JP2667802B2 - Ball launcher for electric pachinko machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball launching device for an electric pachinko machine. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball launching device for an electric pachinko machine mainly includes an operation handle, a hitting rod, an elastic spring connected to the hitting rod, and a rotation of the operation handle. A spring force adjusting mechanism for adjusting the spring force of the spring; and an electric motor for springing the striking rod in accordance with the rotation of the operation handle. Mounted directly on the back of the panel. [0003] Since the conventional ball launching device has such a structure, each component must be directly attached to the back surface of the operation panel of the pachinko machine main body in order. The pachinko machine body also has various other parts attached, and the work of sequentially mounting each part of the ball launching device between those parts has problems in terms of mounting space and mounting procedure, and assembling work efficiency is deteriorated. Was causing it. Also, in this type of ball launching device for an electric pachinko machine, various lead wires are congested, which causes a reduction in the efficiency of the assembling work and makes it difficult to perform maintenance work. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the invention is to provide a ball launcher assembly body, in which each component constituting the ball launcher is integrally assembled to a set plate, to a pachinko machine body. By fixing it to the back of the operation panel, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the assembly work, and to prevent the various lead wires from being congested, thereby further improving the efficiency of the assembly work and simplifying the maintenance work. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball launching device of an electric pachinko machine capable of performing the above. The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and a striking rod and a striking rod for a set plate attached to the back surface of a pachinko machine body. A groove for accommodating and guiding various lead wires to the set plate integrally with a ball launching device including an electric drive source for driving
The gist of the present invention is to provide a ball launching device for an electric pachinko machine in which a wire- shaped wiring guide is provided and a cutout is provided for intermittently connecting the wiring guide and guiding the various lead wires into and out of the wiring guide. The ball launching device assembly in which the components constituting the ball launching device are integrally mounted on the set plate is mounted on the back of the operation panel of the pachinko machine main body, thereby assembling work. Efficiency is improved. [0007] In particular, a large number of various lead wires required in the electric pachinko machine are connected to a wiring guide portion provided on a set plate.
Various lead wires are congested because they are stored and guided in the groove
Nothing. Also, in the same way, various leads
Because it accommodates wires, it can fit in a narrow area called a set plate
Despite the fact that a moving part such as a hitting rod is stored,
Various lead wires do not interfere with the movable part
Error, malfunction of movable parts, disconnection of various lead wires, etc.
The cause of the obstacle can be eliminated. In addition, the notch for intermittently connecting the wire guide portion allows the lead wires to be routed to each other from the inside of the wire guide portion to the outside of the wire guide portion or from the outside of the wire guide portion to the inside of the wire guide portion, so that the lead wires can be drawn into and out of the wire guide portion. Wiring processing can be performed at a position on the plate that does not interfere with the mounting of each component of the ball launching device and at a position that does not interfere with the movable unit . Also, wiring guidance
The lead wire is routed and processed through the notch that interrupts the part.
This prevents the opening side of the groove from
In comparison with the case where the lead wire is routed from the
It can be further eliminated. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball launcher assembly 1 fixed to the back surface of the operation panel (not shown) of the pachinko machine body includes the ball launcher 2 as the main set plate 3 and the main set plate 3. It is configured by being integrally assembled with the motor set plate 3a which is assembled on the back surface. Next, the ball launcher assembly 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hitting rod 4 is supported at the center of the main set plate 3 so as to be able to reciprocate in a plane parallel to the main set plate 3 about a shaft 5. At a position where the hitting rod 4 is in contact with the pair of upper and lower elastic stoppers 6 and 7 attached, the resilient portion 4a at the upper end of the hitting rod 4 is inserted into the ball discharge port 8 (details are omitted). It has become so. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 7, and 8, the upper elastic stopper 6 is housed in a substantially rectangular support 10 so as to expose a part thereof. The elastic stopper 6 is disposed through the substantially square notch 51 formed in the upper part of the main set plate 3 so as to correspond to the hitting rod 4 and has a long hole 9 formed in the main set plate 3. 7 and 8 are fixed to the main set plate 3 by screws 11 screwed into the mounting pieces 10a of the support 10 so that the fixing position can be adjusted to an arbitrary position as shown in FIGS. Has become. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower elastic stopper 7 is accommodated in the support 12 so as to expose a part thereof, and the elastic stopper 7 passes through a long hole 13 formed in a pair of mounting pieces 12a of the support 12. Screw 14 screwed into main set plate 3 causes main set plate 3
