JP4889976B2 - Variable winning device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a variable winning device for a pachinko machine.

Many types of variable winning devices have been proposed with different types.
Among these, the variable prize-winning device according to the present invention includes a door that swings between a closed posture that stands up with a pivot as a fulcrum at an entrance and an open posture that falls horizontally toward the front, The present invention relates to a variable winning device with a door that sometimes makes it difficult or impossible to win a ball, receives a hit ball that falls on the front of a game board when it is opened, and guides it to the entrance.

  A variable winning device including a door that opens and closes (hereinafter referred to as a variable winning device) includes, as main components, a door that opens and closes, a solenoid that drives the door to open and close, a detection switch that counts winning balls, And a mounting substrate for mounting the winning device main body on the game board. In addition to this, lighting equipment, a cord for supplying electric power and signals to a solenoid as a driving source, a wiring board having a connection terminal for connecting the cord, and the like are assembled and formed. For this reason, it is common for an apparatus to be a complex structure consisting of an extremely diverse collection of parts.

  For this reason, the variable prize-winning device is difficult to assemble because the number of components and the mutual positional relationship are matched. Therefore, the manufacturability is poor, and the number of components tends to increase the size of the device. There is a problem that it is difficult to fit in a restricted installation space in the game board.

On the other hand, this variable winning device has an important function as a decorative part for decorating the game board in addition to the function of receiving a winning ball. In particular, the mounting board provided on the front face of the variable winning device and the door for opening and closing the entrance (winning port) constitute an important part of the design for decorating the game board surface.
However, in the past, these have been formed integrally using a synthetic resin as a material for a winning room that receives winning balls, a solenoid that opens and closes a door, a main body that houses lighting equipment, etc. It was normal to have been done. For this reason, although the design can be changed by simply changing the front mounting board, there is a problem that the entire variable winning device must be replaced.

As an improvement measure for the total replacement of the variable prize device accompanying the change in the design of the game board, the main body part and the mounting board are formed separately, and the mounting board is assembled to the main body part by screwing. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a mounting board that is selected in accordance with the design of the game board to be changed in this manner and assembled so as to correspond to various different designs of game boards.
Japanese Patent No. 3605845.

  In the winning device for a pachinko machine according to Patent Document 1, a box frame 12 that is a main body of the winning device and a mounting plate 10 that forms a ball entrance 11 are separately provided in the mounting plate 10 in advance. The projection 16 formed on the box frame 12 is fitted and assembled through the through-hole 17, and the mounting plate 10 can be freely changed by forming it separately from the above, and the design of the front portion of the winning device This change is made easy, and the wasteful use of the entire change including the main body until then is changed by changing only the mounting plate 10.

The structure in which the mounting plate 10, that is, the mounting substrate is combined separately from the main body portion, facilitates the change of the front surface as compared to the winning device integrated with the previous main body portion. The structure of the part itself is completely the same as before, no particular improvement has been made, and the parts to be assembled are mainly fastening with screws, which is troublesome.
In particular, since the screws used for attaching the mounting plate 10 to the main body portion are screwed from the front side of the mounting plate, the screw head is exposed as it is while leaving the troublesomeness of screwing. , The appearance and the design will be damaged.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-described conventional situation to improve the situation. Its main purpose is to simplify the structure of the variable winning device, and to improve the manufacturability by facilitating assembly.
In particular, the present invention divides a plurality of components constituting the variable prize apparatus into a plurality of components in advance and forms them individually, facilitating the incorporation of these components, and at the same time combining the components with each other. It is in simplification.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the mounting board forming the front face of the variable winning device is made independent of the mechanism so that the mounting board can be changed independently, and the overall design of the variable winning device can be easily changed. It is intended to provide a variable prize winning device.

  The present invention is a variable prize-winning device, in which a mounting board, which is an essential component, is formed separately from a main body, that is, a mechanism body, and the mounting board can be freely changed with respect to the mechanism body and the design can be changed. In addition, the mechanism is divided into a plurality of components made of synthetic resin moldings, and each component is individually housed in a mounting portion formed on each component. It is intended to provide a variable prize winning device that secures these parts through connection and connection, eliminates individual fixing, enables quick assembly, proper and accurate assembly, and improves manufacturability. It is.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a part constituting the variable prize winning device as a mounting board, a door for opening and closing an entrance (winning prize opening) opened in the mounting board, and a mechanism body serving as a mechanism unit main body. The mechanism body is composed of a winning ball receiving frame that receives a winning ball from the entrance and a mechanism frame that holds a solenoid that opens and closes the door, and these are individually formed, on the other hand, these configurations The parts are combined with each other by a certain connecting means to facilitate the molding of each part, and other parts are assembled through the combination of the parts to achieve highly accurate assembly and improve manufacturability. .

