JPH02302286A - Ball storage part of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly and smoothly cope with discharge of a large quantity of balls by attaching axially a stirring member moving reciprocatively against a connecting part, to the inside surface of a side wall of a containing for facing a continuous part of a flow-down hole and a flow-down duct, and connecting an output terminal of a driving source brought to reciprocating angle rotary motion centering around an axis, to the stirring member. CONSTITUTION:On a bottom plate of a container 1, a flow-down hole 5 is formed for two pieces of balls, and with regard to a duct 6, as well, two pieces of ducts 6a, 6b for one piece of ball are used. To an output axis of a geared motor 8 for oscillating forward and backward a stirring member 7 along a side wall 3a of the container 1 centering around its axis 7a, an output cam 9 having an eccentric pin 9 is attached, and a connecting rod member 10 in which the rear end is connected to a pin 9a, and also, the front end is attached to the member 7 by a pivot 10a is connected. When the motor 8 is rotated, the part of the pivot 10a of the rod 10 is guided by a guide hole 3b and moves reciprocatively, and the member 7 is moved reciprocatively on the flow-down 5 centering around the fitting axis 7a. A large quantity of pinballs in the container 1 flow down smoothly and quickly to the flow-down duct 6 side from the flow-down hole 5.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is directed to smooth outflow of one ball from a ball storage section for a pachinko machine or various gaming machines that use pachinko balls or similar balls as game media. The present invention relates to a bulb reservoir.

[Conventional technology]

In a pachinko machine or a gaming machine that uses pachinko balls, a storage section for paying out balls is provided inside the gaming machine in order to pay out the pachinko balls, which are game media, to the player when winning a prize or at the end of the game. ing.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In conventional pachinko machines, each payout of winning balls is about 15 balls, so configuring the mechanism for dispensing balls from the one-ball storage section is not technically difficult.

However, for example, the payout of winning balls is on the order of several hundred at a time.

Or, if the number exceeds that amount, the ball outflow mechanism of the ball storage part in a conventional pachinko machine may not be used for counting.
Payout takes too much time, making it impossible to achieve very quick and smooth payout.

An object of the present invention is to provide an outflow mechanism in a ball storage section that can quickly and smoothly handle the dispensing of a large number of balls at once as described above.

[Means for solving the problem] The structure of the present invention made to solve the above problem includes forming a ball flow pilot hole on the sloped lower end side of the bottom plate in a ball storage container formed with a sloped bottom plate. In a ball storage container in which a ball flow down duct is connected in communication with this hole, on the inner surface of the side wall of the container facing the continuous part of the flow down hole and the flow down duct,
A stirring member that makes reciprocating motion is pivoted to the connecting portion, and an output end of a drive source such as a motor that makes reciprocating angular rotation about the shaft is connected to the stirring member. It is something.

(Function) The stirring member, which is pivoted to the side surface of the storage container located above the ball flow hole, is reciprocated along the wall surface of the container above the flow hole, so that it moves along the sloping bottom plate of the container. Multiple balls flowing down in groups of six are always
It comes into contact with the reciprocating stirring member and receives an action as if it were being rocked.

As a result, there is no risk that a large number of balls will form a so-called bridge state and become clogged in the vicinity of the flow hole.

〔Example〕

Next, an example of implementation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the ball storage part of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped container having a horizontally long rectangular shape when viewed from above, and its bottom plate 2 is formed with a downward slope toward the left. 3a and 3b are left and right side walls of this container 1, and 4a and 4b are front and rear side walls.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate 2 has a shallow trough-like or groove-like cross-sectional shape. 2a is the bottom of this bottom plate 2.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a ball flow pilot hole provided in the lowest part of the bottom plate 2 of the container 1, and in this example, a pachinko ball (not shown) is inserted into the hole 5.
The area of the opening is such that they can be passed through simultaneously.

5a is a connecting attachment formed on the lower side of this flow hole 5, and 6 is a ball flow lower duct whose upper end is connected to this attachment 5a.Here, since the flow hole 5 is formed for two balls, this duct 6 Ducts 6a and 6b for one ball
A type that combines two pieces of paper is used.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a plate-shaped stirring member having an approximately A-shape when viewed from the front, whose upper end is pivoted to the side wall 3a of the container 1 facing the flow hole 5 by a horizontal shaft 7a parallel to the longitudinal direction of the container 1. The size and pivot position of the lower end of the flow hole 7 are adjusted to correspond to the front and rear ends of the flow hole 5.

