JP2646074B2 - Ball feeder 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 hitting ball for supplying pachinko balls of a hitting ball supply tray provided in front of a pachinko machine one by one to a firing position of a firing rail according to a vertical movement of an interlocking lever interlocking with a hitting rod. The present invention relates to a supply device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a hit ball supplying apparatus of this type, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-38859 has been known. As shown in FIG. 9, this conventional hitting ball supply device has a horizontal axis 102 parallel to a firing rail 101 in a vertical ball passage 100, and the horizontal axis 102 has its own weight so as to always rotate downward. The supply control member 103 is pivoted,
The supply control member 103 is reciprocated in the vertical direction each time the hitting rod is fired, so that pachinko balls from the hitting ball supply tray 104 are supplied one by one to the firing position of the firing rail 101.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-described conventional hitting ball supply device, the ball passage from the outlet 105 of the hitting ball supply plate 104 to the firing position of the firing rail 101 can be shortened. The whole device can be miniaturized and the structure is simple and can be manufactured at a low cost. On the other hand, the pachinko ball 107 received by the ball receiving portion 106 of the supply control member 103 is turned downward in the supply control member 103. When the pachinko ball 107 received by the ball receiving portion 106 is sent to the firing position of the firing rail 101, the pachinko ball 107 is directly sent to the firing position of the firing rail 101. Thus, a centrifugal force accompanying the rotation of the supply control member 103 acts.

Therefore, the pachinko ball 107 of the ball receiving portion 106
Will be sent to the firing position of the firing rail 101 vigorously, and it will take time to bounce on the rail or continue to move slightly and stop, and it will be difficult to obtain good ball flight due to variation in firing operation There was a problem that it is. In addition, the snaps stored in the hitting ball supply tray 104
The ball pressure of the ball is always applied to the supply control member 103
The excessive ball pressure causes the supply control member 103 to move smoothly.
Stable rotation of pachinko balls is expected because the
It also had the problem of not being able to do so.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the ball pressure of pachinko balls stored in a hitting ball supply tray .
Launch pachinko balls from the ball supply tray with less influence
To the launch position of the tool in a smooth and stable state
The present invention aims to provide a hitting ball supply device for a pachinko machine capable of smoothly sending out to a firing position of a firing rail, being able to quickly stop at the firing position, and obtaining a good ball flight. Things.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of supplying pachinko balls of a hit ball supply tray one by one to a firing position of a firing rail according to a vertical movement of an interlocking lever interlocking with a hitting rod. A ball supply device, wherein the ball supply device is rotatably supported vertically inside a case body disposed between the ball supply plate and the launching rail, and an interlocking lever. A transfer member rotated in accordance with the movement of the ball, the case body includes a ball support for supporting one of the pachinko balls flowing into the ball inlet from the hit ball supply plate, and a pachinko ball of the ball support for the firing rail. A slanted passage portion formed with a ball inlet for sending the ball to the firing position, wherein the transfer member, when turned downward, causes the pachinko ball from the hit ball supply tray to stand by at the ball inlet and is turned upward. When you hit the ball at the ball entrance pachinko ball A stopper that moves to the support, and a pachinko that moves to the ball support when turned upward
A ball receiving plate is provided for holding the ball on the ball supporting portion, and a guide portion which, when rotated downward, carries the pachinko ball of the ball supporting portion to the inclined passage and drops it.

[0007]

In the hitting ball supply device constructed as described above, when the transfer member is rotated upward, the pachinko ball from the hitting ball supply plate which has been waiting at the ball inlet at the stopper portion of the transfer member supports the ball. while moving the part, the ball receiving plate of the transfer member
Therefore, the ball is temporarily stopped on the ball support. And
When the transfer member is rotated downward, the pachinko ball on the ball support is carried to the inclined passage while being held by the guide of the transfer member, and is sent out to the firing position of the firing rail.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine in a state where a front plate to which a hit ball supply device of one embodiment of the present invention is attached is opened, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view in a state where the hit ball supply device is removed from the front plate. is there. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame of a pachinko machine, and 2 denotes a game board detachably mounted on a rear surface of the front frame 1, and a firing rail 3 is provided on a front surface thereof.
4 is a striking rod whose tip faces the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3;
Is a front plate that covers the front surface of the launch rail 3,
Is mounted on one side of the front frame 1 together with a glass door 7 that covers the upper part of the front frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 8 denotes a hit ball supply tray provided on the front face of the front plate 6, 9 denotes an outlet formed in the front plate 6 for guiding the pachinko balls of the hit ball supply tray 8 to a hit ball feeding device 10 described later, and 11 denotes an outlet 9. The box-shaped frame attached to the back of the front plate 6 so as to surround the front plate 6, and a ball stop lever 12 for closing the outlet 9 when the prize ball tank runs out of ball or the game is stopped is provided inside the box-shaped frame. .

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the hitting ball supply device 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the operation in a partial cross section. The hit ball supply device 10 is generally constituted by a box-shaped case body 13 and a transfer member 14. In the case of this embodiment, the case body 13 includes the main body 13 a and the side plate 13.
and b are divided into two parts, each of which is united and screwed together to form an integral unit.

On the rear side of the main body 13a, a ball inlet 31 corresponding to the outlet 9 is formed. The main body 13a
Is formed with a ball support portion 15 which is connected to the ball inlet 31 and supports one of the pachinko balls which flows into the ball inlet 31 on the upper surface thereof, and the inclined passage portion 1 is provided below the ball support portion 15.
6 are formed. The spherical support 15 has a triangular cross section whose upper surface is inclined toward the inclined passage 16. The inclined passage portion 16 is provided on the guide receiving wall 1 for causing the pachinko balls falling from the ball support portion 15 to flow downward diagonally.
6a, an inclined bottom wall 16b for feeding a pachinko ball flowing down along the guide receiving wall 16a from a supply port 17 formed in the side plate portion 13b to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3, and an arc-shaped guide rib 16c. I have. The guide rib 16c has a function of changing a flow path that changes the direction of the pachinko ball flowing down along the guide receiving wall 16a toward the supply port 17.

[0011] The transfer member 14, the stopper portion 18 and the ball opposite the ball inlet 31 of the main body portion 13a located above the spherical support portion 15 formed in the upper portion in an arcuate shape as shown in FIG. 6 Ball support plate for holding pachinko balls on support section 15
23 and a flat U-shaped guide portion 19 for carrying the pachinko ball of the ball support portion 15 into the inclined passage portion 16 and dropping the slanted ball portion, and a shaft insertion hole 21 at the lower end of a horizontal shaft 20 protruding from the main body portion 13a. 4 and is always pivotally urged downward by the weight 22 as shown by the solid line in FIG.

A stopper 1 facing the ball inlet 31
The front surface portion 8 is formed as a tapered surface to reduce the ball pressure applied to the transfer member 14. Further, the guide portion 19 is formed by the side surface of the stopper portion 18 and the ball receiving plate 23.
The gap is configured to allow the pachinko balls to pass through, and the lower end of the ball receiving plate 23 contacts the inside of the guide receiving wall 16a, so that the downward rotation of the transfer member 14 is restricted. The ball receiving plate 23 supports the pachinko ball of the ball entrance 31 on the ball support 15.
To those having a guide function for reliably dropping the function as the inclined passage 16 which Ru is waiting.

In the hit ball supplying apparatus 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the case body 13 is fitted into the recess of the box-shaped frame 11 so that the outflow port 9 and the ball entrance 31 are aligned. It is fixed to the back surface of the front plate 6. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface of the transfer member 14 is
Is positioned above the push-up portion 27 of the interlocking lever 26 which is rotatably supported. The interlocking lever 26 is a push-up 2
7 integrally has a lever portion 28 that hangs down from one end of the ball 7, and this lever portion 28
Is located so as to be able to engage with.

Next, the operation of the hit ball supply device 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 in relation to the firing operation of the hitting rod 4. FIG. When the hitting rod 4 is in the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the transfer member 14 is urged to rotate downward by the weight 22, and the stopper portion 18 thereof faces the ball inlet 31 to supply the hit ball. The leading pachinko ball B from the plate 8 is kept waiting at the ball entrance 31 (FIGS. 7A and 8).
(A)). At this time, the
The ball pressure of the dick ball is in the stopper portion 18, ie, the transfer member 1
4 and the ball support 15 of the case body 13 are effectively dispersed.
The transfer member 14
The ball pressure will be significantly reduced.

On the other hand, when the hitting rod 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position as shown by the chain line in FIG.
As a result, the lever portion 28 of the interlocking lever 26 is pulled, and the interlocking lever 26 rotates about the shaft 25 as a fulcrum as shown by a chain line in FIG. The transfer member 14 is rotated upward about the horizontal axis 20 as a fulcrum. As a result, the guide portion 19 faces the ball inlet 31, and the pachinko ball B, which has been blocked by the stopper portion 18, moves to the ball support portion 15 and is received by the guide portion 19, and is prevented from flowing down by the ball receiving plate 23. Been
The ball is temporarily suspended on the ball support 15 (see FIGS. 7B and 8B). At this time, the ball
The ball pressure of the pachinko ball is adjusted by the ball receiving plate 23 of the transfer member 14.
Effectively dispersed and received in the ball support 15 of the case body 13
The ball pressure applied to the transfer member 14
It is significantly reduced.

Next, when the hitting rod 4 rotates from this state to the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the interlocking lever 26 also returns to the solid line position in FIG.
2 and the weight of the pachinko ball B applied to the ball receiving plate 23 to rotate downward. For this reason, the pachinko ball B on the ball support portion 15 received by the guide portion 19 is
7 (c) and FIG. 8 (c).

When the transfer member 14 is completely returned from the position indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 4 to the position indicated by the solid line, the pachinko ball carried by the guide portion 19 loses the support of the ball support portion 15 and falls into the inclined passage portion 16. Fire rail 3 from supply port 17
(See FIGS. 7 (d) and 8 (d)). The pachinko ball B ₁ sphere inlet 31 which follows the same time intended to receive with a stopper portion 18, then firing the pachinko balls one by one reliably firing rails 3 of the ball supply tray 8 for each reciprocating rotation of the ball lever 4 It is fed to position 5.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, the hit ball feeding apparatus for a pachinko machine according to the present invention has a hit ball feeding apparatus.
Transfers the ball pressure of the pachinko balls stored in the feeding plate and the case
Effectively disperse and receive on both the ball support of the body
The ball pressure applied to the transfer member is significantly reduced.
And the rotation of the transfer member is smooth.
To perform a stable pachinko ball supply operation.
Can be. In addition, the pachinko ball from the hitting ball supply tray is transported to the inclined passage by the transfer member and dropped, and is sent to the firing position of the firing rail while rolling using the inclination of the inclined passage. The pachinko ball can be smoothly supplied to the firing position, and the pachinko ball sent to the firing position does not bounce on the rail or continue to move slightly,
The ball can be quickly and stably stopped, and a good ball flight can always be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine equipped with a hit ball supply device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which a hit ball supply device is removed from a front plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hit ball supply device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device according to the present embodiment with a partial cross section.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the hit ball supply device and the firing rail according to the present embodiment in a partial cross section.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the transfer member as viewed from the back.

FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d) are schematic front views illustrating the operation in a partial cross section.

8 (a) to 8 (d) are schematic plan views illustrating the operation in a partial cross section.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 3 launch rail 4 hitting rod 5 firing position 8 hitting supply tray 10 hitting supply device 13 case body 14 transfer member 15 ball support 16 inclined path 17 supply port 18 stopper 19 guide 23 ball receiving plate 31 ball inlet

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hit ball feeding device for feeding a pachinko ball of a hit ball feeding tray to a firing position of a firing rail one by one according to a vertical movement of an interlocking lever interlocking with a hitting rod, wherein the hit ball feeding device comprises: A case body disposed between the plate and the firing rail; and a transfer member pivotally supported vertically inside the case body so as to be rotatable up and down, and rotated according to up and down movement of an interlocking lever. A ball support for supporting one of the pachinko balls flowing into the ball inlet from the hitting ball supply tray, and an inclined passage portion formed with a supply port for sending the pachinko ball of the ball support to the firing position of the firing rail. And a stopper portion for causing the pachinko ball from the hitting ball supply tray to stand by at a ball inlet when rotated downward, and for moving the pachinko ball at the ball inlet to the ball support portion when rotated upward. When, it is rotated upwardly Moved to a wood ball support portion
A ball receiving plate that makes a pachinko ball to wait on the ball support portion,
And a guide portion for carrying the pachinko ball of the ball support portion to the inclined passage portion and dropping when the ball is rotated downward.