JP4161140B2

JP4161140B2 - Ball removal device for pachinko machines.

Info

Publication number: JP4161140B2
Application number: JP29852495A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 高明市原; 勲仙石
Original assignee: Daiichi Shokai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Daiichi Shokai Co Ltd
Priority date: 1995-11-16
Filing date: 1995-11-16
Publication date: 2008-10-08
Anticipated expiration: 2015-11-16
Also published as: JPH09135956A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明はパチンコ機において、パチンコ球群が貯留される受け皿内からパチンコ球を抜き取る球抜き装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
パチンコ機の受け皿内からパチンコ球を抜き取る従来の球抜き機構では、ゲーム終了時などに球抜き操作によって受け皿内の持ち球をすべて抜き取るように構成されていた。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来のパチンコ機では、受け皿内の持ち球のうちから遊技者が所望する個数のパチンコ球を抜き取ることができないので、ゲーム中例えば持ち球を飲料やタバコ等の景品と交換したい場合に受け皿内の持ち球のうちからその景品の金額に相当するパチンコ球を１個づつ数えて取り出す必要があった。本発明は受け皿内の持ち球のうちから遊技者が指定する個数のパチンコ球の抜き取りを可能にすることを課題とするものである。
【０００４】
【課題を解決するための手段】
請求項１の発明は、受け皿の球受け室内に貯留されたパチンコ球群のうちから抜き取られる総抜き球数を遊技者の入力操作によって設定する抜き球数設定手段と、球受け室外へのパチンコ球の取り出しが可能な状態および球受け室外へのパチンコ球の取り出しが不能な状態に切換えられる取り出し機構とを設け、前記取り出し機構は、前記球受け室の貯留部に開口された球出口に対向して設置され且つ当該球出口から１個のパチンコ球を受け止めおよび放出が可能な受け止め部が１つ形成された受け渡し部材と、該受け渡し部材を回転せしめる球抜きモータと、前記受け渡し部材の回転を検出することにより前記球受け室内から抜き取られた各パチンコ球を検出して実抜き球数としてカウントする抜き球検出器と、前記受け渡し部材の受け止め部から放出されたパチンコ球を前記受け皿の前面側からパチンコ機外に放出するための球抜き通路が形成された誘導樋と、遊技者の操作によって前記球抜きモータを起動する球抜きスイッチと、からなり、前記球抜きスイッチを操作して前記球抜きモータを起動したときに、前記受け渡し部材の一回転毎に、前記１つの受け止め部が前記球出口に対向する位置に旋回して前記球受け室の貯留部内のパチンコ球を前記受け止め部に受け止め、当該受け止め部に受け止めたままで旋回してパチンコ球を前記球抜き通路に放出し、前記抜き球検出器からの実抜き球数が前記抜き球数設定手段で設定した総抜き球数と一致したときに前記球抜きモータの駆動を停止することを特徴とする。
【０００５】
請求項１の発明では、抜き球数設定手段が遊技者によって入力操作されて球受け室内のパチンコ球群のうちから抜き取られる総抜き球数が設定され、取り出し機構が球受け室外へのパチンコ球の取り出しが不能な状態からパチンコ球の取り出しが可能な状態に切り換えられると、球受け室内のパチンコ球が球受け室外へ抜き取られ、抜き取られた各パチンコ球が抜き球検出器によって検出されて実抜き球数がカウントされ、総抜き球数分のパチンコ球が抜き取られると、球抜きが終了する。
【０００６】
請求項２の発明は請求項１の発明において、前記抜き球数設定手段によって設定された総抜き球数を表示し、パチンコ球が球受け室内から取り出される毎に総抜き球数から実抜き球数を減算した残り抜き球数を表示する表示部材を設けたことを特徴とする。
【０００７】
請求項２の発明では、遊技者が抜き球数設定手段によって設定した総抜き球数が表示部材によって表示されるとともに、パチンコ球が球受け室内から抜き取られる毎に抜き球数から実抜き球数を減算した残り抜き球数が表示部材によって切換え表示されて遊技者に報知される。
【０００８】
【発明の実施の形態】
請求項１の発明において、取り出し機構には手動操作によって球受け室の球出口を開閉する球抜き部材を設け、抜き球数設定手段によって設定された総抜き球数分のパチンコ球を球抜き部材の手動操作によって抜き取るように構成する。
【０００９】
また、球受け室内のパチンコ球の数量がパチンコ球の抜き取りによって影響を受けない程度に多いか否かを検出する数量検出器と、この数量検出器の検出信号によってＯＮ，ＯＦＦされて球抜きの可否を遊技者に報知する抜き取り可ランプとを設ける。
【００１０】
さらに、取り出し機構には、前記球抜き部材と、残り抜き球数が０となったときに作動して球受け室の球通路を自動的に開閉するストッパとを設ける。
【００１１】
また、取り出し機構には、遊技者が球抜きスイッチを操作したときに駆動されて球受け室内のパチンコ球の取り出しが可能な状態に切換えられ、抜き球検出器が総抜き球数分のパチンコ球をカウントして球抜きが終了したときに静止して球受け室内のパチンコ球の取り出しが不能な状態に切換えられる取り出し部材を設ける。
【００１２】
抜き球数設定手段として、球受け室内から抜き取ることができるパチンコ球の個数、若しくは抜き球と交換することができる景品名を表記した適数個の抜き球数設定ボタンを設ける。
【００１３】
【実施例】
次に、本発明の第１実施例を図１〜図３にしたがって説明する。パチンコ機の金枠１の下部に回動可能に結合された前板２には持ち球となるパチンコ球群が貯留される上受け皿３が取付けられ、この上受け皿３の下方には上受け皿３内から送り出されて下皿口４を通り抜けたパチンコ球を受け入れる下受け皿５が設置されている。
【００１４】
下受け皿５には球受け室が形成されるとともに、下受け皿５にはこの下受け皿５内のパチンコ球群をパチンコ機外へ取り出すときに操作される球抜きレバー６が付設されている。
【００１５】
上受け皿３には右下り状に若干傾斜した底面を有し、上皿口８を通って送り込まれたパチンコ球群が収容される球受け室１０が形成され、この球受け室１０の左部にはパチンコ球群が不規則に広がって収容される貯留部１０ａが形成され、球受け室１０の右部にはパチンコ球が横１列となって左方から右方へ通過する球通路１０ｂｂが形成され、球受け室１０の右端には球通路１０ｂの先端から転り落ちたパチンコ球が順に通り抜ける球出口１１が開設されている。
【００１６】
球出口１１と下皿口４との間には球抜き通路１２ａが内部に形成された誘導樋１２が設置され、球出口１１を通り抜けた各パチンコ球は球抜き通路１２ａおよび下皿口４を通って下受け皿５内に導入される。
【００１７】
