JPH0343912B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a ball flow path converting device in a pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a device that changes the flow path of a ball fired onto a game board surface is known, for example, by
It is known from Publication No. 3372, Publication No. 51-53744, etc.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, all of these are based on the concept of movable obstacle nails installed on the game board, so a very limited part of the game board surface becomes a flow path. It was just a conversion area and lacked interest. In addition, the flow path is converted using the weight of the ball, and the structure is complicated.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and partition plates are arranged at regular intervals on the front surface of a horizontally long mounting board so that one ball is vertically aligned. A plurality of flow paths that can be passed through are formed in a horizontal line, and each of the partition plates has an upper end rotatably supported on the mounting board, and a lower end that is an actuating plate that is movable laterally along the back surface of the mounting board. The operating plate is moved by a driving means to change the flow path.

[Function] When the actuating plate moves laterally due to the operation of the driving means, each partition plate rotates around its upper end axis as a fulcrum and tilts, thereby changing each flow path from a vertical direction to an obliquely lateral direction. .

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a horizontally elongated rectangular mounting board, and a plurality of shaft supports 3 with shaft holes 2 drilled in the center are provided on the upper back side of the mounting board 1 at regular intervals in the horizontal direction, and the lower side A horizontally long guide hole 4 is provided in parallel to the side edge. Reference numeral 5 denotes a partition plate located on the front surface of the mounting board 1, in which a protruding shaft 6 provided at the upper end is fitted into the shaft hole 2 of each shaft support 3 and rotatably supported. It is formed into an L-shape in plane by a support piece 5a corresponding to the support piece 5a and a side piece 5b protruding from one side edge of the support piece 5b to the front side, and one piece is formed by the spacing between the adjacent side pieces 5b. A flow path 7 through which the balls can pass vertically is formed in a horizontal line. Further, a pin 8 is provided at the lower end of the support piece 5b of each partition plate 5 so as to protrude from the back side of the mounting board 1, facing the guide hole 4.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an actuating plate which is movable laterally along the guide hole 4 on the back surface of the mounting board 1, and pivotally connects the pins 8 of each partition plate 5.
A horizontally pulling spring 10 is attached to one of the pins 8, and the actuating plate 9 is biased so that each partition plate 5 normally maintains the vertical position shown by the solid line in FIG. Reference numeral 11 denotes a solenoid serving as a driving means, which is fixed to the back surface of the game board a via a mounting plate 12. The tip of the plunger 13 of the solenoid 11 and one end of the actuating plate 9 are connected to each other by a shaft 14 at the center of the solenoid. connection piece 15.

FIG. 4 shows a preferred embodiment in which the device of this embodiment is mounted on a game board a. That is, the device of the present invention is installed on the left and right sides of the approximate center of the game board a, and the prize openings 16 are arranged directly below each downstream passage 7' of the downstream passage 7 formed by each partition plate 5. ,
An obstacle nail 17 is planted above the flow path 7' where the prize opening 16 is arranged.

Therefore, under normal conditions, the solenoid 11 is demagnetized and each partition plate 5 is placed vertically as shown by the solid line in FIG. The hitting balls passing through are guided downward as they are, and the hitting balls passing through each flow path 7' enter the winning opening 16 and win a prize. However, in this case, the obstructing nails 17 prevent the balls from easily passing through each flow path 7', making it difficult for the balls to enter the winning opening 16.

In this state, when the solenoid 11 is energized and the plunger 13 is pulled, the actuating plate 9
moves laterally against the spring 10, and each partition plate 5
rotates around the shaft 6 at the upper end as a fulcrum as shown by the chain line in FIG.
Let's face it. Therefore, when the hit balls pass through each of the flow paths 7, all of the hit balls enter the winning hole 16 and become winning balls, so the chances of winning a prize are very high.
When the solenoid 11 is demagnetized, the actuating plate 9 moves back to the solid line position in Figure 2 due to the bias of the spring 10, rotates each partition plate 5, and moves each flow path 7 and 7' to the solid line position in Figure 5. return.

FIG. 6 shows the device of this example in which a large number of ball passing holes 18 are provided in a row horizontally in the lower part of the game board a, and the ball passing holes 18
This shows another embodiment installed on the game board surface of a pachinko machine in which prize balls and the like are paid out based on winning combinations of balls that have entered the machine.
By converting 7' and 7', the winning state of the hit ball can be changed, increasing the fun.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a plurality of partition plates are rotatably installed on the front surface of a mounting plate to create a plurality of flow paths through which one ball can pass in the vertical direction. are formed in a horizontal row, and the flow path is changed by driving a solenoid, so it is possible to change the flow of balls over a wide area in the horizontal direction of the game board, which significantly improves the game. It can increase interest.

Furthermore, the structure is simple and it can be easily attached to the game board surface, making it extremely effective.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a back view, FIG. 3 is a vertical side view, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the device attached to a game board, FIG. 5 is a partially sectional front view for explaining the operation, and FIG. 6 is a view of another embodiment of the device attached to a game board. 1... Mounting board, 5... Partition plate, 7 and 7'
...flow path, 9 ... operating plate, 11 ... solenoid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Partition plates are arranged at regular intervals on the front surface of a horizontally long mounting board to form a plurality of flow paths in a horizontal row through which one ball can pass vertically, and each of the partition plates has an upper end It is rotatably supported on the mounting board, and its lower end is pivotally connected to an actuating plate that is movable laterally along the back surface of the mounting board, and the actuating plate is moved by a driving means to change the flow path. A ball flow path converting device in a pachinko machine, characterized in that: