Movable flipper drain device of pinball machine
View Patent ↗A flipper drain device of a pinball machine is provided, including a fixed rack and a drain and ball-striking assembly. The fixed rack is mounted in the pinball machine and includes guide rods. The drain and ball-striking assembly is mounted to the guide rods, such that the drain and ball-striking assembly is leftward/rightward movable but not rotatable on the guide rods. The drain and ball-striking assembly has a drain opening and a flipper provided at each of a left part and right part thereof. The drain and ball-striking assembly includes an operation table, which is provided with an operation member. The operation member controls the drain and ball-striking assembly to selectively move leftward/rightward. The operation table is provided with an operation button on each of a left part and a right part thereof for respectively controlling the flippers of the drain and ball-striking assembly to rotate.
1. A flipper drain device of a pinball machine, comprising a fixed rack and a drain and ball-striking assembly,
wherein the fixed rack is fixedly mounted in the pinball machine and comprises two fixed seats and a guide rod between the two fixed seats; and
the drain and ball-striking assembly is mounted to and supported on the guide rod between the two fixed rack, such that the drain and ball-striking assembly is movable leftward or rightward on the guide rod and the drain and ball-striking assembly is not rotatable frontward and rearward, an upper surface of the drain and ball-striking assembly and a surface a playfield of and the pinball machine being the same surface; the drain and ball-striking assembly is formed with a drain opening, a ball launch device being arranged below the drain opening, a curved guide plate being provided on the drain opening; the drain and ball-striking assembly comprises a flipper that is arranged on a left part and a right part of a portion of the upper surface thereof that is frontward of the drain opening, the flippers being controllable and drivable to rotate; the drain and ball-striking assembly comprises an operation table, which is provided with an operation member, the operation member being operable to control the drain and ball-striking assembly to selectively move leftward or rightward, the operation table comprises an operation button provided at each of a left part and a right part of a top thereof, the two operation buttons being operable to control and drive the flippers of the drain and ball-striking assembly to rotate for striking a ball; and the drain and ball-striking assembly is provided with a cushion member on each of a left side and a right side thereof.