JPH0810326Y2 - Pachinko machine winning equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a winning device for a pachinko machine capable of converting a first state in which a hit ball is not accepted and a second state in which a hit ball is very easily accepted.

<Prior Art> From a first state in which a player does not accept a ball hit by a player, a second ball is extremely likely to flow when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
A number of winning devices for pachinko machines that can be converted into a state have been proposed, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-24381 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61.
-13030 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-39786. In these conventional winning devices, an opening / closing plate that normally closes the opening is rotated by excitation of a solenoid to open the opening, and at the same time, a ball is taken into the opening by the opening / closing plate. . The solenoid is located on the rear side of the mounting board or the game board and at a position where the axis of the plunger and the axis of the rotating shaft of the opening / closing plate are orthogonal to each other.
The plunger and the opening / closing plate are linked by a linking means.

Further, in the prize winning device of Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-41258, the solenoid is arranged on the front side of the mounting substrate, and also in this prize winning device, the axis of the plunger and the axis of the rotating shaft of the opening / closing plate are orthogonal to each other. .

<Problems to be solved by the invention> Therefore, in order to assemble the conventional winning device to the game board,
Attach the prize winning device body to the mounting opening opened on the game board from the front side of the game board, then attach the solenoid to the back side of the game board, and connect the opening and closing plate of the prize winning apparatus body and the plunger of the solenoid by means of connection. contact. Therefore, it takes a lot of time to position and adjust each component. Also, if the solenoid is fixed to the mounting board in advance, not only a relatively large mounting port is required on the game board, but also the solenoid is protruding from the mounting substrate, so the solenoid is passed through the mounting port. At that time, the prize winning device must be inserted at an angle, and troubles such as wiring and back parts being caught on an obstacle nail or the like of the game board have occurred.

Further, in order to avoid the oblique insertion, it is necessary to open a large-sized mounting opening and a large-sized mounting board sufficient to close this mounting opening, which is preferable in terms of space and strength or weight. Absent.

Further, when the solenoid is provided on the front side of the mounting board, the board becomes large and the playable area of the game board is reduced, which is also disadvantageous from a gaming standpoint.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and an opening / closing plate capable of closing the opening is rotatably attached to an opening formed in a mounting substrate so as to open / close the opening / closing plate. A pachinko machine capable of connecting a plate and a solenoid serving as a drive source through a connecting means, and converting the solenoid into a first state in which a hit ball is not received in the opening and a second state in which the hit ball is easily received in the opening. In the winning device, the pivot of the opening / closing plate is formed in the horizontal direction, the solenoid is located in a vertical plane in which the axis of the plunger is parallel to the vertical plane including the pivot, and the solenoid and the connecting means. Is arranged at least in the projection plane of the mounting substrate.

<Operation> Since the rotation axis of the opening / closing plate and the axis of the plunger of the solenoid are parallel to each other, the movement of each part constituting the connecting means for connecting the opening / closing plate and the plunger is smooth and stable operation is possible. is there. Further, the solenoid and each part of the connecting means do not project from the mounting substrate.

<Examples> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated examples. The winning device 1 according to the present invention has a mounting board 3 for mounting on a surface of a game board 2 of a pachinko machine, and the mounting board 3 is mounted on the mounting board 3. A slightly horizontal opening 4 is opened. An opening / closing plate 5 that can close the opening 4 is rotatably attached to the opening 4. Further, on the back side of the opening 4, a cover frame 6 in the shape of a box with a bottom whose front side is open is provided to form a special winning opening 7.

The opening / closing plate 5 has a width substantially equal to the width of the opening 4, and is slightly lower than the height of the opening 4, that is, when the opening / closing plate 5 closes the opening 4, the upper edge of the opening 4 is closed. The front shape is a substantially rectangular member having a height such that a sphere cannot flow into the opening 4 from the space between the upper and lower edges of the opening / closing plate 5. Further, on the left and right side edges of the opening / closing plate 5, there are extended rearwardly deforming fan-shaped side plates 8, and a columnar shaft portion 9 is projectingly provided at the center of the fan-shaped portion. Furthermore, this opening and closing plate 5
Has a plurality of inclined ribs 10 arranged in a row on the back side, and is formed such that the apparent thickness is thicker on the upper edge side and thinner on the lower edge side, that is, the shaft mounting side.

In the illustrated embodiment, the cover frame 6 has a bottom portion 11 formed with a gentle downward slope, and a passage type sphere detector 12 is provided at the lower end of the flow. In addition, a lamp housing portion 13 is formed on the outside by projecting the inner side of the ceiling portion in a curved shape inward. The lamp housing portion 13 is made to face the lamps 16 arranged in a line on the relay board 15 through the pillars 14 projecting from the back side of the cover frame 6,
The special winning opening 7 is illuminated from behind to enhance the decorative effect. still,
The outer surface of the cover frame 6 may be provided with diamond cuts or fine groove-like irregularities. In addition, the relay board 15 has a connector
17 is provided, and external wiring such as the lamp 16 and a solenoid 18 as a drive source which will be described later is processed through the connector 17.

In order to fix the cover frame 6 on the back side of the mounting board 3 as described above, the fastening piece 6'extending to the side of the cover frame 6 is attached to the boss 19 projecting on the back side of the mounting board 3. It is sufficient to stack them and fasten them with screws. At this time, the left and right shaft portions 9, 9 of the opening / closing plate 5 are supported by a pair of upper and lower bearing pieces 20, 20 provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 3, and the bearing pieces 20, 20 of the cover frame 6 are supported. The shaft 9 is positioned in a notch 22 provided at the front edge of the side wall 21 and rotatably supports the shaft 9. In this way, the cover frame 6
If the fastening and the pivotal support of the opening / closing plate 5 are simultaneously performed, the assembling work can be rationalized.

The rotation axis m of the opening / closing plate 5 pivotally supported as described above is positioned in the horizontal direction.

A solenoid 18 is arranged behind the cover frame 6 as a drive source for rotating the opening / closing plate 5. In the present invention, the solenoid 18 has an axis n of the plunger 23 and a rotation axis m of the opening / closing plate 5. Is located in a vertical plane parallel to the vertical plane including and is located in the projection plane of the mounting substrate 3. That is, the pillar 24 is provided on the back side of the cover frame 6, and the solenoid mounting plate 25 is fixed to the tip of the support pillar 24 so that the mounting surface is parallel to the surface including the rotation axis m of the opening / closing plate 5. , The solenoid mounting plate 25
The solenoid 18 is attached to the surface of the plunger 23 so that the surface of the plunger 23 including the axis n is parallel to the surface of the opening / closing plate 5 including the rotation axis m. Although the plunger 23 is arranged to slide in the horizontal direction in the illustrated embodiment, the plunger 23 may be arranged to be inclined with respect to the horizontal line. Further, for convenience of description, the solenoid mounting plate 25 is fixed to the cover frame 6 and then the solenoid 18 is mounted to the solenoid mounting plate 25. However, after the solenoid 18 is mounted to the solenoid mounting plate 25, the cover is mounted. It may be fixed to the frame 6.

Further, the solenoid 18 is arranged so as to be located at least in the projection plane of the mounting substrate 3. That is, the solenoid
The solenoid 18 is arranged inside the outline of the mounting board 3 so that the solenoid 18 does not project outward from the mounting board 3. It should be noted that it is preferable that the mounting substrate 3 is arranged on the projection plane with an appropriate width subtracted from the periphery.

Then, the plunger 23 of the solenoid 18 arranged as described above and the opening / closing plate 5 are connected by the connecting means 26. That is, in the illustrated embodiment, the connecting pin 27 is planted in one of the side plates 8 provided on the left and right sides of the opening / closing plate 5, and the connecting pin 27 is passed through the through hole 28 formed in the side wall portion 21 of the cover frame 6, A shaft pin 29 is planted in the vicinity of the rear end of the side wall portion 21 of the cover frame 6, and an operating rod 30 described later is pivotally attached to the shaft pin 29 so as to be rotatable. The operating rod 30 has a long hole 31 near the front end, and the rear portion is a cylindrical engagement portion 32 having a round tip. And
A connecting pin 27 provided on the side plate 8 of the opening / closing plate 5 is loosely fitted into the long hole 31 of the operating rod 30. The shaft pin 29 of the operating rod 30, the rotating shaft m of the opening / closing plate 5, and the axis line n of the plunger 23 are located substantially in the same horizontal plane.

On the other hand, an interlocking plate 34 having a guide portion 33 is provided at the tip of the plunger 23 of the solenoid 18, and the guide portion of the interlocking plate 34 is provided.
The engaging portion 32 of the operating rod 30 is loosely fitted in the 33. In this embodiment, the guide portion 33 has a substantially horizontal structure as shown in FIG.
It is an opening groove opened at the upper right with a tilt angle of 45 degrees. Also, the upper and lower edges of the interlocking plate 34 are guide grooves formed at the tips of a pair of upper and lower guide plates 35 extending to the back side of the cover frame 6.
35 ', and the moving direction of the interlocking plate 34 is set to the mounting board 3
It is regulated horizontally in a plane parallel to.

In the winning device 1 having the above configuration, the solenoid
When 18 is excited, the plunger 23 slides to the right in FIG. At this time, the operating rod loosely fitted in the guide portion 33 of the interlocking plate 34.
Since the engaging portion 32 of 30 is locked to the upper edge side of the guide portion 33,
The operating rod 30 with the shaft pin 29 as a fulcrum swings, the engaging portion 32 side descends in FIG. 3, and the elongated hole 31 side rises. Therefore, the trailing edge side of the side plate 8 of the opening / closing plate 5 rises via the connecting pin 27 loosely fitted in the long hole 31, the opening / closing plate 5 rotates forward, and the opening 4 is opened (FIG. 3). Of the solid line). still,
Although the front surface of the opening / closing plate 5 near the rotation axis m abuts the lower edge of the opening 4 to limit the opening angle of the opening / closing plate 5, the engaging portion 32 of the operating rod 30 and the guide portion 33 of the interlocking plate 34. There is a sufficient margin for loose fitting to prevent the impact of the ball falling on the opening / closing plate 5 from being transmitted to the plunger 23 or the like.

In the state where the solenoid 18 is excited, the hit ball flowing down the surface of the game board is received by the opening / closing plate 5 and guided by the inclination of the rib 10, so that the large winning opening formed by the cover frame 6 behind the opening 4 Very easy to flow into 7. That is, when the solenoid 18 is excited, the sphere is converted into the second state in which it is extremely easy to take the sphere into the opening 4.

On the other hand, when the solenoid 18 is demagnetized, the return spring 36
The plunger 23 slides to the left side in FIG. At this time, since the engaging portion 32 of the operating rod 39 is locked to the lower edge side of the guide portion 33 of the interlocking plate 34, the engaging portion of the operating rod 30.
The 32 side rises and the elongated hole 31 side descends, and the opening / closing plate 5 returns and rotates through the connecting pin 27 loosely fitted in the elongated hole 31 to close the opening 4. That is, the opening 4 returns to the first state in which the ball is not received.

According to the illustrated embodiment, approximately U-shaped ball receiving frames 37 having an open upper surface are provided on the left and right sides of the opening 4 in the front-rear direction of the mounting substrate 3 and the winning ball outlets 38 are provided at corresponding positions. A decorative plate 39 is additionally provided on the front surface of the ball receiving frame 37 to form a winning opening 40. Then, the sphere detector 41 is mounted on the upper portion of the sphere receiving frame 37. In this embodiment, the sphere detector 41 is mounted.
41 is fixed by a fixing claw 42 integrally formed with the mounting substrate 3.

In order to attach the winning device 1 configured as described above to the game board 2, an opening 43 having an appropriate shape is opened in the game board 2 and the winning device 1 is exposed from the front side of the game board 2 to the attachment opening 43. ,
The cover frame portion or the ball receiving frame portion, on which the solenoid 18 is mounted, is passed through the mounting opening 43 so that the back surface of the mounting board 3 is brought into close contact with the surface of the game board 2 and the fastening holes 44 are formed at appropriate positions on the mounting board 3.
It is sufficient to drive a nail or the like passed through to the game board 2.

According to the winning device 1 as described above, the mounting opening 43 formed in the game board 2 has a sufficient shape and size through which the cover frame 6 and the ball receiving frame 37 can pass, and the solenoid 18 does not project. There is no need to insert it diagonally, and troubles such as wiring and back parts hooking on obstacle nails of the game board 2 will not occur.

In addition, as described above, according to the winning device 1 in which the winning openings 40 are provided on the left and right of the opening 4 (the large winning opening 7) and the ball detector 41 is provided in the winning opening 40, for example, the winning opening 40 is It is set as a starting opening, a special game device (not shown) is activated based on the winning of the starting opening, and the solenoid 18 is excited to open the opening 4 based on the game result of the special playing device. It is possible to correspond to various games. In addition, compared with the case where the winning device 1 and the winning port 40 are separately provided on the game board 2, the work of opening the mounting port 43, the labor at the time of assembly, and the like can be reduced, which is also effective in cost reduction. is there.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the illustrated embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the scope of claims for utility model registration.

For example, the connecting means may integrally extend the operating rod from an opening / closing plate that is pivotally supported, and the tip of the operating rod may be locked to a guide portion provided on the interlocking plate.

Even with such a connecting means, the opening / closing plate can be opened / closed by exciting and demagnetizing the solenoid as in the above-described embodiment, and the winning device can be converted into the first state and the second state.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the bottom plate is provided on the lower surface of the cover frame and the sphere detector is faced, but the lower surface of this cover frame is open, and the sphere flowing in from the opening is on the back side of the game board. You may make it flow down directly to the ball gathering frame etc. which are provided.

<Effect of the Invention> In summary, according to the present invention, the rotary shaft of the opening / closing plate is formed in the horizontal direction, and the solenoid as the drive source is provided with a vertical axis in which the axis of the plunger of the solenoid is parallel to the vertical plane including the rotary shaft. Since the solenoid and the connecting means for connecting the solenoid and the rotating plate are located at least in the projection plane of the mounting substrate, the winning device can be configured simply and compactly. It is possible to reduce the labor and cost during production. Moreover, since the rotation axis m of the opening / closing plate and the axis of the plunger of the solenoid are parallel to each other, the movement of each part constituting the connecting means for connecting the opening / closing plate and the plunger is smooth and stable operation is possible. is there. In addition, since the back parts such as the solenoid are located inside the mounting board, the mounting work is easy without being a hindrance when mounting the winning device on the game board, and the practical value is extremely high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view with a rotating plate open, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 1 ... Winning device, 3 ... Mounting board, 4 ... Opening part, 5 ... Opening / closing plate, 18 ... Solenoid, 23 ... Plunger, 26 ... Connection means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An opening / closing plate capable of closing the opening is rotatably attached to an opening formed in a mounting substrate, and the opening / closing plate and a solenoid as a drive source are connected by a connecting means. In a winning device of a pachinko machine capable of converting a first state in which a hit ball is not received into the opening by driving a solenoid and a second state in which a hit ball is very easily received into the opening, a rotary shaft of the opening / closing plate is horizontally moved. In addition to forming the solenoid, the solenoid is located in a vertical plane in which the axis of the plunger is parallel to the vertical plane including the rotation axis, and the solenoid and the connecting means are arranged at least in the projection plane of the mounting substrate. The winning device for the pachinko machine.