JPH0334211Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more specifically, to a pachinko machine in which a ball sending device and a ball hitting device are provided on the same board, and this board is directly fixed to the board surface. It is.

[Prior art] A pachinko machine has a board surface as a playing space fixed to a front panel that can be opened and closed freely, and a ball sending device sequentially sends out balls to a ball waiting area provided on the front board corresponding to the lower part of the board surface. The game is enjoyed by launching balls from a ball waiting area onto a board using a ball hitting device, and winning or losing prizes depending on the falling path of the ball.

Conventional ball throwing devices and ball hitting devices in such pachinko machines have both been fixed to the front plate.

This is because early pachinko machines were hand-cranked, and the handle and balance for hitting the ball needed to be fixed to the front plate. Even if a ball hitting device was attached, it was fixed to the front plate as in the past.

However, like in conventional pachinko machines, if the ball throwing device and ball hitting device are fixed to the front plate, and the ball rail from which the ball is hit by the ball hitting device is fixed to the board surface,
Due to misalignment between the front plate and the board surface, it has sometimes been difficult to hit the ball smoothly.

In particular, since both the front plate and the board surface are made of wood, it is not only difficult to accurately determine the mounting position of the ball hitting device or the ball rail, but also difficult to improve the accuracy of fixing the two.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The present invention was devised in order to solve these drawbacks of conventional pachinko machines,
While fixing the ball throwing device and the ball hitting device to the board,
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that prevents a decline in interest in the game by fixing this board to the board and eliminating misalignment between the ball hitting device and the ball rail, thereby ensuring smooth ball hitting at all times. do.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a pachinko machine in which a front door that can be opened and closed is fixed with a board surface on which balls bounced along a ball rail are dropped. In the machine, a ball sending device that sends a ball from a ball path to a batted ball waiting section and a ball hitting device that hits a ball from a batted ball waiting section onto a board surface are provided on the same board, and this board is
It is characterized in that the ball hitting device is fixed to the board surface so as to look over the ball rail fixed to the board surface.

[Function] In the present invention, the board on which the ball-throwing device and the ball-hitting device are installed is fixed to the board surface to which the ball rail is fixed, so that the ball-striking device faces the ball rail fixed to the board surface. It is possible to perform alignment on the board surface, which is the same member.

Therefore, the positional accuracy between the ball hitting device and the ball rail is significantly improved, and the ball can always be hit smoothly.

[Example] In this example, a ball throwing device 3 is used to sequentially send out balls 20 to the front side of a substrate 10 having a ball passage 11.
0 and a ball hitting device 40 for launching the ball 20 onto the board surface 60, and a motor 50 for operating these ball sending device 30 and ball hitting device 40 on the back side of the substrate 10. is fixed to the board surface 60.

The ball passage 11 is connected to the ball throwing device 3 in this embodiment.
0, it is provided in a meandering upward direction.

The ball-throwing device 30 includes a ball-throwing rod 32 that is pivotally supported on the base plate 10 by a ball-throwing shaft 31, and a lever crank mechanism 3 that vibrates the ball-throwing rod 32 as a motor 50 rotates.
It is formed from 3. The ball throwing rod 32 has a generally dogleg shape, and has a ball 2 at one end.
A storage section 34 for storing one 0 is missing, and a connecting rod shaft 35 that is pivotally supported by a lever crank mechanism 33 is provided at the other end. Furthermore,
A ball throwing standby portion 36 extends from the storage portion 34 in the direction of the connecting rod shaft 35, and when the ball 20 is sent out by the vibration of the ball throwing rod 32, the next ball 20 comes into contact and waits.
is provided. Also, the lever crank mechanism 33 is
Crank 5 fixed to output shaft 51 of motor 50
The two tips and the aforementioned connecting rod shaft 35 of the ball throwing rod 32 are connected by a base connecting rod 37 and a leading connecting rod 38. Also, the former 37 and the previous 38 are,
The tension spring 39 urges the ball 20 to approach the ball, and when the ball 20 is caught between the storage portion 34 and the lower part of the ball passage 11, the tension spring 39
Against the elastic force of 9, the first connecting rod 38 moves against the original connecting rod 37.
It is designed to move to the side.

