JP2000070444A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a player to enjoy a three dimensional game by discharging a flying body against a board face by a discharging means and dropping the flying body along the board face to enable the flying body to enter a prize hole and equipping the board inclined so that its lower part comes to front. SOLUTION: On playing the game, a hit part 60 is hit downward by a player' s hand to rotate a rotary body 50 centering on a rotary shaft 51 via a lever 40 to discharge a ball held by a ball holding part 52 on the tip end of the rotary body 50 toward the direction of the board face 70. The ball is dropped along the board face 70 and passed through a chucker 72 to rotate a digital part 73 and then stopped. When the display of the digital part 73 comes in a prescribed combination at stopping of the digital part 73, a prize winning hole is opened. When consecutively dropping balls come into the prize winning hole during opening, the number of balls are counted and a gift is delivered through a take-out port when the number of prize winning balls exceeded a prescribed number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a gaming method, and more particularly, to a prize hole formed in a board by firing a ball toward the board, and a ball falling along the board among the fired balls. And a game method for enjoying whether or not to win.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines using a board have been provided. A typical example of a gaming machine using such a board is a so-called pachinko machine. The pachinko machine is a game in which a ball is hit on a board along a guide rail provided around the board and the player enjoys winning or not when the ball falls on the board.

[0003] In such a pachinko machine, the game ball always moves only along the board surface, and is a so-called two-dimensional game. Further, in such a pachinko machine, since all of the hit balls fall down on the board surface, the game property exists only in the success or failure of the winning of the hit balls. Therefore, whether or not the hit ball can reach the board cannot be a target of the game.

[0004]

As described above, in a conventional gaming machine using a board, the game itself is always two-dimensional, and the three-dimensional spread of the game cannot be obtained. Met. Furthermore, in the conventional pachinko machine, since all the balls hit are dropped on the board, the game of determining whether there is a ball reaching the board among the balls to be played cannot be established.

Therefore, the present invention is not a two-dimensional game machine such as a conventional pachinko machine that uses a board, but instead launches a flying object such as a ball toward the board by a launching means and drops along the board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a three-dimensional gaming machine for enjoying whether or not a flying object has won a winning hole on a board. That is, in the present invention, first, when the momentum of the projectile launched by the launching means is too weak to reach the board, the projectile does not fall along the board, and naturally a prize is won. Opportunities do not arise. In addition, even when the flying object fired by the firing means is too strong, after colliding with the board surface,
By bouncing, it does not fall along the board, and there is no chance of winning. In other words, unless the projectile is fired with an appropriate strength, the flying object does not reach the board and fall along the board. Therefore, the first game property exists where the game is launched with an appropriate strength.

Further, of the projectiles launched in this way, the second game characteristic exists in the point of whether or not to enter a winning hole provided in the board while dropping along the board. . As described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine and a gaming method having two game characteristics.

[0007]

(Means for Solving the Problems) (Claim 1) In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is directed to a board 70 having a winning hole 71, Launching means 30 for launching a flying object 55;
Fired by the launching means 30 toward the board surface 70,
It is characterized in that it is possible to win a prize hole 71 by dropping along the 70.

[0008] Here, the board surface 70 refers to the board surface 70 used in a so-called conventional pachinko machine or the like.
That is, when the obstacle nail 74 is appropriately driven into the plate-shaped portion and the ball is a prize, a prize hole which can be entered.
71 is provided on the board surface 70. Also, unlike the conventional pachinko machine, it is not a mere winning hole 71 but a so-called accessory, a chucker 72 that only passes, or a digital unit 73 that appropriately displays when passing through the chucker 72. It can also be provided and configured. In the case where the board surface 70 is formed in this way, a ball is used as the flying object 55 as in the second aspect of the present invention.

On the other hand, a flying object according to the invention of claim 3
As 55, tokens such as coins and medals can be used. In this case, the token is fired toward the board 70. As the board surface 70 used in such a case, it is necessary to provide a plate-shaped portion and an object that becomes an obstacle when the token falls along the plate-shaped portion as appropriate, but a so-called pachinko machine. As with a machine, relatively long nails are not required.

Further, as the launching means 30, it is possible to fly the flying object 55 to the board surface 70 by using a mechanical or electric means. That is, the launch means 30 here is:
Launch the flying object 55 at the board 70
Means capable of reaching 70. The flying object 55 can be fired, for example, in the form of a ball as described in claim 2, a token such as a coin or a medal as described in claim 3, or in the form of a dice, for example. Any form can be used as long as it can fall along the board surface 70.

