JP3607172B2 - Ball tray removal device for ball tray in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball removing device for a ball receiving tray in a pachinko machine that uses a pachinko ball in a game so that a shutter plate can be stopped and held at a position where a ball removing hole is opened.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of ball receiving device for ball receiving trays, which uses a pachinko ball in play to stop and hold a shutter plate at a position where a ball hole is opened, is disclosed in, for example, It is known as described in Japanese Patent No. 154776. The gazette in this publication forms a guide edge along the horizontal direction at the front lower edge of the lower plate, and a sliding lid biased by a spring in a direction to close the discharge port provided in the lower plate; A slide lid mechanism comprising a lid frame member for slidably supporting the slide lid and a slide lever for operating the slide lid, and guiding the lower plate between the slide lever and the slide lid A receiving groove that fits into the edge is formed, and a concave portion into which the pachinko ball can be fitted is provided on the guide edge, and when the discharge port is opened by sliding the sliding lid, the pachinko ball is fitted into the concave portion, The sliding lid is stopped and held by bringing the front end face of the sliding lever of the sliding lid into contact with this pachinko ball, and this ball is attracted to a magnet embedded in the sliding lever and its position is set. It is stabilized.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the above-mentioned publication, the concave portion into which the sphere is inserted is small, and is provided to be exposed to the outside at the guide edge of the lower plate, and cannot be supported only by the concave portion. There has been a problem that the pachinko ball is likely to fall when it is inserted into the head or when an unnecessary impact is applied to the sliding lever.
[0004]
Moreover, both hands must be used, such as handling a pachinko ball with the other hand while the sliding lever is pulled with one hand, so the operation handle cannot be operated, that is, while holding the operation handle. It is difficult to stop and hold the sliding lid in the opened position until it causes inconvenience.
[0005]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine that solves such a conventional problem.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a ball hole in the bottom wall of the dish part in which pachinko balls are stored, and the ball hole is always closed on the back side of the bottom wall. In a ball removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine in which a shutter plate to be urged is movably provided, a holding portion for holding a pachinko ball from the outside is provided on at least one of the plate portion and the shutter plate, and the holding portion The shutter plate is stopped and held at the position where the ball hole is opened by the pachinko ball.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the holding portion is provided with a shallow recess for stopping and holding the pachinko ball so that it does not roll unnecessarily.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, an introduction groove is provided in communication with the holding portion for feeding an external pachinko ball into the holding portion.
[0009]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, an elastic piece for elastically pressing and holding the pachinko ball of the holding portion is provided integrally.
[0010]
Further, the ball removing device for the ball receiving tray in the pachinko machine of the present invention is provided in either a hitting ball supply tray for supplying hitting balls provided in front of the front frame of the pachinko machine or a lower ball receiving tray for storing surplus balls of the hitting ball supply tray. As a matter of course, the present invention can also be applied to a ball punching device for a ball box located below the lower ball tray.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a ball removal device for a lower ball tray according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine. In the figure, 1 is a machine frame, 2 is a front frame that is attached to the front of the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. Can be opened and closed. A game board 5 is arranged behind the glass frame 3, and a guide rail 6 is laid on the surface of the game board 5. A hitting ball supply tray 7 is attached to the front surface of the front plate 4. An operation handle 8 and a lower ball receiving tray 9 for storing surplus balls of the hitting ball supply tray 7 are attached to the lower portion of the front frame 2.
[0012]
2 is a perspective view of the lower ball receiving tray 9, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the ball removing device, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the lower ball receiving tray. The lower sphere tray 9 is provided with a dish portion 11 on the front surface of the mounting substrate 10, and a sphere storage portion 13 connected to a discharge port 12 for discharging a surplus sphere opened in the mounting substrate 10 is provided in the dish portion 11. Yes. Further, a circular ball hole 15 is formed in the bottom wall 14 of the ball storage portion 13 as shown in FIG.
[0013]
A shutter plate 18 that opens and closes the ball removal hole 15 is interposed on the lower surface of the dish part 11 via a box-frame-like support frame 16 that is a part of the dish part. The shutter plate 18 always closes the ball removal hole 15 by the bias of the coil spring 19 loaded in the support frame 16, and an operation lever 20 protruding from the support frame 16 is provided on the front side.
[0014]
Further, the support frame 16 that forms a part of the dish portion 11 has an open top surface and has a flat rectangular shape, and a circular through-hole 17 that communicates with the ball removal hole 15 is formed on one side. And it attaches to the back side of the bottom wall 14 of the dish part 11 via the screw | thread P, and the shutter board 18 is movable between the bottom wall 14 and the support frame 16 so that sliding is possible in a horizontal direction.
[0015]
Accordingly, the support frame 16 is provided with a holding groove 21 as a holding portion having a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass along the sliding direction of the shutter plate 18. The holding groove 21 is connected to one end of the side opposite to the through-hole 17 with a throwing groove 22 that is connected to the outside on the front side of the support frame 16 and tilts downward toward the inside. As shown in FIG. 6A, a shallow recess 23 that supports the pachinko ball so as not to roll is provided on the bottom wall 21 a so as to be orthogonal to the holding groove 21. Furthermore, the bottom wall 21a of the holding groove 21 is slightly inclined toward the other end, and a drop hole 24 is formed at the lower end.
[0016]
An engagement recess 25 as a holding portion is provided on the back surface of the shutter plate 18, and the engagement recess 25 is a holding groove provided in the support frame 16 when the shutter plate 18 opens the ball hole 15. It is located directly above the shallow depression 23 of 21. The pachinko ball is inserted between the engagement recess 25 and the shallow recess 23 of the bottom wall 21a, and the distance is set so that the shutter plate 18 is pressed upward and held by the pachinko ball. Has been. Note that one side edge of the engaging recess 25 is formed in a tapered surface so that the shutter plate 18 can slide smoothly so that the pachinko ball B can be easily engaged with the engaging recess 25.
[0017]
In the ball removal device of the present invention configured as described above, when the shutter plate 18 closes the ball removal hole 15, the holding groove 21 provided in the support frame 16 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A. In this manner, one pachinko ball B is inserted from the insertion groove 22 on the front side of the lower sphere tray, and is supported in the shallow depression 23. Then, the operating lever 20 is operated to slide the shutter plate 18 until the ball hole 15 is opened. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the engaging recess 25 provided on the back surface of the shutter plate 18 engages with the upper surface of the pachinko ball B. In this state, the pachinko ball B is tightly clamped between the engaging recess 25 and the shallow recess 23, and at the same time, the shutter plate 18 is pushed to the back side of the bottom wall 14 of the dish portion 11 by the pachinko ball and stops. Even if the hand is released from the operation lever 20, the open state of the ball removal hole 15 is maintained.
[0018]
In order to return the shutter plate 18 that has continuously opened the ball hole 15 to the original position where the ball hole 15 is closed, the operating lever 20 is moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The pachinko sphere B engaged with the mating recess 25 moves from the solid line in FIG. 6C to the chain line position with the movement of the engagement recess 25, and then the upper surface of the bottom wall 21a formed on the inclined surface To fall downward from the drop hole 24. Then, the shutter plate 18 released from the locked state by the pachinko ball B returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 6A and FIG.
[0019]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the tip of the charging groove 22a may be bent upward to form a side L-shaped cylindrical body. In this embodiment, the top surface of the charging groove 22a is used. By inserting the pachinko ball B into the opening 26 to be opened, the insertion becomes easy, and the pachinko ball is not inadvertently dropped onto the floor of the hall. In addition, by inserting a plurality of pachinko balls B, the ball release hole 15 can be continuously opened by only the operation of the operation lever 20 thereafter.
[0020]
10 and 11 show an embodiment in which the engagement recess 25 is formed integrally on the back surface of the elastic piece 27 provided on the shutter plate 18a so as to retain elasticity. In this embodiment, the engaging recess 25 is elastic, so that the operation when engaging the upper surface of the pachinko ball B can be smoothly performed as shown in FIG. And it is sustained firmly. This also reduces wear due to wear during operation of the engaging recess 25 and the like as in the present embodiment. As a matter of course, the holding groove 21 may have elasticity.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the ball removing device for the ball tray in the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided with a holding portion for holding a pachinko ball from the outside on at least one of the plate portion and the shutter plate, and the ball removing hole is opened. Since the shutter plate is stopped and held by the pachinko ball of the holding portion at the position, the shutter plate can be stopped and held in the open state in a stable state by a one-touch operation of operating the operation lever with one hand.
[0022]
In addition, the pachinko ball that has stopped the shutter plate in the open state can be recovered at the same time with the one-touch operation to close the shutter plate, and even if you hold the handle with one hand during the game, The operation is easy and no inconvenience is caused.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower ball tray.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a ball removal device from a lower ball tray.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a lower sphere tray.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining the operation.
FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of arrows YY in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a lower sphere tray showing another embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the same.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a shutter plate showing another embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the main part of the same.
[Explanation of symbols]
7 Ball supply tray (ball tray)
9 Lower ball tray (ball tray)
11 Dish 14 Bottom Wall 15 Ball Hole 16 Support Frame (Dish)
18, 18a Shutter plate 21 Holding groove (holding portion)
22 Input groove 23 Shallow recess 25 Engaging recess (holding part)
27 Elastic piece

Claims (4)

A pan which pachinko ball has opened a ball vent holes in the bottom wall of the sphere reservoir which is stored, and a shutter plate which is always biased to close said ball vent hole on the back side of the bottom wall of the spherical reservoir In the ball removing device for the ball tray in the pachinko machine provided ,
An insertion groove which is provided with a holding portion for supporting the pachinko ball on the bottom wall in the state where the shutter plate closes the ball hole and is connected to the holding portion and connected to the outside at the front of the plate portion. The pachinko ball fed from the insertion groove at a position where the shutter plate opens the ball hole is engaged between the holding portion and the lower surface of the shutter plate. A ball removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine , wherein the ball is detachably sandwiched and simultaneously pressed and held by the pachinko ball against the back side of the bottom wall of the ball reservoir . The holding portion has a width that allows one pachinko ball to pass along the sliding direction of the shutter plate, and a shallow recess for stopping and holding the pachinko ball so that it does not roll unnecessarily goes directly to the holding portion. The ball removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball removing device is provided in a shape . The ball removing device for a ball tray in a pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein an elastic piece for elastically pressing and holding the pachinko ball of the holding portion is provided integrally with the shutter plate . 4. A ball tray in a pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the holding portion is provided with elasticity so that the pachinko ball of the holding portion is elastically pressed and held on the shutter plate. Ball remover .

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