JP3921251B2 - Ball stop device for transfer rod in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball stopper for a transfer rod for guiding a pachinko ball in a ball tank to a pachinko ball dispensing device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a mechanism plate made of synthetic resin is mounted on the back of the game board of the pachinko machine, and a ball tank is fixed to the upper portion of the mechanism plate. In addition, a transfer rod that guides the pachinko balls stored in the ball tank to the pachinko ball dispensing device is provided below the ball tank, and a ball stop plate is provided on the transfer rod.
[0003]
The ball stop plate is pivotally supported on a horizontal axis that is passed over the transfer rod, and is usually placed at a ball stop release position. Then, for example, when a failure such as a ball biting occurs in the pachinko ball dispensing device and the repair is performed, the ball stop plate is rotated to the ball stop position, and the ball stop piece integrated with the ball stop plate is moved to the transfer rod. By entering the ball path, the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional ball stop plate, the ball stop plate is simply pivotally supported on the horizontal axis that is passed over the transfer rod, so that the transfer is performed when the ball stop plate is placed at the ball stop position. If the ball stop piece that enters the ball passage of the cage receives the ball pressure of the pachinko ball stored in the ball tank, the ball stop plate may be lifted upward by the ball pressure, so that There was a problem that the effect could not be expected.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a ball stopper device for a transfer rod in a pachinko machine that can reliably perform a ball stopper action even when subjected to ball pressure with a simple structure. Is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a ball stopper device for a transfer rod according to the present invention is a ball that can be rotated between a ball stop position and a ball stop release position on a transfer rod that guides a pachinko ball of a ball tank to a pachinko ball discharge device. In a pachinko machine provided with a stop plate, a locking portion is provided on the transfer rod, a locking portion is provided on the ball stop plate, and the locking portion is locked to the locked portion at the ball stopping position. The locking state is maintained by a spring action.
[0007]
The transfer rod is composed of two members, a tank rail portion that aligns and guides pachinko balls of a ball tank, and a curve rail portion that leads to a pachinko ball dispensing device while reducing the ball pressure of the tank rail portion. It is preferable to provide a ball stop plate.
[0008]
Then, the spherical locking piece Tamatome plate curve rail section upper surface of the transfer gutter forms a possible inrush Torumizo, the edges of the transparent groove preferably set to the engaged portion.
[0009]
Further, the ball stop plate may be provided with a notch portion at a side edge of a ball stop piece that enters the ball passage from the through groove of the curve rail portion, and the notch portion is used as a locking portion for locking to the locked portion.
[0010]
In the pachinko machine configured as described above, the ball stopper for the transfer rod is a ball of pachinko balls stored in the ball tank by locking the locking portion of the ball stopper plate to the locked portion of the transfer rod. Even if the pressure is applied to the ball stop plate, it is not lifted upward, and the ball stop state can be reliably maintained.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of a ball stopper for a transfer rod in a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a back view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board that is detachably attached to the back surface of the front frame 1, and 3 is a synthetic resin mechanism plate that is detachably attached to the back surface of the game board 2. .
[0012]
A ball tank 4 is fixed to the upper part of the back surface of the mechanism plate 3. Further, a transfer rod 5 is provided below the ball tank 4. The transfer rod 5 is composed of two members, a tank rail portion 5 a for aligning and guiding pachinko balls stored in the ball tank 4 and a curve rail portion 5 b whose downstream end is connected to the pachinko ball dispensing device 6. For this reason, the pachinko balls in the ball tank 4 are continuously supplied to the pachinko ball dispensing device 6 while being aligned by the tank rail portion 5a and the curve rail portion 5b.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the tank rail portion 5 a is formed in a bowl shape having an upper surface opened by a rear side wall 7 that contacts the mechanism plate 3, a bottom portion 8, and a front side wall 9, and on the inner bottom surface of the bottom portion 8. Two ball passages 11 and 11 are formed by providing a partition wall 10 in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, the curve rail portion 5b is for weakening the ball pressure of the pachinko balls flowing down the ball passages 11 and 11 of the tank rail portion 5a, and a partition wall 14 is provided between the outer plate 12 and the back plate 13. Two ball passages 15 and 15 communicating with the ball passages 11 and 11 of the tank rail portion 5a are formed.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ball passages 15 and 15 of the curve rail portion 5b are provided with the ball break detection levers 16 and 16 and micro switches 17 and 17 which are operated by pressing the levers 16 and 16, respectively. is there. Each ball passage 15, 15 is provided with a common ball outlet 18, and a ball passage 19 is provided below the ball outlet 18. The ball outlet 18 is provided with a ball removing device 23 including a movable bottom plate 20, an engaging lever 21 and a lever member 22.
[0015]
