JP2759923B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a prize ball tank, a cover for a special prize tool, a prize ball receiver, an alignment path tool, and an alarm device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a prize ball tank used in a pachinko machine has extended protruding pieces having pin holes formed on both sides. On the other hand, an engagement hole is provided in the machine frame at a position corresponding to the pin hole. The prize ball tank is attached with a screw through a pin hole. Also, the cover of the special prize tool is provided with a hinge at one end and is openable and closable. When inspecting the special prize tool, open the entire cover of the special prize tool and perform inspection and parts replacement. I have. A prize ball receiver is attached to the back of the game board,
A receiving space for receiving the winning balls in the winning holes provided in a large number is formed, and a collective passage is formed as a common passage. The winning ball of such a collective passage is 1
A triangular separating protrusion is provided on the discharge port so that the winning balls are aligned and discharged to the winning ball discharging device one by one, and the winning balls are discharged below the separating protrusion. In addition, the aligning path is provided with trays of the same shape running in parallel, and aligns and discharges the prize balls discharged from the prize ball tank.

[0003]

Since the prize ball tank mounted on the upper part of the machine frame is screwed as described above,
Screw holes need to be formed in the prize ball tank itself and the machine frame, respectively, and screwing work is required, and simplification of the work is desired. When the special prize tool is inspected or parts are replaced, it is necessary to open the entire cover of the special prize tool, and when the gaming machine is installed in a place where the entire cover of the special prize tool cannot be opened. There is. Therefore, it is desired to provide a special prize tool cover having a work cover that can easily open necessary parts, and when configured as such, a structure that prevents the work cover from easily detaching during transportation and preventing damage. A special prize tool cover is desired. Also, when a special prize is generated, the prize balls are temporarily increased in the receiving device and are accumulated from the collecting passage to the separation protrusions, and the prize balls collected on the separation protrusions are obtained. May play an immovable state due to the interaction between the winning balls. Such a prize ball does not become a prize ball and is disadvantageous to the player, and also causes a store-side credit problem. Therefore, a countermeasure for preventing such a state is desired, and the present invention provides a winning ball receiver that solves such an inconvenience. Figure 26 shows the problem with the alignment tool
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 26 shows a tray 110 having the same shape.
a, 110b is a plan view configured in parallel.
When the prize balls discharged from the prize ball counting device via the alignment path tool are discharged via both trays 110a and 110b, the movement of the prize balls in each tray is performed smoothly. However, when the prize balls in one of the trays 110a are not discharged, that is, when the prize balls in the tray 110a do not move, the tray 11 that does not move
As shown in FIG. 26, the prize ball at 0a runs on the moving tray 10b side, and as a result, a bridge is formed and the prize ball at the tray 110b side cannot be discharged. . For this reason, the clerk takes measures such as beating the portion, giving the player discomfort.

[0004]

A pachinko machine according to claim 1.
Is provided with a protruding piece on the side of the prize ball tank body while the other side
An engagement projection having an engagement hole is provided at least to the projection
Prize ball tank with a pin hole in one of the engaging projections
A claw that can be engaged with the engagement hole in the machine frame and the protruding piece.
And a groove that can be fitted into the pin hole.
A pin fitting hole is formed at a position where the pin fits. Claims
The pachinko machine of claim 2 is the pachinko machine of claim 1.
The frame is provided with a support plate for supporting the engaging projection.

[0005]

