JP2002035259A - Prize winning device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize winning device having the functions of a prize winning port accepting winning balls and a jumping-in port detecting passing balls, increasing changes, and capable of being installed on a game board by one fitting work. SOLUTION: This prize winning device comprises the jumping-in port 12 having a detecting switch 17 and a movable guide gutter 13 located below it and protruded or retreated by the drive of a driving means 24. When the movable guide gutter 13 is advanced, a ball receiving section 18 at the tip is located directly below the jumping-in port 12, and their inside communicate with each other. A ball entering the jumping-in port is detected by the detecting switch 17, and the jumping-in ball is fed to a safe ball passage behind a game board 1. When the movable guide gutter 13 ins retreated the ball receiving section 18 is drawn to open the lower section of the jumping-in port 12. The jumping-in ball is detected by the detecting switch 17, and the ball is again returned to the front face of the game board 1 and returned for a game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize winning device installed on a game board of a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A prize winning device installed on a game board basically receives a hit ball hit on the game board surface and activates the prize ball device due to the introduction of a safe ball. The determined prize ball (prize ball) is to be released to the player. Normally, a ball hitting the prize device is detected by a detector (detection switch) provided inside the prize device or in a safe ball passage communicating with the prize device, and the prize ball is passed through a control device or the like. It is common for the device to be activated and to release a prize ball.

On the other hand, on the game board surface, in addition to the prize device, a variable display device incorporated for detecting a hit ball and operating a movable opening / closing wing piece of another prize device or for setting a game. A winning port with a detector that does not accept a safe ball is provided as a starting winning port of the (variable symbol display device). The winning hole with the detector detects the passing of the hit ball without guiding it behind the game board, detects only the passing of the hit ball, and uses it to operate other devices etc. based on this detection and jumps in. The hit ball is returned to the game board surface again, leaving the possibility of jumping into another winning device, thereby changing the game.

A general prize winning device for guiding a hit ball as a safe ball behind a game board and continuing prize ball release processing,
There is a winning opening that simply detects the passage of a hit ball and activates another device based on this detection.Sometimes, the two are linked in a relationship so that the winning device is detected in accordance with the detection of the winning opening. In some cases, the opening condition is changed by opening and closing the opening portion to change the entry conditions.

[0005]

The prize winning device and the prize hole used for merely passing a hit ball are originally provided for different purposes as described above, but in actual use, the prize device is provided in relation to the prize device. Often done.
However, these two devices are formed separately, and are separately mounted on the game board. Therefore, even when the devices are used in association with each other, they are formed separately. Will be attached to the game board.

[0006] In this case, as described above, when mounted on a game board, both of them serve as prize-winning means. Therefore, the arrangement of so-called life nails for controlling the penetration of hit balls and the adjustment thereof must be performed individually for each. There is. In addition, there is a problem that it is necessary to dispose each equipment independently in a limited space on the game board surface while considering other equipment arrangements, and these circumstances may greatly limit the degree of freedom in design.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has been developed for the purpose of improving the problems.
A detection switch is provided at the hitting entrance of the winning device to detect the entry of the hitting ball at the stage immediately after the entry, while a part of the guideway for guiding the winning ball behind the game board from the entrance is free to move and play. It is possible to form a discontinuous portion between the entrance and the taxiway at a portion facing the board surface, whereby a hit ball that has entered the entrance is guided behind the game board through the taxiway. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize-winning device in which a portion is moved to form a discontinuous portion on the front of the game board, and the hit ball received at the entrance can be returned to the game board through the discontinuous portion.

The device of the present invention always detects the hitting of a hit ball in one device and uses this detection signal as a winning ball signal, but also enables it to be used as an instruction signal to other various control means. The same role as the winning port with a detector is provided, while at the same time the role as a winning device for receiving a safe ball is also provided, so that the function conventionally performed by a separate device can be realized by one device. By doing so, the mounting work on the game board and the selection of the mounting place are greatly improved.

The features of the present invention will be described in further detail. The present invention provides an entrance provided with a detection switch for projecting from a game board surface and detecting an entering ball, and an entering ball located below the entrance. And a movable guiding gutter for guiding the back of the gaming board.The movable guiding gutter is inserted into a through hole formed in the gaming board so as to slide freely, and a ball receiving portion at the tip is driven by driving means. A forward position in which a ball coming in through the entrance is guided and taken in behind the game board, and the ball receiving portion at the tip is retreated from immediately below the entrance, and A pachinko machine that reciprocates between a retreat position in which a lower part is opened to return an incoming ball to the game board surface, thereby detecting an incoming ball and enabling selection between a captured ball and a re-emitting ball. A machine for winning a prize.

Further, according to the present invention, the entrance is formed on a front surface of a mounting board attached to a front face of the game board, and a storage case integrally provided on a back face of the mounting board with a through hole formed in the game board is provided. The movable guide gutter housed in the storage case together with the entrance is attached to the game board by slidably storing the movable guide gutter in the storage case and fixing the mounting board to the front of the game board. It is another object of the present invention to provide a winning device for a pachinko machine.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the storage case is provided with a mounting portion at a rear end thereof, a driving means is mounted, and the driving means is connected to a movable guiding gutter housed in the storage case. To provide a winning device for a pachinko machine.

Further, according to the present invention, when the movable guiding gutter is at a forward position, a rear end portion thereof is formed to have a length reaching the rear surface of the game board and communicates with a safe ball passage formed on the rear surface of the game board.
An object of the present invention is to provide a prize winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that an incoming ball from an entrance can be sent into the safe ball passage.

Still further, according to the present invention, the storage case formed on the back surface of the mounting board is provided with a mounting hole penetrating from a rear portion toward the front surface of the mounting board at an upper position corresponding to the entrance, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a winning device for a pachinko machine, wherein a detection switch is inserted from an opening toward the entrance and integrally mounted.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a winning device according to the present invention is mounted on a game board, FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the winning device, and FIGS. It is the enlarged right side view made into the cross section in the center part. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a game board, 2 denotes inner and outer guide rails attached to the front of the game board, 3
Numeral 5 denotes an obstacle nail implanted in the game section 4 surrounded by the guide rail 2, reference numeral 5 denotes a variable display device installed at the center of the game section 4, and reference numeral 6 denotes a pass-type winning opening having a built-in detection switch inside. 7 and 8 are the general winning opening, 9 is the big winning opening,
10 is a movable winning device according to the present invention, and 11 is an out ball opening.

As is well known, the game board 1 is assembled in a pachinko machine main body, and in this state, a ball hit from a launching device is received via a guide rail 2 into a game section 4 on the front of the game board. While passing between a number of obstacle nails 3, the winning openings 6, 7, 8 and the winning device 10 of the present invention,
Alternatively, it is received by the special winning opening 9, thereby emitting a predetermined signal or prompting the release of a prize ball. On the other hand, the ball which does not win any of them is the out ball mouth 1
The game is advanced by repetition of this, such as being received by the player 1 and being discharged outside the machine.

In such a situation, the prize winning device 10 according to the present invention is a movable guiding device for guiding a hit ball into the entrance 12 to a safe ball path (not shown) behind the game board. And a gutter 13. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the winning device 10 according to the present invention to facilitate understanding. Here, the entrance 12 and the movable guiding gutter 13 are combined into one through a mounting board 14.

The entrance 12 is formed in a rectangular tube shape that opens upward, and is provided so as to protrude toward the front side of the mounting board 14. A storage case 15 is integrally provided on the back side of the mounting board 14, and the entrance 1 is provided.
2, a mounting hole 16 is formed in the upper half portion 15a of the case 15 corresponding to the position immediately after the hole 2 toward the inside of the entrance 12 from the rear side.
The detection switch 17 is inserted from the rear through this mounting hole, and the tip detection portion faces the hollow inside of the entrance 12,
The ball is attached along the inner wall surface so that a hit ball entering the entrance can be detected here.

As shown in the figure, the movable guiding gutter 13 is formed in a gutter shape having a length in the front-rear direction with an open rear surface, and a ball receiving portion 18 at a front end portion is formed by bending a bottom plate in an arc shape to lift up. It is an inclined surface 19. Then, the ball received by the receiving portion 18 can be automatically guided rearward by the inclined surface. On the other hand, a cut-out portion 20 is formed in the bottom plate portion at the rear end to drop a guided flying ball.

The movable guiding gutter 13 is provided in the storage case 15.
Is formed so as to be mounted on a shelf-shaped guide table 21 formed so as to protrude rearward from the lower half portion 15b, and is housed between guide frames 22 formed along both side edges of the table. To slide freely in the front-back direction. The front end provided with the ball receiving portion 18 projects through the through hole 23 formed in the mounting substrate 14 to the front surface of the mounting substrate 14 so as to face directly below the entrance 12 so that both internals can communicate with each other. .

In the figure, reference numeral 24 denotes a solenoid as driving means for sliding the movable guide gutter 13 mounted and fixed on an extension (attachment) 21a extending to the rear of the guide table 21, and 25 denotes a solenoid. Plunger, 26 is plunger 25
And a connecting arm formed between the movable guiding gutter 13 and the fork.

Before assembling the movable guiding gutter 13 into the storage case 15, first, the distal end of the connecting arm 26 is connected to the movable guiding gutter 1.
The connecting arm 3 is attached to both side surfaces thereof by means of a shaft 27 and the base end 28 of the connecting arm is mounted on the tip of the plunger 25 of the solenoid 24 by means of a shaft 29 so as to be connected to each other. Thereafter, the movable guiding gutter 13 is mounted on the guide table 21 and the solenoid 24 is mounted on the extension 21a, and the solenoid 24 is fixed to the extension using a screw 30 or the like. I do it.

3 and 4 show the completed state of the prize winning device 10 of the present invention, in which the movable guiding gutter 13 is assembled via the storage case 15. FIG. As shown in the figure, the winning device is inserted into the through-hole 31 for installation in the game board 1 from the front side, and the entire storage case 15 is inserted. When the mounting board 14 comes into contact with the front of the game board, Is fixed with screws.

At this time, as shown in the figure, the entrance 12 projecting from the front face of the mounting board 14 is located on the front face side of the game board 1 and is capable of receiving the hit ball B, while the storage case 15 has the rear end thereof. The rear end of the movable guide gutter 13 provided on the guide stand 21 is similarly made to face the back of the game board while facing the back of the game board.

FIG. 3 shows the winning device 10 mounted in this manner, in which the plunger 25 is extended forward (toward the front of the game board) by the excitation of the solenoid 24, and the movable guiding gutter 13 is advanced by this movement. FIG.

The movable guiding gutter 13 which has been advanced is communicated with the inside by aligning the ball receiving portion 18 at the tip with the mounting board 14 to the projecting position of the entrance 12 and aligning the interior.
2 can be guided behind the game board through the inside. The hit ball B guided at this time is disengaged from the guide gutter 13 through the notch 20 and further guided through a hole 32 formed in the guide stand 21 to a safe ball passage (not shown) formed on the back of the game board.

FIG. 4 shows that the plunger 25 which has been extended forward due to the demagnetization of the solenoid 24 from the above-described state has the solenoid 2
4 is pulled back by a spring incorporated in the movable guiding gutter 1.
3 shows a state in which the distal end ball receiving portion 18 has receded to a position flush with the mounting substrate 14. In this state, the entrance 12
Hits the ball, passes through the interior facing the detection switch 17, and then returns to the game board surface through the lower opening opened by the retreat of the movable guiding gutter 13 and the winning opening 8 provided below. It is possible to jump into the special winning opening 9.

The winning device of the present invention is constructed as described above, and a detection switch 17 provided at the entrance 12 of the device is connected to a game control circuit to transmit a signal transmitted upon detection of an incoming ball. Is used, for example, to operate a variable display device, or to open or close another prize device, and also to advance or retract the movable guiding gutter 13 provided therein.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the passing signal of the hit ball detected by the detection switch 17 is passed through the game control circuit 33 to give an operation instruction to the solenoid 24, as shown in FIG. An example is shown in which the guiding gutter 13 is driven forward to take in the next hit ball into the safe ball path behind the game board through the movable guiding gutter 13 when the next ball hits.

Of course, on the contrary, as shown in FIG. 3, the movable guiding gutter 13 is always in the forward position, and the hit ball that first hits the entrance 12 is detected by the switch 17, and at the same time, it is moved to the rear of the game board. Take it in and make it a winning ball. On the other hand, the detection of the hit ball may excite the solenoid 24, retreat the movable guiding gutter 13, and discharge the next hit ball below the entrance.

