JP3524591B2 - Ball rental equipment for pachinko - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball lending device for guiding a lent pachinko ball from a ball lending device body to a ball tray through a supply nozzle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent pachinko machines, a ball lending device is provided next to the pachinko machine. When a coin is inserted, the ball is automatically fed to the ball tray of the pachinko machine through the supply nozzle of the ball lending machine. The supply is available.
In this case, the ball lending device is fixedly installed, but since the pachinko machine is replaced as appropriate, it is necessary to adjust the height of the tip of the supply nozzle according to the height of the ball tray of various pachinko machines. is there. As a conventional ball lending device capable of adjusting the height of the tip of such a supply nozzle, for example, an actual flattening 2-9
Those described in Japanese Patent No. 4590 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-20385 are known.

In the former ball lending device, a guide member for guiding a pachinko ball downward is provided at the tip of the supply nozzle, and the guide member can be lowered and adjusted in two steps downward from the tip of the supply nozzle. ing. In the latter ball lending device, an attachment is attached to the tip of the supply nozzle, and the protrusion size of the tip of the supply nozzle can be adjusted by the number of attachments to be attached.

On the other hand, in these prior arts, the pachinko balls can be loaned directly from the nozzle holder of the ball lending device regardless of the supply nozzle (for example, a player receives a pachinko ball from an empty stand). In some cases), a ball removal port is provided at the bottom of the nozzle holder. Further, the supply nozzle can be rotated forward from a position facing the ball tray so as not to get in the way when the door of the pachinko machine is opened.

[0005]

In such a conventional ball lending device, it is necessary to raise or lower the guide member when adjusting the height of the tip of the supply nozzle in accordance with the height of the ball tray. However, it was necessary to attach and detach the attachment and adjust it, which made the adjustment work troublesome. In particular, it is necessary to finish the pachinko machine replacement work in a short time (at night).
This adjustment work took a considerable amount of time and was a problem.

If the player accidentally receives a pachinko ball loan (inserts a coin) with the tip of the supply nozzle detached from the ball tray, the pachinko ball may fall out of the ball tray. there were. In addition to the supply nozzle, it is necessary to provide a ball outlet for the nozzle holder in addition to the supply nozzle for players who directly lend pachinko balls from the nozzle holder of the ball lending device, which complicates the device structure and increases cost. There was a problem.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and requires special adjustment work for the tip of the supply nozzle with respect to the ball tray of various pachinko machines. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball lending device for a pachinko machine that can be appropriately faced without doing so, and a ball lending device for a pachinko machine that can prevent a pachinko ball from being carelessly supplied from a supply nozzle. I am trying.

[0008]

In order to solve the problems] 請in order to achieve the above purpose
The ball lending device for pachinko in Requirement 1 is placed beside the pachinko machine.
Installed ball lending device main body and the part installed from the ball lending device main body
A ball passage for guiding the ball to the ball tray of the pachinko machine
It has a position where the tip end faces the ball tray and separates from the ball tray
Supply knob that is rotatable around the base end
And a supply nozzle that can open and close the ball passage.
And the abutting part, and the supply nozzle is
When the tip rotates to a position facing the ball tray,
Contact the edge of the ball tray from above from above.
The gate member is opened and the supply nozzle
When the tip rotates to a position where it comes off the ball tray,
By removing the pad from the edge of the ball tray, the gate
An opening / closing member for closing the member,
The dimension of the contacting edge of the ball tray is
From the base end to the tip end
It is characterized by being set as follows.

In this case, the opening / closing member is the tip of the supply nozzle.
Is provided on the side, and the supply nozzle has the tip of the supply nozzle
Open the gate member while rotating to a position where it can be removed from the tray.
It is configured so that it can be operated from below in the direction of release operation.
Is preferred.

