JP3688371B2

JP3688371B2 - Pachinko ball rectifier of pachinko machine

Info

Publication number: JP3688371B2
Application number: JP34528195A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 満大山; 久芳佐藤; 和吉山岡; 昌弘大橋
Original assignee: Adachi Light Inc
Current assignee: Adachi Light Inc
Priority date: 1995-12-06
Filing date: 1995-12-06
Publication date: 2005-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 2015-12-06
Also published as: JPH09155036A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、貯留タンクから供給されるパチンコ球通路を、２列から１列に変更整流してパチンコ球放出装置へ送り出すパチンコ機のパチンコ球整流装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
最近のパチンコ機のパチンコ球放出装置は、パチンコ球を１個単位で計数するようにし、入パチンコ球ごとに放出されるパチンコ球の定量数を１個単位に設定、変更調整できるようにした構造のものが提供されているが、このようなパチンコ球放出措置へは、球タンクからそれぞれ２列に整流した誘導樋の各列のパチンコ球を１個づつ交互に順番に制御して送り出してやらなければならない。
【０００３】
このような２列の球通路の各列のパチンコ球を１個単位で制御して前記パチンコ球放出装置へ送り出す機構として、外周に数個の円弧面とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪を等間隔で形成した円盤状になる回転体を前記２列の各列の球通路ごとに臨ませて設置し、各列の回転体は互いの円弧面の１個分に対する半ピッチを回転方向へ変位させて並列に設置し、一方の回転体の円弧面が一方の球通路に臨んでいるとき、他方の回転体の凹窪が他方の球通路に臨んで互いの回転体の円弧面と凹窪が各列の球通路に食い違い状に臨ませることにより、各列のパチンコ球を１個づつ所定のタイミング差を以て交互に取り込んで送出すようにしている。
【０００４】
そして、これら２列の球通路に並列設置した２個の回転体を回転駆動させる手段として、球通路の傾斜により上方からの球圧を受けて回転駆動する方法によるもの（特公平５−５５１５号公報参照）、或は、ガンギ車と、電磁石によって駆動するアンカ−部材の両端の爪を交互に係合させてガンギ車を回転させることにより２個の回転体を回転させる方法を用いたもの（特開昭６１−７６１８１号公報参照）等が開示されている。
【０００５】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来の技術で説明したような２列の球通路の各列のパチンコ球を１個単位で放出制御する機構は、２列の球通路にそれぞれ個々に設置する２個の回転体が必要であり、これら２個の回転体は回転体の円弧面と凹窪が各列の球通路に食い違い状に臨ませるための所定のピッチ差を有して設置しなければならず、しかも円盤状の回転体はそれぞれの球通路を通過するパチンコ球の中心となる位置に設置しなければならないために、部品点数が多く、組み立ても精度が要求される困難なものであった。
【０００６】
更に、ガンギ車と電磁石で作動するアンカ−により回転体を駆動させる方法では部品点数が更に多くなり、それに伴って構造も複雑となり、しかも、電磁石やアンカ−の設置スペ−スの確保と困難な組み立て作業を余儀なくされている。その結果、生産効率が悪く経済性も良くないものであった。それ故に、部品点数を少なくして構造を簡素化することが望まれている。
【０００７】
本発明は、上記の点に鑑みてなされたものであって、その目的とするところは、２列の球通路の各列に共同する一個の回転体を設け、この回転体を球通路の傾斜による球圧で回転させることにより、球タンクから誘導樋を介して２列に整流した各列のパチンコ球を１個づつ交互に順番に制御して送り出すように形成し、少ない部品点数で構造を簡素化し、組み立て作業も容易にし、しかも狭い設置スペ−スに楽々納めて設置することを可能にしたパチンコ球整流装置を提供するものである。
【０００８】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明に係るパチンコ機のパチンコ球整流装置は、上流側に位置する２列の球通路と、これら２列の球通路を１列に変更案内する球寄せ案内路と、外周に数個の円弧面とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪を等間隔で設けて前記２列の球通路からそれぞれ１個づつ合計２個のパチンコ球ごとに規制して球寄せ案内路へ誘導する回転体と、この回転体と球寄せ案内路により規制して誘導された２個のパチンコ球を１個づつ送出する下流側の１列の送出路とから構成する。
【０００９】
前壁の内面に前記球寄せ案内路に臨む湾曲斜面を有する球寄せ案内片を設け、この湾曲斜辺の下端を下流側の送出路に連通させて設置し、球寄せ案内路に誘導された２個のパチンコ球を湾曲斜面の勾配により１個づつ順番に送出路へ導出するように設置するのが好ましい。
【００１０】
前記下流側の送出路は、後壁の前記球寄せ案内路から送出路に対応する箇所に外側に膨出する膨出壁部を設けると共に下流側の隔壁の球通路面に前記膨出壁部の膨出量に応じた張り出しを設けて膨出壁部の側へづらして形成するのが好ましい。
【００１１】
前記回転体は外周に数個の円弧面とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪を等間隔で設けると共に上流側の２列の球通路を受ける長さを有する直長体状に形成するのが好ましい。
【００１２】
前記回転体は外周に数個の円弧面とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪を等間隔で設けると共に上流側の２列の球流路を受ける長さを有する直長体に形成し、前記全ての円弧面の一端側にテ−パを設けて形成するのが好ましい。
【００１３】
前記回転体は外周に数個の円弧面とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪を等間隔で設けて上流側の２列の球流路を受ける長さを有する直長状体に形成し、前記円弧面の頭部が軸心に対して真円でないように形成するのが好ましい。
【００１４】
前記上流側の２列の球通路は、一方の球通路を他方の球通路に対して回転体から約半ピッチ離れる方向へづらした位置に設けて形成するのが好ましい。
【００１５】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の実施の形態を図面を参照して説明すると、図１はパチンコ機の概略裏面図を示し、１は遊技盤、２は遊技盤の後面に設置された機構板、３は機構板の上方に設けられた球タンク、４は上流側を球タンクに接続し、２列の通路部を有して形成された誘導樋、５はパチンコ球を１個単位で計数して所定個数のパチンコ球を下端に接続する排出路６を介してパチンコ機の表面に設けた球受皿（図示せず）に放出するパチンコ球放出装置をそれぞれ示す。
【００１６】
本発明に係るパチンコ球整流装置７は、図３に示すように、上流側にパチンコ球が並ぶ２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂと、これら２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂを１列に変更案内する球寄せ案内路９と、この球寄せ案内路９へパチンコ球を２個づつ規制して誘導する回転体１０と、この回転体１０と球寄せ案内路９により規制して誘導された２個のパチンコ球を１個づつ送出する下流側の１列の送出路１１を有して形成し、上流側の２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂを前記誘導樋４に接続し、下流側の１列の送出路１１をパチンコ球放出装置５に接続設置して構成する。
【００１７】
【実施例１】
本発明のパチンコ球整流装置７は、図２に分解して示すように、カ−ブ壁１２、前壁１３、後壁１４によりケ−ス体として組立てられる。前記カ−ブ壁１２は上面部１２ａから湾曲部１２ｂを介して垂直に延長する側面部１２ｃを有して形成され、このカ−ブ壁１２は上面部１２ａから湾曲部１２ｂに至る内面中央に隔壁１５ａを突設すると共に側面部１２ｃの下部の内面中央に隔壁１５ｂを突設し、前記隔壁１５ａと１５ｂとの間の空間に球寄せ案内路９が設けられ、前記上面部１２ａから湾曲部１２ｂに至る隔壁１５ａの両側面に、パチンコ球がそれぞれ１条に並ぶ２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂを設け、これら２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂの下流側を前記球寄せ案内路９に連通させ、前記側面部１２ｃの隔壁１５ｂの一方の側面に上部を前記球寄せ案内路９に連通する下流側の１列の送出路１１を形成する。
【００１８】
前記後壁１４は、図４（イ）〜（ホ）に示すように、前記球寄せ案内路９から下流側の隔壁１５ｂの一方側に設けた送出路１１に対応する箇所に外側に膨出する膨出壁部１６を設けると共に下流側の隔壁１５ｂの球通路面には前記膨出壁部１６の膨出量に応じた張り出し１７を設けて隔壁１５ｂの１列の送出路１１を膨出壁部１６の側へづらして１個のパチンコ球が通過する幅に形成する。
【００１９】
前壁１３の内面に前記球寄せ案内路９に臨む球寄せ案内片１８が設けられ、前記球寄せ案内片１８は湾曲斜面１８ａを有して形成し、図４（イ）〜（ホ）に示すように、この湾曲斜面１８ａの下端を隔壁１５ｂの送出路１１に連通して上流側の隔壁１５ａの他方の球通路８ｂを送出路１１へ案内するように設置する。
【００２０】
前壁１３と後壁１４の内面に短軸になる枢軸１９ａ，１９ｂが互いに対向して突設され、この枢軸１９ａ，１９ｂに回転体１０の両端を枢着して回転体１０の外周を前記球寄せ案内路９に臨ませて回転自在に設置される。この回転体１０は外周に数個の円弧面２０とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪２１を等間隔で設けると共に２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂを受ける長さを有する直長状に形成し、図５（イ）〜（ホ）に示すように、円弧面２０を球寄せ案内路９に臨ませて設置して形成する。
尚、２２は前壁１３に突設された支持軸、２３はねじ２４を前記支持軸２２にねじ止めするためのねじ孔。２５ａ，２５ｂはパチンコ球整流装置７を機構板２の裏面にねじ止め設置するために、前壁１３と後壁１４に互いに貫通するように穿設したねじ孔を示す。
【００２１】