The invention described in this claim uses the launching means 30 to launch the flying object 55 toward the board surface 70. As a result, the flying object 55 that does not reach the board 70
Does not fall along, and naturally no prize is given. In addition, although the projectile 55 fired toward the board 70 but collides with the board 70 and rebounds,
It will not fall along 70, and there is no chance of winning. That is, only the flying object 55 that has reached the board surface 70 and has been able to fall along the board surface 70 without bouncing has a possibility of winning.

Therefore, in the invention described in the present invention, by flying the flying object 55 with an appropriate strength by the launching means 30, it is possible to drop as many flying objects 55 as possible along the board surface 70. There is one game nature. Then, the flying object 55 falling along the board surface 70 has a second game property in a portion as to whether or not the prize hole 71 wins.

(Claim 4) According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the features of the invention of claim 1, 2, or 3, a rotating body 50 that rotates within a certain range is provided as the firing means 30, By positioning the flying object 55 on the rotating body 50, the flying object 55
Are formed so as to be able to be fired toward the board surface 70.

Here, the rotating body 50 has one side as a rotating shaft.
51 refers to a member that is rotatable within a certain range while the other side is free. That is, when the flying object 55 is positioned on the rotating body 50 and the flying object 55 is fired toward the board surface 70,
The flying object 55 flies in the air and collides with the board surface 70. (Claim 5) The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention of claim 4, the rotating body 50 is operated by the lever 40.

Here, the lever 40 is a driving force for rotating the rotating body 50, and is formed so that the rotating body 50 is pushed up by the lever action to rotate. (Claim 6) The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 5, the lever 40 has a power point portion 42, a fulcrum 41 and an operation point portion 43, and the operation point portion 43 is a rotating body 50. The power point portion 42 is located below, and is connected to the hitting portion 60, and the turning body 50 is formed rotatably by hitting the hitting portion 60.

Here, the lever 40 is, as described above, a fulcrum 41,
It has a power point section 42 and an action point section 43. Then, by appropriately moving the force point portion 42, the action point portion 43 acts on the rotating body 50 via the fulcrum 41, and the rotating body 50 rotates. In such a case, there are various methods for moving the power point portion 42. However, as in the invention according to the present claim, when the power point portion 42 is connected to the hitting portion 60 and the rotating body 50 is formed to be rotatable by hitting the hitting portion 60, the hitting portion 60 has an appropriate strength. Since the game is played by hitting the game, the game is not only interesting but also dissipates stress.

(Claim 7) The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6,
A press plate 76 is provided on the board 70 to assist the launched flying object 55 to fall along the board 70, and the press plate 76 moves the projectile 55 between the board 70 and the surface of the board 70. It is characterized by being provided with a possible gap.

As described above, the holding plate 76 is provided between the board 70 and the surface of the board 70 with a gap through which the flying object 55 can move. When the projectile 55 is fired on the board 70, the holding plate 76 stops a part of the flying body 55 that rebounds from the board 70 by the holding plate 76, and is formed so as to be able to fall along the board 70. It is provided in order to perform. Therefore, how to provide the holding plate 76, for example, the holding plate
76 size, gap between holding plate 76 and board 70, holding plate 76
The upper end shape and the like make it possible to determine in advance by design how much of the launched flying objects 55 to drop along the board surface 70.

(Claim 8) The invention according to claim 8 is directed to a board 70 having a winning hole 71 and a flying object 55 facing the board 70.
And a launching means 30 for launching a game.
, And fall along the board surface 70 to make the prize hole 71 win.

That is, the present invention defines a game method related to the first invention.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view showing a gaming machine 10 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 10. Therefore, in FIG. 1, the left side of the drawing is the near side, and the right side of the drawing is the back side.

The gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment has a frame 11
Is covered with a decorative board or the like. A launching means 30 is provided substantially at the center of the gaming machine 10 in the height direction, a board surface 70 is provided slightly behind the launching means 30, a decorative portion 80 is provided above the board surface 70, and the launching means 30 is provided. Below, is provided a prize payout section 90 for paying out a prize 91 when a predetermined or more prize is won.

The frame 11 is provided for fixing the decorative plate and fixing or supporting the launching means 30, the prize payout section 90 and the like. The decorative board is formed of side plates 12 provided on both sides of the gaming machine 10, a front plate 13 provided below the center in the height direction, a bottom plate 14, a back plate 15, an upper plate 16, and the like. The front plate 13 has a coin slot 21 for playing a game, a cancel slot 22 for returning coins when the inserted coin is not a proper coin, and for playing BGM of the game. Speaker 2
3. A prize take-out port 24 for taking out the prize 91 paid out from the prize payout section 90 is provided.

