JPH07265527A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pinball game machine equipped with a front lower pan device possessing a ball extraction lever which has durability and does not obstruct putting in and out of a ball box. CONSTITUTION:A front lower pan device 30 is composed of a pan member 31, which consists of a inclined bottom wall 34 and a rise wall 32 and besides at the inclined bottom wall 34 of which a ball extraction hole 35 is made, and a front cover member 50, which has a front wall 53 to cover the front of the pan member 31 and besides forms space 100 between the front wall 53 and the rise wall 32, and further a ball extraction lever device 80, which opens and closes a ball extraction hole 35, is provided in the space 100. Together with it, an operation aperture 54 is made in the front wall 53 of the front cover member 50, and a finger hold 82 as an operation part of the operation member 81 of the ball extraction lever device 80 is made to front on the operation aperture 54. Hereby, excessive load can not applied to the finger hold 82, so it can be used for a long period, and also it never becomes on obstacle at the time of putting in and out of ball box.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a front lower plate device which stores prize balls overflowing from a front upper plate device and is attached to the front surface of a frame base of a ball game machine. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a front lower plate device which stores a prize ball overflowing from a front upper plate device and is attached to the front surface of a frame base of a ball game machine has a ball drop lever device for extracting the stored prize ball. It is provided. In many cases, the punching lever device is configured as a separate body and is attached to the back side of the bottom surface of the front lower tray device, and therefore, the operating portion protruding forward from the operating member of the punching lever device. Only the front lower tray device was projected from the lower front edge of the front lower tray device to the near side.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional lower front tray device, the punching lever device is constructed separately from the lower tray device and attached, and only the operating portion of the operating member is placed under the front surface. Since it protrudes from the lower front edge of the dish device, there is a drawback that the operating portion sometimes breaks when the player applies an excessive load to the operating portion. Also, when removing the balls, the ball box is placed below the lower tray device.Because the ball removing lever device is attached to the back surface of the lower tray device, the ball tray should be placed on the operation part when removing and inserting the ball tray. There was also the drawback that the balls in the box would spill. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bullet having a front lower tray device equipped with a punching lever device that is durable and does not interfere with the loading and unloading of a ball box. To provide a ball game machine.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a front face which stores a prize ball overflowing from a front upper plate device and is attached to a front face of a frame base of a ball game machine. In a ball game machine provided with a lower plate device, the front lower plate device is composed of a bottom wall surface and a rising wall rising at a portion excluding the rear surface from the bottom wall surface, and a ball hole is formed in the bottom wall surface. The dish member, and a front cover member having a front wall that covers the front surface of the dish member and forming a space between the front wall and the rising wall, wherein the ball hole is formed in the space. Is provided with a ball pulling lever device for opening and closing, and an operation opening is formed in the front wall of the front cover member, and the operation portion of the operation member of the ball pulling lever device is exposed to the operation opening. Is.

The front lower tray device is attached to the frame base body from the rear surface of the frame base body by inserting a mounting screw fixed rearward on the front lower tray device side through a mounting hole formed in the frame base body. It is performed by tightening with a nut, and by fitting the tip of the boss for embedding and fixing the mounting screw into a recess formed around the mounting hole of the frame base, the frame base of the front lower tray device is attached. This is advantageous in that the assembling work can be simplified and the assembling strength can be improved.

By forming a mounting recess for mounting the lower side portion of the front lower tray device on the surface of the frame base, the work of assembling the front lower tray device to the frame base can be simplified. This is advantageous in that it can be done and the assembling strength can be improved.

By forming engagement notches into which both ends of the adjacent ashtray mounting frame and handle mounting board are engaged and inserted, at both ends of the front cover portion, the assembling strength of the front lower tray device is improved. This is advantageous in terms of improvement and is advantageous in that it gives a design sense of unity with the adjacent ashtray section and handle section.

[0008]

In the front lower plate device, a plate member having a bottom wall surface and a rising wall rising at a portion excluding the rear surface from the bottom wall surface and having a ball-punched hole formed in the bottom wall surface and a front surface of the plate member are provided. A front cover member having a front wall for covering and forming a space between the front wall and the rising wall, and a ball-punching lever device for opening and closing the ball-punching hole is provided in the space. An operation opening is formed in the front wall of the front cover member,
Since the operation portion of the operation member of the ball pulling lever device is exposed to the operation opening, the operation portion does not significantly protrude from the operation opening, and therefore an excessive load cannot be applied to the operation portion. Therefore, the operating portion is not damaged and can be used for a long period of time. Further, since the ball pulling lever device is not attached to the back surface of the front lower tray device, it does not interfere with the loading and unloading of the ball box.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a configuration of a ball game machine 1 having a front lower plate device 30 which constitutes a main part of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view of the ball game machine 1 with the front lower plate device 30 removed, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the frame base 2 of the ball game machine 1 and the front lower plate device 30.

(1) Overall Structure of Ball Gaming Machine As the ball gaming machine 1 in this embodiment, a ball hit by a ball is won in a winning opening formed in the game board 14 or a winning ball device. It shows a pachinko game machine of the type that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on, but the shot ball that is fired enters a plurality of ball entrances provided in the game board, and the ball enters It may be a ball game machine (generally called an arrange game machine) of a type in which points are given by a combination of mouths and prize balls corresponding to the points are paid out. Then,
As shown in FIG. 1, the ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 3 which is formed into a frame having a vertically long rectangular shape, and one side of the outer frame 3 which is rotatably supported and which is a main part of the ball game machine 1. A frame base 2 in which almost all of the constituent parts are collectively provided, a glass plate holding frame 15 that is openably and closably provided on an upper front surface of the frame base 2, and a front surface that is openably and closably provided at a lower front surface of the frame base 2. Dish device 17
And a front lower tray device 30 and a handle device 25 which are attached to the front of the lowermost part of the frame base 2.

The outer frame 3 is formed by constructing a wooden plate material as a frame structure, and the frame base body 2 is pivotably supported by a shaft support metal fitting fixed to one side above and below. Further, on the lower front surface of the outer frame 3, a backing plate on which the lower side of the frame base 2 is placed when fixed is fixed. The outer frame 3 including the backing plate
Instead of a wooden plate material, a synthetic resin may be integrally molded or separately molded and assembled.

The frame base 2 which is openably and closably attached to the outer frame 3 is integrally molded of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially square opening 4 is formed in the upper part thereof. , Its lower part is plate-shaped. In other words, the frame base 2 is almost the same as the front frame formed by the conventional plywood, but the difference from the conventional front frame is the rear surface of the frame base 2 for storing and fixing the game board 14. This is that the game board storage frame 5 is formed integrally with the frame base 2. That is, in the conventional relationship between the front frame and the game board storage frame, the game board storage frame made of synthetic resin is fixed to the back surface of the wooden front frame, whereas the frame base 2 in this embodiment is Since the portion corresponding to the front frame is also formed of synthetic resin, the whole including the game board storage frame 4 is integrally molded with synthetic resin, which can simplify the assembly work in the factory. It is a thing. Further, the lower portion of the game board storage frame 4 is also a plate-shaped support plate portion 6, and on the surface of the support plate portion 6, there are formed an upper plate communication port and a discharge ball communication port and a firing point. The rail is fixed.

A glass plate holding frame 15 is arranged in front of the game board 14 housed and fixed in the game board housing frame 4, and the glass plate holding frame 15 is an opening facing the game area of the game board 14. A window frame decoration member 16 is provided around the periphery. Although not shown, the window frame decoration member 16 is provided with a light emitting source therein, and the display is driven according to the game state.

A brief description will be given of the configuration of the front upper plate device 17, which is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the frame base 2 similarly to the glass plate holding frame 15 described above.
The plate member 19 made of synthetic resin is fixed to the surface of the mounting plate member 18 made of synthetic resin. This plate member 19 is a plate member 1 with a plurality of members assembled.
It is attached and fixed integrally to the surface of 8.
In this way, the glass plate holding frame 15 and the mounting plate member 18 of the front upper plate device 17 are provided so as to be openable / closable and detachable with respect to the frame base 2, so that the ball game machine 1 is assembled in a factory. You can easily perform inspection work at the game hall. Particularly, as in this embodiment, the glass plate holding frame 15
It is expected that repair / replacement due to a failure of electrical components will be required for those equipped with electrical components, and in such cases, the conventional glass plate holding frame cannot be attached or removed. Glass frame holding frame 1
Since 5 can be removed, repair / replacement can be easily performed.

The lower portion of the front frame portion of the frame base 2 is formed in a plate shape, and a mounting recess 7 is formed on almost the entire front surface thereof. The mounting recess 7 serves to perform a temporary positioning when the front lower tray device 30 and the handle device 25, which form the main part of the present embodiment, are assembled and fixed, and the assembling work can be facilitated. It is a thing. Further, in the mounting recess 7, a lower plate communication port 8 is formed substantially at the center thereof, and a handle operating opening 9 is formed at a side part from the open side. Corresponding to the lower plate communication port 8, front lower plate device 3
0 is attached, and the front lower plate device 30 is set in a state in which a plurality of members are assembled as will be described later, and is fixedly fixed to the lower center of the frame base 2. Further, the fixing structure to the frame base 2 is such that a plurality of mounting screws 64 are provided rearward on the rear surface of the set lower plate tray device 30, and the mounting screws 64 are attached to the frame base 2 by mounting. The nut 65 is passed through the hole 11 so that the nut 65
It is fixed by screwing.

A positioning piece 37 is provided on the back surface of the lower plate device 30 on the right and left sides of a plate member 31 which will be described later. The positioning piece 37 is formed in the positioning hole 12 formed in the frame base 2. By inserting the front lower tray device 30 into the storage portion 33 of the front lower tray device 30, the lower tray communication port 8 and the storage portion 33 of the front lower tray device 30 can be securely connected and the front lower tray device 30 can be easily attached. The front lower tray device 30 in the illustrated embodiment is provided so that the finger hooking portion 82, which is the operating portion of the ball pulling lever device 80, faces the ball pulling lever operation opening 54 formed in the front wall 53 thereof. By operating this, the beading hole 35 of the bottom wall surface 34 of the storage part 33 is opened, and the hit balls stored in the storage part 33 can be dropped downward (usually, a ball box is installed). it can. As described above, in the illustrated embodiment, since the beading lever device 80 is provided in the center of the front wall 53 of the front lower plate device 30, the operation lever is provided along the bottom surface of the lower plate as in the conventional case. Compared with the one provided, there is no disadvantage that the operating portion is broken by an unreasonable load from the outside or that the loading and unloading of the box is troublesome. This will be described later in detail.

An ashtray 20 is provided at a position adjacent to the front lower tray device 30 and near the end of the mounting recess 7. The ashtray 20 is fixed to the lower front surface of the frame base 2. The ashtray 20 is rotatably attached to an ashtray mounting frame 21 having a recess for accommodating the ashtray 20. That is, the ashtray mounting frame 21 has a plurality of mounting screws 24 on its back surface.
(See FIG. 4) is projected rearward, and after the mounting screw 24 is passed through the mounting hole 10 formed in the frame base body 2,
The ashtray mounting frame 21 is fixed to the frame base 2 by tightening the nut 24a (see FIG. 4) from the back surface. In the state where the ashtray 20 is housed in the recess with respect to the ashtray mounting frame 21 fixed in this way, a mounting hole (not shown) formed at the front end of the ashtray mounting frame 21 and a front upper portion of the ashtray 20 are formed. The ashtray 20 can be rotatably mounted by inserting and fixing the shaft rod 22 into the fulcrum hole (not shown) from the side. It should be noted that the shaft rod 22 is stopped by a locking projection 56, which will be described later, so as not to fall out, with the front lower tray device 30 attached. Further, the end portion of the ashtray mounting frame 21 is an overlapping engagement portion 23 that engages with the end portion of the front lower tray device 30 in an overlapping manner.

A handle device 25 is mounted in correspondence with the handle operating opening 17. Handle device 25
The so-called operation handle 27 is provided so as to project from a side wall of the front upper plate device 17 on a mounting substrate 26 that is decoratively continuous. A plurality of mounting screws 29 (see FIG. 4) and positioning protrusions (not shown) are provided on the back surface of the mounting substrate 26 so as to project rearward.
25 is inserted into the mounting hole 13 formed around the handle operation opening 17 and is tightened with the nut 29a (see FIG. 4) so as to be tightened together with the mounting plate member of the launching device from the back surface. Are fixed to the frame base 2. In addition,
The locating projections engage the mounting plate members of the launching device that pass through the handle operating opening 17 and face each other to perform overall positioning with respect to each other. In addition, the end portion of the mounting substrate 26 is an overlapping engagement portion 28 that engages with the end portion of the front lower tray device 30 in an overlapping manner.

(2) Front Lower Plate Device The outline structure of the ball game machine 1 has been described above. Hereinafter, the structure of the front lower plate device 17 which constitutes the essential part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Will be described with reference to. 1 and 2 are as described above, and FIG. 3 is a front lower plate device 30.
5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the front lower plate device 30 at a substantially central position, and FIG.
Is a plan view of a dish member 31 that constitutes the front lower dish device 30.
FIG. 6 is a front sectional view / side sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a rear view / side sectional view of a front cover member 50 constituting the front lower tray device 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front lower plate device 30 is
The bottom wall surface 34 is roughly divided into a bottom wall surface 34 and a rising wall 32 that rises at a portion excluding the rear surface from the bottom wall surface 34.
A dish member 31 having a ball-drilling hole 35 formed therein, and the dish member 3
1. A front cover member 50 having a front wall 53 for covering the front surface of 1 and forming a space portion 100 between the front wall 53 and the rising wall 32, and the ball-punching hole 35 provided in the space portion 100. And a ball pulling lever device 80 that opens and closes. Therefore, each component will be described below separately.

(2-1) Dish Member First, the dish member 31 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the dish member 31 is composed of a bottom wall surface 34 and a rising wall 32 that rises at a portion excluding the rear surface from the bottom wall surface 34. The bottom wall surface 34 and the rising wall 32.
And form a storage portion 33 for storing a prize ball. The bottom wall surface 34 is formed as an inclined bottom wall surface 34 that inclines downward from the outer peripheral edge toward the front to one side (right side in the drawing).
A circular punching hole 35 is formed at the lowest position. Further, at the upper edge of the rising wall 32, the mounting protrusion 36
Are formed in a stepped shape so as to overlap with the lower surface of the edge of the dish member insertion recess 52 when the front cover member 50 described later is assembled. A positioning piece 37 that fits into the positioning hole 12 is provided in the middle of the rising wall 32 on the rear end side of the dish member 31.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (C), the space holding projections 38 are provided so as to form a space between the front cover member 50 and the lower surface wall 59, and are inserted into the bottom cover plate insertion groove 61 of the front cover member 50. The engaging insertion boss 39 is inserted into the engaging recess 74 of the bottom cover body 70. Further, to the left and right of the lower edge of the rear edge of the dish member 31, the mounting holes 62 of the front cover member 50 are provided.
The mounting piece 40 is vertically installed at a position corresponding to
By screwing with a screw 42 (see FIG. 2) in a state where the mounting hole 41 bored in and the mounting hole 62 are aligned with each other,
The dish member 31 and the front cover member 50 are integrally assembled.

(2-2) Front Cover Member Next, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4 and 6, the front cover member 5 will be described.
0 will be described. The front surface covering member 50 covers the front surface of the dish member 30 described above, and as shown in FIG.
An upper surface wall 51 in which a dish member insertion recess 52 for inserting the dish member 30 is formed, a front wall 53 that is vertically formed continuously from a front end edge of the upper surface wall 51, and a lower end edge of the front wall 53. And a lower surface wall 59 continuously extending from the rear to the rear are integrally formed. The front wall 53 is provided with an elliptical punching lever operation opening 54 at substantially the center thereof, and two guide rail projecting pieces 55 are vertically provided on the back side of the punching lever operation opening 54. ing. The guide rail projecting piece 55 contacts the upper and lower front surfaces of the elliptical operating member 81 of the ball punching lever device 80, which will be described later, to smooth the lateral movement of the operating member 81. The extraction lever operation opening 54 is provided with the operation member 8
Since 1 is in a sealed state, it is designed to prevent dust from entering the inside. Also, the upper guide rail protrusion 55
On the side of the ashtray mounting frame 21 which is the end of the shaft rod 2
A locking projection 56 is provided to prevent the slip-out of the second projection 2. Further, mounting bosses 57 for fixing the mounting frame 86 of the ball-punching lever device 80 are provided on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the back of the ball-punching lever operation opening 54.

Further, on the left and right of the front wall 53 of the front cover member 50, there are engaging notches 58 for engaging the overlapping engaging portion 23 of the ashtray mounting frame 21 and the overlapping engaging portion 28 of the mounting substrate 26. ing. That is, when the front lower tray device 30 in which the tray member 31 and the front cover member 50 are assembled is mounted on the frame base 2, the ashtray mounting frame 21 and the handle mounting substrate 26.
By covering the end portions of and with the front cover member 50, a design sense of unity between the adjacent ashtray portion and the handle portion can be provided.

Further, a bottom cover plate mounting notch 60 for mounting a bottom cover plate 70, which will be described later, is formed substantially at the center of the lower surface wall 59 of the front cover member 50. For this reason, bottom cover plate insertion grooves 61 for inserting the bottom cover plate 70 from the rear are formed at both ends of the bottom cover plate mounting notch 60. Here, the bottom cover plate 70 will be described. The bottom cover plate 70 is formed in a substantially square shape as shown in FIG.
A punching hole 71 corresponding to No. 5 is formed. In addition, the bottom cover plate insertion groove 6 is formed on the left and right sides of the bottom cover plate 70.
An insertion projecting piece 72 that can be inserted into 1 is projectingly provided, and an engaging projecting piece 73 that overlaps with the lower surface of the front edge of the notch 60 for mounting the bottom cover plate is projectingly provided at the front end edge thereof. Further, engagement recesses 74 into which the engagement insertion bosses 39 of the dish member 31 can be inserted are formed on the left and right of the rear portion of the bottom cover plate 70. Then, with the bottom cover plate 70 inserted in the bottom cover plate attachment notch 60 of the front cover member 50, the mounting projection 36 of the dish member 31 is brought into contact with the lower peripheral portion of the dish member insertion recess 52. While engaging the lower engagement insertion boss 39 with the engagement recess 7
4, the dish member 31 and the front cover member 50 are temporarily fixed, and in this state, the mounting hole 41 and the mounting hole 62 are aligned with each other and the screw 42 is screwed to the dish member 31. The assembling of the front cover member 50 and the front cover member 50 is completed. Further, in the state where the dish member 31 and the front cover member 50 are assembled, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball-draining hole 35 of the dish member 31 and the ball-draining hole 71 of the bottom cover plate 70 are spaced at a predetermined interval. A corresponding shutoff valve 94 of the ball drop lever device 80 is located within the interval.

Further, mounting holes 62 are formed in the lower surface wall 59 of the front cover member 50 at positions corresponding to the mounting holes 41 of the mounting piece 40 on the left and right of the bottom cover plate notch 60. In addition, the upper surface wall 51 and the lower surface wall 5 of the front cover member 50.
Mounting screw embedding bosses 63 that embed the mounting screws 64 are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the inside of 9. As shown in FIG. 6B, the mounting screw 64 embedded in the mounting screw embedding boss 63 projects rearward from the rear end edge of the front cover member 50, and the mounting screw 64 is attached to the frame base body 2. The nut 6 is inserted from the rear side of the frame base body 2 by being inserted into the mounting hole 11 formed.
5 (see FIG. 4) by tightening the front lower plate device 30
Is firmly fixed to the frame base 2. At this time, the tip portion of the mounting screw-embedded boss 63 also projects slightly rearward from the rear end edge of the front surface covering member 50, and as shown in FIG. The engaging recesses 11a are formed around the front surface of the second mounting hole 11. In this way, the front lower plate device 3
In order to mount 0 on the frame base 2, the mounting screws 64 fixed to the front lower plate device 30 toward the rear are passed through the mounting holes 11 formed in the frame base 2 and the nut 6 is attached from the rear surface of the frame base 2.
5, and the engaging portion 63 at the tip of the mounting screw embedding boss 63 for embedding and fixing the mounting screw 64.
By fitting a into the engaging recess 11a formed around the mounting hole 11 of the frame base 2, the work of assembling the front lower tray device 30 to the frame base 2 can be simplified (positioning can be facilitated). It is possible to improve the assembling strength as well as to achieve. As a similar structure for improving the assembling strength, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a structure in which the lower rear end side of the front cover member 50 is placed in the mounting recess 7 of the frame base 2. Also by this, the assembling work of the front lower plate device 30 to the frame base body 2 can be simplified (positioning can be facilitated) and the assembling strength can be improved.

The front cover member 50 constructed as described above.
When the plate member 31 is assembled to the plate member 31, the space between the rising wall 32 of the plate member 31 and the front wall 53 of the front cover member 50 is
A relatively large space 100 is formed. In addition, the inclined bottom wall surface 34 of the plate member 31 and the lower surface wall 59 of the front cover member 50.
The space 100 is also provided between the space 100 (including the bottom cover plate 70).
A lower space portion 101 (see FIG. 3) communicating with is formed. Then, in the space portion 100, the punching lever device 8
0 is provided.

(2-3) Ball Welding Lever Device The ball wetting lever device 80 will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. The ball punching lever device 80 is fixed to the operating member 81, a mounting frame 86 for slidingly guiding the operating member 81 and mounting the operating member 81 in the space 100, and opening and closing the ball punching hole 35. And a shutoff valve 94. Operating member 81
Is formed in an elliptical shape so as to correspond to the punching lever operation opening 54, and a finger hook portion 82 as an operation portion for hooking a player's finger is provided on the front surface thereof in a substantially central position and is The base portion of the finger hook portion 82 serves as a movement restricting projection portion 83 that can enter the opening edge of the ball pulling lever operation opening 54. The movement restriction protrusion 83 comes into contact with the left end of the operation opening 54 when the operation member 81 is moved to the left in FIG. 4, and restricts the movement range thereof. Further, on the back surface side of the operation member 81, a shield valve mounting portion 84 for fixing the shield valve 94 with a screw 96 is provided to project, and a spring storage portion 85 for storing one end of a spring 93 described later is formed. There is.

Further, the mounting frame 86 is, as shown in FIG.
Upper and lower regulating protrusions 87 are vertically provided so as to house the operating member 81, and an abutting surface 90 that abuts the back surface of the upper and lower sides of the operating member 81 is formed. Further, the center of the mounting frame 86 is formed in a concave shape, a laterally long through hole 91 for penetrating the shielding valve mounting portion 84 rearward is formed in the concave portion, and the other end of the spring 93 is formed at the end portion of the concave portion. The spring locking rod 92 into which is inserted is protrudingly provided. In addition, above and below the mounting frame 86, the mounting frame 86 covers the front cover portion 5
0 mounting portion 88 for fixing to the mounting boss 57 on the back surface
Is projected. Further, the shielding valve 94 attached to the above-mentioned shielding valve mounting portion 84 is an L-shaped plate material as shown in FIG. 2, and a mounting portion 95 corresponding to the shielding plate mounting portion 84 is formed on the short side portion thereof. The shielding valve 94 is attached to the operating member 81 by aligning the mounting portion 95 and the shielding plate mounting portion 84 and fixing them with screws 96.

In order to assemble the punching lever device 80 having the above-described structure, first, one end of the spring 93 is accommodated in the spring accommodating portion 85, and the other end of the spring 93 is attached to the spring locking rod 92. The shielding valve mounting portion 84 is inserted into the through hole 91 while being inserted. In this state, the attachment portion 95 of the shield valve 94 is made to correspond to the shield valve attachment portion 84, and the screw 96 is screwed to complete the assembly. The ball cutting lever device 80, which has been assembled, is attached to the front cover member 5
In order to fix it to the back surface of 0, the ball drop lever device 80 is arranged in the space 100 by fixing the mounting part 88 to the mounting boss 57 and then fixing it with the screw 89 (see FIG. 2). You can

In the state where the punching lever device 80 is arranged in the front space portion 100 formed by the dish member 31 and the front cover member 50 as described above, the operating member 81 is provided.
Is sandwiched in the front-rear direction by the guide rail protrusion 55 on the rear surface of the front cover member 50 and the contact surface 90 of the mounting frame 86 (the vertical direction is regulated by the vertical regulation protrusion 87). At the same time, the finger hook portion 82 as the operation portion is in a state of slightly protruding from the ball pulling lever operation opening 54 to the outside. Further, the shutoff valve 94 is located in the lower space 101 between the ball-punching hole 35 of the dish member 31 and the ball-punching hole 71 of the bottom cover plate 70 by the biasing force of the spring 93, and blocks the ball-punching hole 35. is doing. In such a state, when the player moves the operation member 81 against the urging force of the spring 93 by placing his finger on the finger hook portion 82, the operation member 81 causes the guide rail projecting piece 55 and the contact surface 90. Moves smoothly with and. Then, the shielding valve 94 that has shielded the punching hole 35 also moves, so that the shielding state is released,
The prize balls stored in the storage portion 33 of the plate member 31 fall downward from the punching holes 35 and 71.

However, as described above, in this embodiment, the front lower plate device 30 is composed of the inclined bottom wall surface 34 and the rising wall 32 which stands up at a portion excluding the rear surface from the inclined bottom wall surface 34, and The inclined bottom wall surface 34 has a dish member 31 having a punched hole 35, and a front wall 53 that covers the front surface of the dish member 31, and a space 100 is provided between the front wall 53 and the rising wall 32. A front cover member 50 to be formed, and a punching lever device 80 for opening and closing the punching hole 35 is provided in the space 100, and the front cover member 5 is formed.
No. 0 front wall 53 is formed with an operation opening 54,
Since the finger hook portion 82 as the operation portion of the operation member 81 of the ball pulling lever device 80 is made to face 4 the finger hook portion 82 does not significantly protrude from the operation opening 54. Load cannot be applied, and as a result, the finger rests 82
Can be used for a long period of time without being damaged. Further, since the bead pulling lever device is not attached to the back surface of the front lower plate device 30, there is no hindrance when taking in and out the ball box.

Although the operating member 81 of the punching lever device 80 in the above-described embodiment is slid laterally, it may be constructed as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. 7 and 8 are horizontal cross-sectional views of the front lower tray device showing different structures of the punching lever device. First, briefly describing the punching lever device 110 shown in FIG. 7, the front wall 5 of the front cover member 50 will be described.
3 and the rising wall 32 of the dish member 31, the ball punching lever device 110 arranged in a space portion, the circular operation rotary member 111 facing the operation opening 54 of the front wall 53, and the operation rotary member 111. The slide member 1 that meshes and moves along a moving groove 114 formed in the lower surface wall 59 of the front cover member 50.
15 and a shutoff valve 94 fixed to the slide member 115
It consists of and. The operating rotary body 111 is constantly biased in the clockwise direction by a biasing spring 112 wound around a central shaft, and a part of the rear part thereof is in the gear portion 11.
It is formed as 3. Further, from the operation opening 54,
Only part of the circular shape is projected to the outside. Also,
A gear portion 116 is also formed on one side of the slide member 115, and the gear portion 116 is the gear portion 113 of the operating rotor 111.
Meshes with. On the other side of the slide member 115, a mounting portion 117 for fixing the shutoff valve 94 is formed.

Even in the ball punching lever device 110 having the above-described structure, the ball punching lever device 110 for opening and closing the ball punching hole 35 is provided in the space 100, and the operation opening 54 is formed in the front wall 53 of the front cover member 50. And the operation rotary member 11 of the ball punching lever device 110 is formed in the operation opening 54.
Since a part of the outer peripheral portion of 1 is exposed, the operating rotary body 111 does not significantly project from the operating opening 54, and therefore an excessive load cannot be applied to the operating rotary body 111. The body 111 is not damaged and can be used for a long period of time. Further, since the bead pulling lever device is not attached to the back surface of the front lower plate device 30, there is no hindrance when taking in and out the ball box.

Next, the punching lever device 1 shown in FIG.
20, the punching lever device 120 arranged in the space between the front wall 53 of the front cover member 50 and the rising wall 32 of the dish member 31 presses the operation opening 54 of the front wall 53. Lever 121 and the pressing lever 1
It is composed of a shutoff valve 94a attached to the tip of 21 and a spring 122 for urging the pressing lever 121 forward. A part of the tip of the pressing lever 121 projects outward from the operation opening 54, and both inner ends thereof are urged forward by the springs 122. The shutoff valve 94a has an oval-shaped punched hole 94b formed in the rear portion thereof. The punching hole 35 formed in the dish member 31 also has an elliptical shape. In the punching lever device 120 configured as described above,
Normally, the ball punching hole 35 of the dish member 31 is shielded by the tip of the shield valve 94a, but the player may use the spring 1
When the pressing lever 121 is pressed against the biasing force of 22,
The cutout hole 94b formed in the rear portion of the shutoff valve 94a is aligned with the cutout hole 35 of the dish member 31, and the storage portion 3 of the dish member 31 is formed.
Drop the prize balls stored in 3 downwards,
It is possible to perform a ball-punching operation.

In the ball punching lever device 120 having the above structure, the ball punching lever device 120 for opening and closing the ball punching hole 35 is provided in the space 100, and the operation opening 54 is formed in the front wall 53 of the front cover member 50. And the pressing lever 12 of the punching lever device 110 is formed in the operation opening 54.
Since the pressing lever 121 does not significantly protrude from the operation opening 54 because the front end of the pressing lever 121 is exposed, an excessive load cannot be applied to the pressing lever 121, and the pressing lever 121 is damaged. It can be used for a long period of time without performing. In addition, the front lower plate device 30
Since the ball pulling lever device is not attached to the back surface of the, it does not interfere with the loading and unloading of the ball box.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the operation members of the punching lever devices 80, 110, 120 are partially exposed to the operation opening 54 to prevent the operation members from being damaged.
As long as these strengths are sufficient, those that are significantly projected may be used. Even with such a large protrusion, the operation member does not interfere with the loading and unloading of the ball box.

[0038]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the front lower plate device is composed of the bottom wall surface and the rising wall which stands up at a portion excluding the rear surface from the bottom wall surface. And a front cover member having a front wall covering the front surface of the plate member and forming a space between the front wall and the rising wall, A ball-punching lever device for opening and closing the ball-punching hole is provided in the space, and an operation opening is formed in the front wall of the front cover member, and the operation portion of the operation member of the ball-punching lever device is provided in the operation opening. Since the operation part does not significantly protrude from the operation opening, it is not possible to apply an excessive load to the operation part, and therefore the operation part is not damaged and can be used for a long period of time. Can be used. Further, since the ball pulling lever device is not attached to the back surface of the front lower tray device, it does not interfere with the loading and unloading of the ball box.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine with a front lower plate device removed.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a frame base of a ball game machine and a front lower plate device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the front lower tray device at a substantially central position.

FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the front lower tray device at a substantially central position.

FIG. 5 is a plan view, a front cross-sectional view, and a side cross-sectional view of a dish member that constitutes the front lower dish device.

FIG. 6 is a rear view and a side sectional view of a front cover member that constitutes the front lower tray device.

FIG. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of a front lower tray device showing a different structure of the ball punching lever device.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a front lower tray device showing a further different structure of the punching lever device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball game machine 2 Frame base 7 Mounting recess 11 Mounting hole 11a Engagement recess 20 Ashtray 21 Ashtray mounting frame 23 Overlap engaging part 25 Handle device 26 Mounting board 28 Overlap engaging part 30 Front lower plate device 31 Plate member 32 Standing up Wall 33 Storage part 34 Inclined bottom wall surface 35 Ball punching hole 50 Front cover member 51 Top wall 53 Front wall 54 Ball cutting lever operation opening 55 Guide rail protrusion 57 Mounting boss 58 Engagement notch 59 Lower surface wall 63 Mounting screw embedding boss 63a Engagement part 64 Mounting screw 65 Nut 70 Bottom cover plate 80 Ball pulling lever device 81 Operating member 81 82 Finger hook part (operating part) 86 Mounting frame 94 Shield valve 100 Space part 101 Lower space part 110 Ball cutting lever device 111 Operation rotation Body 115 Slide member 120 Ball punching lever device 121 Pressing lever (operating member) 122 Spree Long

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine having a front-bottom dish device for storing prize balls overflowing from the front-plate dish device and attached to the front surface of a frame base of the ball-ball game machine, wherein the front-bottom dish device is a bottom. The front wall includes a wall member and a rising wall that stands up at a portion excluding the rear surface from the bottom wall surface, and has a dish member in which the bottom wall surface has a ball-punching hole, and a front wall that covers the front surface of the dish member. And a front cover member that forms a space between the rising wall and the rising wall, and a ball punching lever device that opens and closes the ball punching hole is provided in the space and the front wall of the front cover member is operated. A ball game machine characterized in that an opening is formed, and an operation portion of an operation member of the ball pulling lever device is made to face the operation opening. 2. The mounting of the front lower tray device to the frame base body is performed by mounting a mounting screw fixed rearward on the front lower tray device side through a mounting hole formed in the frame base body. 2. The fastening is performed from the backside with a nut, and the tip of a boss for embedding and fixing the mounting screw is fitted into a recess formed around the mounting hole of the frame base. Ball game machine. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a mounting recess for mounting a lower side portion of the front lower plate device is formed on a surface of the frame base. 4. The engagement notches into which the ends of the adjoining ashtray mounting frame and the handle mounting substrate are engaged and inserted are formed at both ends of the front cover portion. Item 3. The ball game machine according to any one of Items 3.