  The variable prize apparatus according to the present invention will be described in more detail.The present invention individually forms a mounting board that opens an entrance, a door that opens and closes the entrance, and a mechanism that is assembled behind the mounting board. The mechanism has a mechanism for holding a winning ball receiving frame for receiving and aligning the winning balls facing the entrance and guiding them to a winning ball passage outside the system, and a solenoid for opening and closing the door via a swing connecting means. The winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism frame are combined and integrated into an independent mechanism, while the door is either the opening on the front surface of the winning ball receiving frame or the entrance of the mounting substrate. It is pivotally supported by a bearing portion that is formed to be freely openable and closable via a support shaft, and a coupling coupling portion that is coupled and coupled to each other is formed on the mounting substrate and the mechanism body, and is assembled by coupling engagement between the two. Propose a variable prize-winning device It lies in the fact.

  According to the present invention, in the variable winning device described above, a lens body mounting portion is formed on a back surface portion of the winning ball receiving frame, and a lens body having a light source is attached to the mounting portion, and the lens body is attached. It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable winning device characterized in that a winning ball receiving frame and a mechanism body are clamped and fixed between them.

  According to the present invention, a solenoid mounting base that opens toward the front surface is formed on the mechanism body, and a receiving portion that opens toward the back side corresponding to the mounting base is formed on the winning ball receiving frame and the receiving base. A connecting protrusion formed on the door by forming a swinging body insertion empty portion from the first portion to the front, passing a connecting swinging body, which is mounted on the mounting base and connected to the plunger, through the swinging body insertion empty portion. And providing a variable winning device characterized in that the solenoid is sandwiched and fixed between the mechanism frame and the winning ball receiving frame by connecting and connecting them.

  According to the present invention, the connecting engaging portion is formed of a band plate shape and includes a locking claw piece having a locking claw at a distal end portion, and a locking portion that latches the locking claw of the locking claw piece. It is to provide a variable winning device characterized.

  Further, according to the present invention, the locking claw piece extends rearward from the rear side portions on both sides of the entrance opening provided in the mounting substrate, and the other locking portion is provided on the left and right side wall portions of the mechanism body, respectively. A variable winning device characterized in that the locking claw piece and the locking portion are connected and engaged by assembling and completed by striking the mechanism against the back surface of the mounting substrate. Is to provide.

  In the present invention, the left and right side wall portions of the winning ball receiving frame have locking receiving portions, and the right and left side wall portions of the mechanism frame have connection locking pieces extending forward corresponding to the locking receiving portions. And providing a variable winning device characterized in that the winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism frame are assembled together by joining the connecting locking piece and the locking receiving portion by striking the winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism frame. There is to do.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, one or two entrances are formed in the mounting board, and an individual mechanism is faced from the back of the mounting board to each of the entrances, and is formed on the front surface of each winning ball receiving frame. Another object of the present invention is to provide a variable winning device characterized in that an opening portion and the flying port are communicated with each other, and the mounting substrate and a mechanism body are coupled and assembled.

  Further, in the present invention, a bearing portion is formed on the left and right sides of the opening of the front face of the winning ball receiving frame, and the bearing portion is pivotally attached to both sides of the door via pivots and support shafts. An object of the present invention is to provide a variable winning device characterized in that the door can be freely opened and closed.

  Further, the present invention provides a bearing portion formed on the left and right side portions of the mounting board, and is pivotally attached to the bearing portion and pivot portions provided on both side portions of the door via a support shaft. An object of the present invention is to provide a variable winning device characterized by being freely opened and closed.

  The variable winning device according to the present invention is arranged in the order of the mounting substrate, the door, and the winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism including the mechanism frame from the front side. These members, including the lens body attached to the back of the winning ball receiving frame and the solenoid holder mounted on the mounting base of the mechanism frame, are individually molded from synthetic resin, and the above parts are connected to each other. It will be incorporated by engaging.

  In particular, the winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism frame, that is, the mechanism constituted by the combination of the two, becomes a main part constituting the main body portion of the variable winning device, and at the same time, members to be incorporated into each through the coupling of both frames. It is assembled and fixed without using screws or the like, and can be easily assembled and manufactured with high accuracy.

The winning ball receiving frame is formed in a box shape with an open front surface and has an opening on the front surface facing an entrance opening in the mounting substrate, and forms a winning ball chamber for receiving and aligning the winning balls.
The winning ball chamber is formed in a horizontally long room according to the horizontal width of the entrance, and the winning balls are introduced by inclining the bottom and aligned to the left and right, and a ball passage is formed in the downstream part of this gradient. In addition, it is connected to an external (outside of the system) winning ball passage and discharged, and a mounting portion for mounting a detection switch is integrally provided at the outlet of the ball passage.

  On the other hand, the winning ball receiving frame is formed with an oscillating body insertion empty portion through which a connected oscillating body of a solenoid is passed adjacent to one side portion of the winning ball chamber. This oscillating body insertion empty portion penetrates the connected oscillating body connected to the solenoid plunger facing from behind, and one oscillating arm of the connected oscillating body is attached to the back surface of the door that opens and closes the entrance of the mounting board. It is designed to stick out.

