JP3119910B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a pachinko machine,
The present invention relates to a ball feeding cassette for supplying a pachinko ball to a launching point on a launching rail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball feed control mechanism for sequentially sending pachinko balls from the inside of a ball tray to a launching point each time the pachinko balls are fired toward the game board is attached to a lower portion of the main frame of the pachinko machine.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to simplify the assembly by unitizing a ball feed control mechanism for sequentially feeding pachinko balls in a ball tray to a launching point.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems According to claim 1 of the present invention.
Pachinko machine receives the pachinko balls in the ball pan and
Ball feed control mechanism that sequentially feeds pachinko balls to the launching point
And a snap on the ball tray side with respect to the ball feed control mechanism.
Ball feeder provided with a shutter for stopping the supply of ball
A pachinko machine provided with a ball feeder,
The shutter is provided on the front side of the cassette base
A ball feeder is provided on the back side of the cassette base.
Ball feeder with ball feed control piece, which is the main part of the ball control mechanism
Is detachably mounted. In addition, the package according to claim 2
The dick machine is the pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein
The ball feeder is positioned and fitted into the set base.
Fitting portion is provided. The slingshot according to claim 3.
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the machine is a cassette machine.
The base is on the front set plate provided on the front side of the pachinko machine.
It is assembled on the back.

[0005]

Therefore, the pachinko machine according to claim 1 can be used.
And a ball feeder is attached to the required position of the cassette base.
By doing so, a ball feeder is configured. And
Pachinko balls supplied from the ball saucer are controlled by the ball feeder.
The pieces are sequentially sent to the launching point. Also examples
For example, if there is a lack of pachinko balls in the ball tank,
The supply of pachinko balls on the ball tray is stopped by the shutter.
It is. In addition, when performing maintenance and inspection of the ball feed control mechanism,
Easy to perform with the ball feeder removed from the set base
Will be At this time, the pachinko on the ball pan side is
Since the supply of balls is stopped, pachinko balls in the ball saucer are sent
This eliminates the problem of spillage when supplied to the refill.
The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the cassette
When mounting the ball feeder on the base, the cassette base
The simple operation of fitting the ball feeder into the fitting part of
The ball feeder can be positioned and mounted. Claim
Item 3. The pachinko machine according to item 3, wherein
With the cassette base against the back of the set front plate
In addition, the ball feeder can be easily assembled.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the ball feeder is connected to the cassette.
By mounting the ball feed control mechanism on the base, the ball feed control mechanism can be easily assembled at a predetermined position, so that the number of steps required for assembling the ball feed control mechanism can be reduced. Can be saved. Also, remove the ball feeder from the cassette base.
Since the ball feed mechanism can be removed, the repair work at the time of failure of the ball feed mechanism can be simplified, and the ball feeder can be easily replaced. Furthermore, it is possible to eliminate trouble such as positioning between components of the ball feed control mechanism, streamline the work of mounting the ball feed control mechanism, and always perform the ball feed control to the launching point smoothly and stably. Can be. Special
When performing maintenance and inspection of the ball feed control mechanism,
Easy to do with the ball feeder removed from the base
Not only can it be used, but the shutter
This can be performed in a state in which the supply of the ball is stopped. this
As a result, the pachinko balls in the ball tray are supplied to the ball feeder side.
There is no problem of falling off.

[0007]

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A glass door 3 erected slightly forward of the game board 2 is pivotally supported on the table frame 1 of the pachinko machine so as to be rotatable forward, and a lower portion of the table frame 1 is adjacent to the lower part of the glass door 3 below. The provided rectangular-shaped front set plate 4 is rotatably supported forward.

A ball tray 13 for receiving pachinko balls is attached to the front of the front set plate 4, and a ball feed port 4a through which pachinko balls rolled from inside the ball tray 13 pass through the front set plate 4. Have been.

On the front surface of the rear set plate 14 which stands vertically behind the front set plate 4, a firing rail 15 for guiding the fired pachinko balls to the game board surface is attached in an inclined manner.

A firing mechanism set plate 17 is provided upright behind an operation handle 16 which is projected forward of the front set plate 4 and is rotated by a player.
A firing motor 6 is mounted on a firing motor set plate 5 screwed near one end on the back surface of the motor 7, and a motor cam 7 is mounted on an output shaft of the firing motor 6.

A hammer set plate 9 is fitted to a rear portion of a spindle 19 rotatably supported by the firing mechanism set plate 17,
A cam follower 9a that rotates in sliding contact with the motor cam 7 and a pull spring roller 9 are provided at the left and right ends of the hammer set plate 9.
and a ball feed wire 10 extending upward from the hammer set plate 9 and having an upper end bent rearward at the upper end of the hammer set plate 9 and fastened by screws 18. ing.

The firing mechanism set plate 17 has a ball feed arm 11 having a horizontally formed upper piece 11a and a lower piece 11b which is connected to and perpendicularly hangs down near the inner end of the upper piece 11a. It is pivotably supported adjacent to the ball feed wire 10.

The lower piece 11b of the ball feed arm 11 is in contact with the upper end of the ball feed wire 10, and when the hammer set plate 9 rotates and the ball feed wire 10 tilts, the ball feed arm 11 is moved.
The lower piece 11b is pushed by the ball feed wire 10 and the upper piece 11a of the ball feed arm 11 swings upward.

At the front of the support shaft 19 on which the hammer set plate 9 is fitted, the pachinko ball supplied to the launching point on the base end of the launching rail 15 is hit and launched from the launching point toward the game board surface. The hitting hammer 20 to be made is fitted so as to be able to rotate jointly with the hammer set plate 9. The hitting hammer 20 is fastened to the hammer set plate 9 together with the ball feed wire 10 by a screw 18, and a hitting portion 20 a protruding toward the firing rail 4 is formed at the upper end of the hitting hammer 20.

In the ball feed cassette T mounted on the back surface of the front set plate 4, a cassette base 40 formed of a transparent synthetic resin material has a horizontally long rectangular plate shape with a gap behind the front set plate 4. An upright rear wall plate 41 is formed,
The rear wall plate 41 is formed with a cutout portion 41a in which one half in the longitudinal direction is cut in an inverted L shape except for an upper end portion, and near the lower end of the rear wall plate 41, the inside of the cutout portion 41a is formed. And a notch hole 41b formed in the shape of a rectangular hole that is opened downward.

A notch 41a is formed in the upper part of the front surface of the rear wall plate 41.
The rear end edge of the band-shaped inclined plate 42 that is inclined downward and inward from the upper end of the side edge to the inside of the opposite side edge is integrally joined.

An upper partition plate 43 is formed integrally with the upper edge of the notch portion 41a of the rear wall plate 41 and is formed horizontally and has an inner edge joined near the center of the lower surface of the inclined plate 42. I have.

An inner edge of the cutout portion 41a of the rear wall plate 41 has an upper edge joined to the inner edge of the upper partition plate 43 and the lower surface of the inclined plate 42, and a vertically formed middle partition plate 44; Below the middle partition plate 44, a rectangular plate-shaped latch plate 48 erected in the same row is connected integrally.

The rear edge of the inner edge of the inclined plate 42 is
1 and a vertically formed outer partition plate 45 joined to the front surface
Are connected integrally.

A lower inclined plate 46 whose rear end edge is joined to the front surface of the rear wall plate 41 and is inclined downward and outward is integrally connected to a lower portion of the outer surface of the outer partition plate 45. ing.

The center of the lower edge of the rear wall plate 41 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the left and right horizontal lower pieces 47a whose outer edges are respectively joined to the lower edge of the inner partition plate 44 and the lower edge of the outer partition plate 45, and the lower edge is the inner edge of both lower pieces 47a. Left and right vertical guide pieces 47b each joined and the rear end joined to the lower part of the inner and outer edges of the notch hole 41b,
A lower partition plate 47 having a horizontal upper piece 47c whose both side edges are integrally bridged in front of the upper edge of both guide pieces 47b is formed.

