JP5226493B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  On the front surface of the pachinko machine, a tray for storing the game balls paid out from the main body of the pachinko machine is provided. The bottom of the tray is provided with a ball hole that is opened and closed by a sliding lid. When the tray is full, a storage case called a “dollar box (registered trademark)” is placed below the tray. By setting the and opening the ball removal hole, the game balls stored in the tray can be transferred to the storage case.

However, since the game balls to be transferred to the storage case are piled up in the lower part of the hole in the storage case, it is necessary for the player to level the game balls by hand when transferring the game balls to the storage case. It was troublesome. For this reason, as described in Patent Document 1 below, there is a type in which the ball hole is moved by driving means such as a motor. In addition, as described in Patent Document 2 below, a lid is provided so as to be rotatable between a horizontal position where the ball hole is closed and a vertical position where the ball hole is opened. Some of them are adjustable. According to these, it is possible to distribute the game balls evenly in the storage case, and to reduce the burden on the player.
JP-A-10-179874 JP 2004-049729 A

  However, the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it is necessary to provide a driving means for moving the ball hole, which increases costs. Further, in the device described in Patent Document 2, the ball removal hole is opened by the weight of the game ball stored in the tray, and the game ball falls from the tray at a timing unintended by the player. there were.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can evenly distribute game balls stored in a receiving tray in a storage case without cost. In addition, the present invention provides a pachinko machine that can distribute game balls stored in a receiving tray evenly in a storage case and that does not fall at a timing unintended by the player. It is intended to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is a pachinko machine in which a ball hole is formed at the bottom of a tray for storing game balls paid out from the main body of the pachinko machine. An opening / closing member that is slidable in the horizontal direction between the position and the closed position that closes the ball removal hole, and is inserted into the fall path of the game ball falling from the ball removal hole to change the fall direction of the game ball A sorting member slidable between an insertion position and a retracted position retracted from the dropping path, a drive lever slidable between an initial position, a first opening position, and a second opening position, an opening / closing member, and sorting When the drive lever is moved to the initial position, the open / close member is moved to the closed position when the drive lever is moved to the initial position, and when the drive lever is moved to the first open position, the link is interlocked with this. Open An interlocking mechanism that moves the member to the open position, moves the sorting member to the retracted position, and moves the opening / closing member to the open position and moves the sorting member to the insertion position when the drive lever is moved to the second open position. It is characterized by having prepared.

  The sorting member is attached to the opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member includes a lid portion that closes the ball hole and an opening having first and second regions that open the ball hole. When the lever is moved to the initial position, the lid is disposed below the ball hole, and when the drive lever is moved to the first open position, the first region is disposed below the ball hole. When the second region is moved to the second opening position, the second region may be disposed below the ball hole, and the sorting member may be disposed below the second region.

  The sorting member is formed in a plate shape, and is disposed on the horizontal base plate at the retracted position. The sorting member is pushed out of the base plate and moved to the insertion position, and the end opposite to the pushing direction. The part is provided with a rotation axis perpendicular to the pushing direction, and when moved to the insertion position, it rotates around the rotation axis by its own weight and moves to a position inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the base plate, When the moving member moves to the retracted position, it may be pressed from below by the base plate, rotate around the rotation axis, and move to a position parallel to the base plate.

  According to the present invention, by changing the position of the drive lever by the player, the game balls stored in the tray can be evenly distributed in the storage case, so compared with the case where the ball removal hole is moved by the motor. And cost can be reduced. In addition, according to the present invention, the ball removal hole is closed by the horizontally slidable opening / closing member, so that the game ball stored in the tray does not fall at a timing unintended by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a glass window 12 and a launch handle 14 are provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. A game board 16 is disposed behind the glass window 12. The game board 16 includes a substantially circular game area 18 so that the game area 18 can be visually recognized through the glass window 12. The game area 18 is provided with a liquid crystal display 20 for displaying various effect images and display of changes in symbols, a winning opening such as a start winning opening 22 and a large winning opening 24, an attacker 26 for opening and closing the large winning opening 24, and the like. Yes.

