JPS5831590Y2 - pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention is equipped with a prize ball upper tray on the front panel that is hinged to be able to open and close freely, and a prize ball lower tray is provided on the machine frame plate below, and the prize balls are released through the prize ball gutter. In a pachinko machine configured to preferentially guide prize balls to an upper prize ball upper tray, and to guide prize balls that are continuously ejected to a lower prize ball tray when the prize balls are full or become full, the above-mentioned prize balls This relates to a pachinko machine in which a front plate to which an upper plate is attached can be freely opened while prize balls are stored in the plate.

□As is well known, many pachinko machines currently in use are equipped with an automatic batted ball supply device, in which prize balls released through a prize ball gutter are received in a prize ball upper tray, and from this upper tray are fed to the automatic batted ball supply device. The ball is guided to the firing position, and the ball is supplied to the firing position one by one in conjunction with the striking operation of the firing handle.

When the upper tray is full of prize balls, the overflowing balls are guided to the lower prize ball tray provided below and stored there.

In addition to this configuration, the prize ball upper tray is provided on the front plate in relation to the batted ball supply device, and generally this upper tray and the prize ball gutter are connected via a connecting gutter provided on the back of the front plate. This is so that it can receive the ball's release.

However, since the front plate is hinged so that it can be opened and closed for maintenance and inspection of the automatic batted ball supply device installed behind it, the connecting gutter is integrally attached to the back of the front plate so as to connect to the prize ball upper tray. Or, it is attached integrally to the front of the board on which the prize ball gutter is installed, so that when the front plate is opened, the connection between the upper plate and the prize ball gutter is severed, so that it does not interfere with opening. When the ball is closed, the two are connected again and the prize ball can be ejected into the upper tray.

In this way, the connecting gutter that connects the upper plate and the prize ball gutter is separated and connected when the front plate is opened and closed.
This front panel may be opened during play, for example, if the automatic batted ball supply device breaks down due to a sermon, and at this time, the upper tray is full of prize balls, or the prize ball case is opened. If the prize ball is being released, there is a risk that the connecting gutter will be disconnected and the balls in the gutter will overflow and scatter.

For this reason, conventionally, when opening the front plate under the above-mentioned circumstances, the balls in the connection gutter and prize ball gutter were dropped into the lower tray by operating a ball extraction device, and then opened, but this work was done quickly. This obstructs regular maintenance and inspection, and is particularly undesirable as work during a game.

This invention was devised in view of these circumstances, and even when the prize ball top plate, communication gutter, and even the prize ball gutter are filled with prize balls, it is possible to prevent them from scattering outside the machine. This has been improved so that the front panel can be opened freely.

Hereinafter, this invention will be described in detail with reference to illustrative embodiments.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the main parts in an open state, where 1 is a board, 2 is a door frame that is hinged to the front of this board so that it can be opened and closed, and 3 is a side edge attached to an opening in the door frame. The glass frame is attached with a hinge so that it can be opened and closed, and numeral 4 is a front plate attached below the glass frame 3 with one side edge hinged to the opening of the door frame, similar to the glass frame 3.

In this embodiment, the board 1 also serves as a game board, and in addition to having a guide rail 5 for launching balls attached to the front surface, it also includes obstacle nails, a prize opening, etc. (not shown) to form a game section.

A front plate 4 hinged to the lower part of the glass frame 3 is provided with a prize ball upper tray 6 on the front surface, and covers the firing position at the starting end of the rail 5 in the closed state, and the ball is sent from the upper tray 6 to this firing position. To hide an automatic batted ball supply device that supplies batted balls one by one.

Although this batted ball supply device is not shown, this device is fixed to the front surface of the base plate or the back surface of the front plate in the vicinity of the above-mentioned firing position, as is known in conventional pachinko machines.

7 is a prize ball gutter 8 attached to the back of the above-mentioned prize ball upper plate 6 and the substrate 1.
9 is a window provided in the substrate 1 to connect the communication gutter 7 with the prize ball gutter 8.

The prize ball gutter 8 is provided vertically on the back of the board, and the upper end is connected to a prize ball case (not shown), and the lower end is connected to a prize ball lower tray 11 fixed to the machine frame plate 10, so that prize balls are awarded when the winning balls fly in. The prize balls released from the ball case can be guided directly to the lower tray 11 through this gutter.

On the other hand, the connecting gutter 7 provided on the front plate 4 is arranged to protrude rearward from the back side of the front plate so as to face the window 9 formed in the base plate, and at the rear thereof there is a portion 12 of a dish-shaped ball holder with an open upper part. They are connected in one piece.

The connecting gutter 7 has a cylindrical main body and has a length such that its rear part comes into contact with the front surface of the board when the front plate 4 is closed. In this state, the ball holder extending from the rear part It penetrates through the window 9 and enters the prize ball gutter 8 vertically installed behind the window 9 to stop receiving prize balls from the prize ball case.

In this ball holder, the prize ball gutter 8, which receives the entry of the part 12, bulges out the rear part corresponding to the window 9 rearward to form a gap 13, and the ball holder has a passage that is not blocked by the entry of the part. This is so that it can be secured.

It goes without saying that the window 9 formed in the board 1 is formed to have a diameter that allows the insertion of the ball socket part 12, but the upper edge 14 of this window is aligned horizontally with the upper edge 15 of the ball socket part. The lower edge 16 is formed into a rearwardly inclined surface to prevent the formation of a large gap between the two, and as will be described later, when the ball receiver is retracted, the ball passes through this window. Make sure it doesn't roll forward.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and during the game, as shown in FIG. 2, by closing the front plate 4, the connecting gutter 7
The rear part of the ball holder contacts the front surface of the base plate 1, and the ball receiver part 12 extending from the rear part is thrust into the prize ball gutter 8 through the window 9.

In this state, if a prize ball is released from the prize ball case,
The ball that falls through the prize ball gutter 8 is caught by the ball receiving part 12, passes through the connecting gutter 7 along the slope, is guided to the prize ball upper tray 6 on the front plate, and is guided to the automatic batted ball supply device. You will be killed.

When the upper tray 6 is filled with prize balls and the communication gutter 79 ball receiving portion 12 is also full, the balls overflowing from the ball receiver portion 12 fall into the prize ball lower tray 11 through the gap 13 of the prize ball gutter. It will be stored.

Therefore, during the game, prize balls are discharged preferentially into the upper tray 6, and when this tray is full, they are discharged into the lower tray 11, so that the prize balls are discharged in the same manner as in conventional pachinko machines. You will be killed.

If a malfunction occurs during this game, such as a ball clogging in the automatic ball supply device or the firing position, conventionally the balls stored in the upper tray must be removed and the balls in the gutter directly removed. Although it was not possible to open the front plate, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 12 is pulled out at the same time, the balls inside the connecting gutter will not overflow due to this release and will be taken out as they are.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to remove the prize balls when opening the front panel as in the past, and troubles such as ball jams can be dealt with immediately, so work during the game can be quickly handled. be able to.

In addition, when the front plate is opened, the balls that remain in the raised portion 12 of the ball holder are swept away by the upper edge 14 of the window 9, so they do not overflow during removal, and the ball can be opened with peace of mind. Moreover, while the front plate is open, balls falling from the prize ball gutter are released onto the lower surface 11, so there is no problem even if the front plate is opened in the middle of releasing the prize balls.

It is conceivable that the falling ball may hit the lower edge 16 of the window 9 and fly forward, but if this lower edge is made into a backward downward slope as described above, it will be returned to the window. 9 is completely eliminated.

In addition, in the present invention, the front plate can be opened freely, and at the same time, when the front plate is closed, the ball holder installed at the rear of the connecting gutter automatically returns to its normal state because the part 12 of the ball holder installed at the rear of the connecting gutter penetrates into the inside of the prize ball gutter 8 through the window 9. It has the advantage that you can return it and continue playing the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts with the front plate opened, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the main parts in the state of use. 1 is the board, 3 is the glass frame, 4 is the front plate, 6 is the prize ball top plate,
7 is a connecting gutter, 8 is a prize gutter, 9 is a window opened on the board, 10
11 is a machine frame plate, 11 is a prize ball lower plate, 12 is a ball holder connected to the rear of the connecting gutter, 13 is a gap formed inside the prize ball gutter, 14
15 is the upper edge of the window, 15 is the upper edge of the ball holder, and 16 is the lower edge of the window.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) A prize ball upper tray is installed on the front plate installed below the glass frame, a prize ball lower tray is installed on the machine frame plate below the front plate, and the prize balls are released through a prize ball gutter attached to the back of the board. In a pachinko machine that preferentially guides prize balls into the upper prize ball tray, and when the ball is full, guides them to the lower prize ball tray, the prize ball gutter attached to the back of the board is configured to guide the prize balls from the prize ball case to the lower prize ball tray. It is installed vertically so as to communicate with the above-mentioned lower prize ball tray, - On the back of the million-sided board, a connecting gutter is provided that extends rearward to guide the prize balls to the upper prize ball tray, and a ball holder is installed at the rear of the connecting gutter. The ball holder is inserted into and removed from the middle of the length of the prize ball gutter through a window formed in the base plate, and allowed to enter freely, so that the prize ball falling through the prize ball gutter is passed into the part by the ball holder. A pachinko machine that is configured to receive balls and guide them to the above-mentioned prize ball upper tray through a connecting gutter□ (2) The ball holder is formed into a dish shape with an open upper part and its upper edge is horizontal, and the upper edge of the window opened in the board is formed horizontally so that both edges are on the same plane. A pachinko machine according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the machines are arranged in a uniform manner. □