JP3948859B2 - Pachinko machine ball stop device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball stop device for a pachinko machine for preventing a ball inside a tank or the like above it from dropping when a ball counting device for paying balls to a player is removed from the game board. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At the bottom of the ball guide passage on the back of the game board of the pachinko machine, a ball counting device for paying out prizes and balls is installed. This ball counting device is used to handle clogging and other problems. May be temporarily removed. However, if the ball counting device is removed, the ball inside the tank or the like above it may fall and be scattered around. For this reason, it is common to prevent a ball from falling by attaching a ball stop device near the exit of the ball guide passage.
[0003]
In general, the ball stopping device and the ball counting device are independent, but when they are linked, the ball stopping device functions when the ball counting device is removed, blocking the flow of the ball, Proposals have been made to release the ball stopping device when the counting device is attached.
[0004]
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-155997 discloses a ball game machine in which a ball stopper is provided on the lower back surface of a passage body. With this ball stopper, when a prize ball dispensing device, that is, a ball counting device is mounted, the stopper portion of the stop lever swings backward about the support shaft and can retreat from the entry hole to flow the ball. On the other hand, when the ball counting device is removed, the vertical lifting rod is lowered by the urging force of the spring, and the stopper portion of the stop lever is inserted into the entry hole to automatically stop the ball in the guide passage.
[0005]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-328379 discloses a ball game machine provided with a ball stopping member that is elastically deformable in a ball guide passage. When the ball stop device is attached, the ball stop member is elastically deformed around the upper fulcrum and the tip of the ball stop piece retreats backward from the entry hole to flow the ball. On the other hand, when the ball counting device is removed, the ball end of the ball stop piece protrudes from the entry hole by the restoring force due to the elastic deformation of the ball stop member, so that the flow of the ball of the passage body is automatically blocked. It has become.
[0006]
However, each of the above ball stoppers has a complicated structure, and the ball counter must be mounted while being lifted obliquely upward. Due to the use of members, there was a problem with durability.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a ball stop device for a pachinko machine that has a simple structure, is easy to attach and detach, has excellent durability, and functions in conjunction with the attachment and detachment of the ball counting device. It was made to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The ball stopping device of the pachinko machine of the present invention made to solve the above problems is a ball counting device that is detachably mounted on a guide member provided at the lower portion of the ball guide passage, and the attachment and detachment of the ball counting device. A ball stop device for a pachinko machine comprising a ball stop member that opens and closes the ball guide passage in conjunction with the ball stop member,
A pair of vertical plates protrudes above the guide member, and the ball stop member is provided with a vertical shaft. The vertical shaft is inserted between the vertical plates to support the ball stop member in a rotatable manner. ,
The lower end of the vertical axis of the ball stop member is provided with a protrusion for pivoting the vertical axis and a ball stop piece for opening and closing the ball guide passage in the horizontal direction. The ball stop piece is closed by a metal spring. And a claw portion projecting from the upper surface of the ball counting device,
When the ball counting device is mounted on the guide member, the protrusions rotate the vertical axis by pressing the claw portion to move the ball stop piece from the ball guide passage outlet, and when the ball counting device is removed, the restoring force of the metal spring is used. The ball stop piece is moved to the ball guide passage outlet by rotating the vertical shaft in the reverse direction. In addition, two arms extending in the opposite direction from the vertical axis are provided at the lower end of the vertical axis, and slanted ball stop pieces protrude from the side surfaces of the arms, or the vertical axis is set vertically at the upper end of the vertical axis. A retaining piece for supporting the plate can be provided .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a ball guide passage provided on the back surface of the game board, and the ball 1 supplied from the upper ball tank is meandered left and right to carry it to the lower ball guide passage outlet 3 while killing pressure. Is. In this example, the ball guide passage 2 is branched on the way, and has two ball guide passage outlets 3 for prize balls and rental balls. And on the lower surface of the support member 17 of the ball guide passage outlet 3, a guide member 15 having an L-shaped section for fitting the ball counting device 4 in a sliding manner perpendicularly to the board surface is installed in a pair on the left and right. Yes.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 6, projections 16 are provided on both sides of the upper portion of the ball counting device 4 so as to be inserted into the guide member 15 and fixed therein. The projection 16 is attached to the guide member 15. By sliding and fitting, the ball counting device 4 can be fixed directly below the ball guide passage outlet 3.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a plastic bearing piece 12 is provided above the guide member 15. This bearing piece 12 has a pair of left and right vertical plates protruding from the back surface of the mechanism panel. A vertical shaft 8 of a plastic ball stop member 6 is supported on the bearing piece 12 as shown in FIG.
[0012]
The ball stopping member 6 includes a protruding piece 7 that engages with the claw portion 5 on the upper surface of the ball counting device 4 at the lower end of the vertical shaft 8 and a ball stopping piece 9 that closes the ball guiding passage outlet 3 of the ball guiding passage 2. , Projecting horizontally. A retaining piece 14 is provided at the upper end of the vertical shaft 8, and the vertical shaft 8 can be easily supported simply by inserting the vertical shaft 8 from between the bearing pieces 12. Since the rotation angle α of the vertical shaft 8 is small as shown in FIG. 4, it is not necessary to provide the retaining pieces 14 on the entire circumference of the vertical shaft 8.
[0013]
In this embodiment, the projecting piece 7 is a single arm, but the ball stop piece 9 is provided on the side surfaces of the two arms extending in the opposite direction from the vertical axis 8 so as to be inclined. This is to open and close the two ball guide passage outlets 3 at the same time. One arm is a manual operation piece 13 so that the ball stopping member 6 can be operated with a fingertip. A recess 11 is formed on the side surface of the other arm, and the lower end of the metal spring 10 is engaged as shown in FIG. This metal spring 10 is for urging the ball stop member 6 counterclockwise around the vertical axis 8. The metal spring 10 of this embodiment also serves as a function of holding the ball removal plate 18 provided in the middle of the ball guide passage 2 in the closed position as shown in FIG. However, it goes without saying that a dedicated metal spring may be provided on the ball stopping member 6.
[0014]
The ball stopping device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention configured as described above has an upper portion of the ball counting device 4 when the ball counting device 4 is fitted into the guide member 15 from a direction perpendicular to the board surface as shown in FIGS. The claw portion 5 provided in such a manner as to protrude in the direction pushes the protruding piece 7 of the ball stopping member 6 clockwise against the metal spring 10 and rotates the vertical shaft 8 . As a result, since the ball stop piece 9 also rotates in the same direction to open the ball guide passage outlet 3, the ball 1 that has passed through the ball guide passage 2 enters the ball counting device 4 from the ball guide passage outlet 3 without any problem.
[0015]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the ball counting device 4 is removed from the guide member 15, the claw portion 5 of the ball counting device 4 that has pushed the protruding piece 7 is retracted, so that the metal spring 10 is restored. Due to the force, the vertical shaft 8 of the ball stop member 6 rotates in the reverse direction (counterclockwise), and the ball stop piece 9 is moved to the lower part of the ball guide passage outlet 3 to close the ball guide passage outlet 3. As a result, the ball 1 is prevented from falling from the ball guide passage outlet 3. As described above, according to the present invention, the ball counting device 4 can be removed from the guide member 15 and at the same time the ball can be stopped.
[0016]
In this embodiment, by rotating the vertical shaft 8 of the ball stop member 6, the plurality of ball stop pieces 9 can close the two ball guide passage outlets 3. Further, in a state where the ball counting device 4 is removed from the guide member 15, the manual operation piece 13 of the ball stop member 6 can be manually operated to flow or stop the ball as necessary.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the ball stopping device of the pachinko machine of the present invention, the ball guide passage outlet can be automatically opened or closed in conjunction with the attachment / detachment of the ball counting device. Further, the ball counting device can be easily attached and detached in a direction perpendicular to the board surface. In addition, the ball stop member has a strong integrated structure that is not easily damaged by impact, and uses a metal spring that has a high Young's modulus and extremely little deterioration in elastic force. It will be a thing. Therefore, the present invention is highly valuable as a ball stopping device for a pachinko machine that has solved the conventional problems.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a ball counting device is attached.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa ′ in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where a ball counting device is removed.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb ′ of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a ball stopping member and a bearing piece.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a ball stop member, a bearing piece, and a ball counting device are incorporated.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball 2 Ball guide path 3 Ball guide path exit 4 Ball counting device 5 Claw part 6 Ball stop member 7 Projection piece 8 Vertical shaft 9 Ball stop piece 10 Metal spring 11 Recess 12 Bearing piece 13 Manual operation piece 14 Retaining piece 15 Guide Member 16 Protrusion 17 Support member 18 Ball punch plate

