JP2753822B2 - Ball removal device 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 ball punching device in a pachinko game machine for discharging a prize ball in a prize ball storage tank and a prize ball dispensing device on the back side of a pachinko game machine to an out ball collecting gutter of an island stand. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When discharging a prize ball stored in a prize ball storage tank of a pachinko game machine or an electric prize ball dispensing device for maintenance and ball management, etc., to an out ball collecting gutter of an island stand, In a conventional pachinko game machine, a thin rod such as a wire is inserted into a small hole provided in the front frame, and a micro switch is provided at the back of the small hole so that the micro switch can be pressed and operated. The passage switching lever provided below the payout opening of the electric prize ball dispensing device is switched by the operation of the solenoid, and the electric prize ball dispensing device is operated to change the prize ball storage tank and the prize ball in the dispensing device. It is configured to be discharged to the out ball collecting gutter on the island stand through the ball passage.

[0003] When the small holes are formed in the front frame as described above, there is a risk that wires or the like may be inserted by mischief of a mischievous player and the ball may be unnecessarily removed. Further, since a solenoid for moving the passage switching lever is structurally required, the manufacturing cost is high.

On the other hand, in the conventional pachinko halls, the ball removal work is always performed after the business hours, but in recent pachinko halls, the necessity of the ball removal work has been raised due to the improvement of the equipment environment and the management system. Since it has almost disappeared and has been gradually stopped, it has become unnecessary to adopt a configuration in which the ball-pulling device is electrically operated by the solenoid as described above.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, in the present invention, when removing a ball, the front frame is opened using a predetermined key, and the passage switching lever provided on the back side of the pachinko game machine is directly operated manually. By providing a time margin for closing the front frame after the switching operation, the discharged prize balls are prevented from spilling out of the island stand.

[0006]

For this purpose, the present invention provides a prize ball storage tank and an electric prize ball dispensing device on the back side of a pachinko game machine, and a payout port and a payout passage of the electric prize ball dispensing device. And a branching portion is formed in the middle of the payout passage, in which the payout passage and the ball extraction passage are formed in a branch shape,
The branch portion is provided with a passage switching lever that can be selectively operated by manual operation, and a ball removal operation detection switch that detects a switching operation of the passage switching lever to the ball removal passage is provided, and the ball removal operation detection is performed. When the switch is operated, the timer is started, and after a fixed time, the electric prize ball dispensing device is operated, and the prize ball in the prize ball storage tank and the electric prize ball dispensing device is outside the pachinko game machine through the ball passage. It is characterized by being discharged. Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the ball-pulling device of the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine, a display means for displaying the operation of the ball-pulling-out operation detecting switch is provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the entire pachinko gaming machine, in which 1 is a prize ball storage tank provided on an upper portion of its mechanical plate, 2 is an electric prize ball payout device, and the prize ball storage tank 1 The prize ball dispensing device 2 is communicated with the prize ball dispensing device 2 via a straightening gutter 3. The electric prize ball dispensing device 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a claw wheel 6 which is rotated by a motor 4 so as to face a vertical ball flow path 5 is provided, and a counting sensor 7 for optically detecting the number of passing balls by a light emitting and receiving device is provided. Become. The outlet 8 of the electric prize ball dispensing device 2 communicates with the dispensing passage 10, and the dispensing passage 10 and the ball removal passage 11 are formed in a branch portion 12 in the middle of the dispensing passage 10.
And a path switching lever 14 that can be tilted left and right with the support shaft 13 as a fulcrum is provided at the branch portion 12. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the support shaft 13 formed integrally with the passage switching lever 14 is rotatably supported by the shaft hole 15 provided in the branch portion 12. Reference numeral 9 denotes a bell provided in the payout passage 10. Reference numeral 16 denotes a cover case for the pay-out passage 10 and the ball passage 11, a reference numeral 17 denotes a cover plate covering a small window 18 opened in the cover case 16, and reference numerals 19 and 20 denote members for fastening the cover plate 17.
A pressing piece 21 is formed integrally with the passage switching lever 14, and a knob 23 is formed on the extension piece 22, and the knob 23 is formed by an arc-shaped hole 24 formed in the cover plate 17. Projecting. Reference numeral 25 denotes a winding spring having one end fixed to a fixing part 26 of a part of the cover case 16, and the other end of the winding spring 25 is fixed to a fixing part 27 at the tip of the extension piece 22. . Due to the elasticity of the winding spring 25, the passage switching lever 14 is either in a state in which the ball extraction passage 11 is closed as shown in FIG. 2 or a state in which the discharge passage 10 is closed as shown in FIG. It is biased so that it can be switched. This switching is performed by manually operating the knob 23. Reference numeral 28 denotes a ball-pulling-out operation detection switch that is activated by the contact of the pressing piece 21 when the path switching lever 14 is switched as shown in FIG. The payout passage 10 communicates with the hitting ball supply tray 30 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the ball removal passage 11 communicates with a discharge port 31 on the back of the pachinko gaming machine, and is discharged from the discharge port 31 to an out ball collecting gutter (not shown) on an island. ing. Reference numeral 32 denotes a front frame of the pachinko gaming machine, and reference numeral 33 denotes a glass door provided on the front frame 32.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a display lamp provided on the front frame 32. The lamp 34 is a micro switch 36 (shown in FIG. 6) when a predetermined key is inserted into a keyhole 35 and rotated left to open the glass door 33. Detects the opening and lights up. FIG. 6 shows the lamp 34 and the electric prize ball dispensing device 2.
Is a block diagram showing a control circuit for operating the microcomputer. The above-described ball-pulling-out operation detecting switch 28, motor 4, count sensor 7, lamp 34, micro switch 36, and the like are connected to a control board 37 composed of this microcomputer. .

