JPH0468956B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and in particular, a mounting board having a first prize ball tray is provided in front of the machine so as to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame, and a This invention relates to a pachinko game machine equipped with a support plate that detachably supports a game board.

[Conventional technology]

Previously, Utility Model Publication No. 11494 and Utility Model Application Publication No. 1972-
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 41588, there was a device in which backflow balls and surplus balls were guided to a lower ball receiving tray via a merging chute.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above conventional technology, backflow balls and surplus balls are guided to the lower ball receiving tray via a merging chute, but when a failure occurs on the back side of the front plate, the backflow balls and surplus balls are When the face plate is opened, no consideration has been given to the disposal of prize balls from the prize ball outlet, and therefore, when the front plate is opened, the prize balls upstream of the prize ball outlet are scattered, causing problems for employees at the amusement center. There was a problem that the work became complicated.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides that an introduction path is formed so as to communicate the FAR ball outlet and the outlet gutter with the exit and the prize ball outlet, respectively,
The Fouar balls from the Fouar ball outlet, the prize balls from the guiding gutter outlet, and the prize balls from the prize ball outlet are guided to the second prize ball receiver via a confluence chute provided on the back side of the front frame. There is a pachinko machine that is characterized by the following configuration.

[Effect]

By employing the above-mentioned configuration, the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, so that even if the mounting board is opened with the prize balls remaining filled from the first prize ball tray to the prize ball outlet during business operation, the prize balls will not flow out from the prize ball outlet. Since the ball is guided to the second prize ball tray by the introduction path, there is no need to remove the prize balls from the first prize ball tray and the prize ball outlet, which can improve the work efficiency of repair work. be.

〔Example〕

1 to 4 schematically show an embodiment of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 has a glass frame 4 and A window hole 3 to which a mounting board 5 is attached is formed below the frame 4, and an operating handle portion 6 is provided at the lower right of the front side of the front frame 2. Operating mechanism 1 of rod 8
0 is provided on the back side of the front frame 2.

A support plate 11, which will be described later, is attached to the lower part of the back surface of the front frame 2, and a frame member 12 is attached along the outer periphery of the back surface of the front frame 2, excluding the lower side of the window hole 3. A positioning pin 14 serving as a position regulating part for regulating the position of the game board 18 is implanted at approximately the center of the upper side member 12a of the game board 12, and a positioning hole 16 serving as a position regulating part into which the positioning pin 14 fits is formed. A game board 18 is placed on the upper end of the support plate 11, and its position is regulated by the positioning pins 14. Incidentally, the position regulating part is a prize ball outlet 28 which protrudes upward, which will be described later.
It may also be a notch 42 formed in the game board 18, or the inner dimension of the game board 18 housing portion of the support plate 11 may be made approximately the same size as the width of the game board 18.

Furthermore, a guide rail 20 is provided on the front side of the game board 18.
are laid, and a conventionally known winning ball device or the like is arranged in the area surrounded by the guide rail 20. Further, the frame member 12 and the positioning pin 14 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material.

In addition, in this embodiment, the front frame 2 and the support plate 1
Although the case where the front frame 2 and the support plate 11 are formed separately is shown, the front frame 2 and the support plate 11 can also be formed integrally with synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 stores prize balls on the front side of the mounting board 5.
A first prize ball tray 24 is provided that leads to a prize ball, and this first prize ball tray 24 communicates with a prize ball outlet 26 formed on the mounting board 5.
communicates with a prize ball outlet 28 formed in the support plate 11 at the rear of the front frame 2, and the prize ball outlet 28 communicates with the prize ball outlet 4 of the mechanism plate 38 provided on the back of the game board.
Confront 0. The prize balls put out from the prize ball putting-out device (not shown) disposed on the mechanism plate 38 flow into the first prize ball flow path 381, and then flow from the prize ball payout port 40 to the prize ball outlet 28, and then to the prize ball outlet 28. The balls pass through the exit 26 and are dispensed into the first prize ball tray 24. When the first prize ball tray 24, the prize ball outlet 26, and the prize ball outlet 28 are filled with prize balls, the second prize ball is
Flowing down the prize ball channel 382 and merging chute 383
The prize balls are then stored in the second prize ball tray 36.

A ball outlet 3 is provided at the bottom of the first prize ball tray 24.
0 is formed, and this ball extraction port 30 is normally shielded by the ball extraction operation lever 32, and by operating this ball extraction operation lever 32, the ball extraction hole 30 can be opened. A lead-out gutter 34 is formed in communication with the outlet 30 , and a lead-out gutter outlet 35 is formed at the lower end of the lead-out gutter 34 , and this lead-out gutter outlet 35 communicates with a second prize ball tray 36 via an introduction path 37 . are doing.

The support plate 11 is formed with a prize ball outlet 28 projecting upward on the upper right side as seen in FIG. It communicates with a prize ball outlet 40 formed in the plate 38, and the lower end of the game board 18 is supported by the upwardly projecting prize ball outlet 28 and the upper end of the support plate 11. A notch 42 is formed at the lower end of the game board 18. This notch 42 is formed to correspond to the outer circumferential surface of the prize ball outlet 28 that is formed to protrude upward. In this embodiment, the prize ball outlet 28 and the support plate 11 are formed integrally, but the prize ball may be replaced as in the conventional method (for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-43829). The outlet 28 may be provided directly on the game board 18. In addition, for the purpose of attaching the mechanism plate 38 to the back surface of the game board 18 and the support plate 11, respectively, so as to be detachable and openable,
Mounting fittings 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38 are attached near the upper end of one side of the game board 18 and near the lower end of one side of the support plate 11, respectively. 49, the mechanism plate 38 can be attached to the back side of the game board 18 and the support plate 11 so as to be detachable and openable.
In order to tightly fix the back surface and the back surface of the support plate 11 in a predetermined relationship, receiving portions 52 for a plurality of fixing members 51 are provided on the back surfaces of the game board 18 and the support plate 11, respectively, and the fixing members 51 are attached to the mechanism plate. 38 via a hollow elastic member, and this fixed member 5
1, the fixing member 51 is locked to the receiving portion 52 and the mechanism plate 38 can be tightly fixed. Note that the mounting bracket 4 of the mechanism plate 38
4 can also be attached to a frame member 12 fixed to the front frame 2.

According to such a configuration, it is sufficient to fix the game board 18 to the frame member 12 fixed to the front frame 2, and in this case, the positioning pin 14 as a position regulating part formed on the frame member 12 and the game board 18 They are held in a predetermined positional relationship with each other by a positioning hole 16 as a position regulating portion formed in the substrate, and then fixed. The side edges of the game board 18 are fixed to the frame member 12 using fixing means 53 such as wood screws or nails.

FIG. 5 shows a pachinko machine 1 in which the support plate 11 is integrally formed with a frame member 12 formed upwardly from both sides of the support plate 11 from a synthetic resin material or the like. Frame member 12 on support plate 11
The structure of the support plate 11 integrally formed with the support plate 11 is the same as that of the frame member 12 and the separate support plate 11 described above, and a cover member 56 is fixed to the back side of the support plate 11. Since the front side of this cover member 56 is configured to match the back position of the game board 18 placed on the upper end of the support plate 11,
In terms of strength, the support plate 11 is not formed to have the same thickness as the game board 18, but has the same effect as forming the support plate 11 to have substantially the same thickness. In addition, the frame member 12 has a game board 1
A plurality of fasteners 70 for removably attaching the fixing member 8 are provided, and a plurality of receiving portions 52 for the fixing member 51 described above are provided on the plate.

FIG. 6 shows a support plate 11 and a frame member 1 on the front frame 2.
2 is attached to the upper end of the support plate 11.
The lower end of the game board 18 is placed and its position is regulated by the position regulating portion, and the game board 18 is attached with the stopper 70, and the mechanism plate 38 is attached in a predetermined relationship so as to be openable and closable. In this embodiment, the receiving part 52 of the fixing member 51 is shown fixed to the support plate 11 and the frame member 12, and the fixing member 51 is attached to the mechanism plate 38 facing the receiving part 52.
is installed. Movable metal fittings 48 and 49 are provided at upper and lower positions on one side of the mechanism plate 38, and these movable metal fittings 48 and 49 are connected to the aforementioned mounting metal fittings 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38, respectively. In addition, on one side of the frame member 12, there is a lever 5 for opening and closing the glass frame 4, which is attached to the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.
A through hole 59 is formed through which 8 can protrude.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, a support plate 11 and a frame member 12 are shown.
As shown in FIG. 7, the front side of the support plate 11 has a launching rail mounting portion 62 for fixing a ball launching rail 61, and a ball launching rail mounting portion 62 for fixing a ball launching rail 61. A through hole 64 is formed into which a shutter shaft 92 for driving a shutter 90 that stops the supply of the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 is inserted;
Further, a fur ball outlet 66 (see FIG. 1) is formed at the end of the ball launch rail 61 opposite to the ball launch position 63 of the ball launch rail 61, and the starting end of the guide rail 20 is connected to the ball launch rail 61. It is located below the longitudinal extension line of the batted ball launch rail 61 from the terminal end, and when the launched batted ball does not reach the game area, the guide rail 2
A batted ball descending from zero is smoothly guided from a far ball outlet 66 to a second prize ball receiving tray 24, and is prevented from returning to a batted ball launching rail 61. An introduction member 68 that forms an introduction path 37 that communicates with the Far ball outlet 66 and communicates with the second prize ball tray 36 via a merging chute 383 is fixed. The introduction member 68 is equipped with a prize ball when the mounting board 5 is closed and the ball extraction operation lever 32 provided on the first prize ball tray 24 is operated to open the ball extraction hole 30. An opening 681 is provided to receive the prize ball from which the ball has been removed, at a position to receive the ball flowing out from the lead-out gutter 34 through the lead-out gutter outlet 35.
The Farr balls guided from the Farr ball outlet 66 and the extracted prize balls are merged in an introduction path 37 formed by the inside of the introduction member 68 and the front wall of the support plate 11. The merged FAR balls and prize balls are fixed to the front frame 2, and a merge chute 383 has one opening facing the chute opening 384 at the bottom of the support plate 11.
The prize balls flow down and are stored in the second prize ball tray 36. The other opening of the merging chute 383 is aligned with the lower opening of the second prize ball channel 382 provided on the mechanism plate 38, as described above. The introduction member 68 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is the prize ball outlet 28.
If the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 breaks down during the game with the prize balls being stored from the first prize ball tray 24 to the prize ball payout opening 40 formed on the mechanism plate 38. In addition, when the mounting board 5 is opened for repairs or the like, the prize balls that spill out from the prize ball outlet 28 formed in the support plate 11 are removed from the introducing member 6.
8 receives the prize balls and causes them to flow down into the second prize ball receiving tray 36. Note that, unlike this embodiment, the introduction path formed in the support plate 11 is an introduction path 37 that communicates with the FAR ball outlet 66, an introduction path that communicates with the outlet 35 of the outlet gutter 34, and an introduction path that communicates with the prize ball outlet 28. A converging chute 38 is formed by separately forming the inlet passages 38 and
3 may be merged. Further, a positioning pin 14 as a position regulating portion similar to that described above is integrally formed approximately in the center of the upper side member 12a of the frame member 12 from a synthetic resin material.

FIG. 8 shows the back side of the support plate 11 and the frame member 12, and the support plate 11 and the frame member 12 have the above-mentioned mounting brackets 44 and 45 of the mechanism plate 38 and the receiving part 52 of the fixing member 51. A plate-shaped portion 11a is formed to protrude from the upper end of the support plate 11, and a positioning pin 69 serving as a position regulating portion similar to the positioning pin 69 is provided at a substantially central position of the upper side member 12a on the back side of the frame member 12. The positioning pin 6
A positioning hole 57 into which the pin 9 fits is formed below the game board 18, and together with the positioning pin 14 and the positioning hole 16 as the position regulating portion, the position of the game board 18 is regulated. Furthermore,
Positioning pins 54 and 55 are provided at approximately the center of the front side of the upper side member 12a of the frame member 12 and at the lower part of the front side of the support plate 11, respectively, for positionally regulating and attaching the frame member 12 and the support plate 11 to the front frame 2. are provided, respectively, and these positioning pins 54 and 55 can be fitted into positioning holes (not shown) formed at upper and lower positions on the back side of the front frame 2, respectively. The frame member 12 is shown in FIGS. 9A and B.
As shown enlarged in FIGS. and C, a stopper 70 is provided, and the stopper 70 includes a shaft 71 passing through the frame member 12, a locking portion 72 rotatably supported on the shaft 71, It is provided with a rotating arm 73 formed in an L-shape in a direction perpendicular to the locking portion 72, and a pressing member 74 made of a spring, washer, etc. that presses the rotating arm 73 toward the surface of the game board 18. The stopper 73 is rotated from the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 9A to the position shown by the solid line.
The locking portion 72 can be brought into pressure contact with the back side of the game board 18.

FIG. 10 shows a different embodiment of the game board 18 and support plate 11 of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention. It is configured so that a tow-shaped prize ball outlet 78 protruding and locked from the upper end of the support plate 11 can fit into the torn-shaped notch 76 . By fitting the free prize ball outlet 78, the game board 18 and the support plate 11 can be accurately and completely integrated at predetermined positions in the horizontal and vertical directions, and can be attached to the front frame 2. . It should be noted that the FAR ball outlet 66 is formed between the end of the ball launch rail 61 of the support plate 11 and the end of the guide rail 20 of the game board 18, and that this FAR ball outlet 66 communicates with the introduction path 37 was mentioned above. That's exactly what I did.

Figures 11 and 12 show the automatic ball supply mechanism 2.
Two different embodiments are shown, and this ball automatic supply mechanism 22 has a ball inlet 82, a guide channel 83, and a ball outlet 84 formed in a synthetic resin casing 81. Arm rotating the ball 8
A mounting member 87 is formed at the upper end of the casing 81, and a support member 88 that pivotally supports the mounting member 87 so as to be detachable and rotatable is used for games. Board 1
8, and the automatic ball supply mechanism 22 can be attached to the game board 18 so as to be rotatable in and out of the game board 18. A shutter shaft 92 that slides a shutter 90 that blocks the ball inlet 82 in the left-right direction is connected to the shutter 90 via a connecting member 93. Note that the locking member of the casing 81 is appropriately formed. According to the above-mentioned configuration, fine adjustment of cleaning of the ball ejecting rail 61 etc. can be easily and quickly performed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The above is the configuration of an embodiment of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention. According to this configuration, the ball launch rail and the position regulating part are provided on the support plate, and the ball launch rail and the ball guide of the game board are controlled. In addition to making the positional relationship with the rail accurate, the starting end of the ball launching rail is provided below on the longitudinal extension of the ball launching rail, making it possible to smoothly process the ball.

Furthermore, during business hours, even if the mounting board is opened with the prize balls remaining filled from the first prize ball tray to the prize ball outlet, the prize balls from the prize ball outlet will be transferred to the second prize by the introduction path. Since the balls are guided into the ball tray, there is no need to remove the prize balls from the first prize ball tray and the prize ball outlet, thereby improving the efficiency of repair work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine, FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic vertical sectional views, and FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine. Fig. 5 is an exploded rear perspective view showing different embodiments of the pachinko machine;
7 and 8 are front and rear perspective views showing a state in which the support plate and the frame member are integrally formed, and FIG.
Figures A, B, and C are respectively a front view, a sectional view, and a perspective view of the stopper; Figure 10 is a front perspective view showing different embodiments of the support plate and the game board; Figures 11 and 12 are automatic ball striking They are a schematic front view and a partially enlarged perspective view of a pachinko machine showing different embodiments of the supply mechanism. In the diagram, 1...Pachinko machine, 2...Front frame, 3...
...Window hole, 4...Glass frame, 5...Mounting board, 11
... Support plate, 12 ... Frame member, 14 ... Positioning pin, 16 ... Positioning hole, 18 ... Game board, 2
2... automatic ball supply mechanism, 24... first prize ball tray, 28, 78... prize ball outlet, 30... ball extraction port, 32... ball extraction operation lever, 34... extraction gutter , 36... Second prize ball tray, 37... Introductory path, 38... Mechanism plate, 42, 76... Notch, 4
4, 45...Mounting bracket, 61...Battered ball launch rail, 62...Battered ball launch rail mounting portion, 66...Fuar ball outlet, 70...Stopping metal fitting.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A game board including a support plate integrally formed on a front frame and a ball-hitting guide rail disposed above the support plate, and the support plate is provided with a ball-launching rail. It is equipped with a ball launching rail attachment part on the front side for fixing the rail, and a position regulation part for regulating the position of the game board at a predetermined location on the back side, and the mounting board below the glass frame attached to the front frame is attached to the front side. a first prize ball receiver, which is provided in the frame so as to be openable and closable, and which stores the prize balls drawn out from the prize ball outlet formed on the support plate or the game board on the front surface of the mounting board and guides them to the automatic ball supply mechanism; a ball outlet provided in connection with the first prize ball tray, and a ball outlet that normally covers the ball outlet and can open the ball outlet by operating the ball outlet. and the first operating lever in relation to the ball outlet.
A guide gutter is formed to guide the prize balls stored in the prize ball tray of the first prize ball tray to the second prize ball tray, and between the terminal end of the batted ball launching rail and the starting end of the batted ball guiding rail, the batted ball that has become a FAR ball is guided. An exit for the Fall ball to be dropped is formed, a starting end of the guiding rail is located below the longitudinal extension of the hit ball launch rail, and the Fall ball exit, the outlet of the guide gutter, and the prize ball outlet. A confluence chute is provided on the back side of the front frame, in which an introduction path is formed so as to communicate with each other, and the Fuar ball from the Fuar ball outlet, the prize ball from the outlet of the guide gutter, and the prize ball from the prize ball outlet. through the second
A pachinko game machine characterized by being configured to be guided to a prize ball tray.