Therefore, as the motor 50 rotates,
A crank 52 fixed to the output shaft 51 rotates,
By transmitting this rotational force to both linking rods 37 and 38, the ball throwing rod 32 is caused to swing. Note that the joint between the crank 52 and the connecting rod 37 is supported by the crankshaft 53, and
A rotating portion 54 is provided protruding from the crankshaft 53 toward the ball hitting device 40 .

Further, a stopper device 70 is provided on the base plate 10 below the ball passage 11. This stopper device 70
The column 7 is connected to a support shaft 71 that is supported parallel to the substrate 10.
2 is pivoted. Also, a solenoid 73 that is activated by the game player's operation is disposed on one side of the connecting rod 72, and a solenoid 73 that penetrates the board 10 and connects the ball passage 1 to the other side.
A protruding body 74 that can freely protrude is located at the lower part of the housing. Furthermore, the protruding body 74 is formed by a compression spring 75 so that it does not normally protrude from the substrate 10. Also, a spiral spring 76 is attached to the support shaft 71.
is arranged, and the connecting rod 72 is positioned so that the protruding body 74 does not protrude from the substrate 10 when the solenoid 73 is in a non-energized state.

The ball sending device 40 is formed by a ball hitting mallet 41 that vibrates in conjunction with the rotation of a motor 50. Further, the ball hitting mallet 41 is pivotally supported by the base plate 10 by a ball hitting shaft 42, and has an angular overall shape, and a ball hitting portion 43 for hitting the ball 20 is provided at one tip thereof. A strength adjustment spring 44 is fixed to the tip of the other end for changing the launch speed of the ball 20 by operating a handle (not shown). Furthermore, this batting mallet 41 includes a crank 52 that rotates as the motor 50 rotates.
A pressure contact portion 45 is provided with which a rotating portion 54 fixed to the crankshaft 53 comes into contact. Therefore, as the motor 50 rotates, the ball mallet 41 contacts the pressure contact portion 45.
is pushed upward while resisting the strength adjustment spring 44, and the moment the pressure contact between the pressure contact portion 45 and the rotating portion 54 is removed, the strength adjustment spring 44
The ball 20 is rotated in the opposite direction until it collides with the damper 46, and the ball 20 is launched.

Further, the ball 20 sent out by the ball sending device 30 is sent to the batted ball waiting section 13 at the bottom of the ball rail 12, but a swing stop magnet 14 is fixed to the back side of the base plate 10 corresponding to this batting ball waiting section 13. There is.
Furthermore, when the ball 20 is sent out by the ball sending device 30, a sensor 15 is provided on the back side of the substrate 10 for detecting the passage of the ball 20 sent out.

Furthermore, a board 10 equipped with such various devices
is provided with a ball sending device 30 for sequentially sending out the balls 20 and a ball hitting device 40 for launching the balls 20 onto the board surface 60 on the front side, and operates these ball sending device 30 and ball hitting device 40 on the back side of the base plate 10. Since it is formed with a motor 50 for this purpose, it cannot be fixed to the substrate 10 as it is. Therefore, a notch hole 61 is provided in advance in the board surface 60 corresponding to a part that protrudes to the back side, such as the protruding part of the motor 50 or the swinging part of the connecting shaft 35 of the ball sending device 30, and the part that protrudes from the base plate 10 to the back side. While letting it escape through this notch hole 61,
A board 10 is fixed to a board surface 60. Further, such fixing of the board 10 to the board surface 60 is such that the ball hitting portion 43 of the ball hitting device 40 fixed to the board 10 is fixed to the ball rail 1.
It is fixed so as to face the batted ball waiting section 13 of No. 2.

Next, the operation of such an embodiment will be explained.

First, the ball 2 is placed in the batted ball waiting section 13 as shown in the figure.
Let's start with the state where there is no 0.

In such a case, the ball throwing rod 32 is at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, and the batting mallet 41 is at the position shown by the imaginary line. At this time, when the motor 50 rotates and the rotating part 54 starts rotating clockwise in FIG. The ball 2 rotates clockwise until it collides with the damper 46.
Performs the operation of hitting 0.

Thereafter, the rotating part 54 rotates further, and when the rotating part 54 reaches the position shown by the solid line in FIG.
2 reaches the position shown by the imaginary line. At this time,
The ball 20 located in the storage section 34 of the throwing rod 32
is sent to the batted ball waiting section 13.
At the same time, the balls 20 above the balls 20 located in the storage section 34 are prevented from falling by the ball throwing standby section 36.

It should be noted that when one ball 20 is sent to the batting ball standby section 13 by the ball sending rod 32 in this way, the sensor 15 detects the movement of this ball 20 on the way. Furthermore, in this way, the ball 2 sent out
0 collides with the ball hitting part 43 as it falls, causing some vibration there, but it is attracted to the anti-sway magnet 14 located in the ball waiting part 13 and immediately stops vibrating and stands still.

When the rotary part 54 further rotates clockwise from this state, the rotary part 54 eventually comes into contact with the pressure contact part 45 of the batting mallet 41 and pushes the batting mallet 41 up in the counterclockwise direction. At this time, the ball feeding rod 32 swings counterclockwise and operates to position the next ball 20 in the storage section 34.

As the rotating part 54 continues to rotate further, the rotating part 54 eventually separates from the pressure contact part 45 of the batting mallet 41, and the batting mallet 41 rapidly rotates clockwise due to the elastic force of the strength adjustment spring 44, and waits for a ball to be hit. The ball 20, which is stationary due to magnetic force in the part 13, is launched onto the board surface 60.

Thereafter, by sequentially repeating such operations, the ball 20 will be launched onto the board surface 60 simply by rotating the motor 50.

When playing the game in this way, for example, if the ball 20 hit onto the board 60 hits the needle on the board 60 and returns to the ball rail 12, or if the ball 20 is launched at a slow speed, In some cases, the ball 20 did not reach the board surface 60 and returned to the ball rail 12. In such a case, the return ball 12 is usually collected in a return ball path provided in the middle of the ball rail 12, and only one ball is always placed in the ball waiting area 13. Depending on the timing of 12, etc.
A plurality of balls 20 sometimes accumulated in the ball waiting area 13. In such a case, an operation switch (not shown) is used to operate the solenoid 73 of the stopper device 70 to cause the protrusion 74 to protrude from the front surface of the base plate 10 at the bottom of the ball passage 11, and to stop the ball throwing device 30.
While stopping the ball 20 feeding, the ball hitting device 40
All the balls 20 in the batted ball waiting area 13 are transferred to the board 6 by
It is possible to restart the game after hitting the ball to zero, then releasing the stopper device 70 and sending one ball to the ball waiting section 13.

Furthermore, even if the ball 20 is caught between the storage section 34 of the ball throwing device 30 and the lower part of the ball passage 11 when the stopper device 70 is released, the leading lever 38 will be able to resist the elastic force of the tension spring 39. Since it extends, damage to various members cannot occur.

In this embodiment, since the ball 20 sent out by the ball sending rod 32 is always stopped at a fixed position by the anti-sway magnet 14 provided in the ball waiting part 113, the ball 20 is not shaken by the subsequent operation of the ball hitting mallet 41. It is possible to always drop the ball 20 at a predetermined position on the board surface 60 without any problems. Therefore, the gamer's consciousness is directly reflected in the game, which not only makes it easy to play the game, but also prevents the player from feeling uncomfortable while playing the game since the ball 20 is not launched in an unexpected position. .

In the above explanation, the ball throwing rod 32 and the batting mallet 41 have been explained as separate bodies, but for example, as the batting mallet 41 operates, the ball throwing rod 32 integrated with the batting mallet 41 Even in the case where the ball 20 is delivered to the ball-hitting standby section 13, the same effect as in the embodiment can be achieved as long as the anti-sway magnet 14 is provided in the ball-striking section 13. Furthermore, it is sufficiently effective not only for the commonly used vertical pachinko machines but also for cases where the pachinko machine is tilted, such as a smart ball, as long as the ball 20 that can be attracted by a magnet is used. It can be used for

Further, in this embodiment, the balls 20 sent out by the ball sending rod 32 are detected by the sensor 15, so if, for example, you want to hit 10 balls 20, the sensor 15 detects the passage of 10 balls 20. By stopping the motor 50 at this point, the number of pieces to be ejected can be controlled. In addition, when formed in this way, the ball 20 that did not reach the board surface 60 or the ball 20 that once jumped out to the board surface 60 but returned to the ball rail 12 after colliding with a nail or the like is a ball (not shown). The ball 20 is formed to fall into the return port of 20, and the ball 20 that falls into the return port
It is also possible to check the number of 20 balls actually hit onto the board 60 by separately detecting the ball and subtracting the 20 returned balls from the number of balls hit by the sensor 15 described above. Furthermore, when forming in this way, for example, the number of balls launched by the sensor 15 or the number of 20 balls returned to the return port, and furthermore, the number of 20 winning balls corresponding to the number of winning balls in the appropriate winning hole provided on the board surface 60, etc. are all calculated. By inputting data into the CPU and displaying the results of addition and subtraction for the 20 balls held by the CPU on a separately provided digital display, it is possible to play pachinko without actually exchanging 20 balls. be.

In addition, in this embodiment, the motor 50 performs all the interlocking operations with a time difference between the batting mallet 41 and the ball sending rod 32.
A crankshaft 53 provided on the output shaft 51 of the motor 50 is provided with a rotating part 54 for operating the batting mallet 41, and the ball is thrown from the crankshaft 53 via both connecting rods 37, 38. Rod 3
2 are formed to oscillate, mutual action is always obtained from the same rotating body, and ball hitting errors or ball throwing errors do not occur.

[Effects of the invention] In the present invention, the ball-throwing device and the ball-hitting device are fixed to the board, and this board is fixed to the board surface, so there is no misalignment between the ball-striking device and the ball rail, and the ball can always be hit smoothly. This is to prevent a decline in interest in the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the main parts, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing the stopper device. 10... Board, 11... Ball passage, 12... Ball rail,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13... Batted ball standby part, 14... Anti-sway magnet, 15... Sensor, 20... Ball, 30... Ball throwing device, 31... Ball throwing shaft, 32... Ball throwing rod, 33... Lever crank mechanism, 3
4...Storage section, 35...Connection rod shaft, 36...Ball waiting section,
37... Original connecting rod, 38... First connecting rod, 39... Tension spring, 40... Ball hitting device, 41... Batting mallet, 42... Ball hitting shaft, 43... Ball hitting portion, 44... Strength adjustment spring, 45... Pressing portion, 46... Damper, 50... Motor, 51... Output shaft, 52... Crank, 53... Crank shaft, 54... Rotating part, 60... Panel surface, 61... Notch hole, 70... Stopper device, 71... Support shaft, 72...
Connecting rod, 73...Solenoid, 74...Protruding body, 75...
Compression spring, 76...spiral spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A ball throwing device that sends balls in a ball path to a ball waiting area in a pachinko machine in which a board surface that allows balls to fall along a ball rail is fixed to a front door that can be opened and closed. and a ball hitting device for hitting the ball from the ball waiting area onto the board surface are provided on the same board, and this board is fixed to the board surface so that the ball hitting device faces a ball rail fixed to the board surface. Pachinko machine.