In the vicinity of the edge of the front wall of the rear wall plate 41 on the side opposite to the notch 41a, a cylindrical support shaft 49 projecting horizontally forward is provided.
A substantially cylindrical shape which is horizontally projected forward below the support shaft 49 to form a slanting upper outer surface with a downwardly inclined contact surface 50a and which is fastened to the front set plate 4 by a screw 60. The first mounting portion 50 and a round rod-shaped positioning rod 51 which is horizontally projected forward below the first mounting portion 50 and whose distal end is inserted into the positioning hole 4b of the front set plate 4 are integrated. And are arranged in one vertical line.

In the vicinity of the center of the front surface of the rear wall plate 41, a cylindrical bearing portion 53 protruding forward horizontally is provided. A screw 60 protrudes horizontally forward outside the bearing portion 53. A substantially cylindrical second mounting portion 5 fastened to the front set plate 4
4 are integrally connected.

In front of the notch 41a of the rear wall plate 41, a square plate-shaped front wall having an upper edge joined to a front edge of the upper partition plate 43 and an inner edge joined to a front edge of the middle partition plate 44. The plate 55 is erected.

In the vicinity of the inner end of the front wall plate 55, a vertically long, substantially rectangular hole-shaped introduction portion 56a is provided adjacent to the rear side of the ball passage opening 4a of the front set plate 4, and communicates with a lower portion of the introduction portion 56a. A ball introduction port 56 having a guide portion 56b which is inclined downward from the inside to the outside is opened.

A projecting edge 57 slightly projecting forward is formed in the shape of a frame at the peripheral edge of the ball inlet 56, and of the projecting edge 57, the upper and lower inclined portions 5 connected to the upper and lower edges of the guiding portion 56b.
7b is formed in a tapered shape in which the protruding length gradually decreases outward, and the guiding portion 56b is covered by a lid plate 58 joined to the front end edges of both inclined portions 57b and the outer opening edge of the guiding portion 56b. .

A shaft portion 59 protrudes from an inner lower corner portion of the rear surface of the front wall plate 55, and a screw 60 is provided on the front set plate 4 by a screw 60 near an outer lower corner portion of the front surface of the front wall plate 55. A third mounting portion 61 to be fastened, and a projection 62 whose tip end is inserted into the positioning hole of the front set plate 4 are projected.

A latching edge 55a slightly protruding rearward is formed vertically above the outer edge of the front wall plate 55, and a vertically elongated engaging portion is formed above the outer edge of the front wall plate 55. Hole 55
b is penetrated.

The support shaft 49 of the cassette base 40 has a band-shaped cover portion 65a for covering the vicinity of the start end of the guide rail 21 attached to the game board surface, and is connected to the base end of the cover portion 65a and is connected to the rear. And a rail cover 65 having a cylindrical shaft insertion portion 65b rotatably fitted to the support shaft 49, is fitted and supported so as to be tiltable in the left-right direction and expandable and retractable.

A concave portion 65c into which the upper corner portion of the rear wall plate 41 is fitted when the rail cover 65 is unfolded is formed on the rear surface of the base end portion of the cover portion 65a of the rail cover 65 so that the rail cover 65 is unfolded when the rail cover 65 is unfolded. The rear surface of the rear wall 65 is slightly recessed so as to be aligned with the rear surface of the rear wall plate 41.

When the rail cover 65 is unfolded, the cover 6
5a is extended obliquely above the rear wall plate 41,
The base end edge of the first mounting portion 50 abuts against the contact surface 50a of the first mounting portion 50, and the downward tilting of the cover portion 65a is regulated by the first mounting portion 50.
It is held in a state of being fitted inside.

The shaft insertion portion 65 of the rail cover 65 in the unfolded state.
b is pulled slightly forward from the support shaft 49, the concave portion 65c is detached from the corner of the rear wall plate 41, the cover portion 65a is tilted inward, and the leading edge of the cover portion 65a is tilted to the inclined plate 42.
When the rail cover 65 is brought into contact with the upper surface, the rail cover 65 can be folded and stored on the inclined plate 42 in a substantially horizontal posture (see FIG. 5).

