JPH0691045A - Discharge control device for prize ball in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a discharge processing device for prize ball applicable to a Japanese pin ball game (pachinko) machine as having no setting space between the side frame of the pachinko machine and the terminal end of a prize ball passage. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a box frame member 22 firmly provided on the side surface of a prize ball passage and internally having a waiting part 25 for receiving a prize ball rolled from the terminal end of the prize ball passage and an inclined passage part 27 for sending out the prize ball in the waiting part 25 to a prize ball discharge passage, a ball feeding member 23 pivotally fixed to the box frame member 22 in such a manner as to be vertically rotatable to move the prize ball in the waiting part 25 to the inclined passage part 27 when rotated upward, and a solenoid 24 for vertically rotating the ball feeding member 23.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that electrically detects prize balls and pays out a fixed number of prize balls, while separating the prize balls collected in the prize ball passage one by one. The present invention relates to a winning ball discharge control device in a pachinko machine that discharges into a discharge passage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a discharge control device of this kind of winning ball, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a ball stopping portion 101a, 10 is provided on the side of a winning ball passage 100 with a space of one ball.
Separation operating rod 102 and solenoid 103 in which 1b is formed
Is installed, and the separating actuating rod 102 is operated as a seesaw by the operation of the solenoid 103.
a and 101b are alternately moved into and out of the winning ball passage 100, or as shown in FIG. 12, a turning piece 106 is always biased by a weight 105 to the side of the winning ball passage 104. It is known that a solenoid 108 having a movable iron piece 107 rotatably attached thereto is provided so that the rotating piece 106 and the movable iron piece 107 are alternately moved into and out of the winning ball passage 104 by the operation of the solenoid 108. (For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-209371, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-
65975).

[0003]

In the conventional discharge control device for winning balls, the separating operation rod 102 and the rotating piece 106 are used.
Is provided outside the prize winning ball passages 100 and 104, so that when the end of the prize winning ball passages 100 and 104 is located near the side frame of the pachinko machine, these parts, particularly the solenoids 103 and 108, are installed. There is a problem that it cannot be used because there is no space.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and its object is to provide an installation space between the side frame of the pachinko machine and the end of the winning ball passage. An object of the present invention is to provide a winning ball discharge processing device applicable to a pachinko machine that does not exist.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a winning ball discharge processing device having a relatively simple structure and high operation reliability.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the discharge control device for winning balls in the pachinko machine of the present invention is fixedly provided on the side surface of the winning ball passage, and the inside of the winning ball passage is provided. A box frame member provided with a waiting portion for receiving a winning ball rolling from the end and an inclined passage portion for sending the winning ball of the waiting portion to a winning ball discharge passage, and a box frame member rotatably pivoted up and down on the box frame member. The ball feeding member for moving the winning ball of the standby portion to the inclined passage portion when rotated upward and the solenoid for vertically rotating the ball feeding member.

[0007]

The winning ball guided to the winning ball passage is rolled into the box frame member from its end and received by the waiting portion. On the other hand, when the ball feeding member is rotated upward by the operation of the solenoid, it moves the winning ball in the standby portion to the inclined passage portion and sends it out to the winning ball discharging passage.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. A mechanism plate 3 is arranged on the back surface of the pachinko machine 1 so as to cover the entire back surface of the game board 2, and a prize ball passage 4 for collecting prize balls and a prize on the lower front surface facing the back surface of the game board 2. An out-ball discharge passage 14 that communicates with the ball-discharge passage 5 and the out port is formed.

On the other hand, a prize ball tank 6 for storing prize balls is provided above the back surface of the mechanism plate 3, and the prize ball tank 6 is provided.
A guide gutter 7 for aligning and freeing down the prize balls is provided below. A supply passage 8 communicating with the outlet gutter 7 is provided on one side of the back surface of the mechanism plate 3, and a prize ball payout device 9 is connected below the supply passage 8. Further below the prize ball payout device 9, a prize ball discharge gutter 10 and a ball discharge gutter 46.
Are connected. In the present embodiment, the supply passage 8, the prize ball payout device 9, the prize ball discharge gutter 10 and the ball discharge gutter 46 are assembled as a set frame as shown in FIG. 4 in order to facilitate the assembly work of the pachinko machine. 11 is integrally assembled.

