JP3107086B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a kind of pachinko machine, when a magnetic card is inserted into a card insertion portion and an operation portion is operated, a game is performed from a ball rental device within a range of the number of remaining ball rentals stored in the magnetic card. A CR (card reader) type pachinko machine in which a ball is lent is known. In CR type pachinko machines, a prize ball dispensing device that pays out a number of prize balls according to a prize is sometimes used as a ball rental device, but in order to improve the efficiency of ball lending operation, a ball rental device is used. Is often provided separately from the prize ball payout device. In a CR-type pachinko machine in which such a ball rental device is provided separately from the prize ball payout device, the game balls discharged from the ball rental device are placed on the front side similarly to the game balls discharged from the prize ball payout device. In many cases, the ball rental device is provided adjacent to the rear of the prize ball payout device because of the need to flow down to the supply tray of the prize ball and the limited installation space of the ball rental device.

[0003]

However, a pachinko machine in which the ball rental device is provided adjacent to the rear of the prize ball dispensing device is not repaired unless the ball rental device is removed when the prize ball dispensing device breaks down. Can not do it. Unless the ball lending device is removed, it cannot be checked whether the prize ball payout device is operating normally.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional pachinko machine, to facilitate maintenance of the prize ball dispensing device and to easily check the operation state of the prize ball dispensing device. It is to provide a type of pachinko machine.

[0005]

The structure of the present invention is as follows.
The ball rental device is a pachinko machine provided separately from the prize ball dispensing device on the mechanism plate installed on the back side, and the ball rental device is provided so as to be able to open freely with one edge as an axis. It is in.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine of a CR type, and a card insertion portion 2 for inserting a magnetic card is provided slightly below the left center of the pachinko machine 1.
Is provided. A substantially circular game area 3 is provided above the center of the pachinko machine 1, and in the game area 3, various winning devices 4, 4,... Are provided. Further, a supply plate 5 for supplying game balls to the launching device is protruded below the game area 3, and a lending device 6 described later (see FIG. 3) is provided at the front center of the supply plate 5.
Is provided with an operation unit 7 for operating.

FIG. 2 shows a partially omitted back view of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. A middle frame 8 is provided inside a machine frame (not shown) that covers the periphery of the pachinko machine 1, and a mechanism plate 9 is fixed to the middle frame 8. The mechanism plate 9 has a large opening at the center, and a game ball tank 33 for storing game balls supplied from a pachinko hall is provided above the opening. A first passage member 34 and a second passage member 35 are removably installed at the lower right of the game ball tank 33 (lower right when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 1). It is in a state of communicating with 33. Further, below the first passage member 34, the prize ball payout device 11 is provided detachably, and is in communication with the first passage member 34. A ball lending device 6 is detachably provided behind the prize ball payout device 11,
It is in a state of communicating with the passage member 35.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show the ball lending device 6. The ball lending device 6 includes a case 20 in which a game ball passage 19 is formed, a cover 21 to be attached to the case 20, and a case 20.
, A ball cutting gear 12 having a plurality of ball cutting claws 14, 14..., And a ball cutting gear 1.
A control member 13 for controlling the rotation of the game ball 2, detection switches 15 and 15 for detecting the passage of the game ball, a rectifying member 16 for adjusting the flow of the game ball, a control gear 22 for controlling the rotation of the ball cutting gear 12, a locking member It is assembled and formed by an operating member (solenoid) 18 for controlling the rotation of the control gear 22 in conjunction with 17, a control device 38 for controlling the operation of the operating member 18, a locking member 40 for joining with the mechanism plate 9, and the like. ing. The case 20 and the cover 21 are made of a transparent synthetic resin, so that the movement of internal components can be visually checked.

