JP3435098B2 - Locking structure of ashtray in ball saucer for pachinko machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention facilitates the recovery of cigarette butts and prevents the ashtray from unnecessarily turning and hanging when transporting or carrying a pachinko machine. The present invention relates to a structure for locking an ashtray in a ball tray for a pachinko machine. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a locking structure of an ashtray in a ball tray for a pachinko machine, for example, a magnetically attached piece is fixed to the back of an ashtray, and a magnet is attached to an ashtray storage portion of the ball tray, and the magnet and the magnetic There has been known an ashtray configured to prevent unnecessary turning of an ashtray by an adsorbing action with the attached piece. The locking structure of the ashtray having such a configuration not only requires a magnet or a magnetically attached piece, but also requires a lot of labor for mounting the magnet or magnetic piece, resulting in high working cost and high manufacturing cost. In recent years, therefore, one of the ashtray storage portion and the ashtray of the ball tray has a protruding engaging portion, and the other has a protruding engaged portion. To prevent unnecessary turning of the ashtray by engaging with
Alternatively, there has been known a method in which the engagement state is reliably maintained by imparting elasticity to the engagement portion (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 6-487 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-141181). [0004] In the case of merely engaging the protruding engaging portion and the engaged portion, as in the former described in the prior art, the engaging operation is performed after long-term use. There has been a problem that the contact portion sometimes wears out and a sufficient force for holding the ashtray cannot be obtained. In the latter case, although stable engagement can be maintained, there is a problem that the elasticity is weakened due to long-term use, and sufficient engagement force cannot be obtained, or the structure is complicated and the cost increases. there were. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to prevent unnecessary turning of an ashtray with a simple structure, and to assemble the ashtray storing portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a locking structure for an ashtray in a ball tray for a pachinko machine that can reliably maintain the ashtray. In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a tray for storing pachinko balls and an ashtray storage portion are provided side by side, and a support shaft for the ashtray storage portion is provided. In a ball tray for a pachinko machine in which an ashtray is supported so that the ashtray can be turned in the front direction in the ashtray storage portion by inserting a bearing hole of an ashtray into the ashtray, the ashtray can slide upward in the bearing hole of the ashtray. Along with being formed as a vertically elongated hole, an engaging plate portion is provided on the rear surface of the ashtray storage portion, and the tip of the ashtray is positioned opposite to the engaging plate portion when the ashtray is supported by the ashtray storage portion. It is characterized in that an engaged portion for preventing the ashtray from turning is provided. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a concave step is provided at an upper position on a rear surface of the ashtray storing portion, and a vertical support portion protruding upward is provided at a rear portion of the ashtray. The ashtray is maintained substantially horizontal by storing and contacting the vertical support portion in the concave step portion, and the upper edge portion of the concave step portion with which the upper end of the vertical support portion contacts when the ashtray is turned around. It is characterized in that it is formed as an arc-shaped guide curved surface. According to the first aspect of the invention, the engaged portion of the ashtray abuts against the engaging portion of the ashtray storage portion to rotate the ashtray unnecessarily while the ashtray is stored in the ashtray storage portion. Is prevented, it is possible to maintain the ashtray securely housed in the ashtray storage section. In addition, the ashtray can be easily turned by sliding the ashtray upward. According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the ashtray is turned to collect cigarette butts, or when the turned ashtray is stored in the ashtray storage portion, the ashtray can be turned smoothly and smoothly. It becomes possible. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which a ball tray according to the present invention is attached. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame of a pachinko machine, and 2 denotes a game board located on the rear surface of the front frame 1. A plurality of prize holes, variable prize holes, and the like are provided in a game section 2a surrounded by guide rails 3. . Reference numeral 4 denotes a glass door frame that covers an upper portion of the game board 2, and 5 denotes a front plate that covers a lower portion of the game board 2, and hits balls one by one on the front surface thereof.
The ball supply tray 6 that supplies the ball to the shooting position is mounted. A ball tray 8 integral with the decorative plate 7 is mounted on the lower front surface of the front frame 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the ball tray 8 has a tray 9 for storing pachinko balls and an ashtray storage unit 10 arranged side by side, and an ashtray 11 is mounted on the ashtray storage unit 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the ashtray storage section 10 is formed as a flat U-shaped concave portion having an open front side by left and right side walls 12, 12 and a rear wall 13. Circular support shafts 14 and 1 at the position near the front
4 are provided so as to face each other. Further, the rear wall 13 portion of the ashtray storage unit 10 is formed as a concave arc surface 15 that curves in an arc shape toward the rear side, and a concave step portion 16 is formed at an upper position of the concave arc surface 15. I have. An upper edge portion of the concave step 16 of the ashtray storage portion 10 is formed as an arc-shaped guide curved surface 16a with which a vertical support portion of an ashtray to be described later contacts. A flat plate-like engaging portion 17 is provided so as to extend along the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the ashtray 11 includes an ashtray main body 11a having an accommodation chamber 19 having an upper surface opening for accommodating cigarette butts, and a cover body 11 for covering the front of the ashtray main body 11a.
and b. The ashtray main body 11a has a peripheral portion 20 formed at the upper edge of the opening of the storage chamber 19, and a vertical support portion 21 protruding upward is provided at the rear end of the peripheral portion 20. Further, a rib wall 22 is provided so as to surround a substantially intermediate position outside the accommodation room 19 in the front and rear direction. Screw insertion holes 23 and 23 are provided at both corners at the lower end of the rib wall 22. On the other hand, the cover body 11b is
1a is formed in a plane U-shape by a front wall 24 covering the front surface and left and right side walls 25, 25.
At the lower end, a bottom plate member 26 is provided as an engaged portion extending horizontally rearward. The side wall 25,
The front end of the front wall 24 is formed with vertically long cutouts 27, 27 as bearing holes into which the support shafts 14, 14 are loosely fitted.
Are provided integrally. The left and right side walls 25, 25 and the attachment projections 28, 28 have lengths that respectively contact the front surface of the rib wall 22 of the ashtray body 11a when the cover body 11b and the ashtray body 11a are combined. The ashtray main body 11a and the cover body 11b are connected to the notches 27, 27 of the cover body 11b and the rib wall 22.
After the support shafts 14 and 14 are positioned between them and combined, the mounting projections 28 and 2 are inserted through the screw insertion holes 23 and 23 of the rib wall 22.
The ashtray 11 is assembled into the ashtray storage part 10 and is supported so as to be able to turn in the front direction by tightening the screws 29 and 29 to the assemblage 8. FIGS. 5 to 7 show the ashtray 11 in the ashtray storage 1.
FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ashtray 11 is stored in the ashtray storage unit 10 as shown in FIG. 6, the tip of the bottom plate member 26 strikes the tip of the engaging portion 17 even if the ashtray 11 is unnecessarily turned in the front direction as shown in FIG. It is not possible to turn in the front direction. Therefore, when the pachinko machine is transported or carried, the ashtray 11 does not needlessly turn and hang down, so that the pachinko machine can be easily transported and installed. Further, when the ashtray 11 is stored in the ashtray storage unit 10, the vertical support unit 21 of the ashtray 11 is positioned at the concave step 16 of the ashtray storage unit 10 and is supported in a stable state. On the other hand, when collecting butts, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, the ashtray 11 is first slid upward to move the bottom plate member 26 above the engaging portion 17, and then as shown by the chain line in FIG. The butts can be easily collected by turning the ashtray 11 in the front direction with the support shaft 14 as a fulcrum. Then, after the butts are collected, the ashtray 11 is simply stored in the ashtray storage section 10 simply by turning the ashtray upward. At this time, since the upper edge portion of the concave step 16 of the ashtray storage portion 10 is formed as an arc-shaped guide curved surface 16a, the upper end of the vertical support portion 12 of the ashtray 11 is smoothly moved along the guide curved surface 16a. This makes it easy to collect the butts. As described above, the locking structure of the ashtray in the ball tray for a pachinko machine according to the present invention, as described above, has a bottom plate as an engaged portion of the ashtray when the ashtray is stored in the ashtray storage portion. Since the unnecessary rotation of the ashtray is prevented by locating the member opposite to the engaging portion of the ashtray storage portion, the structure is simple, and furthermore, the structure of the ashtray storage portion and the ashtray The supporting point of the ashtray is not lost due to wear of the contact portion with the engaged portion, and stable support can be obtained for a long period of time. Further, since the upper edge portion of the concave step portion of the ashtray storage portion with which the upper edge of the vertical support portion of the ashtray contacts is formed as an arc-shaped guide curved surface, the ashtray is turned when the ashtray is turned or when the ashtray is turned. When the ashtray is stored in the ashtray storage portion, the ashtray can be smoothly and smoothly turned.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a ball receiving tray. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part in a state where the ashtray is removed from the ashtray storage part. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the ashtray. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the ashtray is stored in the ashtray storage unit. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the ashtray in a state in which the ashtray is prevented from turning; FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a state where the ashtray is slid upward; [Description of Signs] 8 Ball tray 9 Dish part 10 Ashtray storage part 11 Ashtray 14, 14 Support shaft 16 Depressed step part 16a Guide curved surface 17 Engagement part 26 Bottom plate member (engagement part) 27, 27 Notch part (bearing hole)

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-9-56906 (JP, A) JP-A-9-713 (JP, A) JP-A-9-56905 (JP, A) JP-A-8-141181 (JP) , A) Japanese Utility Model Hei 6-487 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 30-7882 (JP, Y1) Japanese Utility Model 32-4889 (JP, Y1) Japanese Utility Model 48-29674 (JP, Y1) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02 326

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A tray for storing pachinko balls and an ashtray storage section are provided, and a bearing hole of the ashtray is inserted into a support shaft of the ashtray storage section to insert the ashtray into the ashtray storage section. In a ball tray for a pachinko machine that supports an ashtray so as to be able to rotate in the front direction, a bearing hole of the ashtray is formed as a vertically long hole so that the ashtray can slide upward, and a rear surface of the ashtray storage portion. An engaging portion is provided, and the ashtray has an engaged portion for preventing the ashtray from turning when the ashtray is supported by the ashtray storage portion and a tip thereof is opposed to the engaging portion. Further, a vertical support portion protruding upward is provided at a rear portion of the ashtray, and a concave step portion in which the vertical support portion is stored and abuts is provided at an upper position on a rear surface of the ashtray storage portion; On the concave step where the upper end of the vertical support contacts when turning An ashtray locking structure in a ball tray for a pachinko machine, wherein an edge portion is formed as an arc-shaped guide curved surface.