JP4560207B2

JP4560207B2 - Pachinko machine ball tray

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Publication number: JP4560207B2
Application number: JP2000396197A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 義典末廣; 久芳佐藤; 周平門矢
Original assignee: Adachi Light Inc
Current assignee: Adachi Light Inc
Priority date: 2000-12-26
Filing date: 2000-12-26
Publication date: 2010-10-13
Anticipated expiration: 2020-12-26
Also published as: JP2002191820A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、遊技終了時に皿部に貯留されるパチンコ球および打球供給装置内に残るパチンコ球を同時に球抜きできるようにし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】
この種パチンコ機の球受皿として、例えば次ぎの構成からなるものがある。すなわち、パチンコ球を貯留する皿部と該皿部のパチンコ球を受け入れると共に発射レールの発射位置に一個づつ供給する打球供給装置とを備えている。そして、前記球皿の流下端の下面に常には球抜板で閉塞される球抜口が設けられ、前記打球供給装置にはその一側に常には前記球抜板と連動する球抜部材により閉塞される開口が設けられる。また、前記球抜口に連通させて球抜通路が形成され、前記開口にも連通させて球抜通路が形成されるが、該球抜通路は途中前記球抜通路と合流している。なお、前記各球抜通路は通常その横幅がパチンコ球の直径と同寸法程度に設定されている。
【０００３】
そこで、前記球抜口を開放し該球抜口を介して皿部のパチンコ球の球抜きをするとき、同時に前記開口を開放して打球供給装置内に残るパチンコ球も前記開口を介して球抜きされることとなり、いずれのパチンコ球も前記合流点で合流して球抜通路を流下し排出されるようになっている。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、前記パチンコ機の球受皿にあっては、前記球抜口と連通する球抜通路と、前記開口と連通する球抜通路とが途中合流して一本となるため、球抜き時に、それぞれ球抜通路を流下するパチンコ球が合流点で鉢合わせ、ともすると球噛みを起こし引いては球詰まりといった重大な事故を発生させるという課題がある。
【０００５】
そこで、本発明は上記課題を解決すべくなされたもので、遊技終了時に皿部に貯留されるパチンコ球および打球供給装置内に残るパチンコ球を同時に球抜きしても、球詰まりを起こすことなく確実に排出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。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
かかる目的を達成するため本発明に係るパチンコ機の球受皿は、パチンコ球を貯留する皿部と該皿部のパチンコ球を受け入れると共に発射レールの発射位置に一個づつ供給する打球供給装置とを備え、前記皿部の流下端の下面に常には球抜板で閉塞される球抜口を設け、前記打球供給装置にはその一側に常には前記球抜板と連動する球抜部材により閉塞される開口を設け、前記球抜口を開放し該球抜口を介して皿部のパチンコ球の球抜きをするとき、同時に前記開口を開放して打球供給装置内に残るパチンコ球も前記開口を介して球抜きするようにしたパチンコ機の球受皿において、前記球抜口と連通する球抜通路と、開口と連通する球抜通路とをそれぞれ別個に形成するようにした。
【０００７】
このように、前記球抜口と連通する球抜通路と、開口と連通する球抜通路とをそれぞれ別個に形成することにより、それぞれ流下するパチンコ球が途中で合流することがなく、これにより球詰まりも起こらず極めて円滑に流れることになる。
【０００８】
また、前記球抜口と連通する球抜通路の横幅をパチンコ球が二個並ぶ程度の寸法とすれば、通常皿部には多くのパチンコ球が残ることがあるが、この場合にも球抜通路を介して一度に多くのパチンコ球を排出できることとなり、短時間で排出でき排出作業が楽になる。
【０００９】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下本発明に係るパチンコ機の球受皿の実施の形態を図面に基づき説明する。図１は本発明が適用されるパチンコ機の正面図、図２はガラス扉枠及び球受皿を解放した状態のパチンコ機の下部部分の斜視図である。図において、１はパチンコ機の前面枠、２は該前面枠１の後側に着脱自在に装着される遊技盤であって、該遊技盤２の右下側に発射レール３が装着されている。４は発射レール３の発射位置５に先端が臨む打球杆、６は発射レール３の前面を覆う球受皿であって、遊技盤２の上方部を覆うガラス扉枠７と共に前面枠１の窓孔８の一側に開閉自在に装着されている。前記球受皿６には球払出装置（図示せず）から払い出されたパチンコ球を貯留し、そのパチンコ球を後述する打球供給装置２１に供給する皿部９が備えられる。また、前記前面枠１の下部前面には皿部９に充満してオーバーフローしたパチンコ球を貯留する余剰球受皿１０及び発射位置５から発射されるパチンコ球の弾発力を調節する操作ハンドル１１が装着されている。
【００１０】
前記球受皿６は、合成樹脂からなり、図３、図４に示すようにパチンコ球が貯留され下面に下方に延出する側板部１２を有する皿部９と、該皿部９の前面上縁部分を囲う飾板部１３と、ほぼ下半部分１４ａが前方に突出し、該下半部分１４ａと上半部分１４ｂとの間に上から側板部１２を介在させて皿部９と一体に組み合わされる皿当板部１４と、該皿当板部１４の裏側に張合わされる支持板部１５とから構成される。該支持板部１５は金属製である。
【００１１】
前記皿部９は底部が一方に緩やかに下り傾斜し、その傾斜下部にパチンコ球が一列に整列される球流下通路１６が形成されており、この球流下通路１６の下流端は皿当板部１４と支持板部１５に連通して開設された流出口１７に接続される。また、下流端の底面に常には後記する球抜板４２により閉塞される球抜口１８が開設され、該球抜口１８はその下方に設けられた球抜通路である第一球抜通路１９に連通するようになっている。２０は前記第一球抜通路１９の下流端と対応位置して支持板部１５に開設される通口である。そして、支持板部１５の裏面には前記流出口１７と対応させて打球供給装置２１が配設される。
【００１２】
前記打球供給装置２１は、図５に示すように中空箱枠体２２と球送部材２３と球抜部材２４とからなる。中空箱枠体２２は、更に前本体部２２ａと後本体部２２ｂとに二分割して形成され、これらはそれぞれビス２５止めすることにより一体化される。なお、これら前本体部２２ａと後本体部２２ｂは一体に成形するようにしても良い。そして、前本体部２２ａの一側上部に前記流出口１７と連通する球入口２６が設けられ、後本体部２２ｂの内部には前記球入口２６と連通する横やや下向きの供給通路２７が設けられ、該供給通路２７の終端下方に球送部材２３が配置され、供給通路２７内の最先位置にあるパチンコ球を１個ずつ前記発射レール３の発射位置５に導くようにしている。
【００１３】
前記球送部材２３は、全体をほぼ円形形状としかつパチンコ球の直径とほぼ等しい厚さの立体形とした球送本体２３ａと内部に重錘２８が設けられると共に球送本体２３ａから一側へ突出する係合腕２３ｂとを一体に備えており、前本体部２２ａ後面から後方へ垂直、すなわち前記発射レール３と直交する向き、に突設された回動支軸２９により回動自在に支持されている。そして、自然状態では球送部材２３が重錘２８により回動支軸２９を中心に下方へ回動して後本体部２２ｂ下部の側枠上面に停止位置（図６実線位置）している。
【００１４】
また、前記球送本体２３ａには、供給通路２７の終端下方に位置する外周面に形成され係合腕２３ｂ側に下傾してパチンコ球を下方から支持する支持面３０と該支持面３０で支持したパチンコ球が嵌入し得る半円状の球受凹部３１とが設けられており、該球受凹部３１の底部３１ａは嵌入したパチンコ球が発射レール３の発射位置５に対応させて後本体部２２ｂに設けた供給口３２側に転がるように傾斜面として形成されている。一方、係合腕２３ｂ上面はパチンコ球が乗り得る広さを有し、しかも前側に緩く下傾している。
【００１５】
前記前本体部２２ａには、球送本体２３ａとの対向面に球送部材２３が下方へ回動したとき球受凹部３１に受け入れられたパチンコ球が接触可能な誘導突起３３と球送本体２３ａに形成された凹溝３４に臨むガイド突起３５が設けられている。
【００１６】
前記中空箱枠体２２内部の係合腕２３ｂ側であって、その上方に供給通路２７と連なる垂直な球抜路３６が形成され、該球抜路３６と対応させて前本体部２２ａに開口３７が設けられている。これにより、球抜路３６は開口３７及び支持板部１５に設けられた連通口３８を介して該連通口３８と連通する球抜通路である第二球抜通路３９と連通される。また、４０は供給通路２７の下側で前本体部２２ａに設けられ球抜部材２４を嵌入させるためのガイド溝であり、該ガイド溝４０の一端側は前記開口３７と連通している。
【００１７】
球抜部材２４は前本体部２２ａの前面に平行に当接して配置される起立板部２４ａと、該起立板部２４ａの後面に突設され供給通路２７と直交する球止板部２４ｂと、該球止板部２４ｂからパチンコ球が通過し得る球落口４１を離して起立板部２４ａの後面に供給通路２７とほぼ平行に張設される球受板部２４ｃとからなり、前記ガイド溝４０に前本体部２２ａの前側から球受板部２４ｃを嵌入してガイド溝４０に沿って左右に摺動する。
【００１８】
そして、常態では図６、図７に示されるように球落口４１が球送部材２３の支持面３０上方に位置し、かつ球止板部２４ｂが球送部材２３に対し球抜路３６側であって前記支持面３０上面で支持されるパチンコ球Ｂ１が球抜路３６側に落下するのを阻止する球抜阻止位置に有る。また、この位置から図７鎖線に示すように球止板部２４ｂが球送部材２３から離れる方向に変位して球落口４１が球抜路３６と連通し前記球抜路３６側へのパチンコ球の落下を許容する球抜位置に移動できるようになっている。しかも、このとき球送本体２３ａの上面は球受板部２４ｃにより覆われる。
【００１９】
更に、前記球抜部材２４には、図８に示すようにその前面に球抜板４２がビス止めにより一体に設けられる。該球抜板４２は皿部９の側板部１２に設けられるガイド枠４３内に摺動自在に保持され、後側に上下に貫通する係合溝４４が設けられると共に、該係合溝４４内に横ピン４５が突設されている。また、該球抜板４２の一側端には前記球抜口１８を開閉する閉塞板部４６が水平に突設されている。
【００２０】
一方、前記側板部１２の後側に略Ｌ字型のレバー部材４７が軸４８により揺動自在に軸支されると共に、操作部材４９が軸５０により上下方向へ押圧自在に軸支されている。そして、前記レバー部材４７の下端部は側板部１２に設けられた長孔５２を介して球抜板４２の係合溝４４内に介入し、その中の横ピン４５が係合孔５１に係合している。また、レバー部材４７上端部の受止部５３上面に操作部材４９が接触して位置ており、該操作部材４９は皿部９の透孔５４から上方に突出している、更に、球流下通路１６の球抜口１８上方に該球抜口１８へ流入するパチンコ球を球噛みが生じないようにならすための球ならし部材５５が配置され、該球ならし部材５５とレバー部材４７とがコイルバネ５６により連結されている。これにより、球抜板４２は常に閉塞板部４６が球抜口１８を塞ぐ位置に付勢されている。
【００２１】
しかして、本発明は前記球抜口１８と連通する第一球抜通路１９と、開口３７と連通する第二球抜通路３９とをそれぞれ別個に形成してなる。すなわち、第一球抜通路１９は、図７乃至図１０に示すように前記側板部１２の裏側に形成され、流下端の排出口１９ａが支持板部１５に開設された通口２０に臨むようになっている。また、第二球抜通路３９は第一球抜通路１９の下側に位置しこれとほぼ平行に配設され、流下端の排出口３９ａが同じく前記通口２０に並んで臨んでいる。なお、これら排出口１９ａ，３９ａは余剰球受皿１０に連通するようになっている。
【００２２】
更に詳しくは、図１０に示すように側板部１２の前面下部に上下に位置して後方へ屈曲する上通路壁部５７と下通路壁部５８が形成され、一方、皿当板部１４の下半部分１４ａを形成する立壁５９の一部上端縁に後方へ屈曲する支持辺６０が突設されている。そして、前記上通路壁部５７と支持辺６０とにより第一球抜通路１９が形成され、また、下通路壁部５８と立壁５９とにより第二球抜通路３９が形成される。
【００２３】
前記第一球抜通路１９と第二球抜通路３９はその横幅がパチンコ球の直径とほぼ同じ寸法に設定されるが、第一球抜通路１９にあっては、図１１に示すようにその横幅をパチンコ球が二個並ぶ程度の寸法に設定するようにしても良い。これは、通常皿部９には多くのパチンコ球が残ることがあるが、この場合、第一球抜通路１９を介して一度に多くのパチンコ球を排出できることとなり、短時間で排出でき排出作業が楽になるからである。
【００２４】
次に、このように構成されるパチンコ機の球受皿の作用を説明する。皿部９に貯留されるパチンコ球は、一列に整列されながら図６に示すように支持板部１５の流出口１７に入り球入口２６を介して中空箱枠体２２内の供給通路２７に流入し、最先のパチンコ球Ｂ１が球落口４１内に入って球送り部材２３の支持面３０上に乗り、同時に球抜路３６側に転動するのを球止板部２４ｂにより阻止された状態で停止しており、後続するパチンコ球も連続して待機している。
【００２５】
一方、この状態で遊技者のハンドル操作により打球杆４が図６鎖線のように発射準備位置に回動されると、引掛杆６１によって連動レバー６２のレバー部６２ａが引寄せられ該連動レバー６２が軸６３を支点として上方へ回動し、その押上部６２ｂが球送部材２３の係合腕２３ｂを上方へ押し上げる。このため、球送部材２３が回動支軸２９を支点として図６鎖線のように上方へ回動し、前記最先のパチンコ球Ｂ１が球受凹部３１に受け入れられる。
【００２６】
そして、この状態で打球杆４が図６実線で示す発射動作位置に回動すると、球送部材２３は係合腕２３ｂの押し上げ動作から開放され重錘２８の自重で下方に回動し、球受凹部３１に受け入れられたパチンコ球Ｂ１が供給口３２から発射レール３の発射位置５に送り出される。同時に後続する供給通路２７内のパチンコ球Ｂ２を球送本体２３ａの支持面３０で受け止めるもので、その後は打球杆４の往復回動ごとに供給通路２７内の最先に有るパチンコ球Ｂが１個ずつ発射レール３の発射位置５に供給されるようになっている。
【００２７】
そこで、遊技終了時に皿部９内に残ったパチンコ球Ｂを余剰球受皿１０に抜き取る場合は、操作部材４９を図８鎖線のように下方へ押圧してレバー部材４７をコイルバネ５６の付勢に抗して回動させる。これによりレバー部材４７と共に球抜板４２が摺動してその閉塞板部４６が球抜口１８を開放し、皿部９内のパチンコ球Ｂが第一球抜通路１９へ落下する。そして、下端の排出口１９ａを介して余剰球受皿１０に排出される。
【００２８】
同時に、球抜部材２４の球止板部２４ｂが、図７鎖線に示すように球送本体２３ａから離れる方向、すなわち球抜路３６側へ移動する。これにより、供給通路２７内のパチンコ球Ｂが球落口４１を介して球抜路３６に流入し、開口３７から連通口３８を介し第二球抜通路３９へ流出される。この際、前記第一球抜通路１９と第二球抜通路３９は途中で合流することなく別個に形成されていることから、それら球抜通路１９，３９内を流下するパチンコ球は互いに邪魔されずに円滑に流れることとなる。
【００２９】
