JP2000107368A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machine having game performance by compacting the device for enabling disposition of other various game devices. SOLUTION: In a Pachinko machine at least provided with a special winning device 19 provided with movable blade pieces 46 changeable between a condition advantageous to a player and a condition disadvantageous, and a specific winning hole 18 to make a chance to actuate the special winning device 19, a special winning chamber 45 to form a winning space part of the special winning device 19 and a ball introducing chamber 40 to introduce balls getting into the specific winning hole 18 are integrally provided, the special winning chamber 45 and the ball introducing chamber 40 are parted by a partition part 41, a movable piece 32 to distribute the balls getting into the specific winning hole 18 to a winning passage hole 42 and a non-winning passage hole 43 is provided in the ball introducing chamber 40, and a ball inlet hole 26 of a ball guide passage to once guide entering balls to the back side of a game panel, and then emit them onto a game panel surface is provided closely to the specific winning hole 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a large prize winning device having a movable ball receiving member that can be converted into a state advantageous to a player and a state disadvantageous to the player, and operates the large prize winning device. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having at least a specific winning opening that triggers the game to be performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, many pachinko machines of this kind have been developed. For example, JP-A-2-172482
In the gazette, a right generating device for creating a right state is configured with a prize tool capable of expanding and reducing a prize area, and a general prize port and a specific prize port for generating a right are formed inside the prize tool. Things have been suggested. Then, the above-mentioned right generating device and the big winning device provided with the movable ball receiving member for changing the first state disadvantageous to the player to the second state advantageous to the player are provided separately.

[0003]

However, in a conventional pachinko machine, when a hit ball hitting the above-mentioned prize tool falls off the prize tool, the hit ball is placed on another game machine. There is a possibility of winning. For this reason, the nail adjustment for setting the winning rate of other winning devices becomes complicated in various fields, and it becomes difficult to manage payouts in a game store. In general, as a specific condition satisfying means for creating a right state, a rotating body provided with a plurality of cutouts into which one ball can be fitted is often used. That is, a right switch for creating a right state is made to face a specific winning opening into which a transferred ball that is fitted into a specific cutout enters, and the state is shifted to the right state by operation of the right switch. On the other hand, a ball flowing out of another notch provided in the rotating body is processed as a general winning ball. Therefore, in the conventional pachinko machine, it is necessary to wait up to approximately one revolution of the rotating body between the time when the pachinko machine is inserted into the notch and the time when the ball enters the specific winning opening. Therefore, it takes time until the ball enters the specific winning opening or the general winning ball, and the game is a scattered game. Also, depending on the location of the ball inserted into the cutout, there is a possibility that the ball will enter the specific winning opening continuously, and the right may not be used.Therefore, hitting the ball until the whereabouts of the ball inserted into the cutout is determined. There is a player who performs a so-called hitting to stop the firing of the game. Therefore, for the player, the interest in the game is reduced, and for the pachinko parlor, the operation of the pachinko machine is temporarily stopped, and the operation rate is reduced. Further, since the right generating device and the special winning device are provided separately, it may be an obstacle when other gaming devices are arranged. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine having a playability by making it possible to arrange other various game devices in a compact size.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a movable ball receiving member which can be converted into a state advantageous to a player and a state disadvantageous to the player. A pachinko machine having at least a special winning device and a specific winning opening that triggers the operation of the special winning device, wherein the ball enters the special winning room and the specific winning opening forming a winning space portion of the special winning device. This is a pachinko machine in which a ball introduction chamber for introducing a broken ball is provided integrally. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the large winning room and the ball introduction room are pachinko machines that are separately formed. In the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2, in the ball introduction chamber, a distribution member for distributing a ball that has entered the specific winning opening into a hit passing opening and a missing passing opening. This is a pachinko machine equipped with. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, the specific prize is provided by setting a ball entrance of a ball guiding path for guiding the entered ball and releasing it on the game board surface again. It is a pachinko machine installed near the mouth.

