JP2010142329A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball box for which a member for changing the capacity can always be integrated with the ball box body. <P>SOLUTION: The ball box 1 includes a base body 2 and a bottom plate member 3. In this case, the base body 2 is formed into a box shape of which the upper side is open, and is under a state where a central opening 2a is formed at the central section of the bottom section, while leaving a peripheral edge section 2b. For the bottom plate member 3, a recess section 3b which indents downward is formed in a mounting section 3a mounted on the supporting section 2c of the peripheral edge section 2b of the base body 2. The ball box 1 can be switched to a first state where the recess section 3b in the mounting section 3a indents downward, and a second state where the recess section 3b rises upward by mounting the mounting section 3a on the supporting section 2b by turning over the top and the bottom of the bottom plate member 3. Thus, the capacity of the ball box 1 is changeable while the bottom plate member 3 (the member for changing the capacity) is always being integrated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball box used in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  The conventional ball box is placed on the island board where the pachinko machine is installed as a gaming machine, and has the function of accepting premium balls (game balls discharged for winning) discharged from the pachinko machine. Make it. Among them, the following Patent Document 1 discloses that the capacity changing member is detachable for the purpose of changing the capacity of the ball box in accordance with the model change of the pachinko machine.

JP 2000-126440 A

The conventional ball box must be stored separately when the capacity changing member is removed, which may put a management burden on the amusement store.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball box in which a member for changing the capacity can always be integrated with the ball box body.

The ball box according to claim 1 of the present invention is formed in a box shape that opens upward, and the base in a state in which the central part of the bottom part is opened and the peripheral part is left,
A bottom plate member formed with a hollow portion recessed downward on the inner side of the placement portion placed on the support portion of the peripheral edge portion,
By turning the bottom plate member upside down and placing the mounting portion on the support portion, a first state in which the hollow portion inside the mounting portion is recessed downward, and a second state in which the hollow portion is raised upward It is possible to convert to

  In addition, as a preferable aspect of the present invention, for example, as described in claim 2, an opening that allows the lower part of the game ball to face the lower side of the base is formed outside the support part at the peripheral edge part. A configuration may be provided in which a first discharge part that discharges the electric charge charged to the game ball and an induction rod that guides the game ball to the first discharge part may be provided.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the hollow portion is provided with an explicit portion that clearly indicates the approximate capacity of the ball box,
The manifestation portion is a charge that charges the game ball accommodated by forming an opening that allows the bottom plate member to face the lower portion of the game ball below the depression portion in a state where the inside of the placement portion is depressed downward. It is good also as a structure including the 2nd discharge part which discharge | releases.

  According to the ball box of claim 1, the bottom plate member is converted into a first state in which the inside of the placement portion is recessed downward and a second state in which the inside of the placement portion is raised upward. Since the capacity can be changed, a member (bottom plate member) capable of changing the capacity of the ball box can be always integrated without being removed from the ball box body (base).