上受け皿３には、球受け室１０の貯留部１０ａに対向して設置され、球受け室１０内のパチンコ球の数量がパチンコ球の抜き取りによって影響を受けない程度に多いか否かを判別して検出信号を出力する球量検出器１４が取付けられている。
【００１８】
球受け室１０の球出口１１の内方にはパチンコ球が球出口１１を通り抜ける毎に検出信号を出力して球出口１１を通り抜けた実抜き球数をカウントする抜き球検出器１５が球出口１１に対向して設置されている。
【００１９】
上受け皿３の右端付近には、球受け室１０内のパチンコ球群のうちから、遊技者が所望する個数のパチンコ球を抜き取るときに遊技者によって手動操作される球抜き部材１８を有し、球受け室１０外へのパチンコ球の取り出しが可能な状態と球受け室１０外へのパチンコ球の取り出しが不能な状態とに切換えられる取り出し機構１７が設置されている。
【００２０】
球抜き部材１８には上受け皿３の左端部の上面付近に配設されて遊技者によって内外方向へ押動操作されるつまみ１８ａと、球出口１１の外方に形成されたガイド溝１９内に内外方向へのスライド可能に嵌合されて球出口１１を開閉するシャッタ１８ｂと、つまみ１８ａおよびシャッタ１８ｂを連結する連結片１８ｃとが形成されている。
【００２１】
球抜き部材１８は図示しないスプリングによって常には内方へ付勢され、つまみ１８ａが解放された状態ではシャッタ１８ｂが球出口１１を閉塞して球抜き動作が禁止された状態で保持される。
【００２２】
つまみ１８ａを外方へ押動操作して球抜き部材１８を外方へ移動させると、球抜き部材１８は球出口１１を開放して球受け室１０の球通路１０ｂｂに並んだパチンコ球の取り出しが可能な状態に切換えられ、この状態を継続する間は球通路１０ｂｂに並んだパチンコ球が１個づつ球出口１１を通り抜けて球抜き通路１２ａに導入され、球抜き通路１２ａおよび下皿口４を通り抜けて下受け皿５内に送り込まれる。
【００２３】
遊技者が球抜き部材１８のつまみ１８ａの押動操作を中止してつまみ１８ａを解放すると、球抜き部材１８はスプリングの弾発力によって内方の移動端へ復帰移動して球出口１１を閉鎖し、球抜きが禁止された状態に切換えられる。
【００２４】
前板２の上端縁付近には球量検出器１４の検出信号に基づいてＯＮ，ＯＦＦされ、球抜き操作の可否を遊技者に報知する球抜き可ランプ２１が設置されている。
【００２５】
球抜き可ランプ２１は、球受け室１０内のパチンコ球群が球量検出器１４の上流および下流にわたって貯留されて球受け室１０内のパチンコ球の数量が充分に多い場合に点灯して球抜きが可能である旨の情報を遊技者に報知する。
【００２６】
球受け室１０内のパチンコ球の数量が減少して球量検出器１４の前方にパチンコ球が無くなり、パチンコ球群が球量検出器１４の下流側の部位にのみ貯留された状態になると、球量検出器１４が検出信号を出力して球抜き可ランプ２１が消灯する。
【００２７】
前板２の上端縁付近には球受け室１０内のパチンコ球群のうちから抜き取られる総抜き球数を遊技者の入力操作によって設定する加算用の抜き球数設定ボタン（抜き球数設定手段）２２Ａおよび減算用の抜き球数設定ボタン（抜き球数設定手段）２２Ｂが設置されている。
【００２８】
加算用の抜き球数設定ボタン２２Ａを遊技者が１回押す毎に抜き球数が１球づつ加算され、減算用の抜き球数設定ボタン２２Ａを遊技者が１回押す毎に抜き球数が１球づつ減算される。
【００２９】
前板２の上端縁付近には両抜き球数設定ボタン２２Ａ，２２Ｂ若しくは加算用の抜き球数設定ボタン２２Ａによって設定された総抜き球数を表示し、また、この総抜き球数から実際に抜き取られた実抜き球数を減算した残り抜き球数を、パチンコ球の球受け室１０内から抜き取られる毎に抜き球検出器１５の検出信号に基づいて遂次切換え表示する表示部材（表示ランプ）２３が設置されている。
【００３０】
例えば、遊技者が指定した総抜き球数を１０個とすると、遊技者が加算用の抜き球数設定ボタン２２Ａを１０回押すことによって表示部材２３が総抜き球数の１０を表示する。
【００３１】
この状態で、球抜き部材１８を外方へ移動操作して球出口１１を開放すると、球受け室１０の球通路１０ｂｂに並んだパチンコ球がその先頭のパチンコ球から順に球出口１１を通り抜けて球受け室１０外に取り出される。
【００３２】
パチンコ球が球受け室１０外へ取り出されると、球出口１１を通り抜ける各パチンコ球が抜き球検出器１５によって逐次検出されて実抜き球数がカウントされ、表示部材２３が総抜き球数１０から実抜き球数を減算した残り抜き球数９，８，７…０を逐次表示する。
【００３３】
残り抜き球数が０となった時点で球抜き部材１８を解放して内方へ復帰移動させると、球出口１１が閉塞されて球受け室１０内のパチンコ球の抜き取りが終了する。
【００３４】
上記実施例によれば、遊技者が所望する個数のパチンコ球を球受け室１０内から随意に抜き取ることができ、少い個数のパチンコ球を景品と交換したいときなどに球受け室１０内のパチンコ球を１個づつ数えて取り出す必要が無くなり、遊技者が指定する個数のパチンコ球の抜き取り操作を簡便化することができる。
【００３５】
また、遊技者が指定した総抜き球数を表示部材２３によって確認することができるので、総抜き球数の指定時の入力ミスを無くすことができるとともに、指定した総抜き球数分のパチンコ球が実際に抜き取られたか否かを確認することができる。
【００３６】
さらに、球抜き部材１８が、球受け室１０内のパチンコ球群を全て抜き取る通常の球抜き機能と、球受け室１０内のパチンコ球群のうちから所望数のパチンコ球を抜き取る特異な球抜き機能とを兼有し、既設の部材を活用することができるので、球抜き機構を簡略化してそのコストを節減することができる。
【００３７】
次に、図４に示す本発明の第２実施例について説明すると、本例では、取り出し機構１７には、上受け皿３の球受け室１０の球通路１０ｂの先端付近の近傍に配設され、球抜き動作が終了して表示部材２３が表示する残り抜き球数が０となったときに抜き球検出器１５の検出信号によって作動して球受け室１０の球通路１０ｂｂに並んだパチンコ球の通行を積極的で自動的に阻止するストッパ（ソレノイド）２４が設けられている外は第１実施例と同様に構成されている。
【００３８】
ストッパ２４は、このストッパ２４が励磁されたときに球通路１０ｂｂ内へ進出して球通路１０ｂｂを閉路し、ストッパ２４が消磁されたときに球通路１０ｂｂの後方へ退避して球通路１０ｂｂを開路する球止め片２４ａを備えている。
【００３９】
抜き球数設定ボタン２２Ａ，２２Ｂによって総抜き球数を入力してから、球抜き部材１８を外方へ移動操作して球出口１１を開放した状態を継続すると、球通路１０ｂｂに並んだ各パチンコ球が順に球出口１１を通り抜けて球受け室１０内から抜き取られ、球出口１１を通り抜けたパチンコ球の個数となる実抜き球数が抜き球検出器１５によってカウントされて残り抜き球数が表示部材２３によって逐次表示され、残り抜き球数が０となって総抜き球数に相当するパチンコ球が全て抜き取られた時点でストッパ２４が励磁されて球止め片２４ａが球通路１０ｂｂ内の先端付近へ進出し、球通路１０ｂｂに並んだパチンコ球の抜き取りがストッパ２４によって自動的に阻止される。
【００４０】
第２実施例によれば、球受け室内から所望数のパチンコ球を抜き取る球抜き動作を自動的に終了させて球抜き終了時の誤動作を無くすことができ、指定した個数のパチンコ球を過不足なく抜き取ることができる。
【００４１】
次に、図５、図６に示す本発明の第３実施例について説明すると、本例では、上受け皿３には、球抜きを開始するときに遊技者によって操作される球抜きスイッチ３０が取付けられている。
【００４２】
上受け皿３内の中央部付近には、球受け室１０の貯留部１０ａ内のパチンコ球群のうちから所望数のパチンコ球をパチンコ機外へ自動的に抜き取る目的で作動制御される取り出し機構２５が球受け室１０の貯留部１０ａに開口された第２球出口２７に対向して設置されている。
【００４３】
取り出し機構２５は球抜きボタン３０が遊技者によって操作されてＯＮとなったときに駆動される球抜きモータ２８を備えている。
【００４４】
球抜きモータ２８のモータ軸に結合された出力軸２９には、１個のパチンコ球の受け止めおよび放出が可能な受け止め部２６ａを有し、回転および静止して球受け室１０外へのパチンコ球の取出しが可能な状態と、球受け室１０外へのパチンコ球の取り出しが不能な状態とに切換えられ、一回転する毎に第２球出口２７を開閉して球受け室１０の貯留部１０ａ内からパチンコ球を１個づつ間欠的に取り出す受け渡し部材２６が結合されている。
【００４５】
出力軸２９の近傍にはこの出力軸２９に突設した被検知部２９ａと受け渡し部材２６の受け止め部２６ａとの回転位置、および、受け渡し部材２６の回転数を検出して実抜き球数をカウントする抜き球検出器３２が設置されている。
【００４６】
取り出し機構２５の近傍には受け渡し部材２６の回転によって球受け室１０の貯留部１０ａ内から取出されたパチンコ球をパチンコ機外へ誘導する球抜き通路３１ａが内部に形成された誘導樋３１が設置されている。
【００４７】
球受け室１０内から総抜き球数分のパチンコ球を取り出すに際し、球抜きスイッチ３０を操作して球抜きモータ２８を起動すると、受け渡し部材２６が回転して受け止め部２６ａが第２球出口２７に対向する位置に旋回する毎に、球受け室１０貯留部１０ａ内のパチンコ球が第２球出口２７を通って受け止め部２６ａ内に転り落ち、受け止め部２６ａとともに旋回移動してから誘導樋３１内に導入され、球抜き通路３１ａを通ってパチンコ機外に抜き取られる。
【００４８】
総抜き球数分のパチンコ球が抜き球検出器３２によってカウントされると、球抜きモータ２８が抜き球検出器３２の出力信号によって回転を停止して受け渡し部材２６が第２球出口２７を閉塞した状態で静止し、受け渡し部材２６の回転数に相当する個数のパチンコ球が球受け室１０内から自動的に抜き取られる。
【００４９】
第３実施例によれば、総抜き球数を指定して球抜きスイッチ３０を押すだけで、所望数のパチンコ球を自動的に抜き取ることができ、球抜き動作を簡便化することができる。
【００５０】
また受け渡し部材２６が球受け室１０内のパチンコ球を１個取り出す毎に受け渡し部材２６が第２球出口２７を閉塞して抜き取られたパチンコ球に後続するパチンコ球を的確に球切りすることができるので、第２球出口２７での球詰りを無くすことができる。
【００５１】
次に、図７に示す本発明の第４実施例について説明すると、本例では球受け室１０の近傍には球受け室１０内から抜き取ることができる抜き球数がそれぞれ表記された状態で配列されて遊技者によって入力操作される適数個（本例では３個）の抜き球数設定ボタン３５Ａ，３５Ｂ，３５Ｃが設置されている外は第３実施例と同様に構成されている。
【００５２】
本例では左端の抜き球数設定ボタン３５Ａには「１０個」と表記され、中央の抜き球数設定ボタンＢには「５個」と表記され、右端の抜き球数設定ボタン３５Ｃには「１個」と表記されている。
【００５３】
例えば、左端の抜き球数設定ボタン３５Ａを１回押して抜き球数が１０個となる信号を入力してから球抜きスイッチ３０を押すと、球受け室１０内から１０個のパチンコ球を自動的に抜き取ることができ、また、中央の抜き球数設定ボタン３５Ｂおよび右端の抜き球数設定ボタン３５Ｃをそれぞれ１回押してから球抜きスイッチ３０を押すと、球受け室１０内から６個のパチンコ球を自動的に抜き取ることができる。
【００５４】
次に、図８に示す本発明の第５実施例について説明すると、本例では遊技者によって入力操作される３つの抜き球数設定ボタン３６Ａ，３６Ｂ，３６Ｃには抜き球数に代えてパチンコ球との交換が可能な飲料やタバコなどの景品名（商品名）が表記されている外は第５実施例と同様に構成されている。
【００５５】
例えば、抜き球数設定ボタン３６Ａ，３６Ｂ，３６Ｃには「ジュース」、「タバコＡ」、「タバコＢ」等の景品名が表記され、抜き球数設定ボタン３６Ａ，３６Ｂ，３６Ｃの何かを押して景品名を入力してから球抜きスイッチ３０を押すと、その景品名の商品の金額に相当する個数のパチンコ球を球受け室１０内から自動的に抜き取ることができる。
【００５６】
第４実施例、第５実施例によれば、抜き球数を１個づつ加算したり減算する操作が不要となり、抜き球数を入力する操作を簡易化および能率化して入力ミスを無くすことができる。
【００５７】
【発明の効果】
請求項１の発明によれば、遊技者が所望する個数のパチンコ球を球受け室内から随意に抜き取ることができ、少い個数のパチンコ球を景品と交換したいときなどに球受け室内のパチンコ球を１個づつ数えて取り出す必要が無くなり、遊技者が指定する個数のパチンコ球の抜き取り操作を簡便化することができる。
【００５８】
請求項２の発明によれば、遊技者が指定した総抜き球数を表示部材によって確認することができるので、総抜き球数の指定時の入力ミスを無くすことができるとともに、指定した総抜き球数分のパチンコ球が実際に抜き取られたか否かを確認することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第１実施例を示すパチンコ機の正面図である。
【図２】上受け皿の平面図である。
【図３】取り出し機構付近の正面図である。
【図４】本発明の第２実施例を示す取り出し機構付近の平面図である。
【図５】本発明の第３実施例を示す取り出し機構付近の平面図である。
【図６】同じく、正面図である。
【図７】本発明の第４実施例を示す要部の平面図である。
【図８】本発明の第５実施例を示す要部の平面図である。
【符号の説明】
３上受け皿
１０球受け室
１５，３２抜き球検出器
１７，２５取り出し機構
１８，２６球抜き部材
２２Ａ，２２Ｂ，３５Ａ，３５Ｂ，３５Ｃ，３６Ａ，３６Ｂ，３６Ｃ抜き球数設定ボタン（抜き球数設定手段）
２３表示部材
３０球抜きスイッチ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball removing device for extracting a pachinko ball from a tray in which a group of pachinko balls is stored in a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The conventional ball removal mechanism for removing pachinko balls from the saucer of the pachinko machine is configured to remove all the balls in the saucer by a ball removal operation at the end of the game.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a conventional pachinko machine, the player cannot extract the desired number of pachinko balls from the balls in the tray, so if you want to exchange the balls for a prize such as a drink or cigarette during the game, It was necessary to count out the pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of the prize from the holding balls one by one. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to extract a number of pachinko balls designated by a player from the holding balls in a tray.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a number-of-balls setting means for setting a total number of balls to be extracted from a group of pachinko balls stored in a ball receiving chamber of a tray by a player's input operation, and a pachinko outside the ball receiving chamber. A take-out mechanism that can be switched between a state in which the sphere can be taken out and a state in which the pachinko sphere cannot be taken out of the sphere receiving chamber, and the take-out mechanism is opposed to a sphere outlet opened in the storage portion of the sphere receiving chamber. And a transfer member formed with one receiving part capable of receiving and releasing one pachinko ball from the ball outlet, a ball removing motor for rotating the transfer member, and rotation of the transfer member A ball detecting device that detects each pachinko ball extracted from the ball receiving chamber by detection and counts it as the actual number of extracted balls; A guide rod formed with a ball discharge passage for releasing the pachinko ball released from the front portion from the front side of the tray to the outside of the pachinko machine, a ball release switch that activates the ball removal motor by a player's operation, from now, when you start the ball vent motor by operating the ball vent switch, said every one rotation of the transfer member, the ball before Symbol one receiving portion is pivoted at a position opposed to the ball outlet The pachinko ball in the reservoir of the receiving chamber is received by the receiving portion, swiveled while being received by the receiving portion, and the pachinko balls are released into the ball extracting passage, and the actual number of extracted balls from the extracted ball detector is When the total number of extracted balls set by the number-of-balls setting means coincides, the driving of the ball removing motor is stopped.
[0005]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of balls to be extracted is input by the player to set the total number of balls to be extracted from the group of pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber, and the take-out mechanism is a pachinko ball to the outside of the ball receiving chamber. If the pachinko ball is switched from a state in which it cannot be removed to a state in which the pachinko ball can be removed, the pachinko ball inside the ball receiving chamber is extracted outside the ball receiving chamber, and each extracted pachinko ball is detected by the extraction ball detector. When the number of extracted balls is counted and the pachinko balls corresponding to the total number of extracted balls are extracted, the ball extraction is finished.
