JPH0722307Y2 - Pachinko ball launcher - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a pachinko ball launching device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general pachinko ball launching device is one that guides and launches a pachinko ball in an upper plate to a firing position. Conventionally, the pachinko ball extra supplied in the upper plate is It was configured to simply drop it on the lower plate provided below the upper plate.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] For this reason, when the pachinko balls in the upper plate have overflowed and accumulated in the lower plate, when the pachinko balls in the upper plate are exhausted, there is a pachinko ball in the lower plate. It was not possible to continue as it was, and the player had to manually return the pachinko ball in the lower plate to the upper plate. Therefore, there is a problem that a troublesome work is required during the game and the enjoyment of the game is impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko ball launching device which does not require the work of transferring the surplus balls from the lower plate to the upper plate. There is.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for attaining the above object is to provide a pachinko ball (A) for guiding a pachinko ball (A) in an upper plate (11) to a firing position and launching it. A guide gutter (20) connected to the upper tray (11) for causing the pachinko ball (A) in the upper tray (11) to flow to the firing position, and the upper tray (1).
1) A lower plate (12) provided below the upper plate (11) in order to store the excessively supplied pachinko balls (A)
And a lifter (14) for pumping the pachinko balls (A) in the lower plate (12) and supplying the balls to the upper plate (11).
In the guide gutter (20), an extra pachinko ball (A) in the upper tray (11) or the guide trough (20) is placed in the lower tray (1).
2) A launching device for a pachinko ball (A), which is characterized in that an overflow port (21) that drops inside is formed.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned launching device, the extra pachinko ball (A) in the upper tray (11) falls into the lower tray (12) through the overflow opening (21) of the guide gutter (20) and is temporarily stored. Thereafter, the lifter (14) is operated to return it to the upper plate (11). For this reason, the pachinko balls (A) are continuously supplied into the upper plate (11) due to prizes, etc.
When there is a pachinko ball (A) on the upper plate (11)
The operation of returning to the inside and the operation of dropping into the lower plate (12) are repeated at the same time, and the excess amount of pachinko balls (A) is always present in the lower plate (12), and the pachinko balls in the upper plate (11) are kept. The sphere (A) is maintained below the allowable amount.

When the supply of the pachinko balls (A) into the upper plate (11) due to a prize or the like is interrupted and the total amount of the pachinko balls (A) decreases as the ball is launched, the overflow port ( 21) The number of pachinko balls (A) falling from the lower plate (12) is reduced, and finally the number of pachinko balls (A) falling to the lower plate (12) disappears. It is returned to the upper plate (11) by the operation of 14).

[0008] Therefore, the player simply continues the normal launching operation and does not have to move the pachinko ball (A) of the lower plate (12) to the upper plate (11). All of can be launched.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts in each embodiment, and the duplicated description will be omitted. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention in which pachinko balls A are arranged in series and processed.

The pachinko ball launching device 10 is a pachinko ball A.
An ejection tray 30 for accumulating a plurality of pachinko balls A is provided at the firing position at the end of the guide trough 20 for supplying the water, and a punch member 40 and a driving member 50 are provided so as to face the ejection tray 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the guide gutter 20 is connected to the upper tray 11 so that the pachinko ball A flows out, and the middle part of the guide gutter 20 is provided with an overflow port 21. The pachinko ball A falling from the overflow port 21 is provided. A lower plate 12 for receiving the water is provided below the upper plate 11. A lifter 14 having an impeller 13 is provided between the upper plate 11 and the lower plate 12, and the pachinko ball A is supplied from the lower plate 12 to the upper plate 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the punching tray 30 is rotatably supported by a supporting shaft 31 so as to be movable in a seesaw manner, a shutter plate 32 is erected at a starting end thereof, and an end of a pachinko machine (not shown) is inserted therein. It forms an outlet 33 to the road 15. An opening 32a is formed in the shutter plate 32, and is biased by a biasing means (not shown) so as to take a continuous posture with the guide gutter 20.

The punch member 40 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 41 so as to be swingable, a hitting spring 42 is fixedly provided at a tip end thereof, an input end 43 is provided at a base end thereof, and an urging spring 44 is provided in an opposite direction in FIG. It is biased clockwise. The drive member 50 is arranged so as to face the input end 43 of the punch member 40, is driven to rotate by a rotary drive source (not shown), and is engaged with and disengaged from the input end 43.
have.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a state immediately before the pachinko ball A is launched. The launch tray 30 is
The plurality of pachinko balls A, A ... Are accommodated, and the ejection port 33 is inclined in the striking direction of the striking spring 42 of the punch member 40 communicating with the approach path 15. The shutter plate 32 of the punching tray 30 blocks the end of the guide gutter 20. Drive end 51 of drive member 50
Engages the input end 43 to rotate the punch member 40 clockwise against the urging force of the urging spring 44.

When the drive member 50 is further rotated counterclockwise from the state of FIG. 2, the drive end 51 is disengaged from the input end 43, and the punch member 40 is urged to hit the pachinko ball A by the urging force of the urging spring 44. I often return. The pestle member 40 returned
The hitting springs 42 rush into the launching tray 30 through the openings 32a to strike the pachinko balls A, A ... Collectively by hitting the ends thereof, and the pachinko balls A, A ...
Is launched into the approach road 15.

Since the pachinko balls A, A ... Are lightened, the embossing tray 30 returns to the posture in which it communicates with the end of the guide gutter 20 by the biasing means. When returning to this posture, the launch tray 30
The opening 32a of the shutter plate 32 is communicated with the guide gutter 20,
The pachinko balls A, A ... Inflow into the ejection tray 30 from the guide gutter 20 and are accumulated therein. When the pachinko balls A, A ... Accumulate in the punching tray 30, the weight of the punching tray 30 tilts and the punching opening 33 tilts in the tapping direction of the tapping spring 42 of the punch member 40 which communicates with the approach path 15 as described above. To do. At the same time, the drive member 50 rotates to engage the input end 43 of the punch member 40 to rotate the punch member 40 clockwise against the urging force of the urging spring 44 in FIG. The state shown in 2 is obtained.

While the pachinko balls A, A ... Are successively ejected in this manner and flow out from the guide gutter 20, the lifter 1
The impeller 13 of 4 rotates and raises the pachinko balls A, A ... Accumulated in the lower plate 12 to the upper plate 11 which is a supply source of the pachinko balls A, A. On the other hand, the pachinko balls A, A ... that have risen too much and overflowed fall from the overflow port 21 to the lower plate 12.

Therefore, when the pachinko balls A, A ... Are continuously supplied to the upper plate 11 due to a prize or the like and there is always an extra pachinko ball, the pachinko balls A, A ... Are returned to the upper plate 11. The operation of falling and the operation of falling into the lower plate 12 are repeated at the same time, and the surplus pachinko balls A, A ... Are always present in the lower plate 12, and the pachinko balls A, A .. Maintained at.

When the supply of the pachinko balls A, A ... to the upper plate 11 due to a prize or the like is interrupted and the total amount of the pachinko balls A, A ..
The number of pachinko balls A, A ... falling from 1 decreases, and finally the pachinko balls A, A ... falling on the lower plate 12 disappear, and all the pachinko balls A, A ... in the lower plate 12 move by the lifter 14. Is returned to the upper plate 11.

Therefore, the player can hit all of the pachinko balls by simply continuing the normal hitting operation and without performing the work of moving the pachinko balls of the lower plate 12 to the upper plate 11. FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. In this embodiment, the pachinko balls A, A ... Are processed side by side.

The upper tray 11 and the lower tray 12 are arranged one above the other, and a guide gutter 20 is provided so as to be connected to the end of the upper tray 11. The side wall is lowered at the middle portion of the guide gutter 20 and the overflow port is provided. 21
Is provided. Below the overflow port 21, a part of the lower plate 12 is extended. A lifter (not shown) is provided between the upper plate 11 and the lower plate 12. A punching tray 30a to which the guide trough 20 is connected from the side is arranged with its base end pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 34. The starting end of the launch tray 30a is in the firing position, and the side wall 3 of the launch tray 30a facing the opening of the guide gutter 20.
5, a shutter 35a and an opening 35b therebelow are formed. The starting end of the punching tray 30a is driven up and down by an actuator (not shown).

A large number of punch members 4 facing the starting end of the punching tray 30a.
0, 40 ... Are arranged. A drive member 50 for operating the punch members 40, 40 ... Is provided with drive ends 51, 51 ... Connected at different angles in the rotational direction. Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. The pachinko balls A, A, ... Discharged from the guide gutter 20 are lined up at the starting end of the launching tray 30a and are on standby. When the pachinko balls A, A ... Are aligned and ready to be launched, the starting end of the launching tray 30a is lowered so that the pachinko balls A, A ... Standing in front of the hitting spring 42 of the punch members 40, 40 ... Are positioned. . At this time, the shutter 35a closes the opening of the guide gutter 20 so that the next pachinko balls A, A ... Are not discharged.

Next, the driving member 50 is rotated, whereby the punch members 40, 40 ...
Since the angular position of ... is different, the pachinko ball A,
A ... Is not launched all at once, but is launched one after another at minute intervals. When all the pachinko balls A, A ...
The starting end of the punching tray 30a is lifted up, and the next pachinko balls A, A ... Inflow into the punching tray 30a through the openings 35b, and the state shown in FIG. 4 is obtained.

While the pachinko balls A, A ... Are successively ejected in this manner, the lifter (not shown) rotates and the pachinko balls A, A.
Raise. At this time, the overflowing pachinko balls A, A, ... Fall to the lower plate 12 through the overflow port 21, but finally return to the upper plate by the operation of the lifter. Therefore, similarly to the first embodiment described above, the player only needs to continue the normal launching operation, and the lower plate 1
All of the pachinko balls can be shot out without performing the work of moving the second pachinko ball to the upper plate 11.

[0024]

According to the pachinko ball launching device of the present invention, the pachinko ball dropped from the overflow opening to the lower plate is finally returned to the upper plate by the operation of the lifter. Therefore, the player can launch all of the pachinko balls without losing the work of moving the pachinko balls of the lower plate to the upper plate, simply by continuing the normal launch operation, and the enjoyment of the game is impaired. Things are gone at all.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a pachinko ball launching device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an arrangement of an upper plate and a lower plate in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an impeller of a lifter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball launching device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... Pachinko ball 10 ... Pachinko ball launching device 11 ... Upper plate 12 ... Lower plate 14 ... Lifter 20 ... Guide gutter 21 ... Overflow mouth

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pachinko ball launching device for guiding and striking a pachinko ball in an upper plate to a launching position, the device being connected to the upper plate to let the pachinko ball in the upper dish flow out to the launching position. A guide gutter, a lower plate provided below the upper plate to store the excessively supplied pachinko balls in the upper plate, and the pachinko balls in the lower plate are pumped into the upper plate. And a lifter for supplying, wherein the guide gutter is formed with an overflow port for dropping an extra pachinko ball in the upper tray or in the guide trough into the lower tray. .