JP3001700B2 - 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 provided with an electric ball dispensing device, wherein the electric ball dispensing device is operated from the front side of the pachinko machine to remove balls. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine equipped with this kind of electric ball dispensing device has been known, for example, in which a pachinko ball dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device is hit below the electric ball dispensing device by hitting the ball in front of the pachinko machine. A ball discharge gutter and a ball drain gutter for guiding to the supply tray are provided, the electric ball dispensing device is operated by a ball drain signal from a hall command room, etc., and the ball discharge gutter and the ball drain gutter are switched by a passage switching device. Thus, the pachinko balls dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device are guided to a ball drain gutter to remove the balls.

[0003]

By the way, conventionally, the ball is completely removed by the ball removal signal from the command room. However, for example, it is possible to remove the ball for each pachinko machine. In this case, it is necessary to electrically wire the command room and each pachinko machine individually, and to provide a ball removing switch corresponding to each pachinko machine. For this reason, many wiring operations are required, and the wiring becomes complicated, requires much time, and there is a problem that work efficiency is poor. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to remove each ball from the front side of each pachinko machine without wiring the command room and each pachinko machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that can perform a ball removing operation extremely easily and quickly without causing ball clogging or the like during the ball removing operation.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko machine according to the present invention is operated by an electric drive source to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls, and an electric ball payout device. In a pachinko machine provided with a ball discharge gutter for guiding the pachinko balls dispensed from the device to the hitting ball supply tray on the front of the pachinko machine, and a ball drain gutter for removing balls, pachinko balls dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device. A discharge passage communicating with the ball discharge gutter and the ball drain gutter is provided, and a passage switching device that can be switched to communicate with the ball discharge gutter or the ball drain gutter is provided in the discharge passage. A ball-pulling operation unit for ball-pulling is provided on the back side so that the ball-pulling operation unit can be turned on from the front side. Discharge The constitution that is guided from the road to the sphere 抜樋.

[0005]

The pin is inserted into the pin hole of the front frame from the front side of the pachinko machine, and the push piece of the operating member in the ball removing operation section is pressed. As a result, the operating member rotates backward against the elastic force of the spiral spring, and pushes the detection lever to turn on the switch. When the switch is turned on, the passage switching device is operated together with the electric ball dispensing device to rotate the switching lever, and the switching lever communicates the discharge passage with the ball drain gutter, and the pachinko machine dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device. Ball removal is performed by guiding the ball to a ball drain gutter. At this time, since the pachinko balls are rectified by the discharge passage, many pachinko balls do not collectively flow into the ball drain gutter at a time, so that the ball can be removed very smoothly without clogging. You.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a back view of the pachinko machine,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an electric ball dispensing device and a ball removing operation unit described later are attached to the back of the pachinko machine. A mechanical plate 3 is disposed on the back of the pachinko machine 1 so as to cover the entire back surface of the game board 2. An assembly part 4 is formed. A prize ball path 5 is formed in which the prize balls are arranged in a line in communication with the exit, and a prize ball path 5 is formed at the end thereof. A winning ball discharging device including a winning ball processor 8 and a solenoid 9 is provided.

