TWM615145U - Marble collecting and placing structure for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The new model relates to a marble retractable structure for a game machine, which is arranged on the casing of the game machine. The marble retractable structure includes: a ball-throwing opening arranged on the upper part of the casing; A bead collecting box should be provided with a bead casting port for collecting marbles dropped from the bead casting port, the bead collecting box has a top opening; a bead outlet mechanism connected to the bead collecting box; and an outlet communicating with the bead outlet mechanism The bead mouth, the bead outlet is opened in the lower part of the casing; the new bead collecting box and the bead throwing mouth are both arranged on the upper part of the casing of the game machine, and the bead collecting box has a top opening. When the marbles are full, they can overflow from the top opening without affecting the player's use of the game machine, which solves the problems of wasting player time and poor experience in the existing coin-operated game machines; in addition, the bead box is set on the upper part , You can directly take out the overflowing marbles from the upper part of the casing, which is convenient to take out.

Description

Marble retractable structure for game machine

The new model relates to the technical field of game machines, in particular to a marble retractable structure for game machines.

The existing pinball game machine is a coin-operated game machine, which is provided with a coin slot and a pinball port. The player needs to put coins into the coin slot, the pinball game machine spit out a corresponding number of marbles, and then the player puts the marbles Throw into the marble mouth to start the game. Such a coin-operated game machine requires a coin-collecting box and a marble-collecting box in the game machine, and separate transportation channels for coins and marbles are also required. The coin box and the marble box are both located at the bottom of the game machine. There is an openable door on the back of the game machine. The coins and marbles in the coin box and the marble box can be taken out by opening the door on the back. Avoid explosion of coins and marbles in the corresponding box. The way to take out marbles and coins is more inconvenient. When opening the door on the back for operation, the game machine needs to be stopped, and the game can be continued after the door on the back is closed. Therefore, when the game machine is used frequently, the player needs to wait for the excess to be taken out. You can continue the game with only your marbles and coins, which wastes the player’s time and has a poor experience.

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, provide a marble retractable structure for game machines, and solve the problems of inconvenience of taking out marbles, waste of player time and poor experience in the existing coin-operated game machines.

The technical means to achieve the above objectives are:

The invention provides a marble retractable structure for a game machine, which is arranged on the casing of the game machine. The marble retractable structure includes:

Bead casting port located on the upper part of the casing;

A bead collecting box placed in the casing and provided with a bead casting port for collecting marbles dropped from the bead casting port, the bead collecting box having a top opening;

A bead-out mechanism connected to the bead-collecting box; and

A bead outlet communicating with the bead outlet mechanism, the bead outlet opening at the lower part of the casing.

The marble retracting structure for the game machine of the present invention is provided with a bead casting port, a bead collecting box, a bead discharging mechanism, and a bead outlet. The box has a top opening. When the marbles in the bead box are full, they can overflow from the top opening without affecting the player's use of the game machine, avoiding the phenomenon of players waiting, and solving the existing coin-operated game machine There are problems of wasting player time and poor experience. In addition, the bead collecting box is arranged at the upper part, and the overflowing marbles can be directly taken out from the upper part of the casing, which solves the problem that the marble box is arranged at the bottom in the prior art, which makes it inconvenient to take out.

A further improvement of the marble retracting structure for the new game machine is that a rotatable cover is provided on the upper part of the casing, and the cover and the casing are enclosed to form an upper space;

The bead collection box is placed in the upper space;

The bead casting port is arranged on the cover.

The further improvement of the marble retractable structure for the new game machine is that the casing includes a bottom plate, side baffles standing on opposite sides of the bottom plate, and one of the two side baffles standing on the bottom plate and supported by the bottom plate. The upper side panel of the room;

The cover is rotatably installed on the upper side plate, so that the corresponding parts of the cover, the upper side plate, the bottom plate and the two side baffles enclose the upper space.

