JPH0237192B2

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Publication number: JPH0237192B2
Application number: JP57046874A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Shigenobu Muraki
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1982-03-23
Filing date: 1982-03-23
Publication date: 1990-08-22
Also published as: JPS58163388A

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】本発明は、弾球遊技機に関し、特に遊技機本体
の前面下方に配置される玉受皿の玉を遊技盤の側
方上部から盤面へ発射するようにした弾球遊技機
に関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pinball game machine, and more particularly to a pinball game in which balls in a ball tray disposed at the lower front of the game machine body are fired from the upper side of the game board onto the board surface. It's about machines.

従来、遊技盤の側方上部から打玉を盤面へ発射
する形式の弾球遊技機としては、玉受皿を遊技機
本体の上方部に設置し、その玉受皿の打玉を盤面
へ発射させる形式のものと、発射装置が下方にあ
る一般的な遊技機と同じように玉受皿を本体の下
方部に設置し、その玉受皿の玉とは別の遊技玉を
盤面へ発射せしめる二通りが知られている。その
内前者のものは玉受皿と遊技盤の裏面に設けられ
る景品玉排出機構との相互の位置関係からして入
賞玉毎に排出される景品玉を当該玉受皿に導くこ
とは不可能であつて、玉受皿への打玉の補給を頻
繁に行わなければならない不便さがあり、また台
全体の調和がとれず見栄えが悪いといつたように
外観上及び使用上において全く実用に価するもの
ではなかつた。一方後者のものは玉受皿の玉に同
調してその玉の数だけ遊技玉を発射させる如く玉
受皿の玉と遊技玉とを完全に１対１で対応させる
機構を必要とし、非常に構造が複雑となり高価に
なる等の欠点がある。さらに、何よりも問題なの
は遊戯者が購入する貸玉とは別の遊技玉が盤面へ
発射されるため、貸玉を用いないで遊戯し景品玉
を取得するという致命的な不正行為が行なわれ易
いということである。 Conventionally, a pinball game machine that fires balls from the upper side of the game board onto the board has a ball tray installed in the upper part of the game machine main body, and the balls from the ball tray are fired onto the board. There are two known methods: one is to install a ball tray at the bottom of the main body, similar to a general game machine with a firing device located at the bottom, and to fire game balls other than those in the ball tray onto the board. It is being In the former case, it is impossible to guide the prize balls discharged for each winning ball to the ball tray due to the mutual positional relationship between the ball tray and the prize ball discharge mechanism provided on the back of the game board. However, there is the inconvenience of having to frequently replenish balls into the ball tray, and the overall appearance of the table is not harmonious, making it unsightly. It wasn't. On the other hand, the latter method requires a mechanism that allows the balls in the ball tray to correspond perfectly with the game balls in a one-to-one manner, so that the balls in the ball tray are synchronized with the balls in the tray and the number of game balls is released in synchronization with the number of balls in the tray. It has drawbacks such as being complicated and expensive. Furthermore, the most problematic issue is that game balls that are different from the rented balls purchased by the player are fired onto the board, making it easy for players to commit fatal fraudulent acts of playing the game without using the rented balls and obtaining prize balls. That's what it means.

本発明は上記の欠点を解決するためなされたも
のであり、遊技機本体の下方部の玉受皿に収容さ
れた貸玉をリフトにより遊技盤の側方上部に設け
た発射装置に揚送し、その貸玉を盤面へ発射させ
るようにすることにより、構造が複雑な１対１機
構を必要とせず、しかも発射装置が遊技盤の下方
にある一般的な弾球遊技機と全く同じ状態で使用
できるような、極めて有効に改善された実用性の
高い弾球遊技機を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the present invention has been made to transport the rented balls stored in the ball tray in the lower part of the gaming machine main body to the firing device provided on the upper side of the gaming board by a lift, By ejecting the rented balls onto the board, there is no need for a complicated one-to-one mechanism, and it can be used in exactly the same way as a general pinball game machine, where the firing device is located below the game board. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly practical pinball game machine that is extremely effectively improved.

