JP2724116B2 - Pachinko machine ball punching device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball removing device for a pachinko machine for discharging prize balls sent from a prize ball tank to the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, a ball removing device that can automatically remove a ball by a simple operation such as turning on an operation switch is used because a prize ball in the device is removed relatively frequently. Provided. FIG.
No. 5484]. Here, the solenoids 1 and 2 are connected to a control device. The control device sends out the prize ball A from the prize ball tank by operating the solenoid 1 and turns the switching lever 3 by activating the solenoid 2. To selectively open one of the payout passage 4 and the ball emptying passage 5. When detecting that the operation switch 6 is turned on, the solenoid 2
Is driven to open the ball removal passage 5 and the solenoid 1 is driven to send out the prize ball A, thereby discharging the prize ball A to the outside through the ball removal passage 5.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, since two solenoids, ie, the solenoid 1 and the solenoid 2, are used, there is a problem that the cost of the apparatus is increased. In addition, since separate drive signals must be given to the two solenoids 1 and 2, the solenoid drive circuit is complicated, and the cost of the device is increased. Further, “Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-111
No. 074 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-82480 also disclose a ball removing device configured to automatically remove a ball by turning on an operation switch, but the situation is the same in these devices. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-punching device for a pachinko machine that can automatically perform ball-punching with a simple operation and that is inexpensive. It is to be.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a prize ball tank storing prize balls to be paid out to a prize ball plate, a sending means for sending prize balls from the prize ball tank, and an exit side of the sending means. A payout passage and a ball removal passage provided in the pachinko machine of a configuration in which the prize balls delivered by the delivery means are paid out to the prize ball tray through the payout passage and discharged outside through the ball removal passage. In the apparatus, an opening / closing member movably provided at an intersection of the payout passage and the ball ejection passage, and selectively opening one of the payout passage and the ball ejection passage along with the movement, provided on the opening / closing member, An operation unit for moving the opening / closing member, a switch that is turned on when the ball release passage is opened by the opening / closing member, and actuating the sending unit when the switch is detected to be on; Work Characterized in place and means (claim 1). In this case, an urging means for urging the opening / closing member with a moving force may be provided so that the payout passage is kept open.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when performing the ball removing operation, the operating portion of the opening and closing member is operated to move the opening and closing member to open the ball removing passage. Then, the switch is automatically turned on, the sending means is operated, and the winning balls in the winning ball tank are discharged through the ball passage. Therefore,
Ball removal can be performed by a relatively simple operation such as movement of the opening and closing member, and a plunger for moving the opening and closing member can be eliminated. According to the measure of claim 2,
Since the dispensing passage is kept open by the urging means,
It is possible to prevent the ball passage from being accidentally opened during play.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG. 4 showing the overall configuration, a mechanical panel 12 made of plastic is attached to the pachinko machine main body 11 so as to cover the back of a game board (not shown). A collecting gutter 13 and a safe ball passage 14 connected to the collecting gutter 13 are formed in a lower portion of the mechanism board 12, and safe balls winning each of the winning holes 15 of the game board are collected by the collecting gutter 13 to be safe. It flows in the ball passage 14 in an aligned state. Further, the mechanism board 12 includes the safe ball passage 1
The safe ball detecting unit 16 is attached to the end of the safe ball 4, and the safe balls flowing in the safe ball passage 14 in an aligned state flow into the safe ball detecting unit 16.

The safe ball detecting unit 16 comprises a safe ball detecting sensor, a safe ball feed mechanism, and the like. The safe ball flowing into the safe ball detecting unit 16 is first detected by the safe ball detecting sensor. Then, the safe ball detecting unit 16 is moved by the safe ball feed mechanism.
Are sent out one by one. And in the mechanism panel 12,
The outlet 1 is located on the outlet side of the safe ball detecting unit 16.
The safe ball sent out from the safe ball detection unit 16 is discharged from the discharge port 17 to the outside of the pachinko machine main body 11. In addition, the safe ball detection unit 1
6 is connected to a control device 18 mainly composed of a microcomputer as shown in FIG.
Detects the number of safe balls based on the output signal of the safe ball detection unit 16.

As shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 19 is formed on the upper part of the mechanism board 12, and a prize ball for paying out to a prize ball plate (not shown) is provided in the prize ball tank 19. A is stored. In addition, the mechanism board 12 has a prize ball tank 19.
And a ball supply passage 21 connected to the gutter 20 are formed. The prize balls A in the prize ball tank 19 are collected by the gutter 20 and filled in the ball supply passage 21 in an aligned state. A prize ball discharge unit 22 is attached to the mechanism board 12 at the exit side of the ball supply passage 21, and the prize balls in the prize ball tank 19 are discharged through the ball supply passage 21. The unit 22 is also filled.

The prize ball discharge unit 22 includes a solenoid 22a and a prize ball feed mechanism connected to a plunger of the solenoid 22a. The prize ball feed mechanism is operated each time the plunger of the solenoid 22a operates one time. Is operated once, and the prize balls A are sent out one by one from the prize ball discharge unit 22. That is, the solenoid 22a corresponds to the sending means of the first aspect. And the prize ball discharging unit 22
As shown in FIG. 3, the solenoid 22a of the
The controller 18 is connected to the control device 18 via the drive circuit 22b and outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the number of safe balls detected by the safe ball detection unit 16 to the solenoid 22a via the drive circuit 22b. As a result, the plunger operates a predetermined number of times, and a predetermined number of prize balls A are discharged from the prize ball discharge unit 2.
Exhausted from 2. That is, the control device 18 corresponds to the operating means according to the first aspect.

As shown in FIG. 4, a payout passage 23 and a ball ejection passage 24 are formed in the mechanism panel 12 at the exit side of the prize ball discharge unit 22. And payout passage 2
Numeral 3 communicates with the prize ball plate via the payout port 23a, and the prize ball A discharged from the prize ball discharge unit 22 is used for the payout passage 2
3 and to the prize ball tray through the payout opening 23a. In addition, the ball passage 24 communicates with the discharge port 17, and the prize ball A is withdrawn through the ball discharge path 24 and the discharge port 17 at the end of the product inspection or when the pachinko parlor is closed. 25 is
This is an auxiliary ball removal passage that connects between the ball supply passage 21 and the ball removal passage 24.

As shown in FIG. 1, a switching lever 26 made of plastic is provided at the intersection of the payout passage 23 and the ball passage 24. This switching lever 26 is
As shown in FIG. 2, a rotary shaft 26a is attached to the center of the opening / closing member. The rotating shaft 26a is rotatably mounted on the mechanism panel 12, whereby the switching lever 26 rotates about the rotating shaft 26a. A torsion spring 27 is fitted around the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 26a. This torsion spring 27 is equivalent to the urging means of claim 2, and as shown in FIG. 1, one arm 27a is engaged with the wall 23a of the discharge passage 23,
The other arm 27b is engaged with the switching lever 26. As a result, the switching lever 26 is urged in the direction of arrow A.

An operation part 26b is formed integrally with the switching lever 26. The mechanism panel 12 has an arc-shaped opening 1.
2a are formed, and the operation portion 26b of the switching lever 26 is exposed to the outside through the opening 12a as shown in FIG. Then, as shown by a solid line in FIG.
b is locked at the end of the opening 12a in the direction of arrow A, the switching lever 26 is held in the state shown by the solid line, closing the entrance of the ball passage 24 and opening the entrance of the dispensing passage 23. I have. Further, when the operation portion 26b is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow A against the spring force of the torsion spring 27, as shown by the two-dot chain line, the entrance of the ball ejection passage 24 is opened and the entrance of the discharge passage 23 is closed. It is closed, and the prize ball A can be removed.

A drive circuit power switch 28 corresponding to the switch according to the first aspect is provided below the switching lever 26. The switching lever 26 is provided with a switch operating section 26c, and the drive circuit power switch 28 is turned on and off by the switch operating section 26c of the switching lever 26. For example, when the switching lever 26 is in the state shown by the solid line, the switch operation unit 26c is separated from the movable piece 28a of the drive circuit power switch 28, and the drive circuit power switch 28 is held in the off state.

When the switching lever 26 is in a state shown by a two-dot chain line, the switch section 26c is used to move the movable section 2.
8a is pressed, and the drive circuit power switch 28 is turned on. The drive circuit power switch 28 is connected to the control device 18 as shown in FIG. 3, and while the control device 18 detects that the drive circuit power switch 28 is turned on, the drive circuit 22b switches from the drive circuit 22b to the solenoid 22a. Continuously output a pulse signal from the prize ball discharging unit 22 to the prize ball A.
Continue to discharge.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When no operation force is applied to the operation portion 26b of the switching lever 26, the ball removal passage 24 is closed by the switching lever 26, and the payout passage 23 is opened. Therefore, the control device 18 detects the number of safe balls based on the output signal of the safe ball detection unit 16, drives and controls the solenoid 22a according to the detection signal, and discharges a predetermined number of prize balls A to the prize ball discharge unit 22. Is paid out to the winning ball plate through the payout passage 23 and the winning ball payout outlet 23a.

To remove the ball, the operating portion 26b of the switching lever 26 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow A. Then, the ball removal passage 24 is opened by the switching lever 26, the payout passage 23 is closed, and the drive circuit power switch 28 is turned on by the switch operation unit 26c. Accordingly, the control device 18 continues to output a pulse signal from the drive circuit 22b to the solenoid 22a, and discharges the prize ball A from the prize ball discharge unit 22 through the ball passage 24 and the discharge port 17.

Thereafter, when the prize ball A in the prize ball tank 19 runs out and the operation force on the operation portion 26b is removed, the switching lever 26 is actuated by the spring force of the torsion spring 27.
Returns to the state shown by the solid line, the ball passage 24 is closed,
The payout passage 23 is opened. At the same time, the drive circuit power switch 28 is turned off by the switch operation unit 26c. Therefore, the control device 18 stops the output of the pulse signal to the solenoid 22a, and stops the discharging operation of the prize ball A.

According to the above-described embodiment, the operating portion 26b is provided on the switching lever 26, and when the operating portion 26b is rotated, the drive circuit power switch 28 is turned on and the ball removing operation is performed. For this reason, the ball removing operation is automatically performed by a simple operation such as the rotation of the switching lever 26. In addition, since a solenoid for moving the switching lever 26 can be omitted, cost can be reduced. Furthermore, since the drive circuit 22b only needs to output a pulse signal to the solenoid 22a, the configuration is simplified and the cost can be reduced from this point as well. Further, the switching lever 26 is urged by the torsion spring 27 to keep the payout passage 23 in the open state, so that it is possible to prevent the ball removal passage 24 from being accidentally opened during play.

In the above embodiment, the solenoid 22a is used as the sending means. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a stepping motor may be used.

In the above embodiment, the torsion spring 27 is used as the urging means. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a leaf spring may be used.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description, the ball punching device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention has the following excellent effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the ball removing operation can be performed only by rotating the moving member, the ball removing operation can be performed by a simple operation without impairing the operability. In addition, since the solenoid for moving the moving member can be eliminated, the cost can be reduced. further,
The configuration of the solenoid drive circuit is simplified, and the cost can be reduced from this point as well. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the dispensing passage can be held in an open state.
This prevents the ball passage from being accidentally opened during play.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional rear view of a main part showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal rear view showing the entire configuration of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal rear view of a main part showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

A is a prize ball, 18 is a control device (operating means), 19 is a prize ball tank, 22a is a solenoid (delivery means), 22b is a drive circuit, 23 is a payout path, 24 is a ball removal path, 26 is a switching lever, 26b Denotes an operation unit, 27 denotes a torsion spring (biasing means), and 28 denotes a drive circuit power switch (switch).

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize ball tank storing prize balls to be dispensed to a prize ball dish, a sending means for sending prize balls from the prize ball tank, a payout passage and a ball provided on an outlet side of the send means. An ejection path, wherein the prize ball sent out by the sending means is paid out to the prize ball tray through the payout path, and is discharged to the outside through the ball extraction path. The intersection of the payout path and the ball extraction path An opening / closing member movably provided in the portion and selectively opening one of the payout passage and the ball ejection passage along with the movement; an operation unit provided in the opening / closing member for moving the opening / closing member; A snap-in switch comprising: a switch that is turned on when the ball opening path is opened by the opening / closing member; and operating means that operates the sending means when the switch is detected to be turned on. Machine of the sphere disconnect devices. 2. The ball removing device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising: urging means for urging the opening / closing member to move the payout passage so that the payout passage is kept open.