JPH0724142Y2 - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine having a mechanism for collecting the pachinko balls remaining in the ball launching device.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a pachinko game machine, one provided with a ball launching device for launching a pachinko ball in an upper ball saucer to a board surface, and a player must drive the ball launching device. With this, pachinko balls can be continuously fired on the board without causing fatigue.

Now, in the pachinko game machine equipped with the ball launching device as described above, when the game is interrupted or the game is finished,
Operate the ball pulling lever provided on the upper ball saucer to drop the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball saucer into the lower ball saucer.
The Pachinko balls acquired can be collected. Although the pachinko balls in the upper ball saucer can be collected in this way, a plurality of pachinko balls remain in the ball supply path leading to the ball launching device due to their structure. Therefore, when the player wants to collect the remaining pachinko balls, the operating angle of the operation handle is set small so that the pachinko balls launched from the ball launching device do not reach the board, and the launch pachinko balls are You must reduce its firing rate so that it does not reach. In other words, there is a ball guiding path leading to the lower ball saucer in the middle of the ball guiding path from the ball launching device to the board, so when the speed of the launching pachinko ball is low, or the launching pachinko ball reaches the board surface. If the ball guide path is restored without doing so, the launch pachinko ball is guided to the ball guide path and stored in the lower ball saucer. Therefore, the player can collect the pachinko balls remaining in the ball launching device by setting the operation angle of the operation handle to be small.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, it is difficult to set the operation angle of the operation handle of the ball launching device to be small, so that the launching pachinko ball is often driven into the board. Therefore, the actual situation is that the player cannot collect all the remaining pachinko balls. Furthermore, if the residual pachinko balls that have reached the surface of the board enter the winning holes of the board despite the setting of the operation handle, the player shoots the pachinko balls on the board despite the occurrence of the winning. I have to be frustrated without being able to.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko game machine capable of reliably collecting residual pachinko balls regardless of the driving state of the ball launching device.

[Configuration of Device] (Means for Solving the Problem) The present invention, a ball launching device for launching a pachinko ball housed in an upper ball tray, and a pachinko ball launched from this ball launching device are guided to a board surface. A ball guiding path and a ball guiding path that guides a pachinko ball that has returned from the ball guiding path without reaching the board surface among the pachinko balls emitted from the ball launching device to the lower ball saucer in the returning process. In the pachinko game machine, there is provided a guide member that is moved to a position where the ball guiding path is blocked in the operated state and guides the pachinko ball emitted from the ball launching device in the blocking state to the ball guiding path. It is a thing.

(Operation) When the player wants to end the game, the player drives the ball launching device while operating the guide member. Then, since the guide member is moved to a position that blocks the ball guide path, the pachinko balls emitted from the ball launching device collide with the guide member and are guided to the ball guide path due to the block, so that the residual pachinko balls are It passes through the ball guideway and is stored in the lower tray. Therefore, the player can collect the remaining pachinko balls.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In FIG. 2, a pachinko game machine main body 1 is provided with a board surface 2 provided with a plurality of winning holes (not shown), an upper ball saucer 3 for receiving the pachinko balls released in association with the occurrence of a prize, and this upper ball A lower ball receiving tray 4 for receiving pachinko balls overflowing from the receiving tray 3, an operation handle 6 for driving the ball launching device 5, and the like are provided.

Also, in FIG. 3 shown with the door 7 opened, a ball guide path 8 is arranged so as to extend from the ball launching device 5 to the board surface 2, and the pachinko ball launched from the ball launching device 5 is the ball. The board 2 is guided by the guide path 8. A notch 9 is formed in the middle of the ball guide path 8, and the pachinko balls that have passed through the ball guide path 8 have a low firing speed or return to the ball guide path 8 without reaching the board surface 2. The pachinko ball is designed to drop from the notch 9. A ball storage container 10 having an open upper surface is arranged below the ball guide path 8 so that a pachinko ball dropped from the notch 9 can be received by the ball storage container 10. A ball guiding path 11 leading to the lower ball saucer 4 is opened on the back wall of the ball storage container 10, and the pachinko balls stored in the ball storage container 10 are guided to the ball guiding path 11 to the lower ball saucer 4. It is designed to be stored. In addition, an opening 12 that faces the inside is formed on the front surface of the ball storage container 10. A ball passage 13 is formed on the front surface of the main body 1 for guiding the pachinko balls released in association with the winning.

Here, the ball launching device 5 has a motor (not shown), and the motor rotates at a speed according to the operation of the operation handle 6. The ball launching device 5 is configured to include a ball launching rod 14 and an engaging member 15, and the launching rod 14 performs a launching operation as the motor rotates, and
The engaging member 15 moves up and down in response to the launching motion of the launch rod 14.

On the other hand, a ball passage 16 is formed in the door 7, and when the door 7 is closed, the ball passage 16 communicates with the ball passage 13 on the main body 1 side to guide the discharged pachinko balls to the upper ball saucer 3. Has become. A ball supply path 17 is formed at a position continuous with the upper ball receiving tray 3, and the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 3 are sent to the ball sending mechanism 18 through the ball supplying passage 17. Further, a ball discharge path 19 is provided at a position continuous with the upper ball tray 3.
The pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 3 with the door 7 closed are sent to the ball storage container 10 through the ball discharge path 19 and the opening 12. here,
The ball discharging path 19 is a ball pulling lever 20 provided on the upper ball tray 3.
It is closed by (see FIG. 2), and the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 3 flow into the ball supply path 17 by the closing. Further, the ball discharging path 19 is opened when the ball pulling lever 20 is operated, and the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 3 in the open state are replaced with the ball supplying path 17 and the ball discharging path. It is supposed to flow into 19.

Here, the structure of the ball feeding mechanism 18 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. That is, the delivery member 21 is rotatably supported about the shaft center 22, and is normally located at the position shown in FIG. 4 by its own weight to support the pachinko balls from the ball supply path 17.
It will be accepted by 23. A receiving portion 24 is formed integrally with the supporting portion 23 so as to be continuous with the supporting portion 23. When the supporting portion 23 swings its head to the left in the drawing as the sending member 21 rotates, the receiving portion 24 receives the receiving portion 24. The pachinko balls that had been dropped fall and are received by the receiving portion 24. Here, the receiving portion 24 is provided with an engaged rod 25 projecting in the lateral direction, and when the door 7 is closed, the engaging member of the ball launching device 5 is provided.
15 is located below the engaged rod 25.

A plate-shaped guide member 26 is rotatably provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the door 7, which will be described below with reference to FIG. That is, the axis 27 of the guide member 26 projects forward from the door 7, and the operating lever 28 is fixed to the projecting portion. The guide member 26 is located in the cutout portion 9 of the ball guide passage 8 on the main body 1 side when the door 7 is closed (the position is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3). With the rotation of 28, it reciprocates between an open position shown by a solid line and a cut-off position shown by a chain double-dashed line.

According to the above configuration, when a player pours a pachinko ball into the upper ball tray 3, the pachinko ball flows into the ball supply path 17 and is received by the support portion 23 of the delivery member 21. Then, when the player operates the operation handle 6 to drive the ball launching device 5, the engaging member 15 moves upward in response to the rotation of a motor (not shown) to push up the engaged rod 25. Then the support
23 swings its head, whereby the pachinko balls that have been received by the support portion 23 fall and are now received by the receiving portion 24. Subsequently, when the engaging member 15 lowers in response to the rotation of the motor, the pachinko balls that have been received by the receiving portion 24 are delivered to the base end portion of the ball guide path 8 and the ball launch rod 14 is launched. It is fired on the board 2 by the action. Thus, in the operated state of the operation handle 6, the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 3 are fired one by one to the board surface 2 by the emphasizing operation of the ball launching device 5 and the ball supply mechanism 18. . Then, when a prize is generated as a result of the game, a pachinko ball, which is a prize ball, is in the ball passage 13,1
It is discharged to the upper ball saucer 3 through 6.

By the way, the player operates the ball pulling lever 20 provided on the upper ball tray 3 when interrupting the game or ending the game. Then, the ball discharging path 19 that has been closed by the ball pulling lever 20 opens, so that the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 3 flow into the ball discharging path 19 instead of the ball supplying path 17 and the main body 1 After passing through the ball storage container 10 and the ball guiding path 11 on the side, the ball is stored in the lower ball tray 4. Therefore, by storing the pachinko balls stored in the lower ball saucer 4 in the storage case provided in the pachinko hall, the pachinko balls of the upper ball saucer 3 can be collected.

Although the pachinko balls of the upper ball tray 3 can be collected as described above, a plurality of pachinko balls remain in the ball supply path 17 leading to the ball launching device 5 without being collected. In such a case, the player drives the ball launching device 5 while operating the operation lever 28. Then, the ball guide path 8 is blocked by the guide member 26 that has moved to the blocking position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, so that the pachinko balls launched from the ball launching device 5 collide with the guide member 26. A ball guiding path 11 is provided while dropping from a notch 9 in the ball guiding path 8 to a ball storage container 10.
After passing through, it is stored in the lower tray 4. As a result, the pachinko balls launched from the ball launching device 5 are stored in the lower ball tray 4 without reaching the board surface 2.

In short, since the player can collect the pachinko balls remaining in the ball supply path 17 by driving the ball launching device 5 while operating the operation lever 28, the pachinko balls remaining depending on the operation state of the operation handle. Unlike the conventional example in which balls are fired on the board surface, the residual pachinko balls can be reliably collected regardless of the operating state of the operation handle 6.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but the guide member 26 may block the ball guide path 8 in response to the operation of the ball pulling lever 20 as shown in FIG. 6, for example. . Further, the guide member 26 may be rotated to the cutoff position by a solenoid.

Further, the guide member 26 may be provided so as to be linearly movable, and the guide member 26 may move so as to block the ball guide path 8 in the operated state.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the pachinko game machine of the present invention, the ball guide path is blocked in the operated state, and the pachinko ball emitted from the ball launching device in the blocked state is used as a ball. Since the guide member for guiding the guide path is provided, the excellent effect that the residual pachinko balls can be reliably collected regardless of the driving state of the ball launching device is exerted.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part, FIG. 2 is a front view of the whole, and FIG. A front view, FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the ball feeding mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing a feeding operation. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a main body, 2 is a board surface, 3 is an upper ball saucer, 4 is a lower ball saucer, 5 is a ball launching device, 6 is an operation handle, 8 is a ball guide path, 11 is a ball guide path, and 18 is a ball delivery. Mechanism, 26 is a guide member, 28
Is an operating lever.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A ball launching device for launching a pachinko ball housed in an upper ball saucer, a ball guiding path for guiding a pachinko ball launched from this ball launching device to a board surface, and a ball launching device for launching from the ball launching device. Among the pachinko balls, a pachinko game machine equipped with a ball guiding path for guiding the pachinko balls that have returned to the ball guide path without reaching the board surface to the lower ball saucer in the returning process, and the ball guide in the operated state. A pachinko game machine provided with a guide member that is provided so as to be moved to a position that blocks a path and that guides a pachinko ball launched from the ball launching device to the ball guiding path in the blocked state.