A further improvement of the marble receiving and unloading structure for the new game machine is that the casing is provided with an upper side plate corresponding to the bead collecting box, and the upper side plate is attached to the bead collecting box;

The upper side plate is provided with a chute corresponding to the top of the bead collecting box;

The marble receiving structure further includes a cover plate slidably disposed on the sliding groove, and the cover plate can be slid along the sliding groove to the top opening of the bead collecting box.

A further improvement of the marble receiving and unloading structure for the new game machine is that the bead-throwing opening and the bead-collecting box are staggered;

The sliding groove is arranged in an inclined shape, and the end of the sliding groove extends below the bead casting opening, so that the cover plate can slide along the sliding groove to below the bead casting opening.

A further improvement of the marble retracting structure for the new game machine is that the cover plate is provided with a blocking bar, and the blocking bar is arranged on a side of the cover plate away from the chute.

A further improvement of the marble receiving and unloading structure for the new game machine is that it further includes a bead storage tube communicating with the side of the bead collecting box, and the bead storage tube is arranged in the casing;

An opening is provided on the side of the bead storage cylinder away from the bead collecting box;

The bead outlet mechanism is installed at the opening of the bead storage cylinder.

The further improvement of the marble retracting structure for the new game machine is that it further comprises a bead outlet channel arranged in the casing, and the bead outlet channel communicates with the opening and the bead outlet port.

A further improvement of the marble receiving and unloading structure for the new game machine is that the bead ejecting mechanism includes a bead ejecting turntable connected to the bead storage cylinder and a drive motor drivingly connected with the beading turntable;

The bead outlet turntable is arranged at the opening, and the bead outlet turntable is driven to rotate through the drive motor, so as to release the marbles in the bead storage cylinder from the opening.

The further improvement of the marble retractable structure used in the new game machine is that the shell is equipped with a bead return bucket corresponding to the bead outlet.

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to Figure 1, the present invention provides a marble retractable structure in a game machine. Only a marble collection and withdrawal structure is provided in the game machine, and no coin injection port, coin box, and coin withdrawal structure are provided, so that the structure is It is simple and reduces the space required, so that the game machine can be more miniaturized. The new type of marble retractable structure is used to solve the problem that the marble box of the game machine in the prior art is set at the bottom of the game machine, and the back door needs to be opened to take out the overflowing marbles. On the one hand, there is the problem of inconvenience in taking out, on the other hand. There is the problem of the need to stop and wait, and the bead collecting box of the new type of marbles is arranged on the upper part of the casing. The bead collecting box has a top opening. In the upper space, the cover in the upper space is in a support open state, and the marbles can be taken out directly. Of course, not taking out the marbles will not affect the operation of the game, which not only solves the problem of inconvenience in taking out the marbles, but also does not affect the game. The operation of the machine enhances the player's sense of gaming experience. Hereinafter, the marble retractable structure for the new game machine will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Refer to Figure 1, which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the game machine of the present invention. Refer to Fig. 2, which shows a structural schematic diagram of the folding and opening baffle of the game machine of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, it shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the part of the marble retractable structure for a game machine of the present invention located on the chassis bottom plate. Hereinafter, in conjunction with Figs. 1 to 3, the marble retractable structure for the new game machine will be described.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the marble retractable structure 30 for the game machine of the present invention is provided in the casing 21 of the game machine 20. As shown in conjunction with FIG. 5, the marble retractable structure 30 includes a bead casting port 31. The bead collecting box 32, the bead outlet mechanism 33 and the bead outlet 34, wherein the bead throwing opening 31 is provided on the upper part of the casing 21, and is used to throw marbles into the game machine 20 to start the game; the bead collecting box 32 The bead collecting box 32 has a top opening 321, and a storage space is formed inside the bead collecting box 32 for receiving The marbles thrown in from the bead casting port 31; the bead ejecting mechanism 33 is connected to the bead collecting box 32, the bead ejecting mechanism 33 is used to eject the marbles, and the bead ejecting mechanism 33 is used to eject the marbles in the bead collecting box 32 In the gaming machine 20, the bead outlet 34 is provided at the lower part of the casing 21, and the bead outlet 34 is in communication with the bead outlet mechanism 33, and the marbles withdrawn from the bead outlet mechanism 33 exit the gaming machine 20 from the bead outlet 34.

With the marble retracting structure for the game machine of the present invention, the game can be started by throwing marbles into the bead-throwing port 31. After the game is over, if a reward is obtained, the bead issuing mechanism 33 will give the corresponding number of marbles to the reward. The game machine 20 is exited from the bead outlet 34 and rewarded to the player. The operation of the game machine can be realized by the input and withdrawal of marbles, so that the use of coins can be omitted. Due to the change of payment methods, coins are relatively rare, so the structure required to use coins is omitted, and it does not affect the performance of the game machine. Operation can simplify the structural design, save space, and make the game machine more compact, which is also convenient for the display of night market stalls.

In the new-style marble storage and storage structure, the bead collecting box is arranged on the upper part of the casing 21, which can facilitate the removal of the marbles. When the game machine is in use, the casing 21 is placed in an inclined shape, and the upper part is arranged diagonally upwards. Yes, in this way the bead box 32 is also located on the upper side, and the owner of the game machine can directly take out the marbles from the upper side. Furthermore, the bead collecting box 32 has a top opening. When there are too many marbles, they can overflow from the top opening into the casing 21, and the game machine can continue to run without affecting the normal use of the game machine, and avoiding stopping the machine to retrieve the bullets. The phenomenon of beads occurs, which saves players time and enhances the experience of the game.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the upper part of the casing 21 is provided with a rotatable casing 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the casing 23 is enclosed with the casing 21 to form Upper space 219; the bead collecting box 32 is placed in the upper space 219, and the bead casting port 31 is provided on the cover 23. Use the formed upper space 219 to place the bead collecting box 32, so that the marbles overflowing from the top opening of the bead collecting box 32 can be directly stored in the upper space 219, which can prevent the marbles from sliding into the lower part of the casing 21, which is further convenient Take out the marbles.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the casing 21 includes a bottom plate 215, side baffles 218 standing on opposite sides of the bottom plate 215, and upper plates 218 standing on the bottom plate 215 and supported on the two side baffles 218. The side plate 217, the cover 23 is rotatably mounted on the upper side plate 217, so that the cover 23, the upper side plate 217, the bottom plate 215 and the corresponding parts of the two side baffles 218 enclose an upper space 219. As shown in Figure 1, Figure 1 shows the structure of the game machine 20 in use. When in use, the casing 23 of the game machine 20 is in a supporting state, that is, the casing 23 rotates to the side fence of the casing 21 218 is in a state of a certain inclination angle. In this state, the mouth of the hopper 24 at the bead casting port 31 is set up to facilitate the insertion of marbles. In addition, a display screen is also provided on the casing 23 to display the game state and game mode. The casing 23 is in a supporting state and is convenient for players to watch.

When the cover 23 is in a supported state, the top of the cover 23 and the top of the cabinet 21 are separated to form an opening communicating with the upper space 219, so that the marbles in the bead box 32 can be taken out directly from the opening and from the collection Marbles overflowing from the bead box 32.

Preferably, the cover 23 and the upper side plate 217 are hingedly connected through a hinge. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, a mounting opening is provided on the housing 23, and the hopper 24 is mounted on a mounting plate, which can be rotatably mounted at the mounting opening. As shown in Figure 6, the inlet The mounting plate of the hopper 24 is provided with a ball-injection port 31, the ball-injection port 31 is enclosed by the hopper 24, and the mouth of the hopper 24 is set toward the top of the casing 23. The hopper 24 is provided to facilitate the insertion of marbles, and the marbles inserted into the hopper 24 can be directly slid into the bead casting port 31.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the casing 21 is provided with an upper side plate 217 corresponding to the bead collecting box 32, and the upper side plate 217 is attached to the bead collecting box 32; There is a sliding groove 35. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the marble receiving structure 30 also includes a cover plate 36 slidably disposed on the sliding groove 35, and the cover plate 36 can slide along the sliding groove 35 to cover the bead collecting box. At the top opening 321 of the bead box 32, the cover plate 36 is used to cover the top opening 321 of the bead collecting box 32 to ensure that the marbles in the bead collecting box 32 will not spill out when the game machine 20 is transported.

In order to facilitate the sliding movement of the cover plate 36, a guide groove adapted to the corresponding side of the cover plate 36 is opened on the side of the bead collecting box 32 facing the upper side plate 217, so that the opposite sides of the cover plate 36 are slidably arranged on the guide In the groove and the sliding groove 35, the sliding of the cover plate 36 is more convenient. Further, a handle rod is connected to the top of the cover plate 36, and the handle rod provides an operation part to facilitate the sliding of the cover plate 36.

Still further, as shown in FIG. 6, the bead casting port 31 and the bead collecting box 32 are arranged staggered, the slide groove 35 is arranged in an inclined shape, and the end of the slide groove 35 extends below the bead casting port 31, so that the cover The plate 36 can slide along the sliding groove 35 to below the bead casting port 31. As shown in Figure 7, it is shown that the cover plate 36 slides to the bottom of the bead casting port 31. The cover plate 36 is partially positioned on the bead collecting box 32. The cover plate 36 is in an inclined state. The beads fall onto the cover plate 36 and slide directly into the bead collecting box 32 under the guidance of the cover plate 36. In order to prevent the marbles from sliding to the outside of the bead collecting box 32, a blocking bar 361 is provided on the side of the cover plate 36 away from the sliding groove 35, and the blocking bar 361 is used to block the marbles and guide the marbles directly into the bead collecting box 32.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a sensor is installed at the bead injection port 31, and the sensor can detect the marbles dropped from the bead injection port 31. When the sensor detects that there is a marble thrown in, the game can be started.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the marble receiving structure 30 further includes a bead storage tube 37 communicating with the side of the bead collecting box 32, and the bead storage tube 37 is installed in the machine. Inside the shell 21, as shown in FIG. 4, an opening 371 is opened on the side of the bead storage cylinder 37 away from the bead collecting box 32, and the bead outlet mechanism 33 is installed at the opening 371 of the bead storage cylinder 37. The bead outlet mechanism 33 is used for The marbles in the bead storage cylinder 37 are controlled to withdraw from the opening 371. When the game machine 20 is in use, the casing 21 is supported at a certain inclination angle, so that the marbles in the bead collecting box 32 can be directly slid into the bead storage tube 37, and the marbles are enlarged by the bead storage tube 37 provided. The storage capacity can hold a large number of marbles.

Further, the bead outlet mechanism 33 includes a bead outlet turntable 331 rotatably connected to the bead storage cylinder 37 and a driving motor 332 drivingly connected with the bead outlet turntable 331; the bead outlet turntable 331 is arranged at the opening 371 and is driven by the driving motor 332 The bead discharge turntable 331 rotates so as to discharge the marbles in the bead storage cylinder 37 from the opening 371. Specifically, the bead output turntable 331 includes a fixed disk and a rotating disk. The rotating disk is drivingly connected to the driving motor 332. The rotating disk is driven to rotate through the driving motor 332. The bayonet on the rotating disc is provided with a bayonet that matches the size of the marbles. The bayonet can coincide with the bead hole. The drive motor 332 drives the rotary disc to rotate, and a bayonet of the rotary disc rotates to coincide with the bead hole At that time, a marble is released from the bead hole. When multiple marbles need to be ejected, the driving motor 332 can be driven to rotate by controlling the number of marbles to be ejected.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, it further includes a bead outlet channel 38 provided in the casing 21. The bead outlet channel 38 communicates with the opening 371 and the bead outlet 34, so that the bead outlet mechanism 33 is removed from The marbles discharged from the opening 371 can move to the bead outlet 34 through the bead outlet channel 38. Specifically, the bead outlet channel 38 includes a channel bottom plate, a channel baffle plate, and a sliding plate. The channel bottom plate is supported on the bottom plate 215 of the casing 21. The surface of the channel bottom plate is flush with the bottom of the bead outlet 34, and the channel baffle plate stands. They are arranged on both sides of the channel bottom plate, so that the channel baffle plate and the channel bottom plate enclose a bead channel 38. The sliding plate is diagonally supported at the bottom of the channel and the opening 371. The sliding plate can guide the marbles released from the opening 371 to the bottom of the channel. Since the casing 21 of the game machine 20 is inclined, the marbles slide directly on the bottom of the channel. To the bead outlet 34, and then slide out from the bead outlet 34.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a bead retreating bucket 39 is installed on the casing 21 corresponding to the bead outlet 34. The bead retreating bucket 39 is arranged at the bead outlet 34 and is used for holding Marbles withdrawn.

The casing 21 also includes a lower side plate 216, the lower side plate 216 is blocked at the bottom of the casing 21, the lower side plate 216 is supported and connected to two side baffles 218, the lower side plate 216 is provided with a bead opening 34, and the bead retraction bucket 39 is installed On the lower side plate 216.

2 and 3, the casing 21 is also provided with a main casing 22 and a shielding plate 26, the main casing 22 is embedded in the casing 21, and the main casing 22 is provided with a game track structure and a game Obstacles, through the game track structure and game obstacles to form multiple cue ball moving paths, the lower side plate 216 is equipped with an operating rod, the end of the operating rod extends into the main housing 22, through the operating rod can be driven Cue ball sports, realize the game function. The shielding plate 26 is rotatably installed on the lower side plate 216, the shielding plate 26 can be rotated to cover the casing 21, and the shielding plate 26 partially blocks the main housing 22 to realize the limit of the main housing 22.

The following describes the marble retracting process of the marble retracting structure for the new game machine.

When the game machine 20 is in use, its casing 21 is supported on a support frame, which has an inclined supporting surface, so that the whole casing 21 is arranged in an inclined shape, the casing 23 is located at the top, and the lower side plate 216 is located bottom. The cover 23 rotates to a supporting state, and the cover 23 makes the mouth of the hopper 24 face upward, and the game machine 20 is powered on. Slide the cover plate 36 to the bead casting port 31, and make the top opening 321 of the bead collecting box 32 partly open, and throw marbles into the bead casting port 31, and the marbles pass through the bead casting port 31 and fall onto the cover plate 36 , Slide through the cover plate 36 into the bead collecting box 32, the sensor detects that marbles have been dropped, and the game is started. Players can throw in multiple marbles to increase the reward. The player pulls the joystick and drives the cue ball through the joystick. The cue ball moves in the main housing 22. If the cue ball passes through a specific path, it will be rewarded. If it does not pass through a specific path, the challenge will fail and there will be no reward. NS. When the player has a reward, according to the reward quantity, the driving motor 332 drives the bead turntable 331 to rotate the corresponding angle to realize the withdrawal of the corresponding number of marbles. The marbles are released from the opening 371 of the bead storage tube 37 and pass through the bead outlet channel. 38 moves to the bead outlet 34, and then enters into the ball retreat 39, the player can take out the retired marbles from the ball retreat 39, so that one game can be played well and the next game can be played.

When the game machine 20 is not in use, slide the cover 36 to cover the top opening 321 of the bead collecting box 32 to prevent the marbles in the bead collecting box 32 from spilling out, and rotate the cover 23 until the cover is buckled on the casing. 21, so that the game machine 20 can be put away.

The present invention is described in detail above in conjunction with the embodiments of the drawings. Those with ordinary knowledge in the art can make various changes to the present invention based on the above description. Therefore, certain details in the embodiments should not constitute a limitation to the present model, and the present model will take the scope defined by the scope of the appended patent application as the protection scope of the present model.

20: Game console 21: Chassis 215: bottom plate 216: Lower side panel 217: upper side panel 218: Side Baffle 219: upper space 22: main shell 23: cover 24: Feed hopper 26: cover plate 30: marble retractable structure 31: Bead mouth 32: set bead box 321: top opening 33: Beading agency 331: Bead Turntable 332: drive motor 34: bead outlet 35: Chute 36: cover 361: stop 37: Bead storage tube 371: open 38: bead channel 39: Retreat

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the new game machine. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the new type of game machine with the folding open shielding baffle. Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the part of the new-type game machine marble retracting structure located on the chassis bottom plate. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bead storage tube and the bead outlet channel in the marble retracting structure for the new game machine. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bead collecting box under the cover in the new-type marble receiving and unloading structure for game machines. Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bead-throwing mouth and the cover plate in the new-type marble retractable structure for the game machine. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the cover plate is slidably arranged below the bead-throwing opening in the marble retracting structure for the new game machine. Fig. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of the new-style marble receiving and unloading structure for game machines with the cover slidably arranged to the top opening of the bead collecting box.

21: Chassis

215: bottom plate

216: Lower side panel

217: upper side panel

218: Side Baffle

23: cover

26: cover plate

30: marble retractable structure

33: Beading agency

34: bead outlet

332: drive motor

37: Bead storage tube

38: bead channel

Claims (10)

A marble retractable structure for a game machine is arranged on the casing of the game machine. The marble retractable structure for the game machine includes: Bead casting port located on the upper part of the casing; A bead collecting box placed in the casing and provided with a bead casting port for collecting marbles dropped from the bead casting port, the bead collecting box having a top opening; A bead-out mechanism connected to the bead-collecting box; and A bead outlet communicating with the bead outlet mechanism, the bead outlet opening at the lower part of the casing. The marble retractable structure for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein a rotatable cover is provided on the upper part of the cabinet, and the cover and the cabinet are enclosed to form an upper space; The bead collection box is placed in the upper space; The bead casting port is arranged on the cover. The marble retractable structure for a game machine according to claim 2, wherein the casing includes a bottom plate, side baffles standing on opposite sides of the bottom plate, and standing on the bottom plate and supported on two sides The upper side plate between the baffles; The cover is rotatably installed on the upper side plate, so that the corresponding parts of the cover, the upper side plate, the bottom plate and the two side baffles enclose the upper space. The marble receiving and unloading structure for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the casing is provided with an upper side plate corresponding to the bead collecting box, and the upper side plate is attached to the bead collecting box; The upper side plate is provided with a chute corresponding to the top of the bead collecting box; The marble receiving structure further includes a cover plate slidably disposed on the sliding groove, and the cover plate can be slid along the sliding groove to the top opening of the bead collecting box. The marble retractable structure for a game machine according to claim 4, wherein the bead-throwing opening and the bead collecting box are staggered; The sliding groove is arranged in an inclined shape, and the end of the sliding groove extends below the bead casting opening, so that the cover plate can slide along the sliding groove to below the bead casting opening. According to claim 4, the marble retractable structure for a game machine, wherein the cover plate is provided with a blocking bar, and the blocking bar is provided on a side of the cover plate away from the chute. The marble receiving and unloading structure for a game machine according to claim 1, which further includes a bead storage tube communicating with the side of the bead collecting box, and the bead storage tube is provided in the casing; An opening is provided on the side of the bead storage cylinder away from the bead collecting box; The bead outlet mechanism is installed at the opening of the bead storage cylinder. The marble receiving and unloading structure for a game machine according to claim 7, which further comprises a bead outlet channel provided in the casing, and the bead outlet channel communicates with the opening and the bead outlet port. The marble receiving and unloading structure for a game machine according to claim 7, wherein the bead ejecting mechanism includes a bead ejecting turntable that is rotatably connected to the bead storage cylinder, and a driving motor drivingly connected to the beading turntable; The bead outlet turntable is arranged at the opening, and the bead outlet turntable is driven to rotate through the drive motor, so as to release the marbles in the bead storage cylinder from the opening. According to claim 1, the marble receiving and unloading structure for a game machine, wherein the shell is equipped with a bead return bucket corresponding to the bead outlet.

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