JP6727520B2 - Thread Got Countermeasure Mechanism - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a thread-got countermeasure mechanism for preventing a thread-got, which is an illegal act performed by shooting a game ball to which a thread is attached.

In a gaming machine, a prize ball is paid out when a game ball that has been launched enters a winning opening. Here, the game ball is attached to one end of the thread, and the game ball with the thread is shot while the player holds the other end, and the ball with the thread is operated by operating the game ball with the thread. There is a case where a fraudulent act of obtaining a prize ball by detecting a game ball (so-called thread goto) is performed. In addition, the thread goto is not limited to the one that causes the ball sensor in the winning opening to detect the game ball, and in addition to this, by positioning the game ball with a thread at a predetermined location, another game ball is guided to the warp zone. And so on.

Various techniques have been disclosed as measures for preventing such a thread got, and there are a type of cutting the thread, a type of detecting the thread got, a type of making operation by the thread impossible, and the like. However, the type that cuts the thread lacks certainty, and the type that detects the thread got and the type that cannot be operated by the thread have a problem that the number of parts such as a sensor increases and the cost increases.

Therefore, a technology has been developed that disables the firing of a game ball when thread goto is performed, and examples thereof include one that winds a thread every time a game ball is fired (Patent Document 1), and ball feeding. A device for stopping the operation of the member (Patent Document 2) and the like are disclosed. However, the thread winding type has a problem in that the structure is complicated, and the type in which the ball feeding member is stopped has a problem in that the load on the ball feeding member is large.

JP 2012-239741 A JP 2012-196388 A

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a thread-got countermeasure mechanism capable of surely preventing the thread-got with a simple structure.

The present invention made to solve the above problems is a thread got countermeasure mechanism incorporated in a ball launching device to prevent a thread got that shoots a game ball with a thread and makes an illegal act . A lever for locking the thread when the game ball with the thread is launched, and a lever for blocking the ball entrance that is rotated or moved by the locking of the thread to send the following ball, and the reverse direction of this lever And a lock member for restricting rotation or movement to the.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the thread goat preventing mechanism according to the first aspect, the locking portion is a groove portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the thread goat countermeasure mechanism according to the second aspect, the rotation of the lever in the reverse direction is restricted by locking the tip of the lock member in the groove. It is what

The thread got prevention mechanism according to the present invention is incorporated in a ball launching device, and has a locking portion to which a thread is locked when a game ball with a thread is launched, and is rotated or moved by the locking of the thread. A lever for closing the ball entrance to which the succeeding ball is fed and a lock member for restricting rotation or movement of the lever in the opposite direction are provided. As a result, when the game ball with a thread is shot, the thread is locked by the locking portion and the lever is rotated or moved, so that the lever closes the ball entrance, and the lever is locked by the lock member in this state. By locking so that it does not rotate or move in the opposite direction, the next game ball cannot be fired. In this way, the structure is simplified by adopting the two-member configuration of the lever and the lock member. Also, by rotating or moving the lever by locking the thread, blocking the ball entrance and not firing the subsequent ball, compared to the conventional technology of cutting the thread, etc. It can be prevented.

It is a general view showing a launching device. It is a figure which shows the inside of a launching device. It is a figure which shows a sphere supply path. It is a figure which shows the state which rotated the ball feeding member counterclockwise. It is a figure which shows before a ball entrance blockade. It is a figure which shows after a sphere entrance blocking. It is a figure which shows the state in which the thread|yarn was locked by the groove part.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
FIG. 1 shows a ball launching device 1 provided in a gaming machine for launching a game ball to a game area, and the internal mechanism thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6. ..
As shown in FIG. 2, a ball hammer 3 for hitting a game ball is attached to the base portion 2 so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 4. As shown in FIG. 3, in order to move the game ball downward, a ball supply path 5 formed so that one game ball can pass is provided in the launcher 1, and this ball supply is performed. After passing through the path 5, the game balls are sent to the substantially U-shaped ball placing portion 7 formed on the ball feeding member 6. Next, by rotating the ball feed member 6 counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball is fed from the ball entrance 8 in FIG. 2 and placed on the launch rail 9. The ball feeding member 6 is rotated clockwise again and returns to the state of FIG. In this state, the game ball is shot by the bullet mallet 3, but the structure of such a launching device 1 is the same as that conventionally used.

Here, a game ball is attached to one end of the thread, a game ball with a thread is shot with the other hand held by the player, and a thread goto that conducts an illegal act is executed by operating this game ball with a thread. Sometimes. Moreover, when such a game ball with a thread is launched by a bullet mallet 3, the game ball is launched obliquely upward, and the player holds the other end of the thread above the launching device 1. As a result, the yarn passes through the route shown by the broken line arrow in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, a lever 10 that is rotatable around a rotation shaft 11 is attached to the base portion 2. Around the rotation shaft 11 of the lever 10, a plurality of groove portions 12 are formed at equal intervals as locking portions for locking the thread when the game ball with thread is shot. Further, when the thread is locked in the groove portion 12, the lever 10 is rotated clockwise as shown in FIG. Further, the lever 10 has a shape in which the tip of the lever 10 closes the ball entrance 8 through which the succeeding ball is fed in the state of FIG. 6 after rotation. Since the tip of the lever 10 is in contact with the wall portion 20a formed on the base member 2 as shown in FIG. 5, the lever 10 does not rotate counterclockwise from the state of FIG. In the present embodiment, the groove portion 12 is formed in the lever 10 as the locking portion, but other protrusions or the like for locking the thread may be used. Further, although the lever 10 is rotated by the locking of the thread, it may be slid and moved by the locking of the thread, that is, the lever 10 is rotated and moved by the locking of the thread. A structure that blocks the ball entrance through which the subsequent ball is sent is sufficient.

As shown in FIG. 5, a lock member 30 is attached to the base member 2 so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 31. The tip of the lock member is in contact with the lever 10 in the state shown in FIG. Further, the lock member 30 is in contact with the wall portion 20b formed on the base portion 2, so that the lock member 30 does not rotate further clockwise from the state of FIG. The lock member 30 is urged clockwise by a spring or the like about the rotary shaft 31, but is urged to such an extent that the rotation of the lever 10 is not hindered. Further, the lock member 30 restricts the reverse rotation of the lever 10 by the tip of the lock member 30 entering the groove 12 after the lever 10 has passed over the lock member 30 and rotated as shown in FIG.

With the above configuration, when the game ball with a thread is launched, this thread is locked in the groove 12 as shown in FIG. 7, and the lever 10 is rotated clockwise while pushing the lock member 30 downward. Is rotated. After that, the lever 10 gets over the lock member 30 and becomes the state shown in FIG. 6, and the tip of the lever 10 blocks the ball inlet 8. In this state, the tip of the lock member 30 has entered the groove portion 12 and the lock member 30 is in contact with the wall portion 20b, so that the lever 10 is locked so as not to rotate in the reverse direction. Therefore, in this state, since the ball entrance 8 is blocked, the next game ball cannot be launched. As described above, the structure is simplified by using the two-member configuration of the lever 10 and the lock member 30, and the lever 10 is rotated by the locking of the thread to close the ball entrance 8 and shoot the succeeding ball. By making the structure impossible, it is possible to surely prevent the yarn got, as compared with the conventional technique of cutting the yarn.

The groove 12 formed in the lever 10 is provided with a blade 40 for cutting the thread, and this may cut the thread when the lever 10 rotates. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the subsequent ball from being fired and to further trim the yarn, thereby more reliably preventing the yarn got.

1 Ball Launching Device 2 Base Part 3 Bullet Hammer 4 Rotating Shaft 5 Ball Supplying Path 6 Ball Feeding Member 7 Ball Mounting Part 8 Ball Entrance 9 Launch Rail 10 Lever 11 Rotating Shaft 12 Groove 20 Wall 30 Lock Member 31 Rotating Shaft 40 blade

Claims (3)

A thread got countermeasure mechanism incorporated in a ball launching device to prevent a thread got that shoots a game ball with a thread and cheats,
The ball launching device has a locking portion for locking a thread when the game ball with a thread is fired, and a lever for blocking a ball entrance which is rotated or moved by the locking of the thread to send a succeeding ball,
A thread-got countermeasure mechanism including a lock member for restricting rotation or movement of the lever in the opposite direction. The yarn got countermeasure mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion is a groove portion. The yarn got countermeasure mechanism according to claim 2, wherein rotation of the lever in the reverse direction is restricted by locking the tip of the lock member in the groove.