以下図面によつて本発明実施の一例を説明す
る。 An example of implementing the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第１図は弾球遊技機の正面図、第２図はその下
方部分の詳細図であり、１は遊技機本体、２はそ
の前面に装着された窓孔を有する表枠で、その内
面には遊技盤３が配置される。４は遊技盤３の上
方部分を覆う開閉自在なガラス枠、５は遊技盤３
の下方部分を塞ぐ前板であり、その前面に遊技者
が購入した貸玉（打玉）を入れ又は入賞玉ごとに
排出される景品玉を溜める玉受皿６が配置固定さ
れる。 Fig. 1 is a front view of the pinball game machine, and Fig. 2 is a detailed view of its lower part. 1 is the main body of the game machine, 2 is a front frame with a window hole attached to the front side of the machine, and A game board 3 is arranged. 4 is a glass frame that can be opened and closed to cover the upper part of the game board 3; 5 is a glass frame that covers the upper part of the game board 3;
This is a front plate that closes the lower part of the player, and a ball tray 6 is arranged and fixed in front of it to store rental balls (hit balls) purchased by the player or to collect prize balls discharged for each winning ball.

しかして、前記遊技盤３の側方上部に打玉の発
射装置７が設けられ、そして弧状のガイド枠８で
囲まれた遊技盤面には複数の入賞玉受口８′が配
設されると共にアウト玉口９が設けられる。また
前記前板５の内側に位置した遊技盤３の下方には
リフト１０及び玉受皿６の打玉流出口１１に連通
してリフト１０へ打玉を一列に導く緩傾斜の整流
樋１２が配置される。１３は打玉を発射するハン
ドルレバーである。 A ball firing device 7 is provided on the upper side of the game board 3, and a plurality of winning ball receptacles 8' are provided on the game board surface surrounded by an arc-shaped guide frame 8. An out ball opening 9 is provided. Further, below the game board 3 located inside the front plate 5, a gently sloping rectifying gutter 12 is arranged which communicates with the lift 10 and the hit ball outlet 11 of the ball tray 6 and guides the hit balls in a line to the lift 10. be done. 13 is a handle lever that fires the ball.

第３図は弾球遊技機の裏面図であり、景品玉排
出構造は発射装置が遊技盤の下方に設けられた一
般的な弾球遊技機と異なるところはない。すなわ
ち、遊技盤３の裏面上方に玉タンク１４が有り、
そのタンク１４内の景品玉はタンクレール１５を
介して景品玉排出装置１６に送られる。そして入
賞玉受口８′に入つた入賞玉は玉寄せ１７に集め
られ、入賞玉排出樋１８を流下する過程において
景品玉排出装置１６を作動し一定数の景品玉を景
品玉排出樋６６、流出開口１９を介して玉受皿６
に排出する。２０はアウト玉排出樋、２１は玉抜
き樋である。 FIG. 3 is a back view of the pinball game machine, and the prize ball ejection structure is the same as that of a general pinball game machine in which the firing device is provided below the game board. That is, there is a ball tank 14 above the back surface of the game board 3,
The prize balls in the tank 14 are sent to a prize ball discharge device 16 via a tank rail 15. The winning balls that have entered the winning ball receptacle 8' are collected in the ball collection 17, and in the process of flowing down the winning ball discharging gutter 18, the prize ball discharging device 16 is activated to send a certain number of prize balls to the prize ball discharging gutter 66, Ball saucer 6 via outflow opening 19
to be discharged. 20 is an out ball discharge gutter, and 21 is a ball removal gutter.

