JP4171827B2 - Pachinko machine windmill - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a windmill of a pachinko machine that is rotatably mounted on a game board.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The windmill of the pachinko machine is for changing the falling direction and the falling speed of the pachinko ball, and is configured by integrally molding a plurality of blade members with a synthetic resin. For this reason, when trying to change the shape of the windmill, it was necessary to install a new mold and form a new windmill itself. It was.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko machine windmill that can easily cope with an increase in variation.
[0003]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The windmill of the pachinko machine according to claim 1 is rotatably mounted on the game board so as to be positioned substantially on the same plane with respect to the board surface of the game board, and is capable of inserting a plurality of screws. A rotating body having a screw insertion hole, and a blade member attached to the rotating body on the basis of the screw being screwed into the cylinder part, the screw part being screwed into the cylinder part; The plurality of screw insertion holes are arranged on an outer periphery of the rotating body to enable attachment of one blade member, two blade members, three blade members, and four blade members to the rotating body. The side portions are circularly arranged at equal pitches in the circumferential direction, and the blade members are attached to the screw insertion holes, so that each of the screw insertion holes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the screw insertion holes is Cover from the front to prevent the blade member from being attached. Characterized in place is intended.
According to the above means, a plurality of types of wind turbines having different shapes can be formed simply by changing the number of blade members to be assembled with respect to the rotating body, the assembly position, and the like. For this reason, when the shape of the windmill is changed, it is not necessary to newly form a mold and newly form the windmill itself, so that it is possible to easily cope with an increase in variations of the windmill. In addition, the strength of the blade member with respect to the rotating body is improved and the blade member is reinforced by screws, so that the blade member falls off the rotating body due to impact when the pachinko ball collides, or the blade member is deformed and deformed. It is prevented from being damaged.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG. 2, a frame 1 is a combination of timbers in a rectangular shape. A lower pan 2 is attached to the frame 1 at a lower portion, and a launch lever 3 is positioned on the right side of the lower pan 2. Is installed.
[0006]
A game board 4 is attached to the frame 1, and a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven into the front surface of the game board 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a main board 5 is mounted on the back side of the game board 4, and a control device 6 mainly composed of a microcomputer is mounted on the main board 5.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 2, a firing motor 7 is mounted on the back side of the firing lever 3, and when the control device 6 detects that the firing lever 3 has been rotated in the direction of the arrow “a”, FIG. The firing motor 7 is driven via the motor drive circuit 7a. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a hitting ball 8 is mounted on the back side of the frame 1 in the vicinity of the firing motor 7. When the firing motor 7 is operated, the hitting ball 8 is centered on the shaft 8a. It rotates repeatedly in the direction of arrow b.
[0008]
An upper plate 9 is mounted between the lower plate 2 and the game board 4. Pachinko balls (not shown) are stored in the upper plate 9, and when the hitting ball 8 rotates in the direction of the arrow B, the pachinko ball is launched from the upper plate 9 by the hitting ball 8. Further, an outer rail 10a and an inner rail 10b are mounted on the left side of the game board 4, and pachinko balls launched from within the upper plate 9 are placed in the game board 4 along the outer rail 10a and the inner rail 10b. Guided to the top.
[0009]
On the upper part of the game board 4, the base plates 11, 11 are screwed to be positioned on both the left and right sides. Each of these base plates 11 is formed of a synthetic resin having translucency. As shown in FIG. 4, the base plate 11 has a dish shape that is recessed rearward. As shown, a boss portion 11a protruding rearward is integrally formed.
[0010]
The rotating body 12 of FIG. 4 is formed of a synthetic resin having translucency, and has a short cylindrical shape with a closed front surface. The center of the rotating body 12, as shown in FIG. 3, a boss portion 12a projecting rearward is integrally formed, this is in the boss portion 12a front end portion of the steel rotary shaft 13 is fixed ing. And the part which protrudes back from the boss | hub part 12a among the rotating shafts 13 of the rotary body 12 is inserted in the boss | hub part 11a of each base plate 11 so that rotation is possible. It is made parallel to the front surface (board surface). Note that reference numeral 14 in FIG. 4 denotes a retaining E-ring attached to the rear end portion of the rotating shaft 13.