[0006]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the total number of extracted balls set by the number of extracted balls setting means is displayed, and each time a pachinko ball is taken out from the ball receiving chamber, the actual number of extracted balls is calculated. A display member for displaying the number of remaining balls after subtracting the number is provided.
[0007]
In the invention of claim 2, the total number of extracted balls set by the player using the number of extracted balls setting means is displayed on the display member, and every time a pachinko ball is extracted from the ball receiving chamber, the actual number of extracted balls is calculated. The remaining number of balls to be subtracted is switched and displayed by the display member and is notified to the player.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the first aspect of the present invention, the take-out mechanism is provided with a ball removal member that opens and closes the ball outlet of the ball receiving chamber by manual operation, and pachinko balls corresponding to the total number of removal balls set by the removal ball number setting means are provided. It is configured to be extracted by manual operation.
[0009]
In addition, a quantity detector that detects whether or not the number of pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber is so large as not to be affected by the extraction of the pachinko balls, and a ball detector that is turned on and off by the detection signal of this quantity detector. An extractable lamp for notifying the player of whether or not it is possible is provided.
[0010]
Further, the take-out mechanism is provided with the above-described ball removing member and a stopper that automatically operates to open and close the ball passage of the ball receiving chamber when the number of remaining balls becomes zero.
[0011]
In addition, the take-out mechanism is switched to a state in which a pachinko ball in the ball receiving chamber can be taken out when driven by the player operating the ball take-off switch, and a ball-exit detector has a total number of pachinko balls to be removed. When the ball removal is completed, a takeout member is provided that can be stopped and switched to a state in which the pachinko ball in the ball receiving chamber cannot be taken out.
[0012]
As an extraction ball number setting means, an appropriate number of extraction ball number setting buttons indicating the number of pachinko balls that can be extracted from the ball receiving chamber or a prize name that can be exchanged for the extraction ball are provided.
[0013]
【Example】
Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A front plate 2 that is rotatably coupled to the lower part of the metal frame 1 of the pachinko machine is provided with an upper tray 3 in which a pachinko ball group serving as a holding ball is stored, and an upper tray 3 below the upper tray 3. A lower tray 5 for receiving pachinko balls sent from the inside and passing through the lower tray mouth 4 is provided.
[0014]
A ball receiving chamber is formed in the lower tray 5, and a ball removal lever 6 is attached to the lower tray 5 to be operated when a pachinko ball group in the lower tray 5 is taken out of the pachinko machine.