The corner 19 between the bottom plate 14 and the back plate 15 is cut at 45 degrees, and a caster 20 is provided so as to be perpendicular to the surface cut at 45 degrees. In this manner, the entire gaming machine 10 is tilted to the
The transport of the gaming machine 10 is facilitated by using 20. A decorative portion 80 is provided on a front surface extending from the above-described upper plate 16 to an upper portion of the board surface 70. The decoration unit 80 is provided with a display unit 81 for displaying an elapsed time or a remaining time when a game can be played for a predetermined time when playing a game. Also, a sample of prizes 91 that can be paid out is displayed.

On the other hand, from the upper end of the front plate 13 to the
A substantially horizontal operation plate 17 is provided. At substantially the center of the operation plate 17 in the lateral direction, a hitting portion 60 connected to the firing means 30 described later in detail is provided so as to protrude. Further, a cover plate 18 which is curved in such a manner as to follow the rotation of the rotating body 50 is provided between the rear end portion of the operation plate 17 and the lower front side of the decorative portion 80 described above. ing. The cover plate 18 is formed of a transparent material so that the rotating body 50, the board surface 70, and the like can be seen when viewed from the near side.

The firing means 30 comprises a lever 40, a rotating body 50, and a hitting portion 60. The lever 40 has a fulcrum 41 pivotally supported by an arm portion 44 fixed to the frame 11, and an upward force point portion 42 on the front side of the gaming machine 10, and also at a position corresponding to the lower portion of the rotating body 50. Upward action points 43 are formed, respectively. Furthermore, since the lever 40 is heavier on the operation point portion 43 side than the power point portion 42 side from the fulcrum 41, in the normal state where the rotating body 50 is not rotating, the lever 40 In the downward direction, an upward force is applied to the force point portion 42, respectively.

The rotating body 50 is provided with an action point 43 of the lever 40.
Thus, it is formed so as to be rotatable upward at a substantially lower portion of the board surface 70 by a rotating shaft 51. The front side of the rotating body 50 is formed in a U-shaped groove shape, and the U-shaped groove portion serves as a ball holding portion 52. Also, this rotating body 50
When the lever 40 does not perform the lever action, the stopper 53 for maintaining the position when the lever 40 is located at the lowermost position with the rotation shaft 51 as the center,
It is provided at a position corresponding to the lower surface of the rotating body 50. This rotating body 50 is in a normal state where the rotating body 50 is not rotating,
It slopes down toward you.

The hitting portion 60 is provided on a supporting portion 61 fixed to the frame body 11 via a spring 62, and partially projects above the operation panel. Then, by hitting the upper end of the projecting hitting portion 60 by hand, the spring 62
Is compressed and the moving body 63 connected to the hitting portion 60
The fulcrum 41 is depressed by pushing down the power point portion 42 of the lever 40.
The action point 43 of the lever 40 moves upward through the
Is rotated upward.

Further, when the force applied to the hitting portion 60 is released, the moving body 63 returns upward by restoring the compressed spring 62. Along with this, the action point portion 43 of the lever 40 moves downward due to gravity, and accordingly the power point portion 42 moves upward and returns to its original position. The board surface 70 has its lower end located on the near side,
It is fixed to the frame 11 at an angle of about 60 degrees in such a direction that the upper end is located on the back side. The board 70 is provided with obstacle nails 74, winning holes 71, chuckers 72, and digital units 73. The relationship between the winning hole 71, the chucker 72 and the digital unit 73 is such that when the ball passes through the chucker 72,
When the digital unit 73 starts rotating and stops rotating in a predetermined combination when the rotation of the digital unit 73 stops, the winning hole 71
Is formed so as to open the tulip 75 located at a position so that the ball can easily enter. Of course, it is also possible to form a normal winning hole 71 without using such a digital part 73 or a chucker 72.

A holding plate 76 is provided from the vicinity of the center of the board surface 70 to the lower side so as to have a gap larger than the diameter of the sphere between itself and the board surface 70. This holding plate
Reference numeral 76 is provided to prevent the ball as the flying body 55 fired by the rotating body 50 from bouncing as it hits the board surface 70. That is, the holding plate
The ball that has collided with the board surface near the upper end portion 76 is formed so as to fall along the board surface 70 by the holding plate 76 while falling downward without directly bouncing.

When the number of balls won in a predetermined time is equal to or more than a predetermined value in the prize hole 71 described above,
The prize 91 is formed to be paid out. The details are omitted because a prize payout mechanism used in a so-called prize machine or the like can be applied. Next, a gaming method of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described.

First, a plurality of spheres as flying objects 55 are positioned on the rotating body 50 in advance. This ball uses a so-called pachinko ball. The number of the balls is determined as appropriate in relation to the probability of winning into the winning hole 71, but usually about 20 is desirable. In such a state, the player can start the game by inserting a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 21.