図４（イ）〜（ホ）及び図５（イ）〜（ホ）は、本発明のパチンコ球整流装置におけるパチンコ球の整流送出状態を断面で示す作用図で、パチンコ球整流装置７は上流側の２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂを球タンク３に接続する誘導樋４の２列に整流した通路部にそれぞれ接続し、下流側の１列の送出路１１をパチンコ球放出装置５に接続して設置され、前記誘導樋４の２列の球通路部からパチンコ球整流装置７の球通路８ａにパチンコ球Ａ₁ ，Ａ₂ ，Ａ₃ …が流入し、球通路８ｂにパチンコ球Ｂ₁ ，Ｂ₂ ，Ｂ₃ …が流入し、これらの球通路８ａと８ｂのパチンコ球Ａ₁ とＢ₁ が球寄せ案内路９に達すると、各球通路８ａ，８ｂの各パチンコ球Ａ₁ ，Ｂ₁ が同時に回転体１０の円弧面２０ａに係合して、球重量により回転体１０を回転しながら、図４（イ）、図５（イ）に示すように、回転体１０の凹窪２１ａに同時に納まる。即ち、この時点で、回転体１０の凹窪２１ａには２個のパチンコ球Ａ₁ ，Ｂ₁ が納まっている。そして回転体１０が図４（ロ）、図５（ロ）の位置まで回転したとき、２個のパチンコ球Ａ₁ ，Ｂ₁ は凹窪２１ａにまだ納まり保持されると共に、パチンコ球Ａ₂ ，Ｂ₂ が次の円弧面２０ｂに係合する。そして回転体１０が更に回転して、図４（ハ），図５（ハ）に示すように凹窪２１ａが球寄せ案内路９に連通位置したとき、パチンコ球Ｂ₁ が球寄せ案内片１８の湾曲斜面１８ａの勾配によりパチンコ球Ａ₁ を送出路１１の側へ押し出して、図４（ニ），図５（ニ）に示すように、パチンコ球Ａ₁ を送出路１１へ誘導送出し、続いてパチンコ球Ｂ₁ も湾曲斜面１８ａの勾配により、図４（ホ），図５（ホ）に示すように、送出路１１へ誘導送出される。また、図４（ホ），図５（ホ）の状態では、２個のパチンコ球Ａ₂ ，Ｂ₂ は凹窪２１ｂに納まり保持され、そして次の２個のパチンコ球Ａ₃ ，Ｂ₃ が円弧面２０ｃに係合位置する。
【００２２】
以上のように、上流側の２列の球通路８ａ，８ｂの各パチンコ球Ａ₁ ，Ａ₂ ，Ａ₃ …とＢ₁ ，Ｂ₂ ，Ｂ₃ …は各球通路８ａ，８ｂから１個づつ合計２個のパチンコ球を回転体１０の凹窪２１に納めて回転し、凹窪２１が球寄せ案内路９に連通したときにこの２個のパチンコ球が球寄せ案内片１８の湾曲斜面１８ａの勾配により１個づつ順番に送出路１１へ誘導送出する。そして次の凹窪２１に納まり保持された２個のパチンコ球を同じ動作を繰り返しながら送出路１１へ１個づつ誘導送出し、この送出路１１からパチンコ球放出装置５へパチンコ球を１個づつ送り出す。
【００２３】
【実施例２】
図６に示す回転体１０Ａは、外周に数個の円弧面２０とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪２１を等間隔で設けて形成し、この回転体１０Ａは、２列の球流路８ａ，８ｂを受ける長さを有する直長体に形成すると共に全ての円弧面２０の一端側にテ−パ２０ａを設けて形成し、このテ−パ２０ａを放出路１１の側に位置させて設置し、凹窪２１に納まる２個のパチンコ球のうちのテ−パ２０ａの側に位置するパチンコ球の放出路１１への落下を容易にし、そして球寄せ案内路９に誘導された２個のパチンコ球が湾曲斜面１８ａの勾配によりパチンコ球Ｂ₁ の球圧でパチンコ球Ａ₁ を球寄せ案内路９から放出路１１へ１個づつ容易確実に落下させるようにする。
【００２４】
【実施例３】
図７に示す回転体１０Ｂは外周に数個の円弧面２０とパチンコ球が嵌入し得る凹窪２１を等間隔で設けて２列の球流路１２ａ，１２ｂを受ける長さを有する直長状体に形成し、前記円弧面の頭部が軸心に対して真円でない形状に形成することにより、円弧面２０の頭部がパチンコ球を咬み込み難くし、球詰まりの発生を阻止し得る形状に形成する。
【００２５】
【実施例４】
この実施例に係るパチンコ球整流装置７Ａは、上述のパチンコ球整流装置７と同様に、上流側に２列の球通路７８ａ，７８ｂと、これら２列の球通路７８ａ，７８ｂを１列に変更案内する球寄せ案内路７９と、この球寄せ案内路７９へパチンコ球を誘導する回転体７１０と、この前記回転体７１０と球寄せ案内路７９により規制して誘導された２個のパチンコ球を１個づつ送出する下流側の１列の送出路７１１を有して形成されている。
【００２６】
そして前記パチンコ球整流装置７Ａの上流側の２列の球通路７８ａ，７８ｂは、図８に示すように、一方の球通路７８ａを他方の球通路７８ｂに対して回転体７１０から約半ピッチ離れる方向へづらした位置に設けて形成する。このような構造に形成したパチンコ球整流装置７Ａにおいて、図９に示すように、一方の球通路７８ａのパチンコ球Ａ₁ が円弧面７２０ａに係合した位置にあるとき、他方の球通路７８ｂのパチンコ球Ｂ₁ は、図１０に示すように、凹窪７２１ａに納まっている状態にあり、一方の球通路７８ａのパチンコ球Ａ₁ が円弧面７２０ａに係合して回転体７１０に回転力を与えながら回転し、そして回転体７１０の回転に伴ってパチンコ球Ａ₁ も同じ凹窪７２１ａに納まる。即ち、図１１に示すように、凹窪７２１ａには２個のパチンコ球Ａ₁ ，Ｂ₁ が一緒に納められる。この状態で、他方の球通路７８ｂの次のパチンコ球Ｂ₂ が追い側となる次の円弧面７２０ｂに係合して回転体７１０の回転を促す。このように２列の球通路７８ａと７８ｂとのパチンコ球ＡとＢが交互に円弧面７２０に係合しながら回転体７１０の回転力を与えながら、パチンコ球Ａ₁ とＢ₁ を同じ凹窪７２１に受け入れられて、球通路７８ａ，７８ｂのそれぞれ１個づつ合計２個のパチンコ球ごとに球寄せ案内路７９へ誘導案内して球寄せ案内路７９から１個づつ順番に送出路７１１へ送出するように構成する。
【００２７】
【発明の効果】
本発明は上記のような構成であるから、次のような効果を奏する。