The pachinko machine according to claim 1 is a side portion of a prize ball tank.
Insert the protruding piece provided on the machine frame into the groove provided on
Lock the engaging hole on the other side of the prize ball tank with
And fix it. Also, at least one of the projecting piece and the engaging projecting piece is used.
There is a pin hole in the
Claw is damaged via a screw etc. in the pin fitting hole formed at the position
Be prepared for fixing the prize ball tank in the event of such a situation. Claim 2
Pachinko machines support the prize ball tank via the support plate
You.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a partial cross section of a pachinko machine 100. A prize ball tank 1 is mounted on an upper portion of a machine frame 101. FIG. The supply ball is supplied to the prize ball tank 1 from a supply machine (not shown). A prize ball counting device 102 is provided below the prize ball tank 1. An alignment path 1 is provided between the prize ball tank 1 and the prize ball counter 102.
03 is inclined. The arrangement path 103 is for arranging the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 1 in a plurality of rows and supplying the prize balls to the prize ball counting device 102. A discharge passage 104 is provided vertically below the prize ball counting device 102, and the prize balls counted and discharged are guided to an upper plate (not shown) through the upper plate discharge port 105. A prize ball discharge gutter 135 for discharging the prize balls in the prize ball tank 1 is provided at the right end. At the center of FIG. 1, a cover 30 for a special prize tool that can be opened and closed for the special prize tool is attached. still,
The cover 30 of the special prize tool includes a base cover 3 that can be opened and closed.
1 and a work cover 40 capable of opening and closing an opening provided in the base cover 31. Also, the game board 11
The winning ball receiver 60 is attached to the back of 0,
A receiving space for receiving a winning ball discharged from a winning tool (not shown) is formed, and a winning ball discharging device disposed at a lower right portion through a collecting passage 61 on a lower surface of the receiving tool cover 60. The winning balls are discharged one by one at 120. That is, when the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector (proximity switch) 125, the winning ball is discharged one by one by reciprocating up and down of the solenoid 128. Further, an alarm device for detecting an input of the proximity switch 125 and blinking the alarm lamp 91 or the like is provided. This alarm is shown in FIG.
5, the control device 90 is a winning ball detector (proximity switch) provided in the winning ball discharging device 120.
125 and the alarm lamp 91 are connected. The winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 125, and the detection signal generates a pulse train of "ON" and "OFF" even if the winning ball is continuous. Therefore, the control device 90 determines whether or not the winning balls are successfully ejected one by one based on the time intervals of the “ON” and “OFF” pulse trains. That is, when the winning ball is successfully ejected, "O"
If a pulse train of "N" and "OFF" is generated, but the ejection is not performed properly, the winning ball detector 125 maintains the "ON" (or "OFF") state. When such a state occurs, the alarm lamp 91 is flashed via the control device 90 to notify the staff.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the prize ball tank 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2, and FIG. The bottom 2 of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped tank body 1a is formed to be inclined toward the discharge port 5, and the prize balls from the discharge port 5 flow out to the alignment path 103. A detection plate 3 rotatably supported by a support shaft 4 is installed on a side of the discharge port 5, and a limit switch 6 for detecting presence or absence of a prize ball is provided below the detection plate 3. Have been. This limit switch 6 is detected by pressing downward with the weight of the prize ball in the prize ball tank 1. Prize ball tank body 1
A projecting piece 7 is formed on the right side of "a", and the projecting piece 7 is provided with a pair of pin holes 7a. On the other hand, an engagement projection 8 is provided on the opposite side, and a rectangular engagement hole 9 and a pair of pin holes 8a are formed in the engagement projection 8 to lock the claws 10 described later. Have been. On the other hand, the machine frame 101 has an elastic claw 10 having a bent end, which is engaged with the engagement hole 9.
And a pin fitting hole 8b is formed at a position corresponding to the pin hole 8a. In addition, the nail 10
A support plate 13 for supporting the engagement projection 8 is provided at a lower portion of the support plate 13. Further, the groove 11 that can be fitted to the protruding piece 7 is
A pin fitting hole 7b is formed at a position corresponding to the pin hole 7a formed on the right side of the protruding piece 7 and formed on the right side of the projecting piece 7.

To mount and remove the prize ball tank 1 having the above configuration, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the protruding piece 7 is inserted into a groove 11 formed on the right portion of the machine frame 101. Then, when the prize ball tank main body 1a is pressed against the machine frame side 101, the claw 10 is inserted into the engagement hole 9 by an elastic action and is fixedly engaged with the engagement hole 9, and the prize ball tank 1 is supported by the support plate 13 It is attached in a state supported by. Conversely, when removing the prize ball tank 1, the tank body 1 a is detached from the machine frame 101 while pressing the claw 10 in the direction of disengaging from the engagement hole 9, and the state shown in FIG. I can do it. The tank body 1a has a pin hole 7a, a pin hole 8a,
Are provided with pin fitting holes 7b, 8b at positions corresponding to the pin holes 7a, 8a. These take into account when the claw 10 is broken. In such a case, a pin is inserted into the pin hole to fix the tank body 1a.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the base cover 31, and FIG.
7, FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 5, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. The special winning tool cover 30 includes a base cover 31 and a work cover 40 that opens and closes an opening 35 formed in the base cover 31 described below. A substantially square box-shaped base cover main body 31a covers a special winning tool attached to a game board (not shown), and a pair of hinges 32 is provided on the left edge so as to be openable and closable. A pin hole 33 is formed in one of the right edges to maintain the closed state via a pin (not shown). An opening 35 is formed in the base cover main body 31a, and four stop pieces 36 are vertically suspended above the opening 35 along the base cover main body 31a at equal intervals. At the left and right edges of the opening 35, a slide piece 37 protrudes inward at a position below the surface 40, and the slide piece 37 is provided with a notch 38. A protruding piece 39 having an L-shaped side cross section (FIG. 8) and an inverted U-shaped cross section (FIG. 9) is provided with a stop piece 36 so as to cover the notch 38. In the direction in which the slide piece 37 extends. FIG. 10 is a plan view of a work cover 40 made of synthetic resin.
Is a front view of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a side view of FIG. The work cover body 40a is box-shaped, and has many air holes 45a on the upper surface, and wiring holes 45 on the front surface (FIG. 11).
b are respectively drilled. This work cover body 40a
On both sides of the bottom of the rim, there are formed edge pieces 43 that can be placed on the slide pieces 37. Outside the edge pieces 43, a pair of left and right insertions to be inserted into protruding pieces 39 provided on the base cover main body 31a. A piece 41 is formed. As shown in FIG. 12, a notch hole 44 is formed at a position corresponding to the notch 38 on the side surface around the insertion piece 41.

