JPS6319096Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine,
More specifically, there is a prize ball dispensing mechanism configured to store prize balls in a prize ball storage section and pay out a predetermined number of prize balls from the storage section according to winning balls; This invention relates to a prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine which is configured to dispense prize balls to a pachinko ball tray provided below a front frame of the pachinko machine through a prize ball passage connected to the bottom.

Generally, pachinko machines pay out prize balls based on winning balls, but when a winning ball is received, it is necessary to quickly and reliably pay out a predetermined number of prize balls, and for this reason, the game It is necessary to arrange a mechanism plate on the back of the board, and to have a large number of prize balls waiting in a prize ball tank, a prize ball storage part, etc.

However, testing during manufacturing and use of a pachinko machine, extraction of pachinko balls after adjustment, and extraction of pachinko balls when disposing of a pachinko machine, i.e. prize ball tank, prize ball storage section, pachinko ball tray. Also, it has been difficult to easily and quickly extract pachinko balls from an automatic ball supply device, etc., which is provided in communication with the ball. In addition, not based on the winning ball, that is, due to the fraudulent behavior of the pachinko player,
There is a demand for a locking mechanism that locks the prize ball dispensing mechanism so that it does not operate, and there is also a demand for a mechanism that operates accurately.

The purpose of this invention is to be able to easily and quickly extract pachinko balls from the prize ball storage part of the prize ball tank and the prize ball dispensing mechanism, and to place the pachinko balls in an automatic ball supply device that is connected to the pachinko ball tray. To provide a prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine which can stop the supply of balls and can efficiently carry out testing and adjustment work of the pachinko machine and disposal work of the pachinko machine.

Another purpose of the present invention is that when there is a winning ball, the prize ball payout mechanism operates to ensure that the prize ball is paid out to the player, and when there is no winning ball, the prize ball payout mechanism operates. The ball is locked so that it does not operate, and the locked state can be released by external operation when the pachinko machine pulls out balls. Furthermore, the prize ball from the prize ball dispensing mechanism can be easily and quickly transferred to the ball extraction path via the switching unit. This invention provides a prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine that has a simple structure that can be removed and is highly economical, as will become clear from the detailed description below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention, in which a prize ball tank is mounted on the upper part of a mechanism plate 2 that is detachably attached to the back side of a game board 1. 3 is fixed to the prize ball tank 3, an inclined passage 4 is provided communicating with the lower part of the prize ball tank 3, and a bent passage 5 formed in a bent shape is provided communicating with the lower end of the inclined passage 4. A ball extraction port 7 is formed in the bent portion 6 of the bent passage 5, and a ball extraction passage 8 communicating with the discharge passage 47 faces the outside of the ball extraction port 7.
As shown in the figure, it is normally shielded by the valve body 9. The valve body 9 is fixed to a support member 12 rotatably supported by a pivot shaft 11 on the back side of the bent portion 6, and an operating lever 14 is rotatably supported by a shaft 13 at the bottom of the support member 12. It is pivoted. As shown in solid lines in FIG. 3, the operating lever 14 has a locking portion 16 that engages with the inner surface of a stepped portion 15 formed in the ball removal passage 8 to normally hold the valve body 9 in the closed position. The locking portion 16 is connected to the step portion 1 as shown by the dashed line.
By moving the bending passage 5 to the outer surface side of the passage 5.
and the ball removal passage 8 can be communicated with each other.

A sensing piece 21 for sensing the presence of a prize ball is provided below the bending part 6 of the bending passage 5, and this sensing piece 21 detects the prize ball on the bending passage 5 by the weight of the prize ball. This sensing piece 21
The prize ball storage section 2 of the prize ball dispensing mechanism 23 is located at the bottom of the
Prize ball entrance stopper 25 installed above and below 4
A locking portion 22 is formed that can lock a stopper pin 28 of a link mechanism 27 that opens and closes the outlet stopper 26, respectively. The link mechanism 2
The upper end portion of a vertical rod 29 is pivotally supported by 7, and the lower end portion of this vertical rod 29 is connected to an operating rod 36, which will be described later.

Winning balls guided from various winning holes and winning ball devices provided on the front of the game board pass through winning ball passages 31 and 32 formed on the mechanism board 2, and enter a curved upper guiding passage 33A. be guided. The ball receiver 35 of the winning ball processor 34 is inserted between the upper guide passage 33A and the lower guide passage 33B, and the lower guide passage 3
One end of an operating rod 36 is further inserted below 3B. The operating rod 36 rotates around a pivot 37, moves the vertical rod 29 up and down, operates the prize ball dispensing mechanism 23, and releases the prize balls from the prize ball storage section 24 below the front frame of the pachinko machine. The balls are dispensed into a pachinko ball tray.

A prize ball passage 41 is formed below the prize ball storage section 24 of the prize ball dispensing mechanism 23, and a passive plate 42 rotatably supported by a pivot shaft 43 is provided in the middle of this passage 41. 42 rotates downward around the pivot shaft 43, the dispensing passage 44 or 4
5, the prize ball is paid out, and the prize ball is paid out in the paying out passage 44 or 45.
A prize ball is paid out to the player's ball tray.

The out ball introduced from the out ball opening 46 of the game board 1 is guided to the discharge passage 47, and also to the ball ejection passage 8.
The lower end of the discharge passage 47 joins the discharge passage 47 .

The entered prize ball processing device 34, as shown in FIG.
A movable member consisting of a cylindrical member 52 swingably supported on the mechanism plate 2 by a pivot 51, and pachinko balls etc. stored in first and second chambers 53 and 54 formed in this cylindrical member 52, respectively. A ball receiving portion 35 is formed protruding from the side of the cylinder member 52 where the first small chamber 53 is formed, and the ball receiving portion 35 has a weight 55.
are the upper guide passage 33A and the lower guide passage 33B.
inserted between. Further, a ball receiving piece 56 is formed above the ball receiving part 35, and this ball receiving piece 56 prevents the winning balls from continuously descending, and guides the winning balls one by one sequentially downward.

As shown in FIG. 4, an actuating lever 58 is connected to the end of the passive plate 42 via a connecting rod 57, and the actuating lever 58 is rotatably pivoted by a pivot pin 59 attached to the mechanism plate 2. When the passive plate 42 is supported and rotated in the direction of arrow a, the actuating lever 58 is rotated in the direction of arrow b. Further, an actuating piece 62 to which a shutter plate 61 that blocks the lower guide passage 33B is connected is attached to the opposite side of the actuating lever 58 from the side pivoted on the pivot pin 59.
is provided with a long hole 63 extending in the vertical direction, and a connecting wire 64 is provided between this long hole 63 and the shutter plate 61, so that the operating lever 58 is moved in the direction of arrow b.
The shutter plate 61 is configured to be pulled out from the lower guide passage 33B after rotating for a certain length in the direction. Furthermore, an L-shaped return lever 65 is attached in line with the operating piece 62, and at the bottom of this L-shaped return lever 65, the prize ball processor 34
The ball receiving portion 35 of is moved upward.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A and B, a ball receiving portion 36a formed at the tip of the operating rod 36 is inserted into the lower guide passage 33B, and the rear end of the operating rod 36 is connected to the vertical rod 29. The operating rod 36 is pivotally supported at the lower part.
The side adjacent to the vertical rod 29 is pivotably supported on the mechanism plate 2 by a pivot support 37. An engagement pin 36b serving as an engagement member is formed on the operating rod 36 and is engaged with a lock member 71, which will be described later.

The lock member 71 includes an engaging piece 72 that prevents the engaging pin 36b, that is, the lowering of the operating rod 36, and a release lever that is positioned above the ball receiving portion 36a of the operating rod 36 and inserted into the lower guide passage 33B. 73, and this lock member 71 has a pivot pin 7 on the mechanism plate 2.
4, and is rotatably supported by a lock member 7.
A weight 75 is attached to the side opposite to the side on which the first engaging piece 72 is formed, and is biased in the direction in which the release lever 73 is normally inserted into the lower guide passage 33B. Further, the engaging piece 72 of the locking member 71 comes into contact with the engaging pin 36b, and is prevented from rotating more than necessary. Therefore, the lower guide passage 33B
Even if a force is applied to move the operating rod 36 downward when there is no winning ball within the locking member 7.
Since the engaging piece 72 of No. 1 and the engaging pin 36b of the operating rod 36 maintain the engaged state, the operating rod 36 does not move downward, and the winning ball is introduced into the lower guide passage 33B. In this case, the release lever 73
rotates counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 6B, the engagement between the engagement piece 72 and the engagement pin 36b is released, and the winning ball moves the operating rod 36 to the pivot point as shown by the dashed line. It rotates around the branch 37, and the vertical rod 2
9 is moved upward, and the prize ball payout mechanism 23 is operated via the link mechanism 27. Shutter plate 6
1 is blocking the lower guide passage 33B, the winning ball remains placed on the ball receiving portion 36a of the operating rod 36, and the operating rod 36 is prevented from returning.

In addition, when testing, adjusting, or disposing of a pachinko machine, it is necessary to take out the prize ball from the pachinko machine, and when taking out the prize ball, the locking member 71 that locks the operating rod 36 is unlocked. It is required to maintain the condition. In this embodiment, an operation piece 82 is used as a release mechanism 81 for holding the lock member 71 in an unlocked state.
and a release plate 83, the operating piece 82 is rotatably supported on the mechanism plate 2, and is connected to a return spring 84, and the release plate 83 is located outside the prize ball payout path 44. The release plate 83 is rotatably supported on the wall, and a groove 85 is formed in the upper center of the release plate 83.
In addition, a spring 86 is connected to urge the release plate 83 upward. When the operating piece 82 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. engage, rotate the locking member 71 counterclockwise,
The engagement pin 36b of the operating rod 36 and the engagement piece 72 of the lock member 71 are disengaged, and in this state the operation piece 82 is inserted into the groove 85 of the release plate 83 as shown in FIG. 6B. The operation piece 82 holds the lock member 71 in the unlocked state by the spring 86 biased upward.

Next, to lock the locking member 71 again, push down the protrusion 87 formed at the end of the release plate 83 and rotate the release plate 83 counterclockwise. is pulled out from the concave groove 85,
The lock member 71 moves so that it can again engage with the engagement pin 36b of the operating rod 36.

A channel switching section 91 is formed on the upstream side of the prize ball passage 41 provided below the prize ball storage section 24 of the prize ball dispensing mechanism 23 where the passive plate 42 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a part of the bottom wall 41a of the prize ball passage 41 is formed as an inlet 92, and communicates with this inlet 92 to form a collection passage 93. This recovery passage 9
3 communicates with the ball removal passage 8 and merges with the discharge passage 47. Since the switching section 91 is provided on the upstream side of the prize ball passage 41 where the passive plate 42 is provided, the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing mechanism 23 can be quickly controlled without guiding them to the passive plate 42 side. It can be guided to the recovery passage 93.

The inlet 92 of the switching section 91 is normally shielded by a movable plate 94. This movable plate 94
The movable plate 94 is rotatably supported by a pivot pin 95 at one downstream end of the movable plate 94, and one upstream end of the movable plate 94 rests on a receiving portion 41b formed on the upstream bottom wall 41a of the inlet 92. so that the prize ball can be introduced into the passive board 42 side. Further, a protrusion 94a is formed on one side of the movable plate 94 as an engaged portion for rotating the movable plate 94 about the pivot pin 95, and this protrusion 94a protrudes toward the front side of the mechanism plate 2. ing. An arcuate guide groove 2a is formed in the mechanism plate 2 so that the projection 94a serving as the engaged portion can rotate around the pivot pin 95. The movable plate 9 is disposed on the front side of the mechanism plate 2 on the opposite side to the side on which the pivot pin 95 of the movable plate 94 is formed.
A holding member 96 is provided for rotating the inflow port 4 upward and holding the inflow port 92 in an open state. This holding member 96 is rotatably supported by a pivot pin 97, and by a coil spring 98 stretched between one end surface of the holding member 96 and the mechanism plate 2.
The holding member 96 is biased counterclockwise, and the holding member 96 in the normal state is pushed against the protrusion 9 provided on the movable plate 94.
A clockwise biasing force is applied to the movable plate 94 to bring the tip of the movable plate 94 into close contact with the receiving portion 41b. Further, an engaging part 96a is formed at the tip of the holding member 96 by a notch, and as shown in FIG. The inlet 92 is held open by being engaged with the engaging portion 96a of the inlet 96. Next, when the ball extraction work is completed, if the holding member 96 is rotated clockwise against the bias of the coil spring 98, the protrusion 94a of the movable plate 94 and the engaging portion 96a
The engagement state with the movable plate 94 is released, and the inflow port 92 is held in the closed state again by the movable plate 94.

The above is an outline of one embodiment of the prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention. According to such a configuration, if there is a winning ball, the prize ball can be reliably paid out to the player. If the winning ball is successful, or if there is no winning ball, the locking member 71 prevents the swinging of the operating rod 36 and the prize ball dispensing device can be locked. , the prize balls in the prize ball tank 3 are released from the ball ejection passage 8 through the discharge passage 4 by opening the valve body 9 of the ball ejection port 7 formed in the bent portion 6 by operating the operation lever 17.
7, and the prize balls in the prize ball storage section 24 are held by the holding member 96 by rotating the movable plate 94 of the switching section 91 formed in the middle of the prize ball passage 41, and the prize balls are held by the holding member 96. When the locking state of the operating rod 36 by the member 71 is maintained in the unlocking state by the release mechanism 81 and the prize ball entrance stopper 25 and the exit stopper 26 are opened, the prize balls in the prize ball storage section 24 are released from the collection passage 93. Discharge passage 4
7, and the prize balls in this prize ball storage section 24 are not paid out to the pachinko ball tray provided at the front of the pachinko machine, that is, the prize balls are provided in communication with the pachinko ball tray. Since the balls are not fed into the automatic ball supply device, prize balls can be extracted more quickly than in a pachinko machine.

According to the present invention, when paying out prize balls, it is possible to effectively prevent the prize balls from being paid out due to fraudulent acts, and when taking out the prize balls from the pachinko machine, the lock member is unlocked by the release mechanism,
The movable plate of the switching part can be rotated and held by the holding member, which eliminates the need for the operator to keep pressing or holding the movable plate during the work of removing balls, which significantly reduces the work. It can be simplified, and the ball game work from the bent part and the work of extracting prize balls from the prize ball dispensing mechanism can be performed in parallel, making it possible to perform the ball extraction work of a pachinko machine simply and quickly. It is possible to obtain a prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine with excellent performance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a rear perspective view showing an embodiment of a pachinko machine to which a prize ball dispensing device according to the present invention is applied;
The figure is a partial front view of the mechanism plate showing the state in which the prize ball dispensing device is formed on the mechanism plate, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing the connection state of the bending passage and the ball extraction passage, and Figure 4 is the prize ball disposal device. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the relationship between the operating rod and the locking member, and FIGS. 6A, B, and 7 are the locking member and the release mechanism. Fig. 6A is a schematic front view showing a state in which the release mechanism is not operating, and Fig. 6B is a schematic front view showing the state in which the release mechanism is activated and the lock member is in the unlocked state. A schematic front view showing the held state, FIG.
The exploded perspective view in Figure A, and Figures 8A and 8B respectively show the relationship between the movable plate of the switching part and the holding member, and Figure 8A is a front view showing the state in which the prize ball is guided to the passive plate side. The explanatory diagram, FIG. 8B, is a front explanatory diagram showing a state in which the prize ball is guided to the collection path. In the figure, 1... Game board, 2... Mechanism board, 3... Prize ball tank, 8... Ball removal passage, 9... Valve body, 14
...Operation lever, 21... Sensing piece, 23... Prize ball payout mechanism, 24... Prize ball storage section, 27... Link mechanism, 29... Vertical rod, 31, 32... Prize ball passage, 33A... ...Upper guidance passage, 33B...Lower guidance passage, 34...Winning ball processor, 35...Ball receiver, 36...Operating rod, 36a...Ball receiver, 36
b...Engagement pin as an engagement member, 41...Prize ball passage, 42...Passive plate, 44, 45...Payout passage, 47...Ejection passage, 71...Lock member, 7
2...Engagement piece, 73...Release lever, 81...Release mechanism, 82...Operation piece, 83...Release plate, 85
... Concave groove, 84, 86 ... Spring, 91 ...
Switching section, 92...Inflow port, 93...Recovery passage, 9
4...Movable plate, 94a...Protrusion, 96...Holding member, 96a...Engaging portion, 98...Coil spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A prize ball tank that stores prize balls to be paid out to players, an inclined passageway that aligns and guides the prize balls in the prize ball tank in one direction, and prizes guided by the inclined passageway. A bent passage that guides the ball in the other direction, and a ball extraction outlet provided on the outer surface of the bent portion of the bent passage, which opens and closes the ball extraction outlet and holds the ball in one of two positions, an open position and a closed position. a ball removal passage that guides prize balls out of the pachinko machine when the valve body is in an open state; a prize ball dispensing mechanism that dispenses a predetermined number of prize balls; a prize ball path that guides prize balls into a pachinko ball tray provided below the front frame of the pachinko machine; a switching part that guides the prize ball from a collection passage to the ball extraction passage when a pachinko machine pulls out a ball, and a holding member that holds the switching part in a normal position and a ball extraction position, and the switching part The passage has an inlet formed in a part of the bottom wall, and a movable plate that normally shields the inlet, the movable plate has an engaged part, and the holding member has an engaging part. A prize ball dispensing device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that the movable plate is held in an open state by engagement between the engaged portion and the engaging portion.