JPS6284784A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and more specifically, a first prize ball tray provided in the pachinko game machine, and a first prize ball tray of the first prize ball tray. A pachinko game machine comprising a second prize ball tray provided below, and a movement processing mechanism for moving pachinko balls such as the first and second prize ball trays, prize balls and foul balls. .

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, pachinko gaming machines have been equipped with a first prize ball tray provided on a mounting board below a glass frame, and pachinko balls are stored in the first prize ball tray, and prizes are sent to an automatic ball supply mechanism. Pachinko balls such as Pachinko balls are supplied, and the game can be played continuously.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Then, as a case where the pachinko balls stored in the first prize ball receiver of the pachinko game machine are moved to the second prize ball receiver, ■If the ball hit by the ball launcher returns as a foul ball, ■Depending on the player's choice,
When operating the operation lever provided on the first prize ball tray to extract the prize balls, ■ If the first prize ball tray is full of prize balls and the first prize ball tray is If it becomes necessary to open the mounting board on which the first prize ball tray is installed when the prize ball path provided on the upstream mechanism board is filled with prize balls, the first prize ball There is no pachinko game machine equipped with a movement processing mechanism for simply and quickly moving foul balls and prize balls from a ball receiving tray to a second prize ball receiving tray.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko game machine that can provide a pachinko ball movement processing mechanism with an extremely simple structure corresponding to the three cases (1) to (2) above.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and includes a support plate disposed on the back side of the front frame, and a game device disposed above the support plate. The board is provided on the mounting board below the glass frame attached to the front frame, and stores and plays prize balls drawn out from the prize ball outlet formed on the support plate or the game board. a first prize ball tray that leads to an automatic ball supply mechanism;
A ball game opening provided in connection with the prize ball receptacle, a vestibule operation lever that normally covers the ball game hole and can open the ball game hole by operating the lever, and a ball game opening related to the ball extraction tray. and transfer the prize balls stored in the first prize ball tray to the second prize ball.
a ball launcher rail mounting portion for fixing a ball launcher rail to the support plate;
a foul ball outlet that guides a batted ball that has become a foul ball to a second prize ball receiver, forming an introduction path that communicates with the foul ball outlet, the outlet of the outlet gutter, and the prize ball outlet, respectively; The foul ball from the foul ball outlet, the prize ball from the outlet of the gutter, and the prize ball from the prize ball outlet are passed through the second
The ball is characterized by being configured to guide the prize ball to the prize ball tray.

(Function) According to the present invention, firstly, foul balls falling from the foul ball outlet are guided to the introduction path, and from the introduction path, the foul balls are guided to the second through the merging chute arranged on the back side of the front frame. Second, if the player chooses to pull out a prize ball by operating the operating lever, the prize ball can be guided to the first prize ball tray from the ball outlet of the first prize ball tray. can be guided into the lead-out gutter and guided to the second prize ball tray via the merging chute from the introduction path communicating with the outlet of the lead-out gutter, and thirdly, the first prize ball tray is full of prize balls. , and when the prize ball path provided on the mechanism plate upstream of the first prize ball tray is filled with prize balls, open the mounting board on which the first prize ball tray is installed. In this case, the prize balls in the prize ball path can be guided to the introduction path, and the prize balls can be guided to the second prize ball receiving tray via the confluence chute that communicates with the introduction path.

〔Example〕

1 to 4 schematically show an embodiment of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 has a glass frame 4 and a A window hole 3 to which a mounting board 5 is attached is formed below the frame 4,
An operating handle portion 6 is provided on the lower right side of the front side of the front frame 2, and an operating mechanism 10 for the batting rod 8 connected to the operating handle portion 6 is provided on the back side of the front frame 2. .

A support plate 11, which will be described later, is attached to the lower part of the back surface of the front frame 2, and a frame member 12 is attached along the outer periphery of the window hole 3 on the back surface of the front frame 2. A game board 18 in which a positioning pin 14 is implanted at a position and a positioning hole 16 into which the positioning pin 14 fits is formed.
is placed on the upper end of the support plate 11, and the positioning pin 1
The position is regulated by 4. Furthermore, a guide rail 20 is laid on the front side of the game board 18, and a conventionally known winning ball device or the like is arranged in a portion surrounded by the guide rail 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a first prize ball tray 24 is provided on the front side of the mounting board 5 to store prize balls and guide them to the automatic ball supply mechanism 22. The saucer 24 communicates with a prize ball outlet 26 formed on the mounting board 5, and this prize ball outlet 26 communicates with a prize ball outlet 28 formed in the support plate 11 behind the front frame 2. Exit 28
is the prize ball payout port 4 of the mechanism board 38 provided on the back of the game board.
Confront 0. The prize balls put out from the prize ball putting out device (not shown) provided on the mechanism plate 38 flow down the first prize ball path 381 and from the prize ball putting out port 40 to the prize ball outlet 28. Passing through the prize ball exit 26, the first prize ball receiver 2
It will be paid out on 4th. This first prize ball tray 24. Prize ball exit 26. When the prize balls are filled in the prize ball outlet 28, the second prize balls flow down the second prize ball path 382 from a branch part provided in the middle of the first prize ball path 381 and pass through the merging chute 383 to become the second prize balls. It is stored in the saucer 36.

