JP4460670B2

JP4460670B2 - Pachinko machine ball tray

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Publication number: JP4460670B2
Application number: JP07580499A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 久芳佐藤
Original assignee: Adachi Light Inc
Current assignee: Adachi Light Inc
Priority date: 1999-03-19
Filing date: 1999-03-19
Publication date: 2010-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2019-03-19
Also published as: JP2000262709A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、パチンコ球を貯留するパチンコ機の球受皿に関し、特に皿部材を移動自在に設けたパチンコ機の球受皿に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、球皿部を移動自在に設け、球皿部を移動させることにより開成される落し口からパチンコ球を抜き取るようにした球受皿は知られている（例えば特開平１０−１６５６０３号公報参照）が、球抜きが終るまで球皿部を持ち続けなければならなかった。また、球抜き孔を閉塞する開閉板を係止部材によって球抜き位置に係止し、押圧部材の押圧によってその係止を解除するようにした球受皿は知られている（例えば特公平３−５３９５４号公報参照）。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、開閉板を係止部材によって球抜き位置に係止する従来の球受皿は、開閉板を球抜き位置に係止するために多くの部品を必要として構造が複雑となり、組立に手間が掛かってコスト高になるという問題があった。また、皿部にパチンコ球がない状態でも開閉板を摺動させると球抜き位置に係止保持してしまい、開閉板の停止状態を解除するためには必ず係止解除操作をしなければならなかった。このため、球受皿のパチンコ球の球抜きが終わっても解除操作をするのを忘れて、球受皿が球抜き状態に置かれたままとなり、次の遊技者に迷惑を及ぼしたり店員がいちいち解除操作をしなければならないという問題があった。
【０００４】
本発明は、従来の技術の有するこのような問題点に鑑みてなされたものであり、簡単な構造で、皿部材を球抜き状態に停止保持させることができるようにし、さらに球受皿のパチンコ球が抜き取られると自動的に停止状態を解除して、球抜き解除位置に復帰させることができるパチンコ機の球受皿を提供することを目的とするものである。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明は、パチンコ球を貯留する皿部材と、該皿部材を支持する支持枠部材とからなるパチンコ機の球受皿において、前記皿部材を付勢部材を介して支持枠部材に移動自在に設けると共に、皿部材を移動することによりパチンコ球が落下する球落下口を開成し、該皿部材を球落下口が開成した位置に係止保持するようにした。
【０００６】
また、前記皿部材に係止部を設け、支持枠部材に球落下口を開成する位置で前記係止部が係止する被係止部を設けるのがよい。
【０００７】
さらに、前記皿部材を球重量により係止保持するようにするのがよい。
【０００８】
また、前記球重量により係止保持するようにした皿部材を球重量から解放されると係止を解除し、該皿部材を球落下口を閉塞する位置に自動復帰させるようにするのがよい。
【０００９】
前記した本発明によれば、皿部材にパチンコ球が貯留されている状態で皿部材を付勢部材の付勢に抗して球落下口を開成する位置に移動させると、皿部材のパチンコ球の球重量によって球落下口を開成する位置に停止保持する。また、球落下口から球が抜けて、皿部のパチンコ球の球重量から解放されると停止状態が自動的に解除され、皿部材を球落下口を閉塞する位置に自動復帰させる。
【００１０】
なお、本発明のパチンコ機における球受皿は、パチンコ機の前面枠の前面に設けられる打球供給用の上部球受皿または上部球受皿の余剰球を貯留する下部球受皿のいずれにも適用可能である。
【００１１】
また、本発明の球受皿は、皿部材を前後方向または左右方向に摺動自在に設けられたもの、あるいは回動自在に設けられたものにも適用可能である。
【００１２】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下に本発明の実施の形態を図面と共に説明する。図１はパチンコ機の正面図、図２は下部球受皿の斜視図、図３は下部球受皿の分解斜視図である。パチンコ機１の前面に額縁状の前面枠２が開閉自在に設けられ、該前面枠２にガラス扉枠３と前面板４が装着される。そして、ガラス扉枠３の後側には遊技盤５が設けられ、前記前面板４の前面に上部球受皿６が取付けられる。また、前面枠２の下方部前面には上部球受皿６の余剰球を貯留する下部球受皿７が装着されている。８は余剰球の球出口であり、該球出口８には筒状のガイド部材９が取着けられている。
【００１３】
下部球受皿７は、図２および図３に示すように多量のパチンコ球を貯留する皿部材１０と該皿部材１０を支持し、外周を囲う支持枠部材１１とにより形成されている。該支持枠部材１１は、上部カバー体１１ａと下部カバー体１１ｂとで構成され、前記皿部材１０が上部カバー体１１ａと下部カバー体１１ｂとの間に、付勢部材としてのスプリング１２を介して移動自在に装着されている。１３は、上部カバー体１１ａと下部カバー体１１ｂとの間に装着される灰皿である。
【００１４】
皿部材１０は、後方が開放しており、底壁１４は後方に向って下傾している。そして、底壁１４の下面には皿部材１０を球抜き状態に停止維持する係止部１５を形成している。該係止部１５は、図６に示すようにテーパー面を有する三角形状をしている。また、前側壁１０ａの上縁に帯状のガイド片１６が延設され、その上部に操作部１７が設けられている。１８は、前側壁１０ａに設けられたスプリング１２の一端が収納される収納部である。
【００１５】
