JPH0413030Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a ball box locking device that locks a ball box placed on a shelf of a row of pachinko machines.

<Prior Art> As is well known, a pachinko machine is configured such that when the number of prize balls accumulated in the lower tray exceeds a predetermined amount, an overaccumulation detector is activated to temporarily stop the game. Therefore, when a certain amount of prize balls accumulates in the lower tray, these prize balls must be taken out into the ball box.

In addition, in rows of pachinko machines where pachinko machines are installed side by side, shelves are installed at a lower position than the pachinko machines in order to place the above-mentioned ball boxes, etc., but in recent pachinko parlors, the floor space of the parlor can be effectively used. In order to utilize the space and install a large number of pachinko machines, the depth of the shelves mentioned above is not set wide. Therefore, the size of the ball box that can be placed on the shelf is limited by the width of the shelf.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> In recent pachinko machines, for example, when the high-speed conversion display device displays "7", "7", "7" and converts to a specific gaming state, the variable prize winning device changes the number of balls hit. In order to fluctuate to a state that is easy to accept and generate a large amount of winning balls,
A large number of prize balls (for example, 3,000 to 4,000 balls) are discharged into the upper and lower trays in a short period of time.

In such a case, if the prize balls accumulated in the lower tray were taken out into a small ball box with an oblong shape that matches the width of the shelf, the ball storage capacity of the ball box would be insufficient for the number of prize balls to be ejected. Because of the shortage, it is necessary to prepare a large number of small ball boxes in a hurry, and the task of exchanging a ball box filled with balls with another ball box is troublesome, and moreover, the work of replacing a ball box filled with balls with another ball box is troublesome. Since you don't have a place to put it, you can't concentrate on a specific game with a time limit. Therefore, it is desirable to use a large ball box with a deep rectangular socket and a high ball storage capacity.

However, such a large ball box cannot be stably placed on the shelf because the length of one side of the socket is wider than the width of the shelf of the row of pachinko machines. Therefore, in a specific game state, the player is forced to operate the control dial with his right hand to perform a bullet game, while at the same time taking out the prize ball from the lower tray while holding a large ball box on his lap. It was getting worse.

If a game is played in such a state, it is difficult to time the flight distance adjustment of the batted ball using the operation dial, which spoils the interest of the game, and it is impossible to concentrate on the game in a specific game state where there is a time limit.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a ball box locking portion having a mounting portion 22 and a ball box locking portion 24 extending from the mounting portion in a substantially horizontal direction. A stopper 18 is provided, a mounting portion of the ball box locking device is fixed to a reinforcing plate 14 of the machine frame 3, and the ball box locking portion is made to protrude from the reinforcing plate to the front of the Pachinko machine 2.

<Function> When a large ball box is placed on the shelf of a row of pachinko machines, even if the front side (player side) of the ball box is off the shelf, the upper edge of the ball box located on the pachinko machine side will It locks onto the ball box locking part that protrudes from the pachinko machine. Therefore, even if a part of the front side of the ball box comes off the shelf, the ball box is supported by the ball box locking part and held in a stable state.

<Example> The present invention will be explained below based on the example shown in the drawings.

Pachinko machine 2 installed in parallel with pachinko machine row 1...
A frame-shaped front frame 4 is attached to the front of the machine frame 3 so that it can be opened and closed using a hinge, and a game board 5 is detachably attached to the back side of the front frame 4, and a back mechanism 6 such as a prize ball ejecting device is installed. It will be set up.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the machine frame 3 has an upper cross member 8 with a prize ball tank relief part 7 formed on its rear edge, and a notch that fits into the end of the upper cross member 8. The left vertical member 9 is formed at the upper end, and the right vertical member has a notch formed at the upper end to fit into the end of the upper horizontal member 8, and a relief part 10 for the locking mechanism for the front frame is formed on the inner surface of the front edge. 1
1, and each end of the lower horizontal member 13 having a shallow groove 12 in the length direction formed on the bottom surface is fixed to each other with nails or the like and assembled into a rectangular shape. A horizontally long reinforcing plate 14 is fixed in contact with the section and the lower horizontal member 13, and a horizontally long reinforcing square piece 15 is fixed to the back side of the reinforcing plate 14 so as to be flush with the upper edge of the reinforcing plate 14. and reinforce it. And upper cross member 8
An upper hinge 16a is attached to the joint between the left end of the left end and the upper end of the left vertical member 9, and a lower hinge 16b is attached to the lower part of the left vertical member 9. Corner reinforcing members 17 are attached to the joints between the lower horizontal member 13 and the right vertical member 11, and the joint between the lower horizontal member 13 and the left vertical member 9 for reinforcement.

The ball box locking tool 18 attached to the reinforcing plate 14 of the machine frame 3 described above is formed by molding a metal plate or the like, and as shown in FIG.
5, one end of the upper surface portion 19 that abuts on the upper surface of 5 is bent downward, and the back surface portion 20 abuts on the back surface of the reinforcing square material 15.
, the other end of the upper surface part 19 is bent downward and the reinforcing plate 1 is
4, and a stopper part 23 extending substantially horizontally from the front face part 21 of the mounting part 22 and having a downwardly bent tip. The ball box locking part 24 has a ball box locking part 24 formed therein, and an elastic protective member 25 having a large coefficient of friction is attached to the tip of the ball box locking part 24.

The ball box locking device 18 having such a configuration is attached to the reinforcing plate 14.
To attach the ball box locking part 24 to the front surface of the reinforcing plate 14, attach the mounting part 22 to the reinforcing plate 1.
4 and the reinforcing square material 15 from above, and the front part 2
1 and the holes 26 formed in the back part 20...A wood screw or the like inserted into the hole 26 is screwed into the reinforcing plate 14 and the reinforcing square material 15 and fixed.

When the pachinko machines 2 equipped with the ball box locking devices 18 fixed in this way are installed in the pachinko machine row 1, as shown in FIG.
A ball box locking part 24 protruding from the shelf 27 is located above the shelf 27. By locking the ball box locking part 24 to the upper edge of the ball box 28 placed on the shelf 27, the ball box 28
The ball box 28 is supported by the shelf 27 and the ball box locking part 24, and the ball box 28 is prevented from falling from the shelf 27 due to external force or vibrations applied to the ball box 28, and the ball box 28 is held in place. Place it on the shelf 27 in a stable state.

Therefore, when a large ball box 28 whose depth is wider than the width of the shelf 27 is placed on the shelf 27, the ball box 2
However, by locking the ball box locking part 24 to the upper edge of the ball box 28, the ball box 28 can be placed on the shelf in an extremely stable state. 27, the player can safely use the large ball box 28 on the shelf 27, and a large amount of prize balls (e.g. 3,000 to
Even if a specific game state occurs in which a player is expected to receive 4,000 pieces, the player can concentrate on playing the game without panic.

Note that when the upper edge of the ball box 28 is locked to the ball box locking part 24 and a large amount of prize balls are put into the ball box 28, a large force is applied to the upper edge of the ball box 28, but the elasticity of the protective member 25 This prevents the upper edge of the ball box 28 from being damaged.

Even if the ball box locking part 24 vibrates or shakes a little when the front frame 4 is opened due to trouble such as ball jamming during a game, the stopper member 25 of the ball box locking part 24 will not hold the ball box. Since the ball box 28 is caught on the upper edge of the ball box 28, the ball box 28 will not fall off the shelf 27.

In addition, when opening and closing the front frame 4 formed of plywood or the like, the lower edge of the front frame 4 is connected to the ball box locking tool 18.
Since it slides while in contact with the upper surface part 19 of
Compared to the case where the front frame 4 is opened and closed with the upper edge of the reinforcing plate 14 and the lower edge of the front frame 4 in direct contact with each other, the front frame 4 can be easily opened and closed with extremely little force. That is, the upper surface portion 19 of the ball box locking tool 18
also functions as a sliding fitting for the front frame 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, a sliding plate 4' with low frictional resistance, such as a metal plate, is attached to the lower edge of the front frame 4. If configured to slide on the portion 19, the front frame 4
opening and closing operations can be performed more easily. Furthermore, due to the presence of the thick ball box locking tool 18 and the sliding plate 4', a gap is required between the lower edge of the front frame 4 and the upper edge of the reinforcing plate 14. If the width is larger than that, for example, reinforcing plate 1
A notch may be provided at the upper end edge of 4 at the position where the ball box locking tool 18 is disposed, and the upper surface portion 19 of the ball box locking tool 18 may be positioned in the notch.

