JP2000202098A - Prize winning device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a structure concerning the location switching mechanism of a game ball guiding member in the prize-winning device of a pachinko machine provided with a V prize-winning opening and a general prize-winning opening. SOLUTION: An open/close member 5 with a fulcrum of rotation on its lower side is equipped for the opening part on the front side of a device main body 1. A V prize-winning opening 7 and a general prize-winning opening 8 are arranged on the back side of the opening part, and a gate-shaped game ball guiding member 10 for allowing or regulating prize-winning to the V prize-winning opening 7 is laterally movably disposed before the prize-winning openings. Then an electromagnetic solenoid 11 to switch the location of the game ball guiding member 10 to a prize-winning allowing location or a prize-winning regulation location is transversely disposed on the back side of the device main body 1, and the plunger 11a of the electromagnetic solenoid 11 is directly coupled to the game ball guiding member 10.

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 of a pachinko machine provided with two types of prize ports, a V prize port and a general prize port. It relates to a winning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a prize winning device of a pachinko machine, a prize winning device of a so-called "attacker" type is known. This type of winning device has an opening formed on the front side of the apparatus main body and an opening / closing member which is opened and closed by being driven by a solenoid or the like. However, it is always rotated to the upright closed position and closes the opening, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it is rotated to the forward inclined open position to open the opening and the opening and closing member is opened. The game ball received on the inner side is guided into the opening. The game ball guided to the opening is guided to one of the V winning opening and the general winning opening formed inside the opening, and when entering the V winning opening,
The game ball is determined to be a special winning ball, and the turning operation of the opening / closing member to the open position is repeatedly performed.

[0003] In the above-mentioned winning device, the probability of winning a game ball guided into the opening into the V winning opening is one.
/ 3 or less. For this reason, conventionally, at the time of opening the opening, immediately after opening, the game ball is held at the position for guiding the game ball to the V winning opening, and after the winning, the game ball guiding member for displacing to the position for guiding the game ball to the general winning opening is provided. Provided. An example of such a winning device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-230051.

[0004]

However, the prize winning device described in the above-mentioned publication is configured to change the position to the V prize position or the general prize position by rotating the game ball guiding member. Such a rotation type position changing structure requires not only a rotation supporting structure for rotatably supporting the game ball guiding member but also a game ball guiding member and an electromagnetic member for operating the game ball guiding member. Since the operation direction of the solenoid is different from that of the solenoid, a relay member is required between the two, and as a result, the structure becomes complicated and the number of parts increases. This leads to an increase in man-hours for manufacturing and assembling parts, which is one of the causes of high costs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to simplify a structure relating to a position changing mechanism of a game ball guiding member in a winning device of a pachinko machine. It is to plan.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a winning device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention has a configuration as described in each claim. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the opening is opened, the winning of the game ball guided into the opening to the V winning opening is controlled by the position of the game ball guiding member. That is, when the game ball guiding member is at the winning permitted position, winning in the V winning opening is permitted, but when the position is changed to the winning restricted position,
Winning to the V winning opening is regulated. In this case, in the present invention, since the position of the game ball guiding member is changed by linear movement, a configuration in which the game ball guiding member is directly connected to the electromagnetic solenoid that is the driving source can be adopted. This eliminates the need for a support structure for the game ball guiding member and a relay member for connecting the electromagnetic solenoid and the game ball guiding member, thereby greatly simplifying the structure relating to the mechanism for changing the position of the game ball guiding member and reducing the number of parts. Is done.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the position is changed by moving the game ball guiding member in the lateral direction, and the electromagnetic solenoids are arranged side by side. In particular, the width in the vertical direction (vertical direction) can be reduced. In general, a prize winning device of a type having two types of prize holes, a V prize port and a general prize port, and regulating the probability of winning to the V prize port by changing the position of the game ball guiding member is also disclosed in the above-mentioned publication. As described, the structure is originally long in the lateral direction. Therefore, even if the moving direction of the game ball guiding member is set to the horizontal direction and the electromagnetic solenoids for driving the same are arranged side by side, it can be suppressed within the range of the original horizontal length of the entire device. On the other hand, the dimension in the vertical direction is greatly affected by the game ball guiding member and the electromagnetic solenoid that drives it. Therefore, reducing the vertical dimension as in the second aspect of the invention is extremely effective in reducing the height of the entire apparatus.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the game ball guiding member is formed in a gate shape, and the game balls are guided to the V winning opening or the general winning opening by the guiding surfaces on the V winning opening side and the general winning opening side. Therefore, the game balls can be smoothly guided without staying on the way.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a winning device of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are front perspective views of the winning device partially cut off from an upper end portion and viewed from the front. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are rear perspective views of the winning device partially cut off from the upper end and viewed from the rear.
6 and 7 are plan sectional views of the winning device.

As shown in the figure, the apparatus main body 1 is composed of a mounting plate 2 that can be mounted on a game board (not shown) of a pachinko machine, and a box frame 3 that is fixed to the back surface of the mounting plate 2. The plate 2 has a rectangular opening 4 that is long horizontally, and the opening 4
An opening / closing member 5 for opening and closing is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening / closing member 5 has a shaft 5 a protruding from a lower end outer surface, and the shaft 5 a is fitted into a bearing recess 4 a provided at a lower end corner of the opening 4 and is rotatable. Supported by An electromagnetic solenoid 6 is vertically fixed to the box frame 3 to open and close the opening and closing member 5. The electromagnetic solenoid 6 has an arm 6a connected to a plunger (not shown) that moves up and down.
The tip of the arm 6a extends to the front (front) side, and is engaged with the engagement recess 5b formed on the end face of the side wall of the opening / closing member 5 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Therefore, the opening / closing member 5 is rotated by the vertical movement of the arm 6a, and the opening 4 is opened / closed.
Normally, the opening / closing member 5 is held at an upright position for closing the opening 4, and when the opening / closing member 5 is turned forward by the operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 6 by energization, the opening 4 is opened and dropped from above. Receiving game ball coming, opening 4
Guide inside. In the drawing, all of the openings 4
3 illustrates an open state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the box frame 3 is disposed on the back side of the opening 4, and the floor 3a and the game balls slightly inclined to the back side for guiding the game balls introduced from the opening 4 are placed on the floor. Left and right side guides 3b with an inclination for guiding toward the center of the surface 3a
Having. On the back side of the box frame 3, there is provided a winning opening holding frame 9 provided with two winning openings of a V winning opening 7 and a general winning opening 8 side by side. Therefore, the game ball guided to the floor plate 3a of the box frame 3 is introduced into either the V winning opening 7 or the general winning opening 8.

In the box frame 3, a game ball guiding member 10 for permitting or restricting a game ball from entering the V winning opening 7 is disposed, and the game ball guiding member 10 is substantially gated in a front view. 6 and 7, the box frame 3 is formed as shown in FIGS.
Is slidably arranged in the lateral direction. The game ball guiding member 10 is slid laterally in the box frame by using the electromagnetic solenoid 11 as a driving source, and a winning allowed position for allowing (or guiding) winning in the V winning opening 7 and a winning in the V winning opening 7. (A position for guiding to the general winning opening 8).

The game ball guiding member 10 has wall surfaces 10a and 10b on both left and right sides, respectively. The V side wall surface 10a, which is located upright on the front side of the V winning opening 7, extends in an inclined manner toward the back of the center of the gate, and the game ball is transferred to the V winning opening 7 or the general winning opening 8. In addition to forming a guiding surface for guiding, a game ball restricting section that restricts winning in the V winning opening 7 when switched to the winning control position. On the other hand, the general side wall surface 10b located on the front side of the general winning opening 8 extends substantially straight toward the back side, and serves as a guide surface for guiding game balls to the general winning opening 8 or the V winning opening 7. In addition to the above configuration, a game ball restricting unit that restricts winning in the general winning opening 8 when the position is switched to the winning allowable position is formed. That is, the game ball guiding member 10 according to the present embodiment is of a so-called sorting type in which the game ball is guided to either the V winning opening 7 or the general winning opening 8, and the opening 4 is basically formed. At the time of opening, it is held at the winning permitted position, and when the winning of the game ball to the V winning opening 7 is confirmed by the sensor, the electromagnetic solenoid 11 is operated to move to the winning restricted position.

The electromagnetic solenoids 11 are arranged side by side on the rear surface of the box frame 3 so that the operating direction of the plunger 11a is the same as the moving direction of the game ball guiding member 10. The tip of the plunger 11a is fitted and connected to a connecting piece 10c protruding from the back surface of the game ball guiding member 10. That is, the electromagnetic solenoid 11 and the game ball guiding member 10 have a direct connection structure. The return operation of the plunger 11a of the electromagnetic solenoid 11 is performed by a return spring 12.

The winning device of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is configured as described above. Therefore, during the game, when a preset game condition is satisfied, the electromagnetic solenoid 6 for opening / closing control is operated, and the opening / closing member 5 is pivoted forward to open the opening 4. Therefore, the game ball P received by the opening / closing member 5 in the forwardly inclined state is taken into the opening 4 and guided on the floor 3a of the box frame 3 to the back side. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, if the game ball guiding member 10 is switched to the winning allowable position side, the game ball P is guided to the winning opening 7 by the wall surfaces 10a and 10b. However, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7,
If it has been switched to the winning regulation position, it will be guided to the general winning opening 8.

The winning device according to the present embodiment has a V
The game ball guiding member 10 for permitting or restricting the guiding of the game ball P to the winning opening 7 is configured to be repositioned by linear movement, and the direct operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 11 driving the same is described. Can be used as is. That is, the game ball guiding member 10 and the plunger 11a of the electromagnetic solenoid 11 can be directly connected. For this reason, no relay member is required between the game ball guiding member 10 and the electromagnetic solenoid 11, and a structure for supporting the game ball guiding member 10 is not required, and the number of parts is reduced as compared with the conventional rotating type. It is possible to do. Then, as the number of parts is reduced, the number of manufacturing steps and the number of assembling steps are reduced, and the cost is reduced.

In general, two of the V winning opening 7 and the general winning opening 8
A prize winning device of a type having a prize hole of various types and restricting the winning probability to the V prize hole 7 by changing the position of the game ball guiding member 10 is originally long in the lateral direction. Therefore, even if the moving direction of the game ball guiding member 10 is set to the horizontal direction and the electromagnetic solenoids 11 for driving the same are arranged side by side, it can be suppressed within the range of the original overall length of the device in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, the dimension in the vertical direction is largely influenced by the game ball guiding member 10 and the electromagnetic solenoid 11 that drives it. However, if the configuration in which the electromagnetic solenoids 11 are arranged side by side with respect to the game ball guiding member 10 as in the present embodiment, the space occupied in the vertical direction by these components can be reduced. Reducing the vertical dimension is extremely effective in reducing the overall height of the device.

According to the present embodiment, the game ball guiding member 10 is formed in a gate shape, and the left and right wall surfaces 10a, 10a are formed.
Since the configuration is such that the game ball P is guided to either the V winning opening 7 or the general winning opening 8 by b, a smooth flow of the game ball P can be obtained without causing the game ball to stay on the way.

In the embodiment described above, the electromagnetic solenoid 11 is set side by side with respect to the game ball guiding member 10. However, depending on the layout, the game ball guiding member 10 may be used.
It is also possible to arrange vertically above or below.
Further, the shape of the game ball guiding member 10 is not necessarily limited to the gate shape, and may be formed in, for example, an upright flat plate shape. Furthermore, the game ball guiding member 10 may be formed in an upright flat plate shape, and may be changed to a configuration in which the position is closed and opened in front of the V winning opening 7.

[0020]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Since the structure relating to the position changing mechanism of the game ball guiding member can be extremely simplified and the number of parts can be reduced, the number of manufacturing steps and assembling steps can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a winning device of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of an upper portion of the winning device partially cut away and viewed from the front, showing a state where a game ball guiding member is at a winning allowable position.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an upper end portion of the winning device partially cut and viewed from the front, showing a state where a game ball guiding member is at a winning restriction position.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the winning device partially cut away from an upper end thereof and viewed from the rear, showing a state where a game ball guiding member is at a winning allowable position.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the winning device partially cut away from the upper end and viewed from the rear, showing a state where the game ball guiding member is at a winning restriction position.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the prize winning device, showing a state where the game ball guiding member is at a prize allowable position.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of the winning device, showing a state where the game ball guiding member is at a winning control position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device main body 2 ... Mounting plate 3 ... Box frame 4 ... Opening 5 ... Opening / closing member 6 ... Electromagnetic solenoid 7 ... V winning opening 8 ... General winning opening 10 ... Game ball guiding member 11 ... Electromagnetic solenoid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus body having an opening, an opening and closing member for opening and closing the opening, a V winning opening and a general winning opening provided inside the opening, and a front side of the winning opening. A game ball guiding member that can be repositioned to a prize permissible position for permitting a prize of a game ball to the V winning opening or a prize regulating position for restricting a prize when the opening is opened by the opening / closing member; An award winning device for a pachinko machine, comprising: an electromagnetic solenoid for changing the position of the game ball, wherein the game ball guiding member and the electromagnetic solenoid are directly connected. 2. The prize winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the game ball guiding member is constituted by a wall disposed upright in front of the prize hole, and can be repositioned by lateral movement. In addition, a winning device of a pachinko machine in which an electromagnetic solenoid for moving the game ball guiding member is arranged side by side on the game ball guiding member. 3. The winning device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the V winning opening and the general winning opening are arranged side by side, and the game ball guiding member arranged in front of the winning opening is a gate. A winning device for a pachinko machine, which is formed in a shape and has guide surfaces on each of a V winning opening side and a general winning opening side for guiding a game ball toward a back side.