JP5032514B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and other bullet ball game machines, which prevent the game ball from biting on the lower hinge means when the front frame is closed.

  A ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine includes an outer frame and a front frame pivotally attached to the outer frame through a pair of upper and lower hinges so as to be openable and closable around a vertical hinge axis. A game board or the like is detachably mounted.

  The outer frame is a pair of left and right vertical frame members, a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame members that connect the upper and lower ends of the pair of left and right vertical frame members to the left and right, and a front side that connects the front lower portion of the pair of left and right vertical frame members to the left and right Frame material. Of the pair of upper and lower hinge means, the lower hinge means is a fixed bracket fixed to the inner surface of one vertical frame member and the upper surface of the front horizontal frame member, and is fixed to the lower side of the front frame and hinged by the fixed bracket. A movable bracket supported rotatably around the shaft is provided, a hinge shaft is fixed upward to the fixed bracket, and a hinge hole into which the hinge shaft is fitted is formed in the movable bracket (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-76552

  When this type of ball game machine is installed in the island facility of the game hall, the upper and lower horizontal frame members of the outer frame are fixed to the island facility side by nailing or the like. The ball game machines are alternately arranged, and the island-side equipment is projected forward from the front surface of the outer frame.

  For this reason, when the front frame is closed without knowing that the game ball is accidentally dropped on the lower hinge means side after the front frame is opened, the game ball is placed between the outer frame and the front frame. There is a risk of biting.

  That is, if the side of the outer frame is in an open state, even if there is a game ball on the fixed bracket of the lower hinge means, when the front frame rotates in the closing direction around the hinge axis, Since it is pushed out by the end face of the frame or the like and removed from the fixed bracket, the game ball is not bitten.

  However, if there is an island-side device that protrudes forward adjacent to the outer frame, even if the front frame is closed, the game balls on the fixed bracket will be obstructed by the island-side device from above the fixed bracket. A game ball will be caught between the front frame and the island side device or between the outer frame, the front frame and the island side device without being excluded.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention can prevent biting of the game ball when closing the front frame, even when there is an island side device that protrudes ahead of the outer frame in the vicinity of the side, An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of reliably closing a front frame.

The present invention is an openable and closable front frame in the longitudinal direction of the hinges axis around pivotally attached to the outer frame via a pair of upper and lower hinges hand stage, among the pair of upper and lower hinges hand stage, the lower hinge hand stage the comprising a fixed bracket that is fixed to the outer frame, and a movable bracket that said supported freely more rotate the hinges axis around its front end in a fixed and said fixed bracket in the front frame, said fixed The bracket is disposed on the front horizontal frame member fixed to the front side of the vertical frame member of the outer frame from the front side of the vertical frame member to the inner side in the left-right direction, and an attachment portion fixed to the front horizontal frame member, A bullet ball having a front projecting portion integrally projecting forward from the mounting portion and having the hinge shaft at a front end portion, and a vertical mounting portion projecting integrally rearward from the mounting portion and fixed to the inner surface of the vertical frame member in the gaming machine, the fixing bracket the A guide portion that is formed in a groove shape deeper from the hinge shaft side to the vertical frame material side between the frame material and the hinge shaft and guides the game ball on the fixed bracket to the inside of the outer frame. The fixing bracket has a shape in which a portion corresponding to the guide portion protrudes downward and the protruding amount increases from the hinge shaft side to the vertical frame member side .

