JP2524516Y2 - Auxiliary passage members for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a plurality of prize ball collecting sections so that a different number of prize balls such as 7 and 13 can be paid out according to a prize port. The present invention relates to an improvement in an auxiliary passage member that guides a winning ball flowing to the back surface of a board to a predetermined winning ball collecting portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an auxiliary passage member of this kind of pachinko machine, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-6957 by the present applicant.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 4 (KOKAI) No. 4 is known. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, this conventional auxiliary passage member is formed into an L-shaped side surface by a vertical passage portion 100 and an outflow portion 101 projecting backward from the bottom of the vertical passage portion 100. Corresponds to the outlet of the winning opening 102,
The outflow portion 101 is made to face a second winning ball collecting portion 104 juxtaposed outside the first winning ball collecting portion 103, whereby the winning ball flowing out on the back surface of the game board 105 is passed to the second winning ball collecting portion 104. It is intended to lead to.

[0003]

By the way, in recent pachinko machines, a passage member having a plurality of winning ball guiding passages is attached to the back of the game board, and the winning balls are directed in a predetermined direction by the winning ball guiding passages. I try to guide.
However, the layout of the winning ball guidance path is different for each manufacturer or pachinko machine model,
On the other hand, since the auxiliary passage members are merely formed in a uniform manner, it is necessary to make various kinds of auxiliary passage members different from each other so as to be able to cope with the differently arranged winning ball guiding passages. There has been a problem that the manufacturing cost increases, such as an increase in die cost. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to guide a winning ball to a predetermined winning ball gathering section corresponding to each of the winning ball guiding paths arranged differently. It is an object of the present invention to provide a common auxiliary passage member that can be used.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an auxiliary passage member which is formed in a lateral L-shape by a vertical passage portion and an outflow portion. A cutting groove is engraved on the front surface at right angles to the longitudinal direction, and mounting pieces are formed on both side surfaces divided by the cutting groove.

In order to make it possible to cut off a part of the side surface of the vertical passage, a cutting groove which is continuous in the longitudinal direction is formed at a corner between both side surfaces and the front surface of the vertical passage. preferable.

Further, in order to facilitate molding, it is preferable that the bottom of the vertical passage is formed separately by a gutter member, and the gutter member is integrally connected to the bottom of the vertical passage by a screw.

[0007]

By cutting off the auxiliary passage member at the cutting groove, it is possible to easily cope with any of the winning ball guiding passages having different arrangements.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.
1 is a pachinko machine main body, 2 is a front frame thereof, 3 is a glass frame mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and 4 is a game board detachably mounted on a rear surface of the front frame 2. A game section 5a surrounded by the guide rail 5 is formed in the game section 5a.
In the gaming section 5a, a general winning opening 6, a variable winning device 7, a starting winning opening 8a, 8b, 8c and the like are arranged. The variable winning device 7 is normally in a state where a hit ball cannot be won or is hardly won. In addition, the starting winning openings 8a, 8b,
8c is a switch 56,5 when the hit ball wins.
7, 58 (see FIG. 3) are turned on, and the display units 10a, 10b, 10 of the variable display device 9 arranged at the center of the game unit 5a.
The number c is randomly varied. Then, the variable winning device 7 is opened for a predetermined time by a combination of numbers in the stopped state, so that a hit ball can be easily won.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of a game board. On the back surface of the game board 4, a passage member 50 made of synthetic resin is attached. The passage member 50 is formed integrally with winning prize ball guiding passages 51, 52, 53, and 54 for guiding prize balls winning the general winning opening 6 and the starting winning openings 8a, 8b, 8c in a predetermined direction. I have. On the back surface of the game board 4, a winning ball set cover 11 that covers the passage member 50 is attached. Reference numeral 12 denotes a mechanism plate mounted on the back surface of the game board 4 so as to be freely opened and closed. The mechanism plate 12 has a plate-like portion 12a opposed to the back surface of the game board 4 at a fixed interval, and the plate-like portion 12a
The winning ball set cover 11 is located in a space between the game board 4 and the game board 4. An opening window 13 is formed in a portion corresponding to the winning ball collecting cover 11 in the plate-shaped portion 12a. The opening window 13 is selected to be slightly smaller than the planar shape of the winning ball aggregate cover 11 so that the winning ball does not jump out. Then, a board box 14 containing an electronic control circuit board is fixed to the outer surface of the winning ball set cover 11 exposed from the opening window 13. Further, a first winning ball collecting portion 15 for collecting winning balls falling from the winning ball collecting cover 11 is formed inside the plate portion 12a located below the opening window 13. Then, the first winning ball collecting unit 15
A collecting gutter 16 is fixed to the back surface of the mechanism plate 12, and a second winning ball collecting portion 17 is formed by the collecting gutter 16. A premium ball tank 18 is provided above the rear surface of the mechanism plate 12. 3 below the prize ball tank 18
A tank rail 20 having strip ball passages 18a, 18b, 19 is formed, and a prize ball payout device 21 is provided at the lower end of the tank rail.

As shown in FIG. 8, the prize ball dispensing device 21 is provided with a fixed case portion 24 in which three rows of prize ball storage portions 22a, 22b, and 23 are defined, and is disposed above and below the fixed case portion 24. Upper valve 25a, 25b and lower valve 26a,
26b, discharge actuating bodies 27a, 27b which are provided so as to be movable up and down and alternately open and close upper valves 25a, 25b and lower valves 26a, 26b by the movement, and one end is rotatably supported by a shaft 28. And the other end is the release actuator 27
a, 27b are generally constituted by laterally operating rods 30a, 30b facing the engaging recesses 29a, 29b. The upper end openings of the prize ball storage portions 22a, 22b, and 23 communicate with the ball flow paths 18a, 18b, and 19 of the tank rail 20, respectively, and the prize ball storage portions 22a and 22b have a total of 13 pieces, 6 pieces and 7 pieces. Prize balls are stored, and seven prize balls are stored in the prize ball storage unit 23.

On the other hand, winning ball deriving passages 31a and 31b are respectively formed in communication with the exits of the first winning ball collecting section 15 and the second winning ball collecting section 17, and a winning ball processing device 32 is provided at the end thereof. It is arranged. This winning ball processing device 3
2, cams 35a and 35b fixed to an output shaft 34 of a motor 33, ball feed members 36a and 36b swinging by engagement of the cams 35a and 35b as shown in FIG. The winning ball discharge passage 37 is formed by the members 36a and 36b.
The swinging levers 38a, 38b which are pushed and rotated by winning balls discharged to the a, 37b are roughly constituted, and the swinging levers 38a, 38b and the operating rods 30a, 30b of the prize ball dispensing device 21 are vertically arranged. They are connected by lots 39a and 39b, respectively.

Accordingly, the swinging lever 38a of the winning ball processing device 32 swings the operating rod 30 of the prize ball dispensing device 21.
a rotates upward through the vertical rod 39a, thereby moving the discharge operating body 27a upward,
5a and the lower valve 26a are alternately opened and closed, and the 13 prize balls in the prize ball storage sections 22a and 22b are removed from the prize ball discharge gutter 40.
To pay out. The swing lever 38b of the winning ball processing device 32
As a result, the operating rod 30b of the prize ball dispensing device 21 is rotated upward through the vertical rod 39b, thereby moving the discharge operating body 27b upward, and simultaneously with the upper valve 25b and the lower valve 26b. Are alternately opened and closed to pay out seven prize balls in the prize ball storage unit 23 to the prize ball discharge gutter 40.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the auxiliary passage member 41 of the present invention. The auxiliary passage member 41 is formed in a lateral L-shape by a vertical passage portion 42 for guiding a winning ball downward and an outflow portion 43 projecting rearward from a lower end of the vertical passage portion 42. The vertical passage portion 42 is formed in a flat U-shape with an open upper surface and a surface in contact with the game board 4, and a bottom portion at a lower end thereof is closed by a gutter member 44. The gutter member 44 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, fitted to the outside of the lower end of the vertical passage portion 42, and fixed integrally by screws 45. Gutter member 4
Numeral 4 is formed to be inclined downward so as to guide the falling winning ball to the opening 46 on the lower surface of the tip of the outflow portion 43. The size of the vertical passage portion 42 in the front-rear direction is selected so as to fit in the space between the game board 4 and the winning ball set cover 11. The length of the outflow portion 43 is selected such that the opening 46 faces the upper surface of the second winning ball collecting portion 17 in a state where the vertical passage portion 42 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 4. By forming the gutter member 44 separately from the vertical passage portion 42, the auxiliary passage member 41 made of synthetic resin can be easily formed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

On the other hand, both side portions 42 of the vertical passage portion 42
The V-shaped cutting grooves 47a and 47b are provided in the a, 42a and the front part 42b at right angles to the longitudinal direction. In addition, attachment pieces 48 for attaching the auxiliary passage member 41 to the back surface of the game board 4 are formed on both side surfaces 42a, 42a separated by the cutting grooves 47a, 47b. Reference numeral 49 denotes a mounting hole formed in the mounting piece 48.