第４図乃至第６図は前記発射装置７部分の詳細
を示すものであり、内側取付板２２と外側取付板
２３との間に盤面方向へ緩傾斜した樋状の導入通
路２４を形成する。そして外側取付板２３には導
入通路２４の末端よりやゝ下方に下がつた位置に
供給口２５を穿設すると共に、その前面に発射レ
ール部２６とこの発射レール部２６上に打玉を保
持させる保持片部２７を突設して供給口２５の
やゝ下方位置に対応する発射位置２８を形成し、
さらに発射位置２８に鎚先２９を臨ませる発射鎚
３０を設けている。発射鎚３０は上端が軸３１に
より外側取付板２３に揺動自在に枢支される。３
２は導入通路２４の上方に位置させて軸３３によ
り揺動自在に軸支した発射制御レバーであつて、
その先端にカム片３４を一体に設け、かつ後端近
くで連杆３５により発射鎚３０と連結し、さらに
これの上方へ突出した腕３６に発射鎚３０を常時
第５図に示す発射動作位置に付勢するよう引張ば
ね３７の一端が接続される。引張ばね３７の他端
は両取付板２２，２３間に位置させて上端を支軸
３８で回動自在に支持した張力調節板３９に接続
され、該張力調節板３９は外側取付板２３に穿設
した長孔４０から前面へ突出するネジ部４１に蝶
ナツト４２を螺合してこれを締めつけることによ
り外側取付板２３に固定される。４３は導入通路
２４の末端に対向させて軸４４により両取付板２
２，２３間に揺動自在に取付けた揺動玉送り板で
あつて、これに発射制御レバー３２のカム片３４
が接触する係合片部４５と第５図に示す発射制御
レバー３２の不作用位置において導入通路２４の
末端を塞ぐストッパー部４６及び供給口２５に合
致して発射位置２８に１個の打玉を送り出す玉受
部４７とを一体に設けて構成される。４８はスト
ッパーゴムである。一方第３図において、ハンド
ルレバー１３の軸４９にプーリ５０が固着され、
そのプーリ５０に発射用ワイヤ５１の一端を接続
し、該ワイヤ５１の他端は滑車５２及びクランク
５３を介して発射制御レバー３２の後端に連結さ
れている。 FIGS. 4 to 6 show details of the firing device 7 portion, and a gutter-shaped introduction passage 24 is formed between the inner mounting plate 22 and the outer mounting plate 23 and is gently inclined toward the panel surface. A supply port 25 is bored in the outer mounting plate 23 at a position slightly lower than the end of the introduction passage 24, and a firing rail portion 26 is provided on the front surface of the supply port 25, and a ball is held on the firing rail portion 26. A holding piece 27 is provided protrudingly to form a firing position 28 corresponding to a slightly lower position of the supply port 25,
Furthermore, a firing hammer 30 is provided with a hammer tip 29 facing the firing position 28. The upper end of the firing hammer 30 is swingably supported on the outer mounting plate 23 by a shaft 31. 3
2 is a firing control lever located above the introduction passage 24 and swingably supported by a shaft 33;
A cam piece 34 is integrally provided at the tip thereof, and is connected to the firing hammer 30 by a connecting rod 35 near the rear end, and the firing hammer 30 is always placed in the firing operation position shown in FIG. 5 on an arm 36 that projects upward. One end of a tension spring 37 is connected to bias the tension spring 37 . The other end of the tension spring 37 is connected to a tension adjustment plate 39 located between the mounting plates 22 and 23 and whose upper end is rotatably supported by a support shaft 38. It is fixed to the outer mounting plate 23 by screwing a wing nut 42 onto a threaded portion 41 protruding from the provided long hole 40 to the front and tightening it. 43 is connected to both mounting plates 2 by a shaft 44 facing the end of the introduction passage 24.
The cam piece 34 of the firing control lever 32 is attached to a swinging ball feeding plate that is swingably mounted between 2 and 23.
When the engagement piece 45 comes in contact with the stopper portion 46 that closes the end of the introduction passage 24 in the inactive position of the firing control lever 32 shown in FIG. It is constructed by integrally providing a ball receiving part 47 for sending out the ball. 48 is a stopper rubber. On the other hand, in FIG. 3, a pulley 50 is fixed to the shaft 49 of the handle lever 13,
One end of a firing wire 51 is connected to the pulley 50, and the other end of the wire 51 is connected to the rear end of the firing control lever 32 via a pulley 52 and a crank 53.

第７図はリフト１０の詳細を示すものであり、
外周に玉の径にほぼ等しい凹凸を形成した歯車５
４を玉揚げ用モータ５５の出力軸５６に固定し、
その歯車５４の下方部分を円弧状のガイド枠５７
で囲んで整流樋１２に連通する通路部５８を形成
し、さらにその通路部５８の上方に上端が発射装
置７の導入通路２４に連通する揚送パイプ５９を
垂直に設け、玉揚げ用モータ５５を回転駆動させ
ることにより整流樋１２に並ぶ玉を歯車５４の外
周凹凸に喰え込んで上方へ揚送するものである。
なお、前記揚送パイプ５９の上端部分には一端を
軸６０により揺動自在に枢支した玉圧感知レバー
６１が対向して設けられており、またその上方位
置には玉圧感知スイツチ６２が対面して設けられ
ていて、揚送パイプ５９に並ぶ玉が玉圧感知レバ
ー６１に当接してこれを上方へ押上げると前記ス
イツチ６２が動作して玉揚げ用モータ５５を停止
させるようになつている。また、前記整流樋１２
の上流端には玉検出スイツチ６３が設けられてお
り、玉受皿６の玉がその上に乗ると動作して玉揚
げ用モータ５５を始動させるようになつている。
その他図中６４は発射位置２８に設けた戻り玉
口、６５は戻り玉を玉受皿６に返却する返却通路
を夫々示す。 FIG. 7 shows details of the lift 10,
A gear 5 that has irregularities approximately equal to the diameter of the ball on its outer periphery.
4 is fixed to the output shaft 56 of the doffing motor 55,
The lower part of the gear 54 is connected to an arc-shaped guide frame 57.
A doffing motor 55 is surrounded by a passageway 58 that communicates with the rectifying gutter 12, and a lifting pipe 59 whose upper end communicates with the introduction passageway 24 of the launching device 7 is vertically provided above the passageway 58. By rotating and driving the balls, the balls lined up in the rectifying gutter 12 are bitten into the irregularities on the outer periphery of the gear 54 and are lifted upward.
A ball pressure sensing lever 61, whose one end is swingably supported by a shaft 60, is provided opposite to the upper end of the lifting pipe 59, and a ball pressure sensing switch 62 is located above the lever. When the balls arranged facing each other and lined up in the lifting pipe 59 come into contact with the ball pressure sensing lever 61 and push it upward, the switch 62 is operated to stop the doffing motor 55. ing. Further, the rectifying gutter 12
A ball detection switch 63 is provided at the upstream end of the ball detection switch 63, and is activated to start the doffing motor 55 when a ball in the ball tray 6 rides on it.
Additionally, in the figure, 64 indicates a return ball opening provided at the firing position 28, and 65 indicates a return path for returning the return ball to the ball receiving tray 6.

本発明は上述のような構成を有するものであ
り、次にその作用を説明する。 The present invention has the above-described configuration, and its operation will be explained next.

本発明では、整流樋１２の上流端から導入通路
２４の末端まで連続して並ぶ一定数の玉を保有玉
として常時残溜させている。しかして遊技者が打
玉を玉受皿６へ入れるとこれが流出口１１から整
流樋１２に流れ出て玉検出スイツチ６３を閉成
し、玉揚げ用モータ５５を始動させる。この状態
でハンドルレバー１３を下方に回動するとその軸
４９に固定したプーリ５０を介してワイヤ５１が
引かれ、第６図のように発射制御レバー３２を引
張ばね３７に抗して下方へ揺動させる。これによ
り連杆３５を介して発射鎚３０が第６図に示す発
射準備位置に移動し、また揺動玉送り板４３は発
射制御レバー３２の先端カム片３４によつて係合
片部４５が押されて第６図のように上方へ揺動
し、ストツパー部４６を導入通路２４の末端から
上方へ移動させると共に、玉受部４７をその末端
に合致させて先頭の玉Ｂを受け入れその位置に保
持する。 In the present invention, a certain number of balls that are lined up continuously from the upstream end of the rectifying gutter 12 to the end of the introduction passage 24 are always kept as retained balls. When the player puts a ball into the ball tray 6, the ball flows out from the outlet 11 into the rectifying gutter 12, closes the ball detection switch 63, and starts the doffing motor 55. When the handle lever 13 is rotated downward in this state, the wire 51 is pulled through the pulley 50 fixed to the shaft 49, and the firing control lever 32 is swung downward against the tension spring 37 as shown in FIG. make it move. As a result, the firing hammer 30 moves via the connecting rod 35 to the firing preparation position shown in FIG. It is pushed and swings upward as shown in FIG. 6, moving the stopper part 46 upward from the end of the introduction passage 24, and aligning the ball receiving part 47 with the end to receive the first ball B and hold it at that position. to hold.

次いでハンドルレバー１３を放つと引張ばね３
７の付勢作用により発射制御レバー３２が第５図
のように復動し、発射樋３０が発射動作を行ない
同時に揺動玉送り板４３もカム片３４による押し
上げから解除されて自重で第５図のように復動し
玉受部４７に保持していた玉Ｂを供給口２５から
発射位置２８に送り出す。したがつて最初のハン
ドル操作時においては発射位置２８に打玉が供給
されていないから空打ちとなるが、その後はハン
ドルレバー１３の操作ごとに１個づつの打玉が発
射位置２８に供給されて盤面に発射される。そし
て、玉受皿６の玉が無くなると玉検出スイツチ６
３が開成されるため玉揚げ用モータ５５が停止
し、以後発射位置２８への打玉の供給が行なわれ
ない。 Then, when the handle lever 13 is released, the tension spring 3
7, the firing control lever 32 moves back as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the ball B held in the ball receiving part 47 is sent out from the supply port 25 to the firing position 28 by moving back. Therefore, when the handle lever 13 is operated for the first time, no ball is supplied to the firing position 28, resulting in blank firing, but after that, one ball is supplied to the firing position 28 each time the handle lever 13 is operated. and is fired onto the board. When there are no more balls in the ball tray 6, the ball detection switch 6 is activated.
3 is opened, the doffing motor 55 stops, and no balls are supplied to the firing position 28 thereafter.

なお、遊戯を中断したり或いは発射動作が玉揚
げ用モータ５５の回転により制限された単位時間
当たりの一定発射玉数よりも早かつたり又は遅か
つたりして打玉が発射位置２８に送り出されなか
つた場合には玉揚げ用モータ５５により上方へ押
し上げられた揚送パイプ５９の頂部の玉が玉圧感
知レバー６１に当接してこれを第５図鎖線のよう
に上方へ押動し、これにより玉圧感知スイツチ６
２を開成して玉揚げ用モータ５５を停止させる。 Note that if the game is interrupted or the firing operation is performed faster or slower than the fixed number of balls per unit time limited by the rotation of the doffing motor 55, the balls are sent to the firing position 28. If the ball is pushed upward by the doffing motor 55, the ball at the top of the lifting pipe 59 comes into contact with the ball pressure sensing lever 61 and pushes it upward as shown by the chain line in FIG. Ball pressure sensing switch 6
2 to stop the doffing motor 55.

また、本実施ではハンドルレバー１３を操作し
て手で発射鎚３０を発射動作させる手動式の弾球
遊技機を例示として説明したが、発射鎚３０をモ
ータの回転力で発射動作させるような電動式の弾
球遊技機に替えることのできることは言うまでも
ない。この場合、玉揚げ用モータ５５は発射鎚３
０を発射動作させるモータと連動させればよく、
また玉圧感知レバー６１及び玉圧感知スイツチ６
２は不要となる。 Furthermore, in this embodiment, a manual type pinball game machine in which the firing hammer 30 is operated by hand by operating the handle lever 13 has been described as an example, but an electric-powered pinball game machine in which the firing hammer 30 is operated by the rotational force of a motor is explained as an example. Needless to say, it can be replaced with a regular pinball game machine. In this case, the doffing motor 55 is the firing hammer 3.
All you have to do is link it with the motor that fires the 0.
Also, a ball pressure sensing lever 61 and a ball pressure sensing switch 6
2 becomes unnecessary.