[0011]
The blade member 15 in FIG. 4 is formed by injection-molding a synthetic resin having translucency, and has a cylindrical portion 15a that has a cylindrical shape and a circular shape that closes the front opening of the cylindrical portion 15a. It is comprised from the board part 15b and the two board parts 15c located in the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder part 15a.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of screw insertion holes 12b are formed at an equal pitch on the outer peripheral portion of each rotating body 12, and as shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical portion 15a passes through the predetermined screw insertion holes 12b. As the tapping screws 16 are tightened on the inner peripheral surface, the four blade members 15 are fixed to each rotary plate 12 at a 90 ° pitch. Reference numeral 17 denotes a windmill including a rotating body 12 that is rotatably mounted on the game board 4 and a blade member 15 that is assembled to the rotating body 12.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 4 is mounted with a symbol display device 18 positioned substantially at the center, and a starting port 19 is mounted below the symbol display device 18. When the pachinko ball wins, a symbol corresponding to the winning timing of the pachinko ball is displayed on the symbol display device 18. Reference numerals 20 and 21 denote a windmill and a winning opening mounted on the game board 4.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 4, each base plate 11 is integrally formed with two boss portions 11b projecting rearward, and each base plate 11 is formed in a circular shape at the tip of both boss portions 11b. The lamp substrate 22 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 3, each of these lamp substrates 22 is fixed by tightening a screw 23 into one boss portion 11b through the lamp substrate 22, and each lamp substrate 22 has two lamps. A (bi-pin lamp) 24 is mounted.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 5, each lamp 24 is connected to the control device 6 via a lamp driving circuit 24a. When the control device 6 detects that a pachinko ball has won in the start port 19, the lamp driving is performed. Each lamp 24 is blinked through the circuit 24a, and each base plate 11 and the windmill 17 are intermittently illuminated.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, a movable piece 25 is rotatably mounted on the game board 4 so as to be positioned below the start port 19, and when the big hit symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 18, the control device 6 energizes the electromagnetic solenoid 26 via the solenoid drive circuit 26a as shown in FIG. Then, the movable piece 25 rotates and the large winning opening (not shown) closed by the movable piece 25 is opened, so that the pachinko ball wins the large winning opening, and the pachinko ball corresponding to the number of winning pieces is obtained. It is paid out in the upper plate 9.
[0017]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. As the firing lever 3 is operated, a pachinko ball is launched into the game board 4, and when it hits the blade member 15, rotational force acts on the rotating body 12 from the blade member 15, and the rotating body 12 is centered on the rotating shaft 13. Rotate. At this time, the pachinko sphere rides on the blade member 15 or is wound around the blade member 15 and falls, so that the behavior of the pachinko ball is changed.
[0018]
According to the above embodiment, since the blade member 15 is assembled to the rotating body 12, a plurality of types of wind turbines 17 having different shapes can be formed simply by changing the number and position of the blade member 15 assembled to the rotating body 12. Is done. For this reason, when the shape of the windmill 17 is changed, it is not necessary to newly form a molding die and newly form the windmill 17 itself, so that it is possible to easily cope with an increase in variations of the windmill 17. At the same time, the complexity of managing many types of wind turbines with different shapes is also eliminated. FIG. 1B shows an example of a variation of the windmill 17. Here, as the tapping screw 16 is tightened into the cylindrical portion 15a through the predetermined screw insertion hole 12b, the two blade members 15 are assembled to the rotating body 12 at a pitch of 180 °.