[0005]

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 in which one side of a frame-shaped front frame 2 having a window is formed as an outer frame. 3, a window frame is provided with a metal frame 4, and a glass frame 5 on which glass is mounted is pivotally mounted on an upper portion of the metal frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. The frame 5 can be locked by the locking device 6. An upper tray set 9 including a front plate 8 and the like provided with an upper plate 7 is provided below the glass frame 5, and an operation handle for adjusting a flight distance of the lower plate 10 and a hit ball is provided below the front frame 2. Lower tray set 12 provided with 11 etc.
Is provided. The game board 13 is made to face the window of the front frame 2 from behind.

A game section 13 is formed on the game board 13 by a guide rail 14, and a prize winning device 17 having a symbol display device 16 from above along a substantially vertical line of the game section 15; A center accessory 20 constituting the mouth 18 and the special winning device 19 is provided, and an out mouth 21 is provided at the lowest position.
Has been established. A right starting device 67 facing a right starting switch 68 is provided on the right side of the center role 20 slightly toward the game board 13. Further, on the left and right sides of the center role item 20, the launch ports 2 of the ball guiding path 22 described later are provided.
3 and the release port 2 below the release port 23.
A winning opening 24 is provided in which a ball released from 3 can enter.

The winning prize device 17 includes a winning prize port 25 for obtaining a predetermined number of prize balls as a general prize and a symbol display device 16 for variably displaying a plurality of symbols. The symbol display device 16 creates conditions for operating the distribution device described later. When the symbols to be displayed have a predetermined combination mode, the operation conditions are satisfied and the distribution device is in a state advantageous to the player. To change.

The symbol display device 16 may employ any configuration as long as it can display a plurality of symbols, for example, a segment display using light emitting diodes, a matrix display, a liquid crystal display, or a mechanical rotating drum. It can be composed of a formula display or the like. According to the illustrated embodiment, the symbol display device 16 can display a three-digit symbol.

The center role 20 is a special prize port 18 for activating the specific condition creating means of the present invention, and a large prize winning device 19 which can be converted into a first state disadvantageous to the player and a second state advantageous to the player. Is configured. In addition, the center role item 20 is provided with a ball entrance 26 for a ball guiding path 22 described later.

The illustrated center accessory 20 has a mounting board 27 for mounting on the game board 13.
A special winning opening 18 that opens upward is provided on the front side of the ball 7, and a ball receiving frame 29 serving as a ball opening 26 is projected from right and left sides of the specific winning opening 18 via an inclined plate 28. Further, the specific winning port 18 is provided with a specific state start switch 30 that is activated by a ball that has entered the specific winning port 18.
In addition, a front decoration plate 31 that covers both the specific winning opening 18 is provided on the front surface of the ball receiving frame 29.

A movable piece 32 functioning as a sorting member is provided below the specific winning opening 18. The movable piece 32 can swing on a horizontal plane with a support shaft 34 connected to the output shaft of the motor 33 as a fulcrum. A hit receiving port 35 and a disengaging receiving port 36 are arranged on an arc centered on the support shaft 34, and both receiving ports 35 and 36 can communicate with the above-mentioned specific winning opening 18. Further, a flat plate portion 37 between the hit receiving port 35 and the off receiving port 36 blocks the lower part of the specific winning opening 18. The end of the movable piece 32 has a fan-shaped light shielding portion 38.
Are provided, and two optical sensors 39 are provided at positions where the light can be shielded by the light shielding unit 38 at a predetermined distance.
When the movable piece 32 is positioned at the middle position, both the optical sensors 39 are shielded from light, and when one optical sensor 39 is shielded and the other optical sensor 39 is transmitted, the movable piece 3
2 is in a rotating state, and the specific winning opening 18 and the receiving entrance 35
Alternatively, it is set so as to be in communication with the disengagement receiving port 36. When the two optical sensors 39 are used in this way, it is possible to correctly detect where the movable piece 32 is stopped when the power is turned on.

A ball receiving frame 2 is provided below the specific winning opening 18.
9, a ball introduction chamber 40 partitioned from the game section 15 is formed, and the ball introduction chamber 40 is separated left and right by a partition 41 provided below the specific winning opening 18 so that the hit introduction chamber 4 is formed.
0a and the disengagement introduction chamber 40b are formed. Hit-in room 40
The passage opening 42 is opened at the rear wall of the mounting substrate 27, that is, at a desired position of the mounting board 27, and the opening 43 is opened at the rear wall of the introduction chamber 40b.

