JPH0698971A - Discharge controller of prize ball for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the discharge processor of prize balls appliable for a pachinko game machine which is provided with no installation space between the side frame of the pachinko game machine and the terminal of a prize ball passage. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a reciprocatively movable body 22 which is freely turnably provided on the side face of the prize ball passage and can be moved to a first position for receiving one prize ball flowing out of the terminal of this prize ball passage to a ball reception part 25 and a second position for sending the received prize ball to a prize ball discharge passage 4, coil spring 32 to turn and energize the reciprocatively movable body to the first position, and solenoid 23 to turn the reciprocatively movable body 22 from the first position to the second position with the exciting operation against the energization of the coil spring 32.

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, a discharge control device for winning balls in a pachinko machine of the present invention is rotatably provided on a side surface of a winning ball passage, and the end of the winning ball passage. A reciprocating movable body movable to a first position for receiving one winning ball flowing out from the ball receiving portion and a second position for sending the received winning ball to the winning ball discharging passage, and the reciprocating movable body for the first position. And a solenoid for rotating the reciprocating movable body from the first position to the second position against the bias of the coil spring by the exciting operation.

[0007]

The winning ball guided to the winning ball passage enters the ball receiving portion of the reciprocating movable body which is urged to rotate from the end to the first position.
On the other hand, the reciprocating movable body moves from the first position to the second position against the bias of the coil spring due to the excitation of the solenoid, and sends the winning ball of the ball receiving portion to the winning ball discharging passage. Then, when the solenoid is demagnetized, the reciprocating movable body moves to the first position by the bias of the coil spring.
It acts to return to the position.

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. Furthermore, below the prize ball dispensing device 9, a prize ball discharge gutter 10 and a ball gutter 45.
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 FIGS. 3 and 6 and 7, a winning ball discharge control device 21 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The discharge control device 21 is generally configured by a reciprocating movable body 22 and a solenoid 23. Reciprocating movable body 22
Is integrally formed with a plate-shaped ball stopper 24 and a cylindrical ball receiver 25 having an open front surface, and is formed in a fan shape in its entirety. The upper end of the ball stopper is rotated by a shaft 26 protruding from the set frame 11. It is movably supported.

The solenoid 23 is laterally fixed to the set frame 11 located above the reciprocating movable body 22 via a mounting plate 27, and a long hole 30 at the lower end of a link member 29 connected to a plunger 28 of the set frame 11. Is loosely fitted to a pin 31 protruding from the reciprocating movable body 22.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the solenoid 23 is demagnetized, the reciprocating movable body 22 has a coil spring 32 that allows the ball receiving portion 25 to face the introduction hole 18 and flows out from the end of the winning ball passage 4. Is urged to rotate to a first position for receiving the winning ball, and is rotated against the urging of the coil spring 32 by the exciting operation of the solenoid 23, as shown in FIG.
The winning ball received by the ball receiving portion 25 can be moved to a second position where it is sent out from the opening 19 to the winning ball discharge passage 5.

A winning ball detector 33 for detecting the winning ball received by the ball receiving portion 25 is provided behind the reciprocating movable member 22. The winning ball detector 33 is correctly positioned at a desired position by fitting the through holes 34, 34 provided therein with the gap holding projections 35, 35 protruding from the set frame 11, and the support plate 36 is attached. The protrusion 3
It is fixed by screwing to 5,35.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, when the solenoid 23 is demagnetized and the ball receiving portion 25 of the reciprocating movable body 22 is rotated to the first position facing the introduction hole 18, the prize is guided to the end 4 a of the prize ball passage 4. The sphere enters the ball receiving portion 25 from the introduction hole 18. At the same time, it is detected by the winning ball detector 33, and the drive motor 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 prize ball detectors 97a and 97b detect a certain number of prize balls, the solenoid 23 of the discharge control device 21 is excited by the detection signal.

When the solenoid 23 is excited, the plunger 28 is attracted and the reciprocating movable body 2 in the first position is located.
2 rotates in the direction of the arrow against the bias of the coil spring 32 as shown in FIG. 7, and the ball receiving portion 25 thereof moves to the second position facing the opening 19 and is received by the ball receiving portion 25. Open the sphere 19
To the winning ball discharge passage 5. In addition, the reciprocating movable body 2
When 2 is rotated from the first position to the second position, the winning balls lined up in the winning ball passage 4 are blocked by the ball stopper 24 of the reciprocating movable body 22 to close the introduction hole 18.

When the solenoid 23 is demagnetized, the reciprocating movable body 22 is pulled by the coil spring 12 to rotate, and FIG.
From the second position to the first position in FIG. For this reason,
The next winning ball lined up in the winning ball passage 4 is received by the ball receiving portion 25.

8 to 10 show a second embodiment of the discharge control device of the present invention. The difference between the discharge control device 21a of the second embodiment and the discharge control device 21 of the first embodiment is that Since the rotary solenoid 37 is used instead of the plunger type solenoid 23, the same structures as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals in FIGS. 8 to 10. To explain this,
The rotary solenoid 37 has a disc 40 fixed to a rotator 39 protruding from a cylindrical case body 38, and a pin 41 is provided on the disc 40. And the continuous rod 42
The through hole 43 provided at the upper end of the rod 41 is fitted into the pin 41, and the long hole 44 provided at the lower end of the connecting rod 42 is loosely fitted into the pin 31 projecting from the reciprocating movable body 22.

In the case of the second embodiment, when the rotary solenoid 37 is demagnetized, the ball receiving portion 25 of the reciprocating movable body 22 is placed at the first position facing the introduction hole 18, and the rotary solenoid 37 is excited. Then, the disk 40 is shown in FIG.
It rotates in the direction of the arrow like
2 rotates via the connecting rod 42, and the ball receiving portion 25 thereof moves to the second position facing the opening 19. When the rotary solenoid 37 is demagnetized, the coil spring 32 pulls the rotary solenoid 37 to return to the first position. By repeating this, the winning balls in the winning ball passage 4 are reliably received one by one in the ball receiving portion 25 of the reciprocating movable body 22 and sent to the winning ball discharging passage 5.

[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 according to the first embodiment 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 a side view showing a partial cross section of the emission control device of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the reciprocating movable body in a first position.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a state where the reciprocating movable body has moved from the first position to the second position.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting portion of the emission control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the reciprocating movable body in the first position.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state where the reciprocating movable body has moved from the first position to the second position.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a premium ball dispensing device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

FIG. 13 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 reciprocating movable body 23 solenoid 25 ball receiving portion 32 coil spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first position, which is rotatably provided on a side surface of a winning ball passage and receives one winning ball flowing out from the end of the winning ball passage into a ball receiving portion, and discharging the received winning ball. A reciprocating movable body that can be moved to a second position that is sent to the passage; a coil spring that biases the reciprocating movable body to rotate to the first position; and a reciprocating movable body that resists the bias of the coil spring by an exciting operation. And a discharge control device for a winning ball in a pachinko machine, which comprises a solenoid for rotating the first position from the second position.