JP3217959U - Ball collection / split device for pinball game machine for double play - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a structure of a ball collecting / dividing device for a double-play pinball game machine that reduces the probability of a ball being caught and enables smooth transportation.
The structure mainly includes one ball collecting structure and one ball dividing and transporting structure. The ball collection structure includes a single gear turntable 14, a hollow hole is provided in the turntable, an arch-shaped ball storage tank is provided below the turntable relative to the hollow hole, and the outer side of the arch-shaped ball storage tank is provided. An opening is provided, and a ball collection cover 16 is provided on the turntable. The ball split transport structure includes one transport lane 21 and is pivotally connected to the ball collection structure. By forming the ball dividing lane 23 on the upper side of the transportation lane and expanding it to the left and right sides, the pipe diameter becomes larger than the diameter of the transportation lane. A ball dividing table 24 is provided in the dividing lane, and one plunger 25 communicating with the dividing lane is provided on each of the left and right sides of the dividing table.
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Description

  The present invention relates to the structure of a ball collecting / dividing device of a pinball game machine for double play, in particular, it is possible to increase the capacity of the ball, to control and adjust the transportation speed of the ball, to reduce the probability of the ball being caught, The present invention relates to a structure of a ball collecting / dividing device that can increase the probability of smoothly transporting balls.

  Pinball game machines are easy to operate, entertaining, not betting, and are widely popular regardless of age group. Game machines can be installed anywhere in the night market, playland, game center, department store, etc., and players can enjoy playing. The ping-pong game machine has a score area, a sling shot, and a lane on the board, a goal on the lower side, and a pair of flippers on the upper side of the goal. The player hits the ball by operating the flipper and rebounds the ball, moves the ball upward and hits the scoring area and slingshot to gain points.

  There are companies that have developed double-play pinball game machines to make the pinball game machines more interesting and enjoyable together. Similarly, a scoring area, slingshot, lane, goal and flipper are provided on both sides of the double play pinball game machine, and a plunger is provided in the center. The ball that has entered the goal can play a new ball from the plunger through the plunger device. Since it is necessary to prepare the plurality of balls in the plunger device, the balls are not arranged and sent out in order, so that the transportation work of the balls is not smooth, and the catching or taking out of the balls is delayed. It is easy to happen, and it will make you enjoy the game. In addition, since the plunger device has a relatively small space for storing the balls, the number of balls is insufficient, the transportation is delayed, the timing of ejecting the balls is likely to be affected, and the game tends to be unfair. In view of this, further improvements were necessary.

  In order to solve the drawbacks of the known structure, the present invention can increase the capacity of the ball, control and adjust the transportation speed of the ball, reduce the probability that the ball will be caught, and increase the probability of transporting the ball smoothly. It is a main object to provide a structure of a ball collecting / dividing device that can be enhanced.

  In order to solve the above-described object, the present invention provides a structure of a ball collecting and dividing apparatus. Included are one ball collection structure and one ball split transport structure. The ball collection structure includes one pedestal, a ball dividing tank is provided on the pedestal, one notch is provided on one side of the ball dividing tank, and one is located on one side close to the notch in the ball dividing tank. Provide two stopper blocks. The ball division tank is provided with one gear turntable, the gear turntable is provided with some hollow holes, and the bottom of the gear turntable is provided with a few arch-shaped ball storage tanks below the hollow holes to provide arch-type balls. An opening is provided outside the storage tank. A drive motor is provided on the pedestal, and a transmission gear is pivotally connected to the drive motor. The transmission gear meshes with the gear turntable, and the drive motor rotates by driving the transmission gear. The transmission gear simultaneously rotates by driving the gear turntable. Furthermore, by providing a ball recovery cover on the pedestal opposite to the ball division tank, the ball division tank, the gear turntable, and the ball collection cover form a ball collection cover that can collect the balls.

  The ball split transport structure includes one transport lane. The pipe diameter of the transportation lane is approximately the same as the diameter of the ball. The transport lane and pedestal are pivotally connected and a ball entrance is provided at the bottom end of the transport lane. By installing the entrance of the ball corresponding to the notch provided in the ball dividing tank in the ball collection structure, the ball in the ball dividing tank can be transported from the notch and the ball entrance to the transport lane. A ball split lane is formed above the transport lane. By expanding the ball split lane to the left and right sides, the pipe diameter becomes larger than the pipe diameter of the transport lane. A ball split base is provided in the ball split lane, and one plunger is provided on each of the left and right sides of the ball split base. The two plungers communicate with the ball split lane.

  With the above structure, it is possible to increase the ball capacity, control and adjust the transportation speed of the ball, reduce the probability that the ball will be caught, and increase the probability of smoothly transporting the ball Provide the structure of the device.

  According to the structure of the present invention, the capacity of the ball can be increased, the speed of transportation of the ball can be controlled and adjusted, the probability that the ball is caught is lowered, and the probability that the ball is transported smoothly can be increased.

