JP4282076B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a tray that can receive a game ball thrown by a player and a prize ball that has been paid out, and a game ball on a ball passage rail that extends from the tray to a launching device is dropped downward to form a ball. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine having a passage side ball punching hole for punching.

  In general pachinko gaming machines, the front frame is equipped with an upper plate and a lower plate, and the player throws game balls into the upper plate, and prize balls that cannot be received by the upper plate are placed on the lower plate. It was configured to receive. In such a pachinko gaming machine, a ball passage rail that extends from a tray (top plate) to a game ball launching device to align the game balls in a line, and a ball feed that sends the game balls of the ball passage rail to the launching device A ball punching hole through which a game ball can be dropped is formed at a position immediately before the ball feeding device on the ball passage rail.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine described above, when the game is finished, for example, by operating an operation portion formed on the tray (specifically, a slide member interlocked with a member covering the ball punching hole), the ball passage rail The ball punching hole (passage side ball punching hole) at the position immediately before the ball feeding device is opened, and the player drops the game ball into a prize ball box disposed below the tray so that the ball is removed. ing. By the way, conventionally, a technique for performing such a ball removing operation using an electric driving means such as an electromagnetic solenoid has been proposed.

  That is, when an electromagnetic solenoid operating element is connected to an operation member that can open or close a ball hole, and an operation unit (such as an operation button) provided on a tray is operated, an electric signal is transmitted to the electromagnetic solenoid. The operating element is contracted to operate the operating member, and the ball ball is removed by dropping the game ball by opening the ball hole (path side ball hole) of the ball path rail. In addition, since this prior art does not relate to the literature known invention, there is no prior art document information to be described.

  However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, the operation member is operated by an electric driving means such as an electromagnetic solenoid so that the ball hole can be opened. There was a problem that the ball removal work could not be performed when it was not. In particular, the ball removal work at the position immediately before the ball feeder on the ball passage rail is a work at a position that is difficult for the operator to reach, unlike the ball removal on the tray. The ball removal work was extremely difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and allows the ball driving operation to be performed by the electric driving means, and even when the pachinko gaming machine is not energized, An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can perform a ball pulling operation of a passage rail satisfactorily.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a launcher that launches a game ball onto the game board while aligning the game balls on the saucer in a line with the saucer that can receive the game balls that the player throws in and the prize balls that have been paid out. A ball passage rail extending to the device, a ball feeding device for sending game balls on the ball passage rail to the launching device, and a game ball at a position immediately before the ball feeding device on the ball passage rail is dropped. A passage-side ball hole to be obtained, an operating member capable of opening or closing the passage-side ball hole, and an operation of the operation unit by a player to electrically drive the passage-side ball hole. A pachinko gaming machine having an electric driving means for opening or closing a hole, provided separately from the operation unit, and manually operating the operating member to open or close the passage side ball punching hole. With a manual operation unit , The manual operating portion is provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine main body, the operation by the player in the game is restricted, and the electric drive means, said actuating expands and contracts based on the operation of the operating unit A projecting member formed of an electromagnetic solenoid having an operating shaft capable of operating the member in an open state or a closed state, and the manual operation unit projecting integrally from a connecting unit that connects the operating shaft and the operating member. And a spring for urging the operating member from the open position to the closed position .

According to a second aspect of the invention, the pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein, when the operation of the ball vent initiation by the operation section is performed, the game ball is in the unfired state which is not fired on the game board Under the condition, the electric drive means drives the actuating member to open the passage side ball punch hole.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the operation member is manually operated to open or close the passage-side ball extraction hole, the manual operation unit is provided, so that the electric drive means performs the ball extraction operation. Thus, even when power is not supplied to the pachinko gaming machine, the ball passage rail can be favorably removed.

In addition , since the manual operation unit is provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine main body and the operation by the player during the game is restricted, the player operating the game erroneously operates the manual operation unit, and the ball on the ball passage rail It is possible to avoid the case where it is impossible to inadvertently launch the game ball on the game board.

Furthermore , since the manual operation unit is composed of a projecting portion integrally formed by projecting from the coupling portion that couples the actuation shaft and the actuating member of the electromagnetic solenoid, compared with a configuration in which the coupling portion and the manual operation unit are provided separately. The number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the operation for starting the ball removal is performed by the operation unit, the passage-side ball removal hole is opened on the condition that the game ball is not fired on the game board. The electric drive means drives the actuating member to cause the ball to be removed, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the ball passage rail from being removed due to an erroneous operation by the player.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a glass window 2 through which a game board (not shown) can be seen, a handle 4 for launching a game ball on the game board, and a player. A receiving tray 5 that can receive a game ball to be thrown in and a prize ball that has been paid out, and a ball removal button 6 as an operation means are mainly disposed on the front frame 3.