A pair of mounting plates 2 are provided near the upper end of the left edge of the case 20 and slightly below the center, respectively.
3, 23 are projected in parallel, and an installation shaft 24 is vertically provided between the pair of installation plates 23, 23, respectively. A fixing member 25 made of a somewhat soft synthetic resin (polyethylene) is attached to each of the installation shafts 24, 24.
25 is rotatably fitted to the outside. Each fixing member 25,
25 has a base end formed in a C shape and a front end bent and formed in a hook shape. Further, a knob 29 is provided near the tip. FIG. 5 shows a horizontal cross section of a base end portion of the fixing member 25 fitted externally to the installation shaft 24, and four ridges 27,
27... In the axial direction, from the axial center to the radial direction 9
Are provided at intervals of 0 degrees, and on the inner wall at the base end (C-shaped portion) of the fixing member 25, eight concave stripes 28, 28,. It is provided vertically at intervals of 30 degrees in the radial direction from the center of the hollow portion. in addition,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, engagement protrusions 30, 30 are provided above and below a right end edge of the engagement member 26, and each of the engagement protrusions 30, 30 has an engagement hole. 31 are drilled.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the ball lending device 6 is removed.
The engagement projections 32, 32 project upward. Also,
A discharge hole 38 is provided on the lower left side of the game ball payout device 11, and a support member 32 is provided on the right side thereof. The support member 32 is provided with a locking shaft 39 vertically (see FIG. 8).

The ball lending device 6 engages the engaging holes 31 with the engaging protrusions 32, 32, respectively.
The hook-shaped portions at the ends of 5, 25 are respectively engaged with two engagement shafts 10, 10 (see FIG. 9) provided vertically on the left side of the game ball dispensing device 11 on the mechanism plate 9, and The C-shaped locking member 40 provided at the lower end is locked to a locking shaft 39 provided on the mechanism plate 9 (see FIG. 11), and the engaging member 26 is attached to the rear surface of the prize ball dispensing device 11. It is attached to the mechanism plate 9 with its front faces facing each other.
The two insertion ports 3 provided at the upper end of the case 20
6 and 36 communicate with a passage hole (not shown) of the second passage member 35 so that the game balls in the game ball tank 33 are guided into the game ball passage 19 from the respective insertion ports 36 and 36. It has become. The game balls entered from the insertion openings 36, 36 are guided by the straightening member 16 into the game ball passage 19 without being clogged.

Further, the ball rental device 6 includes the fixing members 25, 2
The engagement between the hook-like portion at the tip of the fifth end and the engagement shafts 10, 10 (see FIG. 9) provided on the left side of the game ball dispensing device 11 of the mechanism plate 9 is released, and the respective fixing members 25, 25 are released. By turning, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to open (turn) one side open around the right edge. Further, the hook-like portions at the tips of the fixing members 25, 25 and the engagement shafts 10,
In a state where the engagement with the engaging plate 10 has been released, the member is lifted upward to release the engagement between the engaging holes 31 and 31 and the engaging protrusions 32 and 32, so that the mechanism plate 9 can be easily removed from the mechanism plate 9. . On the other hand, the fixing member 25 is provided on the inner wall at the base end.
A concave ridge 28 that fits with the ridges 27 of the installation shaft 24,
Are provided, by changing the fitting position between the ridges 27, 27 .. and the concave ridges 28, 28 ..,
As shown in FIG. 10, it can be held in a state where it is rotated at a predetermined angle (a predetermined angle at intervals of 30 degrees).

In the pachinko machine 1, a magnetic card is inserted into the card insertion unit 2 by a player or the like, and the operation unit 7
Is operated, a lending signal is transmitted to the control device 38 of the ball lending device 6. When the control device 38 receives the lending signal, the ball rental device 6 operates the operating member 18, and operates the locking member 17, the control gear 22, and the ball cutting gear 1.
2 are linked, and the game balls arranged in the game ball passage 19 are
Dispensing a predetermined number through the discharge holes 38 at the lower end while separating them one by one. At the time of payout, the number of payouts is detected by the two detection switches 15 and 15.
The paid out game balls are paid out to the supply plate 5 provided on the front surface through the discharge passage 41 provided in the mechanism plate 9, similarly to the game balls discharged from the prize ball payout device 11. .

As described above, the pachinko machine 1 includes the ball rental device 6.
However, since the ball lending device 6 is a CR-type pachinko machine provided separately from the prize ball payout device 11 because the ball rental device 6 is provided so as to be freely openable around one edge, the prize ball payout device 11 is provided. Is easy to maintain, and the operating state of the prize ball payout device 11 can be easily checked. In addition, the ball rental device 6 is provided with each of the engagement holes 31, 31.
Are engaged with the respective engagement projections 32 of the mechanism plate 9, and the hook-like portions at the tips of the respective fixing members 25, 25 are engaged with the respective engagement shafts 1 of the mechanism plate 9.
By being engaged with 0 and 10, and by locking the locking member 40 to the locking shaft 39 of the mechanism plate 9, it is detachably installed on the mechanism plate 9, so that it is extremely easy when unnecessary. The ball lending device 6 can be removed from the mechanism plate 9.

Further, in the pachinko machine 1, fixed members 25, 25 for holding the ball lending device 6 in a closed state are rotatably provided at the open / close side edge of the ball lending device 6. ,
In normal times, the ball rental device 6 can be firmly fixed in a closed state and can be easily opened.

Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with each fixing member 2.
5 and 25 are held in a state of being rotated at a predetermined angle, so that when the ball lending device 6 is opened halfway and the maintenance work of the prize ball dispensing device 11 is performed, the fixing members 25 and 25 are in the way. Or not.

The configuration of the pachinko machine of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but includes a card insertion unit, a winning device, a supply tray, a ball rental device, an operation unit, a middle frame, The configurations of the mechanism plate, the prize ball payout device, the fixing member, the game ball tank, the passage member, and the like can be appropriately changed as needed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the ball lending device is not limited to the one provided so as to be freely opened by engaging an engagement hole of an engagement member with an engagement projection of a mechanism plate, but is provided with a one-way opening by a hinge or the like. A freely provided one may be used. Further, the ball lending device is not limited to the one that opens one side around the right edge (the right edge when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine) as an axis as in the above embodiment, and may be one that opens one side around the left edge. Alternatively, the opening may be one-sided with the upper edge or the lower edge as an axis.

On the other hand, the number of fixing members is not limited to two, but may be one, or may be two or more. It is not limited to the one that engages with the engagement projection of the plate, but may be one that engages with the mechanism plate by the magnetic force of a magnet provided at the tip. In addition, in some cases, it is possible to open and close the edge on the open / close side of the ball rental device by using a magnet. In addition, the number of concave ridges provided on the fixing member is not limited to eight, and the number of ridges provided on the installation shaft is not limited to four.
Not limited to books.

[0021]

The pachinko machine of the present invention has a CR type pachinko machine in which the ball rental device is provided so as to be able to open freely with one end as an axis, and the ball rental device is provided separately from the prize ball payout device. Despite being a machine, the maintenance of the prize ball payout device is easy and the operating state of the prize ball payout device can be easily confirmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the front of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing the back of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view showing a lending device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state in which the lending device is disassembled.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a horizontal section of a fixing member and an installation shaft.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state in which the lending device is removed.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state in which the lending device is opened halfway.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the mechanism plate.

FIG. 9 is a perspective explanatory view showing a state in which engagement between a hook-like portion at the tip of each fixing member and each engagement shaft provided on the mechanism plate is released.

FIG. 10 is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which the fixing member is rotated and held at an appropriate angle and held.

FIG. 11 is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which a locking member is locked to a locking shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Pachinko machine, 2. Card insertion part, 3. Game area, 4. Winning device, 5. Supply tray, 6. Ball rental device,
7 ··· Operation unit, 8 ·· Middle frame, 9 ··· Mechanical board, 10 ·
· Engagement shaft, 11 · · prize ball payout device, 12 · · ball cutting gear, 13 · · · control member, 14 · · ball cutting claw, 15 · · · detection switch, 16 · · · · rectifying member, 17 · · · locking Member, 1
8. Actuating member, 19 game ball passage, 20 case, 21 cover, 22 control gear, 23 installation plate, 24 installation shaft, 25 fixed member, 26. Engagement member, 27 ridge, 28 ridge, 29 knuckle, 3
... Engagement projection, 31 engagement hole, 32 support member,
33 ··· Game ball tank, 34 ··· First passage member, 35 ·
.Second passage members, 36, insertion holes, 37, control devices,
38 · · · discharge hole, 39 · · · locking shaft, 40 · · · locking member,
41 ... discharge passage.

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-2000-116908 (JP, A) JP-A-2000-197748 (JP, A) JP-A-2000-167190 (JP, A) JP-A-11-28284 (JP, A) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball rental device provided on a mechanism plate installed on the back side separately from a prize ball dispensing device, wherein the ball rental device can be freely opened with one end edge as an axis. A pachinko machine characterized by being provided.