JPH0641580Y2 - Automatic batting device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to the operation of a batting mallet that repels a pachinko ball, and supplies one ball to the firing position of the firing rail in cooperation with the movement of a batting mallet in front of the machine. The present invention relates to an automatic feeder.

[Prior Art] The configuration of a conventional automatic hitting ball supplying device is, for example, as follows.
As shown in No. 81, a gutter is formed from the ball saucer in front of the machine to the launch position of the launch rail, and the projecting rod that swings in conjunction with the operation of the hammer is faced at the end of the gutter, In the normal state, the thrust rod blocks the flow of the pachinko ball at the side of its head, and when the thrust rod descends in association with the pulling action of the hammer, the pachinko ball is blocked from falling. On the top of the head of
Further, when the thrusting rod is raised in association with the launching motion of the batting mallet, the pachinko ball on the upper surface is pushed up and supplied to the launching position.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, according to the above-mentioned conventional technique, when the pachinko ball is pushed out to the launch rail, the pachinko ball is pushed up by the thrust rod, so that the movement of the pachinko ball becomes unstable and the launch position. There was variation in the firing operation due to inadequate stillness at.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, the present invention is an automatic batting ball feeder A that feeds one pachinko ball to a firing position 2a of a firing rail 2 in synchronism with the operation of a batting mallet 1 that repels a pachinko ball. The box-shaped case body 4 is fixed to the rear surface of the pachinko machine front plate 3, and the outflow port 6 of the ball tray 5 attached to the front surface of the front plate 3 is fixed to the case body 4.
An inflow chamber 7 communicating with the inflow chamber 7, and an outflow standby chamber 9 is formed beside the inflow chamber 7 via an inclined passage 8. The outflow standby chamber 9 has a bottom inclined downward toward the firing rail 2. A wall 10 is formed, a ball outlet 11 is opened at the lower end of the slope, and openings 12, 13 are opened in the bottom wall of the inflow chamber 7 and the outflow standby chamber 9, respectively, and the hitting ball is formed in the openings 12, 13. The projecting piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 that move up and down in conjunction with the mallet 1 are faced, respectively, and the projecting piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 are configured to move up and down integrally and enter the inflow chamber 7. The ball 14 is pushed up and sent out to the outflow waiting chamber 9, and the pachinko ball is held by the holding claw piece 15, and the pachinko ball is rolled by its own weight as the holding claw piece 15 descends. It is designed to flow out to the firing position 2a.

[Operation] The leading pachinko ball connected from the ball saucer 5 is located in the inflow chamber 7. In this state, when the hitting mallet 1 is pulled as shown by the chain line in FIG. 8, the projecting piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 project into the inflow chamber 7 and the outflow standby chamber 9 in association with this. As a result, the inflow chamber 7
The pachinko ball located at is pushed up by the thrust piece 14 and sent out to the outflow waiting chamber 9 through the inclined passage 8. At this time, since the holding claw piece 15 projects into the outflow standby chamber 9, the pachinko ball is once held by the holding claw piece 15. Then, the projecting piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 descend according to the firing operation of the hitting mallet 1, and the pachinko ball held by the holding claw piece 15 rolls on the bottom wall 10 due to its own weight and the launch rail 2 It is sent up quietly. On the other hand, the pachinko ball, which has been blocked from flowing into the side surface of the protruding piece 14, flows into the inflow chamber 7 as the protruding piece 14 descends, and prepares for the next firing operation.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a pachinko machine equipped with the automatic hitting ball feeder A of the present invention. In the figure, 16 is a pachinko machine main body, 17 is a front frame thereof, 18 is a game board located on the rear surface portion of the front frame 17, and a launch rail 2 and a guide rail 19 are mounted on the surface thereof. The tip of the ball hammer 1 faces the launch position 2a of the launch rail 2. The front plate 3 covering the firing rail 2 part is hinged to one side of the front frame 17 so as to be openable and closable together with the glass frame 20 covering the upper part of the game board 18. A ball receiving tray 5 is fixed to the front surface of the front plate 3, and an outlet 6 is formed to guide the pachinko ball of the ball receiving tray 5 to the automatic hitting ball feeder A.