A spherical opening 30 is formed on the bottom surface of the first prize ball tray 24, and this spherical opening 30 is normally connected to a logic operation lever 32.
The spherical opening 30 can be opened by operating the operating lever 32, and a drainage gutter 34 is formed in communication with the spherical opening 30, and a drainage trough 34 is formed at the lower end of the drainage trough 34. 35 is formed, and this lead-out gutter outlet 35
communicates with the second prize ball tray 36 via an introduction path 37.

A prize ball outlet 28 is formed in the support plate 11 on the upper right side as seen in FIG. 4 and projects upward.
communicates with the support plate 11 and the prize ball payout opening 40 formed in the mechanism plate 38 arranged on the back side of the game board 18,
The lower end of the game board 18 is supported by the prize ball outlet 28 projecting upward and the upper end of the support plate 11, and for this purpose, a notch 42 is formed at the lower end of the game board 18. This notch 42 is formed to correspond to the outer circumferential surface of the prize ball outlet 28 that is formed to protrude upward. In addition, in this embodiment, the prize ball outlet 28
Although the one in which the and support plate 11 are integrally formed is shown,
The prize ball outlet 28 may be provided directly on the game board 18 as in the past (for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-43829).

In addition, for the purpose of attaching the mechanism plate 38 to the back surface of the game board 18 and the support plate 11 so as to be detachable and openable, the game board 18
Mounting fittings 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38 are attached near the upper end of one side and near the lower end of the one side of the support plate 11, respectively, and the movable fittings 48 and 49 attached to the mechanism plate 38 are attached to the fittings 44 and 45, respectively. By connecting, the mechanism plate 38 can be attached to the back side of the game board 18 and the support plate 11 in a detachable and openable manner, and the mechanism plate 38 can be tightly fixed to the back side of the game board 18 and the back side of the support plate 11 in a predetermined relationship. In order to do this, a plurality of receiving portions 52 for fixing members 51 are provided on the back side G of the game board 18 and the support plate 11, respectively, and the fixing members 51 are attached to the mechanism plate 38 via hollow elastic members. By moving the fixing member 51 back and forth, the fixing member 51 is locked to the receiving portion 52, so that the mechanism plate 38 can be tightly fixed. The mounting bracket 44 of the mechanism plate 38 can also be mounted to the frame member 12 fixed to the front frame 2.

According to such a configuration, it is sufficient to fix the game board 18 and the support plate 11 to the frame member 12 fixed to the front frame 2, respectively.
At this time, the positioning pins 14 implanted in the frame member 12 and the positioning holes 16 formed in the game board 18 are used to fix each other in a predetermined positional relationship. The game board 18 is attached to the frame member 1 by fixing means 53 such as wood screws or nails at its side edges.
2.

FIG. 5 shows a pachinko machine 1 in which a frame member 12 formed in the shape of a mouth above both sides of the support plate 11 is integrally formed of synthetic resin or the like on the support plate 11. The structure of the support plate 11 in which the frame member 12 is integrally formed with the support plate 11 is the same as that of the support plate 11 which is separate from the frame member 12 described above. A cover member 56 is fixed to the support plate 11, and the front side of the cover member 56 is configured to match the back position of the game board 18 placed on the upper end of the support plate 11. It does not have to be formed to have the same thickness as the plate 18, but it has the same effect in terms of strength as if it were formed to have substantially the same thickness. Further, the frame member 12
A stopper 7 for removably attaching the game board 18 to the
A plurality of 0s are provided, and a plurality of receiving portions 52 of the fixing member 51 described above are further provided.

In FIG. 6, the support plate 11 and the frame member 12 are attached to the front frame 2, the lower end of the game board 18 is placed on the upper end of the support plate 11, and the game board 18 is attached with the stopper 70. The mechanism plate 38 is shown attached in a predetermined manner so that it can be opened and closed, and in this embodiment, the receiving portion 5 of the fixing member 51 is attached.
2 is shown fixed to the support plate 11 and the frame member 12, and a fixing member 51 is attached to the mechanism plate 38 facing the receiving portion 52. Movable metal fittings 48 and 49 are provided at the upper and lower positions of the mechanism plate 38, respectively, and these movable metal fittings 48 and 49 are connected to the aforementioned mounting metal fittings 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38, respectively. Additionally, frame member 12
A through hole 59 is formed on one side of the glass frame 2 so that an opening/closing lever 58 of the glass frame 4, which is attached to the front frame 2 so as to be freely openable and closable, can project therethrough.

7 and 8 show that the support plate 11 and the frame member 12 are integrally formed, and the front side of the support plate 11 has a ball launching rail as shown in FIG. A through hole 64 is formed into which a shutter shaft 92 for driving a shutter 90 that stops the supply of the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 is inserted, and a firing rail attachment part 62 for fixing the ball firing rail 61 is formed. A foul ball outlet 66 (see FIG. 1) is formed at the end of the ball launch rail 61 opposite to the launch position 63, and communicates with the foul ball outlet 66 and merges with the second prize ball receiver 36. An introduction member 68 that forms an introduction path 37 that communicates through the chute 383 is fixed to the introduction member 68. When the mounting board 5 is in the closed state, the guide provided on the first prize ball tray 24 is fixed to the introduction member 68. When the operation lever 32 is operated to open the ball outlet 30,
An opening 6 for receiving the prize ball removed from the ball is placed at a position to receive the prize ball flowing out from the lead-out gutter 34 to the lead-out gutter outlet 35.
81 is provided, and the foul balls guided from the foul ball outlet 66 and the extracted prize balls are merged at the introduction path 37 which is constituted by the inside of the introduction member 68 and the front wall of the support plate 11. The merged foul balls and prize balls are fixed to the front frame 2, and flow down inside the merge chute 383 with one opening facing the chute opening 384 at the bottom of the support plate 11.
The prize balls are stored in the prize ball tray 36. In addition, merging chute 38
The other opening of No. 3 is aligned with the lower opening of the second prize ball path 382 disposed on the mechanism plate 38 as described above. The introduction member 68 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 extends to the prize ball outlet 28, and the prize ball is transferred from the first prize ball tray 24 to the prize ball payout port 40 formed on the mechanism plate 38.
If the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 malfunctions during a game with balls stored up to the maximum amount, the prize balls that spill out from the prize ball outlet 28 formed in the support plate 11 when the mounting board 5 is opened for repair etc. The introducing member 68 receives the prize balls and causes them to flow down into the second prize ball receiving tray 36. Note that the introduction path formed in the support plate 11 includes an introduction path 37 that communicates with the refurl ball outlet 66, which is different from this embodiment, an introduction path that communicates with the outlet 35 of the outlet gutter 34, and an introduction path that communicates with the prize ball outlet 28. The communicating introduction paths may be formed separately and merged into the merging chute 383.

FIG. 8 shows the back side of the support plate 11 and the frame member 12, and the support plate 11 and the frame member 12 have the aforementioned mechanism plate 3.
8 mounting brackets 44 and 45 and the receiving part 5 of the fixing member 51
2 are respectively provided, and a positioning pin 69 similar to that implanted at approximately the center of the horizontal portion on the back side of the frame member 12 is formed on the plate-shaped portion 11a protruding from the upper end of the support plate 11, Positioning hole 57 into which the positioning pin 69 fits
is formed below the game board 8, and together with the positioning pin 14 and positioning hole 16, the position of the game board 18 is regulated. Furthermore, positioning bins 54 are provided at approximately the center of the horizontal portion of the front side of the frame member 12 and at the lower part of the front side of the support plate 11, respectively, for positionally regulating and attaching the frame member 12 and the support plate 11 to the front frame 2. and 55 are provided, respectively, and these positioning pins 54 and 55 are provided in positioning holes (
(not shown).

The frame member 12 is provided with a stopper 70, as shown enlarged in FIGS. 9A, B, and C. A locking portion 72 pivotally supported by the locking portion 72, a rotating arm 73 formed in an L-shape in a direction perpendicular to the locking portion 72, and a rotating arm 73 that is connected to the game board 1.
8. By rotating the rotating arm 73 from the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 9A to the position shown by the solid line, the stopper 70 is The locking portion 72 can be brought into pressure contact with the back side of the game board 18.

FIG. 10 shows a game board 18 of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention.
A different embodiment of the support plate 11 is shown, and this game board 18 has a mouth-shaped notch 76 at its lower end, and protrudes from the upper end of the support plate 11 in correspondence with the mouth-shaped notch 76. It is configured so that the locked mouth-shaped prize ball leading-out lower 8 can fit into it, and by fitting the mouth-shaped notch 76 and the mouth-shaped prize ball leading-out lower 8, The game board 18 and the support plate 11 may be accurately and completely integrated at predetermined positions in the horizontal, vertical, and vertical directions and mounted on the front frame 2. In this case, the positioning bins 14 and 69 explained in FIG. You can also omit it. It should be noted that a foul ball outlet 66 is formed between the end of the ball launch rail 61 of the support plate 11 and the end of the guide rail 20 of the game board 18, and that this foul ball outlet 66 communicates with the introduction path 37 was mentioned above. That's exactly what I did.

11 and 12 show different embodiments of the automatic ball supply mechanism 22, which includes a ball inlet 82 in a casing 81 made of synthetic resin. Induction gutter 8
3. A ball exit 84 is formed, and pachinko balls are sent from the ball exit 84 to the ball launch position 6 by repeated rotation of the rotating arm 85.
3, and the casing 81
A mounting member 87 is formed at the upper end, and a support member 88 that rotatably supports the mounting member 87 is fixed to a predetermined position of the game board 18 to connect the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 to the game board 18. It is designed so that it can be attached and detached and rotated freely. In addition, a shutter shaft 9 slides a shutter 90 that blocks the ball entrance 82 in the left and right direction.
2 is connected to the shutter 90 via a connecting member 93.

The locking member of the casing 81 is formed appropriately. According to the above-described configuration, the batted ball launching rail 61 and the like are configured, but according to such a configuration, a batted ball launching rail mounting portion for fixing the batted ball launching rail to the support plate and a foul ball outlet are formed, With a simple structure of forming a lead-out gutter that communicates with the ball outlet of the first prize ball tray, and forming an introduction path that communicates with the foul ball outlet, the outlet of the lead-out gutter, and the prize ball outlet, respectively. , processing of foul balls, processing of ball removal work, and processing of prize balls present in the prize ball flow path and prize ball outlet when the mounting board is opened, and these foul balls can be handled. This has various effects such as being able to obtain a pachinko game machine that can quickly guide the prize ball to the second prize ball receiver via the merging chute.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine, FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic vertical cross-sectional views, and FIG. Figure 5 is an exploded rear perspective view showing different embodiments of the pachinko machine, Figure 6 is a rear perspective view showing the mechanism plate attached, Figures 7 and 8 are the support plate and frame. FIG. 9A is a front perspective view and a rear perspective view showing a state in which the members are integrally formed. B and C are a front view, a sectional view, and a perspective view of the fastener, respectively;
FIG. 10 is a front perspective view showing different embodiments of the support plate and game board, and FIGS. 11 and 12 are schematic front views and partially enlarged perspective views of a pachinko machine showing different embodiments of the automatic ball supply mechanism. It is. In the figure, 1... Pachinko machine, 2... Front frame, 3...
Window hole, 4...Glass frame, 5...Mounting board, 11...
- Support plate, 12... Frame member, 18... Game board, 22
... Automatic ball supply mechanism, 24... First prize ball tray, 28.78... Prize ball outlet, 30... Ball game opening,
32...Operation lever for theory, 34...Leading out gutter, 36
...Second prize ball tray, 37...Introduction path, 38...
・Mechanism plate, 42.76... Notch, 44.45...
Mounting bracket, 61... Batted ball launch rail, 62... Batted ball launch rail mounting portion, 66... Foul ball exit, 70...
··Fasteners. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 9 A Figure 10

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) It has a support plate disposed on the back side of the front frame, and a game board disposed above the support plate, and the game board is disposed on a mounting board below the glass frame attached to the front frame. , and a first prize ball tray that stores prize balls drawn out from a prize ball outlet formed on the support plate or the game board and guides them to an automatic ball supply mechanism; and a first prize ball tray related to the first prize ball tray. a ball extraction hole provided as a ball extraction hole; a ball extraction operation lever that normally covers the ball extraction hole and can open the ball extraction hole by operating the lever; A lead-out gutter is formed to guide the prize balls stored in the first prize ball tray to the second prize ball tray, and the support plate includes a batted ball launch rail mounting portion for fixing the batted ball launch rail, and a foul ball. a foul ball outlet that guides the hit ball into a second prize ball receiving tray, an introduction path is formed that communicates the foul ball outlet with the outlet of the outlet gutter and the prize ball outlet, respectively; The foul ball from the outlet, the prize ball from the guide-out gutter outlet, and the prize ball from the prize-ball outlet are guided to the second prize ball receiver via a merging chute arranged on the back side of the front frame. A pachinko game machine that is characterized by: (2) The introduction path is formed by an introduction member provided on the front side of the support plate, an opening communicating with the outlet of the outlet is provided on the front side of the introduction member, and the upper part of the introduction member is formed by the introduction member provided on the front side of the support plate. Claim 1 characterized in that it is formed to communicate with the foul ball outlet and to communicate with the prize ball outlet when the mounting board is in an open state.
The pachinko game machine described in Section 1.