A shutter operating piece 66 is vertically movable and detachably installed at a lower portion near the front central portion of the rear wall plate 41. The shutter operating piece 66 is attached to the front surface of the rear wall plate 41. A base 66a whose both ends are placed on the rear ends of both guide pieces 47b of the lower partition plate 47, and a cylindrical shaft insertion portion 66b connected to the upper end of the base 66a and protruding forward.
And a plate-shaped passive portion 6 connected to the lower end of the base 66a and horizontally projected forward and interposed between the two guide pieces 47b.
6c, the base 66a abuts against both guide pieces 47b to define the lower moving end of the shutter operating piece 66, and the passive part 66c abuts the upper piece 47c to define the upper moving end of the shutter operating piece 66. Is done.

The shutter operation piece 66 operates when the pachinko ball in the ball tank installed at the upper end of the pachinko machine runs short and when the pachinko ball in the ball storage section of the prize ball payout mechanism runs short. The passive portion 66c of the shutter operating piece 66 is pushed up via a transmission mechanism that operates in conjunction with the tilting operation of the bottom plate of the ball tank when the pachinko ball inside the ball has run out. However, when a solenoid that is excited by a detection signal of a detection switch that detects lack of pachinko balls in the ball tank is provided, and when this solenoid is excited, the shutter operation piece 66 is pushed up, and when this solenoid is demagnetized, Alternatively, the shutter operation piece 66 may be released.

A shutter 67 which is detachably connected to a shutter operating piece 66 and which opens and closes the ball inlet 56 is supported by the bearing portion 53 of the cassette base 40 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction. Horizontal base 67
a support shaft 67b connected to the center of the rear surface of the base 67a and protruding rearward, and rotatably and detachably inserted into the bearing 53; and a base 67a on the rear surface of the base 67a. The shaft insertion portion 6 of the shutter operating piece 66 is connected to the end and protruded rearward.
A transmission shaft 67c rotatably and detachably fitted into 6b.
Is formed, and at the tip of the base piece 67a, a closing portion 67d is formed slightly forward near the upper end of the introduction portion 56a of the ball introduction port 56.

When the shutter operating piece 66 is released, the closing portion 67d of the shutter 67 is retracted upward from the upper front of the ball inlet 56, the ball inlet 56 is opened, and the pachinko ball enters the ball inlet 56. Is allowed.

When the shutter operating piece 66 is pushed up due to lack of pachinko balls in the ball tank or the ball storage section, the shutter 67 swings and the closing section 67d moves the ball introduction port 5.
6, the ball inlet 56 is blocked by the closing portion 67d, and the passage of the pachinko ball into the ball inlet 56 is prevented.

The ball feeder 68 detachably connected to the cassette base 40 is defined by the upper partition plate 43, the middle partition plate 44, the latch plate 48, and the front wall plate 55 of the ball feed cassette base 40. It is fitted in the space 64.

The container 69 of the ball feeder 68 is formed of a synthetic resin material, and near the center of a base plate 71 formed vertically at the rear end of the container 69, the pachinko balls in the ball feeder 68 are provided. A ball discharge port 70 for sending out to the launching point is opened in a square shape, and a cutout portion 71 a is formed in an outer lower corner portion of the base plate 71.

The upper edge of the base plate 71 is integrally connected to an upper plate 72 which projects forward and is formed horizontally. The inner edge of the base plate 71 is formed vertically and projects forward. The inner wall piece 7 whose upper edge is joined to the inner edge of the upper plate 72
3 are integrally connected from the upper end of the inner edge of the base plate 71 to the vicinity of the center.

At the front lower corner portion of the outer surface of the inner wall piece 73, when the container 69 is fitted into the space 64 of the cassette base 40 and is connected to the cassette base 40, the outside of the latch plate 48 of the cassette base 40 is removed. Hook plate 4 after pressing against the side
A locking projection 74 that is hooked by the front edge of the projection 8 is protruded.

The outer edge of the base plate 71 is integrally connected to an outer wall piece 75 projecting obliquely forward and having an upper edge connected to the outer edge of the upper plate 72. A locking edge 76 is detachably engaged in the engaging hole 55b of the cassette base 40 and is hooked on the hooking edge 55a.

When the container 69 of the ball feeder 68 is fitted into the space 68 of the cassette base 40 and is connected to the cassette base 40, the shaft of the cassette base 40 is inserted into the inner lower corner of the front surface of the base plate 71. The base end of the cylindrical shaft insertion portion 84 into which the portion 59 is fitted is joined.

At the lower portion of the front surface of the base plate 71, an outer edge is connected to a lower edge of the outer wall piece 75, and an inner edge is disposed below the inner opening edge of the ball ball outlet 70. The rear end edge of the gutter plate 77 inclined downward is integrally joined. Gutter 77
A notch 77a is recessed in the vicinity of the inner end of the front end.

As shown in FIG. 5, a vertical upright portion 78a whose upper edge is connected to the lower surface of the upper plate 72 is connected to the upper portion of the front surface of the base plate 71, and is connected to the lower edge of the upright portion 78a. An inclined portion 78b inclined substantially parallel to the gutter plate 77; and a horizontal portion 78c formed horizontally along the upper opening edge of the ball outlet 70 and having an inner edge connected to a lower edge of the inclined portion 78b. ,
The rear end edge of the upper partition plate 78 having a hanging portion 78d that is connected to the outer end edge of the horizontal portion 78c and is hung integrally therewith.

The vicinity of the inner end of the base plate 71 of the container 69, the vicinity of the inner end of the upper plate 72, the outer wall piece 75, the lower gutter piece 77, and the vicinity of the inner end of the upper partition plate 78 are located in front. A ball guide path 81 having a shape substantially equal to that of the ball inlet 56 of the cassette base 40 and adjacent to the ball inlet 56 and communicating with the ball outlet 70 is formed.

In the ball guide path 81, a pair of upper guide pieces 82 which are joined to the front surface of the base plate 71 and the lower surface of the upper plate 72 and stand upright in parallel are provided. A lower guiding piece 83 which is joined to the inner wall surface of the base 75 and is inclined in parallel with the gutter plate 77 is provided.

The container 69 separated from the cassette base 40
Is inserted into the engaging hole 55b of the cassette base 40, and the body 69 is fitted into the space portion 64.
When the vicinity of the inner end is pushed forward, the body 69 is
Is pivoted horizontally with the fulcrum as a fulcrum, and the locking projection 74 of the body 69 advances while pressing against the outer surface of the locking plate 48 of the cassette base 40, and is locked by the front edge of the locking plate 48. At the same time, the cassette base 40 is
The body 69 is coupled to the cassette base 40 with the ball guide path 81 and the ball inlet 56 facing each other.

The container 69 connected to the cassette base 40
When the vicinity of the inner end is pushed rearward, the engagement state of the locking projection 74 and the locking plate 48 is released, and the locking projection 74 is
When the locking edge 76 is disengaged from the engagement hole 55b in a state where the locking projection 74 is separated from the rear end edge of the locking plate 48, the container 69 is inserted into the cassette. Base 4
It can be separated from zero.

At the lower end of the base plate 71, diagonally below the ball outlet 72, a base end of a support shaft 86 protruding horizontally forward is inserted. The support shaft 86 passes through the ball inlet 56. In order to send the pachinko ball introduced into the ball guiding path 81 to the launching point through the ball outlet 70 each time the pachinko ball at the launching point is fired, the ball feed control piece 87 attached to the body 69 moves up and down. It is fitted and supported so that it can swing in the direction.

The ball feed control piece 87 is installed on the ball feed arm 11 and is linked to the firing mechanism so as to be able to operate synchronously.

A support shaft 8 is provided near the center of the ball feed control piece 87.
6 is formed through which the shaft insertion portion 87a is inserted.
An extension 87b that extends laterally is connected to the rear end of the ball feed arm 11 at an outer end of the extension 87b.
A weight 87c pushed up by the upper piece 11a when the ball feed arm 11 is oscillated while being mounted on 1a is pivotally supported.

