JP3563082B2 - Pachinko ball payout processing unit - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a payout ball processing unit for controlling the processing of pachinko balls paid out to a player in a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In conventional pachinko machines, members for guiding prize balls and extraction balls, mechanisms for paying out prize balls, and mechanisms and members related to processing of prize balls such as circuit boards for prize ball payout are individually mounted on the main body frame. I was
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to simplify assembly, repair, and inspection of mechanisms and members related to processing of a prize ball.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) A pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a base body detachable from a set frame, a ball payout mechanism for discharging a predetermined number of pachinko balls by operation of an electric drive source, and a ball tank. An upper derivative that guides the pachinko balls sent out from the ball dispensing mechanism to the ball dispensing mechanism, a dispensing ball path that guides the pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispensing mechanism to a ball tray, and a pachinko dispensed by the ball dispensing mechanism. A ball removing passage for guiding a ball out of the pachinko machine, a lower derivative supporting a sorting member for sorting the pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispensing mechanism to the dispensing ball passage or the ball removing passage, and A control circuit board for paying out balls connected to a drive source via a connector, and And a lid for covering the body,
The electric drive source, the ball dispensing mechanism, the upper derivative, the dispensing ball passage, the ball removing passage, the lower derivative, and the control circuit board are placed in a case formed by the base body and the lid. Enclosed.
(2) In the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the first aspect, the control circuit board is superimposed on the lower derivative and installed detachably.
(3) The pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the third aspect of the present invention is the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the first or second aspect, wherein electric noise is generated between the lower derivative and the control circuit board due to electrical noise. A shield plate protecting the control circuit board was interposed.
(4) The pachinko ball payout processing unit of the invention described in claim 4 is the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least one of the upper derivative and the lower derivative is a base body. It is configured to be removable.
(5) The pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the case is formed by a base body and a lid. Was configured to be transparent.
[0005]
[Action]
(1) According to the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to the first aspect of the invention, the electric drive source, the ball payout mechanism, the upper derivative, the dispensing ball passage, the ball removing passage, the lower derivative, and the control circuit board are the base member. And a cover formed in the case. Moreover, since the base body is detachable from the set frame, it can be mounted at a predetermined position in a lump. Therefore, each operation of assembling, repairing, checking, and maintaining the mechanisms and members related to the payout of the pachinko balls can be simplified and made more efficient.
(2) According to the pachinko ball payout processing unit of the invention described in claim 2, the control circuit board can be superimposed on the lower derivative and can be freely attached and detached.
(3) According to the pachinko ball payout processing unit of the invention described in claim 3, the control circuit board can be protected from electric noise by the shield plate.
(4) According to the pachinko ball payout processing unit of the invention described in claim 4, at least one of the upper derivative and the lower derivative can be freely attached and detached.
(5) According to the pachinko ball dispensing processing unit of the invention described in claim 5, the inside of the case formed by the base body and the lid can be seen through from the outside.
[0006]
【The invention's effect】
The present inventionAccording to the present invention, the electric drive source, the ball dispensing mechanism, the upper derivative, the dispensing ball passage, the ball removing passage, the lower derivative, and the control circuit board can be mounted together with the base body and the lid at a predetermined position.In addition, it is possible to simplify and streamline operations such as assembly, repair, inspection, and maintenance of mechanisms and members related to paying out pachinko balls.
[0007]
【Example】
Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a card-type pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
A card-type pachinko machine that exchanges a desired number of pachinko balls using a card dedicated to the game purchased at the card issuing machine and plays the game with the replaced pachinko balls, is installed adjacent to one side of the main body H of the pachinko machine. The card unit 102 has a card insertion slot 110a, and incorporates a card reader 110 for reading money data recorded on the card.
[0008]
The card reader 110 has a number-of-balls / money conversion unit and a money amount data / number-of-balls data recording unit, and is connected to a card information processing board 155 incorporated in the card unit 102.
[0009]
The card information processing board 155 is turned on when the card unit 102 can be used, and blinks when an abnormality occurs, and a card unit available lamp 153 and when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 11 a of the card reader 110. A card insertion lamp 154 that lights up and blinks when the card is removed, and a fraction display switch are connected.
[0010]
The outer frame 1 of the main body H of the pachinko machine is formed of wood in the shape of a rectangular frame, and the front of the outer frame 1 is formed of a wooden plywood in a frame shape. A front frame 2 that is rotatably mounted on a shaft and that opens and closes the front surface of the outer frame 1 is lockably mounted.
A window frame 3 is attached to a front surface of the front frame 2 along an opening edge of the front frame 2. The window frame 3 has a glass door frame 4 fitted with glass and a glass door frame 4 below the glass door frame 4. The lower plate 5 adjacent to the lower plate 5 is rotatably mounted to the front.
A ball supply mechanism is mounted on the back surface of the lower plate 5, and an upper ball tray 6 for receiving the paid-out pachinko balls is attached to the front surface of the lower plate 5, and the upper ball tray 6 has a ball punch. A lever 6a is attached, and a ball inlet 6b is opened.
[0011]
At the front of the lower end portion of the front frame 2, a lower ball tray 7 for receiving pachinko balls when the pachinko balls are filled on the upper ball tray 6 is attached, and the lower ball tray 7 is provided with a ball release lever 7a. ing.
An operation handle 8 having an operation section that is turned by a player is attached to an end of the lower end of the front frame 2 opposite to the rotation fulcrum.
[0012]
A card unit relay board 106 connected to a card information processing board 155 of the card unit section 102 via a connector is attached to the upper rear end of the lower plate 5.
[0013]
A ball lending switch 107 which is operated by a player when a push button is inserted into a horizontally long display plate 105 attached to the upper end of the front surface of the lower plate 5 on the card unit relay board 106 to borrow a held ball, A push button is inserted into the display plate 105, and a return switch 108 operated by a player when returning a card is connected.
[0014]
When the ball lending switch 107 is pressed once, the ball (100 yen, 300 yen, 500 yen) corresponding to the amount set so as to be changeable by the ball lending unit setting means is lent to the upper ball tray 6 and recorded on the card. Each time the ball lending switch 107 is pressed, the ball held is added and the amount recorded on the card is subtracted in the form of a telephone card.
[0015]
When the return switch 108 is pressed, the card is removed from the card insertion slot 110a of the card reader 110, and the game ends.
[0016]
The card unit relay board 106 is connected to seven-segment card information display LEDs 112 to 112 for displaying the amount recorded on the card and the balance after use in three digits. When the fraction display switch of the card unit 102 is pressed, the card information display LED 112 displays the last two digits of the fraction and the like.
[0017]
To the card unit relay board 106, a ball lending possible display LED 109 which is turned on when a ball lending is possible and which is turned off during the payout is connected. The display plate 105 is formed with a first lens portion 105a for diffusing and transmitting the irradiation light of the card information display LED 112, and a second lens portion 105b for diffusing and transmitting the irradiation light of the ball lending display LED 109. .
[0018]
A lamp case 9 made of a synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the front frame 2. The lamp case 9 is made of a semi-transparent synthetic resin and has a lamp cover 10 formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape with rounded ends. Is screwed on.
[0019]
A mounting base 12 for a firing mechanism is attached to the opposite end of the lower end of the back surface of the front frame 2 on the opposite side of the fulcrum, and a motor that is suspended from the mounting base 12 at one end of the mounting base 12. The mounting plate 13 is screwed. A firing motor 14 is mounted on the back surface of the motor mounting plate 13, and a firing cam 16 is fitted on an output shaft 14 a of the firing motor 14.
[0020]
A hitting hammer 17 is pivotally supported on the mounting base 12 so as to be tiltable in the left-right direction, and the hitting hammer 17 is provided with a cam follower 17a elastically contacting the firing cam 16 and a hook disposed inside the cam follower 17a. The stop roller 17b is rotatably supported with each other. A hooking member 18 connected to the operation handle 8 is slidably inserted in a laterally elongated guide hole 12a formed near the inner end of the mounting base 12 so as to be slidable in the lateral direction. A coil spring 19 for setting the firing force when the ball hitting hammer 17 hits a pachinko ball is hung between the hooking roller 17b and the hooking roller 17b, and a hooking member 18 is positioned on the inner end of the mounting base 12. The adjustment lever 20 is pinned so as to be tiltable. A firing device control board 21 is mounted in a case 13a formed at the lower end of the motor mounting plate 13.
[0021]
The mounting base 12 is provided with a firing device stop switch 34 that is operated when a single shot of a pachinko ball is fired, and a handle switch 151 that is turned on and off by turning the operation handle 8. Is connected to a touch switch 21a which is turned on when the player touches the operation handle 8. The lead wires connected to the firing motor 14, the firing device stop switch 34, and the handle switch 15, respectively, are connected to the firing device control board 21 via connectors.
[0022]
When the operating handle 8 is rotated, the handle switch is turned on, the firing motor 14 rotates at a speed of 100 rotations or less per minute, and the hitting hammer 17 repeatedly tilts, and the pachinko ball is tilted every time the hitting hammer 17 tilts. Fired.
[0023]
On the back surface of the front frame 2, an upper frame portion 22a of an opaque synthetic resin material whose front shape is formed in an inverted concave shape, and a semi-transparent synthetic resin connected to the lower end of the upper frame portion 22a in abutting manner. A base frame 22 divided into a lower frame portion 22b made of a material and mounted in the outer frame 1 is attached, and the upper frame portion 22a and the lower frame portion 22b of the base frame 22 are respectively screwed with screws 23. It is fastened to the rear surface of the frame 2.
A rearwardly projecting step 25 is formed at the rear of the base frame 22 over four rounds, and a game board 24 is fitted into the step 25 so as to be able to be taken out rearward. A main control board 48 for controlling various functions of the pachinko machine is provided behind the game board 24.
[0024]
Near the center of the rear end of the upper end of the step 25 of the base frame 22, at the upper end and lower part of the vertical frame on the operation handle 8 side of the step 25, and near the center of the lower part of the step 25, respectively. A fastener 26 having an engaging portion 26a which is protruded into and out of the inner wall surface 25a and an operating portion 26b rotated by a finger is provided between the rear surface of the step portion 25 and the base of the fastener 26. Each of them is mounted so as to be rotatable around the screw 44 by a screw 44 in a state where the screw 26c is interposed. When the base frame 22 is inserted into the outer frame 1, the turning operation of the fastener 26 in the direction in which the engaging portion 26 a protrudes inward of the inner wall surface 25 a of the step portion 25 becomes impossible.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 6, a horizontally long lamp substrate 28 and a cover plate 47 for covering the lamp substrate 28 are provided on the rear side of the lamp substrate mounting portion 27 protruding above the upper frame portion 22 a of the base frame 22. The lamp board 28 is provided with a hit indicator light 29 connected to the printed circuit of the lamp board 28, and the lamp board 28 is opened with a glass door frame connected to the printed circuit of the lamp board 28. An indicator light 30 is attached. The indicator lights 29 and 30 are respectively inserted into the upper part 2 a of the front frame 2 and covered with the lamp cover 10.
[0026]
A square tubular upper plate opening 42 is formed near the end of the lower frame 22b of the base frame 22 on the side opposite to the operation handle 8, and a lower plate is formed at the lower end near the center of the lower frame 22b of the base frame 22. A mouth 43 is opened, and a box-shaped ball receiving box 49 communicated with the lower plate mouth 43 and a speaker 46 for generating a sound effect or the like at the time of winning are mounted on the rear surface near the center of the lower frame portion 22b. Have been.
[0027]
The lower end of the step portion 25 of the base frame 22 has a U-shaped cross section in order to insert a lead wire wired to the lower frame portion 22b from one end to the other end in the width direction of the base frame 22 and has a center in the longitudinal direction. A lead wire insertion groove 148 having a bent portion is formed so as to extend substantially over the entire width of the base frame 22.
