JPH06210060A - Tray of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable simple assembly of a tray where the outer side face of a ball storage is provided with a hood-shaped overhang side. CONSTITUTION:This is a tray consisting of a tray member provided with a ball storage and a cover member provided with an overhang side in the outer periphery of the ball storage. An adjacent projection is drooped on the upper rim outer rear face of the tray member, and a stopper hole 15 is opened through the bottom wall 111 of the cover member; on the other hand, the lower end is equipped with a locking means 195 which locks with the stopper hole 15 of the cover member and forms a retaining projection 19 connected to the adjacent projection by screw setting, and the retaining projection 19 is stopped with the stopper hole 15 and screwed down on the adjacent projection via the retaining projection 19.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball tray mounted on the front surface of a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a ball tray in which the outer peripheral side surface of a ball storage portion is surrounded by a hood-like projecting side portion. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball tray in a conventional pachinko machine includes a ball dish member having a concave ball storage portion for storing a prize ball and a cover member fitted on the lower surface of the ball dish member in the vertical direction. The center is divided into two parts, and they are assembled together with screws.

More specifically, a connecting projection for screwing a screw is vertically provided at an appropriate position on the back surface of the bowl member, while a screw is fixed at a position corresponding to the connecting projection on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the cover member. The holding projection of the above is erected upright with the cover member.
Then, with the cover member fitted to the ball dish member, the screw is inserted into the holding projection, and the screw is screwed into the connecting projection to integrally assemble the both. By the way, recently, in order to increase the commercial value, instead of dividing the ball dish member and the cover member by two in the center in design, the outer side portion surrounding the outer peripheral side surface of the ball storage portion in the cover member is projected like a hood. It is coming to be molded.

[0004]

However, in this type, the holding projection, which is integrally provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the cover member, is integrally formed, particularly the projecting side portion, in view of the die-cutting conditions in molding. It was difficult to assemble the holding projection at a position close to, and assembly was impossible. For this reason, if other coupling methods are used, many component parts are required, and moreover, many members are piled up, and troublesome work is required, resulting in a high cost. Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and even a cover member formed by projecting an outer side portion surrounding the outer periphery of the ball storage portion in a hood shape can be assembled in the same manner as a conventional pachinko machine. The purpose is to provide a ball saucer for the machine.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the ball receiving tray in the pachinko machine of the present invention is provided with a concave ball storage portion for storing a prize ball while leaving the upper side portion at the outer peripheral edge of the upper end. A ball tray comprising a dish member and a cover member fitted to the lower surface of the ball dish member and surrounding the outer peripheral side surface of the ball storage portion with a hood-like overhanging side portion, the upper side portion of the ball dish member A connecting projection is provided on the back surface of the cover member, a locking hole corresponding to the connecting projection is formed in the bottom wall of the cover member, and an engaging means for engaging with the locking hole of the cover member is provided at the lower end portion. A holding projection connected to the connecting projection by screwing is formed, and the holding projection is locked in the locking hole and screwed so that the bowl member and the cover member are integrally assembled.

[0006]

[Function] The cover member or a separately formed holding projection is locked in the locking hole formed in the bottom wall surface of the cover member, and the screw is inserted into the holding projection while the cover member is fitted to the bowl member. Then, the ball dish member and the cover member are integrally assembled by being screwed into the connecting projection through the screwing hole at the upper end of the holding projection.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a ball tray in a pachinko machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing the lower part of the front of the pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a decorative plate and a ball receiving tray, FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the rear side of the cover member, and FIG. 4 shows a main part of the ball receiving tray. It is an expanded sectional view.

In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine body, 2 is a front frame of the pachinko machine body 1, a glass door frame 3 is above the front frame 2, and a front plate 4 is below the front frame 4 so as to be freely opened and closed. It is worn. On the front plate 4, an upper ball receiving tray 5 for storing game balls is attached. A decorative plate 6 is attached to the lower portion of the front frame 2, and a lower ball tray 7 is attached to the front surface of the decorative plate 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a discharge opening which is provided on the decorative plate 6 and discharges the game balls to the lower ball receiving tray 7, and 9 denotes an operation handle which is provided close to the lower ball receiving tray 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower ball receiving tray 7 is a ball tray member 10 for accumulating game balls and a cover member 11 which is fitted to the lower surface of the ball tray member 10 to firmly hold the ball tray member 10.
Composed of and. The ball dish member 10 is provided with a recessed ball storage portion 101 for storing game balls at substantially the center, and an eave-shaped upper side portion 102 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the upper end thereof. A through hole 104 for removing a ball is opened in the bottom wall surface 103 of the ball storing portion 101, and the rear surface is open so that the discharge port 8 provided in the decorative plate 6 faces. Also, the upper side 1
On the back surface of 02, several connecting protrusions 13 having a screw hole 12 at the lower end surface are vertically provided. Reference numeral 105 denotes an ashtray storage portion provided on one side of the ball tray 7, which is formed as a flat U-shaped recess having an opening on the front side, and the ashtray 14 is mounted in the ashtray storage portion 105 so as to be rotatable forward.

The cover member 11 has a horizontal bottom wall 111 whose front end edge is curved. The front end edge of the bottom wall 111 is raised upward except for the portion of the ashtray storage portion 105, and its tip end portion is raised. It is curved rearward to form a hood, and an inner peripheral edge thereof forms a projecting side portion 112 that matches the outer peripheral edge of the upper side portion 102 of the spherical dish member 10. That is, the projecting side portion 112 is formed so as to project and project from the outer peripheral edge of the upper side portion 102 of the ball storage portion 101, and moreover, the ball storage portion 1
The outer peripheral side surface of 01 is surrounded. Also, the bottom wall 11
1 is provided with locking holes 15, 15 ... At positions corresponding to the connecting projections 13, 13 ,.

Reference numeral 113 is a guide hole which is also formed in the bottom wall 111 and matches the through hole 104 of the sphere storing portion 101.
Reference numeral 16 denotes a ball removing member that is mounted on the lower surface of the guide hole 113, and internally houses a shutter plate 18 that is always biased in one direction by a spring 17. Therefore, if no external force is applied, the guide hole 113, that is, the through hole 104, is closed by the shutter plate 18, and the through hole 104 can be opened by moving the shutter plate 18 against the force of the spring 17, and thus Remove the ball.

.. are the locking holes 1
5, 15 ... Are holding projections that are inserted into and locked by the balls 5, 15 to integrally screw the ball member 10 and the cover member 11 together. Each of the holding projections 19, 19 ... Is made of a hollow body that closes the upper end surface 191 and opens the lower end surface 192. A recess 193 is formed in the upper end surface 191 and a screw communicating with the hollow inside is formed in the center of the recess 193. A stop hole 194 is provided. Further, as a locking means at the lower end, the flange 1 is provided on the outer periphery of the lower end.
Around 95.

The lower ball receiving tray 7 of the present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will be described below. Each of the locking holes 15, 15 ... Opened on the bottom surface of the cover member 11 has a holding protrusion 19,
19 is inserted, and the cover member 11 is fitted to the bowl member 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the lower ends of the connecting projections 13 and 13 are fitted into and abut against the upper end recesses 193 of the holding projections 19 and 19 to contact the screw holes 12 and the screw holes 194.
Match. Furthermore, the rear surface side of each of the locking holes 15 has a large diameter counterbore 151 with a diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the flange 195.
Is formed, and the flange 195 is accommodated therein, so that the flange 195 does not protrude from the bottom wall 111.

Then, the screw 20 is inserted from the lower end surface 192 of each holding projection 19, and the screw 20 is screwed into the screw hole 12 through the screw hole 194. Thereby, the holding protrusion 19
And the connecting projection 13 are integrated, and the holding projection 19 is locked in the locking hole 15 by the flange 195 and does not come out. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball dish member 10 and the cover member 11 are integrally assembled.

7 to 15 show a holding projection provided with other engaging means. That is, the holding projection 19a shown in FIG. 7 has a pair of elastic claw pieces 21 and 21 on both sides of the flange 195 at a thickness of the bottom wall 111 of the cover member 11 excluding the depth of the large-diameter recess 151. It comprises the provided engaging means. As shown in FIG. 8, the holding projection 19a is pushed into the locking hole 15 from the back side of the bottom wall 111, and the bottom wall 111 is fixed between the flange 195 and the elastic claw pieces 21 and 21 so that it can be fixed without falling off. This is convenient because the holding projection 19a does not fall out carelessly during the assembly work.

The holding projection 19b shown in FIG.
95 is composed of engaging means in which the pair of elastic claw pieces 21 and 21 are provided on the lower side of the cover member 11 in this case.
Since it is pushed into the locking hole 15 from the back side of the bottom wall 111 and fixed, the fall can be prevented as in the above.

The holding projection 19c shown in FIG. 10 comprises an engaging means having a pair of cutout grooves 22, 22 formed on both sides of the flange 195, and the cutout groove 22, 22 is formed in the large diameter recess 151 of the locking hole 15. Protrusions 23, 23 are provided at positions corresponding to 22. Then, the holding projection 19c is inserted into the locking hole 15 from the back side of the bottom wall 111 of the cover member 11, and the two cutout grooves 2
The protrusions 23 and 23 are fitted to the pins 2 and 22, respectively. As a result, when the screw 20 is screwed, the holding protrusion 19c can be prevented from rotating due to this, and the holding protrusion 19c with respect to the connecting protrusion 13 can be prevented.
Can be securely tightened.

