JP2001112953A - Winning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems of lack of change and fun because a jump-in ball which jumps into a jump-in chamber makes a monotonous movement. SOLUTION: The guide path (14) of the jump-in ball is provided inside the jump-in chamber (1) provided with turning blade pierces (4) on the left and right of an opening part (3), a first drop port (15) to be opened and closed by an opening/closing plate (17) is formed in the middle and a second drop port (16) is formed at the back respectively. A winning jump-in ball is selectively dropped to the first or second drop port (15, 16) by the opening/closing movement of the opening/closing plate (17), a flow is changed inside the jump-in chamber and it is made to enter one of plural winning ports provided on the downstream.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize winning device installed on a game board of a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a large prize winning device called a center accessory provided at a central portion of the game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a prize winning device that promises to release a large number of prize balls by greatly relaxing the prize conditions when a hit ball enters a specific prize hole among a plurality of prize holes provided on a game board. A device generally referred to as a center accessory, which is usually equipped with rotating wings on both sides of the opening of the entrance room with a large open front, and an inclined plate on which the ball hitting into the interior of the entrance room freely rolls and moves And a plurality of prize holes including a specific prize hole and a normal prize hole are provided at the edge of the front opening portion facing the front end of the inclined plate.

[0003] This prize winning device allows the continuous hitting ball to be opened by opening the rotating wing piece on condition that the hitting ball enters the specific winning opening, for example, or by repeating opening and closing movements. While the winning conditions are relaxed and a large number of winnings are possible, a flying ball is rolled and moved on the inclined plate to win any one of the winning holes. And
Normally, the rotating wings are opened to facilitate jumping in until a predetermined number of prize balls, for example, 10 prizes, are won. On the other hand, when one of the prize balls wins a specific prize port, 10 prizes are returned again. Normally, it is set so that the opening of the rotary wing piece is continued until there are a plurality of winning balls, so that the condition is relaxed.

[0004]

However, in this conventional winning device, any one of a plurality of winning holes provided by changing the opening and closing movement of the rotary wing piece and rolling the hit ball in on the inclined plate. Or a change in which the direction of rolling can be changed by obstacle means provided on the inclined plate can be expected. If this is repeated, there is a problem of simplification.

In particular, among a plurality of winning ports provided in this kind of winning apparatus, a specific winning port for continuing to open the rotary wing piece dramatically improves winning conditions, and therefore, generally, the leading edge of the inclined plate is generally used. Normally, one is provided at the center of the part, and since no special guide means is provided to avoid the concentration of incoming balls, the winning rate is extremely low, For this reason, there has been a problem that the betrayal of the player has been betrayed and the playability has been poor.

In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the conventional apparatus, the present invention provides a prize winning device having a rotating wing piece on both sides of a front opening of an entering room, wherein two paths are set inside the entering room, Selectively guide the hit ball that flew in through the wing piece,
The reason is that a plurality of winning openings are provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the flying ball guided to the selected one passage is guided to the winning opening through a conventional flat process, and the flying ball guided to the other passage is fixed. And a plurality of the stored balls are simultaneously released to the plurality of winning ports in a required cycle to improve a winning probability for a specific winning port among them, thereby alleviating entry conditions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize winning device of a pachinko machine which is designed to maintain the state and satisfy a sense of expectation for a player, and to improve variability with respect to a flying ball to improve a game.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Based on the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a rotary wing on both sides of a front opening of an entrance room and a special winning opening on a front edge of an inclined bottom plate at the bottom of the entrance room. In a prize winning device including a plurality of winning ports including a prize hole, a taxiway having a descending slope is provided at an upper portion of the entry room, a first drop port is opened on the way, and a second drop port is provided at a rear end portion. The first dropping port is provided with an opening / closing plate, and the incoming ball which has flown in through the rotary wing piece is distributed by opening / closing the opening / closing plate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize winning device of a pachinko machine in which a flying ball on a taxiway is dropped and guided to a winning port at the front edge of the inclined bottom plate of the flying room.

Further, the present invention includes a storage device capable of changing its attitude between a storage position and a discharge position immediately below the second drop port, and temporarily stores a flying ball falling through the second drop port. Then, a prize winning device of a pachinko machine is provided, which discharges the fins and simultaneously moves out toward the plurality of prize winning holes provided at the front edge of the bottom plate inclined forward and downward. It is something you want to do.

[0010] Further, the winning device according to the present invention will be described in detail.
It is characterized by forming a taxiway that slopes down from the front opening to the rear of the plunge chamber at the top of the plunge chamber with the required depth and open front, and the above-mentioned opening of the taxiway. Rotational wings that are opened and closed under predetermined conditions are provided on the left and right sides of the section, and a bottom plate with a downward slope is provided at the bottom of the plunging chamber, and a plurality of prizes including a specific winning opening are provided at the front edge thereof. The taxiway is provided with a first
A drop port is formed at the rear end, and a second drop port is formed at the rear end.
An opening / closing plate is provided between the dropper and the second dropper, for distributing the incoming ball guided by the driving path between the first dropper and the second dropper by being opened and closed by driving means. To provide a winning device for a pachinko machine.

