JPH0621511Y2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention prevents the release operation of the prize ball when the lead-out gutter that guides the prize ball of the prize ball tank to the prize ball discharge device is out of ball. It is related to the pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a fixed case in which a predetermined number of prize balls are accommodated at the end of a discharge gutter that flows down the prize balls in a prize ball tank, and an upper valve and a lower valve facing the upper and lower openings of the fixed case are vertically arranged. A prize ball discharging device including a movable discharge actuating body is provided, and a prize ball discharging processing device that discharges one winning ball at a time is provided at the exit of the winning ball collecting portion. The upper and lower valves are alternately opened and closed by reciprocating the discharge actuating member of the prize ball discharging device in relation to the ball,
A pachinko machine that releases a prize ball in a fixed case is known (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3345).
(See Japanese Patent Publication).

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine, even if a fixed number of prize balls are not accommodated in the fixed case due to a ball shortage in the outflow gutter, the prize is won. Since the discharge actuating member of the prize ball discharging device is reciprocated by the operation of the ball discharge processing device, the prize balls are discharged in a shortage state, or only the winning balls are discharged and the prize balls are not discharged at all. There was a problem.

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 reliably prevent the release operation of the prize ball when the outflow gutter is out of ball. The aim is to provide a pachinko machine that can be used.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, at the end of a guide trough for aligning and flowing down the prize balls of a prize ball tank,
A fixed case containing a predetermined number of prize balls, an upper valve and a lower valve facing upper and lower openings of the fixed case, and the upper valve and the lower valve are alternately opened and closed by reciprocal movement in the vertical direction. In a pachinko machine provided with a premium ball discharging device configured to discharge downward, a discharge gutter positioned above the premium ball discharging device detects a ball shortage, and releases the discharge ball of the premium ball discharging device. It is provided with a premium ball release prevention device that mechanically restrains the ball from operating.

[Operation] When the lead gutter that flows down the prize ball in the prize ball tank runs out of ball, the prize ball release blocking device operates and restrains the discharge actuating body of the prize ball discharging device to be inoperable, thereby releasing the prize ball. Block. As a result, it is possible to reliably avoid a situation in which the prize ball discharging device performs a prize ball shortage or the prize ball discharging operation is performed in an empty state.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First
The figure shows the back view of the pachinko machine, 1 is a game board, 2 is a mechanism plate mounted on the back surface of the game board 1 so that it can be opened and closed, 3 is a prize ball tank, 4 is a prize ball tank 3 balls in two rows The lead-out gutter is a lead-out girder that is led out. 8 is a prize ball discharge gutter for guiding the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device 7 to the ball plate on the front of the pachinko machine, and 9 is the prize ball collected in the prize ball collecting section 10 inside the mechanism plate 1. It is a winning ball discharge processing device that discharges each one out of the machine.

As shown in FIG. 2, the prize ball releasing device 7 includes a fixed case 11 in which a fixed number of prize balls are housed, and the fixed case 11.
An upper valve 12 and a lower valve 13 facing the upper and lower ends, a discharge actuating body 14 which is provided so as to be movable up and down and alternately opens and closes the upper valve 12 and the lower valve 13, and one end is rotated by a shaft 15. Movably supported at the other end, and the other end is the engaging recess 14 of the discharge actuator 14.
It is composed of a sideways operating rod 16 facing a.

The fixed case 11 is formed in a vertical tube shape in which upper and lower ends are opened, and the prize balls are arranged in a row in the vertical direction in a vertical cylindrical shape in which front and rear straight ball reservoirs 17, 17 are arranged side by side. Passage 6a,
6b is connected to each of them, and the lower end opening faces the prize ball discharge gutter 8. Further, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the upper valve 12 always has its rear end pushed down by the bifurcated engaging portion 14b of the discharge actuating body 14 to open the upper end opening of the fixed case 11, and the lower valve 13 The upper end of this is brought into contact with the engaging convex portion 14c of the discharge operation body 14 to close the lower end opening, whereby a fixed number of prize balls are stored in the straight ball reservoirs 17, 17 of the fixed case 11. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the winning ball discharge processing device 9 has a motor 18, a plate cam 20 having an uneven cam surface fixed to a motor shaft 19 of the motor 18, and a lower end pivotally supported by a shaft 21. An oscillating body that pushes the winning balls flowing out of the winning ball collecting section 10 to the discharge port 22 by performing a swinging motion by contacting the uneven surface of the plate cam 20.
23, and a swing piece 24 that swings by the contact of a winning ball pushed out by the swing body 23. The rocking body 23 is rotationally biased by a spring 25 so that the trochanter at the upper end always contacts the uneven surface of the plate cam 20. The swing piece 24 has an arm 27 projecting laterally from the pivot 26, and the arm 27 and the operating rod 16 of the prize ball discharging device 7 are connected to each other by a vertical rod 28.

Therefore, when the winning ball is pushed out to the discharge port 22 by the rocking body 23, the rocking piece 24 rocks by the winning ball, and the vertical rod moves.
28 moves up to rotate the operating rod 16 of the prize ball discharging device 7 upward. As a result, the discharge actuating body 14 moves upward, lowering the tip of the upper valve 12 to close the upper end opening of the fixed case 11 as shown by the chain line in FIG.
It discharges a certain number of prize balls in 7,17 to the prize ball discharge gutter 8.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a prize ball emission blocking device 29 is provided for blocking the release operation of the prize ball when the lead-out gutter 4 is out of ball. This premium ball emission prevention device 29
As shown in FIG. 4, a detection lever 31 is provided at a side opening of the downspout 6 and has an upper end rotatably attached by a shaft 30,
The detection lever 31 is connected to the detection lever 31 via a link piece 32, and includes a restraining lever 33 that is slidable in the horizontal direction.
In addition, in this embodiment, the prize ball emission prevention device 29 is provided with a down gutter 6.
Are provided in each of the two ball passages 6a, 6b formed in the front and rear, and the configuration is the same, and therefore the same reference numerals are used,
The elements provided in the front ball passage 6a will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 5, the detection lever 31 has a lower end curved so as to receive a sphere and forms a part of the sphere passage 6a. A weight 34 is attached to the outside of the shaft 30 so that the detection lever 31 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 when there is no ball in the ball passage 6a. Further, the detection lever 31 is formed with a connecting pin 35 projecting slightly downward from the middle, and the connecting pin 35 is a link piece.
It is inserted into a long hole 36 formed at the upper end of 32. The distance of the ball passages 6a and 6b from the lower end of the detection lever 31 to the upper one-side valve 12 of the prize ball discharging device 7 is determined by the respective ball passages 6a and 6b.
Straight ball reservoir 17,1 of the prize ball discharging device 7 communicating with a and 6b
At least equal to the number of spheres lined up in 7 (in this embodiment, 7 in one straight sphere reservoir 17 communicating with the sphere passage 6a and 6 in the other straight sphere reservoir 17 communicating with the sphere passage 6b) Or, it is selected so that a larger number of balls are lined up. The link piece 32 is
A substantially middle portion is rotatably supported by a shaft 37, and an arm member 38 is formed below the shaft 37.

The restraint lever 33 is a guide frame protruding outside the downspout 6.
It is supported by 39 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction. Restraint lever
A groove-shaped engaging portion 40 is formed on the upper surface of one end of 33, and the lower end of the arm member 38 of the link piece 32 is engaged with the engaging portion 40. Further, at the other end of the restraint lever 33, an abutting portion 41 corresponding to above the discharge actuating body 14 of the prize ball discharging device 7 is formed so as to project from the guide frame 39.

Therefore, when the ball is in the ball passage 6a of the downspout 6, in a normal state, the detection lever 31 is rotated counterclockwise by the weight of the ball and the state shown in FIG. In this state, since the abutting part 41 of the restraint lever 33 is retracted from the position above the discharge actuating body 14 of the prize ball discharging device 7, the discharge actuating body 14 can be moved upward and the prize ball discharging operation. Will be performed without any problems.

On the other hand, when the ball breaks in the ball passage 6a and the ball on the detection lever 31 disappears in this state, the detection lever 39 is rotated clockwise by the action of the hanging weight 34 to the state shown in FIG. .
Therefore, the link pin 32 rotates counterclockwise by the connecting pin 35, and the restraint lever 33 slides rightward by the arm member 38. As a result, the abutment portion 41 of the restraint lever 33 is released from the ejection actuation body.
14 and the discharge actuator 14
Restrains the upward movement of the ball and prevents the release movement of the prize ball. In addition, in the case of the present embodiment, even if the prize ball emission blocking device 29 is operated as described above, the prize ball releasing device 7 is connected to the straight ball reservoirs 17, 17 of the prize ball releasing device 7 from the lower end of the detection lever 31. Since the spheres lined up in the sphere passages 6a, 6b up to the upper valve 12 are filled and filled, the straight sphere reservoirs 17, 17 are always filled with a fixed number of spheres. Even immediately after the operation of the ball release prevention device 29 is released, a certain number of free gift balls are surely discharged.

[Advantage of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when there is no ball in the ball passage of the lead-out gutter that guides the ball to the prize ball case, the discharge actuating member of the prize ball discharging device is mechanically disabled. The operation of releasing the prize ball is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the prize ball shortage or the prize ball discharging operation is performed in the sky as in the past, and an electrical device that requires complicated wiring such as a ball break detection switch. Has the effect that it becomes unnecessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a prize ball discharging device portion, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a prize ball discharging processing device portion. FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing a premium sphere emission prevention device portion, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views of the essential part for explaining the operation of the present invention. 3 ... Premium ball tank, 4 ... Outlet gutter, 7 ... Premium ball discharge device, 14 ... Discharge actuator, 29 ... Premium ball discharge prevention device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A fixed case in which a predetermined number of prize balls are accommodated at an end of a drainage gutter for aligning and flowing down the prize balls of a prize ball tank, an upper valve and a lower valve facing upper and lower openings of the fixed case, and an upper and lower valve. In a pachinko machine provided with a prize ball discharging device comprising a discharge actuator for alternately opening and closing the upper valve and the lower valve by a reciprocating motion in the direction to discharge the prize ball of the fixed case downward, A pachinko machine characterized in that a lead-out gutter located above is provided with a prize ball emission blocking device for detecting a ball shortage and mechanically restraining a discharge actuating body of the prize ball releasing device to be inoperable.