JPS6139510Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a new prize ball device for a pinball game machine, which includes a board, a winning ball entrance and an upper winning ball entrance provided at the top of the board, and a winning ball entrance provided at the bottom of the board. a winning ball outlet and a lower winning ball inlet;
an upper lever member that opens the ball entrance when the ball is located on the ball receiving plate at the inner end and closes the ball entrance when the ball is not located on the ball receiving plate; a fixed ring provided in the section and having openings at the top and bottom; a ball guiding path communicating the winning ball entrance and the top opening of the fixed ring; A rotating ring formed by forming a cutout in an annular wall, and a rotating disk installed to rotate integrally with the rotating ring and having a notch formed in its outer edge that can match the winning ball ejection port. and a lower lever member that opens the lower ball inlet when the ball is located on the ball receiving plate at the inner end and closes the lower ball inlet when the ball is not located on the ball receiving plate. When a ball enters the winning ball entrance, the upper and lower winning ball entrances are sequentially opened, which increases the player's interest, and also increases the player's interest by changing the ball storage and retention time. To provide a new prize ball device in which the opening time of an entrance can be freely changed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a prize ball device according to the present invention, which is installed on the board of a known pinball game machine such as pachinko. 2
is a board of the award ball device 1, which is installed on substantially the same surface as the board surface of the pinball game machine. 3 is a front plate provided in front of the substrate 2 at a predetermined interval. 4 is
This is a partition wall provided between the substrate 2 and the front plate 3.

5 is a winning ball entrance, which is provided on the upper part of the board 2. Reference numerals 6 and 6 denote ball inlets that are provided opposite to each other on the upper part of the substrate 2, and the balls that enter these ball inlets 6 and 6 are treated as hitting balls by known means.
Reference numerals 7 and 7 designate top contact ball inlets provided opposite to each other at the top of the central portion of the substrate 2. 8 is a lower bulb outlet provided at the lower part of the substrate 2. 9,9 is
It is a lower perpendicular ball inlet communicating with the lower ball outlet 8.

Reference numerals 10 and 10 denote an upper lever member, which includes a substantially fan-shaped main body portion 11 and a plate-shaped ball receiving plate 1 formed at the inner end portion.
2, and is rotatably supported by shafts 13, 13. Main body portion 1 of the upper lever members 10, 10
1 and 11 normally maintain a horizontal state when the ball is not located at the inner end, and the ball entrances 7 and 7 hit the upper part.
(Figure 1). However, when the ball is located at the inner end of the upper lever members 10, 10, the main body parts 11, 11 are raised, and the upper ball inlets 7, 7 are opened (as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 1).

Reference numerals 14 and 14 designate lower lever members, which, like the upper lever members 10 and 10, have a substantially fan-shaped main body 15 and a plate-shaped ball holder formed at the inner end and whose upper surface is tapered in the direction of the substrate 2. It has a plate 16 and is rotatably supported by shafts 17, 17. The main body parts 15, 15 of the lower lever members 14, 14 also normally maintain a horizontal state, that is, when no ball is located at the inner end, and block and close the ball inlets 9, 9 due to the lower part. Figure 1). However, when the ball is located at the inner end of the lower lever members 14, 14, the main body portions 15, 15 are raised, and the lower ball inlets 9, 9 are opened (as shown by imaginary lines in FIG. 1).

Note that these upper and lower lever members 10,
10, 14, and 14 collide with appropriate positions of the partition wall 4 to restrict their rotation, so that they can maintain the horizontal state and the raised state as appropriate.

Thus, reference numeral 18 is a circular recess formed by boring the front plate 3 into the substantially central portion of the substrate 2. Reference numeral 19 denotes a fixed ring provided inside the circular recess 18, and openings 20 and 21 are formed in the upper and lower parts of the fixed ring, respectively. A rotating ring 22 rotated by a motor M is provided inside the fixed ring 19. A portion of the annular wall of the rotating ring 22 is cut out to form a missing portion 23. 24 is the rotating ring 22
It is a rotating disk that is integrally formed in a continuous manner with the lower end of the rotating ring 22 and rotates together with the rotating ring 22. A notch 25 is bored in the outer edge of the rotating disk.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a winning ball outlet, which is bored in the lower part of the board 2 and located above the lower ball outlet 8. The winning ball ejection port 26 and the notch 25 are provided so that they can coincide with each other by the rotation of the rotating disk 24, and when they match, the winning ball ejection port 26 opens, and when they do not match, the winning ball ejects. Discharge port 26
is increasingly likely to remain occluded.

27 is a ball guiding path for guiding the ball B ₁ that has entered the winning ball entrance 5 to the upper opening 20 of the fixed ring 19. The upper lever member 10,1 is disposed within the ball guiding path 27.
The inner end of 0 is made to protrude. Ball guideway 2
When the ball B ₁ falls inside the rotating ring 22 and is stored on the outer surface of the annular wall of the rotating ring 22, the upper lever member 1
The main body parts 11, 11 are located between the inner ends of 0 and 10.
is raised to open the upper ball inlets 7, 7.
In other words, the means for opening the upper ball inlets 7, 7 utilizes the width of the ball B ₁ to open the upper lever member 1.
The main body part 1 is located between the inner ends of 0 and 10.
1 and 11.

The rotating ring 22 continues to rotate with the ball B ₁ stored on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating ring 22, and the ball B ₁ stored on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating ring 22 continues to rotate.
When the missing part 23 of the rotating ring 22 comes to the position of the ball B ₁
falls into the interior of the rotating ring 22 and is retained as it is. As the rotating ring 22 continues to rotate further and the cutout 23 and the lower opening 21 of the fixed ring 19 match, the ball B ₁ falls out of the rotating ring 22 and the fixed ring 19.

28 is a ball passage that communicates the lower opening 21 of the fixed ring 19 and the winning ball outlet 26;
The inner ends of the lower lever members 14, 14 are made to protrude inside. When the ball _B1 falls into the ball passageway 28, it is located on the ball receiving plates 16, 16 at the inner ends of the lower lever members 14, 14. At this time, if the notch 25 of the rotating disk 24 and the winning ball outlet 26 do not match, the winning ball outlet 26 is blocked by the outer edge of the rotating disk 24, and the ball receiver 16, 16 and the side surface of the rotating disk 24 to form a sphere.
B ₁ will be suspended. In this state, the main body portions 15, 1 of the lower lever members 14, 14
5 rises and hits the lower part to open the ball inlets 9,9. In other words, the means for opening the ball inlets 9, 9 per the lower part utilizes the weight of the ball B ₁ and places the ball B ₁ on the ball receiving plates 16, 16 of the lower lever members 14, 14.
is placed thereon, and the main body parts 15, 15 are raised. However, when the rotary disk 24 rotates and the notch 25 and the winning ball outlet 26 match, the winning ball outlet 26 opens and the ball B ₁ tapers on the upper surface of the ball receiving plates 16, 16. The ball rolls on the surface and is discharged from the winning ball discharge port 26.

In addition, 29 is a projection for breaking the balls that protrudes upward from the lower part of the fixed ring 19, and when a plurality of balls enter the inside of the rotating ring 22, it breaks the overlapping balls and smoothly releases the lower lever member. 14, 14 onto the ball receiving plates 16, 16.

The operation will be explained using the above structure.

When the ball B ₁ launched onto the board of the pinball game machine enters the winning ball entrance 5, the ball B ₁ passes through the ball guide path 27 and stops on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating ring 22 and is stored therein.
Push down the inner ends of the upper lever members 10, 10,
The main body parts 11, 11 are raised to open the upper ball inlets 7, 7. Therefore, in this state, the balls launched onto the board of the pinball game machine can hit the upper part and enter the ball entrances 7, 7.
Since the ball _B2 that enters the hit ball entrances 7, 7 is treated as a hit ball, the rate of hit balls is improved accordingly.

During this time, the rotating ring 22 and the rotating disk 24 continue to rotate, but after a certain period of storage, the missing part 23 of the rotating ring 22 moves to the storage position of the ball _B1 , that is, the upper opening of the fixed ring 19. 20 and coincide, the ball B ₁ passes through the upper opening 20 and into the rotating ring 22
fall inside. At the same time, the upper lever member 1
0 and 10 return to the horizontal position by their own weight, and the main body parts 11 and 11 hit the upper part and close the ball inlets 7 and 7.
The ball B ₁ is held at the lower end of the inner surface of the annular wall of the rotating ring 22 by its own weight for a certain period of time, and when the missing part 23 of the rotating ring 22 reaches the lower end, that is, the lower opening 21 of the fixed ring 19. When they match, the ball B ₁ is moved directly to the ball receiving plate 1 of the lower lever members 14, 14.
6, 16 and is supported and stored by the ball receiving plates 16, 16 and the outer edge of the rotating disk 24. At this time, the ball _B1 is connected to the lower lever member 14,
The inner end of the ball 14 is pushed down, the main body parts 15, 15 are raised, and the lower ball inlets 9, 9 are opened. Therefore, in this state, the ball _B3 launched onto the board of the pinball game machine can hit the bottom and enter the ball entrances 9, 9, and the ball B that has entered the corresponding ball entrances 9, 9. Since ₃ is treated as a hit ball, the rate of hit balls increases accordingly.

The ball B ₁ is held for a certain period of time by the lower lever member 14,1.
After the ball B1 is stored on the ball receiving plates 16, 16, when the notch 25 of the rotating disk 24 reaches and matches the storage position of the ball _B1 , that is, the winning ball outlet 26, the ball
B ₁ falls and is discharged from the winning ball discharge port 26 by its own weight. At the same time, the lower lever member 14,
14 returns to the horizontal position by its own weight, and the main body part 1
5 and 15 close the ball inlets 9 and 9 at the bottom.

In the above explanation, the operations when one ball enters the winning ball entrance 5 have been sequentially explained.
It is also possible for the balls _B1 to enter in succession, in which case, a plurality of balls are arranged in the ball guiding path 27 and are successively inserted into the tip main body portions 11 of the upper lever members 10, 10 one after another. , 11 are raised to continuously open the upper ball inlets 7, 7. Further, the balls that have fallen into the rotating ring 22 are accumulated one after another, and a plurality of balls can be located, and these balls are successively placed in the ball receivers of the lower lever members 14, 14 one after another. Located on the plates 16, 16, the main body 15,
15 is raised, and the lower ball inlets 9, 9 are continuously opened.

As described above, the present invention includes a board, a winning ball inlet and an upper winning ball inlet provided at the upper part of the board, a winning ball outlet and a lower winning ball inlet provided at the lower part of the board, an upper lever member that opens the upper ball inlet when the ball is located on the ball receiving plate at the end and closes the upper ball inlet when the ball is not located on the ball receiving plate; and a central part of the base plate. a fixed ring provided at the top and having openings at the bottom;
a ball guiding path that communicates the winning ball entrance with the upper opening of the fixed ring; a rotating ring that is installed to rotate inside the fixed ring and has a cutout in the annular wall; and the rotating ring. A rotating disc is installed to rotate integrally with the ball and has a notch formed on its outer edge that can match the winning ball ejection port, and when the ball is located on the ball receiving plate at the inner end, Since this prize ball device has a lower lever member that opens the lower winning ball entrance and closes the lower winning ball entrance when no ball is located on the ball receiving plate, when a ball enters the winning ball entrance, the upper and lower parts are closed. In addition to increasing the player's interest as the winning ball entrances are sequentially opened, the opening time of the winning ball entrances can be freely changed by changing the ball storage and holding time. This has this effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a side view of the same as above, Figure 3 is a rear view of the same as above, and Figure 4 is a rear view of the same as above.
5 is a front view of the lower lever member, FIG. 6 is a front view showing a rotating ring and a rotating disk, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the same. 2: Substrate, 3: Front plate, 5: Winning ball entrance, 7: Upper ball entrance, 9: Lower ball entrance, 10: Upper lever member, 14: Lower lever member, 19: Fixed ring, 22: Rotating ring , 24: Rotating disk, 26: Winning ball outlet, B ₁ , B ₂ , B ₃ : Balls.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A base plate, a winning ball inlet and an upper winning ball inlet provided at the top of the board, a winning ball outlet and a lower winning ball inlet provided at the bottom of the board, and a ball receiving plate at the inner end. an upper lever member that opens the upper hit ball inlet when the ball is located on the ball receiving plate and closes the upper hit ball inlet when the ball is not located on the ball receiving plate; a ball guiding path that communicates the winning ball entrance with the upper opening of the fixed ring; and a ball guiding path that is installed to rotate inside the fixed ring and has a cutout in the annular wall. A rotating ring, a rotating disk installed to rotate integrally with the rotating ring and having a notch formed on its outer edge that can match the winning ball ejection port, and a ball receiving plate at an inner end. a lower lever member that opens the lower hit ball entrance when a ball is located on the ball receiving plate and closes the lower hit ball entrance when the ball is not located on the ball receiving plate; The ball passes through the upper opening of the fixed ring, passes through the upper opening of the fixed ring, and stops and accumulates on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed ring, thereby pushing down the inner end of the upper lever member to open the upper hit ball inlet, and then After storing the ball for a certain period of time, when the missing part of the rotating ring rotates to reach the upper opening of the fixed ring and coincides with it, the ball falls into the rotating ring through the upper opening, and at the same time, the upper part The lever member returns to the horizontal position by its own weight and closes the ball entrance by hitting the upper part, while the ball is retained inside the rotating ring for a certain period of time, and the missing part of the rotating ring rotates and reaches the lower opening of the fixed ring. When they coincide, the ball falls onto the ball receiving plate at the inner end of the lower lever member and is supported and held by the ball receiving plate and the outer edge of the rotating disk, and in this state, the ball falls onto the ball receiving plate at the inner end of the lower lever member. The ball receiving plate at the inner end of the member is pushed down to open the ball inlet in the lower part, and then, after the ball is stored on the ball receiving plate of the lower lever member for a certain period of time, the notch of the rotating disk is opened. When the ball rotates and reaches the winning ball outlet and matches, the ball falls and is discharged from the winning ball outlet by its own weight, and at the same time, the lower lever member returns to the horizontal position by its own weight and closes the lower hitting ball inlet. A prize ball device for a pinball game machine, characterized in that: