JPH07121301B2 - Ball hitting device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a batting ball supply device for a pachinko machine, which supplies batting balls stored in a batting ball supply plate on the front surface of the pachinko machine one by one to a firing position of a firing rail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a hitting ball supply device of this type, a device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-38859 is known. This conventional hitting ball supplying device is provided with a launch rail 10 inside a vertical ball passage 100 as shown in FIGS.
1 is provided with a horizontal axis 102 parallel to the horizontal axis 102, and the horizontal axis 102 has a ball stop portion 103 and a ball receiving portion 104.
Interlocking lever 107 that pivotally supports 5 and interlocks with the batting rod 106
By reciprocally rotating the ball supply member 105 via the ball, the ball of the ball supply plate 108 is hit by the ball stopper 103 and the ball receiver 104.
And are alternately received and supplied one by one to the firing position of the firing rail 101.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional hitting ball supply device, the ball passage 100 from the outlet of the hitting ball supply tray 108 to the launch position of the launch rail 101.
Since the length can be shortened, there is an advantage that the entire device can be downsized, but on the other hand, the ball supply member 10
Interlocking lever 10 that interlocks the reciprocating rotation of 5 with the ball 106
Since it is performed by the swinging motion of the ball 7, it is difficult to mount the ball supplying member 105 and the interlocking lever 107 in a correct alignment positional relationship, or the ball supplying member 105 or the hit ball is hit. Interlocking lever 1 for rod 106
If the contact point of 07 is worn, there is a problem that an accurate ball hitting operation cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art. The object of the present invention is that the structure is simple and the ball is stably supplied over a long period of time. The present invention intends to provide a hitting ball supply device for a pachinko machine that can be used.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a hitting ball feeder for a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention is provided with a vertical ball passage into which a hitting ball of a hitting ball feeding tray flows, and the ball passage. Of the rotary solenoid, and a sphere supply member fixed to the output shaft of the rotary solenoid, the sphere supply member integrally has a ball stopper and a ball receiver, It reciprocally rotates due to the excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid, and thereby the hit balls flowing into the ball passage are alternately received by the ball stopper and the ball receiver so that they are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail. is there.

Further, in a batting ball supply device for a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, a vertical ball passage into which a batting ball of a batting ball supply plate flows, an electromagnet disposed on a side of the ball passage, and A ball supply member integrally fixed to a horizontal axis in the ball passage, wherein the ball supply member integrally has a ball stopper and a ball receiver, and the horizontal axis has one end outward from the ball passage. An attracting member that protrudes to the opposite side of the electromagnet is provided at the projecting end, and the attracting member is attracted or released by the excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnet to reciprocally rotate the ball supply member, and thereby the hit ball flowing into the ball passage. The ball stopper and the ball receiver are alternately received and supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail.

[0007]

In the hitting ball feeder of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, when the rotary solenoid is excited, the ball feeding member rotates a predetermined angle via the output shaft of the rotary solenoid, whereby the hitting ball on the ball stopper is received by the ball receiver. To be On the other hand, when the rotary solenoid is demagnetized in this state, the ball supply member is pivotally returned to the original position via the output shaft of the rotary solenoid, whereby the hit ball of the ball receiving portion is supplied to the launch position of the launch rail. In this way, the sphere supply member is reciprocally rotated by the excitation and demagnetization of the rotary solenoid, and the batted balls of the batted ball supply tray are reliably supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail.

Further, in the hitting ball feeder of the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, when the electromagnet is excited, the attracting piece is attracted and the sphere feeding member rotates integrally with the horizontal axis by a predetermined angle, and when the electromagnet is demagnetized, the attracting piece is attracted. Since there is no effect, the sphere supply member pivotally returns to its original position by its own weight. in this way,
Excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnet causes the sphere supply member to reciprocate,
As in the first embodiment, the hit balls on the hit ball supply tray are surely supplied to the launch position of the launch rail one by one.

[0009]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine showing a front plate to which a hitting ball feeder according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the hitting ball feeder is removed. In the figure, 1 is a front frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board located on the rear surface of the front frame 1, and a launch rail 3 and a guide rail 4 are mounted on the front surface thereof. 5 is a batting rod whose tip faces the firing position 6 of the launch rail 3, 7 is a front plate that covers the front surface of the launch rail 3, and is attached to the front frame 1 so that it can be opened and closed together with a glass frame 8 that covers the upper part of the game board 2. Has been.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a hitting ball supply plate attached to the front surface of the front plate 7, and an outlet 11 for guiding the hit balls stored in the hitting ball supply plate 9 to the hitting ball supply device 10 is opened in the front plate 7. . Reference numeral 12 denotes a hollow support frame that is fixed to the back surface of the front plate 7 so as to surround the outlet 11, and inside thereof, a ball stop rod that closes the outlet 11 when the prize ball tank runs out or when the game is stopped. 13 are provided.

The hitting ball supplying device 10 is shown in FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, it comprises a base frame 14 attached to the back side of the front plate 7, a rotary solenoid 15, and a ball supply member 17 fixed to an output shaft 16 of the rotary solenoid 15.

The base frame 14 is composed of a plate-shaped rear member 14a having an inlet port 18 which is coincident with the outflow port 11, and a front member 14b which is hinged to the front portion of the rear member 14a with a screw 19. It A box portion 21 is formed in the front member 14b as a vertical spherical passage 20 which communicates with the inlet 18 inside. Further, the lower part of the front surface of the box portion 21 is opened so that the hit ball flowing down the ball passage 20 is hit by the launch position 6 of the launch rail 3.
Is formed as a supply port 22 for supplying to.

The rotary solenoid 15 is a case 2
3 has an output shaft 16 protruding outward, and when the coil provided inside the case 23 is excited by energization, the output shaft 16
Is rotated by a predetermined angle (about 60 degrees in the case of the present embodiment), and on the other hand, when the energization is cut off and the excitation is released, the return spring built in the case 23 restores the original position. The screw 2 is attached to the mounting portion 25 formed on 14a.
6, the output shaft 16 is located so as to project into the ball passage 20, and the ball supply member 17 is fixed to the tip thereof.

The ball supply member 17 integrally includes a ball stopper 17a and a ball receiver 17b, and a rotary solenoid 15
When the power supply to the rotary solenoid 15 is cut off, the return spring and the weight 24 provided on the ball supply member 17 rotate downward, and when the rotary solenoid 15 is turned on, the output shaft 16 rotates to rotate upward. To do. Then, the ball stopper 17a receives the leading hitting ball B flowing into the ball passage 20 from the inlet 18 at the position where the ball supply member 17 is rotated downward as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the hit ball B at the tip of the ball is received at the ball receiving portion 17b at the position rotated upward.
It is designed to be dropped. Further, the ball receiving portion 17b receives and holds the hit ball B falling from the ball stopping portion 17a at a position where the ball supply member 17 is rotated upward as shown in FIG. 5 (b),
As shown in FIG. 5C, the ball B is supplied to the firing position 6 of the firing rail 3 at the position where the ball supply member 17 is rotated downward. The weight 2 provided on the ball supply member 17
No. 4 is unnecessary depending on the strength of the return spring of the rotary solenoid 15.

The operation of the hitting ball supply device 10 according to the first embodiment described above will be described below. When the hitting rod 5 is at the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the energization to the rotary solenoid 15 is cut off. The sphere supply member 17 is shown in FIG.
It is in the downwardly rotated position shown in (a). For this reason, the top hitting ball B of the hitting ball supply tray 9 flowing into the ball passage 20 from the introduction port 18 is received by the upper surface of the ball stopping portion 17a and is prevented from falling.

When the player operates the operation handle 27 on the front surface of the front frame 1 in such a state, a hitting ball motor (not shown) is rotationally driven and the hitting rod 5 starts reciprocating rotation. Then, when the hitting rod 5 is rotated to the firing preparation operation position as shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, a sensor (not shown) is activated, and the rotary solenoid 15 is energized by a signal from the sensor. When the rotary solenoid 15 is energized, the output shaft 16 of the rotary solenoid 15 is rotationally displaced, and the sphere supply member 17 is in the upward rotated position shown in FIG. 5B. Therefore, the ball stopper 17a
The hit ball B, which has been prevented from falling by
It is received by 7b and held for a while.

When the hitting rod 5 is rotated to the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the rotary solenoid 15 is de-energized, the output shaft 16 is returned to its original position, and the ball supply member 1 is moved.
7 is the position rotated downward as shown in FIG. Therefore, the hit ball B held by the ball receiving portion 17b is not supplied to the supply port 22.
Is supplied to the launch position 6 of the launch rail 3 and the next hit ball B ₁ is received by the ball stopper 17a. After that, one hit ball is fired in relation to the firing operation of the hitting rod 5. Reliably automatically supplied to position 6.

In the above operation, the reciprocating rotation of the hitting rod 5 is detected by the sensor to detect the rotary solenoid 15.
However, the rotary solenoid 15 may be energized and interrupted in synchronization with the rotation of the ball striking motor, and the present embodiment is not limited.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a hitting ball supply device 10A according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, the same structures as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. This Example 2
In the hit ball supply device 10A, a horizontal shaft 29 parallel to the launch rail 3 is provided in the ball passage 20, and the ball supply member 17 is integrally fixed to the horizontal shaft 29. Then, one end of the horizontal axis 29 projects outward from the ball passage 20, and an attracting member 30 made of a magnetic material such as an iron piece is fixed to the projecting end.

On the other hand, an electromagnet 31 is attached to the rear member 14a of the base frame 14 located above the attracting member 30, and when the electromagnet 31 is energized, the attracting member 30 is attracted and the ball supplying member 17 is directed upward. The sphere supply member 17 is configured to rotate downward due to the acting force of the weight 24 when the sphere supply member 17 is rotated and the power supply to the electromagnet 31 is cut off.

In the hitting ball supplying device 10A of the second embodiment having such a structure, when the electromagnet 31 is energized, the adsorbing member 30 is adsorbed and the ball supplying member 17 is moved to the position shown in FIGS.
Rotate upward like the chain line. As a result, the ball stopper 17
The hit ball B, which has been prevented from falling at a, falls downward and is received by the ball receiving portion 17b. Further, when the power supply to the electromagnet 31 is cut off, the ball supply member 17 rotates downward by the weight 27 and returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. Supply to firing position 6.

[0022]

As described above, the hitting ball supply device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is capable of moving the ball hitting member having the ball stopping portion and the ball receiving portion in the vertical direction without directly interlocking with the hitting rod. Since the batting balls of the batting supply plate are fed one by one to the firing position of the firing rail by reciprocating rotation, there is no need for any kind of interlocking lever for interlocking with the batting rod unlike the conventional device. Therefore, precision is not required in the mounting positional relationship, and moreover, stable supply of a hit ball can be surely executed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine to which a hitting ball supply device according to a first embodiment is attached.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the hitting ball supply device according to the first embodiment is removed from the front plate.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the hitting ball supply device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device according to the first embodiment.

5 (a), (b) and (c) are side views for explaining the action of the hitting ball supply device according to the first embodiment, which are also partially sectioned.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the hitting ball supply device according to the second embodiment is removed from the front plate.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a hitting ball supply device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view with a partial cross section for explaining the operation of the hit ball supply device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a hit ball supply device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating an operation of a conventional hitting ball supply device.

FIG. 11 is a side view with a partial cross-section for explaining the operation of the conventional hit ball supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Launching Rail 6 Launching Position 9 Ball Hitting Dish 10, 10A Ball Hitting Supply Device 15 Rotary Solenoid 17 Ball Feeding Member 17a Ball Stopper 17b Ball Receiver 20 Ball Passage 29 Horizontal Axis 30 Adsorption Member 31 Electromagnet

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vertical ball passage into which a hit ball of a hit ball supply tray flows, a rotary solenoid disposed on the side of the ball passage, and a ball supply member fixed to an output shaft of the rotary solenoid. The ball supply member integrally has a ball stopper and a ball receiver, and reciprocally rotates by excitation and demagnetization of a rotary solenoid,
Accordingly, the hitting ball flowing into the ball passage is alternately received by the hitting portion and the hitting portion so as to be supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail. 2. A vertical ball passage into which a hit ball of a hit ball supply tray flows, an electromagnet disposed on the side of the ball passage, and a ball supply member integrally fixed to a horizontal axis in the ball passage. The sphere supply member integrally has a sphere stopper and a sphere receiver, and the horizontal axis has one end protruding outward from the sphere passage, and an attracting member facing the electromagnet is provided at the protruding end. The attraction member is attracted or de-energized by the excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnet to reciprocally rotate the ball supply member, and thereby the hitting ball flowing into the ball passage is alternately received by the ball stopping portion and the ball receiving portion. A batting ball supply device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that each is supplied to the firing position of the firing rail.