JPH07289700A - Ball game machine winning device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] It is an object to provide a winning device for a ball game machine which is easy to assemble and can be compactly constructed. [Structure] A prize case 25 having an opening 26 for entering a game ball, and an opening / closing plate 30 for opening and closing the opening 26 and guiding a game ball falling from above in the open state into the opening 26.
And an opening / closing drive means 31 for opening / closing the opening / closing plate 30, and an interlocking member 32 for interlocking the opening / closing drive means 31 and the opening / closing plate 30.
In the winning device of the ball game machine including the above, the opening / closing drive means 31 is arranged in the front-rear direction and the interlocking member 32 is slidably provided in the front-rear direction, and the front end portion of the interlocking member 32 protruding into the opening 26 is provided. An engaging piece 60 protruding downward is provided on the opening / closing plate 30 so that the opening / closing plate 30 is opened / closed by the forward / backward movement of the interlocking member 32. .

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning device for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, as a prize device to be mounted on a game board, conventionally, there is a prize case having an opening for entering a game ball, and this opening part is opened and closed. Some include an opening / closing plate that guides a game ball that sometimes falls from above into the opening, an opening / closing drive unit that opens / closes the opening / closing plate, and an interlocking member that links the opening / closing drive unit and the opening / closing plate. .

An opening / closing drive means is vertically attached to the rear part of the winning case, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the opening / closing drive means operates to open the opening / closing plate through the interlocking member and drop from above. The game ball is played by the opening and closing plate and guided into the opening.

[0004]

In the conventional prize winning device,
Since the opening / closing drive means for opening / closing the opening / closing plate is arranged in the up-down direction at the rear of the winning case, the up-down direction of the winning device inevitably becomes large. Therefore, if you cannot secure a wide space to attach the winning device to the game board,
There is a problem that the winning device cannot be attached to the game board.

If the prize-winning case is divided into a front case and a rear case, and a rear case is provided with opening / closing drive means to downsize the front case, each case can be attached from both front and rear sides of the game board. , It is also possible to secure a space for mounting other game parts on the front side of the game board. However, if the winning case is divided into a front case and a rear case, it is necessary to attach the front case and the rear case from both sides of the game board, which makes the assembling of the winning device extremely complicated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a winning device for a ball game machine, which is easy to assemble and can be configured compactly.

[0006]

The present invention according to claim 1 is a winning case 25 having an opening 26 into which a game ball is entered.
An opening / closing plate 30 for opening and closing the opening 26 and guiding a game ball falling from above in the open state into the opening 26, an opening / closing drive means 31 for opening / closing the opening / closing plate 30, and opening / closing the opening / closing plate 30. In a winning device of a ball game machine provided with a drive means 31 and an interlocking member 32 for interlocking the opening / closing plate 30, the opening / closing drive means 31 is arranged in the front-rear direction and the interlocking member 32 is provided slidably in the front-rear direction. An engaging piece 60 protruding downward is provided at the front end of the interlocking member 32 protruding into the opening 26, and the engaging piece 60 engages so that the opening / closing plate 30 is opened / closed by the forward / backward movement of the interlocking member 32. An opening concave engaging recess 64 is provided on the opening / closing plate 30.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a mounting portion 59 for mounting the movable side of the opening / closing drive means 31 to the interlocking member 32, and a left and right side from the front end side of the mounting portion 59. A pair of left and right engaging arms 59 is provided which protrudes to both sides and whose front ends project forward along inner surfaces on both left and right sides in the opening 26, and an engaging piece 60 is provided at a front end of the engaging arms 59.
The opening and closing plate 30 is formed on both left and right sides of the lower end of the opening and closing plate 30.
Providing a pair of left and right pivots 61 that pivot 30 to the prize case 25,
Engagement recesses 64 with which the engagement pieces 60 of the interlocking member 32 engage are formed near the tops of the pivots 61, respectively.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, when the opening / closing plate 30 is in an open state, the engaging piece 60 engages to attach the opening / closing plate 30 to the front side. When the first upwardly sloping surface 65 that urges forward and the opening / closing plate 30 are in the closed state, the engaging piece
A second slanted surface 67 which is engaged with 60 and urges the opening / closing plate 30 to the rear side, and is formed between the first slanted surface 65 and the second slanted surface 67, and the interlocking member 32. The engaging recessed portion 64 is formed with a sliding surface 68 for closing the opening / closing plate 30 by sliding the tip end of the engaging piece 60 when moving from the front side to the rear side.

