JP4084930B2 - Pachinko machine winning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
According to the present invention, an opening / closing plate is provided in front of a ball entrance formed on the mounting plate, and the opening / closing plate is converted into a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous by the opening / closing drive mechanism. This is related to a winning device for a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a prize-winning device for a pachinko machine, a ball entrance is opened at the center of the mounting plate attached to the surface of the game board, and an opening / closing plate is provided on the front of the ball entrance so that it can be opened and closed. The box frame is provided with a ball passage for guiding a ball received by the opening / closing plate to the rear as a winning ball, and an opening / closing driving mechanism (for example, a combination of a solenoid and a lever) of the opening / closing plate. Is converted into a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-345065).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-described conventional pachinko machine winning device, since the mounting plate and the box frame are integrally formed, it is necessary to create a mold integrated with the box frame every time the design of the mounting plate is changed.
[0004]
However, when changing the design of the mounting plate in this type of winning device, only the front side including the mounting plate is changed, and the box frame on the back side of the mounting plate and the opening / closing drive mechanism of the opening / closing plate are not required to be changed. There are many cases. However, in the conventional winning device, since the mounting plate and the box frame are integrally formed, it is necessary to change the design or to make a mold including the box frame when making a different type of winning device. There was a problem that there was a lot of waste and there was a significant economic loss such as an increase in mold costs.
[0005]
In particular, the number of pachinko machines has recently increased, and it is necessary to prepare many types of winning devices, and the replacement cycle for new models has become faster. Improvement measures are strongly desired.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily change the design of the winning device and to greatly reduce mold costs. It is intended to provide a winning device for the machine.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a mounting plate attached to the surface of a game board and having a ball entrance formed in the center thereof, and provided openably on the front of the ball entrance of the mounting plate. A first frame that is advantageous to the player by the opening / closing drive mechanism, and a second disadvantage that includes the opening / closing plate and a box frame provided on the back surface of the mounting plate so as to surround the ball entrance. In the winning device of the pachinko machine that is converted to the state of the above, the mounting plate and the box frame are formed separately, and the box frame is formed with an opening that matches the ball inlet of the mounting plate In addition, recesses are formed on both sides of the lower portion of the opening, and on the other hand, shaft pins are provided on both sides of the lower portion of the opening / closing plate, and the shaft pins are fitted into the recesses so that the shaft pins are inserted into the recesses It is also held by the back of the mounting plate It is.
[0008]
In addition, the unitary property of a mounting plate and a box frame is improved by providing the front side of the said box frame integrally with the front side surface contact | abutted to the back surface of a mounting plate.
[0009]
Further, if the mounting plate is provided with a plurality of through holes, the box frame is provided with a plurality of projections, and the projections are fitted into the through holes of the mounting plate, the mounting plate and the box frame can be easily formed. Can be combined.
[0010]
Furthermore, if a chucker, a guide frame, a decorative plate, or the like having a protrusion insertion concave hole is attached to the front surface of the mounting plate, and the screw is fastened to the protrusion with the protrusion inserted in the insertion concave hole, the mounting plate And the box frame can be easily fixed.
[0011]
[Action]
Since the mounting plate and the box frame are formed separately, the design of the winning device can be changed simply by changing the mounting plate.
[0012]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. In the figure, the winning device 1 has a mounting plate 10 to be mounted on the surface of the game board. A rectangular sphere inlet 11 is formed in the central portion of the mounting plate 10. A box frame 12 is provided on the back surface of the mounting plate 10 so as to surround the ball inlet 11. The mounting plate 10 and the box frame 12 are usually formed by integral molding, but in the present invention, the mounting plate 10 and the box frame 12 are separated and formed separately.
[0013]
The box frame 12 is integrally provided with a front side surface 13 abutting against the back surface of the mounting plate 10 on the front surface, and has an opening 14 matching the ball inlet 11 of the mounting plate 10 on the front side surface 13 and a screw hole 15 at the center. A plurality of protrusions 16 are formed. On the other hand, a plurality of through holes 17 are formed in the mounting plate 10, and the mounting plate 10 and the box frame 12 are detachably combined by inserting the projections 16 into the through holes 17.
[0014]
An opening / closing plate 18 is provided on the front surface of the ball inlet 11 of the mounting plate 10 so as to be freely opened and closed. Shaft pins 19, 19 are provided on both sides of the lower part of the opening / closing plate 18. Further, concave portions 20 are formed on both sides of the lower portion of the opening 14 of the box frame 12. Then, the shaft pins 19, 19 of the opening / closing plate 18 are fitted into the recesses 20, 20, so that the opening / closing plate 18 is rotatably supported to the front side. The shaft pins 19 and 19 are held so as not to be detached by the recesses 20 and 20 and the back surface of the mounting plate 10 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the opening / closing plate 18 can be easily replaced by simply removing the mounting plate 10, and the design of the opening / closing plate 18 can be changed together with the mounting plate 10. An engagement protrusion 21 is formed on one side of the opening / closing plate 18. The engagement protrusion 21 faces the hollow portion of the box frame 12 and is linked to an opening / closing drive mechanism 22 described later.
[0015]
The box frame 12 is formed in a hollow shape with an open rear surface, and a back plate 23 is attached to the rear surface with screws 24. The hollow interior is divided into three winning areas by frame pieces 24, 24 and 25 formed on the box frame 12 and the back plate 23, and the central winning area is a V winning opening 26. The winning areas on both sides are general winning openings 26a, 26a. The V winning opening 26 is provided with a winning ball detector 27 for detecting a winning ball and updating an open / close cycle in a special gaming state (big hit). A winning ball detector 28 detects and counts the winning balls of the V winning port 26 and the general winning ports 26a and 26a.
[0016]
On the rear surface of the back plate 23, drive units of the winning device 1 such as the opening / closing drive mechanism 22 and the relay substrate 29 are assembled and assembled. The opening / closing drive mechanism 22 includes a solenoid 30. An L-shaped lever 32 is fixed to the plunger 31 of the solenoid 30. A long hole 33 is formed in the back plate 23 corresponding to the lever 32, and a vertical portion of the lever 32 faces the long hole 33. Further, a bifurcated engagement portion 34 is formed in the vertical portion of the lever 32, and the engagement portion 34 and the engagement protrusion 21 of the opening / closing plate 18 are engaged with each other.
[0017]
When the solenoid 30 is in a demagnetized state, the plunger 31 thereof is pushed downward by the biasing force of the return spring 35 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, so that the open / close plate 18 is closed. Maintained. On the other hand, when the solenoid 30 is energized, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4, the plunger 31 is attracted against the biasing force of the return spring 35, and the lever 32 is pulled upward to engage the engaging portion 34. 21 is moved up. As a result, the opening / closing plate 18 is opened. That is, the open / close plate 18 is opened as an example of a first state that is advantageous to the player by excitation of the solenoid 30, and the open / close plate 18 is closed as an example of a second state that is disadvantageous to accept the ball to the ball entrance 11. Is impossible.
[0018]
Ball mounting holes 36 and 36 through which one sphere can pass are formed on both left and right sides of the mounting plate 10, and chuckers 37 and 37 are provided on the front surface of the mounting plate 10 corresponding to the ball passing holes 36 and 36. It is done. In addition, spherical passages 38 and 38 are formed in the box frame 12 so as to communicate with the spherical through holes 36 and 36. The chuckers 37, 37 receive balls and guide them as winning balls from the ball passages 38, 38 to the rear of the box frame 12, and are formed in a hollow shape with open rear surfaces. And the insertion concave hole 39,39,39 of the protrusion 16 is formed in the hollow part, and the screw insertion hole 40 is each drilled in the center of each of the insertion concave holes 39,39,39.
[0019]
In addition, a guide frame 41 is provided on the front surface of the mounting plate 10 and below the ball inlet 11. The guide frame 41 receives a sphere and distributes and drops it left and right, and is formed in a hollow shape with an open rear surface. And the insertion recessed holes 39 and 39 of the processus | protrusion 16 are formed in the hollow part, Furthermore, the screw insertion hole 40 is each drilled in the center.
[0020]
A decorative plate 42 is provided on the front surfaces of the chuckers 37 and 37 and the guide frame 41. The decorative plate 42 is formed with small through holes 43 for screw insertion that match the screw insertion holes 40 of the chuckers 37 and 37 and the guide frame 41.
[0021]
The mounting plate 10 and the box frame 12 are fixed integrally with the chuckers 37 and 37, the guide frame 41, and the decorative plate 42. That is, after the projections 16 of the box frame 12 are fitted and inserted into the through holes 17 of the mounting plate 10, the chuckers 37 and 37 and the guide frame 41 are brought into contact with the front surface of the mounting plate 10, and the projections 16 are inserted into the respective insertion concave holes 39. And the decorative plate 42 is brought into contact with the front surfaces of the chuckers 37 and 37 and the guide frame 41, and the screws 44 are inserted from the small through holes 43 into the screw insertion holes 40 of the chuckers 37 and 37 and the guide frame 41, respectively. The screw hole 15 is fastened. As a result, the front side of the winning device 1 including the mounting plate 10, chuckers 37 and 37, the guide frame 41 and the decorative plate 42, and the rear side of the winning device 1 including the box frame 12 and the opening / closing drive mechanism 22 of the opening / closing plate 18. Will be combined.
[0022]
Although not shown in the figure, a sticker printed with an appropriate pattern on the front surface of the decorative plate 42 can be applied to enhance the decorative effect, and the mounting screws can be hidden to improve the appearance. Further, in the present embodiment, the winning device in which the chuckers 37 and 37 and the guide frame 41 are provided on the front surface of the mounting plate 10 has been described. However, these are not necessarily required, and the winning device to which the present invention is applied is only the opening / closing plate 18. It may be provided. Further, the opening / closing plate 18 may be a conventionally known opening / closing blade.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
[0024]
The design of the winning device can be changed by simply changing the mounting plate to the box frame. Therefore, the rear side of the winning device including the box frame and the opening / closing plate opening / closing drive mechanism that does not require a design change is prepared and stored as a common part, and the front of the winning device including the mounting plate is stored as necessary. The design can be easily changed by making only the side mold, the mold cost can be greatly reduced, the waste is small, and the economic effect is great.
[0025]
In addition, the shaft pin of the opening / closing plate is held so as not to be removed by the recess and the back surface of the mounting plate, which makes it easy to replace the opening / closing plate by simply removing the mounting plate, and designing the opening / closing plate together with the mounting plate Can be changed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the central longitudinal section of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an opening / closing drive mechanism portion.
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the mounting plate and the box frame.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a support state of the opening / closing plate.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Prize-winning apparatus 10 Mounting plate 11 Ball entrance 12 Box frame 13 Front side surface 14 Opening 15 Screw hole 16 Projection 17 Through-hole 18 Opening / closing plate 22 Opening / closing drive mechanism 37, 37 Chucker 39 Insertion recessed hole 40 Screw insertion hole 41 Guide frame 42 Decoration plate

Claims (1)

A mounting plate attached to the surface of the game board and formed with a ball entrance; an opening / closing plate provided at the ball entrance of the mounting plate so as to be freely opened and closed; and provided on the back surface of the mounting plate so as to surround the ball entrance. A box frame and a decoration plate provided on the front surface of the mounting plate, and the opening / closing drive mechanism converts the opening / closing plate into a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous. In the winning device of the pachinko machine
Forming the mounting plate and the box frame separately,
The box frame is formed with openings that match the ball inlets of the mounting plate, and recessed portions are formed on both sides of the lower portion of the opening, and shafts are provided on both sides of the lower portion of the opening and closing plate. The shaft is held by the recess and the back surface of the mounting plate by being inserted,
Further, the box frame has a plurality of protrusions having a screw hole at the center projecting toward the mounting plate, the mounting plate has a plurality of through holes, and the decorative plate has a screw insertion through hole. Forming a projection of the box frame into the through hole of the mounting plate, inserting a screw through the through hole of the decorative plate and fastening the screw to the screw hole of the projection, A winning device for a pachinko machine, wherein the mounting plate and the decorative plate are combined.

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