According to the present invention, even if there is an island-side equipment which projects before remote by the outer frame in the vicinity laterally prevents jamming of the game ball when closing the front frame, reliably closing the front frame There are advantages that can be done.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the outer frame and the front frame. It is a plane sectional view of the important section. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is a perspective view of the principal part. It is a plane sectional view of an important section showing a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the principal figure which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part. It is a plane sectional view of an important section showing a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the important section. It is a side view of the principal part. It is a plane sectional view of an important section showing a 6th embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the important section. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is a plane sectional view of the important section. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 9th Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is a plane sectional view of an important section showing a 10th embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine includes a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 1 and a front frame 2 disposed on the front side of the outer frame 1, and the front frame 2 includes a pair of upper and lower upper hinge means 3 and a lower hinge. It is pivotally supported through means 4 so as to be opened and closed and detachable about hinge shafts 5 and 6 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 1 connects a pair of left and right vertical frame members 7, 8 arranged vertically in opposition to each other and the upper and lower ends of the pair of left and right vertical frame members 7, 8 from side to side. A pair of upper and lower horizontal frame members 9 and 10 and a front horizontal frame member 11 that connects the front and lower portions of the pair of left and right vertical frame members 7 and 8 to the left and right are formed into a vertically long rectangular frame shape. The front horizontal frame member 11 is fixed to the front surfaces of the pair of left and right vertical frame members 7 and 8 and is fixed to the upper surface on the front end side of the lower horizontal frame member 10.

  When the pachinko machine is installed in the island facility of the game hall, the upper and lower horizontal frame members 9 and 10 are fixed to the island facility by nailing or the like, and the ball is close to each of the vertical frame members 7 and 8. The island-side equipment 12 such as a lending machine is placed.

  The front frame 2 has a glass door 14 and a front plate 15 arranged vertically on the front surface thereof, and an ashtray 16, a surplus sphere tray 17, and a launching handle for launching means (not shown) on the lower side of the front plate 15. 18 etc. are arranged. The glass door 14 and the front plate 15 are pivotally attached to the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A game board (not shown) is provided on the front frame 2 corresponding to the back side of the glass door 14 and the back side of the front plate 15 is provided. The front frame 2 is equipped with launching means. The front plate 15 is provided with a storage tray 19 for storing a game ball for launch. The ashtray 16 and the tray 17 may be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper hinge means 3 is fixed to the upper bracket of the front frame 2 and the fixed bracket 22 fixed to the outer frame 1 across the vertical frame member 7 and the upper horizontal frame member 9. And a movable bracket 23 supported by the fixed bracket 22 so as to be rotatable about the hinge shaft 5. A hinge hole 24 projects downward from the front end of the fixed bracket 23. Hinge shafts 5 that fit into the holes 24 are respectively provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the lower hinge means 4 includes a fixed bracket 25 fixed to the outer frame 1 across the vertical frame member 7 and the front horizontal frame member 11, and a lower corner portion of the front frame 2. The hinge shaft 6 is fixed and is supported by the fixed bracket 25 so as to be rotatable about the hinge shaft 6. The hinge shaft 6 protrudes upward from the front end of the fixed bracket 25. A hinge hole 27 into which the hinge shaft 6 is fitted is provided.

  The fixing bracket 25 is disposed on the upper surface on one end side of the front horizontal frame member 11 from the front side to the inner side of the vertical frame member 7 and is fixed to the upper surface of the front horizontal frame member 11 by a fixing tool 29 such as a screw. A front projecting portion 31 integrally projecting forward from the mounting portion 30, a rear projecting portion 32 projecting integrally from the mounting portion 30 to the rear side inside the vertical frame member 7, and the vertical frame member 7 from the rear projecting portion 32. And a vertical mounting portion 34 that is fixed to the vertical frame member 7 by a fixing tool 33 such as a screw, and an upward hinge shaft 6 is fixed to the front end portion of the front projecting portion 31. .

  The front horizontal frame member 11 is provided with a recess 35 in which the mounting portion 30 of the fixing bracket 25 is accommodated, and the upper surface of the fixing bracket 25 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the front horizontal frame member 11. On the other hand, the lower surface of the movable bracket 26 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the front frame 2, and the front frame 2 is placed on the front horizontal frame member 11 when closed.

  In the vicinity of the lower hinge means 4, there is provided a stopping prevention means 37 that prevents the game ball from stopping on the fixed bracket 25 of the lower hinge means 4 when the front frame 2 is closed. This stopping prevention means 37 is constituted by, for example, a ball exclusion means 38 that excludes the game balls on the fixed bracket 25 to the outside before the front frame 2 is closed.

  The ball excluding means 38 is for excluding game balls on the fixing bracket 25 of the lower hinge means 4 that may be caught when the front frame 2 is closed. The front side of the vertical frame member 7 so that the game balls placed on the front frame 2 and the island side device 12 or between the front frame 2, the island side device 12 and the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1 are not caught. Thus, the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 is discharged to the back side of the front horizontal frame member 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the ball exclusion means 38 is provided in the discharge passage 39 provided in the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1 and the attachment portion 30 of the fixing bracket 25 on the front side of the vertical frame member 7. And a guide portion 40 that guides the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 to the discharge passage 39, and guides the game ball that is detached from the guide portion 40 and remains on the fixed bracket 25 when the front frame 2 is closed. A ball approaching member 41 that moves toward the 40 side is provided.

  The discharge passage 39 is formed by cutting the vertical frame member 7 from the inner side across the front surface to the inner surface side of the vertical frame member 7, and the game ball is moved to the inner side of the vertical frame member 7 on the back side of the front horizontal frame member 11. It is designed to guide you. The guide portion 40 has an inclined groove shape whose rear end side is lowered, and is provided in the front-rear direction on the attachment portion 30 of the fixing bracket 25 on the front side of the vertical frame member 7, and its rear end corresponds to the opening end of the discharge passage 39. Yes. The ball gathering member 41 is constituted by the end surface of the lower end portion of the front frame 2 or the end surface of the movable bracket 26, and the end surface of the front frame 2 is closed when the front frame 2 rotates around the hinge shaft 6 and closes. A game ball that stops on the fixed bracket 25 in a corresponding range is brought close to the guide unit 40.

  A concave portion 42 is provided on the upper surface of the front horizontal frame member 11 so as to correspond to the groove-shaped guide portion 40. The ball gathering member 41 may be separately provided on the front frame 2. On the upper surface of the end portion of the front horizontal frame member 11 opposite to the fixed bracket 25, as shown in FIG. 11, even if a game ball falls on 11, the game ball rolls along the inclined surface 43 and falls to the front side.

  In such a pachinko machine, since the lower hinge means 4 has the fixing bracket 25, when the front frame 2 is opened, the vertical frame member 7 and the island side device 12 are placed on the fixing bracket 25 as shown in FIG. A closed space surrounded by three sides by the end face of the front frame 2 is formed.

  However, by providing the stopping prevention means 37 constituted by the ball exclusion means 38 as in this embodiment, even if a game ball may be placed on the fixed bracket 25 of the lower hinge means 4, When the frame 2 is rotated around the hinge shaft 6 and closed, the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 can be excluded to the outside, so that the game ball can be prevented from being caught.

  That is, if the game ball dropped on the fixed bracket 25 is placed on the guide portion 40, the game ball is guided to the discharge passage 39 by the guide portion 40, and then passes through the discharge passage 39 to the front horizontal frame member 11. It is discharged to the back side.

  Further, the game ball may stop at a position off the guide portion 40 and stay on the fixed bracket 25 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In this case, when the front frame 2 rotates in the closing direction around the hinge shaft 6 from the position of the solid line in FIG. 3, the ball approaching member 41 constituted by the end face of the front frame 2 is a game on the fixed bracket 25. The ball is brought to the guide unit 40. Then, when the game ball is placed on the guide portion 40, the game ball can be discharged to the back side of the front horizontal frame member 11 through the guide portion 40 and the discharge passage 39 in the same manner as described above.

  Therefore, if the game ball dropped on the fixed bracket 25 is directly placed on the guide portion 40, the game ball can be discharged from the guide portion 40 through the discharge passage 39, and the game ball is removed from the guide portion 40. Even in the case of stopping, the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 can be excluded during the closing operation for closing the front frame 2, so that even when the island-side device 12 is present, the game ball is bitten when the front frame 2 is closed. There is no fear.

  Further, if the guide portion 40 is provided on the fixed bracket 25 on the side close to the island-side device 12, the game ball is hardly stabilized on the fixed bracket 25 between the guide portion 40 and the island-side device 12. For example, the dimension from the end edge of the fixed bracket 25 to the tilt start position of the guide portion 40 may be less than the approximate radius of the game ball.

  FIG. 6 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. The guide part 40 is provided close to the edge of the fixed bracket 25, and the groove bottom part is asymmetrical so that the rear side is closer to the inside of the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, even if the guide portion 40 has an asymmetrical shape that is biased toward the end edge of the fixed bracket 25, the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 can be eliminated as in the first embodiment.

  7 and 8 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In the ball excluding means 38 of this embodiment, a guide portion 40 having a size extending from the attachment portion 30 to the front projecting portion 31 is formed in a concave shape on the upper surface of the fixed bracket 25, and the front side of the guide portion 40 A support portion 44 that slidably supports the movable bracket 26 is formed flat from left to right.

  If the guide portion 40 is formed on the upper surface of the fixed bracket 25 as described above, most of the game balls falling on the fixed bracket 25 can be directly guided from the guide portion 40 to the discharge passage 39. Accordingly, it is possible to omit the ball approaching member 41 on the front frame 2 side as in the first embodiment. In addition, by providing a support portion 44 that slidably supports the movable bracket 26 at the peripheral portion of the guide portion 40, the fixed bracket 25 allows the movable bracket 26 to be mounted even though the fixed bracket 25 has a large guide portion 40. Can support reliably.

  9 and 10 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the ball exclusion means 38 of this embodiment, a guide portion 40 is formed in the mounting portion 30 in an opening shape corresponding to the front side of the vertical frame member 7 in the fixed bracket 25, and communicates with the lower side of the guide portion 40. As described above, the discharge passage 39 is formed across the front frame member 11 and the vertical frame member 7.

  As described above, the guide portion 40 for guiding the game ball to the discharge passage 39 may be provided in the fixed bracket 25 in an opening shape. Also in this case, the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 can be discharged from the guide portion 40 to the back side of the outer frame 1 through the discharge passage 39. Note that the discharge passage 39 can be provided only in the front horizontal frame member 11 so as to discharge the game ball to the back side of the front horizontal frame member 11.

  11-13 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The ball excluding means 38 of this embodiment includes an excluding member 46 for excluding the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 to the front side by turning around the hinge shaft 6 when the front frame 2 is closed.

  This exclusion member 46 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper side of the fixed bracket 25 at the lower end portion of the front frame 2 so as to face the island-side device 12 which is the edge opposite to the free end side of the front frame 2, and the front frame 2 is closed in the closing direction. The scooping part 47 scoops the game ball forward when it is rotated to the front, and a guide part 48 that guides the game ball scooped by the scooping part 47 forward.

  When the front frame 2 is rotated in the closing direction around the hinge shaft 6, the scooping portion 47 abuts the rear side of the center with respect to the game ball that abuts the vertical frame member 7 and the island side device 12. The game ball is thrown out to the front side. The guiding portion 48 is configured in an appropriate shape such as an arc shape or an inclined shape so as to guide the game ball hit by the scooping portion 47 to the front side.

  A notch 49 is provided at the edge of the movable bracket 26 so as not to hinder the removal of the game ball by the exclusion member 46. The exclusion member 46 is made of an appropriate material such as a sheet metal material or a synthetic resin material, and is fixed to the edge of the front frame 2, but may be formed integrally with the front frame 2 or integrated with the movable bracket 26. May be provided.

  In this case, when the front frame 2 is rotated in the closing direction, the scooping portion 47 of the exclusion member 46 scoops the game ball on the fixed bracket 25, and the game ball is guided to the front side of the fixed bracket 25 via the guide portion 48. Therefore, the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 can be eliminated in conjunction with the closing of the front frame 2. Further, since the exclusion member 46 having the scooping portion 47 may be fixed to the edge of the front frame 2, the structure can be simplified.

  14 and 15 illustrate a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The stopping prevention means 37 of this embodiment is provided with a blocking member 51 that moves in and out in conjunction with the opening / closing operation around the hinge shaft 6 of the front frame 2, and on the front side of the vertical frame member 7 when the front frame 2 is in the open state. A game ball that protrudes and drops onto the fixed bracket 25 on the front side of the vertical frame member 7 is received and removed to the front side.

  That is, the stop preventing means 37 is provided on the vertical member 7 of the outer frame 1 and the receiving portion 52 that is provided in the vicinity of the upper side of the fixed bracket 25 and that accommodates the blocking member 51 so as to be retractable in the front-rear direction. And a spring (biasing means) 53 for urging the blocking member 51 in the protruding direction, and the blocking member 51 is moved out of and retracted by the cooperative operation with the front frame 2 when the front frame 2 is opened and closed. In this manner, a retracting operation part 54 is provided.

  The blocking member 51 is provided with a ball collision portion 55 on the upper surface of the front end portion, and a retracting operation portion 54 on the side surface on the front frame 2 side opposite to the island side device 12. The ball collision portion 55 rebounds to the front side when a game ball falling from above collides, and has a forward and downward slope. The retracting / retracting operation portion 54 is formed of an arc shape and other sliding surfaces, and the blocking member 51 protrudes in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the front frame 2 by a cooperative action by relative sliding with the facing surface of the front frame 2. Retreat.

  The blocking member 51 is held by a guide member 56 fixed in the vertical frame member 7 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the inside of the guide member 56 serves as an accommodating portion 52. A spring 53 is provided in the accommodating portion 52.

  In this embodiment, when the front frame 2 is in the closed state, the blocking member 51 is pressed by the front frame 2 and is accommodated in the vertical frame member 7. When the front frame 2 is rotated around the hinge shaft 6 in the direction indicated by the arrow and released, the blocking member 51 urged by the spring 53 moves forward with the rotation of the front frame 2, and the ball collision part 55 is moved vertically. It protrudes on the fixed bracket 25 on the front side of the frame member 7.

  Thus, when the ball collision portion 55 of the blocking member 51 protrudes on the fixed bracket 25, even if the game ball falls between the front frame 2 and the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1 and the island-side equipment 12, Since the game ball collides with the ball collision portion 55 and is bounced back to the front side, the game ball is eliminated by dropping from the front end side of the movable bracket 26 through the space between the front frame 2 and the island side device 12. Therefore, the stopping of the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 can be prevented, and the biting of the game ball when the front frame 2 is closed can be prevented.

  When the front frame 2 is rotated in the closing direction, the blocking member 51 is pressed against the spring 53 by the front frame 2 and retracts into the vertical frame member 7. Thus, by moving the blocking member 51 in and out in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the front frame 2, it is not necessary to separately operate the blocking member 51, and handling is easy, and the front frame 2 can be closed by the blocking member 51. Problems such as disappearance do not occur.

  16 and 17 illustrate a seventh embodiment of the present invention. The stopping prevention means 37 of this embodiment is provided on the front horizontal frame member 11 on the front side of the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1, and the blocking member 51 extends from the lower side to the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 25. You can leave and leave.

  The blocking member 51 is slidably supported in the vertical direction by a sliding guide portion 57 that is provided integrally with or separately from the fixing bracket 25 and protrudes into the accommodating portion 52 formed in the front lateral frame member 11. Is biased upward. The blocking member 51 has a ball collision portion 55 at the upper end, and the ball collision portion 55 rebounds a game ball falling from above in a direction in which it is difficult to stay, such as the front side and the inside.

  Further, the ball collision portion 55 has a substantially rectangular shape or a substantially fan shape in plan view, and also serves as an exit / retreat operation portion 54 with which the movable bracket 26 slides relatively. Due to the cooperative operation of the retracting operation part 54 and the movable bracket 26, the front frame 2 retracts downward against the spring 53 when the front frame 2 is closed, and protrudes upward by the spring 53 when the front frame 2 is opened. ing.

  In this case, when the front frame 2 is opened, the blocking member 51 is raised by the spring 53, and the ball collision portion 55 at the upper end protrudes above the fixed bracket 25. For this reason, even if there is a game ball falling on the fixed bracket 25 on the front side of the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1, the game ball collides with the ball collision part 55 of the blocking member 51 and jumps forward. The game ball does not stop on the fixed bracket 25.

  When the front frame 2 is closed, the movable bracket 26 slides on the ball collision portion 55 and presses the blocking member 51 against the spring 53, so that the blocking member 51 is housed in the housing portion 52. For this reason, the blocking member 51 does not become an obstacle in opening and closing the front frame 2.

  18-20 illustrate an eighth embodiment of the present invention. The stopping prevention means 37 of this embodiment includes a bulging portion 59 formed integrally with the attachment portion 30 of the fixed bracket 25. The bulging portion 59 is provided near the front side of the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1 at the corner of the mounting portion 30 of the fixed bracket 25, and when the falling game ball collides, the game ball is fixed to the fixed bracket. When the game ball is stopped on the fixed bracket 25 in the vicinity of the bulging portion 59, it is necessary to cooperate with the front frame 2 or the movable bracket 26 when the front frame 2 is closed. The game ball is guided to the front side by a working action and discharged from between the front frame 2 and the island side device 12. The movable bracket 26 is provided with a notch 60 so as to correspond to the bulging portion 59 when the front frame 2 is closed.

  Thus, even if the bulging portion 59 is provided on the fixed bracket 25, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being bitten by the game ball remaining on the fixed bracket 25. For example, even if there is a game ball that falls on the fixed bracket 25 in the vicinity of the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1, the game ball can be eliminated by colliding with the bulging portion 59. Therefore, the game ball does not stop at the end of the attachment portion 30 of the fixed bracket 25.

  As shown in FIG. 20, even when the game ball is stopped on the fixed bracket 25 in the vicinity of the bulging portion 59, when the front frame 2 rotates in the closing direction, the game ball is moved to the front frame 2 or the movable bracket 26. After being pushed by and moved toward the bulging portion 59, it is guided forward by the bulging portion 59 and falls from the front end of the fixed bracket 25 through the space between the front frame 2 and the island side device 12.

  21 and 22 illustrate a ninth embodiment of the present invention. The stopping prevention means 37 of this embodiment has a notch portion 60 formed on the attachment portion 30 of the fixed bracket 25 corresponding to the front side of the vertical frame member 7, and a bulging portion 59 corresponding to the notch portion 60. And a blocking member 51 formed.

  The blocking member 51 is made of a strip spring, and is interposed between the front horizontal frame member 11 and the fixing bracket 25 and is attached to the front horizontal frame member 11 by a fixing tool 29 for the fixing bracket 25. And a bulging portion 59 provided on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion 61 and protruding above the fixing bracket 25, and is disposed in contact with or close to the front surface of the vertical frame member 7.

  Note that the bulging portion 59 can be moved up and down with respect to the upper surface of the fixed bracket 25 by the elasticity of the blocking member 51 itself, and when the front frame 2 is in a closed state, it contacts the lower side of the movable bracket 26. Yes. Further, the blocking member 51 has a bent portion 62 bent downward from the end of the bulging portion 59, and a step portion 63 is provided on the front lateral frame member 11 corresponding to the bent portion 62.

  Also in this case, the game ball can be prevented from being bitten in the same manner as in the eighth embodiment.

  23 and 24 illustrate a tenth embodiment of the present invention. The stopping prevention means 37 of this embodiment is constituted by a discharge groove 65 formed on the upper surface of the fixed bracket 25. The discharge groove 65 is gently inclined from the front side of the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1 and from the upper side of the front horizontal frame member 11 to the back side of the front horizontal frame member 11 inside the vertical frame member 7. It is provided across the attachment portion 30 and the rear protrusion 32.

  The upper surface of the fixed bracket 25 is substantially flat except for the discharge groove 65, and the movable bracket 26 is received by that portion.

  If the discharge groove 65 is provided in the fixed bracket 25 in this way, even if the game ball falls on the fixed bracket 25 in the vicinity of the front side of the vertical frame member 7, the game ball is excluded through the discharge groove 65. Can do. Therefore, the shallow discharge groove 65 is sufficient and very structurally simple, and can be implemented easily and inexpensively. Further, by providing the shallow discharge groove 65, the rigidity of the fixing bracket 25 itself is also improved.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each Example, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, if the lower hinge means 4 is provided with the fixed bracket 25 on the outer frame 1 side and the movable bracket 26 on the front frame 2 side, the fixed bracket 25 is provided with a hinge hole 27, and this hinge hole The hinge shaft 6 to be fitted to 27 may be provided downward on the movable bracket 26.

  When the blocking member 51 is detachably provided, the blocking member 51 is detachably provided in the accommodating portion 52 provided in the vertical frame member 7 of the outer frame 1 and the front horizontal frame member 11 as illustrated in the embodiment. In addition, an accommodation portion 52 may be provided in the front frame 2, and the blocking member 51 may be accommodated by the accommodation portion 52 so as to be retractable.

  The stopping prevention means 37 is exemplified by various structures, but this stopping prevention means 37 is used to stop the game ball on the fixed bracket 25 that may be caught when the front frame 2 is closed. Any one having a blocking function may be used. For example, a bellows type or elastic foam type blocking member 51 is provided on the fixed bracket 25 on the front side of the vertical frame member 7. The game balls may be stopped. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 3 Upper hinge means 4 Lower hinge means 5 and 6 Hinge shaft 7 Vertical frame material 11 Front horizontal frame material 25 Fixed bracket 26 Movable bracket 37 Stop prevention means 38 Ball exclusion means 39 Discharge passage 40 Guide part 41 Member 46 Exclusion member 51 Blocking member 52 Housing portion 53 Spring (biasing means)
54 Exit / exit operation part 59 Expansion part

Claims (3)

Pivoted in the vertical direction of the opening and closing freely before border hinges axis around the outer frame via a pair of upper and lower hinges hand stage, among the pair of upper and lower hinges hand stage, the lower hinge hand stage fixed to the outer frame comprising a fixed bracket that is, the more the hinges axis around the movable rotatably supported bracket of the front end portion in a fixed and said fixed bracket to said front frame, said fixed bracket the outer A mounting portion disposed on the front horizontal frame member fixed to the front side of the vertical frame member of the frame from the front side of the vertical frame member to the inner side in the left-right direction and fixed to the front horizontal frame member, In a ball game machine having a front projecting portion projecting integrally with the hinge shaft at a front end portion, and a vertical mounting portion projecting rearward from the mounting portion and fixed to the inner surface of the vertical frame member , The fixing bracket is in front of the vertical frame member. A guide portion that is formed in a groove shape deeper from the hinge shaft side to the vertical frame member side between the hinge shaft side and guides the game ball on the fixed bracket to the inside of the outer frame in the front-rear direction. And the fixed bracket has a shape in which a portion corresponding to the guide portion protrudes downward and a protruding amount increases from the hinge shaft side to the vertical frame member side . The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the vertical frame member is provided with a discharge passage for discharging the game ball from the guide portion to the back side of the outer frame . Ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front transverse frame member and having a recess corresponding to the guide portion.

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