JPH03229Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention is equipped with a prize ball upper tray on the front panel that is hinged to be able to open and close freely, and a prize ball lower tray is provided on the machine frame plate below, and the prize balls are released through the prize ball gutter. In a pachinko machine configured to preferentially guide prize balls to an upper prize ball upper tray, and to guide prize balls that are subsequently released when the upper prize ball tray is full, to a lower prize ball tray, the rear surface of the front plate A connecting gutter is provided, and a ball receiving part is connected to the rear of the gutter, and the ball receiving part is passed through the board so that its back side faces the vertically installed prize ball gutter, and the falling prize balls are caught in this ball receiving part. The present invention relates to an improvement of a pachinko machine configured to preferentially guide prize balls to an upper tray through a ball.

The communication gutter and the ball receiving part are integrally provided on the back of the front plate, and are configured to be freely inserted and removed from the prize ball gutter so as to guide the prize balls falling through the prize ball gutter to the upper tray. The inventors of the present invention have already proposed a pachinko machine in Utility Model Publication No. 31590/1983, in which the front plate can be opened while prize balls are stored in the prize ball upper tray, and this machine has not been put into practical use. However, the present invention is based on improvements to the previously proposed pachinko machine to improve assembly workability and manufacturability, and to make handling easier.

In other words, the previously proposed pachinko machine has a connecting gutter that extends on the back of the front plate, and a ball receiving part that protrudes into the prize ball gutter, which is connected to the rear of the connecting gutter. It is not easy to mold the dish-shaped ball receiving portion, and there is a problem in that the mold of the molding machine becomes complicated, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost. In addition, since the front panel was already assembled in one piece, it was difficult to pack the front panel when transporting it from the factory to the pachinko hall, and there was a high risk of damage.

The present invention has been improved and devised in view of these points, and includes a cylindrical connecting gutter that is attached directly to the front plate and guides the prize ball to the prize ball upper tray, and a dish-shaped connecting gutter that is connected to the rear of the connecting gutter. The ball receiving part is formed separately to facilitate manufacturing, and the ball receiving part is separated until assembly is completed at the pachinko hall to facilitate packaging and transportation, thereby solving the problems of the conventional art. To provide a pachinko machine which can be easily and reliably connected and assembled by simple assembly work at the time of assembly.

Hereinafter, an embodiment illustrating the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts in an open state;
is a board, 2 is a door frame, 3 is a glass frame with one edge hinged to the opening of the door frame so that it can be opened and closed, and 4 is a glass frame with one side attached to the opening of the door frame, similar to the glass frame 3. This is a front plate with hinged edges and attached below the glass metal frame.

In this embodiment, the board 1 also serves as a game board,
The front surface has a guide rail 5 for launching balls, as well as obstacle nails (not shown), prize openings, etc. to form a game section.

The front plate 4 is equipped with a prize ball upper tray 6 on the front, which covers the front surface of the rail 5 in the closed state, and is equipped with an automatic feeding device that feeds the balls sent from the upper tray 6 one by one to the firing position of this rail. Cover up.

Although this ball supply device is not shown, it is fixed to the front of the firing position or to the back of the front plate, as is known in conventional pachinko machines.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a communication gutter that connects the prize ball upper tray 6 and the prize ball gutter 8 vertically installed on the back side of the substrate 1, and 9 is a window opened to the prize ball gutter 8 through the substrate 1.

The prize ball gutter 8 has an upper end connected to a prize ball case (not shown) and a lower end connected to a prize ball lower tray 11 fixed to the machine frame plate 10 to guide prize balls released from the prize ball case to the lower tray 11. I have made it possible.

The connecting gutter 7 provided on the front plate 4 protrudes horizontally from the back side toward the rear, facing the window 9 formed in the board 1, and at the rear thereof, there is a ball receptacle with an open top and a saucer shape. The parts 12 are connected.

The connecting gutter 7 and the ball receiving part 12 are molded separately,
After the connecting gutter 7 is fixed to the front plate 4, the ball receiving part 12 is detachably connected to the rear part of the connecting gutter 7, so that the connecting gutter 7 can be assembled into one piece.

The connecting gutter 7 shown here is equipped with a mounting collar 13 on the opening edge of the front end of a main body formed in a cylindrical shape, and this cylindrical main body is inserted from the front into a mounting hole formed in the front plate 4, and this mounting collar 13 is opened. The rear part of the cylindrical body is formed into a gutter shape, and a connecting boss part 15 having a semicircular cross section is attached to the upper part of the outer wall surface of the left and right walls 14, 14. 15 is provided protrudingly, and a connecting receiving plate 17 is provided protrudingly from the rear edge of the bottom plate 16.

On the other hand, the ball receiving part 12 has one side formed in an arc shape, and a main part formed into a dish shape by raising the wall 18 along this, and a main part extending parallel to each other toward the front from both sides of the main part. A reinforcing plate 19' is passed between the upper edges of both connecting plate parts to maintain a constant distance between the two, and as described later, it is constructed with connecting plate parts 19, 19. This is to prevent balls from overflowing.

The connecting plate parts 19, 19 are parallel to the left and right walls 14, 14 of the connecting gutter 7, and the width between the inner surfaces of both plate parts is formed to be somewhat wider than the width between the outer surfaces of the walls 14, 14. The walls 14, 14 are adapted to be received between the plate parts 19, 19, and semicircular notch fitting parts 20, 20 are formed on the upper edges of both plate parts,
The boss portion 15 of the connecting gutter can be received. A locking hook 21 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate of the main body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main parts in an exploded state, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional side view in a state in which the connection is completed.

As shown in these drawings, the ball receiving part 12, which is separate from the connecting gutter 7, is located on the left and right walls 14, 1 of the connecting gutter 7, which is exposed from the rear of the connecting gutter 7 that protrudes from the back of the front plate.
Connecting plate parts 19, 19 are attached to the outside of the wall 14 in a backward downwardly inclined manner, and a boss part 15 provided protruding from the outer surface of the wall 14 is slidably fitted to a fitting part 20 provided on the upper edge thereof.
Next, the main body portion of the ball receiving portion 12 is pushed down using this sliding portion as a fulcrum, and the edge of the bottom plate is brought into contact with the edge of the connection receiving plate 17 of the connecting gutter, and the locking hook 21
It is connected to the rear part of the connecting gutter by locking it to this.

As shown in the figure, the connecting gutter, which is fixed in advance to the front plate 4, is sloped downward in the front, and the ball receiving part connected to the rear thereof is also sloped downward in the front. The prize balls received by
The ball is guided by the ball and is prevented from falling from the ball receiving part when the front plate is opened.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and when the pachinko machine is completed, as shown in FIG. Therefore, while the falling prize balls are guided preferentially to the prize ball upper tray 6, if a failure occurs in the batted ball supply device or a malfunction occurs in the firing mechanism, a connecting gutter is connected to the inflow port to the upper tray. The fact that the front plate 4 can be opened immediately without removing the balls from the upper tray 6 because the ball receivers are connected and prevents them from falling in the future is completely different from the previously proposed pachinko machines. Similarly, in this invention, communication gutter 7
Since the ball receiving part 12 and the ball receiving part 12 are individually molded so as to be detachably connected, it is easy to mold each individual part, and therefore, it is easy to obtain a uniform product, and at the same time, it is possible to provide a product with a good value. Furthermore, even if the connecting gutter is fixed to the front panel in advance, the ball receiving part can be removed, making it easy to pack and transport, and avoid the risk of damage during transport.

Furthermore, when connecting the ball receiver to the connecting gutter, the present invention can be assembled quickly by sliding the fitting part 20 onto the boss 15 and pushing down the ball receiver using this as a fulcrum. At the same time, when it comes off, the connection can be broken by reversing the operation, which is convenient when replacing parts, etc. In addition, in addition to connecting the ball receiving part to the connecting gutter, it goes without saying that the connecting part between the two may be fixed with an adhesive and integrated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view of the main parts with the front panel open,
The figure is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part in the state of use, Fig. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main part, Fig. 4 is an enlarged side view of the main part showing the connection procedure, and Fig. 5 is the main part showing the connection state. It is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view. 1... Board, 4... Front plate, 6... Prize ball top plate,
7...Connection gutter, 8...Prize ball gutter, 9...Window, 12...
...Ball receiving part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A connecting gutter is installed backwards on the back of the front panel,
A ball receiving part is connected to the rear of the board, and the ball receiving part is inserted freely into the middle of the length of the prize ball gutter installed vertically on the back of the board through a window opened in the board to receive the falling prize ball. In a pachinko machine in which the ball is guided through the connecting gutter to the prize ball upper tray provided in front of the front panel, the connecting gutter and the ball receiving part are formed separately, and the ball receiving part is placed in front of the ball receiving part at the rear of the connecting gutter. A pachinko machine characterized by parts that are detachably connected and arranged in series.