The holding projection 19d shown in FIG.
95, a pair of engaging pieces 24, 24 are horizontally projectingly provided at regular intervals on both lower sides of the holding projection 19b of FIG. Piece 24, 24
And a large-diameter recess 15 communicating with the locking hole 15 at a position corresponding to
Fitting recesses 25, 25 communicating with 1 are provided. Further, the engaging recesses 25, 25 have respective rotating engaging pieces 24,
Stops 26, 26 for stopping 24 are provided.

Then, from the upper side of the bottom wall 111, the engaging pieces 24, 24 are aligned with the fitting recesses 25, 25, and the retaining projection 19d is inserted into the locking hole 15 and rotated to rotate the engaging pieces 2
4, 24 are brought into contact with the stop portions 26, 26. This allows
It is possible to reliably prevent the holding projection 19d from falling off and securely tighten it.

The holding projection 19e shown in FIG. 12 has substantially the same shape as the holding projection 19d shown in FIG.
5 is composed of engaging means in which convex portions 27, 27 are provided on the upper surfaces of the lower engaging pieces 24, 24, while concave portions 28, 28 are provided on the upper surface of the large diameter concave portion 151. And FIG.
Similarly to the case of 1, the holding protrusion 19e is inserted into the locking hole 15 and rotated, and the engaging pieces 24, 24 are brought into contact with the stop portions 26, 26 as shown in FIG. Thereby, each convex portion 2
7, 27 are fitted in the respective recesses 28, 28 so that the respective locking pieces 24,
Since it is difficult for 24 to return, the holding projection 19e can be securely tightened and prevented from loosening with respect to the connecting projection 13.

The holding projection 19f shown in FIG. 14 is different from the holding projection 19d shown in FIG. 11 in that the flange 195 is replaced by a pair of engaging pieces 24, 24 at the lower end and a pair of engaging pieces 29, 29. The engaging means is provided so as to project horizontally, so that the retaining projection 19f can be securely prevented from coming off and tightened.

The holding protrusion 19g shown in FIG. 15 has substantially the same structure as the holding protrusion 19d shown in FIG. 11, and the holding protrusion 19g is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the recess 193 at the upper end of the holding protrusion 19g.
3 and a pair of engaging grooves 30 and 30 that are continuous with each other, and a pair of protrusions 31 and 31 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the connecting protrusion 13 in association with the pair of engaging grooves 30 and 30. It is provided. Then, with the holding projection 19f inserted in the locking hole 15 and rotated, the projections 31, 31 are fitted into the pair of engagement grooves 30, 30. As a result, the holding protrusion 19g
Since it is firmly fixed to the bottom wall 111, and unnecessary rotation is prevented, the holding protrusion 19g can be prevented from falling off, and the holding protrusion 19g can be securely tightened to the connecting protrusion 13 when screwing.

[0023]

As described above, in the ball receiving tray of the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the holding projection for screwing the ball dish member and the cover member fitted thereto is formed separately from the cover member. Since it is assembled with a hood, the sphere-shaped saucer provided with a hood-like overhanging side portion on the outer peripheral side surface of the sphere storage portion can be screwed in the same manner as the conventional one, and can be easily assembled and formed with a small number of members. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a lower front portion of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a decorative plate and a ball tray.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the rear side of the cover member.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a ball tray.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a holding protrusion and a locking hole.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a screw tightened state with respect to the connecting projection.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a holding projection showing another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a screwed state of the connecting projection.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a holding projection showing another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a holding projection and a locking hole according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a relationship between holding protrusions and locking holes according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a holding projection and a locking hole according to another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing an engaged state of the holding protrusion.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a holding projection showing another embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a holding projection, a connecting projection, and a locking hole according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Ball Dish 10 Ball Dish Member 101 Sphere Reservoir 102 Upper Side 11 Cover Member 111 Bottom Wall 112 Overhanging Side 13 Connecting Projection 15 Locking Hole 19 Holding Projection 195 Engaging Means 20 Screw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball dish member provided with a concave ball-shaped ball storage section for storing a prize ball while leaving an upper side portion at an outer peripheral edge of an upper end, and a ball dish member fitted to a lower surface of the ball dish member, A ball receiving tray comprising a cover member whose outer peripheral side face is surrounded by a hood-like overhanging side portion, wherein a connecting protrusion is vertically provided on a back surface of an upper side portion of the ball dish member, and the connecting protrusion is provided on a bottom wall of the cover member. Corresponding locking holes are opened, and on the other hand, an engaging means for engaging with the locking holes of the cover member is provided at the lower end, and a holding projection connected to the connecting projection by screwing is formed. A ball tray in a pachinko machine, characterized in that the ball dish member and the cover member are integrally assembled by being locked in the locking hole and screwed.