また、上部カバー体１１ａには前記ガイド片１６が摺動するガイド溝１９が形成され、その中央に指掛け部２０が凹状に形成される。また、上部カバー体１１ａの後方下部には、前記皿部材１０の後端が下方に位置する帯状板部２１が形成される。一方、下部カバー体１１ｂには大きく切欠き形成された開口２２が設けられると共に、前記係止部１５が係合する被係止部としての段部２３と、該段部２３を介して前記スプリング１２の他端を嵌めるボス２４が形成される。２５はスプリング１２の下動規制部である。
【００１６】
上記のように構成される下部球受皿７は、図４に示すように支持枠部材１１に内装したスプリング１２の付勢により、常に皿部材１０の後端が帯状板部２１の下方に臨んでおり、操作部１７を手で操作することによって皿部材１０を移動し得るようになっている。そして、スプリング１２の付勢に抗して皿部材１０を移動すると、図５に示すように皿部材１０の底壁１４端縁と帯状板部２１との間に、複数のパチンコ球が落下する球落下口２６が開成され球抜き可能な状態になる。そして、球落下口２６が開成される位置で皿部材１０のパチンコ球の球重量によって皿部材１０が下動し、係止部１５と段部２３が係合し、皿部材１０を球落下口２６が開成した状態で停止保持するようにしている。また、帯状板部２１が有ることにより、下部球受皿７の下方に置かれる球箱の鍔部にパチンコ球が当らず球箱に均等に落下する。
【００１７】
次に図面を参照して球受皿の球抜きの作用を説明する。通常皿部材１０は図４および図６（ａ）に示すようにスプリング１２の付勢により球落下口２６を閉塞している。この状態で操作部１７に指を掛けて皿部材１０をスプリング１２の付勢に抗し、ガイド溝１９に沿って球抜きをする側（操作部１７の矢印方向）へ移動させると、球落下口２６を開成しながら一旦係止部１５のテーパー部により皿部材１０が上動し、テーパー部から外れると貯留されているパチンコ球の球重量により下動し、図６（ｂ）に示すように係止部１５が段部２３に係合し、操作部１７から手を離しても、図５に示すように皿部材１０は球落下口２６を開成する状態に停止保持されることになる。そして、皿部材１０に貯留されたパチンコ球は球落下口２６から開口２２を落下して抜き取られる。
【００１８】
そして、皿部材１０のパチンコ球が抜き取られた後、図６（ｂ）鎖線に示すように指掛け部２０に指先を挿入し、ガイド片１６を少し上方に持ち上げるだけで、係止部１５と段部２３との係合が外れ、スプリング１２の付勢力により、皿部材１０が、図４に示す球落下口２６を閉塞する位置に復動することになる。
【００１９】
また、例えば球落下口２６が開成して球抜き可能な状態になったとき、係止部１５が段部２３に係止しないように係止部１５および段部２３の相互位置関係を設定することにより、皿部材１０がロックすることなく皿部材１０に貯留されるパチンコ球を少量ずつ球抜きしながら遊技を行うことができ、遊技者にとって好都合となる。また、図７および図８に示すように帯状板部２１の代りに前記筒状のガイド部材９に球受け板部２７を一体に形成してもよい。なお、万一何らかのトラブルにより球落下口２６の開成状態が保持できなくなっても、何の支障もなく球抜きすることが可能である。
【００２０】
図９および図１０は、操作部１７をなくして、皿部材１０が支持枠部材１１内に入り込むようにした実施の形態を示し、皿部材１０の前側壁１０ａに波状の指掛け部２８を形成し、図１０（ａ）鎖線に示すように指掛け部２８に指を掛け、図１０（ｂ）に示すように皿部材１０を支持枠部材１１内に入り込むように移動することで球落下口２６を開成する位置に停止保持することができる。また、被係止部を段部２３の代りに図１１に示すように、下部カバー体１１ｂに係止孔２９を設けるようにしてもよく、皿部材１０を移動させることにより、図１１（ｂ）に示すように球落下口２６を開成した位置で、球重量により下動し係止部１５が係止孔２９に嵌まり、球抜き状態に停止保持される。
【００２１】
次に、球抜き終了後に皿部材１０が自動復帰するようにした実施の形態を示す。この実施の形態が前記実施の形態と異なるところは主として係止部１５の形状であるため、前記実施の形態と同じ構造のものには同一符号を付して説明する。図１２に示すように、係止部１５の係合面を係合が外れ易いアール形状としている。通常皿部材１０は、図１２（ａ）に示すようにスプリング１２の付勢により球落下口２６を閉塞する位置にいる。この状態で操作部１７に指を掛けて皿部材１０をスプリング１２の付勢に抗し、ガイド溝１９に沿って球抜きをする側（操作部１７の矢印方向）へ移動させると、球落下口２６を開成しながら一旦係止部１５のテーパー部により皿部材１０が上動し、テーパー部から外れると貯留されているパチンコ球の球重量により下動し、図１２（ｂ）に示すように係止部１５が段部２３に係合し、球重量によりその係合を保持し続け、操作部１７から手を離しても、皿部材１０は球落下口２６を開成する状態に停止保持されることになる。そして、皿部材１０に貯留されたパチンコ球は球落下口２６から開口２２を落下して抜き取られる。
【００２２】
そして、皿部材１０のパチンコ球が抜き取られて、パチンコ球の球重量が減少すると、スプリング１２の付勢力により、係止部１５が段部２３から外れ皿部材１０の係合が解除され、皿部材１０が球落下口２６を閉塞する位置に自動的に復動することになる。
【００２３】
また、パチンコ球が球落下口２６からすべて落下するよりも先に球落下口２６が閉塞して、皿部材１０内にパチンコ球が残った場合には、再度皿部材１０を開方向に移動すれば、皿部材１０はロックすることなく残ったパチンコ球を確実に球落下口２６から抜き取ることができる。なお、係止部１５を係合が外れ易い形状にするかわりに、例えば被係止部としての段部２３を図１３に示すように面取りするようにして、係合が外れ易いようにしてもよい。また、前記説明した図９および図１１に示した実施の形態でも係止部１５または被係止部の段部２３および係止孔２９を係合が外れ易い形状にすることで自動復帰できるようにすることができる。
【００２４】
また、図１４ないし図１６に示すように、皿部材１０を横方向に移動するようにしてもよく、スプリング１２を介して支持枠部材１１に横方向に移動自在に装着された皿部材１０の底壁１４下面に係止部１５を設け、下部カバー体１１ｂに球落下口２６を開成する位置で前記係止部１５が係合する被係止部としての係合突起３０を設ければよく、図１４および図１６（ａ）に示す状態から皿部材１０をスプリング１２の付勢に抗し、球落下口２６を開成する側（操作部１７の矢印方向）へ移動させると、パチンコ球の球重量により係止部１５が図１６（ｂ）に示すように係合突起３０に係合し、操作部１７から手を離しても、図１５に示すように皿部材１０が球落下口２６を開成する状態に停止保持される。