It is mounted so that the position can be adjusted. Adjustment of the position of the resilient portion 4a with respect to the ball discharge port 8 and adjustment of the degree of rebound of the repulsive force are performed by the mounting state of the pair of upper and lower elastic stoppers 6 and 7. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an engaging rod 15 which can be engaged with a ball feeding member (not shown) for supplying a ball to the ball firing port 8 one by one is provided at an intermediate portion of the hitting rod 4. A guide roller 16 for loosely guiding the ball feed member with the tilting of the engagement rod 15 is loosely inserted at the upper end thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6, a sliding member 17 provided with a tongue piece 17a is supported on one side of the main set plate 3 so as to reciprocate along a guide hole 18 extending in the lateral direction. An elastic coil spring 21 is mounted between a spring engaging portion 19 formed at one end of the sliding member 17 and a spring engaging portion 20 attached to the hitting rod 4. . The striking rod 4 is urged by the spring 21 so that the projecting portion 4a of the striking rod 4 protrudes into the ball firing port 8. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6, below the guide hole 18, a resilient force adjusting lever 22 is provided on the main set plate 3 around a shaft 23 provided on the set plate 3. It is rotatably supported. The operating portion 22a of the adjusting lever 22 is formed to be bendable, and a locking projection 24 is provided at the lower end thereof. Then, the operation unit 22a
6 is rotated as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the resilient force adjusting lever 22 is rotated, and a plurality of locking holes 25 are formed on the main set plate 3 at predetermined angular intervals. The adjustment lever 22 can be positioned at an arbitrary rotation position.
A shaft hole 22b is formed in the intermediate portion of the operating portion 22a. The driven lever 27, in which the first and second lever pieces 27a and 27b are integrally formed in a step shape, has a shaft 2
6, the driven lever 27 is provided so as to be rotatable relative to the elastic force adjusting lever 22 by inserting and supporting the shaft 26 into the shaft hole 22b through a through hole 52 formed in the main set plate 3. I have. A shaft 28 protrudes from the upper end of the first lever piece 27a. The shaft 28 is inserted and supported through the guide hole 18 into a shaft hole 17b formed in the tongue piece 17a of the sliding body 17. By rotating the resilient force adjusting lever 22 to an arbitrary rotating position and positioning the same, the driven lever 27 and the sliding body 17 are moved as shown in FIG.
Are moved from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2, and the elastic coil spring 21 is extended to adjust its elastic force. As shown in FIG. 5, a cover plate 29 having a bearing portion 30 is fixed to the back surface of the main set plate 3 with screws 53 at a constant interval. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an operating handle connecting shaft 31 is rotatably supported by the bearing portion 30, and a cam is disposed on the connecting shaft 31 so as to be located between the set plate 3 and the cover plate 29. A plate portion 32 is provided. A drive lever 33 is rotatably supported by a shaft 34 between the main set plate 3 and the cover plate 29 corresponding to the connecting shaft 31, and a cam roller 35 attached to the drive lever 33 is provided on the cam plate portion. 32 can be contacted. The driving lever 33 and the driven lever 27
And the drive lever 3
Numeral 3 is urged toward the operation handle connecting shaft 31 by the urging force of the elastic tension coil spring 21. In this embodiment, the sliding member 17, the driven lever 27, the operating handle connecting shaft 31, the driving lever 3
3, an elasticity adjusting mechanism is constituted by the connecting link 36, the elasticity adjusting lever 22, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the motor set plate 3
a receiving recess 3b is formed in the upper part of the receiving recess 3a.
The electric motor 37 is positioned and fixed by fitting the flange portion 37a to b. As shown in FIG. 3, a cam plate 38 is attached to the output shaft 37b of the electric motor 37, and the cam plate 38 can contact a cam roller 39 attached to the hitting rod 4. When the cam plate 38 rotates with the driving of the electric motor 37, the cam roller 39 is pushed by the cam plate 38, and the ball 4 is pressed against the urging force of the tension coil spring 21. The portion 4a tilts in a direction away from the ball discharge port 8, and the resilient portion 4a returns and tilts in a direction to enter the ball discharge port 8 by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 21 for repelling. It is supposed to repeat. As shown in FIG. 3, a housing 41 for accommodating and fixing a drive control board 40 of the electric motor 37 is provided below the motor set plate 3a. The housing 41 is composed of a box-shaped base 42 having a through hole 42a on the side facing the main set plate 3, and a lid 43 covering the front surface of the base 42. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lid 43 has an opening 43 for connecting lead wires.
A is formed, and a support portion 44 provided with a fitting groove 44a for inserting and supporting both ends of the drive control board 40 is provided at an intermediate portion of the inner surface of both side walls 43b.
Then, with the drive control board 40 supported by the lid 43 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
, And then fixed with screws 45,
A drive control board 40 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 5, a limit switch 46 for driving the electric motor is attached to the main set plate 3 at a position corresponding to the pressing piece 33a at the upper end of the drive lever 33. The pressing piece 33a at the upper end of the driving lever 33 is turned on and off when the pressing piece 33a separates and comes into contact. As shown in FIG. 10, the limit switch 46 is inserted into a housing portion 47 formed on the back surface side of the main set plate 3, and thereafter, an elastic locking hook 48 formed on the front surface side of the set plate 3. Therefore, it is mounted without using screws or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, a single-shot limit switch 49 is provided on one side of the main set plate 3, and is operated by pressing a push button (not shown) provided on the front of the operation panel. The electric motor 37 can be driven intermittently. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a plurality of wiring guide portions 54 are provided at predetermined intervals on both side edges and a lower edge of the main set plate 3, and between the adjacent wiring guide portions 54. A notch 55 is formed, and the wiring guide 54 and the notch 55 constitute wiring processing means. A lead wire (not shown) connected to the limit switch 46, the single-use limit switch 49, and the like by this wiring processing means.
Are presented collectively. As a result, the wiring process of the lead wire relating to the launching device becomes very easy. The lead wires can be mutually led out from the front side to the back side of the ball launcher assembly 1 and from the back side to the front side by the notches 55, and the lead wires can be attached to the ball launcher assembly 1 by the notches 55. Since the lead wire is housed in the wiring guide portion 54 and the notch 55, the lead wire does not hinder the assembly of the launching device. The ball launcher assembly 1 constructed as described above is fixed to the back of the operation panel of the pachinko machine main body as described above, and attached to the surface of the operation panel as shown in FIGS. The rotating shaft 50 a of the operating handle 50 is inserted so as to be integrally rotatable with the operating handle connecting shaft 31. A touch switch (not shown) is built in the connecting shaft 31, and when the player is touching the operation handle 50, the touch switch operates to drive the electric motor 37. Next, the hitting action of the electric pachinko machine constructed as described above will be described. When the operation handle 50 is turned, the operation handle connecting shaft 31 is turned, and the touch switch inside the operation handle is operated. At this time, the rotation of the operation handle connecting shaft 31 causes the cam plate portion 32 to press the cam roller 35 of the drive lever 33, and the drive lever 33 is tilted counterclockwise as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
This tilting of the drive lever 33 is transmitted to the driven lever 27 via the connection link 36, and the driven lever 27 is opposed to the biasing force of the elastic coil spring 21 by a two-dot chain line from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. It is tilted clockwise toward the position shown. Then, when the operation handle 50 is stopped at an arbitrary rotation operation position, the driven lever 27 is positioned, and the spring locking portion 19 of the slide body 17 is held at a fixed position. The tilting of the drive lever 33 separates the pressing piece 33a at the upper end thereof from the limit switch 46, and drives the electric motor 37. When the output shaft 37 a of the electric motor 37 rotates, the cam plate 38 presses the cam roller 39 of the hitting rod 4, and the hitting rod 4 is stretched from the spring engaging portion 19 and the elastic tension coil spring 2 is stretched.
1 tilts against the biasing force. The ball feed member (not shown) is operated by the tilting of the hitting rod 4, and the ball flows into the ball discharge port 8. The cam plate 3 of the output shaft 37a of the electric motor 37
8 moves away from the cam roller 39 of the striking rod 4,
Is returned and tilted to the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 21 for elasticity, and the elasticity portion 4a
As a result, the ball in the ball discharge port 8 is fired. Operation handle 50
If the constant rotation operation position of the
Is always at a fixed position, the spring locking portion 19 of the sliding body 17 is also held at the fixed position, the tension coil spring 21 for elasticity is always stretched by the same dimension, and the striking rod 4 has the same elastic force. Can hit the ball repeatedly. When the rotation amount of the operation handle 50 is changed, the holding position of the driven lever 27 changes, so that the holding position of the spring locking portion 19 of the sliding body 17 also changes. Accordingly, the amount of extension of the elastic coil spring 21 is increased or decreased, and the elastic force of the striking rod 4 can be changed. Also, as shown in FIG.
After the operating portion 22a of FIG. 2 is bent and the locking projection 24 is pulled out from the locking hole 25 which has been in the engaged state, the adjusting lever 22 is turned around the shaft 23 from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. When rotated to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the driven lever 27 is moved in the horizontal direction. At this time, since the lower end of the driven lever 27 is connected to the drive lever 33 by the connection link 36, the driven lever 27 is rotated clockwise about the shaft 26. With the movement of the driven lever 27 in the horizontal direction and the clockwise rotation, the sliding member 17 is moved.
Moves along the guide hole 18 in a direction away from the hitting rod 4, and the holding position of the spring locking portion 19 also changes. Accordingly, the elastic coil spring 21 is extended, and the elastic force of the striking rod 4 is increased. Further, the efficiency of the assembling operation is improved by fixing the ball launching device body 1 in which the components constituting the ball launching device are integrally attached to the set plate to the back surface of the operation panel of the pachinko machine main body. You. Further, in this embodiment, first, the hitting rod 4, the sliding body 17, the elastic tension coil spring 21, the operating handle connecting shaft 31, the drive lever 33 of the ball launching device 2,
The connecting link 36, the resilience adjusting lever 22 and the like are integrally assembled to the main set plate 3, and the motor set plate 3
a, the electric motor 37 and the like of the device 2 are integrally assembled to form the ball launching device assembly 1 and the ball launching device assembly 1 is fixed to the back surface of the operation panel of the pachinko machine main body. it can. Therefore, it is advantageous in terms of mounting space, mounting procedure, and the like in relation to other components to be mounted on the pachinko machine main body, and the mounting work efficiency can be improved. Further, in this embodiment, the motor set plate 3a is provided with a housing 4 comprising a base 42 and a lid 43.
1, the lid 43 is provided with the supporting portion 44 provided with the fitting grooves 44a for inserting and supporting both ends of the drive control board 40. Therefore, the drive control board 40 can be easily and surely mounted on the motor setting plate. 3a. As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
The efficiency of the assembling operation can be improved by mounting the ball launching device assembly in which the components constituting the ball launching device are integrally mounted on the set plate on the back side of the operation panel of the pachinko machine main body. it can. A large number of various lead wires required for the electric pachinko machine are provided in grooves of a wiring guide portion provided on a set plate.
Lead wires are congested because they are guided inside
And not. Similarly, various lead wires are inserted in the groove of the wiring guide.
Is placed in a small area called the set plate.
Even if a moving part such as a ball rod is stored,
Various lead wires do not interfere with moving parts,
Failures such as malfunctions of moving parts and disconnection of various lead wires
The cause can be eliminated. Moreover, the wiring guide is intermittent
Notch, the inside of the wire guide section and the outside of the wire guide section
Or from outside the wiring guide to the wiring guide.
It is possible to draw out the lead wire and guide it inside and outside the wire guide.
Of the ball launcher components on the set plate
In a position that does not interfere with
Line processing becomes possible. Also, in the same way,
Route the lead wire through the intermittent notches and process it.
The groove from the opening side as if there was no notch.
May cause interference with moving parts compared to the case of
Can be further eliminated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a ball shooting device assembly according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a resilience adjusting mechanism. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a motor set plate and an electric motor. FIG. 4 is a front view showing an elasticity adjusting mechanism. FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a resilience adjusting mechanism. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a resilience adjusting lever. FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view showing an attached state of an upper stopper. FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view showing an attached state of an upper stopper. FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view showing a mounting state of a lower stopper. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting configuration of a limit switch for driving an electric motor. [Description of Signs] 1 ... Ball launcher assembly, 2 ... Ball launcher, 3,3a ... Main set plate and motor set plate constituting a set plate,
4 ... Striking rod, 21 ... Elastic spring, 22 ... Elastic force adjusting lever, 27 ... Following lever, 31 ... Operation handle connecting shaft, 33 ... Drive lever, 36 ... Connecting link, 37 ... Electric motor, 50 ... Operation handle, 50a ... rotating shaft, 54,
55... Wiring guides and notches constituting wiring processing means.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A ball launching device including a ball striking rod and an electric drive source for driving the ball striking rod is integrally assembled with a set plate attached to the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine, and various lead wires are accommodated in the set plate. provided with a groove-shaped wire guide portion for,
A ball launching device for an electric pachinko machine, characterized in that a cutout for intermittently connecting the wiring guide portion and guiding the various lead wires inside and outside the wiring guide portion is provided . 2. The wiring guide is provided along the periphery of the set plate.
The ball launching device of the electric pachinko machine according to claim 1.