JP3869732B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a hitting ball supply device that supplies pachinko balls of a hitting ball supply tray one by one to a launching portion of a launch rail, and in particular, when a pachinko ball of a hitting ball supply tray is removed. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that can prevent pachinko balls from remaining inside.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional pachinko machine, a hitting ball supply tray and a lower storage tray are provided on the front side of the front frame, and the pachinko balls of the hitting ball supply tray are led to a hitting ball supply device provided on the back side of the front frame and fired one by one. It is designed to be supplied to the rail launcher. On the other hand, a ball outlet is provided at the bottom of the ball supply tray, and a slide plate is disposed in the ball outlet, and a pachinko of the ball supply tray is released by moving the slide plate to release the ball outlet. The ball can be extracted from the lower storage tray.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine, the pachinko balls of the hitting ball supply tray are extracted directly from the bottom ball outlet to the lower storage tray, so the pachinko balls guided to the hitting ball supply device cannot be extracted. There was a problem that it was left as it is. And, in order to extract the remaining pachinko balls in the hitting ball supply device, for example, the remaining pachinko balls are fired with a weak resilience so as not to be driven into the game board surface, and the lower storage tray is discharged from the foul mouth of the launch rail. It was necessary for the player to perform troublesome operations such as returning to the collection.
[0004]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can remove a pachinko ball from a hitting ball supply tray without leaving any single pachinko ball in the hitting ball supply device.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is a pachinko machine provided with a hitting ball supply device that supplies the pachinko balls derived from the hitting ball supply tray one by one to the launching portion of the launch rail. A guide path formed in communication with the inlet that matches the upper through hole of the hitting ball supply tray, a supply port corresponding to the launching portion position of the launch rail, and a flicker member that feeds pachinko balls one by one by rotation Provided with a ball outlet on the side surface of the terminal end portion of the guide path and a ball outlet passage communicating with the ball outlet, and a movable member provided with a pressing piece portion that is always energized and separates from the guide path. The first pachinko ball that is placed on the guide path by the ball pulling operation, is received by the flicker member and is on standby, is pushed out to the ball discharge port, and the ball is extracted into the ball discharge passage.
[0006]
On the other hand, the hitting ball supply device includes a supply port corresponding to the launching portion of the guide path and the launch rail, and a flicker member that rotates in the vertical direction. The flicker member receives and holds a pachinko ball falling from a ball stop portion for receiving and holding the pachinko ball flowing in from the inflow portion when the flicker member is rotated downward, and the pachinko ball is rotated downward. And a ball receiving portion for supplying to the launching portion of the launching rail. For this reason, the pachinko balls in the hitting ball supply tray flow down the rectifying portion, and the pachinko balls at the most advanced portion flow from the inflow portion into the top surface of the ball stop portion of the flicker member, and are received by the top surface of the ball stop portion and stand by. In this state, the pachinko balls received on the top surface of the ball stop portion are supplied to the launch portion of the launch rail one by one when the flicker member is rotated up and down in relation to the launching operation of the hitting ball.