Claims (3)

A ball stop of a pachinko machine comprising: a ball counting device that is detachably mounted on a guide member provided at a lower portion of the ball guide passage; and a ball stop member that opens and closes the ball guide passage in conjunction with the attachment / detachment of the ball count device. A device,
A pair of vertical plates protrudes above the guide member, and the ball stop member is provided with a vertical shaft. The vertical shaft is inserted between the vertical plates to support the ball stop member in a rotatable manner. ,
The lower end of the vertical axis of the ball stop member is provided with a protrusion for pivoting the vertical axis and a ball stop piece for opening and closing the ball guide passage in the horizontal direction. The ball stop piece is closed by a metal spring. While energizing in the direction to
On the upper surface of the ball counting device, a claw portion is projected,
When the ball counting device is mounted on the guide member, the protrusions rotate the vertical axis by pressing the claw portion to move the ball stop piece from the ball guide passage outlet, and when the ball counting device is removed, the restoring force of the metal spring is used. A ball stop device for a pachinko machine, wherein the ball stop piece is moved to the ball guide passage outlet by rotating the vertical axis in the reverse direction. The ball stop device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein two arms extending in the opposite direction from the vertical axis are provided at the lower end of the vertical shaft, and inclined ball stop pieces are provided on the side surfaces of the arms . The ball stop device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a retaining piece for supporting the vertical shaft on the vertical plate is provided at an upper end of the vertical shaft . "

Images