The game is started immediately after a certain time has passed after the coins have been inserted. When the game is started in this way, the remaining time is displayed on the display section 81 provided on the decorative plate, and the displayed remaining time decreases every moment. Within this time limit, the player will
Will be knocked down by hand. Then, the power point portion 42 is pushed down by the moving body 63 of the hitting portion 60, and the rotating body 50 itself rotates around the rotating shaft 51 by the action of the lever 40,
The sphere located in the sphere holding portion 52 of the rotating body 50 is fired toward the board surface 70 with this rotation.

At this time, if the force applied to the hitting portion 60 is too weak, the rotating angle of the rotating body 50 becomes small, so that the shot ball falls without reaching the board surface 70. Become. At this time, since the force applied to the hitting portion 60 is released, and the action point portion 43 of the lever 40 has been restored downward, the rotating body 50 returns to the normal state, and is again inclined downward. Become. With this return, the ball that has fallen on the rotating body 50 falls on this downward slope and is again positioned in the ball holding portion 52 of the rotating body 50.

On the other hand, when the force applied to the hitting portion 60 is too strong, the rotating body 50 is strongly moved through the lever 40 to rotate the rotating shaft 51.
Is rotated in the direction of the board surface 70 with the center as the center. Then, most of the shot spheres bounce off after colliding with the board surface 70, and are not dropped along the board surface 70. It will return to.

Therefore, the ball in the ball holding section 52 is
It is assumed that an appropriate force that can fall along 70 is applied to the hitting portion 60. Even in such a case, the rotating body 50
All of the balls fired in the direction of the board 70 with the rotation of the
It does not fall along 70, a part does not reach the board 70, and a part collides with the board 70 and rebounds to return to the ball holding part 52. Therefore, even if the hitting portion 60 is hit with an appropriate strength, only some other balls fall along the board surface 70.

As described above, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment
In 10, the number of balls falling along the board surface 70 changes depending on the strength of the hitting force on the hitting portion 60, and this point has the first game characteristic. Then, the ball that has fallen along the board surface 70 passes through the chucker 72 in the middle of the fall, and the digital unit 73 that rotates and stops with this passage makes the display of the digital unit 73 a predetermined combination. In this case, the winning hole 71 is opened for the first time. And
When the ball that has fallen along the board surface 70 by hitting the hitting portion 60 again wins the open prize hole 71, the number thereof is counted. The ball that did not win is the rotating body
With the return of 50 to the normal state, it returns to the ball holding section 52.

As described above, by hitting the hitting portion 60 repeatedly until the remaining time displayed on the display portion 81 becomes zero, the winning number of the balls falling on the board 70 is counted. Is determined to be a hit, and the prize 91 is paid out by the operation of the prize payout section 90. In the above description, a ball has been described as an example of the flying object 55, but tokens such as coins and medals can be used as the flying object 55.

In such a case, the token is shot in the direction of the board surface 70 by rotating the rotating body 50 after installing a dropping device for dropping the token at a predetermined position on the rotating body 50. It will be. Then, it is also possible to configure a game in which a token that does not bounce after falling on the board 70 and falls along the board 70 achieves some kind of prize, and is determined to be a hit.

In the above description, the firing means 30
As described above, the lever 40 was used.
Instead of using 40, a game in which the rotating body 50 is directly pushed up from below by hand may be adopted. Alternatively, if it is possible to rotate the rotating body 50, the firing means 30
Does not matter. Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the action point portion 43 of the lever 40 directly hits a ball like a pachinko machine without using the rotating body 50. That is, the configuration of the launching means 30 in the present invention is not limited as long as the launching means 30 can launch the flying object 55 in the direction of the board surface 70.

[0041]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. In other words, instead of a two-dimensional gaming machine such as a conventional pachinko machine that used a board, a flying object was launched by the launch means toward the board, and a flying object that fell along the board was awarded on the board. It is possible to provide a three-dimensional gaming machine for enjoying whether or not to win a hole.

More specifically, unless the projectile is fired with an appropriate strength, the flying object does not reach the board and fall along the board. Therefore, the first game property exists where the game is launched with an appropriate strength. Further, the second game property is present in the flying object launched in this way at the point of whether or not to enter a winning hole provided on the board while falling along the board. As described above, it is possible to provide a gaming machine and a gaming method having two game characteristics.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view showing one embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Game machine 11 Frame 12 Side plate 13 Front plate 14 Bottom plate 15 Back plate 16 Top plate 17 Operation plate 18 Cover plate 19 Corner 20 Caster 21 Coin slot 22 Cancel slot 23 Speaker 24 Premium outlet 30 Launching means 40 Lever 41 Support 42 Force point part 43 Applied point part 44 Arm part 50 Rotating body 51 Rotating shaft 52 Ball holder 53 Stopper 55 Flying body 60 Hitting part 61 Support part 62 Spring 63 Moving body 70 Board surface 71 Winning hole 72 Chucker 73 Digital part 74 Obstacle nail 75 Tulip 76 Holding plate 80 Decorative section 81 Display section 90 Premium delivery section 91 Premium