The auxiliary passage member 4 of the present invention having the above-described structure.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a prize ball which is mainly used to guide a prize ball which has won the starting prize holes 8a, 8b, 8c to the second prize ball gathering section 17, as shown in FIG. , 5
The lower piece 4 is communicated with the upper surface of the opening of the vertical passage portion 42, and the mounting piece 48 is played in a state where the opening 46 of the outflow portion 43 is positioned so as to face the upper surface of the second winning ball collecting portion 17. It comes into contact with the back surface of the board 4 and is fixed with screws. by the way,
As shown in FIG. 3, the distance between the lower end of each of the winning prize ball guide paths 52, 53, and 54 and the second prize ball collecting section 17 depends on the arrangement of the starting prize ports 8a, 8b, and 8c. Not constant. In such a case, the length of the vertical passage portion 42 can be easily changed by selecting one of the cutting grooves 47a and 47b formed in the vertical passage portion 42 and cutting it with pliers or the like. Thus, the winning ball can be reliably guided to the second winning ball collecting section 17. In addition,
In the embodiment, a knurled thin-walled region is formed in a wide range on the lower end portion of the winning ball aggregate cover 11 so that it can be easily cut off. Thus, a cutout for projecting the outflow portion 43 of the auxiliary passage member 41 can be easily formed at an arbitrary position by cutting. The upper surface of the collecting gutter 16 is closed by an upper side wall 55, and thin regions 55 a are formed in the longitudinal direction of the upper side wall 55 at intervals substantially equal to the width of the outflow portion 43 of the auxiliary passage member 41. It is configured such that it can be easily cut off in accordance with the projecting position of the outflow portion 43.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an auxiliary passage member according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the auxiliary passage member 41a and the auxiliary passage member 41 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is that the auxiliary passage member 41a is continuous in the longitudinal direction to the corner between the side surfaces 42a, 42a of the vertical passage 42 and the front surface 42b. Cutting grooves 47c, 47c
Is the only point that is engraved. 10 that are the same as those in FIG. 4 indicate the same component names. Thus, in the auxiliary passage member 41a of the second embodiment, both side portions 42a, 42a of the vertical passage portion 42 can be easily cut and removed by forming the cutting grooves 47c, 47c. As described above, when the side surfaces 42a, 42a of the vertical passage portion 42 are removed, the lower end of the winning ball guiding passage can be communicated with the side surfaces 42a, 42a of the vertical passage portion 42, so that the common range is further increased. Will be increased.

[0017]

As described above, the auxiliary passage member of the present invention can be easily used in any of the winning ball guiding passages of different arrangements by cutting the vertical passage portion with the cutting groove portion. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to manufacture various kinds of auxiliary passage members, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the auxiliary passage member according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a use state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a winning ball collecting cover and a collecting gutter.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the premium ball payout device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a winning ball processing device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an auxiliary passage member according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional auxiliary passage member.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a usage state of a conventional auxiliary passage member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Game Board 15 First Winning Ball Collecting Section 17 Second Winning Ball Collecting Section 41, 41a Auxiliary Passage Member 42 Vertical Passage Section 43 Outflow Portion 44 Gutter Member 45 Screw 47a, 47b, 47c Cutting Groove 48 Mounting Piece

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A flat U-shape which is mounted on the back side of a game board in which a first winning ball gathering section and a second winning ball gathering section are arranged side by side, and guides downwardly a winning ball flowing out on the back side of the game board. Side surface L by a vertical passage portion and an outflow portion projecting rearward from the bottom of the vertical passage portion and guiding a winning ball to a predetermined winning ball collecting portion.
In an auxiliary passage member of a pachinko machine formed in a character shape, a cutting groove is cut at right angles to the longitudinal direction on both side surfaces and a front surface of the vertical passage portion, and both side surfaces divided by the cutting groove are provided. An auxiliary passage member for a pachinko machine, wherein mounting pieces are formed on the pachinko machine. 2. The auxiliary passage of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a cutting groove that is continuous in the longitudinal direction is formed in a corner between the side surface and the front surface of the vertical passage. Element. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the vertical passage is formed separately as a gutter member, and the gutter member is integrally connected to the bottom of the vertical passage by a screw. Auxiliary passage member.