  In the pachinko machine 10, when the launch handle 14 is rotated, a game ball is launched into the game area 18 accordingly. When the launched game balls win the start winning opening 22, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls. When the game ball wins the start winning opening 22, a winning lottery is executed, winning or losing is determined, and symbol display on the liquid crystal display 20 is started. Then, the winning lottery result is notified by the combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed after the variable display.

  As a result of the winning lottery, the pachinko machine 10 shifts to the jackpot mode when the winning is achieved. In the jackpot mode, the attacker 26 is opened and closed so that a game ball can be awarded to the big winning opening 24. The number of winning balls to be paid out when the game ball is won is set to be larger than that of the starting winning port 22 in the big winning opening 24. Thereby, a large amount of prize balls can be obtained in the jackpot mode.

  In addition, a tray 30 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 to receive the paid-out prize balls. The saucer 30 includes an upper dish 32 and a lower dish (a saucer) 34. The upper plate 32 and the lower plate 34 are arranged side by side vertically. The upper plate 32 is provided with a payout port 32a and a discharge port 32b, and prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 32 from the payout port 32a. When the upper plate 32 is full, the game balls stored in the upper plate 32 are discharged from the discharge port 32b. The discharge port 32b is connected to the lower plate 34 by a communication passage (not shown). And the game ball discharged | emitted from the discharge port 32b is thrown into the lower tray 34 via a communication channel.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a circular ball extraction hole 36 for discharging game balls stored in the lower plate 34 is formed at the bottom of the lower plate 34. Further, an opening 38 that is long in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) is formed on the front surface of the lower plate 34, and a slide lever (drive lever) 40 for opening and closing the ball removal hole 36 is exposed from the opening 38. ing. In the pachinko machine 10, when the lower plate 34 is full or when the game is finished, the storage case 41 (see FIG. 1) is set below the ball hole 36 and then the slide lever 40 is moved. By operating and opening the ball removal hole 36, the game ball stored in the lower tray 34 can be transferred to the storage case 41.

  However, when the game balls stored in the lower plate 34 are discharged only directly below the ball release hole 36, the game balls discharged from the lower plate 34 are stacked only under the ball release hole 36 in the housing case 41. Therefore, it is troublesome because the player needs to level the game ball by hand. For this reason, in the pachinko machine 10, by operating the slide lever 40, it is possible to select whether the game ball stored in the lower plate 34 is discharged directly below the ball punch hole 36 or obliquely below the ball punch hole 36. I am doing so.

  Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the lower plate 34 capable of selecting the discharge direction of the game ball by operating the slide lever 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower plate 34 has a slide plate 42 and a base plate 44 disposed below the ball hole 36. The slide plate 42 is formed by integrally forming a rectangular main body 46 and the aforementioned slide lever 40, and the slide lever 40 is formed so as to extend forward from the main body 46.

  The main body 46 is provided with a lid (opening / closing member) 48 and an opening 50 in order from the right. The lid portion 48 is formed to be slightly larger than the ball extraction hole 36 and has a function of closing the ball extraction hole 36 when arranged directly below the ball extraction hole 36. The opening 50 has a first region 50a on the right side and a second region 50b on the left side with a substantially central portion in the left-right direction interposed therebetween. The first region 50 a and the second region 50 b are both formed slightly larger than the ball extraction hole 36 and have a function of opening the ball extraction hole 36 when arranged immediately below the ball extraction hole 36.

  A sorting plate (sorting member) 52 is arranged in the second region 50b. The distribution plate 52 is formed slightly smaller than the second region 50b. Further, the sorting plate 52 is provided with a long rotating shaft 52a in the front and rear at the left end. The sorting plate 52 is held so that the rotation shaft 52a is pivotally attached to the left end portion of the second region 50b and is rotatable about the rotation shaft 52a.

  A recess 54 is formed in the base plate 44. The recess 54 is formed to be longer in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) than the slide plate 42, and the slide plate 42 (slide lever 40) is housed inside the recess 54, and the lid 48 is removed from the ball. An initial position that is located directly below the hole 36, a first open position that positions the first region 50a of the opening 50 directly below the ball hole 36, and a second region 50b of the opening 50 that is located directly below the ball hole 36. It is slidably held in the left-right direction between the second open position (see FIG. 4).

  A through hole 56 is formed in the recess 54. The through hole 56 is formed in a rectangular shape with one side having a length substantially equal to the diameter of the ball extraction hole 36, and is provided at a substantially central portion of the recess 54 so as to be located immediately below the ball extraction hole 36. Moreover, the upper part of the left side wall of the through-hole 56 is notched, and the inclined surface 56a inclined so that it may face the upper right direction is formed. Furthermore, the lower part of the right side wall of the through-hole 56 is notched, and the inclined surface 56b inclined so that it may face the lower left is formed (refer FIG. 4).

  In the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the slide lever 42 is operated to move the slide plate 42 to the initial position, the lid portion 48 is disposed directly below the ball hole 36 (the lid portion). 48 moves to the closed position), and the ball hole 36 is closed. Thereby, the game ball can be stored in the lower tray 34. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the slide lever 40 is operated to move the slide plate 42 to the first open position, the lid portion 48 is retracted from just below the ball removal hole 36 (the lid portion 48 is And the first region 50a of the opening 50 is disposed immediately below the ball removal hole 36 (the sorting plate 52 is moved to the retracted position). Thereby, the game balls stored in the lower tray 34 can be discharged directly below the ball removal holes 36.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the slide lever 40 is operated to move the slide plate 42 to the second open position, the lid 48 is retracted from just below the ball removal hole 36 (the lid 48 is The second region 50b of the opening 50 is disposed directly below the ball hole 36. Further, when the slide plate 42 is moved to the second opening position, the sorting plate 52 is supported by the inclined surface 52a from below and rotated by its own weight until it is inclined to the right side below the ball removal hole 36. Move (the sorting plate 52 moves to the insertion position). Thereby, the discharge direction of the game ball discharged from the lower tray 34 can be changed to the lower right of the ball hole 36. At this time, since the lower portion of the right side wall of the through hole 56 is cut out to form the inclined surface 56b, the game ball can be smoothly discharged downward to the right.

  The distribution plate 52 rotates so as to be pushed up by the base plate 44 when the slide plate 42 is moved from the second open position toward the initial position, and the slide plate 42 is moved to the first open position or the initial position. Is moved from the lower side by the upper surface of the base plate 44 and held substantially horizontally (see FIGS. 4A and 4B). As described above, the upper and lower thicknesses of the lower plate 34 can be suppressed by holding the sorting plate 52 horizontally when the falling direction of the game balls is not changed.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, since the slide plate is provided with the lid, the sorting plate, and the slide lever, and the slide plate is slidable, the slide plate itself is interlocked with the movement of the slide lever. And function as an interlocking mechanism that displaces the sorting member. And in the pachinko machine 10, the discharge direction of the game ball discharged from the lower pan can be changed by moving the slide plate (slide lever). For this reason, the game balls stored in the lower plate can be evenly distributed in the storage case.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, the slide plate is moved by the operating force for operating the slide lever. For this reason, cost can be held down compared with the case where a slide plate is moved with a motor. Further, in the pachinko machine 10, the ball hole is closed by a lid portion that slides in the horizontal direction. For this reason, the ball hole is opened by the weight of the game ball stored in the lower plate, and the game ball does not fall from the lower plate at a timing unintended by the player.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the sorting plate is rotatably attached to the slide plate has been described. However, for example, the sorting plate 62 is fixed to the slide plate 64 as in the lower plate 60 shown in FIG. Also good. In the lower plate 60, the same slide lever as that of the above-described embodiment is formed integrally with the slide plate 64. The slide plate 64 has an initial position shown in FIG. 5A, a first open position shown in FIG. 5B, and a second open position shown in FIG. It is slidable between.

  The sorting plate 62 is formed so as to incline toward the right side, and is fixed to the left end portion of the opening 50. When the slide plate 64 is moved to the second opening position, the slide plate 64 is inserted below the ball removal hole 36. Even in such a configuration, it is possible to change the discharge direction of the game ball discharged from the lower plate by operating the slide lever. In the explanation using Drawings after Drawing 5, the same numerals are given about the same member as an embodiment mentioned above, and explanation is omitted.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example which provided the cover part and the slide plate integrally, for example like the lower plate 70 shown in FIG. 6, the cover part 72 and the slide plate 74 are made into a different body. It may be provided. In the lower plate 70, a slide lever similar to that of the above-described embodiment is formed integrally with the lid portion 72. Then, the lid portion 72 is interlocked with the operation of the slide lever, the first position shown in FIG. 6 (A), the second position shown in FIG. 6 (B), and the third position shown in FIG. It is slidably provided between.

