JP3678978B2 - Ball tray remover for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a ball dish that opens a ball hole by opening a ball hole in the bottom wall of a dish part for storing pachinko balls and sliding a shutter plate provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall. In particular, the pachinko machine is provided with a pachinko ball stored in the dish portion, and the shutter plate is locked and held at the ball release position where the ball release hole is opened and the ball release hole is opened. That is, the present invention relates to a pachinko machine that allows a player to easily recognize this.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a ball hole is formed in the bottom wall of the pan portion for storing the pachinko ball, and a shutter plate for slidably opening and closing the ball hole is provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall. A pachinko machine is known in which a hole is closed to a closed position and the shutter plate can be locked and held by a stopper means at a ball release position for opening the ball release hole (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-9583). See the official gazette).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Although such a pachinko machine has the advantage that it can be easily and easily removed, it requires a large number of moving parts, has a complicated structure, and requires a lot of time to assemble. There is a problem that the stopper means cannot be released if the parts are broken. Also, there are many cases where the player moves the table with the ball hole opened, and for example, the player does not notice that the next player is in the ball hole state. When a pachinko ball is thrown in, the pachinko ball sometimes drops from the hole and is scattered on the floor surface. In addition, even if there is no pachinko ball on the plate and there is no need to remove the ball, sliding the shutter plate will cause the shutter plate to stop and be held at the ball removal position by the stopper means. It also had the problem of being left in a ball-free state.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to reliably hold the shutter plate at the ball removal position with a simple structure and to allow the player to remove the ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that can be easily recognized as being in a state.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball hole in the bottom wall of the dish portion for storing pachinko balls, and a slidable shutter plate that opens and closes the ball hole in the lower surface of the bottom wall. In a pachinko machine comprising a ball pan adapted to urge the shutter plate to a closed position that always closes the ball release hole, a pachinko ball in the plate portion can be fitted into the bottom wall of the plate portion. In addition to providing holes, the shutter plate is provided with two falling parts that match the above-mentioned through holes and can drop pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls that fall into one of the falling parts open the ball holes on the shutter plate. The pachinko ball that is used as a stopper means for locking and holding at the ball removal position and that falls to the other drop part is in a ball removal state in which the ball removal hole is opened as a state visible from the outside. Recognizable table It is characterized in that it has used as the means.
[0006]
With this configuration, the pachinko ball stored in the dish portion can be used to lock and hold the shutter plate at the ball removal position for opening the ball removal hole, and the ball removal with the ball removal hole opened. It becomes possible for the player to easily recognize that it is in a state.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower bowl, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lower bowl. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is its front frame, 3 is a game board located at the rear of the front frame 2, 4 is a glass frame covering the upper part of the game board 3, and 5 is covering the lower part of the game board 3 An upper ball tray 6 is attached to the front surface of the front plate. In addition, a lower ball tray 7 is attached to the front lower portion of the front frame 2.
[0008]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower ball tray 7 is divided into a plate portion 8 and a cover member 9 to be deposited on the plate portion 8. And the ball | bowl hole 11 is opened in the bottom wall 10 of the plate | board part 8, and the approximate center position, Furthermore, the through-hole 12 of the magnitude | size substantially equal to the diameter of a pachinko ball is near this ball | bowl hole 11. Is drilled. 13 is a shutter plate that opens and closes the ball release hole 11, and the shutter plate 13 is slidably mounted between the lower surface of the bottom wall 10 of the pan portion 8 and the support frame 14 screwed to the lower surface of the bottom wall 10. The ball 15 is urged by a spring 15 built in the support frame 14 in a direction to close the ball hole 11.
[0009]
An operating portion 16 is provided on the front edge of the shutter plate 13 so as to project outward from the plate portion 8, and the shutter plate 13 resists the bias of the spring 15 by operating the operating portion 16 by hand. And can be slid. In addition, a receiving piece 17 that closes the through hole 12 at a position where the ball hole 11 is closed is provided integrally with the rear side edge of the shutter plate 13.
[0010]
Also, the receiving piece 17 of the shutter plate 13 has a first drop that matches the through hole 12 at a first position (see FIG. 5B) where the ball release hole 11 is fully opened by sliding the shutter plate 13. A bent groove hole 19 having a portion 18 and a second drop portion 20 that matches the through-hole 12 at a second position (see FIG. 5C) where the ball hole 11 is almost fully opened are provided. The bent groove hole 19 having the first drop part 18 and the second drop part 20 are formed as through holes.
[0011]
On the other hand, the support frame 14 is provided with a circular hole 21 having substantially the same size at a position facing the ball punching hole 11. Further, a long groove-like recess 22 is formed at a position facing the receiving piece 17 of the shutter plate 13, and the bent groove 19 is formed in the recess 22 at a first position where the ball extraction hole 11 of the shutter plate 13 is fully opened. A first drop hole 23 that matches the open end portion and a second drop hole 24 that matches the second drop portion 20 are opened. In addition, a shallow concave recess 25 that receives a pachinko ball dropped into the first drop portion 18 or the second drop portion 20 and a pachinko ball dropped into the first drop portion 18 abut on the recess 22. An engagement step portion 26 is provided which functions to stop the shutter plate 13 at a second position where the ball hole 11 is almost fully opened. The bottom surface of the recess 22 is formed as a gentle inclined surface toward the first drop hole 23.
[0012]
In the lower ball tray 7 configured as described above, a ball punching hole 11 formed in the bottom wall 10 of the normal plate portion 8 is closed by a shutter plate 13 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, the through-hole 12 is closed by the receiving piece 17 of the shutter plate 13, so that the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 8 cannot enter.
[0013]
In this state, when the finger is put on the operation unit 16 and the shutter plate 13 is slid to the first position where the ball hole 11 is fully opened as shown in FIGS. 12 and the first drop part 18 of the bent groove hole 19 coincide with each other and one of the pachinko balls stored in the dish part 8 naturally falls into the first drop part 18. In addition, when the shutter plate 13 is slid to the first position, the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 8 drop into the second drop portion 20 provided on the receiving piece 17 of the shutter plate 13. However, the pachinko ball is conveyed to the second drop hole 24 provided in the support frame 14 and falls down as it is.
[0014]
Then, after the shutter plate 13 is slid to the first position and then released from the operation portion 16, the shutter plate 13 is moved back in the direction to close the ball extraction hole 11 by the bias of the spring 15. Since the pachinko ball B that has fallen into the falling portion 18 of the first movement moves through the recess 22 and comes into contact with the engaging step portion 26, its backward movement is prevented (FIGS. 5C and 6C). )reference). Therefore, the pachinko ball B that contacts the engagement step portion 26 functions as a stopper means even when the operation unit 16 is released, and the shutter plate 13 is stopped and held at the second position where the ball extraction hole 11 is almost fully opened. Thus, the pachinko balls in the dish portion 8 can fall from the ball hole 11 to the circular hole 21 and be extracted.
[0015]
On the other hand, when the shutter plate 13 is stopped and held at the second position, the through hole 12 of the plate portion 8 and the second drop portion 20 of the shutter plate 13 coincide with each other and the plate is simultaneously stopped and held. The pachinko ball B1 stored in the part 8 falls into the second drop part 20 from the through hole 12. The pachinko sphere B1 that has fallen into the second drop part 20 is received by the recessed part 25 of the recessed part 22 and visible from the through hole 12 of the dish part 8 as shown in FIG. For this reason, it can be used as a display means that allows the player to recognize that the ball removal hole 11 is in an open ball release state.
[0016]
In order to return the shutter plate 13 to the original position, a first position where the finger is put on the operation unit 16 and the shutter plate 13 is once fully opened as shown in FIGS. 5 (d) and 6 (d). To slide. As a result, the open end portion of the bent groove hole 19 and the first drop hole 23 match, and the pachinko ball B that has been in contact with the engagement step portion 26 and stopped and held the shutter plate 13 in the second position is formed into the bent groove. It is guided by the inclined bottom surface of the hole 19 and the concave portion 22 and falls into the first drop hole 23. At the same time, the second drop portion 20 and the second drop hole 24 are matched to fall on the second drop portion 20 as a display means. The pachinko ball B <b> 1 that has entered also falls into the second drop hole 24. For this reason, when the hand is released from the operation section 16, the shutter plate 13 is moved back by the bias of the spring 15 to close the ball removal hole 11.
[0017]
As described above, according to the present invention, when the shutter plate 13 is slid to the first position where the ball hole 11 is fully opened, one of the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 8 is formed on the shutter plate 13. The pachinko ball B that has fallen into the first drop part 18 and that has fallen into the first drop part 18 continues to stop the shutter plate 13 at the second position where the ball hole 11 is almost fully opened as a stopper means. Can do.
[0018]
In addition, even if all the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 8 are removed, the pachinko balls B1 that have fallen into the second drop portion 20 are left visible from the through holes 12 of the dish portion 8. Therefore, the pachinko ball B1 can be used as a display means that allows the player to recognize that the ball-out hole 11 is open and the ball-out hole 11 is open. Can be effectively informed. Further, the pachinko ball B1 that has fallen into the second drop part 20 and is left as a display means is naturally a player's, and even if it is one, it affects the prize exchange. Therefore, the player himself / herself can voluntarily perform the ball release releasing operation with a high probability to collect the pachinko balls, and as a result, the shutter plate 13 is left in the ball-off state. Less.
[0019]
In the above embodiment, the ball hole 11 and the through hole 12 are separated from each other. However, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the through hole 12 and the ball hole 11 are provided in communication. May be. With this configuration, when the shutter plate 13 is returned to the first position, the shutter plate 13 is stacked on the pachinko ball B1 serving as the display means accommodated in the second drop unit 20 at the second position of the shutter plate 13. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the pachinko ball falls into the first drop part 18 and the shutter plate 13 is opened again.
[0020]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the through hole 12 and the ball hole 11 may be formed in a communication manner, and a bank 29 may be formed along the periphery of the through hole 12. By comprising in this way, the useless open state of the shutter board 13 by the stacking of the pachinko ball can be prevented further.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the present invention opens the ball hole on the bottom wall of the pan portion that stores the pachinko ball, and slides a shutter plate that opens and closes the ball hole on the lower surface of the bottom wall. In a pachinko machine comprising a ball pan that is provided freely and is always biased to a closed position that closes the ball hole, the pachinko ball in the pan portion is fitted into the bottom wall of the pan portion. The shutter plate is provided with two falling parts that can be matched with the through-holes to allow the pachinko balls to fall. The pachinko ball that is used as a stopper means for latching and holding the hole at the ball release position that opens the hole, and that the pachinko ball falling to the other drop part is in a ball release state in which the ball release hole is opened as a state visible from the outside. To the player Since it is used as a display means that can be recognized, the shutter plate can be locked and held at the ball release position where the ball release hole is opened by effectively using the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion. At the same time, it is possible to make the player easily recognize that the ball removal hole is open.
[0022]
In addition, since the pachinko ball is left in the dish part in the state where the ball removal is completed, the player himself can have the ball release release operation spontaneously with a high probability to collect the pachinko ball, It is possible to reduce a situation in which the next player is inconvenienced by moving the table while the ball is removed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower bowl.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a lower bowl.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a lower ball tray.
FIGS. 5A to 5D are main part plan views for explaining the operation. FIGS.
FIGS. 6A to 6D are cross-sectional views of relevant parts for explaining the operation.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a lower bowl serving as another embodiment in which a ball hole and a through hole are communicated with each other.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a lower ball pan showing another embodiment in which a ball punching hole and a through hole are communicated and a bank is provided at the periphery.
[Explanation of symbols]
7 Lower ball pan 8 Plate portion 10 Bottom wall 11 Ball punching hole 12 Through hole 13 Shutter plate 18 First drop portion 20 Second drop portion

Claims (1)

It consists of a ball hole formed in the bottom wall of the pan portion for storing the pachinko ball, a shutter plate biased by a spring in a direction to close the ball hole, and a support frame for slidably supporting the shutter plate. In the ball removing device for the ball tray in the pachinko machine,
In the bottom wall, a hole that allows a single pachinko ball to fall is drilled next to the ball hole,
The shutter plate is provided with a groove-like hole having a holding part into which a pachinko ball falls in accordance with the through hole of the bottom wall at a position where the ball hole is fully opened.
On the other hand, the support frame is brought into contact with a pachinko ball dropped into the holding portion of the grooved hole at the fully open position of the shutter plate, and the shutter plate is stopped at the fully open position, and the shutter plate is fully opened. A ball removing device for a ball pan in a pachinko machine, characterized in that a drop hole is provided that matches the open end of the grooved hole at a position.

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