  The handle 4 is capable of driving an internal launching device (not shown) and continuously launching a game ball onto the game board by being rotated by the player while holding the handle 4. The handle 4 is provided with a touch sensor 15 (see FIG. 11) that detects whether or not the player's hand is touching, and the game ball is fired on the game board according to the detection state of the touch sensor 15. It is configured so that it can be indirectly determined whether or not it is performed.

  The tray 5 is formed to bulge from the front frame 3 to the front side (player side), and can accommodate a large number of game balls thrown by the player, prize balls or foul balls to be paid back, and the like. A tray-side ball removal hole 9 (see FIG. 5 and the like) for ball removal is formed in the portion, and is connected to the ball passage rail 7 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The ball passage rail 7 is a combination of a launching device (not shown) for launching a game ball onto a game board and a receiving tray 5 for sending the game balls on the receiving tray 5 to the launching device while aligning them in a row. Is.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a ball feeding device 8 for sending a game ball on the ball passage rail 7 to the launching device is disposed at a position immediately before the launching device on the ball passage rail 7. In other words, the game balls on the tray 5 are fed one by one to the ball feeder 8 while being aligned by the ball passage rail 7, and after reaching the launcher from there, they are launched onto the game board by driving the launcher. It is configured to be.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the saucer side ball punching hole 9 formed on the bottom surface of the saucer 5 can be opened or closed by the operation of the first operating member 10, and the saucer 5 can be opened by being opened. The upper game ball is configured to fall downward. The first actuating member 10 is swingable about a rocking shaft 10a on the base end side, and a closing portion 10b capable of closing the saucer side ball removal hole 9 is formed at the tip.

  Further, the base end of the first actuating member 10 is connected to the actuating shaft S1a of the electromagnetic solenoid S1, and the first actuating member in the closed position (state of FIG. 4) is electrically driven by the electromagnetic solenoid S1. 10 is swung to the open position (the state shown in FIG. 5), and the saucer side ball removal hole 9 is opened. When the driving of the electromagnetic solenoid S1 is stopped, the first actuating member 10 in the open position swings to the closed position (initial position) due to the inactive force of the spring B1, and the saucer side ball removal hole 9 can be closed again. It is configured.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a passage-side ball removal hole 11 is formed at a position immediately before the ball feeding device 8 in the ball passage rail 7 (that is, the tip position of the ball passage rail 7). As shown in the figure, the passage-side ball punching hole 11 can be opened or closed by the operation of the second actuating member 12, and there is one game ball immediately before being sent to the ball feeding device 8 by the opening. It is configured to be able to fall downward one by one.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the second actuating member 12 is accommodated in a resin case 18, and can be swung around a rocking shaft 12a on the base end side, and at the tip thereof. A blocking portion 12b that can block the passage-side ball removal hole 11 is formed. The second actuating member 12 is configured to swing by driving an electromagnetic solenoid S2 (electrical drive means) and to open or close the passage-side ball extraction hole 11.

  Specifically, the electromagnetic solenoid S2 has an operation shaft S2a that expands and contracts based on the operation of the ball removal button 6, and the second operation is performed in the long hole 19a of the connecting portion 19 provided at the tip of the operation shaft S2a. By engaging the engaging shaft 12c of the member 12, the operating shaft S2a and the second operating member 12 are connected. Then, by electrically driving the electromagnetic solenoid S2, the second actuating member 12 in the closed position (state shown in FIG. 6) is swung to the open position (state shown in FIG. 7) to open the passage-side ball removal hole 11. It is configured to let you. When the driving of the electromagnetic solenoid S2 is stopped, the second actuating member 12 in the open position swings to the closed position (initial position) due to the inactive force of the spring B2, and the passage side ball extraction hole 11 can be closed again. It is configured.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a protruding portion 20 that protrudes from the case 18 by a predetermined dimension and is integrally formed with the connecting portion 19 is provided. The protruding portion 20 constitutes a manual operation portion that is provided separately from the ball removal button 6 as the operation portion. As shown in FIG. 9A, the protrusion 20 is manually pressed. The second actuating member 12 can be swung to open the passage-side ball removal hole 11 as shown in FIG.

  As a result, the second actuating member 12 can be manually operated to open or close the passage-side ball punching hole 11, so that the ball removing operation is performed by the electromagnetic solenoid S2. Even when the power is not supplied to 1, the ball removal operation of the ball passage rail 7 can be favorably performed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the protrusion 20 is provided on the back side of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (in this embodiment, the back side of the front frame 3), and the operation by the player during the game is restricted. Therefore, it is avoided that a player who is playing a game mistakenly operates the protrusion 20 and removes the ball on the ball passage rail 7, so that the game ball cannot be inadvertently fired on the game board. On the other hand, at the time of deenergizing the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as during the maintenance of the hall, the second operating member 12 can be operated by manually operating the protrusion 20 by opening the front frame 3. it can.