Further, according to the ball box of claim 2, the induction cage for guiding the game ball is provided in the discharge part, and the island board of the island facility is generally covered with a stainless steel plate. The charged electric charge can be reliably released.
In addition, according to the ball box according to the third aspect of the present invention, the capacity specifying part and the discharge part can be used together, and the mold manufacturing is simplified.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of the ball box 1 of this example, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball box 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the capacity change of the ball box 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view of the ball box 1, and FIG. 5 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the ball box 1 (XX cross section in FIG. 5 (a)). 6A is a plan view of the ball box 1 after changing the capacity, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the ball box 1 after changing the capacity (YY cross-sectional view of FIG. 6A). is there. FIG. 5B and FIG. 6B show only a cross section.
In the following, the left side in FIG. 5 (a) and FIG. 6 (a) is the left side, the right side in the page is the right side, the upper side in the page is the front, and the lower side in the page is the rear. The direction perpendicular to the paper surface is the up-down direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ball box 1 is formed in a box shape that opens upward, and a base body 2 in a state in which a central opening 2 a is formed in the center portion of the bottom portion and a peripheral edge portion is left, and a peripheral edge of the base body 2 A bottom plate member 3 in which a recessed portion 3b that is recessed downward is formed inside a placement portion 3a that is placed on the support portion 2c of the portion 2b; a fastening member 4 for fastening the bottom plate member 3 to the base 2; 3 and 4, the bottom plate member 3 is turned upside down and the mounting portion 3a is placed on the support portion 2c, so that the inside of the mounting portion 3a is raised upward, thereby causing a capacity. Can be changed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the ball box 1 is in a first state in which the bottom plate member 3 is attached to the base body 2 with a recessed portion 3b (inside the placement portion 3a) recessed downward (a relatively large capacity state). 4) and a second state (a state in which the capacity is relatively small) in which the bottom plate member 3 is attached to the base body 2 with the recess 3b protruding upward as shown in FIG. Moreover, the capacity change from the first state to the second state, or the capacity change from the second state to the first state is possible by simply turning over the mounting posture of the bottom plate member 3. In the case of this example, the ball box 1 in the first state has a capacity that can store about 2000 game balls, and the ball box 1 in the second state has a capacity that can store about 1600 game balls.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the fastening member 4 includes a head portion 4a and a shaft portion 4b extending coaxially from the head portion 4a. The shaft portion 4b has a structure in which the diameter of the tip is expanded to form a diameter-expanded portion 4c at the tip, the center axis is cut from the tip, and the tip side is broken in two. The head portion 4a is disc-shaped and has a larger diameter than the shaft portion 4b (excluding the enlarged diameter portion at the tip). The fixing member 4 has a predetermined fixing hole (head) having a smaller inner diameter than the enlarged-diameter portion 4c at the distal end in the natural state, because the portion of the shaft portion 4b that is split into two is flexed inwardly. The shaft portion 4b can be inserted into the hole having a smaller diameter than the portion 4a), and after the insertion, the enlarged diameter portion 4c is a member that engages with the periphery of the back side of the fastening hole and is not removed (see FIG. 8B described later). )reference). However, for example, if the enlarged diameter portion 4c at the tip of the shaft portion 4b is pushed inward from the back side of the fastening hole and pushed in the opposite direction to that during insertion, the engagement of the enlarged diameter portion 4c is easily released. Can be removed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5A, the base body 2 has a rectangular shape that is basically long in the left-right direction when viewed from above, and is formed on both side surfaces on the short side (that is, both left and right side surfaces). A handle 2c for a person to hold the ball box 1 is provided at the front-rear center position so as to protrude outward in the left and right directions. The central opening 2a on the bottom surface of the base 2 is formed so as to be substantially similar to the rectangular bottom surface of the base 2, and the peripheral edge 2b is a portion excluding the central opening 2a on the bottom surface of the base 2. It is formed so as to surround the periphery of the central opening 2a. In addition, the above-mentioned support part 2c is a part in which the mounting part 3a of the baseplate member 3 is mounted among the peripheral parts 2b.
A fixing hole 2d for inserting and engaging the shaft portion 4b of the fixing member 4 is formed at the center of both the left and right side portions (short side portions) of the support portion 2b.
A first discharge part 5 is provided at one end of the left and right sides of the peripheral edge 2b of the base 2 and at a position outside the support part 2c. The first discharge part 5 includes a recess 5a that is recessed downward so that one or more game balls can fall, and an opening 5b that is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 5a and penetrates vertically. The opening 5b allows the lower part of the game ball that has fallen into the recess 5a to face the lower side of the base 2. With this configuration, the first discharge unit 5 causes the lower part of the game ball that has fallen into the recess 5a to come into contact with a conductor such as a board of an island facility (usually covered with a stainless steel plate). It exhibits the function of discharging electric charges (static electricity) charged to the game balls contained in the game. As shown in FIG. 5A, a total of two first discharge portions 5 are provided at two corners on the diagonal line on the bottom surface of the base 2.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5A, the bottom plate member 3 is a rectangular plate that is basically long in the left-right direction when viewed from above, and has both ends on the short side (that is, both left and right ends). At the front-rear center position, a fastening piece 3c is formed so as to protrude outward in the left and right directions. A through hole 3d (having a smaller diameter than the head portion 4a of the fixing member 4) through which the shaft portion 4b of the fixing member 4 can pass is formed in the protruding piece 3c.
The size of the entire bottom plate member 3 (excluding the projecting piece 3 c) is set to be smaller than the bottom surface of the base 2 and larger than the central opening 2 a of the base 2. Moreover, the above-mentioned mounting part 3a formed as the peripheral part of this baseplate member 3 can be mounted on the support part 2c of the base | substrate 2 as mentioned above. Further, the recessed portion 3b formed inside the placement portion 3a of the bottom plate member 3 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the central opening 2a of the base 2 as viewed from above, and fits into the central opening 2a. (That is, the outer diameter of the front, rear, left and right is smaller than the central opening 2a).

