JPH08299533A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machine capable of easily confirming a ball throw-in position and a scoring, easily performing electrical connection and remarkably reducing disconnection, etc. CONSTITUTION: A lower ball throw-in device 16 equipped with plural ball throw-in ports 34 protruding forward over a game panel 6 is provided on the lower part of the game panel 6, and a lower cover 17 which covers the lower ball throw-in device 16 from the front side is provided, and a ball throw-in display device 43 provided with a ball throw-in display element in accordance with each ball throw-in port 34 is arranged on the upper side of the lower cover 17, and a point display device 81 which displays the point is arranged at the lower cover 17 on the lower side of the ball throw-in display device 43.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a ball game machine such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball machine, and in particular, a score display device for displaying the score.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Arrange ball machines are used for playing games.
When a predetermined number of game balls are shot to the upper side of the game board and the game balls are put into any of the 16 ball entrances of the lower ball entrance device arranged on the lower side of the game board, The ball detection switch corresponding to the ball entrance detects the game ball and displays the ball entry position of the game ball by the display element of the ball entry display device.
Among the individual entrances, a game ball is entered into a certain number of adjacent entrances, and when the winning group is established, points are scored, and the balls are paid out as prize balls according to the score. It is like this.

The score accumulated by the formation of the winning group is displayed on the score display device arranged in the upper right corner of the game board,
By looking at the display of the score display device, the player can confirm what the score at that time is.

[0004]

In the conventional arranging ball machine, a ball entry display device is provided on the lower cover that covers the lower ball entry device from the front side, corresponding to each ball entry port on the lower part of the game board. Since the score display device is arranged in the upper right corner of the board, etc., and the entry display device and the score display device are vertically separated, when the player confirms the entry position and the score, There is a drawback in that it is troublesome to check both sides because the line of sight must be moved up and down.

Further, since the ball entrance display device and the score display device are vertically separated from each other, it is necessary to wire leads or the like in a complicated manner on the back side of the back mechanism plate and the like, and the wiring work is complicated, and at the same time, the leads are required. There is a drawback that wire breakage is likely to occur. In view of such conventional problems, the present invention provides a ball-ball game machine that can easily confirm a ball entry position and a score, can easily connect an electric system, and can minimize the occurrence of disconnection and the like. To aim.

[0006]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a lower ball entrance device 16 is provided with a plurality of ball entrances 34 projecting forward from the game board 6 in the lower part of the game board 6. Provide a lower cover 17 that covers the lower ball entrance device 16 from the front side, and arrange the ball entrance display device 43 having the ball entrance display elements 42 corresponding to each ball entrance 34 on the upper side of the lower cover 17. In the above ball game machine, the score display device 81 for displaying the score is arranged on the lower cover 17 below the ball entry display device 43.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, a front side of a ball case 36 having a ball entrance 34 corresponds to each ball entrance 34 and each ball entrance 34. A switch board 41 having a plurality of ball detection switches 39 for detecting game balls entered in is provided, and each ball display element 42 of the ball display device 43 is placed on the upper side of the switch board 41. The score display element 82 of the score display device 81 is provided on the switch substrate 41 below the ball entrance display device 43 in correspondence with the ball opening 34.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect of the invention, the support member 38 in which the respective ball detection switches 39 are removably inserted is detachably attached to the ball case 36. The switch substrate 41 is provided on the front side of the support member 38, and the terminal 84 on the side of the score display element 82 is attached to the switch substrate 41.
Is fixed by penetrating from the front side to the rear side, and a notch 85 corresponding to the terminal 84 of the score display element 82 is provided at the front end of the support member 38.

[0009]

[Operation] When the game ball enters the ball entrance 34 during the game,
The ball detection switch 39 detects the game ball and each ball display element 42 of the ball display device 43 displays the ball position. Then, when the winning group is established during this game and the score is added, the score display element 82 of the score display device 81 displays the score at that time. Therefore, the player can easily confirm the ball entry position and the score of the game ball by looking at the respective displays of the ball entry display device 43 and the score display device 81 on the lower cover 17 side. Since the ball entry display device 43 and the score display device 81 are located above and below the lower cover 17 side, it is possible to easily connect the electrical system wiring, etc.,
Occurrence of disconnection can be prevented as much as possible.

A ball detection switch 39 is provided on the front side of the ball case 36.
Since there is a switch board 41 for use, and each of the ball entry display elements 42 of the ball entry display device 43 and the score display element 82 of the score display device 81 are provided on this switch board 41, the ball entry detection switch is provided on the switch board 41. 39, the ball entry display device 43 and the score display device 81 can be mounted, wiring of the electric system is very easy, and the entire size can be reduced.

Since each ball detection switch 39 is removably inserted into a support member 38 which is removable from the ball case 36, and a switch substrate 41 is provided in front of the support member 38,
Each ball detection switch 39 can be attached / detached integrally with the support member 38 while being connected to the switch board 41. Also switch board 41
In addition, since the terminal 84 on the side of the score display element 82 is fixed by penetrating from the front side to the rear side, the score display element is provided on the switch substrate 41.
The 82 side can be easily printed. Moreover, the front end portion of the support member 38 is provided with a notch 85 corresponding to the terminal 84 of the score display element 82.
Since the switch substrate 41 is provided, the switch substrate 41 can be reliably fixed to the support member 38, even though the terminal 84 on the score display element 82 side penetrates the switch substrate 41.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 1 is an arranging ball machine main body, which is composed of a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotably attached to the front surface of the outer frame 2 in an openable and closable manner. Front frame
A glass door 4 that can be opened and closed and a front plate 5 are mounted on the upper and lower sides of the 3, and a game board 6 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the front frame 3 corresponding to these.

A guide rail 7 is provided on the front surface of the game board 6 for guiding the launched game balls, and an upper entrance ball opening 8 is provided in the central portion surrounded by the guide rails 7.
The game parts such as the lower entrance opening 9, the passage opening 10, the central winning device 11, the variable symbol display device 12, the right accessory operating device 13 for increasing the score, and the lower accessory operating device 14 are arranged. Also game board 6
A horizontally elongated opening 15 and a lower ball entrance device 16 that fits into the opening 15 from the rear side are arranged in the lower part of the lower ball entrance device 16. The lower ball entrance device 16 is covered from the front side by a lower cover 17. .

An upper plate 18 is provided on the front plate 5, and a lower plate 19 and an operating handle 21 for the launcher 20 are provided on the lower part of the front frame 3, respectively. When the operating handle 21 is operated, the launching device 20 operates the launching motor 22 to supply 16 gaming balls from the upper plate 18 to the launching rail one by one, and strikes it with a hammer 23. It is designed to fire to guide rail 7. On the rear side of the game board 6, each of the game parts such as the variable symbol display device 12, the right accessory operating device 13 for increasing the score, the lower accessory operating device 14, and the lower ball entrance device 16 therebelow. A back cover 24 that covers from the rear side is attached.

Reference numeral 25 is a back mechanism plate for pressing and fixing the game board 6 mounted on the front frame 3 side from the rear side.
It is pivotally supported on the rear side of 3 by a hinge 26 so as to be openable and closable about the vertical axis, and is locked to the front frame 3 side by a lock lever (not shown) in a closed state for pressing the game board 6. An opening window 27 is formed in the back mechanism plate 25 at a position corresponding to the back cover 24 of the game board 6, and when the game board 6 is fixed by the back mechanism plate 25, the back cover 24 is rearward from the opening window 27. It is designed to stick out.

28 is a prize ball tank for storing prize balls, 29 is a prize ball tank rail communicating with the prize ball tank 28, and these are mounted on the upper rear side of the back mechanism plate 25. 30 is a prize ball payout means, which is configured to pay out the required number of prize balls supplied from the prize ball tank 28 via the prize ball tank rail 29.
Further, it is attached to the back mechanism plate 25 at the side of the back cover 24.
A payout chute 31 guides the prize balls paid out by the prize ball payout means 30 to the upper plate 18. 32 is an overflow chute for overflowing the prize balls paid out by the prize ball payout means 30 to the lower plate 19 when the game balls of the upper plate 18 are full. 33 is a recovery chute, which guides the game ball from the lower ball entrance device 16 to the island mechanism side.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the lower ball entrance device 16 is removably fitted into the opening 15 of the game board 6 from the rear side, and has 16 ball entrances 34 and guides in the upper part. A ball entry case 36 having a passage 35 formed in the front-rear direction, and a ball collection case 37 for collecting the game balls entered in each of the ball entry ports 34 on the rear side of the game board 6 and collecting them on the collection chute 33 side. A supporting member 38 detachably attached to the upper and lower central portions of the ball case 36, and a supporting member 38 corresponding to each ball entrance 34 so as to detect a game ball that has entered the ball entrance 34. Sixteen ball entrance detection switches 39 that are removably fitted, and a switch board 41 that is fixed to the front end surface of the support member 38 and that each ball detection switch 39 is detachably mounted via a connector 40. Switch board corresponding to each entrance 34
A ball entry display device 43 including 16 ball entry display elements 42 mounted on 41 is provided, and is configured as a unit.

The ball case 36 is integrally formed of synthetic resin. The ball case 36 has a ball entrance 34 and a guide passage 35 formed on the upper side in the front and rear direction, and the ball case 36 is formed on the lower side. A rectangular horizontally long support member mounting hole 44 is provided above and below. Each ball entrance 34 is projected to the front side of the game board 6 so as to enter the game ball falling from above along the game board 6, and each guide passage 35 is a game ball that has entered each ball entrance 34. Is for guiding to the rear side of the game board 6. The entrance 34 and the guide passage 35 are formed by the upper bottom wall that curves forward and upward.
45 and a partition plate 46 in the front-rear direction that partitions the upper side of the upper bottom wall 45 into 16 equal parts in the lateral direction at equal intervals. Each partition plate 46 is integrally formed by projecting from the upper side of the upper bottom wall 45 to the rear side.

The support member mounting hole 44 has a pair of left and right side plates 47.
And a receiving plate 48 that connects the lower ends of the both side plates 47 to the left and right.
The front and rear sides are opened by and.
Each side plate 47 is provided with an elastic locking piece 49 for removably locking the support member 38 mounted in the support member mounting hole 44. Then, the support member 38 is removably fitted into the support member mounting hole 44 and is locked by the elastic locking piece 49.

As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of engaging pieces 50, 51 for engaging the ball-entering case 36 with the ball-collecting case 37 and a support plate 52 are provided at the rear end of the predetermined partition plate 46, respectively. It is provided individually. That is, the engaging pieces 50, 51 are provided on the left and right sides and the center partition plate 46, the left and right engaging pieces 50 have an L-shape bent inward, and the central engaging piece 51 has a T shape. It is formed in each shape. As shown in FIG. 8, the support plate 52 is formed downward at the rear part of the partition plate 46 at four places, and the middle part thereof is connected to the rear surface of the receiving plate 48 by the connecting plate 53.

The ball collection case 37 collects game balls falling from the rear end of each ball inlet 34 and guides them to the recovery chute 33. The left and right side walls 5 are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the rear wall 54.
5,56 and left and right bottom walls 57,5 integrally formed at the lower end of the rear wall 54
8 is made of synthetic resin and has left and right bottom walls 57, 58.
A game ball drop port 80 corresponding to the recovery chute 33 is formed therebetween. The left and right side walls 55, 56 and the left and right bottom walls 57, 58 have mounting ribs 55a, 56a, 57a, 58a that abut the rear side of the game board 6.
Are integrally formed on the outside, and positioning protrusions 60 that fit into the positioning holes 59 of the game board 6 are integrally formed at the upper ends of the left and right side walls 55, 56.

Then, the ball collection case 37 is attached in a state in which the ball entry case 36 is fitted in the opening 15 so that the ball entry port 34 of the ball entry case 36 projects forward from the game board 6. The ribs 55a, 56a, 57a, 58a are brought into contact with the rear side of the game board 6 and are detachably fixed to the game board 6 by mounting screws 61 which are inserted into the mounting ribs 55a, 56a, 57a, 58a.

The ball collection case 37 is provided with engaged parts 62 and 63 to which the engaging pieces 50 and 51 are removably engaged, and a vertical groove 65 into which the support plate 52 is removably inserted. Has been. As shown in FIG. 7, the ball-entering case 36 and the ball-collecting case 37 are fitted into the engaged portions 62, 63 and the vertical groove 65 of the ball-collecting case 37 in the engaging pieces 50, 51, and Set screws with support plates 52 engaged, respectively
It is fixed by 64.

On the rear wall 54 of the ball collection case 37, the ball entry case 36
Corresponding to the lower side of the center of the left and right sides, a cable insertion hole 66 is formed penetrating forward and backward, and a cable insertion cylinder 67 that surrounds this cable insertion hole 66 and projects forward to the game board 6 side is integrated. Is formed in. The cable insertion hole 66 and the cable insertion cylinder 67 are flat and elongated in the left-right direction, and are located above the left bottom wall 57 and along the left bottom wall 57 on the left wall 55 side of the game ball drop opening 80. It is formed in a slightly inclined shape.

The upper side of the cable insertion tube 67 is a mountain-shaped inclined surface
67a, one mounting boss 68 is provided on the top of the inclined surface 67a, and game balls falling from above are distributed to both sides of this mounting boss 68 and guided to the left and right bottom walls 57, 58 side. Thus, it is formed in an inclined shape on both the left and right sides.
Further, a ridge portion 69 is formed on one side of the cable insertion tubular body 67, and another attachment boss portion 68 is formed below the ridge portion 69. Then, at the front end of the cable insertion tubular body 67, a backing plate is provided with two setscrews 70 that are screwed into the respective mounting bosses 68.
71 is detachably fixed. The backing plate 71 is for closing the opening 15 below the ball case 36 from the rear side so that the game balls in the ball case 36 do not enter the opening 15 of the game board 6. It is abutted on the back of the game board 6.

The support member 38 is integrally molded of synthetic resin and has 16 switch holding holes 72 penetrating in the front and rear,
Each ball detection switch 39 is inserted in and held in each switch holding hole 72 so as to be freely inserted and removed. The switch holding holes 72 are arranged in a horizontal row in two rows, and the switch holding holes in the lower row are located substantially in the center between the adjacent switch holding holes 72 in the upper row.
72 are arranged. Each ball detection switch 39 has a detection hole 39a through which the game ball passes up and down, and the game ball has a detection hole 39a.
When passing a, the game ball is electrically detected.

A switch board 41 is detachably fixed to the front surface of the support member 38 with a set screw 74. On the front side of the switch board 41, 16 ball input display elements 42 such as light emitting lamps corresponding to the ball input detection switches 39 are mounted in a horizontal row, and the 16 ball input display elements 42 rows are arranged. A score display device 81 and a connector 73 are provided above and below the central portion of the. Each entrance display element 42 is arranged corresponding to each entrance 34 of the lower entrance device 16, and when the game ball enters any entrance 34, the corresponding entrance display element 42 is When turned on, numbers 1 to 16 are displayed.

The score display device 81 is provided with two score display elements 82 so as to display the score with a two-digit number, and the launch device 20
When a player shoots a game ball and a winning group is established, the score is displayed. Each score display element 82 is a support member
It is detachably attached to the socket 83 corresponding to the front and rear with 38. The socket 83 has a large number of terminals 84 arranged in a row, and the terminals 84 are printed on the switch board 41 with the terminals 84 inserted into the small holes of the switch board 41 from the front side and penetrated to the rear side.

On the other hand, in the supporting member 38 which abuts on the rear side of the switch board 41, a notch 85 is formed over a range larger than the portion corresponding to the socket 83. Therefore, the support member 38 does not interfere with the terminal 84 of the socket 83 even though the terminal 84 of the socket 83 projects to the rear side of the switch substrate 41, and the switch board 41 is provided on the front side of the support member 38.
Can be fixed by abutting.

The connection connector 73 is electrically connected to each ball detection switch 39 and the score display element 82 of the score display device 81. The connector 76 at one end of the flat cable 75 is detachably attached to this connection connector 73. It is connected. The flat cable 75 passes through the underside of the ball case 36 in the opening 15 and straddles the front and rear of the game board 6.
The other end side of 75 is led out to the rear side of the ball collection case 37 via the cable insertion hole 66 of the ball collection case 37 and the cable insertion tube 67. Connector 86 on the other end of this flat cable 75
Are detachably connected to the connector 88 of the control board 87.

The control board 87 controls the control operation of the arrange ball machine, and is incorporated in the sealed case 89. The sealed case 89 is detachably attached to the back cover 24. As shown in FIG. 1, the lower cover 17 has a substantially half-moon shape, and a pair of left and right positioning pins 77 are projected on both sides of the upper portion, and the positioning pins 77 are inserted into a pair of left and right positioning holes 59 on the game board 6 side. In this state, it is attached to the front side of the game board 6 by the mounting screw 78. On the lower cover 17, a ball entry display window 79 corresponding to the 16 ball entry display elements 42 of the ball entry display device 43 and a score display window 90 are vertically provided. The ball entry display window 79 has a horizontally long shape provided with a display lens, and a score display window 90 is formed in proximity to the lower side of the center of the ball entry display window 79.

Next, the operation of the arrangement ball machine having the above structure will be described. At the start of the game, a game ball is put in the upper plate 18 and the firing handle 21 for firing is turned, the launching device 20 is actuated, and the upper plate 18 is moved onto the launch rail 1
The game balls supplied one by one are hit with a hammer 23 to shoot the game balls along the guide rails 7 to the upper part of the game board 6.
The number of game balls used in one game is 16.

The game balls shot on the game board 6 either enter the upper entrance 8 or the 16 entrances 34 arranged in a row in the lower entrance device 16. To enter. Entrance
If a game ball enters the ball 34, it moves through the ball entrance 34 to the back side of the game board 6, and then from the rear end of the ball entrance 34 to the detection hole of the ball detection switch 39. It passes through 39a, passes between the game board 6 and the rear wall 54 of the ball case 36, and falls downward. And the game ball is the detection hole 39a of the ball detection switch 39
When the ball passes, the ball detection switch 39 detects the game ball and the ball display element 42 corresponding to the ball position is turned on to display the numerical symbol.

A cable insertion hole 66 is formed in the ball collection case 37 and a flat cable 75 is inserted therethrough. However, since the cable insertion tube 67 is provided so as to surround the cable insertion hole 66, the inside of the ball collection case 37 is The flat cable 75 is not damaged by the falling game ball. Further, on the upper surface of the cable insertion tubular body 67, both sides of the top mounting boss portion 68 are angled sloped surfaces.
Since it is 67a, the game ball falling from above is distributed to the left and right by the mounting boss portion 68 and quickly flows along the inclined surface 67a.

Further, the contact plate 71 of the cable insertion tube 67 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the game board 6 to close the opening 15 for pulling out the flat cable 75 from the lower side of the lower ball entrance device 16. The game ball in the ball collection case 37 never enters the opening 15 side. When the winning combination is established during the game, the score according to the difficulty level of the establishment is added up, and the score display element 82 of the score display device 81 displays the score at that time. Therefore, the player can confirm the ball entry position of the game ball by looking at the light emitting state of the ball entry display element 42 of the ball entry display device 43, and see the display of the score display element 82 of the score display device 81, You can easily check the score.

In addition, the score display element of the score display device 81 is close to the lower side of the central portion of the row of the display device 42 of the ball display device 43.
Since 82 is arranged, it is possible to easily confirm the entry position and the score. Further, on the front surface of the switch board 41, the ball display device 42 of the ball display device 43 and the score display device 81.
Since the score display element 82 is attached, it is not necessary to complicate lead wires around the back surface of the back mechanism plate 25. When the score is recorded, the prize ball payout device 30 operates to pay out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper plate 18 for each point.

When inspecting the back mechanism plate 25 side, the front frame 3
To expose the back mechanism plate 25 to the front side. At this time, the flat cable 75 is inserted into the cable insertion hole 66 of the ball collection case 37, and the flat cable 75 does not hang down.Therefore, when the front frame 3 is opened or closed, the flat cable 75 may be caught on other parts. Absent. Further, since the flat cable 75 can be inserted into the cable insertion hole 66 and pulled out to the rear side of the ball collection case 37 without dropping, the loss of the flat cable 75 is eliminated.

When the back mechanism plate 25 is opened, the connector 86 of the flat cable 75 is detached from the connector 88 of the control board 87 and pulled out to the front side of the opening window 27. Then, after that, the back mechanism plate 25 is opened to the rear side to release the pressing of the game board 6. At this time, the lower ball entrance device 16 is on the game board 6 side, and the flat cable 75 is inserted into the cable insertion hole 66 of the ball collection case 37.
Since it is inserted through, the back mechanism plate 25 can be opened without hooking the flat cable 75.

When the lower ball entrance device 16 fails, the back mechanism plate 25 is opened, the game board 6 is removed, the back cover 24 is removed, and the lower ball entrance device 16 is entirely removed from the rear side of the game board 6. Remove and replace. However, if some of the ball detection switches 39 fail, the ball detection switches 39 are individually replaced.

In this case, first the glass door 4 is opened and the lower cover 17 is removed from the game board 6. Next, the flat cable 75 is detached from the connection connector 73, and the pair of left and right elastic locking pieces 49 of the ball case 36 are bent outward to release the engagement with the support member 38, and then the support member 38 is turned to the front. Withdraw. Then, since the switch substrate 41 and the ball detection switch 39 are separated from the ball case 36 together with the support member 38, the 16 ball detection switches 39 in the insertion state in the switch holding hole 72 of the support member 38 are out of order. It is only necessary to remove the entered ball detection switch 39 and insert another ball detection switch 39.

Therefore, the support member 38, the switch board 41, and the respective ball detection switches 39 can be easily removed from the ball case 36 in the state of being integrated. In addition, the game board with each ball detection switch 39 integrated with the support member 38
Since the ball-entry detection switch 39 can be replaced after being removed from the ball-entry case 36 on the 6 side, the replacement work can be easily performed without being bothered by other components. In particular, since the support member 38 is removed on the front side of the game board 6, it is not necessary to remove the ball entry case 36, the ball collection case 37, etc., and the support member 38 can be easily removed.

Even when the ball is detected from the ball case 36, each ball detection switch 39 is inserted into the switch holding hole 72 of the support member 38 and is held by the switch substrate 41, so that the ball has failed. When removing the detection switch 39, careless external force does not significantly act on the other ball detection switches 39.

When mounting the ball detection switch 39, the ball detection switch is provided in the switch holding hole 72 of the support member 38.
When the ball 39 is inserted and pushed in, the ball detection switch 39 is connected to the switch substrate 41 via the connector 40, so that the ball detection switch 39 can be connected easily and reliably.

When the support member 38 is mounted in the support member mounting hole 44 of the ball case 36, the support member 38 is abutted between the elastic locking pieces 49 on the ball case 36 side and pushed backward. Since the elastic locking pieces 49 are elastically deformed and expanded to the outside by the supporting member 38, the supporting member 38 can be easily inserted and mounted in the supporting member mounting hole 44. Then, after that, the lower cover 17 may be attached.

The respective ball detection switches 39 are arranged in two rows, that is, upper and lower rows. The ball detection switches 39 in the lower row are arranged substantially in the center between the adjacent ball detection switches 39 in the upper row. Therefore, the width of each entrance detection switch 39 is
Despite the pitch is larger than the pitch, the upper row of ball detection switches 39 and the lower row of ball detection switches 39 are arranged so as to overlap each other. The left and right width can be reduced.

When the game board 6 is replaced and the game contents are changed from the arrange ball machine to the pachinko machine, the front frame 3 is opened forward, and the back mechanism plate 25 is unlocked by the lock lever. The mechanism plate 25 is opened rearward. Then, after removing the game board 6 for the arrange ball machine from the front frame 3, the game board 6 for the pachinko machine is fitted and the back mechanism plate
Hold with 25 and fix.

At this time, since the lower ball entrance device 16 is separated from the back mechanism plate 25 and attached to the back surface of the game board 6, the game board 6
The lower ball entrance device 16 can be replaced together with the. Therefore, it is not necessary to attach / detach the lower ball entry device 16 to / from the back mechanism plate 25 separately from the replacement of the game board 6, and the game board 6 can be replaced at a game shop or the like where a large number of ball game machines are installed. Even when the game contents are changed, the game can be efficiently and easily replaced in a short time, and damage and other accidents during the replacement work can be prevented.

Further, since the lower ball entrance device 16 is attached to the game board 6, it is arranged on the game board 6 side near each ball entrance 34 of the lower ball entrance device 16 and the upper part of the lower ball entrance device 16. It is possible to reduce the relative displacement between the nail and the obstacle. For this reason, variations in positional deviation among the individual game boards 6 are reduced.

In mounting the lower ball entrance device 16 on the game board 6, the positioning projection 60 of the ball collection case 37 is positioned in the positioning hole.
59 to fit and position the mounting ribs 55a, 56a, 57a,
Since 58a is abutted on and fixed to the game board 6, the lower ball entrance device 16 can be easily fixed to the game board 6 while uniformly positioning the lower ball entrance device 16 to obtain positioning accuracy.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For example, the lower ball entrance device 16 can also be used for a sparrow ball machine mounted on the game board 6 of the sparrow ball machine. However, in the case of a sparrow ball machine, the ball entry display device 43 is unnecessary. The lower ball entrance device 16 may be detachably provided on the back mechanism plate 25. A liquid crystal or the like may be used for the ball entry display device 43 and the score display device 81.

[0051]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a lower ball entrance device 16 having a plurality of ball entrances 34 projecting forward from the game board 6 is provided in the lower part of the game board 6. A lower cover 17 that covers the lower ball entrance device 16 from the front side is provided, and a ball entrance display element corresponding to each ball entrance 34 is provided on the upper side of the lower cover 17.
In the ball game machine in which the ball entry display device 43 having 42 is arranged, since the score display device 81 for displaying the score is arranged on the lower cover 17 under the ball entry display device 43, the following remarkable Has a great effect.

A lower cover 17 is provided below the ball entering display device 43.
Since the score display device 81 is arranged on the lower cover 17 side, it is possible to check the display of the ball entry position by the ball entry display device 43 and the display of the score by the score display device 81. Is easy. Ball entry display device 43 and score display device 81 on the lower cover 17 side
Since the and are arranged above and below, it is not necessary to stretch the lead wires as in the conventional case, and it is possible to easily connect the wiring of the electric system and the like, and it is possible to prevent disconnection of the lead wires as much as possible.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, the entrance case having the entrance 34.
On the front side of 36, provided is a switch board 41 corresponding to each entrance 34 and having a plurality of entrance detection switches 39 for detecting game balls entering each entrance 34 provided. On the upper side, each entrance display element 42 of the entrance display device 43 is provided corresponding to each entrance 34, and the score display element of the score display device 81 on the switch substrate 41 below this entrance display device 43. Since 82 is provided, the following remarkable effects are achieved.

A switch board 41 for a ball detection switch 39 is provided on the front side of the ball case 36, and each ball display element 42 of the ball display device 43 and the score display element 82 of the score display device 81 are provided on the switch board 41. Since the and are provided, the ball detection switch 39, the ball display device 43, and the score display device 81 can be mounted on one switch board 41, and wiring processing of the electric system is very easy. Since the incoming ball detection switch 39, the incoming ball display device 43 and the score display device 81 are mounted on one switch board 41, the structure is simple as compared with the case where individual boards and the like are provided,
The whole can be miniaturized.

According to the present invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, each ball detection switch 39
The support member 38 inserted into and removed from the ball case 36 is detachably provided in the ball case 36, and the switch substrate 41 is provided on the front side of the support member 38.
To the switch substrate 41, the terminal 84 on the side of the score display element 82 is fixed by penetrating from the front side to the rear side.
At the front end of the notch, which corresponds to the terminal 84 of the score display element 82
Since 85 is provided, the following remarkable effects are achieved.

A support member 38 that is detachably attached to the ball case 36
Insert each ball detection switch 39 into the
Since the switch board 41 is provided on the front side of the support member 38, it can be attached / detached integrally with the support member 38 in a state where each ball detection switch 39 is connected to the switch board 41.
39 is easy to maintain and inspect, and the ball entry detection switch
In the event of failure of the 39, the individual ball entry detection switch 39
Can be easily replaced.

Even when the support member 38 is removed from the ball-entry case 36, each ball-entry detection switch 39 is still in the support member 38, so that when the defective ball-entry detection switch 39 is replaced, another ball-entry detection switch 39 is inserted. The ball detection switch 39 is not damaged. Since the terminal 84 on the side of the score display element 82 is fixed to the switch board 41 by penetrating from the front side to the rear side, the score display element 82 side can be easily printed on the switch board 41. Since the notch portion 85 is provided at the front end of the support member 38 in correspondence with the terminal 84 of the score display element 82, despite the terminal 84 on the side of the score display element 82 penetrating the switch substrate 41, The switch substrate 41 can be securely fixed to the support member 38.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the arrange ball machine showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lower side of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a lower ball entrance device portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially sectional front view of a lower ball entrance device portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of a lower ball entrance device portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of the lower ball entrance device portion showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded sectional view of a lower ball entrance device portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Gaming board 15 Opening 16 Lower ball entrance device 34 Ball entrance 36 Ball entrance case 37 Ball collection case 38 Support member 39 Ball entry detection switch 41 Switch board 43 Ball entry display 72 Switch holding hole 73 Connection connector 75 Flat cable 81 Score display device 82 Score display element 84 Terminal 85 Notch

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lower ball entrance device (16) having a plurality of ball entrances (34) projecting forward from the game board (6) is provided in the lower part of the game board (6), and the lower ball entrance device (16) is provided. A lower cover (17) that covers the ball device (16) from the front side is provided, and on the upper side of this lower cover (17),
In a ball game machine in which a ball display device (43) having a ball display element (42) corresponding to each ball entrance (34) is arranged, a score display device (81) for displaying a score is provided as a ball display device. A ball game machine characterized by being arranged on the lower cover (17) below the (43). 2. A game ball which corresponds to each ball entrance (34) and which has entered the ball entrance (34) is detected on the front side of the ball entrance case (36) having the ball entrance (34). A switch board (41) with a plurality of ball detection switches (39) attached is provided.
On the upper side of 1), each ball display device (42) of the ball display device (43)
Is provided corresponding to each entrance (34), and this entrance display device (4
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a score display element (82) of the score display device (81) is provided on the switch substrate (41) below 3). 3. A support member (38) into which each ball detection switch (39) is removably inserted is detachably provided in a ball case (36), and a switch substrate is provided in front of the support member (38). (41) is fixed, the terminal (84) on the score display element (82) side is fixed to the switch substrate (41) by penetrating from the front side to the rear side, and the support member (3
The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cutout portion (85) is provided at a front end portion of (8) so as to correspond to the terminal (84) of the score display element (82).