The present invention according to claim 4 provides the invention according to claims 1 and 2.
Alternatively, in the invention described in 3, the opening / closing plate 30 is provided with a rib 62 on the inner surface side thereof along the vertical direction, a first inclined surface 65 is provided at the lower portion of the rib 62, and the rib 62 projects inside the opening / closing plate 30. The second slanted surface 67 is provided on the protruding piece 66.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fourth aspect, when the opening / closing plate 30 in the open state is closed, the front end of the engaging piece 60 abuts on the sliding surface 68. , Interlocking member 32
The contact portion 66a that contacts the side is formed at the end of each protrusion 66.

[0011]

In the present invention according to claim 1, the opening / closing drive means 31
Is provided in the front-rear direction so that the interlocking member 32 is slidable in the front-rear direction, and the engaging piece 60 protruding downward is provided at the front end portion of the interlocking member 32 protruding into the opening 26. Since the opening / closing plate 30 is provided with an upwardly opening engagement recess 64 with which the engagement piece 60 engages so that the opening / closing plate 30 is opened and closed by movement, the engagement piece 60 is inserted into the engagement recess 64 from above. Just engage the recess
64 and the engaging piece 60 can be engaged, the assembling of the winning device 15 is extremely easy, and further downsizing of the device itself can be achieved, and the winning device 15 is mounted from the front side of the game board 4. It is possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the interlocking member 32 is provided.
A mounting portion 59 for mounting the movable side of the opening / closing drive means 31,
A pair of left and right engaging arms 59 are provided which project from the front end side of the mounting portion 59 to the left and right sides, and whose tip portions project forward along the inner surfaces on the left and right sides of the opening 26.
An engaging piece 60 is formed at the front end of 59, and a pair of left and right pivots 61 that pivotally support the open / close plate 30 to the winning case 25 are provided on the left and right sides of the lower end of the open / close plate 30. Since the engaging recesses 64 with which the engaging pieces 60 of the interlocking member 32 engage are formed in the vicinity, respectively, the engaging pieces 60 and the engaging recesses 64 can be engaged on both the left and right sides within the opening 26. It is possible to easily downsize the winning device 15. Further, since the engaging recesses 64 with which the engaging pieces 60 of the interlocking member 32 engage are formed near the upper portions of the respective pivots 61, the stroke of the opening / closing drive means 31 can be shortened, and the winning device.
It is also possible to reduce the size of 15 in the front-rear direction.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the opening / closing plate 30 is in the open state, the engaging piece 60 engages and biases the opening / closing plate 30 to the front side. When the open / close plate 30 is in the closed state, the engaging piece 60 engages to urge the open / close plate 30 to the rear side. The sliding surface 68 that is formed between the two inclined surfaces 67 and that closes the opening / closing plate 30 by sliding the tip end of the engaging piece 60 when the interlocking member 32 moves from the front side to the rear side. Since it is formed in the fitting recess 64, rattling of the opening / closing plate 30 can be prevented and the opening / closing plate 30 can be held in a stable state regardless of whether the opening / closing plate 30 is open or closed. Further, when the interlocking member 32 moves from the front side to the rear side, the tip of the engagement piece 60 moves toward the sliding surface 68.
Since it slides along, the opening / closing plate 30 can be closed smoothly.

In the present invention according to claim 4, the opening / closing plate 30
A rib 62 is formed on the inner surface of the rib 62 along the up-down direction, and a first inclined surface 65 is provided in the lower portion of the rib 62, and the opening / closing plate is also provided.
Since the second inclined surface 67 is provided on the protruding piece 66 projecting inward of the 30, when the game ball hitting the opening / closing plate 30 moves into the opening 26, the game ball moves inside the rib 62. Therefore, the game ball can be smoothly guided into the opening 26 without colliding with the front side of the engaging piece 60 and being caught.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the opening / closing plate 30 in the open state is closed, the end of the engaging piece 60 contacts the interlocking member 32 before contacting the sliding surface 68. Since the contact portion 66a is formed at the end of each protruding piece 66, it is possible to increase the distance of the point of action from the pivot 61 when closing the opening / closing plate 30.
The load on the opening / closing drive means 31 can be reduced and the opening / closing plate 30 can be easily closed.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 11 illustrate examples in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. FIG. 11 shows the entire pachinko machine. In FIG. 11, 1 is a front frame, which is pivotally attached to the front side of the machine frame so as to be openable and closable. A glass door 2 and a front plate 3 are attached to the front frame 1, and a game board 4 is detachably attached to the rear side thereof.

On the front surface of the game board 4, there is provided a guide rail 5 for guiding the launched game balls, and in addition to obstacle nails, winning holes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and starting ports 11, 12, Symbol display device 1
3, a starting gate 14, a prize winning device 15, a special ball entering device 16, an outlet 17, and various display lamps are provided respectively.

The symbol display device 13 has three symbol display portions, and each of the symbol display portions is adapted to display 10 different types of symbols, for example, numerical symbols 0 to 9 in segments. The starting gate 14 is for starting fluctuation of the symbol display device 13, and is arranged near the lower portion of the symbol display device 13.
The winning device 15 is a so-called hit, the stop symbol after the change of each symbol display portion of the symbol display device 13, when displaying the preset hit symbol, it will be operated in the open state for a predetermined time ing.

The special ball-entering device 16 is for so-called big hit, and as shown in FIG. 1, when the detection switch 48 provided in the prize-winning device 15 detects a game ball, one of the starting ports 11 and 12 is opened. If a game ball is already in, it will be opened for a predetermined time.

The upper plate 19 is attached to the front plate 3 and
A ball pulling lever 20 is provided at the front edge of 19. At the bottom of the front frame 1 is a lower plate 21 and an operating handle 23 for the launcher 22.
Is provided, and by operating this operation handle 23, the upper plate
Game balls are supplied from 19 to the launching unit one by one, and the game balls are launched along the guide rails 5 by the operation of the launching motor.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 10, the winning device 15 has a winning case 25 mounted in the mounting hole 24 of the game board 4 from the front side. The winning case 25 includes a front plate 27 having a rectangular opening 26 in the upper part, a lower cover 28 and a rear case arranged on the rear side of the front plate 27.
29, and an opening / closing plate 30 for opening / closing the opening 26 is pivotally supported between the front plate 27 and the lower cover 28.
An opening / closing drive means 31 for opening / closing the opening / closing plate 30 and an interlocking member 32 for interlocking the opening / closing drive means 31 and the opening / closing plate 30 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a U-shaped upper peripheral wall 33 which projects rearward along the upper portion of the opening 26 and opens downward is provided on the rear surface of the front plate 27.
Below the upper peripheral wall 33, a first mounting boss 34 for fixing the rear case 29 and a pivotal rib for pivotally mounting the opening / closing plate 30.
35 and a second mounting boss 36 for fixing the lower cover 28 are sequentially provided in pairs on both left and right sides.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a distribution case 37 having substantially the same width as the opening 26 is fixed to the lower part of the front surface of the front plate 27 with a screw 38. At the center of the distribution case 37, a passage port 39 that penetrates in the up-down direction is provided, and on the left and right sides of the passage port 39, a pair of inclined portions 40 whose outer side is inclined downward in a curved shape is provided. The game balls dropped from above when 30 is blocked are distributed to the center or one side of the left and right.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6, the lower cover 28 has a lower rear wall 41 and a pair of left and right side walls 42 extending vertically from the left and right ends of the lower wall 41. There is. The middle portion of the side wall 42 has a slit 42a on the front side.
However, the cylindrical portions 43 each having a screw hole on the rear side are formed,
With the second mounting boss 36 inserted in the slit 42a,
The lower cover 28 is fixed to the second mounting boss 36 by means of countersunk screws 44 inserted through 43.

As a result, on the back side of the opening 26, the upper peripheral wall 33 of the front plate 27 and the lower wall 41 and the side wall 42 of the lower cover 28 are provided.
And are formed into a rectangular tubular shape. And the opening
In the lower part of the inside of 26, three passages 46 are defined in the left-right direction by two guide ribs 45 provided on the lower wall 41 of the lower cover 28, and the passage 46 at the center thereof is the specific passage 46a. .

At the rear end of the lower wall 41, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a rear wall 47 projecting downward is formed, and a game ball that has passed through a specific passage 46a is formed on the rear side of the rear wall 47. A detection switch 48 with a hole for detection is detachably attached from the rear via a support portion 49. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the rear case 29 has a rectangular frame portion 50 that is open on both front and rear sides, and a case mounting plate that projects to the left and right on both front ends of the rectangular frame portion 50 and closes the rear side of the passage 46. 51, and the case attachment plate 51 is attached to the first attachment boss 34 by the set screw 52.

At the lower part of the rear case 29, as shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, a guide plate 53 projecting toward the specific passage 46a is provided in the center, and ball dropping passages 54 are provided on both left and right sides. , The guide plate 53 is for guiding the game ball that has passed through the specific passage 46a in the direction of the hole of the detection switch 48, and each ball drop passage 54 has the game balls of the left and right passages 46 on the back side of the game board 4, respectively. To guide you to.

Inside the rectangular frame 50, a solenoid, which is an opening / closing drive means 31, and an interlocking member 32 are arranged in the front-rear direction,
The opening / closing drive means 31 is screwed into the side wall of the rectangular frame 50 from both sides.
It is attached by 55. A coil spring 57 is attached to the movable iron core 56, which is the movable side of the opening / closing drive means 31,
It is biased backwards.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the interlocking member 32 is provided with mounting portions 58 having a U-shape in side view, which are mounted on both end portions of the movable iron core 56, and from the front end portion of the mounting portion 58 to the left and right sides. It is provided with a pair of left and right engaging arms 59 which project and whose front end projects both left and right in the opening 26, that is, forward along the inner surface of the upper peripheral wall 33.

An engaging piece 60 is provided at the front end of the engaging arm 59 and projects downward, and its tip is inclined rearward and downward. As the movable iron core 56 moves back and forth, the engaging piece 60 is formed. It is adapted to move back and forth within the opening 26.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 7, the opening / closing plate 30 is for opening and closing the opening 26, and for guiding the game ball falling from above in the opening 26 in the open state. Each pivot 61 at the lower end is pivotally supported between the recess of the pivot rib 35 and the front end of the side wall 42 of the lower cover 28 so as to rotate in the front-rear direction between the closed position and the open position. There is.

On the left and right sides of the inner surface of the opening / closing plate 30, side ribs 62 are provided along the up-down direction, and intermediate ribs 63 slightly lower than the side ribs 62 are provided in the middle portions thereof. The opening / closing plate 30 is reinforced by 62 and 63. In the vicinity of the upper part of each pivot 61, there is provided an upwardly open engagement recess 64 with which each engagement piece 60 engages so that the opening / closing plate 30 is opened and closed in the front-rear direction by the forward / backward movement of the interlocking member 32. .

As shown in FIG. 8, each of the engaging recesses 64 has a first inclined surface 65 formed on the lower portion of the side rib 62 and a first projecting piece 66 formed on the inside of the opening / closing plate 30. 2 inclined surface 67,
The sliding surface 68 is formed between the first inclined surface 65 and the second inclined surface 67.

The first sloping surface 65 is formed in a forwardly rising shape so that when the opening / closing plate 30 is in the open state, the engaging piece 60 is engaged to urge the opening / closing plate 30 to the front side. Surface 67 is the opening / closing plate 30
In the closed state, the engaging piece 60 is engaged to urge the opening / closing plate 30 to the rear side, and is formed in a rearward rising shape.

As shown in FIG. 9, the sliding surface 68 is a locus along which the tip of the engaging piece 60 moves when the front end of the engaging piece 60 moves forward while contacting the first inclined surface. And is formed in substantially the same shape. In FIG. 9, the relative position between the engaging piece 60 and the engaging recess 64 when the opening / closing plate 30 is opened / closed is shown by the opening / closing plate 30.
Shown in the closed position of 30.

Therefore, when the opening / closing plate 30 rotates with the forward / backward movement of the interlocking member 32, the tip end of the engaging piece 60 moves toward the sliding surface 68.
When the opening / closing plate 30 is rotated rearward, the tip of the engaging piece 60 presses the sliding surface 68 rearward and the sliding movement is prevented. As the sliding surface 68 slides, the opening / closing plate 30 rotates smoothly.

If the sliding surface 68 of the opening / closing plate 30 is formed to have a shape substantially the same as the path of movement of the tip of the engaging piece 60 and with almost no gap provided, the opening / closing plate 30 will rotate. Sometimes, the interlocking member 32 is stopped at a desired position so that the opening / closing plate 30
It is also possible to stop at any position in a stable state without rattling.

In the center of the opening / closing plate 30, as shown in FIG. 10, when the opening / closing plate 30 is in an open state, the game ball which tries to enter the specific passage 46a in the opening 26 is received and stopped, and then closed. Sometimes a stop 69 is integrally provided to guide the game ball to the specific passage 46a side.

The stopping portion 69 is a side plate 70 protruding from the left and right sides so that one game ball can be accommodated, a connecting plate 71 connecting the side plates 70, and a central portion of the connecting plate 71 for playing games. It has a supporting rib 72 for supporting the ball, and when the opening / closing plate 30 is closed, the game ball falls in the opening 26 and enters the specific passage 46a.

The upper wall 33a forming the upper peripheral wall 33 of the front plate 27 has a lower surface lower than the opening 26,
When the opening / closing plate 30 is closed, the inner surface of the front end portion of the opening / closing plate 30 comes into contact with the front end surface of the upper wall 33a. Further, the central lower surface of the upper wall 33a is provided with a blocking plate 73 projecting downward corresponding to the stopping portion 69, and a pair of blocking ribs 74 extending rearward from both left and right sides of the blocking plate 73. When the open state is opened, the game ball that has fallen to the stopping portion 69 is prevented from passing over the support rib 72 and entering the specific passage 46a side.