As shown in FIG. 2, at the left front corner of the bottom surface of the recessed portion 3 b of the bottom plate member 3, there is provided an explicit portion 6 that clearly indicates the approximate capacity of the ball box 1 in the first state. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the left rear corner of the back surface of the recessed portion 3 b of the bottom plate member 3, an explicit portion 7 is provided that clearly indicates the approximate capacity of the ball box 1 in the second state. .
The clarification unit 6 includes one character portion 6a in which the character “2” of “2000” is formed by applying ink or sticking a character-shaped member, and the character 3 “0” of “2000”. A plurality of openings 6b are provided side by side. Here, the opening 6b of the explicit portion 6 is an opening that allows the bottom plate member 3 to face the lower portion of the game ball below the recessed portion 3b in a state where the recessed portion 3b is recessed downward (that is, the first state). There is a second discharge part that discharges the electric charge charged to the game ball accommodated in the ball box 1.
The clarification unit 7 is similar to the one character portion 7a in which the character “1600” “1” is formed by applying ink or attaching a character-shaped member, and the character “6” of “1600”. One formed character portion 7b and two character portions 7c in which the characters “0” of “1600” are similarly formed are provided side by side.

The ball box 1 having the above configuration can be easily assembled as follows, and the capacity can be easily changed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bottom plate member 3 is attached to the base 2 in a state where the recessed portion 3 b is recessed downward (the bottom surface of the recessed portion 3 b where the explicit portion 6 is formed can be seen from the upper surface side). It arrange | positions in a bottom face, the hollow part 3b is inserted in the center opening 2a, the mounting part 3a is mounted on the support part 2c, and the position of the fixing hole 2d and the through-hole 3d is coaxially adjusted. Thereafter, the shaft portion 4b of the fastening member 4 is inserted into the through hole 3d and the fastening hole 2d, and the enlarged diameter portion 4c at the tip of the shaft portion 4b is engaged with the periphery of the back side of the fastening hole 2d (FIG. 8 described later). (Refer to (b)), the fastening members 4 are respectively attached to the left and right positions. As a result, the ball box 1 is assembled in the first state (shown in FIG. 1), and the bottom plate member 3 is held in the above-described arrangement by pressing the protruding pieces 3c on both sides with the head 4a of the fastening member 4. This first state is maintained.

Then, the ball box 1 in the first state is removed by the method described above on the left and right side fixing members 4, and the bottom plate member 3 is turned upside down as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. The bottom plate member 3 is disposed on the bottom surface of the base 2 in a state of being raised upward (the back surface of the hollow portion 3b in which the explicit portion 7 is formed can be seen from the top surface side), and the mounting portion 3a is placed on the support portion 2c. The mounting hole 2d and the through hole 3d are coaxially aligned. Thereafter, as in the assembly to the first state, the fastening members 4 are respectively attached to the left and right locations. As a result, the ball box 1 is rearranged from the first state to the second state (shown in FIG. 4), and the bottom plate member 3 is held on both sides by the fastening member 4 as in the first state, and is in the above-described arrangement state. The second state is maintained.
Needless to say, reversal from the second state to the first state can be easily performed in the reverse procedure, and the capacity of the ball box 1 can be easily changed any number of times in this way.

