JP2660729B2 - Pachinko game stop device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention detects this state when a released prize ball becomes full in a storage space at the lower end of a prize ball discharge gutter connected to a prize ball dish. The present invention relates to a game stopping device of a pachinko machine for automatically stopping supply of a hit ball supplied to a hit ball launching device.

[Prior Art] When a prize ball discharged to a prize ball dish becomes full and stays at a prize ball discharge gutter, the discharge operation of the prize ball device is hindered, which causes a malfunction and a malfunction. Conventionally, when a prize ball starts to stay in the prize ball discharge gutter, this is detected and the operation of the prize ball device is stopped, the operation of the hit ball launching device is stopped, or the game is stopped by emitting an alarm sound. To encourage or have been done. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-9998,
The inventions and devices described in JP-A-51349, JP-A-52-54462, JP-A-54-8037 and the like are such.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The inventions and devices according to the above-mentioned proposals stop the operation of the prize ball device or the hit ball launching device by electrically detecting a prize ball remaining in the prize ball discharge gutter. However, the present invention mechanically detects the stagnant state of the prize ball, and based on this detection, stops the inflow of the ball supplied to the starting end of the firing rail which is the hitting position of the hitting ball firing device. Another object of the present invention is to provide a game stopping device that automatically stops a game by disabling the launch of a hit ball.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a game in a solenoid-type hit ball launching device that hits and fires a ball supplied to a starting end of a firing rail by using a force for exciting a plunger inserted in a coil by excitation. The present invention relates to a stopping device, in which a ball feeding motion of a hit ball supply device which operates in conjunction with a striking motion of a plunger is reliably stopped when a released prize ball stays, so that a game can be automatically stopped.

[Means for Solving the Problems] As described above, the present invention uses a moving force when energizing and energizing a solenoid to attract a plunger to hit and fire a hit ball supplied to a starting end. The present invention relates to a game stopping device in a solenoid type hit ball launching device, characterized in that it is attached to a hitting device by the above-mentioned solenoid and supplies a hitting ball to a starting point one by one in conjunction with the hitting device. The pachinko machine which stops in conjunction with the operation of the detection means facing the storage space at the lower end of the prize ball discharge gutter, thereby stopping the game reliably, especially incorporating a solenoid type hitting device. It is in the game stop device of the pachinko machine. More specifically, according to the present invention, a plunger slidably inserted into a coil is attracted by energization, and a striking portion provided at the tip of the plunger projects to a starting end of a firing rail to fire a ball waiting there. Device, a ball cutting gear that faces in the middle of the hitting guide path communicating with the starting end, and restricts the flow of the ball; a rotation restricting piece that engages with the ball cutting gear to allow rotation for each tooth; A swinging rod, and one end connected to the swinging rod, and the other end facing the rear end of the plunger, transmitting the swinging movement of the plunger to the rotation regulating piece through the swinging rod, and A solenoid type launching device comprising a hitting ball supply device having a swinging rod for supplying the balls one by one to the starting end while allowing one tooth of the cutting gear to rotate, and a discharge provided at the lower end of the prize ball discharge gutter It hits the ball storage space and shakes with the ball pressure of the release prize ball Detecting means, and a detecting device having an interlocking means connected to one end of the detecting means and the other end facing the swinging rod of the hit ball supply device, wherein the detecting means of the detecting device detects the released prize ball. When the ball is swung by the ball pressure, the swinging of the swinging rod of the hitting ball supply device is stopped via the interlocking means, the rotation of the ball cutting gear is stopped, and the hitting to the starting end of the pachinko machine is stopped. It is to provide a device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a front view of a detection device according to the present invention as viewed from behind a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a bottom view in which a part of the upper diagram is a partial cross section viewed from below, FIG. 3 is a front view of a hitting ball launching device and a launching rail mounted on the front side of the pachinko machine.

The detecting device detects the state of the released prize balls staying in the storage space 2 corresponding to the lower end of the prize ball discharge gutter 1 arranged vertically along the back side of the pachinko machine. It is provided on the back side, and the hit ball launching device is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine because it hits a ball toward the game board.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hitting ball launching device shown here inserts the plunger 4 into the coil of the solenoid 3 so as to slide freely and always between the rear end of the coil and the stopper 5 provided at the rear end of the plunger 4. The plunger is biased to the retracted position by the contracted spring 6, and when the coil is energized and excited, the plunger 4 is attracted against the spring. First 9
A ball hitting device that projects a ball to be supplied to the ball and feeds the ball to the starting end 9 through the ball guiding path 10 in conjunction with the ball hitting device. Consists of

The above-mentioned ball feeder has a ball cutting gear 12 for inserting a tooth tip through a window 11 formed notch in the middle of a ball guiding path 10 to prevent a ball from flowing down through the inside, and rotates the ball cutting gear 12 for each tooth. A rotation restricting piece 13 for advancing, and a connecting rod 15 for rotating the rotation restricting piece about a support shaft 14 to intermittently rotate two locking claws 13a and 13b alternately facing the ball cutting gear 13 for each tooth. Swing rod 16
It is composed of

The swinging rod 16 is swingably supported at the upper and lower ends on the support shaft 17 as a fulcrum, and the abutting portion provided at the lower end faces the rear end of the plunger 4 of the solenoid. A spring that connects the rear end and always urges the connecting rod 15 backward
The abutment portion at the lower end is brought into contact with a stopper 5 provided at the rear end of the plunger 4 by 18.

When the solenoid 3 is in a demagnetized state, the lower end of the swinging rod 16 is pushed rightward by the bias of the spring 6 and the plunger 4 is in the retracted position. One of the locking claws 13a of the rotation restricting piece 13 engages with the ball cutting gear 12 via the through hole to stop the rotation thereof, thereby preventing the ball A flowing through the guide path 10 from flowing down. When the plunger 4 is hit by the excitation of the solenoid, the swinging rod 16
Since the lower end of the shaft is released from now on, the support shaft 17 is acted upon by the action of the spring 18.
To the fulcrum, move the connecting rod 15 to the right, rotate the regulating piece 13 about its support shaft 14, and remove the locking claw 13a from the ball cutting gear along with this, At the same time that the stopped ball A is released, the other locking claw 13b is engaged with the ball cutting gear, and the rotation of one tooth is permitted to stop the next ball guided along the guide path.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the ball cutting gear 12 rotates in conjunction with the impact operation of the plunger and the ball A guided to the guide path 10 is sent out to the starting end of the firing position. When the operation is performed, the plunger 4 returns to the retreating position again by the bias of the spring 6, and simultaneously prepares for the next impact, simultaneously swings the swinging rod 16 to rotate the ball cutting gear 12 by one tooth again, One ball stopped on this is sent to the starting point 9,
The next ball will be stopped (see Fig. 3).

The hitting ball firing device is a frame base (reference plate) for supporting and fixing a game board (not shown) housed inside the pachinko machine.
A hitting ball is mounted on a game board mounted on the front of the frame 19 and fixed on the frame via a firing rail 8 also mounted on the front of the frame. And the ball guide path
Reference numeral 10 is provided so as to cover the starting end 9 of the launching rail from the front side, and communicates with the receiving ball 10a which is provided on the front plate which covers the hitting and launching device from the front side and which has a receiving opening 10a which opens upward and forward. The ball sent from the prize ball upper plate is continuously received.

The detecting device is a swing detecting plate which is a detecting means facing the storage space 2.
20 and an interlocking rod 21 as an interlocking means for transmitting the swing of the swing detection plate to the hitting ball supply device of the launching device. The detection plate 20 is a gutter-shaped recess provided at one corner of the storage space.
Above a table 23 provided with 22, it is swingably suspended about a support shaft 24 as a fulcrum.

The detection plate 20 has a connecting plate 25 formed in a substantially triangular shape integrally extending from the pivot portion, and a spring 27 is stretched between the connecting plate and a protruding piece 26 provided on the outer wall of the prize ball discharge gutter. The swinging end is always biased so as to protrude toward the inside of the storage space 2, and one end of the interlocking rod 21 is connected to another corner of the connecting plate via a pin. .

Here, the interlocking rod 21 is formed by connecting two rods 21a and 21b, each of which is provided with the mounting plate 28 of the prize ball discharge gutter 1 and the frame base.
A support ring 29 provided on the back surface of 19 is slidably inserted into and supported horizontally. The distal end of the interlocking rod 21b on the distal end is made to face behind the lower end of the swinging rod 16 of the firing device, and is opposed to the connecting pin 30 projecting rearward from the lower end. .

In this detecting device, the released prize ball smoothly flows into the prize ball tray (corresponding to the prize ball lower plate provided below the prize ball upper plate) continuing in front of the storage space 2 and the storage space. When there is no stagnant ball inside, the detection plate 20 is pushed out into the storage space by the tension of the spring 27, and the interlocking rods 21a and 21b connected to the interlocking plate 25 are also attracted and the tip of the interlocking rods 21a and 21b is pulled. Pull away from the contact pin 30 and swing the ball
16 is kept so as not to interfere. Then, when a large amount of prize balls are released, the outflow to the prize ball tray is delayed, and when the released prize balls remain in the storage space 2 and move into the concave portion 22 of the table 23, the detection plate 20 is turned off. Swing under the ball pressure, connecting plate
25, the leading end of the front rod 21b is brought into contact with the contact pin 30, whereby the lower end of the swinging rod 16 is moved leftward (rightward when viewed from the front). ) To remove interference with the plunger and disable swinging.

Therefore, according to the device of the present invention, while the prize ball discharged through the prize ball discharge gutter 1 smoothly flows into the prize ball tray,
The interlocking rod 21 of the detecting device is retracted from the contact pin to make the swinging motion of the swinging rod 16 of the hitting ball feeder free, and to allow the striking motion by the plunger and the feeding operation of each hitting ball accompanying this. When the prize ball stays in the storage space and presses the detection plate, that is, when the released prize ball is filled inside the prize ball discharge gutter, the rocking of the rocking rod 16 is stopped, and the starting end is moved to The supply of the hit ball is stopped, and the game is automatically stopped.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show that a stopper member 31 is inserted between the interlocking rod 21 and the connecting pin 30 of the swinging rod 16, and the detecting plate 20 swings to a predetermined angle by receiving the ball pressure. This shows another embodiment in which the swinging of the swinging rod 16 is instantaneously stopped at the time.

The stopper member 31 is formed in a fan shape having two sides substantially at right angles, and the corner portion thereof is rotatably mounted on a shaft 32 to be implanted in the frame base 19 so that it can be rotated left and right. The pin 34, which is attached to the distal end of the interlocking rod 21a, is slidably fitted on a window 33 opened at the center of the plate and is linked to the interlocking rod.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the detecting plate 20 protrudes into the storage space 2 and the interlocking rod 21 retreats as shown in FIG. It tilts to the right and keeps a state separated from the contact pin 30 implanted at the lower end of the swinging rod 16. Then, when the detecting plate 20 starts oscillating by receiving the ball pressure due to the stay of the released prize ball, and when the interlocking rod 21 moves to the left with this, the shaft is pushed by pushing out the pin 34 engaging with one side of the window 34. It turns to the left around 32 as a fulcrum. When the rotation progresses and the center of gravity of the fan-shaped stopper member 31 is deviated leftward about the axis 32, the movement of the center of gravity instantaneously causes the stopper member to tilt leftward, and its arcuate side 31a to contact pin 30
Will be engaged (FIG. 8).

Therefore, when the detection plate receives the ball pressure and rotates to a predetermined angle, the stopper member 31 receives the pushing of the interlocking rod 21 and instantaneously changes the tilting direction as described above, and connects the arc-shaped side 31a to the contact pin 30. Engagement causes the swinging movement of the swinging rod 16 to be stopped.

The interposition of the stopper member is performed by moving the interlocking rod 21 little by little in accordance with the movement of the detection plate 20 which is gradually rotated by receiving the ball pressure, and abuts the contact pin 30 to thereby move the swinging rod 16. This is to prevent the swinging motion from changing little by little, thereby hindering the intermittent movement of the rotation regulating piece 13 and the ball feed gear 12 of the hitting ball supply device. This is effective in clarifying the stop state.

Of course, in any of the above embodiments, when a winning ball is removed from the winning ball tray, the ball pressure on the detection plate is released, the pressing by the interlocking rod is released, and the swinging motion of the swinging rod of the hit ball supply device becomes free. Needless to say, the supply of the hit ball to the starting point is restored and the game is automatically restarted.

[Effect of the Invention] According to the launching apparatus of the present invention as described above with reference to the embodiment, when the released prize ball starts to stay in the storage space at the lower end of the prize ball discharge gutter behind the prize ball tray, this is released. At the same time as detection by the detection means, regardless of the hit ball firing operation from stopping the ball feed motion of the hit ball supply device of the hit ball firing device via the interlocking means, the firing of the hit ball can be stopped,
Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the prize ball discharge gutter from being filled with the prize ball discharge gutter, thereby preventing the prize ball device from malfunctioning or becoming inoperable.

The device of the present invention automatically stops the game at the same time as the occurrence of the ball clogging state in the prize ball discharge gutter, and automatically resumes the game at the same time as the ball clogging state is cleared. It is convenient for handling without special operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of the detection apparatus according to the present invention from behind a pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the hitting ball firing device, FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the hitting ball firing device at the time of hitting, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the hitting ball launching device in a state in which the moving rod cannot be swung, FIG. 6 is a partial front view of a detecting device in another embodiment in a normal state, and FIG.
The figure is a bottom view with a partial cross section of the upper figure, and FIG. 8 is a front view in a state where the swinging movement of the swinging rod is disabled by the operation of the detection device. 1… prize ball discharge gutter 2… storage space 3… solenoid 4… plunger 7… hitting section 8… firing rail 9… starting point 10… hitting guideway 12… ball cutting Gears, 13 ... Rotation restricting pieces 13a, 13b ... Locking pawls, 15 ... Linking rods 16 ... Swinging rods, 20 ... Swinging detection plate as detection means, 21 ...
Interlocking rod 31 Contact pin, 31 Stopper member

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A solenoid striking device for attracting a plunger slidably inserted into a coil by energization, projecting a striking portion provided at the tip of the plunger to a starting end of a firing rail, and firing a ball waiting thereat, and said starting end. A ball cutting gear that restricts the flow of the ball by reaching the middle of the impact guide path communicating with the ball, a rotation restricting piece that engages with the ball cutting gear and allows rotation for each tooth, and a connecting rod that swings the rotation restricting piece With one end connected to the connecting rod and the other end facing the rear end of the plunger, the swing accompanying the sliding of the plunger is transmitted to the rotation restricting piece via the connecting rod, and is equivalent to one tooth of the ball cutting gear. A solenoid type launching device comprising a hitting ball supply device having a swinging rod for supplying a ball to a starting point one by one while allowing rotation, and facing a discharging ball prize storage space provided at a lower end of a prize ball discharging gutter. Detecting means that fluctuates with the ball pressure of the released prize ball; And an interlocking means having one end connected to the detecting means and the other end facing the swinging rod of the hitting ball supply apparatus, wherein the detecting means of the detecting apparatus swings by the ball pressure of the released prize ball. A game stopping device for a pachinko machine, wherein the swinging rod of the hitting ball supply device is stopped via interlocking means to stop the rotation of the ball cutting gear and stop hitting to the starting end. 2. The pachinko game stopping device according to claim 1, wherein the interlocking means of the detecting device is an interlocking rod slidable in the left-right direction and one end of the swinging rod of the hit ball supply means. On the other hand, a contact pin protrudes from one end of the swinging rod and is opposed to one end of the interlocking rod, and the detecting means swings in response to the ball pressure of the release prize ball. A pachinko game stopping device wherein the interlocking rod is pivoted to move one end of the pivoting rod away from the rear end of the plunger via the contact pin. 3. The pachinko game stopping device according to claim 2, wherein the pawl is rotated left and right around a support shaft as a fulcrum between one end of the interlocking rod and a contact pin projecting from the swinging rod. When the interlocking rod slides toward the swinging rod side by the swing of the detecting means, the pin inserted into the interlocking rod slides into the window opened in the stopper member with the fan-shaped stopper member interposed therebetween. A game stopping device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a stopper member is tilted to the swinging rod side via a link, and an arcuate side of the stopper member is engaged with the contact pin to disable the swinging movement of the swinging rod.