  The latter half part of the rocking body insertion hollow part forms a receiving part into which the front half part of the holder including the coupling rocking body enters, and the holder is clamped from the front and rear in cooperation with the mounting base formed on the mechanism frame, and is fixed. .

  On the other hand, the lens body is for illuminating the winning ball chamber from the back, and this lens body has a surface of a synthetic resin plate formed with irregularities to diffuse light, and on the back part. Is adapted to be accompanied by an LED substrate serving as a light source through a space stand protruding rearward. The lens body is clamped and fixed between the two using a coupling combination with the mechanism frame along with a mounting portion formed on the back surface portion of the winning ball receiving frame.

  The mechanism frame is made of synthetic resin material, and the solenoid is housed on the front side corresponding to the rocker insertion space formed in the winning ball receiving frame and more precisely the receiving portion formed in the rear part. And a board mounting portion for mounting a printed circuit board having connection terminals on the back side.

The mechanism frame is combined with the winning ball receiving frame to form a mechanism body serving as a main body portion of the variable winning device. In order to execute this combined coupling, the mechanism frame and the winning ball receiving frame are provided with a coupling locking piece as a coupling engaging means that engages with each other, and a locking receiving portion that receives the coupling locking piece.
The coupling locking piece has a structure in which a claw provided at the tip portion is hooked to the locking receiving portion by using the elasticity of the synthetic resin material, and is hung through a collision work between the mechanism frame and the winning ball receiving frame, The two frames are coupled, and the tip of the piece is bent to disengage the claw so that it can be removed from the latch receiving portion.

  By the way, the solenoid holder is prepared in order to smoothly perform the combination of the solenoid and the coupled swinging body with high accuracy. Here, the linear movement of the solenoid and the plunger of the solenoid is swung. A connecting oscillating body to be converted into a unit and a connecting body for connecting the two are combined into a unit, and a drive mechanism for opening and closing the door around the holder is formed.

The holder is formed in a box shape that opens forward and upward, and bearing portions are provided on both side portions of the front edge, and a support planted in the central portion of the coupling oscillator formed in an L shape on the bearing portion. The shaft is horizontally mounted and assembled, and one rocking arm having an L shape is connected to the distal end portion of the plunger through the connecting body for assembly.
When the holder is housed in the mounting base, the other swinging arm projects forward, and this arm passes through the swinging body insertion space and is directed to the back surface of the door located in front of the swinging arm. .

The mounting board that decorates the front face of the variable prize-winning apparatus of the present invention is made of synthetic resin in the form of a plate, and the flying port is opened in the center.
The number of the entrances may be two when the number is equal to the number of the mechanisms provided in the back, and the number of the entrances may be two.
In some cases, one large entrance is opened and two mechanisms are faced up and down in parallel, and two mechanisms are set. A mechanism may be set at the entrance.

A locking claw piece for connecting the above-mentioned mechanism body is extended on both side rear portions of this entrance, and a claw provided at the tip is hooked to a locking portion formed on the winning ball receiving frame of the mechanism body. The body can be assembled together.
In the present invention, as described above, two entrances are arranged side by side, and when a mechanism is assembled to each, it becomes a substantially two-stage variable prize-winning device. It goes without saying that it becomes a step-shaped variable winning device.

On the other hand, the door that opens and closes the entrance allows the support shaft to be supported by a bearing provided on either side of the entrance of the mounting board or on both sides of the opening in front of the winning ball chamber of the winning ball receiving frame. Therefore, it is pivotally supported in a freely rotating manner.
This pivoting of the door causes a difference in the design change when replacing the mounting board depending on whether the bearing portion is provided on the mounting board or the winning ball receiving frame. For example, if the door is pivotally supported on the mounting board side, the door will be replaced together with the mounting board, and if the door is pivotally supported on the winning ball receiving frame side, it remains regardless of the replacement of the mounting board. When the design is changed, only the mounting board is used, which is the simplest design change.

  As described above, the present invention divides the components of the variable prize apparatus into a mounting board, a door, and a mechanism body, and separately forms them, and the door is assembled to either the mounting board or the mechanism body. On the other hand, since the structure that the variable winning device is assembled by finally coupling and coupling the mounting board and mechanism through the coupling and coupling means, the mechanism is used for various types of mounting boards. Can be made common, and a variable winning device that varies only by changing the mounting board can be provided.

  In addition, as described above, the variable winning device according to the present invention can arbitrarily select the combination relationship between the mounting substrate and the mechanism body before final assembly. A variable winning device with a different design can be easily obtained by combining with different mounting boards, and the design can be changed by removing the mounting board from the mechanism and replacing it with another mounting board. By combining a new mounting board with the mechanism, it can be reused.

In the present invention, the mechanism is composed of a winning ball receiving frame and a mechanism frame. The winning ball receiving frame shares the function of processing winning balls including the winning ball chamber, and the mechanism frame is a solenoid that opens and closes the door. It is easy to assemble each part by incorporating the drive mechanism centered at the same time, and at the same time, it can be assembled and manufactured very easily with high accuracy because it is constructed to complete the assembly of each part through the coupling of both frames It has become.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail according to embodiments, and the features thereof will be clarified.

