JPH0154064B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and particularly to processing of batted balls, prize balls, and balls that have been removed.

Conventional pachinko machines, such as Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1973-
The device shown in No. 77446 allows the weak ball hit by the batting rod to flow out into the lower tray via the return channel, and also removes the prize ball stored in the upper tray using a manual ball extraction lever. is operated to allow the ball to flow out from the ball return hole into the lower tray.

However, in the conventional pachinko machine mentioned above, the tray mounting plate to which the upper plate is attached is attached to the front frame plate, so it is difficult to stop the ball from being hit by the ball supply device on the back side of the mounting board or by using the firing rail. If ball jamming or the like occurs during business hours, the saucer mounting plate cannot be opened, so the problem cannot be easily resolved in a short time and is extremely troublesome for the employees of the game hall.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is conceivable to attach the above-mentioned saucer mounting plate to the front frame plate so as to be openable and closable.

However, if the prize balls fill up from the upper tray to the prize ball outlet and the tray mounting plate is opened while the upper tray is still full, the upper tray and the prize ball outlet will be separated and the prize ball outlet will be closed. The problem was that the prize balls would be ejected outside the machine, causing pachinko balls to scatter.

Moreover, since the mounting board is opened after removing the prize balls from the upper tray and the prize ball outlet to prevent scattering, there is a problem in that repair work takes time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko game machine that can easily and quickly dispose of jammed balls, can easily remove balls, and is free from the risk of pachinko balls scattering when the mounting board is opened and closed. , will become clear from the detailed description below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 schematically show an embodiment of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 has a glass frame 4 and a A window hole 3 to which a mounting board 5 is attached is formed below the frame 4, and an operating handle portion 6 is provided at the lower right of the front side of the front frame 2, and is connected to the operating handle portion 6 to allow the ball to be hit. Operating mechanism 1 of rod 8
0 is provided on the back side of the front frame 2.

A support plate 11, which will be described later, is attached to the lower part of the back surface of the front frame 2, and a frame member 12 is attached along the outer periphery of the window hole 3 on the back surface of the front frame 2. A game board 18 having a positioning pin 14 implanted at a position and a positioning hole 16 into which the positioning pin 14 fits is formed on the support plate 1.
1, and its position is regulated by the positioning pin 14. Further, a guide rail 20 is laid on the front side of the game board 18, and the guide rail 20
A conventionally known winning ball device or the like is arranged in the area surrounded by.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 stores prize balls on the front side of the mounting board 5.
A first prize ball tray 24 is provided, which leads to a prize ball, and this first prize ball tray 24 communicates with a prize ball outlet 26 formed on the mounting board 5, and this prize ball outlet 26 is connected to a support at the rear of the front frame 2. The prize ball outlet 28 is in communication with the prize ball outlet 28 formed on the board 11, and the prize ball outlet 28 is connected to the prize ball outlet 40 of the mechanism plate 38 provided on the back side of the game board.
to confront. The prize balls put out from the prize ball putting-out device (not shown) disposed on the mechanism plate 38 flow down the first prize ball flow path 381, from the prize ball payout port 40 to the prize ball outlet 28, and then to the prize ball outlet 28. The balls pass through the exit 26 and are dispensed into the first prize ball tray 24. When the first prize ball tray 24, the prize ball outlet 26, and the prize ball outlet 28 are filled with prize balls, a second prize ball flow is carried out from a branch part provided in the middle of the first prize ball flow path 381. Flowing down Road 382 and passing through the confluence chute, the second
The prize balls are stored in the prize ball tray 36.

A ball outlet 3 is provided at the bottom of the first prize ball tray 24.
0 is formed, and this ball extraction hole 30 is normally shielded by the ball extraction operation lever 32, and by operating this ball extraction operation lever 32, the ball extraction hole 30 can be opened. A lead-out gutter 34 is formed in communication with the opening 30 , and a lead-out gutter outlet 35 is formed at the lower end of the lead-out gutter 34 . ing.

