JPH057285U - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A pachinko machine that can eliminate the interruption of the game that accompanies the lower saucer being filled with game balls, and at the same time does not make the player rush to remove the game balls from the lower saucer. I will provide a. [Structure] The lower tray 14 is provided with an opening / closing member 33 for opening and closing the ball outlet 31. The opening / closing member 33 can be manually opened / closed by a player, and is also opened / closed by a solenoid 36. On the other hand, in the prize ball discharge path 26 communicating with the lower tray 14, a micro switch 29 which is turned on when a predetermined amount of game balls are accumulated.
Is provided, and the solenoid 36 is energized when the micro switch 29 is turned on.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a lower tray for receiving game balls discharged as prize balls.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In general, a pachinko machine is configured by providing a ball supply unit at the bottom of a glass frame that covers the game board and arranging a lower tray below it. The ball supply unit is provided with a ball tray for supplying the game balls to the launching mechanism, and the player stores the game balls in the ball tray to start the game.

When the game is started and a game ball is won, a prize ball discharging mechanism discharges a number of game balls corresponding to the prize as a prize ball to the ball tray. In this case, when the ball tray is filled with game balls and cannot be stored any more, the game balls are discharged to the lower tray.

Therefore, when the game balls are filled not only in the ball saucer but also in the lower saucer, if further prize balls are discharged, even the prize ball passage of the prize ball discharging mechanism is a game ball. Trouble such as being full may occur. Therefore, conventionally, a so-called filling switch that is turned off when the game balls are accumulated in the lower tray to some extent is provided in the energizing path of the firing motor, and when the game balls are accumulated in the lower tray to some extent, the launch motor is stopped to start the game. I was trying to cut it off.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in recent years, the number of pachinko machines, such as the so-called fever type, that can get a relatively large amount of award balls in a short time when a big hit occurs is increasing. When such a big hit comes out, the lower saucer is filled with the game balls in a short time, so the player operates the lever provided on the lower saucer to open the outlet, and the game balls accumulated in the lower saucer. The work is done by dropping it into the ball box located below it.

In this case, in a recent pachinko hall, a ball box is prepared in advance for each pachinko machine on a mounting table that is located below the pachinko machine and protrudes forward for the convenience of the player. There are many things to do, and even if that is not the case, employees will bring the ball box to the players as soon as a big hit comes out.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional one, the player is allowed to remove the game balls from the lower tray, and when the lower tray is filled with the game balls, the player's intention (handle operation) is involved. There was the following problem because it was configured to stop the firing motor instead.

That is, for example, at the time of a big hit, the player has to perform frequent withdrawal work in order to prevent the lower saucer from being filled with game balls and stopping the firing motor. It was supposed to make the players feel hesitant because it didn't happen.

Also, some players do not know that the firing motor will stop when the lower tray is full of gaming balls, regardless of the firing handle being turned on. Players sometimes felt suspicious that the firing motor suddenly stopped. Furthermore, in addition to such cases, it may inadvertently delay the removal of the game balls by the player, during which time the firing motor is stopped and there is a chance to enter the continuous area. In some cases, such as when the player missed it, he made the player feel that he had made an unreasonable loss.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to eliminate the interruption of the game accompanying the lower saucer being filled with the game balls, and at the same time, removing the game balls from the lower saucer. The aim is to provide a pachinko machine that can save the player from rushing to pick it up.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The pachinko machine of the present invention is an opening / closing member that opens and closes a ball outlet provided at the bottom of the lower tray, a sensor that detects that a predetermined amount of game balls have accumulated in the lower tray, and this sensor is the lower tray. It is characterized in that a drive means for opening the opening / closing member when it is detected that a predetermined amount of game balls are accumulated is provided.

[0012]

[Action]

 According to the above means, when the sensor detects that a predetermined amount of game balls have accumulated in the lower tray, the opening / closing member is opened by the driving means, and the lower tray is opened from the ball outlet provided at the bottom of the lower tray. The game balls accumulated in are discharged.

Therefore, the game balls accumulated in the lower saucer can be discharged before the lower saucer is filled with the game balls, which causes a trouble that the prize ball passage is also filled with the game balls. No more, and as a result, there is no need to stop the firing motor.

Further, when a predetermined amount of game balls are accumulated in the lower tray, the ball extracting port is automatically opened and the game balls are discharged, so if a ball box is arranged below the ball extracting port. , It is not necessary for the player to perform a work for extracting the game ball during the game.

[0015]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of the entire pachinko machine according to this embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The pachinko machine is configured by attaching a pachinko machine body 2 to a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 1, and as shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machines are arranged side by side in a so-called “island” of a pachinko hall. In addition, on the island of the pachinko hall, there is provided a mounting table 3 which is located immediately below the pachinko machine and extends to the front, and extends laterally over the entire island. A rectangular container-shaped ball box 4 for carrying the prize balls (game balls) obtained by the players to the prize exchange is placed.

The pachinko machine body 2 is configured by incorporating the following respective mechanisms into a front plate 5 having a rectangular plate shape having a rectangular opening. That is, a mounting frame is integrally provided in the rectangular opening of the front plate 5, and the game board 6 is fitted and fixed in the mounting frame. Although not shown in detail, this game board 6 is provided with nails, windmills, general winning openings, starting winning openings, symbol display devices, movable winning openings, etc. in a substantially circular portion surrounded by rails 6a. ing.

On the front surface of the front plate 5, a glass frame 7 for covering the front surface of the game board 6 and a ball supply unit 8 are provided in two upper and lower stages. Of these, the ball supply unit 8 has a ball receiving tray 9 in which game balls are stored on the front side, and the game balls stored in this ball receiving tray 9 are supplied to the ball striking position of the firing mechanism 10 one by one. It is like this. The ball supply unit 8 is also provided with a prize ball port 11 communicating with the ball tray 9.

The firing mechanism 10 is provided below the front plate 5. Although not shown in detail, the firing mechanism 10 drives a hitting mallet or the like by a motor 13 (see FIG. 4) by operating a handle 12 provided on the lower right side of the front surface of the front plate 5. The game balls supplied from the ball supply unit 8 are configured to be fired toward the board surface of the game board 6. A lower tray 14 which will be described in detail later is provided in the lower central portion of the front plate 5.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a mechanism board 15 is provided on the back surface of the front plate 5 so as to cover the back surface of the game board 6. The mechanism board 15 has a winning ball discharging mechanism 16 for discharging the game balls (winning balls) that have won the respective winning openings of the game board 6, and a prize for discharging a predetermined number of game balls as winning balls according to the winning. A ball discharging mechanism 17 and the like are incorporated.

Of these, the winning ball discharging mechanism 16 has a rotating disk 19 for intermittently sending the winning ball to the end portion of the collecting gutter 18 which guides the winning ball, and the winning disk sent by the rotating disk 19 is provided. The ball 20 is configured to operate the lever 20. Then, the prize ball discharging mechanism 17 has a predetermined number of prize balls at the end portion of the upper prize ball passage 22 in which the prize balls flow down in a row from the ball tank 21 that stores a large number of game balls (prize balls). The prize ball case 23 accommodated therein is swingably operable, and further, a lower prize ball passage 24 continuous to the prize ball opening 11 of the ball supply unit 8 is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball case 23. Has been done.

Normally, the prize ball case 23 is in communication with the upper prize ball passage 22 and is stopped in a state where a predetermined number of prize balls are accommodated therein, and the lever 20 of the prize ball discharging mechanism 16 is held. When it is operated, it is swung through the connecting rod 25 and the like, and the internal prize balls are discharged to the lower prize ball passage 24 with the end portion of the upper prize ball passage 22 being closed. Thus, each time one game ball is won, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged from the prize ball opening 11 to the ball tray 9 through the lower prize ball passage 24.

Further, the mechanism board 15 is provided with a prize ball discharge path 26 so as to branch from the lower prize ball path 24. The lower end portion of the prize ball discharge path 26 communicates with a lower tray box 27 that communicates with the lower tray 14. On the other hand, the upper end portion of the prize ball discharge path 26 communicates with an intermediate portion of the lower prize ball passage 24, and a flow path changing member 28 is provided in this branched portion.

The flow path changing member 28 normally closes the prize ball discharge path 26 and guides the prize ball to the prize ball opening 11 as shown in the figure, but the ball receiving tray 9 becomes full of game balls and When the game ball overflows up to the prize ball mouth 11 portion, it is displaced by the weight of the game ball and opens the prize ball discharge path 26 to change the flow path of the prize ball.

As a result, when the ball tray 9 is filled with game balls and cannot be stored any more, the prize balls are discharged to the lower tray 14 through the prize ball discharge path 26 and the lower tray box 27. It has become. In addition, in addition to this, in the lower tray 14, game balls that have been launched by the launching mechanism 10 but have not reached the game board 6 are returned, and further, a slide lever of the ball tray 9 By operating 9a (see FIG. 3), the game balls in the ball tray 9 flow out into the lower tray 14.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the mechanism board 15 is provided with a microswitch 29 as a sensor for detecting that a predetermined amount of game balls have accumulated in the lower tray 14. The micro switch 29 is turned on / off by a detection lever 30 provided in the prize ball discharge path 26 so as to be swingable around a shaft 30a. This detection lever 30 is normally located at the right side position shown in FIG. 5, and when the game balls collect in the lower tray 14 and the lower tray box 27 and overflow into the prize ball discharge path 26, The game ball is pivotally displaced to the left in the figure to turn on the micro switch 29.

Now, the lower pan 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The lower tray 14 is made of, for example, plastic and has a container shape. The lower wall of the lower tray 14 penetrates the front plate 5 to communicate with the lower tray box 27. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the bottom portion of the lower tray 14 is formed with a substantially spherical ball outlet 31 for taking out the game balls accumulated in the lower tray 14 downward. As shown in FIG. 2, a plastic address plate 32, which is also made of plastic, is attached to the bottom of the lower tray 14 from the bottom side with a slight clearance from the bottom of the lower tray 14, so to speak, it is a double plate. It is said to be the bottom. Needless to say, the ball outlet 31 is formed so as to also penetrate the address plate 32.

An opening / closing member 33 for opening and closing the ball outlet 31 is provided between the bottom surface of the lower tray 14 and the address plate 32. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening / closing member 33 is configured by integrally including a lever portion 33b in a substantially circular main portion 33a having a size that completely closes the ball outlet 31, and an intermediate portion of the lever portion 33b. The part is attached to the lower pan 14 by a shaft 34. Thus, the opening / closing member 33 is rotatable about the shaft 34 so as to slide between the lower tray 14 and the address plate 32.

In this case, the opening / closing member 33 is rotatable between a closed position shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 and an open position shown by a chain double-dashed line, and is always kept at a closed position by a spring (not shown). The main portion 33a is urged so that the ball outlet 31 can be opened and closed. Further, the opening / closing member 33 is integrally provided with an operating portion 35 extending from the main portion 33a to the front side. Is provided with a knob portion 35a for manually opening and closing the ball outlet 31.

Further, a solenoid 36 as a driving means is provided at the inner part of the lower tray 14 of the front plate 5. A plunger 36 a of the solenoid 36 is connected to a tip portion of a lever portion 33 b of the opening / closing member 33. Thus, by energizing the solenoid 36, the opening / closing member 33 is rotated to the open position against the spring force, and the ball outlet 31 is opened. The solenoid 36 is normally cut off, and is energized when the micro switch 29 is turned on.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the player starts playing the game, first, after storing the game balls in the ball receiving tray 9 of the ball supply unit 8, when the handle 12 is rotated, the game mechanism 6 launches the game balls one by one. Is launched towards. When the game balls enter the winning opening of the game board 6, the prize ball discharging mechanism 17 discharges a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls each time there is one prize.

In this case, as described above, until the ball receiving tray 9 is filled with the game balls, the prize balls are discharged to the ball receiving tray 9, and the ball receiving tray 9 is filled with the game balls and is accommodated further. When it cannot be cut off, the flow path of the prize ball is changed by the flow path changing member 28, and the prize ball is discharged to the lower tray 14. At this time, since the ball outlet 31 of the lower tray 14 is closed by the opening / closing member 33, the prize balls gradually accumulate in the lower tray 14.

Then, when the game balls are accumulated in the lower tray 14 and finally the game balls overflow into the prize ball discharge passage 26, the detection balls 30 in the prize ball discharge passage 26 are shaken by the game balls. The micro switch 29 is turned on by the dynamic displacement. Then, when the micro switch 29 is turned on, the solenoid 36 is energized, and the opening / closing member 33 is rotated to the open position.

As a result, the ball extraction port 31 is automatically opened, and the game balls accumulated in the lower tray 14 are discharged from the ball extraction port 31 and placed in the ball box 4 arranged on the mounting table 3. It will be dropped. Then, with the discharge of the game balls, when the game balls in the prize ball discharge path 26 decrease, the detection lever 30 is oscillated to the original position, the micro switch 29 is turned off, and the solenoid 36 is cut off. As a result, the opening / closing member 33 is rotated to the closed position, and the ball outlet 31 is returned to the closed state.

When the player wants to discharge the game balls accumulated in the lower tray 14 when he / she stops the game, the opening / closing member 33 is opened by operating the knob portion 35a of the operation portion 35. Can be operated.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the game balls are accumulated in the lower tray 14 by a predetermined amount, the opening / closing member 33 is automatically opened so that the game balls can be extracted. It is possible to prevent the trouble that the game ball is overflowed from the lower tray 14 and the prize ball discharge path 26 is filled with game balls.

Therefore, unlike the conventional one in which the game motor is stopped by stopping the firing motor when the game balls are accumulated in the lower tray to some extent, it is not necessary to stop the motor 13 and the player The game will not be interrupted regardless of the will of the player.

When a predetermined amount of game balls are accumulated in the lower tray 14, the ball withdrawal opening 31 is automatically opened and the game balls are discharged, so that the player can play the game balls during the game. There is no need to perform any special work for extraction. As a result, even when a relatively large amount of prize balls are discharged in a short time, such as when a big hit occurs, unlike the conventional method that requires frequent removal work, it is rushing to the player. It is something you can do without thinking.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the sensor is not limited to a micro switch, and an optical sensor or the like may be used, and a motor or the like may be used as the driving means. Various modifications can be made within the scope that does not deviate from the gist, such as use. In addition, when the pachinko machine of the present invention is used for a player's game, it is necessary to inform by voice or sight that the ball box should be placed below the ball outlet before the game starts. Needless to say,

[0039]

[Effect of the device]

 As is clear from the above description, according to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the opening / closing member that opens and closes the ball outlet provided at the bottom of the lower tray and the predetermined amount of game balls are accumulated in the lower tray. Since a sensor that detects that and a driving means that opens the opening / closing member when this sensor detects that a predetermined amount of game balls have accumulated in the lower tray, the lower tray is filled with game balls. It is possible to eliminate the interruption of the game due to the above, and at the same time, it has an excellent effect that the player does not have to rush to remove the game ball from the lower tray.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a lower pan portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the lower pan portion.

[Figure 3] Front view of the entire pachinko machine

[Figure 4] Partial vertical section rear view of the entire pachinko machine

[Figure 5] Vertical rear view of the prize ball discharge path

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawing, 2 is a pachinko machine body, 3 is a mounting table, 4 is a ball box,
6 is a game board, 9 is a ball saucer, 10 is a firing mechanism, 14 is a lower saucer, 15 is a mechanism board, 17 is a prize ball discharge mechanism, 24 is a lower prize ball passage, 26 is a prize ball discharge path, and 27 is a lower saucer. Box, 28 is a flow path changing member, 29 is a micro switch (sensor), 30 is a detection lever, 31 is a ball extracting port, 33 is an opening / closing member, 35 is an operating portion, 36 is a solenoid (driving means)
Indicates.

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] [Claim 1] An opening / closing member for closing a ball outlet provided at the bottom of the lower tray so as to be openable and closable, comprising a lower tray for receiving game balls discharged as prize balls. And a sensor that detects that a predetermined amount of game balls have accumulated in the lower tray, and a drive unit that opens the opening / closing member when this sensor detects that a predetermined amount of game balls have accumulated in the lower tray. A pachinko machine characterized by being installed.