JP2549852Y2 - Prize ball discharge unit for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize ball discharging unit of a pachinko machine which is mounted at an intermediate portion of a prize ball flow path and discharges a predetermined number of prize balls.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, a prize ball tank for storing a large number of prize balls and a prize ball from the prize ball tank flow down in an aligned state on a mechanism panel provided on the back side of the game board. A prize ball flow path for guiding the prize ball to a prize ball discharge port, and further, a prize ball discharge device for discharging a predetermined number of prize balls down and discharging only when there is a prize in the middle of the prize ball flow path. Is provided.

In recent years, as a device for discharging a prize ball, a mechanism for controlling the discharge of a prize ball or a prize ball has been provided in a case as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-129176. A unit that incorporates a sensor and the like for counting is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, this prize ball discharging unit extends vertically and forms a part of a prize ball flow path.
And a ratchet wheel 3 is rotatably provided in the case 2 having a right end in the ball passage 1 in the drawing.
A stopper 4 and a solenoid 5 are provided to allow and prohibit the rotation of. Further, a proximity sensor 7 for counting the number of prize balls 6 passing through the ball passage 1 is provided downstream of the ratchet wheel 3 of the ball passage 1.

[0005] In normal operation (when the solenoid 5 is turned off), the stopper 4 locks the left end of the ratchet wheel 3 by the force of the spring 8 and inhibits its rotation. This prevents the prize ball 6 from flowing down. Then, when a winning is detected, the solenoid 5 is energized by a control device (not shown) to suck the stopper 4 against the spring force, the engagement of the ratchet wheel 3 is released, and the rotation is allowed. Then, prize ball 6 is claw wheel 3
When the proximity sensor 7 detects that a predetermined number of prize balls 6 have been discharged, the solenoid 5 is turned off again and the prize balls 6 are discharged. Is stopped.

[0006]

By the way, in the pachinko machine, for example, at the end of the product inspection, all the prize balls 6 stored in the prize ball tank and the prize ball flow path are removed from the pachinko machine. Taking is done. In this case, an extraction port is provided in the upstream portion of the prize ball flow path, and a lever for switching the flow of the prize ball to the extraction port side is provided. By operating this lever, the lever is stored in the prize ball tank. The prize ball 6 that has been used can be removed.

[0007] However, the prize ball 6 still remains between the extraction opening and the ball passage 1 (claw wheel 3) only by the extraction operation by the lever operation. The remaining prize balls 6 can be removed by flowing down the prize ball flow path by making the ratchet wheel 3 rotatable.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional prize ball discharging unit, the ratchet wheel 3 is not rotatable unless the solenoid 5 is energized. For this reason,
In order to remove the prize ball 6, the solenoid 5 must be energized. However, the control device has a circuit configuration that energizes the solenoid 5 only when a prize is detected by the prize ball detection sensor. It is necessary to separately provide an energizing circuit for energizing the solenoid 5 at the time of extraction, and this complicates the electrical configuration and increases the cost.

When the prize ball 6 is withdrawn,
Pachinko machines may already be disconnected from the power supply,
The work of connecting to the power supply had to be performed only to energize the solenoid 5, and the workability was poor.

Therefore, for example, it is conceivable that an operator performs an operation of forcibly displacing the stopper 4 by using a tool such as a pin to make the ratchet wheel 3 freely rotatable and to remove the prize ball 6. However, the entire prize ball discharge unit is Case 2.
Therefore, the operation of inserting a pin into the stopper 4 and operating the stopper has been extremely troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily perform a work of extracting a prize ball and to reduce the configuration for the prize ball discharge of a pachinko machine. In providing units.

[0012]

The prize ball discharge unit of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is inserted at an intermediate portion of the prize ball flow path where the prize ball flows down from the prize ball tank. A case having a ball passage which forms a part, a claw wheel which is arranged so as to partially close the ball passage, is rotated by the weight of the prize ball, and allows the prize balls to flow down one by one; A locking member movably provided between a locking position for locking the portion to prohibit rotation of the ratchet wheel and a discharge position for releasing the locking and allowing rotation, and A solenoid for positioning the locking member at the locking position and moving the locking member to the discharge position by energization, and a sensor for counting the number of prize balls flowing down the ball passage. An operating member operable from outside the case,
A forcible discharging member for forcibly moving the locking member to the discharging position in conjunction with the operation of the operating member is provided.

[0013]

According to the above-mentioned means, when the operating member is operated from the outside of the case, the locking member is forcibly moved to the discharging position by the forcible discharging member. Also, the rotation of the ratchet wheel is allowed. As a result, the prize ball stored upstream of the ratchet wheel flows down the prize ball flow path while rotating the ratchet wheel.

Therefore, in order to remove the prize ball stored in the ball passage, the operator only has to operate the operation member.
In this case, the operation member can be operated from the outside of the case, so that the extraction operation is extremely simple,
Since it is not necessary to energize the solenoid, it is not necessary to connect to a power supply, and it is possible to reduce the cost without requiring an additional energizing circuit or the like.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 5 shows the back of a pachinko machine. Here, the pachinko machine main body 11 is provided with a mechanism board 12 so as to cover the back of a game board (not shown). The mechanism board 12 has a prize ball detecting mechanism 1 for detecting a prize ball 13 won in the game board.
4. A prize ball discharging mechanism 16 for discharging a prize ball 15 in accordance with a prize, a control device (not shown), and the like are provided.

First, the winning ball detection mechanism 14 will be briefly described. The mechanical board 12 is provided with a collecting gutter 17 which communicates with the rear face of the game board and in which a winning ball 13 which has won a winning port of the game board flows down and is collected. The collecting gutter 17 extends downward and inclining rightward at the lower portion of the mechanism board 12 to guide the winning balls 13 in an aligned state. A discharge gutter 18 is provided below the end (right end) of the collecting gutter 17.

A rotating body 20 rotated by a motor 19 is provided at the end of the collecting gutter 17. The rotating body 20 is provided with a concave portion 20a for sending one winning ball 13 downward, and the winning globe 13 of the collecting gutter 17 is discharged one by one by one-third rotation of the rotating body 20. To be sent to

At this time, at the end of the collecting gutter 17,
A prize ball detection sensor (not shown) including a proximity sensor and the like is provided.
Is to be detected. The detection signal of the winning ball detection sensor is input to the control device. The winning ball 13 sent to the discharge gutter 18 is discharged from the outlet 21 to the outside of the main body 11.

On the other hand, the prize ball discharging mechanism 16 is configured as follows. That is, a prize ball tank 2 for storing a large number of prize balls 15 (only some of which are shown) is provided above the mechanism panel 12.
2, and extends rightward continuously from the lower left end in the drawing of the prize ball tank 22.
In the figure, an upper winning ball flow path 23 is provided which extends downward in the shape of a "ku" on the right side portion.

At a substantially central portion on the right side of the mechanical panel 12, a prize ball discharge unit 24 having a rectangular box shape is provided so as to be continuous with a lower portion of the upper prize ball flow path 23, as will be described later in detail. Have been. Further, a lower prize ball flow path 25 whose lower end communicates with a ball tray (not shown) provided on the front of the pachinko machine main body 11 is provided below the prize ball discharge unit 24 so as to extend downward.

In the prize ball discharge unit 24, a ball passage 26 connecting the upper prize ball flow path 23 and the lower prize ball flow path 25 is provided.
Is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction while being slightly bent to the left at the lower portion. With this, the upper winning ball channel 23,
The ball passage 26 and the lower prize ball flow passage 25 constitute the prize ball flow passage according to the present invention. The prize ball tank 22
Inside the upper prize ball flow path 23 in an aligned state to reach the prize ball discharge unit 24, and the prize ball discharge unit 24
Through the lower prize ball flow path 25 to be discharged from the prize ball discharge port 25a at the lower end thereof to the ball receiving tray.
At this time, as will be described later, in the prize ball discharge unit 24, the control of allowing and prohibiting the flow of the prize ball 15 is performed.