以上のように、この発明によれば、遊技盤の側
方上部に発射装置を設け、遊技機本体の下方部に
玉受皿を設置し、該玉受皿と発射装置とを玉揚げ
リフトで連絡し、発射鎚の発射動作と関係的に玉
受皿に入れられた玉をそまゝ遊技盤面へ発射させ
るようにしたので、玉受皿に入れられた玉とは別
に用意された遊技玉を盤面へ発射させる従来形式
の弾球遊技機のように玉受皿の玉と遊技玉とを１
対１で対応させるための複雑な機構が全く不要と
なり、全体の構成を極めて簡易化して安く製作で
きると共に、故障等の発生リストを著しく減少さ
せることができる。 As described above, according to the present invention, a firing device is provided at the upper side of the game board, a ball tray is installed at the lower part of the game machine main body, and the ball tray and the firing device are connected by a doffing lift. In relation to the firing action of the firing hammer, the balls placed in the ball tray are launched directly onto the game board surface, so game balls prepared separately from the balls placed in the ball tray are fired onto the board surface. Like a conventional pinball game machine, the ball in the ball tray and the game ball are
A complicated mechanism for one-to-one correspondence is completely unnecessary, and the entire configuration can be extremely simplified and manufactured at low cost, and the list of occurrences of failures and the like can be significantly reduced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

図面は本発明の一実施例を示すもので、第１図
は弾球遊技機の正面図、第２図はその下方部分の
詳細を示す斜視図、第３図は弾球遊技機の裏面
図、第４図は発射装置の詳細を示す斜視図、第５
図及び第６図は発射装置の作用を説明する正面
図、第７図はリフトの詳細を一部断面にして示す
正面図である。１……遊技機本体、６……玉受皿、７……発射
位置、１０……リフト、１２……整流樋、１３…
…ハンドルレバー、５４……歯車、５５……玉揚
げ用モータ、５７……ガイド枠、５８……通路
部、５６……揚送パイプ、６１……玉圧感知レバ
ー、６２……スイツチ。 The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view of the pinball game machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing details of the lower part thereof, and FIG. 3 is a back view of the pinball game machine. , FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing details of the launcher, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing details of the launcher.
6 and 6 are front views for explaining the function of the firing device, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing the details of the lift partially in section. 1... Game machine main body, 6... Ball tray, 7... Launching position, 10... Lift, 12... Rectifying gutter, 13...
... Handle lever, 54 ... Gear, 55 ... Doffing motor, 57 ... Guide frame, 58 ... Passage section, 56 ... Lifting pipe, 61 ... Ball pressure sensing lever, 62 ... Switch.

Claims

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]

１遊技機本体の前面下方に玉受皿とハンドルレ
バーを設け、遊技盤の側方上部にハンドルレバー
の操作によつて打玉を遊技盤上へ発射する発射装
置を設けると共に、遊技盤の側方下部には、玉揚
げ用モータによつて回転され外周に玉の径にほぼ
等しい凹凸を形成した歯車と該歯車の下方部分を
円弧状のガイド枠で囲んで通路部を形成したリフ
トを設け、前記リフトの通路部下端に玉受皿から
打玉を一列で導き出す整流樋の流下端を連通させ
ると共に、通路部の上端には発射装置に連通する
揚送パイプの下端を連通させ、さらに揚送パイプ
の上端部分に玉圧が加えられると上方へ回動する
玉圧感知レバーと該玉圧感知レバーの回動によつ
て作動し玉揚げ用モータを停止させるスイツチを
設けてなる弾球遊技機。1. A ball tray and a handle lever are provided at the lower front of the game machine main body, and a firing device is provided at the upper side of the game board to fire balls onto the game board by operating the handle lever, and At the bottom, there is provided a gear which is rotated by a doffing motor and has an unevenness approximately equal to the diameter of the balls on its outer periphery, and a lift in which the lower part of the gear is surrounded by an arcuate guide frame to form a passage. The lower end of the passage of the lift communicates with the lower end of a rectifying gutter that guides the balls from the ball tray in a line, and the upper end of the passage communicates with the lower end of a lifting pipe that communicates with the firing device. This pinball game machine is provided with a ball pressure sensing lever that rotates upward when ball pressure is applied to the upper end portion, and a switch that is activated by the rotation of the ball pressure sensing lever to stop a doffing motor.