Reference numeral 8 designates a geared motor that serves as a drive source for swinging the stirring member 7 back and forth along the side wall 3a of the container 1 around its shaft 7a.The output shaft of this motor 8 is equipped with an eccentric pin 9.
An output cam 9 having a diameter of 1.a is attached, and a connecting rod member 10 whose rear end is connected to the bin 9a and whose front end is attached to the member 7 by a pivot 10a is connected.

Note that 3b is a guide hole for the pivot 10a formed in the side wall 3a.

When the motor 8 is rotated in either direction, the rod 10 reciprocates with its pivot 10a being guided by the guide hole 3b. , the member 7 reciprocates back and forth over the flow hole 5 along the side wall 3a of the container 1 around the mounting shaft 7a.

When the container 1 is filled with a large amount of pachinko balls (not shown), the balls may engage with each other and not flow down from the flow hole 5 to the flow duct 6. However, in the present invention,
Since the stirring member 7 is reciprocated with respect to the hole 5 in the vicinity of the flow hole 5, even if the balls try to engage with each other, this state is collapsed by the moving stirring member 7.
As a result, the ball naturally falls smoothly and quickly from the flow hole 5 to the flow duct 6 side.

In the above example, the bottom 2a of the bottom plate 2 of the container 1 has the following:
Cut out two places in the middle of the slope to form cutouts 2b and 2c, and limit switches 11.1 to the second cutouts 2b and 2c.
2 and use the movable plates 11a and 12a to remove the defect 2.
It blocks b and 2c.

This means that when the container 1 is full of balls, both limit switches 11.12 are open, but when the number of balls is low and it is necessary to replenish them, the switch 11 or 11.12 is closed. This is to enable detection based on the generated signal.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment described above, the bottom plate 2 of the container 1 is formed with a downward slope in one direction.

In the present invention, although not shown in the drawings, the bottom plate 2 is formed into a so-called mountain shape with a high central portion and a downward slope in both left and right directions. It is also possible to provide a stirring mechanism for the outflow of the balls with the same configuration as in the example, in which case the outflow capacity of the balls will be twice that of the above example.

Furthermore, in the above example, the flow duct 6 was formed as a passage duct to match the size of the flow hole 5 of the container 1, but the passage was formed with a size of three or more rings, and Of course, it may be formed with three or more ducts.

In addition, in the present invention, a groove wheel or the like for feeding out the balls may be provided in the vicinity of the flow hole 5 in conjunction with the stirring member 7.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention is as described above, and the bottom plate of the container that serves as the ball storage section is sloped, and due to this slope, a large amount of balls that come toward the linear flow pilot hole are received, and a wall surface is formed on the side wall surface of the container that stops the balls. A stirring member that swings back and forth along the flow hole is provided, and the side wall surface acts as if it were swinging in front and behind the flow hole, so that the balls mesh with each other in the vicinity of or around the flow hole, and However, a bridge-like condition does not occur, and therefore, a special effect can be obtained in that a large amount of balls can be smoothly and quickly discharged to the downstream duct side.

Therefore, the present invention is extremely useful as a ball storage section in a gaming machine that needs to dispense a large amount of balls, such as pachinko balls.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an example of the ball storage part of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a left side view, and Fig. 3A is a plan view. 1... Container, 2... Bottom plate, 3a... Side wall, 5...
・Flowing hole, 6... Downflow duct, 7... Stirring member, 8
...Motor, 9...Cam, 10...Connecting rod, 11, 12...Limit switch

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A ball storage container formed with an inclined bottom plate, in which a ball flow lower hole is formed on the sloped lower end side of the bottom plate, and a ball flow lower duct is connected to the hole. A stirring member that reciprocates with respect to the connecting portion is pivotally attached to the inner surface of the side wall of the container facing the connecting portion between the flow hole and the downstream duct, and the stirring member has a reciprocating angle about the shaft. A ball storage part for a game machine, characterized in that the output end of a drive source such as a motor for causing rotational movement is connected to the ball storage part. 2 Ball flow pilot holes are formed on the left and right inclined lower end sides of the bottom plate of the ball storage container, which is formed by giving the bottom plate an approximately chevron-shaped left and right slope when viewed from the front, and the ball flow holes are formed in communication with each of these holes. While the downstream ducts are installed in series, agitation members are installed on the inner surfaces of the left and right walls of the container facing the joints between each of the downstream holes and the downstream ducts, respectively, so as to reciprocate along the side wall surface with respect to both of the joints. What is claimed is: 1. A ball storage section for a game machine, characterized in that the agitating members are mounted on shafts and connected to the output end of a drive source such as a motor that causes the agitating members to perform reciprocating angular rotational motion about their mounting shafts. 3. The ball storage portion of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein two or more of the flow ducts are connected to the flow hole. 4. The ball storage portion of a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stirring member is a plate-like member having a substantially square shape when viewed from the front.