JP3794767B2 - Ball removal device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, a ball outlet is opened at the bottom of the ball tray of the ball supply tray or at the bottom of the ball passage leading to the ball supply device for supplying the pachinko balls stored in the ball supply tray one by one to the firing position of the firing rail. In a pachinko machine, the present invention relates to a ball removing device for opening and closing the ball outlet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this seed ball removing device, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-21572. As shown in FIG. 6, the apparatus has a ball outlet 103 formed in the bottom 102 of the plate portion 101 of the hitting ball supply tray 100, and the operation knob 105 rotates in the vertical direction at the upper surface opening 104 of the hitting ball supply tray 100. It is provided freely. Further, the ball supply plate 100 is provided so as to be slidable in the lateral direction and is in contact with the lower surface of the operation knob 105 and a ball extraction member 107 urged to a position where the ball extraction opening 103 is always closed by a spring 106. An L-shaped operating link 110, which is provided with a lateral arm 108 integrally and has a lower end engaging pin 109 engaged with a ball extraction member 107, is pivotally supported.
Then, the arm 108 is pushed down by the pressing of the operation knob 105 and the operation link 110 is rotated to slide the ball extraction member 107 to a position where the ball extraction opening 103 is opened.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above ball pulling device, the sliding stroke of the ball pulling member 107 is increased with a slight rotation stroke of the operation knob 105 by increasing the vertical height of the operation link 110 with respect to the dimension of the arm 108 in particular. In this way, the ball removal operation is to be performed easily. However, the arm 108 is disposed almost directly below the position where the operation knob 105 is pressed, and the arm 108 is merely moved directly below by the pressing of the operation knob 105. Therefore, although the rotation stroke of the operation knob 105 is small, a large pressing force is required from the beginning because of the moment, so the operation knob 105 must be pressed strongly, and it is difficult for a weak female customer to operate. There was a problem.
[0004]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball pulling device in a pachinko machine that allows a ball pulling operation to be easily performed only by lightly pressing an operation knob. is there.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, the ball punching device in the pachinko machine according to the present invention supplies the pachinko balls stored in the bottom of the ball supply tray or the ball supply tray one by one to the launch position of the launch rail. In a pachinko machine having a ball outlet at the bottom of a ball passage leading to a hitting ball supply device, the ball punching device for opening and closing the ball outlet, which is pivotally supported on one side and vertically rotatable An operation knob provided, a ball removal member that is slidable in the lateral direction and is always biased to a position that always closes the ball removal opening by a spring, etc., and an upper end that is pivotally supported and a ball that is It consists of an operating link provided with an engaging part that engages with the extraction member. Then, the lower surface of the operation knob is formed as a bulging surface protruding downward in an arc shape, and the bulging surface is between the shaft support portions of the operation knob and the operation link when the ball extraction member closes the ball extraction opening. It was made to contact the upper surface on the lower end side from the center.
[0006]
Therefore, when pressing the operation knob, the contact point between the bulging surface of the lower surface of the operation knob and the operation link is located on the upper surface on the lower end side from the center of the operation link. It's small. Then, along with the pressing operation, the operation knob rotates with inertia, the contact point moves to the shaft support side of the operating link, and at the same time, the operating link is pressed to slide the ball extraction member to a position where the ball extraction opening is opened. Move. At this time, when the contact point approaches the shaft support portion of the operation link and a large pressing force is originally required, the inertia until then is added, so that the pressing operation becomes smooth and the operation can be performed easily. Moreover, although the lower surface of the operation knob is a bulging surface, the upper surface of the operating link may be a bulging surface protruding upward in an arc shape.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a ball removal device in a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower part of the pachinko machine with a glass door frame and a front plate opened. In the figure, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board that is detachably attached to the rear side of the front frame 1, and a launch rail 3 is attached to the lower right side of the game board 2. . Reference numeral 4 denotes a hitting ball with its tip facing the launch position 5 of the launch rail 3, and 6 denotes a front plate covering the front of the launch rail 3, and a window hole of the front frame 1 together with a glass door frame 7 covering the front of the game board 2. 8 is attached to one side so as to be freely opened and closed. A hitting ball supply tray 9 for storing pachinko balls paid out from a premium ball paying device (not shown) and supplying the pachinko balls to a hitting ball supply device 34 described later is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 6. Yes. Further, the lower front surface of the front frame 1 is filled with the hitting ball supply tray 9 and stores an extra ball receiving tray 10 for storing overflowing pachinko balls, and an operation handle 11 for adjusting the resilience of the pachinko balls launched from the launch position 5. Is provided.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 3, the hitting ball supply tray 9 includes a main body portion 12 and a cover member 13 that covers the front outer side of the main body portion 12. The main body portion 12 includes a ball tray 14 that stores pachinko balls, a decorative plate portion 15 that surrounds the upper edge portion of the ball tray 14, and a side plate portion 16 that extends below the ball tray 14. The ball tray 14 has a bottom portion that gently slopes downward in one direction, and a rectifying portion 17 in which pachinko balls are arranged in a line and flow downward. On the front plate 6 where the downstream end of the rectifying unit 17 is located, a ball outlet 18 is provided to allow the pachinko balls of the ball tray 14 to flow out to the back side of the front plate 6.