A cover-shaped passage member 12 is arranged below the rear surface of the mechanism plate 3. This passage member 12 is
As shown in FIG. 2, the passage portion 1 communicating with the prize ball discharge gutter 10
3 and an out-ball discharge passage 14 and a passage portion 16 communicating with the opening 15 through the opening 15. The passage portion 13 is connected to a hitting ball supply tray (not shown) in front of the machine through a supply hole 17 opened in the mechanism plate 3. It is in communication.

In the lower part of the set frame 11, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, there are an introduction hole 18 which coincides with the end 4a of the winning ball passage 4 and an opening 19 formed at the upstream end of the winning ball discharge passage 5. Matching outlet holes 20 are formed, and these inlet holes 1
The discharge control device 21 for winning balls according to the present invention is provided in association with the reference numeral 8 and the outlet hole 20.

The prize ball payout device 9 comprises a main body base 91, a lead screw 92 and a drive motor 93 as shown in FIG. On the front surface of the main body base 91, supply paths 94a and 94b communicating with the supply path 8 and a prize ball discharge trough 1 are provided.
The discharge paths 95a and 95b communicating with 0 are formed.
The lead screw 92 has supply paths 94a, 9 on the outer circumference.
4b is provided with a protrusion 921 that receives the most advanced prize ball in a spiral shape and is supported by the main body base 91 so as to be horizontally rotatable.
When the drive motor 93 rotates, it rotates via the gear group 96. Then, when the lead screw 92 rotates, the prize ball received by the projection 921 deviates from the support of the projection 921 and is discharged to the discharge paths 95a and 95b, and is also detected by the prize ball detectors 97a and 97b. When the prize ball detectors 97a and 97b detect a certain number of prize balls, the detection signal is sent to the winning ball discharge control device 21.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 9, a winning ball discharge control device 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The discharge control device 21 includes a box frame member 22 and a ball feeding member 2.
3 and the solenoid 24. The box frame member 22 is formed in the shape of a hollow box whose front side is open. The front side of the box frame member 22 abuts the back side of the set frame 11 so as to cover the introduction hole 18 and the derivation hole 20, and is attached by a screw or the like. To be Inside the box frame member 22, a standby portion 25 for receiving a winning ball rolling from the introduction hole 18 and the guide shelf 2
An inclined passage portion 27 is provided through which the winning balls of the standby portion 25 are sent out from the outlet holes 20 to the winning ball discharging passage 5 via 6.

The standby portion 25 is provided with a through hole 28 having a diameter smaller than that of the winning ball, and the winning ball rolled into the waiting portion 25 is received by the through hole 28. On the upper surface of the guide shelf 26, the winning balls are inclined passage portions 27.
It is formed as an inclined surface toward the inclined passage portion 27 so that it can easily roll.

Below the box frame member 22, a pair of bearing pieces 29a and 29b located on both sides of the through hole 28 are provided, and the ball feeding member 2 is provided between the bearing pieces 29a and 29b.
A rear end of 3 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 30. The ball feeding member 23 is provided with a push-up portion 31 located below the through hole 28 at the tip thereof, and the front surface thereof is an arc-shaped ball stop surface 32. Further, an engaging pin 33 which also functions as a weight is provided on the side surface of the ball feeding member 23. In addition,
The upper surface 31 a of the push-up portion 31 is formed as an inclined surface facing the upper surface of the guide shelf 26.

An engaging recess 35 provided at the lower end of the interlocking member 34 is engaged with the engaging pin 33. Interlocking member 3
The upper portion of 4 is bent in the lateral direction, and its tip is connected to the lower end of the plunger 36 of the solenoid 24. Further, the interlocking member 34 is vertically movably held by a tubular portion 37 formed on the side surface of the box frame member 22. The tubular portion 37 is an L-shaped frame piece 3 protruding from the side surface of the box frame member 22.
8 and an L-shaped frame piece 40 integrated with a supporting member 39 attached to the rear surface of the box frame member 22 are formed.

The solenoid 24 is attached to the back side of the set frame 11 via a mounting plate 41 with screws or the like.
Therefore, the relative positional relationship between the box frame member 22 and the solenoid 24 is fixed, and when the solenoid 24 is demagnetized, the plunger 36 descends due to the urging of the coil spring 42, and the ball is moved via the interlocking member 34. The feeding member 23 is placed in a state of being rotated downward as shown by the solid line in FIG.

A standby portion 25 is provided on the rear surface of the box frame member 22.
A prize winning ball detector 43 for detecting the prize winning ball located at is attached. The winning ball detector 43 is securely attached to a desired position by fitting the small through holes 44a and 44b provided therein to the fitting protrusions 45a and 45b provided on the rear surface of the box frame member 22. Then, it is fixed by the support member 39.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, when the solenoid 24 is demagnetized and the ball feeding member 23 is rotated downward, the winning ball B guided to the end 4a of the winning ball passage 4 is introduced into the introduction hole 18.
Is rolled into the standby portion 25 of the box frame member 22 and the through hole 28
Received on the upper surface of. At the same time, it is detected by the winning ball detector 43, and the drive signal 93 of the prize ball payout device 9 is rotated by the detection signal, and the prize ball is paid out to the discharge passages 95a and 95b. When the premium ball detectors 97a and 97b detect a certain number of premium balls, the detection signal causes the solenoid 24 of the discharge control device 21 to be momentarily excited.

However, as the solenoid 24 is excited, the plunger 36 of the solenoid 24 is attracted upward against the bias of the coil spring 42 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the ball is fed through the interlocking member 34. The member 23 rotates upward, and the pusher 3
1 projects upward from the through hole 28 of the standby portion 25. Therefore, the winning ball B received by the through hole 28 of the standby portion 25
Is pushed up by the upper surface 31a of the push-up portion 31 and moves onto the guide rack 26, and is guided to the inclined passage portion 27 by the inclination of the upper surface as shown by the chain line in FIG. Be done. When the ball feeding member 23 is rotated upward, the winning balls B ₁ lined up in the winning ball passage 4 abut on the ball stop surface 32 of the push-up portion 31 and roll into the standby portion 25 as shown in FIG. It is supposed not to.

When the solenoid 24 is demagnetized, the plunger 36 of the solenoid 24 is lowered by the urging force of the coil spring 42, whereby the ball feeding member 23 is also rotated downward, and FIG.
Then, the state shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. Therefore, the next prize ball B
₁ rolls into the standby portion 25 and is received by the through hole 28.

[0022]

As described above, the prize ball discharge control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention separates the prize balls in the prize ball passage one by one on the side surface of the prize ball passage for collecting the prize balls. Since it can be guided to the ball discharge passage, it can be easily applied to a pachinko machine having a special structure in which the end of the winning ball passage is located near the side frame of the pachinko machine. In other words, by extending the end of the prize ball passage to near the side frame of the pachinko machine, as described in the embodiment, the prize ball supply passage, the prize ball payout device, the prize ball discharge passage, and the prize ball. It is possible to set the discharge control device and the like as an assembly, which can be useful for simplifying the assembly work of the pachinko machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a back view showing an example of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mounting portion of the emission control device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the supply passage, the premium ball payout device, the discharge control device of the present invention, and the like are assembled into a set frame as an assembly.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an emission control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a partial cross-section of an emission control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view similarly showing a partial cross section.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the operation of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a premium ball dispensing device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

FIG. 12 is another explanatory diagram of the conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 winning ball passage 4a winning ball passage end 21 discharge control device 22 box frame member 23 ball feeding member 24 solenoid 25 standby portion 27 inclined passage portion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Fixedly provided on the side surface of the winning ball passage,
A box frame member provided with a waiting portion for receiving the winning ball rolling from the end of the winning ball passage and an inclined passage portion for sending the winning ball of the waiting portion to the winning ball discharge passage, and the box frame member vertically A prize in a pachinko machine, which is rotatably pivotally mounted and includes a ball feeding member for moving the winning ball of the standby portion to the inclined passage portion when rotated upward, and a solenoid for vertically rotating the ball feeding member. Sphere emission control device.