A glass door frame opening detection switch 32 for detecting the opening of the glass door frame 4 is attached near an end of the lower frame portion 22b of the base frame 22 on the side of the operation handle 8, and a push button 32a of the glass door frame opening switch 32 is When the glass door frame 4 is closed, the glass door frame 4 is pressed by the glass door frame 4, and when the glass door frame 4 is opened, the glass door frame 4 is released and the glass door frame open indicator light 30 is turned on by the detection signal of the glass door frame open detection switch 32. A relay board 147 having a plurality of connectors 147a is mounted below the switch mounting portion 31. To this relay board 147, a lead wire connected to the launcher control board 21 via a connector and a lead wire connected to the glass door frame open detection switch 32 are connected via a connector 147a.
[0028]
A first set substrate 37 made of a synthetic resin for a firing rail is attached to a lower portion of the front surface of the lower frame portion 22b of the base frame 22, and three mounting bosses arranged obliquely on the front surface of the first set substrate 37. A lower swing lever 38 connected to the game ball supply mechanism and a lower swing lever 38 connected to the lower swing lever 38 are provided near the center of the first set substrate 37 and at the lower end of the outer end thereof. The swing lever is pivotally supported so as to be able to swing, and a ball stopper piece 39 for receiving a pachinko ball supplied from a pachinko ball supply mechanism is screwed on an upper portion of an outer end of the first set substrate 37. .
[0029]
On the front surface of the first set substrate 37, a rail portion 40a having a flat V-shaped vertical cross-section on the upper surface and a slightly curved side surface shape on the upper surface in the shape of a cycloid curve, and a central portion of the front and rear edges of the rail portion 40a and inside and outside. A firing rail 40 having three pairs of front and rear mounting pieces 40c and 40b connected to the ends and protruding downward respectively is positioned via each mounting boss 37a and is mounted in an inclined manner. A rear hole 45B through which the mounting boss 37a is inserted is provided in each mounting piece 40b on the rear side of the firing rail 40, and each mounting piece 40c on the front side abuts on the front end face of the mounting boss 37a. Each of the mounting pieces 40c has a front hole 45A having a smaller diameter than the rear hole 45B.
[0030]
The firing rail 40 is attached to the first set board 37 by a mounting screw 41 which passes through the front hole 45A of the front mounting piece 40c at the center and is screwed into the mounting boss 37a at the center. 37 is attached to the lower frame portion 22b together with the launch rail 40 by mounting screws 41 that penetrate the front mounting pieces 40c at both ends and the mounting bosses 37a at both ends and are screwed to the lower frame portions 22b, respectively. The base end of 40 is disposed diagonally below the ball stopper 39, and the front end of the firing rail 40 is opposed to the base end of the rail 24 a of the game board 24.
[0031]
On the rear side of the base frame 22, a set frame 50 made of a synthetic resin having an opening 50a opened at the center is detachably attached. The set frame 50 is attached to a vertical frame portion on the side opposite to the operation handle 8 of the step portion 25 of the base frame 22, and has a hinge female 51A having a through hole, and a hinge female attached to the outer surface of the vertical frame portion 50b. It is rotatably supported rearward by the base frame 22 via a pair of upper and lower hinge mails 51B each having a pin inserted removably upward in the through hole of the mail 51A. At the edge of the set frame 50, engaging portions 52 which are respectively engaged with the engaging portions 26a of the respective fasteners 26 are formed so as to face the respective fasteners 26, and the set frame 50 has the respective engaging portions 52. The game board 24 is held between the set frame 50 and the base frame 22 by being fastened by the fasteners 26, and is releasably pressed to the base frame 22 by the respective fasteners 26 in a state where the game board 24 is held therebetween.
[0032]
On the back surface of the upper horizontal plate 50c of the set frame 50, a square box-shaped ball tank 55 for storing pachinko balls is detachably attached upward, and the bottom plate 55a of the ball tank 55 is inclined outward. The bottom plate 55a is formed in an inclined shape, and a ball outlet 55b is opened at an outer end of the bottom plate 55a.
[0033]
A second set board 65, which is disposed below the ball outlet 55b of the ball tank 55 and is provided with a ball supply mechanism and a ball out detection mechanism, is attached to the rear surface of the upper horizontal plate 50c of the set frame 50 with a gap therebetween. ing. Near the center of the front surface of the second set board 65, a substantially fan-shaped base 56a, an inwardly extending rail 56b, and an inner end of the rail 56b are connected to and extend downward. A tank rail 56 which has an arc-shaped shutter portion 56c and is pivotally supported so as to be able to swing up and down is attached. The tank rail 56 is urged by a spring 62 in a direction in which the rail portion 56b swings upward.
[0034]
An upper end of a connecting rod 54 whose lower end is connected to the upper rocking lever is connected to a lower end of a connecting piece 57 whose upper end is connected to a base 56a of the tank rail 56 and hung down.
[0035]
On the rear surface of the base 56a of the tank rail 56, a circular first stationary mark 58A and a circular first stationary mark 58A that are arranged adjacent to each other on an arc curve centered on the swing fulcrum of the tank rail 56 and are colored in different colors (green and red). The 1 operation mark 58B is displayed. When a predetermined number or more of pachinko balls are stacked on the rail portion 56b of the tank rail 56, the rail portion 56b swings downward against the spring 62, and when the pachinko balls on the rail portion 56b are insufficient, the rail The portion 56b swings upward by the elastic force of the spring 62.
[0036]
At the outer end of the front surface of the second set board 65, three ball cutout detection switches 59 arranged in close contact with each other in the front-rear direction are mounted via a switch board 59a, and near the outer end of the front face of the second set board 65. Has a holding portion 60a that is hung down to face each ball cut detection switch 59, and a detection portion 60b that extends downward toward the base 56a of the tank rail 56, and can swing in and out. The switch presser 60 which is pivotally supported is mounted.
[0037]
In the normal state where the pachinko balls are loaded on the tank rail 56, the switch presser 60 swings outward, the touching pieces 59b of the respective ball-out detection switches 59 are pressed, and the reservoir balls are insufficient on the tank rail 56. In this state, the switch presser 60 swings inward, and the touching pieces 59b of the respective ball cut detection switches 59 are released.
[0038]
The rear surface of the protruding piece 60c protruding from the lower end of the detection part 60b of the switch presser 60 is disposed adjacent to an arc curve centered on the swing fulcrum of the switch presser 60 and colored in different colors (green and red). The displayed second stationary mark 61A and second operation mark 61B are displayed.
[0039]
In the lower portion near the outer end of the second set substrate 65, a round hole-shaped transparent window 65a faces the first stationary mark 58A, the first operating mark 58B, the second stationary mark 61A, and the second operating mark 61B, respectively. , 65b have been established.
[0040]
In the normal state where the rail portion 56b of the tank rail 56 swings downward, the first green steady mark 58A is seen through the see-through window 65a, and in the abnormal state where the rail portion 56b swings upward, the first red operation mark 58B is seen through. The first stationary mark 58A and the first operation mark 58B determine whether or not there is a shortage of stored balls on the tank rail 56 through the window 65a.
[0041]
In a normal state in which the switch presser 60 swings outward, the green second stationary mark 61A is seen through the see-through window 65b, the stored ball in the ball tank 55 is depleted, and the switch presser 60 swings inward, and each ball is swung. In an abnormal state in which the touching piece 59a of the disconnection detection switch 59 is released, the red second operation mark 61B is seen through the see-through window 65b, and the presence or absence of the storage sphere is determined by the second steady mark 61A and the second operation mark 61B. Can be determined.
[0042]
On the rear surface of the upper horizontal plate 50c of the set frame 50, a ball rail 63 whose base end is connected to the inner end of the second set substrate 65 and is inclined downward to the anti-ball tank 55 side is attached in an inclined manner. The front and rear ball passages partitioned by a partition 63a erected along the longitudinal direction at the center in the width direction are arranged in the inside.
On the upper horizontal plate 50c of the set frame 50, a pair of front and rear ball swinging pendulums 64 suspended above the central portion of the ball rail 63 in the longitudinal direction so as to swing in the left-right direction are screwed. A switch holder 67 having a lower piece attached to the lower surface of the ball rail 63 and a rear piece attached to the rear face is detachably attached to the upper horizontal plate 50c of the set frame 50 so as to be removable and changeable in the attachment position. An out-of-supply detection switch 99 for detecting lack of pachinko balls in the ball rail 63 is provided on the lower piece of the switch holder 67.
[0043]
On the rear surface of the vertical frame plate 50b on the rotation fulcrum side of the set frame 50, a payout ball processing unit U in which a mechanism and members related to processing of the payout ball are incorporated is detachably mounted over substantially the entire length of the vertical frame plate 50b. ing.
[0044]
The base body 70 of the dispensing ball processing unit U is formed of a translucent synthetic resin material in the shape of a vertically long, substantially rearwardly open, substantially rectangular box, and a wall plate 70f is connected to the four peripheral edges of a front plate 70a that is erected at its front end. At the upper end of the inner side wall plate 70f, a ball entrance 70h through which a pachinko ball which is rolled on the ball rail 63 and fed into the base body 70 passes is opened.
[0045]
At the upper end of the rear surface of the front plate 70a of the base body 70, an upper derivative 71 made of synthetic resin, which guides the slingshot ball passing through the ball inlet 70h obliquely downward and then downward, is detachably attached by a screw. .
[0046]
The upper derivative 71 is bent into a substantially inverted L shape, and is formed by a front member 71a disposed on the front plate 70a side of the base body 70 and a rear member 71b superimposed on the rear side of the front member 71a. Between the front plate 70a and the front member 71a of the body 70 and between the front member 71a and the rear member 71b, there is a pair of front and rear pairs each of which is partitioned by a partition wall so that the upper part becomes downward and the lower part becomes vertical. The ball passage 72 is formed to be bent in a substantially inverted L shape. The pachinko balls rolled on the ball rail 63 are fed into the upper derivative 71 from the lateral direction and are discharged downward through the two ball passages 72.
[0047]
A hollow rectangular parallelepiped counter case 73, which is provided below the upper dielectric 71, is detachably attached to the upper part of the front plate 70a of the base body 70 by screws. The counter case 73 is formed by a base 73a fixed to the base body 70, and a box 73b connected to the base 73a.
[0048]
The counter case 73 is formed with a pair of front and rear internal passages 74 through which the pachinko balls that are communicated with the two ball passages 72 and sent out from the inside of the upper derivative 71 pass from above to below. A rotating body 76 sealed in a counter case 73 and connected to the output shaft of the pulse motor 75 and having six teeth 76a and six valleys 76b alternately arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. , A part of which protrudes into both internal passages 74. When the pulse motor 75 is activated and the rotating body 76 rotates, every time a tooth portion 76a of the rotating body 76 is fed by one tooth, two rows are arranged vertically in the two internal passages 74 and the two ball passages 72 above the rotating body 76. The arranged pachinko balls are released downward at a speed of, for example, 15 balls per second.
[0049]
Discharge control solenoid 77 for preventing or allowing rotation of rotating body 76 is provided in counter case 73.(Electric drive source)Is installed so as to face the rotating body 76, and the operating piece 77 a of the payout control solenoid 77 is in contact with one of the teeth 76 a of the rotating body 76 during demagnetization to rotate the rotating body 76. When the payout control solenoid 77 is excited, the teeth 76a of the rotating body 76 are released from the operating piece 77a, and the rotating operation of the rotating body 76 is permitted.
[0050]
In the counter case 73, a pair of front and rear ball-break confirmation sensors supported by a holder 82 near the upper portions of both internal passages 74 and detecting the presence or absence of pachinko balls in the upper portions of both internal passages 74 above the rotating body 76. 78 are installed.
[0051]
In the counter case 73, a pair of front and rear ball counting sensors 79 for detecting pachinko balls supported by the holder 82 and passing through the internal passages 74 below the rotating body 76 are provided near the lower portions of the both internal passages 74. The ball out confirmation sensor 78 and the both ball counting sensor 79 are mounted in the counter case 73 and connected and fixed to the circuit board 85.
[0052]
The rear surface of the front plate 70a of the base body 70 is disposed below the counter case 73 in the vicinity of the center in the vertical direction, the upper end edge is disposed diagonally below the outlet of the front internal passage 74, and the lower portion is directed inward. A downwardly inclined inner wall 70b, a partition wall 70c formed near the center of the inner wall 70b and in parallel with the lower portion thereof, and an inner wall 70b separated by a gap whose upper edge passes through the pachinko ball discharged from the outlet of the front internal passage 74. The upper outer wall 70d is disposed outside the upper edge of the partition wall 70c, and the lower edge is disposed outside the upper edge of the partition wall 70c. The formed lower outer wall 70e is connected.
[0053]
A prepaid ball passage 80A for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the front internal passage 74 of the counter case 73 to the upper ball receiving tray 6 as a dispensing ball is formed between the vicinity and the lower portion of the inner wall 70b and the partition 70c. The air was discharged from the front internal passage 74 between the partition wall 70c and the outer wall plate of the base body 70, between the partition wall 70c and the lower outer wall 70e, and between the lower outer wall 70e and the inner wall plate of the base body 70. A front ball emptying passage 81A for guiding the pachinko ball out of the pachinko machine is formed adjacent to the prepaid ball passage 80A.
[0054]
On the base body 70, a synthetic resin lower derivative 84 which is superimposed near the center and lower part of the base body 70 and is provided below the counter case 73 and adjacent thereto is detachably attached by a screw.
[0055]
The base plate 84a of the lower derivative 84 is attached to the entire length near the center and below the front plate 70a of the base body 70, and the lower derivative 84 is opposed to the inner wall 70b of the base body 70 in an abutting manner over the entire length. 84b, a partition wall 84c opposed to the partition wall 70c in the entire length in abutting manner, an upper outer wall 84d opposed to the upper outer wall 70d in the entire length in the abutting state, and opposed to the lower outer wall 70e in the entire length. The lower outer wall 84e protrudes.
[0056]
Pachinko balls released from the rear inner passage 74 of the counter case 84 are guided toward the upper ball receiving tray 6 as payout balls (rental balls and prize balls) between the vicinity of the central portion and the lower portion of the inner wall 84b and between the partition wall 70c. A post-dispensing ball passage 80B is formed between the partition wall 84c and the outer wall plate of the base body 70, between the partition wall 84c and the lower outer wall 84e, and between the lower outer wall 84e and the inner wall plate of the base body 70. A rear ball removing passage 81B for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the rear inner passage 74 to the outside of the pachinko machine is formed adjacent to the post-dispensing ball passage 80A.
A partition plate 83 is sandwiched between the front payout ball passage 80A and the ball removing passage 81A of the base body 70 and the rear payout ball passage 80B and the ball removing passage 81B of the lower derivative 84.
[0057]
A ball removal detection switch 86 is mounted near the center of the front plate 70a of the base body 70, and the ball removal is rotatably supported near the center of the front plate 70a so as to face the ball removal detection switch 86. The operating member 87 includes an upper piece 87a projecting upward and coming into contact with and separating from the touching piece of the ball removal detection switch 86, an inner piece 87b projecting inward, and an outer piece 87c projecting outward. A projecting piece 87d is formed on the rear surface of the upper piece 87a.
[0058]
A projecting piece 88a protruding toward the ball-pulling operation member 87 is formed on the operation piece 88, which is supported near the center of the front plate 70a of the base body 70 so as to be vertically operable opposite the ball-pulling operation member 87. When the operation piece 88 is moved upward, the ball removal operation member 87 rotates, and the touching piece 86a of the ball removal detection switch 86 is pressed by the upper piece 87a of the ball removal operation member 87. Becomes ON.
[0059]
In the vicinity of the central portion of the base body 70, a regulating piece 89 disposed below the ball removal detection switch 86 is supported so as to be capable of swinging inward and outward in opposition to the ball removal operating member 87. When the regulating piece 89 swings inward, the inner piece 87b of the ball removing actuating member 87 abuts on the regulating piece 89 to prevent the ball removing actuating member 87 from rotating. Is allowed to rotate.
[0060]
Between the upper part of the inner wall 70b of the base body 70 and the upper part of the inner wall 84b of the lower derivative 84, and the upper outer wall 70d of the base body 70 and the upper outer wall 84d of the lower derivative 84, the upper end edge and the lower part of the partition 70c of the base body 70 Pachinko balls disposed diagonally above the upper edge of the partition wall 84c of the derivative 84 and discharged from both internal flow paths 74 of the counter case 73 are distributed to the front and rear payout ball passages 80A and 80B or the front and rear ball removal passages 81A and 81B. The distribution member 90 is pivotally supported so that it can swing inward and outward.
[0061]
The distributing member 90 is formed by connecting a front piece 90a and a rear piece 90b so as to be able to cooperate with each other. A protruding piece 87d of the ball removing actuating member 87 is inserted into the front piece 90a, and the ball removing actuating member 87 and the distributing member are formed. A coupling portion 90c that couples the first and the second members 90 so as to be able to swing jointly is formed.
[0062]
A ball removing solenoid 91 having an operating shaft 91a urged upward by a spring is attached to the lower derivative 84 so as to face the distribution member 90, and a locking piece 91b is fixed to a lower end of the operating shaft 91a.
[0063]
The upper end of the locking piece 91b of the ball-pulling solenoid 91 is connected to the inner piece 87b of the ball-pulling operating member 87, and the transmission wire connects the operating shaft 91a of the ball-pulling solenoid 91 and the ball-pulling operating member 87 in an interlockable manner. The lower end of 92 is locked.
[0064]
In a state where the ball-pulling solenoid 91 is demagnetized, the transmission wire 92 is held at the upper moving position together with the operating shaft 91a, the ball-pulling operating member 87 is held with the upper piece 87a turned outward, and the distribution member 90 is By swinging outward, the entrances of the front and rear ball removal passages 81A and 81B are closed, and the entrances of the front and rear payout ball passages 80A and 80B are kept open.
[0065]
When the ball removal solenoid 91 is excited, the transmission wire 92 moves down together with the operating shaft 91a, the upper piece 87a of the ball removal operation member 87 rotates inward, and the ball removal detection switch 86 is turned on to pay out. When the control solenoid 77 is excited, the distribution member 90 vibrates inward, the entrances of the front and rear payout ball passages 80A and 80B are shut off, and the entrances of the front and rear ball removal passages 81A and 81B are opened. The pachinko balls released from the inside are introduced into the front and rear ball removing passages 81A and 81B.
[0066]
At the lower end of the base plate 84a of the lower derivative 84, a prize ball payout motor 115, which is started when the power of the pachinko machine is turned on, is mounted in a forward direction. The output shaft 115a of the prize ball payout motor 115 has a 120 ° angle. A ball cutting cam 116 having three ball feeding pieces 116a arranged at rotationally symmetric positions is fitted to face a safe ball inlet 118 and a safe ball outlet 119 opened at the lower end of the front plate 7a of the base body 70. Is being worn. The safe ball introduction port 118 is formed at the lower end of the lower horizontal plate 50d of the set frame 50 in order to guide the safe ball that has fallen into the winning opening of the game board 24 and has fallen downward from the rear side of the game board 24. It is opposed to the tip of the ball guiding gutter.
[0067]
At the lower end of the front plate 70a of the base body 70, a discharge operation piece 120 disposed slightly above the safe ball discharge port 119 is rotatably supported, and a ball cutting cam 116 is provided below the discharge operation piece 120. An engaging portion 120a is formed slightly in front of the safe ball introduction port 118 and adjacent to the inside of the safe ball inlet 118, and the upper end of the inner protruding piece 120b protruding from the inner end of the discharge operation piece 120 is regulated. The lower end of the transmission wire 121 fixed to the piece 89 is operably linked to the lower end of the transmission wire 121, and an upper protruding piece 120 c is formed on the upper end of the discharge operation piece 120.
[0068]
The switch board 122 vertically mounted on the lower rear surface of the front plate 70a of the base body 70 has two signals for outputting a signal for rotating the pulse motor 75 and the rotating body 76 and a signal for operating the payout control solenoid 77 at the time of winning. A prize ball payout detection switch 123 is attached.
[0069]
The lower part of the front plate 70a of the base body 70 is supported by the prize ball payout detection switch 123 by a spring 125 so as to be swingable inward and outward in a hanging state facing the prize ball payout detection switch 123. In the vicinity of the center of the switch operating lever 124, a pushing portion 124a which is in elastic contact with each of the touching pieces 123a of the prize ball payout detection switch 123 is formed so as to protrude. The outer end of the connecting rod 126, which is connected to the upper projecting piece 120c of the releasing operation piece 120, is connected to be able to interlock.
[0070]
When the pachinko ball enters the winning opening of the game board 24 and passes through the safe ball introduction port 118, the safe ball is received by the ball feed piece 116a of the ball cutting cam 116 that is rotating normally, and the release operation piece 120 , And the discharge operation piece 120 is rotated in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the ball cutting cam 116 by a safe ball that moves in an arc along with the ball feeding piece 116a of the ball cutting cam 116. When the release actuating piece 120 is rotated, the transmission wire 121 is moved upward, the regulating piece 89 is swung, and the turning of the ball removing actuating member 87 is prohibited, and the switch actuating lever 124 is swung outward, and the prize is won. The ball payout detection switch 123 is turned on to transmit a payout signal, and an operation signal is sent to the pulse motor 75 and the payout control solenoid 77. When the safe ball received by the ball feeding piece 116a of the ball cutting cam 116 and circularly moved together with the discharge operation piece 120 is released from the ball cutting cam 116 and the discharge operation piece 120 and sent out through the safe ball discharge port 119, the discharge is performed. The operating piece 120 is released and returns to the original position by the elastic force of the spring 125, the transmission wire 121 moves down, the restricting piece 89 swings back, and the prize ball payout detection switch 123 is turned off. The detection of the payout operation is stopped.
[0071]
A rectangular dish-shaped synthetic resin substrate receiving case 103 superimposed on the rear side of the base plate 84a is detachably attached to the lower dielectric 84 with screws, and is attached to the rear end edge of the peripheral wall of the substrate receiving case 103. The step portion 103a is formed over the entire circumference.
[0072]
The board receiving case 103 is placed on the rear side of the lower derivative 84 in a state of being fitted into the step portion 103a of the board receiving case 103, and stores and calculates various information such as paying out pachinko balls, removing balls, winning, and the like. A control circuit board 93 incorporating a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM for processing is detachably mounted by screws.
[0073]
As shown in FIG. 22, the control circuit board 93 has a payout ball number calculation unit for calculating the number of balls to be paid out, a ball lending number calculation unit for calculating the number of lending balls lent by operating the ball lending switch 107, and a safe ball counter. 98A, 98B, 98C are connected, and the first to third prize ball calculating units for calculating the number of safe balls and the number of prize balls based on detection signals of safe ball detection sensors 96A, 96B, 96C for detecting the type of safe ball. And is incorporated.
[0074]
When a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 110a of the card reader 110 and the ball lending switch 107 is operated, the pulse motor 75 is activated, the payout control solenoid 77 is operated, and the rotating body 76 is rotated. Is discharged from the counter case 73 and paid out onto the upper ball receiving tray 6, and a desired number of used balls are further supplied onto the upper ball receiving tray 6 by repeatedly operating the ball lending switch 107.
When the safe ball detection sensors 96A, 96B, 96C detect the occurrence of a prize, the pulse motor 75 is activated and the payout control solenoid 77 is operated to discharge a considerable number of prize balls from the counter case 73 and The ball is paid out onto the bowl 6. At this time, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the counter case 73 in accordance with the values detected and counted by the safe ball detection sensors 96A, 96B, 96C and the safe ball counters 98A, 98B, 98C for each type of safe ball. (For example, thirteen prize balls are paid out corresponding to the safe ball detection sensor 96A and seven prize balls corresponding to the safe ball detection sensor 96B).
[0075]
On the control circuit board 93, a pulse motor 75 incorporated in the payout ball processing unit U, a payout control solenoid 77, a ball out confirmation sensor 78, a ball counting sensor 79, a ball removal detection switch 86, and a ball removal The solenoid 91, the prize ball payout motor 115, and both prize ball payout detection switches 123 are releasably connected via connectors, respectively, and the safe ball detection sensors 96A, 96B, 96C, a payout type display LED 152, safe ball counters 98A, 98B, 98C using the number of safe balls detected by the safe ball detection sensors 96A, 96B, 96C as a counter, a prize ball out detection switch 59, and replenishment. The detection switches 99 are respectively connected via connectors.
[0076]
At the inner end of the rear surface of the control circuit board 93, a lead wire bundle connected to the launcher control board 21, a lead wire bundle connected to the security board, and a lead wire connected to the winning device control circuit are connected to an external unit. Connectors 95A and 95B are fixed.
[0077]
Between the board receiving case 103 and the control circuit board 93, a power supply section (transformer, capacitor) of the pachinko machine, a payout control solenoid 77 of the payout ball processing unit U, a ball removing solenoid 91, a prize ball payout motor 115, and a charged ball. Two metal shield plates 94, 94 for intercepting electrical noise generated by pachinko balls or the like and protecting the control circuit board 93 from noise are sandwiched. The shield plate 94 is provided with the control circuit board 93 together with the control circuit board 93 at a position slightly apart from the circuit surface of the control circuit board 93 except that the upper end edge and both side edges thereof are in contact with the upper end edge and both side edges of the control circuit board 93. It is attached to the case 103.
[0078]
The base body 70 is formed of a translucent synthetic resin material into a vertically long, open front, substantially rectangular box shape, and has a length and width equal to the length and width of the base body 70. The lid 100 for covering is face-to-face and separably connected. The wall plates 100b formed on the four circumferences of the lid 100 are respectively opposed to the respective wall plates of the base 70 in abutting manner, and the lid 100 is formed by a plurality of screws inserted through the lid 100 and the base 70. The base member 70 is detachably attached to the vertical frame plate 50b of the set frame 50 together with the base body 70. The cover 100 has a convex portion 100a that covers the vicinity of the control circuit board 93 and protrudes from the vicinity of the central portion to the lower portion.
[0079]
The upper insulator 71, the counter case 73, the lower insulator 84, the case receiving case 103, the control circuit board 93, the two shield plates 94, and the like are sealed in a case formed by the base body 70 and the lid 100.
[0080]
The cover 100 has upper and lower connector insertion windows 104, 104 through which the connection terminals of the lead wire bundle connected to the launcher control board 21, the security board 146, and the winning device control circuit are inserted. The connecting terminals of the lead wire bundle are inserted into the lid 100 through the connector insertion window 104 in a state where the lid 100 is connected to the base body 70 so as to face the connectors 95A and 95B. 95B.
[0081]
On the front surface of the ball feed case 127 screwed to the rear surface of the lower horizontal plate 50d of the set frame 50, the payout balls flowing out from the ball outlet 70i opened at the lower part of the inner wall plate 70f of the base body 70 are guided inward and downward. And an upper guiding gutter 128 that collides with the upper bell 144, a middle guiding gutter 129 that guides the dispensing ball that has fallen from the inner end of the upper guiding gutter 128 outward and downward, and faces the upper plate opening 42 of the base frame 22. Receiving plate 130 which receives the dispensing ball which is extended horizontally forward and falls from the outer end of the middle guiding gutter 129, and which guides the dispensing ball overflowing from the receiving piece 130 inward and downward. A lower guiding gutter 131 that projects into the ball receiving box 49 after colliding with the bell 145 is formed to protrude.
[0082]
In front of the lower end of the ball feed case 127 and below the lower guiding gutter 131, a ball dispensing prohibition switch for transmitting a signal for prohibiting dispensing of pachinko balls to the control unit 48 when the stored balls are filled on the lower ball receiving tray 7 to the control unit 48. A (full tank detection switch) 135 and a switch presser 136 rotatably supported inward and outward in the ball dispensing prohibition switch 13 are mounted.
[0083]
A control circuit board 93, a relay board 147, a ball payout prohibition switch 135, and a security board 146 connected to the speaker 46 via a lead wire are provided at an end of the lower frame plate 22 b of the base frame 22 on the side opposite to the operation handle 8. Has been attached.
[0084]
When the lower ball tray 7 is filled with the pachinko balls, the ball payout prohibition switch 135 is turned on, and the firing motor 14 and the prize ball payout motor 115 are stopped. Further, when the number of stored balls on the tank rail 56 is insufficient, the replenishment detection switch 99 is turned ON, the firing motor 14 and the prize ball payout motor 115 are stopped, and the lamp substrate 149 is placed on the upper end of the set frame 50. The ball payout and ball out indicator light 133 attached via the lamp lights up.
[0085]
A repeater 137 disposed above the dispensing ball processing unit U and relaying the internal wiring and the external wiring of the set frame 50 is provided at the end of the upper horizontal plate 50c of the upper horizontal plate 50c on the rotation fulcrum side. It is mounted so as to face the outage indicator 133. An external terminal board 138 is inserted into the terminal box 140 of the repeater 137, and a plurality of connectors attached to the rear surface of the external terminal board 138 are provided at the upper end, lower end, and inner end of the terminal box 140. In order to insert and hold a lead bundle connected to the printed circuit of the external terminal board 138 via the connector 139, lead bundle holding portions 140a to 140a each having a narrow insertion hole are formed.
[0086]
On the rear surface of the external terminal board 138, four pairs of upper and lower external connection terminals 142 connected to the printed circuit of the external terminal board 138 and arranged in the horizontal direction are fixed, and on the rear wall plate 140b of the terminal box 140. Four pairs of lead wire insertion openings 141 for inserting the bare wire portions 134a of the external lead wires 134 connected to the respective external connection terminals 142 are respectively opened to face the respective external connection terminals 142, and further, the rear wall is provided. In order to press the bare wire portion 134a of the external lead wire 134 to the external connection terminal 142 in a releasable manner, the plate 140b is biased by a spring toward the external connection terminal 142 and is pushed upward or downward by a finger. The knobs 143 are inserted through the external connection terminals 142 so as to face each other, and the knobs 143 are color-coded for each pair. The four pairs of external connection terminals 142 have a pair of external leads for contact information output, a pair of external leads for launcher control input, and a pair of external leads for glass door frame opening information output. , And a pair of external lead wires for outputting ball out information.
[0087]
As shown in FIG. 23, a return ball collection passage 158 for opening and closing the return ball solenoid 157 to collect a returned ball is provided in the upper ball receiving tray 6, and a return switch 108 is connected to the control circuit board 93 for returning. A return ball number calculation unit for calculating the number of balls is connected, and the pachinko balls stored on the upper ball tray 6 are collected through the return ball collection passage 158 by operating the return switch 108, and the number of pulses output by the return ball sensor 156. Thus, the number of collected balls may be counted, the number of collected balls may be converted into a ball lending unit amount, added to the balance of the card, and recorded on the card by the card reader 110.
[0088]
In this case, the fractional number of pachinko balls that can be reconverted (for example, 5 balls if 30 balls are collected in the case of 100 yen / 25 balls) is returned to the upper ball tray 6 again.
[0089]
In addition, the amount data recorded on the card is not subtracted, but is added by operating the return switch 108 when a predetermined number or more (pachinko ball purchase units or more) of pachinko balls are stored on the upper ball tray 6. Is written to the card.
[0090]
The fraction that can be converted into purchase price units is recorded on the card by the card reader 110 as fraction data together with the converted and added price data.
[0091]
Further, as another embodiment, when a ball is loaned again using a card on which fraction data has been written, in addition to the number of pachinko balls corresponding to a predetermined ball lending amount, a fractional number of pachinko balls are placed on the upper ball tray 6. It may be supplied to the top.
[0092]
As shown in FIG. 24, a card insertion slot 110a, a ball lending switch 107, a return switch 108, a ball lending available display LED 109, a card information display LED 112 are provided on the front of the card unit 102 adjacent to the side of the pachinko machine main body. May be provided.
[0093]
Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described.
In this example, a synthetic resin base body 70 formed in a vertically elongated shape and mounted on the set frame 50 of the main body H accommodates a ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing a specified number of pachinko balls by rotating the rotating body 76. The counter case 73, the upper derivative 71 for guiding the pachinko balls sent out from the ball tank 55 and sending them into the counter case 73, and the pachinko balls released from the counter case 73 as payout balls as the upper ball tray 6. A payout ball passage 80B that guides the pachinko balls discharged from the inside of the counter case 73 is formed adjacent to a payout ball passage 80B that guides the pachinko balls discharged from the inside of the counter case 73 to the outside of the pachinko machine. A lower member 84 on which a sorting member 90 for sorting to the payout ball passage 80B or the ball removing passage 81B is supported. A control circuit board 93 for ball payout control superimposed on the conductor 84 is detachably assembled, and a synthetic resin lid 100 covering the base 70 over its entire length can be separated from the base 70. Is connected to
[0094]
For this reason, a mechanism for dispensing pachinko balls, a member for guiding pachinko balls to the ball dispensing mechanism, a member for guiding pachinko balls released from the ball dispensing mechanism to the ball tray and outside the machine or a distributing member for distributing, and a ball dispensing control. The control circuit board and the like can be mounted collectively on the main body frame, and each operation such as assembly, repair, inspection, and maintenance of mechanisms and members related to the dispensing of pachinko balls can be simplified and streamlined. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is an exploded perspective view of a dispensing ball processing unit.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the main body frame.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vicinity of the launching device.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of a launch rail.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line X1-X1 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line X2-X2 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a rear view near the ball tank.
FIG. 9 is a rear view of the base body of the dispensing ball processing unit.
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a cassette case and an internal mechanism.
FIG. 11 is a front view of the lower derivative.
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a distribution piece driving mechanism.
FIG. 13 is an exploded vertical sectional view near a control circuit board.
FIG. 14 is a rear view of the vicinity of a prize ball payout motor.
FIG. 15 is a wiring diagram of a ball payout control circuit.
FIG. 16 is a rear view near the repeater.
17 is a sectional view taken along line X3-X3 of FIG.
FIG. 18 is a rear view of the vicinity of the lower part of the dispensing ball processing unit.
FIG. 19 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line X4-X4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 20 is an electrical wiring diagram of the pachinko machine.
FIG. 21 is a connection diagram of a card unit relay board and a card information processing board.
FIG. 22 is a ball payout system diagram.
FIG. 23 is another ball payout system diagram.
FIG. 24 is a front view showing another example of the pachinko machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
6 upper ball saucer
55 ball tank
70 Base body
71 Upper derivative
73 Counter case
76 Rotating body
80B payout ball passage
81B Passage for Ball Removal
84 Lower derivative
90 Sorting member
93 Control circuit board
100 lid
U Dispensing ball processing unit

Claims (5)

A base body that can be attached to and detached from the set frame,
A ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing a specified number of pachinko balls by operation of an electric drive source,
An upper derivative for guiding the pachinko balls sent from the ball tank to the ball payout mechanism,
A payout ball path for guiding the pachinko balls paid out by the ball payout mechanism to a ball tray,
A ball removal passage for guiding the pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispensing mechanism to outside the pachinko machine,
A lower derivative that supports a sorting member that sorts the pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispensing mechanism to the dispensing ball passage or the ball emptying passage,
A control circuit board for ball payout connected via the electrical drive source and a connector,
A lid that is separable from the base body and covers the base body;
The electric drive source, the ball discharging mechanism, the upper derivative, the dispensing ball passage, the ball removing passage, the lower derivative, and the control circuit board are placed in a case formed by the base body and the lid. Pachinko ball payout processing unit. In the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to claim 1,
The control circuit board is a pachinko ball payout processing unit that is detachably mounted on the lower derivative. In the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to claim 1 or 2,
A pachinko ball payout processing unit having a shield plate interposed between the lower derivative and the control circuit board for protecting the control circuit board from electrical noise. In the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A pachinko ball payout processing unit in which at least one of an upper derivative and a lower derivative is detachably attached to a base body. In the pachinko ball payout processing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A pachinko ball payout processing unit configured to allow the inside of a case formed by a base body and a lid body to be seen through.

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