[0007]
Further, the movable member is provided with a pressing piece portion for dropping a pachinko ball waiting on the upper surface of the ball stopper portion of the flicker member at a position where the ball outlet is opened. For this reason, when the movable member is moved to a position where the ball outlet is opened against the bias by the ball removal operation, the pachinko ball that is received on the ball stopper upper surface of the ball stopper of the flicker member and is waiting Then, it is pushed out from the inflow part to the ball outlet by the pressing piece part of the movable member and collected from the ball outlet passage.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower part of the pachinko machine shown with a glass frame and a front frame open, 1 is a front frame of the pachinko machine, 2 is a front frame 1 The game board is detachably attached to the rear surface of the game board, and a launch rail 3 is attached to the lower right side of the game board 2. 4 is a striking ball with its tip facing the launching part 5 of the launch rail 3, and 6 is a front plate that covers the front face of the launch rail 3, and includes a glass door frame 7 that covers the upper part of the game board 2 and one of the front frames 1. It is attached to the side so that it can be opened and closed. A hitting ball supply tray 8 is provided on the surface of the front plate 6. Further, a lower storage tray 9 for storing surplus balls of the hitting ball supply tray 8 and an operation handle 10 are provided on the lower front surface of the front frame 1.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 3, the hitting ball supply tray 8 includes a main body 11 and a cover member 12 that covers the outer front surface of the main body 11. The main body part 11 includes a dish part 13 for storing pachinko balls, a decorative board part 14 surrounding the upper edge part of the dish part 13, and a side plate part 15 extending below the dish part 13. The plate portion 13 is formed with a rectifying portion 16 in which the bottom portion gently slopes downward on one side and pachinko balls are aligned in a row at the bottom of the slope portion, and the downstream end of the rectifying portion 16 opens to reach the side plate. Instead, an upper through-hole 17 is provided in the front plate 6 where the downstream end of the rectifying unit 16 is located, and allows the pachinko balls of the dish 13 to flow out to the back side of the front plate 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the front plate 6 is provided with a lower through hole 19 that is formed in the side plate portion 15 and communicates with a ball extraction passage 18 that communicates with the downstream end opening of the rectifying portion 16.
[0010]
On the other hand, a hitting ball supply device 20 is disposed on the back surface of the front plate 6 so as to communicate with the upper through hole 17. As shown in FIG. 4, the hitting ball supply device 20 includes a passage configuration frame 21 and a flicker member 26. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the passage constituting frame 21 includes a plate-like body 23 a provided with an inflow port 22 that matches the upper through hole 17 formed in the front plate 6, and a front surface that is open. The plate-like body 23a and the box-like body 23b are divided into two parts, a hollow box-like body 23b formed with a vertical guide path 24 substantially equal to the diameter of the pachinko sphere communicating with the inflow port 22. They are integrated by joining together and screwing. A supply port 25 corresponding to the launching part 5 of the firing rail 3 is formed on the front surface of the box-like body 23b.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 4, the flicker member 26 is integrally provided with rotating support shafts 27, 27 parallel to the firing rail 3 on both sides, and the rotation support shafts 27, 27 are connected to the supply port 25. The center of gravity is placed so as to be fitted in the bearing recesses 28, 28 so as to be pivotable up and down and to pivot downward as shown by a solid line in FIG.
[0012]
The flicker member 26 receives a leading pachinko ball B guided from the inflow port 22 to the guide path 24 on the top surface and prevents the ball stopper 29 from being dropped when turning downward as shown in FIG. The pachinko sphere B that is detached from the support of the ball stop portion 29 during the upward rotation shown in 6 (b) and falls from the guide path 24 is received and held, and the received pachinko sphere B is supplied by rotating downward. A semi-circular ball receiving portion 30 fed from the opening 25 to the launching portion 5 of the launch rail 3, and an engagement pin 31 that is parallel to the rotation support shafts 27, 27 and protrudes outward of the passage component frame 21. Are integrally formed.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging pin 31 is below the launch rail 3, and is a push-up portion 34 of an interlocking bar 33 that is pivotally supported by a shaft 32 on the front side of the game board 2. It can come into contact with. The interlocking lever 33 is integrally provided with a lever portion 35 that hangs downward from one end of the push-up portion 34, and the lever portion 35 is positioned so as to be engageable with a hooking rod 36 fixed to the hitting ball rod 4. Yes.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 4, the passage frame 21 is provided with a notch 37a (right side in FIG. 4) and a single-character guide hole 37b (left side in FIG. 4) communicating with the inflow port 22 in the plate-like body 23a. A ball outlet 38 is formed on one side surface of the guide path 24 of the box-like body 23b so as to match with the notch 37a, and on the other side surface, the guide path 24 is aligned with the guide hole 37b. A communicating hollow guide groove 38b is provided. Further, a passage rod 39 for receiving a pachinko ball falling from the ball outlet 38 is connected to the ball outlet 38, and the downstream end of the passage rod 39 is connected to the ball outlet passage 18 via the lower passage 19. Communicate.
