JPH0121991B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a pachinko machine, and includes:
Its purpose is to provide a passageway for game balls that constitutes a batted ball supply device;
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that facilitates cleaning of a ball feeding device, etc., improves the compatibility of each member, and allows easy handling of breakdowns and the like.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, reference numeral 21 denotes a front frame attached to the front surface of the outer frame 20 of the pachinko machine so as to be openable and closable. As shown, a window frame 22 is attached to the window 21a, and a lower tray 21b for prize balls and an operation handle 2 for hitting balls are attached to the lower front surface.
1c is attached. 23 is a window frame 2 on the left side so as to be placed above the window 21a.
The front frame 21 is a glass door attached to the left inner surface of the window frame 2 so that it can be rotated to open and close. It is designed so that it can be opened to the front.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a set plate for a batted ball feeder which is rotatably attached to the left inner surface of the window frame 22 on the left side so as to be disposed at the lower part of the window 21a. As shown in the figure, an engagement groove 24a that engages with the lower edge of the glass door 23 is formed, and on the right side of the front side, as shown in FIG. 10, there is a supply port 24b for game balls and a display window 24c.
At the same time, on the left side of the front side, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 13, there is a ball extraction port 2 for sending game balls in the upper tray 25 to the lower tray 21b, which will be described later.
4d and a prize ball outlet 24e are formed.
Reference numeral 25 denotes an upper tray fixed to the front surface of the setting plate 24, which feeds game balls into the supply port 24b and also receives prize balls fed from the supply port 24e, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 13. I am starting to receive it. 26 is a set plate 24 together with the upper plate 25.
A transparent window cover fixed to the front surface of the display window 24 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10.
c It is designed to cover the front.

Next, the configuration of the ball feeding device mounted on the back surface of the setting plate 24 will be explained in detail. Reference numeral 27 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, a box-shaped portion 29 with an open front surface and a plate-shaped portion 28 are integrally formed vertically, and as shown in FIG. A through hole 27a with a guide plate 27f integrally formed between its both side edges is formed near the lower end, and a through hole 27a is formed on the right side of the front side as a game ball passage that matches the game ball supply port 24b on the set plate 24. Supply port 27b and display window 2
Three windows 27c corresponding to the openings 4c are formed, and on the left side of the front side, there is a passageway for playing balls that communicates with the passageway for extracting balls in the upper tray 25 through the ball extraction opening 24d of the setting plate 24. Ball extraction port 27d
is formed. The mounting structure of the mounting member 27 to the set plate 24 is as follows. That is, 30 is the plate-shaped portion 28 of the mounting member 27.
As shown in FIG. 7, a pair of slits 30a are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening to provide elasticity in the expansion direction. An engagement protrusion 30b having a gentle mountain-shaped cross section is formed. and,
On the back side of the set plate 24 are screws 32 with flanges 32a.
A protrusion 31 screwed into the distal end surface is formed protrudingly,
The cylindrical protrusion 30 is moved against its elasticity.
1 and engages the protrusion 30a with the flange 32a, the mounting member 27 can be fixed to the set plate 24,
If the mounting member 27 is pulled in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 from this state, the cylindrical projection 30 will separate from the projection 31 and the mounting member 27 can be removed from the set plate 24.

In this way, the attachment member 27 can be easily attached to and detached from the set plate 24 with a single touch.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 13, 34 is a pair of upper and lower support pieces protruding from the back surface of the right end of the mounting member 27, and a support hole 34a is formed in the center thereof. There is. 35 shown in FIG. 3 is a ball feed rotatably attached to the back surface of the mounting member by inserting a pair of upper and lower support pins 35a protruding from the right end into the support hole 34a of the support piece 34. As is clear from FIGS. 3 and 9, almost the entire front surface of the box is open, and near the upper end of the center part there is a ball gutter for receiving the game balls sent in from the supply port 27b of the mounting member 27. 3
5b is formed, and a support protrusion 35c for supporting game balls and a window 35d for sending out game balls are formed on the right side. The back surface of the ball feeding box 35 and the back surface of the box-shaped portion of the mounting member 27 are located on almost the same plane, and as shown in FIG. In between is the glass door 23 and the game board 46.
An interval L that is almost the same as the interval between
is formed.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a latch protrusion formed to protrude rightward from the left front end of the ball feeding box 35, and a second latch protrusion 36
As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3, and FIG. 13, the ball feeding box 35 can be opened to the back surface of the mounting member 27 by engaging with a latching protrusion 37 formed protrudingly on the left end of the mounting member 27. It is designed to be held in place. Therefore, after releasing the locking device provided at the left end of the setting plate 24 of the batted ball supply device and opening the setting plate 24 forward from the window 21a of the front frame 21, the latching protrusion 36 is inserted into the latching protrusion. When the ball feeding box 35 is removed from the section 37 and rotated, the front surface of the ball feeding box 35 is opened, and the inside of the box can be easily cleaned.

Next, the configuration of the various parts constituting the device provided in the ball feeding box 35 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 6.
To explain according to the drawings, 38 is a ball feeding boat that is supported at the left front surface of the ball feeding box 35 by a support pin 39 in a substantially central portion so as to be able to swing within a predetermined range. A guide surface 38a is formed for guiding the game ball from the ball gutter 35b in the ball feeding box 35 onto the supporting protrusion 35c, and a weight 40 is attached to the other end. A protrusion 38b is formed at the upper center of the ball feeding boat 38, and the protrusion 38b is connected to a protrusion 3 protruding from the lower center of the ball feeding box 35.
5e to restrict the ball sending boat 38 from swinging within a small range. Note that the support protrusion 35c
The portion is formed in the shape of a square hole through which one game ball can pass, and is formed to have an appropriate length so that one or more game balls can be placed on the support protrusion 35c. 4
Reference numeral 1 denotes a ball feeding member rotatably supported on the front side of the ball feeding box 35 by a support pin 42 on the right side of the supporting protrusion 35c, and a roller 43 for transmitting motion that also serves as a weight is attached to one end of the ball sending member 1. It is rotatably mounted, and a conical engagement portion 41a is formed protruding from the rear surface of one end, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. Reference numeral 44 denotes a substantially S-shaped protrusion in the front that protrudes from both the front and back sides at the other end of the ball sending member 41, and the upper surface of the protrusion 44 allows the game ball guided on the support protrusion 35c to be directed downwardly and to the right. Support surface 4 for support from both sides
4a is formed to slope downward toward the rear.

Therefore, although the ball sending boat 38 itself sends out a constant number of game balls per unit time, within its sending capacity, as the ball hitting mechanism described later operates, the ball sending member changes as shown in FIG. 41 is rotated and its support surface 44a is lowered, the game ball is transferred from the support protrusion 35c in the ball feeding box 35 onto the support surface 44a, and the game ball is transferred from the support surface 44a to the support surface 44a.
It is supported from below and from the right side, and then the third
As shown in the figure, the ball sending member 41 is connected to the roller 43.
When the support surface 44a is raised by the weight of the ball, the game ball is moved upward while being supported from below and from the right side by the support surface 44a.
From above the support surface 44a, the ball is smoothly sent out through the window 35d of the ball feeding box 35 to a firing rail 48, which will be described later, behind the box. In this embodiment, the batted ball supply device includes the set plate 24, the upper plate 25, the mounting member 27, the supply port 27b, and the ball extraction port 2.
7d, and a ball feeding box 35.

Next, the configuration of the firing rail located behind the ball feeding box 35 and the ball hitting mechanism located below will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 10. It is a board attached to the back side of the front frame 21, and a game board 46 is attached to the upper front side, a metal mounting plate 47 is attached to the lower front side, and a back mechanism (not shown) is attached to the back side. ) is installed. 48 is located behind the ball feeding box 35,
A firing rail is fixed to the front surface of the mounting plate 47 by a plurality of mounting screws 49, and the lower end of the right side wall in FIG. A holding hole 48a for holding still is formed, and
A guide rail surface 48b is formed obliquely toward the upper left side from the through hole 48a. As is clear from FIG. 10, the ball launch point of the launch rail 48 can be seen through the display window 24c of the set plate 24 and the display window 27c of the mounting member 27 through the transparent window cover 26. It's summery.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a support plate attached to the front surface of the lower end of the launch rail by the mounting screws 49 for the launch rail 48, and as shown in FIG. is formed. 51 is a set arm rotatably attached to the front right end of the support plate 50 by a support pin 52 so as to be disposed below the ball sending member 41; As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, an engaging piece 51a that contacts the roller 43 on the ball sending member 41 is formed protrudingly on the right side, and an operating piece 51b is curved on the lower side. The operating piece 5 is formed in a protruding manner.
An operating pin 51c is formed protruding from the rear surface of the upper end of 1b. Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the upper front end of the engaging piece 51a of the set arm 51 has an oblique engaging surface that can engage with the conical engaging portion 41a of the ball sending member 41. 51d is formed, the setting plate 24 is opened in front of the front frame 21, and the roller 43 on the ball sending member 41 is moved below the upper surface of the engagement piece 51a of the setting arm 51. When the set arm 51 is closed again, the engaging surface 51d of the set arm 51 engages with the conical engaging portion 41a of the ball sending member 41, rotating the ball sending member 41 in the front counterclockwise direction, as shown in FIG. As shown, the roller 43 is moved upward to engage with the upper surface of the engagement piece 51a of the set arm 51.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a ball hitting rod rotatably supported on the lower back surface of the front frame 21 via a rotation shaft 54 so as to be disposed on the lower right side of the firing rail 48, as shown in FIG. As such, the upper end of the hammer tip 53a corresponds to the game ball held stationary on the launch rail 48 through the through hole 48a of the launch rail 48. Reference numeral 55 denotes an operating rod extending upward from approximately the center of the back surface of the ball hitting rod 53, and as shown in FIGS. A coil spring 55b loosely fitted into the joint portion 55a engages with the left side surface of the operating piece 51b of the set arm 51. Note that the coil spring 55b
can be attached to and detached from the engaging portion 55a by utilizing its flexibility.

Accordingly, as the operating handle 21c provided on the lower front surface of the front frame 21 is operated, the batting rod 53 is rotated clockwise from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, either directly or through a drive mechanism such as a motor or cam. When the set arm 51 is rotated in the direction shown in FIG. The sending-out member 41 is rotated counterclockwise, and game balls are supplied and supported on the support surface 44a of the ball sending-out member 41. When the ball hitting rod 53 is operated to hit the ball in a counterclockwise direction from the state shown in FIG. Then, the set arm 51 and the ball sending member 41 are rotated back from the state shown in FIG. 6 to the position shown in FIG.
The game balls on 4a are smoothly sent out onto the launch rail 48.

Next, the configuration of the ball guide section disposed on the left side of the launch rail 48 is shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 8.
9 and 9, reference numeral 56 is a flying rail attached to the front surface of the game board 46, and the game ball launched from the launch rail 48 is directed onto the front game surface of the game board 46. It is designed to lead to. Reference numeral 57 denotes a ball receiving mallet which is attached to the front surface of the mounting plate 47 by a plurality of mounting screws 58 so as to be disposed below the starting end of the flying rail 56, and is shown in FIGS. As is clear from FIG. 9, a through hole 57a is formed at the lower left side of the front surface thereof, which matches the ball extraction opening 27d formed in the mounting plate 47 for the ball feeding device, and the ball extraction opening 27d and the ball extraction opening 27d are formed from the upper plate 25. The game balls sent through the through holes 57a and the Far balls returned along the flying rail 56 are transferred to the ball gutter 59 provided on the lower back surface of the front frame 21 and the ball gutter 59 formed on the front frame 21 in FIG. It is designed to be guided to the lower tray 21b on the front surface of the front frame 21 through the illustrated outlet 60.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, reference numeral 61 is arranged near the upper left end of the back surface of the box-shaped portion 29 of the mounting member 27, and as shown in FIG. A rail cover is inserted and supported through a hollow-shaped support hole 63 provided transparently in the mounting member 27, and is provided at a position covering the starting end of the flying rail 56 and at a position along the back surface of the box-shaped part 29. It can be rotated. A coil spring 64 is wound around the shaft 62 and biases the rail cover 61 in the direction of contacting the box-shaped portion 29.

65 is a fitting recess formed at the rail cover 61 supporting position of the box-shaped portion 29;
When the rail cover 61 is placed in a position covering the flying rail 56, the base end of the rail cover 61 is fitted by the biasing force of the coil spring 64. 66 is a locking protrusion formed on a part of the inner bottom surface of the fitting recess 65, and when the rail cover 61 is fitted into the fitting recess 65, the locking hole 67 formed in the rail cover 61 is inserted. It is becoming more and more involved.

Therefore, if the rail cover 61 is placed in a position to cover the starting end of the flying rail 56, the base end of the rail cover 61 will be fitted into the fitting recess 65 by the biasing force of the coil spring 64. , the locking hole 67 is held in a locked state with the locking protrusion 66. Also, if the rail cover 61 is pulled in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8 so as to be detached from the fitting recess 65 against the biasing force of the coil spring 64, the locking hole 67 is removed.
2 also separates from the locking protrusion 66, and from there 2 as shown in FIG.
When the rail cover 61 is rotated to the rear surface position of the box-shaped portion 29 as shown by the dotted chain line, the rail cover 61 is pressed against the box-shaped portion 29 by the biasing force of the coil spring 64 and is held at that position. Therefore, the front surface of the starting end of the flight rail 56 is opened, and the flight rail 56 can not only be cleaned easily, but also the flight of the ball traveling on the flight rail 56 is stable and When the rail cover 61 is not needed, it can be stored out of the way.

Note that when the prize balls are smoothly fed into the lower tray 21b at the front of the front frame 21 from the prize ball supply device at the top of the pachinko machine, the engagement of the operating rod 68 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 The portion 68a is in a position where it does not engage with the operation pin 51c of the set arm 51, and the ball sending member 41 is rotated via the operation rod 55 and the set arm 51 as the ball batting rod 53 hits the ball.
Game balls are fed one by one from the ball feeding box 35 onto the launch rail 48.

On the other hand, when the amount of prize balls fed into the lower tray 21b exceeds a certain amount, the operating rod 68 is moved to the left, and the set arm 51 is attached to the tip engaging portion 68a.
When the operating pin 51c of the set arm 51 is engaged, the set arm 51
is largely rotated counterclockwise to a position where it does not interact with the operating rod 55 on the ball hitting rod 53 side. Therefore,
In this state, even if the ball hitting rod 53 is operated to hit a ball, the ball sending member 41 is not rotated, and the operation of supplying the game ball onto the firing rail 48 is reliably stopped.

Next, along with the detection operation of the empty ball detection mechanism that detects the bottom of the prize balls in the prize ball supply device, the supply route of game balls into the ball feeding box 35 is cut off, and the empty ball state is determined. The structure of the cutting mechanism for displaying will be explained with particular reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 14. 70 is rotatably supported on the left front surface of the support plate 50 by a mounting screw 71. The front end of a connecting pin 72 linked to the empty ball detection mechanism is fitted into the right end of the lever, and fitting pins 70a are formed protruding from both the front and rear surfaces of the left end. Reference numeral 73 denotes a beveled member rotatably attached to the upper end of the front surface of the plate-shaped portion 28 of the mounting member 27 by means of a mounting screw 74 at the left end so as to be disposed above the rotation lever 70. An opening/closing part 73a for opening and closing the game ball supply port 27b of the plate-shaped part 28 is formed in the middle part, and the set plate is opened at the right end by the downward rotation of the shingle cutting member 73. 24 counter 24c
A display portion 73b that protrudes from the rear surface is formed. Further, a stepped portion 27e is formed at the front opening edge of the game ball supply port 27b, and the lower end of the opening/closing portion 73a is received at the stepped portion 27e, thereby regulating the lower limit of movement of the rotary lever 73. There is. 75
is a connecting plate that is rotatably attached to the sheathing member 73 at its upper end and guided by the guide plate 27f of the mounting member 27, and has a through hole in the mounting member 27 at its lower end. 27a
A connecting portion 75a is formed that projects from below to the back side of the mounting member 27, and a fitting hole 75b into which the front end of the fitting pin 70a of the rotating lever 70 fits is formed in the connecting portion 75a.

When the prize balls in the supply tank are supplied to the back mechanism of the pachinko machine and the empty ball detection mechanism is not activated, the blade breaking member 73
is held in the upper rotating position, the game ball supply port 27b of the mounting member 27 is opened, and the display part 73b is placed in the upper non-display position, and the upper plate 2
The game balls in 5 pass through the supply ports 24b and 27b of the set plate 24 and the mounting member 27 to the ball feeding box 3.
Supplied within 5 days. On the other hand, if the prize balls in the supply tank become empty and the empty ball detection mechanism is activated,
As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting pin 72 moves upward, and along with the upward movement, the rotating lever 70 is rotated counterclockwise.
3 is rotated to the lower position, the supply port 27b of the mounting member 27 is closed by the opening/closing part 73a, and the display part 73b is opened to the window 24 of the set plate 24.
c It is placed at the display position on the back side. Therefore, the supply of game balls into the ball feeding box 35 is stopped, and the player is reliably prevented from hitting the ball blankly, and the player can view the display from the front of the Pachinko machine through the transparent window cover 26. By looking through the portion 73b, it is possible to easily check whether the prize balls in the supply tank are empty.

As described in detail above, the present invention includes a batted ball supply device including a set plate forming the front surface of the batted ball supply device;
An upper plate provided on the front surface of the set plate, a mounting member removably attached to the rear surface of the set plate by fitting the recesses and recesses, and an upper plate provided integrally with the mounting member; A game ball passage for feeding the game balls in the tray to the rear side of the set plate through the set plate, and a game ball passageway that is attached to the rear face of the mounting member so as to be openable and closable, and that is supplied through the game ball passage. By including a ball feeding box incorporating a ball feeding device for feeding the game ball to the batting rod, the following unique effects are achieved.

(a) By opening the ball feeding box, the game ball passage in the mounting member and the ball feeding device in the ball feeding box can be easily cleaned.

(b) The set plate and the mounting member can be easily replaced individually, so that, for example, if the ball feeding device breaks down, there is no need to replace the entire Pineco machine, and such a situation can be easily dealt with.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can also be embodied in the following manner.

(A) In the above embodiment, the protrusion 30b of the cylindrical protrusion 30 is engaged with the flange 32a of the screw 32, but the screw 32 is omitted and the protrusion 30b is directly engaged with the protrusion 31. to ensure that In this case, it is desirable to provide a protrusion on the outer periphery of the tip of the protrusion 31 that engages with the inner side of the protrusion 31.

(b) Contrary to the above embodiment, the cylindrical protrusion 30 is provided on the set plate 24, and the protrusion 31 is provided on the mounting member 27.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment embodying the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the entire pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a front view of the mounting member, and Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the entire pachinko machine.
The figure is a front view showing the ball feeding box and its related mechanism, Figure 4 is a partially cutaway front view showing the ball hitting mechanism, Figure 5 is a partial front view of the mounting member in the prize ball bottomed state, and Figure 6 is the ball being hit. A front view of the ball feeding box immediately before operation, Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 in Fig. 2, Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 9 is approximately the same as Fig. 2. 10 is a sectional view taken approximately along the line 10-10 in FIG. 2, FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken approximately at the line 11-11 in FIG. 2 with the set plate slightly opened, and FIG. The figure is also approximately 1 of Figure 2.
13 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the ball feeding device, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 14-14 in FIG. 2. Set plate...24, mounting member...27, cylindrical protrusion...
30, protrusion...31.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball rod 5 that fires a ball to the front of the game board 46
In contrast to No. 3, in a pachinko machine in which a ball feeder for supplying game balls is arranged at the bottom of the game board 46, the ball feeder is connected to a set plate 24 forming the front surface of the ball feeder.
and an upper plate 25 provided on the front of the set plate 24.
and a mounting member 27 that is removably attached to the rear surface of the set plate 24 by fitting the concave and convex portions, and a mounting member 27 that is integrally provided with the mounting member 27 and that allows the game balls in the upper plate 25 to be attached to the mounting member 27. A passage 27b for playing balls to be sent to the rear side of the setting plate 24 via the setting plate 24;
27d, and a ball feeding device that is attached to the rear surface of the mounting member 27 so as to be openable and closable, and that sends game balls supplied through the game ball passages 27b and 27d to the ball batting rod 53. Ball feeding box 35
A pachinko machine comprising: