JPH0615043A - Variable prize-ball receiver of japanese pinball game @(3754/24)pachinko) machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To securely bring about the motion of a movable blade with a cycle of two times of inclining and one rising, in a variable prize-ball receiver having a pair of movable blades freely rising and inclining and a ball-guide plate for a seesaw motion causing the cycle of two-inclining and one-rising movement. CONSTITUTION:In a variable prize-ball receiver provided with a pair of movable blades 3, 3 so as to freely rise and incline and a ball-guide plate 8 causing the rising and inclining motion of the movable blades 3, 3, a fitting step 12 and a fitting recession 13 are formed at the lower face of the rear part than the axis 14 of the ball-guide plate 8, and a lever actuator 15 provided with a ball receiver 16 to receive the balls flowed out from the lower end of the ball inlet 2 and a fitting protrusion 19 which can be fitted at the fitting step 12 of the ball-guide are rotatably fitted below the ball-guide plate 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention interposes a pair of movable wing pieces that can stand and tilt freely and a front end that is heavier than the axis of the movable wing pieces so as to maintain the standing or to tilt up the front end. Fluctuating prize ball receiver of a pachinko machine equipped with a ball guide plate that causes the movement, especially a moving prize ball receiver of a pachinko machine in which the movable wing piece is tilted twice and the movement is caused by the standing up cycle once. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a variable winning ball socket of a pachinko machine of this type, a movable plate with a key is axially attached below a ball guide plate that raises or tilts the movable wing piece. By locking and removing the rear end of the ball guide plate whose front end has been flipped up, the movable wing piece is tilted twice to cause the operation in a standing cycle. (For example, see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 48-2988 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-3029).

[0003]

In the conventional variable winning ball receiver, when an impact is applied from the outside when the rear end of the ball guiding plate is locked by the movable plate with a key. The latch is released and the correct cycle operation cannot be performed.
Further, when the movable wing piece is placed in the first tilted state, if the falling speed of the ball entering between the movable wing pieces is fast, the movable wing piece supported by the ball tilts by its own weight. Since the ball guide plate is disengaged from the keyed movable plate and the tip of the ball guide plate is lowered, there is a problem in that the movable wing piece is not tilted a second time. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to make the movable wing piece tilt twice.
An object of the present invention is to provide a variable winning ball receiver of a pachinko machine that can surely generate an operation in a standing-up cycle with a simple structure.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a variable winning ball socket of a pachinko machine according to the present invention comprises:
An engaging step and an engaging recess are formed on the lower surface at the rear of the axis of the ball guide plate that controls the standing and tilting of the movable wing piece, and the lever actuating body is pivoted below the ball guide plate about the middle. It can be freely pivoted,
The lower part of the lever operating body is provided with a ball receiving portion for receiving the ball flowing out from the lower end of the ball inlet and rotating the lever operating body downward, and the upper part thereof is provided with the ball operating when the lever operating body is rotated downward. An engaging projection that comes into contact with the engaging step of the guide plate and acts to flip up the front end of the ball guide plate, and a lever that engages with the engagement recess at the position where the ball guide plate flips up the front end. An engaging portion for holding the actuating body in the downward rotation position is provided.

[0005]

When the first sphere enters between the movable wing pieces while the movable wing pieces are standing, this is guided to the ball guide plate and rolls backward, and the front end is flipped up by the weight of the ball. And tilt the movable winglet.

In this state, when the second sphere enters between the movable wing pieces, the sphere erects the movable wing pieces, and then lowers the front end of the ball guide plate to restore the original state, and the lower end of the sphere entrance. From the rearward direction, but at this time, it is received by the ball receiving portion of the lever operating body, and the lever operating body is rotated downward by the weight of the ball, and then the lever operating body is pulled out downward. By the downward rotation of the lever operating body, the engaging projection on the upper part of the lever operating body comes into contact with the engaging step of the ball guide plate and flips up the front end of the ball guide plate. The piece tilts again. On the other hand, the lever operating body is held in the downward rotating position by engaging the engaging portion of the lever operating body with the engaging concave portion of the ball guide plate.

In this state, when the third sphere enters between the tilted movable wing pieces, the sphere raises the movable wing pieces and then lowers the front end of the ball guide plate to return it to its original position. From the lower end of the ball guide plate, but at this time, the lever operating body is held in the downward rotation position and its engaging projection does not contact the engaging step part of the ball guide plate. The original state will be maintained by lowering, and the movable wing piece will stand upright.
By repeating the above, it is possible to surely cause the movable wing piece to tilt twice and to perform the operation of once standing up.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, 1 is a mounting plate with a vertically long ball entrance 2 opened in the center, and 3 and 3 are shafts 4 on both sides of the front surface of the ball entrance 2.
A pair of movable blade pieces 5 axially supported by 4 so as to be capable of tilting in parallel and in an inverted octagonal shape are attached to the front surface of the mounting plate 1 so as to cover the front surfaces and both sides of the movable blade pieces 3 and 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a guide box provided on the rear surface of the mounting plate 1, and a horizontal axis 7 inside the guide box.
A see-saw operation ball guide plate 8 is pivotally supported on the. Reference numeral 9 is a magnetic piece provided at the rear end of the guide box 6 for attracting the magnet 10 fixed to the lower surface of the rear end portion of the ball guide plate 8, and 11 is a ball receiving piece extending below the ball guide plate 8. Then, when the movable wing pieces 3 and 3 are standing, if a sphere enters between the movable wing pieces 3 and 3 from above, the sphere is guided from the ball inlet 2 onto the ball guide plate 8 and rolls backward. The movable wing pieces 3 and 3 are moved up and the front end is flipped up by the weight of the sphere to tilt the movable wing pieces 3 and 3, and in this state, when the next ball enters between the movable wing pieces 3 and 3, the sphere stands up. After this, the ball receiving piece 11 is ridden and the weight of the ball is used to lower the front end of the ball guide plate 8 to return it to its original state. The magnet 10 holds the ball guide plate 8 at that position by being attracted to the magnetic piece 9 with the ball guide plate 8 having its front end flipped up.

According to the present invention, however, the guide box located below the ball guide plate 8 is formed with the engagement step 12 and the engagement recess 13 formed on the lower surface of the ball guide plate 8 behind the shaft 7. A horizontal shaft 14 is passed inside the shaft 6, and a lever actuating body 15 is rotatably attached to the horizontal shaft 14 at a substantially middle position. This lever actuator 15
The weight 21 makes the rear end heavier than the shaft 14 by the weight 21, and faces the ball receiving portion 16 for receiving the ball flowing out from the lower end of the ball inlet 2 and the notch portion 17 formed in the side wall of the guide box 6 at the lower portion. Stopper pin 1 that regulates the upward rotation position of the lever operating body 15
8 are provided. Further, on the upper part of the lever operating body 15,
An engaging projection 19 that opposes the engaging step portion 12 on the lower surface of the ball guide plate 8 in a contactable manner, and acts so as to flip up the front end of the ball guide plate 8 by the downward rotation of the lever operating body 15; The ball guide plate 8 is provided with an engagement portion 20 which engages with the engagement recess 13 at a position where the front end is flipped up and holds the lever operating body 15 in the downward rotation position.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the movable wing pieces 3, 3 are upright as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 5,
The lever actuating body 15 has its upper end abutted against the lower surface of the ball guide plate 8 whose front end is lowered, and is prevented from rotating upward by the weight 21. In this state, the first sphere B _{1 is} placed between the movable wing pieces 3, 3.
When it enters, it is guided onto the ball guide plate 8 and is transferred to the rear, and the weight of the ball causes the front end to be flipped up as shown by the chain line in FIG. 5 to tilt the movable wing pieces 3, 3 as shown by the chain line in FIG. by this,
The lever operating body 15 also rotates upward (counterclockwise) as shown by the broken line in the figure following the operation of the ball guide plate 8 by the acting force of the weight 21, and the stopper pin 18 causes the notch portion of the guide box 6. The rotation is restricted by being locked by 17 and the engaging protrusion 1
The ball guide plate 9 faces the engagement step portion 12 on the lower surface of the ball guide plate 8 in a contactable manner. This state is shown by the solid line in FIG.

[0011] Next, when the second ball B ₂ enters between the movable wings 3,3 in the state of FIG. 6 solid line, the sphere B ₂ is movable wings 3,3
After standing up, the front end of the ball guide plate 8 is lowered and returned to the original state as shown by the chain line in the figure, and flows out from the lower end of the ball inlet 2 and is received by the ball receiving portion 16 of the lever operating body 15. This state is shown by the solid line in FIG. Then, the ball B ₂ drops downward while rotating the lever operating body 15 downward (clockwise) as shown by the chain line in FIG. 7 by the weight of the ball. This lever actuator 15
By the downward rotation, the engaging projections 19 come into contact with the engaging stepped portions 12 of the ball guide plate 8 from the rear side and flip up the front end of the ball guide plate 8 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The movable wing pieces 3 and 3 tilt again due to their own weight. At this time, the lever operating body 15 is held in the downward rotation position by engaging the engaging portion 20 of the lever operating body 15 with the engaging recess 13 of the lower surface of the ball guide plate 8 whose front end is flipped up. This state is shown by the solid line in FIG.

Next, in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.
_{When 3} enters between the tilted movable wing pieces 3 and 3, the sphere B ₃ raises the movable wing pieces 3 and 3 and then lowers the front end of the ball guide plate 8 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The ball receiving portion 16 of the lever actuating body 15 in the downward rotation position from the lower end of the ball inlet 2
Ride on and fall down. Then, the lever actuating body 15 is disengaged from the engaging portion 20 by the engaging recess 13 of the ball guide plate 8 in accordance with the above-mentioned operation of the ball guide plate 8, and the action force of the weight 21 causes the lever actuating body 15 to be broken. Rotate upwards (counterclockwise)
Then, the state returns to the solid line in FIG.

[0013]

As described above, according to the variable winning ball receiver of the present invention, the engaging step portion is engaged with the lower surface of the rear portion of the axis of the ball guide plate that controls the rising and tilting of the movable wing piece. An engaging recess that is formed below the ball guide plate and is engageable with an engaging step portion of the ball guide plate that rotates downward upon receiving a ball flowing out from the lower end of the ball inlet. A movable wing on which a lever actuating body provided with a joint projection is pivotally mounted, and the front end of the ball conducting plate is flipped up by the engaging projection that comes into contact with the engaging step of the ball conducting plate by rotation of the lever actuating body. Since the piece is tilted again, the movable wing piece can be surely caused to tilt twice and move upright once as compared with the conventional one using the movable plate with a key.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable winning ball receiver.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball receiver as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ball guide plate.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a lever operating body.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view for explaining the operation.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view for explaining the operation.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view for explaining the operation.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional side view for explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mounting plate 2 Ball inlet 3,3 Movable wing piece 4,4 Axis 8 Ball guide plate 12 Engaging step portion 13 Engagement concave portion 14 Horizontal axis 15 Lever actuating body 16 Ball receiving portion 19 Engaging protrusion portion 20 Engaging portion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shaft of a movable wing piece in which a pair of movable wing pieces are erected and tiltably mounted on both sides of a front face of a vertically long ball entrance provided on a mounting plate, and a heavy front end is erected at a rear portion of the ball entrance. A variable winning ball socket of a pachinko machine, which pivotally supports a ball guide plate which acts to tilt the movable wing piece under its own weight by intervening further downward or flipping up the front end, the rear part of the ball guide plate from the axis. An engaging step portion and an engaging recess portion are formed on the lower surface of the ball guide plate, and substantially the middle of the lever operating body is rotatably pivoted below the ball guide plate. A ball receiving portion for receiving the ball flowing out from the lever and rotating the lever operating body downward is provided, and the upper part thereof comes into contact with the engaging step portion of the ball guide plate when the lever operating body rotates downward. The engaging projection that acts to flip up the front end of the ball guide plate and the engaging recess at the position where the ball guide plate flips up the front end. Engaging variation winning ball socket unit of the pachinko machine formed by providing the engaging portion for holding the lever operating member in downward pivoted position to.