Next, when assembling the winning device 15,
The engagement between the engagement piece 60 of the interlocking member 32 and the engagement recess 64 of the opening / closing plate 30 will be described. First, the pivot 61 of the opening / closing plate 30 is inserted into the concave portion of the pivot rib 35 of the front plate 27, and the lower cover 28 is moved to the second position.
The opening / closing plate 30 is pivotally mounted between the front plate 27 and the lower cover 28 by screwing the mounting boss 36. Then, the opening / closing drive means 31 and the interlocking member are provided in the rectangular frame portion 50 of the rear case 29.
32 and 32 are accommodated, and the opening / closing drive means 31 is screwed to the rear case 29.

After that, as shown by the three-dot chain line in FIG. 9, the front end of each engaging piece 60 is inserted from the rear side of the opening 26 into the engaging concave portion 64 of the opening / closing plate 30 in the closed position from the upper rear side, With the engagement pieces 60 and the engagement recesses 64 engaged with each other, the rear case 29 is lifted to the proper position shown in FIG.
Is screwed to the first mounting boss 34. If you do this,
The engaging pieces 60 and the engaging recesses 64 can be engaged only by inserting the engaging pieces 60 into the engaging recesses 64 from the upper rear, and the winning device 15 can be assembled very easily.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
Normally, the opening / closing drive means 31 is in the demagnetized state,
Since 32 is biased rearward by a spring, the interlocking member 32
Is in the rear position. At this time, the opening / closing plate 30 is in a closed position standing upright from the pivot 61, as shown in FIG.

At this time, since the center of gravity of the opening / closing plate 30 is on the front side of the pivot 61, the opening / closing plate 30 tries to rotate forward by its own weight.
Since the engaging piece 60 of the interlocking member 32 abuts the second inclined surface 67 of the opening / closing plate 30 to urge the opening / closing plate 30 to the rear side, rattling of the opening / closing plate 30 is prevented and the opening 26 is opened. It is securely blocked from the front side. Therefore, the game ball falling from above is the opening / closing plate 30.
After passing through the front side of the distribution case 37, it falls on the passage opening 39 or the inclined portion 40 of the distribution case 37 and is distributed to the center or one of the left and right sides.

When the game ball enters the starting gate 14, the symbols on the symbol display portions of the symbol display device 13 change for a fixed time.
Then, when the stop symbol of each symbol display portion of the symbol display device 13 hits and becomes a symbol, the opening / closing drive means 31 of the winning device 15 is excited, and the movable iron core 56 moves forward against the coil spring 57.

As a result, since the engaging piece 60 of the interlocking member 32 moves forward, the backward biasing of the opening / closing plate 30 due to the engagement between the engaging piece 60 and the second inclined surface 67 is released, and the opening / closing is performed. The opening / closing plate 30 is rotated around the pivot 61 by the weight of the plate 30 or by the front end portion of the engagement piece 60 pushing the first inclined surface 65.

At this time, if the speed at which the opening / closing plate 30 rotates forward due to its own weight is faster than the speed at which the interlocking member 32 moves forward, the engaging piece is moved as the interlocking member 32 moves forward. The tip end portion of 60 moves forward while sliding on the second inclined surface 67 and the sliding surface 68, and the opening / closing plate 30 rotates forward around the pivot 61.

When the interlocking member 32 moves forward faster than the rotation of the opening / closing plate 30 due to its own weight, the front end portion of the engaging piece 60 abuts the first inclined surface 65 of the opening / closing plate 30. The opening / closing plate 30 is forcibly pushed forward, so that the opening / closing plate 30 pivots around the pivot 61 to the front side. By rotating the opening / closing plate 30 to the front side, the tip end portion of the protrusion piece 66 comes out to the front side from the sliding surface 68, but since the tip end portion of the engagement piece 60 is formed rearwardly downward,
The inside of the engagement piece 60 and the tip of the projection piece 66 do not come into contact with each other.

It should be noted that the inclination angle of the second inclined surface 67 can be loosened as shown by the alternate long and short dash line S in FIG. 8 so that the tip portion of the projection piece 66 does not come into contact with the inside of the engagement piece 60. In that case, when the opening / closing plate 30 is closed, the engaging piece 60 is attached to the second inclined surface 67.
It is necessary to lengthen the stroke of the opening / closing drive means 31 when it comes into contact with, and the length of the winning device 15 in the front-rear direction is reduced.

When the opening / closing plate 30 rotates and its front surface comes into contact with the lower edge of the opening 26, the rotation of the opening / closing plate 30 is stopped and the opening / closing plate 30 is stopped.
30 is open. At this time, the tip of the engaging piece 60 is shown in FIG.
As indicated by the chain double-dashed line, the opening / closing plate 30 is engaged with the first inclined surface 65 to urge the opening / closing plate 30 to the front side.
The rattling of 30 is prevented and the opening / closing plate 30 is held in a stable state.

Therefore, even if the game ball that hits the distribution case 37 and bounces against the opening / closing plate 30 from below, the opening / closing plate 30 will not inadvertently vibrate. Even when the game ball is stopped in the section 69, the game ball does not jump out of the stop section 69.

When the opening / closing plate 30 is in the open state, the game balls falling from above hit the opening / closing plate 30 and are guided to the opening 26 side by the opening / closing plate 30, so enter into the opening 26. Go. At this time, if there is a game ball falling in the central portion of the opening / closing plate 30, the first game ball hits the opening / closing plate 30 and is received and stopped by the stopping portion 69 as shown in FIG. Therefore, even if the opening / closing plate 30 is opened, the game ball does not immediately enter the specific passage 46a, and the player can visually confirm that the game ball is in the stopping state in the stopping portion 69.

The game balls dropped on both the left and right sides of the opening and closing plate 30,
After hitting the opening / closing plate 30 and being guided to the opening 26 side, it enters the ball drop passage 54 of the rear case 29 through the passages 46 on both the left and right sides,
It falls down and is collected.

If one game ball is stopped at the stop 69,
After that, the subsequent game ball that falls to the central portion side of the opening / closing plate 30 is a game ball in the stopping state in the stopping portion 69, or the opening / closing plate 30.
After hitting the same or the like, it is distributed to both sides of the stopping portion 69 and moves to the ball dropping passage 54 through the passages 46 on both sides of the opening 26.

When the opening / closing plate 30 is opened and a predetermined time has elapsed, the opening / closing drive means 31 is demagnetized, and the coil spring 57 causes the movable iron core to move.
56, since the interlocking member 32 moves rearward, as shown in FIG. 1, the opening / closing plate 30 rotates around the pivot 61 to the closed position, and the opening
Close 26. Then, the game ball stopped at the stop 69 drops downward, moves to the detection switch 48 side through the specific passage 46a, and drops downward from the hole of the detection switch 48, so the detection switch 48 is a game. Detect the sphere.

When the detection switch 48 detects the game ball, and the game ball is already in any of the starting ports 11 and 12, the special ball entrance device is activated. According to the above configuration, since the opening / closing drive means 31 is arranged in the front-rear direction and the interlocking member 32 is provided slidably in the front-rear direction, the vertical size of the device itself can be reduced, and the winning device 15 Can be installed from the front side of the game board 4.

Further, since the engaging piece 60 and the engaging recess 64 are engaged in the opening 26, it is not necessary to engage both outside the winning case 25, and the winning device 15 can be further miniaturized. be able to. Moreover, since the engaging pieces 60 and the engaging recesses 64 are engaged with each other on both the left and right sides within the opening 26, there is little risk of impeding the movement of the game ball guided within the opening 26.

Further, since the engaging recesses 64 with which the engaging pieces 60 of the interlocking member 32 engage are formed near the upper portions of the respective pivots 61, the interlocking member 32 when the opening / closing plate 30 is rotated is formed. Since the moving distance is short, the stroke of the opening / closing drive means 31 can be shortened, and the winning device 15 can be downsized in the front-rear direction.

Since the first inclined surface 65 is provided below the side ribs 62 of the opening / closing plate 30 and the second inclined surface 67 is provided on the protruding piece 66 protruding inward of the opening / closing plate 30, it is dropped from above. Then, when the game ball hitting the opening / closing plate 30 moves into the opening 26, since the game ball moves inside the side ribs 62, it collides with the front side of the engaging piece 60 and the protruding piece 66. The game ball can be smoothly guided into the opening 26 without being caught.

12 to 16 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the abutting portion 66a which abuts the inside of the engaging piece 60 when the opening / closing plate 30 is in the open state is provided at the tip of each protruding piece 66. It is provided. In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, when the interlocking member 32 moves forward and the opening / closing plate 30 is opened, the tip end of the engaging piece 60 contacts the first inclined surface 65 of the opening / closing plate 30. The opening / closing plate 30 is biased to the front side, and the abutting portion 66a of the protruding piece 66 is engaged with the engaging piece 60.
The opening / closing plate 30 is restricted from contacting with the inside of the.

Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a stopper for holding the opening / closing plate 30 in the open position, and the structure can be simplified and the degree of freedom in design can be improved. Further, when the open / close plate 30 in the open state is closed, the inner side of the engaging piece 60 is projected until the tip end portion of the engaging piece 60 contacts the sliding surface 68, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Since the contact portion 66a of the piece 66 is pushed rearward, the opening / closing plate 30 is rotated rearward.

For this reason, the distance of the point of action from the pivot 61 for closing the opening / closing plate 30 can be made longer than in the case where the sliding surface 68 is pushed rearward by the tip of the engaging piece 60. Therefore, for example, even when a plurality of game balls are placed on the opening / closing plate 30, the opening / closing plate 30 can be closed very easily without burdening the opening / closing drive means 31.

Further, in this embodiment, the stop portion 69 of the opening / closing plate 30 and the specific passage 46a in the opening 26 in the first embodiment are omitted, and the rear side of the winning device 15 is downsized and the opening 26 is formed.
A pair of protrusions 75 are provided on both left and right sides of the.

Each projecting portion 75 is L-shaped, and the upper end surface is inclined so that the inside is downward so as to guide the game balls falling on the left and right sides of the opening 26 to the opening 26 side. Further, the lower portion of each protruding portion 75 is bent inward so that the game balls that have passed through the front side of the opening / closing plate 30 are collected in the central portion and fall downward.

In the above embodiment, the winning device 15 of the pachinko machine is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to the pachinko machine, and the various winning devices 15 of the arrangement ball machine and the like are also the same. It goes without saying that it can be implemented. Further, although the tip end portion of the engagement piece 60 is inclined rearward and downward, it may be formed in a circular shape in a side view as shown in FIG. 17 instead.

[0066]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a winning case 25 having an opening portion 26 for entering a game ball, and a game in which the opening portion 26 is opened and closed and falls from above when in an open state. An opening / closing plate 30 for guiding the sphere into the opening 26, and this opening / closing plate 30
Opening and closing drive means 31 for opening and closing, and this opening and closing drive means 31
In the winning device 15 of the ball game machine provided with the interlocking member 32 that interlocks the opening and closing plate 30, the opening and closing drive means 31 is arranged in the front-rear direction and the interlocking member 32 is provided slidably in the front-rear direction, and the opening is formed. An engaging piece 60 protruding downward is provided at the front end portion of the interlocking member 32 protruding into the portion 26, and the opening / closing plate is formed by the forward / backward movement of the interlocking member 32.
Since the opening-and-closing plate 30 is provided with the upwardly open engagement concave portion 64 with which the engaging piece 60 engages so that the opening and closing of the opening 30, the engaging piece 60 is simply inserted from above. Mating recess 64 and engaging piece
It is possible to engage with 60, it is possible to assemble the winning device 15 very easily, and it is possible to downsize the device itself in the vertical direction, and the winning device 15 can be mounted from the front side of the game board 4. it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, the interlocking member 32 has an opening / closing drive means.
A mounting portion 59 to which the movable side of 31 is attached, and a front end portion of the mounting portion 59 that protrudes to the left and right sides, and the tip end portion thereof has the opening 26.
A pair of left and right engaging arms 59 projecting forward along the inner surfaces of the left and right sides of the engaging arm 59 are provided, and an engaging piece 60 is formed at the front end portion of the engaging arm 59. A pair of left and right pivots 61 that pivotally support the opening / closing plate 30 on the winning case 25 are provided, and the engaging pieces of the interlocking member 32 are provided in the vicinity of the upper portions of the pivots 61.
Since the engaging recesses 64 to be engaged with 60 are respectively formed, the engaging pieces 60 and the engaging recesses 64 can be engaged with each other on the left and right sides in the opening 26, and the game ball guided in the opening 26. It is possible to further reduce the size of the winning device 15 without causing a risk of hindering the movement of the player. Further, since the engaging recesses 64 with which the engaging pieces 60 of the interlocking member 32 engage are formed near the upper portions of the respective pivots 61,
The stroke of the opening / closing drive means 31 can be shortened, and the prize winning device 15 can be downsized in the front-rear direction.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, when the opening / closing plate 30 is in an open state, the engaging piece 60 engages to move the opening / closing plate 30 to the front side. When the first upward slope 65 that is biased forward and the opening / closing plate 30 are closed,
A second slanted surface 67 that is rearwardly rising to engage the engaging piece 60 and bias the opening / closing plate 30 to the rear side, and the first slanted surface 65 and the second slanted surface.
When the interlocking member 32 is moved between the front side and the rear side and is formed between the engagement member 60 and the sliding surface 68 that closes the opening / closing plate 30, the engagement recess 64 is formed. Since it is formed in the open / close plate 30, the open / close plate 30 can be used in both open and closed states.
It is possible to prevent the rattling and hold the opening / closing plate 30 in a stable state. Further, when the interlocking member 32 moves from the front side to the rear side, the tip of the engaging piece 60 slides along the sliding surface 68, so that the opening / closing plate 30 can be smoothly closed.

Further, in the present invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in claim 1, 2 or 3, a rib 62 is formed on the inner surface of the opening / closing plate 30 along the vertical direction.
Since the first inclined surface 65 is provided in the lower part of the and the second inclined surface 67 is provided on the protruding piece 66 protruding inward of the opening / closing plate 30,
The game ball that fell from above and hits the opening / closing plate 30 has the opening 26
When moving in, since the game ball moves inside the rib 62, the game ball does not collide with the front side of the engaging piece 60 and the protruding piece 66 and is caught, and the game ball smoothly moves into the opening 26. You can be guided to.

According to the present invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 4, before the opening / closing plate 30 in the open state is closed, the front end of the engaging piece 60 abuts on the sliding surface 68. In addition, since the contact portion 66a that contacts the interlocking member 32 side is formed at the end of each projection piece 66, it is possible to increase the distance of the point of action from the pivot 61 when closing the opening / closing plate 30. The load on the opening / closing drive means 31 can be reduced and the opening / closing plate 30 can be easily closed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a winning device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view before attaching the rear case 29 of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted plan view of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a closed state.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating relative movement between the engagement piece and the engagement recess of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a central cross-sectional view of the winning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a winning device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the winning device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the winning device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a partially omitted plan view of the winning device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part of the winning device according to the second embodiment of the present invention in an open state.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a winning device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 winning device 25 winning case 26 opening 30 opening / closing plate 31 opening / closing drive means 60 engaging piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A winning case (25) having an opening (26) for entering a game ball, and a game ball which drops from above when the opening (26) is opened and closed and in an open state ( 26) An opening / closing plate (30) for guiding inside, an opening / closing drive means (31) for opening / closing the opening / closing plate (30), and an interlocking member for interlocking the opening / closing drive means (31) and the opening / closing plate (30). (32), in the winning device of the ball game machine including and, the opening and closing drive means (31) is arranged in the front-rear direction, the interlocking member (32) is provided slidably in the front-rear direction, inside the opening (26) The engaging member (60) protruding downward is provided at the front end of the interlocking member (32) protruding to the open / close plate (3) by the forward / backward movement of the interlocking member (32).
The winning device of the ball-and-ball game machine is characterized in that the opening-and-closing plate (30) is provided with an upward-opening engaging recess (64) with which the engaging piece (60) engages so that (0) can be opened and closed. . 2. A mounting portion (59) for mounting the movable side of the opening / closing drive means (31) to the interlocking member (32), and protruding from the front end side of this mounting portion (59) to both left and right sides, and the tip portion thereof. Opening (26)
A pair of left and right engaging arms (59) protruding forward along inner surfaces on both left and right sides of the inside is provided, and an engaging piece (60) is formed at a front end portion of the engaging arms (59), and an opening / closing plate ( A pair of left and right pivots (61) that pivotally support the opening / closing plate (30) on the winning case (25) are provided on the left and right sides of the lower end of the pivot (30), and an interlocking member ( The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein each engaging piece (60) of (32) is formed with an engaging recess (64). 3. The engagement piece (60) when the opening / closing plate (30) is in an open state.
When the opening / closing plate (30) is in the closed state, and the first upwardly inclined first inclined surface (65) for biasing the opening / closing plate (30) toward the front side.
A rearwardly rising second inclined surface (67) which is engaged with (60) and biases the opening / closing plate (30) to the rear side, and the first inclined surface (65) and the second inclined surface (67). When the interlocking member (32) moves from the front side to the rear side, the tip end of the engaging piece (60) slides to close the opening / closing plate (30, a sliding surface (68). 3. The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein and are formed in the engaging recess (64). 4. The opening / closing plate (30) is provided with a rib (62) on the inner surface side thereof along the vertical direction, and a first inclined surface (65) is provided at a lower portion of the rib (62), and the opening / closing plate is also provided. The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a second inclined surface (67) is provided on the protrusion piece (66) protruding inward of the (30). 5. The interlocking member before the front end of the engaging piece (60) contacts the sliding surface (68) when the open / close plate (30) in the open state is closed.
The winning device of the ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein an abutting portion (66a) abutting against the (32) side is formed at an end of each projection piece (66).