  The slide plate 74 is provided with an opening 50 and a sorting plate 52. The slide plate 42 has a retraction position in which the sorting plate 52 is retracted from the dropping path of the game ball falling from the ball extraction hole 36 as shown in FIG. 6B, and a ball as shown in FIG. It is slidably provided between the insertion position where the sorting plate 52 is inserted in the dropping path of the game ball falling from the punch hole 36.

  Further, the lower plate 70 has a protrusion 72 a that protrudes downward from the right end portion of the lid portion 72, a protrusion 72 b that protrudes downward from the left end portion of the lid portion 72, and an upper portion from the right end portion of the slide plate 74. A protrusion 74a that protrudes toward is formed. The protrusion 72a has a function of pressing the protrusion 74a and moving the slide plate 74 to the retracted position when the lid portion 72 is moved to the first position. The protrusion 72b has a function of pressing the protrusion 74a and moving the slide plate 74 to the insertion position when the lid portion 72 is moved to the third position. Even in such a configuration, it is possible to change the discharge direction of the game ball discharged from the lower plate by operating the slide lever.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example which formed the slide lever integrally with the slide plate (or cover part), you may provide a slide lever separately from a slide plate (or cover part). . In this case, the slide plate (or lid) and the slide lever are connected by a well-known connecting mechanism including, for example, a gear or a cam, so that the slide plate or the lid moves in conjunction with the movement of the slide lever. You just have to do it.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine in which the tray is composed of an upper dish and a lower dish has been described, but the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine in which the upper dish and the lower dish are integrally formed. May be.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a lower plate. It is an exploded view of a lower plate. It is sectional drawing of a lower plate. It is sectional drawing of a lower plate. It is sectional drawing of a lower plate.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machine 34, 60, 70 Lower tray
36 Ball release hole 40 Slide lever (drive lever)
42 Slide plate 48 Lid (opening / closing member)
50 opening 50a 1st area | region 50b 2nd area | region 52 Sorting board (sorting member)
52a Rotating shaft 56 Through hole 56a, 56b Inclined surface

Claims (3)

In a pachinko machine in which a ball hole is formed at the bottom of a tray that stores game balls paid out from the main body of the pachinko machine,
An opening / closing member provided slidably in a horizontal direction between an open position for opening the ball hole and a closed position for closing the ball hole;
A sorting member that is slidable between an insertion position that is inserted into a fall path of a game ball falling from the ball release hole and changes a fall direction of the game ball, and a retreat position that is retracted from the fall path;
A drive lever slidable between an initial position, a first open position and a second open position;
When the drive lever is moved to the initial position when the drive lever is moved to the initial position, the open / close member is moved to the closed position in conjunction with the opening / closing member, the sorting member, and the drive lever. In conjunction with this, the opening / closing member is moved to the open position, the sorting member is moved to the retracted position, and when the drive lever is moved to the second opening position, the opening / closing member is moved to the open position and the sorting member is moved to the insertion position. A pachinko machine comprising an interlocking mechanism for movement. The sorting member is attached to the opening and closing member,
The opening / closing member includes a lid portion that closes the ball hole and an opening having first and second regions that open the ball hole, and the lid portion is moved when the drive lever is moved to the initial position. Is disposed below the ball hole, the first region is disposed below the ball hole when the driving lever is moved to the first opening position, and the first region is disposed when the driving lever is moved to the second opening position. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein two areas are arranged below the ball punching hole, and a sorting member is arranged below the second area.   The sorting member is formed in a plate shape and is disposed on the horizontal base plate at the retracted position. The sorting member is pushed out from the base plate and moved to the insertion position, and at the end opposite to the pushing direction. A rotation axis perpendicular to the pushing direction is provided, and when moved to the insertion position, it moves about the rotation axis by its own weight and moves to a position inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the base plate, and a moving member 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine is pressed from below by the base plate when moving to the retracted position, rotates around the rotation axis, and moves to a position parallel to the base plate. .

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