JP4357033B2 - Pachinko machine beading device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball removing device provided in a ball guide path of a ball counting device in a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As illustrated in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped ball tank 11, a ball alignment rail device 12, and a ball counting device 13 are provided as devices for supplying prize balls and balls to the player. Etc. are arranged. In the upper part of the ball counter 13 at the right end, a continuous flow of balls is created in order to manage the prize balls and the rental balls separately and to slow down the flow velocity of the balls flowing from the ball alignment rail device 12. A ball guide path unit 14 having a dedicated bent guide path is arranged.
[0003]
When the player consumes the ball or requests a ball rental, a predetermined number is sent out from the payout device below the ball counting device 13. As the balls are sent out, the balls stored in the ball tank 11 flow into the lower ball alignment rail device 12 through the bottom opening, where the flow of the balls is rectified and passed through the ball guide path unit 14. The ball counting device 13 is configured to be sequentially supplied and replenished.
[0004]
In such a conventional ball supply device, when the device is regularly inspected, cleaned or inspected at the time of failure, and repaired, the ball tank 11, the ball alignment rail device 12, the ball counting device 13 and the like are stored in a large number. The ball had to be discharged once. In this case, the ball counting device 13 is continuously operated to take out all the balls. However, the balls taken out from the ball supply device are sent to a predetermined position on the front side of the pachinko machine on the player side. Therefore, in the maintenance described above, there is an inconvenience that the maintenance person has to work from the back side to the front side.
Further, in order to continuously operate the ball counter 13, it was also shall disadvantages are weep like adding operation electric circuit different modes maintenance only with normal operation.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a ball counting device for balls stored in a ball tank, a ball alignment rail device, a ball counting device, or the like, which is a ball supply device of a pachinko machine. There is provided a doffing device that can be taken out to the back side of a pachinko machine with a simple operation without operating.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above problem is that the ball guide path of the ball guide path unit arranged at the top of the ball counting device is provided with an opening having an opening / closing plate part, and when the opening / closing plate part is opened, the balls in the ball guide path are removed. In the ball removal device for pachinko machines that can be taken out of the ball guide path,
A shaft pin and an opening / closing operation pin projecting laterally are formed at the rear end portion and the tip portion of the opening / closing plate portion, and long holes into which the shaft pin and the opening / closing operation pin are respectively inserted are formed on both side walls of the ball guide path. An arcuate guide groove is formed in the wall along the locus drawn by the opening / closing operation pin when the opening / closing plate portion is rotated in the opening direction around the shaft pin, and the tip-side guide groove is formed in the arcuate guide groove. In addition to connecting the long hole, the opening / closing operation pin is urged by a spring in the direction to be fitted into the long hole on the tip side, and the opening can be opened and closed by the opening / closing plate part and the spring. is there.
[0008]
According to the ball removing device of the pachinko machine of the present invention, the opening and closing opening is provided in the inclined floor portion of the ball guiding path of the ball guiding path unit of the ball counting device, When it is necessary, it can be opened simply by pushing it down while pulling it upstream, and the ball counter stored in the ball tank, ball alignment rail device, ball guide path unit on the upstream side is operated. And can be taken out to the ball discharge path on the back side at once. In addition, since this operation is not related to the operation of the ball counting device, an operation electric circuit dedicated for maintenance is not required.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment relating to a ball removing device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a part corresponding to a part of a ball guide path unit located at the top of a ball counting device arranged on the back surface of the pachinko machine as illustrated in FIG. It is the cross-sectional perspective view which cut open the left and right wall with respect to it.
First, in the present invention, in the ball guide path unit 2 arranged at the top of such a ball counting device, a ball guide path 23 in which balls flow on the upper side of the inclined floor portion 22 provided between both side walls 21a and 21b. The lower side of the inclined floor portion 22 is used as a space for the ball discharge path 25, and the ball can be taken out to the back side of the pachinko machine.
[0010]
An important feature of the present invention is that the following structures (1), (2), and (3) are adopted.
First, (1) the inclined floor 22 is provided with an opening 24 and an opening / closing plate 3 that can be opened and closed by a mechanism that will be described below. The following attachment and opening / closing mechanisms are provided.
[0011]
That is, the opening / closing plate part 3 of the present invention has (2) a front end part 31 and a rear end part 32 formed with an opening / closing operation pin 41 and a shaft pin 42 protruding sideways, each provided on the both side walls. A part of the inclined floor portion 22 of the ball guide path is configured in a state of being mounted in the long holes 51 and 52. The long holes 51 and 52 are shown in an easy-to-understand manner in FIG. 2 which is a side view of the embodiment.
(3) The front end portion of the front long hole 51 opens and closes when the opening and closing plate portion 3 is rotated in the opening direction around the shaft pin 42 attached to the front end portion of the other long hole 52. The operation pin 41 is connected to an arcuate guide groove 53 formed along a locus drawn on the side wall 21b.
[0012]
The operation of the present invention thus configured will be described with reference to FIG.
First, FIG. 3A shows a state in which the opening / closing operation pin 41 and the shaft pin 42 of the opening / closing plate part 3 are attached to the rear end portions of the long holes 51 and 52 (the left end portion of the long hole in FIG. 3). And the state which comprises a part of inclined floor part of the said ball taxiway is shown.
From this state, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the open / close plate part 3 is pulled forward (to the right in FIG. 3), while the open / close operation pin 41 is inserted into the arcuate guide groove as shown in FIG. 3 (C). By pulling down and moving along 53 and opening the opening / closing plate 3, the upstream ball can be guided to the ball discharge path 25 through the opening 24 and taken out.
When all the balls on the upstream side are taken out, the opening / closing operation pin 41 is pulled up to close the opening 24 and pushed into the rear end direction of the long hole 51 (the left end direction of the long hole in FIG. 3). The part 3 returns to a part of the inclined floor part, and a normal ball guiding path is re-formed.
[0013]
Thus, the balls stored in the ball tank or the ball alignment rail device can be easily handled on the back side of the pachinko machine.
In this case, some balls remain on the downstream side of the opening, but since this is a small amount, there is no problem even if it is taken out from the dispensing device as in the prior art.
[0014]
In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the opening / closing operation pin 41, the shaft pin 42, and the long holes 51, 52 are replaced in the front-rear direction, and the arcuate guide groove 53 is disposed rearward. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which the downstream side is opened with the upstream side of the opening / closing plate part as an axis.
[0015]
In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the shaft pin 42, which is the center of the shaft when opened and closed, is maintained so that the opening / closing plate portion 3 remains closed (to the left in FIG. 3). The embodiment can be embodied in a form elastically biased by the spring 6. In this case, the opening / closing operation pin 41 is locked in the long hole 51 in the opening / closing plate portion 3, and the movement toward the arcuate guide groove 53 is prevented, so that there is no risk of malfunction. Further, there is an advantage that the closed state is ensured when returning from the open state to the closed state.
[0016]
Further, the shaft pins are provided so as to project on both sides of the opening / closing plate portion, and the opening / closing operation pins, the long holes in which the shaft pins are mounted, and the arcuate guide grooves are respectively provided on the surface side of the ball guide path unit. The configuration located at the back of the pachinko machine (as viewed from the operator) is indispensable, but the open / close operation pin, the long hole in which it is mounted and the arc guide groove are located on the back side. It can be embodied in a form in which is omitted.
[0017]
In this case, for example, at the front end of the opening / closing operation pin 41 shown in FIG. 1 located on the front surface side, opening / closing having a size larger than the width of the long hole 51 and the arcuate guide groove 53 in which the opening / closing operation pin 41 is mounted It is particularly preferable that the operation knob 43 is provided to facilitate the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing plate 3 and to prevent the opening / closing of the opening / closing plate 3 from being shifted to prevent smooth opening / closing. In this way, it is possible to save processing and manufacturing man-hours for each part and to perform simple and reliable opening / closing operations.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
Since the ball removal device of the pachinko machine of the present invention is configured as described above, most of the balls stored in the ball tank, ball alignment rail device, ball counting device and the like operate the ball counting device. It is possible to take out to the back side of the pachinko machine with a simple operation without having to let the operator do the necessary work on the back side without going to the front side of the pachinko machine during maintenance etc. effective. Therefore, the industrial value of the present invention is extremely large as a balling device for a pachinko machine that has solved the conventional problems.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of a main part for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of an essential part of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an essential part cross-sectional view for explaining operations (A), (B), and (C) of the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing component arrangement on the back side of the pachinko machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 ball guide path unit, 21a, 21b side wall, 22 inclined floor, 23 ball guide path, 24 opening, 25 ball discharge path, 3 opening / closing plate part, 31 front end part, 32 rear end part, 41 opening / closing operation pin, 42 Shaft pin, 51, 52 long hole, 53 arc guide groove, 6 spring.

Claims (1)

An opening with an open / close plate is provided in the ball guide path of the ball guide path unit arranged at the top of the ball counting device, and when the open / close plate is opened, the balls in the ball guide path are outside the ball guide path. In the patting machine beading device that can be taken out,
A shaft pin and an opening / closing operation pin projecting laterally are formed at the rear end portion and the tip portion of the opening / closing plate portion, and long holes into which the shaft pin and the opening / closing operation pin are respectively inserted are formed on both side walls of the ball guide path. An arcuate guide groove is formed in the wall along the locus drawn by the opening / closing operation pin when the opening / closing plate portion is rotated in the opening direction around the shaft pin, and the tip-side guide groove is formed in the arcuate guide groove. After connecting the long hole, bias the opening and closing operation pin with the spring in the direction to fit in the long hole on the tip side,
A dashing device for a pachinko machine characterized in that the opening can be opened and closed by an opening / closing plate and a spring.

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