JP4584205B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko shop.

  A certain amount of value is given to a game ball, which is a game medium, for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko store. Can be replaced.

A payout device for paying out game balls is generally provided on the back side of the pachinko machine. The payout device is activated when a winning occurs in the game, and pays out a winning ball corresponding to the winning. The game ball paid out from the payout device falls into a payout passage provided on the back side of the pachinko machine, and is guided to a tray provided on the front side of the pachinko machine. Since the payout passage for guiding the game ball is worn or damaged by the impact of the falling game ball, the shape of the payout passage is made into a horizontal U shape or a zigzag shape to suppress the fall speed of the game ball. (See Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-323437

  However, if the shape of the payout passage is complicated, the manufacturing cost increases or a large space is occupied. If an impact absorbing member is provided in the part that receives the impact of the game ball, it is not necessary to suppress the fall speed of the game ball, and the payout passage can be made simple, but the game ball repeatedly collides locally, etc. If the burden on the impact absorbing member is large, there is a problem that the impact absorbing member is damaged in a short period of time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the payout passage for guiding the game ball has a simple shape while suppressing local damage due to the impact of the game ball and withstanding long-term use. An object of the present invention is to provide a modified ball and ball machine.

  The bullet ball game machine of the present invention is provided with a payout passage that guides a game ball paid out from a payout device on the back side to a payout port on the front side, and the payout passage is paid out from the payout device. A falling passage through which the game ball falls, and a rolling passage connected to the lower end of the dropping passage and rolling down the gaming ball that has fallen through the falling passage, the falling passage and the rolling passage An impact absorbing portion that is provided in the junction and absorbs the impact by receiving the game ball that has fallen in the falling passage, and is provided upstream of the impact absorbing portion in the falling passage, and constitutes the impact absorbing portion And a sliding portion that slides the game ball toward the impact absorbing portion.

  In addition, an impact absorbing sliding portion that is provided between the sliding portion and the impact absorbing portion in the falling passage and absorbs the impact of the falling game ball and causes the gaming ball to slide toward the impact absorbing portion. It is suitable to provide.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, the payout passage is connected to the fall passage where the game ball paid out from the payout device falls and the lower end of the fall passage, and the game ball dropped in the fall passage rolls. The payout passage is a game ball by providing an impact absorbing portion that receives a game ball that has fallen in the fall passage and absorbs an impact at the junction of the fall passage and the rolling passage. It is possible to obtain a simple shape that does not need to suppress the falling speed. In addition, by forming a sliding portion that is formed of a member having lower wear resistance than the members constituting the shock absorbing portion and slides the game ball toward the shock absorbing portion in the fall passage upstream of the shock absorbing portion. Since the trajectory of the game ball from the sliding part to the shock absorbing part gradually changes as the sliding part wears, the part where the shock absorbing part receives the game ball also changes gradually and receives the game ball of the shock absorbing member The burden on the part is eased. In this way, the payout passage for guiding the game ball can be used for a long period of time by suppressing local breakage due to the impact of the game ball while having a simple shape.

  Also, provided in the fall passage between the sliding part and the shock absorbing part, by absorbing the impact of the falling game ball, and by providing an impact absorbing sliding part for sliding the game ball toward the shock absorbing part, The impact on the impact absorbing portion by the game ball can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the surface of the game board 11 of the pachinko machine (ball ball game machine) 10 of the present invention, a symbol display device 12, a start winning chucker 13, a normal winning chucker 14, an attacker 15 and an out port 16 are provided. Etc. are provided. In addition, obstacle nails, windmills, etc., which are not shown, are provided. In the following description, the side where the surface of the game board 11 of the pachinko machine 10 is exposed is the front.

  The game balls are launched one by one on the surface of the game board 11 by the ball launcher 17. The game ball launched on the board surface 11 enters any one of the start winning chucker 13, the normal winning chucker 14, and the out port 16. When a game ball enters the start winning chucker 13, the symbol display device 12 performs symbol change display and stop display, and whether or not a big hit is displayed according to the combination of symbols stopped and displayed. When the jackpot is obtained, the attacker 15 is opened a plurality of times. A tray 18 and a payout opening 19 are provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. When a game ball wins any of the start winning chucker 13, the normal winning chucker 14, or the attacker 15, the winning ball is discharged from the payout outlet 19. To be paid out. The game balls stored in the tray 18 are supplied to the ball launcher 17 one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a storage tank 30 to which game balls are supplied from the outside is provided at the upper part on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. A downcomer 31 is provided below the storage tank 30. The downstream basin 31 is gently inclined so as to descend toward the right in the figure. The game ball in the storage tank 30 falls to the falling rod 31 and flows down along the inclination of the flowing rod 31. The game ball discharged from the flow-down basket 31 flows down toward the payout device 32.

  The payout device 32 retains the game ball inside when not in the payout operation, and pays out the game ball stayed by driving a motor (not shown) during the payout operation. A payout passage unit 33 is provided below the payout device 32, and the game balls that have been paid out fall into the payout passage unit 33. A payout passage 35 (see FIG. 3) for guiding a game ball is provided inside the payout passage unit 33, and the game ball is guided to the payout port 19 by the payout passage 35 and discharged from the payout port 19 to the tray 18. It is. A payout control device 34 in which a payout control board for controlling driving of the payout device 32 is housed in a substrate case is provided at the lower part on the back side of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a portion of the payout passage 35 immediately below the payout device 32 is a drop passage 36 in which a game ball falls substantially vertically, and a rolling passage 37 is provided at the lower end of the drop passage 36. Are connected. The floor surface 37a of the rolling passage 37 is a gentle slope that descends from the lower end of the falling passage 36 toward the payout port 19, and the game ball that has fallen in the dropping passage 36 rolls on the floor surface 37a. To the outlet 19.

  Inside the drop passage 36, a sliding portion 41, a shock absorbing sliding portion 42, and a shock absorbing portion 43 are provided as going downward from the opening 40 at the upper end. The game ball paid out from the payout device 32 enters the inside of the drop passage 36 through the opening 40 and sequentially collides with the sliding portion 41, the shock absorbing sliding portion 42, and the shock absorbing portion 43 as indicated by arrows in the drawing.

  The impact absorbing portion 43 is provided at the left corner of the joining portion of the drop passage 36 and the rolling passage 37 and is made of a material (for example, polyethylene) having excellent impact resistance and wear resistance. As shown in FIG. 5, the impact absorbing portion 43 is provided with an impact absorbing surface 43 a that receives the game ball that has fallen in the falling passage 36, absorbs the impact, and reflects it to the rolling passage 37. The shock absorbing surface 43a is inclined so as to descend from the left to the right, and is slightly curved so that the cross section viewed from the front direction is convex downward. If the shock absorbing portion 43 is separated from the member forming the payout passage 35 and is attached so as to be exchangeable with screws or the like, the shock absorbing portion is separated from the payout passage 35, the sliding portion 41, and the shock absorbing sliding portion 42. Only 43 can be exchanged, and the cost for maintenance of the pachinko machine 10 can be saved.

  The sliding portion 41 is provided at a position upstream of the shock absorbing portion 43 in the dropping passage 36 so as to protrude from the inner wall 36 a on the back side into the dropping passage 36, and is more resistant to wear than the shock absorbing portion 43. It is formed of a material with low wear (for example, ABS resin). As shown in FIG. 6, the sliding portion 41 is provided with a sliding surface 41 a inclined so as to protrude into the falling passage 36 as it goes downward. After colliding with 41a, it slides on the sliding surface 41a toward the shock absorber 43, and the trajectory of the game ball is changed along the sliding surface 41a. Further, the sliding portion 41 is separate from the member forming the inner wall 36a of the drop passage 36, and can be replaced with the inner wall 36a by fitting the back side of the sliding portion 41 into the recess 36b provided in the inner wall 36a. It is fixed. By making the sliding portion 41 replaceable, only the sliding portion 41 can be replaced separately from the payout passage 35, the shock absorbing sliding portion 42, and the shock absorbing portion 43, and the cost required for maintenance of the pachinko machine 10 can be saved. be able to. As a method of attaching the sliding portion 41 to the inner wall 36a, an appropriate method such as screwing may be used.

  The shock absorbing sliding portion 42 is provided in the dropping passage 36 at a position between the sliding portion 41 and the shock absorbing portion 43 so as to protrude into the dropping passage 36 from the right inner wall 36b. Like 43, it is formed of a material (for example, polyethylene) having excellent impact resistance and wear resistance. The shock absorbing sliding portion 42 is provided with a shock absorbing sliding surface 42a that is inclined so as to protrude downward toward the shock absorbing portion 43, and absorbs the impact of the game ball that has collided with the shock absorbing sliding surface 42a. At the same time, the game ball is slid toward the shock absorbing portion 43. If the shock absorbing sliding portion 42 is separated from the member forming the inner wall 36b and is attached to be exchangeable with screws or the like, the shock absorbing sliding portion is separated from the payout passage 35, the sliding portion 41 and the shock absorbing portion 43. Only 42 can be exchanged, and the cost for maintenance of the pachinko machine 10 can be saved.

  Next, the effect | action by the said structure is demonstrated. The game balls falling in the fall passage 36 slide sequentially on the sliding portion 41 and the shock absorbing sliding portion 42 and collide with the shock absorbing portion 43. In the initial state, the sliding surface 41a, the shock absorbing sliding surface 42a, and the shock absorbing surface 43a in each of the sliding portion 41, the shock absorbing sliding portion 42, and the shock absorbing portion 43 are the portions where the shock absorbing surface 43a receives a game ball. The arrangement and the inclination are adjusted so as to be within a region 45 indicated by hatching in FIG.

  The sliding surface 41a, the shock absorbing sliding surface 42a, and the shock absorbing surface 43a are gradually worn out and damaged when the game is repeatedly performed and the prize balls are repeatedly paid out. However, according to the invention relating to the present embodiment, the sliding surface 41a is formed of a member having lower wear resistance than the shock absorbing sliding surface 42a and the shock absorbing surface 43a. The amount of wear is larger than that of the absorbing surface 43a. Thereby, before the shock absorbing sliding surface 42a and the shock absorbing surface 43a are damaged, the trajectory from the sliding surface 41a to the shock absorbing surface 43a gradually changes as the sliding surface 41a is gradually worn. As a result, the portion of the shock absorbing surface 43a that receives the game ball also gradually expands to the area 46 indicated by hatching in FIG. 7B, so that the local burden on the shock absorbing surface 43a that receives the game ball is reduced. The In this manner, the payout passage 35 for guiding the game ball can be used for a long period of time by suppressing local wear due to the impact of the game ball while having a simple shape.

  In the above embodiment, the sliding portion 41 is separate from the member forming the inner wall 36 a of the drop passage 36, and only the sliding portion 41 is separated from the payout passage 35, the shock absorbing sliding portion 42 and the shock absorbing portion 43. Although the replacement can be performed, the entire payout passage 35 is formed of a material (for example, ABS resin) having lower wear resistance than the shock absorbing portion 43, and the sliding portion 41 is formed as a part of the inner wall 36a. good. Moreover, although the sliding surface 41a was one plane, you may comprise by the end surface of the rib-shaped member arranged in parallel, for example. An example of this case is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the sliding portion 50 is formed integrally with the inner wall 36 a at a position upstream of the impact absorbing portion 43 in the drop passage 36. The shape of the sliding portion 50 is a shape in which a plurality of rib-shaped portions formed along the falling direction of the game ball are juxtaposed on the inner wall 36 a so as to protrude into the falling passage 36. The front end face 50a is inclined so as to protrude into the drop passage 36 as it goes downward. The game ball that has fallen in the fall passage 36 collides with one of the end faces 50a, and then slides on the end face 50a toward the shock absorbing portion 43, so that the trajectory of the game balls is changed along the end face 50a.

  In the embodiment described above, the shock absorbing sliding portion 42 is provided at one position at a position between the sliding portion 41 and the shock absorbing portion 43. However, a plurality of shock absorbing sliding portions 42 are provided between the sliding portion 41 and the shock absorbing portion 43. May be. In this case, the impact of the game ball on the impact absorbing portion 43 can be reduced and reduced as compared with the case where one sliding portion 41 is provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the shock absorbing sliding surface 42a is a single plane. However, similarly to the sliding portion 50, for example, the impact absorbing sliding surface 42a may be configured by end surfaces of rib-shaped members arranged in parallel.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine using this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the back side of a pachinko machine. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the discharge channel | path seen from the front direction. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the discharge channel | path seen from the right side. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an impact absorption part. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a sliding part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the area | region which receives the game ball on an impact absorption surface. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the sliding part of another form from FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
19 Discharge port 32 Dispensing device 35 Discharge passage 36 Drop passage 37 Rolling passage 41, 50 Sliding portion 42 Shock absorbing sliding portion 43 Shock absorbing portion

Claims (2)

In a ball game machine equipped with a payout passage for guiding a game ball paid out from a payout device on the back side to a payout outlet on the front side,
The payout passage is
A fall passage through which the game balls paid out from the payout device fall;
It is connected to the lower end of the falling passage, and is composed of a rolling passage where a game ball that has fallen in the falling passage rolls.
An impact absorbing portion that is provided at a junction of the falling passage and the rolling passage and absorbs an impact by receiving a game ball that has fallen in the falling passage;
Sliding provided in the fall passage upstream of the impact absorbing portion and formed of a member having lower wear resistance than members constituting the impact absorbing portion, and causing the game ball to slide toward the impact absorbing portion A ball game machine characterized by comprising a part.   Provided between the sliding portion and the impact absorbing portion in the falling passage, and provided with an impact absorbing sliding portion that absorbs the impact of the falling game ball and slides the game ball toward the impact absorbing portion. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1.

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