JP3068771B2 - Ball feeder 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 hitting ball which feeds pachinko balls of a hitting ball supply tray provided on the front of a pachinko machine one by one to a firing position of a firing rail according to a vertical movement of an interlocking lever interlocking with a hitting rod. The present invention relates to a supply device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a hit ball supplying apparatus of this type, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-38859 has been known. As shown in FIG. 11, this conventional hitting ball supply device has a horizontal axis 102 parallel to a firing rail 101 in a vertical ball passage 100, and the horizontal axis 102 has its own weight so as to always rotate downward. The supply control member 103 is pivoted,
The supply control member 103 is reciprocated in the vertical direction each time the hitting rod is fired, so that pachinko balls from the hitting ball supply tray 104 are supplied one by one to the firing position of the firing rail 101.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-described conventional hitting ball supply device, the ball passage from the outlet 105 of the hitting ball supply plate 104 to the firing position of the firing rail 101 can be shortened. It has the advantage that the entire device can be miniaturized and the structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost. However, on the other hand, the pachinko ball 107 received by the ball receiving portion 106 of the supply control member 103 is directly rotated by the downward rotation of the supply control member 103 to the firing rail 101.
Because it is sent to the launch position of
When the pachinko ball 107 received by the ball receiving portion 106 is sent out to the firing position of the firing rail 101, centrifugal force accompanying the rotation of the supply control member 103 acts on the pachinko ball 107, and the ball receiving portion The pachinko ball of 106 will be sent out to the launch position of the launch rail 101 vigorously, and it will take time to bounce on the rail or continue to move slightly and stop, and the launch operation will vary, and a good ball fly will occur. There was a problem that it could not be obtained.

On the other hand, in order to solve such a problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 6-269541 discloses a method in which a pachinko ball of a hit ball supply tray is smoothly fed to a firing position of a firing rail by utilizing an inclined bottom of a ball passage. No. 1993, which is hereby incorporated by reference. However, since this conventional device requires two members, a ball cutting member and a ball supply member, there are problems in that the number of parts is large, assembling is troublesome, and the cost is high.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a ball entrance between a hitting ball supply tray and a launch rail, into which a pachinko ball from the hitting ball supply tray flows, and a launch rail. A case body having a passage portion formed with a supply port for sending out a pachinko ball to a firing position is provided, and a ball supply member is pivotally supported on the case body so as to be vertically rotatable. Also,
The bottom of the passage is formed so as to be slanted so that the pachinko ball naturally rolls from the supply port to the firing position. On the other hand, the ball supply member is provided with a ball receiving piece having an arc-shaped receiving surface for receiving a pachinko ball flowing into the passage portion from the ball inlet and a ball stopper piece for opening and closing the supply port, and is provided with a ball hitting ball. It is configured to be able to rotate according to the up and down movement of an interlocking lever interlocking with the rod.

The arc-shaped receiving surface of the ball receiving piece receives the pachinko ball which has flowed into the ball inlet and stands by, and drops the pachinko ball into the passage when the ball supply member is rotated upward. The ball stopper closes the supply port when the ball supply member is rotated upward to prevent the movement of the pachinko ball in the passage portion, and the supply port is associated with the downward rotation of the ball supply member. And the pachinko ball in the passage is sent to the firing position of the firing rail. As described above, the pachinko balls from the hitting ball supply tray can be smoothly sent out one by one to the firing position of the firing rail according to the vertical movement of the interlocking lever interlocking with the hitting rod. The ball can be quickly and stably stopped and a good ball flight can always be obtained.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine to which a hit ball supply device according to the present invention is attached, and shows a state in which a front plate is opened. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the hit ball supply device is detached from the front plate. In the figure, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board detachably mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 1, and a firing rail 3 is provided on the front surface thereof. 4 is a striking rod whose tip faces the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3, 6 is a front plate that covers the front surface of the firing rail 3, and a glass door frame 7 that covers the upper part of the game board 2.
Also, it is attached to one side of the front frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. 8
Reference numeral 9 denotes a hit ball supply tray provided on the front face of the front plate 6, 9 denotes an outlet formed on the front plate 6 for guiding the pachinko balls of the hit ball supply tray 8 to a hit ball feeding device 10 described later, and 11 denotes an outlet 9. A box-shaped frame attached to the back surface of the front plate 6 so as to surround it, and a ball-stop lever 12 for closing the outflow port 9 when the prize ball tank runs out or the game is stopped is provided therein.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the hitting ball supply device 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. The hit ball supply device 10 is generally constituted by a box-shaped case body 13 and a ball supply member 14. In the case of the present embodiment, the case body 13 includes the base plate portion 13a and the main body portion 1.
3b, and are formed into two parts, each of which is united and integrated. The case body 13 includes a ball inlet 16 corresponding to the outlet 9, a passage portion 17 communicating with the ball inlet 16, and through which one pachinko ball can pass, and a supply port 18 facing the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3. And the bottom portion 19 of the passage portion 17 is formed obliquely so that the pachinko ball naturally rolls from the supply port 18 to the firing position of the firing rail 3. A horizontal axis 20 is provided in a space of the case body 13 located below the passage section 17 in a direction orthogonal to the firing rail 3, and the ball supply member 14 is turned on the horizontal axis 20 up and down. It is pivotally supported.

The ball supply member 14 includes a cylindrical portion 22 having an insertion hole 21 through which the horizontal shaft 20 is inserted, and an engagement pin 24 projecting outward from an opening 23 provided on a side portion of the case body 13.
Are integrally provided, and a plate-shaped ball receiving piece 25 and a ball stopper 26 are integrally provided on the cylindrical portion 22. The upper edge of the ball receiving piece 25 is formed as an arc-shaped receiving surface 27 centered on the horizontal axis 20. Reference numeral 34 denotes a roller member mounted on the engagement pin 24.

The ball supply member 14 always has an engagement pin 24
4 is urged to rotate downward as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, and the pachinko ball flowing into the passage portion 17 from the ball inlet 16 is received by the arc-shaped receiving surface 27 of the ball receiving piece 25. I have. On the other hand, the ball stopper 26 closes the supply port 18 when the ball supply member 14 rotates upward as shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, and can open the supply port 18 when it rotates downward as shown by the solid line in FIG. It has become.

In the hit ball supplying apparatus 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, the case body 13 is fitted into the recess of the box-shaped frame 11 so that the outlet 9 and the ball inlet 16 are aligned with each other. It is fixed to the back surface of the face plate 6. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the engagement pin 24 of the ball supply member 14 is positioned above the push-up portion 31 of the interlocking lever 30 rotatably supported by the shaft 29 on the front side of the game board 2. The interlocking lever 30
Has an integrated lever portion 32 that hangs downward from one end of the push-up portion 31, and the lever portion 32 is positioned so as to be able to engage with a catching rod 33 fixed to the hitting rod 4.

Next, the operation of the hit ball supply device 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When the hitting rod 4 is in the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the ball supply member 14 is urged downward by the engagement pin 24 as a weight, and the ball receiving member 2
5 is located in the passage portion 17 as shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 6 (a) and 7 (a), and receives the leading pachinko ball B from the hit ball supply tray 8 with the arc-shaped receiving surface 27. I'm waiting.

On the other hand, in this state, when the hitting rod 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position as shown by the chain line in FIG.
As a result, the lever portion 32 of the interlocking lever 30 is pulled, and the interlocking lever 30 is rotated about the shaft 29 as a fulcrum as shown by a chain line in FIG. To move the ball supply member 14 to the horizontal axis 20.
Is rotated upward with the fulcrum. As a result, FIG.
The pachinko ball B received on the arc-shaped receiving surface 27 of the ball receiving piece 25 as shown in (b), FIG. 6 (b), and FIG. 7 (b) falls to the bottom 19 of the passage portion 17. At the same time, the ball stopper 26 closes the supply port 18, so that the pachinko ball is held on the bottom 19 of the passage portion 17 and stands by.

Next, when the striking rod 4 rotates from this state to the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the interlocking lever 30 also returns to its solid line position by its own weight, and the ball supply member 14 is engaged accordingly. It rotates downward by the weight of the pin 24. As a result, the ball stopper 26 retreats from the passage 17 and opens the supply port 18 as shown in FIGS. 5 (c), 6 (c) and 7 (c). The pachinko ball B, which has been waiting at the above, smoothly rolls from the supply port 18 to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3 due to the inclination of the bottom 19. At the same time, the pachinko ball B1 of the following passage portion 17 is placed on the arc-shaped receiving surface 2
After that, the pachinko balls of the hitting ball supply tray 8 are surely supplied one by one to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3 each time the hitting rod 4 reciprocates.

FIGS. 8 to 10 show a second embodiment. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is mainly the shape of the ball supply member.
At 0, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, the ball receiving piece 25a of the ball supply member 14a in the second embodiment has an arc-shaped receiving surface 27a.
The shape of the ball supply member 14 is
The pachinko ball B2 flowing into the ball inlet 16 with the upward rotation of a is set so as to be gradually lowered toward the supply port 18. In the case of the second embodiment,
The supply of the pachinko balls to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3 can be performed more smoothly.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, the hitting ball supply device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention reliably discharges pachinko balls from a hitting ball supply tray one by one according to the firing operation of the hitting rod. Can be supplied to the launch position.
And, since the pachinko ball from the hitting ball supply tray is naturally rolled to the firing position of the firing rail by using the inclination of the passage portion, the supply operation can be performed very smoothly without difficulty. In addition, the pachinko ball sent to the firing position does not bounce on the rail or continues to move slightly, so that the ball can be quickly and stably stopped and a good ball flight can always be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine equipped with a hit ball supply device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 in a state in which a hit ball supply device is removed from a front plate.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hit ball supply device.

FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device with a partial cross section.

5 (a) to 5 (c) are schematic side views illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device with a partial cross section.

FIGS. 6A to 6C are schematic front views illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device with a partial cross section.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic plan views illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device with a partial cross section.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a ball supply member according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device according to the second embodiment with a partial cross section.

FIG. 10 is a schematic front view illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device according to the second embodiment with a partial cross section.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 3 launch rail 4 hitting rod 5 firing position 8 hitting supply tray 10 hitting supply device 13 case body 14 ball feeding member 16 ball inlet 17 passage 18 supply port 25 ball receiving piece 26 ball stopper 27 arc-shaped receiving surface 30 interlocking lever

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A case having a passage between a hitting ball supply tray and a launching rail formed with a ball inlet into which a pachinko ball flows from the hitting ball supply tray and a supply port for sending a pachinko ball to a firing position of the firing rail. A ball supply member is rotatably supported up and down on the case body, and the bottom of the passage portion is formed obliquely toward the supply port. A ball receiving piece having an arc-shaped receiving surface for receiving a pachinko ball flowing into the ball and a ball stopper piece for opening and closing a supply port are formed in a cylindrical portion.
Is provided integrally at a predetermined interval via the ball, and the ball supply member is rotated in accordance with the up and down movement of an interlocking lever interlocking with the hitting rod, thereby launching pachinko balls from the hitting ball supply tray one by one at the firing position of the firing rail. A ball feeder for a pachinko machine, wherein the ball is fed to a machine.