[0015]
The upper tray 3 has a bottom surface that is slightly inclined downward to the right, and is formed with a ball receiving chamber 10 in which a pachinko ball group fed through the upper tray port 8 is accommodated. Is formed with a storage portion 10a in which pachinko balls are irregularly spread and accommodated, and a ball passage 10bb through which pachinko balls pass in a horizontal row in the right part of the ball receiving chamber 10 from the left to the right. Is formed at the right end of the ball receiving chamber 10 through which a pachinko ball that has fallen from the tip of the ball passage 10b passes in order.
[0016]
Between the ball outlet 11 and the lower dish mouth 4, a guide rod 12 having a ball passage 12a formed therein is installed, and each pachinko ball passing through the ball outlet 11 passes through the ball passage 12a and the lower dish mouth 4. It passes through and is introduced into the lower tray 5.
[0017]
The upper receiving tray 3 is installed to face the storage portion 10a of the ball receiving chamber 10, and determines whether or not the number of pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10 is so large as not to be affected by the extraction of the pachinko balls. A ball quantity detector 14 for outputting a detection signal is attached.
[0018]
Inside the ball outlet 11 of the ball receiving chamber 10, a ball extraction detector 15 that outputs a detection signal every time a pachinko ball passes through the ball outlet 11 and counts the actual number of balls that have passed through the ball outlet 11 is provided at the ball outlet. 11 is installed to face.
[0019]
Near the right end of the upper tray 3, there is a ball removal member 18 that is manually operated by the player when a desired number of pachinko balls are extracted from the group of pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10. A take-out mechanism 17 is provided for switching between a state in which the pachinko balls can be taken out of the ball receiving chamber 10 and a state in which the pachinko balls cannot be taken out of the ball receiving chamber 10.
[0020]
The ball removing member 18 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the left end portion of the upper tray 3 and is pushed inward and outward by the player, and in a guide groove 19 formed outside the ball outlet 11. A shutter 18b that is slidably fitted inward and outward to open and close the ball outlet 11, and a connecting piece 18c that connects the knob 18a and the shutter 18b are formed.
[0021]
The ball removing member 18 is always urged inward by a spring (not shown), and when the knob 18a is released, the shutter 18b closes the ball outlet 11 and is held in a state in which the ball removing operation is prohibited.
[0022]
When the knob 18a is pushed outward to move the ball removal member 18 outward, the ball removal member 18 opens the ball outlet 11 and takes out the pachinko balls arranged in the ball passage 10bb of the ball receiving chamber 10. While this state is continued, pachinko balls arranged in the ball passage 10bb pass through the ball outlet 11 one by one and are introduced into the ball passage 12a, and the ball passage 12a and the lower plate mouth 4 And is fed into the lower tray 5.
[0023]
When the player stops the pushing operation of the knob 18a of the ball removing member 18 and releases the knob 18a, the ball removing member 18 returns to the inner moving end by the spring force of the spring and closes the ball outlet 11. Then, it is switched to a state where ball removal is prohibited.
[0024]
In the vicinity of the upper edge of the front plate 2, a ball removal enable lamp 21 is installed which is turned on and off based on the detection signal of the ball quantity detector 14 and informs the player whether or not a ball removal operation is possible.
[0025]
The ball removal enabling lamp 21 is turned on when the group of pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10 is stored upstream and downstream of the ball quantity detector 14 and the number of pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10 is sufficiently large. Informs the player of information that it can be removed.
[0026]
When the number of pachinko spheres in the ball receiving chamber 10 decreases, the pachinko spheres disappear in front of the ball quantity detector 14, and the pachinko ball group is stored only in the downstream portion of the ball quantity detector 14. The ball quantity detector 14 outputs a detection signal, and the ball removal enable lamp 21 is turned off.
[0027]
In the vicinity of the upper edge of the front plate 2, an extraction ball number setting button (a number of extracted balls setting means) for setting the total number of extracted balls extracted from the pachinko ball group in the ball receiving chamber 10 by a player's input operation. ) 22A and a removal ball number setting button (a removal ball number setting means) 22B for subtraction are provided.
[0028]
Each time the player presses the number-of-extracting balls setting button 22A, the number of extracted balls is incremented by one. Each time the player presses the number-of-extracting balls setting button 22A, the number of extracted balls is increased. One ball is subtracted.
[0029]
Near the upper edge of the front plate 2, the total number of extracted balls set by both the number of extracted balls setting buttons 22A and 22B or the number of extracted balls for setting 22A is displayed. A display member (display lamp) for sequentially switching and displaying the remaining number of extracted balls obtained by subtracting the number of actually extracted balls extracted from the ball receiving chamber 10 for pachinko balls based on the detection signal of the extracted ball detector 15 ) 23 is installed.
[0030]
For example, if the total number of extracted balls designated by the player is 10, the display member 23 displays 10 of the total number of extracted balls when the player presses the extraction ball number setting button 22A for addition ten times.
[0031]
In this state, when the ball removal member 18 is moved outward to open the ball outlet 11, the pachinko balls arranged in the ball passage 10bb of the ball receiving chamber 10 pass through the ball outlet 11 in order from the leading pachinko ball. It is taken out of the ball receiving chamber 10.
[0032]
When the pachinko balls are taken out of the ball receiving chamber 10, each pachinko ball passing through the ball outlet 11 is sequentially detected by the extraction ball detector 15 to count the actual number of extraction balls, and the display member 23 is counted from the total number of extraction balls 10. The remaining number of extracted balls 9, 8, 7... 0 after subtracting the actual number of extracted balls is sequentially displayed.
