JPH0136543Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a tray in a pachinko machine, and more specifically, to a tray that is attached to the lower part of the front frame of the pachinko machine to receive pachinko balls.

This tray, also commonly referred to as the lower ball tray, is designed to receive balls drawn from the upper ball tray, foul balls generated during the game, and prize balls that cannot flow into the upper ball tray. Regarding such a lower ball plate,
In recent years, some devices have been seen in which a ball removal hole is opened with an opening/closing plate so that the ball in the dish can be extracted, but the opening/closing plate must be kept in the open position until the ball is removed. Especially when there are many balls, that is, when the lower ball tray and the passage (bucket) on the back side connected to the tray are filled with many balls,
The opening/closing plate must be held open for a long time, which is quite troublesome and still inconvenient.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problem, and is a receiving tray in which a locking means is attached to the opening/closing plate for the ball extraction hole so that the opening/closing plate can be temporarily fixed and held in the open position. , the purpose is to make removing the ball even easier and easier.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The saucer of this example is also equipped with an ashtray 33, and is shown to be integrally assembled with the decorative front plate 2 and fixed to the front surface of the front frame 1. That is, a ball holder 5 having a ball accommodating portion 7 formed on a bottom plate 6 is connected to a tray pedestal 4 forming the main body of the holder, and an installation recess 10 is connected to the left side of the pedestal 5 via a connecting rod portion 11. A flat concave plate cover 8 is screwed onto the ball holder 5 to form a ball plate portion A with a required volume.
A cover 12 is screwed onto the base 9 to form a support part B for the ashtray 33.
Incidentally, threaded rods 13 and nuts 14 as fixing means for the front frame 1 are provided at each part of the plate stand 4, and a ball removal hole 15 is formed in the lowered part of the bottom plate 6 of the ball holder 5.

In the above-mentioned ball dish portion A, a shallow box-shaped case 16 incorporating an opening/closing plate 28 is removably fixed to the lower surface of the ball holder 5. This case 16 is
It is screwed to the lower surface of the bottom plate 6 of the ball holder 5, and an opening 18 that can communicate with the ball extraction hole 15 is formed in an appropriate part of the cover plate 17, and the front and rear walls 19, 21 of the cover plate 17 are provided with screws. Rail parts 20 and 22 that can regulate the amount of movement of the opening/closing plate 28 are formed on the sides. However, the front rail part 20 has first and second locking grooves 23 and 2.
4 is formed. Note that 25 is a supporting wall, which forms a rail portion 26 similar to the above. 27 is a spring.

On the other hand, the opening/closing plate 28 has a substantially rectangular shape and has two rows of guide strips 29 on its back surface for the front rail portion 20.
A rail groove 30 is formed, and a protrusion 31 for the first and second locking grooves 23 and 24 is formed at the center of the rail groove 30. , 26 and can be moved using the knob 32 without wobbling. The opening/closing plate 28 is located between the case 16 and the seat plate 6 of the ball holder 5 and is allowed to move up and down slightly, and is normally held under pressure by a spring 27 between the protrusion 31 and the first locking groove. 23, the ball removal hole 15 and opening 18 are held in the closed position.

Therefore, in the ball receiver of this example configured as described above, when the opening/closing plate 18 is in the closed state, it is possible to receive a large number of prize balls fed from the back side of the Pachinko machine to the outlet 3 of the front plate 2. In this state, the opening/closing plate 28 is pressed by the spring 27 and locked in the closed position by the protrusion 31 and the first locking groove 23, so that even if a player's hand touches the knob 32, it will not occur. This prevents the balls from being opened, thus preventing the balls from spilling out in the ball tray.

When removing the ball, the knob 32 is used to slightly push up the opening/closing plate 28 and move it to a predetermined position on the left, and the plate 28 is locked by disengaging from the protrusion 31 and the first locking groove 23. is released and locked in the open position by engagement between the projection 31 and the second locking groove 24. As a result, the ball extraction hole 15 is completely opened and communicated with the opening 18 of the case 16, so that the ball in the ball dish can be extracted. Note that while the ball is being removed, the player does not need to hold the opening/closing plate 28 in the open position and can continue to concentrate on the game while leaving it alone.

On the other hand, the ashtray 33 is composed of a receiving box 34 made of synthetic resin and an ashtray main body 39 made of metal in order to be as cheap and light as possible and to have a good appearance. It is removably installed in the recess between the two. The receiving box 34 is sized to match the dish stand 4 and the supporting stand 9, and has bearing holes 36, 36 formed in both side walls 35, 35, and a long hole 38 formed in the width direction of the bottom plate 37. There is. The ashtray main body 39 is box-shaped and has a size that matches the support part B, and is fitted onto the receiving box 34 and detachably assembled with screws.

A receiving box 34 serves as a means for supporting attachment and detachment of the ashtray 33.
A pair of support pins 40, 40 are incorporated therein.
Each of the support pins 40 is movably inserted into a common support shaft 41 and is always pressed outward by a spring 42, so that the tip end protruding from the corresponding bearing port 36 is connected to the ball holder 5, They are inserted into bearing recesses 43 and 43 formed in the support base 9, respectively. The supporting pin 40 has an operating piece 44 formed at one end thereof.
It protrudes into the elongated hole 38 for movement guidance and rotation prevention. Therefore, by inverting the ashtray 33 and inserting both support pins 40, 40 together using the operation piece 44, the ashtray 33 can be easily removed and set. In order to prevent the ashtray from being stolen due to unauthorized operation, it is preferable that the operating piece 44 not protrude from the lower surface of the receiving box 34 and that it cannot be operated with a fingertip so that it can be operated with an instrument.

In addition, in the saucer that is the subject of this proposal, the opening/closing plate 28 in the ball tray part A is designed to be openable to either the left or right side of the case 16 with respect to the closed position of the ball removal hole 15 as shown in FIG. It's okay. At this time, the springs 27 may be arranged on each side of the case 16, and the second locking grooves 23, 24 for the projections 31 may be arranged on both sides of the front rail portion 20. Also ashtray 33
As described above, since the receiving box 34 and the ashtray main body 39 are assembled, the ball receiving holder 5 and the ashtray are integrally fixed when the tray holder 4 is molded, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. The device may be installed while being assembled on the support shaft 45 connected between the device and the device 9. According to this, the support shaft 45 can be used to strengthen the tray stand 4 and strengthen the support for the ashtray 33.

As described above, according to the saucer of the present invention, the opening/closing plate for opening and closing the ball extraction hole can be temporarily fixed and held in the open position by an appropriate locking means, so it is possible to do anything with the balls in the tray while the opening/closing plate is released. Especially when there are a large number of pitches, it is extremely easy to remove the ball.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of the saucer, Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Figs.
5 is an exploded perspective view of the ball removal part, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the ashtray part, Figure 7 is a plan view showing another example of the ball tray part, and Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view based on the - line. FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view showing another example of the ashtray, and is also a plan view. 1: Front frame, 5: Ball holder, 8: Cover, 15:
Ball removal hole, 16: case, 18: mouth, 23,2
4: Locking groove, 28: Opening/closing plate, 31: Projection, A: Ball plate portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A ball hole is formed in the bottom plate of the ball tray attached to the front of the front frame of a pachinko machine, and a movable opening/closing plate for opening and closing the ball hole is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom plate, and this opening/closing plate is always kept in place. A saucer characterized by being biased and held in a closed position and lockable in an open position.