  Further, a manual operation part for manually operating the second operating member 12 is from a projecting part 20 that is integrally formed from a connecting part 19 that connects the operating shaft S2a of the electromagnetic solenoid S2 and the second operating member 12. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the connecting portion 19 and the manual operation portion are provided separately. It should be noted that the diameter of the protruding portion 20 on the protruding end side may be increased so that it can be operated easily, or a predetermined display indicating the operating method or the like may be displayed on the large diameter portion.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the saucer side ball removal hole 9 and the passage side ball removal hole 11 are connected by a ball removal passage 13 and a connection path 14, and the ball extraction passage 13 opens downward. A discharge port 13a is formed. That is, the game ball that has dropped from the tray-side ball extraction hole 9 passes through the ball extraction passage 13 via the connection path 14 and is discharged from the discharge port 13a, while the game ball that has dropped from the passage-side ball extraction hole 11 is Then, it falls through the ball passage 13 and is discharged from the discharge port 13a. Thus, if the prize ball box is held below the discharge port 13a at the end of the game, the game balls on the ball path rail 7 together with the game balls on the tray 5 are dropped into the prize ball box and collected. can do.

  The ball removal button 6 as an operation means can arbitrarily start or stop driving by the electromagnetic solenoid S1 or S2, and during the pressing operation, the electromagnetic solenoid S1 or S2 is driven to perform the ball removal operation. The operation is continuously performed, and by stopping the pressing operation, the driving of the electromagnetic solenoid S1 or S2 is stopped, and the ball removing operation is ended.

  Here, the ball removal button 6 according to the present embodiment is electrically connected to the AND circuit 16 and the timer circuit 17 as shown in FIG. 11, and the AND circuit 16 is disposed on the handle 4. The touch sensor 15 is electrically connected. The output side terminal of the AND circuit 16 is electrically connected to the electromagnetic solenoid S2 via the wiring H1, while the output side terminal of the timer circuit 17 is electrically connected to the electromagnetic solenoid S1 via the wirings H2 and H3. Connected.

  The AND circuit 16 receives an electric signal from the touch sensor 15 (a non-detection signal that the player does not touch the touch sensor 15) and an electric signal from the ball removal button 6 when the electric signal is input to the electromagnetic solenoid S2. The drive power is supplied, and when either one of the signals is input, the drive power is not supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid S2 (that is, the circuit is stopped). Thereby, when the touch sensor 15 does not detect the player's grip on the handle 4 (that is, in a non-launching state in which the game ball is not fired on the game board) and the ball removal button 6 is pressed. Only the electromagnetic solenoid S2 can be driven.

  The timer circuit 17 counts the time from when the electric signal is input from the ball removal button 6 and drives the electromagnetic solenoid S1 via the wiring H2 until the time reaches a predetermined time set in advance. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the electromagnetic solenoid S1 is driven via the wiring H3 to enable switching control over time. Thus, the electric power supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid S1 via the wiring H2 is set to be larger than the electric power via the wiring H1, and electromagnetic power is generated with a large electric power until a predetermined time after the ball release button 6 is pressed. The solenoid S1 is driven, and thereafter, the electromagnetic solenoid S1 can be driven with smaller electric power.

  With the above configuration, after the game is over, when the player presses the ball removal button 6 in an attempt to perform the ball removal operation, the game ball is fired on the game board (the touch sensor 15 is applied to the player's handle 4). In the detection of gripping), since the condition of the AND circuit 16 is not met, the driving power is not supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid S2, only the driving power is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid S1, and the first operating member 10 is driven. In the non-launching state where the game ball is not being fired on the game board (only the touch sensor 15 does not sense the player grasping the handle 4), the condition of the AND circuit 16 is satisfied. The drive power is supplied to both the electromagnetic solenoid S2 and the electromagnetic solenoid S1, and the first operating member 10 and the second operating member 12 are driven and the tray side ball extraction hole 9 and the passage side ball extraction are performed. To open the both holes 11.

  That is, when an operation for starting ball removal with the ball removal button 6 is performed, an electromagnetic solenoid is provided to open the passage-side ball removal hole 11 on condition that the game ball is not fired on the game board. Since S2 drives the second actuating member 12 and causes the ball to be removed, the electromagnetic solenoid S2 is not driven when the game ball is launched. Thereby, it is possible to reliably avoid the ball removal of the ball passage rail based on the erroneous operation of the player, and it is possible to prevent the game ball from being unintentionally fired.

  It should be noted that when the ball release button 6 is pressed in the launching state in which the game is continuing, the ball removal is performed only from the saucer side ball release hole 9, and in the non-fired state, the ball release button 6 is pressed. As a result, ball removal is performed from both the saucer side ball removal hole 9 and the passage side ball removal hole 11, so that the ball removal operation of the saucer 5 and the ball passage rail 7 is better than those provided with separate operation means. It can be.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, a general upper plate and a lower plate instead of the tray 5 .

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the electromagnetic solenoid S2 drives the second actuating member 12 to perform ball removal on the condition that the game ball is in a non-fired state in which the game ball is not fired on the game board. Even if there is no such condition, manual operation may be possible. In this case, the AND circuit 16 and the timer circuit 17 can be omitted in addition to the touch sensor 15 .

The manual operation unit is provided separately from the operation unit, and is capable of manually operating the operation member to open or close the passage-side ball punching hole. The manual operation unit is provided on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine body. An operating shaft that is provided on the side and that is restricted from being operated by a player who is playing the game, and that the electric drive means expands and contracts based on the operation of the operation unit to operate the operating member in an open state or a closed state And the manual operation part is composed of a protruding part integrally formed from a connecting part for connecting the operating shaft and the operating member, and the operating member is moved from the open position to the closed position. If it is a pachinko gaming machine provided with a spring for biasing, it can also be applied to ones with different external shapes or with other functions added.

The front view which shows the whole external appearance of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention The perspective view which shows the saucer vicinity in the pachinko machine Schematic diagram showing the lower part of the pachinko machine on the back side in an enlarged manner Schematic top view showing the saucer side ball hole, the first actuating member and the electromagnetic solenoid in the pachinko machine (destination side ball hole closed state) Schematic top view showing the saucer side ball hole, the first actuating member and the electromagnetic solenoid in the pachinko machine (with the saucer side ball hole open) Schematic top view showing passage side ball hole, second actuating member and electromagnetic solenoid in the pachinko gaming machine (passage side ball hole closed state) Schematic top view showing the passage-side ball hole, the second actuating member and the electromagnetic solenoid in the pachinko gaming machine (passage-side ball hole opening state) The perspective view which shows the case which accommodated the 2nd operation member and the 2nd operation member in the pachinko game machine (A) Plan view showing a state before the second actuating member is swung (b) Plan view showing a state after the second actuating member is swung Schematic diagram showing the falling trajectory of the game ball from the saucer side ball hole and the passage side ball hole in the pachinko machine Wiring diagram showing an electrical configuration for selectively opening or closing the saucer side ball hole and the passage side ball hole in the pachinko gaming machine

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 2 Glass window 3 Front frame 4 Handle 5 Receptacle 6 Ball release button (operation part)
7 Ball Passage Rail 8 Ball Feeder 9 Saucer Side Ball Release Hole 10 First Actuation Member 11 Passage Side Ball Release Hole 12 Second Actuation Member (Activation Member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Ball extraction path 14 Connection path 15 Touch sensor 16 AND circuit 17 Timer circuit 18 Case 19 Connection part 20 Protrusion part (manual operation part)
S1 Electromagnetic solenoid S2 Electromagnetic solenoid (electrical drive means)

Claims (2)

A tray that can receive a game ball thrown by the player and a prize ball that has been paid out;
A ball passage rail extending to a launching device that launches the game balls onto the game board while aligning the game balls on the tray in a row;
A ball feeder for sending game balls on the ball passage rail to the launcher;
A passage-side ball extraction hole capable of dropping a game ball at a position immediately before the ball feeding device in the ball passage rail;
An actuating member capable of opening or closing the passage-side ball punch hole;
An electric driving means for electrically driving the operating member to open or close the passage-side ball opening hole based on an operation of the operation unit by a player;
A pachinko machine equipped with
The manual operation unit is provided separately from the operation unit, and the operation member is manually operated to open or close the passage side ball punching hole, and the manual operation unit includes a pachinko gaming machine main body. Provided on the back side, the operation by the player during the game is restricted , and
The electric drive means includes an electromagnetic solenoid having an operation shaft that can be expanded and contracted based on an operation of the operation unit to operate the operation member in an open state or a closed state, and the manual operation unit includes the operation shaft. A pachinko gaming machine comprising a projecting portion formed integrally and projecting from a connecting portion that couples the actuating member to the actuating member and biasing the actuating member from the open position to the closed position . When the operation for starting ball removal is performed by the operation unit, the electric drive means is provided to open the passage-side ball removal hole on condition that the game ball is not being fired on the game board. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said actuating member is driven.

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