JPH067784U - Pachinko ball passage member - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a pachinko ball passage member 1 that can contribute to commonization of pachinko ball components. [Configuration] The pachinko ball passage member 1 is a ball shifting cover 1A installed on the back surface of the game board, a winning device installed on the front surface of the game board, and the like, and has a ball passage 4 for the pachinko ball.
Further, a mounting portion 6 to which a pachinko ball detection switch (passing type proximity switch) can be mounted is provided in the middle of the ball passage 4, and a guide member 8 having substantially the same shape as the pachinko ball detection switch can be detachably attached to the mounting part 6. It will be installed in.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to improvement of a pachinko ball passage member having a ball passage for pachinko balls, such as a ball gathering cover installed on the back surface of a game board and a winning device installed on the surface of the game board.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 For example, a ball gathering cover, which is one form of a pachinko ball passage member, is installed on the back surface of a game board, and ball passages are formed vertically and horizontally corresponding to the winning holes of the game board. In addition, the winning device, which is one form of pachinko ball passage member, is installed on the surface of the game board, and has a ball passage that receives the pachinko ball that falls on the game board surface and flows to the back surface of the game board. . On the other hand, in the current pachinko game, a special profit is given to the player on the condition that the player has won a specific winning hole, or the number of winnings in a specific winning hole is counted to change the playing state. There are many cases. Therefore, in order to detect the prize in the specific winning hole, a part of the ball passage leading to the specific winning hole is cut out in the ball gathering cover, and a pachinko ball detection switch is installed in the cutout part. The winning device has a pachinko ball detection switch installed at the entrance of the ball passage.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Currently, computerization is rapidly progressing in the design departments of pachinko machines and their parts, and for example, a method of designing a new gauge by making the best use of the existing prize holes and the arrangement of nails is adopted. By using this method, there is no change in the basic parts such as the winning hole and mounting screw arrangement, so it is possible to use common parts such as using the ball cover and winning device for multiple games. Become. However, the existence of a pachinko ball detection switch has been highlighted as a problem in promoting the standardization of such parts. That is, even if the arrangement of the winning holes is the same, if the game content is different, it is possible that a specific winning hole is changed to a normal winning hole. In that case, the pachinko ball detection switch provided in the ball passage becomes unnecessary, but if the pachinko ball detection switch is simply removed, the notch for mounting the pachinko ball detection switch cuts the ball passage. It becomes cool and hinders the smooth flow of pachinko balls. Therefore, it is necessary to change the mold to fill the notch for mounting the pachinko ball detection switch, but this is against commonality of parts. However, if the pachinko ball detection switch is used only as a single guide member with the pachinko ball detection switch attached, the cost will be unnecessarily increased.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a pachinko ball passage member having a ball passage for a pachinko ball such as a ball gathering cover installed on the back surface of the game board or a winning device installed on the surface of the game board, A pachinko ball passage member is provided in which a pachinko ball detection switch can be attached in the middle of the ball passage, and a guide member of the same shape as the pachinko ball detection switch is detachably attached to the attachment part. To do.

[0005]

[Action]

 Depending on the gauge configuration of the game board, if a pachinko ball detection switch is not needed, attach a guide member to the mounting part of the ball passage, and if a pachinko ball detection switch is necessary, replace the guide member with a pachinko ball detection Install the switch. Since the guide member has almost the same shape as the pachinko ball detection switch, the pachinko ball flows smoothly without the pachinko ball detection switch. Since the guide member only needs to guide the pachinko ball, it may be an integrally molded product of synthetic resin, which is low cost and wasteless.

[0006]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the ball cover, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged view of the portion indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of an essential portion, and FIG. It is a line sectional view. The ball gathering cover 1A as the pachinko ball passage member 1 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 2 as shown in FIG. 4, and is located between the game board 2 and the mechanism plate 3 provided on the back surface thereof. Then, the ball passages 4 extending vertically and horizontally collect the pachinko balls that have entered the winning holes (not shown) of the game board 2 and guide them downward. A mounting portion 6 to which a pachinko ball detection switch 5 (see FIG. 2) which is a passage type proximity switch can be mounted is formed in a part of the ball passage 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting portion 6 is formed by horizontally cutting the ball passage 4 and fitting a holder 7 into the notch. The holder 7 includes two claw pieces 9 and 9 for holding a short side surface and an upper surface of a guide member 8, which will be described later, a recess 10 into which the long side surface of the guide member 8 is fitted, and a peripheral edge of a mounting hole 11 of the ball gathering cover 1A. It is composed of flange pieces 12, 12, 12 that engage with each other and is detachable with respect to the mounting hole 11 of the ball gathering cover 1A as shown in FIG. It should be noted that by making the holder 7 separate from the ball cover 1A as in this embodiment, the shape of the ball cover 1A can be simplified and the die cost and molding cost can be reduced. Thus, a guide member 8 is detachably attached to the attachment portion 6 as shown in FIGS. The guide member 8 is a synthetic resin integrally molded product having substantially the same shape as the pachinko ball detection switch 5, and has a form in which a pachinko ball passage hole 8b is formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped body portion 8a.

Next, a method of using the ball gathering cover 1A will be described. First, in the case where the pachinko ball detection switch 5 is incorporated in the winning device and the pachinko ball detection switch 5 does not have to be used for the ball shifting cover 1A, the guide member 8 is set in the mounting portion 6. . The guide member 8 closes the notched portion of the ball passage 4, so that the pachinko ball smoothly flows down. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball detection switch 5 is required, the pachinko ball detection switch 5 is fitted to the mounting portion 6 instead of the guide member 8. Since the pachinko ball detection switch 5 and the guide member 8 have almost the same shape, the pachinko ball detection switch 5 is securely fixed to the mounting portion 6 and the smooth flow of the pachinko ball in the mounted state is guaranteed.

[0008]

Embodiment 2 FIGS. 5 to 7 show Embodiment 2, FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the winning device, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part, and FIG. 7 is a line CC of FIG. FIG. The winning device 1B has a ball passage 4 that receives a pachinko ball that falls on the surface of the game board 2 and causes it to flow to the back surface of the game plate 2, and is included in one type of pachinko ball passage member 1. The illustrated winning device 1B includes an opening / closing plate 14 that opens and closes a horizontally elongated ball entrance (not shown) in the center of the mounting base 13, and winning pockets 15 and 15 provided on both sides thereof. According to the gauge of the game board 2, the winning device 1B uses a winning pocket 15 as a normal winning port, and a variable display device (not shown) for changing, for example, three sets of numbers and figures. It may be used as a starting winning hole for starting. In the winning device 1B, the mounting portion 6 for mounting the guide member 8 is composed of a guide groove 16 in the upper part of the winning pocket 15 and a locking claw 17 protruding from the back surface of the mounting base 13. When the prize pocket 15 is used as a normal prize hole, the guide member 8 is set on the mounting portion 6, and when it is used as the starting prize hole, the pachinko ball detection switch 5 is set on the mounting portion 6.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is of course not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in Examples 1 and 2, a pass-type proximity switch is used as the pachinko ball detection switch 5, but a pass-type micro switch in which a micro switch is incorporated in a case provided with a pachinko ball passage is used. It may be used as a pachinko ball detection switch 5. Needless to say, the guide member 8 has substantially the same shape as the passage type micro switch and the like. Further, the pachinko ball passage member 1 emits, for example, a winning ball processing device for processing a winning ball, a prize ball or a rental ball, in addition to the ball gathering cover 1A and the winning device 1B shown in the first and second embodiments. It also includes a pachinko ball releasing device, or a ball guide trough for guiding the pachinko ball in the ball tank to the pachinko ball releasing device.

[0010]

[Effect of device]

 Since the guide member 8 and the pachinko ball detection switch 5 can be selected and attached according to the gauge configuration of the game board, even if the content of the pachinko game is different, one type of ball gathering cover 1A and winning device 1B can be used. it can. The guide member 8 need only be capable of smoothing the flow of the pachinko ball, and thus may be a simple synthetic resin integrally molded product, and the cost is very low. Therefore, the pachinko ball passage member 1 of the present invention can realize common parts of the pachinko machine at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball shifting cover.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged portion indicated by an arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of a main part.

4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the winning device.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a main part.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Pachinko ball passage member (ball gathering cover 1A, winning device 1B), 2 ... Game board, 4 ... Ball passage, 5 ... Pachinko ball detection switch, 6 ... Mounting portion, 8 ... Guide member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pachinko ball passage member having a ball passage for a pachinko ball, such as a ball gathering cover installed on the back surface of a game board or a winning device installed on the front surface of the game board, wherein a pachinko ball detection switch is provided in the middle of the ball passage. The pachinko ball passage member is characterized in that a mounting member that can be mounted is provided, and a guide member having substantially the same shape as the pachinko ball detection switch is detachably installed in the mounting portion.