In the present embodiment, the upper winning ball flow path 23
The ball passages 26 are provided in two rows before and after. The mechanism board 12 is provided with an extraction passage 27 extending downward from the bent portion at the right end of the upper winning ball flow path 23 and communicating with the discharge port 21.
A flow path changing member 28 for switching the flow path of the prize ball 15 to the extraction path 27 by an operation of an operator is provided at the right end of the path. Further, a flow path changing member 29 for switching the flow path of the prize ball 15 to the extraction path 27 by an operator's operation is provided also at the upper end of the lower prize ball flow path 25.

Next, the prize ball discharging unit 2 according to the present embodiment.
4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the prize ball discharging unit 24 is configured such that the following components are assembled in a plastic base 30, and a plastic box having a rectangular box shape with an open back is provided on the front side of the base 30. 31 and is screwed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the base 30 has a substantially rectangular shape with the back side closing the opening of the case 31.
On the front side, a U-shaped groove 32 for forming the ball passage 26 is formed at the right side and extends substantially in the vertical direction. A ratchet receiving portion 33 is provided so as to partially overlap the groove portion 32, and a solenoid receiving portion 34 is provided at an upper left portion and provided with a solenoid described later.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on a front side of the base 30, a first boss 35 located above the ratchet receiving portion 33 and a solenoid receiving portion 34 are provided. The second boss portions 36 located below are provided so as to protrude forward, respectively. Of these, the first boss portion 35 is provided with a screw hole 35a into which the case 31 is screwed, and an accommodation hole 35b for accommodating the first stopper rubber 37 on the left side thereof opens the left side surface. Further, a guide groove 38 is provided below the housing hole 35b, and the left side surface for guiding a discharge pin described later is opened. The second boss portion 36 is also provided with a receiving hole 36a for receiving the second stopper rubber 39 so as to open the right side surface.

Then, as shown in FIG.
The first spacer member 40 and the second spacer member 41 are provided so as to overlap in front and back. Among them, the first spacer member 40 is
Arc-shaped recesses 40a and 4 are respectively formed on the back side and the front side.
0b extending substantially vertically, and
A hole 40c in which a ratchet is disposed is formed in a substantially circular shape at the center left portion. In the second spacer member 41, a U-shaped groove 41a similar to the groove 32 is formed on the back surface side so as to extend substantially vertically.

The first spacer member 40 and the second spacer member 41 are attached to the front side of the groove 32 of the base 30 by screwing, whereby one (the back) of the groove 32 and the recess 40a is formed. Side), and the other (front side) spherical path 26 is formed from the concave portion 40b and the groove 41a. The upper and lower surfaces of the case 31 are provided with the ball passages 2.
A circular hole 31a (only the upper surface is shown) communicating with 6 is formed. Although detailed illustration and explanation are omitted, the prize ball 1
In order to discharge 5 one by one alternately, the shape between the two spherical passages 26, 26 is slightly different.

By the assembly of the first and second spacer members 40 and 41, a substantially square substrate receiving recess 42 is formed on the right side surface of the base 30, and the substrate 43 is disposed therein. ing. The substrate 43 is provided with two sets of ball counting sensors 44 (only one set is shown) for counting the number of prize balls 15 passing through the ball paths 26, 26, respectively. Passages 26, 26
There are provided two sets of out-of-ball detection sensors 45 for detecting whether or not the prize balls 15 are respectively supplied.

The ball counting sensor 44 and the ball cut detection sensor 45 are composed of well-known transmissive optical sensors in which an LED and a phototransistor are arranged opposite to each other, and are respectively fitted in a "U" -shaped holder 46. , Substrate receiving recess 42
From the sensor passage holes 42a extending toward the respective ball passages 26, 26.

Thus, the light emitting surface and the light receiving surface of each of the sensors 44 and 45 are opposed to each other with the spherical path 26 interposed therebetween. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ball counting sensor 44 is located below the ball passage 26 (downstream from the ratchet wheel described later), and the ball out detection sensor 45 is connected to the ball passage 2.
6 (upstream from the ratchet wheel described later).

Although not shown, the circuit board 43 is provided with an electric circuit for energizing the sensors 44 and 45, processing detection signals, and energizing a solenoid, which will be described later, via a connector 43a. Connected to the control device.

On the other hand, the ratchet wheel 47 made of, for example, plastic is rotatably provided in the ratchet wheel accommodating portion 33 at the center of the base 30. The ratchet wheel 47 has a shape having six ridges 47a extending in the axial direction on the outer peripheral portion, and the ridge 47a is formed at an intermediate portion in the axial direction.
It is configured so as to further include six locking claw portions 47b located therebetween. Further, the ratchet wheel 47 is provided in the both ball passage 2.
It has a length in the axial direction so as to straddle between 6, 26.

The ratchet wheel 47 is rotatably inserted into a shaft member 48 which is supported at both ends by the base 30 and the second spacer member 41 and extends in the front-rear direction. Have been. At this time, the ratchet wheel 47 is
As shown in FIG. 3, a part (right side) of the ball passage 26 is positioned so as to close the middle part of the ball passage 26 to prevent the prize ball 15 from flowing down. Further, the portion where the locking claw portion 47b is formed is located in the hole 40c of the first spacer member 40, that is, at the intermediate portion between the two ball passages 26,26.

Further, a solenoid 49 is provided in the solenoid accommodating portion 34 of the base 30. The solenoid 49 is attached to the base 30 by screwing in a state where the left side surface and the upper surface are surrounded by the L-shaped bracket 50. The right side of the solenoid 49 and the first
Of the metal plate locking member 5
1 is provided.

The locking member 51 is provided at its lower end with the ratchet wheel 4.
7 has a stopper portion 51a corresponding to a central portion (a portion where the locking claw portion 47b is formed), and has an L-shaped metal fitting 5 at an upper end portion.
0 is swingably supported by the right end portion. As a result, the locking member 51 has a locking position (see FIG. 2) where an intermediate portion thereof comes into contact with the first stopper rubber 37 provided on the first boss portion 35, and the stopper portion 51a has The second stopper rubber 39 provided on the second boss portion 36
Swinging in the left-right direction is possible with a discharge position (see FIG. 3) in contact with.

When the locking member 51 is located at the locking position, as shown in FIG. 2, the stopper portion 51a enters the rotation locus of the ratchet wheel 47, and the ridge portion 47a or the locking claw portion 47b is moved. As a result, the rotation of the ratchet wheel 47 is prohibited. On the other hand, the locking member 51
3, the stopper 51a is separated from the ratchet wheel 47 as shown in FIG. 3, and the ratchet wheel 47 is allowed to rotate.

This is because the coil spring 52 is hung between the L-shaped fitting 50 and the locking member 51, and always urges the locking member 51 to the locking position side. When the solenoid 49 is energized due to the presence of a ball, the locking member 51 can be sucked against the spring force of the coil spring 52 and moved to the discharge position.

As a result, in a normal state (when the solenoid 49 is turned off), the locking member 51 is located at the locking position, and the rotation of the ratchet wheel 47 is prohibited. The prize ball 15 is prevented from flowing downward by the ratchet wheel 47. When the solenoid 49 is energized, the locking member 51 is moved to the discharge position, and the ratchet wheel 47 is made rotatable. Then, the prize ball 15 locked on the ratchet wheel 47 flows down the ball passage 26 while rotating the ratchet wheel 47 clockwise in the figure by its own weight.

At this time, since the shapes of the front and rear ball passages 26 and 26 are different from each other as described above, the prize ball 15 falls in the front and rear ball passages 26 and 26 where the phase of the ratchet 47 is different. Therefore, the prize ball 15 is
Instead of flowing two at the same time, the front and rear ball passages 26, 2
From 6 it flows down one by one alternately.

Each time the winning ball detecting sensor of the winning ball detecting mechanism 14 detects one winning ball 13, the control device energizes the solenoid 49, and a predetermined number of balls are detected by the ball counting sensor 44. When the discharge of the prize ball 15 is detected, the solenoid 49 is turned off. When the ball out detection sensor 45 detects that the winning ball 15 is not supplied to the ball passage 26, the winning ball detecting operation is prohibited.

The prize ball discharging unit 24 having the above-described structure is provided with a plastic discharging pin 53 for forcibly moving the locking member 51 to the discharging position. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 1, the discharge pin 53 has a shape in which a so-called wedge-shaped pressing portion 53a that is narrower toward the distal end is integrally formed on the left side surface of the round bar.