【００２５】
そして、皿部材１０のパチンコ球が球落下口２６から開口２２を落下して抜き取られて、パチンコ球の球重量が減少すると、スプリング１２の付勢力により、係止部１５が係合突起３０から外れ皿部材１０の係合が解除され、図１４に示すように、皿部材１０が球落下口２６を閉塞する位置に自動的に復動することになる。
【００２６】
また、図１７に示すように、皿部材１０を支軸３１を中心に回動させることにより球抜きをする構造のものでもよく、図１７実線に示す状態から同図鎖線に示す状態に皿部材１０を回動させることにより、球落下口２６が開成され、係止部１５と係合突起３０が係合し球抜き状態を停止保持する。
【００２７】
図１８ないし図２０は、さらに他の実施の形態を示し、皿部材１０の両側壁１０ｂ，１０ｂに支持片３２，３２を突設し、該支持片３２，３２を支持枠部材１１に形成したガイド溝３３，３３に移動自在に支持させるようにしたもので、常には図１８および図１９に示すように、皿部材１０の左右の取付片３４，３４に取付けたスプリング１２，１２によって、皿部材１０の底壁１４端縁が帯状板部２１の端縁に当接し、球落下口２６を閉塞している。この実施の形態では、ガイド溝３３，３３に傾斜段部３５，３５を形成し、該傾斜段部３５，３５に支持片３２，３２が係合するようにしている。このとき支持片３２，３２の係合面は、係合が外れ易いようにアール面としている。
【００２８】
次に球受皿のパチンコ球を抜き取る作用を説明する。まず、皿部材１０の指掛け部２８に指を掛け、スプリング１２の付勢に抗して前側に移動させる。これにより図１８および図１９鎖線に示すように、皿部材１０の端縁と帯状板部２１の端縁との間に球落下口２６が開成され、パチンコ球が落下し始める。そして皿部材１０は、支持片３２，３２が皿部材１０のパチンコ球の球重量により、図２０鎖線に示すようにガイド溝３３，３３の傾斜段部３５，３５のテーパー面に沿って下動し、支持片３２，３２と傾斜段部３５，３５とが係合する。そして皿部材１０から手を離しても球重量により支持片３２，３２と傾斜段部３５，３５との係合状態を維持し、皿部材１０が球抜き状態に停止保持される。
【００２９】
そして、開成した球落下口２６からパチンコ球が抜けて皿部材１０のパチンコ球がなくなると、スプリング１２の付勢力により皿部材が元の位置に自動復帰し、皿部材１０の底壁１４端縁が帯状板部２１の端縁と当接し球落下口２６を閉塞する。なお、スプリング１２の強さを調節することにより、皿部材１０の復動を調節することができる。
【００３０】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したことから明らかなように、本発明におけるパチンコ機の球受皿は、皿部材を移動自在に設け、簡単な構造で皿部材を球落下口の開成状態に保持でき、しかも皿部材の球重量を利用して球落下口を開成する位置に自動的に停止保持させるようにしたので、わざわざ停止操作をする必要がなくなる。
【００３１】
また、球重量から解放されると球落下口の開成状態を自動的に解除するようにしたものであるから、わざわざ停止解除操作をする必要がなくなり、いたずらや不注意によって球受皿を球抜き状態に放置されるような事態を確実に防止することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】パチンコ機の正面図である。
【図２】下部球受皿の斜視図である。
【図３】下部球受皿の分解斜視図である。
【図４】球落下口を閉塞した状態の下部球受皿の平面図である。
【図５】球落下口を開成した状態の下部球受皿の平面図である。
【図６】（ａ），（ｂ）は球抜きの作用説明図である。
【図７】他の実施の形態の下部球受皿の側断面図である。
【図８】（ａ），（ｂ）は図７の球抜きの作用説明図である。
【図９】他の実施の形態の下部球受皿の平面図である。
【図１０】（ａ），（ｂ）は図９の球受皿の球抜きの作用説明図である。
【図１１】（ａ），（ｂ）は被係止部を係止孔とした球抜きの作用説明図である。
【図１２】（ａ），（ｂ）は他の実施の形態の球受皿の球抜きの作用説明図である。
【図１３】係合状態を示す拡大断面図である。
【図１４】左右方向の摺動により球落下口を開閉する下部球受皿の平面図である。
【図１５】図１４の球落下口を開成した状態の平面図である。
【図１６】（ａ），（ｂ）は図１４の球受皿の球抜きの作用説明図である。
【図１７】皿部材の回動により球落下口を開閉する下部球受皿の平面図である。
【図１８】他の実施の形態の下部球受皿の平面図である。
【図１９】図１８の下部球受皿の側断面図である。
【図２０】図１８のガイド溝部を示す側断面図である。
【符号の説明】
６上部球受皿
７下部球受皿
１０皿部材
１１支持枠部材
１２スプリング（付勢部材）
１５係止部
２３段部（被係止部）
２６球落下口
２９係止孔（被係止部）
３０係合突起（被係止部）
３２支持片（係止部）
３５傾斜段部（被係止部）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball tray for a pachinko machine that stores pachinko balls, and more particularly to a ball tray for a pachinko machine in which a plate member is movably provided.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a ball tray in which a ball tray portion is movably provided and a pachinko ball is extracted from a drop opening formed by moving the ball tray portion (see, for example, JP-A-10-165603). However, he had to keep the ball tray until the ball was removed. In addition, there is known a ball receiving tray in which an opening / closing plate that closes a ball punching hole is locked at a ball pulling position by a locking member, and the locking is released by pressing of a pressing member (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 3). No. 53594).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional ball tray in which the opening / closing plate is locked at the ball removal position by the locking member requires a large number of parts to lock the opening / closing plate at the ball removal position, and the assembly is troublesome. There was a problem of high cost. In addition, even if there is no pachinko ball in the pan, sliding the opening / closing plate will lock and hold it in the ball release position, and an unlocking operation must be performed to release the opening / closing plate from the stopped state. There wasn't. For this reason, forgetting to perform the release operation even after the pachinko ball is removed from the ball tray, the ball tray remains in the ball-out state, causing inconvenience to the next player and the store clerk releasing each time There was a problem that had to be operated.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art. The dish member can be stopped and held in a ball-extracted state with a simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball tray for a pachinko machine that can be automatically released from the stop state and returned to the ball removal release position when the ball is extracted.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball tray for a pachinko machine comprising a dish member for storing a pachinko ball and a support frame member for supporting the dish member. While being provided movably on the support frame member, by moving the plate member, a ball dropping port where the pachinko ball falls is opened, and the plate member is locked and held at a position where the ball dropping port was opened.
[0006]
Further, it is preferable that a locking portion is provided on the plate member, and a locked portion that is locked by the locking portion is provided at a position where the ball dropping opening is formed on the support frame member.
[0007]
Furthermore, it is preferable that the dish member is locked and held by a ball weight.
[0008]
Further, it is preferable that when the dish member adapted to be locked and held by the sphere weight is released from the sphere weight, the locking is released and the dish member is automatically returned to a position where the sphere dropping port is closed. .
[0009]