Next, the opening 3 of the fixed base cover 31
The attachment and removal of the work cover 40 that closes the opening 5 will be described. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the work cover body 40a is attached to the base cover body 31a. That is,
When the insertion piece 41 is inserted into the L-shaped projecting piece 39 and the work cover body 40a is moved to the left, it cannot be removed by contacting the stop piece 36. The insertion piece 41 hits the protruding piece 39 and cannot be removed. In this state, the work cover 40 is attached to the base cover 3.
1, the work cover 40 does not come off even by vibration generated during transportation. on the other hand,
When checking the special prize-winning tool or replacing parts, first, the work cover body 40a is moved in the direction of the stop piece 36 and lifted upward as shown in FIG. The cover 40 is bent and inclined by the elastic action, so that the insertion piece 41 enters the notch 38,
By further pulling up in this state, it can be removed without disturbing the stop piece 36. On the other hand, when the work cover body 40a is mounted, the work cover body 4
When the insertion pieces 41 provided on both sides of the opening 0a are mounted while sliding on the slide pieces 37 projecting from the left and right edges of the opening, the work cover 40 is inserted and attached while being bent by the elastic action of the work cover 40. As described above, since the work cover 40 can be easily attached and detached, the special prize tool can be easily inspected and parts can be easily replaced, and the work cover 40 is not easily detached by the stop piece 36. ,
Damage during transportation can be prevented.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing a part of a lower portion of a winning ball receiver 60 formed of a thin plate made of a transparent resin, and FIG. 16 shows a state where the winning ball is stored with a game board 110 attached. FIG. That is, the receiving device 60 forms a receiving space 68 between the gaming device 110 and the receiving device 60 in which a winning ball can be stored. The prize balls accumulated in the space 68 pass through the discharge passage 6 on the inclined collecting passage 61.
In order to flow down toward the prize balls 6 and discharge the winning balls one by one, a separation projection 63 having a triangular cross section is provided at the upper part of the discharge port 66 to regulate the discharge interval.
On the upper part of the separation projection 63, a projection having a length (L) equal to or greater than the radius of the prize sphere and equal to or less than the diameter is provided at a position (height h) at which one prize sphere can be received. A piece 65 is provided. In a state where many winning balls are accumulated in the winning ball receiving device 60 (FIG. 16), the winning balls are discharged one by one from the lower part of the separation protrusion 63. On the other hand, the winning balls accumulated on the separating projection 63 are prevented from being immobile by the interaction of the winning balls by the projection pieces 65, and are sequentially dropped and discharged as the number of game balls decreases. The length and the mounting position of the projection piece were obtained as a result of various tests, and the length (L) was set at the upper position (height h) where only one winning ball could be received from the separation projection body. ) Is a desirable result with a length not less than the radius of the winning ball and not more than the diameter.