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[Submission date] June 18, 1999 (1999.6.1
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[Title of the Invention] Gaming machine

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming machine, more in detail causes fired the ball toward the board, winning the prize hole balls are provided in board falling along the board among the fired spheres it relates to the gaming machine to enjoy whether or not to.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines using a board have been provided. A typical example of a gaming machine using such a board is a so-called pachinko machine. The pachinko machine is a game in which a ball is hit on a board along a guide rail provided around the board and the player enjoys winning or not when the ball falls on the board.

[0003] In such a pachinko machine, the game ball always moves only along the board surface, and is a so-called two-dimensional game. Further, in such a pachinko machine, since all of the hit balls fall down on the board surface, the game property exists only in the success or failure of the winning of the hit balls. Therefore, whether or not the hit ball can reach the board cannot be a target of the game.

[0004]

As described above, in a conventional gaming machine using a board, the game itself is always two-dimensional, and the three-dimensional spread of the game cannot be obtained. Met. Furthermore, in the conventional pachinko machine, since all the balls hit are dropped on the board, the game of determining whether there is a ball reaching the board among the balls to be played cannot be established.

Therefore, the present invention is not a two-dimensional game machine such as a conventional pachinko machine that uses a board, but instead launches a flying object such as a ball toward the board by a launching means and drops along the board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a three-dimensional gaming machine for enjoying whether or not a flying object has won a winning hole on a board. That is, in the present invention, first, when the momentum of the projectile launched by the launching means is too weak to reach the board, the projectile does not fall along the board, and naturally a prize is won. Opportunities do not arise. In addition, even when the flying object fired by the firing means is too strong, after colliding with the board surface,
By bouncing, it does not fall along the board, and there is no chance of winning. In other words, unless the projectile is fired with an appropriate strength, the flying object does not reach the board and fall along the board. Therefore, the first game property exists where the game is launched with an appropriate strength.

Further, of the projectiles launched in this way, the second game characteristic exists in the point of whether or not to enter a winning hole provided in the board while dropping along the board. . In this way, a gaming machine that has two game characteristics
It is an object of the present invention to provide

[0007]

(Means for Solving the Problems) (Claim 1) In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is directed to a board 70 having a winning hole 71, Launching means 30 for launching a flying object 55;
Fired by the launching means 30 toward the board surface 70,
By dropping along 70, it is formed so as to be able to win the above-mentioned winning hole 71, and the board surface 70
In addition to being provided so as to be inclined, this board surface 70,
When the launched projectile 55 collides with the board 70, it jumps as it is
A holding plate 76 is provided to prevent rebound.
The flying plate 76 can be moved between the flying object 55 and the surface 70 of the board.
It is characterized by being provided through a gap .

[0008] Here, the board surface 70 refers to the board surface 70 used in a so-called conventional pachinko machine or the like.
That is, when the obstacle nail 74 is appropriately driven into the plate-shaped portion and the ball is a prize, a prize hole which can be entered.
71 is provided on the board surface 70. Also, unlike the conventional pachinko machine, it is not a mere winning hole 71 but a so-called accessory, a chucker 72 that only passes, or a digital unit 73 that appropriately displays when passing through the chucker 72. It can also be provided and configured. In the case where the board surface 70 is formed in this way, a ball is used as the flying object 55 as in the second aspect of the present invention.

On the other hand, a flying object according to the invention of claim 3
As 55, tokens such as coins and medals can be used. In this case, the token is fired toward the board 70. As the board surface 70 used in such a case, it is necessary to provide a plate-shaped portion and an object that becomes an obstacle when the token falls along the plate-shaped portion as appropriate, but a so-called pachinko machine. As with a machine, relatively long nails are not required. Further, as the launching means 30, it is also possible to fly the flying object 55 to the board surface 70 by using mechanical or electric means. That is, the launch means here
30 means a means capable of launching the flying object 55 toward the board surface 70 and at least reaching the board surface 70.

The flying object 55 can be fired, for example, in the form of a ball as described in claim 2, a token such as a coin or a medal as described in claim 3, or in the form of a die, for example. Any form is possible as long as it can fall along the board surface 70. In the invention described in this claim, the flying object 55 is fired toward the board surface 70 by using the firing means 30. As a result, the board
The flying object 55 that does not reach 70 does not fall along the board surface 70, so that there is no chance of winning. In addition, although the projectile 55 fired toward the board 70 but collides with the board 70 and rebounds does not similarly fall along the board 70, there is no chance of winning. That is, without reaching the board 70 and still bouncing,
Only the flying object 55 that has fallen along the board surface 70 has the possibility of winning.

Therefore, in the invention described in the present invention, the flying object 55 is blown by the firing means 30 with an appropriate strength, so that as many flying objects 55 as possible are dropped along the board surface 70. There is one game nature. Then, the flying object 55 falling along the board surface 70 has a second game property in a portion as to whether or not the prize hole 71 wins.

(Claim 4) The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1, 2, or 3, a rotating body 50 that rotates within a predetermined range is provided as the firing means 30. By positioning the flying object 55 on the rotating body 50, the flying object 55
Are formed so as to be able to be fired toward the board surface 70. Here, the rotating body 50 has one side as a rotating shaft 51,
The other side is free and can rotate within a certain range. That is, the flying object 55 is positioned on the rotating body 50,
When the projectile 55 is fired toward the board 70, the projectile 55
Will fly through the air and hit the board 70.

(Claim 5) According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the features of the fourth aspect, the rotating body 50 is operated by a lever 40. Here, the lever 40 is a driving force for rotating the rotating body 50, and is formed so that the rotating body 50 is pushed up and rotated by the lever action.

(Claim 6) The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 5, the lever 40 has a force point portion 42,
41 and an operating point 43, the operating point 43 is located below the rotating body 50, the power point 42 is connected to the hitting portion 60, and the hitting portion 60
The rotating body 50 is formed so as to be rotatable by hitting. Here, the lever 40 is the fulcrum 4 as described above.
1, a power point portion 42 and an action point portion 43 are provided. Then, by appropriately moving the force point portion 42, the action point portion 43 acts on the rotating body 50 via the fulcrum 41, and the rotating body 50
Will rotate. In such a case, there are various methods for moving the power point portion 42. However, as in the invention according to the present claim, when the power point portion 42 is connected to the hitting portion 60 and the rotating body 50 is formed to be rotatable by hitting the hitting portion 60, the hitting portion 60 has an appropriate strength. Since the game is played by hitting the game, the game is not only interesting but also dissipates stress.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view showing a gaming machine 10 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 10. Therefore, in FIG. 1, the left side of the drawing is the near side, and the right side of the drawing is the back side. The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is formed by surrounding the frame 11 with a decorative plate or the like.

A firing means 30 is provided substantially at the center of the gaming machine 10 in the height direction, and a board surface 70 is provided slightly behind the firing means 30. A decorative portion 80 is provided above the board surface 70.
Below the launching means 30, there is provided a prize payout section 90 for paying out a prize 91 when a predetermined prize or more is won. The frame body 11 fixes the decorative plate, and
30 or a prize payout unit 90 or the like.

The decorative plate includes side plates 12 provided on both sides of the gaming machine 10 and a front plate 13 provided below the center in the height direction.
In addition, it is formed of a bottom plate 14, a back plate 15, an upper plate 16, and the like. The front plate 13 has a coin slot 21 for playing a game, a cancel slot 22 for returning coins when the inserted coin is not a proper coin, and for playing BGM of the game. Speaker 23, giveaway section
A prize exit for taking out prizes 91 paid out from 90
24 etc. are provided. Also, the corner between the bottom plate 14 and the back plate 15
19 is cut at 45 degrees, and casters 20 are provided so as to be perpendicular to the surface cut at 45 degrees. In this way, the entire gaming machine 10 is inclined backward, and the transport of the gaming machine 10 is facilitated using the casters 20.

A decorative portion 80 is provided on the front surface extending from the upper plate 16 to the upper portion of the board surface 70. This decorative part 80
Is provided with a display section 81 for displaying an elapsed time or a remaining time when a game can be played for a certain time when playing a game. Also, a sample of prizes 91 that can be paid out is displayed. On the other hand, a substantially horizontal operation plate 17 is provided from the upper end of the front plate 13 to a slightly deeper side. At substantially the center of the operation plate 17 in the lateral direction, a hitting portion 60 connected to the firing means 30 described later in detail is provided so as to protrude. Furthermore, this operation plate 17
A cover plate 18 that is curved so as to follow the rotation of the rotating body 50 is provided between the front end portion of the inner side of the camera and the lower front side of the decorative portion 80 described above. The cover plate 18 is formed of a transparent material so that the rotating body 50, the board surface 70, and the like can be seen when viewed from the near side.

The firing means 30 comprises a lever 40, a rotating body 50, and a hitting portion 60. The lever 40 has a fulcrum 41 pivotally supported by an arm portion 44 fixed to the frame 11, and an upward force point portion 42 on the front side of the gaming machine 10, and also at a position corresponding to the lower portion of the rotating body 50. Upward action points 43 are formed, respectively. Furthermore, since the lever 40 is heavier on the operation point portion 43 side than the power point portion 42 side from the fulcrum 41, in the normal state where the rotating body 50 is not rotating, the lever 40 In the downward direction, an upward force is applied to the force point portion 42, respectively. The rotating body 50 is supported by a rotating shaft 51 at a substantially lower portion of the board surface 70 so that the rotating body 50 can be rotated upward by the action point 43 of the lever 40. Also a rotating body
The front side of 50 is formed in a U-groove shape, and the U-groove-shaped portion serves as a ball holding portion 52. Also, this rotating body 50
When the lever 40 does not perform the lever action, it is located at the lowest position around the rotation shaft 51, but the stopper 53 for maintaining that position when it is located at the lowest position is provided with the rotation member 50. It is provided at a position corresponding to the lower surface. This rotating body
In a normal state in which the rotating body 50 is not rotating, 50 is inclined downward toward the front side.

The hitting portion 60 is provided on a supporting portion 61 fixed to the frame body 11 via a spring 62 and partially projects above the operation panel. Then, by hitting the upper end of the projecting hitting portion 60 by hand, the spring 62
Is compressed and the moving body 63 connected to the hitting portion 60
The fulcrum 41 is depressed by pushing down the power point portion 42 of the lever 40.
The action point 43 of the lever 40 moves upward through the
Is rotated upward. Further, when the force applied to the hitting section 60 is released, the compressed body 62 is restored, and the moving body 63 returns upward.
Along with this, the action point portion 43 of the lever 40 moves downward due to gravity, and accordingly the power point portion 42 moves upward and returns to its original position.

The board surface 70 is fixed to the frame body 11 at an angle of about 60 degrees in such a direction that the lower end is located on the near side and the upper end is located on the back side. The board 70 is provided with obstacle nails 74, winning holes 71, chuckers 72, and digital units 73. The relationship between the winning hole 71, the chucker 72, and the digital unit 73 is such that when the ball passes through the chucker 72, the digital unit 73 starts rotating, and when the rotation of the digital unit 73 stops, it stops in a predetermined combination. Then, the tulip 75 located in the winning hole 71 is opened so that the ball can easily enter. Of course, without using such a digital unit 73 or chucker 72, a normal winning hole
It is also possible to form as 71.

A pressing plate 76 is provided from the vicinity of the center of the board 70 to the lower side so as to have a gap larger than the diameter of the sphere between the board 70 and the board. This holding plate
Reference numeral 76 is provided to prevent the ball as the flying body 55 fired by the rotating body 50 from bouncing as it hits the board surface 70. That is, the holding plate
The ball that has collided with the board surface near the upper end portion 76 is formed so as to fall along the board surface 70 by the holding plate 76 while falling downward without directly bouncing. The prize payout section 90 is formed so as to pay out the prize 91 in the above-mentioned prize hole 71 when the number of balls won within a predetermined time is equal to or more than a predetermined value. The details are omitted because a prize payout mechanism used in a so-called prize machine or the like can be applied.

Next, a gaming method of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. First, a plurality of balls are previously positioned as flying objects 55 on the rotating body 50. This ball uses a so-called pachinko ball.
The number of the balls is determined as appropriate in relation to the probability of winning into the winning hole 71, but usually about 20 is desirable. In such a state, the player can start the game by inserting a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 21.

The game is started immediately after a certain time has passed after the coins have been inserted. When the game is started in this way, the remaining time is displayed on the display section 81 provided on the decorative plate, and the displayed remaining time decreases every moment. Within this time limit, the player will
Will be knocked down by hand. Then, the power point portion 42 is pushed down by the moving body 63 of the hitting portion 60, and the rotating body 50 itself rotates around the rotating shaft 51 by the action of the lever 40,
The sphere located in the sphere holding portion 52 of the rotating body 50 is fired toward the board surface 70 with this rotation. At this time, if the force applied to the hitting portion 60 is too weak, the rotating angle of the rotating body 50 becomes small, and the shot ball falls without reaching the board surface 70. At this time, the force applied to the beating unit 60 is released,
Since the action point portion 43 of 40 has been restored downward, the rotating body 50
Will return to the normal state and will descend again. With this return, the ball that has fallen on the rotating body 50 falls on this downward slope and is again positioned in the ball holding portion 52 of the rotating body 50.

On the other hand, when the force applied to the hitting portion 60 is too strong, the rotating body 50 is strongly moved through the lever 40 to rotate the rotating shaft 51.
Is rotated in the direction of the board surface 70 with the center as the center. Then, most of the shot spheres bounce off after colliding with the board surface 70, and are not dropped along the board surface 70. It will return to. Therefore, it is assumed that a suitable force is applied to the hitting portion 60 so that the ball in the ball holding portion 52 can be properly dropped along the board surface 70. Even in such a case, not all of the balls fired in the direction of the board 70 along with the rotation of the rotating body 50 fall along the board 70, some do not reach the board 70, and some do not. After colliding with the board surface 70, it bounces back and returns to the ball holding unit 52. Therefore,
Even if the hitting section 60 is hit with an appropriate strength, only some other balls fall along the board surface 70.