As described above, according to the ball box 1 of the present example, the bottom plate member 3 has the first state in which the inside (the recessed portion 3b) of the mounting portion 3a is recessed downward, and the inside of the mounting portion 3a. Since the capacity can be changed by being converted to the second state in which it is raised upward, the member (bottom plate member 3) capable of changing the capacity of the ball box can be always integrated without being removed from the ball box body (base 2).
Further, according to the ball box 1 of the present example, the charge charged to the game ball can be discharged through the first discharge part 5 or the opening 6b (second discharge part). In addition, the capacity specifying portion 6 and the discharge portion (second discharge portion) can be used together, and the mold manufacturing of the bottom plate member 3 is simplified as compared with the case where the discharge portion is formed separately from the explicit portion.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a perspective view of the ball box 10 of this example, FIG. 8A is a plan view of the ball box 10, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the ball box 10 (Z-Z cross-sectional view of FIG. 8A). ). FIG. 8B shows only a cross section.
The ball box 10 of the second embodiment is characterized in that a guide rod 8 for guiding a game ball is provided in the first discharge part 5 of the first embodiment. Constituent elements similar to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the guide rod 8 has a concave portion 5 a of the first discharge portion 5 from the vicinity of the left and right sides (short sides) of the peripheral portion 2 b of the base 2 (ie, the vicinity of the fastening hole 2 d). It is a groove having a width corresponding to one or more game balls formed so as to extend to the bottom, and the bottom surface is inclined downward from the vicinity of the center toward the recess 5a.
In this example, the game ball rolls on the inclined bottom surface of the guide rod 8 and easily flows into the recess 5 a of the first discharge portion 5. For this reason, the game ball can be surely dropped into the recess 5a of the first discharge part 5 and the charge charged to the game ball can be reliably discharged.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a perspective view of a ball box. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball box. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the capacity | capacitance change of a ball box. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the capacity | capacitance change of a ball box. (A) is a top view of a ball box, (b) is XX sectional drawing of (a). (A) is a top view of the ball box after capacity | capacitance change, (b) is YY sectional drawing of (a). It is a perspective view of the ball box of the 2nd form example. (A) is a top view of the ball box of a 2nd form example, (b) is ZZ sectional drawing of (a).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,10 Ball box 2 Base | substrate 2a Central opening 2b Peripheral part 2c Support part 3 Bottom plate member 3a Mounting part 3b Depression part 5 1st discharge part 5b Opening 6, 7 Explicit part 6b Opening (2nd discharge part)
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Claims (3)

A base that is formed in a box shape that opens upward, with the center of the bottom opened and the peripheral edge left,
A bottom plate member formed with a hollow portion recessed downward on the inner side of the placement portion placed on the support portion of the peripheral edge portion,
By turning the bottom plate member upside down and placing the mounting portion on the support portion, a first state in which the hollow portion inside the mounting portion is recessed downward, and a second state in which the hollow portion is raised upward A ball box characterized by being convertible to. A first discharge part that discharges electric charges charged in the stored game ball by forming an opening that allows the lower part of the game ball to face the lower side of the base body is formed outside the support part in the peripheral part, and the first discharge part The ball box according to claim 1, wherein a guide rod for guiding a game ball is provided in one discharge portion. The hollow portion is provided with an explicit portion that clearly indicates the approximate capacity of the ball box,
The manifestation portion is a charge that charges the game ball accommodated by forming an opening that allows the bottom plate member to face the lower portion of the game ball below the depression portion in a state where the inside of the placement portion is depressed downward. The ball box according to claim 1, further comprising: a second discharge part that discharges water.

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