JP4235265B2 - Pachinko ball dispensing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko ball payout device that prevents a pachinko ball from remaining in a supply passage when the pachinko ball is extracted from a prize ball tank.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this seed dispensing device, there are a supply passage through which pachinko balls are continuously supplied, a lead screw that is rotated by a drive motor and sends out the pachinko balls in the supply passage, and a pachinko ball that is paid out by rotation of the lead screw. Some are composed of a discharge passage. Then, a pachinko ball is supplied from the prize ball tank to the supply passage through a tank rail and a curved rail provided at the downstream end of the tank rail, and the lead screw rotates every time a winning ball is generated, and a predetermined amount of the pachinko ball is It pays out to the front of the pachinko machine. In addition, a ball outlet is formed in the bottom wall of the tank rail, and a movable plate is provided which can be converted into a closed position and an open position by rotating to the ball outlet.
[0003]
By the way, for example, a pachinko machine shipped from a maker places a pachinko ball in a premium ball tank and makes a trial hit. Then, after completion, the pachinko ball of the premium ball tank is extracted from the ball outlet. In the pachinko hall, when the ball is polished after closing, the pachinko machine is turned off and the pachinko ball in the premium ball tank is pulled out from the ball outlet.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In this way, a ball outlet is established in the curve rail, and the ball outlet is located away from the payout device. Therefore, when the pachinko ball of the premium ball tank is extracted, the inside of the payout device is more specifically stopped. There has been a phenomenon in which pachinko balls remain in the supply passage above the lead screw.
Then, in order to discharge these pachinko balls, the lead screw was rotated with a finger, but it was difficult to rotate with the finger, and the operation was difficult. Moreover, since the remaining pachinko balls are discharged to the ball tray on the front of the pachinko machine, the manufacturer must take out the pachinko balls in the ball tray one by one, and in the pachinko hall, take out the pachinko balls in the ball tray for each unit. The front frame had to be opened and returned to the inside of the island, and there was a problem that it took extra time and effort.
On the other hand, a discharge passage connected to the ball tray and a ball discharge passage are provided in parallel below the dispensing device, and a switching valve is provided. When the ball is removed, the solenoid is operated to close the discharge passage by the switching valve and to remove the ball discharge passage. There is one that rotates the lead screw to release the ball in the open state. According to this, the switching valve and the lead screw can be electrically operated to remove the ball without leaving the pachinko ball in the dispensing device. However, the structure is complicated and the electric circuit for controlling these is complicated and the failure is likely to occur. The problem of high costs remains.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when removing the ball of the premium ball tank, do not leave the pachinko ball in the payout device, thereby suppressing difficult labor and excess power. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball dispensing device that does not cost as a simple structure.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, a pachinko ball dispensing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a supply passage formed in a main body base to which the pachinko balls are continuously supplied, and an electric drive means to rotate the pachinko balls in the supply passage. a delivery member for feeding, in dispensing device for the pachinko ball having a discharge passage pachinko balls Ru paid out by rotation of said transmission output member is discharged, wherein the supply passage is flowed down the vertical passage and said vertical thru section It is formed in a substantially L-shape from the horizontal passage portion that sends the pachinko ball to the delivery member side, and is connected to the ball passage in the vicinity of the delivery member at the bottom surface of the horizontal passage portion and one side surface of the discharge passage. A ball outlet that can discharge all the remaining pachinko balls is provided, and an upper vertical plate portion that closes one side surface of the vertical passage portion and a horizontal plate portion that closes the bottom surface of the horizontal passage portion and a discharge passage on the side wall of the main body base. Under one side A movable plate for opening and closing the ball抜口to freely rotate is axially deposited at the upper end with a substantially L-shape and a straight plate portion, restraining or movable plate to close the ball抜口position by rotating A lever member to be released , and urges the movable plate as a weight so that the ball outlet always comes to a position where the ball outlet is closed on the outside of the upper vertical plate portion of the movable plate, and at the position where the ball outlet is closed. An engaging lever that engages with a lever member when restraining the movable plate is provided . In this way, since the ball outlet that can discharge all the pachinko balls remaining in the supply passage is provided in the vicinity of the delivery member, if the movable plate is released to remove the ball, all the holes from the ball outlet are released. The pachinko balls are not extracted and remain in the dispensing device.
[0007]
At this time, the lever member is pivotally supported in a horizontal plane and is urged by the torsion spring so that the engaging claw is always rotated toward the engaging lever. In normal state, the lever member is engaged. A pachinko that engages the engaging lever from above and restrains the movable plate at a position where the ball outlet is closed, disengages the engaging claw of the lever member from the engaging lever, and puts the movable plate on the upper surface. When rotating by the weight of the sphere to open the ball outlet and pull out the pachinko ball, the engaging claw presses the side of the engaging lever so that the movable plate is held at the position where the ball outlet is opened. It is preferable.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a pachinko ball payout device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a mechanism plate to which a payout device is assembled, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the payout device with the cover open, and FIG. It is a perspective view of the removed dispensing device. In the figure, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board, 3 is a synthetic resin mechanism plate that covers the entire back surface of the game board 2 and is mounted openably and closably. A winning ball collecting portion 4 for collecting winning balls is formed in the lower part of the front surface of the mechanism plate 3 facing the back surface of the game board 2. In addition, a winning ball passage 5 is formed in line with the outlet to allow the winning balls to flow in a line, and the winning ball detector 6 and the winning ball detector 6 detect the winning ball at the end of the winning ball passage 5. A winning ball processing device 7 is provided for discharging the balls one by one. A signal from the winning ball detector 6 is sent to a payout control circuit (not shown) to control the operation of a pachinko ball payout device 11 described later.
[0009]
On the other hand, a premium ball tank 8 for storing pachinko balls is provided at the upper back of the mechanism plate 3, and a tank rail 9 is provided below the premium ball tank 8 for aligning and flowing the pachinko balls. Further, the downstream end of the tank rail 9 is connected to a payout device 11 through a curve rail 10, and a payout ball supply tray (not shown) on the front side of the pachinko machine is provided with a paid-out pachinko ball below the payout device 11. .) Is provided. As a result, the pachinko balls in the prize ball tank 8 are guided to the dispensing device 11 while being aligned by the tank rail 9 and the curve rail 10. Reference numeral 13 denotes a ball extraction passage provided in parallel with the discharge rod 12.
[0010]
Next, the configuration of the pachinko ball dispensing apparatus 11 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The payout device 11 is roughly constituted by a main body base 14, a drive motor 15, a lead screw 16 as a delivery member, and a cover 17. Two supply passages 18 a and 18 b connected to the curve rail 10 are formed in the main body base 14. The drive motor 15 is attached to the main body base 14 via a motor attachment frame 19, and the lead screw 16 is fixed to an output shaft 15a thereof. The lead screw 16 is configured to have a spiral ridge 20 as a transfer portion that supports and transfers the pachinko balls at the most distal ends of the supply passages 18a and 18b. In the case of the form, the spiral shape is selected so that the pachinko ball at the most distal portion of the supply passages 18a and 18b is discharged to the discharge passages 21a and 21b by one rotation of the lead screw 16. The discharge passages 21a and 21b are provided with pachinko ball detectors 22a and 22b for detecting the pachinko balls paid out by the rotation of the lead screw 16.
[0011]
The supply passages 18a and 18b are bent in a substantially L shape as shown in FIG. 6, and horizontal passage portions 181a and 181b for changing the direction of the pachinko sphere toward the lead screw 16 are formed on the lower end side thereof. The horizontal passage portions 181a and 181b are adapted to receive the ball pressure of the pachinko balls continuous in the supply passages 18a and 18b. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the discharge passages 21a and 21b are formed as openings 23 and 23 on both sides of the lead screw 16 with the outer peripheral edge of the protrusion 20 facing the lead screw 16, as shown in FIG. The cover 17 is hinged to the main body base 14 so as to be freely opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 17 is engaged with the locking portion 25 of the main body base 14 to lock the entire cover 17. I try to cover it.
[0012]
Thus, according to the present invention, a ball outlet 26 is formed by cutting out the bottom surfaces of the horizontal passage portions 181a and 181b and one side surface of the discharge passages 21a and 21b and continuing to the ball outlet passage 13. A movable plate 27 is provided so as to close it. The movable plate 27 has a substantially L-shaped side surface along the supply passages 18a and 18b and the discharge passages 21a and 21b, and is horizontal with the upper vertical plate portion 27a that covers one side surface of the vertical passage portions 182a and 182b of the supply passages 18a and 18b. It consists of a horizontal plate portion 27b that closes the bottom surfaces of the passage portions 181a and 181b and a lower vertical plate portion 27c that closes one side surface of the discharge passages 21a and 21b, and the upper end portion of the upper vertical plate portion 27a is pivotally supported on the side wall 14a of the main body base 14. 28 so that it can freely rotate. Further, an engaging lever 29 that is engaged with a lever member 32 to be described later is integrally projected from one outer side edge of the upper vertical plate portion 27a. The engagement lever 29 serves as a weight, and urges the movable plate 27 to always come to a position where the ball outlet 26 is closed.
[0013]
A pair of upper and lower support plates 30a and 30b are horizontally provided on the side wall 14a of the main body base 14, and a lever member 32 is pivotally supported by a vertical axis 31 between the support plates 30a and 30b so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. Is done. The lever member 32 is provided at one end with a lever piece 33 facing the front frame 1 and at the other end is provided with an engaging claw 34 that can be engaged with the engaging lever 29 from above. The engagement claw 34 is always biased so as to rotate toward the engagement lever 29 side.
[0014]
Therefore, the movable plate 27 is normally rotated downward by the load of the engagement lever 29, and the engagement claw 34 of the lever member 32 is engaged with the engagement lever 29 from above to close the ball outlet 26. It is restrained by. Further, the pachinko balls in the premium ball tank 8 are supplied to the supply passages 18a and 18b of the payout device 11 via the curve rail 10, and the pachinko balls at the most advanced part are expected to come into contact with the protrusions 20 of the lead screw 16. ing. In this state, when the detection signal of the winning ball detector 6 is sent to the control circuit of the payout device 11, the drive motor 15 rotates and the lead screw 16 rotates. The rotation of the lead screw 16 causes the pachinko balls waiting in a continuous state in the supply passages 18 a and 18 b to descend while being supported by the protrusions 20. When the lead screw 16 makes one rotation, the pachinko balls at the foremost part of the protrusions 20 Disengaged from the support and discharged to the discharge rod 12.
[0015]
In the pachinko machine configured as described above, in order to extract a prize ball from the prize ball tank 8, a pin 36 is inserted into the pin insertion hole 37 from the front surface of the front frame 1 of the pachinko machine as shown in FIG. Press the lever piece 33 of. As a result, the lever member 32 rotates rearward as shown by a chain line in FIG. 7, and the engagement between the engagement claw 34 and the engagement lever 29 is released. Therefore, the movable plate 27 is in a free state, and rotates as shown by a chain line in FIG. 6 by the weight of the pachinko ball on the upper surface as shown in FIG. 6 to open the ball outlet 26 and discharge the pachinko ball to the ball passage 13. Let Accordingly, all the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball tank 8 are extracted through the tank rail 9, the guard rail 10 and the dispensing device 11.
[0016]
At this time, the pin 36 is pulled out once, but the lever member 32 is urged by the elastic force of the torsion spring 35 so that the engaging claw 34 presses the side surface of the engaging lever 29, and the pachinko ball is placed in the dispensing device 11. The movable plate 27 is held at the position of the chain in FIG. Therefore, when the pin 36 is inserted again into the pin insertion hole 37 and the lever piece portion 33 is pushed, the engaging claw 34 is separated from the engaging lever 29, the movable plate 27 becomes free and returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. The engaging claw 34 engages with the engaging lever 29 from above to restrain the movable plate 27 at a position where the ball outlet 26 is closed.
[0017]
FIG. 8 shows a case where a payout device 11A according to another embodiment is used. In the dispensing device 11A, sprockets 39, 39 provided with a plurality of ball receiving recesses 38 on the outer peripheral edge are used as a delivery member, and the ball receiving recesses 38 face the vertical supply passages 18aA, 18bA and rotate in a vertical plane. It is supposed to be. A ball outlet 26A is opened in the vicinity of the sprockets 39, and a movable plate 27A is provided in the ball outlet 26A. The upper end of the movable plate 27A is supported by a support shaft 28A, and a pair of upper and lower engagement pieces 40, 40 are integrally provided outward from the support shaft 28A portion. On the other hand, a solenoid 41 is attached to the side wall of the dispensing device 11A, and an engagement pin 43 at the tip of the plunger 42 is interposed between the engagement pieces 40, 40.
[0018]
Therefore, when removing the ball, the plunger 42 is attracted by the excitation of the solenoid 41, and the movable plate 27A is rotated as shown by a chain line in FIG. 8 to open the ball outlet 26A. In addition, after the ball removal is completed, the solenoid 41 is demagnetized, the plunger 42 is protruded downward by the bias of the coil spring 44, and the movable plate 27A is rotated to constrain the ball extraction opening 26A to the closed solid line position. . As described above, by using the solenoid 41, the configuration and the mounting work thereof can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.
[0019]
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 also show a case where a dispensing device 11B according to another embodiment is used. The payout device 11B is provided so that two rows of sprockets 39, 39 rotate in the vertical plane above the middle of the tank rail 9, and the ball receiving recess 38 on the outer peripheral edge faces the tank rail 9. . A ball outlet 26B is opened on the bottom surface of the tank rail 9 in the vicinity of the sprockets 39, 39, and a movable plate 27B is provided at the ball outlet 26B. One end of the movable plate 27B is pivotally supported by a support shaft 28B, and a weight 45 is provided outside the movable plate 27B to urge the movable plate 27B to a position where the ball outlet 26B is always closed. On the other hand, a solenoid 41 is attached to the outer wall of the mechanism plate 3, and a lock piece 46 that can be engaged from below with a protruding piece 47 that protrudes outward from the other end side of the movable plate 27 </ b> B at the tip of the plunger 42. ing. When the solenoid 41 is demagnetized, the plunger 42 protrudes by the bias of the coil spring 44, the lock piece 46 supports the other end of the movable plate 27B, and the movable plate 27B is restrained to the position where the ball outlet 26B is closed. is doing.
