JP2560182B2 - Batting ball supply tray for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hit ball saucer for a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a front plate is attached to a lower portion of a front frame of a pachinko gaming machine, and a prize ball discharge port and a hit ball supply plate are provided on the surface thereof. This conventional hitting ball supply tray will be described with reference to FIG. 9 showing a plane and FIG. 10 showing a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. The prize balls released from the prize ball discharge port (not shown) and the game balls borrowed by the player with a ball lending machine or the like are temporarily stored in the storage tray 101, and the storage tray 101 is provided.
Are sequentially formed in a narrow width via the guide wall 103, and the supply passages 102 for aligning the stored game balls and supplying them to the hitting ball supply device one by one are formed. That is, the guide wall 1
03 is formed vertically high from the storage tray 101 to the supply passage 102, aligns the game balls, and is formed so that the game balls cannot be placed on the guide wall 103. Further, below the front plate, a surplus prize ball discharge port for receiving the prize balls overflowing from the hit ball supply plate and a surplus ball receiving plate for receiving the prize ball from the discharge port are arranged.

[0003]

When a prize or the like is given during a game, the discharge amount of the prize balls temporarily increases rapidly, and when the hitting ball supply tray overflows, a surplus portion arranged below it. Accepted in a ball saucer. However, as the number of winnings decreases as the game progresses, the number of game balls in the hit ball supply plate decreases, and it is necessary to grab the game ball from the surplus ball receiving plate and transfer it to the hit ball supply plate, which is troublesome. Therefore, it is desirable for the player to store as many game balls as possible in the hit ball supply tray. Therefore, it is necessary to make the storage tray of the hit ball supply tray larger than the conventional one, but if it is made larger, the length of the supply passage 102 (distance L shown in FIG. 9) leading to the hit ball supply device becomes shorter, and the supply passage At the entrance of 102, the game balls form a bridge, which causes a problem that the game balls cannot be supplied one by one. Therefore, the present invention provides a hitting ball supply plate that solves the above problems.

[0004]

A hitting ball supply tray of a pachinko machine according to claim 1 is formed with a storage tray for receiving a game ball from a prize ball discharge port and a storage tray in communication with the storage tray, and through a guide wall. It has a supply passage for aligning the game balls and sending it to the hitting ball supply device, an auxiliary saucer is provided over the supply passage, and the guide wall is erected vertically to the height of the game balls to form a supply passage. In addition, it is formed in an inclined shape and communicates with the auxiliary tray. The hitting ball supply plate of the pachinko machine according to claim 2 is a prize.
Accepts game balls from the ball discharge port and supplies batting balls
Ball feeding plate communicating with the table, on the ball feeding plate
The edges are formed substantially horizontally. Pachinko according to claim 3
The hit ball supply tray of the machine receives the game balls from the prize ball outlet.
It is a batting ball supply plate that communicates with the batting ball supply device.
The shape of the hitting ball supply plate as viewed from the front in a substantially symmetrical manner.
It was made.

[0005]

[Operation] A large number of game balls discharged from the prize ball discharge port sequentially accumulate from the storage tray. Further, the discharged game balls are accumulated in the auxiliary saucer via the guide wall provided in an inclined shape. Therefore, the amount of prize balls received can be increased as compared with the conventional case. On the other hand, as the game balls in the storage tray are sequentially sent to the hitting ball supply device through the supply passage and decrease, the game balls in the auxiliary saucer fall into the supply passage through the inclined guide wall. It is sent to the hit ball supply device. Also, hitting
Since the upper edge of the dish is almost horizontal,
The number of game balls stored in the tray can be increased. Also, hit ball
Since the supply plate is formed in a substantially symmetrical shape when viewed from the front,
It is easy to manufacture a die for the hit ball supply plate.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1, on which a prize winning device (not shown), obstacle nails for game balls, etc. are arranged on a game board 2. A front plate 4 is provided at a lower portion of the front frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1, and a prize ball discharge port and a hitting ball supply tray 10 are provided on the surface thereof. Hitting ball supply plate 10
Will be described in detail later, but it is used as a storage tray for temporarily storing the prize balls released from the prize ball outlet and the game balls borrowed by the player in a ball lending machine, etc., and aligns the stored game balls. And supply them one by one to the hitting ball feeder. Further, below the front plate 4, the hit ball strength is adjusted by rotating to hit the game ball on the surface of the game plate 2, a hit ball handle 5, a surplus prize ball discharge port 6 and the discharge port 6 A surplus ball receiving tray 8 for receiving prize balls from is provided. 2 is a plan view showing a partial cross section of the hit ball supply tray 10, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a partial cross section, and FIG. 4 is a rear view. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view mainly showing the auxiliary tray. Reference numeral 4 denotes a front frame, which is a hole communicating with the prize ball discharge port 11.
11 a is bored, and the prize balls discharged from the holes 11 a are received in the crescent-shaped storage tray 12. In addition, the guide wall 13 sends the balls to the hitting ball supply device 26 one by one, so that the storage tray 1
From 2 to narrower, the height of the game ball (H shown in FIG. 5)
Is provided vertically to form a supply passage 14, and is inclined upward toward an auxiliary tray 15 described later. The substantially rectangular auxiliary tray 15 is formed up to the upper part of the supply passage 14 so that as many game balls as possible can be stored, and is formed in a slightly downward slope toward the storage tray 12. Therefore, it easily rolls and falls into the supply passage 14. The guide wall 13 and the auxiliary tray 15 are connected by a triangular inclined auxiliary guide path 13a. The upper edge of the conventional hitting ball supply plate is used for hitting balls.
Although it is formed to incline downward toward the feeding device,
The hitting ball supply tray 10 of the embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 6.
As a result, the number of game balls stored here was increased.
Therefore, the upper edge 10a is formed substantially horizontal. In addition,
It is possible to stack the batting ball supply trays 10 as multi-tiers in multiple stages.
In addition to the upper edge 10a, the lower edge 10b is substantially
It is formed flat. Further, the hitting ball supply tray 10 is shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 3, the design and die manufacturing are simplified.
Therefore, they are formed substantially symmetrically when viewed from the front.

Reference numeral 20 is a push button, and when pressed, the game balls in the storage tray 12 are discharged from the surplus prize ball discharge port 6 to the surplus ball receiving tray 8 via the supply passage 14. That is, when the push button 20 is pressed, the open / close valve 23 is opened via the slide mechanism 22 and the ball is discharged through the discharge passage 24 that connects the hitting ball supply tray 10 and the surplus ball receiving tray 8. On the contrary, push button 2
When the pressing of 0 is stopped, the opening / closing valve 23 closes the discharge passage 24 by the force of the spring 21. 26 is a hitting ball supply device,
Reference numeral 30 is a batting rod that reciprocates via a drive device (not shown). The game balls on the passage 27 communicating with the supply passage 14 are sent to the front of the hitting rod 30 via a ball feeding mechanism 28 and are shot one by one on a game board. In addition, 29 is a speaker.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, a large number of prize balls are discharged,
The state where the game balls are accumulated in the storage tray 12 and the auxiliary receiving tray 15 is shown. As described above, in the hitting ball supply tray of the related art, the prize balls can be stored only in the storage tray. It is stored in the auxiliary tray 15 via the. Even in the hit ball supply tray 10 which is full in this way, since the supply passage 14 is formed almost at the height of the game ball by the guide wall 13, the so-called 1 is smoothly formed without forming a so-called bridge. The balls can be supplied to the ball hitting supply device 26 one by one.
Further, as the game balls in the storage tray 12 decrease in sequence, the game balls in the auxiliary tray 15 can be dropped into the supply passage 14 through the inclined auxiliary guide passage 13a and the guide wall 13 for use. Further, the hitting ball supply tray 10 has an upper edge 10a
Since it is formed almost horizontally, it can store a large number of game balls.
It Although the auxiliary tray 15 in this embodiment is formed in a downward slope toward the storage tray 12, it may be formed in a flat shape. In this case, the player pushes the game ball in the auxiliary tray 15 to the storage tray 12 with his / her finger and uses it.

[0009]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION The hitting ball supply tray of the present invention can store a larger number of game balls than the conventional one by providing the auxiliary tray. Therefore, when the number of game balls in the hit ball supply tray decreases, the number of replenishments from the surplus ball receiving tray can be reduced. Moreover, since the upper edge of the hitting ball supply plate is formed to be substantially horizontal,
A lot of game balls can be stored compared to the past, and a hitting ball supply plate
Since it was formed symmetrically when viewed from the front, mold production
Etc. becomes simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a partial cross section of a hit ball supply tray.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a partial cross section of a hit ball supply tray.

FIG. 4 is a back view of a hit ball supply plate.

5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view mainly showing an auxiliary tray.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a hit ball supply tray in which game balls are full.

FIG. 8: A of FIG. 2 of the hitting ball supply tray in which the game balls are full
FIG.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a plane of a conventional hitting ball supply tray.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Hitting Ball Supply Dish 10a Upper Edge 10b Lower Edge 12 Storage Dish 13 Guide Wall 13a Tilt Auxiliary Guideway 14 Supply Passage 15 Auxiliary Dish 26 Hitting Ball Supply Device 27 Passage

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage dish for receiving a game ball from a prize ball discharge port, and a supply passage which is formed in communication with the storage dish and which aligns the game balls via a guide wall and sends the game balls to a hitting ball supply device. In the hit ball supply tray, an auxiliary tray is provided over the supply passage, and the guide wall is erected vertically to the height of the game ball to form a supply passage and is formed in an inclined shape to communicate with the auxiliary tray. A batting ball supply plate for a pachinko machine, which is characterized in that 2. A game ball from the prize ball outlet is accepted.
A ball hitting tray that communicates with the ball hitting feeder,
The upper edge of the hit ball supply plate is formed to be substantially horizontal.
A batting ball supply plate for a pachinko machine. 3. Accepting game balls from the prize ball outlet
A ball hitting tray that communicates with the ball hitting feeder,
The hitting ball supply plate is formed in a substantially symmetrical shape when viewed from the front.
A batting ball supply plate for a pachinko machine.