According to the above-described present invention, when the plate member is moved to a position where the ball drop opening is opened against the urging of the urging member while the pachinko sphere is stored in the plate member, the pachinko sphere of the plate member The ball drop opening is stopped and held by the ball weight. Further, when the ball comes out from the ball drop port and is released from the ball weight of the pachinko ball in the dish part, the stopped state is automatically released, and the plate member is automatically returned to the position where the ball drop port is closed.
[0010]
The ball tray in the pachinko machine of the present invention can be applied to either an upper ball tray for supplying hitting balls provided on the front surface of the front frame of the pachinko machine or a lower ball tray that stores surplus balls of the upper ball tray. .
[0011]
The ball tray of the present invention can also be applied to a plate member that is slidable in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, or a plate member that is rotatable.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball tray, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lower ball tray. A frame-shaped front frame 2 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a glass door frame 3 and a front plate 4 are mounted on the front frame 2. A game board 5 is provided on the rear side of the glass door frame 3, and an upper ball tray 6 is attached to the front surface of the front plate 4. In addition, a lower sphere tray 7 for storing excess spheres of the upper sphere tray 6 is mounted on the lower front surface of the front frame 2. Reference numeral 8 denotes a ball outlet of the surplus sphere, and a cylindrical guide member 9 is attached to the ball outlet 8.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower ball tray 7 is formed by a dish member 10 that stores a large amount of pachinko balls, and a support frame member 11 that supports the dish member 10 and surrounds the outer periphery. The support frame member 11 includes an upper cover body 11a and a lower cover body 11b, and the plate member 10 is interposed between the upper cover body 11a and the lower cover body 11b via a spring 12 as an urging member. It is mounted movably. 13 is an ashtray mounted between the upper cover body 11a and the lower cover body 11b.
[0014]
The dish member 10 is open at the rear, and the bottom wall 14 is inclined downward toward the rear. A locking portion 15 is formed on the bottom surface of the bottom wall 14 to stop and maintain the dish member 10 in a ball-out state. The engaging portion 15 has a triangular shape having a tapered surface as shown in FIG. A strip-shaped guide piece 16 extends on the upper edge of the front side wall 10a, and an operation portion 17 is provided on the upper portion thereof. Reference numeral 18 denotes a storage portion in which one end of the spring 12 provided on the front side wall 10a is stored.