On the other hand, a ball tank 10 for storing pachinko balls is provided above the rear surface of the mechanism plate 3.
An outlet gutter 11 for aligning and flowing down the pachinko balls is provided below. A vertical supply gutter 12 is provided downstream of the outlet gutter 11, and an electric ball dispensing device 13 is connected to a lower end of the supply gutter 12. Further, a ball discharge gutter 14 for guiding the discharged pachinko balls to a hit ball supply tray (not shown) is provided below the electric ball discharging device 13.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the electric ball dispensing device 13 is generally constituted by a main body base 15, a driving motor 16 as an electric driving source, a lead screw 17, and a cover 18. On the front of the main body base 15,
As shown in FIG.
The supply passages 19a and 19b are formed at right and left intervals, and discharge passages 20a and 20b for pachinko balls are formed downstream of the supply passages 19a and 19b, respectively.
These discharge passages 20a and 20b are formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined inner diameter so that the pachinko balls are rectified and flow down in a line. The drive motor 16 is attached to the center of the front surface of the main body base 15 via a motor attachment frame 21. The lead screw 17 is located below the drive motor 16 and between the supply passages 19a and 19b. It is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lead screw 17 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 17a.
A projecting ridge 22 for receiving a state-of-the-art pachinko ball is formed in a spiral shape facing 19b, and a rotating shaft 23 projecting in the vertical center of the cylindrical body 17a is supported by bearing pieces 24, 24 of the main body base 15. It is mounted so that it can rotate horizontally. Then, the rotating shaft 23 protruding above the cylindrical body 17a
A driven gear 27 meshing with a driving gear 26 fixed to the motor shaft 25 is fixed to the tip of the motor shaft 25, whereby the rotation of the motor shaft 25 is transmitted to the lead screw 17. The ridge 22 of the lead screw 17 is formed such that the leading end pachinko ball of the supply passages 19a and 19b loses support and falls into the discharge passages 20a and 20b due to one rotation of the lead screw 17. A helical shape is chosen. Also, the discharge passages 20a, 20
b are provided with ball detectors 28a and 28b, and the rotation of the lead screw 17 causes the discharge passages 20a and 20b.
The pachinko balls to be paid out to b are detected one by one.

Each of the discharge passages 20a and 20b merges on the way to form one discharge passage 20, and as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 30 denotes a passage switching device, which is provided with a ball-pulling solenoid 31 at a lower portion of the electric ball discharging device 13, and has a switching lever 32 pivotally mounted at the branch point, and projects downward from the ball-pulling solenoid 31. Plunger 33 tip and switching lever 3
2 is engaged. Then, the switching lever 32 is operated to switch between a position for closing the ball drain gutter 29 indicated by a solid line in the figure and a position for closing the discharge passage 20, that is, the ball discharge gutter 14 shown by a chain line in FIG. It has become.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a switch mechanism as a ball-pulling operation unit disposed on the upper rear surface of the game board 2, and as shown in FIGS. Is provided with a switch 37 having a detection lever 36 facing the inside of the box frame 35, and an operation member 38 is provided in the box frame 35 so as to face the detection lever 36 of the switch 37 and stand upright.

The operating member 38 has a storage recess 39 formed at the lower end thereof, and the spiral spring 40 is stored in the storage recess 39. Then, the storage recess 39 is turned inside with the storage recess 39 inside.
Through holes 41, 41 formed coaxially on both sides of the box frame 35, and through holes 4 formed coaxially on both sides of the box frame 35.
2 and 42, and the through holes 41 and 41 and the through holes 4
2, 42 and the spiral spring 40 are positioned in a straight line,
The operating member 38 is attached by inserting the horizontal shaft 43 through these. Further, one end linear portion 40a of the spiral spring 40
Is in contact with the back surface of the operating member 38 through the slit 44,
The bent portion 40b at the other end is fitted into a locking hole 45 provided in the box frame 35, whereby the operating member 38 is urged to rotate forward. It is tilted forward to the extent that it does not touch and touch the detection lever 36, and this state is maintained.

A wide push piece 46 is provided at the upper end of the operating member 38, and the push piece 46 corresponds to a pin hole 48 penetrating through the front frame 47a of the pachinko machine 1 and the game board mounting frame 47b. Position. Reference numeral 49 denotes a notch provided on one side of the box frame 35 corresponding to the pushing piece 46 of the operating member 38, so that the pushing piece 46 can intervene to hinder the rotation of the operating member 38. To be able to do it. 50 is the horizontal axis 4
3 is a retaining E-ring. And the switch 3
7. The electric ball dispensing device 13 and the passage switching device 30 are electrically connected to each other.

The pachinko machine 1 of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and the operation will be described below. When a pachinko ball as a winning ball guided to the winning ball passage 5 is detected by the winning ball detector 6, the drive motor 16 of the electric ball dispensing device 13 is rotated by the detection signal, and the driving gear 26,
The lead screw 17 is rotated via the driven gear 27. The rotation of the lead screw 17 causes the supply passage 19 to rotate.
The pachinko balls waiting in a continuous state at a and 19b are ridges 22.
When the lead screw 17 makes one rotation, the leading-edge pachinko ball supported by the ridge 22 is disengaged from the support of the ridge 22 and is discharged to the discharge passages 20a and 20b.

In order to remove the pachinko balls from the ball tank, the pin holes 48 in the front frame 47a are taken from the front side of the pachinko machine 1.
A pin P or the like is inserted into the operating member 38 and the pressing piece 46 of the operating member 38 is pressed. As a result, the operating member 38 rotates rearward against the elastic force of the spiral spring 40 as shown by the chain line in FIG.
6 is pushed to turn on the switch 37. Switch 3
7, the drive motor 16 of the electric ball dispensing device 13 is rotated and the passage switching device 30 is operated,
The switching lever 32 is rotated as shown by the chain line in FIG. As a result, the discharge passage 20 and the ball drain gutter 29 are communicated with each other by the switching lever 32, and the pachinko balls dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device 13 are guided to the ball drain gutter 29 to remove the balls in the same manner as described above.
At this time, since the pachinko balls flowing down in the respective discharge passages 20a and 20b are rectified in a line as described above, many pachinko balls to be paid out do not collectively flow into the ball drain gutter 29 at one time. The ball can be removed very smoothly without clogging. When the ball removal is completed, the ball removal solenoid 31 of the passage switching device 30 is demagnetized, the switching lever 32 returns to the original state again, and the ball removal passage 29 is closed.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the ball-pulling operation unit is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine so that the ball-pulling operation unit can be turned on from the front side thereof. By operating the passage switching device together with the electric ball dispensing device to guide the pachinko balls dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device to the ball drain gutter to remove the balls, there is no need to wire the command room and each pachinko machine. Ball removal can be performed for each vehicle. Therefore, the wiring operation can be greatly simplified, and even if, for example, it becomes necessary to remove balls for repairs during business hours, it is possible to easily remove balls only from the pachinko machine.

Further, since the pachinko balls flowing down the discharge passage are rectified, many pachinko balls do not collectively flow into the ball drain gutter at the same time when the balls are removed, thereby causing ball clogging. In addition, there is also an effect that the ball can be removed very smoothly and the ball removing operation can be performed easily and quickly. Furthermore,
Since the pachinko ball is removed from the electric ball dispensing device, the ball can be completely removed without leaving the ball, and the ball can be completely removed by a single ball removal operation. There is also an effect that, when a ball is removed from a pachinko machine, it is not necessary to forget to remove some pachinko balls.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an electric ball dispensing device and a ball removing operation unit are attached to the back of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the electric ball dispensing device.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the electric ball dispensing device in cross section.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a ball removing operation unit.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pachinko machine 13 Electric ball dispensing device 16 Electric drive source (drive motor) 20, 20a, 20b Discharge passage 29 Ball drain gutter 30 Passage switching device 34 Ball removal operation unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An electric drive source operates a predetermined number of packets.
Electrically sphere payout device pays out dick ball, and the ball discharge gutter for guiding the pachinko balls Ru dispensed from said electrical sphere payment <br/> out device hitting supply dish pachinko machine front, spherical punching process Ball
A pachinko machine equipped with a downspout, and arranges pachinko balls to be dispensed from the electric ball dispensing device.
A discharge passage for flowing and communicating with the ball discharge gutter and the ball drain gutter
To communicate with a ball discharge gutter or a ball drain gutter in the discharge passage.
Switchable passage switch provided so as, while the spherical disconnect as on operation possible from the front side to the back side of the pachinko machine
The spherical disconnect operation portion for come provided to actuate the passage switch together with the electrical sphere dispenser by on-operation of the ball disconnect operation unit
Wherein the pachinko ball is guided from a discharge passage to a ball drain gutter .