The movable bottom plate 20 is rotated downward as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4 by the weight of the ball on the upper surface thereof to open the ball outlet 18, and the ball outlet 18 shown in the solid line in FIG. It returns to the closed position. Further, one end of the engaging lever 21 is pivotally supported by a shaft 25 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. The engaging protrusion 26 formed on the upper surface is engaged with the engaging piece portion 27 of the movable bottom plate 20 to The movable bottom plate 20 is constrained to a position where the ball outlet 18 is closed.
[0016]
The lever member 22 is pivotally supported by a shaft 28 so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction, and a linkage pin 29 integral therewith faces the elongated hole 30 of the engagement lever 21. The elastic piece 31 is always urged to rotate to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4, and the engagement lever 21 is moved downward as shown by a chain line in FIG. The engagement between the stop projection 26 and the engagement piece 27 is disengaged, whereby the movable bottom plate 20 can be freed and removed. Reference numeral 32 denotes a cover member for covering the part of the ball removal device 23, and inside thereof, pressing pieces 33, 33 are provided integrally to abut against the lever member 22 to prevent the lever member 22 from rattling. It is.
[0017]
Thus, in the present invention, the ball stop plate 34 is provided so as to be positioned above the curve rail portion 5b, and the through grooves 36, 36 corresponding to the respective ball passages 15, 15 are provided on the upper surface wall 35 of the curve rail portion 5b. Is provided. In addition, the side edge part of the through-groove 36 is a part used as the to-be-latched part which the latching | locking part of the ball stop plate 34 mentioned later latches.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 5, the ball stop plate 34 integrally includes two claw-shaped ball stop pieces 37a and 37b and a knob 38 that project into the through grooves 36 and 36 of the curved rail portion 5b. Is provided with a cylindrical portion 39. Further, a notch 40 serving as a locking portion for locking to the side edge of the through groove 36 is provided on the side edge of one ball stop piece 37 a of the ball stop plate 34.
[0019]
On the other hand, a support shaft 41 is provided above the curved rail portion 5b so as to be orthogonal to the ball passages 15 and 15, and a cylindrical portion 39 of the ball stop plate 34 is inserted into the support shaft 41 so that the ball stop plate 34 is inserted into the support shaft 41. It is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable between a ball stop position shown in FIG. 6 (a) and a ball stop release position shown in FIG. 6 (b). The ball stop plate 34 is always urged to the ball stop position shown in FIG. 6 (a) by a coil spring 42 fitted on the support shaft 41. Reference numeral 43 denotes a screw with a seat that prevents the ball stop plate 34 from being detached from the support shaft 41, and 44 denotes a stopper that prevents the ball stop plate 34 from rotating unnecessarily upward.
[0020]
The present invention is configured as described above. When the ball stop plate 34 is placed at the ball stop release position as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the flow of the pachinko ball of the transfer rod 5 is prevented. First, the ball stop plate 34 is pressed against the bias of the coil spring 42 and slid in the axial direction as shown by a chain line in FIG. Then, after the ball stop pieces 37a and 37b are aligned with the through grooves 36 and 36, the ball stop plate 34 is released from being pressed downward. As a result, the ball stop plate 34 is restored to the state shown in FIG. Will be maintained. When releasing the ball stopper, the ball stopper plate 34 is pressed against the biasing force of the coil spring 42 and slid in the axial direction as shown in FIG. Can be reached.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the ball stop device for the transfer rod in the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a lock portion on the ball stop piece of the ball stop plate, and the lock portion is transferred at the ball stop position. Since the ball is locked to the locked portion of the basket, the ball stop plate moves upward even if the ball pressure of the pachinko ball stored in the ball tank is applied to the ball stop piece of the ball stop plate. Since the situation where it is lifted can be reliably prevented, the ball-stopped state can be reliably maintained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a back view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a curved rail portion.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a curved rail portion with a cover member removed.
4 is a sectional front view of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a ball stopper device portion.
6A and 6B are cross-sectional views for explaining the operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
4 Ball tank 5 Transfer rod 34 Ball stop plate 36 Through groove (locked part)
40 Notch (locking part)
42 Coil spring

Claims (1)

A ball passage for guiding the pachinko balls of the ball tank to the pachinko ball dispensing device is formed and a through groove is formed on the upper surface thereof, and the ball passage perpendicular to the ball passage passed above the transfer rod. A support shaft, and a ball stop plate that is supported by the support shaft so as to be slidable and rotatable, and has a claw-like ball stop piece formed at the tip thereof. The ball stop piece of the ball stop plate is formed in the through groove. A ball stop device for a transfer rod in a pachinko machine that is allowed to enter and prevent the pachinko ball from flowing down the transfer rod,
A coil spring is inserted into the support shaft, and a notch is provided on a side edge of the ball stop piece of the ball stop plate,
The ball stop plate is slid in the axial direction while pressing against the bias of the coil spring, and after the ball stop piece is inserted into the through groove, the press of the ball stop plate is released. A ball stopper device for a transfer rod in a pachinko machine, wherein a notch portion of the ball stopper piece is locked to a lower surface of a side edge of the through groove.

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