JPH10234972A - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] When a large amount of game balls are paid out from a payout means due to occurrence of a jackpot or the like, if necessary, game balls from the payout means are directly lowered without passing through an overflow section. Provide a ball-and-game machine that can be guided to The ball game machine has an upper plate for storing game balls for firing, and a lower plate for storing game balls overflowing from the upper plate when the game balls in the upper plate are full. A dish 17, payout means for paying out game balls to the upper plate 12 side when winning, and switching means 36 for switching game balls paid out from the payout means to the upper plate 12 side and the lower plate 17 side are provided. .

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine and the like, wherein a game ball paid out from a payout means is guided to a lower plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an upper plate and a lower plate are vertically arranged on the front side of a front frame of a ball-and-ball game machine, and operate in conjunction with a firing operation of a firing means. While the game balls are supplied one by one from the upper plate to the firing site by the ball feeding means, when the game balls in the upper plate become full during the game, or when the game is ended, the operating body is opened. To open the extraction hole and extract the game ball in the upper plate to the lower plate side. In addition, when the upper game balls are full, the game balls paid out from the payout means overflow from the overflow portion on the entrance side of the upper plate passage to the guide passage side behind the front frame, and Through the guide passage, it is guided from the back side of the front frame to the lower plate.

[0003]

In a conventional ball game machine, when a large amount of game balls are paid out from the payout means due to, for example, occurrence of a jackpot or the like, the upper plate is not opened unless the player opens the extraction hole. Immediately, the game ball becomes full, and the subsequent game ball paid out from the payout means overflows from the overflow portion on the entrance side of the upper plate passage, and flows to the lower plate side via the guide passage. However, the game balls paid out from the payout means once enter the entrance side of the upper plate passage and then flow into the guide passage via the overflow portion, so that the weight of the subsequent game balls increases. There is a problem that the ball hits the game ball in the plate and the ball is clogged near the aligned portion of the upper plate.

[0004] On the other hand, if the player opens the lower plate, the game balls flow from the payout means to the lower plate via the upper plate and the extraction hole, so that the ball is clogged in the upper plate. There is no fear. However, in this case, the subsequent game balls do not overflow from the overflow portion of the upper plate passage, so that the player operates the extraction hole in an open state as long as the payout of the game balls by the payout means continues. There is a need.
Therefore, when a large amount of game balls are paid out due to the occurrence of a jackpot or the like, the player must play the game while paying attention to the operation timing of the operation body and the like so as not to cause clogging of the upper plate. And cannot concentrate on the game. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and in the case where a large amount of game balls are paid out from the payout means due to occurrence of a jackpot or the like, the game balls from the payout means are directly passed as necessary without passing through the overflow portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can be guided to a lower plate.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an upper plate for storing game balls for firing, and when the game balls in the upper plate are full, the upper plate overflows from the upper plate. In a ball game machine provided with a lower plate 17 for storing flowing game balls and payout means 33 for paying out game balls to the upper plate 12 side when winning, a game ball paid out from the payout means 33 is placed on the upper plate 12 side. And a switching means 36 for switching between the lower plate 17 side. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, an opening / closing means 24 for opening and closing the extraction hole 25 of the upper plate 12, an operating means 27 for operating the opening / closing means 24, and a switching means 36
An interlocking means 63 for interlocking the switching means 36 with the operating means 27 so that the game balls are guided to the lower plate 17 when the extraction hole 25 is opened, and the game balls are guided to the upper plate 12 when the extraction hole 25 is closed. Are provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, a payout passage 54 communicating with the payout means 33 and a game ball from the payout passage 54 are guided to the upper plate 12 side. The upper plate passage 55 and the lower plate are used to transfer the game balls overflowing from the overflow portion 61 of the upper plate passage 55 when the game balls in the upper plate 12 are full.
And an overflow passage 56 for guiding the game balls from the payout passage 54 to the upper plate passage 55 at the lower end of the payout passage 54.
And an overflow passage 56. The present invention described in claim 4 provides the invention according to claims 1 to 3
In the invention according to any one of the above, the switching means 36 is provided with a switching plate 62, and the switching plate 62 is
This is provided so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis 65 between positions D and F for guiding game balls from the upper plate passage 55 side and positions U and B for guiding the game balls toward the overflow passage 56 side. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the upper plate 12 and the opening / closing means 24 are attached to the front plate 5 pivotally attached to the ball game machine main body 3 so as to be openable and closable. And an operation means 27 are provided, and an interlocking means 63 is provided on the fixed plate 10 side fixed to the ball game machine main body 3 corresponding to the front plate 5, and the operation means 27 and the interlocking means 63 are provided when the front plate 5 is opened and closed. The operation means 27 and the interlocking means 63 are disengageably engaged with each other so that the two can be disengaged.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, 1 is an outer frame,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a front frame, and these constitute a ball game machine main body 3. 4 is a glass door, 5 is a front panel, these are front frames 2
It is arranged up and down corresponding to the window hole 8. The front plate 5 is made of sheet metal and is pivotally attached to the glass door 4 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge 6 on the left end side, and can be locked by a locking means on the right end side in a closed state along the front side of the front frame 2. .