[0019]
In addition, the blade member 15 is assembled to the rotating body 12 with the screw 16. For this reason, the assembly strength of the blade member 15 with respect to the rotating body 12 is improved, and the blade member 15 is reinforced by the screw 16. Therefore, the blade member 15 is detached from the rotating body 12 due to an impact when the pachinko ball collides. Or the blade member 15 is prevented from being deformed and damaged.
[0020]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only different members will be described. The blade member 27 is formed by injection-molding a synthetic resin having translucency into a pyramid shape (quadrangular pyramid shape), and the rotating body 12 has a pilot hole 27a in the blade member 27 through a predetermined screw insertion hole 12b. As the tapping screw 16 is tightened, the four blade members 27 are assembled at an equal pitch.
[0021]
According to the above embodiment, the blade members 15 and 27 having different shapes can be selectively used, and the shape of the windmill 17 can be changed only by changing the number and position of the blade member 27 to be mounted on the rotating body 12. . In addition, since the shape of the windmill 17 can be changed by simply mixing the blade members 15 and 27 having different shapes and changing the number and position of the blade members 15 and 27 with respect to the rotating body 12, the variation of the windmill 17 is possible. Increase further. Along with this, there is an advantage that the behavior of the pachinko sphere can be changed by selectively using or mixing the blade members 15 and 27 having different shapes.
[0022]
In the first and second embodiments, the blade members 15 and 27 are screwed to the rotating body 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the following (1) to (3) Also good.
(1) The blade members 15 and 27 are welded to the rotating body 12.
(2) The blade members 15 and 27 are bonded to the rotating body 12.
(3) Convex portions are formed on the blade members 15 and 27, and the convex portions are press-fitted into the screw insertion holes 12 b of the rotating body 12.
[0023]
In the first and second embodiments, the lamp 24 is blinked when a pachinko ball wins in the start port 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lamp 24 is operated when the firing lever 3 is operated. 24 may be blinked.
In the first and second embodiments, the present invention is applied to the electric windmill (windmill illuminated by a lamp). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a normal windmill (windmill not illuminated by a lamp) is used. ) May be applied.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the windmill of the pachinko machine of the present invention has the following effects.
According to the means described in claim 1, the blade member is assembled to the rotating body. For this reason, a plurality of types of wind turbines having different shapes can be formed simply by changing the number of blade members assembled to the rotating body, the assembly position, and the like, so that it is possible to easily cope with an increase in variations of wind turbines.
[0025]
According to the means described in claim 1 , the blade member is screwed to the rotating body. For this reason, the assembly strength of the blade member with respect to the rotating body is improved, and the blade member is reinforced with screws, so that the blade member falls off the rotating body due to the impact when the pachinko ball collides or the blade member is deformed. And prevented from being damaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention (a front view showing variations of a wind turbine).
2 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the pachinko machine. FIG. 3A is a front view showing the windmill, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX, and FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view showing a rotating body, a blade member, and a base plate. FIG. 4B is an assembled perspective view. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an outline of an electrical configuration. The figure which shows an Example (a is a front view which shows the assembly | attachment state of a blade member, b is an assembly perspective view which shows a rotary body, a blade member, and a base plate)
[Explanation of symbols]
4 is a game board, 12 is a rotating body, 15 is a blade member, 16 is a tapping screw (screw), 17 is a windmill, and 27 is a blade member.

Claims (1)

A rotating body that is rotatably mounted on the game board so as to be positioned on substantially the same plane with respect to the board surface of the game board, and has a plurality of screw insertion holes into which screws can be inserted;
It has a cylindrical portion to which the screw is screwed, and includes a blade member attached to the rotating body based on the screw being screwed to the cylindrical portion,
The plurality of screw insertion holes are provided on the rotating body to enable attachment of one blade member, two blade members, three blade members, and four blade members to the rotating body. Are arranged at equal pitch in the circumferential direction in a circular shape on the outer peripheral side portion ,
The blade member covers the screw insertion holes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the screw insertion hole from the front so that the blade member cannot be attached based on being attached to the screw insertion hole. A pinwheel of a pachinko machine characterized by

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