The drawings show an embodiment of a variable prize apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a front view of the variable prize winning apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view, FIG. 3 is a rear view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is the top view made into the cross section along the BB line.
Reference numeral 1 in the drawings denotes a variable winning device according to the present invention, 2 is a mounting board that is fixed along the front of a game board (not shown), and 3 is a first that handles a winning ball and accommodates a drive mechanism that opens and closes a door. One mechanism is shown, and 4 is a second mechanism.

  The embodiment shown here shows a two-stage variable winning device that forms two entrances for receiving winning balls at the top and bottom. Therefore, it includes the first mechanism 3 installed in the upper stage and the second mechanism 4 installed in the lower stage. For convenience of explanation, the first mechanism 3 will be described, and then The second mechanism 4 will be described.

  The first mechanism body 3 is configured around a winning ball receiving frame 5 and a mechanism frame 6. The winning ball receiving frame 5 is formed in a horizontally long box shape in which the front is opened with a synthetic resin material, and the inside is a winning ball chamber 7. This winning ball chamber 7 is formed with a depth that accepts one pachinko ball, and the bottom 8 has a downward slope in order to guide the received balls to the right here, and at the rear of the right end A ball passage 9 for discharging the ball to the outside is opened.

  Locking receiving portions 11, 11 for stopping a mechanism frame 6 (described later) are provided on the outer side surfaces of the both side walls 10, 10 of the winning ball receiving frame 5, and the inner side surface extends from the back surface of the mounting substrate 2. Locking portions 12 and 12 for hooking the locking claw pieces are provided. Then, partition walls 13 and 13 are arranged at intervals inside the side walls 10 and 10, and bearing portions 15 and 15 for pivotally attaching the door 14 are provided at the lower front end of the partition walls.

  The winning ball chamber 7 is provided with left and right side walls 16, 16 at intervals inside the left and right partition walls 13, 13, and a connection described later between the left side wall 16 and the left partition wall 13. An oscillating body insertion hollow portion 17 is formed to pass the oscillating body in the front-rear direction.

  In addition, the side wall 10 is provided with an overhang extending from the center portion of the outer surface to the rear end portion by approximately the plate thickness, and step portions 18 and 18 are formed in the center portion of the wall, and the step portions are locked. It is made into the nail | claw hook part of the receiving parts 11 and 11. On the other hand, a part of the outer surface facing the step portions 18, 18 is cut out to provide holes 19, 19, which are used as claw-hanging portions of the locking portion 12.

  On the other hand, on the back surface of the winning ball receiving frame 5, a receiving portion 20 that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the winning ball chamber 7 and opens upward and rearward is formed in the left rear portion. A mounting part 22 for mounting the detection switch 21 facing the ball passage 9 is formed in the lower half of the right rear part, and a space extending vertically is formed in a central part sandwiched between the left and right rear parts. A guide path 23 for passing a winning ball dropped from above the apparatus is formed.

  When the variable winning device of the present invention is installed on the game board, the guide path 23 is used to release a winning ball that jumps into a winning port installed above the starting winning port, for example, a starting winning port. This is a passage space formed for smooth guidance, whereby the winning ball can be guided through the variable winning device without going around the other.

  Now, the receiving portion 20 formed at the left rear portion of the winning ball receiving frame 3 communicates with the swinging member insertion empty portion 17 and receives a first half portion of a solenoid holder described later. In addition, the right rear mounting portion 22 includes an upper and lower frame 24 that matches the thickness of the detection switch to receive the detection switch 21 from the rear. The mounting state of the detection switch 21 can be ensured by protruding and hanging the piece 25.

  In the figure, reference numeral 27 denotes a contact portion for mounting an illumination lens body 26 formed so as to be aligned with a vertical rising surface of the back surface portion of the winning ball receiving frame 3. The contact portion is provided with a small protrusion 29 for locking the locking recess 28 formed in the lens body 26 at two locations. When the lens body 26 is attached from the rear, the small protrusion 29 is brought into the locking recess 28. At the same time as positioning by fitting, the vertical movement is restrained.

  The lens body 26 is formed in a plate shape having a size covering the back surface of the winning ball chamber 7, and small projections are arranged on the entire back surface side so that the lens effect can be exhibited. Then, a spacing holding frame 30 is provided along the edge of the back surface, and notches 31 are provided on the left and right rear edges of the holding frame to receive the ear pieces 33 of the LED board 32 serving as a light source, and positioning So that it can be assembled.

  The LED board 32 is configured with a lens body provided with a light source by disposing the LEDs 34 at appropriate positions on the front surface, including the connection terminals 35 on the rear surface, and assembling the rear surface of the lens body 26. The lens body 26 and the LED substrate 32 are clamped and fixed between the winning ball receiving frame 3 and the mechanism frame 4 as will be described later.

