JPH1142347A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the stop of game balls on an upper tray also to easily eliminate the ball stop by fixing a vibrating means for vibrating the upper tray in the upper tray by which the contained game balls are arrayed and discharged to the outside. SOLUTION: The upper tray 4 disposed at the lower side of a game machine mainbody is formed for containing the game balls supplied from a prize ball receiving port 5, arraying them and supplying them to a lower part discharging device and a vibrating device 24 is disposed in the upper tray 21. The vibrating device 24 is constituted so as to permit the tip part of a striker 23 to be intermittently abutted on the outer wall of the upper tray 4 so as to vibrate the upper tray 4 by rotating a motor 21 so as to rotate the striker 23 which is attached to a motor rotating shaft 22. The adutting position of the striker 23 of the vibrating device 24 is set in the neighborhood of A where the stop of the game balls 10 easily occurs, that is, width is gradually narrowed in the upper tray 4 so as to effectively prevent the ball stop.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine capable of preventing clogging of game balls discharged from an upper plate to a game ball launching device or the like and eliminating ball clogging.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball game machine generally accommodates a game ball borrowed in exchange for money or a game ball sent from a prize ball receiving port when a prize is won and arranges the same. An upper plate is provided for sending the ball to the lower firing device. The upper plate, when viewed from above, has the widest width from the vicinity of the prize ball receiving port to the slightly downstream side, and becomes gradually narrower toward the downstream side so that a row of gaming balls can be rolled. It has the shape of. In the upper plate having such a shape, the ball becomes clogged mainly in the vicinity where the width gradually decreases. For this reason, conventionally, as an example of a ball game machine provided with a means for preventing a game ball from being clogged in an upper plate, a "game machine" described in JP-A-8-252371, or JP-A-8-182836.
And "Pachinko ball saucer" described in Japanese Patent Publication No. In the case of the "game machine" disclosed in JP-A-8-252371, a rib is provided at a substantially central portion of the upper plate, and the ribs reduce the friction and pressure between adjacent game balls to thereby reduce the ball of the upper plate. This is to prevent clogging. Further, in the case of "ball tray for pachinko machine" described in JP-A-8-182836, a guiding groove is formed on the bottom surface of the upper plate, and a game ball is rolled while making point contact with both edges of the guiding groove. By moving the ball, clogging of the game ball in the upper plate is prevented.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, means for preventing ball clogging of game balls in the upper plate is provided. However, if ball clogging occurs for some reason, However, this ball clogging cannot be eliminated.
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of preventing clogging of game balls on an upper plate and preventing clogging of the balls.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vibration means for vibrating an upper plate for aligning and discharging the accommodated game balls to the outside.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine of the first aspect, the vibrating means vibrates the upper plate at predetermined time intervals.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine of the first aspect, there is provided means for detecting clogging of the ball when the game ball is discharged, and the vibrating means detects the clogging of the game ball. The upper plate is vibrated when it is pressed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vibration means for vibrating a game ball accommodated in the upper plate.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the fourth aspect, the vibrating means vibrates the game ball at predetermined time intervals.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine of the fourth aspect, there is provided means for detecting a ball clogging when discharging the game ball, and the vibrating means detects the ball clogging of the game ball. Vibrating the game ball when the player hits the ball.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the upper plate can be vibrated, clogging of game balls in the upper plate can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being clogged in the upper plate and to eliminate the ball clogging.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ball can be cleared only by vibrating the upper plate when the game ball is clogged, so that the vibrating means can be operated without waste.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the game balls accommodated in the upper plate can be vibrated, it is possible to prevent the game balls from being clogged in the upper plate.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the game balls accommodated in the upper plate from being clogged, and to eliminate the clogged balls.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the game ball is vibrated only when the ball is clogged to eliminate the ball clogging, the vibrating means can be operated without waste.

[0016]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the ball game machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, an upper plate 4 made of synthetic resin is provided below the glass frame 3 attached to the game machine main body 2 so as to be openable and closable. The upper plate 4 accommodates game balls borrowed in exchange for money, or game balls sent from the prize ball receiving port 5 when a prize is won, and aligns the game balls and sends them to the lower firing device. Things.
A lower plate 6 for storing game balls is provided below the upper plate 4, and a handle 7 of the launching device is disposed on the right side of the lower plate 6. This launching device launches the game balls sent from the upper plate 4 toward the game board surface of the ball game machine 1 by operating the handle 7. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front plate 8 to which the glass frame 3 and the upper plate 4 of the ball game machine 1 are attached is opened.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the game balls 10 are accommodated in the upper plate 4. FIG. 4 is a front view showing that the upper plate 4 is partially broken and the game ball 10 flows from the upstream to the downstream. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper plate 4 is the widest from the vicinity of the prize ball receiving port 5 to a little downstream, and gradually narrows toward the downstream side so that the row of gaming balls 10 can be rolled. It has the shape of. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the game balls 10 aligned in a row roll in the downstream direction along the slope from the upstream, are separated into individual balls by the ball feeder 11, and then are fired as shown in FIG. It falls to the base end of the rail 12. The game ball 10 that has fallen to the base end of the launch rail 12 is directed from the launch rail 12 to the game board surface by the above-described launching device having a ball hammer 13 driven by a motor (not shown). Fired.

In the upper plate 4 formed as described above,
Ball clogging of the game ball 10 often occurs near the arrow A where the width gradually decreases. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, ball clogging of the game ball 10 is prevented by vibrating the upper plate 4 or the game ball 10 accommodated in the upper plate 4, and when the ball is clogged, Can be eliminated.

Next, means for preventing ball clogging in the upper plate 4 and for eliminating ball clogging will be described. First, a first embodiment will be described. In FIG. 5, the motor 21 is rotated to rotate the striker 23 attached to the rotating shaft 22 of the motor 21, and the tip of the striker 23 is intermittently brought into contact with the outer wall of the upper plate 4. 2 shows a vibration device 24 that vibrates the upper plate 4. Since the contact position of the striker 23 of the vibrating device 24 is at a position where the ball of the game ball 10 is easily clogged in the upper plate 4, that is, in the vicinity of the arrow A where the width gradually decreases, the clogging of the ball in the upper plate 4 is effectively performed. Can be prevented. FIG. 6 is a side view of the vibration device 24. As shown in FIG. 6, the vibration device 24 is a motor 21.
A rod-shaped striker 23 is attached to the rotating shaft 22 of
When the motor 21 is rotated, the striker 23 is also rotated, so that the distal end of the striker 23 intermittently contacts the outer wall of the upper plate 4 to vibrate the upper plate 4.

In the upper plate 4, about 15 game balls 10 from the vicinity of the arrow A to the ball feeder 11 are arranged in a single-row passage B.
, And the fifteen game balls 10 are fired by the hitting hammer 13 of the firing device for about 9 seconds. Therefore, if the motor 21 is intermittently rotated at least every 9 seconds, the game ball 10 is supplied to the launching device without causing clogging of the ball. Of course, if the motor 21 is continuously rotated, ball clogging can be more effectively prevented.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram for rotating the motor 21 when ball clogging occurs. On the input side of a control device 31 for outputting electric power to the motor 21, a handle touch sensor 32 for outputting a signal when a player touches the handle 7 of the launching device, and a game ball in the upper plate 4 Upper plate sensor 3 that outputs a signal when 10 is detected
3 and the ball feeder 1 provided near the ball feeder 11
A ball feeder sensor 34 that outputs a signal when one ball is detected is connected. The above sensors 33, 34
Can be any type of optical, magnetic or contact type sensor.

The control device 31 detects that the game ball 10 is on the upper plate 4 by the upper plate sensor 33 in a state where a signal is output from the handle touch sensor 32 and the player recognizes that the player is playing a game. If the ball is not output from the ball feeder sensor 34, that is, if the game ball 10 does not come to the ball feeder 11, the motor 21 is determined to have clogged and the motor 21 is rotated. . When ball clogging occurs due to such control, the motor 21
Can be rotated to eliminate clogged balls.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 shows a vibration member 43 that reciprocates by contacting the game balls 10 aligned with the downstream single-row passage B from near the arrow A where the upper plate 4 is likely to be clogged with balls. Is driven by a solenoid 42 to prevent clogging of the game balls 10 aligned in the single-row passage B. As shown in FIG. 9, the vibration device 44 has a connecting member 46 attached to the tip of a rod 45 of a solenoid 42, and the connecting member 46
3 is fixed.

The vibration device 44 configured as described above is
As in the first embodiment, if the solenoid 42 is intermittently driven every 9 seconds, the game balls 10 are supplied to the firing device without causing clogging of the balls. Of course, if the solenoid 42 is driven continuously, ball clogging can be more effectively prevented.

FIG. 10 is a control block diagram for driving the solenoid 42 when ball clogging occurs. On the input side of the control device 41 for driving the solenoid 42, a handle touch sensor 32 that outputs a signal when a player touches the handle 7 of the firing device as in the first embodiment, An upper plate sensor 33 that outputs a signal when the game ball 10 on the upper plate 4 is detected, and a ball feeder sensor 34 that is provided near the ball feeder 11 and outputs a signal when a ball of the ball feeder 11 is detected. And are connected.

The controller 41 detects that the game ball 10 is on the upper plate 4 by the upper plate sensor 33 in a state where a signal is outputted from the handle touch sensor 32 and the player recognizes that the player is playing a game. If a signal is not output from the ball feeder sensor 34 in spite of this, it is determined that ball clogging has occurred, and the solenoid 42 is driven. The ball clogging can be eliminated by driving the solenoid 42 when the ball clogging occurs and reciprocating the vibrating member 43 by such control.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 shows a reciprocating motion of a vibrating reed 51 which abuts on the game balls 10 arranged near the arrow A where the upper plate 4 is liable to be clogged with balls and gives vibration by the same solenoid 42 as in the second embodiment. Thus, the vibration device 52 for preventing the game balls 10 arranged in the single-row passage B from being clogged is shown.

As shown in FIG. 12, the vibrating device 52 mainly has a vibrating reed 51 attached to the tip of a rod 45 of a solenoid 42, and a spring 53
To increase the protruding output of the vibrating reed 51 and give a strong vibration to the game balls 10 arranged near the arrow A. If the vibrating device 52 configured as described above is driven intermittently every 9 seconds in the same manner as in the second embodiment, the game ball 10 is supplied to the firing device without causing clogging of the ball. . Of course, if the solenoid 42 is driven continuously, ball clogging can be more effectively prevented.

When the ball clogging occurs, the control for driving the solenoid 42 and reciprocating the vibrating piece 51 to eliminate the ball clogging is the same as that in the second embodiment (FIG. 10). Therefore, the control block diagram and the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 shows a bar-shaped vibrating member 61 which reciprocates by contacting the game balls 10 arranged in the single-row passage B on the downstream side from the vicinity of the arrow A where ball clogging of the upper plate 4 is likely to occur. The vibration member 6 is provided by the same motor 21 as in the first embodiment.
1 shows a vibrating device 62 that prevents the game balls 10 aligned in the single-row passage B from being clogged by reciprocatingly driving 1.

As shown in FIG. 14, the vibration device 62 has a cam 63 mounted on the output shaft of the motor 21, a connecting member 64 mounted on the vibrating member 61, and the cam 63 contacting the connecting member 64. Is configured. The distal end of the spring 65 is elastically attached to the connecting member 64, and the proximal end of the spring 65 is connected to the spring support plate 6.
6 fixed. Although not shown, the motor 2
1, and the spring support plate 66 is fixed at an appropriate position.

In the vibrating device 62 configured as described above, when the motor 21 is rotated, the cam 63 is also rotated, and the rotation of the cam 63 is converted by the connecting member 64 into a linear reciprocating motion. As a result, the vibrating member 61 is reciprocated by the linear reciprocating motion of the connecting member 64, so that the game balls 10 aligned in the single-row passage B are directly vibrated by the vibrating member 61, thereby preventing the ball from being clogged. You. Since the spring 65 is elastically attached to the connecting member 64, the connecting member 64
The repulsive force of the spring 65 is applied in the linear reciprocating motion of.

If the vibration device 62 is intermittently driven every 9 seconds as in the first to third embodiments, the game ball 10
Is supplied to the launcher without ball clogging. Of course, if the vibrating device 62 is driven continuously, ball clogging can be more effectively prevented.

When a ball is clogged, the motor 21
Is controlled in the same manner as in the first embodiment (see the control block diagram in FIG. 7) to control the ball to be clogged by rotating the vibration member 61 and reciprocating the vibration member 61.
The control block diagram and its description are omitted.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. The prize ball receiving port 5 of the upper plate 4 is configured to overlap with the ball discharge port 14 (see FIG. 2) when the front plate 8 is closed. Since a slight step is formed between the game ball 10 and the discharge port 14, the game ball 10 may be clogged at the step. FIG. 15 shows that the prize ball receiving port 5 of the upper plate 4 is hit by the expansion and contraction operation of the rod 45 of the solenoid 42 as in the second and third embodiments.
This shows a vibrating device 71 for preventing the above-mentioned ball clogging by vibrating the whole. This vibration device 71
Is driven intermittently every 9 seconds in the same manner as in the first to fourth embodiments, the game ball 10 is supplied to the launching device without causing clogging of the ball. Of course, if the vibration device 71 is driven continuously, ball clogging can be prevented more effectively. The control for eliminating the ball clogging by driving the solenoid 42 when the ball clogging occurs is the same as that in the second embodiment (see the control block diagram in FIG. 10). The illustration and its description are omitted.

In the first to fifth embodiments as described above, the respective vibration devices 24, 44,
The timing at which the balls 52, 62, 71 are activated is a signal from the ball feeder sensor 34 because there is no ball in the ball feeder 11 even though the upper plate sensor 33 detects that the game ball 10 is present on the upper plate 4. In addition to the case where the game ball 10 is not output, the game device 10 may be activated when the game device 10 cannot be fired from the launching device despite the presence of the game ball 10 in the upper plate sensor 4. Further, when a ball clogging occurs, a notifying means for turning on a lamp with the upper plate 4 or notifying by sound may be provided.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the upper plate can be vibrated, clogging of the game balls in the upper plate can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent game balls from being clogged in the upper plate and to eliminate the ball clogging.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the upper plate is vibrated to eliminate the ball clogging only when the ball is clogged with the game ball, the vibrating means can be operated without waste.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the game balls accommodated in the upper plate can be vibrated, it is possible to prevent the game balls from being clogged in the upper plate.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the game balls accommodated in the upper plate from being clogged, and to eliminate the clogged balls.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the game ball is vibrated only when the ball is clogged to eliminate the ball clogging, the vibrating means can be operated without waste.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front side of a ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball game machine with a glass frame and a front plate opened.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the upper plate.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the upper plate.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the vibration device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of the vibration device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a vibration device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a control block diagram of a vibration device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a vibration device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a vibration device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 ball game machine 4 plate 5 prize ball receiving port 10 game ball 11 ball feeder 21 motor 24, 44, 52, 62, 71 vibrating device 31, 41 controller 32 handle touch sensor 33 plate sensor 34 ball Feeder sensor 42 Solenoid

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine comprising vibrating means for vibrating an upper plate for aligning and discharging the accommodated game balls to the outside. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein said vibrating means vibrates said upper plate at predetermined time intervals. 3. A means for detecting ball clogging when discharging said game ball, wherein said vibrating means vibrates said upper plate when ball clogging of said game ball is detected. Item 2. A ball and ball game machine according to item 1. 4. A ball and ball game machine comprising vibrating means for vibrating a game ball accommodated in an upper plate. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein said vibrating means vibrates said game ball at predetermined time intervals. 6. A means for detecting clogging of a ball when discharging said game ball, wherein said vibrating means vibrates said game ball when ball clogging of said game ball is detected. Item 6. A ball and ball game machine according to item 4.