In this case, of course, the solenoid 2
The spring built in 4 always urges the plunger 25 in the forward direction, and when excited by receiving a signal, moves the plunger in the backward direction against this spring. The solenoid 24 as a driving force is a plunger 2 using a latching type solenoid.
It is also possible to release the bias by the spring by energizing and exciting only during the operation of step 5.

As described above, the winning device according to the present invention is constructed and used. The detection switch 17 is provided at the entrance 12 fixed to the mounting board 14 while the entrance 1 is provided.
Since the movable guiding gutter 13 is integrally provided with the movable guiding gutter 13 which continuously moves forward and backwards, it is possible to always detect the incoming of the hit ball and use the signal thereof for a game, and to control the movable guiding gutter 13 of its own. It can also be used as a forward / backward instruction signal.

In addition, the above-mentioned incoming ball can be simply treated as a passing ball, or can be treated as a winning ball. The number of prize balls emitted from the prize ball device may be made different from each other when the ball is used.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, a single prize device is provided integrally with an entrance for detecting a passing ball and a prize opening for receiving a prize ball, which are conventionally individually prepared. It can be done only once, and therefore, it is possible to adjust the penetration rate of the hit ball to the entrance, that is, the adjustment of the life nail to be implanted at the entrance, at one place. Also, there is an advantage that the adjustment management becomes much easier.

In addition, since it is a single prize device having both the function of detecting a flying ball and the function of capturing the flying ball as a prize ball, it is easy to mount it on a game board, and at the same time, it has two conventional devices. However, there is an advantage that the selection range of the mounting place can be expanded, and the degree of freedom in design can be expanded.

At the same time, the prize winning device of the present invention is integrated with the entrance when the movable guiding gutter is at the forward position, and has the same appearance as the conventional prize entrance. Since it remains on the top, a very remarkable change in appearance can be obtained. In addition, since the movable guiding gutter changes in and out according to commands from the control circuit, a visual change can be obtained in addition to the change in processing of the incoming ball. As a result, the player can be given more fun.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a winning device according to the present invention is mounted on a game board.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the winning device.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged right side view showing a partial cross section when the movable guiding gutter is at a forward position.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side view showing a partial cross section when the movable guide gutter is at a retreat position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 10 Winning apparatus 12 Entry entrance 13 Movable guide gutter 14 Mounting board 15 Storage case 16 Mounting hole 17 Detection switch 18 Ball receiving part 21 Guide stand 21a Guide stand extension part 24 Solenoid 25 Plunger 31 Through hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An entrance provided with a detection switch for detecting an incoming ball protruding from the game board surface and detecting an incoming ball, and a movable guiding gutter below the inlet and guiding the incoming ball behind the game board. The movable guiding gutter is inserted into a through hole formed in the game board to make it freely slidable, and the ball receiving portion at the tip is made to face directly below the entrance by driving means, and the movable guiding gutter enters through the entrance. A forward position for guiding the incoming ball behind the game board, and retreating the ball receiving portion at the tip from immediately below the entrance, opening the area below the entrance to return the incoming ball to the game board surface. Reciprocate between the retracted position,
A prize winning device for a pachinko machine, which detects an incoming ball while enabling selection between a captured ball and a re-released ball. 2. An air inlet is formed on a front surface of a mounting board attached to a front surface of a game board, and a storage case is integrally provided on a back surface of the mounting board with a through hole formed in the game board. The movable guide gutter is slidably housed in the game board, and the mounting board is fastened to the front of the game board to attach the movable guide gutter housed in the storage case together with the entrance to the game board. The winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein 3. The storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting portion provided at a rear end portion of the storage case, a drive unit being mounted, and the drive unit being connected to a movable guiding gutter housed in the storage case. 3. The winning device of the pachinko machine according to 2. 4. When the movable guiding gutter is in the forward position, the rear end portion is formed to have a length reaching the back of the game board and communicates with a safe ball passage formed on the back of the game board to enter from the entrance. The winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball can be sent into the safe ball passage. 5. A storage case formed on the back surface of the mounting board is provided with a mounting hole penetrating from a rear portion toward the front surface of the mounting board at an upper position corresponding to the entrance, and the flying case is formed from a rear opening of the mounting hole. The winning device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the detection switch is inserted toward the entrance and is integrally mounted.