JP2011020002A - Ball pull-out device for hit ball feed plate in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball pull-out device for a hit ball feed plate in a Pachinko machine, in which fewer component parts are used, assembling work is easier, and there is less risk of failure. <P>SOLUTION: The hit ball feed plate 4 in the Pachinko machine is provided with a ball pull-out valve 26 on a ball pull-out hole 13 that is slidable in a direction orthogonal to an aligning passage 12 to open/close the ball pull-out hole 13. The ball pull-out valve 26 is normally urged to close the ball pull-out hole 13 by resilient means. Above the ball pull-out valve 26, a lever member 32 having a pair of engagement fork pieces 33, 33 to be engaged with the ball pull-out valve 26 at a lower end part, and an operation member 35 positioned to be in contact with the upper surface of the lever member 32 are pivotally installed to be capable of swinging. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball removing device in a hitting ball supply tray that is mounted on the front surface of a pachinko machine and supplies a pachinko ball to a launching unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball punching device for this type of hitting ball supply tray is provided with a ball punched hole at the downstream end of an alignment passage that guides pachinko balls aligned in a row and is orthogonal to the alignment passage. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-31825 discloses a ball valve that slides in a direction to open and close the ball hole.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the ball pulling device is connected to each other by a linkage 100 and is pivotally supported by a support plate 101 so as to rotate between a first link piece 102a and a second link piece 102b. One end is pivotally attached to the ball extraction valve 103, and the first link piece 102a is repelled by a spring 104 so that the ball extraction valve 103 is always maintained at the closed position of the ball extraction hole 105. A push body 107 is provided on the front surface portion of the cover member 106 that covers the front and back of the cover member 106 so that the push body 107 can be pressed in the front-rear direction, and an engaging portion 108 that contacts the other end of each of the first link piece 102a and the second link piece 102b is formed on the push body 107. Configured. Then, by pushing the push body 107, the first link piece 102a and the second link piece 102b are rotated to move the ball removal valve 103 to a position where the ball removal hole 105 is opened.

No. 7-31825

  As described above, the conventional ball removing device includes the supporting plate 101 on which the first and second link pieces 102a and 102b are pivotally supported, the first and second link pieces 102a and 102b on which the ball removing valve 103 is pivoted, and the Since many components such as the linkage 100 connecting the first and second link pieces 102a and 102b are required, the structure is complicated and the assembling work is troublesome. Since the link pieces 102a and 102b operate substantially in the horizontal direction, there is a problem that a large space is required and it is difficult to take up the assembly space. Further, since the two first and second link pieces 102a and 102b are rotated to operate the ball removal valve 103, the smooth operation of the ball removal valve 103 is difficult to expect and may cause a failure. There is a problem that it is easy to become.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a ball punching device for a hitting ball supply tray in a pachinko machine that has a simple structure, can be easily assembled, operates stably, and has few failures. It is for the purpose.

  In order to achieve such an object, a ball punching device for a hitting ball supply tray in a pachinko machine according to the present invention includes a tray member having an alignment passage that guides pachinko balls by aligning them in a row, and a cover member that covers the front surface of the tray member. A pachinko machine comprising a ball hole at the downstream end of the alignment passage and a ball release valve that slides in a direction orthogonal to the alignment passage to open and close the ball hole. In the hitting ball supply tray, the ball release valve is urged so as to always close the ball extraction hole by a compression coil spring, and a pair of engagement holes are provided on both sides of the upper surface. Above the ball release valve, there are disposed a lever member that is pivotably supported and an operation member whose bottom surface is in contact with the lever member and is pivotally supported so as to be pressed in the vertical direction. . The lever member is formed in a reverse L-shape consisting of a horizontal piece portion and a vertical piece portion, and a bifurcated engagement pair piece that fits into both engagement holes of the ball release valve is provided on the vertical piece portion. Configured.

  In a normal state, the ball extraction hole is closed by the ball extraction valve by the action of the compression coil spring. The operating member is supported on the upper surface of the horizontal piece of the lever member. When the operating member is pushed down, the lever member swings, and the ball removal valve slides against the action of the compression coil spring to move the ball. The punch hole will be opened. At this time, since the ball release valve is connected by the forked engagement pair piece, the sliding operation can be smoothly performed and is stable. Thus, since there are few component parts, the assembly | attachment operation | work of these component parts becomes easy, and there is also little possibility that a failure will generate | occur | produce.

  As described above, in the present invention, the ball removal valve is urged so as to always close the ball removal hole by the resilient means, and a pair of engagement holes are provided on both sides of the upper surface. A bifurcated engagement pair that is pivotally supported and formed in a reverse L-shape on the side and fitted into both engagement holes of the ball removal valve is provided above the relief valve. In order to swing the lever member, an operating member whose bottom surface is in contact with the cover member and is pivotally supported so as to be pressed in the vertical direction is disposed. Compared with fewer components, the structure is simple, which makes it easy to assemble and reduce manufacturing costs. In addition, since the bifurcated engagement pair piece on the lower part of the lever member is fitted to the ball removal valve, the ball removal valve slides smoothly and is less likely to cause a failure. Further, since the operation member and the lever member are disposed above the ball removal valve, the entire assembly space can be reduced, and the cover member can be freely designed accordingly.

The front view of the pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. The perspective view of a hit ball supply tray. The exploded perspective view. FIG. XX sectional drawing of FIG. Plan sectional drawing of the conventional ball removal apparatus.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode of a ball punching device for a hitting ball supply tray in 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 front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a glass door frame that is attached to the front surface of the front frame 1 so as to be freely opened and closed, and 3 is a front plate positioned below the glass door frame 2. A hitting ball supply tray 4 is mounted on the front surface of 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a lower ball tray that is attached to the lower front portion of the front frame 1 in order to receive surplus pachinko balls from the hitting ball supply tray 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the hitting ball supply tray 4 is composed of a tray member 6 and a cover member 7 that covers the outside of the front surface of the tray member 6, and is provided with a plurality of spacing holding projections 8, 8. The screws 9 are integrated by fastening. The dish member 6 includes a dish part 10 for storing pachinko balls and a surrounding plate part 11 that surrounds a front outer periphery of the dish part 10. In addition, the dish portion 10 has a bottom portion that is gently inclined downward to one side, and an alignment passage 12 that guides pachinko balls aligned in a row is formed at a lower portion of the inclination portion, and is formed on the bottom surface of the downstream end of the alignment passage 12. A ball hole 13 is opened.

  A horizontally long insertion opening 14 is opened in the upright wall portion 6a of the dish member 6 at a position corresponding to the ball extraction hole 13, and the guide frame 15 surrounds the insertion opening 14 on the front side of the upright wall portion 6a and opens the upper surface. Is provided. Reference numeral 16 denotes an enclosing frame that surrounds the upper front side of the guide frame 15, and is a spacing holding projection that projects from the front surface side of the upright wall 6 a through the through holes 18 of the projecting pieces 17 that project on both sides. 8 and 8 are attached by screwing screws 19 and 19 into the screw holes 8a at the tips. The upper surface of the surrounding frame 16 has an opening 20, and a support protrusion 21 that faces the guide frame 15 is provided inside the lower end of the front side wall 16 a. In addition, by attaching the surrounding frame 16 to the front side of the upright wall portion 6a, a pair of upper support piece portions 22, 22 and a lower support piece portion 23, which protrude forward from the front surface of the upright wall portion 6a, The upper bearing portions 24, 24 and the lower bearing portions 25, 25 are provided at the tips of the upper bearing portion 23 and the lower bearing portion 23, respectively.

  In the guide frame 15, a ball removal valve 26 that slides in a direction orthogonal to the alignment passage 12 to open and close the ball removal hole 13 is disposed. The ball release valve 26 is provided with an opening / closing valve portion 26a for opening and closing the ball extraction hole 13 through the insertion port 14 at the tip, and a pair of engagement holes 27, 27 are provided on both sides of the upper surface. In addition, a concave recess 28 corresponding to the support protrusion 21 is formed at the center, and a projecting piece 29 is erected at the back end. Reference numeral 30 denotes a compression coil spring having one end fitted to the support protrusion 21 and the other end pressed against the protrusion 29. The compression coil spring 30 causes the ball release valve 26 to have the opening / closing valve portion 26a always open to the ball. 13 is urged to close.

  Further, a lever member 32 is provided above the ball removal valve 26 so that the support shafts 31 on both sides are pivotally supported by the lower bearing portions 25 and 25 and swing freely. The lever member 32 is formed in a reverse L-shape including a horizontal piece portion 32a and a vertical piece portion 32b, and is fitted into the engagement holes 27 and 27 of the ball release valve 26 in the vertical piece portion 32b. A pair of engaging pairs 33, 33 are provided.

  Further, an operation member 35 is provided above the lever member 32 so that the support shafts 34 on both sides are pivotally supported by the upper bearing portions 24 and 24 and can be freely pressed in the vertical direction. The operation member 35 has a working plate 36 that hangs downwardly on the upper surface of the horizontal piece 32 a of the lever member 32, and projects upward from the opening 20 on the upper surface of the surrounding frame 16.

  The ball punching device for the hitting ball supply tray of the pachinko machine according to the present invention has the above configuration, and the operation thereof will be described next. First, in a normal state, the ball extraction valve 26 closes the ball extraction hole 13 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 30. Therefore, when the pachinko balls stored in the tray portion 10 of the hitting ball supply tray 4 are extracted, the lever member 32 is moved clockwise in FIG. 5 by pressing the operating member 35 downward with a finger as shown in FIG. The ball release valve 26 slides in the direction orthogonal to the alignment passage 12 against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 30 and slides forward to open the ball extraction hole 13. Thus, the pachinko balls in the dish portion 10 can fall from the ball extraction holes 13 to the ball extraction passages (not shown) and be extracted. Incidentally, the pachinko ball that has fallen into the ball passage is stored in the lower ball tray 5.

  When the finger is released from the operation member 35, the ball release valve 26 slides backward by the restoring force of the compression coil spring 30, and the ball release hole 13 is closed by the opening / closing valve portion 26a. At the same time, the lever member 32 is shown by a solid line in FIG. Rotate back to position. The operation member 35 also returns to its original position when the lever member 32 is returned.

4 Ball supply tray 6 Plate member 7 Cover member 12 Alignment passage 13 Ball extraction hole 26 Ball extraction valve 27, 27 Engagement hole 30 Compression coil spring 32 Lever member 33, 33 Engagement pair 35 Operation member

Claims (1)

The plate member is provided with an alignment passage that guides pachinko balls in a row and a cover member that covers the front surface of the plate member. A ball hole is opened at the downstream end of the alignment passage, and the ball hole is formed in the hole. Is a ball supply tray in a pachinko machine in which a ball release valve that opens and closes the ball extraction hole by sliding in a direction orthogonal to the alignment passage is provided,
The ball release valve is urged so as to always close the ball release hole by a resilient means, and a pair of engagement holes are provided on both sides of the upper surface thereof, and can swing freely above the ball release valve. A lever member that is pivotally supported and formed in an inverted L shape on the side surface and that has a bifurcated engagement pair piece that fits into both engagement holes of the ball removal valve at the lower end, and swings the lever member A ball removing device for a hitting ball supply tray in a pachinko machine, wherein an operating member whose lower surface is in contact with the lever member and is pivotally supported so as to be able to be pressed in the vertical direction is provided.

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