JP3923391B2

JP3923391B2 - Prize ball passage device for pachinko machines

Info

Publication number: JP3923391B2
Application number: JP2002242122A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 宏榎本
Original assignee: Kyoraku Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: Kyoraku Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-08-22
Filing date: 2002-08-22
Publication date: 2007-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 2022-08-22
Also published as: JP2004073750A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、パチンコ遊技機の入賞球通路装置に関し、特に遊技盤の下部に設けたアウト球口から排出されるアウト球を排出通路に誘導するためのガイド部を設けた入賞球通路装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
パチンコ遊技機では、遊技盤の遊技領域内に発射された遊技球は、入賞口に入賞する球を除き、遊技盤の下部に設けたアウト球口に入り、アウト球口からアウト球用排出通路を通り、遊技機外に排出される。このとき、図８、図９に示すように、遊技盤２１を落下してきたアウト球は、最下位の下部レール２２に当って、遊技盤２１の奥行き方向に向きを変え、アウト球口２３に入る。そして、そのアウト球口２３の内部で、さらに下方の排出通路側に向きを変え、アウト球排出通路から遊技機外に排出される。このようなアウト球口２３の内部で、その向きを変えるようにアウト球をガイドするために、従来では、図８、図９のように、遊技盤２１のアウト球口２３の背面側に、その口を背面から覆うように、ガイド板２４を固定していた。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このアウト球口２３の背面側を覆うガイド板２４は、アウト球が頻繁に衝突して下方にその向きを変える際、アウト球の衝撃を受ける部分であるため、厚いガイド板２４を複数の釘により遊技盤に強固に打ち付けて固定していた。このため、遊技盤２１のアウト球口２３の背面側に、ガイド板２４を打ち付ける作業が必要となり、ガイド板２４としての部品点数や作業工数が増大する問題があった。
【０００４】
本発明は、上述の課題を解決するものであり、アウト球用のガイド板を遊技盤に打ち付ける必要がなく、そのための作業工数を削減することができるパチンコ遊技機の入賞球通路装置を提供することを目的とする。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明のパチンコ遊技機の入賞球通路装置は、遊技盤の背面側に位置する機構板の下部に配設され、該遊技盤の入賞口に入賞した入賞球を排出側に誘導するパチンコ遊技機の入賞球通路装置において、内部に入賞球通路を有する通路形成部材の上部に、入賞球受入れ部が該入賞球通路に連通して形成されると共に、該入賞球通路の下部に入賞球排出部が形成され、該入賞球受入れ部の近傍の正面側にアウト球ガイド部が設けられ、該アウト球ガイド部は、前記遊技盤の下部に設けられたアウト球口の背面側に当接して配設され、該アウト球ガイド部には、複数のリブが設けられ、該リブの前面が該アウト球口内に僅かに侵入して配置されたことを特徴とする。
【０００７】
【作用】
上記構成のパチンコ遊技機では、遊技球が遊技盤上の遊技領域に発射されると、入賞口に入賞した遊技球を除き、下部レールに沿って最下位まで落下した遊技球は、下部レールや前面のガラスに当たり、アウト球となって遊技盤の下部に設けたアウト球口内に入る。そして、アウト球口に入ったアウト球は、機構板の遊技盤側に設けた入賞球通路装置の通路形成部材のアウト球ガイド部に当って、その下方の排出通路に誘導され、遊技機の外に排出される。
【０００８】
このように、遊技盤の背面側に位置する入賞球通路装置（遊技盤の入賞口に入賞した入賞球を排出側に誘導する通路装置）にアウト球ガイド部を設け、遊技盤の下部に設けられたアウト球口の背面側に当接して配設したから、従来のようなガイド板を遊技盤のアウト球口の背面側に釘で打ち付ける必要がなく、そのための作業工数や部品数を削減することができる。
【０００９】
また、アウト球ガイド部は、アウト球が当る部分に複数のリブを形成し、そのリブが少しアウト球口の内側に入るように配置したから、ガイド部と遊技盤との間に隙間があくことはなく、充分な強度を持ってアウト球を排出側に誘導することができる。
【００１０】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の一実施形態を図面に基づいて説明する。図１はパチンコ遊技機に使用される入賞球通路装置１の背面側からの斜視図を示し、図２はその正面図を、図３はその背面図を、図４はその分解斜視図を示している。
【００１１】
この入賞球通路装置１は、図６に示す遊技盤１１の背面図のように、パチンコ遊技機の遊技盤１１の背面側に取り付けられる機構板の下部の前面側、つまり遊技盤１１側に装着される入賞球の通路部材である。また、入賞球通路装置１は、遊技盤１１の背面に設けた入賞球裏通路１４の下側に位置し、入賞口に入賞した遊技球を受けて、下方の排出通路に排出するように作用するが、特に、この入賞球通路装置１には、アウト球をガイドするためのアウト球ガイド部３が、外壁を形成する通路形成部材２の正面側の所定位置に設けられている。
【００１２】
すなわち、入賞球通路装置１の通路形成部材２は、図４に示すように、合成樹脂により成形された本体部とカバー部２ａとから構成され、カバー部２ａを本体部に嵌め込むことにより、図１〜図３に示すような形状に形成される。通路形成部材２の内部に入賞球通路５が形成され、その上部には入賞球通路５に連通する入賞球受入れ部４が上部を開口して形成されている。また、入賞球通路５の下部には、入賞球排出部６が下方に向けて開口して形成されている。
【００１３】
入賞球通路装置１の外壁を形成する通路形成部材２の正面側には、アウト球ガイド部３が形成される。このアウト球ガイド部３は、複数本のリブを縦方向に所定の間隔で突設して形成され、アウト球が衝突した際に充分な強度を有するように補強構造となっている。アウト球ガイド部３は、機構板１０を遊技盤１１の背面側に重ね合わせて装着したとき、遊技盤１１のアウト球口１３の背面側に重なり合う位置に配置される。アウト球口１３は遊技盤１１の下部中央に、その厚さ方向と下方への矩形孔として形成される。
【００１４】
このような入賞球通路装置１は、図５に示すように、パチンコ遊技機の機構板１０の正面側（遊技盤１１の背面側）の下部に装着される。機構板１０は、パチンコ遊技機の前面枠の内側にヒンジを介して開閉可能に取り付けられ、前面枠に取り付けられた遊技盤１１の背面側に位置する。したがって、機構板１０を前面枠側に閉じた場合、機構板１０の正面側に設けた入賞球通路装置１の正面側は遊技盤１１の背面に重ね合わせられ、通路形成部材２の正面側に形成されたアウト球ガイド部３は、図６のように、遊技盤１１の下部に形成されたアウト球口１３の背面側に当接する。
【００１５】
このように構成されたパチンコ遊技機では、遊技者が発射ハンドルを操作して、遊技球を遊技盤１１上の遊技領域に発射すると、入賞口に入賞した入賞球を除き、遊技球は盤上の障害釘に当たりながら又は下部レールに沿って最下位まで落下する。そして、遊技球は、そこで、図７に示すように、下部レール１２や前面のガラスに当たり、アウト球となって遊技盤１１の下部に設けたアウト球口１３内に入る。
【００１６】
このアウト球口１３に入ったアウト球は、機構板１０の正面側（遊技盤１１側）に設けた入賞球通路装置１のアウト球ガイド部３に当って、その下方の図示しない排出通路に誘導され、遊技機の外に排出される。アウト球ガイド部３は、図７に示すように、アウト球が当る部分に複数のリブを形成し、そのリブが少しアウト球口１３の内側に侵入しているため、ガイド部と遊技盤１１との間に隙間があくことはなく、また、リブによって充分な耐久性と強度を保持しアウト球を排出側に誘導することができる。
【００１７】
一方、遊技盤１１上の入賞口に入賞した入賞球は、図６のように、遊技盤１１の背面側の入賞球裏通路１４に入り、入賞球裏通路１４から入賞球通路装置１の入賞球受入れ部４を通って、入賞球通路５に入り、その下部の入賞球排出部６から下方の排出通路（図示せず）に排出される。
【００１８】
このように、アウト球口１３の背面を覆う入賞球通路装置１の通路形成部材２の正面側部分に、アウト球ガイド部３を設け、アウト球口１３に入ったアウト球をそのアウト球ガイド部３に当てて、下方の排出通路にアウト球を誘導するようにしたから、従来のように、遊技盤のアウト球口の背面側にガイド板を打ち付ける必要がなく、そのガイド板が不要となり、部品数の削減と作業工数の削減を図ることができる。
【００１９】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明のパチンコ遊技機の入賞球通路装置によれば、入賞球通路を内部に形成する通路形成部材の遊技盤側にアウト球ガイド部を設け、遊技盤の下部に設けられたアウト球口の背面側にそのアウト球ガイド部を当接して配置し、アウト球口に入った遊技球をアウト球ガイド部に当てて排出側に誘導するようにしたから、従来のように、アウト球用のガイド板を遊技盤のアウト球口の背面に打ち付ける必要がなく、部品点数を少なくし、打ち付けのための作業工数を削減することができる。また、アウト球ガイド部には、アウト球が当る部分に複数のリブを形成し、リブの前面をアウト球口内に僅かに侵入させるように配置したから、ガイド部と遊技盤との間に隙間があくことはなく、充分な強度を持ってアウト球を排出側に誘導することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の一実施形態を示すパチンコ遊技機の入賞球通路装置の斜視図である。
【図２】同入賞球通路装置の正面図である。
【図３】同入賞球通路装置の背面図である。
【図４】同入賞球通路装置の分解斜視図である。
【図５】入賞球通路装置を機構板に取り付けた状態の斜視図である。
【図６】遊技盤の概略背面図である。
【図７】図６のVII-VII拡大断面図である。
【図８】従来のパチンコ遊技機の遊技盤の概略背面図である。
【図９】図８のIX-IX拡大断面図である。
【符号の説明】
１-入賞球通路装置
２-通路形成部材
３-アウト球ガイド部
１０-機構板
１１-遊技盤
１３-アウト球口[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a winning ball passage device for a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a winning ball passage device provided with a guide portion for guiding an out ball discharged from an out ball opening provided at a lower portion of a game board to a discharge passage.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In pachinko machines, game balls launched into the game area of the game board enter the out ball opening provided at the lower part of the game board, except for the balls that enter the prize opening, and the discharge path for the out ball from the out ball opening. It is discharged out of the gaming machine. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the out ball that has dropped the game board 21 hits the lowermost lower rail 22, changes its direction in the depth direction of the game board 21, and enters the out ball opening 23. enter. Then, inside the out ball port 23, the direction is further changed to the lower discharge passage side, and the ball is discharged out of the gaming machine from the out ball discharge passage. In order to guide the out ball so as to change the direction inside the out ball port 23, conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the back side of the out ball port 23 of the game board 21, The guide plate 24 was fixed so as to cover the mouth from the back.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The guide plate 24 that covers the back side of the out ball opening 23 is a portion that receives the impact of the out ball when the out ball frequently collides and changes its direction downward. By firmly hitting the game board, it was fixed. For this reason, it is necessary to strike the guide plate 24 on the back side of the out ball port 23 of the game board 21, and there is a problem that the number of parts and work man-hours as the guide plate 24 increase.
[0004]
The present invention solves the above-described problems, and provides a winning ball passage device for a pachinko gaming machine that does not require a guide plate for an out ball to be hit on a game board and can reduce the work man-hours. For the purpose.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a winning ball passage device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is disposed at a lower part of a mechanism plate located on the back side of a game board, and wins a winning ball won at a winning opening of the game board. In the winning ball passage device of a pachinko gaming machine guided to the discharge side , a winning ball receiving portion is formed in communication with the winning ball passage on the upper portion of a passage forming member having a winning ball passage inside. is winning ball discharge unit is formed in the lower portion of the passage, out ball guide portion is provided on the front side in the vicinity of the winning ball receiving unit, the out ball guide portion, out balls port provided in the lower part of the game board A plurality of ribs are provided on the out ball guide portion, and the front surface of the ribs is disposed so as to slightly penetrate into the out ball opening.
[0007]
[Action]
In the pachinko gaming machine having the above-described configuration, when a game ball is launched into the game area on the game board, the game ball that has dropped to the lowest position along the lower rail, except for the game ball that has won the prize opening, It hits the front glass and turns into an out ball and enters the out ball opening provided at the bottom of the game board. Then, the out ball that has entered the out ball opening hits the out ball guide portion of the path forming member of the winning ball path device provided on the game board side of the mechanism plate, is guided to the discharge path below the game ball, Discharged outside.
[0008]
In this way, a winning ball passage device located on the back side of the game board (a passage device that guides the winning ball that has won the winning opening of the game board to the discharge side) is provided with an out ball guide portion and provided at the lower part of the game board. Because it is placed in contact with the back side of the out ball port, there is no need to hit a guide plate with a nail on the back side of the out ball port of the game board, reducing the number of work steps and parts can do.
[0009]
Also, out-ball guide portion forms a plurality of ribs in a portion out ball hits, because the ribs are arranged so as to slightly enter the inside out ball port, gap is formed between the guide portion and the game board The out sphere can be guided to the discharge side with sufficient strength.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a perspective view from the back side of a winning ball passage device 1 used in a pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 shows a front view thereof, FIG. 3 shows a rear view thereof, and FIG. 4 shows an exploded perspective view thereof. ing.
[0011]
As shown in the rear view of the gaming board 11 shown in FIG. 6, the winning ball passage device 1 is mounted on the lower front side of the mechanism plate attached to the rear side of the gaming board 11 of the pachinko gaming machine, that is, on the gaming board 11 side. It is a passage member of a winning ball. The winning ball passage device 1 is positioned below the winning ball back passage 14 provided on the back of the game board 11 and receives the game balls won in the winning opening and discharges them to the lower discharge passage. However, in particular, the winning ball passage device 1 is provided with an out ball guide portion 3 for guiding the out ball at a predetermined position on the front side of the passage forming member 2 forming the outer wall.
[0012]
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the path forming member 2 of the winning ball path device 1 is composed of a main body portion and a cover portion 2a formed of synthetic resin, and by fitting the cover portion 2a into the main body portion, It is formed in a shape as shown in FIGS. A winning ball passage 5 is formed inside the passage forming member 2, and a winning ball receiving portion 4 communicating with the winning ball passage 5 is formed at an upper portion thereof. In addition, a winning ball discharge portion 6 is formed in the lower portion of the winning ball passage 5 so as to open downward.
[0013]
On the front side of the passage forming member 2 that forms the outer wall of the winning ball passage device 1, an out ball guide portion 3 is formed. The out ball guide portion 3 is formed by projecting a plurality of ribs at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and has a reinforcing structure so as to have sufficient strength when the out ball collides. The out ball guide portion 3 is disposed at a position overlapping the back side of the out ball port 13 of the game board 11 when the mechanism board 10 is mounted on the back side of the game board 11. The out ball port 13 is formed in the lower center of the game board 11 as a rectangular hole in the thickness direction and downward.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 5, the winning ball passage device 1 is mounted on the lower part of the front side of the mechanism plate 10 of the pachinko gaming machine (the back side of the game board 11). The mechanism plate 10 is attached to the inside of the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine so as to be openable and closable via a hinge, and is located on the back side of the game board 11 attached to the front frame. Therefore, when the mechanism plate 10 is closed to the front frame side, the front side of the winning ball passage device 1 provided on the front side of the mechanism plate 10 is overlapped with the back side of the game board 11, and on the front side of the passage forming member 2. The formed out ball guide 3 abuts on the back side of the out ball port 13 formed in the lower part of the game board 11 as shown in FIG.
[0015]
In the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, when the player operates the launch handle and launches the game ball onto the game area on the game board 11, the game ball is placed on the board except for the winning ball won in the prize opening. Falling to the lowest position while hitting the obstacle nail or along the lower rail. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the game ball hits the lower rail 12 or the front glass and becomes an out ball and enters the out ball port 13 provided at the lower portion of the game board 11.
[0016]
The out ball that has entered the out ball opening 13 hits the out ball guide portion 3 of the winning ball passage device 1 provided on the front side of the mechanism board 10 (the game board 11 side), and enters a discharge passage (not shown) below the ball. It is guided and discharged out of the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 7, the out ball guide portion 3 is formed with a plurality of ribs at the portion where the out ball hits, and the ribs slightly enter the inside of the out ball opening 13. In addition, there is no gap between them and the ribs can maintain sufficient durability and strength and guide the out ball to the discharge side.
[0017]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the winning ball that has won the winning opening on the game board 11 enters the winning ball back passage 14 on the back side of the gaming board 11 and wins the winning ball passage device 1 from the winning ball back passage 14. The ball enters the winning ball passage 5 through the ball receiving portion 4 and is discharged from the winning ball discharge portion 6 below to the discharge passage (not shown) below.
[0018]
In this way, the out ball guide portion 3 is provided on the front side portion of the passage forming member 2 of the winning ball passage device 1 that covers the back of the out ball port 13, and the out ball that has entered the out ball port 13 is guided by the out ball guide Since the out ball is guided to the lower discharge passage by hitting the part 3, it is not necessary to hit the guide plate on the back side of the out ball port of the game board as in the conventional case, and the guide plate is unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and work man-hours.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the winning ball passage device of the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the out ball guide portion is provided on the game board side of the passage forming member that forms the winning ball passage inside, and provided at the lower portion of the gaming board. Because the out ball guide portion is placed in contact with the back side of the out ball port and the game ball that has entered the out ball port is directed to the discharge side by hitting the out ball guide portion, In addition, there is no need to hit the guide plate for the out ball against the back of the out ball port of the game board, the number of parts can be reduced, and the work man-hour for driving can be reduced. Further, the out-ball guide portion, a gap between the forming a plurality of ribs in a portion out ball hits, because placing the front surface of the ribs so as to slightly penetrate out bulb mouth, the guide portion and the game board The out ball can be guided to the discharge side with sufficient strength.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning ball passage device of a pachinko gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the winning ball passage device.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the winning ball passage device.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the winning ball passage device.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state where the winning ball passage device is attached to a mechanism plate.
FIG. 6 is a schematic rear view of the game board.
7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a schematic rear view of a gaming board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1-winning ball passage device 2-passage forming member 3-out ball guide 10-mechanism plate 11-game board 13-out ball port

Claims

In a winning ball passage device of a pachinko gaming machine that is disposed at a lower part of a mechanism plate located on the back side of the gaming board and guides a winning ball that has won a winning opening of the gaming board to a discharging side,
A winning ball receiving portion is formed in communication with the winning ball passage on the upper portion of the passage forming member having a winning ball passage inside, and a winning ball discharge portion is formed in the lower portion of the winning ball passage. out ball guide portion is provided on the front side in the vicinity of the receiving portion, the out-ball guide portion is disposed in contact with the back side of the out-spheres port provided in the lower part of the game board, the out ball guide A winning ball passage device for a pachinko gaming machine , wherein the portion is provided with a plurality of ribs, and the front surface of the ribs is disposed so as to slightly enter the out ball opening.