The rear end of the shaft inserting portion 87a is connected to a position opposite to the extending portion 87b, and the outer edge of the connecting portion 87d whose outer edge is curved substantially in an S shape is located forward of the ball outlet 72. The rear end edge of the ball receiving portion 87e which is provided next to the inside of the ball guiding path 81 is joined.

The ball receiving portion 87e is formed to have a substantially S-shaped cross section, and the lower outer surface of the ball receiving portion 87e is curved in the shape of a concave cone that descends downward to receive and send out one pachinko ball. A ball receiving surface 88 is formed, and a ball stopping edge 90 is provided on the outer edge of the ball receiving portion 87 with a slight gap between the inner edge 77b of the gutter plate 77 with a slight gap. Is formed.

When the lower piece 11b of the ball feed arm 11 is pushed by the ball feed wire 10 and the ball feed arm 11 swings, the weight 87c of the ball feed control piece 87 moves to the ball feed arm 1
The ball feed control piece 87 pushed up by the upper piece 11a
Swings in the same direction as the ball feed arm 11, and the ball receiving surface 88 is displaced downward. When the ball feed arm 11 returns and swings, the ball feed control piece 87 returns and swings by the weight of the weight 87c, and the ball receiving surface 88 is displaced upward.

When the ball receiving surface 88 moves in an arc to the lower moving end, the ball stopping edge 90 is aligned with the inner edge 77b of the gutter plate 77 and the ball feeding port is located near the rear end edge 88a of the ball receiving surface 88 near the outer end. The pachinko ball is displaced below the lower opening edge 72 a of 70, and one pachinko ball is transferred from the gutter plate 77 onto the ball receiving surface 88, and the passage of this pachinko ball into the ball outlet 70 is prohibited.

When the ball receiving surface 88 moves in an arc to the upper moving end, the ball stopping edge 90 is displaced above the inner edge 77b of the gutter plate 77 and the rear end edge 88a of the ball receiving surface 88 is moved to the ball outlet 70.
Is displaced above the lower opening edge 72a, the pachinko ball on the ball receiving surface 88 is released, passes through the ball outlet 70, and the gutter plate 77
The upper pachinko ball abuts against the ball retaining edge 90, and the transfer of the pachinko ball from the gutter plate 77 onto the ball receiving surface 88 is prevented.

A cover 87f formed in parallel with the base plate 71 and covering the front of the ball receiving portion 87e is connected to the front edge of the ball receiving portion 87e. The outer edge of the cover 87f has a ball feed control. The piece 87 is curved in an arc around the swing fulcrum.

A ball stopper 87g, which is curved in an arc shape and slightly protrudes rearward along the outer edge, is connected to the outer edge of the cover 87f.

When the ball receiving surface 88 moves downwardly in an arc, the ball stopper 87g approaches the gutter plate 77, and the rolling of the pachinko ball on the gutter plate 77 is stopped by the ball stopper 87g. The pachinko ball is received by the ball stopper 87g while being separated from the pachinko ball on the ball receiving surface 88.

When the ball receiving surface 88 moves upwardly in an arc, the ball stopper 87g separates the gutter plate 77 and retreats upward, and the rolling of the pachinko balls on the shelf board 77 received by the ball stopper 87g. The pachinko ball is slightly rolled and received by the ball stopping edge 90 in a state where it hits the ball stopping edge 90.

Assuming that two pachinko balls are successively introduced into the ball guiding path 81 from the ball inlet 56 with the ball receiving surface 88 moving in an arc to the upper moving end, as shown in FIG. The first preceding pachinko ball B-1 has a ball stopper edge 90.
The two pachinko balls B-1 and B-2 are arranged on the gutter board 77 in a state in which the second pachinko ball B-2 that hits the next one hits the first pachinko ball B-1. Is done.

In this state, when the ball receiving surface 88 moves in an arc toward the lower moving end, the first pachinko ball B-1 rolls following the lowering of the ball retaining edge 90 as shown in FIG. Gutter plate 7
At the same time as the ball is transferred from above 7 onto the ball receiving surface 88, the vicinity of the lower end of the ball stopper 87g protrudes between the first pachinko ball B-1 and the second pachinko ball B-2, The rolling of the second pachinko ball B-2 is prevented, and the first pachinko ball B-1 is stopped.
And the second pachinko ball B-2 are forcibly separated.

In this state, when the ball receiving surface 88 again moves to the upper moving end in an arc, the first pachinko ball B-1 is released from the ball receiving surface 88 as shown in FIG. 7
At the same time as the ball is sent to the launching point through 0, the second pachinko ball B-2 is released from the ball stopping portion 87g, rolls, hits the ball stopping edge 90 and is stopped.

Next, when the ball receiving surface 88 moves in an arc to the lower moving end, as shown in FIG. 11, the second pachinko ball B-
2 is transferred onto the ball receiving surface 88, and the third pachinko ball introduced into the ball guide path 81 in the state of FIG.
g, and the same ball feeding operation is repeated thereafter.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described. In this example, the cassette base 40 provided with the ball inlet 56 through which the pachinko balls rolled from the ball tray 13 pass through receives the pachinko balls passing through the ball inlet 56 and sequentially goes to the launching point on the firing rail 15. Body 69 of ball feeder 68 provided with ball feed control piece 87 for feeding
The cassette base 40 is provided with a shutter 67 that opens and closes the ball inlet 56 to allow and prevent the passage of the pachinko ball into the ball inlet 56.

Therefore, the cassette base 40 is attached to the front set plate 4 and the ball feeder 68 is further connected to the cassette base 4.
When it is connected to 0, the ball feed control mechanism can be easily assembled at a predetermined position, the number of steps for assembling the ball feed control mechanism can be reduced, and the ball feed control mechanism can be made compact to save installation space. can do.

The ball feeder 68 is connected to the cassette base 69.
The ball feeder 68 can be easily removed with a single touch, so that repair work in the event of a failure of the ball feeder 68 can be simplified, and the ball feeder 68 can be easily replaced.

Further, the ball feed control piece 87 of the ball feeder 68
Is installed so that the relative position with respect to the ball outlet 70 and the relative position with the gutter plate 77 and the ball guide path 81 are constant and appropriate, and the ball feeder 68 is connected between the ball guide path 81 and the ball inlet 56. Since it is connected to the cassette base 40 so as to be aligned,
This eliminates the need for alignment between the components of the ball feed control mechanism and the positioning between the components and the ball passage, and streamlines the operation of attaching the ball feed control mechanism to the point of launch. Ball feed control can always be performed smoothly and stably.

Further, since the ball introduction port 56 can be opened and closed by the shutter 67, the supply of the pachinko balls from the inside of the ball tray 13 to the launching point can be stopped when the prize ball runs out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a ball feeding cassette showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of a firing mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the ball feeding cassette.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the ball feed cassette showing a state where the ball feeder is separated and the rail cover is stored.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line X1-X1 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line X2-X2 of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the ball feeder showing a state in which two pachinko balls are introduced into the ball feeder.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the ball feeder showing a state where the first pachinko ball has been transferred onto the ball receiving surface.

FIG. 10 is a back view of the ball feeder showing a state where the first pachinko ball has been released.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the ball feeder showing a state in which a second pachinko ball has been transferred onto a ball receiving surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 13 Ball receiving tray 15 Launch rail 40 Cassette base 56 Ball inlet 68 Ball feeder 69 Body 87 Ball feed control piece

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] (1) receiving a pachinko ball in a ball tray,
Ball feed control mechanism that sequentially feeds pachinko balls to the launch point
And a snap on the ball tray side with respect to the ball feed control mechanism.
Ball feeder provided with a shutter for stopping the supply of ball
A pachinko machine equipped with a cassette, and a front side of a cassette base forming a main body of the ball feeding device.
Is provided with the shutter , and the ball feed control mechanism is provided on the back side of the cassette base.
Ball feeder with ball feed control piece, which is the main part of
A pachinko machine characterized by being mounted on a pachinko machine. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein:
The ball feeder is positioned and fitted into the cassette base.
Characterized by being provided with a fitting portion to be inserted
Ko machine. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein
The cassette base is located on the front side of the pachinko machine.
Characterized in that it is mounted on the back of the
Dick machine.