Next, the operation performed by the control board 37 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this pachinko gaming machine, when removing a ball, a predetermined key is inserted into the key hole 35 and rotated rightward to open the key and the front frame 3
2 is first opened forward. Then, the knob 23 is pinched to switch the passage switching lever 14 to a state shown in FIG. 4 by manual operation. The switching operation is detected by the ball-pulling-out operation detecting switch 28, and the operation of the control board 37 causes the lamp 34 to blink, and starts a timer incorporated in the control board 37. That is, as shown in steps a and b of FIG. 7, the display means including the lamp 34 is operated, and the timer is started. After a set time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the start (step c). The electric prize ball dispensing device 2 is operated. (Step d). In this way, there is a time delay between the switching operation of the passage switching lever 14 and the activation of the electric prize ball dispensing device 2 so that the time margin required for closing the front frame 32 can be obtained. To Then, after the front frame 32 is closed, the electric prize ball dispensing device 2 is actually operated, so that the prize ball storage tank and the prize balls in the electric prize ball dispensing device 2 pass through the ball passage 11 and pass from the discharge port 31 to the island. It is surely discharged to the out ball collecting gutter of the stand and does not spill out of the island stand. Step e is a ball removal timer that starts simultaneously with step d.

The prize balls passing through the electric prize ball payout device 2 are detected by the counting sensor 7 (step f).
Upon detection, the ball removal confirmation timer is reset (step g), and the operation of the electric prize ball dispensing device 2 is stopped 5 seconds after the detection of the prize ball by the counting sensor 7 is stopped. (Step i). The ball removal confirmation timer prevents the remaining balls from being generated in the prize ball storage tank 1 and the straightening gutter 3 by operating the electric prize ball dispensing device 2 for a while even after the absence of the ball is confirmed by the counting sensor 7. Provided for. While the passage switching lever 14 is switched to the ball-extracted state, the ball-extraction operation detection switch 28 is operated and the lamp 34 as a display means is blinking. The lamp 34 is turned off by returning the passage switching lever 14 to the original position by the operation. By providing such a display means, it is possible to prevent the passage switching lever 14 from being left in a ball-extracted state.

[0011]

As described above, the ball removing device according to the present invention allows the manual switching operation of the passage switching lever provided on the back side of the pachinko game machine when the ball is removed, and furthermore, the front frame is moved after the switching operation. By allowing time for closing, the released prize balls were not spilled out of the island. This eliminates the need for a solenoid for operating the passage switching lever as in the conventional case, and simplifies the structure because there is no need to provide a small hole for the ball-pulling operation in the front of the pachinko game machine. In addition, there is an effect that there is no possibility of being tampered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ball removing device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the ball removing device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an operation state of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a ball removing device in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a ball removing device in a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 prize ball storage tank 2 electric prize ball dispensing device 4 motor 5 ball path 6 pawl 7 counting sensor 8 payout port 10 payout passage 11 ball removal passage 12 branch portion 14 passage switching lever 28 ball removal operation detection switch 31 discharge port 32 Front frame

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize ball storage tank and an electric prize ball dispensing device are provided on the back side of a pachinko gaming machine, and a payout opening of the electric prize ball dispensing device is communicated with a payout passage. A branch portion in which a dispensing passage and a ball removal passage are formed in a branch shape is provided, and a passage switching lever that can be selectively operated by manual operation is provided in the branch portion, and the ball removal passage of the passage switching lever is provided. A ball-pulling operation detection switch for detecting a switching operation is provided, and when the ball-pulling operation detection switch is operated, a timer is started. A prize ball in a pachinko game machine, wherein a prize ball in a prize ball payout device is discharged out of the pachinko game machine through the ball passage. 2. A ball-pulling device in a pachinko game machine, wherein a display means for displaying an operation of a ball-pulling operation detection switch is provided on a front surface of the pachinko game machine.