[0020]
Therefore, when removing the ball, the solenoid 41 is excited to attract the plunger 42, and the engagement between the movable plate 27B and the lock piece 46 is released. As a result, the movable plate 27B enters a free state, rotates downward due to the weight of the pachinko ball riding on the upper surface thereof as shown in FIG. 10, and opens the ball outlet 26B, and discharges it to the ball outlet passage 13 below. . When the ball removal is completed, the movable plate 27B is returned to the solid line position in FIG. 10 by the weight 45, and when the solenoid 41 is demagnetized in this state, the plunger 42 protrudes and the lock piece 46 is engaged with the other end of the movable plate 27B. Then, the movable plate 27B is restrained at a position where the ball outlet 26B is closed.
[0021]
In the dispensing device in which the movable plate is operated by an electric drive means such as a solenoid, the structure is simple and the assembling work is facilitated. In addition, since the solenoid is one, the electric circuit is not complicated, and it is not only difficult to cause a failure but also has an effect of reducing the cost.
In addition to the above, the present invention is naturally applicable to, for example, a dispensing device in which a lead screw is disposed sideways as a delivery member.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the pachinko balls can all be extracted without leaving in the supply passage of the dispensing device when the premium ball tank is removed. It is possible to eliminate a difficult operation such as rotating with a finger, and it is possible to save extra time and time for taking out the remaining balls in the dispensing device discharged to the ball tray. Furthermore, by integrating the ball pulling mechanism into the payout device, the curve rails and payout passages positioned above and below the payout device are simplified. The meandering shape for ball pressure killing can be designed freely. In addition, with respect to the discharge passage, it is possible to secure a wide space for the overflow bowl that guides the pachinko balls in the lower ball tray from the upper ball tray.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a back view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a mechanism plate to which a dispensing device is assembled.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a dispensing device with a cover opened.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the dispensing device with the movable plate removed.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the dispensing device with the cover removed.
FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating the operation with a partial cross section of the dispensing device.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the same plane.
FIG. 8 is a front view for explaining the operation with a partial cross section of a dispensing device according to another embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a mechanism plate assembled with a dispensing device according to another embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a front view for explaining the operation with the same cross section.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Dispensing device
14 body base 15 drive motor (electric drive means)
16 Lead screw (delivery member)
18a, 18b Supply passage 21a, 21b Discharge passage
181a, 181b Horizontal passage
182a, 182b Vertical passage part 26 Ball outlet 27 Movable plate
29 Engaging lever 32 Lever member
34 engaging claw
35 Torsion spring

Claims (1)

A supply passage formed continuously in the main body base and supplied with pachinko balls, a delivery member that is rotated by an electric drive means to send out the pachinko balls in the supply passage, and a pachinko ball that is paid out by rotation of the delivery member is discharged. A pachinko ball dispensing device comprising a discharge passage,
The supply passage is formed in a substantially L shape from a vertical passage portion and a horizontal passage portion for sending a pachinko ball flowing down the vertical passage portion to the delivery member side,
In the vicinity of the delivery member, a ball outlet is provided on the bottom surface of the horizontal passage portion and one side surface of the discharge passage so as to discharge all the pachinko balls remaining in the supply passage connected to the ball passage.
The side wall of the main body base is substantially L-shaped from an upper vertical plate portion that closes one side surface of the vertical passage portion, a horizontal plate portion that closes the bottom surface of the horizontal passage portion, and a lower vertical plate portion that closes one side surface of the discharge passage. A movable plate that is pivotally mounted at the upper end and freely rotates to open and close the ball outlet, and a lever member that restrains or releases the movable plate at a position to close the ball outlet by rotating. , And
The movable plate is always urged as a weight so that the movable plate comes to a position where the ball outlet is closed, and the movable plate is restrained at the position where the ball outlet is closed. the engagement lever to the lever member engages when provided,
The lever member is pivotally supported in a horizontal plane and is urged by a torsion spring so that the engaging claw always rotates toward the engaging lever.
In a normal state, the engaging claw of the lever member engages with the engaging lever from above to restrain the movable plate at a position where the ball outlet is closed,
When the engagement claw of the lever member and the engagement lever are disengaged and the movable plate is rotated by the weight of the pachinko ball on the upper surface to open the ball outlet and extract the pachinko ball, A pachinko ball paying-out device in which an engaging claw presses a side surface of the engaging lever so that the movable plate is held at a position where the ball outlet is opened .

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