JPS63277074A - Winning ball distributing apparatus in winning apparatus of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a device for separating winning balls in a winning device installed on a game board of a pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] A wide variety of winning devices for pachinko machines have been put into practical use, ranging from those that receive one ball at a time to those that allow a large number of winning balls to be received by setting winning conditions. There is 0
The present invention allows many balls to enter by opening the winning hole, and at the same time, the winning balls are further sorted inside the device and guided to different winning ball paths, thereby giving a difference in value to the winning balls.
To provide a new sorting device in a prize-winning device equipped with a sorting means for giving more advantageous prize-winning conditions to balls that enter a specific prize-winning ball path.

The sorting means that has been put into practical use in the past includes a sorting board facing the prize opening with a slope, and multiple drop openings are provided at the back of this sorting board, so that while the prize rolls on the sorting board, it falls into any of the openings. A method that gives certain advantageous conditions to winning balls that are guided to a specific falling hole, or an obstacle is placed on the sorting board and a falling hole is selected on the way as it rolls and the conditions are changed. Some methods have been put into practical use, such as those that attach obstacles to the obstacles, or those that make the obstacles themselves movable and sort them out.

These sorting means are rather static means, mainly based on a sorting board, and although there is virtually no change and the device is large, the operation is simple and it is difficult for players to The impression it gave was also weak.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention was developed in view of the poor and simple distribution of winning balls within the winning device as described above, and to improve this problem. Winning balls that fly into the multiple winning ball passages installed inside the ball are not guided as they are, but are given irregular movements to give a completely different movement to the flow of the winning balls when they fly in. of! & From now on, a completely unpredictable selection will be made, which will arouse great interest in the player, and this selection itself will have a new action! To provide a prize-winning device that allows players to enjoy playing games both visually and visually.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned object, and is characterized in that an inner case is housed in a cylindrical outer case, and the inner case is arranged along the axis of the inner case. The first shaft is
A second motor is connected to the outer case, and a second motor is connected to the outer case to form an individual rotating part, while the inner case has a rotating shaft end perpendicular to the axis, and both ends thereof is rotatably transferred, an obstacle is attached to the center of the rotating shaft, a gear is provided at the end of the shaft, and the gear meshes with an annular gear formed along the opening of the outer case. , the above-mentioned No. 1. A winning pachinko machine characterized in that one or both of the second motors are rotationally driven to rotate one or both of the inner and outer cases to rotate an obstacle attached to the rotating shaft. It is in the winning ball distribution device in the device.

[Function] The device of the present invention is located inside the winning device, and causes the winning ball that flies in through the entry hole of the winning device to collide with an obstacle, and at the same time changes to a collision state as the obstacle rotates. This is intended to change the flight path of the winning ball, and is similar to No. 1 above. Either one or both of the second motors rotate in the same direction or in different directions, and as a result, one or both of the inner and outer cases rotates, and the gear provided on the rotating shaft that supports the obstacle is rotated. The obstacle is rotated by meshing with the meshing annular gear.

This obstacle rotates in two directions: rotation around the rotation axis by the gear, and rotation due to the rotation of the inner case that supports this rotation axis, that is, rotation in two orthogonal directions, and the obstacle faces in all directions. will change.

Hereinafter, the device of the present invention will be described in detail based on an illustrative example,
Clarify its characteristics.

[Example] Figure 1 of the drawings is a front view of the winning gear incorporating the device of the present invention in use, Figure 2 is an enlarged front view with the right hand in section, and Figure 3 is a right side view of the center longitudinal section. be.

In the drawing, 1 is a mounting board for attaching the winning device to the game board 2, 3 is a entry hole for the winning device that opens left and right in the center of this mounting board, and 4 is a spindle 5 in each of the entry ports. 6 is a guide plate with a part protruding in front of the entry port 3 and shelved on a slightly downward slope toward the rear; 7 is a guide plate arranged so as to surround this guide plate. A box-shaped frame body is provided in a protruding manner behind the mounting board l, 8 is a connecting board provided at the rear end of this frame so as to be opposed to the mounting board 1, and 9 is a connecting board provided on the rear end of this frame body so as to face the mounting board 1. This is a sorting device provided behind the frame 7 via the board 8.

The mounting board l is placed on the first side of the game board 2, and the outer frame portion 10 is fitted into the mounting window 2a formed on the game board, and the frame body 7 is made to protrude to the rear of the game board 2. It is mounted by passing a screw through a through hole 11 provided in the board, and by this mounting, the entry port 12 and the opening/closing door 4 are projected to the front of the game board.

The entry hole 3 is open on both sides, and the ball hit by the opening/closing door 4 when the door is open can be won, but when the door is closed, no winning can be made.

The guide plate 6 is formed wide to match the width of the entry holes 3, 3, and is designed to guide the ball that has entered the prize through the entry hole to the rear following the slope of the upper surface.

Now, the sorting device 219 is for sorting the winning balls that are guided by the guide plate 6 and rolled into the left and right, and consists of the two inner and outer cases 13 and 14, the obstacle 15, and the inner and outer cases 1.
3.14 is provided with a first motor 1B and a second motor 17.

In this embodiment, the inner and outer cases 13 and 14 are cylindrical, and the inner case 13 is fitted inside the outer case 14 to align the openings, and a support shaft extends from the center of the bottom 1B that closes one end of the inner case. 13 is passed through a bearing portion 21 provided at the bottom 20 of the outer case 14, and the outer case can be freely rotated outside the inner case using this support shaft 19 as a fulcrum.

An output shaft 22 protruding from the first motor 16 is connected to the shaft end of the support shaft 19 marked h, a gear 23 is provided at the bottom 20 of the one-sided case 14, and a gear 23 is connected to the second motor 17.
A gear 25 is engaged with the output shaft 24 of the outer case, and the outer case can be rotated by the drive of the second motor via this transmission means.

In addition, Section 1. Both second motors 1B and 17 are plate 2
6, and the plate 26 is further fixed to a support 27 extending rearward from the connection board 8, and is assembled at the rear of the device.

As mentioned above, the first one is different. Inner and outer case 13 connected to the second motor. Each of the eyes rotates independently, and a rotation shaft 28 is passed in the diametrical direction through the opening of the inner case where the entrances are aligned, and the obstacle 15 is pivoted to this shaft.

The rotating shaft 28 is rotatably supported in the opening of the inner case, and the obstacle 15 is mounted like a skewer so as to penetrate through the center of the rotating shaft 2B, so that it rotates together with the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft 28 protrudes outside the inner case.
A gear 29 is provided at the shaft end of the outer case, and this gear 29 is meshed with an annular gear portion 30 formed along the entire opening edge of the outer case.

The obstacle 15 here is shaped like an airplane, with a rotating shaft 28 passing vertically through the center of its body and fixed integrally.

The inner case 13, which supports the two-legged obstacle 15 via the rotating shaft 28, has a hemispherical interior suitable for receiving the obstacle.

Obstacle 15 installed in the opening of the inner case in this way
The plate 28 is fixed via the support 27 so that the plate 28 faces the circular rear opening 31 of the box-shaped frame 7, and the front half is inserted into the frame to close the rear edge of the guide plate 6. facing the department.

In the figure, 32 is the bottom plate of the frame 7, which is a guide plate that is inclined toward the front, and 33 is a drop opening equipped with a ball detection switch 35 located at the center of the front edge of the guide plate 32. ,3
B is a winning ball path connected to the falling hole.

There are two drop ports 34 and 34 on the left and right sides with the center drop port 33 in between.
3 is designated as a specific fall point.

In the figure, 37 is a solenoid that opens and closes the opening/closing door 4,
The rack gear 38 provided on the plunger 38 is meshed with the fan-shaped gear 40 provided on the support shaft 5 of the door, and the solenoid 37 is energized by an appropriate winning command, and the plunger 3B is activated by its spring 4.
1, the fan-shaped gear 40 is rotated to open the opening/closing door 4.

The device a of the present invention is constructed as described above. Next, the actual operation will be explained. When the winning device is in a normal state, the opening/closing i4 is closed by the action of the spring 41 provided on the plunger 38, and the winning device is opened to the entry port 3. The ball is placed in a state where it is blocked from entering the ball.

In this state, the solenoid 3
When the ball 7 is set to be excited, the door 4 is opened by flying into the winning hole, and the ball received by the door 4 transfers into the frame from the flying hole 3 and becomes a winning ball.

On the other hand, when the motors 13 and 14 are driven in conjunction with this opening, the obstacle 15 rotates, and the winning ball is guided on the guide plate 6 to face this obstacle.

The obstacle 15 is the first obstacle 15 as described above. Second motor 1B, 1
It is rotated by the drive of motor 17 of younger brother 2.
When the motor is stationary and only the first motor 1B is driven, the inner case 13 starts rotating, and the obstacle 15 attached to the rotating shaft 28 is rotated in the same direction as the rotating direction of the rotating shaft 28. It will rotate to . Due to this rotation, the gear 28 meshes with the annular gear portion 30 and rotates, causing the rotation shaft 2
Since the obstacle 8 itself is rotated, the obstacle 15 is also rotated in the vertical direction about the axis 28.

Therefore, the obstacle 15 facing the frame 7, that is, the airplane, rotates from sideways to inside out, while the rotation axis 28 by the gear 29
The direction will change back and forth by rotating.

In this state, when the second motor 17 is further driven, the outer case 14 rotates, but when this rotation rotates in the same direction and at the same speed as the inner case, the rotation of the gear 29 stops, causing the problem to occur. The object will stop rotating in the axial direction.

If the rotation is delayed or accelerated, a slow rotation is applied and the obstacle 15 changes direction, and if the rotation of the second motor 17 is set in the opposite direction, the rotation of the obstacle 15 is accelerated. become. Figure 7 shows this first
．． Rotate the second motors 1B and 17 in the same direction and gear 2
This figure shows the case where the direction of rotation of the inner and outer cases +3°14 is reversed by the intervention of step 3.

The driving of the motors 1B and 17 is linked to the opening of the opening/closing door 4, but subsequent conditions for winning balls will determine whether both motors are driven at the same time, one at a time, or the rotation direction is different. In this case, for example, a winning hole provided on the game board may be selected to control the motor drive relationship, thereby setting conditions for winning balls.

In addition, as one of the control methods after the rotation of the obstacle 15 is performed, the switch 43 is set corresponding to the shaft end of the rotation shaft 2 as shown in the figure.
When the protruding bearing portion 44 at the end of the shaft contacts the switch 43, one of the motors may be stopped, thereby changing or stopping the rotation of the obstacle.

In this way, the inner and outer cases 13 and 14 are rotated by the drive of the motors 1B and 17, and the obstacle 15 rotates, changing its posture one after another, and waiting for the winning ball guided by the guide plate. The winning ball is the body of obstacle 15 or I! The ball collides with any part of the ball, falls onto the bottom plate 33 of the frame, rolls down, is guided to either of the drop openings 33, 34, and enters the winning ball path 3B.

As described above, the winning ball first changes its winning direction by colliding with the obstacle 15, and further changes its direction when it is dropped onto the bottom plate 33, so the falling hole provided at the front edge of the bottom plate It is impossible to predict whether it will fall on either of 33 or 34.

Therefore, by setting the drop opening 33 in the center as a specific opening and detecting the ball passing through it with the switch 35, it is possible to set the winning combination of the game.For example, the opening/closing 33
4 can be reopened, and the drive of the motor can also be controlled.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the obstacle 15 provided on the rotating shaft 28.

The obstacles shown here are spherical, and a large number of obstacle needles 15a of different sizes and lengths are planted radially on the spherical surface, and the guide plate 6
The winning ball that is guided by the ball hits the needles of different lengths to change the flow of the ball.

The airplane shape of the above embodiment changes the direction of the airplane by rotating the inner and outer cases, making it appear as if it is flying freely in the air, giving the player fun and changing the flow of winning balls. In this embodiment, the obstacle is the distribution of winning balls by the needle, and the elasticity of the needle allows for a change that is completely beyond expectations.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained in the above embodiments, the obstacles rotate due to the rotational movement of the inner and outer cases rotated by the drive of the motor, and as a result, the obstacles are rotated one after another toward the entrance of the winning device. Since it makes an irregular rotational movement and distributes the winning balls, it is possible to distribute the balls in an extremely varied manner, and in this distribution, the obstacles rotate in a complicated manner in multiple directions. Since the direction is changed, there is an advantage that the player can be fully satisfied visually.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows one embodiment of the device of the present invention, and shows the first embodiment of the device of the present invention.
The figure is a front view of the used state installed on the game board, Figure 2 is an enlarged front view with the upper right section as a cross section, Figure 3 is a right side view of the center vertical section,
Figure 4 is a rear view of the prize-winning device with the distribution device removed from the connection board, Figure 5 is a right side view of the center longitudinal section of the distribution device, Figure 6 is a front view of the distribution device, and Figure 7 is the figure 5. ■
A sectional view taken along the line -■, and FIG. 8 is a right side view taken along the center longitudinal section of another embodiment. 13...Inner case, 14...Outer case, 15...
Obstacle, IB...first motor, 17...second motor, 19...support shaft, 28...rotating shaft, 23...
Gear, 30... Patent application for the annular gear part Mowa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Attorney Shinji Nakayama, Figure 2, Chrysanthemum, Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] An inner case is housed in a cylindrical outer case, and a support shaft extending along the axis of the inner case is connected to a first motor, and a second motor is connected to the outer case to individually drive the motor. The inner case is rotatable, and the inner case is provided with a rotating shaft in a direction perpendicular to the axial center line, and both ends of the inner case are rotatably supported, and an obstacle is fixed to the center of the rotating shaft. A gear is provided at the end of the shaft, and the gear is engaged with an annular gear formed along the opening of the outer case, and one of the inner and outer cases is driven by rotation of one or both of the first and second motors. Alternatively, a winning ball sorting device in a winning device of a pachinko machine, characterized in that both are rotated to rotate an obstacle attached to the rotating shaft.