JPH061175Y2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention forms an auxiliary guide gutter for guiding a prize ball overflowing from an upper ball saucer to a lower ball saucer at a lateral lower part of a game board to form a central portion. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine designed for effective use of the.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in FIG. 6, the conventional pachinko machine has an overflow outlet 102 formed on the inner side of the guide gutter 101 communicating with the upper ball saucer, that is, on the side surface located on the center side of the game board, and the lower ball is provided at the overflow outlet 102. The upper end of an auxiliary guide gutter 103 communicating with the saucer is communicated. And, a game stop mechanism 104 which is operated by filling the prize balls is provided on the lower side of the auxiliary guide gutter 103.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

As described above, in the conventional pachinko machine, the auxiliary guide gutter 103 occupies the central portion of the game board, making it difficult to effectively use the back surface of the game board. For this reason, the back structure of the pachinko machine becomes complicated, and it is not easy to manufacture and the cost is high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the conventional technology, and the purpose thereof is to provide an auxiliary guide gutter on the back side of the pachinko machine by providing it on the side portion of the game board. It is to provide a pachinko machine that simplifies and can effectively use the central portion of the game board.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, an overflow outlet is formed on a side surface which is slightly above the bottom of the guide gutter and opposite to the side surface located on the central side of the game board. On the other hand, the auxiliary guide trough has an upper part formed vertically and has its upper end communicated with the overflow outlet, while the lower part is loosened from below the winning ball processing mechanism toward the communication port of the lower ball receiving tray. It is formed as an inclined passage portion which inclines downward, and is provided with a game stop mechanism which is activated in the middle of the inclined passage portion due to the filling of prize balls.

[Action]

The auxiliary guide gutter is arranged from the side of the game board to the lower part. As a result, the central portion of the game board can be effectively used.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine. In the figure, 1 is a machine frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a front frame that is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the machine frame 1, and a glass frame 3 is openably and closably mounted on the front surface. Below the front frame 2, an upper ball tray 4 and a lower ball tray 5 are formed. A game board 6 is detachably mounted on the back surface of the front frame 2. A mechanism plate 7 is rotatably attached to the back surface of the game board 6.

The mechanism plate 7 is a plate-shaped portion 7a facing the back surface of the central portion of the game board 6.
The winning ball collecting portion 8 is formed on the front surface of the. The prize ball tank 9 is fixed to the upper portion of the back surface of the plate-shaped portion 7a. Below the prize ball tank 9, a tank rail 11 for aligning the prize balls and guiding them to the prize ball discharging mechanism 10 is formed. Freebie ball release mechanism 10
Is attached to the right side of the mechanism plate 7, and below the guide gutter 12 for guiding the prize ball discharged from the prize ball discharging mechanism 10 to the upper ball saucer 4 and the lower ball saucer 5 in communication with each other. Auxiliary guidance gutter
13 is formed. A winning ball processing device 14 is mounted below the mechanism plate 7 in communication with the outlet of the winning ball collecting section 8. As is well known, the prize ball processing device 14 sends out the prize balls collected in the prize ball collecting section 8 one by one to the discharge passage 15, and operates the prize ball discharging mechanism 10 to generate a fixed number of prize balls. It has a function of releasing to the guide gutter 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom portion 16 of the guide trough 12 is in communication with a through hole 17 formed in the mechanism plate 7 so as to communicate with the upper ball tray 4. In addition, the guide trough 12 is formed with an overflow outlet 18 on a side surface which is slightly above the bottom portion 16 thereof and opposite to the side surface located on the central portion side of the game board 6, and this overflow outlet 18 is assisted. The upper end of the guide gutter 13 is communicated. The auxiliary guide gutter 13
The upper part communicating with the overflow outlet 18 is formed vertically, and the lower part is loosened from below the winning ball processing device 14 toward the center part of the game board 6, that is, the communicating port 19 of the lower ball saucer 5. It is formed as an inclined passage portion 20 that gently inclines downward. And, in the middle of the inclined passage portion 20, there is provided a game stop mechanism 21 which is activated by the filling of prize balls.

This game stop mechanism 21, as shown in FIG.
It is connected to a power supply circuit of a hitting ball launching motor 24 and a detection plate 23, which is located in an opening formed in a rear wall portion near the upstream end of 20 and has one end pivotally attached by a shaft 22 so as to be swingable in the front-back direction. And a switch 25. The detection plate 23 is integrally provided with a lever piece 26 that projects rearward from the shaft attachment portion, and is normally urged by the coil spring 27 so as to slightly project into the inclined passage portion 20 as shown by the solid line in FIG. By the engagement of the lever piece 26 and the stop piece 28, the lever piece 26 is elastically held in that position. The switch
The contact 25 of the micro switch is of a normally open type, and the switch button 29 of the contact is a lever piece 26 of the detection plate 23.
Is fixed to the support wall in a state of being opposed to. When the prize ball is filled from the lower ball tray 5 to the inclined passage portion 20, the detector plate 23 is pushed by the filled prize ball as shown by the chain line in FIG. Then, the switch piece 29 of the switch 25 is pushed by the lever piece 26 of this, and the switch 25 is turned on. As a result, the power supply circuit of the hitting ball firing motor 24 is opened, and the firing of the hitting ball by the motor 24 is stopped.

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention configured as described above,
The prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharging mechanism 10 flow down the guide trough 12 and are delivered to the upper ball tray 4 from the bottom 16 through the through hole 17. Then, when the prize balls are accumulated in the bottom portion 16 of the guide gutter 12, the prize balls flowing down the guide gutter 12 flow out from the overflow outlet 18 to the auxiliary guide gutter 13 and flow down the inclined passage portion 20 to communicate with each other. 19
It is delivered to the lower ball saucer 5 via. And the inclined passage part
When the prize balls are filled in 20, the game stop mechanism 21 is activated to stop the game.

[Effect of device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the effects described below.

An auxiliary guide gutter that guides the prize balls filled in the upper ball saucer to the lower ball saucer is provided on the side opposite to the center side of the game board of the guide gutter communicating with the upper ball saucer. By sloping downward toward the lower ball saucer in the lower part, a wide space space can be formed in the central part of the mechanism plate located below the guide gutter, and an auxiliary guide like a conventional pachinko machine. The central part of the back of the game board makes it extremely easy to install the large electric winning device and the board box for operating the winning device by completely eliminating the inconvenience that the gutter occupies the central part of the game board. Can be used effectively.

In addition, by providing a game stop mechanism in the middle of the inclined passage part of the auxiliary guidance gutter, many prize balls can be stored in the lower ball saucer, and it can be troublesome for the player to remove the balls. Less.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the game stop mechanism portion shown in a partial cross section, FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the action of the game stop mechanism in a partial cross section, and FIG. FIG. 1 ... Machine frame, 2 ... Front frame, 4 ... Upper ball saucer, 5 ... Lower ball saucer,
6 ... Game board, 7 ... Mechanical board, 8 ... Prize ball collecting part, 10 ... Prize ball discharge mechanism, 12 ... Guide trough, 13 ... Auxiliary guide trough, 14 ... Prize ball processing device, 18 ... Overflow outlet, 19 ... Communication Mouth, 20 ... Inclined passage,
21 ... Game stop mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A front frame that is openably and closably mounted on a front surface of a machine frame and has an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray formed on the front surface thereof; and a game board that is detachably mounted on a back surface of the front frame; It is rotatably mounted on the back surface of the game board, and a prize ball discharging mechanism is mounted on one side of the back surface, and a guide gutter that guides the prize ball discharged from the prize ball discharging mechanism to the upper ball saucer below it. An auxiliary guide gutter that guides the prize balls overflowing from the upper ball saucer to the lower ball saucer is formed, and the prize balls gathered in the central prize ball collecting section below the guide gutter are discharged one by one out of the machine. In a pachinko machine provided with a mechanism plate on which a winning ball processing device is mounted, the guide gutter has a side surface that is slightly above the bottom part thereof and opposite to the side surface located on the center part side of the game board. An overflow outlet is formed on the upper part of the auxiliary guide gutter in a vertical shape. And its upper end is communicated with the overflow outlet, and the lower part is formed as an inclined passage portion which inclines downward from below the winning ball processing mechanism toward the communication opening of the lower ball receiving mechanism, and in the middle of the inclined passage portion. A pachinko machine that features a game stop mechanism that operates when the prize balls fill up.