JP4062553B2 - Variable prize winning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a variable winning device installed on a game board surface in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As is well known, many ball game machines such as pachinko machines are commonly equipped with a variable prize device called a tulip. This type of variable prize-winning device displaces into a discharge port for discharging game balls toward the back side of the game board, an upright state facing each other and an open state falling down in opposite directions with the lower end side as an axis. Then, a receiving passage through which one game ball can pass is formed between each other, and the game ball that has flowed into the receiving passage from the upper end side is guided to the discharge port side. And a solenoid that drives the pair of ball receiving members and displaces them into a standing state and an open state.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional variable winning device, the solenoid is arranged on the back side (game board side) of the variable winning device. That is, there are many parts arranged on the game board side, and the volume occupied by these parts was large. In addition, since these back side parts are arranged in the space provided by cutting out the game board or on the back side of the game board, the mounting work of the variable winning device, particularly the work on the back side of the game board becomes complicated. There are also problems such as complicated processing of the game board (drilling, etc.).
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As means for solving the above-mentioned problem, the variable prize apparatus according to claim 1 is a variable prize apparatus installed on a game board surface of a ball game machine,
A board that is screwed by bringing the back surface into contact with the game board surface;
An inlet opening in the substrate to allow a game ball to flow in;
Having a discharge port for discharging the game balls toward the rear side of the game board, a passage tube provided continuously on a rear surface of the substrate by communicating the front end to the inlet,
A ball guide plate arranged on the front surface of the substrate and guiding the game ball to the inlet at the upper surface;
A pair of ball receiving members that are arranged with the ball guide plate interposed therebetween and are displaced between an upright state facing each other and an open state of falling in opposite directions with the lower end side as an axis, and in the upright state, An accepting passage through which one game ball can pass is formed, and the game ball that has flowed into the accepting passage from the upper end side is guided onto the guide plate, and in the open state, the game ball that falls from above is received and the guide ball is received. A ball receiving member that leads onto a plate;
A solenoid that drives the ball receiving member to displace it in the standing state and in an open state, the solenoid being disposed below the ball guide plate and the ball receiving member and on the front side of the substrate ;
With
It is characterized by that.
[0005]
Therefore, all the mechanisms for driving the ball receiving member (such as a solenoid and a member for transmitting the driving force of the solenoid to the ball receiving member) can be concentrated on the front side of the substrate . Then, it is only necessary to provide a discharge port on the game board side, and the parts arranged on the back side of the board need only be a passage cylinder having a discharge port .
[0006]
Therefore, the volume occupied by the members arranged on the back side of the board, that is, the game board side is extremely small, and the work for attaching the variable winning device, particularly the work on the back side of the game board, becomes very simple. Further, since it is only necessary to provide the game board with a hole that accepts the passage cylinder and also serves as a passage for the game ball discharged from the discharge port , processing of the game board (such as drilling) is simplified.
[0007]
The volume on the front side increases as the solenoid is arranged on the front side. However, the portion directly below the ball receiving member has been a dead zone that is rarely used as the path of the game ball in the past. There is almost no inconvenience.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the variable winning device according to the first aspect, wherein a decorative member that covers at least the front side of the solenoid is provided. In this way, it is possible to avoid giving the player an uncomfortable feeling due to the solenoid being arranged on the front side, and the decoration effect is enhanced.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, two embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
[Example 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the variable winning device 10 of the present embodiment has a passage cylinder 12 fitted in a holding hole 16 of a game board 14 and is screwed in a screw hole 20 of a substrate 18 connected to the passage cylinder 12. To be attached to the game board 14. The game board 14 is provided with a bag for guiding the game ball discharged from the discharge port 22.
[0011]
A box-like portion 26 for accommodating the solenoid 24 is attached to the front side of the substrate 18, and the front plate 28 is colored and decorated so that the inside cannot be seen (however, the explanation is omitted). For convenience, it is shown in a transparent state.) A ball guide plate 30 is provided inside the box-like portion 26 at a position substantially aligned with the bottom surface of the passage cylinder 12, and an upper end portion 32 of the front plate 28 extends to above the ball guide plate 30. Yes.
[0012]
In addition, a pair of shafts 34 and 34 are erected on the back surface of the front plate 28, and each shaft 34 rotatably supports ball receiving members 36 and 38 having a mirror image shape. Yes. The ball receiving members 36 and 38 are provided with substantially trapezoidal hanging holes 40 and 42, and the distal ends 46 and 46 of the driving arms 44 and 44 are inserted into the hanging holes 40 and 42. Further, the drive arms 44 are connected to each other at a base 48, and the base 48 is attached to a plunger 50 of the solenoid 24.
[0013]
The solenoid 24 has a structure in which the plunger 50 is in the raised position (see the right half of FIG. 1 (a)) in the demagnetized state and the plunger 50 is in the lowered position (see the left half of FIG. 1 (a)) in the excited state. For this reason, when the solenoid 24 is demagnetized, the drive arm 44 rises and the ball receiving members 36 and 38 are pushed up to stand up, and when the solenoid 24 is energized, the drive arm 44 descends and receives the ball receiver. The members 36 and 38 are opened so as to be pulled down.
[0014]
When the ball receiving members 36 and 38 are in the standing state, the ball receiving members 36 and 38 face each other, and a receiving passage 52 having a width slightly larger than one game ball is formed between the ball receiving members 36 and 38. At this time, when a game ball flows into the receiving passage 52 from the upper end side of the ball receiving members 36 and 38, the game ball is guided into the passage tube 12 by the ball guide plate 30, passes through the passage tube 12, and is discharged to the outlet. 22 is released to the back side of the game board 14. Further, when the ball receiving members 36 and 38 are in the open state, the ball receiving members 36 and 38 receive the game ball falling from above and guide it toward the ball guide plate 30. The game ball that has reached the ball guide plate 30 is guided to the back side of the game board 14 through the same path as described above and released. The displacement of the ball receiving members 36 and 38 and the guiding operation of the game ball thereby are the same as those of the conventional tulip-type variable winning device.
[0015]
However, in the variable winning device 10 of the present embodiment, the solenoid 24 is arranged below the ball receiving members 36 and 38 and on the front side of the game board 14, so that the solenoid for driving the ball receiving members 36 and 38 is used. 24, the drive arms 44, 44, and the like can be concentrated on the front side of the game board 14. Only the passage cylinder 12 having the discharge port 22 is arranged on the game board 14 side.
[0016]
By adopting such a structure, the volume occupied by the member (in this example, the passage cylinder 12) arranged on the game board 14 side of the variable prize apparatus 10 is extremely small. In addition, the variable winning device 10 can be attached to the game board 14 simply by fitting the passage cylinder 12 into the holding hole 16 from the front side of the game board 14 and screwing the board 18, so that the installation work is very simple. is there. Moreover, work on the back side of the game board 14 is virtually unnecessary. Furthermore, since it is only necessary to provide the game board 14 with the holding hole 16 for receiving the passage cylinder 12, the processing (such as drilling) of the game board 14 is also simplified.
[0017]
[Example 2]
In this embodiment, an insulator is used as a member for transmitting a driving force of a solenoid to a ball receiving member.
As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 60 of this embodiment has the passage cylinder 62 fitted in the holding hole 16 of the game board 14 and is screwed in the screw hole 66 of the substrate 64 connected to the passage cylinder 62. To be attached to the game board 14. These points are the same as in the first embodiment, but are different from the first embodiment in that the upper half of the passage cylinder 62 is cut off in the middle and the discharge port 68 is located in the holding hole 16. The game board 14 is provided with a bag or the like for guiding the game ball discharged from the discharge port 68.
[0018]
A box-like portion 72 for accommodating the solenoid 70 is attached to the front side of the substrate 64, and the front plate 74 is colored and decorated so that the inside cannot be seen (however, the explanation is omitted). For convenience, it is shown in a transparent state.) A ball guide plate 76 is provided inside the box-like portion 72 at a position substantially aligned with the bottom surface of the passage cylinder 62, and an upper end portion 78 of the front plate 74 extends to above the ball guide plate 76. Yes.
[0019]
In addition, a pair of shafts 80 and 80 are erected on the back surface of the front plate 74, and each shaft 80 pivotally supports ball receiving members 82 and 84 having a mirror image shape. Yes. The ball receiving members 82 and 84 have substantially trapezoidal hooking holes 86 and 88, and the tips 92 and 92 of the driving arms 90 and 90 are inserted into the hooking holes 86 and 88. Further, the base portions 94, 94 of the drive arms 90, 90 are pivotally supported by shafts 96, 96 erected on the front plate 74, and the engagement protrusions 98, 98 are the tips of the plunger 100 of the solenoid 70. The U member 102 is engaged.
[0020]
The solenoid 70 has a structure in which the plunger 100 is in the raised position (see the right half of FIG. 2A) in the demagnetized state and the plunger 100 is in the lowered position (see the left half of FIG. 2A) in the excited state. For this reason, when the solenoid 70 is demagnetized, the drive arm 90 swings upward and the ball receiving members 82 and 84 are pushed up to stand up, and when the solenoid 70 is excited, the drive arm 90 swings downward. The ball receiving members 82 and 84 are moved down to open.
[0021]
Since the driving arm 90 is a lever having the shaft 96 as a fulcrum, the engaging projection 98 as a force point, and the tip 92 as an action point, the stroke of the plunger 100 during the standing and releasing operation is larger than that of the structure of the first embodiment. Can be shortened.
When the ball receiving members 82 and 84 are in the standing state, the ball receiving members 82 and 84 face each other, and a receiving passage 104 having a width slightly larger than one game ball is formed between the ball receiving members 82 and 84. At this time, if a game ball flows into the receiving passage 104 from the upper end side of the ball receiving members 82, 84, the game ball is guided into the passage cylinder 62 by the ball guide plate 76, and even after exiting the discharge port 68. It moves by being guided by the lower half of the passage cylinder 62 and is released to the back side of the game board 14. In addition, when the ball receiving members 82 and 84 are in the open state, the ball receiving members 82 and 84 receive the game ball falling from above and guide it toward the ball guide plate 76. The game ball that has reached the ball guide plate 76 is guided to the back side of the game board 14 through the same path as described above and released. The displacement of the ball receiving members 82 and 84 and the guiding operation of the game ball by the displacement are the same as those of the conventional tulip type variable winning device.
[0022]
However, in the variable winning device 60 of the present embodiment, the solenoid 70 is arranged below the ball receiving members 82 and 84 and on the front side of the game board 14, so that the solenoid for driving the ball receiving members 82 and 84 is used. 70 and the driving arms 90 and 90 can be concentrated on the front side of the game board 14. Only the passage cylinder 62 having the discharge port 68 is disposed on the game board 14 side.
[0023]
By adopting such a structure, the volume occupied by the member (in this example, the passage cylinder 62) disposed on the game board 14 side of the variable prize device 60 is extremely small. Further, since the variable prize device 60 can be attached to the game board 14 by simply fitting the passage cylinder 62 into the holding hole 16 from the front side of the game board 14 and screwing the board 64, the installation work is very simple. is there. Moreover, work on the back side of the game board 14 is virtually unnecessary. Furthermore, since it is only necessary to provide the game board 14 with the holding hole 16 for receiving the passage cylinder 62, the processing (such as drilling) of the game board 14 is also simplified.
[0024]
Moreover, since the drive arm 90 is used as a lever as mentioned above, the stroke of the plunger 100 can also be shortened.
As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described according to the two examples, the present invention is not limited to such examples, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. Yes.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the variable prize apparatus described in claim 1, the volume occupied by the members arranged on the game board side is extremely small, and the work for mounting the variable prize apparatus, particularly the work on the back side of the game board, can be performed. It becomes very simple. Further, since it is only necessary to provide the game board with a hole that accepts the passage cylinder and also serves as a path for the game ball discharged from the discharge port , the processing (such as drilling) of the game board is simplified.
[0026]
According to the variable winning device of claim 2, it is possible to avoid giving the player a sense of discomfort due to the solenoid being arranged on the front side, and the decoration effect is also enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a variable winning device of Example 1, FIG. 1 (a) is a front explanatory diagram showing a standing state and an open state, and FIG. 1 (b) is a sectional explanatory diagram.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory views of the structure of the variable winning device of the second embodiment. FIG. 2A is a front explanatory view showing a standing state and an open state, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional explanatory view.
[Explanation of symbols]
10, 60 ... variable prize device, 12, 62 ... passage tube, 14 ... game board, 16 ... holding hole, 18, 64 ... substrate, 20, 66 ... screw hole, 22, 68 ... discharge port, 24, 70 ... solenoid, 26, 72 ... box-shaped part, 28, 74 ... front plate (decorative member), 30, 76 ... ball guide plate, 32, 78 ... upper end, 34, 80 ... shaft, 36, 38, 82, 84 ... ball receiving member, 40, 42, 86, 88 ... hanging hole, 44, 90 ... Drive arm, 46, 92 ... tip, 48, 94 ... base, 50, 100 ... plunger, 52, 104 ... receiving passage, 96 ... shaft, 98 ... engagement protrusion, 102: U member.

Claims (2)

A variable winning device installed on the game board surface of a ball game machine,
A board that is screwed by bringing the back surface into contact with the game board surface;
An inlet opening in the substrate to allow a game ball to flow in;
A passage tube having a discharge port for discharging game balls toward the back side of the game board, and having a front end connected to the inflow port and connected to the back side of the substrate;
A ball guide plate arranged on the front surface of the substrate and guiding the game ball to the inlet at the upper surface;
A pair of ball receiving members that are arranged with the ball guide plate interposed therebetween and are displaced between an upright state facing each other and an open state of falling in opposite directions with the lower end side as an axis, and in the upright state, An accepting passage through which one game ball can pass is formed, and the game ball that has flowed into the accepting passage from the upper end side is guided onto the guide plate, and in the open state, the game ball that falls from above is received and the guide ball is received. A ball receiving member that leads onto a plate;
Wherein a solenoid to displace the upright state and an open state by driving the spherical receiving member, and a solenoid arranged on the front side of the lower and the substrate of the conductive ball plate and the ball receiving member
Variation winning and wherein the <br/> comprise a. In the variable prize apparatus according to claim 1,
A variable prize device comprising a decorative member covering at least the front side of the solenoid.

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