JPH07265496A - Winning port device for arranging ball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily exchange each detection switch individually when it is exchanged. CONSTITUTION:In a winning port device for an arranging ball machine provided with plural detection switches 26 in which plural winning ports 37 are arranged on the upper part of a winning case 22 in columnar shape and which detect a game ball entering each winning port 37 arc arranged accordance with each winning port 37 in columnar shape, a supporting member 23 provided with plural guide holes 50 to support each detection switch 26 individually and freely insertibly is loaded on the winning case 22 loadably/unloadably, and each detection switch 26 is loaded on a substrate 24 fixed on the supporting member 23 loadably/unloadably via a connector 25.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning opening device for an arrangement ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a winning device for an arrangement ball machine,
Sixteen winning openings are arranged in a row in a row on the upper part of the winning case, and the game balls that enter the winning openings are detected.
There is one in which one detection switch is provided in a horizontal row corresponding to each winning opening. This type of winning hole device conventionally uses a four-series switch in which four detecting switches are arranged in a row in a row and integrally molded, and four detecting switches are provided so that each detecting switch corresponds to each winning hole. The four switches are fixed in a horizontal row on the winning case.

In the game, if a predetermined number of game balls are shot to the upper side of the game board, the game balls will enter one of the winning openings of the winning opening devices arranged on the lower side of the game board. The detection switch corresponding to the winning opening detects the game ball. Then, of the 16 prize-winning openings, when a predetermined number of adjacent win-winning openings are entered and the winning combination is established, the game balls are paid out.

[0004]

Since the conventional winning a prize device uses a four-series switch in which four detection switches are integrally molded, if one of the detection switches fails, Even though the detection switch of the 4 is still normal, it includes the normal detection switch.
It is very uneconomical to replace the serial switch itself.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide a winning opening device for an arrangement ball machine, in which each detection switch can be easily replaced individually when the detection switch is replaced.

[0006]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a plurality of winning openings 37 are arranged in a row on the upper part of a winning case 22, and a game ball entering each winning opening 37 is detected. In the winning opening device of the arrangement ball machine in which a plurality of detection switches 26 are provided in a row corresponding to each winning opening 37, each detection switch
A support member 23 having a plurality of guide holes 50 for individually inserting and removing 26 is detachably attached to the winning case 22, and each detection switch 26 is connected to a board 24 fixed to the support member 23 by a connector. It is detachably attached via 25.

The present invention according to claim 2 provides the invention according to claim 1.
In the invention described in (1), each of the detection switches 26 is arranged in upper and lower two rows, and the detection switches 26 of the other row are arranged substantially in the center of the adjacent detection switches 26 of one row.

Further, the present invention according to claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1.
Or, in the invention described in 2, the male connector 25 is provided on the substrate 24 side.
a and the detection switch 26 side is a female connector 25b.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in the invention according to claim 1, 2 or 3, the detection switch 26 in each guide hole 50 of the support member 23 is provided on the side of the board 24 on the winning case 22 side. An elastic body 49 that presses against is provided.

[0010]

In the present invention according to claim 1, each detection switch is
A support member 23 having a plurality of guide holes 50 for individually inserting and removing 26 is detachably attached to the winning case 22, and each detection switch 26 is connected to a board 24 fixed to the support member 23 by a connector. Since it is detachably mounted via 25, the support member 23 is detached from the winning case 22, and the substrate 24 and each detection switch 26 fixed to the supporting member 23 are taken out from the winning case 22. The desired detection switch 26 can be replaced outside the device. Further, each detection switch 26 can be connected to the substrate 24 via the connector 25 simply by inserting each detection switch 26 into each guide hole 50 of the support member 23.

Further, since each detection switch 26 is inserted into the guide hole 50 and supported, it is connected to the substrate 24 through the connector 25. Therefore, when the support member 23 is removed from the winning case 22, each detection switch 26 is detected. Even if a large external force is not inadvertently applied to the switch 26 and even if an external force is applied to the detection switch 26, no force other than the insertion / removal direction directly acts on the connection part of the connector 25. It is possible to effectively prevent the contact failure of the connector 25 and the damage of the connecting portion.

Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 2, the detection switches 26 are arranged in upper and lower two rows, and the detection switches 26 of the other row are arranged substantially in the center of the adjacent detection switches 26 of one row. Therefore, even if the width of the detection switch 26 is larger than the interval between the adjacent winning openings 37, the detection switch 26 of one row and the detection switch 26 of the other row can be arranged so as to overlap each other. It is possible to make the winning opening device 15 compact in the width direction, and it is not necessary to shift the position of the detection switch 26 with respect to each winning opening 37, and each detection switch 26 can be arranged according to each winning opening 37. .

Further, in the present invention according to claim 3, the substrate 24
Since the male connector 25a is on the side and the female connector 25b is on the side of the detection switch 26, even if the female connector 25b spreads and a contact failure occurs, it is possible to easily deal with it by simply replacing the female connector 25b with the detection switch 26. it can.

In the present invention as set forth in claim 4, since the elastic body 49 for pressing the detection switch 26 in each guide hole 50 of the support member 23 to the substrate 24 side is provided on the winning case 22 side,
There is no rattling of the detection switch 26 in the guide hole 50.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a front view of the arrangement ball machine. In FIG. 8, 1 is a machine frame, and 2 is a front frame that is pivotally attached to the front surface of the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. Glass door 3 and front plate 4 on front frame 2
Is attached, and the game board 5 is detachably attached to the rear side.

On the front surface of the game board 5, a guide rail 6 for guiding the launched game balls is provided, and a central entrance surrounded by the guide rails 6 has an upper entrance ball opening 7,
Lower entrance ball opening 8, passage openings 9 and 10, central winning device 11, variable symbol display device 12, right accessory operating device 13 for increasing points, lower accessory operating device 14 and the like are arranged. In addition, a winning opening device 15 is arranged at the bottom of the game board 5, and the winning opening device 15 is covered from the front side by a lower cover 16.

An upper plate 17 is provided on the front plate 4, and a lower plate 18 and an operating handle 20 for the launching device 19 are provided on the lower portion of the front frame 2. When the operating device 20 is operated, the launching device 19 is supplied with 16 game balls from the upper plate 17 one by one on the launch rail, and strikes it with a hammer to launch it to the guide rail 6. Has become.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the winning opening device 15 is a winning case 22 housed in an opening 21 of a game board 5 and having 16 winning openings 37 formed in the upper part thereof, and this winning case.
A support member 23 detachably attached to the central portion of 22, a substrate 24 fixed to the front end surface of the support member 23, and 16 detection switches 26 detachably attached to the substrate 24 via a connector 25. And have.

The prize-winning case 22 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the prize-winning case 22 is provided with a storage section 27 for removably storing the support member 23 in the central portion in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage portion 27 includes a lower end surface of a large number of ribs 29 projecting downward from the lower surface of the upper wall 28, a lower wall 30 facing the lower end surface, and side walls on both left and right ends thereof. 31
And are formed in a substantially rectangular shape having openings on both sides in the front-rear direction.

Elastic locking pieces 32 for detachably locking the support members 23 housed in the housing 27 are provided on the left and right side walls 31.
Are provided respectively. At the front end of each elastic locking piece 32,
As shown in FIG. 3, a locking portion 33 protruding inward and an inclined surface for guiding the supporting member 23 so that the elastic locking piece 32 elastically deforms outward when the supporting member 23 is inserted into the housing portion 27. 33a and are formed.

On the upper wall 28, there is a receiving portion 34 which is curved forward and upward,
An inclined plate 35 that inclines rearward and downward is formed in the front and rear.
Then, from the front end of the receiving portion 34 to the rear of the inclined plate 35, a large number of partition plates 36 extending in the front-rear direction are formed at equal intervals in the width direction, and a game ball is inserted between each of these adjacent partition plates 36. Sixteen winning openings 37 for balls and a guide passage 38 for guiding the game balls entered in the winning openings 37 to the back side of the game board 5 are formed. In addition, each guide passage 38 is provided with a rib 39 which is inclined rearward and downward so that the game ball is smoothly guided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of engaging pieces 41, 42 for engaging the winning case 22 with the case cover 40 and a plurality of supporting plates 43 are provided at the rear end of the predetermined partition plate 36, respectively. Has been. That is, the engagement pieces 41, 42 are provided on the left and right sides and the center partition plate 36, the left and right engagement pieces 41 are inwardly bent into an L shape, and the center engagement piece 42 is a T shape. It is formed in each shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the support plate 43 is formed downward at the rear part of the partition plate 36 at four places, and the middle part thereof is connected to the rear surface of the lower wall 30 by the connecting plate 44.

The case cover 40 is provided with engaged parts 45 and 46 to which the engaging pieces 41 and 42 are removably engaged, and a vertical groove 47 into which the support plate 43 is removably inserted. There is. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the winning case 22 and the case cover 40 are placed in the engaged portions 45, 46 and the vertical groove 47 of the case cover 40, respectively.
The engaging pieces 41, 42 and the support plate 43 are fixed by a set screw 48 in an engaged state.

The case cover 40 also includes a detection switch 26
An elastic body 49 made of foamed synthetic resin or the like is attached to a portion corresponding to the rear surface to prevent the detection switch 26 from rattling. The case cover 40 is detachably attached to a ball collection case (not shown) attached to the back side of the game board 5 via the cover.

The support member 23 is integrally molded of synthetic resin and has 16 guide holes 50 penetrating in the front-rear direction.
The guide holes 50 are for individually supporting the respective detection switches 26 in a freely insertable / removable manner. The guide holes 50 are arranged in a horizontal row in two rows, and the guide holes 50 are arranged between the adjacent guide holes 50 in the upper row. The guide holes 50 in the lower row are arranged substantially at the center. Further, between the adjacent guide holes 50, except for the portion having the screw hole 51, a recess 52 for lightening is provided penetrating in the front-rear direction.

On the front surface of the support member 23, the board 24 is fixed with a set screw.
It is fixed detachably by 53. On the front surface of the substrate 24, a connector 54 is provided on the lower side and 16 light-emitting lamps 55 corresponding to the respective detection switches 26 are provided on the upper side.
Are mounted in a horizontal row. The connector 54 is for connecting a control unit (not shown) for controlling various game parts and the like and the board 24 via the flat cable 56.

The detection switch 26 includes a long plate-shaped base portion 57 and a U-shaped detection frame portion 58 protruding from the base portion 57 in the longitudinal direction.
And a detection hole 59 formed between the base portion 57 and the detection frame portion 58, and when the game ball passes through the detection hole 59, the game ball is electrically detected.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the connector 25 includes a male connector 25a fixed to the substrate 24 and a female connector 25b fixed to the detection switch 26. The male connector 25a includes three columnar terminal pins 60 and a connector holder 61, and the three terminal pins 60 penetrating the connector holder 61 are fixed to the substrate 24 side by soldering. The female connector 25b includes three terminal plates 62 that are bent and formed in a U shape, and a connector case 63 that accommodates the terminal plates 62 therein. One end of the terminal plate 62 projects from the lower side of the connector case 63. Are soldered to the switch substrate 64 side of the detection switch 26.

Guide grooves 65 are provided on the left and right sides of the connector case 63 in the insertion / removal direction of the connector 25, and guide ribs 66 slidably fitted in the guide grooves 65 are provided on the left and right sides of the connector holder 61. It is provided. The guide groove 65 and the guide rib 66 are formed by the male connector 25a and the female connector 25b of the connector 25.
When connecting and, the guide rib 66 of the connector holder 61 is guided by the guide groove 65 of the connector case 63 so that the terminal pin 60 can be inserted into the terminal plate 62 without coming into contact with the connector case 63. ing.

A retaining portion 67 is formed on the upper surface of the connector case 63 to prevent the male connector 25a and the female connector 25b from retaining in the connected state. Therefore, when mounting each detection switch 26 on the substrate 24,
After fixing 23 and 23 with a set screw 53, each detection switch 26 is inserted into the guide hole 50 of this support member 23 from the female connector 25b side, and the male connector 25a on the board 24 side and the female connector on the detection switch 26 side are inserted. Connect with 25b.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the respective detection switches 26 are arranged in upper and lower two rows, and at the substantially center between the adjacent detection switches 26 in the upper row, the lower switches are arranged. A row detection switch 26 is arranged. Therefore, the width of each detection switch 26 is larger than the pitch P between the adjacent winning openings 37, but the detection switch 26 in the upper row and the detection switch 26 in the lower row can be arranged so as to overlap each other. The width of the winning opening device 15 can be reduced, and it is not necessary to shift the position of the detection switch 26 with respect to each winning opening 37, and each detecting switch 26 can be arranged in accordance with each winning opening 37. it can.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lower cover 16 has a substantially half-moon shape, and a pair of left and right positioning pins 68 are projectingly provided on both sides of the upper portion, and the positioning pins 68 are provided as a pair of left and right positioning holes on the game board 5 side. The game board with the mounting screws 69 when inserted in
It is attached to 5. On the upper part of the lower cover 16, 16 display parts 70 are provided in a horizontal row. Each display unit 70 is
It is arranged corresponding to each light emitting lamp 55 of the winning opening device 15, and when the game ball enters one of the winning openings 37, the corresponding light emitting lamp 55 is turned on to display the numbers 1 to 16 It is supposed to do.

Next, the operation of the arrange ball machine having the above construction will be described. When starting the game, put the game ball in the upper plate 17 and turn the firing handle for firing,
The launching device 19 is actuated and hits the game balls supplied from the upper plate 17 one by one on the launch rail with a hammer to shoot the game balls along the guide rails 6 to the upper part of the game board 5. In addition,
There are 16 game balls used in one game.

The game balls shot on the game board 5 enter either the upper entrance port 7 or the like, or enter the 16 prize holes 37 arranged in a row in the prize hole device 15. Make a ball. Winning hole 37
If a game ball enters, then it moves to the back side of the game board 5 through the guide passage 38 of the winning opening 37, and then on the detection frame portion 58 of the detection switch 26 corresponding to the guide passage 38 from the inclined plate 35. To fall. Then, when the game ball passes through the detection hole 55 of the detection switch 26, the detection switch 26 detects the game ball and the light-emitting lamp 55 is turned on, and the display unit 70 corresponding to the winning opening 37 containing the game ball is a numerical symbol. Is displayed.

If some of the 16 detection switches 26 fail, they are replaced as follows. First, open the glass door 3, remove the pair of left and right mounting screws 69 of the lower cover 16, remove the positioning pins 68 from the game board 5, and remove the lower cover 16 from the game board 5.

Next, the flat cable 56 attached to the connecting connector 54 is removed, and the pair of left and right elastic locking pieces 32 of the winning case 22 are bent outward to lock the elastic locking pieces 32.
With the engagement between the support member 23 and the front end surface of the support member 23 released, the support member 23 is pulled out to the front. Then, the board 24 and the detection switch 26 are separated from the winning case 22 together with the support member 23, and then the detection switch 26 that has failed out of the 16 detection switches 26 inserted into the guide hole 50 of the support member 23.
It suffices to remove only this and insert another detection switch 26.

In this way, the support member 23, the substrate 24, and the detection switches 26 can be easily removed from the winning case 22 with the integrated state. Also, after removing each detection switch 26 from the winning case 22 on the game board 5 side in a state where it is integrated with the support member 23, the detection switch 26 can be replaced, so that it can be used as another component of the arranging ball machine. The desired replacement work of the detection switch 26 can be easily performed outside thereof without being bothered. In particular, since the support member 23 is removed on the front side of the game board 5, it is not necessary to remove the winning case 22, the ball collection case or the like, and the support member 23 can be easily removed.

When the defective detection switch 26 is pulled out rearward from the guide hole 50 of the support member 23, the retaining portion 67 of the female connector 25b is disengaged and the male connector 25a and the female connector 25b are detached, and the detection switch 26 Only 26 can be easily removed. Therefore, as compared with the conventional case using the quad switch, it is not necessary to replace even the detection switch 26 having no failure at the same time, and the conventional waste can be prevented.

Even when the detection switch 26 is removed from the winning case 22, the detection switch 26 is inserted into the guide hole 50 of the support member 23 and is connected to the substrate 24 through the connector 25 in a supported state. When removing 26, the careless external force does not significantly act on the other detection switches 26. Even if a force acts on the other detection switch 26, a force other than the insertion / removal direction does not act on the connection portion of the connector 25, and contact failure of the connector 25 or damage to the connection portion occurs. Can be effectively prevented.

When the detection switch 26 is attached, if the detection switch 26 is inserted and pushed into the guide hole 50 of the support member 23, the male connector 25a of the board 24 and the female connector 25b of the detection switch 26 are fitted together. The detection switch 26 can be connected easily and surely.

When the support member 23 is mounted in the accommodating portion 27 of the winning case 22, if the supporting member 23 is brought into contact with the inclined surfaces 33a of the elastic locking pieces 32 on the winning case 22 side and pushed backward. Since the elastic locking pieces 32 are elastically deformed at the rear end edge of the support member 23 and are expanded outward, by further pushing the support member 23 from that state, the support member 23 is easily stored in the storage portion 27. Can be installed. Then, when the support member 23 is stored in the storage portion 27, each elastic locking piece 32 elastically returns and the locking portion 33 engages with the front end surface of the support member 23. The member 23 can be securely fixed in the storage portion 27. After that, the lower cover 16 may be attached.

When the support member 23 is stored in the storage portion 27 of the winning case 22, the end portion of each detection switch 26 is attached to the case cover 40.
Since it comes into contact with the elastic body 49 on the side, each detection switch 26 can be reliably fixed in each guide hole 50 of the support member 23 without rattling. Therefore, it is possible to prevent vibration noise caused by rattling of the detection switch 26, contact failure between the male connector 25a and the female connector 25b of the connector 25, and the like.

Moreover, since the board 24 side is the male connector 25a and the detection switch 26 side is the female connector 25b, the terminal board 62 of the female connector 25b is tentatively expanded due to manufacturing errors, aging due to long-term use, and the like. Even if
There is no need to replace the board 24 side. That is, the detection switch
Since there is a female connector 25b with a terminal board 62 on the 26 side,
Even if the terminal board 62 spreads and a contact failure occurs, it can be easily dealt with by simply replacing the detection switch 26.

In particular, since the detection switches 26 are individually attached and detached independently, it is sufficient to replace only the detection switch 26 with the expanded terminal plate 62, that is, the defective detection switch 26. It is very economical as compared with the case of replacing the side, and the replacement work is also very easy.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the number of winning holes 37 and detection switches 26 may be more than or less than 16 instead of 16. In addition, when replacing the detection switch 26, the winning case 22
After removing it to the back side of the winning case 22, support member
The detection switch 26 may be replaced by attaching and detaching 23. Furthermore, the winning case 22 may be mounted on the game board 5 from the front side.

[0046]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a plurality of winning openings 37 are arranged in a row on the upper part of the winning case 22, and a plurality of gaming balls entering each winning opening 37 are detected. In the winning opening device of the arrangement ball machine in which the individual detecting switches 26 are provided in a row corresponding to the respective winning openings 37, a plurality of guide holes 50 for individually supporting the respective detecting switches 26 in a detachable manner are provided. The support member 23 is detachably attached to the winning case 22, and each detection switch 26 is connected to a board 24 fixed to the support member 23 by a connector.
Since it is detachably attached via 25, the winning case 22
The substrate 24 fixed to the support member 23 by detaching the support member 23 from the
And take out each detection switch 26 from the winning case 22,
The desired detection switch 26 can be easily replaced outside the arrange ball machine.

The detection switch 26 is inserted into the guide hole 50 of the support member 23 and the detection switch 26 is inserted into the connector 25.
Can be connected to the substrate 24 via. Further, since each detection switch 26 is inserted into the guide hole 50 and supported by the substrate 24 via the connector 25, each detection switch is removed when the support member 23 is removed from the winning case 22.
No large external force acts on the 26. Even if an external force is applied to the detection switch 26, a force other than the insertion / removal direction does not directly act on the connection part of the connector 25, so that the contact failure of the connector 25 and the damage of the connection part are effectively prevented. be able to. For this reason, there is an advantage that handling of the support member 23 to and from the winning case 22 becomes very easy.

Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 2, the detection switches 26 are arranged in upper and lower two rows, and the detection switches 26 in the other row are arranged substantially in the center of the adjacent detection switches 26 in one row. Therefore, even if the width of the detection switch 26 is larger than the interval between the adjacent winning openings 37, the detection switch 26 of one row and the detection switch 26 of the other row should be arranged so as to overlap each other. You can Therefore, the width of the winning opening device 15 can be reduced, and each winning opening is
It is not necessary to shift the position of the detection switch 26 with respect to 37, and each detection switch 26 can be arranged according to the winning opening 37.

Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, since the board 24 side is the male connector 25a and the detection switch 26 side is the female connector 25b, if the female connector 25b spreads and contact failure occurs. However, it is possible to cope with this by simply replacing the female connector 25b together with the detection switch 26.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, the elastic body 49 for pressing the detection switch 26 in each guide hole 50 of the support member 23 to the substrate 24 side is provided on the winning case 22 side. It is possible to prevent the detection switch 26 from rattling in the guide hole 50.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional rear view showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a connector showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 Winning case 23 Supporting member 24 Board 25 Connector 25a Male connector 25b Female connector 26 Detection switch 37 Winning hole 50 Guide hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of winning openings on the top of the winning case (22)
Arrangement in which (37) are arranged in a row, and a plurality of detection switches (26) for detecting the game balls entered in each winning opening (37) are provided in a row corresponding to each winning opening (37). In the prize opening device of the ball machine, a support member (23) provided with a plurality of guide holes (50) for individually inserting and removing each detection switch (26) is detachably attached to the prize case (22). Then, the board (24) fixed to the support member (23), the detection switch (26) is detachably mounted via the connector (25), the winning opening device of the arrangement ball machine . 2. The detection switches (26) are arranged in upper and lower two rows, and the detection switches (26) of the other row are arranged substantially in the center of the adjacent detection switches (26) of one row. The winning opening device for an arrange ball machine according to claim 1, wherein. 3. The prize of the arrange ball machine according to claim 1, wherein the board (24) side is a male connector (25a) and the detection switch (26) side is a female connector (25b). Mouth device. 4. An elastic body (49) for pressing the detection switch (26) in each guide hole (50) of the support member (23) to the substrate (24) side on the winning case (22) side. Claims 1 and 2 characterized by
Alternatively, the winning opening device of the arrangement ball machine according to item 3.