[0009]
Reference numeral 19 denotes a ball pulling member that is slidably guided in a lateral direction by parallel ribs 20 and 20 projecting from the side plate portion 16. A plate portion 19a is integrally provided, and is urged to a position where the ball outlet 21 is always closed by a spring 22 as shown by a solid line in FIG. Further, a pin 23 projects from one side of the ball removal member 19. An operation link 24 is pivotally supported 29 on the front surface of the side plate portion 16 so as to be swingable at the upper end portion. A bifurcated engagement portion 25 that engages with the pin 23 of the ball removing member 19 is provided at the lower end portion thereof. It is done.
[0010]
Reference numeral 26 denotes an operation knob whose one side is pivotally supported 30 on the front surface of the side plate portion 16 and is pivotable in the vertical direction. The operation portion 26a on the other side is upward from the opening 27 on the upper surface of the decorative plate portion 15. It protrudes. Further, the lower surface of the operation knob 26 is formed on a bulging surface 28 that protrudes downward in an arc shape, and is between the shaft support portions 29 and 30 of the operation knob 26 and the operation link 24 and on the upper surface 24a on the lower end side from the center of the operation link 24. The operation knob 26 is held in contact with the.
[0011]
Reference numeral 31 denotes a ball passage that extends downward from the ball outlet 21, and communicates with the ball discharge chute 33 through a passage 32 provided in the front plate 6 at the lower end position to flow down the ball passage 31. The pachinko balls are guided to the surplus ball receiving tray 10 via the ball chute 33. Further, a case body 35 in which a hitting ball supply device 34 for supplying pachinko balls flowing in from the ball outlet 18 one by one to the launch position 5 of the launch rail 3 is mounted on the back surface of the front plate 6.
[0012]
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described. In a normal state, the ball extraction plate portion 19a closes the ball extraction opening 21 by the urging of the spring 22, and the pachinko balls of the hitting ball supply tray 9 are guided to the hitting ball supply device 34 and one at the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3. Supplied one by one. On the other hand, in order to extract the pachinko balls from the hitting ball supply tray 9 to the surplus ball receiving tray 10, the operating portion 26a of the operation knob 26 is pressed downward as shown by the chain line in FIG. It is rotated against the bias of the spring 22. Thereby, the ball removal member 19 slides almost horizontally to open the ball removal opening 21.
[0013]
Therefore, when the operation knob 26 is pressed, the contact point M between the bulging surface 28 on the lower surface of the operation knob 26 and the upper surface 24a of the operation link 24 is previously lower than the center of the operation link 24 as shown by the solid line in FIG. Therefore, the operation portion 26a is determined from the relationship between the shaft support portion 29 and the contact point M of the operating link 24, the moment depending on the distance from the shaft support portion 30 and the contact point M of the operation knob 26 to the pressing position P of the operation portion 26a. The initial force of pressing can be small.
[0014]
Then, the operation knob 26 rotates downward along with the pressing operation, and at the same time, the operation link 24 is pressed, and the ball extraction plate portion 19a of the ball extraction member 19 slides to the side where the ball extraction opening 21 is opened. At this time, the contact point M moves to the shaft support portion 29 side of the operating link 24, and the operation knob 26 presses the upper surface 24a of the operation link 24 so as to roll, so that the contact point M contacts the shaft support portion 29 of the operation link 24. When approaching, a large pressing force is originally required, but since the inertia up to that point is added, the pressing operation becomes smooth and the operation can be performed very easily.
[0015]
In this way, when the ball outlet 21 is opened, all the pachinko balls stored in the hit ball supply tray 9 are extracted to the surplus ball receiving tray 10 through the ball outlet 21 as shown in FIG. Further, after the extraction, when the pressing of the operation knob 26 is stopped and released, the ball extraction member 19 slides to the original position by the restoring force of the spring 22, and the ball extraction plate portion 19 a opens the ball extraction opening 21. Block. Then, both the operation knob 26 and the operation link 24 are returned to the solid line position in FIG.
[0016]
Although the present invention has been described with respect to the pachinko machine in which the ball outlet 21 is provided at the bottom of the rectifying unit 17 of the hitting ball supply tray 9, it can be applied to a pachinko machine provided in the case body 35 on the back side of the front plate 6. It is. Moreover, although the lower surface of the operation knob is a bulging surface, the upper surface of the operating link may be a bulging surface that protrudes upward in an arc shape.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the ball pulling device in the pachinko machine according to the present invention has a lower surface of the operation knob as a bulging surface that protrudes downward in an arc shape, and the bulging surface is configured so that the ball pulling member closes the ball opening. The upper surface of the working link is in contact with the upper surface on the lower end side from the center of the working link , or the upper surface of the working link is formed as a bulging surface projecting in an arc shape. Since when the ball outlet is closed, the operation knob is in contact with the lower surface of the operation knob between the shaft support portions of the operation link and the operation link on the upper surface on the lower end side from the center of the operation link. When the knob is pressed, the initial pressing force is small due to the moment, and further, it can be pressed with its inertia, so that the pressing operation is smooth, and even a weak woman can perform the ball pulling operation very easily.
[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 lower part of a pachinko machine in a state where a glass door frame and a front plate are opened.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a hitting ball supply tray portion.
FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of a ball removal device portion.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a related configuration of a hit ball supply tray and a surplus ball receiving tray.
FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of a conventional ball punching device portion.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Launching rail 5 Launching position 9 Hitting ball supply tray 14 Ball tray 19 Ball extraction member 21 Ball extraction port 22 Spring 24 Actuation link 25 Engagement part 26 Operation knob 28 Swelling surface 29, 30 Shaft support part 34 Hitting ball supply apparatus

Claims (2)

In pachinko machine opened the ball抜口the bottom of the sphere passage for guiding the pachinko balls to be stored in the bottom or the ball striking ball supply tray spheres dish hitting supply dish hitting feeder, the sphere for opening and closing the ball抜口a disconnect device, and an operation knob that is supported to one side rotatably provided in the vertical direction, is provided slidably in the lateral direction and in a position closing the normally the ball抜口by a spring or the like A biasing member to be urged, and an operating link pivotally supported at the upper end portion and provided with an engaging portion that engages with the ball removing member at the lower end portion,
And bulged surface protruding in an arc shape the lower surface of the operating knob downwardly, the bulging surface is a between the shaft support and said operating link and the operation knob when the ball recessed portions member are closed the sphere抜口the so as to contact with the upper surface of the lower end side from the center of the operating link, by rotating press the operation link by pressing of the operating knob, said operating the operation knob and rotate to the manipulation knob with a coasting move the contact point between the link within the shaft support side of the operation link, spheres disconnect device in the pachinko machine, characterized in that the ball recessed portions member was set to be slid to the position where the ball抜口is opened. In pachinko machine opened the ball抜口the bottom of the sphere passage for guiding the pachinko balls to be stored in the bottom or the ball striking ball supply tray spheres dish hitting supply dish hitting feeder, the sphere for opening and closing the ball抜口a disconnect device, and an operation knob that is supported to one side rotatably provided in the vertical direction, is provided slidably in the lateral direction and in a position closing the normally the ball抜口by a spring or the like A biasing member to be urged, and an operating link pivotally supported at the upper end portion and provided with an engaging portion that engages with the ball removing member at the lower end portion,
And bulged surface protruding in an arc shape an upper surface of the operating link upwardly, the bulging surfaces the a between the shaft support and said operating link and the operation knob when the ball recessed portions member are closed the sphere抜口to the upper surface of the center from the lower end of the operation link such that contact with the lower surface of the operating knob, by rotating press the operation link by pressing of the operating knob, said operating knob is rotated together with the inertia pachinko characterized in that the contact point between the manipulation knob and the operating link is moved to the axial support side of the operation link, and the ball recessed portions member so as to slide to the position where the ball抜口is opened Ball punching device in the machine.

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