On the other hand, the mechanism frame 6 is formed into a box shape in which the front is opened with a synthetic resin as a material because of the combination with the winning ball receiving frame 5, and the outer shape is aligned with the size of the winning ball receiving frame 5 and integrated when combined. It tries to plan.
This mechanism frame 6 is equipped with a solenoid 36 for opening and closing the door 14 and a relay board 37 for receiving signals and electric power from the outside. A mounting base 38 for receiving the solenoid 36 is provided, and a mounting portion 39 for mounting the relay board 37 is provided on the back surface.

  The mounting base 38 is formed in a shelf shape, receives a holder 40 for holding the solenoid 36 from the front side, stops lateral movement by the left and right frames 41, 41, and fixes the holder between the upper and lower sides by the upper surface plate 42. It can be fixed in position. The mounting base 38 is provided facing the receiving portion 20 formed in the winning ball receiving frame 5, and when the solenoid 36 housed in the holder 40 is placed, the front half portion enters the receiving portion 20. It is like that.

  The mounting portion 39 has a substantially rectangular frame 43 formed on the rear surface of the mechanism frame 6 in accordance with the shape of the relay substrate 37, a fixed locking portion 44 provided at one end (left end) of the frame, and the other end. And is provided with an elastic locking claw piece 45 which is provided on the one side edge of the relay board 37 so as to be fitted inside the frame 43 and hooked on the fixed locking portion 44. The other side edge is pressed against the locking claw piece 45, and this is forcibly pressed to bend the claw piece so that it can be hooked on the claw.

  The relay board 37 has a terminal 46 for connecting a connection cord from a control device (not shown), and a terminal 47 for connecting the cords of the detection switch 21 and the solenoid 36. Power is supplied through the relay board. Signal exchange takes place.

The mechanism frame 6 is configured such that connection locking pieces 49 and 49 extending from the front edge portions of both side walls 48 and 48 are hooked on locking receiving portions 11 and 11 provided on the side walls 10 and 10 of the winning ball receiving frame 5. The first mechanism body 3 is configured by being coupled to the winning ball receiving frame.
The coupling locking pieces 49, 49 have inwardly directed claws 50, 50 at their tip portions, and the claws 50 are slid using the protrusions 51, 51 provided in parallel with the upper and lower sides of the locking receiving portion 11 as a guide. By feeding forward and hanging on the stepped portion 18, the winning ball receiving frame 5 is connected.

  The claw 50 of the connection locking piece 49 is formed with an arc surface on the tip side, and when connected, this arc surface is pressed against the rear end of the side wall 10 of the winning ball receiving frame 5 and further pushed into this engagement. The claw 50 is automatically hooked to the step portion 18 while being bent outward using the elasticity of the stopper piece 49, and after locking, the locking state is secured by the restoring force of the locking piece 49. I have to do it. Of course, this locking state can be released and released by opening the locking piece 49 and disengaging the claw 50.

By the way, the solenoid 36 is housed in the mounting base 38 before the mechanism frame 6 is assembled to the winning ball receiving frame 5.
The holder 40 for holding the solenoid 36 is accommodated so that the solenoid 36 is fitted into the inside from the upper opening, and the bearings 55 and 55 formed on the front edge portions of the left and right side frames 52 and 52 are connected to the holder 53. The support shaft 54 is supported and assembled, and the bearing portion 55 can be supported by forming a bay-shaped recess that opens the front, and by interrupting the support shaft 54 from the front that opens. It is.

  On the other hand, the connecting oscillating body 53 is formed in a substantially L shape and has two oscillating arms 56 and 57. The supporting shaft 54 is passed through a refracting central portion, and the supporting shaft 54 serves as a fulcrum. The two arms 56 and 57 can be swung. Then, a connecting shaft 58 formed at the tip of one swing arm 56 is engaged with a connecting body 60 attached to the tip of the plunger 59 of the solenoid 36 to connect the connecting swing body 53 and the solenoid 36.

  The solenoid 36 is attached to the mounting base 38 by first fitting the solenoid 36 into the holder 40 and attaching the interlocking oscillating body 53 to the bearing portions 55 and 55 of the holder by bearing the support shaft 54. Further, the swing arm 56 of the connected swing body is connected to the plunger 59 via the connection body 60. After that, as described above, the holder 40 is pushed into the mounting base 38 of the mechanism frame 6 from the front and placed on this. Thereafter, the mechanism body 6 is faced from behind the winning ball receiving frame 5, the connection locking piece 49 is inserted into the guide between the protrusions 51 of the locking receiving portion 11, and the claw 50 is hooked on the stepped portion 18. They are connected, held between the frames 5 and 6 through this connection, and fixed and assembled.

  In this assembly, the front half of the holder 40 is fitted into the receiving part 20 and at the same time, one swinging arm 57 of the connecting swinging body 53 is passed through the swinging body insertion empty part 17 to the front of the winning ball receiving frame 5. The C-shaped connecting portion 61 provided at the tip of the arm is engaged with the connecting protrusion 62 provided on the back surface of the door 14 to connect the two.

  The door 14 is formed with a width that fits between the left and right partition walls 13, 13 formed in the winning ball receiving frame 5, and a bearing portion 15 that has pivot portions 63, 63 provided at the lower ends of the left and right side portions. , 15 and the support shafts 64, 64 are inserted into the pivot shafts 64 and 64 so that they are pivotally supported. The standing position is held via the moving body 53 and the opening of the winning ball chamber 7 is closed.

  The door 14, which is in the closed position with the above-mentioned standing posture, is stopped at a fixed position by abutting a swinging free end against stoppers 66 protruding from both ends of the opening of the winning ball chamber 7. When the plunger 59 contracts with excitation and the door 14 is opened by the arm 57 of the connecting rocking body 53 being lifted up, a stopper 67 protruding from the right end of the rear surface is brought into contact with the protrusion 68 provided on the inner surface of the partition wall 13. It is in contact with and held in a horizontal position and takes an open state.

  The mechanism body 3 is configured as described above, and the lens body 26 in which the detection switch 21 is mounted on the mounting portion 22 of the winning ball receiving frame 5 and the LED substrate 32 is assembled to the contact portion 27 on the back surface. The small projection 29 and the locking recess 28 are fitted to each other and fixed at a fixed position. On the other hand, the solenoid 36 assembled to the holder 40 is installed on the mounting base 38 of the mechanism frame 6, and in this state both When the frames 5 and 6 are struck in the front-rear direction as described above, the coupling locking piece 49 engages with the locking receiving portion 11 and is integrally assembled. It will be completed.

  The lens body 26 to which the LED board 32 is attached through the connection between the winning ball receiving frame 5 and the mechanism frame 6 is sandwiched and fixed, and the solenoid 36 mounted on the mounting table 38 is also mounted on the mounting table 38 and the receiving unit 20. Are fixed between them, and these are assembled without using any stoppers or the like.

Next, FIG. 15 thru | or FIG.22 and FIG.28, FIG.29 showed the 2nd mechanism body 4 installed in the lower stage, and it demonstrates according to these drawings below.
The second mechanism 4 includes substantially the same components as the first mechanism 3 except that a part of the configuration is different. The partial difference in this configuration is based on the fact that it is located below the first mechanism 3 and that the lateral width is increased compared to the first mechanism 3, and basically the first 1 mechanism 3 is common. For this reason, in the following description, about the part comprised under the same part thru | or the same function as the 1st mechanism 3, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view of the second mechanism 4 corresponding to FIG. 26 in which the first mechanism 3 is disassembled. FIG. 29 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. Reference numeral 105 in the drawing is a winning ball receiving frame, and 106 is a mechanism frame.
The winning ball receiving frame 105 is formed wider laterally than the winning ball receiving frame 5 of the first mechanism 3, and at the same time, the bottom 8 of the winning ball chamber 7 is inclined downward to the left so that the ball passage 9 is formed at the left end. Is provided. Then, the mounting portion 22 of the detection switch 21 provided on the back side of the winning ball receiving frame is moved from the position of the ball passage 9 to the left side, and a receiving portion 20 for receiving the holder 40 of the solenoid 36 is provided on the right side. Similarly, the insertion empty portion 17 of the connecting rocking body 53 that communicates is provided on the right side.

The positions of the respective parts are changed to the left and right with respect to the first mechanism body 3 because the ball passages 9 and 9 in both the mechanism bodies 3 and 4 coincide vertically and the mounting position of the detection switch 21 overlaps vertically. Therefore, there is no substantial difference here.
The ball passage 23 is formed vertically in the central portion behind the winning ball chamber 7 in accordance with the position formed in the winning ball receiving frame 5 of the first mechanism body 3, and the first and second mechanism bodies 3. , 4 communicates vertically when installed vertically.

The lens body 26 and the LED substrate 32 are formed to be slightly horizontally long as the winning ball chamber 7 expands horizontally, so that the entire back surface of the winning ball chamber 7 can be illuminated.
The solenoid 36, the holder 40 for storing the solenoid 36, the connecting oscillating body 53, and the connecting body 60 are exactly the same as those in the first mechanism 3.

The mechanism frame 106 is formed to have an expanded lateral width corresponding to the winning ball receiving frame 105, and a mounting base 38 that receives the solenoid 36 is moved to the right side corresponding to the receiving portion 20.
The mounting portion 39 of the relay board 37 is omitted on the back surface of the mechanism frame 106, and the relay board for the detection switch 21 and the solenoid 36 shares the relay board 37 of the first mechanism 3. Yes.

As described above, the second mechanism body 4 is configured in substantially the same structure as the first mechanism body 3, so that the assembly thereof is also the same.
Here, the second mechanism 4 is different from the first mechanism 3 only in that the mounting position of the solenoid 36 is moved from the left side to the right side as described above, and the support shaft 64 with respect to the winning ball receiving frame 105. The detection switch 21 is inserted into the mounting portion 22 from behind and is latched by the locking claw piece 25, and the solenoid 36 accommodated in the holder 40 on the mounting base 38 of the mechanism frame 106. Is also the same as in the first mechanism 3.

  The winning ball receiving frame 105 and the mechanism frame 106 are connected and combined by hooking the connection locking piece 49 on the locking receiving portion 11, and the lens body 26 attached to the back of the winning ball receiving frame 105 at this time is connected to the LED. It is the same to sandwich the base plate 32 together with the solenoid 36 on the mounting base 38 at the receiving portion 20, and the two frames are fixed together.

  Since the variable winning device in this embodiment has the first and second mechanism bodies 3 and 4 as described above, a large and small entrance 69, 70 is opened in two stages. And the latching claw piece 71,71 and 72,72 which make each pair for couple | bonding each mechanism body 3 and 4 are extended from the both-sides back part of this both air inlets 69 and70.

The mechanism bodies 3 and 4 are assembled to the mounting board by inserting the locking claw pieces 71 and 72 into the locking portions 12 formed on the winning ball receiving frames 5 and 105 and providing the claw 73 provided outward at the tip of each piece. , 74 are hooked on the notch 19.
The locking claw pieces 71 and 72 are both guided along a groove formed in the locking portion 12, and engage with the notch portion 19 at the pushed-in position, and the arm portion of the locking claw piece is placed in the groove. By fitting, connection in a state without backlash can be obtained.

As a result of this connection, the mechanism bodies 3 and 4 have the doors 14 provided on the front surfaces of the winning ball receiving frames 5 and 105 face the entrances 69 and 70 and, when opened, face the front of the mounting substrate 2 through the entrances. I will stick out and receive a hit ball.
In the figure, reference numerals 75 and 76 denote frames for receiving the opening edge of the winning ball chamber 7 formed along the rear opening edge of the entrances 69 and 70, and 77 and 78 denote the bearing portions 15 for pivotally mounting the door 14. It is a receiving part to accept. Reference numeral 79 denotes a through hole for a set screw for fixing the mounting board 2, that is, the variable winning device 1 according to the present invention to the game board.

  The first and second mechanism bodies 3 and 4 which are connected to and fixed to the back surface of the mounting substrate 2 via the locking claw pieces 71 and 72 are fixed in a state where they are overlapped vertically, and are vertically attached to both bodies. The winning ball passages 23, 23 provided in are communicated with each other. Then, the relay switch 37 attached to the back surface of the upper first mechanism body 3 is connected to the detection switch 21 provided in each mechanism body and the cords for signal and power supply of the solenoid 36 to complete the variable winning device. become.

  In this embodiment, the variable winning device is provided with two upper and lower mechanisms 3 and 4 and the mounting board 2 is provided with two entrances 69 and 70 on the upper and lower stages. However, in the present invention, one mechanism is assembled. As a variable winning device that forms a single entrance on the mounting board 2, and if necessary, a third mechanism is prepared, facing the third entrance formed on the mounting board, in three stages. It is also possible to make a variable prize-winning device of a type, and furthermore, by opening one jumping entrance corresponding to three mechanisms, three mechanisms stacked in three layers are faced and assembled. Also good.

  As will be apparent from the above description, the present invention comprises a mechanism body constituting the mechanism main body portion of the variable prize apparatus, which is composed of a winning ball receiving frame 5 and a mechanism frame 6, both of which are connected to the connecting locking piece 49 and the locking receiving. The unit 11 is formed into a unitary structure by connecting and connecting the parts 11 to form a single body, and the mounting substrate 2 is formed separately from the unit 11 and the two are connected by connecting and engaging means. The combination of the mechanism and the mounting board can be freely selected by making it possible to assemble and complete a variable prize-winning device, and the mounting board can be freely replaced with respect to the mechanism There is a feature in doing.

In other words, the present invention makes it possible to handle the mechanism body independently from the mounting board and to freely combine it with different mounting boards, while connecting and coupling means between the mounting board and the mechanism body. Since it is possible to assemble different ones by making common, it is possible to replace the mounting board alone, and it is possible to reuse only by removing the mechanism body from the mounting board is there.
In other words, when the game board is discarded due to the ease of replacement of the mounting board 2, even if it becomes difficult to use due to the difference in design, if there is no difference in the structural part, the mounting board is replaced. The mechanism of the main body can be reused.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the door 14 is pivotally attached to the bearings 15 and 15 provided in the opening of the winning ball chamber 7 has been described. However, the bearings 15 and 15 are connected to the inlet 69 ( , 70) are formed at the positions of the back portions of both sides, that is, the receiving portions 77, 78, and the door 14 is pivotally attached thereto via the support shaft 64, and the door is assembled to the mounting substrate 2 side. Also, the present invention can be effectively implemented.

The front view of the variable prize-winning apparatus which concerns on this invention. Right side view. Rear view. Perspective view. AA sectional view taken on the line AA of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1. The front view of a winning ball receiving frame. The right side view of a winning ball receiving frame. The top view of a winning ball receiving frame. The perspective view of a winning ball receiving frame. The front view of a mechanism frame. The right view of a mechanism frame. The top view of a mechanism frame. The perspective view of a mechanism frame. The front view of the winning ball receiving frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The right view of the winning ball receiving frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The top view of the winning ball receiving frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The perspective view of the winning ball receiving frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The front view of the mechanism frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The right view of the mechanism frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The top view of the mechanism frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The perspective view of the mechanism frame of a 2nd mechanism body. The front view of a mounting board. The right view of a mounting board. The top view of an attachment board. The exploded perspective view seen from the front side of the 1st mechanism. The exploded perspective view seen from the back side of the 1st mechanism. The exploded perspective view seen from the front side of the 2nd mechanism. The exploded perspective view seen from the back side of the 2nd mechanism. The exploded perspective view explaining the relationship between an attachment board | substrate, a 1st mechanism body, and a 2nd mechanism body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Variable winning apparatus 2 Mounting board 3 1st mechanism body 4 2nd mechanism body 5,105 Winning ball receiving frame 6,106 Mechanism frame 7 Winning ball chamber 8 Bottom part of winning ball chamber 9 Ball path of winning ball chamber 10 Side wall 11 Locking receiving portion 12 Locking portion 13 Partition 14 Door 15 Bearing portion 17 Oscillating body insertion space 18 Stepped portion formed on side wall outer surface of winning ball chamber 19 Hole formed on side wall outer surface of winning ball chamber 20 Holder 21 Detection switch 22 Detection switch mounting portion 23 Guide path 25 Detection switch locking claw 26 Lens body 28 Locking recess
29 Small protrusion 30 Spacer base 32 LED substrate 34 LED as light source
36 Solenoid 37 Relay board 38 Solenoid mounting base 39 Mounting portion 40 Holder 46, 47 Connection terminal 49 Connection locking piece 50 Claw 53 Connection rocking body 54 Support shaft 55 Bearing portion 56, 57 Swing arm of connection rocking body 58 shaft 59 Plunger
60 coupling body 61 coupling portion 62 coupling projection 63 pivoting portion 64 support shaft 69, 70 flying port 71, 72 locking claw piece

Claims (5)

A mounting board that opens the entrance, a door that opens and closes the entrance, and a mechanism that is assembled behind the mounting board are individually formed , and the mechanism faces the entrance and receives a winning ball. It was composed of a winning ball receiving frame to induce by entering been Alignment in winning ball path out of the system, mechanism frame for holding the solenoid to open and close movement via a linking oscillator the door and also the winning ball receiving frame the back A lens body mounting portion is formed on the front portion, and a light emitting source is added behind the lens body at a required interval, and a latch receiving portion provided on the left and right side wall portions of the winning ball receiving portion is provided on the left and right side wall portions of the mechanism frame. At the same time as assembling the mechanism body integrally, the lens body and the light source are sandwiched and fixed between the winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism frame by the assembly, Opening on the front of the winning ball receiving frame or the mounting A bearing portion is formed at one of the board entrances, and the door is pivotally supported to be freely opened and closed via a support shaft, and the mounting substrate and the winning ball receiving frame are constituted by a locking claw piece and a locking portion. via the connecting coupling portion disengage freely linked, whereby said mounting substrate, door, variable winning device characterized by Rukoto is detachably coupled assemble complete the winning ball receiving frame and mechanism frame constituting the mechanism . The variable winning device according to claim 1, the mount of the solenoid to the mechanism frame to open toward the front, and the winning ball receiving frame opening toward the rear side in correspondence with the mount receptacle forming a, and the receiving unit to form an oscillator inserted hollow portion toward the front mounting the solenoid to said mount, said coupling oscillator for coupling to the plunger through the oscillator through hollow portion to face the coupling protrusions to be formed on the back of the door, the variable winning device characterized by said solenoid to sandwiched and fixed between the both have the linkage bond between winning ball receiving frame and the mechanism frame. The variable winning device according to claim 1 or 2, the variable winning device latching prong pieces of the coupling engaging portion which is characterized by a Turkey that having a locking claw at the distal end without the strip-shaped. The variable winning device according to claim 3, wherein the latching prong pieces is extending rearward from both side portion rear surface portion of the flight the inlet to open the mounting substrate and the other said engagement portion winning ball of the mechanism The locking claw pieces are formed on the left and right side walls of the receiving portion so as to correspond to the locking claw pieces, and the locking claw pieces and the locking portions are connected to each other by striking the mechanism toward the back surface of the mounting board. It is case, the variable winning device which is characterized in that the assembly completed. The variable winning device according to claim 1, wherein the opened one or two Fei inlet to the mounting substrate, said to face the individual the mechanism from behind the mounting substrate to each the flight inlet variable winning device is characterized in that assembled by combining the substrate and the mechanism with Rutotomoni said mounting communicates an opening formed in front of each winning ball receiving frame.

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