JPH11114180A - Ball extracting device for ball tray in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold open a ball extracting hole in a ball tray by use of a small number of part items and a simple structure. SOLUTION: A ball extracting device comprises: a ball tray main body 9 having a tray part 10 for storing Pachinko balls; a lever member 16 rotated about a pivot 24 at the press of a control member 15 provided on the ball tray main body 9, the lever member 16 having a broad plate-shaped part 23 integrally provided therewith to open and close a ball extracting hole 11; and an energizing member 25 energizing the lever member 16 to a position for closing the ball extracting the hole 11. A shaft hole 21 in the lever member 16 fitted around the pivot 24 is made greater than the diameter of the pivot 24 so that the lever member 16 is free to move axially within the range of a gap between the pivot 24 and the shaft hole 21. Either one of the ball tray main body 9 or the lever member 16 is provided with an engaging part, the other is provided with an engaging projection 26, and the lever member 16 is energized by the energizing member 25 to engage the engaging part with the engaging projection 26 to hold the lever member 16 in the position for opening the ball extracting hole 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball punching device for a ball tray attached to the front of a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a ball drilling device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine capable of holding a ball punching hole in an open state. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a ball punching device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine capable of holding a ball punching hole of a ball tray in an open state, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-53954 is known.

[0003] This conventional ball receiving device for removing a ball tray includes a sliding member that opens and closes a ball removing hole of the ball tray, a locking member provided to be detachable from an engaging portion of the ball tray, and an engaging member. And a pressing member for releasing the engagement between the locking member and the locking member. The locking member is engaged with the engaging portion to restrict the sliding body to a position where the ball hole is opened, and to press the pressing member. Then, by releasing the engagement between the engaging portion and the locking member, the sliding body is moved to a position for closing the ball hole.

[0004]

The ball punching device for the ball tray in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine requires an urging member for urging the sliding body, the locking member, and the pressing member. In addition, the structure is complicated and the assembling is troublesome, leading to an increase in cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to reduce the number of parts and have a simple structure so that a ball hole of a ball tray can be held open. To provide a ball punching device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball tray removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine, comprising: a ball tray body having a tray portion for storing pachinko balls;
A lever member integrally provided with a wide plate-shaped portion that rotates about a rotation support shaft by pressing an operation member provided on the ball tray main body and opens and closes a ball hole, and the lever member. A biasing member for biasing the ball removing hole to a closed position, wherein a shaft through-hole of a lever member inserted into the rotating support shaft is formed larger than a diameter of the rotating support shaft to rotate the lever member. Provided so as to be movable in the axial direction within the range of the gap between the support shaft and the shaft through hole, provided with an engaging portion on one of the ball saucer body or the lever member, and an engaging protrusion on the other. The lever member is urged by an urging member to engage the engagement portion with the engagement projection, thereby holding the lever member at a position where the ball hole is opened.

In the ball punching device of the ball tray in the pachinko machine configured as described above, when the operating member is pressed by a finger, the lever member rotates against the urging of the urging member. When the lever member rotates to the position where the ball hole is opened, the lever member is urged by the urging member and moves in the axial direction by the gap between the rotation support shaft and the shaft through hole. The engagement portion and the engagement protrusion engage to hold the lever member at a position where the ball hole is opened. In this state, when the operating member is pushed with a finger to move the lever member in the axial direction, the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaging protrusion is released, and the lever member is returned to the original position by the urging of the urging member. Rotate to close the hole.

[0008] The ball tray removing device in the pachinko machine of the present invention can be applied to either a lower ball tray or a ball tray for supplying a hit ball provided on the front surface of the front frame of the pachinko machine.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, 1 is a machine frame of the pachinko machine, and 2 is a front frame which is attached to the front of the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 2 is formed in a frame shape having a window hole formed substantially at the center, and a glass door 3 is provided at an upper portion of the window hole, and a front plate 4 is provided at a lower portion thereof so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board 5 is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door 3 and to the back of the window hole of the front frame 2. A circular guide rail 6 is provided on the front surface of the game board 5, and an area surrounded by the guide rail 6 is configured as a game area. In addition, an upper ball receiving tray 7 for supplying a hit ball for supplying a pachinko ball to the launch position of the guide rail 6 is provided on the front surface of the front plate 4, and a lower front surface of the front frame 2 is provided with an upper ball receiving tray 7. A lower ball tray 8 is provided for storing extra balls that overflow.

Next, the configuration of the lower ball receiving tray 8 will be described with reference to FIG. The lower ball saucer 8 includes a ball saucer body 9 attached to the front of the front frame 2 and a dish portion 1 for storing pachinko balls.
0, and a ball hole 11 is formed in the bottom of the dish portion 10. A dish-shaped support frame 12 is fixed to the bottom surface of the bottom of the dish portion 10 with a plurality of screws 13.
A circular hole 14 having substantially the same size as that of FIG.

An operation member 15 and a lever member 16 for removing the ball are provided so as to be sandwiched between the plate 10 and the support frame 12, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation member 15 is supported by a support shaft 17 projecting from the support frame 12 at a substantially middle length so as to be horizontally rotatable, and a front portion thereof is formed in a mountain shape to rotate. Pressing portions 19a, 19 that alternately protrude outward from the opening 18 of the support frame 12 by the movement.
b is formed. Further, an engagement groove 20 is formed at a position inside the support shaft 17.

The lever member 16 has a shaft through hole 21 at its front end.
A wide plate-like portion 23 for opening and closing the ball hole 11 is integrally formed at the rear end. The lever member 16 engages the engagement piece 22 with the engagement groove portion 20 of the operation member 15 and inserts the shaft through hole 21 into a rotation support shaft 24 protruding from the support frame 12 to rotate the rotation support shaft. It is supported so as to be rotatable about a shaft 24. Also, lever member 1
6, one end of a spring 25 as an urging member is connected. This spring 25 moves rightward in FIG.
In other words, the plate member 23 always makes the lever member 16 have the ball removing hole 1.
1 is urged in the closing direction. At this time, one pressing portion 19 a of the operation member 15 projects outward from the opening 18 of the support frame 12.

An engaging projection 26 is integrally provided on the back surface of the lever member 16 facing the upper surface of the support frame 12. Further, the shaft through hole 21 of the lever member 16 is formed as an elliptical hole larger than the diameter of the rotation support shaft 24, and the lever member 16 is formed in a range of a gap between the rotation support shaft 24 and the shaft through hole 21. It can move in the axial direction inside.

On the other hand, on the upper surface of the support frame 12 corresponding to the engaging projection 26 of the lever member 16, a regulating piece 29 having an arcuate guide portion 27 and an engaging portion 28 is protruded. The guide portion 27 of the restricting piece 29 comes into contact with the engaging projection 26 of the lever member 16 when the plate portion 23 of the lever member 16 closes the ball hole 11 as shown by the solid line in FIG. The lever member 16 is positioned to restrict the movement of the lever member 16 in the axial direction. Further, the engaging portion 28 of the regulating piece 29
4, the plate-like portion 23 of the lever member 16 as shown by the solid line in FIG.
In the state in which the ball-opening hole 11 is opened, the engaging projection 26 of the lever member 16 can be engaged.

Next, the operation of the above-described ball punching device for a ball tray will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. First, as shown by the solid line in FIG. When the pressing member 19a of the operating member 15 is pressed with a finger in a state in which the operating member 11 is closed, the operating member 15 rotates counterclockwise around the support shaft 17 as a fulcrum as shown by a chain line in FIG. The engaging groove 22 of the lever member 16 pulls the engaging piece 22 of the lever member 16 forward. Thereby, the lever member 1
6 rotates counterclockwise around the pivot shaft 24 against the bias of the spring 25 as shown by the chain line in FIG. At this time, the lever member 16 tries to move forward by the gap between the rotation support shaft 24 and the shaft through hole 21 by the bias of the spring 25, but the engagement protrusion 26 is moved by the guide portion 2 of the restriction piece 29.
7 and its forward movement is regulated.

On the other hand, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
When the lever 6 moves to the position where the ball hole 11 is opened, the engaging projection 26 of the lever member 16 is disengaged from the guide portion 27 of the regulating piece 29, and at the same time, the lever member 16 is moved forward by the bias of the spring 25 to engage. The protrusion 26 engages with the engaging portion 28 of the restricting piece 29, and holds the lever member 16 at its pivot position. For this reason, even if the finger is released from the pressing portion 19a, the lever member 16 is held in a state where the ball punching hole 11 is opened, and the pachinko ball of the plate portion 10 falls downward from the ball punching hole 11 and Stored in a box or the like.

Next, in order to close the ball removing hole 11, the other pressing portion 19b of the operating member 15 is pressed by a finger, and the operating member 15 is rotated clockwise about the support shaft 17 as shown by the chain line in FIG. , And the engaging groove portion 20 pushes the engaging piece 22 of the lever member 16 rearward. At this time, the lever member 16
Is pushed backward by a gap between the rotation support shaft 24 and the shaft through-hole 21 so that the engagement protrusion 26 is
Is disengaged from the engaging portion 28. Accordingly, the lever member 16 is rotated clockwise around the rotation support shaft 24 by the bias of the spring 25, returns to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 3, and the ball hole 11 is closed by the plate-shaped portion 23.

In the above-described embodiment, the shaft through hole 21 of the lever member 16 is shown as an elliptical hole, but may be a circular hole having a diameter larger than that of the rotation support shaft 24. In the embodiment described above, the lever member 16 is provided with the engagement protrusion 26, and the support frame 12 corresponding to the engagement protrusion 26 is provided with the restriction piece 29 having the guide portion 27 and the engagement portion 28. Although shown in FIG. 5, the regulating piece 29 may be provided on the lever member 16 and the engaging projection 26 may be provided on the support frame 12 as shown in FIG. 5. In this case, the lower surface of the engagement protrusion 26 serves the function of the guide portion 27.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a projection 30 and a projection 31 are provided on the rear surface of the operating member 15a, and as shown by a dashed line in FIG.
Then, the engagement piece 22a of the lever member 16a is pushed down to rotate the lever member 16a to a position where the ball hole 11 is opened. Then, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 7, the protrusion 31 of the operation member 15 a is brought into contact with the front end 32 of the lever member 16 a to push down the lever member 16 a, thereby causing the engagement protrusion 26 to engage with the engagement portion 28 of the regulating piece 29. The engagement is released.

In the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the operating member 15b is provided with an arm 33 bent in an L-shape, and the lever member 16b is provided with a side piece 34, which is shown by a chain line in FIG. So that the side piece 34 of the lever member 16b is
Is pressed to rotate the lever member 16b to a position where the ball hole 11 is opened. Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the lever member is held at the position where the ball hole is opened by a simple operation of pushing the operating member with a finger, or the holding thereof. Can be released to close the ball removal hole, so that the ball removal operation of the pachinko balls stored in the ball tray can be performed extremely easily.

Further, since the lever member is integrally provided with a plate-like portion for opening and closing the ball hole, the structure is simple, the number of parts is small, and the cost can be reduced.

[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 an exploded perspective view of a lower ball receiving tray into which the ball removing device according to the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part in a state where a ball hole is closed.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an essential part in a state where a ball hole is opened.

FIG. 5 is a main part plan view of another embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part of another embodiment in a state where a ball hole is closed.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a main part of the embodiment of FIG. 6 in which a ball hole is opened.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a main part of another embodiment in which a ball hole is closed.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a main part of the embodiment of FIG. 8 in a state where a ball hole is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 9 ball receiving body 10 plate portion 11 ball removing hole 15 operating member 16 lever member 21 shaft through hole 23 plate portion 24 rotation support shaft 25 spring (biasing member) 26 engaging protrusion 28 engaging portion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball saucer body having a dish portion for storing a pachinko ball, and an operating member provided on the ball saucer body is pressed to rotate around a rotation support shaft and to open and close a ball hole. A lever member integrally provided with a wide plate-like portion, and a biasing member for biasing the lever member to a position for closing the ball hole, and a shaft through hole of the lever member inserted into the rotation support shaft Is formed so as to be larger than the diameter of the rotation support shaft, and the lever member is provided so as to be movable in the axial direction within the range of the gap between the rotation support shaft and the shaft through hole, and the ball tray body or the lever member is provided. An engaging portion is provided on one of them, and an engaging protrusion is provided on the other, and the lever member is urged by an urging member to engage the engaging portion with the engaging protrusion to release the lever member. The pachinko machine characterized in that the hole is held at the open position. Ball vent apparatus of the pan.