As described above, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment
In 10, the number of balls falling along the board surface 70 changes depending on the strength of the hitting force on the hitting portion 60, and this point has the first game characteristic. Then, the ball that has fallen along the board surface 70 passes through the chucker 72 in the middle of the fall, and the digital unit 73 that rotates and stops with this passage makes the display of the digital unit 73 a predetermined combination. In this case, the winning hole 71 is opened for the first time. And
When the ball that has fallen along the board surface 70 by hitting the hitting portion 60 again wins the open prize hole 71, the number thereof is counted. The ball that did not win is the rotating body
With the return of 50 to the normal state, it returns to the ball holding section 52.

By hitting the hitting portion 60 repeatedly until the remaining time displayed on the display portion 81 becomes zero, the number of winning balls falling on the board surface 70 is counted. Is determined to be a hit, and the prize 91 is paid out by the operation of the prize payout section 90. In the above description, a ball has been described as an example of the flying object 55, but tokens such as coins and medals can be used as the flying object 55. In such a case, the token is fired toward the board surface 70 by rotating the rotating body 50 after installing a dropping device that drops the token at a predetermined position on the rotating body 50. . Then, it is also possible to configure a game in which a token that does not bounce after falling on the board 70 and falls along the board 70 achieves some kind of prize, and is determined to be a hit.

In the above description, the launching means 30
As described above, the lever 40 was used.
Instead of using 40, a game in which the rotating body 50 is directly pushed up from below by hand may be adopted. Alternatively, if it is possible to rotate the rotating body 50, the firing means 30
Does not matter. Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the action point portion 43 of the lever 40 directly hits a ball like a pachinko machine without using the rotating body 50. That is, the configuration of the launching means 30 in the present invention is not limited as long as the launching means 30 can launch the flying object 55 in the direction of the board surface 70.

[0029]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. In other words, instead of a two-dimensional gaming machine such as a conventional pachinko machine that used a board, a flying object was launched by the launch means toward the board, and a flying object that fell along the board was awarded on the board. It is possible to provide a three-dimensional gaming machine for enjoying whether or not to win a hole.

More specifically, unless the projectile is fired with an appropriate strength, the flying object does not reach the board and fall along the board. Therefore, the first game property exists where the game is launched with an appropriate strength. Further, the second game property is present in the flying object launched in this way at the point of whether or not to enter a winning hole provided on the board while falling along the board. As described above, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having two game characteristics.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view showing one embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 10 Game machine 11 Frame 12 Side plate 13 Front plate 14 Bottom plate 15 Back plate 16 Top plate 17 Operation plate 18 Cover plate 19 Corner 20 Caster 21 Coin slot 22 Cancel slot 23 Speaker 24 Premium gift outlet 30 Launch Means 40 Lever 41 Support point 42 Force point part 43 Action point part 44 Arm part 50 Rotating body 51 Rotating axis 52 Ball holding part 53 Stopper 55 Flying object 60 Hitting part 61 Supporting part 62 Spring 63 Moving body 70 Board surface 71 Winning hole 72 Chucker 73 Digital part 74 Obstacle nail 75 Tulip 76 Holding plate 80 Decoration part 81 Display part 90 Premium part payout part 91 Premium

Claims (8)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A board having a winning hole and a launching means for launching a flying object toward the board, wherein the flying body is fired toward the board by the launching means,
A gaming machine characterized by being able to win a prize hole by dropping along the same surface. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball is used as the flying object. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein tokens such as coins and medals are used as the flying objects. 4. A launching means comprising a rotating body which rotates within a predetermined range, and a flying body is formed on the rotating body so that the flying body can be launched toward the board surface. The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the rotating body is operated by a lever. 6. The lever has a force point, a fulcrum, and an action point, the action point is located below the rotating body, and the force point is connected to the hitting portion, and the turning body is turned by hitting the hitting portion. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the gaming machine is movably formed. 7. A press plate is provided on the board to assist the ejected projectiles to fall along the board, and the press plate is capable of moving the projectile between itself and the board surface. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is provided with a gap.
The gaming machine according to 3, 4, 5 or 6. 8. A game method in a gaming machine having a board having a winning hole and launching means for launching a flying object toward the board, wherein the flying body is fired toward the board by the launching means,
A game method characterized by causing a prize hole to be won by dropping along the same board surface.