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

According to the ball lending device for pachinko according to claim 1,
The supply nozzle rotates to the position where its tip faces the ball tray.
Then, the opening / closing member will come into contact with the edge of the ball tray through the butting portion.
By abutting on the section from above, via the opening / closing member,
The gate member is opened, which opens the ball passage.
Be done. On the other hand, the supply nozzle is
When rotating to the position where it comes off, the abutting part of the opening / closing member
When the gate member is released from the edge of the dish,
The ball path of the cheat is blocked. For this reason, the supply nozzle
The player accidentally put the ball lending device out of the tray.
Even if you receive a pachinko ball loan from the main unit (
Even if you insert a coin), the pachinko ball is fed from the supply nozzle.
It is not discharged, while the supply nozzle is used as a ball tray
If you return it, the pachinko balls are released to the ball saucer at that moment.
It In addition, the direction in which the butting part abuts the edge of the ball tray.
The dimension of is approximately from the base end side to the tip end side of the supply nozzle.
However, since it is set to be larger,
If the ball tray of the machine is high, the base end of the abutting
Abutting against the edge of the ball tray at the side of
The edge portion of the contact portion contacts the edge portion of the ball receiving tray. This
Therefore, the supply nozzle is
The angle change facing the ball tray is relatively small. Shi
Therefore, depending on the model of the pachinko machine, the
Chinko balls were released vigorously and jumped out of the ball tray
On the contrary, problems such as pachinko balls becoming easily clogged
Can be prevented.

According to the ball lending device for pachinko according to claim 2
For example, the opening / closing member is provided on the tip side of the supply nozzle and
Nozzle is the position where the tip of the supply nozzle comes off the ball tray
In the state where it is rotated to the
Since it is configured so that it can be operated from below,
Rotate and remove the tip of the supply nozzle from the ball tray.
In the state, insert a coin into the main body of the ball lending device, and open / close the opening / closing member.
If you open it from above, you can get a pachinko ball from the supply nozzle in your hand.
You can receive it directly. Therefore, conventional ball rental
Just like Oki, a ball exit that directly receives pachinko balls
Need not be provided on the nozzle holder, and
Can be simplified.

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A ball lending device for pachinko machines according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the ball lending device. As shown in the figure, the ball lending device 1 is a device main body (ball lending device main body) arranged in a gap between adjacent pachinko machines A. 2 and a supply nozzle 3 extending from the device body 2 to the upper tray (ball tray) B of the pachinko machine A. Device body 2
In addition to the nozzle holder 4 to which the supply nozzle 3 is attached,
A coin slot, a bill slot, an indicator lamp, an internal device, and the like, which are not shown, are provided. When a coin is inserted into the coin slot, the internal device is activated and a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of the inserted coin are supplied from the nozzle holder 4 to the upper tray B via the supply nozzle 3 (lending). ) Will be done.

As shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle holder 4 has a front holder 11 and a rear holder 12 which are divided into front and rear halves, and the nozzle holder 4 is attached to the main body 2 of the apparatus on the rear surface of the rear holder 12. A latch 13 for mounting is fixed. The front holder 11 and the rear holder 12 are respectively formed with passage portions 11a and 12a having a semicircular cross section, and substantially hemispherical joint receiving portions 11b and 12b connected to the passage portions 11a and 12a. The passages 11 a and 12 a communicate with the internal device of the device main body 2 and guide a predetermined number of pachinko balls supplied from the internal device to the supply nozzle 3. The joint receiving portions 11b and 12b are joint portions of the supply nozzle 3 described later.
By engaging with the (base end) 24 , the spherical universal joint 5 is formed.

On the other hand, at the center of the joint receiving portion 12b of the rear holder 12, a regulating pin 14 for regulating the rotating position of the supply nozzle 3 is provided. The regulation pin 14 has a hemispherical tip, penetrates the rear holder 12 from the back side, and the tip faces the joint receiving portion 12b. In this state, the coil spring 15 biases the supply nozzle 3 side. Has been done. By the restriction pin 14, the supply nozzle 3 is rotated by receiving an appropriate resistance (a resistance that does not move due to its own weight), and at the same time as a rotation position facing the upper tray B of the pachinko machine A and a substantially horizontal front surface. The rotation position is regulated at three positions, that is, a rotation position protruding to the front and a rotation position tilted downward to the front (details will be described later).

The supply nozzle 3 comprises a nozzle body 21 having a pachinko ball ball passage 22 formed therein and a ball stopper (tip portion) 23 provided at the tip of the nozzle body 21. The nozzle body 21 is formed in a rectangular tube shape with a ball passage 22 having a rectangular cross section inside, and a substantially spherical joint portion 24 is formed at the base portion. The ball passage 22 in the joint portion 24 is curved upward and is opened to the upper portion, and the passage portions 11a and 12 of the front holder 11 and the rear holder 12 are provided.
It communicates with a. A mounting piece 25 extends downward in the middle of the nozzle body 21, and a ball stopper 23 is rotatably mounted on the mounting piece 25.

Further, the right side surface, the rear surface and the lower surface of the joint portion 24 are provided with engaging grooves 24a, which engage with the above-mentioned restriction pin 14,
24b and 24c are respectively formed, and in a state where the restriction pin 14 is engaged with the engagement groove 24a on the right side surface, the supply nozzle 3 faces the upper tray B and the engagement groove 2 on the rear surface.
In the state in which 4b is engaged, it projects to the front, and in the state in which the engagement groove 24c on the lower surface is engaged, it is in a pivoted position in which the front surface is tilted downward. In this case, the engagement groove 24a on the right side surface is a long groove, and the supply nozzle 3 is restricted from rotating in the front-rear direction, while the resistance due to the restricting pin 14 is extremely small in rotating in the up-down direction. It is designed to fall down under its own weight. As a result, the supply nozzle 3 leans back and faces the upper tray B.

The rotation range of the supply nozzle 3 is substantially vertical by the lower end of the front holder 11 in the upper direction and downward by the lower front face of the rear holder 12 in the lower direction. To the position where it falls to the front, to the left by the extended side portion of the front holder 11 to the position that faces the front, and to the right by the front surface of the rear holder 12 that is substantially parallel to the front surface of the pachinko machine A. It is restricted to the sideways position.

The ball stopper 23 serves both as a tip guide for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the supply nozzle 3 obliquely downward and as a gate for preventing the pachinko balls from being discharged from the supply nozzle 3, and the tip of the supply nozzle 3 is provided. The discharge port nozzle (gate member) 26 facing the discharge port nozzle 26 and the rotating arm (opening / closing member) 27 supporting the discharge port nozzle 26 are integrally formed. The tail end of the rotating arm 27 is rotatably attached to the attachment piece 25 of the nozzle body 21, and the ball stopper 2
3 is a guide position where the discharge nozzle 26 communicates with the tip of the supply nozzle 3 and functions as a tip guide, and a gate position where the upper part of the discharge nozzle 26 faces the tip of the supply nozzle 3 and functions as a gate. Is rotated between. Also,
A half portion of the discharge port nozzle 26 on the pachinko machine A side is cut out so that the pachinko balls to be discharged are discharged to the inner side of the upper tray B.

On the other hand, the rotating arm 27 is provided with a projecting piece (abutting section) 27a on the lower surface thereof, and when the supply nozzle 3 is leaned against the upper tray B, the projecting piece 27a The butting piece 27a is brought into contact with the edge portion of the upper tray B. The abutting piece 27a is formed in a mountain shape toward the tip end side of the rotating arm 27, and the projecting width thereof increases from the tail end side toward the tip end side. As a result, depending on the model of the pachinko machine A, when the position of the upper tray B is high, the base end side of the butting piece 27a abuts the upper tray B, and when it is low, the tip side of the butting piece 27a is the upper tray. Contact B. Further, when the abutting piece 27a is in contact with the upper tray B, that is, when the supply nozzle 3 faces the upper tray B, the nozzle body 21 rotates with respect to the rotating arm 27 by its own weight, While the rotating arm 27 is relatively rotated to the guide position, when the supply nozzle 3 is disengaged from the upper tray B, the rotating arm 27 is rotated by its own weight with respect to the nozzle body 21, and the rotating arm is rotated. 27 is rotated relatively to the gate position. Further, when the supply nozzle 3 is detached from the upper tray B, the rotating arm 27 can be rotated from the gate position to the guide position by pushing up the abutting piece 27a by hand.

Here, the rotating operation of the supply nozzle 3 will be described with reference to FIG. First, while the supply nozzle 3 is held substantially horizontally, the supply nozzle 3 is rotated to the upper side of the upper tray B of the pachinko machine A so as to be oriented horizontally, and the hand is released here. Then, the supply nozzle 3 rotates downward due to its own weight, hits the edge of the upper tray B and stops, and faces the upper tray B.
In this state, the abutting piece 27a of the supply nozzle 3 is in contact with the edge of the upper tray B, and the discharge nozzle 26 opens the ball passage 22. Therefore, when a coin is inserted into the coin slot, the lent pachinko balls are supplied to the supply nozzle 3
Is discharged to the upper saucer B via.

On the other hand, when the front door Aa of the pachinko machine A is opened, the supply nozzle 3 should be separated from the upper tray B.
After lifting up once, rotate it to the left so that it faces the front. With the supply nozzle 3 facing the front, the ball stopper 23 is rotated downward and the discharge nozzle 26 closes the ball passage 22. Therefore, if you insert a coin into the coin slot, the lent pachinko balls will
It is reserved in the supply nozzle 3. On the other hand, in this state, if the hand is attached to the tip of the supply nozzle 3 and the abutting piece 27a is slightly pushed up, the pachinko ball can be received by the hand. When the ball lending device 1 is transported or the pachinko machine A is replaced, the ball lending device 1 is rotated to a position in which the supply nozzle 3 is tilted downward so as not to get in the way.

As described above, according to the ball lending apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the supply nozzle 3 can be freely rotated by the spherical universal joint 5, so that the supply nozzle 3 is moved to the upper tray B. By simply leaning on the upper tray B from above, it is possible to properly face the upper tray B of various pachinko machines A without any special adjustment work. Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to move the guide member at the tip of the supply nozzle 3 or attach or detach the attachment, and it is not necessary to consider the adjustment work of the ball lending device 1 when replacing the pachinko machine A or the like. .

Further, in this case, since the projecting size of the abutting piece 27a of the supply nozzle 3 abutting on the upper tray B is larger on the tip side than on the tail end side, the abutting on a model (pachinko machine) in which the position of the upper tray B is high. In the case of a low model, the tail end side of the piece 27a comes into contact with the edge of the upper tray B, and the difference in height of the upper tray B (actually about 40 mm)
On the other hand, the change in the angle of the supply nozzle 3 can be reduced. Therefore, the discharging speed of the pachinko balls to the upper tray B can be stabilized.

Further, since the supply nozzle 3 is rotated in the vertical and horizontal directions by the spherical universal joint 5, the number of parts can be reduced and the structure can be simplified, while the ball stopper 23 can be used. Since the pachinko ball can be directly received by the hand from the supply nozzle 3, it is not necessary to provide a ball outlet in the lower portion of the nozzle holder 4,
The overall structure can be simple and inexpensive.

On the other hand, when the supply nozzle 3 is disengaged from the upper tray B by the ball stopper 23, the ball passage 22 of the supply nozzle 3 can be automatically closed. While it can be prevented from being discharged to the outside of B, the pachinko balls can be directly received from the supply nozzle 3 at the position where the supply nozzle 3 is off the upper tray B. Therefore, the usability of the ball lending device 1 itself is not hindered.

[0030]

As described above, according to the ball lending device of the present invention, since the supply nozzle is configured to be vertically and horizontally rotatable by the spherical universal joint, various pachinko machines with a simple structure are provided. The tip of the supply nozzle can be properly faced with respect to the ball receiving tray without requiring special adjustment work. Further, since the gate member that automatically closes the ball passage when the supply nozzle is disengaged from the ball receiving tray is provided, it is possible to effectively prevent careless discharge of the pachinko balls from the supply nozzle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installed state of a ball lending device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball lending device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the movement of the supply arm of the ball lending device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ball lending device 2 device body (ball lending device body) 3 supply nozzle 22 ball passage 23 ball stopper (tip part) 24 joint part (base end) 26 discharge nozzle (gate member) 27 rotating arm (opening / closing member) 27a Butting piece (butting part) A Pachinko machine B Upper saucer (ball saucer)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball lending device body arranged beside a pachinko machine.
And the pachinko ball introduced from the ball lending device main body
It has a ball passage for guiding it to the ball tray of
Position facing the ball tray and position removed from the ball tray
And a supply nozzle rotatable about the base end portion between, the supply nozzle, wherein the ball passageway openably gate member has a part butt, the supply nozzle the supply In front of the nozzle
When the tip portion rotates to a position facing the ball tray,
Touch the edge of the ball tray from above via the abutting section.
When the gate member is operated to open by contact
In addition, the tip of the supply nozzle is
When rotating to the position where it comes off, the abutting part
When the gate member is removed from the edge of the dish,
The anda closing member to occlude operation, the abutting parts, who contacts the edge of the ball pan
The direction is measured from the base end side of the supply nozzle to the tip end.
It is set to be larger toward the side
A ball lending device for pachinko that is characterized. 2. The opening / closing member is the supply nozzle.
Provided on the tip side, the supply nozzle is
The state where the tip is rotated to the position where it is removed from the ball tray
In the state, from the lower side in the direction to open the gate member
The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is operable.
Ball lending device for pachinko described.