[0033]
When the number of remaining balls becomes zero and the ball removing member 18 is released and returned inward, the ball outlet 11 is closed and the extraction of the pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10 is completed.
[0034]
According to the above embodiment, the player can arbitrarily take out a desired number of pachinko balls from the ball receiving chamber 10, and when a small number of pachinko balls are to be exchanged for prizes, the inside of the ball receiving chamber 10 can be used. There is no need to count and take out the pachinko balls one by one, and it is possible to simplify the extraction operation of the number of pachinko balls designated by the player.
[0035]
In addition, since the total number of extracted balls designated by the player can be confirmed by the display member 23, it is possible to eliminate an input error when designating the total number of extracted balls, and the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the designated total number of extracted balls. It can be confirmed whether or not is actually extracted.
[0036]
Further, the ball removing member 18 has a normal ball removing function for extracting all the pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10 and a unique ball removing for extracting a desired number of pachinko balls from the pachinko balls in the ball receiving chamber 10. Since it has a function and can utilize an existing member, the ball removal mechanism can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.
[0037]
Next, the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 will be described. In this example, the take-out mechanism 17 is disposed near the tip of the ball passage 10b of the ball receiving chamber 10 of the upper receiving tray 3, When the number of remaining balls displayed on the display member 23 becomes 0 after the ball removal operation is completed, the pachinko balls lined up in the ball passage 10bb of the ball receiving chamber 10 are activated by the detection signal of the ball removal detector 15. The configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment except that a stopper (solenoid) 24 that actively and automatically blocks traffic is provided.
[0038]
The stopper 24 advances into the ball passage 10bb when the stopper 24 is excited and closes the ball passage 10bb. When the stopper 24 is demagnetized, the stopper 24 retracts behind the ball passage 10bb and opens the ball passage 10bb. A ball stopper piece 24a is provided.
[0039]
After inputting the total number of balls to be extracted using the number-of-extracted balls setting buttons 22A and 22B, if the ball outlet member 18 is moved outward and the ball outlet 11 is continuously opened, the pachinko machines arranged in the ball passage 10bb are arranged. The balls pass through the ball outlet 11 in order and are extracted from the ball receiving chamber 10, and the actual number of extracted balls, which is the number of pachinko balls that have passed through the ball outlet 11, is counted by the extracted ball detector 15 to display the remaining number of extracted balls. When the number of remaining balls is zero and all the pachinko balls corresponding to the total number of balls are extracted, the stopper 24 is excited and the ball stopper piece 24a is near the tip in the ball passage 10bb. The stopper 24 automatically prevents the pachinko spheres that have entered the ball path 10bb from being extracted.
[0040]
According to the second embodiment, it is possible to automatically terminate the ball removing operation for extracting a desired number of pachinko balls from the ball receiving chamber, thereby eliminating the malfunction at the end of the ball removal, so that the specified number of pachinko balls is excessive or insufficient. It can be extracted without any problems.
[0041]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. In this example, a ball removal switch 30 operated by a player when starting ball removal is attached to the upper tray 3. It has been.
[0042]
In the vicinity of the center portion in the upper tray 3, a take-out mechanism 25 that is controlled for the purpose of automatically extracting a desired number of pachinko balls from the pachinko ball group in the storage portion 10 a of the ball receiving chamber 10 to the outside of the pachinko machine. Is installed opposite to the second ball outlet 27 opened in the storage portion 10a of the ball receiving chamber 10.
[0043]
The take-out mechanism 25 includes a ball removal motor 28 that is driven when the ball removal button 30 is operated and turned on by the player.
[0044]
The output shaft 29 coupled to the motor shaft of the ball removing motor 28 has a receiving portion 26a capable of receiving and releasing one pachinko ball, and is rotated and stationary to the outside of the ball receiving chamber 10. Is switched between a state in which the ball can be taken out and a state in which the pachinko ball cannot be taken out of the ball receiving chamber 10, and the second ball outlet 27 is opened and closed each time one rotation is made. A delivery member 26 for intermittently taking out pachinko balls one by one from the inside is coupled.
[0045]
In the vicinity of the output shaft 29, the rotational position of the detected portion 29a protruding from the output shaft 29 and the receiving portion 26a of the delivery member 26 and the rotational speed of the delivery member 26 are detected, and the actual number of balls is counted. A ball extraction detector 32 is installed.
[0046]
In the vicinity of the take-out mechanism 25, a guide rod 31 is provided in which a ball extraction passage 31a for guiding a pachinko ball taken out from the storage portion 10a of the ball receiving chamber 10 by rotation of the delivery member 26 to the outside of the pachinko machine is formed. Has been.
[0047]
When taking out the pachinko balls corresponding to the total number of balls to be removed from the ball receiving chamber 10, when the ball removing motor 28 is activated by operating the ball removing switch 30, the delivery member 26 rotates and the receiving portion 26 a is moved to the second ball outlet 27. Each time the vehicle turns to a position opposite to the ball, the pachinko ball in the ball receiving chamber 10 storage portion 10a falls through the second ball outlet 27 into the receiving portion 26a and turns together with the receiving portion 26a. It is introduced into 31 and extracted outside the pachinko machine through the ball removal passage 31a.