[0015]
The movable member 40 is supported by a box-shaped guide portion 42 formed on the side plate portion 15 of the hitting ball supply tray 8 so as to be reciprocally movable in the left-right direction. The movable member 40 has a complicated shape as shown in FIG. 3, and a side piece portion 41 for opening and closing the ball outlet 38 is provided at one end of a sliding shaft portion 40a supported by the guide portion 42. A push piece 44 that protrudes and freely enters and exits into the guide path 24 is integrally provided at the other end. Then, a single guide long hole 43 is formed in the front plate 6 so as to be merged with the notch 37a and the guide hole 37b of the plate-like body 23a, and the side piece 41 and the pressing piece 44 of the movable member 40 are guided by the guide. The long hole 43 faces the ball outlet 38 formed on the side surface of the guide path 24 of the box-shaped body 23b and the guide groove 38b of the box-shaped body 23b.
[0016]
In the movable member 40, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), when the side piece 41 is in a position to close the ball outlet 38, the push piece 44 is located on the side of the hitting ball supply device 20, and FIG. As shown in (b), when the side piece 41 moves to a position where the ball outlet 38 is released, the push piece 44 enters the guide path 24 and waits on the upper surface of the ball stop 29 of the flicker member 26. The sphere B is pushed out from the guide path 24 to the sphere outlet 38 and dropped into the passage ridge 39.
[0017]
On the other hand, on the front surface of the side plate portion 15 of the hitting ball supply tray 8, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, a lever member 45 is pivotally supported by a shaft 46, and the lever member 45 has a long hole 47. The long hole 47 is exposed to a protrusion 48 that protrudes from the front side of the movable member 40. Further, a coil spring 49 is connected to the lever member 45, and the movable member 40 is always urged to a position where the ball outlet 38 is closed by the side piece portion 41 as shown by a solid line in FIG. The operation button 50 is pivotally mounted on a shaft 50 a on the base end side of a head 51 projecting sideways on the upper portion of the lever member 45, and upward from a through hole 52 formed in the plate-like portion 14 of the hitting ball supply tray 8. The movable member 40 can be moved to a position where the ball outlet 38 is released by pressing the free end side of the operation button 50.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described. The pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball supply tray 8 are rectified in a line by the rectifying unit 16 as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), and then passed through the upper surface of the slide plate 40 to the upper through hole 17 of the front plate 6. Then, the air flows into the guide path 24 in the passage frame 21 through the inlet 22. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 (a) and 8, the pachinko ball B at the most distal end portion of the guide path 24 is received on the upper surface of the ball stop portion 29 of the flicker member 26 and stands by.
[0019]
In this state, when the hitting ball 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position as shown by a chain line in FIG. 5, the lever portion 35 of the interlocking lever 33 is attracted by the hooking rod 36, and the interlocking lever 33 is moved upward with the shaft 32 as a fulcrum. The push-up portion 34 pushes up the engagement pin 31 of the flicker member 26 upward. For this reason, the pachinko ball B which has been waiting on the upper surface of the ball stop portion 29 of the flicker member 26 as shown in FIG. And is received by the ball receiver 40. Then, when the hitting ball 4 is rotated to the firing operation position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the engagement pin 31 by the interlocking lever 33 is released and the flicker member 26 is released by its own weight and the weight of the pachinko ball B. It rotates downward like a chain line, and the pachinko ball B of the ball receiving portion 30 is sent out from the supply port 25 to the launching portion 5 of the firing rail 3. At the same time, the pachinko ball B1 at the most distal end of the following guide path 24 is received by the upper surface of the ball stop portion 29 of the flicker member 26 and is put on standby. Thereafter, every time the hitting ball 4 is reciprocated, the pachinko balls at the most distal end of the guide path 24 are reliably supplied to the launching part 5 of the launching rail 3 one by one.
[0020]
Thus, in order to extract the pachinko ball guided from the hitting ball supply tray 8 to the hitting ball supply device 20 to the lower storage tray 9, the free end side of the operation button 50 is pressed as shown by a chain line in FIG. It is rotated against the bias of the spring 49. As a result, the movable member 40 moves in the direction of the arrow through the projection 48 engaged with the elongated hole 47 of the lever member 45 to release the ball outlet 38 as shown in FIG. The pachinko balls B remaining on the upper surface of the ball stop portion 29 of the flicker member 26 are pushed by the ball outlet 38 from the guide passage 24 and fall into the passage rod 39 when the push piece portion 44 of 40 enters the guide passage 24. Then, it flows out into the ball extraction passage 18 through the lower through hole 19 of the front plate 6, and is further discharged from the outlet 53 formed in the front plate 6 through the chute 54 in front of the game board 2 to the lower storage tray 9. The pachinko balls in the hit ball supply tray 8 are also discharged from the ball extraction passage 18 to the lower storage tray 9.
[0021]
Then, after the pachinko ball in the hitting ball supply tray 8 is extracted to the lower storage tray 8, when the pressing of the operation button 50 is released, the lever member 45 returns to the original state of the solid line in FIG. At the same time, the movable member 40 also moves to the position shown in FIG. 7A to close the ball outlet 38, and the pressing piece 44 leaves the guide path 24 and returns to the guide groove 38b.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the earliest pachinko ball that is guided to the hitting ball supply device and received by the flicker member and stands by is moved by moving the movable member by the ball removal operation, The ball is extracted into the ball extraction passage, and all the pachinko balls can be discharged to the lower storage tray without leaving any single pachinko ball in the hitting ball supply device.
[0023]
Accordingly, in the present invention, after the pachinko balls are extracted from the hitting ball supply tray, no pachinko balls remain in the hitting ball supply device. Therefore, the pachinko balls remaining in the hitting ball supply device as in the conventional pachinko machine are stored in the lower part. There is an advantage that a troublesome operation for collecting in a dish can be made unnecessary and the service of the player can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the pachinko machine showing a state in which a glass frame and a front plate are released.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a hit ball supply tray.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a passage configuration frame.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional front view of a passage component frame portion.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are cross-sectional side views for explaining the operation of the hit ball supply device, where FIG. 6A shows a state in which the flicker is rotated downward, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view in a state in which the flicker is rotated upward.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the hitting ball supply device, in which (a) shows the ball outlet closed, and (b) is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the ball outlet is released.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part showing a related configuration of a ball outlet and a lower storage tray.
FIG. 9 is a front view of an essential part in which a ball removal operation part is assembled and shown.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front frame 3 Launch rail 4 Hitting ball 5 Launching part 8 Hitting ball supply tray 9 Lower storage tray 17 Upper through-hole 18 Ball extraction passage 20 Hitting ball supply apparatus 22 Inlet 24 Guide path 25 Supply port 26 Flicker member 29 Ball stop part 30 Ball receiving part 38 Ball outlet 40 Movable member 41 Side piece 44 Push piece

Claims (1)

In a pachinko machine provided with a hitting ball supply device for supplying pachinko balls derived from the upper through-hole opened at the downstream end position of the hitting ball supply tray to the launching portion of the launching rail one by one,
The hitting supply device, an inlet that matches the upper hole of the hit ball supply tray, a guide path formed in communication with the inlet, a supply port which corresponds to the firing unit position of the firing rail, said guide A pachinko ball that receives the leading pachinko ball guided by the road on the upper surface and prevents the fall and a pachinko ball that falls off the support of the ball stop portion when rotating upward and received when rotating downward A flicker member composed of a ball receiving portion for sending a ball from the supply port to the launching portion ,
On the side surface of the terminal end portion of the guide path, a ball outlet is established and a ball outlet passage communicating with the ball outlet is provided.
The other end side is pressing piece portion in and out of one end to the induction passage is disposed a movable member and the side piece portion for opening and closing the ball抜口,
The movable member is in a normal state being adapted to the side piece portion is biased away from said guide path the pressing piece portion with positioned to close said ball抜口, the bias at the time of ball disconnect operation wherein the earliest pachinko ball which the pressing piece portion waits been received by Tamatome upper surface of the flicker member enters the said induction passage together with the side sections are moved to a position for opening the ball抜口with anti pinball machine, characterized in that the spherical抜口extruded configured as spheres vent to the ball抜通path.

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