Reference numeral 7 denotes a game board, which is a gate-shaped mounting frame 9 fixed to the back side of the front frame 2 so as to surround the window hole 8, and fixed to the back side of the front frame 2 between lower ends of the mounting frame 9. Attached to the back side of the front frame 2 via the fixed plate 10
It is pressed and fixed to the front frame 2 side by 11. Fixed plate
Reference numeral 10 is located below the window hole 8 and is disposed in front of and in front of the front plate 5 so as to correspond to each other. Reference numeral 12 denotes an upper plate for storing game balls for firing, which is mounted on the front side of the front plate 5 and covered by an upper plate cover 13, as shown in FIG. The upper plate 12 includes a storage portion 14 formed in a protruding shape on the front side, and an alignment portion 15 for guiding game balls from the storage portion 14 in a horizontal line. A support plate 16 is integrally formed on the upper plate 12 from below the storage portion 14 to the side of the alignment portion 15.

A lower plate 17 is mounted on the front of the front frame 2 together with a lower plate cover 18 below the front plate 5 so as to receive game balls overflowing or extracted from the upper plate 12. Reference numeral 19 denotes a firing means, which includes a firing handle 20 attached to the front side of the front frame 2 and a hammer 21 for hitting a game ball on a firing rail 22. When the firing handle 20 is operated, the hammer 21 operates. Hit the game balls on the launch rail 22 and play the game balls one by one
It is designed to fire on the guide rail side of No. 7. The firing rail 22 is mounted on the front side of the fixed plate 10.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a ball feeding means which supplies the game balls in the upper plate 12 one by one to a firing position on the firing rail 22 one by one in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 19. It is attached to the back side of. Reference numeral 24 denotes an opening / closing means for extracting the ball of the upper plate 12, and a extraction hole 25 formed on the alignment portion 15 side of the upper plate 12.
An opening / closing plate 26 for opening and closing is provided. 27 is the opening / closing means 2
Operation body 2 operated by the player with the operation means for opening and closing operation of 4
8 and a swing arm 29 for interlocking the operation body 28 and the opening / closing plate 26 so that the opening / closing plate 26 of the opening / closing means 24 opens the extraction hole 25 when the operating body 28 is operated to the open side. Has become. The extraction hole 25 communicates the game balls in the upper plate 12 from the extraction passage 30 of the upper plate cover 13 to the lower plate 17 via the extraction passage 31 of the lower plate cover 18.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back mechanism plate 11 has a prize ball tank 32 for storing game balls as prize balls, a payout means 33 for paying out game balls at the time of winning, and a prize ball tank 32. Prize ball tank rail that guides game balls to the payout means 33 side
34, a passage unit 35 for guiding the game balls from the payout means 33 to the upper plate 12, the lower plate 17, and the island side, respectively,
Switching means 36 for switching the game ball from 33 to the upper plate 12 side and the lower plate 17 side is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening / closing plate 26 is
With an interlocking rod 39 protruding to the opposite side
25 is slidably held between an open position O and a closed position C by sliding guides 37 and 38 so as to open and close, and an engagement pin 40 is provided at the tip end of an interlocking rod 39. I have. The sliding guides 37 and 38 are aligned on the left and right sides of the
The support plate 16 is formed along the lower side.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, the operating means 27 connects the operating body 28 located at the upper right portion of the upper plate cover 13 to the operating body 28 and the interlocking rod 39 in the upper plate cover 13. A swing arm 29 and a biasing spring 41 for switching and biasing the opening / closing plate 26 to the open position O and the closed position C are provided. Operation body 28
Are formed integrally with the sliding plate 42 and the upper plate cover 13
Projecting forward from the left-right operation hole 43, and can be operated left-right from the front side of the upper plate cover 13.