請求項１において、１個の回転体により上流側の２列の球通路を受けることにより、上流側の２列の球通路の各列から１個づつ合計２個のパチンコ球が回転体の円弧面に係合して、パチンコ球の重量により回転体を回転し、これら２個のパチンコ球を回転体の回転に伴って回転体の同じ凹窪に受け入れて回転しながら球寄せ案内路に誘導し、球寄せ案内路の湾曲斜面の勾配により２個のパチンコ球を１個づつ順に送出路へ送出するので、本発明の回転体は、回転体に対する負荷を少なくし、回転体の破損率が少なくなり、テ−パでのパチンコ球の送出路への誘導が迅速確実に行うことができ、部品点数を少なくし、２列の球通路に対する各列の球通路ごとにピッチを設定する必要もないので全体の構造が簡素化され、組み立て作業を容易にし、狭い設置スペ−スに楽々納め設置可能である。
【００２８】
請求項２において、全ての円弧面の一端側にテ−パを設ける回転体は、テ−パを設けた側を送出路に連通位置させて設置することにより、送出路側に位置する一方のパチンコ球が、湾曲斜面の勾配で横方向へ移動する他方のパチンコ球の球圧により押し出される前に送出路へ落下し、２個のパチンコ球がそれぞれ個々に独自に送出路へ落下する。
【００２９】
請求項３において、回転体の円弧面の頭部を軸心に対して真円でない形状に形成することにより、円弧面でのパチンコ球の咬み込みの発生がなく球詰まりから解消される。
【００３０】
請求項４において、上流側の２列の球通路を回転体に対して互いにピッチ差を設けて形成することにより、一方の球通路のパチンコ球が回転体の凹窪に位置した状態で他方のパチンコ球が回転体の円弧面に係合し、一方のパチンコ球と他方のパチンコ球が順次交互に回転体の円弧面に係合さながら回転体の回転を促すことにより、回転体の回転が確実に確保できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置を設置して示すパチンコ機の裏面図である。
【図２】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置の分解斜視図である。
【図３】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置の組立斜視図である。
【図４】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置における上流側の２列の球通路から下流側の送出路へ誘導案内される状態を断面で示す作用図である。
【図５】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置の回転体の設置状態と上流側の２列の球通路から下流側の送出路へ誘導案内される状態を断面で示す作用図である。
【図６】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置における実施例２の回転体の斜視図である。
【図７】本発明のパチンコ球整流装置における実施例３の回転体の斜視図である。
【図８】本発明の実施例４におけるパチンコ球整流装置の上流側の２列の球通路と下流側の送出路と回転体との設置位置関係を示す要部断面図である。
【図９】本発明の実施例４におけるパチンコ球整流装置の上流側の一方の球通路を流下するパチンコ球と回転体との位置関係を示す要部断面図である。
【図１０】本発明の実施例４におけるパチンコ球整流装置の図９の状態の上流側の他方の球通路を流下するパチンコ球との回転体と位置関係を示す要部断面図である。
【図１１】本発明の実施例４におけるパチンコ球整流装置の上流側の一方の球通路を流下するパチンコ球が回転体の凹窪に納まった位置を示す要部断面図である。
【図１２】本発明の実施例４におけるパチンコ球整流装置の図１１の状態での上流側の他方の球通路を流下する連続する２個のパチンコ球と回転体との位置関係を示す要部断面図である。
【符号の説明】
３球タンク
４誘導樋
５パチンコ球放出装置
７パチンコ球整流装置
８ａ，８ｂ球通路
９球寄せ案内路
１０回転体
１１送出路
１６膨出壁部
１７張り出し
１８球寄せ案内片
１８ａ湾曲斜面
２０円弧面
２１凹窪
７Ａパチンコ球整流装置
７８ａ，７８ｂ球通路
７９球寄せ案内路
７１０回転体
７１１送出路
７２０円弧面
７２１凹窪[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko ball rectifier of a pachinko machine that changes and rectifies a pachinko ball passage supplied from a storage tank from two rows to one row and sends it to a pachinko ball discharge device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The latest pachinko machine pachinko ball release device is designed to count pachinko spheres in units of one, and to set, change and adjust the fixed number of pachinko spheres released for each incoming pachinko sphere. However, in order to release such pachinko balls, the pachinko balls in each row of guide rods rectified in two rows from the ball tank can be controlled and sent one after the other in turn. There must be.
[0003]
As a mechanism for controlling the pachinko balls in each row of such two rows of ball passages in units of one unit and sending them to the pachinko ball discharge device, several circular arc surfaces and recesses into which the pachinko balls can be fitted are provided on the outer periphery. Disc-shaped rotating bodies formed at intervals are placed facing each of the two rows of ball paths, and each row of rotating bodies displaces a half pitch with respect to one of the arcuate surfaces in the rotational direction. When the circular surface of one rotating body faces one spherical path, the concave part of the other rotating body faces the other spherical path and the circular surface and the concave part of each rotating body However, each pachinko ball in each row is alternately taken in with a predetermined timing difference and sent out.
[0004]
As a means for rotationally driving two rotating bodies installed in parallel in these two rows of ball passages, a method of rotationally driving by receiving the ball pressure from above due to the inclination of the ball passages (Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-5515). Gazette), or a method of rotating two rotating bodies by alternately engaging an escape wheel and claws at both ends of an anchor member driven by an electromagnet and rotating the escape wheel ( JP, 61-76181, A) etc. are indicated.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The mechanism for controlling the release of the pachinko balls in each row of the two rows of ball passages as described in the prior art requires two rotating bodies respectively installed in the two rows of ball passages. These two rotating bodies must be installed with a predetermined pitch difference so that the circular arc surface and the concave portion of the rotating body face each other in the row of the spherical passages, and the disk-like rotation Since the body must be installed at the center of the pachinko ball that passes through each ball passage, the number of parts is large, and the assembly is difficult because accuracy is required.
[0006]
Furthermore, the method of driving the rotating body with an escaper and an anchor operated by an electromagnet further increases the number of parts, and the structure becomes complicated accordingly, and it is difficult to secure an installation space for the electromagnet and the anchor. You are forced to assemble. As a result, production efficiency was poor and economic efficiency was not good. Therefore, it is desired to simplify the structure by reducing the number of parts.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide one rotating body for each row of two rows of spherical passages, and to provide the rotating body with an inclination of the spherical passage. By rotating with the ball pressure by, the pachinko balls of each row rectified into 2 rows from the ball tank through the induction rod are controlled and sent out one by one in turn, and the structure with a small number of parts The present invention provides a pachinko ball rectifying device that is simplified, facilitates assembly work, and can be easily installed in a narrow installation space.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko ball rectifier of a pachinko machine according to the present invention includes two rows of ball passages located on the upstream side, and a ball approach guide path that guides the two rows of ball passages into one row. And a plurality of arcuate surfaces on the outer periphery and recesses into which pachinko balls can be fitted are provided at equal intervals, and each of the two rows of ball passages regulates each of the two pachinko balls one by one. And a downstream row of delivery paths for delivering two pachinko balls regulated and guided by the ball approach guide path one by one.
[0009]
A ball gathering guide piece having a curved slope facing the ball gathering guide path is provided on the inner surface of the front wall, and the lower end of the curved oblique side is installed in communication with the downstream delivery path. The pachinko balls are preferably installed so as to be led out to the delivery path one by one according to the slope of the curved slope.
[0010]
The downstream delivery path is provided with a bulging wall part that bulges outward from a position corresponding to the delivery path from the ball approach guide path on the rear wall, and the bulging wall part on the spherical passage surface of the downstream partition wall It is preferable to form a bulge according to the amount of bulging and to squeeze toward the bulging wall.
[0011]
It is preferable that the rotating body is formed in a straight body having a plurality of circular arc surfaces and recesses into which pachinko balls can be fitted at equal intervals on the outer periphery and having a length to receive two rows of ball paths on the upstream side. .
[0012]
The rotating body is formed into a straight body having a length to receive two circular flow paths on the upstream side, and provided with recesses into which several circular arc surfaces and pachinko balls can be fitted at equal intervals on the outer periphery, It is preferable to form a taper on one end side of the arc surface.
[0013]
The rotating body is formed into a straight body having a length to receive two rows of spherical flow paths on the upstream side by providing recesses into which several arc surfaces and pachinko balls can be fitted at equal intervals on the outer periphery, It is preferable to form the arcuate head so that it is not a perfect circle with respect to the axis.
[0014]
The two rows of the ball passages on the upstream side are preferably formed by providing one of the ball passages at a position that is spaced about half a pitch away from the rotating body with respect to the other ball passage.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic rear view of a pachinko machine, 1 is a game board, 2 is a mechanism plate installed on the rear surface of the game board, and 3 is a mechanism plate. A ball tank provided above 4 is connected to the ball tank on the upstream side, and a guide rod formed with two rows of passage portions. 5 is a pachinko ball that counts a predetermined number of pachinko balls. A pachinko ball discharge device for discharging to a ball tray (not shown) provided on the surface of the pachinko machine through a discharge path 6 connecting the ball to the lower end is shown.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko ball rectifier 7 according to the present invention changes and guides two rows of ball passages 8 a and 8 b in which pachinko balls are arranged on the upstream side, and these two rows of ball passages 8 a and 8 b into one row. The ball approaching guideway 9, the rotating body 10 that restricts and guides two pachinko balls to the ball approaching guideway 9, and the two that are regulated and guided by the rotating body 10 and the ball approaching guideway 9. Of the pachinko balls one by one downstream and one row on the downstream side, and two upstream rows of ball passages 8a and 8b are connected to the guide rod 4, and one row on the downstream side. The delivery path 11 is connected to the pachinko ball discharge device 5 and configured.
[0017]
[Example 1]
The pachinko ball rectifier 7 according to the present invention is assembled as a case body by a curve wall 12, a front wall 13, and a rear wall 14, as shown in an exploded view in FIG. The curve wall 12 is formed to have a side surface portion 12c extending vertically from the upper surface portion 12a via the curved portion 12b. The curve wall 12 is formed at the center of the inner surface from the upper surface portion 12a to the curved portion 12b. A partition wall 15a protrudes and a partition wall 15b protrudes from the center of the inner surface of the lower portion of the side surface portion 12c. A ball guide path 9 is provided in a space between the partition walls 15a and 15b, and a curved portion extends from the upper surface portion 12a. Two rows of ball passages 8a and 8b in which pachinko balls are arranged in a single line are provided on both side surfaces of the partition wall 15a leading to 12b, and the downstream side of these two rows of ball passages 8a and 8b communicates with the ball guide route 9 Then, a downstream side delivery path 11 is formed on one side surface of the partition wall 15b of the side surface portion 12c so that the upper part communicates with the ball guide path 9.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (e), the rear wall 14 bulges outward from the ball approaching guide path 9 to a location corresponding to the delivery path 11 provided on one side of the downstream partition wall 15b. And a bulge 17 corresponding to the bulging amount of the bulging wall portion 16 is provided on the spherical passage surface of the partition wall 15b on the downstream side to bulge one row of the delivery paths 11 of the partition wall 15b. It is formed to a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass along the wall 16 side.
[0019]
A ball gathering guide piece 18 facing the ball gathering guide path 9 is provided on the inner surface of the front wall 13, and the ball gathering guide piece 18 is formed to have a curved inclined surface 18a, as shown in FIGS. As shown, the lower end of the curved inclined surface 18a communicates with the delivery path 11 of the partition wall 15b so that the other spherical passage 8b of the upstream partition wall 15a is guided to the delivery path 11.
[0020]
The pivots 19a and 19b, which are short axes, are provided on the inner surfaces of the front wall 13 and the rear wall 14 so as to face each other, and both ends of the rotating body 10 are pivotally attached to the pivots 19a and 19b. It is installed so as to be rotatable so as to face the ball approaching guideway 9. This rotating body 10 is provided with a plurality of arcuate surfaces 20 and recesses 21 into which pachinko balls can be fitted at equal intervals on the outer periphery, and is formed in a straight length having a length for receiving two rows of ball passages 8a and 8b. As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5E, the circular arc surface 20 is installed and formed facing the ball approaching guide path 9.
Reference numeral 22 denotes a support shaft projecting from the front wall 13, and 23 denotes a screw hole for screwing the screw 24 to the support shaft 22. Reference numerals 25a and 25b denote screw holes which are formed so as to penetrate the front wall 13 and the rear wall 14 in order to screw the pachinko ball rectifier 7 on the back surface of the mechanism plate 2.
[0021]
4 (a) to 4 (e) and FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (e) are operation diagrams showing, in section, the rectifying and sending state of pachinko spheres in the pachinko sphere rectifier of the present invention. The two rows of the ball passages 8a and 8b on the side are connected to the passage sections rectified into two rows of the guide rod 4 connected to the ball tank 3, and the one line on the downstream side is connected to the pachinko ball discharge device 5 The pachinko balls A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₃ ... Flow into the ball passage 8a of the pachinko ball rectifier 7 from the two rows of ball passage portions of the guide rod 4, and the pachinko ball B ₁ enters the ball passage 8b. , B ₂ , B ₃ ... Flow in, and when the pachinko balls A ₁ and B _{1 of} these ball passages 8 a and 8 b reach the ball approaching guide path 9, the pachinko balls A ₁ , B of the respective ball passages 8 a and 8 b. ₁ is engaged with the circular arc surface 20a of the rotor 10 at the same time, while rotating the rotating member 10 by ball weight, 4 B), as shown in FIG. 5 (b), it falls recessed 21a of the rotor 10 at the same time. That is, at this time, two pachinko balls A ₁ and B ₁ are accommodated in the recess 21 a of the rotating body 10. When the rotating body 10 is rotated to the position shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 5 (b), the two pachinko balls A ₁ and B ₁ are still stored and held in the recess 21a, and the pachinko balls A ₂ , B ₂ engages with the next arcuate surface 20b. The rotor 10 further rotates, FIG. 4 (c), when the recessed 21a as shown in FIG. 5 (c) is communicating position to a sphere shifting guide path 9, the pachinko ball B ₁ is a sphere shifting guide piece 18 The pachinko ball A ₁ is pushed out toward the delivery path 11 by the slope of the curved slope 18a, and as shown in FIGS. 4 (d) and 5 (d), the pachinko ball A ₁ is guided and sent to the delivery path 11, Subsequently, the pachinko ball B _{1 is} also guided and sent to the delivery path 11 as shown in FIGS. 4 (e) and 5 (e) due to the gradient of the curved slope 18a. 4 (e) and FIG. 5 (e), the two pachinko spheres A ₂ and B ₂ are received and held in the recess 21b, and the next two pachinko spheres A ₃ and B ₃ are Engage with the arcuate surface 20c.
[0022]
As described above, the pachinko balls A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₃ ... And B ₁ , B ₂ , B ₃ ... Of the upstream two rows of ball paths 8a and 8b are one by one from the respective ball paths 8a and 8b. A total of two pachinko balls are stored in the concave depression 21 of the rotating body 10 and rotated. When the concave depression 21 communicates with the ball gathering guide path 9, the two pachinko balls are curved inclined surfaces 18 a of the ball gathering guide piece 18. The guides are sent out to the delivery path 11 one by one according to the gradient. Then, the two pachinko balls stored and held in the next recess 21 are guided and sent one by one to the delivery path 11 while repeating the same operation, and one pachinko sphere is sent from the delivery path 11 to the pachinko ball discharge device 5 one by one. Send it out.
[0023]
[Example 2]
A rotating body 10A shown in FIG. 6 is formed with recesses 21 in which several arcuate surfaces 20 and pachinko balls can be fitted at equal intervals on the outer periphery. The rotating body 10A includes two rows of spherical channels 8a, 8b and a taper 20a is formed on one end side of all the arcuate surfaces 20, and the taper 20a is placed on the discharge path 11 side. Among the two pachinko balls contained in the recess 21, the two pachinko balls that are easy to drop to the discharge path 11 of the pachinko sphere located on the taper 20 a side and guided to the ball guide guide path 9. sphere so as to drop the pachinko ball a ₁ a spherical pressure pachinko ball B ₁ from the ball shifting guide path 9 to the discharge channel 11 one at ease reliably by the gradient of the curved slope 18a.
[0024]
[Example 3]
The rotating body 10B shown in FIG. 7 has a straight length having a length for receiving two rows of spherical flow paths 12a and 12b by providing several arcuate surfaces 20 and recesses 21 into which pachinko balls can be fitted at equal intervals on the outer periphery. By forming the head of the arcuate surface into a shape that is not a perfect circle with respect to the axial center, the head of the arcuate surface 20 is difficult to bite pachinko balls and can prevent clogging of the balls. Form into shape.
[0025]
[Example 4]
The pachinko sphere rectifier 7A according to this embodiment is similar to the pachinko sphere rectifier 7 described above. The two rows of ball passages 78a and 78b are changed upstream, and the two rows of ball passages 78a and 78b are changed to one row. A ball approach guide path 79 for guiding, a rotating body 710 for guiding a pachinko ball to the ball approach guide path 79, and two pachinko balls regulated and guided by the rotor 710 and the ball approach guide path 79. It is formed to have one row of delivery paths 711 on the downstream side for delivering one by one.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 8, two rows of ball passages 78a and 78b on the upstream side of the pachinko ball rectifier 7A separate one ball passage 78a from the rotating body 710 by about a half pitch with respect to the other ball passage 78b. It is provided at a position that is flat in the direction. In the pachinko ball rectifier 7A formed in such a structure, as shown in FIG. 9, when the pachinko ball A1 of _one ball passage 78a is in a position engaged with the arcuate surface 720a, the other ball passage 78b As shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko ball B ₁ is in a state of being accommodated in the recess 721a, and the pachinko ball A ₁ of one of the ball passages 78a is engaged with the arcuate surface 720a to apply a rotational force to the rotating body 710. The pachinko ball A ₁ is also accommodated in the same recess 721 a as the rotating body 710 rotates. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, two pachinko balls A ₁ and B ₁ are stored together in the concave 721a. In this state, the next pachinko ball B ₂ in the other ball passage 78b is engaged with the next arc surface 720b on the follower side to promote the rotation of the rotating body 710. Thus, the pachinko balls A ₁ and B ₁ of the two rows of ball passages 78a and 78b are alternately engaged with the arcuate surface 720 while the rotational force of the rotating body 710 is applied, and the pachinko balls A ₁ and B ₁ are made to have the same depression. 721, and guides and guides a total of two pachinko balls, one for each of the ball passages 78a and 78b, to the ball approach guide path 79, and sends the ball guide guide path 79 to the delivery path 711 one by one. To be configured.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
Since this invention is the above structures, there exist the following effects.