前記球送本体２３ａはその上方を球受板部２４ｃにより覆われるので、前記各パチンコ球Ｂが抜き出される途中で球送本体２３ａに衝突するようなことはなく球送本体２３ａが保護される。
【００３０】
また、係合腕２３ｂの上面は開口３７側に向って下傾するように形成されているのでパチンコ球Ｂがスムーズに流下する。更に、球送部材２３はそれ以上下方へは回動し得ないので、パチンコ球が球送部材２３に上から衝突してもその衝突によって係合腕２３ｂが上方へ跳ね上がるようなこともなく、このためパチンコ球が踊らず円滑に流出される。このようにして、打球供給装置２１内のパチンコ球は残ることなく総て抜き出される。
【００３１】
【発明の効果】
以上述べたように本発明に係るパチンコ機の球受皿は、遊技終了時に皿部に貯留されるパチンコ球および打球供給装置内に残るパチンコ球を同時に球抜きできるパチンコ機の球受皿において、皿部の球抜口と連通する球抜通路と、打球供給装置の開口と連通する球抜通路とをそれぞれ別個に形成するようにしたので、それぞれ流下するパチンコ球が途中で合流することがなく、これにより極めて円滑に流れ、球詰まりを起こすことがなく確実に排出できるという効果を有する。
また、これは、遊技の興趣を損ねるようなことがなく、遊技者へのサービスの一環につながる。
【００３２】
また、球抜口と連通する球抜通路の横幅をパチンコ球が二個並ぶ程度の寸法とすれば、通常皿部には多くのパチンコ球が残ることがあるが、この場合にも球抜通路を介して一度に多くのパチンコ球を排出できることとなり、短時間で排出でき排出作業が楽になるという効果がある。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明が適用されるパチンコ機の正面図。
【図２】ガラス扉枠と球受皿とを開放した状態を示すパチンコ機の下部部分の斜視図。
【図３】球受皿の斜視図。
【図４】同分解斜視図。
【図５】打球供給装置の分解斜視図。
【図６】打球供給装置の作用を示す部分断面図。
【図７】支持板部を外した球受皿裏面の打球供給装置の部分断面図。
【図８】球受皿の部分正面断面図。
【図９】球受皿の球抜通路部分の平面断面図。
【図１０】図９のＸ−Ｘ線断面図。
【図１１】他の実施の形態に係る球抜通路部分の平面断面図。
【符号の説明】
３発射レール
５発射位置
６球受皿
９皿部
１８球抜口
１９球抜通路（第一球抜通路）
２１打球供給装置
２４球抜部材
３７開口
３９球抜通路（第二球抜通路）
４２球抜板
Ｂ，Ｂ１，Ｂ２パチンコ球[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball tray for a pachinko machine that allows a pachinko ball stored in a tray portion at the end of a game and a pachinko ball remaining in a hitting ball supply device to be removed at the same time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a ball tray for this kind of pachinko machine, for example, there is one having the following configuration. That is, a tray portion for storing pachinko balls and a hitting ball supply device that receives the pachinko balls of the tray portion and supplies them one by one to the firing position of the firing rail are provided. A ball outlet that is always closed by a ball punch plate is provided on the lower surface of the bottom end of the ball tray, and the ball hitting device is provided with a ball punch member that is always linked to the ball punch plate on one side thereof. An opening to be closed is provided. Further, a ball extraction passage is formed in communication with the ball extraction opening, and a ball extraction passage is formed in communication with the opening. The ball extraction passage joins with the ball extraction passage on the way. Each of the ball passages is normally set to have the same width as the diameter of the pachinko ball.
[0003]
Therefore, when the ball outlet is opened and the pachinko balls in the dish portion are removed through the ball outlet, the pachinko balls remaining in the hitting ball supply device by opening the opening at the same time are also passed through the openings. Each pachinko ball joins at the junction and flows down the ball extraction passage and is discharged.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the ball tray of the pachinko machine, the ball extraction passage that communicates with the ball extraction opening and the ball extraction passage that communicates with the opening merge together in the middle, so when removing the ball, There is a problem that pachinko balls that flow down the ball passages come together at the confluence and cause serious accidents such as ball clogging if the balls are caught and pulled.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even if the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion and the pachinko balls remaining in the hitting ball supply device are removed at the same time, the ball does not clog. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball tray for a pachinko machine that can be reliably discharged.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, a ball tray for a pachinko machine according to the present invention includes a tray portion for storing the pachinko ball, and a hitting ball supply device that receives the pachinko ball of the tray portion and supplies the pachinko ball to the firing position of the firing rail one by one. A ball outlet that is always closed by a ball punching plate is provided on the lower surface of the bottom end of the plate part, and the ball feeding device is always closed on one side by a ball pulling member that is interlocked with the ball punching plate. When the ball outlet is opened and the pachinko balls in the dish portion are removed through the ball outlet, the openings are also opened and the pachinko balls remaining in the hitting ball supply device also open the openings. In the ball tray of the pachinko machine, the ball extraction passage communicating with the ball extraction opening and the ball extraction passage communicating with the opening are separately formed.
[0007]
In this way, by separately forming the ball extraction passage that communicates with the ball extraction opening and the ball extraction passage that communicates with the opening, the pachinko balls that flow down do not join in the middle, thereby It will flow very smoothly without clogging.
[0008]
In addition, if the width of the ball extraction passage communicating with the ball extraction opening is set to a size that allows two pachinko balls to be arranged, many pachinko balls may remain in the normal dish portion. Many pachinko balls can be discharged at once through the passage, which can be discharged in a short time and facilitates the discharge operation.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a ball tray for a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower part of the pachinko machine in a state where a glass door frame and a ball tray are released. In the figure, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board that is detachably attached to the rear side of the front frame 1, and a launch rail 3 is attached to the lower right side of the game board 2. . 4 is a ball hitting bowl whose tip faces the firing position 5 of the launch rail 3, and 6 is a ball tray that covers the front of the launch rail 3, and a window of the front frame 1 together with a glass door frame 7 that covers the upper part of the game board 2. It is attached to one side of the hole 8 so as to be freely opened and closed. The ball receiving tray 6 is provided with a tray portion 9 for storing pachinko balls paid out from a ball payout device (not shown) and supplying the pachinko balls to a hitting ball supply device 21 described later. In addition, an operation handle 11 for adjusting the resilience of the pachinko ball launched from the launch position 5 and the surplus ball receiving tray 10 that stores the overflowing pachinko ball filled in the plate portion 9 and the front surface of the lower portion of the front frame 1 are provided. It is installed.
[0010]
The ball tray 6 is made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plate portion 9 having a side plate portion 12 in which pachinko balls are stored and extending downward on the lower surface, and an upper front edge of the plate portion 9 The decorative plate portion 13 surrounding the portion and the substantially lower half portion 14a protrude forward, and the side plate portion 12 is interposed from above between the lower half portion 14a and the upper half portion 14b so as to be combined with the plate portion 9 integrally. The plate holding plate portion 14 and a support plate portion 15 that is bonded to the back side of the plate holding plate portion 14 are configured. The support plate portion 15 is made of metal.
[0011]
The dish portion 9 has a bottom portion that gently slopes downward and is formed with a ball lowering passage 16 in which pachinko balls are arranged in a line at the lower portion of the inclination portion. 14 and the support plate part 15 are connected to an outlet 17 established in communication. In addition, a ball outlet 18 that is always closed by a ball outlet plate 42, which will be described later, is opened on the bottom surface of the downstream end, and the ball outlet 18 is a first ball outlet passage 19 that is a ball outlet passage provided therebelow. It has come to communicate with. Reference numeral 20 denotes a through-hole opened in the support plate 15 at a position corresponding to the downstream end of the first ball extraction passage 19. A hitting ball supply device 21 is disposed on the back surface of the support plate 15 so as to correspond to the outlet 17.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 5, the hitting ball supply device 21 includes a hollow box frame 22, a ball feeding member 23, and a ball punching member 24. The hollow box frame 22 is further divided into a front main body portion 22a and a rear main body portion 22b, which are integrated by fastening with screws 25 respectively. The front main body portion 22a and the rear main body portion 22b may be integrally formed. A ball inlet 26 that communicates with the outlet 17 is provided at an upper portion on one side of the front main body 22a, and a laterally downward supply passage 27 that communicates with the ball inlet 26 is provided inside the rear main body 22b. The ball feeding member 23 is arranged below the terminal end of the supply passage 27 so that the pachinko balls at the foremost position in the supply passage 27 are guided one by one to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3.
[0013]
The ball feeding member 23 has a substantially circular shape as a whole and a three-dimensional ball feeding body 23a having a thickness substantially equal to the diameter of the pachinko sphere, and a weight 28 provided therein, and from the ball feeding body 23a to one side. A projecting engagement arm 23b is integrally provided, and is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 29 projecting vertically from the rear surface of the front main body portion 22a to the rear, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the firing rail 3. Has been. In the natural state, the ball feeding member 23 is rotated downward about the rotation support shaft 29 by the weight 28 and is stopped (on the solid line in FIG. 6) on the upper surface of the side frame below the rear main body 22b.
[0014]
The ball feeding body 23a includes a support surface 30 formed on an outer peripheral surface located below the terminal end of the supply passage 27 and inclined downward toward the engagement arm 23b to support the pachinko ball from below. A semicircular ball receiving recess 31 into which the supported pachinko ball can be inserted is provided, and the bottom 31 a of the ball receiving recess 31 is arranged so that the inserted pachinko ball corresponds to the launch position 5 of the launch rail 3. It forms as an inclined surface so that it may roll to the supply port 32 side provided in the part 22b. On the other hand, the upper surface of the engagement arm 23b is wide enough for a pachinko ball to ride on, and is gently inclined downward to the front side.
[0015]
The front main body portion 22a includes a guide projection 33 and a ball feeding body 23a that can contact pachinko balls received in the ball receiving recess 31 when the ball feeding member 23 rotates downward on the surface facing the ball feeding body 23a. Guide protrusions 35 are provided to face the recessed grooves 34 formed in the.
[0016]
On the engagement arm 23 b side inside the hollow box frame 22, a vertical spherical passage 36 connected to the supply passage 27 is formed above, and an opening is formed in the front main body portion 22 a corresponding to the spherical passage 36. 37 is provided. Thereby, the ball extraction path 36 is communicated with the second ball extraction path 39 which is a ball extraction path communicating with the communication port 38 via the opening 37 and the communication port 38 provided in the support plate portion 15. Reference numeral 40 denotes a guide groove provided in the front main body portion 22 a on the lower side of the supply passage 27 for fitting the ball pulling member 24, and one end side of the guide groove 40 communicates with the opening 37.
[0017]
The ball removal member 24 is an upright plate portion 24a disposed in parallel with the front surface of the front main body portion 22a, a ball stop plate portion 24b protruding from the rear surface of the upright plate portion 24a and orthogonal to the supply passage 27, The ball stop plate portion 24b is separated from the ball drop opening 41 through which a pachinko ball can pass, and is formed on a rear surface of the upright plate portion 24a. The ball receiving plate portion 24c is inserted into the front body portion 22a from the front side of the front body portion 22a, and slides left and right along the guide groove 40.
[0018]
In a normal state, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the ball drop opening 41 is located above the support surface 30 of the ball feeding member 23, and the ball stop plate portion 24 b is on the side of the ball outlet 36 with respect to the ball feeding member 23. The pachinko ball B1 supported on the upper surface of the support surface 30 is in a ball removal preventing position for preventing the pachinko ball B1 from falling to the ball removal path 36 side. Further, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 7, the ball stop plate portion 24b is displaced in a direction away from the ball feeding member 23 from this position, so that the ball drop opening 41 communicates with the ball pulling path 36 and is directed to the ball pulling path 36 side. The ball can be moved to a ball removal position that allows the ball to fall. In addition, at this time, the upper surface of the ball feeding body 23a is covered with the ball receiving plate portion 24c.
[0019]
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a ball blanking plate 42 is integrally provided on the front surface of the ball blanking member 24 by screws. The ball blanking plate 42 is slidably held in a guide frame 43 provided on the side plate portion 12 of the plate portion 9, and an engagement groove 44 penetrating vertically is provided on the rear side. A lateral pin 45 is provided in the protruding manner. Further, a closing plate portion 46 for opening and closing the ball outlet 18 is horizontally provided at one side end of the ball outlet plate 42.
[0020]
On the other hand, a substantially L-shaped lever member 47 is pivotally supported by a shaft 48 on the rear side of the side plate portion 12, and an operation member 49 is pivotally supported by a shaft 50 so as to be pressed vertically. . The lower end portion of the lever member 47 intervenes in the engagement groove 44 of the ball extraction plate 42 through the long hole 52 provided in the side plate portion 12, and the lateral pin 45 therein is engaged with the engagement hole 51. Match. The operation member 49 is in contact with the upper surface of the receiving portion 53 at the upper end of the lever member 47, and the operation member 49 protrudes upward from the through hole 54 of the plate portion 9. A ball leveling member 55 is arranged above the ball outlet 18 so as to prevent the pachinko ball flowing into the ball outlet 18 from being bitten, and the ball leveling member 55 and the lever member 47 are coil springs. 56 are connected. Thereby, the ball extraction plate 42 is always urged to a position where the closing plate portion 46 closes the ball extraction opening 18.
[0021]
Thus, the present invention is formed by separately forming a first ball extraction passage 19 communicating with the ball extraction opening 18 and a second ball extraction passage 39 communicating with the opening 37. That is, the first ball extraction passage 19 is formed on the back side of the side plate portion 12 as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, and the discharge port 19 a at the lower end faces the through port 20 opened in the support plate portion 15. It has become. Further, the second ball extraction passage 39 is located below the first ball extraction passage 19 and is disposed substantially parallel to the first ball extraction passage 19, and a discharge port 39 a at the lower end of the second ball discharge passage 39 faces the communication port 20. The discharge ports 19a and 39a communicate with the surplus ball receiving tray 10.
[0022]
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, an upper passage wall portion 57 and a lower passage wall portion 58 that are vertically positioned and bent rearward are formed in the lower part of the front surface of the side plate portion 12. A support side 60 that bends backward is projected from a part of the upper end edge of the standing wall 59 that forms the half portion 14a. The upper passage wall portion 57 and the support side 60 form a first ball extraction passage 19, and the lower passage wall portion 58 and the standing wall 59 form a second ball extraction passage 39.
[0023]
The width of the first ball extraction passage 19 and the second ball extraction passage 39 is set to be approximately the same as the diameter of the pachinko ball. In the first ball extraction passage 19, as shown in FIG. The lateral width may be set to a dimension that allows two pachinko balls to be arranged. This is because a lot of pachinko balls may remain in the normal dish part 9, but in this case, many pachinko balls can be discharged at once through the first ball extraction passage 19, and can be discharged in a short time. Because it becomes easier.
[0024]
Next, the operation of the ball tray of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described. The pachinko balls stored in the plate portion 9 enter the outlet 17 of the support plate 15 and flow into the supply passage 27 in the hollow box frame 22 through the ball inlet 26 as shown in FIG. Then, the ball stop plate portion 24b prevents the earliest pachinko ball B1 from entering the ball drop opening 41 and riding on the support surface 30 of the ball feeding member 23 and simultaneously rolling to the ball extraction path 36 side. It is stopped in the state, and the following pachinko balls are also waiting continuously.
[0025]
On the other hand, in this state, when the hitting ball 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position as shown by a chain line in FIG. 6 by the player's handle operation, the lever 62a of the interlocking lever 62 is attracted by the hooking rod 61 and the interlocking lever. 62 rotates upward with the shaft 63 as a fulcrum, and the push-up portion 62b pushes the engaging arm 23b of the ball feeding member 23 upward. For this reason, the ball feeding member 23 rotates upward as shown by a chain line in FIG. 6 with the rotation support shaft 29 as a fulcrum, and the first pachinko ball B1 is received in the ball receiving recess 31.
[0026]
In this state, when the hitting ball 4 is rotated to the firing operation position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6, the ball feeding member 23 is released from the pushing-up operation of the engaging arm 23 b and is rotated downward by the weight of the weight 28. The pachinko ball B 1 received in the ball receiving recess 31 is sent out from the supply port 32 to the launch position 5 of the launch rail 3. At the same time, the pachinko ball B2 in the subsequent supply passage 27 is received by the support surface 30 of the ball feeding body 23a. One by one is supplied to the launch position 5 of the launch rail 3.
[0027]
Therefore, when the pachinko ball B remaining in the dish portion 9 at the end of the game is extracted to the surplus ball receiving tray 10, the operating member 49 is pressed downward as shown by a chain line in FIG. 8 so that the lever member 47 is biased by the coil spring 56. Rotate against it. As a result, the ball extraction plate 42 slides together with the lever member 47, the closing plate portion 46 opens the ball extraction opening 18, and the pachinko ball B in the dish portion 9 falls into the first ball extraction passage 19. And it is discharged | emitted to the surplus ball receiving tray 10 through the discharge port 19a of a lower end.
[0028]
At the same time, the ball stop plate portion 24b of the ball pulling member 24 moves away from the ball feeding body 23a, that is, toward the ball pulling path 36 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the pachinko ball B in the supply passage 27 flows into the ball extraction passage 36 via the ball drop opening 41 and flows out from the opening 37 to the second ball extraction passage 39 via the communication port 38. At this time, since the first ball extraction passage 19 and the second ball extraction passage 39 are formed separately without joining on the way, the pachinko balls flowing down in the ball extraction passages 19 and 39 are disturbed. It will flow smoothly.
[0029]
Since the upper part of the ball feeding body 23a is covered by the ball receiving plate 24c, the ball feeding body 23a is protected without colliding with the ball feeding body 23a while each pachinko ball B is extracted. .
[0030]
Further, since the upper surface of the engagement arm 23b is formed so as to incline downward toward the opening 37, the pachinko ball B flows down smoothly. Further, since the ball feeding member 23 cannot be rotated further downward, even if the pachinko ball collides with the ball feeding member 23 from above, the engagement arm 23b does not jump up due to the collision. For this reason, pachinko balls do not dance and flow out smoothly. In this way, all the pachinko balls in the hit ball supply device 21 are extracted without remaining.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the ball tray of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is a ball tray of the pachinko machine that can simultaneously remove the pachinko balls stored in the tray portion and the pachinko balls remaining in the hitting ball supply device at the end of the game. The ball extraction passage communicating with the ball extraction opening and the ball extraction passage communicating with the opening of the hitting ball supply device are formed separately, so that the pachinko balls flowing down do not join in the middle. Therefore, it has an effect that it can flow very smoothly and can be discharged without causing clogging.
In addition, this does not impair the interest of the game and leads to a part of service to the player.
[0032]
Also, if the width of the ball passage that communicates with the ball outlet is set to a size that allows two pachinko balls to be lined up, many pachinko balls may remain in the normal dish part. As a result, a large number of pachinko balls can be discharged at a time, and it is possible to discharge in a short time and the discharge operation is facilitated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower part of the pachinko machine showing a state where a glass door frame and a ball tray are opened.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ball tray.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a hit ball supply device.
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the operation of the hit ball supply device.
FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the hitting ball supply device on the rear surface of the ball tray with the support plate part removed.
FIG. 8 is a partial front sectional view of a ball tray.
FIG. 9 is a plan cross-sectional view of a ball extraction passage portion of a ball tray.
10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a plan cross-sectional view of a ball extraction passage portion according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Launch rail 5 Launch position 6 Ball tray 9 Dish portion 18 Ball outlet 19 Ball passage (first ball passage)
21 Ball-feeding device 24 Ball-extracting member 37 Opening 39 Ball-extracting passage (second ball-extracting passage)
42 Ball punch B, B1, B2 Pachinko balls

Claims

It has a tray part for storing pachinko balls, and a hitting ball supply device for receiving the pachinko balls of the dish part and supplying them one by one to the firing position of the firing rail, and is always blocked by a ball punching plate at the bottom surface of the flow bottom of the dish part The ball supply device is provided with an opening which is always closed by a ball extraction member interlocked with the ball extraction plate on one side thereof, and the ball extraction opening is opened. In the ball tray of the pachinko machine, when the pachinko ball of the dish part is removed through the opening, the pachinko ball remaining in the hitting ball supply device at the same time is also removed through the opening.
A ball receiving tray for a pachinko machine, wherein a ball extraction passage communicating with the ball extraction opening and a ball extraction passage communicating with an opening are separately formed.

2. A ball tray for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a width of a ball passage that communicates with the ball outlet is set to a size such that two pachinko balls are arranged.