JPH10286348A - Ball feeder of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent abrasive damage to a ball-feeding member and send out pachinko balls in a ball feed plate to the shooting position without load to an interlocking member with a shooting rod. SOLUTION: A shooting ball feeder 10 is provided with a case body 11 and a swing member 12 and also provided with an inclined passage way 15 with a supply opening 13 to send out pachinko balls to the shooting position. The inclined passage way 15 is provided with an inflow part 16 in which pachinko balls flow from a shooting ball feed plate and a waiting part temporarily staying the balls from the inflow part 16. The swing member 12 is provided with a projected piece 22 and a holding piece 23 of balls and rotatably pivotted to a horizontal shaft 26 crossing with the inclined passage way 15 at right angles. The projected piece 22 forms a ball-stopper 22a staying the balls flowing from the shooting ball feed plate when the projected piece 22 is rotated downward and also forms a ball-pass 22b through which the balls released from the ball- stopper 22a flow at the lower part of the ball-stopper 22a when the projected piece 22 is rotated upward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hit ball feeding apparatus for feeding pachinko balls one by one to a firing position of a firing rail in a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional hitting ball supply device is, for example, a real hit ball feeding device.
The thing described in -41580 gazette is known. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, this conventional hitting ball supply device forms an inflow chamber 102 and an outflow standby chamber 103 communicating with an outflow port of a ball tray in a case body 101 fixed to a front plate of a pachinko machine. A ball outlet is opened in the outflow standby chamber 103, and further, a protrusion piece 106 which moves up and down integrally with the hitting rod in openings 104 and 105 opened in the bottom wall of the inflow chamber 102 and the outflow standby chamber 103. The pawls 107 are fired one by one by causing the holding claws 107 to face each other and reciprocatingly rotating the push-up pieces 106 and the holding claws 107 in the vertical direction according to the vertical movement of the interlocking lever 108 interlocking with the hitting rod. Supply to the location.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional hitting ball supply device, the pachinko ball that has entered the inflow chamber 102 is always supported by the opening 104 and is pushed up by the push-up piece 106 to enter the outflow standby chamber 103. Since the pachinko ball is sent out, the pachinko ball must be pushed up against the weight of the pachinko ball supported by the opening 104 and the subsequent ball pressure. And the timing at which the pachinko ball dances and sends out the ball in the inflow chamber 102 due to the push-up, causes a problem that the ball cannot be sent to the firing position accurately.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a ball feed member from being damaged by abrasion and to provide an interlocking member interlocking with a hitting rod. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hitting ball supply device that smoothly and surely sends a pachinko ball of a hitting ball supply tray to a firing position without burden.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of firing a pachinko ball in conjunction with the operation of a hitting rod for hitting a pachinko ball of a hitting supply tray attached to a front panel of a pachinko machine. A hitting ball supply device for supplying one by one to a firing position of a rail, wherein the hitting ball supply device rotates in conjunction with the operation of a case body and a hitting rod arranged between a hitting ball supply plate and a firing rail. Swinging member, the case body is attached in communication with the ball outlet of the hitting ball supply tray, and has an inclined passage formed with a supply port for sending a pachinko ball to the firing position of the firing rail, The inclined passage has an inflow portion into which pachinko balls flow from the hit ball supply tray and a standby portion for temporarily waiting the pachinko balls from the inflow portion, and the swinging member includes
A ball having a projecting piece and a ball holding piece, rotatably supported by a horizontal axis perpendicular to the inclined passage, and the projecting piece being a ball for stopping a pachinko ball flowing from a hitting ball supply tray when rotated downward. A ball-passing portion through which the pachinko ball released from the ball-stop portion when it is pivoted upward below the stop portion and the ball-stop portion forms a ball-passing portion, and the pachinko ball passing through the ball-passing portion is formed by a ball holding piece. When the ball is pivoted downward, the subsequent pachinko ball is stopped by the ball stopping portion, the holding by the ball holding piece is released, and the pachinko ball is supplied to the firing position.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine in a state where a front plate to which a hit ball supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached is opened. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame of a pachinko machine, and 2 denotes a game board detachably mounted on a rear surface of the front frame 1, and a firing rail 3 is provided on a front surface thereof. 4 is a striking rod whose tip faces the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3, 6 is a front plate that covers the front of the firing rail 3, and one side of the front frame 1 together with a glass door 7 that covers the upper part of the game board 2. It is attached to open and close freely. 8 is the front panel 6
A hit ball supply tray 9 provided on the front surface of the ball feeder 9 is an outlet formed in the front plate 6 for guiding the pachinko balls of the hit ball supply tray 8 to a hit ball feeding device 10 described later.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hit ball supply apparatus 10 according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 5 is a front view for explaining the operation. The hit ball supply device 10 is generally constituted by a case body 11 having an open rear surface and a swinging member 12. The case body 11 has a supply port 13 formed at an upper position of the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3, and a bottom wall 14 has an inclined passage 15 inclined downward toward the supply port 13. An inflow portion 16 into which pachinko balls flow from the hit ball supply tray 8 and a standby portion 17 for temporarily waiting the pachinko balls from the inflow portion 16 are provided via a stepped portion 18, and the inflow portion 16 and the bottom wall 14 of the standby portion 17 are provided. The opening 16 in which the protruding piece 22 of the swing member 12 and the ball holding piece 23 which will be described later face.
a, 17a. A stop plate 19 is provided substantially parallel to the bottom wall 14 above the back of the inflow section 16 so that one pachinko ball that has flowed into the inflow section 16 remains. A bottom wall 1 is located near the front end of the right side wall of the case body 11.
4 and a triangular projecting piece 20 is projected substantially horizontally.
Supply port 1 for pachinko balls sent from standby unit 17 at 0
The rolling to 3 is promoted. Further, a guide plate 21 for restricting upward movement of the pachinko ball is provided vertically above the standby portion 17.

As shown in FIG. 4, the swinging member 12 has a substantially fan-shaped side surface, and a protruding piece 22 facing the opening 16a is provided near the top end of the horizontal piece 12a.
2, a ball stopper 22a for stopping the pachinko ball flowing into the inflow portion 16 and a ball passage portion 22b through which the pachinko ball released from the ball stopper 22a passes are formed below the ball stopper 22a. A ball holding piece 23 is formed substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the piece portion 12a so as to face the opening 17a so that the pachinko ball from the inflow portion 16 waits in the waiting portion 17. A shaft hole 24 is provided at the base end of the horizontal piece 12a.
The shaft 26 is inserted through the shaft hole provided in
5 is supported so as to be swingable in a direction parallel to 5. The downward rotation is regulated by bringing the step 22c provided on the protruding piece 22 into contact with the end of the opening 16a. Reference numeral 27 denotes a weight inserted into the swinging member 12.

The projecting piece 22 of the swinging member 12 is
7, the tip of the ball stopper 22a is formed at an acute angle so as to be easily interrupted between the pachinko balls and the pachinko balls, and the rocking member 12 is lowered onto the bottom wall 14 from the opening 16a. Protruding the required height, the bottom wall 14 of the inflow portion 16
The pachinko ball on the upper side is supported by the side and stopped at the inflow section 16. The tip of the ball holding piece 23 is substantially flush with the bottom wall 14 when the swinging member 12 is lowered, and prevents the pachinko ball from flowing down from the inflow portion 16 when the rocking member 12 is raised. .

In the hit ball supplying apparatus 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the case 11 is attached to the rear surface of the front plate 6 by the outlet 9.
Attached to surround. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, an interlocking member 29 in which the lower surface of the swinging member 12 is vertically slidably mounted on a mounting plate 28 fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 1.
Is located above the upper end portion 29a. The roller 30 rotatably supported at the lower end of the interlocking member 29 is
And swings the swing member 12 in conjunction with the firing operation of the hitting rod 4.

Next, the operation of the hit ball supply device 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 in relation to the firing operation of the hitting rod 4. FIG. When the hitting rod 4 is in the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the swinging member 12 is rotationally urged downward by the weight 27, and is moved from the hitting supply tray 8 by the ball stopper 22 a of the projecting piece 22. (See FIGS. 6 (a) and 7 (a)).

On the other hand, when the hitting rod 4 is rotated to the firing preparation position as shown by the chain line in FIG. 5 in this state, the interlocking member 29 moves upward as shown by the chain line in FIG. The lower surface of 12 is pushed upward, and the swinging member 12 is rotated upward about the shaft 26 as a fulcrum. As a result, the ball retaining piece 23 rises at the same time as the ball retaining portion 22a retreats,
The pachinko ball B blocked in 2 passes through the ball passing portion 22b of the protruding piece 22 and is held on the side of the ball holding piece 23 as shown by the chain line in FIG.
(See FIGS. 6B and 7B).

Next, when the striking rod 4 rotates from this state to the firing operation position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the interlocking member 29 also returns to its solid line position by its own weight. To rotate downward. At this time, after the ball stopping portion 22a enters between the pachinko ball B and the pachinko ball B1, the following pachinko ball B1 is received by the ball stopping portion 22a,
The pachinko ball B held by the ball holding piece 23 is
6 and falls down the inclined passage 15 and smoothly rolls from the supply port 13 to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3 (FIG. 6).
(C) and FIG. 7 (c)). Thereafter, each time the hitting rod 4 reciprocates, the pachinko balls on the hitting supply tray 8 are reliably supplied one by one to the firing position 5 of the firing rail 3.

As is clear from the above description, the pachinko ball located at the inflow portion 16 is impacted on the rear portion by the impact plate 19 while riding on the bottom wall 14, and the ball stopper portion 2 of the projecting piece 22.
Since the rocking member 12 is supported by the side surface 2a, the swinging member 12 does not receive the weight of the pachinko ball in the inflow portion 16. Further, the pachinko ball in the inflow portion 16 is pushed up by the swinging member 12 so that the ball stopping portion 22a retreats and becomes free, and passes through the ball passing portion 22b of the projecting piece 22, and rolls on the inclined bottom wall 14. In any state, the swinging member 12 does not lift the pachinko ball, and the pachinko ball rolls on the bottom wall 14 so that the swinging member 12 can perform a light operation. Is not worn.

[0015]

As described above, in the hit ball supplying apparatus according to the present invention, both the pachinko ball entering the inflow portion and the pachinko ball in the standby portion are stopped by the ball stopping portion of the swinging member and the side surface of the ball holding piece. Therefore, the pachinko ball is always supported on the bottom wall of the inclined passage, and the pachinko ball is sent out to the supply port while rolling the bottom wall using the inclination of the inclined passage with the swing of the swinging member. The moving member does not push up against the weight of the pachinko ball and does not receive a load. Therefore, the pachinko balls can be accurately and smoothly sent out to the firing position one ball at a time without causing wear to the swinging member and causing no variation in sending the pachinko balls to the firing position by dancing in the case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower portion of a pachinko machine showing a front panel and a glass door frame opened.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hit ball supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the operation of the hit ball supply device according to the present invention.

FIGS. 6A to 6C are front views illustrating the operation.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are plan cross-sectional views illustrating the operation.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the hit ball supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional automatic hit ball supply device.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 3 launch rail 4 hitting rod 5 firing position 6 front plate 8 hitting supply tray 10 hitting supply device 11 case body 12 swinging member 13 supply port 15 inclined passage 16 inflow portion 17 standby portion 22 projecting piece 22a ball stopper 22b ball passing Part 23 Ball holding piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hitting ball supply device for feeding pachinko balls one by one to a firing position of a firing rail in conjunction with an operation of a hitting rod for hitting a pachinko ball of a hitting ball supply tray attached to a front plate of a pachinko machine. The hitting ball supply device includes a case body disposed between the hitting ball supply plate and the firing rail, and a swinging member that is rotated in conjunction with the operation of the hitting rod, wherein the case body supplies the hitting ball. A slant passage provided in communication with the ball outlet of the dish and having a supply port for sending pachinko balls to the firing position of the firing rail, wherein the slant passage has an inflow portion into which pachinko balls flow from a hit ball supply tray; And a waiting portion for temporarily waiting the pachinko ball from the inflow portion, wherein the swinging member is rotatably supported by a horizontal axis having a projecting piece and a ball holding piece and orthogonal to the inclined passage. , When the projecting piece is rotated downward, Forming a ball stopping portion for stopping the inflowing pachinko ball and a ball passing portion through which a pachinko ball released from the ball stopping portion passes when being rotated upward at a lower portion of the ball stopping portion,
The pachinko ball that has passed through the ball passage portion is held by a ball holding piece, and when the pachinko ball is rotated downward, the subsequent pachinko ball is stopped by the ball stopping portion and the holding by the ball holding piece is released to release the pachinko ball. Is supplied to the firing position.