In Claim 1, a total of two pachinko balls, one from each of the two rows of ball paths on the upstream side, are received by a single rotating body. The rotating body is rotated by the weight of the pachinko sphere by engaging with the surface, and these two pachinko balls are received in the same concave portion of the rotating body as the rotating body rotates, and are guided to the ball approach guide path while rotating. Since the two pachinko balls are sent to the delivery path one by one by the gradient of the curved slope of the ball approaching guide path, the rotating body of the present invention reduces the load on the rotating body and the damage rate of the rotating body is reduced. The taper leads to the pachinko ball delivery path quickly and surely, reduces the number of parts, and it is also necessary to set the pitch for each row of ball passages relative to the two rows of ball passages. Since the whole structure is simplified, assembly work is facilitated. Narrow installation space - is an easy pay can be installed in the nest.
[0028]
3. The rotating body having a taper on one end side of all the arcuate surfaces according to claim 2, wherein the rotating body is installed with the side on which the taper is provided in communication with the delivery path. Before the ball is pushed out by the ball pressure of the other pachinko ball moving laterally with the slope of the curved slope, the ball falls to the delivery path, and each of the two pachinko balls individually falls into the delivery path.
[0029]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the head of the arc surface of the rotating body is formed in a shape that is not a perfect circle with respect to the axis, so that pachinko balls are not bitten on the arc surface and the clogging is eliminated.
[0030]
In claim 4, by forming the upstream two rows of ball passages with a pitch difference from each other with respect to the rotating body, the pachinko balls of one of the ball passages are positioned in the recesses of the rotating body and the other The pachinko ball is engaged with the arc surface of the rotating body, and one pachinko ball and the other pachinko ball are alternately and alternately engaged with the arc surface of the rotating body to promote the rotation of the rotating body, thereby ensuring the rotation of the rotating body. Can be secured.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a back view of a pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball rectifier according to the present invention is installed.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko ball rectifier according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of a pachinko ball rectifier according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the pachinko ball rectifier of the present invention is guided and guided from the upstream two rows of ball passages to the downstream delivery passage.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the installed state of the rotating body of the pachinko ball rectifier of the present invention and the state guided and guided from the upstream two rows of ball passages to the downstream delivery passage.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a rotating body according to a second embodiment in the pachinko ball rectifier according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rotating body according to a third embodiment of the pachinko ball rectifier according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing the installation positional relationship among two rows of ball passages on the upstream side of the pachinko ball rectifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention, a delivery path on the downstream side, and a rotating body.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing the positional relationship between a pachinko ball flowing down through one ball passage on the upstream side of the pachinko ball rectifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention and a rotating body.
10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a positional relationship between a rotating body and a pachinko ball flowing down the other ball passage on the upstream side in the state of FIG. 9 of the pachinko ball rectifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a position where a pachinko ball flowing down one ball passage on the upstream side of a pachinko ball rectifier in Embodiment 4 of the present invention is housed in a recess of a rotating body.
12 is a main part showing a positional relationship between two continuous pachinko balls that flow down the other ball passage on the upstream side in the state of FIG. 11 of the pachinko ball rectifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention and a rotating body; It is sectional drawing.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 3 Ball tank 4 Guide rod 5 Pachinko ball discharge device 7 Pachinko ball rectifier 8a, 8b Ball passage 9 Ball gathering guide passage 10 Rotating body 11 Delivery passage 16 Swelling wall portion 17 Overhang 18 Ball gathering guide piece 18a Curved slope 20 Arc surface 21 Concave 7A Pachinko ball rectifiers 78a, 78b Ball passage 79 Ball guide guide 710 Rotating body 711 Delivery passage 720 Arc surface 721 Concave

Claims

One wall and the other wall are defined by an upper partition wall and formed by two rows of spherical passages provided on the upstream side, and the other wall and the lower partition wall, and provided on the downstream side . One row of delivery paths, a ball guide path that is located between the ball passages and the delivery paths and changes the two rows of ball paths to the one row of delivery paths, and the inner surface of the one wall A ball guide guide piece having a lower end communicating with the delivery path so as to face the ball guide guide path, and several arcuate surfaces and pachinko balls can be fitted on the outer periphery provided in the ball guide guide path. A rotator that is provided with recesses at equal intervals, and that is provided for each of the two rows of ball passages to regulate each of the two pachinko spheres and guides it to the ball guide path; together have a length to receive a ball passage of two rows of the upstream end of all of the arc surface of the rotary body Pachinko balls rectifier of pachinko machine formed by providing a taper, characterized in that the rotating body was placed as side tapered arcuate surfaces of the rotating body is provided is positioned to the delivery path side to.

2. The pachinko ball rectifier of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball guide piece is provided with an inclined surface.

The delivery path is provided with a bulging wall part that bulges outward from the ball approach guide path of the other wall to a position corresponding to the delivery path, and the swelling of the bulging wall part on the spherical passage surface of the lower partition wall. The pachinko ball rectifier for a pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an overhang corresponding to the amount of protrusion is provided and shifted toward the bulging wall.

When the pachinko balls in one of the two spherical passages are in a position where the pachinko balls in one of the spherical passages are engaged with the arcuate surface of the rotating body, the pachinko balls in the other spherical passage fit in the recesses of the rotating body. The pachinko ball rectifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pachinko ball rectifiers are provided so as to be shifted from each other in a positional relationship so as to be in a closed state.