[0015]
The upper cover body 11a is formed with a guide groove 19 through which the guide piece 16 slides, and a finger hooking portion 20 is formed in a concave shape at the center thereof. Further, a belt-like plate portion 21 in which the rear end of the dish member 10 is positioned below is formed in the lower rear portion of the upper cover body 11a. On the other hand, the lower cover body 11b is provided with an opening 22 which is largely cut out, and a step portion 23 as a locked portion with which the locking portion 15 is engaged, and the spring through the step portion 23. A boss 24 to which the other end of 12 is fitted is formed. Reference numeral 25 denotes a downward movement restricting portion of the spring 12.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 4, the lower ball tray 7 configured as described above always has the rear end of the tray member 10 facing the lower side of the belt-like plate portion 21 by the bias of the spring 12 built in the support frame member 11. The dish member 10 can be moved by operating the operation unit 17 by hand. When the dish member 10 is moved against the bias of the spring 12, a plurality of pachinko balls fall between the edge of the bottom wall 14 of the dish member 10 and the belt-like plate portion 21 as shown in FIG. The ball drop opening 26 is opened and the ball can be removed. Then, the plate member 10 is moved downward by the ball weight of the pachinko ball of the plate member 10 at a position where the ball drop port 26 is opened, and the locking portion 15 and the stepped portion 23 are engaged, and the plate member 10 is moved to the ball drop port. 26 is stopped and held in the opened state. Further, due to the presence of the belt-like plate portion 21, the pachinko balls do not hit the buttocks of the ball box placed below the lower ball tray 7 and fall evenly onto the ball box.
[0017]
Next, the action of removing the balls from the ball tray will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6A, the normal dish member 10 closes the ball drop opening 26 by the bias of the spring 12. In this state, if the finger is placed on the operating portion 17 and the plate member 10 is moved against the bias of the spring 12 and moved along the guide groove 19 to the side where the ball is removed (in the direction of the arrow of the operating portion 17), the ball falls. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), while the mouth 26 is opened, the dish member 10 is once moved up by the taper portion of the locking portion 15, and when it is removed from the taper portion, it is moved down by the ball weight of the stored pachinko balls. Even if the locking portion 15 engages with the step portion 23 and releases the hand from the operation portion 17, the dish member 10 is stopped and held in a state in which the ball drop opening 26 is opened as shown in FIG. . Then, the pachinko balls stored in the dish member 10 are dropped from the ball drop opening 26 by dropping through the opening 22.
[0018]
Then, after the pachinko balls of the plate member 10 are extracted, the fingertip is inserted into the finger-hanging portion 20 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The engagement with the portion 23 is disengaged, and the urging force of the spring 12 causes the dish member 10 to return to a position where the ball drop opening 26 shown in FIG. 4 is closed.
[0019]
Further, for example, when the ball drop opening 26 is opened and the ball can be removed, the mutual positional relationship between the locking portion 15 and the step portion 23 is set so that the locking portion 15 does not lock the step portion 23. Thus, the game can be performed while removing the pachinko balls stored in the dish member 10 little by little without the dish member 10 being locked, which is convenient for the player. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a ball receiving plate portion 27 may be formed integrally with the cylindrical guide member 9 instead of the strip-shaped plate portion 21. Even if the opening state of the ball drop opening 26 cannot be maintained due to some trouble, the ball can be removed without any trouble.
[0020]
9 and 10 show an embodiment in which the operation part 17 is eliminated and the dish member 10 enters the support frame member 11, and a wavy finger hook 28 is formed on the front side wall 10 a of the dish member 10. As shown in FIG. 10 (a), a finger is placed on the finger hanging portion 28, and as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the plate member 10 is moved so as to enter the support frame member 11 to thereby move the ball drop opening 26. It can be stopped and held at the opening position. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the locked portion may be provided with a locking hole 29 in the lower cover body 11 b instead of the stepped portion 23, and by moving the plate member 10, FIG. ), The ball drop port 26 is moved downward by the weight of the ball at the position where the ball drop opening 26 is opened, and the locking portion 15 is fitted into the locking hole 29, and is stopped and held in the ball-out state.
