JPH0731817Y2 - Pachinko machine launcher - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of use) The present invention relates to a launching device of a pachinko machine used for holding a pachinko ball for a game, which has been put into the pachinko machine, in a fixed posture.

(Prior Art) A pachinko machine during a game is constantly vibrated in accordance with the contents of the game, because each mechanical section constituting the pachinko machine operates appropriately.

The vibration of this pachinko machine is the hitting of a pachinko ball (throwing ball),
This is due to the payout of prize balls, the additional supply of prize balls, the operation of each mechanism associated with various winning devices, and the dropping of prize balls.

Each of these factors is complicatedly related to each other, and various vibrations are generated in each part of the pachinko machine.Therefore, there is no regularity in vibration generation timing, generation time, vibration frequency, etc. Is extremely difficult.

By the way, each of the above-mentioned mechanical parts constituting the pachinko machine has a complicated structure, and extremely high accuracy is required for adjusting each mechanical part. The work for adjusting each of the above mechanical parts is usually performed in a state where no game is being played.

In a launching device for launching a pachinko ball to a game board, the position adjustment of the locking member for keeping the posture of the inserted pachinko ball at a predetermined position constant, the hammer and the locking member for firing. The relative arrangement of the hitting points with the retained pachinko ball, the stroke of the hammer, the number of shots per unit time, and the like are adjusted. These adjustments do not take into account the vibrations that occur during the game.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) Therefore, the launching device of the pachinko machine is affected by this vibration, and the inserted pachinko ball vibrates and is slightly displaced from the predetermined position for hitting the ball. It cannot be held in a fixed posture at a predetermined position.

As a result, the relative position between the pachinko ball and the launch mallet, the hitting point between the pachinko ball and the launch mallet of the launcher, and the stroke of the launch mallet become indefinite, so the number of shots of the inserted pachinko ball per unit time, the firing force, etc. However, there was a problem that the firing accuracy was not constant.

In order to improve the launch accuracy, it is necessary to keep the relative positions of the launch mallet and the pachinko ball constant, and it is necessary to assemble each part of the pachinko machine while keeping the arrangement of the two constant.

If the relative position is not held constant, even if a pachinko ball of the same model is shot with the same ball striking force, or if the same operation is performed, a different firing force will be generated for each pachinko machine.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the pachinko ball thrown into the pachinko machine is locked at a predetermined position and held in a fixed posture regardless of the occurrence of vibration caused by the operation of each mechanism part of the pachinko machine. It is intended to provide a launching device for a pachinko machine.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a guide member at the lower part of the game board, and a guide rail for guiding a pachinko ball emitted from the shooter member to the game board. Provided on the game board, a guide path for guiding a pachinko ball is formed between both ends of the launch member, a launching means for launching a pachinko ball is arranged at one end of the guide path, and the other end is provided. While arranging the guide rail, inclining the firing member so that the other end of the guide path is higher than one end,
The firing end of the firing member is provided with a locking member for locking the pachinko ball flowing down to the one end side of the guide path due to the inclination, and the firing end of the firing member and the locking member are provided. At least one of them is provided with a magnet for attracting the pachinko ball to be locked, and the magnet is arranged at a position closer to the firing means than the contact position between the pachinko ball and the firing member. Is.

(Operation) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the firing member causes the pachinko ball to flow down toward one end of the guideway by gravity, while the pachinko ball flowing down on the guideway is locked by the locking member. At the firing end of the firing member, it is supported by the guideway and the locking member.

At this time, the magnet magnetically attracts the pachinko ball to the position closer to the firing means than the contact position between the pachinko ball and the firing member, that is, the downstream side, so that the pachinko ball is instantly locked by the guide path and the locking member, and the firing end. Let the department stand still.

As a result, the magnet stabilizes the stationary state of the pachinko ball by the interlocking member and the launching member due to its magnetic force, and even if irregular vibration is transmitted to the pachinko ball at rest, the relative position of the pachinko ball with respect to the launching means. Does not change.

Similarly to the above, the pachinko ball thrown in is instantaneously locked by the magnetic force of the magnet by the guide path and the locking member and becomes stationary at the firing end of the firing member, so that the relative position with respect to the firing means is fired by the firing member. It is stabilized at the end within the hitting cycle.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 2 denotes an electric pachinko machine provided with a launcher 1 for a pachinko machine of the present invention.

The pachinko machine 2 includes an outer frame 3 for mounting at a predetermined position of a game hall (not shown), and various mechanical parts including the present device 1, a game board 9, and a prize ball payout device (not shown). A mechanism frame 4 provided on the back side of the frame 4 for removably accommodating the game board 9 therein, and a door frame 5 for mounting the mechanism frame 4
And a glass frame 6 and a throwing ball supply device 7 which are attached to the door frame 5 so as to be openable and closable.

A door frame 5 is attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and the door frame 5 temporarily stores prize balls supplied from a prize ball supply device through a prize ball supply gutter (both not shown). An upper tank 8 is provided.

A game board 9 is provided on the mechanism frame 4 so as to be detachable by operating a lock 10. On the game board 9, an out hole 11 for letting the outflow ball flow in, a guide rail 14 for guiding the pachinko ball launched by the launching means 13 shown in FIG. 1 described later to the game board 9,
A prize hole, an obstacle nail, an electric decoration device, an electric prize device (an accessory), etc. which are not shown are provided.

The throwing ball supply device 7 is a launching member 16 which will be described later and constitutes the launching device 1 of the pachinko machine from the supply port 21 one by one at a rate of 100 pachinko balls for gaming thrown in from the upper plate 12.
Is to supply to.

Reference numeral 22 is a reference plate for attaching the firing member 16 to the mechanism frame 4, reference numeral 24 is a foul ball recovery port, and the foul ball is discharged (returned) to the lower plate 26. The prize ball goes through the payout box 25,
It is paid out from the opening of the payout box 25 to the lower plate 26.

Reference numeral 27 is a speaker for effect sound provided on the front surface (player) side of the mechanism frame 4, and 28 is a mounting piece for mounting the payout box 25 on the reference plate 22. 29 is an engaging hole for positioning, which is provided at a lower position of the game board 9, and the engaging hole 29 engages with a protrusion 45 provided on the reference plate 22.

Further, the engaging hole 29 may be formed by a projection and the projection 45 may be formed by a hole so that both are engaged. By this engagement, the specific relative position of the reference plate 22 with respect to the pachinko machine is easily and quickly determined.

The launching device 1 of the pachinko machine mainly comprises a launching means 13 for launching the pachinko ball supplied from the throwing ball supply device 7, and a launching member 16 formed of a rail.

The firing means 13 comprises a firing operation handle 19 in which a switch (not shown) is built in and an operation portion is provided on the front side of the door frame 5, a motor 23, and a firing mallet 20 integrally attached to the motor 23. Has been done.

The launching mallet 20 hits a pachinko ball, and thereby launches one pachinko ball to the game board 9 at a rate of 100 per minute. The timing when the launching mallet 20 hits a pachinko ball is
The pachinko balls are synchronized with the timing at which the throwing ball supply device 7 supplies them to the firing member 16.

The base end of the launching mallet 20 is fixed coaxially with the base end of the arm (not shown), and the tip of the arm slides with a cam (not shown) that rotates based on the operation of the motor 23. Sliding protrusions (not shown) are projected.

The motor 23 is operated by operating the firing operation handle 19, and when operating, the cam slides on the sliding protrusion of the arm by the rotation of the cam, and the base end of the arm, that is, the base end of the launching mallet 20. Rotate around a fixed axis with the section.

At this time, the launch mallet 20 rotates with the arm about the fixed axis. Further, one end of a spring (not shown) is attached to the launch mallet 20, and the other end of this spring is attached to a ball striking force adjusting device (not shown).

Then, the spring applies a force in a direction opposite to the rotation based on the operation of the cam to the arm and the firing mall 20. The hitting force adjusting device is controlled by the operation of the firing operation handle 19, and adjusts the hitting force of the pachinko ball by adjusting the tension of the spring.

The urging force of the spring is limited by a stopper (not shown) provided near the base end of the launching mallet 20. The stopper is made of elastic resin, etc.
Stop 20 movements.

The stopper is a launching mallet 20 by the biasing force of the above spring.
When stopping the operation of, the pachinko machine 2 is caused to vibrate.

The firing member 16 is made of a stainless steel material having no magnetism and is provided in the lower portion of the game board 9.

The launching member 16 guides the pachinko ball thrown into the pachinko machine 2 to the launching means 13 provided at one end (hereinafter referred to as the “launching end 43”) and launches the ball into the launching means 13 in order to hit the ball. The other end of the pachinko ball (hereinafter referred to as "emission end 4
4 ”) and guide to the guide rail 14.

A guide path 15 for guiding a pachinko ball is provided between both ends of the firing member 16.
The guideway 15 is formed by forming the firing member 16 in an "M" -shaped cross section as shown in FIG.

Pachinko balls that are thrown in or launched by the taxiway 15
While being point-supported, it is guided to the emission end portion 43 side or the emission end portion 44 side. The two-point support by the guide path 15 reduces the coefficient of friction with the pachinko ball during the guide.

The firing member 16 is provided so that the emission end portion 44 is inclined so as to be higher than the firing end portion 43. The inclination angle of the launch member 16 is adjusted to 10 degrees, but the inclination angle is not limited to 10 degrees, and is used to guide the pachinko ball thrown into the pachinko machine 2 to the firing end portion 43. It is a thing.

The position hole 31 is made up of a protrusion and
The above-mentioned protrusions of 22 may be formed by holes so that they are engaged with each other.

By this engagement, not only the specific position of the firing member 16 with respect to the reference plate 22 is determined, but also the pachinko machine, in other words, the specific position of the firing member 16 with respect to the firing means 13 is easily and quickly determined.

Further, 30 is a stop screw for attaching the firing member 16 to the reference plate 22, and 31 is a position-exiting hole for position-engagement with a projection (not shown) projectingly provided on the reference plate 22. Firing end 43
A locking member 18 for locking the pachinko ball 2 guided by the above-mentioned inclination is provided on this.

As shown in FIG. 6, the locking member 18 is made of a synthetic resin in which a ball receiving portion 32 and an ear-shaped portion 33 are integrally formed.
The locking member 18 is attached to the reference plate 22 by inserting the locking member 18 into the screw hole 35 formed in the ear-shaped portion 33.

The ball receiving portion 32 is formed with a locking surface 37 on which the pachinko ball guided to the firing end portion 43 by the guiding path 15 is locked. Locking surface
The pachinko ball 37, which is guided and supported by the firing end portion 43, is supported at one point along with the guide path 15 at a predetermined firing predetermined position by three points.

34 is an engaging hole for positioning, and the engaging hole 34 engages with a protrusion (not shown) provided on the reference plate 22.

The engaging hole 34 is formed of a protrusion and the reference plate 22
The protrusion may be formed of a hole so that the both are engaged with each other. By this engagement, not only the specific position of the locking member 18 with respect to the reference plate 22 is determined, but also the specific position of the locking member 18 with respect to the pachinko machine, that is, the firing means 13 is easily and quickly determined.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a magnet hole having a bottomed hole, and the magnet hole 36 is bored from the ear-shaped portion 33 side of the locking member 18 to the ball receiving portion 32 side. The magnet 17 is removably mounted in the magnet hole 36.
The magnet 17 mounted on the plate is sandwiched by the magnet hole 36 and the reference plate 22.

The magnet 17 is provided on the firing end 43 in addition to the locking member 18 (described later), but it may be provided on at least the firing end 43 of the locking member 18 and the firing end 43.

As a result, the magnet 17 is provided at a position closer to the launching mallet 20 of the launching means 13 than the contact position between the locking ball locked by the interrogation member 18 and the firing member 16 and locked to the locking member 18. By adsorbing the pachinko ball thus formed, the pachinko ball is held at a fixed posture on the firing end portion 43.

The ball receiving portion 32 is set to have a thickness between the locking surface 37 and the magnet hole 36 so that the magnetic force from the magnet 17 mounted in the magnet hole 36 can be applied to the pachinko ball being locked.

Further, as is apparent from FIG. 5, the magnet 17 is arranged downstream of the firing member 16 with respect to the pachinko ball locked by the locking member 18.

Therefore, due to the inclination of the firing member 16, the pachinko ball located at the firing end portion 43 is brought into contact with the firing member 16 and the locking member 18 by gravity and the magnetic force of the magnet 17.

At this time, the magnet 17 is attracted to the position closer to the launching mallet 20 of the launching means 13, that is, to the downstream side than the contact position between the pachinko ball and the launching member 16 by magnetic force, so that the pachinko ball is instantaneously guided to the guide path 15 and It is locked by the locking member 18 and made stationary at the firing end.

As a result, the magnet 17 stabilizes the stationary state of the pachinko ball by the locking member 18 and the firing member 16 by its magnetic force,
Even if irregular vibrations are transmitted to a stationary pachinko ball,
The relative position of the pachinko ball to the launching mallet 20 of the launching means 13 does not change.

Similarly to the above, the pachinko ball thrown in is instantaneously locked by the magnetic force of the magnet 17 by the guide path 15 and the locking member 18 and becomes stationary at the firing end of the firing member 16, so that the firing means 13
The relative position of the ball to the launch mallet 20 can be stabilized at the firing end of the firing member 16 within the hitting cycle (0.6 seconds in this embodiment).

A recess 39 is formed by the firing member 16 on the back side of the guide path 15, and the mounting member 38 shown in FIG. 4 is removably mounted in the recess 39.

The mounting member 38 is provided with a housing hole 40 for detachably housing the magnet 17, and the magnet 17 housed in the housing hole 40 has a housing hole 40 when the mounting member 38 is mounted in the recess 39. It is sandwiched between the bottom of the and the bottom of the recess 39.

The thickness of the firing member 16 is set so that the magnetic force from the magnet 17 mounted in the accommodation hole 40 can be applied to the pachinko ball locked on the guide path 15. 41 is a positioning hole, and 42 is a screw stop hole.

The magnetic force of each of the magnets 17 has an attraction force capable of preventing the vibration caused by the pachinko game from affecting the locked pachinko ball, and the launching means 13 is set to a magnetic force capable of hitting the pachinko ball. .

Further, the magnet 17 provided on the launching member 16 is provided on the launching mallet 20 side with respect to the position where the pachinko ball is in contact with the launching member 16, thereby ensuring the pachinko ball on the locking member 18 side, that is, the three-point support, Suctioning pachinko balls in a stable state.

Similarly, the magnet 17 provided on the locking member 18 is provided closer to the launching mallet 20 than the position where the pachinko ball is in contact with the launching member 16.

Next, a case where a pachinko ball is fired by the device 1 having the above configuration will be described below.

First, when the reference plate 22 is attached to a pachinko machine, the relative positions of the two are determined by the protrusion 45 and the engagement hole 34 of the reference plate 22.
The firing member 16 to the reference plate 22 as defined by the engagement of
Even when the locking member 18 is attached, the relative positions of the firing member 16 and the locking member 18 with respect to the reference plate 22 are such that the protrusions protruding from the reference plate 22 are the position exit holes 31 and the engagement holes 34. Is determined by engaging with.

From this, the relative positions of the firing member 16 and the locking member 18 with respect to the pachinko machine at the time of mounting work are easy and quick,
Moreover, it is always set to be the same, and does not differ for each pachinko machine.

Next, when the player inserts 12 pachinko balls from the upper plate, the insertion ball supply device 7 supplies the pachinko balls inserted from the upper plate 12 to the firing member 16 one by one. Then, the pachinko ball supplied to the firing member 16 is guided to the firing end portion 43 by the inclination of the firing member 16.

Then, the pachinko ball guided to the firing end 43 is a locking member.
It is locked to 18 and the firing means 16 and the firing means 13 are supported at three points at predetermined positions for hitting. At this time, the magnets 17, 17 attract the pachinko balls supported by the firing member 16 and the locking member 18 by magnetic force.

Here, the magnet 17 has a firing end portion 43 due to the inclination of the firing member 16.
Since the pachinko ball located at the position is brought into contact with the firing member 16 and the locking member 18 by its magnetic force together with gravity, the pachinko ball immediately after being inserted is immediately engaged at a plurality of points by the locking member 18 and the firing member 16. It is stopped and instantly rests on the firing end 43 of the firing member 16.

As a result, even if an irregular vibration is transmitted to a stationary pachinko ball when the pachinko machine is in operation, resonance of the pachinko ball is suppressed by contact with the firing member 16 and the locking member 18 due to the magnetic force and gravity.

Therefore, the pachinko ball thrown into the pachinko machine is always locked at a predetermined position and the pachinko ball is kept in a fixed posture regardless of the occurrence of vibration caused by the operation of each mechanism part of the pachinko machine 2. Can be made.

In this embodiment, the firing member 16 is formed in an "M" -shaped cross section and provided with the guide path 15, and the locking member 18 is formed in a box shape. The shape is not limited to.

For example, the launching member 16 may form the guide path 15 on a flat surface or a curved surface on which a pachinko ball can be guided. When the firing member 16 is formed into a flat surface, if the locking surface 37 is provided on the firing member 16 having a “V” -shaped cross section, the firing member 16 is provided.
The locking member 18 holds the pachinko ball between the guide path 15 and the locking surface 37 and supports the pachinko ball at three points.

Therefore, similarly to the above, the pachinko ball can always be locked at a predetermined position, and the pachinko ball can be held in a fixed posture.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the relative positions of the reference plate, the firing member, and the locking member with respect to the pachinko machine at the time of the above-described mounting work when the pachinko machine is assembled are as follows. Easy and quick by engaging, and
It is always set to be the same and does not differ for each pachinko machine.

From this, the relative position of the pachinko ball locked by the locking member at the firing end of the firing member to the firing means is
Since even an inexperienced worker adjusts immediately, the hitting state of the launching means and the pachinko ball can be surely made uniform and the working efficiency is improved.

Furthermore, since the magnet causes the pachinko ball to abut against the firing member and the locking member due to its magnetic force with gravity, the pachinko ball immediately after being thrown in is instantly stopped at the firing end of the firing member, so when the pachinko machine is in operation. Even if irregular vibrations are transmitted to a stationary pachinko ball, resonance of the pachinko ball is suppressed by contact with the firing member and the locking member due to the magnetic force and gravity.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the above-described uniform hitting state from depending on the occurrence of vibration during the operation, and the desired firing force is held in a uniform state, so that the firing accuracy can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine provided with the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a rear view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the firing member 16 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a front view showing a hitting state of the present apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the locking member shown in FIG. 5. 1 …… Pachinko machine launching device 2 …… Pachinko machine 9 …… Game board 13 …… Launching means 14 …… Guide rail 15 …… Guidance path 16 …… Launching member 17 …… Magnet 18 …… Locking member 43… ... the firing end

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A launching member is provided on a lower portion of a game board, and a guide rail for guiding a pachinko ball emitted from the launching member to the game board is provided on the game board, and a pachinko ball is provided between both ends of the launching member. Forming a guideway for guiding the vehicle, arranging a launching means for launching a pachinko ball thrown into a pachinko machine at one end of the guideway, and disposing the guide rail at the other end. The launching member is tilted so that the other end of the taxiway is higher than the one end, and a pachinko ball flowing down to the one end side of the taxiway is locked to the firing end of the shooting member by the tilt. And a locking member for attracting the locked pachinko ball to at least one of the firing end of the firing member and the locking member. With the firing member Launcher of a pachinko machine, characterized in that than contact position is arranged at the position of the firing means closer.