The case body 4 of the automatic hitting ball feeder A of the present invention is attached so as to surround the outlet 6. The case body 4 is formed with an inflow chamber 7 on one side and an outflow standby chamber 9 on the other side and lower than the inflow chamber 7.
By partitioning with, the pachinko balls that have entered the inflow chamber 7 are prevented from flowing into the outflow standby chamber 9. The inclined passage 8 is formed in a downward slope from the inflow chamber 7 toward the outflow standby chamber 9.

The bottom wall 7a of the inflow chamber 7 is formed in a downward slope toward the back, and an opening 12 is formed in the bottom wall 7a. On the other hand, a guide plate 21 is hung vertically on the upper wall of the inflow chamber 7 so that one ball can pass through, and the guide plate 21 moves to the front plate 3 side when a pachinko ball is pushed up. It is used to regulate the movement so as not to.

The bottom wall 10 of the outflow standby chamber 9 is formed in a downward slope toward the launch rail 2 side similarly to the inflow chamber 7, and a ball outlet 11 is opened at the lower end of the inclination, and an opening 13 is formed in the bottom wall 10. It has been opened.

The triangular projecting piece 22 projecting along one side of the opening 13 of the bottom wall 10 is for promoting rolling of the pachinko ball sent into the outflow standby chamber 9. Further, above the outflow standby chamber 9, a guide plate 23 having a substantially flat plane shape that guides a pachinko ball flowing from the inclined passage 8 to the outflow standby chamber 9 toward the front plate 3 side.
Is provided.

Next, the protruding piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 will be described.

The protruding piece 14 has a substantially hammer-shaped side surface, and the horizontal piece 14
The shaft 26 of the bearing plates 25, 25 projecting from the rear of the case body 4 is inserted into the shaft hole 24 of the base end portion of a so that the shaft 26 can swing freely. Vertical piece 1 by inserting weight 27
4b is heavy. Then, the bottom plate 28 extended to the bottom sides of the bearing plates 25, 25 is brought into contact with the projection 29 on the lower surface of the horizontal piece portion 14a to maintain the horizontal position. In this horizontal state, the vertical piece 14b
Is substantially flush with the opening 12 of the inflow chamber 7 of the case body 4. The upper surface of the head of the vertical piece 14b is formed in a downward slope toward the inclined passage 8.

The holding claw piece 15 is formed by projecting a claw piece 15a on the upper surface of the distal end portion of the arm plate 30 that is bent in a stepwise manner, while forming a through hole 31 at the base end portion. The protruding piece 14 is loosely fitted to the hollow shaft 32 provided around the shaft hole 24 of the protruding piece 14, and the lower surface of the arm plate 30 is attached to the protruding piece 14.
An engaging pin 34, which is placed on the upper surface of the protruding edge 33 on the side surface and is further provided on the protruding piece 14 side of the bending portion of the arm plate 30, is an intersection of the horizontal piece 14a and the vertical piece 14b of the protruding piece 14. It is inserted into the lower side 14c, so that the protruding piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 are integrally connected. The claw piece 15a of the holding claw piece 15 is the opening 1 of the outflow standby chamber 9 of the case body 4.
In the normal state of the solid line shown in FIG. 6 with the tip lowered, it is almost flush with the opening 13 and at the position of the chain line where the claw piece 15a rises, the side of the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down. It has become.

Next, a configuration in which the projecting piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 are swung in conjunction with the operation of a hitting mallet will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the batting mallet 1 is pivotally supported by a mounting plate 35 fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 17, and the firing operation is repeated by a driving means (not shown) such as a motor.

Then, a slide plate 36 is attached to the mounting plate 35 so as to be vertically slidable, and a roller rotatably supported at the lower end of the slide plate 36.
37 is brought into contact with the lower half of the hitting mallet 1 so that the upper end of the slide plate 36 faces the lower side of the projecting piece 14.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the hammer 1 is separated from the firing position 2a, the lower half of the hammer 1 rolls the ball.
37 is pushed up and slide plate 36 rises. The projecting piece 14 is pushed up by the upper end of the slide plate 36, and the pachinko ball located in the inflow chamber 7 is pushed up by the projecting piece 14 and sent to the outflow standby chamber 9 through the inclined passage 8. At this time, since the pawl piece 15a projects into the outflow standby chamber 9, the pachinko ball is once held by the pawl piece 15a. Then, the slide plate 36, the projecting piece 14 and the holding claw piece 15 descend according to the firing operation of the batting mallet 1, and the pachinko ball held by the claw piece 15a comes into contact with the projecting piece 22 and the ball outlet 11 It rolls to the side and is sent out on the launch rail 2. On the other hand, the inflow chamber 7
, The pachinko ball stopped on the side surface of the protruding piece 14 flows into the inflow chamber 7 as the protruding piece 14 descends, and the same operation is repeated thereafter.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the automatic hitting ball feeder A of the present invention, the pachinko ball pushed up by the projecting piece 14 is once held by the holding claw piece 15, and the holding claw piece 15 is held. After descending, the pachinko ball rolls due to its own weight, so the pachinko ball moves smoothly, and stability at the launch position 2a is high, and ball flight is stable.

Furthermore, since the pachinko ball immediately before being supplied to the launch rail 2 is not subjected to the ball pressure of the ball tray 5, the pachinko ball is smoothly supplied also in this respect, and an extremely stable batting ball feeder is provided. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic hitting ball feeder, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a front view, and FIG. 4 is X- of FIG. X-ray sectional view, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 3, and FIG.
The figure shows the front view of the pachinko machine with the glass frame and front plate open.
FIG. 8 is a rear view showing the game board removed. 1 …… Striking hammer, 2 …… Launch rail, 2a …… Launch position, 3
... front plate, 4 case body, 5 ball saucer, 6 outlet, 7 inflow chamber, 8 incline passage, 9 outflow waiting chamber, 10 bottom wall, 11 ... … Ball exit, 12,13 …… Opening, 14…
… Push-up piece, 15 …… Holding claw piece, A …… Automatic ball hitting supply device.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Bunroku Oshima 9-97 Daiko-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Pref., Mayashi Shokai Co., Ltd. (56) Bibliographic references Sho 61-16181 (JP, U) Showa 59-96076 (JP, U) Showa 53-13881 (JP, U) Showa 49-39579 (JP, Y1)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An automatic batting ball supply device for supplying one pachinko ball to a launch position of a launch rail in synchronism with the operation of a batting mallet for ejecting a pachinko ball, wherein a box-shaped case is provided on the rear surface of the pachinko machine front plate. The body is fixed, and the case body has an inflow chamber communicating with the outflow port of the bowl mounted on the front surface of the front plate, and an outflow standby chamber is formed beside the inflow chamber via an inclined passage. , The outflow standby chamber is formed with a bottom wall inclined downward toward the firing rail, and a ball outlet is opened at the lower end of the incline.
Openings are respectively formed in the bottom walls thereof, and the projecting piece and the holding claw piece, which move up and down in conjunction with the hammer, are respectively brought into contact with the opening, and the projecting piece and the holding claw piece move up and down integrally. The push-up piece pushes up the pachinko ball that has entered the inflow chamber and sends it out to the outflow standby chamber.The pachinko ball is held by the holding claw piece, and the pachinko ball is lowered as the holding claw piece descends. An automatic batting ball supply device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that it rolls under its own weight so as to flow out to the firing position.