JPH0780130A - Foul ball returning mechanism for use in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the enjoyableness of a game without players taking trouble and to prevent the players from wasting balls by properly dealing with foul balls resulting from shooting failures. CONSTITUTION:A return opening 22 through which foul balls drop is formed within ball rails 20, 21 located above a ball outlet 13 through which balls are delivered to an upper tray 14 for retaining the balls, and a game board 11 is provided with a return guide 23 for guiding the foul balls to the ball outlet 13 of the upper tray 14 from the return opening 22 of the ball rails 20, 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a ball rail for guiding a shot ball to a game surface on a game board, and a foul for processing a foul ball returning from the ball rail due to a launch failure. Regarding the ball return mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional foul ball returning mechanism of this type is shown in FIG. That is, the return passage 2 is connected to the lower part of the ball rail 1 that guides the ball hitting the pachinko machine from the launch position to the game surface. The lower end of the return passage 2 is open toward a spare plate (lower plate) 4 arranged below the front plate 3, and, for example, the momentum of the fired balls is too weak or the balls collide with each other. In the case where a ball launch defect occurs, the foul ball returning from the ball rail 1 is returned to the lower plate 4 through the return passage 2.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, returning the small amount of balls returned to the lower plate 4 to the upper plate 3 is troublesome for the player and is troublesome. There is a problem in that it causes a decrease in interest and gives a bad impression to the player.

In addition, it is often the case that the game is ended or the game is transferred to another pachinko machine while leaving the balls on the lower plate 4, which causes a waste of balls held by the player. There were also points.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, and appropriately processes a foul ball due to a launch failure to increase the fun of the game without bothering the player. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a foul ball returning mechanism in a pachinko machine which can prevent a player from wasting balls.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a game board (11) with
In a pachinko machine (10) provided with ball rails (20, 21) for guiding the launched balls to the game surface (11a), a foul for processing foul balls returning from the ball rail (21) due to a launch failure. A ball returning mechanism, in which the game board (11) is provided with a ball outlet (13) for paying out prize balls to an upper plate (14) for storing balls, and is positioned above the ball outlet (13). In the middle of the ball rail (20, 21)
A return port (22) through which a foul ball falls is formed, and a foul ball dropped from the return port (22) is connected to the ball outlet (1).
The pachinko machine is characterized in that a return guide (23) for guiding to (3) is provided.

The gist of the present invention from another point of view is that the return guide (23) is provided with an upper plate (14).
Guide (24) for guiding the balls that do not fit into the upper plate (14) from the ball outlet (13) of the upper plate (14) to the auxiliary plate (15) located below when the balls are full of balls
The foul ball returning mechanism is characterized by being provided with.

[0008]

[Function] When the balls launched from the ball rail (21) are defective, the foul balls returning from the ball rail (21) can be damaged when the balls are not launched properly because the balls are too weak or the balls collide with each other. , 21), and falls downward from the return port (22) formed in the middle. The foul balls dropped outside the ball rails (20, 21) are directly guided by the return guide (23) to the ball outlet (13) of the upper plate (14), and the upper plate (14).
Returned inside.

As described above, the foul ball is prepared as a spare dish (15).
Instead of using the return guide (23)
Since it is returned to 4), the player does not need to return the foul ball from the spare dish (15) to the upper dish (14). Also, with foul balls left on the spare dish (15),
There is no need to end the game, and it is possible to prevent wasted balls.

Further, an overflow guide (23) for guiding the balls overflowing from the upper plate (14) to the spare plate (15) when the upper plate (14) is full of balls in the return guide (23). 24), a foul ball is placed on the upper plate (1
4) It is possible to prevent spillage without being able to completely enter.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 10 having a foul ball returning mechanism according to the present invention operates a firing device 17 by operating a handle 16 to move a ball to a game surface 11a provided with various winning devices. It is a game machine to launch. Pachinko machine 1
0 is the upper part 10a and the middle part 10b including the game board 11,
It is divided into a spare plate 15 and a lower portion 10c to which a handle 16 is attached.

On the upper portion 10a of the pachinko machine 10, there is provided a glass door 12 which can open and close to cover the game surface 11a. Further, the middle portion 10b is provided with a door (not shown) for concealing the lower side of the game board 11, and an upper plate 14 shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 1 is attached to the front surface of the door.

The upper plate 14 stores balls for a game such as prize balls paid out to a player from a ball outlet 13 formed in the game board 11, and sequentially sends the balls to the launching device 17. Below the upper plate 14, there is provided a spare plate 15 for temporarily storing balls that cannot fit in the upper plate 14.

On the lower side of the game board 11, a ball rail for guiding balls launched from the launching device 17 from the launch position to the game surface 11a is provided. The ball rail is a member formed by pressing a metal plate of stainless steel or the like, and has a ball launch rail 20 that extends obliquely upward in a straight line on the launcher 17 side, and further has an arc shape on the game surface 11a side. It is divided into an extending ball guide rail 21.

Between the rails 20 in the middle of the ball rails, there is formed a return port 22 through which a foul ball returning from the ball guide rail 21 due to poor launching is naturally dropped. The height position of the return port 22 is arranged so as to be located above the ball outlet 13 for delivering balls to the upper plate 14.

A return guide 23 for guiding the foul balls dropped from the return port 22 to the ball outlet 13 of the upper plate 14 is provided on the game board 11 located right below the return port 22.
The return guide 23 is also a member formed by pressing a metal plate, and is arranged so as to extend obliquely downward from below the return port 22 to the ball outlet 13.

As shown in FIG. 2, at the upper end of the return guide 23, when the upper plate 14 is filled with balls, balls that cannot be contained in the upper plate 14 are discharged from the ball outlet 13 of the upper plate 14. An overflow guide 24 that leads to the spare tray 15 located below is continuously provided. The overflow guide 24 is integrally formed with the return guide 23, and the upper end thereof is bent and connected in a mountain shape with the upper end of the return guide 23 to form a bent top 23 a, and the lower end thereof is connected to the spare tray 15. It extends to the opening of the overflow passage 25.

The return port 22 in the middle of the ball rail described above.
The return guide 23 and the overflow guide 24 provided on the game board 11 constitute the foul ball returning mechanism according to the present invention.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 1, when the balls launched by the launching device 17 are too weak or the balls collide with each other, resulting in defective ball launching, the foul ball returning from the ball guide rail 21 is returned to the return port. It falls from 22 downward. The foul ball that has fallen outside the ball rail is guided by the return guide 23 to the ball outlet 13 of the upper plate 14 as it is and returned to the inside of the upper plate 14.

As described above, since the foul balls are returned directly to the upper plate 14 by the return guide 23, not the spare plate 15, it is necessary for the player to return the foul balls from the spare plate 15 to the upper plate 14. Disappear. Further, it is possible to prevent the game from being wasted without leaving the game while leaving the foul balls on the spare plate 15.

When the upper plate 14 is full of prize balls,
Balls that are likely to overflow from the upper plate 14 are appropriately moved to the spare plate 15 through an overflow passage (not shown). However, if a foul ball is guided to the already fully filled upper plate 14 as described below, It is processed like.

That is, the balls that cannot fit in the upper plate 14 are
If the foul ball is further added in this state while staying in the middle of the return guide 23, the foul ball passes over the bent top portion 23a of the return guide 23 and then follows the overflow guide 25 along the overflow passage 25. Fall into the opening. Then, it is guided to the spare dish 15 as it is through the overflow passage 25. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the foul balls from falling into the upper plate 14 without spilling.

[0023]

According to the foul ball returning mechanism in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, a return opening for dropping the foul balls is formed in the middle of the ball rail located above the ball outlet of the upper plate, and the foul ball returning mechanism is provided. Since the game board is provided with a guide for returning the foul balls from the return port to the ball outlet of the upper plate, the foul balls are returned directly to the upper plate instead of the spare plate, and the player himself fouls the balls from the spare plate to the upper plate. Since the work of returning to is unnecessary, it is possible to concentrate on the game and give a good impression to the player. Also, leaving the foul balls on the spare dish,
It is possible to prevent wasting balls as well as ending the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a foul ball returning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of a foul ball returning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing a conventional foul ball returning mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Pachinko machine 11 ... Game board 13 ... Ball exit 14 ... Upper plate 15 ... Spare plate 20 ... Ball firing rail 21 ... Ball guide rail 22 ... Return port 23 ... Return guide 24 ... Overflow guide

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a game board is provided with a ball rail for guiding a hit ball to a game surface, which is a foul ball returning mechanism for processing a foul ball returning from the ball rail due to a bad launch. The game board is provided with a ball outlet for paying out prize balls to the upper plate for storing balls, and in the middle of the ball rail located above the ball outlet, a return port for falling foul balls is formed. A pachinko machine, which is provided with a return guide for guiding a foul ball dropped from the return port to the ball outlet. 2. An overflow guide for guiding the foul balls which cannot be contained in the upper plate from the ball outlet of the upper plate to a spare plate located below when the upper plate is full of balls. The foul ball returning mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the foul ball returning mechanism is provided.