray device having the above configuration, when cleaning the ball tray, the front plate of the pachinko gaming machine is opened, the lock device is unlocked from the inside of the front plate, and the decorative cover is opened forward. As a result, the upper part of the ball tray bottom is opened, and in particular, the upper part of the ball feed opening is opened and exposed from the vicinity of the end portion of the rectifying passage. Dust and dirt from the mouth can be easily removed and cleaned.

  Also, during normal use of pachinko machines, the decorative cover is firmly locked to the front plate by a locking device, so it cannot be forcibly opened. Can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the decorative cover 5 of the ball receiving device 4 is opened. The pachinko gaming machine is roughly attached to the front surface of the outer frame 1 so that the front frame 2 can be opened and closed, and a glass frame 19 can be opened and closed via a hinge at a substantially upper portion of the front surface of the front frame 2. It is installed. Furthermore, the front plate 3 is attached to the lower side of the glass frame 19 on the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be opened and closed through a hinge provided at the left end toward the front.

  A decorative cover 5 of a ball receiving device 4 constituting an upper plate is attached to the front surface of the front plate 3 so as to be openable and closable via a pivot 5a at the left end, and a ball receiving plate constituting the bottom of the ball receiving device 4 The bottom 6 is attached to the front surface of the front plate 3. Further, a lower plate 8 is attached to the front side of the lower part of the front frame 2, and a shooting handle 9 for operating the shooting of the game ball is provided on the right side of the lower plate 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a game ball payout port 18 is provided on the left side of the front plate 3 in front of the front plate 3, and this payout port 18 opens to the front plate 3 of the ball tray device 4. Not connected to the outlet of the dispensing device. Further, a ball supply device 17 for supplying a game ball to a ball launching device (not shown) is provided inside the front plate 3, and a ball for guiding the game ball to the ball supply device 17 via a guide rod (not shown). A feed port 7 is formed in the front plate 3 at the boundary between the decorative cover 5 and the ball tray bottom 6.

  That is, the ball receiving device 4 constituting the upper plate is formed by separating the ball receiving plate bottom 6 forming the bottom and the decorative cover 5 covering a part of the ball receiving plate bottom 6, and the decorative cover 5 is the left end pivot. The ball receiving tray bottom 6 is fixed to the front surface of the front plate 3 by being attached to be openable and closable via 5a.

  The decorative cover 5 surrounds the edge of the portion that protrudes from the front plate 3 in the ball tray bottom portion 6, and the same sphere so that a sphere straightening passage 4 a is formed from the vicinity of the central portion of the ball tray device 4 to the terminal portion. The upper part of the saucer bottom 6 is covered. Inside the decorative cover 5, a strip-shaped rectifying plate 5b extending along the rectifying passage 4a is mounted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a ball feeding port 7 is provided in the end of the ball receiving tray bottom 6 near the end portion of the ball receiving tray device 4 and the front plate 3, and the decorative cover 5 is opened with respect to the ball receiving tray bottom 6. At this time, the ball feeding port 7 is configured to be exposed.

  The closed decorative cover 5 is locked by a locking device 10 as shown in FIGS. The locking device 10 supports a pair of clamping members 11 and 12 so as to be openable and closable by a pivot 13, and grips 11b and 12b project from the bases of the clamping members 11 and 12, respectively. , 12a and a torsion coil spring (spring elastic member) 14 for urging in the closing direction.

  The clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the pair of clamping members 11 and 12 of the locking device 10 are formed with arc-shaped concave portions on the inner side, and hold the columnar receiving portion 15 on the inner side. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the clamping tip portions 11 a and 12 a of the pair of clamping members 11 and 12 hold the receiving portion 15 in a non-opposing position with respect to each other. The clamping members 11 and 12 are pivotally supported by a single pivot 13 so that the clamping tips 11a and 12a clamp the receiving part 15 at the non-opposing position.

  Further, a shaft hole is formed in the base portion of the pair of clamping members 11 and 12, and the pivot shaft 13 is inserted into the shaft hole. As shown in FIG. The portions 11c and 12c are provided as a large-diameter portion and a subsequent radial recess. And the torsion coil spring (spring elastic member) 14 is accommodated in the accommodating part 11c, 12c for springs in the form externally fitted to the pivot 13. Both ends of the torsion coil spring 14 are fitted into radial recesses at the ends of the spring accommodating portions 11c and 12c, and are mounted so as to urge the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the clamping members 11 and 12 in the closing direction. The

  Thereby, the locking device 10 normally closes the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the clamping members 11 and 12 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 14 as shown in FIG. When the gripping portions 11b and 12b are gripped and operated inward, the sandwiching tip portions 11a and 12a are opened against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 14 as shown in FIG. Further, since the torsion coil spring 14 is accommodated in the spring accommodating portions 11c and 12c provided on the inner side of the lock device 10, the torsion coil spring 14 is not exposed to the outside, and the torsion coil spring 14 is caused by an illegal action or the like. It is possible to prevent malfunctions that come off.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the locking device 10 holds both ends of the pivot shaft 13 in the vicinity of the free end of the front plate 3, and the sandwiching tip portions 11 a and 12 a face the decorative cover 5 side. A receiving portion 15 that is attached and protrudes inside the decorative cover 5 described later is allowed to enter between the sandwiching tip portions 11a and 12a. As shown in FIG. 14, a support member 3 a is provided to hold the locking device 10 in a substantially horizontal position with respect to the front plate 3.

  The receiving portion 15 is formed by bending a round bar into a substantially U-shape, and protrudes toward the locking device 10 attached to the front plate 3 on the inner side of the decorative cover 5 as shown in FIGS. The The free end side of the front plate 3 has a structure that is locked to the front frame 2 by a locking tool (not shown). The ball receiving device 4 on the front surface of the front plate 3 is closed with respect to the front plate 3 so as to be fitted on the upper portion of the ball receiving plate bottom 6 as shown in the right end views of FIGS. The state is locked by the locking device 10.

  Next, the operation of the ball tray device 4 will be described. When cleaning the ball tray device 4, first, the glass frame 19 of the pachinko machine is opened, and the front plate unlocking lever exposed at the lower part inside is operated. As shown in FIG. 14, the front plate 3 is opened.

  Subsequently, the lock device 10 that appears inside the front plate 3 is unlocked to open the decorative cover 5 forward. That is, when the gripping portions 11b and 12b at the ends of the clamping members 11 and 12 in the locking device 10 are gripped and operated, the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the clamping members 11 and 12 are opened as shown in FIGS. The part holding the receiving part 15 is opened. As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the receiving portion 15 is opened from between the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the locking device 10, and the decorative cover 5 is rotated so as to open from the front plate 3 about the pivot shaft 5a. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper portion of the ball tray bottom 6 is opened.

  In this way, when the decorative cover 5 of the ball tray device 4 is opened, the portion from the terminal end portion of the rectifying passage 4b of the ball tray to the ball feed port 7 is opened above the ball tray bottom 6 and the ball feed port 7 is opened. Is exposed forward. Therefore, a finger for cleaning can easily reach from the terminal portion of the rectifying passage 4a on the ball tray to the ball feeding port 7, and dust and dirt accumulated there can be easily removed and cleaned. .

  Then, after the cleaning of the ball tray device 4 is finished, the decorative cover 5 is closed with respect to the front plate 3 while opening the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the locking device 10, and the receiving portion 15 of the decorative cover 5 is locked to the locking device 10. Are fitted into the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a. As a result, the decorative cover 5 is locked by the locking device 10 and is locked in a closed state on the front surface of the front plate 3.

  At this time, the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a of the locking device 10 are clamped so that the receiving portion 15 is clamped inside the arcuate recess, and the tips of the clamping tip portions 11a and 12a are shown in FIGS. As shown in the figure, the outer peripheral portions of the receiving portion 15 are overlapped and sandwiched with their positions shifted, and are urged toward the clamping side by the torsion coil spring 14, so that they are strongly locked. That is, unless the gripping portions 11b and 12b of the lock device 10 are operated to open the clamping members 11 and 12, the lock on the receiving portion 15 of the lock device 10 is not opened. Next, the front plate 3 is closed with respect to the front frame 2, and in the closed state, the front plate 3 is locked by a front plate locking tool (not shown).

  Thus, since the decorative cover 5 is firmly locked with respect to the front plate 3 by the locking device 10 provided on the front plate 3 at a normal time when the ball tray is not cleaned, it is impossible to forcibly open it. It is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act caused by enabling the decorative cover 5 to be opened and closed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the above embodiment, the ball tray device 4 functions as the upper plate, and the lower plate 8 is provided to send the overflowing game ball to the lower side, but the pachinko machine having only the upper plate is provided. The present invention can also be applied to a ball receiving device of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a gaming machine or a ball receiving plate having both functions of an upper plate and a lower plate.

  In addition, the decorative cover 5 is configured to rotate through the pivot 5a and open and close its free end side. However, the decorative cover 5 is pulled out from the front plate 3 so that the entire decorative cover 5 is at the bottom of the ball tray. It can also be configured to be separable from 6. In this case, the locking device is preferably provided and locked on both the left and right sides of the decorative cover. However, if the drawer guide portions are provided on both side edges of the decorative cover and can slide only in the front-rear direction, one lock device is provided. The decorative cover can be locked only with the locking device. Further, the decorative cover 5 can be configured to be removed from the front plate 3.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] It is a perspective view of the pachinko game machine containing the ball tray apparatus which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine in a state where the ball tray device is opened. It is a top view of a ball saucer device. It is a top view of the same ball saucer device in the state where the decoration cover was opened. It is a perspective view at the time of locking of a locking device. It is a perspective view at the time of unlocking of a locking device. It is a left view of the locking device at the time of locking. It is a left view of the locking device at the time of unlocking. It is a top view of the locking device at the time of locking. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is XI-XI sectional drawing of FIG. It is XII-XII sectional drawing of FIG. It is a top view of the locking device at the time of the lock | rock which shows a use condition. It is explanatory sectional drawing which shows the motion at the time of closing a decorative cover and a front board.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Front frame 3 Front plate 4 Ball receiving device 4a Rectification passage 5 Decoration cover 5a Axis 6 Ball receiving plate bottom 7 Ball feeding port 10 Locking device 11 Holding member 11a Holding tip 11b Holding portion 13 Axis 14 Torsion coil spring (spring elastic member)
15 Receiver

Claims (3)

A pachinko that is attached to the front surface of the front plate that can be opened and closed on the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine, accepts the game balls that have been paid out, and sends the game balls to the ball supply device from the ball feeding port provided inside. In the ball tray device of the gaming machine,
A ball receiving tray bottom that forms the bottom of the apparatus and a decorative cover that covers a part of the ball receiving tray bottom are formed separately, and the decorative cover has a rectifying passage for aligning and feeding game balls to the ball feeding port. And the ball feeding port is provided at the end of the bottom of the ball tray, and at least a part of the decorative cover is separable from the bottom of the ball tray, and locks the closed state of the decorative cover. A ball tray device for a pachinko gaming machine, characterized in that a locking device is provided.  The bottom of the ball tray is fixed to the front surface of the front plate, the decorative cover is formed to be openable and closable via a pivot of an end, and the upper portion of the bottom of the ball tray is opened by opening the decorative cover. The ball tray device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball tray device is configured.  The locking device supports a pair of clamping members so as to be openable and closable by a pivot, and includes a spring elastic member that provides a gripping portion at the base of each clamping member and biases the clamping tip of each clamping member in a closing direction. A receiving portion that is mounted and attached to the front plate and can be held by the holding tip is provided inside the decorative cover, and the holding tip holds the receiving portion at a position not facing each other. The ball tray device of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball tray device is formed.

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