When the coil spring 54 is housed in the guide groove 38, the tip of the discharge pin 53 is the first pin.
Is inserted into the guide groove 38 of the boss 35. At this time, the pressing portion 53a is
From the opening of the first boss 35 to the left. As a result, the discharge pin 53 can be moved in the insertion / removal direction (front-back direction) by being guided by the guide groove 38, and always fly forward from the guide groove 38 by the spring force of the coil spring 54. It is urged in the direction to put out.

On the other hand, the base end side of the discharge pin 53 penetrates a through hole 31b formed in the front surface of the case 31 and protrudes forward. At this time, the protruding amount of the discharge pin 53 from the case 31 is regulated by locking the proximal end of the pressing portion 53a to the inner surface of the case 31.

Thus, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
Normally, the discharge pin 53 projects from the front surface of the case 31 by a maximum amount of protrusion by the spring force of the coil spring 54. At this time, the pressing portion 53a
Away from Then, when the operator pushes the discharge pin 53 from outside the case 31, the pressing portion 53a gradually enters between the locking member 51 and the first boss 35, and the pressing portion 53a is engaged by the slope. The stop member 51 is pressed and moved in the discharge position direction. Also,
When the operator releases the pushing force of the discharge pin 53, the discharge pin 53 returns to the original position by the spring force of the coil spring 54, and the locking member 51 returns to the locking position.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the discharge pin 53 has both functions of the operation member and the forced discharge member according to the present invention.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
As described above, the prize ball 1 stored in the prize ball tank 22
5 sequentially flows down the upper winning ball flow path 23 in an aligned state to reach the ball passage 26 of the winning ball discharging unit 24. In a normal state, the solenoid 49 is in a disconnected state, and as shown in FIG.
Of the winning ball 15 in the ball passage 26 is prevented from flowing down.

When a game is started and there is a prize on the game board, the prize sphere detecting sensor of the prize sphere detecting mechanism 14 detects the prize and the solenoid 49 is energized as described above. As a result, the locking member 51 is sucked to the left and moved to the discharge position, the locking of the ratchet wheel 47 is released, and the locking wheel 51 becomes rotatable, and the prize balls 15 flow down one by one. At this time, when discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls 15 is detected by the ball counting sensor 44, the solenoid 49 is turned off, the locking member 51 returns to the locking position again, and further flow of the prize balls 15 is stopped. Will be blocked.

Each time one prize is won, a predetermined number of prize balls 15 are discharged from the prize ball discharge unit 24, and the prize balls 15 flow down the lower prize ball flow path 25 to receive a ball. It is discharged to. In addition, the ball out detection sensor 45
However, when it is detected that the prize ball 15 is not supplied to the ball passage 26, the winning ball detection operation is prohibited.

In the case of a pachinko machine, for example, at the end of a product inspection, the prize ball 15 stored in the prize ball tank 22 and the prize ball flow path is extracted from the main body 11. . In this case, the operator changes the flow path changing member 28.
By operating, the prize ball 15 located upstream from the right end of the upper prize ball flow path 23 can be extracted from the discharge port 21 through the extraction passage 27.

However, with this extracting operation alone, the prize ball 15 still remains in the lower portion of the upper prize ball flow path 23 and the ball passage 26 of the prize ball discharge unit 24 (upstream from the ratchet wheel 47).
Will remain.

To remove the prize ball 15 remaining in this portion,
The operator operates the flow path changing member 29 provided in the lower winning ball flow path 15 and pushes the discharge pin 53 projecting from the case 31 of the winning ball discharging unit 24 against the spring force of the coil spring 54. And push-in operation.

Then, when the ejection pin 53 is pushed in, the locking member 51 is forcibly rocked to the left by the pressing portion 53a and moves to the ejection position as shown in FIG. Is allowed and the prize ball 15 is ejected. The prize balls 15 discharged from the prize ball discharge unit 24 are also extracted from the discharge port 21 through the extraction passage 27. After all prize balls 15 have been extracted,
When the pushing force of the ejection pin 53 is released, the ejection pin 53 returns to the original position by the spring force of the coil spring 54, and the locking member 51 returns to the locking position.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the prize ball 15 housed in the ball passage 26 can be extracted only by operating the discharge pin 53 by the operator. In this case, since it is only necessary to push the discharge pin 53 projecting to the outside of the case 31 from the outside, the operator forcibly shifts the locking member 51 using a tool such as a pin. In contrast, the operation of extracting the prize ball 15 can be performed extremely easily.

Since the extraction can be performed without energizing the solenoid 49, unlike the case where the solenoid 49 is energized to perform the extraction, the extraction operation can be performed even when the pachinko machine main body 11 is not connected to the power supply. Can be performed, and a separate energizing circuit or the like for the solenoid 49 is not required, and the circuit configuration can be reduced in cost.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the above-described embodiment in that the discharging pin 53 is urged in the projecting direction by a coil spring 54, but the discharging pin 61 is It is in the place where it is urged in the projecting direction by a metal wire 62 such as a piano wire. In this case, the wire 62 extends in the up-down direction while passing through the minute through-hole formed in the discharge pin 61, and both ends are supported by the inner surface of the case 31. Even with such a configuration, the same effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, the locking member is moved to the discharging position by pushing in using the discharging pins 53 and 61 in which the operating member and the forcible discharging member are integrated. And the forcible discharge member are composed of separate members,
A configuration may be employed in which the locking member is moved to the discharging position by the forcible discharging member in conjunction with the operation of the operating member from the outside of the case. Also, the forcible discharge member is not limited to a wedge-shaped one, and a strip-shaped forcible discharge member is disposed in a gap portion on a side of the locking member, and the forcible discharge member is locked by twisting. It is good also as composition which moves a member.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings. For example, the present invention can be applied to a case where the number of ball paths is one or three or more, without departing from the scope of the invention. Can be implemented with appropriate changes.

[0058]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the prize ball discharging unit of the pachinko machine of the present invention, the operating member which can be operated from the outside of the case and the operation member which is operated in conjunction with the operation of the operating member. A forcible ejection member that forcibly moves the locking member to the ejection position is provided, so that it is possible to easily perform the work of extracting the prize ball and to reduce the configuration for that purpose at a low cost. It has a special effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a top view of a prize ball discharging unit.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the prize ball discharging unit showing a state in which a locking member is in a locking position.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the prize ball discharge unit showing a state when a discharge pin is pushed in.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the prize ball discharging unit.

FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional example and is equivalent to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawing, 11 is a pachinko machine main body, 12 is a mechanical panel, 14 is a winning ball detecting mechanism, 15 is a winning ball, 16 is a winning ball discharging mechanism, 2
1 is an outlet, 22 is a winning ball tank, 23 is an upper winning ball channel,
24 is a prize ball discharge unit, 25 is a lower prize ball flow path, 26 is a ball path, 27 is an extraction path, 29 is a flow path changing member, 30
Is a base, 31 is a case, 38 is a guide groove, 44 is a ball counting sensor (sensor), 47 is a ratchet wheel, 49 is a solenoid, 5
1 is a locking member, 53 and 61 are discharge pins (operation members and forced discharge members), 53a is a pressing portion, 54 is a coil spring, 62
Indicates a wire rod.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiromichi Makiuchi 1264 Nakamura, Iida-shi, Nagano Omron Iida Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A case having a ball passage which is inserted in a portion of a prize ball flow path through which a prize ball flows down from a prize ball tank and forms a part of the prize ball flow path, and a part of which includes the sphere A ratchet wheel that is arranged to close the passage and is rotated by the weight of the prize ball to flow down the prize balls one by one; and a lock that locks a part of the ratchet wheel to prohibit the rotation of the ratchet wheel. A locking member movably provided between a position and a discharge position where the locking is released to allow rotation, and the locking member is positioned at the locking position in a power-cut state, and the locking is performed by energization. A solenoid for moving the member to the discharge position, and a sensor for counting the number of winning balls flowing down the ball passage,
A pachinko machine comprising: an operating member operable from the outside of the case; and a forced discharging member for forcibly moving the locking member to a discharging position in conjunction with the operation of the operating member. Prize ball discharge unit.