JPH044778Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a winning ball device used in pinball game machines such as pachinko machines.

[Industrial application field]

Pachinko machines are equipped with various winning ball devices (yakumono) to make the game more interesting. These winning ball devices are designed to change shape in order to create conditions where it is difficult for the ball to enter and conditions where it is easy to enter, but the shape of the change is at most two stages and is said to be monotonous. There was a problem.

[Purpose of invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide a winning ball device in which the state of easy entry of the ball changes in multiple stages by changing the form of change in multiple stages.

[Characteristics of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention arranges a first movable body and a second movable body above the ball socket,
These are moved laterally to create a closed state and an open state, and a third movable body and a fourth movable body are placed above these, and these are also moved laterally and closed. It is designed to create a closed state and an open state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of Example]

As is well known, the winning device 1 is attached to the playing surface 2 of a pachinko machine. This winning device 1 is
A ball receiving port 3 is provided above, and the ball received by this enters behind the playing surface 2 through a passage 3a, and a switch 5 is turned on. Thereafter, it passes through a well-known gutter to reach a prize ball discharge device, which is activated to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls. A protruding decorative portion 6 is formed below the ball socket 3, and a plurality of light emitting diodes 7 are arranged within these. In addition, the code|symbol 8 is a transparent plate.

Below the winning device 1, there is a wide ball socket 10.
are arranged, and the ball that enters this will pass through passage 10.
The ball is sent to the prize ball ejecting device through a. Above this ball socket 10, a first movable body 11 and a second movable body 12 are arranged so as to be movable in the lateral direction. When these movable bodies 11 and 12 are in the closed position where their inner end surfaces are in contact, the ball 13 is prevented from falling into the ball socket 10, and the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 are separated. When in the open position, the ball 13 can enter the ball receptacle 10 through these. The first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 are recessed at their upper ends 11a and 12a so as to be able to receive the ball 13, and the recesses become lower toward the inside.

A third movable body 15 and a fourth movable body 16 are arranged above the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12. Upper end surface 1 of these movable bodies 15, 16
5a, 16a are curved so that the outside is lower. In addition, the inner surfaces 15b and 16b are recessed inward to allow as many balls as possible to ride on the third movable body 15 and the fourth movable body 16.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first to fourth movable bodies 11, 1
Pins 20 to 23 are implanted behind the pins 2, 15, and 16, respectively, and protrude through the slots 25 of the base plate 24, respectively. These pins 20-23 have L-shaped levers 26-29.
A long hole formed at one end of the is fitted. Pins 30 to 33 are implanted at the other ends of these levers 26 to 29, and these are connected to T-shaped levers 34 and 35.
They fit into elongated holes formed at both ends of the .
The T-shaped levers 34, 35 are connected to the solenoid 36,
It constitutes 37 plungers. Further, a spring 38 is hung on the levers 26 and 27,
A spring 39 is applied to the levers 28 and 29, and the levers 28 and 29 are biased to the closed position where the movable bodies 10, 11 and the movable bodies 15, 16 are in contact with each other.

FIG. 7 shows the solenoid control circuit. The signal from the switch 5 is sent to a timer 40 and a delay circuit 41. The timer circuit 40 is
The driver 42 is operated for a certain period of time, and the solenoid 37 is energized during that time. Further, the signal from the delay circuit 41 is sent to a timer 43, which energizes the solenoid 36 for a certain period of time via a driver 44.

[Effect of the embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 1, initially, the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 are in the closed position, and the third movable body 15 and the fourth movable body 16 are in the closed position.
In this state, the first movable body 15 is placed above the ball socket 10.
and the second movable body 16 are located, the ball 13
cannot enter the ball socket 10. Further, since the third movable body 15 and the fourth movable body 16 are in the closed position, the ball 13 flows aside along the upper ends 15a and 16a.

When any one of the balls 13 fired onto the playing surface 2 enters the ball receiving port 3, first the switch 5 is turned on, and then it reaches the prize ball ejecting device, which is activated to eject a certain number of prize balls. do. This switch 5
When turned ON, the solenoid 37 is energized for the time set by the timer 40. This solenoid 3
7 is energized, the T-shaped lever 35 is retracted, so that the levers 28 and 29 rotate about the shafts 52 and 53 against the spring 39. This results in
As shown in FIG. 2, the third movable body 15 and the fourth movable body 16 move to the open position, and a gap 55 is formed. Therefore, the ball 13 can fall from this gap 55 and ride on the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 which are in the closed position.

Since the signal from the switch 5 is input to the timer 43 via the delay circuit 41, the driver 44 is activated with a predetermined time delay, and the solenoid 36 is energized. When this solenoid 36 is energized, the T-shaped lever 34 is retracted, so that the levers 26 and 27 rotate about the shafts 50 and 51. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 move to the open position, forming a gap 56, and the ball and the third
A ball falling from a gap 55 between the movable body 15 and the fourth movable body 16 enters the ball receiving port 10 as it is.

When the operating time of the timer 40 has elapsed, the solenoid 37 is shut off, so that the third movable body 15 and the fourth movable body 16 are brought to the closed position by the stored force of the spring 39, as shown in FIG. Return to In this case, there is a gap 57 between the first movable body 11 and the third movable body 15, which is slightly larger than the diameter of the ball 13;
Between the second movable body 11 and the fourth movable body 15
8 are formed respectively. Therefore, ball 13
The ball enters the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 through these gaps 57 and 58, and further rolls on these and enters the ball socket 10.

The timer 43 stops operating after being delayed by the time delayed by the delay circuit 41. As a result, the energization of the solenoid 36 is stopped, so that the first movable body 11 and the second movable body 12 are connected to the spring 3.
It returns to the closed position by the accumulated force of 8, and becomes the state shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, when the ball enters the ball socket,
Although the first and second movable bodies open and close only once, they may be operated multiple times using a counter.

[Effect of idea]

The present invention having the above structure has two sets of movable bodies that move laterally and form a space between them, and are arranged with an appropriate distance in the vertical direction, so it is possible to create a wide variety of configurations. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 4 are front views of the present invention showing changes in the open and closed states of the movable body, respectively. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the winning device of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a solenoid control circuit. 3...Ball socket, 10...Ball socket, 11...
1st movable body, 12...2nd movable body, 15...3rd
Movable body, 16... Fourth movable body, 36, 37... Solenoid.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) First and second movable bodies that are movable laterally are provided above the ball socket, and third and fourth movable bodies that are movable laterally above these. a first electromagnetic device that moves between a closed position where the inner end surfaces of the first and second movable bodies are close to or in contact with each other and an open position where they are separated so that a ball passes between them; A second electromagnetic device is provided for moving between a closed position where the inner end surfaces of the third and fourth movable bodies are close to each other or in contact with each other, and an open position where they are separated so that a ball passes between them. A winning ball device featuring: (2) The first and second movable bodies are characterized in that their upper end surfaces are concave so that the inner side is lower than the outer side.
Winning ball device described in section. (3) The winning ball device according to claim 1, wherein the third and fourth movable bodies are curved so that their inner sides become higher. (4) The moving distance of the first and second movable bodies is set to be long so that the outer end surfaces of the first and second movable bodies protrude more than the third and fourth movable bodies when they are in the open position. A winning ball device according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim. (5) The winning ball device according to claim 1, wherein each of the movable bodies is connected to an electromagnetic device via an L-shaped lever.