JP3998537B2 - Ball delivery device mounting structure and game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a ball payout device having a game ball counter stored therein to a gaming machine or the like, and more particularly to a mounting structure for a ball payout device that is easy to attach and detach.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, pachinko gaming machines and rental ball machines have been provided with a counter for counting the number of game balls to be paid out. This counter is composed of a payout ball counting switch for detecting the passing of the game ball, a payout rotor for holding the game balls one by one and passing through the installation site of the payout ball counting switch, a payout motor for rotating the payout rotor, etc. Has been. A counter comprising the payout ball counting switch, the payout rotor, the payout motor and the like is housed in a ball payout device, and the ball payout device is attached to a base member of a pachinko gaming machine or the like with screws.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional ball dispensing device mounting structure has a problem that it is not easy to attach and detach because the ball dispensing device is mounted with screws. In particular, the counter often needs to be repaired or replaced, and each time the screw has to be removed or screwed in.
[0004]
Further, the game ball is fed into the ball payout device from the upper passage member disposed above the ball payout device. However, since the mounting position of the ball payout device is not easy, the game ball exit position of the upper passage member There is a problem that the entrance position of the game ball of the ball payout device may be shifted and a ball clogging occurs.
[0005]
The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a ball payout device mounting structure that can be easily attached and detached, and a gaming machine using such a ball payout device mounting structure. It is another object of the present invention to provide a ball payout device mounting structure that is easy to position and prevent passage deviation, and a gaming machine using such a ball payout device mounting structure.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The ball payout device mounting structure of the present invention includes a ball payout device in which a counter for counting game balls is housed and an entrance portion for receiving game balls and an exit portion for delivering game balls are opened as a base member. For mounting, the base member is provided with a mounting portion on which the ball paying device is mounted, and on the left and right sides of the upper front portion (that is, the upper front portion) of the ball paying device. A claw portion that protrudes forward, a locking portion that locks the claw portion is provided on the base member, and a first insertion portion is provided at a lower end portion of the ball dispensing device. The first insertion part is inserted into the rear part of the part, or a first insertion corresponding part to be inserted into the first insertion part is provided, and the claw part is arranged in the inner direction of the ball dispensing device. By being elastically deformed, it can be locked to the locking portion from behind the locking portion, One is capable pulled out from the engaging portion rearward of the locking portion, the front wall of the upper portion of the ball dispensing apparatus, toward the other side wall portion from one side wall portion of the upper, than the inlet portion downward, is provided a recess recessed toward the rear, the claws, by which is provided in the recess, Rutotomoni provided below said inlet portion, said ball dispensing apparatus formed inside the game ball It is provided without constituting the wall portion of the passage, and the counter is housed in the lower part of the ball dispensing device.
[0008]
In addition, a second insertion portion is provided at the upper end of the ball payout device, and the lower end portion of the portion disposed immediately above the ball payout device of the upper passage member that supplies the game balls to the ball payout device, It is preferable that a second insertion portion is inserted or a second insertion corresponding portion is provided which is inserted into the second insertion portion.
[0009]
A gaming machine according to the present invention uses any one of the above-described ball payout device mounting structures.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball payout device 2 used in a pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a front view of the ball payout device 2, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the ball payout device 2, and FIG. It is IV-IV site | part sectional drawing of FIG. The ball dispensing device 2 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed in a substantially box-like shape in which the lower portion is swollen. Inside, a passage portion 21 is formed in the upper portion, and a counter 22 is accommodated in the lower portion.
[0012]
The passage portion 21 has two left and right meandering passages, and the upper end portion 20 of the ball dispensing device 2 is opened with inlet portions 23a and 23b serving as inlets of the left and right passages. When collectively referring to these inlet portions 23a and 23b, they are referred to as the inlet portion 23.
[0013]
The counter 22 is a payout ball counting switch 24 that detects the passing of the game ball, a payout rotor 25 that holds the game balls one by one and passes through an installation site of the payout ball count switch 24, and a payout for rotating the payout rotor 25 The motor 26, the origin switch board 27, etc. are comprised.
[0014]
The left passage of the passage portion 21 communicates from the inlet portion 23a to the payout rotor 25, and the right passage communicates from the inlet portion 23b to the payout rotor 25. The payout rotor 25 is configured to receive game balls alternately one by one from the left and right passages, and to pass through the installation site of the payout ball counting switch 24.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end portion 31 of the ball dispensing device 2 has outlets 30a and 30b for ball removal through which game balls are sent out from the passage portion 21 without passing through the counter 22, as shown in FIG. In the rear part, payout outlets 30c, 30d through which the game balls passed through the counter 22 from the passage 21 are opened. When collectively referring to the outlet portions 30a and 30b for ball removal and the outlet portions 30c and 30d for payout, the outlet portions 30 are referred to. Further, the lower end portion 31 is provided with a concave portion 29 which is a first insertion portion which is substantially rectangular in bottom view and is recessed upward, in front of the outlet portions 30a and 30b for ball removal.
[0016]
In the upper part of the ball dispensing device 2, a concave portion 33 is formed that is recessed rearward from the front end, and claw portions 34 a and 34 b that protrude forward from the left and right of the rear wall portion of the concave portion 33 are formed. The claw portions 34a and 34b have elasticity, and press portions 35a and 35b that are bent outward from the ball dispensing device 2 so that the cross section has a substantially U-shape are formed in the center portion. The tip portions 36 a and 36 b are slightly bent toward the outside of the ball dispensing device 2. From the center of the rear wall portion of the recess 33, as shown in FIG. 4, a projecting portion 37 having a substantially T-shaped cross section is provided so as to be disposed between the claw portions 34a and 34b. The protrusion 37 receives the claw portions 34a and 34b and prevents the claw portions 34a and 34b from breaking when the pressing portions 35a and 35b are pressed inward of the ball dispensing device 2.
[0017]
The upper end portion 20 of the ball dispensing device 2 is formed with an insertion convex portion 28 that is a second insertion portion protruding upward at a substantially central position in the left-right direction. The insertion protrusion 28 has a wall shape that is long in the front and rear direction and thin in the left and right directions, and the front portion 28a is inclined so that the upper end gradually descends forward.
[0018]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the base member 1 of the pachinko gaming machine to which the ball dispensing device 2 is attached, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the ball dispensing device 2 attachment portion of the base member 1.
[0019]
The base member 1 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. A frame body 14 projecting rearward is formed in the center portion, and a portion surrounded by the frame body 14 is opened to place a game board. Locking portions 12a and 12b are provided on the upper portion of the portion that hits the right side of the frame body 14 in the rear view of the rear surface of the base member 1 (this portion is the attachment portion of the ball dispensing device 2), and a predetermined interval is provided on the left and right. It is formed so as to open and protrude rearward, and the mounting portion 11 is formed so as to protrude rearward in the lower part. The positions where the locking portions 12a and 12b are formed are determined so as to correspond to the positions of the claw portions 34a and 34b when the lower end portion 31 of the ball dispensing device 2 is placed on the placement portion 11.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 6, the locking portions 12 a and 12 b are formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction and short in the front-rear direction, and the concave portions 13 a and 13 b are formed in the inner portions facing each other. The parts 16a and 16b are inclined. Further, an opening 15 is formed in a portion of the frame body 14 adjacent to the locking portion 12b.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting portion 11 is formed in a substantially horizontal plate shape, and convex portions 11 a and 11 b protruding upward are arranged in parallel at intervals in the left-right direction. The convex portions 11a and 11b are first insertion corresponding portions, and the height substantially matches the depth of the concave portion 29 so that the convex portions 11a and 11b can be inserted into the concave portion 29 which is the first insertion portion, and the front and rear direction. So that the width from the left side of the left convex portion 11a to the right side of the right convex portion 11b substantially matches the horizontal width of the concave portion 29. Is formed. Note that the upper surfaces of the convex portions 11a and 11b are inclined so as to descend downward.
[0022]
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the tank rail 4 that is an upper passage member that supplies a game ball to the ball dispensing device 2. An insertion recess 43 that is recessed upward is formed in the lower end portion 42 of the portion 41 that is disposed immediately above the ball dispensing device 2 of the tank rail 4. The insertion concave portion 43 is a second insertion corresponding portion, is formed in a slit shape from the front end to the rear end of the lower end portion 42, and the insertion convex portion 28 that is the second insertion portion is inserted into the insertion concave portion 43. It can be inserted from behind. Further, the lower end portion 42 is formed with two game ball outlets (not shown) for supplying game balls to the ball dispensing device 2, and when the insertion convex portion 28 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 43. The formation part of the insertion recess 43 is determined so that the positions of the two game ball outlets coincide with the positions of the inlet parts 23a and 23b of the ball payout device 2.
[0023]
Next, the case where the ball dispensing device 2 configured as described above is attached to the base member 1 will be described.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 8, first, a tank 8 into which a game ball is placed is attached to the top of the base member 1, and a tank rail 4 is attached under the tank 8. In addition, a lower passage member 5 that receives a game ball sent from the ball payout device 2 is attached under the ball payout device 2 attachment portion of the base member 1.
[0025]
Next, the ball paying device 2 is placed on the placing portion 11 so that the convex portions 11 a and 11 b are inserted into the concave portion 29 of the lower end portion 31 of the ball paying device 2. At this time, since the upper surfaces of the convex portions 11a and 11b are inclined as described above, the convex portions 11a and 11b can be inserted into the concave portion 29 from a state where the upper end of the ball dispensing device 2 is slightly inclined rearward. Easy to plug in.
[0026]
And the insertion convex part 28 is inserted in the insertion recessed part 43 from back. At this time, since the front portion 28a of the insertion convex portion 28 is inclined as described above, the insertion convex portion 28 is changed to the insertion concave portion 43 from a state where the upper end of the ball dispensing device 2 is slightly inclined rearward. It can be inserted and is easy to insert.
[0027]
Then, since the claw portions 34a and 34b are arranged immediately after the locking portions 12a and 12b, when the ball dispensing device 2 is further pushed toward the base member 1 in this state, the claw portions 34a and 34b are moved to the locking portion 12a. , 12b is elastically deformed so as to shrink toward the inner side of the ball dispensing device 2 along the slopes of the corners 16a and 16b at the rear end of the inner part. And the front-end | tip parts 36a and 36b enter into the recessed parts 33a and 33b, the nail | claw parts 34a and 34b restore | restore and are latched by the latching | locking parts 12a and 12b. Further, the pressing portions 35 a and 35 b are disposed behind the locking portions 12 a and 12 b, and the pressing portion 35 b is disposed at a site where the opening 15 is formed. FIG. 9 shows an enlarged view of the main part in a state where the ball dispensing device 2 is attached to the base member 1 in this way.
[0028]
A payout control box 6 is attached to the lower part of the lower passage member 5 from the rear, and a power supply board case 7 is attached to the side of the payout control box 6.
[0029]
Thus, by inserting the convex portions 11 a and 11 b into the concave portion 29, the positions of the ball dispensing device 2 in the front-rear and left-right directions with respect to the base member 1 are determined, and the ball dispensing device 2 is placed on the placement portion 11. The vertical position of the ball dispensing device 2 is determined. Further, by inserting the insertion convex portion 28 into the insertion concave portion 43, the position of the ball dispensing device 2 in the left-right direction with respect to the tank rail 4 is determined. Then, by locking the claw portions 34a and 34b to the locking portions 12a and 12b, the ball dispensing device 2 is fixed to the base member 1 at the determined position. That is, the ball dispensing device 2 is attached at appropriate positions in the vertical, left and right, front and rear directions, and the position of the inlet 23 of the ball dispensing device 2 matches the position of the game ball outlet of the tank rail 4.
[0030]
Next, when removing the ball dispensing device 2 from the base member 1, the pressing portions 35a and 35b are pressed inwardly of the ball dispensing device 2 to elastically deform the claw portions 34a and 34b, thereby leading end portions 36a and 36b. Is removed from the locking portions 12a, 12b. Thereby, the ball dispensing device 2 is easily detached from the base member 1. In addition, in the attachment state to the base member 1 of the ball dispensing apparatus 2, the pressing portion 35b is disposed at the site where the opening 15 is formed, so that the pressing portion 35b is pressed from the inside of the frame body 14 through the opening 15. be able to.
[0031]
As described above, in the ball dispensing device 2, the claw portions 34a and 34b are locked to the locking portions 12a and 12b, and the ball discharging device 2 can be attached / detached only by being removed from the locking portions 12a and 12b. It can be easily attached and detached. In addition, by placing the ball dispensing device 2 on the placement unit 11, the vertical position of the ball dispensing device 2 with respect to the base member 1 can be easily and appropriately positioned.
[0032]
Further, by inserting the convex portions 11 a and 11 b provided on the mounting portion 11 into the concave portion 29 provided on the lower end portion 31 of the ball dispensing device 2, the front and rear and the left and right directions of the ball dispensing device 2 with respect to the base member 1 are arranged. The position can be easily and properly positioned.
[0033]
Further, by inserting the insertion convex portion 28 provided on the upper end portion 20 of the ball dispensing device 2 into the insertion concave portion 43 provided on the tank rail 4, the lateral direction of the ball dispensing device 2 with respect to the tank rail 4 is increased. The position can be easily and appropriately positioned, and the passage deviation between the ball dispensing device 2 and the tank rail 4 can be prevented.
[0034]
In addition, the shape of the nail | claw part 34a, 34b and the latching | locking part 12a, 12b, the shape of convex part 11a, 11b, and the recessed part 29, the shape of the insertion convex part 28, the insertion recessed part 43, etc. can be changed suitably. For example, in the said embodiment, although the 1st insertion part (concave part 29) was made into concave shape, the 1st insertion corresponding part (convex part 11a, 11b) was made into the convex shape inserted in a 1st insertion part. On the contrary, the first insertion portion may be convex and the first insertion corresponding portion may be concave into which the first insertion portion is inserted. Moreover, in the said embodiment, the 2nd insertion part (insertion convex part 28) is made into convex shape, and the 2nd insertion corresponding part (insertion recessed part 43) is the concave shape into which a 2nd insertion part is inserted, and However, conversely, the second insertion portion may be concave, and the second insertion corresponding portion may be convex to be inserted into the second insertion portion. In other words, the present invention can take various forms without departing from the scope of the claims.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the ball dispensing device can be attached to and detached from the base member simply by locking the claw portion to the locking portion and removing it from the locking portion, the ball dispensing device can be easily attached and detached. In addition, by placing the ball dispensing device on the placement unit, the vertical position of the ball dispensing device with respect to the base member can be easily positioned.
[0036]
In addition, it is easy to position the ball dispensing device with respect to the base member by inserting the first insertion corresponding portion into the first insertion portion or by inserting the first insertion portion into the first insertion corresponding portion. It becomes.
[0037]
In addition, by inserting the second insertion corresponding part into the second insertion part, or by inserting the second insertion part into the second insertion corresponding part, the positioning of the ball dispensing device with respect to the upper passage member can be performed. It becomes easy and passage deviation can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view of the ball dispensing device of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the ball dispensing device of FIG. 1;
4 is a cross-sectional view of the IV-IV portion of FIG. 2 in which the inside of the ball dispensing device 2 is omitted.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a base member of a pachinko gaming machine to which the ball dispensing device of FIG. 1 is attached.
6 is an enlarged view of a ball dispensing device mounting portion of the base member of FIG.
7 is a perspective view of a tank rail that supplies a game ball to the ball dispensing device of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the base member with a tank rail, a ball dispensing device, and the like attached thereto.
9 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Base member 2 Ball dispensing device 4 Tank rail (upper passage member)
11 mounting parts 11a, 11b convex part (first insertion corresponding part)
12a, 12b Locking part 20 Upper end part 22 Counter 23a, 23b Entrance part 28 Insertion convex part (2nd insertion part)
29 Recessed part (first insertion part)
30a, 30b, 30c, 30d Outlet part 31 Lower end part 32a, 32b Side part 34a, 34b Claw part 42 Lower end part 43 Insertion recessed part (2nd insertion corresponding part)

Claims (3)

A ball dispensing device mounting structure for mounting to a base member a ball dispensing device in which a counter for counting game balls is housed and an entrance portion for receiving game balls and an exit portion for delivering game balls are opened. And
The base member is provided with a placement portion on which the ball dispensing device is placed,
The left and right sides of the upper front part of the ball dispensing device are provided with claw portions protruding forward,
The base member is provided with a locking portion for locking the claw portion,
A first insertion part is provided at the lower end of the ball dispensing device,
In the rear part of the mounting part, the first insertion part is inserted, or a first insertion corresponding part to be inserted into the first insertion part is provided,
The claw portion can be locked to the locking portion from the rear of the locking portion by being elastically deformed inward of the ball dispensing device, and from the locking portion to the locking portion. It can be pulled out backwards,
The front wall portion of the upper part of the ball dispensing device is provided with a recessed portion that is recessed rearward from the one side wall portion of the upper portion to the other side wall portion, below the inlet portion,
The claw portion, by being provided in the recess, is provided without having to configure Rutotomoni provided below said inlet portion, a wall portion formed inside the game ball passage of the ball delivery device,
The ball dispensing device mounting structure, wherein the counter is housed in a lower portion of the ball dispensing device. A second insertion part is provided at the upper end of the ball dispensing device,
The second insertion portion is inserted into a lower end portion of a portion of the upper passage member that supplies a game ball to the ball dispensing device, which is disposed immediately above the ball dispensing device, or the second insertion portion is inserted into the second insertion portion. The ball payout device mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a second insertion corresponding portion to be inserted.   A game machine using the ball payout device mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2.

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