JPS629910Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> This invention relates to an enclosed ball type pachinko machine, and particularly to a device for taking in spherical game media such as so-called large balls.

<Prior Art> Conventional sealed ball pachinko machines, such as arrangement game machines, use coins as game media.

<Problems that the invention attempts to solve> However, when coins are used as a gaming medium,
Since it is technically difficult to automate the supply and withdrawal of coins to each game machine, manpower is required to supply and withdraw coins, making coin management extremely troublesome.

<Means for Solving the Problems> Therefore, the present invention solves the above problems by using a spherical game medium called a so-called large ball instead of a coin, and using a spherical game medium placed in a supply tray. In the middle of the length of the inflow path through which the game media are led out in a line, a flow path switching member that can be removed from a tray disposed below the spherical game media that has flowed into the inflow path is placed, and an inoperable In the operating state, the first spherical gaming medium that has flowed into the inflow path is blocked from flowing in, and in the operating state, the first spherical gaming medium is received one by one to prevent the subsequent spherical gaming media from flowing down, and the operating state is stopped. The device is characterized in that an elevating member is positioned to discharge the received spherical game medium toward the intake channel facing the detector when restoring to the non-operating state.

<Function> First, when a player throws spherical game media into the supply tray, the thrown spherical game media are led out from the supply tray into the inflow path in a line, and come to a stop when they hit the elevating member.
Then, when the player starts the loading device by external operation, for example, when the player presses the start switch on the front of the pachinko machine, the elevating member becomes operational.
The first spherical game medium is received one by one to prevent the subsequent spherical game medium from flowing down, and then when restoring from the operating state to the non-operating state, the detector detects the spherical game media received by the elevating member. It is discharged towards the facing intake channel. The spherical game medium discharged from the elevating member is detected by a detector while flowing down, and a certain number of pachinko balls sealed in the pachinko machine are used for the game, and the game becomes ready to start. still,
When restored to the non-operating state, the elevating member prevents the subsequent spherical game medium from flowing down.

Thereafter, each time the take-in device operates, one spherical game medium placed in the supply tray is taken into the Pachinko machine.

<Example> The present invention will be described below based on an example shown in the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates an enclosed ball type pachinko machine, and at the lower front of this pachinko machine 1 there is a supply tray 2, a saucer 3 located below this supply tray 2, and on one side of the front there are a number of starting points located above and below. A payment switch 4, a payment switch 5, and a gaming section 7 surrounded by a guide rail 6 are arranged approximately in the center (FIG. 1). Inside the gaming section 7, there is a prize opening 8 above, a plurality of receiving slots 9 lined up horizontally at the bottom, and a slot located between the winning opening 8 and the receiving slot 9, corresponding to each receiving slot 9. A matrix display section 11 in which display sections 10 are arranged vertically and horizontally.
and.

Large balls larger than pachinko balls, for example, as spherical game media are thrown into the supply tray 2, and the thrown large balls flow down in a line into the outlet gutter 12 due to the downward slope of the bottom surface of the supply tray 2. And this lead-out gutter 1
At the lower end of 2, there is a capture device 13 that captures one large ball flowing down from the outlet gutter 12 into the pachinko machine 1. This capture device 13 is activated by operating the start switch 4, and The large balls flowing down are received one by one, and the received large balls are discharged one by one toward the intake channel 14 located on the downstream side (FIGS. 2 and 3).

Moreover, between the intake device 13 and the intake channel 14,
A selector 15 is provided to determine whether the large balls discharged from the taking-in device 13 are good or bad, and the selector 15 allows only suitable large balls to flow down into the receiving channel 14, and if the large balls are inappropriate, they are sent from the saucer 3 to the player. return.
In the middle of the length of the intake channel 14, a detector 16 for detecting a proper large ball flowing down the intake channel 14 is provided, and the lower end of the intake channel 14 is connected to a pachinko machine. It is connected to a collection line located below the row, so that large balls can be collected all at once via this collection line (Fig. 1).

Further, 17 indicates an electrical control device that controls the overall game, and this electrical control device 17 is equipped with the detector 1.
6 is electrically connected. Reference numeral 18 denotes a storage section for storing enclosed balls used directly in the game. A certain number (for example, 16 balls) of enclosed balls are stored in this storage section 18, and its open lower end is connected to the firing position of the guide rail 6. Let's face it. Reference numeral 19 indicates an opening/closing mechanism that can open and close the open lower end of the storage section 18;
normally closes the open lower end of the storage section 18 to prevent the enclosed spheres stored in the storage section 18 from flowing down. Reference numeral 20 denotes a firing operation section for the sealed balls. When the firing operation section 20 is operated, the firing rod 21 is actuated, and the sealed balls supplied to the shooting position of the guide rail 6 are directed toward the game section 7 and delivered to one ball. be fired.

Further, 22 indicates a storage tank for storing large balls for prize balls.The upper end of this storage tank 22 is connected to a supply line located above the row of pachinko machines, and the lower end of the storage tank 22 is for storing large balls for prize balls. A discharge gutter 23 is connected, and in the middle of the length of the prize ball discharge gutter 23 there is a prize discharge mechanism 24 that allows a fixed number of large balls to pass through.

Further, numeral 25 indicates a score display device for displaying the points acquired by the player, and when a prize format is formed in the matrix display section 11, this score display device 25 displays the score based on the prize format.

Next, the intake device 13 will be explained based on FIG. 2 and FIG. The inlet 27 faces the sloped lower end of the outlet gutter 12, and the outlet 28 at the sloped lower end
A rising and falling member 29 that can be raised and lowered to receive large balls one by one is faced. This elevating member 29 is in the shape of a rectangular cylinder lying on its side, its entire length is approximately equal to the diameter of the large ball, and it slopes gently downward from the receiving port 30 of the large ball facing the outlet 28 toward the discharge port 31.

Further, the lifting member 29 is supported from below by the operating rod 34 of the solenoid 33.
It moves up and down by excitation and demagnetization. That is, when the solenoid 33 is demagnetized, the elevating member 29 is in a lowered state, and at this time, the stopper piece 35 extending from the upper end of the receiving port 30 closes the outflow port 28 of the inflow path 26. On the other hand, when the solenoid 33 is energized, it is pushed up from below by the operating rod 34 and the elevating member 29 rises, opening the receiving port 30 to the inlet passage 26.
It communicates with the outlet 28 of. Incidentally, reference numeral 36 indicates a blocking piece projecting laterally from the support panel, and this blocking piece 36 faces the discharge port 31 of the elevating member 29 when it rises, and prevents large balls from flowing out from the discharge port 31.

Further, in the figure, numeral 37 indicates a large ball extraction port located at the lower end of the inclination of the inflow channel 26, and this extraction port 37 is always closed by a flow path switching member 39 biased in the closing direction by a coil spring 38. . This flow path switching member 39 is connected to the extraction lever 40 facing the front of the pachinko machine 1 on one side, and the extraction lever 40
By sliding horizontally, the extraction port 37
is opened, and at this time, the inflow passage 26 communicates with the extraction gutter 41 that communicates with the saucer 3.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the selector 15 has a detection passage 43 for outer diameter selection, which is a series of three grooves 42 of different widths, and a groove 42 located in the center of the detection passage 43. It consists of a detection plate 44 for weight selection facing downward. Groove 42 of the detection passage 43
The first groove width is set to be smaller than the diameter of the appropriate large ball, the next groove width is slightly larger than the appropriate diameter of the large ball, and the last groove width is set to be sufficiently larger than the diameter of the large ball. Therefore, only properly large balls fall from the central groove 42 onto the detection plate 44, and other balls with inappropriate diameters, such as small diameter balls, fall into the first groove 42.
Then, the large diameter ones fall from the last groove 42 and are returned to the receiving tray 3 through the collection gutter 41.

The detection plate 44 has a weight 45 having a weight approximately equal to the weight of an appropriate large ball at the other end across the axis, and normally stops with the tip slightly tilted downward from the horizontal position. Therefore, when a large ball of appropriate weight falls onto the detection plate 44, the detection plate 44 tilts downward against the weight of the weight 45, and the detection plate 4
When the tip of the passage 4 faces the passage 46,
6 into the intake channel 14. On the contrary,
If the ball is of an inappropriate weight, e.g. lightweight,
Since the detection plate 44 does not tilt at all, it may fall from its tip into the collection gutter 41, and if it is too heavy, the detection plate 4
4 rotates rapidly and ends up falling into the collection gutter 41, and are returned to the receiving tray 3 through the collection gutter 41, respectively.

Next, to explain the operation of the pachinko machine 1 with the above configuration, first, the player exchanges for a large ball using a money changer (not shown) in the store, and puts the large ball into the supply tray 2 on the front of the pachinko machine 1. .

The thrown large balls flow down in a line into the outlet gutter 11 due to the downward slope of the bottom surface of the supply tray 2, and flow into the inlet channel 26 from the lower end of the slope through the inlet port 27.
Then, the large ball that has flowed into the inflow path 26 is transferred to the inflow path 26.
6 reaches the outflow port 28 due to the downward slope of the bottom surface, and comes to a stop when it comes into contact with the stopper piece 35 of the elevating member 29 in the descending state.

Next, when the player operates the start switch 4, a capture signal is sent to the electrical control device 17.
The electrical control device 17 energizes the solenoid 33 for a time (several seconds) set on a timer. When the solenoid 33 is energized, the elevating member 29 rises, and its receiving port 30 communicates with the outflow port 28 of the inflow path 26 . Therefore, the first large ball is the lifting member 29
Only one of them flows into the block, hits the blocking piece 36, and stops. Then, after a certain period of time has elapsed, when the solenoid 33 is demagnetized, the elevating member 29 is lowered, and the elevating member 29 is lowered.
One large ball received in the chamber 9 is discharged from the discharge port 31 into the detection passage 43. Incidentally, when the elevating member 29 descends, the stopper piece 35 closes the outlet 28 of the inflow passage 26, thereby preventing the subsequent large balls from flowing down.

If the large ball ejected from the ejection port 31 of the elevating member 29 is appropriate, it falls from the groove 42 in the center of the detection passage 43 onto the detection plate 44, rotates the detection plate 44, and passes through the passage 46. Then, it flows into the intake channel 14. The large balls that have flowed into the intake channel 14 are detected by the detector 16 on the way down, and a detection signal is sent from the detector 16 to the electrical control device 17 . When the electrical control device 17 receives this detection signal,
The opening/closing mechanism 19 is opened, the enclosed balls stored in the storage section 18 are supplied to the firing position of the guide rail 6, and the pachinko machine 1 becomes ready to start playing.

Therefore, when the player operates the firing operation section 20, the firing punch 21 is operated and the enclosed balls are fired one by one toward the gaming section 7. The fired ball flows down into the prize opening 8 or receiving frame 9 while flowing down inside the gaming section 7. For example, when a prize is won in the winning slot 8, the electric control device 17 operates the prize ejecting mechanism 24, and the supply tray 2
A fixed number (for example, one) of large balls are released as a prize. Further, when the water flows into one of the receiving frames 9, the electric control device 17 lights up the display unit 10 corresponding to the receiving frame 9.

Then, when the player shoots all 16 enclosed balls, the electric control device 17 determines the prize mode based on the combination of lit display sections 10, and if the prize mode is established, the prize mode is determined. The score based on the score is displayed on the score display device 25, and one game ends. Incidentally, when the prize mode is not completed, the score display device 25 returns to zero.

Next, if the player wishes to continue playing the game, he/she may operate the start switch 4 again.
When the start switch 4 is operated, the pachinko machine 1
becomes ready to start playing again according to the above order, and the electric control device 17 operates the prize discharging mechanism 24 to send large balls to the supply tray 2 in a number based on the score displayed on the score display device 25. to be discharged.

Also, when the player simply wants to end the game,
All you have to do is operate the payment switch 5. When the settlement switch 5 is operated, a settlement signal is sent to the electric control device 17, and the prize discharging mechanism 24 is operated to discharge a number of large balls into the supply tray 2 based on the score displayed on the score display device 25. .

Furthermore, when the player operates the extraction lever 40,
The extraction lever 40 slides laterally from the extraction port 37 to open the extraction port 37. For this reason, large balls flowing down the inflow channel 26 are transferred from the extraction port 37 to the extraction gutter 41.
and is extracted into the saucer 3.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the elevating member 29 is directly connected to the operating rod 34 of the solenoid 33, but this is not limited to this. Alternatively, a crank or cam may be used. Alternatively, the elevating member 29 may be lowered from the raised state.

<Effects of the invention> As explained above, according to the invention, the spherical game media that have flowed into the inflow path are located in the middle of the length of the inflow path through which the spherical game media fed into the supply tray are drawn out in a line. A removable flow path switching member is positioned in a tray disposed below the flow path, and prevents the first spherical game medium that has flowed into the inflow path in the inactive state from flowing into the flow path, and prevents the first spherical game medium from flowing into the inflow path in the activated state. Accepts game media one by one and prevents subsequent spherical game media from flowing down,
Since the elevating member is positioned to discharge the received spherical game medium toward the intake channel facing the detector when restoring from the operating state to the non-operating state,
Not only can spherical game media such as large balls be used instead of coins, but the structure can be made very simple, and moreover, one spherical game media can be reliably taken in.

In addition, in the non-operating state, all or part of the inflow path is blocked by the elevating member, so even if a piano wire or the like is inserted from the supply tray into the inflow path, the tip of the piano wire will not touch the elevating member. This can prevent the internal detector from being tampered with by a piano wire or the like because the detector cannot be inserted any further into the interior.

Furthermore, since the flow path switching member is located upstream of the elevating member, there is no need to operate the elevating member one by one when removing the spherical game medium, and it is not only possible to remove the spherical game medium easily and quickly. Since no spherical game medium remains in the inflow path, it can be reliably removed.

On the other hand, since spherical game media can be used, there are no technical difficulties in automating the replenishment and collection mechanism.
A structure similar to the conventional pachinko ball supply and collection mechanism can be used as is, and it is suitable for saving labor at pachinko parlors.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention: Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of the aircraft train, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main part, Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of the detection plate. It is an explanatory diagram. In the figure, 1 is an enclosed ball type pachinko machine, 2 is a supply tray, 3 is a receiving tray, 13 is an intake device, 16 is a detector,
26 is an inflow path, 29 is an elevating member, and 39 is a flow path switching member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the middle of the length of the inflow path through which the spherical game media introduced into the supply tray are led out in a line, there is a flow path switching member that can be pulled out to a receiving tray disposed below the spherical game media that have flowed into the inflow path. At the same time, in an inactive state, the first spherical game medium that has flowed into the inflow path is blocked from flowing in, and in an active state, the first spherical game medium is received one by one, and subsequent spherical game media are prevented from flowing down. A spherical game medium of an enclosed ball type pachinko machine, comprising a lifting member that releases the received spherical game medium toward an intake channel facing a detector when the spherical game medium is stopped and restored from an operating state to a non-operating state. uptake device.