JPH031016Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention is a pachinko machine safe ball discharge processing device that uses the rotation of a motor to control the discharge of safe balls and also releases a fixed number of prize balls. It is related to.

[Prior Art] The present applicant pushes out the safe balls in the safe ball outlet path in the horizontal direction using a pusher, and also uses the safe ball to swing a swinging piece to move an operating rod of a prize ball release device. Therefore, we previously proposed a safe ball ejection processing device for pachinko machines that releases a fixed number of prize balls in Utility Model Application No. 53950/1983.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in this method, the safe ball is pushed by the tip of the extruded body, so there is a risk that the safe ball may escape upwards, resulting in insufficient contact with the rocking piece. This may cause a considerable hindrance to the prize ball discharging operation.

[Purpose of the invention] Therefore, the purpose of the invention is to provide a safe ball ejection processing device for a pachinko machine that can reliably eject prize balls without causing safe balls to escape. It is to be.

[Means for Achieving the Object] The present invention provides a rotatable safe ball handling member at a position below the safe ball outlet path, a motor, and a cam fixed to the motor shaft. The ball handling member has a semicircular notch that accommodates one safe ball facing the outlet of the safe ball lead-out path on the outer periphery of the circular arc portion centered on the shaft, and the notch always guides the ball. It is configured to be biased to rotate so as to be positioned opposite to the outlet, and is configured by providing an engaging portion that contacts the cam, and is rotated by the contact of a safe ball housed in a notch at a side position of the safe ball processing member. The lever piece is pivotally supported, and the lever piece and the operating rod of the prize ball release device are connected by a vertical rod.

[Operation] The safe balls fall and are accommodated in the notch of the safe ball processing member from the outlet of the safe ball lead-out path. and,
As the motor rotates, the cam engages with the engaging portion of the safe ball handling member, and the safe ball handling member is rotated by a predetermined amount with the safe balls accommodated therein. As a result, the safe ball contacts the lever piece, rotates the lever piece, moves the operating rod of the prize ball discharging device via the vertical rod, and releases a fixed number of prize balls. At this time, the arc portion of the safe ball processing member is located at the outlet of the safe ball lead-out path to prevent the next safe ball from falling. After the safe ball comes off the lever piece, it falls downward and is ejected, and at the same time, the cam comes off from the engagement part and the safe ball processing member returns to its original position by the biasing force.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a back view of the pachinko machine, where 1 is the game board, 2 is the ball tank installed above it, 3 is the prize ball release device, and this prize ball release device 3 is the fifth player.
As shown in the figure, there is a vertical cylindrical fixed case part 4 in which a fixed number of prize balls can be collected, an upper valve 5 and a lower valve 6 facing the upper and lower ends of this fixed case part 4, and the upper valve 5 and the lower valve 6 are provided so as to be movable up and down. A discharge actuator 7 that alternately opens and closes the upper valve 5 and the lower valve 6 by movement, and a horizontally oriented actuating rod 8 with one end rotatably supported and the other end facing the engagement recess 7a of the discharge actuator 7. It consists of

The upper end opening of the fixed case part 4 communicates with the ball tank 2 via the lead-out gutter 9 and the bent gutter 10, and the lower end opening faces a prize ball discharge gutter 11 that communicates with a ball receiving tray (not shown) in front of the machine. The upper end of the upper valve 5 is pushed down by the bifurcated engaging portion 7b of the discharge actuator 7 to open the upper end opening of the fixed case portion 4, and the upper end of the lower valve 6 is pushed down by the fork-shaped engaging portion 7b of the discharge actuator 7 to open the upper end opening of the lower valve 6. The lower end opening of the fixed case part 4 is closed by contacting the part 7c, whereby a fixed number of prize balls are stored in the fixed case part 4.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a cover-like safe ball collecting part that collects safe balls that have won in the prize opening on the game board surface, and the safe balls collected therein are guided to a safe ball outlet path 13. 14 is an outlet of the safe ball outlet path 13.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the safe ball discharge processing device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a safe ball processing member 16 is rotatably provided on a substrate 15 located below the safe ball outlet path 13 by a shaft 17. This safe ball handling member 16 has a fan shape with a circular arc portion 18 centered on a shaft 17, and a semicircular notch 19 is formed on the outer periphery of the end of the circular arc portion 18. A roller 20', shown as an engaging portion 20, is provided below. Further, the safe ball processing member 16 is provided with a weight 21,
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the notch 19 is always urged to rotate so as to be opposed to the outlet 14 of the safe ball outlet 13, and its rotational position is regulated by the stopper 22.

A motor 23 is disposed below the safe ball handling member 16, and a cam 26 having three blades 25 that can be engaged with the roller 20' is fixed to a motor shaft 24 of the motor 23. In addition, a lever piece 27 and a lock piece 2 are provided at the side positions of the safe ball handling member 16.
8 are arranged in an overlapping manner. The lever piece 27 hangs downward and touches the notch 1 of the safe ball handling member 16.
Receiving piece part 27 that can be contacted by the safe ball accommodated in 9
a and the side arm portion 27b extending laterally, forming an L-shape, and the shaft 2 at the bent portion.
9, and its side arm portion 27b
is connected to the operating rod 8 of the prize ball discharging device 3 via a vertical rod 30. The lock piece 28 is the lever piece 27
Ball contact piece part 28a hanging forward of the receiving piece part 27a
and a hook portion 28b extending upward from the side arm portion 27b of the lever piece 27, forming an L-shape, and
The bent portion is pivotably supported by a shaft 31, and normally the hook portion 28b is supported by the lever piece 27.
The lever piece 27 is restrained from swinging by being engaged with a locking step 27c formed on the upper surface of the side arm portion 27b. 32 is a safe ball discharge path.

In this embodiment, the safe balls that have entered the winning slot on the game board are collected in the safe ball collecting section 12, guided to the safe ball outlet path 13, and dropped from the outlet 14 into the notch 19 of the safe ball processing member 16. be accommodated. On the other hand, the rotation of the motor 23 causes the cam 26 to rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Rotate in the direction shown.

Therefore, the notch 1 of the safe ball handling member 16
When the safe ball processing member 16 is rotated as shown by the chain line in FIG. The lever piece 27 is brought into contact with the lever piece 27 and swung upward as shown by the chain line in the same figure, thereby releasing the restraint of the lever piece 27 by the hook piece part 28b.
The lever piece 27 is swung upward as shown by the chain line in the figure. For this reason, vertical rod 3
0 rises and moves the operating rod 8 of the prize ball release device 3 to the 6th position.
As it is pushed upward as shown by the chain line in the figure, the discharge actuator 7 moves upward, lowering the tip of the upper valve 5 to close the upper end opening of the fixed case part 4, and at the same time leaving the lower valve 6 in a free state and moving the fixed case part 4 upward. A fixed number of prize balls within the range are discharged to the prize ball discharge gutter 11.

Then, the safe ball B in the notch 19 comes off the receiving piece 27a of the lever piece 27, as shown by the solid line in FIG. At the same time, the operating rod 8 of the prize ball discharging device 3 returns to its original position, and the discharging operating body 7 descends to move the lower valve 6 to the position where the lower end opening of the fixed case portion 4 is closed. Bring it back. In addition, the safe ball processing member 16
The roller 20' is disengaged from the blade 25 of the cam 26 and returned to the position shown in solid line in FIG.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in the embodiments above, according to the device of the present invention, the safe ball processing member 16 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 23 while the safe balls are accommodated in the notch 19 thereof, By bringing the safe ball into contact with the lever piece 27 and moving the lever piece 27 to perform the prize ball release operation, the safe ball is held in the notch 19 and does not escape, ensuring that the lever piece 27 is moved. 27 and can be moved, the action of discharging the prize balls can be performed extremely accurately and reliably.

Moreover, since the safe ball processing member 16 returns by its own weight after dropping and discharging the safe balls in the notch 19, the load on the motor can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is a back view of the pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts,
3 and 4 are front views of essential parts for explaining the operation, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the prize ball discharging device, and FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the back of the Pachinko machine. 3... Prize ball release device, 8... Operating rod, 13...
...Safe ball lead-out path, 16...Safe ball processing member,
17... shaft, 18... circular arc part, 19... notch part,
20... Engaging portion, 23... Motor, 26... Cam, 27... Lever piece, 30... Vertical rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A safe ball handling member is rotatably provided at a position below the safe ball lead-out path, a motor is provided, and a cam is fixed to the motor shaft, and the safe ball handling member is attached to the outer periphery of a circular arc portion centered on the shaft. A semicircular notch for accommodating one safe ball is formed opposite to the outlet of the safe ball outlet, and the notch is rotated and biased so that it is always positioned opposite to the outlet. , an engaging portion that contacts the cam is provided, and a lever piece that pivots upon contact with a safe ball housed in a notch at a side position of the safe ball handling member is pivotally supported, and the lever piece and the lever piece are rotatably supported. A safe ball ejection processing device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that an operating rod of a prize ball ejecting device is connected by a vertical rod.