The support plate 11 is formed with a prize ball outlet 28 projecting upward on the upper right side as seen in FIG. It communicates with a prize ball outlet 40 formed in the plate 38, and the lower end of the game board 18 is supported by the upwardly projecting prize ball outlet 28 and the upper end of the support plate 11. A notch 42 is formed at the lower end of the game board 18. This notch 42 is formed to correspond to the outer circumferential surface of the prize ball outlet 28 that is formed to protrude upward. In this embodiment, the prize ball outlet 28 and the support plate 11 are formed integrally, but the prize ball may be replaced as in the conventional method (for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-43829). The outlet 28 may be provided directly on the game board 18. In addition, for the purpose of attaching the mechanism plate 38 to the back surface of the game board 18 and the support plate 11, respectively, so as to be detachable and openable,
Mounting fittings 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38 are attached near the upper end of one side of the game board 18 and near the lower end of one side of the support plate 11, respectively. By connecting the 49, the mechanism plate 38 can be connected to the game board 1.
8 and the back side of the support plate 11, and can be detachably attached to the back side of the game board 18 and the support plate 11, and in order to tightly fix the mechanism plate 38 to the back side of the game board 18 and the back side of the support plate 11 in a predetermined relationship. Receiving portions 52 for a plurality of fixing members 51 are respectively provided on the back side of the fixing member 51, and the fixing members 51 are attached to the mechanism plate 38 via hollow elastic members. A fixing member 51 is engaged with 52 to tightly fix the mechanism plate 38. Incidentally, the mounting fittings 44 of the mechanism plate 38 can also be attached to the frame member 12 fixed to the front frame 2.

According to such a configuration, the game board 18 and the support plate 11 may be fixed to the frame member 12 fixed to the front frame 2, respectively, and in this case, the positioning pins 14 implanted in the frame member 12 and the game board They are fixed to each other in a predetermined positional relationship by positioning holes 16 formed in 18. Furthermore, the side edges of the game board 18 are fixed to the frame member 12 using fixing means 53 such as wood screws or nails.

FIG. 5 shows a pachinko machine 1 in which the support plate 11 is integrally formed with a frame member 12 formed upwardly from both sides of the support plate 11 from a synthetic resin material or the like. Frame member 12 on support plate 11
The structure of the support plate 11 integrally formed with the support plate 11 is the same as that of the frame member 12 and the separate support plate 11 described above, and a cover member 56 is fixed to the back side of the support plate 11. Since the front side of this cover member 56 is configured to match the back position of the game board 18 placed on the upper end of the support plate 11, the support plate 11 is formed to have a thickness similar to that of the game board 18. Even in terms of strength, it has the same effect as one formed with substantially the same thickness. In addition, the frame member 12 has a game board 18.
A plurality of fasteners 70 are provided for removably attaching the fixing member 51.
A plurality of 2 are provided.

FIG. 6 shows a support plate 11 and a frame member 1 on the front frame 2.
2 is attached to the upper end of the support plate 11.
The lower end of the game board 8 is placed and the stopper 70 is attached to the game board 1.
8 is attached and the mechanism plate 38 is attached in a predetermined relationship so as to be openable and closable. In this embodiment, the receiving portion 52 of the fixing member 51 is attached to the support plate 1.
1 and the frame member 12, and a fixing member 51 is attached to the mechanism plate 38 facing the receiving portion 52. Movable metal fittings 48 and 49 are provided at upper and lower positions on one side of the mechanism plate 38, and these movable metal fittings 48 and 49 are connected to the aforementioned mounting metal fittings 44 and 46 of the mechanism plate 38, respectively. Note that a front frame 2 is provided on one side of the frame member 12.
A through hole 59 is formed through which a lever 58 for opening and closing the glass frame 4, which is attached to the glass frame 4 so as to be openable and closable, can protrude therefrom.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, a support plate 11 and a frame member 12 are shown.
As shown in FIG. 7, on the front side of the support plate 11, there is a firing rail attachment part 62 on which a ball firing rail 61 is fixedly installed.
A through hole 64 is formed into which a shutter shaft 92 for driving a shutter 90 that stops the supply of the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 is inserted, and a hole 64 is formed for inserting a shutter shaft 92 for driving a shutter 90 that stops the supply of automatic ball supply mechanisms 22. A fur ball outlet 66 (see FIG. 1) is formed between the terminal end of the rail 61 and the starting end of the guiding rail 20, and the starting end of the guiding rail 20 extends from the terminal end of the batting ball launching rail 61 in the longitudinal direction of the batting ball launching rail 61. It is located below the extension line of the direction,
When the fired ball does not reach the game area, the ball coming down the guide rail 20 is smoothly guided from the FAR ball outlet 66 to the second prize ball receiving tray 24 so as not to return to the ball launching rail 61. is being done. A chute 38 that communicates with this FAR ball outlet 66 and connects with the second prize ball tray 36
An introduction member 68 that forms an introduction path 37 that communicates through 3 is fixed. In addition, in Fig. 7, the reference numeral 67
is a starting end attachment portion of the guide rail 20, and is formed in an inverted V shape. The introduction member 68 is equipped with a prize ball when the mounting board 5 is closed and the ball extraction operation lever 32 provided on the first prize ball tray 24 is operated to open the ball extraction hole 30. An opening 681 for receiving the prize ball that has been pulled out is provided at a position where the prize ball flows out from the guiding gutter 34 through the guiding gutter outlet 35, and as is clear from FIG. and the mounting board 5
When the mounting board 5 is in the closed state,
It is possible to hit the ball easily and quickly from the lead-out gutter outlet 35, and the fur ball outlet 66
The guided Far balls and the extracted prize balls are merged at the introduction path 37, which is constituted by the inside of the introduction member 68 and the front wall of the support plate 11. The merged FAR ball and the prize ball are fixed to the front frame 2, and one opening is connected to the chute opening 384 at the bottom of the support plate 11.
Flowing down inside the confluence chute 383 facing the
The prize balls are stored in the prize ball tray 36. The other opening of the merging chute 383 is aligned with the lower opening of the second prize ball channel 382 provided on the mechanism plate 38, as described above. Note that the introduction member 68 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 extends to the portion of the prize ball outlet 28, so that the prize ball can be transferred from the first prize ball tray 24 to the prize ball payout port 40 formed on the mechanism plate 38. If the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 breaks down during a game while the balls are stored, the prize balls that spill out from the prize ball outlet 28 formed in the support plate 11 when the mounting board 5 is opened for repair etc. are removed by the introduction member 68. The balls are received by the prize balls and flowed down into the second prize ball tray 36.
Note that, unlike this embodiment, the introduction path formed in the support plate 11 is the introduction path 3 that communicates with the Far ball outlet 66.
7, and an inlet passage communicating with the outlet 35 of the outlet gutter 34;
and an introduction path communicating with the prize ball outlet 28 may be formed separately and merged into the merging chute 383.

FIG. 8 shows the back side of the support plate 11 and the frame member 12, and the support plate 11 and the frame member 12 have the above-mentioned mounting brackets 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38 and the receiving part 52 of the fixing member 51. A positioning pin 69 similar to that provided in each case and implanted at approximately the center of the horizontal portion on the back side of the frame member 12 is formed on the plate-shaped portion 11a protruding from the upper end of the support plate 11, and the positioning pin 69 is Positioning hole 5 into which pin 69 fits
7 is formed below the game board 18, and together with the positioning pin 14 and positioning hole 16, the position of the game board 18 is regulated. Further, a front frame 2 is provided at approximately the center of the horizontal portion of the front side of the frame member 12 and at a lower part of the front side of the support plate 11, respectively.
are provided with positioning pins 54 and 55 for positionally regulating and attaching the frame member 12 and the support plate 11, respectively. This can be done by fitting into a hole (not shown). The frame member 12 is provided with a stopper 70, as shown enlarged in FIGS. 9A to 9C. The supported locking portion 72, a rotating arm 73 formed in an L-shape in the direction of the locking portion 72, and the rotating arm 73 connected to the game board 18.
A pressing member 74 consisting of a spring, washer, etc. that presses the front side is provided, and the locking member 70 is engaged by rotating the rotating arm 73 from the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 9A to the position shown by the solid line. The stop portion 72 can be brought into pressure contact with the back side of the game board 18.

FIG. 10 shows a different embodiment of the game board 18 and support plate 11 of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention, and this game board 18 has a shaped notch 76 at its lower end. It is configured so that a prize ball outlet 78 projecting from the upper end of the support plate 11 can fit into the notch 76, and the prize ball outlet 78 can fit into the notch 76. By fitting the outlet 78, the game board 18 and the support plate 11 may be completely integrated with high accuracy at predetermined positions in the horizontal, vertical, and vertical directions, and may be attached to the front frame 2. The positioning pins 14 and 69 illustrated in the figures can also be omitted. Furthermore, support plate 1
A fur ball outlet 66 is provided between the end of the ball launching rail 61 of No. 1 and the end of the guide rail 20 of the game board 18.
is formed, and this Far ball outlet 66 is connected to the introduction path 3.
As mentioned above, it communicates with 7.