A second embodiment of the ball box locking device 18 shown in FIG.
The leg pieces 29 extending from the rear end of the mounting member 22 are fixed to the lower cross member 13 for reinforcement, and the mounting portion 22
Arms 30 extend from the front surface 21 to the left and right, and ball box locking parts 24 are provided at both left and right ends of the arms 30, respectively. By providing the ball box locking portions 24 at two locations in this way, the upper edge of the ball box 28 can be locked at two locations, making the ball box 28 placed on the shelf 27 even more stable. In addition, the leg piece 29 is attached to the lower cross member 13 of the machine frame 3.
By fixing it to , not only the mounting strength of the ball box locking tool 18 is improved, but also the strength of the machine frame 3 itself is improved.

A third embodiment of the ball box locking device 18 shown in FIG.
The configuration of the mounting portion 22 is similar to that described above,
The base end of a rod-shaped ball box locking part 24' having a stopper part 23' at its tip is rotatably attached to this mounting part 22 by a shaft 31. Like this,
When the ball box locking portion 24' is configured to be rotatable, the shelf 2
7, when cleaning the ball box locking portion 24', as shown by the solid line in FIG.
You can keep it almost parallel to 4 and it will not interfere with your work.

Note that the mounting position of the ball box locking device 18 according to the present invention is determined not only by the height of the ball box 28 but also by the ball drop opening 33 provided in the lower tray 32 of the Pachinko machine 2, as shown in FIG. Considering this, operate the operation lever 34 to move the prize ball in the lower tray 32 from the ball drop opening 33 to the ball box 28.
It is desirable to prevent the prize ball from hitting the ball box locking device 18 when the ball is dropped into the ball box.

<Effects of the invention> As explained above, according to the invention, even if the shelf width of the rows of pachinko machines in recent pachinko parlors that make effective use of floor space is narrow, the ball box of the ball box locking device can be By locking the ball box to the locking portion, a large ball box can be stably placed on this shelf. Therefore, the prize balls accumulated in the lower tray of the pachinko machine can be taken out into the ball box in a stable state.
Even if "7" is displayed and a specific game state with a time limit occurs, the player does not panic when a large amount of prize balls are ejected and misses the timing to adjust the flight distance of the ball. To avoid this,
You can concentrate on playing games.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a row of pachinko machines, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the row of pachinko machines, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the machine frame, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view from the back side of the machine frame, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the ball box locking device, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the ball box locking device, and Figure 7 is a perspective view of the ball box locking device. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the tool. In the figure, 1 is a row of pachinko machines, 2 is a pachinko machine, 3 is a machine frame, 4 is a front frame, 5 is a game board, 8 is an upper horizontal member, 9
11 is the left vertical member, 11 is the right vertical member, 13 is the lower horizontal member, 14 is the reinforcing plate, 15 is the reinforcing square member, 18 is the ball box retainer, 2
2 is a mounting part, 23 is a stopper part, 24 is a ball box locking part, 25 is a protection member, 27 is a shelf, 28 is a ball box,
32 is a lower plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] The upper horizontal member, left vertical member, right vertical member, and lower horizontal member are assembled into a rectangular shape, and a horizontally long reinforcing plate is attached to the lower part of the left vertical member and right vertical member and the lower horizontal member. In a pachinko machine in which a machine frame is constructed by fixing a machine frame, and a front frame facing a game board is attached to the front opening of the machine frame so that the front frame can be opened and closed, A ball box locking device is provided having a ball box locking portion that extends from the reinforcing plate, the mounting portion of the ball box locking device is fixed to the reinforcing plate, and the ball box locking portion is protruded from the reinforcing plate to the front of the pachinko machine. A pachinko machine with a ball box locking device.