[0021]
Next, an embodiment in which the dish member 10 is automatically returned after completion of the ball removal will be described. Since this embodiment is different from the previous embodiment mainly in the shape of the locking portion 15, the same structure as that in the previous embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 12, the engagement surface of the locking portion 15 has a rounded shape that is easily disengaged. Usually, the plate member 10 is in a position where the ball drop opening 26 is closed by the bias of the spring 12 as shown in FIG. In this state, if the finger is placed on the operating portion 17 and the plate member 10 is moved against the bias of the spring 12 and moved along the guide groove 19 to the side where the ball is removed (in the direction of the arrow of the operating portion 17), the ball falls. As shown in FIG. 12 (b), the plate member 10 is once moved upward by the taper portion of the locking portion 15 while opening the opening 26, and is moved downward by the ball weight of the pachinko balls stored when it is removed from the taper portion. The engaging portion 15 engages with the step portion 23 and keeps the engagement by the ball weight, and even if the hand is released from the operation portion 17, the dish member 10 is stopped and held in a state where the ball dropping opening 26 is opened. Will be. Then, the pachinko balls stored in the dish member 10 are dropped from the ball drop opening 26 by dropping through the opening 22.
[0022]
When the pachinko ball of the plate member 10 is extracted and the ball weight of the pachinko ball is reduced, the latching portion 15 is released from the step portion 23 by the urging force of the spring 12, and the engagement of the plate member 10 is released. The member 10 automatically moves back to the position where the ball dropping opening 26 is closed.
[0023]
If the ball drop opening 26 is closed before all the pachinko balls fall from the ball drop opening 26 and the pachinko balls remain in the dish member 10, the dish member 10 is moved again in the opening direction. In this case, the remaining pachinko ball can be reliably extracted from the ball drop opening 26 without locking the dish member 10. Instead of making the locking portion 15 easy to disengage, for example, the stepped portion 23 as the locked portion is chamfered as shown in FIG. 13 so that the engagement is easily disengaged. Good. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 described above, the locking portion 15 or the stepped portion 23 of the locked portion and the locking hole 29 can be automatically returned by making the shape easy to disengage. Can be.
[0024]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the dish member 10 may be moved in the lateral direction, and the dish member 10 mounted on the support frame member 11 through the spring 12 so as to be movable in the lateral direction. It is only necessary to provide a locking portion 15 on the bottom surface of the bottom wall 14 and an engaging protrusion 30 as a locked portion that engages with the locking portion 15 at a position where the ball drop opening 26 is opened in the lower cover body 11b. When the plate member 10 is moved from the state shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 16A against the bias of the spring 12 to the side where the ball dropping opening 26 is opened (in the direction of the arrow of the operation unit 17), the pachinko ball Even if the locking portion 15 engages with the engaging protrusion 30 as shown in FIG. 16B due to the weight of the sphere, and the hand is released from the operation portion 17, the plate member 10 remains in the sphere drop opening 26 as shown in FIG. Is held in a state of opening.
[0025]
Then, when the pachinko ball of the dish member 10 drops from the ball drop opening 26 and is extracted, and the ball weight of the pachinko ball is reduced, the urging force of the spring 12 causes the locking portion 15 to move from the engagement protrusion 30. As shown in FIG. 14, the disengagement plate member 10 is disengaged, and the plate member 10 automatically moves back to the position where the ball drop opening 26 is closed.
[0026]
Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the plate member 10 may have a structure in which a ball is removed by rotating the plate member 10 about the support shaft 31, and the plate member is changed from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 17 to the state shown by the chain line in FIG. 17. By rotating 10, the ball drop opening 26 is opened, and the locking portion 15 and the engagement protrusion 30 engage to stop and hold the ball removal state.
[0027]
18 to 20 show still another embodiment, in which support pieces 32 and 32 protrude from both side walls 10 b and 10 b of the dish member 10, and the support pieces 32 and 32 are formed on the support frame member 11. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the guide grooves 33 and 33 are movably supported by the guide grooves 33 and 33, and the plates 12 and 12 are attached to the left and right attachment pieces 34 and 34 of the dish member 10. The edge of the bottom wall 14 of the member 10 is in contact with the edge of the belt-like plate portion 21 and closes the ball dropping opening 26. In this embodiment, inclined step portions 35, 35 are formed in the guide grooves 33, 33, and the support pieces 32, 32 are engaged with the inclined step portions 35, 35. At this time, the engagement surfaces of the support pieces 32 and 32 are round surfaces so that the engagement is easily disengaged.
[0028]
Next, the action of extracting the pachinko balls from the ball tray will be described. First, a finger is put on the finger hooking portion 28 of the plate member 10 and moved to the front side against the bias of the spring 12. As a result, as shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, the ball drop opening 26 is opened between the edge of the plate member 10 and the edge of the belt-like plate portion 21, and the pachinko ball starts to fall. The dish member 10 is moved downward along the tapered surfaces of the inclined step portions 35 and 35 of the guide grooves 33 and 33 as shown by chain lines in FIG. 20 due to the weight of the pachinko balls of the dish member 10 by the support pieces 32 and 32. Then, the support pieces 32 and 32 and the inclined step portions 35 and 35 are engaged. And even if it remove | releases a hand from the plate member 10, the engagement state of the support pieces 32 and 32 and the inclination step parts 35 and 35 will be maintained with a ball | bowl weight, and the plate member 10 will be stopped and hold | maintained at a ball removal state.
[0029]
When the pachinko ball is removed from the opened ball drop opening 26 and the pachinko ball of the dish member 10 disappears, the dish member automatically returns to the original position by the biasing force of the spring 12, and the edge of the bottom wall 14 of the dish member 10 is restored. Contacts the edge of the belt-like plate portion 21 and closes the ball drop opening 26. In addition, the backward movement of the plate member 10 can be adjusted by adjusting the strength of the spring 12.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the ball tray of the pachinko machine according to the present invention has a dish member that is movable, can hold the dish member in the open state of the ball drop opening with a simple structure, and is a ball of the dish member. Since the weight is automatically stopped and held at the position where the ball drop opening is opened, it is not necessary to stop the operation.
[0031]
In addition, since the ball drop opening is automatically released when released from the ball weight, it is no longer necessary to perform a stop release operation. It is possible to reliably prevent such a situation from being left unattended.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball tray.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a lower sphere tray.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a lower ball tray in a state where a ball dropping port is closed.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a lower sphere tray in a state where a sphere dropping port is opened.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory views of the action of ball removal. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a lower sphere tray according to another embodiment.
FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory views of the action of removing the ball in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a lower ball tray according to another embodiment.
FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory views of the action of removing the balls of the ball tray shown in FIG.
FIGS. 11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining the action of ball removal using the locked portion as a locking hole; FIGS.
FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams for explaining the operation of ball removal from a ball tray according to another embodiment.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an engaged state.
FIG. 14 is a plan view of a lower sphere tray that opens and closes a sphere dropping opening by sliding in the left-right direction.
15 is a plan view showing a state where the ball dropping opening of FIG. 14 is opened.
16 (a) and 16 (b) are diagrams for explaining the action of removing the balls of the ball tray shown in FIG.
FIG. 17 is a plan view of a lower sphere tray that opens and closes a sphere drop opening by the rotation of a dish member.
FIG. 18 is a plan view of a lower sphere tray according to another embodiment.
19 is a side sectional view of the lower sphere tray of FIG.
20 is a side sectional view showing the guide groove portion of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
6 Upper sphere tray 7 Lower sphere tray 10 Plate member 11 Support frame member 12 Spring (biasing member)
15 Locking part 23 Step (Locked part)
26 Ball drop port 29 Locking hole (locked part)
30 Engagement protrusion (locked part)
32 Support piece (locking part)
35 Inclined step (locked part)

Claims

It consists of a dish member that stores pachinko balls and a support frame member that supports the dish member, and an opening is formed in the support frame member, and the dish member is provided to cover the opening of the support frame member It is through a biasing member provided to be movable relative to the support frame member with which is urged the tray member within the biasing member to close the opening of the support frame member is in a normal state, on the other hand, When the plate member is moved against the urging force of the urging member, a ball tray of a pachinko machine that opens the support frame member,
A locking part is provided on the lower surface of the dish member, and the dishing member is locked on the support frame member at a position where the dish member moves and the opening is opened. Provide a locking part,
When the pachinko ball is present in the dish member when the opening of the support frame member is opened, the dish member is inclined downward by the ball weight of the pachinko ball, and the locking portion of the dish member is covered by the support frame member. When the pachinko ball of the plate member flows out of the opening of the support frame member and is released from the ball weight, the plate member is covered with the lock portion of the plate member and the support frame member. A pawl tray for a pachinko machine, wherein the latch member is automatically released to a position where the latch member is released and the tray member closes the opening of the support frame member.