JPH1024151A - Prize device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep players interested in a game by making the players enjoy unexpected novel and highly variable opening/closing actions to cause an intense impact for him. SOLUTION: This device comprises a mounting plate 10 with a ball inlet 11 made at the central part thereof, a box frame 12 which is provided on the rear side of the mounting plate 10 having a ball path 22 formed communicating with the ball inlet 11 inside, a swing door 16 which is provided at the ball inlet 11 being openable or closable longitudinally to be always energized in the direction of closing the ball inlet 11 and a pair of blade parts 29a and 29b which is arranged free to turn horizontally inside the box frame 12 and rotated by an electric drive source 31 to push the swing door 16 open while being simultaneously ejected to the front of the mounting plate 10 from the ball inlet 11 to guide a ball shot passing through both side parts of the swing door 16 onto the swing door 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which an opening / closing door which can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction is provided in front of a ball entrance formed in a mounting plate, and the hitting ball can be received at the ball entrance by opening the opening / closing door. Prize winning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a winning device of a pachinko machine, a ball entrance is opened in a mounting plate, and an opening / closing door which can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction is provided in front of the ball entrance, and the opening / closing door is operated by an electric drive source such as a solenoid. Is known to have a configuration in which a ball can be opened to receive a hit ball into a ball entrance.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine prize winning apparatus, the opening and closing door is merely opened and closed in the front-rear direction, and has little dynamic change and lacks interest. there were.

[0004] Further, as a conventional prize winning device, there are known various types of open / close members such as a blade type, a cover type, and a slide blade type in addition to an open / close door type. However, there is a problem that the impression given to the player at the time of opening and closing is poor and the user is gradually getting bored.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a novel and varied opening / closing operation that cannot be predicted by a player, thereby providing a strong impact to the player. And to provide a new pachinko machine prize winning device that can enhance the interest of the game by giving the game.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a winning device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a mounting plate having a ball entrance opened in a central portion, and provided on the back side of the mounting plate, A box frame in which a ball passage communicating with a ball inlet is formed, an opening / closing door provided at the ball inlet so as to be openable and closable in a front-rear direction, and constantly biased in a direction to close the ball inlet; It is provided inside the frame so as to be freely rotatable horizontally, and it is rotated by an electric drive source to open the door, and at the same time, it jumps out of the ball entrance to the front of the mounting plate and opens and closes the hit ball passing through both sides of the door. And a pair of blade members for guiding on the door.

[0007] The blade member has a ball receiving portion at a portion protruding from the ball inlet to the front side of the mounting plate, and the ball receiving portion has an upper surface so as to receive a hit ball falling from above and guide it to the open door. It is preferable to form it into a triangular shape with an inclined surface.

In the winning device of the pachinko machine constructed as described above, the pair of blade members are horizontally rotated by the electric drive source, and at the same time the opening and closing door is opened, and the pair of blade members are also moved from the ball inlet to the front of the mounting plate. To expand the possible hitting area of the hit ball, and to obtain a variety of unprecedented dynamic fun that can enhance the interest of the game, and at the same time give the player a strong impact and interest It is possible not to get tired.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state where an opening / closing door is opened, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view. The winning device 1 has an attachment plate 10 attached to the surface of the game board. At the approximate center of the mounting plate 10, a horizontally elongated rectangular ball entrance 11 is opened. A box frame 12 is attached to the back surface of the mounting plate 11 so as to surround the ball entrance 11. The back of the mounting plate 10 has a box frame 1
An upper frame piece 13 and a lower frame piece 14 joined to the upper wall 12a and the lower wall 12b, respectively, and side pieces 15 and 15 projecting rearward from both sides of the ball entrance 11 are provided integrally.

An opening / closing door 16 is provided in front of the ball entrance 11. The opening / closing door 16 is provided with metal shaft pins 17, 17 protruding from lower portions on both sides, and through holes 1 of side pieces 15, 15.
It is supported so that it can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction by being inserted into 8, 18. Further, a protrusion 19 is provided at a lower portion of one side of the opening and closing door 16, and the coil spring 2 having one end fitted to the protrusion 19 is provided.
By locking the other end of the opening 0 to the locking portion 21 on the back surface of the mounting plate 10, the opening / closing door 16 is constantly urged in the direction to close the ball entrance 11 as shown in FIGS.

Inside the box frame 12, there is formed a ball passage 22 which is gently inclined from one side to the other side, and a ball drop hole 23 is provided at the lower end of the inclination. Further, below the ball drop hole 23, a winning ball detector 24 for counting the winning balls that have won from the ball entrance 11 to the inside of the box frame 12 is provided.

In the present invention, a pair of left and right blade members 25a and 25b are provided inside the box frame 12.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pair of blade members 25a and 25b have longitudinal axes 26a and 26b formed integrally therewith.
The upper and lower ends of the upper frame 13 and the lower frame 1 of the mounting plate 10
Notch recesses 27, 27 and 28, 28 formed in 4, 14
6 (a), and jumps out from the ball inlet 11 to the front side of the mounting plate 10 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 6 (b). It is horizontally pivotally supported at the second position.

The pair of blade members 25a and 25b are integrally formed with ball receiving portions 29a and 29b and inclined groove frames 30a and 30b, respectively. The ball receiving portions 29a, 29b
When the pair of blade members 25a and 25b are placed at the second position, their upper surfaces face downward toward the opening and closing door 16 so that they can be guided on the opened opening and closing door 16 by receiving a hit ball falling from above. It is formed in a triangular shape with an inclined surface.

On the other hand, a solenoid 31 and a lever member 32 as an example of an electric drive source for horizontally rotating the pair of blade members 25a and 25b are provided on the outer upper surface of the box frame 12. The lever member 32 is provided with a protrusion 33 substantially at the center in the length direction, and the protrusion 33 is connected to a plunger 34 of the solenoid 31. Also, the lever member 32
The shaft pin 35 is provided at the substantially center of the length direction and the back side of both ends.
And the engagement pins 36a and 36b are protruded, and the shaft pin 35 is supported by a notch recessed portion 37 formed in the upper frame piece 13 of the mounting frame 10 so as to be rotatably supported horizontally. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging pins 36a, 36b are connected to the respective blade members 25a, 25a.
b, grooves 38a, 38b of the inclined groove frames 30a, 30b
Are slidably engaged with each other.

When the solenoid 31 is in a demagnetized state, the lever member 32 is always urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 6A by a coil spring 39 wound around the plunger 34. As a result, the pair of blade members 25a and 25b are maintained at the first position retracted into the box frame 12, as shown in FIGS.

In the winning device 1 of the present invention constructed as described above, when the solenoid 31 is excited, the plunger 34 thereof is attracted against the bias of the coil spring 39, and the lever member 32 is moved in FIG. As shown in (b), the engaging pins 36a and 36b are horizontally rotated clockwise to move the
a, 25b, grooves 38a, 38b of the inclined groove frames 30a, 30b
Slide along. Thereby, the pair of blade members 25a and 25b are opened and closed by the ball receiving portions 29a and 29b as shown by chain lines in FIGS.
6 is pushed out against the urging of the coil spring 20, the two ball receiving portions 29, 29 are protruded from the ball inlet 11 to the front side of the mounting plate 10, and the opening / closing door 16 is opened as shown in FIGS. B) Open them like solid lines. Then, the pair of blade members 25a, 25
The ball hitting from above is dropped on the opening / closing door 1 by positioning each of the ball receiving portions 29a, 29b of 5b outside the opening / closing door 16 which is open.
6, thereby greatly expanding the possible winning area of the hit ball.

On the other hand, when the solenoid 31 is demagnetized in this state, the plunger 34 is returned to the original position by the bias of the coil spring 39, and at the same time, the lever member 32 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
In (b), it is turned counterclockwise. For this reason, each ball receiving portion 29a of the pair of blade members 25a, 25b,
29b is drawn into the inside of the box frame 12 from the ball inlet 11, and at the same time, the opening / closing door 16 is released from being pressed by the ball receiving portions 29a and 29b, and the ball spring 11 is energized by the coil spring 20.
Is returned to the closing position. As a result, the pair of blade members 25a and 25b are completely retracted into the box frame 12, and a variety of opening and closing operations are manifested, thereby attracting the player's interest and enhancing the interest of the game. be able to.

[0018]

As is clear from the above description, the winning device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with an opening / closing door that can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction, and a pair of horizontally rotatable blade members. When the door is closed, the pair of blade members are located at the back of the door so that the player does not see it. With such a configuration, the winning device becomes dynamically very novel and interesting, and it is possible to attract the player's interest and significantly enhance the interest in the game.

Further, the winning area of the ball hit by the opening / closing door can be greatly expanded by the pair of blade members,
There is an advantage that the service of the player can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the winning device of FIG. 1 in a state where an opening / closing door is opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a relevant part showing a related configuration of a blade member and a lever member.

FIG. 5 is a sectional side view of a main part.

6A and 6B are cross-sectional plan views illustrating the operation of the door and a pair of blade members. FIG. 6A illustrates a state where the door is closed, and FIG. 6B illustrates a state where the door is opened.

7A and 7B are cross-sectional side views illustrating the operation of the door and a pair of blade members. FIG. 7A shows a state where the door is closed, and FIG. 7B shows a state where the door is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 Winning device 10 Mounting plate 11 Ball entrance 12 Box frame 16 Opening / closing door 22 Ball passage 29a, 29b Blade member 31 Solenoid (electric drive source)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mounting plate provided with a ball entrance at a central portion, a box frame provided on the back side of the mounting plate and having a ball passage communicating with the ball entrance formed therein, An opening / closing door that is provided to be freely openable and closable, and is always urged in a direction to close the ball entrance, and is provided to be horizontally rotatable inside the box frame, and is rotated by an electric drive source to open and close the opening / closing door. A prize winning device for a pachinko machine comprising a pair of blade members that, when opened, jump out of the front of the mounting plate from the ball entrance and guide the hit ball passing on both sides of the opening / closing door onto the opening / closing door.