Figures 11 and 12 show the automatic ball supply mechanism 2.
Two different embodiments are shown, and this automatic ball supply mechanism 22 has a casing 81 made of synthetic resin with a ball inlet 82, a guide gutter 83, and a ball outlet 84, and the pachinko balls are fed from the ball outlet 84. Rotating arm 8
A mounting member 87 is formed at the upper end of the casing 81, and a support member 88 pivotably supports the mounting member 87 so as to be detachable and rotatable. Game board 1
8, and the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 can be attached to and detached from the game board 18 in a rotatable manner. Note that the shutter shaft 92 that slides the shutter 90 that shields the ball inlet 82 in the left and right direction is connected to the connecting member 93.
It is connected to the shutter 90 via. Note that the locking member of the casing 81 is appropriately formed. According to the above-mentioned configuration, fine adjustment of cleaning of the ball ejecting rail 61 etc. can be easily and quickly performed.

The above is the configuration of an embodiment of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention. According to this configuration, the hit pachinko ball can be smoothly sent to the guide rail, and the batted ball strength can be increased. It is possible to reliably guide the FAR ball that returned halfway along the guide rail due to a weak guide rail and the ball that the player removed from the first prize ball tray through the introduction path and the merging chute, and also to guide it smoothly to the support plate. Since the prize ball outlet is formed, a pachinko game machine is obtained in which the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device are reliably paid out to the first prize ball receiver, and when assembling the pachinko game machine, various There is no need to adjust the precision of the mounting position of parts, and it is extremely easy and quick to install the game board and attach/detach/open/close the mechanism board.Also, there is no ball jamming, it is easy to remove the ball, and the mounting board This has various effects such as being able to obtain an economical pachinko game machine without the risk of scattering of pachinko balls when the pachinko ball is opened and closed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine, FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic vertical cross-sectional views, and FIG. Figure 5 is an exploded rear perspective view showing different embodiments of the pachinko machine; Figure 6 is an exploded rear perspective view;
7 and 8 are front and rear perspective views showing a state in which the support plate and the frame member are integrally formed, and FIG.
Figures A to C are a front view, sectional view, and perspective view of the stopper, respectively. Figure 10 is a front perspective view showing different embodiments of the support plate and game board. Figures 11 and 12 are the automatic ball supply mechanism. They are a schematic front view and a partially enlarged perspective view of a pachinko machine showing different embodiments. In the figure, 2...Front frame, 3...Window hole, 4...Glass frame, 5...Mounting board, 11...Support plate, 12...
... Frame member, 18 ... Game board, 22 ... Automatic ball supply mechanism, 24 ... First prize ball tray, 28, 78
...Prize ball outlet, 30...Ball extraction port, 32...Ball extraction operation lever, 34...Output gutter, 36...Second
Prize ball tray, 37...Introduction path, 38...Mechanism plate, 42, 76...Notch, 44, 45...Mounting bracket, 61...Battered ball launch rail, 62...Battered ball launch rail mounting portion, 66 ...Fuar ball exit, 70
……Fasteners.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A device comprising a support plate disposed on the back side of the front frame and a game board disposed above the support plate, and a lower part of the glass frame attached to the front frame. a first prize ball receiver, in which a substrate is provided on a front frame so as to be openable and closable, and which stores prize balls drawn out from a prize ball outlet formed on the support plate or the game board and guides them to an automatic ball supply mechanism; A ball extraction hole provided in connection with the first prize ball tray, and a ball extraction operation lever that normally covers the ball extraction hole and can open the ball extraction hole by operating the ball extraction hole. and a lead-out gutter that guides the prize balls stored in the first prize ball receiver to the second prize ball receiver in connection with the ball outlet, and a ball launching rail is fixed to the support plate. a ball launcher rail attachment section for installing the ball, and a ball outlet that guides the ball that has become a ball to a second prize ball receiver, the ball outlet, the outlet of the outlet gutter, and the prize ball outlet, respectively. A connecting chute is formed on the backside of the front frame to form a communicating introduction path, and to connect the Fahl balls from the Fahl ball outlet, the prize balls from the outlet of the outlet, and the prize balls from the prize ball outlet. A pachinko game machine characterized in that it is configured to guide the prize ball to the second prize ball receiving tray. 2. The introduction path is formed by an introduction member provided on the front side of the support plate, an opening communicating with the guide gutter outlet is provided on the front side of the introduction member, and the upper part of the introduction member is formed by the introduction member provided on the front side of the support plate. 2. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko game machine is formed to communicate with an exit and to communicate with the prize ball outlet when the mounting board is in an open state.