[0048]
When the number of pachinko balls for the total number of balls to be removed is counted by the ball removal detector 32, the ball removal motor 28 stops rotating by the output signal of the ball removal detector 32 and the delivery member 26 closes the second ball outlet 27. The number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of rotations of the delivery member 26 is automatically extracted from the ball receiving chamber 10.
[0049]
According to the third embodiment, a desired number of pachinko balls can be automatically extracted simply by designating the total number of extracted balls and pressing the ball extraction switch 30, thereby simplifying the operation of extracting the balls.
[0050]
Further, every time the delivery member 26 takes out one pachinko ball in the ball receiving chamber 10, the delivery member 26 closes the second ball outlet 27 to accurately cut the pachinko ball following the extracted pachinko ball. As a result, it is possible to eliminate clogging of the ball at the second ball outlet 27.
[0051]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 7 will be described. In this example, the number of extracted balls that can be extracted from the inside of the ball receiving chamber 10 is arranged in the vicinity of the ball receiving chamber 10. The configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment except that an appropriate number (three in this example) of number-of-balls setting buttons 35A, 35B, and 35C that are input and operated by the player are installed.
[0052]
In this example, “10” is indicated on the leftmost ball setting button 35A, “5” is indicated on the central ball setting button B, and “5” is indicated on the rightmost ball setting button 35C. “One”.
[0053]
For example, if the ball extraction switch 30 is pressed after inputting the signal indicating that the number of extraction balls is 10 by pressing the leftmost extraction ball number setting button 35A once, 10 pachinko balls are automatically extracted from the inside of the ball receiving chamber 10. In addition, by pressing the center extraction ball number setting button 35B and the rightmost extraction ball number setting button 35C once and then pressing the ball extraction switch 30, six pachinko balls from the inside of the ball receiving chamber 10 can be obtained. Can be extracted automatically.
[0054]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 8 will be described. In this example, the three extracted ball number setting buttons 36A, 36B, and 36C input by the player are replaced with the number of extracted balls. The configuration is the same as that of the fifth embodiment, except that the names of premiums (product names) such as beverages and cigarettes that can be exchanged with are described.
[0055]
For example, the prize number such as “juice”, “cigarette A”, and “cigarette B” is written on the number-of-balls setting buttons 36A, 36B, and 36C, and any of the number-of-balls setting buttons 36A, 36B, 36C is pressed. If the ball removal switch 30 is pressed after inputting the prize name, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the price of the product with the prize name can be automatically extracted from the ball receiving chamber 10.
[0056]
According to the fourth and fifth embodiments, there is no need to add or subtract the number of extracted balls one by one, and the operation of inputting the number of extracted balls can be simplified and streamlined to eliminate input errors. it can.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a pachinko ball in the ball receiving chamber can be arbitrarily extracted from the ball receiving chamber as desired by the player, and a small number of pachinko balls can be exchanged for prizes. This eliminates the need to count one by one and removes the number of pachinko balls specified by the player.
[0058]
According to the invention of claim 2, since the total number of extracted balls designated by the player can be confirmed by the display member, it is possible to eliminate an input error when specifying the total number of extracted balls and It can be confirmed whether or not the number of pachinko balls for the number of balls are actually extracted.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of an upper tray.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the vicinity of a take-out mechanism.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vicinity of a take-out mechanism showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the vicinity of a take-out mechanism showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the same.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of an essential part showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of an essential part showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Upper tray 10 Ball receiving chambers 15 and 32 Extraction ball detectors 17 and 25 Extraction mechanisms 18 and 26 Ball extraction members 22A, 22B, 35A, 35B, 35C, 36A, 36B, and 36C means)
23 Display member 30 Ball switch

Claims

A number-of-balls setting means for setting the total number of balls to be extracted from the group of pachinko balls stored in the ball receiving chamber of the saucer by a player's input operation, and a state in which pachinko balls can be taken out of the ball receiving chamber And a take-out mechanism that is switched to a state in which pachinko balls cannot be taken out of the ball receiving chamber,
The take-out mechanism is installed so as to face a ball outlet opened in the storage portion of the ball receiving chamber, and has a receiving portion formed to receive and release one pachinko ball from the ball outlet. A ball removal motor for rotating the delivery member, and detecting a rotation of the delivery member to detect each pachinko ball extracted from the ball reception chamber and counting it as the actual number of removal balls And a guide rod formed with a ball discharge passage for discharging the pachinko ball released from the receiving portion of the delivery member from the front side of the tray to the outside of the pachinko machine, and the ball removal motor by the operation of the player It consists of a ball release switch that starts,
When you start the ball vent motor by operating the ball vent switch, the delivery per one revolution of the member, before Symbol one receiving portion of the pivot to the ball receiving chamber at a position opposed to the ball outlet The pachinko ball in the storage unit is received by the receiving unit, and the pachinko ball is swung while being received by the receiving unit to discharge the pachinko ball to the ball extracting passage, and the actual number of extracted balls from the extracted ball detector is set as the number of extracted balls A ball removing device in a pachinko machine, wherein the drive of the ball removing motor is stopped when the total number of removed balls set by the means coincides.

A display member that displays the total number of extracted balls set by the number of extracted balls and displays the number of remaining extracted balls obtained by subtracting the actual number of extracted balls from the total number of extracted balls every time a pachinko ball is taken out from the ball receiving chamber. The ball removing device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein: