JPH10108943A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract pachinko balls in a release ball supply pan into a lower storage pan without leaving a single ball in a release ball supplying device. SOLUTION: A ball passage 23, constituted of a ball entrance for balls to flow in, and a supplying hole 24 for releasing balls to a shooting section of a shooting rail, is provided on the back of a front board having a release ball supply pan. A ball extracting hole 36, leading to a ball extracting passage 37, is opened in the side wall of the ball passage end section. A ball stopping wall plate for freely opening and shutting the ball extracting hole is provided. On the ball passage end section, a ball receiving ledge 25 is provided, which communicates with the supplying hole, and inclines downward toward the ball extracting hole direction. And, a ball supplying member 20, pivoted under the ball receiving ledge, is arranged so as to rotate vertically. The ball supplying member is integrally constituted of a ball pushing section 28, at one end, which moves back and forth in the ball passage to push balls waiting on the ball receiving ledge to the supplying hole, and a ball stopping section 29, at the other end, which opens and shuts the supplying hole corresponding to the movement of the ball pushing section in the ball passage. The ball stopping panel is slid to drop balls in the ball receiving ledge to the ball extracting passage 37.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is intended to prevent a pachinko ball from remaining in a hitting ball supply device when a pachinko ball of a hitting ball supply tray provided on a front side of a front plate is extracted into a lower storage tray. It relates to a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko machine, a hitting ball supply tray is mounted on the front side of a front plate, and a lower ball receiving tray is mounted on a lower front portion of a front frame. The ball is guided to a hit ball supply device provided to supply the firing balls one by one to a firing position. On the other hand, a ball hole is provided at the bottom of the ball supply tray, and a slide plate is provided in the ball hole, and by moving the slide plate to release the ball hole, the pachinko ball of the ball supply plate is released. I was trying to pull it out to the lower bowl.

[0003] In the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, the pachinko balls of the hitting ball supply tray are directly drawn out of the bottom ball receiving hole into the lower ball receiving tray, so that the pachinko balls guided to the hitting ball supply device are removed. There is a problem that the ball is left as it is in the hitting ball supply device.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a ball outlet is provided on the bottom surface of a supply passage for guiding a pachinko ball of a ball feeder to a ball feeder, and the ball outlet is used for sliding operation of a movable bottom plate. A receiving member for supporting the pachinko ball flowing out of the end of the hitting ball supply device, or a pachinko ball supported by the receiving member so that the pachinko ball can be rolled toward the ball extracting port side; And a ball punching member for preventing the ball from falling from the ball receiving member, and displacing the ball punching member in a direction away from the receiving member, thereby lowering the pachinko ball of the hit ball supply tray without leaving the pachinko ball in the hit ball feeding device. It is known that the ball is taken out from a ball tray (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-32147, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-3648).
Reference).

[0005]

However, in the former one described in the prior art, the movable bottom plate must be slid against the weight of the pachinko balls flowing down the supply passage, and a large operating force is required. However, there is a problem that a smooth ball-pulling operation cannot be expected due to the necessity.

[0006] In the latter case, the pachinko ball is always ejected while hitting the receiving member when performing the ball removing operation, so that the receiving member may be damaged or rattled, so that the pachinko ball may play its original role in the launching device. There is a problem that the supply of the ball is hindered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to move a pachinko ball out of a ball outlet by its own weight when the ball outlet is released. A pachinko machine capable of extracting all the pachinko balls of a hit ball supply tray without leaving a pachinko ball in a hit ball supplying device without directly placing a burden on a ball supplying member at the time of ball ejection. It is.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a ball inlet into which pachinko balls flow from a hit ball supply tray, behind a front plate on which a hit ball supply tray is mounted. A ball passage having a supply port for sending out pachinko balls is provided at a launching portion of the launch rail, and a ball outlet for communicating with the ball outlet is provided on a side wall of an end portion of the ball passage, and the ball outlet is provided. A ball receiving wall plate is provided at the end of the ball passage, and a ball receiving shelf is provided at the end of the ball passage, and the ball receiving shelf is inclined downward to the ball extracting port side. A ball supply member that rotates up and down is disposed, and the ball supply member has a ball pushing portion that advances and retreats into a ball passage at one end and pushes a pachinko ball waiting at a ball receiving shelf to a supply port, and at the other end. A ball stopper which opens and closes a supply port in response to advance and retreat of the ball pusher into and out of the ball passage. The pachinko ball resting the ball stop wall plate sphere support ledge top slide was so as to drop into a sphere 抜通 path.

The upper surface of the ball receiving shelf is formed in an arc surface having a predetermined radius of curvature, and the circumferential direction of the arc surface is set so as to be perpendicular to a horizontal axis which supports the ball supply member, and is directed toward the ball ejection port side. It is preferable to install the apparatus at a downward slope.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the pachinko machine with a glass frame and a front frame released. The game board is detachably mounted on the rear surface of the game board, and a firing rail 3 is mounted on the lower right side of the game board 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a hitting ball hammer whose tip faces the firing portion 5 of the firing rail 3, and 6 denotes a front plate that covers the front surface of the firing rail 3.
Along with a glass door frame 7 that covers an upper portion of the game board 2, it is mounted on one side of the front frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. On the surface of the front plate 6, a hitting ball supply tray 8 for storing pachinko balls dispensed from a pachinko ball dispensing device (not shown) and supplying the pachinko balls to a hitting ball supply device 18 described later is mounted. .
On the lower front surface of the front frame 1, a lower storage tray 9 for storing surplus balls of the hit ball supply tray 8 and an operation handle 10 are provided.

[0011] As shown in FIG.
It is composed of a main body 8a and a cover member 8b that covers the outside of the front surface of the main body 8a. The main body portion 8a has a dish portion 11 for storing pachinko balls, a decorative plate portion 12 surrounding an upper edge portion of the dish portion 11, and a side plate portion 13 extending below the dish portion 11. The dish portion 11 has a bottom portion gently inclined downward to one side,
A ball-down flow passage 14 in which pachinko balls are aligned in a row is formed at the lower part of the slope, and the pachinko ball of the dish portion 11 is placed on the back side of the front plate 6 on the front plate 6 where the downstream end of the ball-down flow passage 14 is located. An upper through hole 15 for guiding is provided. A ball vent hole 16 is formed at the downstream end of the ball flow-down passage 14 and communicates with a ball vent passage 17 formed in the side plate portion 13. A hit ball supply device 18 is provided on the back surface of the front plate 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the hitting ball supply device 18 includes a box-shaped case body 19, a ball supply member 20, and an electromagnet 21 serving as an electric driving means for operating the ball supply member 20.
It is roughly composed of The case body 19 is formed by being divided into a base plate portion 19a and a main body portion 19b, and these are united and integrated. The case body 19 has a ball inlet 22 corresponding to the upper through hole 15, a vertical ball passage 23 communicating with the ball inlet 22 and allowing a single pachinko ball to pass through, and a launch portion of the launch rail 3. 5 and a ball receiving shelf 25 at a position to communicate with the supply port 24 at the end of the ball passage 23.
Is provided. And the pachinko ball of the hit ball supply tray 8 is
The leading-edge pachinko balls B1 flow into the ball passage 23 from the ball inlet 22, are received by the ball receiving shelf 25 and wait, and a plurality of pachinko balls continuously flow into the ball passage 23. The firing rail is located below the lower surface of the ball tray 25.
The ball supply member 20 is attached to a horizontal axis 26 installed in parallel with the
Are rotatably supported in the vertical direction.

The ball supply member 20 is provided with a ball push-out portion 28 and a supply port 24 at one end of a swing portion 27 located on the ball inlet 22 side.
A ball stopper 29 is integrally formed at the other end located on the side, and is formed in a C-shape. The ball supply member 20 is pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 26 at a position of the swinging portion 27 near the ball stopper 29, and the ball pushing portion 28 is installed rotatably in the vertical direction with the horizontal shaft 26 as a fulcrum. When the swinging portion 27 rotates downward, the tip of the ball pushing portion 28 retreats from the ball passage 23 and the ball stopping portion 29 moves to the supply port 2.
When the swinging portion 27 is rotated upward, the tip of the ball pushing portion 28 enters the ball passage 23 and the ball stopping portion 29 is formed so as to open the supply port 24. Further, an engagement pin 30 that engages with the electromagnet 21 is provided at a position near the ball pushing section 28 of the swinging section 27 in parallel with the horizontal shaft 26.

The electromagnet 21 is a main body 1 of the case body 19.
The lower end of a plunger 33 housed in a storage space 31 extending to one side of the ball passage 23 of 9b and attached to the base plate portion 19a and urged to protrude downward by a compression coil spring 32. Hole 35 provided in locking member 34
Is connected to the engaging pin 30. Therefore, the electromagnet 21
Is demagnetized, the plunger 33 protrudes downward by the urging of the compression coil spring 32, the ball push-out portion 28 of the ball supply member 20 is pushed down with the horizontal shaft 26 as a fulcrum, and retreats to the outside of the ball passage 23. The ball stopper 29 is located at a position where the supply port 24 is closed. When the electromagnet 21 is excited, the plunger 33 is attracted upward against the bias of the compression coil spring 32, and the ball pushing portion 28 of the ball supply member 20 is moved to the horizontal axis 26.
The ball is pushed up with the fulcrum as a fulcrum and enters the ball passage 23 and the ball stopper 29 opens the supply port 24.

The hit ball supply device 18 is provided with the ball passage 23
A ball extraction port 36 for ball extraction is provided on the side wall at the end of the ball body, and a ball extraction passage 37 communicating with the ball passage 23 through the ball extraction port 36 is formed on the other side of the case body 19. Have been. The front plate 6 is provided on the base plate portion 19a of the case body 19.
A ball guide port 39 corresponding to the lower through hole 38 is opened, and the ball discharge passage 37 communicates with the ball discharge gutter 17 provided in the side plate portion 13.

The ball receiving shelf 25 has a ball extraction port 3 in the longitudinal direction.
6 and is installed at a predetermined inclination downward. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the ball receiving shelf 25 is an arc surface 25a having a radius of curvature r with the center point O being the center of the pachinko ball B2 located right above the foremost pachinko ball B1. This causes the ball supply member 20 to rotate excessively due to play of the pivot portion of the ball supply member 20 and the stroke of the plunger 33 of the electromagnet 21, and the pachinko ball B1 moves backward as shown by the chain line in FIG. Even if the ball is returned to the position, the backflow phenomenon that causes the subsequent pachinko ball B2 to move upward does not occur, the load is not applied to the ball stopper 29, and the ball supply member 20 is prevented from being damaged.

As shown in FIG. 3, a ball-pulling member A for ball-pulling the pachinko balls stored in the ball-supplying plate 8 is provided with a ball-hole in a ball-flow passage 14 of a plate portion 11 of the ball-supplying plate 8. The sliding shaft portion 43 is formed integrally with a bottom wall plate 41 that closes the ball 16 and a ball retaining wall plate 42 that closes a ball extraction port 36 provided in the ball passage 23 of the hit ball supply device 18. The sliding shaft portion 43 is supported by a box-shaped guide portion 44 formed on the side plate portion 13 of the hitting ball supply tray 8 so as to be reciprocally movable in the left-right direction, and the bottom wall plate 41 is located at a position to close the ball hole 16. At the same time, the ball stop wall plate 42 is connected to the guide slot 45 of the front plate 6 and the base plate portion 19.
The ball shaft 23 is disposed at a position where it faces the ball passage 37 from the through-hole 46 of FIG.
The ball hole 16 and the ball hole 36 are simultaneously opened and closed with the reciprocating movement of the ball 3 in the left and right directions.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the ball removing member A is provided in a long hole 49 provided in a lever member 48 pivotally supported on a shaft 47 of the side plate portion 13 of the hit ball supply tray 8. A coil spring 51 is connected to the lever member 48 so as to face the projection 50 of the sliding member 43, and the ball punching member A is always connected to the ball supply tray 8 as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. The ball discharging hole 16 provided at the end of the ball flowing-down passage 14 and the ball extracting port 36 of the hit ball supply device 18 are urged to a position to be closed. A head 52 projecting laterally above the lever member 48 and a free end of an operating member 53 pivotally attached to a shaft 54;
The operation member 53 is installed so as to protrude upward from a through-hole 55 formed in the decorative plate portion 12 of the hitting ball supply tray 8 and presses the free end side of the operation button 53 so that the ball removal member A becomes the ball removal hole 16. And the ball extraction port 36 can be moved to a position to be opened.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine constructed as described above will be described. The pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball supply tray 8 are arranged in a row along the ball flow passage 14 of the tray portion 11, from the outlet 15 of the front plate 6 through the ball inlet 22 of the hitting ball supply device 18 to the case body 19. It flows into the passage 23. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko ball B <b> 1 at the forefront end that has continuously flowed into the ball passage 23 waits on the ball tray 25.

In this state, when the ball hammer 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position as shown by a chain line in FIG. 5, the electromagnet 21 is energized accordingly, and the plunger 33 of the electromagnet 21 is attached to the compression coil spring 32. It is sucked upward against the force and the swinging part 27 of the ball supply member 20 is moved upward with the horizontal axis 26 as a fulcrum. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the ball push-out portion 28 enters the ball passage 23 and the ball stopper 29 opens the supply port 24. At this time, the ball pushing unit 28 receives only the pachinko ball B2 located directly above the pachinko ball B1 of the ball receiving shelf 25 on the upper surface of the ball pushing unit 28, and only the pachinko ball B1 located on the ball receiving shelf 25 receives the ball. Pushing at the extrusion unit 28
To the firing section 5 of the firing rail 3. In this state, the pachinko ball B2 located immediately above the pachinko ball B1 is located on the ball pushing portion 28, and while the ball pushing portion 28 is in the ball passage 23, the ball tray of the pachinko ball B2. Fall to 25 is prevented.

Next, when the hammer 4 rotates from this state to the firing position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the power supply to the electromagnet 21 is interrupted, and the plunger 33 of the electromagnet 21 is moved downward by the urging of the compression coil spring 32. And the swinging portion 27 of the ball supply member 20 is rotated downward about the horizontal axis 26 as a fulcrum. As a result, as shown in FIG.
At the same time, the ball stopper 29 rotates upward to a position where the ball stopper 29 closes the supply port 24. In this state, the pachinko ball B2 received on the ball push-out unit 28 falls to the ball receiving shelf 25, is received by the ball stopping unit 29, and stands by on the ball receiving shelf 25. Thereafter, every time the electromagnet 21 is excited and demagnetized in synchronization with the reciprocating rotation of the hitting hammer 4, the pachinko balls that have flowed from the hitting ball supply tray 8 into the ball passage 23 of the hitting ball supply device 18 are surely fired one by one. 3 to the launch position 5.

As described above, when the hitting hammer 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position, the pachinko ball always exists at the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3, so that the ball is not continuously hit at the beginning without continuous hitting. And stable ball striking becomes possible. Further, since the most advanced pachinko balls that have flowed into the ball passage 23 are received on the ball receiving shelf 25, the ball pressure of the pachinko balls stored in the hit ball supply tray 8 is almost applied to the ball supply member 20. Since the ball supply member 20 does not rotate, the ball supply member 20 rotates extremely smoothly, and further, since no extra resistance is applied to the electromagnet 21, there is no possibility of causing a failure.

On the other hand, when the pachinko ball in the hitting ball supply tray 8 is to be extracted into the lower ball receiving tray 9, the operating member 53 is pressed downward as shown by a chain line in FIG.
Rotate against the bias of 1. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
8 and 9, the bottom wall plate 41 and the ball retaining wall plate 42 move as indicated by a chain line in FIGS. 8 and 9 to release the ball hole 16 and the ball hole 36.

As a result, as shown in FIG.
The pachinko ball received in 1 loses its support and falls from the ball hole 16 to the ball passage 17. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko ball received by the ball retaining wall plate 42 in the ball passage 23 loses its support as shown by a chain line in FIG. , Front panel 6
Through the lower opening 38 of the ball-extraction passage 17. Then, these pachinko balls are discharged to a ball guide port 55 provided in the front plate 6 as shown in FIG. 11, and further discharged to the lower ball tray 9 through the ball removing chute 40. In this manner, all of the hit ball supply tray 8 and the pachinko balls in the hit ball supply device 18 can be extracted without being left.

After the pachinko ball in the hitting ball supply tray 8 is extracted into the lower ball receiving tray 9 and the pressing of the operating member 53 is released,
The urging of the coil spring 51 causes the lever member 48 to move as shown in FIG.
Returning to the position indicated by the solid line, the ball removing member A is simultaneously moved to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG.
6 are closed with the ball retaining wall plates 42, and the pachinko balls flowing in from the ball inlet 22 are continuously made to stand by in the ball passage 23.

Next, FIGS. 12 and 13 show a ball removing member B. FIG. The ball supplying member 108 provided with the ball removing member B is formed in a state in which the ball removing hole 16 for removing the ball as shown in FIG. . However, the front plate 106
In order to supply the pachinko balls of the hitting ball supply tray 108 to the firing portion 5 of the firing rail 3, the hitting ball feeding device 1 shown in FIG.
18 is mounted.

That is, the hitting ball supply device 118 shown in FIG.
2 and a vertical ball passage 123 in which a supply port 124 for sending out pachinko balls is formed in the firing portion 5 of the firing rail 3. A ball push-out portion 128 having a shelf 125, and a ball push-out portion 128 at a lower portion of the ball catching shelf 125 for allowing a pachinko ball that enters and exits the ball passage 123 and waits in the ball catching shelf 125 to be pushed out to the supply port 124 freely; Ball passage 123 of extrusion unit 128
Ball stop 1 that opens and closes supply port 124 in response to inward and backward movement
The ball supply member 120 integrally formed with the ball 29 is rotatably supported up and down, and is formed by opening a ball extraction port 136 communicating with the ball receiving shelf 125 on the side wall of the end portion of the ball passage 123. ing.

The ball removing member B shown in FIG. 12 includes a ball retaining wall plate 142 for closing the ball extracting port 136 and a sliding shaft portion 14.
3 and integrally formed. The ball removing member B supports a sliding shaft portion 143 in a guide portion 144 formed on the side plate portion 113 of the hitting ball supply tray 108 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. It is arranged to be able to reciprocate right and left at the closing position and the releasing position.

Further, the ball removing member B includes a hitting ball supply tray 1.
A sliding member 143 is provided in a long hole 149 provided in a lever member 148 pivotally supported on a shaft 147 of the side plate portion 08 of the first embodiment.
And the lever member 1
The biasing member B is always urged by the coil spring 151 connected to the shaft 48 to a position to close the ball extraction port 136 as shown by the solid line in FIG.
3 and the head 152 of the lever member 148 are brought into contact with each other, and by pressing the free end side of the operating member 153, the ball removing member B can be moved to a position where the ball removing opening 136 is released. I have.

Next, when the pachinko ball in the hitting ball supply tray 108 is to be extracted into the lower ball receiving tray 9, the operating member 153 is pressed downward in the same manner as when the ball removing member A is mounted, and the lever member 148 is coiled. It is rotated against the bias of 151. As a result, the ball removing member B slides via the projection 150 facing the elongated hole 149 of the lever member 148, and the ball retaining wall plate 142 moves as shown by a chain line in FIG.
Release 6.

As a result, the pachinko balls in the ball passage 123 lose the support received by the ball retaining wall plate 142 due to the inclination of the ball receiving shelf 125, and the ball removal passage 1
37, and is discharged to the lower ball receiving tray 9 through the ball guiding port 139, the lower opening 138, the ball removing passage 117, the ball guiding port 155, and the ball removing chute 40. In this manner, all the pachinko balls in the hitting ball supply tray 108 can be extracted through the ball passage 123 of the hitting ball supply device 118 without leaving any balls.

[0032]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is based on the fact that, when a pachinko ball is to be extracted from a ball supplying tray, the ball receiving shelf at the end of the ball passage is inclined downward toward the ball extraction port. The most advanced pachinko ball on the ball tray is leaning against the ball stop wall plate, and when the ball stop wall plate slides and releases the ball extraction port, it loses support and loses support due to its own weight of the pachinko ball As a result, the pachinko balls in the ball passage are also extracted. In addition, if the ball exit hole is not provided at the end of the ball down flow path of the hit ball supply tray, the pachinko ball of the hit ball supply tray must be removed from the ball outlet through the ball passage of the hit ball supply device. Thereby, the pachinko ball can be taken out to the lower ball tray without leaving it in the hitting ball supply device.

Further, the ball receiving shelf provided at the end of the ball passage prevents the pachinko balls from directly hitting the ball supply member during the ball removal operation, so that the ball supply member can be removed without being damaged. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the pachinko machine showing a state where a glass frame and a front plate are released.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a hitting ball supply tray portion provided with a ball removing member A;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the hit ball supply device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a relationship between a hitting ball hammer and a hitting ball supply device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view illustrating an operation of the hit ball supply device when the ball supply member rotates downward.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional side view illustrating an operation of the hit ball supply device when the ball supply member rotates upward.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view illustrating a related configuration of a hit ball supply device and a ball removing member A.

FIG. 9 is a front sectional view showing a related configuration of a hit ball supply device and a ball removing member A.

FIG. 10 is an operation view showing a lever member for operating the ball removing member.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a relationship between a hit ball supply tray and a lower ball tray.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a hit ball supply tray portion provided with a ball removing member B.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a related configuration of a hit ball supply device and a ball removing member B.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 front frame 3 firing rail 5 firing section 8 hitting ball supply tray 9 lower ball receiving tray 14 ball flow-down passage 18 hitting ball supply device 19 case body 20 ball feeding member 21 electromagnet 22 ball inlet 23 ball passage 24 supply port 25 ball receiving Shelf 26 Horizontal axis 27 Swinging part 28 Ball pushing part 29 Ball stopping part 36 Ball extraction port

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball having, on the back side of a front plate on which a hitting ball supply tray is mounted, a ball inlet into which a pachinko ball flows from the hitting ball supply tray and a supply port for sending out a pachinko ball to a firing portion of a firing rail. A passage is provided, a ball outlet opening to the ball passage is provided on the side wall at the end of the ball passage, and a ball stop wall plate is provided to allow the ball outlet to be opened and closed. A ball receiving shelf that communicates with a mouth and is inclined downward to the ball extraction opening side, and a ball supply member that is pivotally supported by a lower portion of the ball receiving shelf and that rotates vertically is provided; At one end, a ball pusher for pushing the pachinko balls advancing and retracting into the ball passage and waiting at the ball tray to the supply port, and at the other end, opening and closing the supply port corresponding to the advance / retreat of the ball pusher into the ball path. The ball stop portion is integrally formed, and the ball stop wall plate is slid to drop the pachinko ball placed on the upper surface of the ball receiving shelf into the ball passage. A pachinko machine characterized by being lowered.