Therefore, the ball entering the specific winning opening 18 is once supported by the flat plate portion 37 of the movable piece 32, and when the movable piece 32 swings and the receiving port 35 communicates with the specific winning opening 18, the ball is partitioned. When the movable piece 32 falls and stops on the portion 41 and returns, the ball flows into the hit introduction chamber 40 a and enters the hit passage 42. On the other hand, when the movable piece 32 swings in the opposite direction and the receiving port 36 and the specific winning opening 18 communicate with each other and the ball stops on the partition 41, when the movable piece 32 returns and rotates, It flows into the disengagement introduction chamber 40b and enters the disengagement passage 43.

A right switch 44 is provided downstream of the hit passage 42. When the ball entering the hit passage 42 acts on the right switch 44, the right state is set.

A movable ball which can be converted into a first state which is disadvantageous to the player because the hit ball cannot flow into the lower part of the ball introduction chamber 40 and a second state which is advantageous to the player because the hit ball is easy to flow. A large winning device 19 having a receiving member is provided. This big prize winning device 19
According to the illustrated embodiment, is formed by providing a pair of movable wing pieces 46 as movable ball receiving members on the left and right of a special winning room 45 forming a winning space portion. That is, the rotating shaft 47 provided on the movable wing piece 46 is inserted into the bearing portion of the mounting board 27, and a solenoid 49 as a drive source is connected to the rear end of the rotating shaft 47 via a connecting portion 48. It becomes. The solenoid 49 is mounted on a mounting boss 50 extending on the back side of the mounting board 27 via a solenoid mounting plate 51. A board mounting frame 52 is provided on the mounting boss 50, and an electrical relay board 53 having a connector is mounted on the board mounting frame 52.

A 10-count switch 54 is provided downstream of the special winning room 45 to count the number of balls entering the special winning room 45. A lower decorative member 55 is protruded below the special winning room 45, and the lower decorative member 55
A large prize room winning ball number display 56 for visually displaying the number of balls flowing into 5 is provided. A ceiling decoration 57 is provided on the ceiling of the special winning room 45 to decorate the special winning room 45.

On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 13, there is provided a set plate 60 having a ball collecting gutter 58 and a ball guiding gutter 59 for guiding a ball which has won each winning device to a winning ball processing device (not shown). . In addition, the set board 60 is formed with a ball guiding path 22 communicating with the entrance 26 provided in the center accessory 20 and a right ball path 61 communicating with the hit passage 42. The right switch 44 for creating the above-mentioned right state faces the right ball passage 61.

A ball-opening port 23 where the ball returns to the surface of the game board 13 through the ball guide path 22 is provided with an eaves-shaped cover so as to cover the upper half so that a hit ball flowing down the game section 15 does not enter. And a projecting ball projecting tool 62 is provided. The lower half of the ball release tool 62 is open, and the ball that has passed through the ball guide path 22 is released downward on the surface of the game board 13.

A winning tool 63 serving as a general winning port 24 is provided below the launch port 23. The prize-winning tool 63 may be any type of prize-winning tool, but according to the illustrated embodiment, is a pocket-shaped prize-winning tool 63 that opens upward.

An obstacle is provided between the launch hole 23 and the winning tool 63. The obstacle means is, for example, a nail arrangement 64.
This makes it difficult for a hit ball flowing down the game board 13 to flow into the prize tool 63 and allows a ball released from the ball discharge port 23 to flow. Therefore, the winning rate of the prize tool 63 depends on the winning rate of the entrance 26 of the center item 20, and the nail arrangement of the nail array 64 constituting the obstacle means is not required. Adjustment becomes easy.

In the right state, when a hit ball enters and the right switch 44 is actuated, the right starting port 65 for converting the special winning device 19 to a second state advantageous to the player is provided.
Although an appropriate configuration can be adopted, in the illustrated embodiment, the right activation device 67 includes a rotating body 66 that makes one rotation over a rotation time longer than the opening time of the special winning room 45. That is, the right starting device 67 includes a rotating body 66 having an indentation 66a into which one ball can enter, and rotates the rotating body 66 for about 12 seconds per rotation. The ball is configured to wait on the peripheral surface of the rotating body 66. Therefore, according to such a right starting device 67, the opening of the special winning device 19 can be effectively utilized, and a large number of prize balls can be obtained.

In the vicinity of the right starting device 67, there is provided a guide / guiding means 69 for guiding or guiding a hit ball shot beyond the center line of the game section 15 to the right starting device 67 and the special winning device 19. . This guide and guidance means 6
9 is formed by an arrangement of nails according to the illustrated embodiment.

Therefore, when the display symbols of the symbol display device 16 are aligned, the movable piece 32 swings, the ball hits and flows into the passage 42, and the right switch 44 is operated to be in the right state. Fires a shot at the right side of. Then, when the hit ball flows down the gaming section 15, the hitting and guiding means 69 guides or guides the hit ball toward the right starting device 67 and the special winning device 19. Therefore, if a shot is fired with such an aim, the special winning device 19
, A large number of prize balls can be obtained, and the danger of entering the specific prize port 18 is reduced, and the risk of the right being extinguished is reduced.

Next, the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 13 showing the arrangement of various devices and obstacle nails. Such a game board 1
When the pachinko machine 1 provided with the power supply 3 is turned on, the rotating body 66 of the right starting device 67 rotates at a predetermined speed, for example, 12 rotations per rotation.
In seconds, rotation starts in the direction of the arrow. In addition, this pachinko machine 1
In this case, 13 prize balls can be obtained for a hit ball which has won the big prize winning device 19, and 6 prize balls can be obtained when a prize is won in another prize port 24 or the like. It has been set. In addition, when an error occurs, a predetermined indicator lamp 70 is set to blink, and a sound effect is emitted. Further, the display lamps 70 are turned on or blinked in accordance with the respective stages of the game, and sound effects corresponding to the state of the game are emitted from the speakers to excite the atmosphere of the game.

Then, the player first fires a ball at the left side of the center line along the line A. When this hit ball flows into the specific winning opening 18, the specific winning opening 18
A movable piece 32 facing downward supports the ball in the specific winning opening 18. Then, when the specific state start switch 30 located at the specific winning opening 18 is operated, the symbol display device 16 starts changing the symbol display. The symbol display device 16 can display eight types of symbols (for example, numerals 1 to 8) for the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol. A corresponding random number is assigned to each symbol, and the variation display of the symbol display device 16 stops when about 1.8 seconds elapse after the symbol variation display is started based on the hit determination random number. At this time, “hit” and “miss” are determined according to the combination of the symbols to be displayed, and when each symbol has the same number, for example, “111” or “2”
"22" is displayed as "hit".

When the combination of the symbols displayed by the symbol display device 16 is in a specific mode, the motor 33, which is the drive source of the movable piece 32, rotates to swing the movable piece 32 to support the ball. It is made to flow into the hit passage 42. The ball that has flowed into the hit passage 42 acts on the right switch 44 to create a right state.

On the other hand, when the combinations of the symbols displayed by the symbol display device 16 are not aligned, the motor 33 is driven to rotate the movable piece 32 in the direction in which the movable piece 32 comes off and flows into the passage opening 43. After the hit ball has flowed down the exit passage 43, the hit ball is discharged as a general winning ball.

By the way, despite the fact that the shot is aimed at the specific winning opening 18, the hit ball that misses the specific winning opening 18 easily enters the ball opening 26 provided near the specific winning opening 18. Then, the ball entering the entrance 26 is the ball guiding path 2
2 and is guided to the launch port 23, and the winning prize 63 provided below the launch port 23 is easily won. Therefore, the specific winning opening 18
Even if the player misses the prize, a predetermined number of prize balls can be obtained by winning the prize device 63, so that the balls are not wasted.

As described above, the symbol displayed by the symbol display device 16 is in a preset combination mode, the movable piece 32 moves to the hit side, the ball flows into the hit passage 42, and the right switch 44 is turned on. When the player is in the right state, he hits the right side of the center line along the line B and fires a hit ball so as to hit the rebound rubber 71, for example. The hit ball fired in this manner is guided or guided to the right starting device 67 and the special winning device 19 by the guide and guiding means 69 provided on the right side of the game section 15.

When the ball enters the right starting device 67 and the right starting switch 68 is operated, the game shifts to a special game.

The special game is the movable wing piece 4 of the special winning device 19.
6 can be renewed up to 16 times, with one cycle of releasing the ball 6 for about 10 seconds or releasing until ten hit balls flow into the special winning opening. And the right activation device 6
When the right switch 44 is actuated with the winning symbols or the winning symbols being re-arranged during the right state, the right state disappears.

When the special game is over, the pachinko machine 1
In this case, the probability that the symbols of the symbol display device 16 are aligned, that is, the probability of “hit” increases. This is carried out by increasing the number of hits of the hit determination random number held by the control means.

More specifically, if the probability of software to be "hit" is 1/200, for example, among the random numbers for hit determination from "0" to "199", the numerical value "2" is used for the hit. Set and remove other values. On the other hand, when the probability changes, the numerical value that becomes “hit” is, for example, “2” or “35”.
5 is set and the probability of winning is 5/200.

In this manner, the probability that the symbols on the symbol display device 16 are aligned becomes five times. When the special game with the high probability ends, the probability of "hit" is returned to the normal state. Then, the special game with the high probability and the special game with the normal probability are alternately repeated.

As described above, depending on the stage of the game,
If the launching course of the hit ball is changed, the right switch 44
Does not expire before so-called puncturing and gaining sufficient profits. In addition, the entrance 26 of the ball guideway 22 is provided near the specific winning opening 18, and the prize-winning tool 63 serving as a general prize is provided below the release opening 23 of the ball guideway 22. Even if the hit ball shot aiming at the winning opening 18 leaves the specific winning opening 18, it rarely becomes a useless ball.

On the other hand, even in a game shop, if the nails around the specific winning opening 18 are adjusted, the nail adjusting in the area where the ball which did not win in the specific winning opening 18 which is conventionally performed will flow down. Is unnecessary, and the payout management becomes easy.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, although the big winning device of the illustrated embodiment includes a movable wing piece as a movable ball receiving member,
The big prize winning device may be a so-called attacker type big prize winning device provided with a gate plate as a movable ball receiving member.

[0038]

In summary, the present invention relates to a large prize winning device having a movable ball receiving member which can be converted into a state advantageous to a player and a disadvantageous state, and a specific prize which triggers the operation of the large prize winning device. A pachinko machine having at least a mouth, and a large prize room forming a prize space portion of the large prize device and a ball introduction room for introducing a ball having entered the specific prize port are provided integrally. In addition, the specific winning opening, the ball introduction room, and the grand prize winning device are united as a game device, and the size can be reduced as compared with a case where individual game devices are provided.
Further, with the downsizing, it becomes possible to arrange various gaming devices such as other prize devices in an empty space, and it is possible to provide a pachinko machine having a playability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board showing arrangement of various devices and obstacle nails.

FIG. 3 is a schematic rear view of the game board.

FIG. 4 is a front view in which one half of a center item is cut off.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a center item.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the center part with one half cut away.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory perspective view showing the movement of a ball in the center accessory.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 13 Game board 18 Special winning opening 19 Special winning device 22 Ball guideway 23 Ball launching opening 26 Ball entry opening 32 Movable piece as distribution member 40 Ball introduction chamber 42 Contact passage 43 Exit passage 64 As obstacle means Nail arrangement 44 Right switch 45 Grand prize room 46 Movable wing piece as movable ball receiving member 67 Right starting device 68 Right starting switch

Claims (4)

[Claims] A pachinko machine comprising at least a special winning device provided with a movable ball receiving member convertible between a state advantageous to the player and a disadvantageous state, and a specific winning opening which triggers the operation of the special winning device. A pachinko machine, wherein a large winning room forming a winning space portion of the large winning device and a ball introduction room for introducing a ball entered into the specific winning opening are provided integrally. . 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the special winning room and the ball introducing room are formed separately. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball introduction chamber is provided with a distribution member for distributing a ball entering the specific winning opening to a hit passing opening and a miss passing opening. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball entrance of a ball guiding path for guiding the entered ball and releasing it on the game board surface is provided near the specific winning port. Machine.