It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention. It is a top view of the gear turntable of this invention. It is a three-dimensional assembly drawing of the present invention. It is a front view of the present invention. It is an overhead view of this invention. It is sectional drawing of II of FIG. It is sectional drawing of II-II of FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the present invention combined with a pinball game machine body. It is sectional drawing of II-II of FIG. 5, and the schematic which installed the some ball | bowl. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 4 and a schematic diagram (1) in which a gear turntable transports a ball. It is sectional drawing of II of FIG. 4, and schematic (2) with which a gear turntable conveys a ball | bowl. It is sectional drawing of II of FIG. 4, and schematic (3) with which a gear turntable conveys a ball | bowl. It is sectional drawing of a division | segmentation transport structure, and the schematic (1) which transports a ball | bowl up. It is sectional drawing of a division | segmentation transport structure, and the schematic (2) which transports a ball | bowl up. 1 is an external perspective view of a pinball game machine body to which the present invention is applied.

  Hereinafter, the structure, features, and structure of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ball collection and division apparatus in the embodiment includes one ball collection structure 10 and one ball division transportation structure 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, the ball collection structure 10 includes a single pedestal 11, and a ball dividing tank 12 is provided on the pedestal 11. One notch 121 is provided on one side of the ball dividing tank 12, and one stopper block 13 is provided on one side close to the notch 121 in the ball dividing tank 12. The gear division table 12 is provided with one gear turntable 14, the gear turntable 14 is provided with some hollow holes 141, and the bottom of the gear turntable 14 is slightly below the hollow holes 141 with a slight arch type ball storage tank. 142 and an opening 143 is provided outside the arched ball storage tank 142. Further, a drive motor 15 is provided on the base 10, and a transmission gear 151 is pivotally connected to the drive motor 15. The transmission gear 151 meshes with the gear turntable 14, and the drive motor 15 rotates by driving the transmission gear 151. The transmission gear 151 simultaneously rotates by driving the gear turntable 14. Further, by providing a ball recovery cover 16 on the pedestal 10 so as to be opposed to the ball division tank 12, the ball division tank 12, the gear turntable 14, and the ball collection cover 16 are provided with a ball collection cover 17 capable of collecting balls. Form.

  At the same time, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, the ball split transportation structure 20 includes one transportation lane 21. The pipe diameter of the transportation lane 21 is substantially the same as the diameter of the ball 30. The transport lane 21 and the pedestal 10 are connected in a pivotal manner, and a ball inlet 22 is provided at the bottom end of the transport lane 21. The ball inlet 22 is installed corresponding to the notch 121 provided in the ball dividing tank 12 in the ball collecting structure 10, so that the ball 30 in the ball dividing tank 12 can be transported from the notch 121, the ball inlet to the transport lane 21. It is possible to enter and transport, and the ball split lane 23 is formed on the upper side of the transport lane 21. Since the pipe diameter of the ball dividing lane 23 expands toward both the left and right sides, it is larger than the pipe diameter of the transportation lane 21. A ball dividing table 24 is provided in the ball dividing lane 23, and one plunger 25 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the ball dividing table 24. The two plungers 25 communicate with the ball dividing lane 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 15, the ball collection structure 10 is provided in the machine 40 of a double play pinball game machine through the above-described structure. Further, a falling ball lane 42 is provided under the goal 41 of the machine 40 of the double-play pinball game machine, and the other end of the falling ball lane 42 is connected to the upper side of the ball collection cover 16 of the ball collection structure 10, The ball 30 that has fallen into the ball 41 passes through the ball drop lane 42, falls into the ball collection cover 17 of the ball collection structure 10, and can be collected and stored. The ball split table 24 of the ball split transport structure 20 is provided on the board surface 43 of the machine 40 of the double play pinball game machine. As shown in FIG. 9, the balls 30 collected and stored in the ball collection cover 17 fall into the arched ball storage tank 142 one by one from the hollow holes 141 provided in the gear turntable 14. Then, the transmission gear 151 is driven and rotated via the drive motor 15, and at the same time, the gear turntable 14 is driven and rotated. As shown in FIG. 10, the ball 30 in the arched ball storage tank 142 rotates and moves against the groove wall. When the ball 30 moves to the notch 121 provided in the ball dividing tank 12, the ball 30 does not continue to rotate due to the stopper of the stopper block 13. Further, since the ball 30 is pushed by the arched ball storage tub 142 continuously, the ball 30 can be slid out of the arched ball storage tub 142 through the opening 143 and is located in the cutout 121 and the transport lane 21. Enter the transport lane 21 from the ball entrance 22 (as shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 12).

  Through the drive motor 15 continuously driving and rotating the gear turntable 14, the balls 30 in the ball collection cover 17 are continuously transported into the transport lane 21. In addition, the ball 30 in the transport lane 21 is pushed and moves up. When the ball 30 moves to the ball split lane 23, the ball split lane 23 has a relatively large pipe diameter. By moving in the direction, as shown in FIG. 13, a state is formed in which a plurality of balls 30 cross left and right and are arranged. As the balls 30 constantly enter the transportation lane 21 and the ball dividing lane 23, the balls 30 that cross the left and right continuously move upward to the ball dividing table 24. Then, the player can play a game by using the ball 30 that has been struck by hitting the board 25 of the pinball game machine 40 from the plungers 25 on both the left and right sides of the ball dividing table 24 in order. 13, as shown in FIG.

  As can be seen from the above, the present invention has the following advantages.

  (1) By installing the ball collection cover 16 above the gear turntable 14 of the present invention, the ball collection cover 17 capable of collecting the balls 30 is formed, thereby the goal of the machine 40 of the pinball game machine 41, the plurality of balls 30 thrown through the falling ball lane 42 can be accumulated and stored in the ball collection cover 17, and the number of balls 30 stored can be increased. Therefore, the ball 30 can be launched at a fixed amount at a fixed time, and the pinball game can be smoothly performed to enhance the fun and avoid the occurrence of a deficiency that the ball is delayed when the player plays the game. Can do.

  (2) A hollow hole 141 is provided in the gear turntable 14 of the present invention, and an arch-shaped ball storage tank 142 corresponding to the hollow hole 141 is provided below the gear turntable 14 so that one ball 30 is sequentially provided. Each can be dropped into the arched ball storage tank 142, and only one ball 30 is stored in each arched ball storage tank 142. When the gear turntable 14 rotates, the balls 30 of the arched ball storage tank 142 can enter the transport lane 21 in order. Therefore, it can be avoided that two (or more) balls 30 are caught by the ball entrance 22 of the transportation lane 21 and cannot be launched, and the situation in which the balls are caught is reduced, so that the balls 30 can be transported more stably and smoothly. And the game is progressed without delay, increasing the player's willingness to play.

  (3) Since the gear turntable 14 of the present invention is driven via the drive motor 15, the rotational speed of the gear turntable 14 can be controlled simultaneously by controlling the speed of the drive motor 15. In addition, the number of shots can be adjusted and controlled, enhancing the fun and challenge of the pinball game.

  (4) Further, since the pipe diameter of the ball division lane 23 of the present invention is larger than the pipe diameter of the transportation lane 21, the pipe diameter increases when the ball 30 of the transportation lane 21 rises to the ball division lane 23. , The ball 30 is displaced to both sides and forms a state of crossing left and right to be arranged. The balls 30 in a state of crossing in the ball division lane 23 are continuously pushed by the lower balls 30 and moved continuously. When moving to the ball splitting table 24, the ball 30 is in a state of crossing left and right. Therefore, on average, in order, the plungers 25 on both the left and right sides of the ball splitting table 24 are reliably connected to the pinball game machine 40. The board surface 43 can be launched, so that the fairness and fun of the game can be improved.

  The detailed description of the present invention according to the above embodiments does not limit the scope of the present invention. Those who are familiar with this technology can make appropriate changes and adjustments, such as changes in the fixing structure, and these changes and adjustments do not lose the significance of the present invention and are included in the scope of the present invention. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ball collection structure 11 Base 12 Ball division tank 121 Notch 13 Stopper block 14 Gear turntable 141 Hollow hole 142 Arch type ball storage tank 143 Opening 15 Drive motor 151 Transmission gear 16 Ball collection cover 17 Ball collection cover 20 Ball division transportation structure 21 Transport Lane 22 Ball Entrance 23 Ball Divide Lane 24 Ball Divider 25 Plunger 30 Ball 40 Pinball Game Machine Machine 41 Goal 42 Falling Ball Lane 43 Board Surface

Claims (1)

Including one ball collection structure and one ball split transportation structure,
The ball collection structure includes one pedestal, a ball dividing tank is provided on the pedestal, one notch is provided on one side of the ball dividing tank, and one is located on one side close to the notch in the ball dividing tank. Two stopper blocks are provided, one gear turntable is provided in the ball dividing tank, a few hollow holes are provided in the gear turntable, and a few arch-shaped ball storage tanks are provided in the bottom of the gear turntable relative to the hollow holes. An arch-shaped ball storage tank is provided with an opening on the outside, a pedestal is provided with a drive motor, a transmission gear is pivotally connected to the drive motor, the transmission gear meshes with a gear turntable, and the drive motor is a transmission gear. And the transmission gear simultaneously drives and rotates the gear turntable, and further, a ball recovery cover is provided on the base opposite to the ball dividing tank, Lumpur split vessel, gear turntable and ball collection cover forms a ball collecting cover capable collecting the ball,
The ball split transport structure includes one transport lane, the pipe diameter of the transport lane is approximately the same as the diameter of the ball, the transport lane and the pedestal are connected pivotally, and the ball is connected to the bottom end of the transport lane. An entrance is provided, and the entrance of the ball is installed corresponding to the notch provided in the ball dividing tank in the ball collecting structure, so that the ball in the ball dividing tank enters the transport lane from the notch and the ball entrance and is transported. Since the ball split lane is formed on the upper side of the transport lane, and the pipe diameter of the ball split lane expands toward the left and right sides, it becomes larger than the pipe diameter of the transport lane. And one plunger is provided on each of the left and right sides of the ball dividing table, and the two plungers communicate with the ball dividing lane. The structure of the ball collecting and dividing apparatus of Burupurei for a pinball game machine.

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