Next, the alignment path tool 103 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 is a front view of the alignment path tool, FIG. 18 is a right side view, FIG. 19 is a plan view, and FIG.
8 is a view as viewed from arrows C to C, and FIG. 21 is a view as viewed from arrows D to D in FIG. The alignment path device 103 has an inner plate 80 and an outer plate 81 erected on a bottom plate 82, and a feed tray 84 a and a fed tray 84 b are formed between the side plates 80 and 81 by a partition plate 83, and a prize is provided. The prize ball supplied from the ball tank 1 is shown in FIG.
7 is configured to be discharged from the left end to the right end. In addition, mounting ribs 85a and 85b are vertically provided on the bottom plate 82. On the bottom plate 82 on the side of the feed tray 84a,
A correction plate 88 is extended to a position before a feeding portion 87 described later so as to be approximately half the prize ball diameter higher than the bottom plate 82 on the side of the fed tray 84b. Further, the partition plate 83 is formed at such a height that prize balls are not discharged from the feed tray 84a to the feed tray 84b up to the position of the feed portion 87, and the upper portion 89 of the partition plate 83 is fed from the feed tray 84a. It is formed in an inclined shape so as to be easily discharged toward the tray 84b. Next, the alignment path tool 103 having the above configuration
Will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 22 shows a state in which prize balls are arranged in the feed tray 84a, and FIG. 23 shows a state in which prize balls are arranged in the feed tray 84b. In this state, the discharge of the prize balls on the feed tray 84a to the prize ball counting device 102 is stopped, while the prize balls on the feed tray 84b are discharged, as shown in FIG. At 87, while the prize balls 90a and 90b are stacked in two layers, the stacked prize balls 90a and 90b are discharged to the tray 84b as shown in FIG. That is, bridge formation that occurs in the prize ball is prevented. As described above, the prize balls can be replenished from the feed tray 84a to the fed tray 84b, so that when one of the trays does not discharge the prize balls, the prize balls are replenished to the fed tray 84b. This makes it possible to smoothly discharge the prize ball to the prize ball counting device 102, unlike the related art. Although the alignment path tool of the above embodiment is a case of two rows, it is needless to say that the arrangement path tool is effective for an alignment path tool composed of more trays.

[0013]

The prize ball tank of the present invention can be attached and detached through a claw, unlike a conventional screwing, so that it can be easily attached and detached , and a pin hole and a pin fitting hole can be used.
Prize when nails are broken by inserting
Fixing of product tanks can be dealt with.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a prize ball tank.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a prize ball tank.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a prize ball tank is attached to a machine frame.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a plane of a base cover.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the front of the base cover.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a side surface of the base cover.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. 5;

9 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a plan view of a work cover.

FIG. 11 is a view showing the front of a work cover.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a side surface of the work cover.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a state in which the work cover is attached to the base cover.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a work cover is removed from a base cover.

FIG. 15 is a view showing the front of a winning ball receiver.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a winning ball receiver.

FIG. 17 is a front view of an alignment path device.

FIG. 18 is a right side view of the alignment path device.

FIG. 19 is a plan view of an alignment path tool.

20 is a view as viewed from arrows C to C in FIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is a view as seen from arrows D to D in FIG. 18;

FIG. 22 is a view corresponding to FIG. 20 for explaining the operation of the alignment path tool.

FIG. 23 is a view corresponding to FIG. 21 for explaining the operation of the alignment path tool.

FIG. 24 is a view corresponding to FIG. 19 for explaining the operation of the alignment path tool.

FIG. 25 is a control block diagram of the alarm device.

FIG. 26 is a plan view of a conventional alignment path device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 Prize ball tank 1a Tank main body 3 Detector plate 7 Protrusion piece 7a, 8a Pin hole 7b, 8b Pin fitting hole 8 Engagement projection piece 9 Engagement hole 10 Claw 11 Groove 30 Special prize tool cover 31 Base cover 35 Opening 36 Stop piece 37 Slide piece 38 Notch 39 Projection piece 40 Work cover 41 Insertion piece 44 Notch hole 60 Winning ball receiver 63 Separate projection 65 Projection 66 Exit port 82 Bottom plate 83 Partition plate 84a Feed tray 84b Feed tray 87 Feed unit 88 Correction plate 103 Alignment path tool

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A snap for mounting a prize ball tank to a machine frame.
On the machine, a protruding piece is provided on the side of the prize ball tank body
On the other hand, an engaging projection having an engaging hole is provided on the other side, so that
A pin hole is formed in one of the projection and the engagement projection.
A prize ball tank, which can be engaged with the engagement hole on the machine frame.
A groove that can be fitted to the claw and the protrusion is formed, and the
The pin fitting hole is formed at the position corresponding to the
Pachinko machine. 2. A support plate for supporting an engaging projection is provided on a machine frame.
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein