JP3520107B2 - Bell mounting structure in pachinko machines - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize ball dispensed from a prize ball dispensing apparatus, and collides the prize ball with a sound to inform the player that the prize ball has been paid out. The present invention relates to a bell mounting structure for informing. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of bell mounting structure is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
On the other hand, a support projection 104 having a screw hole 103 at the center is provided on a bell mounting surface 102 such as a prize ball discharge gutter, and the screw 105 is inserted from the screw insertion hole 101 of the bell 100 into the support projection 1.
The bell 100 was mounted on the bell mounting surface 102 by screwing into the screw hole 103 of 04 and fastening. [0003] By the way, since this kind of bell is easily deformed by collision of a prize ball, it is replaced in a short period of time or the bell is turned to change the contact surface with the prize ball. Needed. However, in the conventional bell mounting structure, since the bell is mounted by screws, there is a problem that it takes much time and the workability is poor. [0004] In a pachinko machine, a large number of screwing operations are required at the time of assembling back parts including mounting of this kind of bell, and even one screwing operation is required to reduce costs. Is an important issue to reduce. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of easily mounting a bell without screwing it. The present invention is intended to provide a bell mounting structure. In order to achieve the above object, a bell mounting structure of a pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a prize ball discharge gutter through which a prize ball discharged from a prize ball dispensing device flows. In a pachinko machine in which metal bells are arranged so that the falling prize balls can collide with each other, a spindle is protruded from the bell mounting surface of the prize ball discharge gutter and the center of the bell is provided at the bottom center of the bell. forming a through hole for fitting the support shaft, whereas, for receiving the tip end of the support shaft to the distal end of the cylindrical body by projecting the tubular body to the inner surface of the back cover plate that covers the surface opening after the prize ball discharge gutter Provide a fitting part,
After fitting the hole of the bell to the support shaft by inserting the tip end of the support shaft in the fitting portion of the cylindrical body by attaching the back cover plate is it that to attach the bell to bell mounting surface by . According to the mounting structure of the tin in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, first, a permeable hole in the center of the bottom surface of the bell is supported該鈴is fitted to the support shaft to the support shaft, the back cover plate thereafter achieved by inserting the tip end of the support shaft in the fitting portion of the cylindrical body wearing the. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of a bell mounting structure in a pachinko machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mechanism plate. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are perspective views showing a state where the back cover plate is removed from the mechanism plate. In the figure, 1 is a side frame of a pachinko machine, 2 is a front frame which is attached to the front of the side frame 1 so as to be openable and closable,
3 is a game board detachably mounted on the back of the front frame 2, 4
Is a synthetic resin mechanism plate mounted on the back of the game board 3 so as to be openable and closable. A premium ball tank 5 is fixed to an upper portion of the rear surface of the mechanism plate 4. Below the prize ball tank 5, a tank rail 7 for aligning the prize balls and guiding them to the prize ball dispensing device 6 is provided.
Is provided. Below the prize ball dispensing device 6, a prize ball discharge gutter 8 for guiding the discharged prize balls to a hit ball supply tray (not shown) on the front surface of the front frame 2, and a prize ball is filled in the hit ball supply tray. At this time, an overflow gutter 9 is formed to allow the surplus prize balls from the hitting ball supply tray to overflow to a ball storage tray (not shown). The prize ball discharge gutter 8 and the overflow gutter 9
Is formed in a gutter shape with an open rear surface, and a back cover plate 10 is attached to the rear surface opening. A plurality of L-shaped engaging pieces 10a are formed on the peripheral edge of the back cover plate 10 at appropriate intervals, and the engaging pieces 10a are formed on the peripheral edges of the prize ball discharge gutter 8 and the overflow gutter 9. A plurality of inverted L-shaped engagement pieces 10b that can be engaged with 10a are formed.
Then, the back cover plate 10 is applied to the rear opening of the prize ball discharge gutter 8 and the overflow gutter 9 and the back cover plate 10 is slid downward to engage the engagement pieces 10a and 10b with each other. The back cover plate 10 is detachably attachable. The prize ball discharge gutter 8 and the overflow gutter 9
Are provided with metal bells 11 and 12, respectively, so that a prize ball can collide. The bell 11 provided in the prize ball discharge gutter 8 collides with the prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 6 to generate a sound, and notifies the player of the payout of the prize ball by the sound. Also, the overflow gutter 9
The bell 12 disposed at the is for notifying a player that a prize ball overflowing from the hit ball supply tray collides and generates a sound, and the sound causes the prize ball to overflow to the ball storage dish. . The back cover plate 10 has a bell 1
Circular ridges are formed at positions corresponding to 1 and bell 12, and sound transmission holes 13 are formed therein. Each sound transmission hole 13 is a connecting piece 14 extending radially from the center of the raised portion.
It is formed in a triangular hole shape. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an essential part for explaining the mounting structure of the bell 11 which is a feature of the first embodiment. In addition, bell 1
1 and the bell 12 have the same mounting structure. Therefore, only the mounting structure of the bell 11 will be described, and the bell 12 will be omitted. In addition, a circular pedestal 15 having a predetermined height is formed on the bell mounting surface 8a of the prize ball discharge gutter 8, and a support shaft 16 having a circular cross-sectional shape is integrally projected at the center of the pedestal 15. Is established. In the center of the bottom surface of the bell 11, a through hole 17 to be fitted to the support shaft 16 is formed. The through hole 17 is formed as a circular hole substantially equal in diameter to the support shaft 16. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
A cylindrical body 18 corresponding to the support shaft 16 with the back cover plate 10 mounted is integrally provided at the center of the raised portion in which the sound-transmitting hole 13 is formed on the inner side surface of the cylindrical member 0. . The distal end of the cylindrical body 18 fitting portion 19 for receiving the tip end of the support shaft 16 is provided. The fitting portion 19 is formed by an opening groove which opens at the lower side of the cylindrical body 18 and has a width substantially equal to the diameter of the support shaft 16 . The protruding length of the cylindrical body 18 is selected so that the cylindrical body 18 is located close to the inside of the bottom surface of the bell 11 when the back cover plate 10 is mounted. In addition, 20
Is a hole for preventing sink of the cylindrical body 18 when the back cover plate 10 is formed. In the bell mounting structure according to the present invention thus configured, the bell 11 is mounted by first fitting the through hole 17 of the bell 11 to the support shaft 16 and supporting the bell 11 on the support shaft 16. If the support shaft 16 is formed slightly longer, the bell 11
Can be supported in a stable state. Next, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, the back cover plate 10 is applied to the rear opening of the prize ball discharge gutter 8 and the overflow gutter 9 to position the cylinder 18 above the support shaft 16. The previous end of the support shaft 16 in the fitting portion 19 of the cylindrical body 18 by attaching the backing cover plate 10 by sliding the back cover plate 10 downwardly to a mechanism plate 4 as shown in FIG. 6 solid line in this state is receiving Is done. As a result, the bottom surface of the bell 11 is sandwiched between the pedestal 15 and the cylindrical body 18, and the bell 11 is mounted on the bell mounting surface 8a. The pedestal 15 is for raising the sound effect by lifting the bottom of the bell 11 from the bell mounting surface 8a when the bell 11 is mounted, and is not necessarily required for mounting the bell 11. Not something. Therefore, pedestal 1
In the case where the support shaft 5 is not provided, the support shaft 16 may be directly protruded from the bell mounting surface 8a. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the support shaft 16 is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and may be, for example, a square, a hexagon, or the like. And the through-hole 1 of the bell 11
If the 7 is formed so as to conform to the above shape, the rotation of the bell 11 can be prevented. In this embodiment, the back cover plate 10 is slid downward to be attached to the mechanism plate 4. However, when the back cover plate is attached without being slid, the fitting portion 19 of the tubular body 18 is attached to the mechanism plate 4 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. FIGS. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the bell mounting structure of the first embodiment is that in the first embodiment, the cylinder 18 is attached to the back cover plate 10. In the second embodiment, the cylindrical member 18 is provided fixedly and elastically in the front-rear direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, a narrow strip 21 is provided at a portion of the back cover plate 10 where the sound transmission hole 13 is formed, and the tubular body 18 is integrally provided with the narrow strip 21. Then, both bases 21a of the strip 21
21a is bent into a U-shape to provide elasticity. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. In the bell mounting structure of the second embodiment, the mounting of the bell 11 is specifically the same as that of the first embodiment except that the cylindrical body 18 is provided with an elastic action in the front-rear direction. However, the pressing action on the bell 11 can be enhanced by providing the cylinder body 18 with an elastic action, so that the mounting state of the bell 11 can be made stable and firm. As described above, the bell mounting structure of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is such that the bell is mounted on the prize ball discharge gutter and the overflow gutter with a simple structure without screwing work. It is effective in improving workability and reducing costs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mechanism plate mounted on the pachinko machine of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a back cover plate is removed from the mechanism plate of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the back cover plate. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part with a bell removed. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part showing a state where a bell is attached. FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the fitting portion of the cylindrical body. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention, showing a bell attached thereto. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique. [Explanation of Signs] 6 Premium ball dispensing device 8 Premium ball discharge gutter 8a Bell mounting surface 10 Back cover plates 11, 12 Bell 16 Support shaft 17 Through hole 18 Tubular body 19 Fitting portion

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A metal bell is arranged on a prize ball discharge gutter on which a prize ball discharged from a prize ball dispensing device flows so that the flowing prize ball can collide with the prize ball discharge gutter. In the pachinko machine that is provided, a spindle is protruded from the bell mounting surface of the prize ball discharge gutter,
A through hole is formed at the center of the bottom of the bell to be fitted to the support shaft, while a cylinder projects from the inner surface of the back cover plate that covers the rear opening of the prize ball discharge gutter. of the fitting portion of the tip end to receive provided, after fitting the through hole of the bell to the support shaft by inserting the tip end of the support shaft in the fitting portion of the cylindrical body by attaching the back cover plate, thereby the bell A bell mounting structure in a pachinko machine characterized by being mounted on a bell mounting surface.