The sliding plate 42 is, as shown in FIGS.
It has a pair of left and right guide projections 44 protruding rearward, and is interposed between the upper plate cover 13 and the support guide plate 45 so as to be slidable left and right. The guide projection 44 is fitted to a guide hole 46 of the support guide plate 45 so as to be slidable left and right, and protrudes from the back side of the front plate 5. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the support guide plate 45 is detachably fixed to the upper plate cover 13 on the upper side and to the support plate 16 on the lower side via a pair of left and right positioning portions 47 from the back side.

The swing arm 29 constitutes a toggle mechanism, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support plate 16 and the support guide plate.
The support shaft 45 is vertically arranged between the support plate 16 and the support guide plate 45 and slightly pivotally above the center in the vertical direction.
As shown in FIG. 4, the swing arm 29 has a long hole 49 at its lower end.
However, interlocking pins 49a are provided on the upper end side,
, The engagement pin 40 of the interlocking rod 39 is slidably engaged. The interlocking pin 49a is provided with an engagement recess 50 formed at a lower portion of the sliding plate 42.
When the operating body 28 is operated left and right, the opening / closing plate 26 is slid left and right via the swing arm 29.

The biasing spring 41 is constituted by a helical spring. The lower end of the interlocking arm 29 and the spring hook 51a of the support plate 16 are provided.
And is interposed between them. The biasing spring 41 biases the opening / closing plate 26 in the closing direction on the closing position C side and in the opening direction on the opening position O side from the middle point of the sliding range. As shown in FIG. 2, the payout means 33 includes a payout case 51 communicating with the lower side of the prize ball tank rail 34, a payout body 52 which rotates in the payout case 51 and pays out game balls, and a payout body 52. And a payout motor 53 for driving the payout case 53. The payout motor 53 is fixed to the side of the payout case 51.

The passage unit 35 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a payout passage 54 for guiding the game balls from the payout means 33 to the lower side, an upper plate passage 55 for guiding the game balls from the payout passage 54 to the upper plate 12, When the game balls are full, the overflow path 56 that guides the game balls overflowing from the overflow portion of the upper plate path 55 to the lower plate 17 side, and the game balls in the prize ball tank 32 and the payout means 33 are collected on the island side. Collection passage 57
And

The dispensing passage 54 and the collecting passage 57 communicate with the dispensing case 51 in a state where the upper side overlaps with the front and rear.
A bent portion 54a is provided below the payout passage 54 so as to bend inward in the left-right direction by the width of the collection passage 57. The upper plate passage 55 is formed integrally with the back mechanism plate 11 at the front side of the bent portion 54a of the discharge passage 54, and the upper side communicates with the bent portion 54a of the discharge case 51 and the lower side communicates with the upper side of the overflow passage 56, respectively. ing. Upper plate passage 55 has connection passage 58 and inflow passage
59 and is connected to the upper plate 12 side.

The connection passage 58 is formed integrally with the fixed plate 10,
The inflow passage 59 is fixed to the back side of the front plate 5. The upper side of the overflow passage 56 is disposed behind the upper plate passage 55 and below the bent portion 54a of the payout passage 54, and the lower side overlaps with the collection passage 57 back and forth to the center in the left-right direction. It is inclined downward and connected to the lower plate 17. The overflow passage 56 is connected to the lower plate 17 via a lower plate passage 83 fixed to the back side of the front frame 2.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the switching means 36 is disposed at the upper and lower central portions of the upper plate passage 55 so as to partition the rear opening side of the upper plate passage 55 into upper and lower receiving ports 60 and an overflow portion 61. The switching plate 62 is interlocked so that the game balls are guided from the receiving port 60 to the upper plate 12 side when the extraction hole 25 is opened, and the game balls are guided to the lower plate 17 side when closed. It is linked to the operating means 27 via the means 63.

The switching plate 62 is provided on the left and right side walls 64 of the upper plate passage 55.
The front end side is fixed to the horizontal shaft 65 inserted between the lower end, and the falling position D guides the game ball from the payout passage 54 to the upper plate passage 55 side.
8 (a solid line state in FIG. 8) and an upright position U (in a virtual line state in FIG. 8) for guiding to the overflow passage 56 side. One end of the horizontal shaft 65 is the upper plate passage 55
A cam plate 66 is fixed to the protruding end side through one side wall 64. The switching plate 62 has a rear end abutting on a step portion 68 formed on a rear wall plate 67 on the upper end side of the overflow passage 56 in the falling position D. A bulging portion 69 is formed on the rear wall plate 67 above the switching plate 62 at the laid-down position D so as to correspond to the bent portion 54a of the payout passage 54.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10, the interlocking means 63 includes a cam plate 66 fixed to the horizontal shaft 65.
And an interlocking arm 71 arranged on the front side of the fixed plate 10 corresponding to the operating body 28 of the operating means 27, and the interlocking arm 71 and the cam plate
66 and a connecting rod 70 for connecting the connecting rod 66 with the connecting rod 70. Cam plate 66
Is formed in an arc shape centered on the horizontal axis 65, has a cam groove 72 inclined in an oblique direction, and is fixed to the horizontal axis 65 via a rib portion 73. A return spring 74 that urges the switching plate 62 toward the lying position D is connected to the cam plate 66.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the interlocking arm 71 is vertically arranged along the front side of the fixed plate 10, and pivots at the center in the up and down direction by a back and forth support shaft 75 so as to be able to swing left and right. Supported. At the upper end of the interlocking arm 71, a sliding plate 42
An engagement protrusion 76 protruding toward the guide protrusion 44 is provided. When the operating body 28 is operated in the opening direction, the guide protrusion 44 engages with the engagement protrusion 76 to rotate the interlocking arm 71. ing. Accordingly, the operating means 27 and the interlocking means 63 are arranged so that the guide projection 44 and the engagement projection 76 are disengaged when the front plate 5 is opened and closed.
The engagement is releasably engaged via the guide projection 44 and the engagement projection 76.

The connecting rod 70 is disposed in the left-right direction along the back surface of the fixed plate 10 between a pair of upper and lower reinforcing ribs 77 formed on the back side of the fixed plate 10 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing plate 10 is connected to the lower end of the interlocking arm 71 through the through hole 78 of the fixing plate 10 to the front side. The other end of the connecting rod 70 is slidably guided by a guide 78a between the reinforcing ribs 77 near the cam plate 66 side as shown in FIGS. Standing part on cam plate 66 side
A cam pin 80 is provided via 79, and the cam pin 80 is slidably engaged with the cam groove 72 of the cam plate 66.

In the above-structured ball game machine, if the operating body 28 is located at the left end side of the operation hole 43 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 4, the opening / closing plate 26 closes the extraction hole 25 at the closed position C. . At this time, the spring force of the urging spring 41 acts on the opening / closing plate 26 in the closing direction via the swing arm 29 and the interlocking rod 39, and urges the opening / closing plate 26 to the closed position C to hold it. Therefore, the player operates the operating body 28.
The opening / closing plate 26 does not move in the opening direction unless is operated in the opening direction. At this time, the switching plate 62 of the switching means 36 is held at the lying position D by the return spring 74 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8, and the rear end thereof is in contact with the step 68.

In the game, when a large number of game balls are put in the storage portion 14 of the upper plate 12, the game balls in the storage portion 14 are guided in a line by the alignment portion 15 and move downstream to feed the ball. means
You will be guided to the 23 side. Then, when the player operates the firing handle 20 of the firing means 19, the firing means 19 operates to fire the game balls on the firing rail 22 one by one to the game board 7 side, and in conjunction with this firing operation. The ball feeding means 23 operates to supply the next game ball onto the firing rail 22.

When a game ball fired toward the game board 7 wins the prize means or the like, or a big hit occurs, the payout motor 53 of the payout means 33 rotates the payout body 52,
The payout means 33 is from the prize ball tank 32 to the prize ball tank rail 34
The game balls supplied via the are paid out in order of a predetermined number. Game balls paid out by this payout means 33,
It moves from the dispensing case 51 to the bent portion 54a side of the dispensing passage 54. And the switching plate of the switching means 36
Since the game ball 62 is held at the lying position D, the game ball is guided from the bent portion 54a of the payout passage 54 to the receiving port 60 side of the upper plate passage 55 via the switching plate 62, and then the upper plate passage 55 Flows through the connection passage 58 and the inflow passage 59 into the upper plate 12, and is stored in the upper plate 12.

When the game balls in the upper plate 12 are full, the game balls are filled from the upper plate 12 to the inflow passage 59 and the connection passage 58 side. The guided game ball overflows from the overflow section 61 to the overflow passage 56 side,
It is guided from the overflow passage 56 to the lower plate 17 side. When the game balls in the upper plate 12 are almost full, or when ending the game, the game balls in the upper plate 12 are withdrawn to the lower plate 17 side. Operates the operating body 28 in the opening direction (the direction indicated by the arrow a in FIG. 4).

That is, the operating body 28 includes a sliding plate 42, a swing arm
When the opening / closing plate 26 is in the closed position C for closing the extraction hole 25 because the opening / closing plate 26 is interlocked with the opening / closing plate 26 through
Is located on the left end side of the operation hole 43 as shown in FIG. So, the operating body
By operating 28 in the direction indicated by the arrow a along the operation hole 43, the operating body
The sliding plate 42 slides in the direction indicated by the arrow a, and the swing arm 29 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow b in FIG. The opening / closing plate 26 slides in the opening direction via the long hole 49 and the engaging pin 40.

At this time, until the middle point of the sliding range of the opening / closing plate 26, that is, the connecting portion between the biasing spring 41 and the swing arm 29 reaches the line connecting the pivot 48 and the spring hooking portion 51a. Since the urging spring 41 urges the opening / closing plate 26 in the closing direction, the opening / closing plate 26 slides in the direction indicated by the arrow c while resisting the spring force of the urging spring 41. If you release the operation force of 28, the urging spring
The opening / closing plate 26 automatically returns to the closed position C by the spring force of 41.

However, when the opening / closing plate 26 moves to the opening position O side from the intermediate point and the connecting portion exceeds a line connecting the pivot 48 and the spring hook portion 51a, the opening / closing plate 26 of the biasing spring 41 is moved. Is switched, and the urging spring 41 urges the opening / closing plate 26 in the opening direction. Therefore, the opening / closing plate 26 slides to the open position O to open the extraction hole 25, and the game balls in the upper plate 12 are extracted to the lower plate 17 side through the extraction hole 25 and the extraction passages 30, 31. it can.

When the opening / closing plate 26 exceeds the intermediate point toward the open position O, the urging spring 41 urges the opening / closing plate 26 in the opening direction. The opening / closing plate 26 does not return to the closed position C even if it can be held at O and the operating force on the operating body 28 is subsequently released. For this reason, even if it becomes necessary to pull out the game balls in the upper plate 12 during the game, after operating the operating body 28 in the opening direction, it is possible to concentrate on the game and it is very convenient.

On the other hand, when the operating body 28 is operated in the opening direction (the direction indicated by the arrow a in FIG. 4), the guide projection 44 on the operating means 27 comes into contact with the engaging projection 76 of the interlocking arm 71 on the interlocking means 63. ,
In conjunction with the operation of the operation body 28, the interlocking means 63 rotates around the support shaft 75 in the direction indicated by the arrow d in FIG. 7, and the connecting rod 70 connected to the lower end thereof moves along the fixing plate 10 in FIG. It moves in the direction indicated by arrow e in FIG. Then, the cam pin 80 integral with the connecting rod 70 moves in the direction of arrow e and slides in the cam groove 72 of the cam plate 66, so that the cam action of the cam plate 66 at this time causes the cam plate 66 to move laterally with the cam plate 66. The shaft 65 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow f in FIG. 5 while opposing the return spring 74, and the switching plate 62 rotates around the horizontal shaft 65 from the lying position D to the standing position U and stands.

When the switching plate 62 rises to the standing position U as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 8, the receiving port 60 of the upper plate passage 55 is closed by the switching plate 62, and the upper end of the overflow passage 56 is connected to the discharge passage. Since the communication ball communicates with the lower side of the bent portion 54a of 54, the game ball paid out by the payout means 33 falls directly from the bent portion 54a of the payout passage 54 into the overflow passage 56, and the overflowed passage 56 After that, you will be guided directly to the upper plate 12. Further, during the removal of the game ball from the upper plate 12, the opening / closing plate 26 is at the open position O by the spring force of the biasing spring 41, and the operating body 28
Does not return, the switching plate 62 remains held in the upright position U.

Return the opening / closing plate 26 to the closed position C and remove the hole.
When closing 25, the operating body 28 is operated in the direction indicated by the arrow a until the opening / closing plate 26 exceeds the intermediate point. In this case, the opening and closing plate 26
Until reaches the intermediate point, the spring force of the biasing spring 41 acts in the opening direction, and beyond the intermediate point, the spring force of the biasing spring 41 acts in the closing direction. When the operation body 28 returns in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the cam plate 66 is turned around the horizontal axis 65 by the return spring 74 in the direction indicated by the arrow f and falls to the falling position D. At this time, the connecting rod 70 returns in the direction indicated by the arrow e via the cam groove 72 of the cam plate 66 and the cam pin 80, and the interlocking arm 71 rotates about the support shaft 75 in the direction indicated by the arrow d. Therefore, when the operating body 28 is operated in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the switching plate 62 is switched to the upper plate passage 55 side in conjunction therewith, and thereafter all the game balls paid out from the payout means 33 are transferred to the upper plate passage 55. Guide to the side.

According to this embodiment, the game balls to be paid out from the payout means 33 can be switched between the upper plate 12 and the lower plate 17 as required by the switching means 36, so that a big hit occurs. When a large amount of game balls are paid out, for example, the game balls can be guided directly to the lower plate 17. When the opening / closing means 24 is operated in the opening direction by the operating means 27, the switching means 36 switches the guiding direction to the lower dish 17 side in conjunction with the operating means 27, so that the game balls in the upper dish 12 are removed. , At the same time as being extracted to the lower plate 17 via the extraction passages 30 and 31, the subsequent game balls paid out from the payout means 33 can be directly guided to the lower plate 17,
Game balls can be easily and promptly and efficiently extracted to the lower plate 17 side as compared with the related art.

In particular, even when the payout means 33 continuously pays out a large number of game balls due to the occurrence of a jackpot or the like, the payout means 33 does not pass through the upper plate 12 and the payout passage 54, the overflow passage, etc.
Since the game balls can be directly guided to the lower plate 17 side via 56, the upper ball is guided by the weight of the subsequent game balls, etc., as when guiding to the lower plate 17 while overflowing from the overflow portion 61 of the upper plate passage 55. There is no risk of the ball clogging or the like occurring on the side of the alignment portion 15 of the plate 12, so that the player can concentrate on the game.

The switching means 36 fixes the front end side of the switching plate 62 to the horizontal shaft 65, and rotates the switching plate 62 around the horizontal axis 65 between the lying position D and the upright position U. In addition, the structure of the switching means 36 is simple, smooth operation can be maintained, and durability can be ensured. Switching plate 62
Is the falling position D and the standing position U with the horizontal axis 65 at the front end as a fulcrum.
When the switching plate 62 is rotated to the upright position U side during the payout of the game ball, the switching plate
Since the switching plate 62 rotates while guiding the game balls falling above the 62 to the receiving entrance 60 side of the upper plate passage 55, the switching plate
The switching plate 62 can be easily and smoothly rotated without any problem such as an excessive addition to the switching plate 62 or a large amount of game balls clogging the upper side of the switching plate 62.

The interlocking means 63 for interlocking the operating means 27 and the switching means 36 includes an interlocking arm 71, a connecting rod 70, a cam plate.
Since it is composed of the return spring 66 and the return spring 74, the structure can be simplified. Although the connecting rod 70 is used, the connecting rod 70 is fixed between the upper and lower reinforcing ribs 77 by the fixing plate 10.
The operation means 27 and the switching means 36 can be smoothly interlocked without the problem that the connecting rod 70 interferes with other members and the like.

The cam plate 66 is formed in an arc shape centered on the horizontal axis 65, and the cam pin 80 is slidably inserted in a cam groove 72 formed in the cam plate 66 in an oblique direction. The contact portion with the cam plate 66 is constant, and the switching means 36 can be rotated around the horizontal axis 65. When inspecting the ball feeding means 23, the front plate 5 is opened and closed around the hinge,
Since the operation means 27 and the interlocking means 63 are detachable via the guide projections 44 and the engagement projections 76, the operation means 27 and the switching means 36 are interlocked via the interlocking means 63. Nevertheless, the front plate 5 can be easily opened and closed regardless of the interlocking means 63 as in the conventional case.

FIGS. 11 to 13 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the switching plate 62 of the switching means 36 is pivotally supported by the horizontal axis 65 on the back side of the rear wall plate 67, and the interlocking means 63 for interlocking the switching means 36 with the operating means 27.
Are constituted by a switch 84 and a solenoid 85.
The switching plate 62 has an arc shape centered on the horizontal axis 65 and has a rear wall plate 67.
And a retracting position B for guiding the game balls to the upper passage 55 and a retreat position B for guiding the game balls to the overflow passage 56. Horizontal axis between
You can move in and out around 65. Switching plate 62 is a rear wall plate
It is fixed to the horizontal shaft 65 via a pair of support arms 87 extending downward on the back side of the 67. The horizontal shaft 65 is rotatably supported by a pair of left and right brackets, and an arm is provided at the center of the horizontal shaft 65.
88 is fixed.

The solenoid 85 is for driving the switching plate 62 to move in and out, and is fixed to the rear wall plate 67 below the horizontal shaft 65.
The upper end of the movable iron core 89 of the solenoid 85 is connected to the arm 88. The movable iron core 89 is provided with an urging spring 41 for urging the switching plate 62 in the protruding direction. The switch 84 is for detecting an operation of the operating means 27 in the opening direction of the operating body 28 and for energizing the solenoid 85.
It is fixed to the front side of the fixing plate 10 corresponding to the 27 guide projections 44.

In this case, when the opening / closing plate 26 of the opening / closing means 24 is at the closing position C for closing the extraction hole 25, the switching plate 62 is urged to the projecting position F by the urging spring 41 of the solenoid 85. The game balls falling from the payout passage 54 are guided to the upper plate passage 55 side. When the operating body 28 of the operating means 27 is operated in the opening direction to extract the game ball in the upper plate 12, the opening and closing plate 26 of the opening and closing means 24 slides to the open position O to open the extraction hole 25. Then, at the same time as the opening / closing plate 26 opens the extraction hole 25, the guide projection 44 moves integrally with the operation body 28.
As a result, the switch 84 is actuated to excite the solenoid 85, so that the movable iron core 89 of the solenoid 85 descends against the biasing spring 41.

When the movable iron core 89 of the solenoid 85 descends,
Switching plate via arm 88, horizontal shaft 65, support arm 87, etc.
The reference numeral 62 rotates around the horizontal axis 65 in the direction indicated by the arrow g in FIG. 12 and retracts from the retracted position to the retracted position B. As a result, the dispensing passage 54 and the overflow passage 56 communicate vertically, and the dispensing passage 54
All of the game balls from the player directly fall into the overflow passage 56, and are guided to the lower plate 17 side via the overflow passage 56. Operation body 28
Is operated in the closing direction, the switch 84 is turned off, the solenoid 85 is demagnetized, and the switching plate 62 projects to the projecting position F. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the first embodiment, the opening / closing means 24 is
Is illustrated as a toggle type for urging the open / close means 24 to the closed position C and the open position O, but the urging spring 41 may always urge the opening / closing means 24 to the closed position C side. . In each embodiment, the switching plate 62 is rotated around the horizontal axis 65. However, the switching plate 62 may be slidably provided so as to move linearly.

Further, in the first embodiment, the operating means 27
When the operating body 28 is operated in the opening / closing direction by engaging and disengaging the engaging protrusion 76 of the interlocking arm 71 between the pair of guide protrusions 44, the switching plate 62 moves between the falling position D and the standing position U. It may be configured to rotate in both directions between them. In each embodiment, the switching means 36 is operated in conjunction with the operating means 27 for operating the opening / closing means 24.However, the operating means 27 dedicated to the switching means 36 is provided, and is independent of the opening / closing means 24. Alternatively, the switching means 36 may be operated. It goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to a ball and ball game machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, an arrangement ball machine and the like.

[0047]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper plate 12 for storing game balls for firing and overflows from the upper plate 12 when the game balls in the upper plate 12 are full. In a ball game machine having a lower plate 17 for storing game balls and a payout unit 33 for paying out game balls to the upper plate 12 when winning, a payout unit 33 is provided.
Since the switching means 36 for switching the game balls paid out from the upper plate 12 side and the lower plate 17 side is provided, if a large amount of game balls are paid out from the payout unit 33 due to occurrence of a big hit, etc. The game balls from the payout means 33 can be directly guided to the lower plate 17 without passing through the overflow portion 61 or the like. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing means 24 for opening and closing the extraction hole 25 of the upper plate 12, the operation means 27 for operating the opening / closing means 24, and the switching means 36 are used when the extraction hole 25 is opened. The operating means 27 guides the ball to the lower plate 17 and guides the game ball to the upper plate 12 when the extraction hole 25 is closed.
Is provided with interlocking means 63 for interlocking the switching means 36 with the payout means at the time of removing the game ball from the upper plate 12.
Subsequent game balls paid out from 33 can be guided directly to the lower plate 17.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a payout passage 54 communicating with the payout means 33, an upper plate passage 55 for guiding game balls from the payout passage 54 to the upper plate 12 side,
An overflow passage 56 for guiding game balls overflowing from the overflow portion 61 of the upper plate passage 55 to the lower plate 17 when the game balls in the upper plate 12 are full is provided at the lower end of the payout passage 54. Since the switching means 36 for switching the game ball from the passage 54 to the upper plate passage 55 and the overflow passage 56 is provided, the passage structure and the switching means 36 can be simply configured, and the whole can be reduced in size. According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, the switching means 36
At the positions D and F for guiding the game balls from the payout passage 54 to the upper plate passage 55 side.
And the positions U and B for guiding to the overflow passage 56 side, so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis 65, so that the structure of the switching means 36 can be simplified and the switching plate 62 is securely supported. Smooth operation can be ensured. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a front plate pivotally attached to the ball game machine main body 3 so as to be openable and closable.
5 is provided with an upper plate 12, opening / closing means 24 and operating means 27, and a fixing plate 10 fixed to the ball game machine main body 3 corresponding to the front plate 5.
The interlocking means 63 is provided on the side of the
The operation means 27 and the interlocking means so that the
63 is releasably engaged, the front plate 5 can be easily moved despite the operating means 27 for operating the opening / closing means 24 and the switching means 36 being interlocked via the interlocking means 63. Can be opened and closed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the upper plate showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of an opening / closing unit and an operation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of an opening / closing unit and an operation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan cross-sectional view of the operation means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the interlocking unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a passage portion showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view of a passage portion showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a rear cross-sectional view of a passage portion showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a switching unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a rear sectional view of the switching means according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the operation means according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of sign]

 3 Ball game machine body 5 Front plate 10 Fixing plate 12 Upper plate 17 Lower plate 24 Opening / closing means 25 Extraction hole 27 Operating means 33 Payout means 36 Switching means 54 Payout passage 55 Upper plate passage 56 Overflow passage 61 Overflow section 62 Switching Plate 63 Interlocking means 65 Horizontal axis B Retreat position D Falling position F Projection position U Standing position

Claims (5)

[Claims] An upper plate (12) for storing game balls for launching,
The lower plate (17) for storing the game balls overflowing from the upper plate (12) when the game balls in the upper plate (12) are full, and paying out the game balls to the upper plate (12) side when winning. In the ball game machine provided with the payout means (33), a switching means (36) for switching the game balls paid out from the payout means (33) to the upper plate (12) side and the lower plate (17) side is provided. A ball game machine characterized by the above. 2. An opening / closing means (24) for opening and closing a removal hole (25) of an upper plate (12), and an operating means (2) for operating the opening / closing means (24).
7), the switching means (36) guides the game ball to the lower plate (17) when the extraction hole (25) is opened and guides the game ball to the upper plate (12) when the extraction hole (25) is closed. Operating means (27)
The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an interlocking means (63) for interlocking the switching means (36). 3. A payout passage (54) communicating with the payout means (33), and game balls from the payout passage (54) are transferred to the upper plate (1).
2) The upper plate passage (55) guided to the side and the lower plate (17) are used for the game balls overflowing from the overflow portion (61) of the upper plate passage (55) when the game balls in the upper plate (12) are full. ), And at the lower end of the payout passage (54), the game balls from the payout passage (54) are passed to the upper plate passage (55) and the overflow passage (56). The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a switching means (36) for switching. 4. The switching means (36) is provided with a switching plate (62), and the switching plate (62) guides game balls from the payout passage (54) to the upper plate passage (55). And (F) and a position (U) (B) for guiding to the overflow passage (56) side, which is rotatably provided around a horizontal axis (65). The ball game machine according to any one of the above. 5. An upper plate (12), an opening / closing means (24) and an operating means on a front plate (5) pivotally attached to the ball game machine body (3) so as to be openable and closable.
(27), and the ball game machine body corresponding to the front plate (5)
An interlocking means (63) is provided on the side of the fixing plate (10) fixed to (3),
The operating means (27) and the interlocking means (63) are detachably engaged so that the operating means (27) and the interlocking means (63) are engaged and disengaged when the front plate (5) is opened and closed. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.