In the present invention, the entry chamber immediately below the second drop port is provided with a storage device for storing and discharging, and the storage ball is stored and released for storing the flying ball stored in the entry room. It is another object of the present invention to provide a winning device for a pachinko machine, wherein a release is guided to one of the winning ports via a bottom plate.

Further, according to the present invention, the storage device is a dish-shaped container capable of storing a plurality of incoming balls, and the supporting device is swingably supported on a support shaft at a fulcrum, so that the stored incoming balls are swung. The present invention is to provide a winning device for a pachinko machine characterized by being released by a pachinko machine. Next, an embodiment illustrating the present invention will be described in detail, and features of the embodiment will be clarified.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a front view of a winning device according to the present invention in a state in which a rotating wing piece is cut off, in which a part of the right half is cut off. FIG. FIG. 3 is a right side view showing a partial cross-section in the state shown in FIG. 2, and reference numeral 1 shown in the figure denotes an entry chamber constituting a main body of the winning device according to the present invention, and 2 denotes a flying room. A mounting board 4 formed so as to project outward along the opening 3 on the front surface of the entrance;
Is a rotary blade piece provided symmetrically above the opening 3.

The rotary wing piece 4 is for receiving a hit ball falling on the game board surface and guiding it into the entry chamber 1, and is fixed to a front end of a rotary shaft 5 extending forward and backward through the mounting board 2, and a solenoid. 6 is opened and closed by the excitation of 6.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the solenoid 6 is fixed laterally to a mounting plate 7 provided on the shelves above the entrance chamber 1, and a first L-shaped link 9 is attached to a plunger 8 protruding rearward. And a second L-shaped link 1 which is connected to the link 9 via a connecting link 10 at the rear end of the rotary shaft 5.
When the plunger 8 is attracted by excitation, the first link 9 is rotated about the support shaft 12 to raise the connection link 10 and the second L
The rotary shaft 5 is rotated by rotating the link 11 so that the rotary blade 4 is tilted horizontally to be opened. The solenoid 6 is always in a demagnetized state, and the plunger 8 is stretched by the bias of the spring 13 so that
And hold it closed.

In the drawing, reference numeral 14 denotes a guide path for guiding an incoming ball which enters when the rotary wing piece 4 is opened into the inside of the incoming room. The guide path 14 is located in the upper part of the entry chamber 1 and has a downward slope. The front edge of the bottom plate 14a projects between the left and right rotary wing pieces 4 and 4 through the entry opening 3. This guides the hit ball received by the rotary wing piece into the inside. The taxiway is provided on the bottom plate in the middle of the length facing rearward, with the first horizontally long first plate.
A drop port 15 is opened and a second drop port 1 is provided at the rear end.
The first drop port 15 is provided with an opening / closing plate 17 for opening and closing the opening.

In the present embodiment, the first falling port 15 is provided at a position corresponding to approximately three pachinko balls from the opening 3 toward the back, and is formed at an interval at which the balls can easily fall.

The opening / closing plate 17 is adapted to the opening area of the first drop port 15 and is rotatably supported by a support shaft 19 passing between the left and right side walls 18 of the entry chamber 1 along the bottom plate 14a. It is. When the support shaft is tilted forward, its free edge contacts the receiving portion 20 provided on the bottom plate 14a to close the first dropout 15 and constitute a part of the bottom plate 14a.
The first drop port 15 is opened by rotating in the upright direction.

In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a motor for operating the opening / closing plate 17, reference numeral 22 denotes an eccentric cam body mounted on an output shaft 21a of the motor, and reference numeral 23 denotes an operation which slides on the eccentric cam body and reciprocates back and forth. It is a rod. These members are a series of operating means for opening and closing the opening / closing plate 17. The motor 21 is fixed to the mounting plate 7, the output shaft 21a hangs down through the mounting plate, and the eccentric cam body is provided below the mounting plate. 22 is attached to the shaft.

The eccentric cam 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a hollow inside, and the bearing cylinder 2 receives the output shaft 21a.
2a is displaced in the hollow portion, and is fitted to the output shaft to be axially supported.

On the other hand, the operating rod 23 is made of two rods provided in parallel on the left and right sides, each end of which is axially mounted on bearings 24 provided on both right and left ends of the opening / closing plate 17, while having a length between the rear ends. The eccentric cam body 22 is sandwiched from the front and rear by sliding the two front and rear sliding bars 25 and 26 in parallel during the middle of the sliding movement.

Accordingly, the motor 21 is driven to drive the eccentric cam 2
2, the two sliding rods 25 and 26 slid so as to sandwich the peripheral surface from the front and the back are reciprocated back and forth. Swing around the fulcrum to open and close the first falling port 15. The bearing portion 24 forms a triangular obstacle wall to reduce the width of the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 17 and to narrow the width of the guide path 14 at the rear portion of the opening / closing plate.

The second drop opening 16 is formed by punching a bottom plate 14a at the rear end of the guideway 14 narrowed by the walls 27 on both sides, and falls into the plunging chamber 1 immediately below the bottom plate 14a. A reservoir 28 for receiving the sphere is provided.

The storage device 28 is a dish-shaped container having a capacity capable of storing a plurality of incoming balls, and the arm 2 protruding backward.
A shaft 31 provided on the rear wall 30 of the entry chamber 9 is mounted on the shaft 9 and supported swingably. The reservoir 28 is oscillated by the rotation of a motor 32. The reservoir 28 is pushed by a cam piece 34 attached to an output shaft of the motor fixed to a mounting plate 33 and abutting on a rear wall surface 28a with the rotation. Raised and rocked.

That is, the cam piece 34 axially mounted on the output shaft of the motor 32 is rotated horizontally with the rotation of the motor, and the front end of the cam piece 34 is brought into contact with the rear wall surface 28a of the accumulator 28 forward. By the way, push up and swing upward. Then, when the distal end is separated from the storage device and turned backward with the rotation, the push-up is released and the storage device is returned to the forward inclination.

The inclined plate 28 provided inside the reservoir 28
b moves the ball to be stored forward when it is inclined forward,
The ball that drops from the second drop port 16 when it is tilted backward is retained, and the cam piece 34 contacts the rear wall surface 28a of the reservoir and the reservoir is held horizontally. Is attached so that the stored spheres do not move out spontaneously.

In the figure, reference numeral 35 denotes an opening / closing door provided in front of the reservoir 28 so as to cover the reservoir 28. This door covers the reservoir 28 provided at the innermost part of the entrance room 1 and is opened when the ball stored in the reservoir is released. In this case, in conjunction with the opening and closing plate 17, This opening / closing plate is used as the first dropper 15
Is closed and opened when the incoming ball is guided to the second drop opening 16 to expose the reservoir 28.

In this embodiment, the door 35 is a side wall 1.
It is mounted on a support shaft 37 that passes vertically in a notch 36 that is vertically long at 8, 18 and is provided to face left and right. And it is made to open and close by the movement of the interlocking rod 38 back and forth.

The interlocking rod 38 has a U-shape, and has a rear frame portion 38a.
The eccentric cam 2
A pin 40 of an arm 42 extending from a shaft attachment portion of each door 35 to an engagement hole 41 provided at each front end of the left and right frames 38b extending forward from the peripheral surface of the door 2 and sliding forwardly. The eccentric cam body 22 and the opening / closing door 35 are connected by sliding the 43.

The shaft 40 of the eccentric cam body 22 hangs down from the tip of a crank arm 44 projecting outward from a lower surface near immediately below the bearing cylinder 22a.
When it rotates around a, it also makes a horizontal circular motion about this bearing cylinder. Therefore, when the eccentric cam body 22 rotates in the direction of the arrow as shown in the figure, the interlocking rod 23 reciprocates back and forth as described above to open and close the opening and closing plate 17, and at the same time, the shaft 40 makes a circular motion. Since the interlocking rod 38 is swung back and forth while moving left and right in the long hole 39, the left and right opening and closing doors 35 are opened and closed about the respective support shafts 37.

FIGS. 5 to 10 clarify the above relationship. As shown in FIG. 5, when the center position of the eccentric cam body 22 moves backward by the rotation of the motor 21,
The opening / closing plate 17 jumps up with the backward movement of
The falling port 15 is opened. On the other hand, since the crank arm 44 faces forward and moves the shaft 40 forward, the interlocking rod 38 moves forward to close the left and right doors 35.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show this relationship individually. As shown in FIG. 5, the incoming ball guided through the guide path 14 falls from the first drop opening 15 that opens, along the front surface of the open / close door 35 that is closed in the incoming room space.

Next, as shown in FIG.
When the center moves forward, the interlocking rod 23 moves forward, the opening / closing plate 17 is tilted horizontally to close the first dropout 15 (see FIG. 9), and the crank arm 44 protrudes rearward to move the interlocking rod 38 rearward. Will be moved. For this reason, the door 3
5 opens left and right to expose the reservoir 28 (see FIG. 10).

In this embodiment, the open / close plate 17 and the open / close door 3 are used.
5 is described below in a structure in which it is linked to each other via the eccentric cam body 22 and serves as a single driving means. This is for expanding the space, and does not prevent securing an independent driving source for each.

In the drawing, reference numeral 45 denotes a bottom plate 4 which defines the bottom of the entry chamber.
Reference numeral 48 denotes an obstacle arm which obstructs the path of an incoming ball rolling and moving on the bottom plate facing the step portion 47, and a solenoid 48 for operating the obstacle arm. The bottom plate 46 has a downward slope and receives an incoming ball falling from the first drop port 15 and guides the incoming ball discharged from the reservoir 28 to a winning port provided side by side at the front edge. Arm 45
Is to disturb the flow of the incoming ball rolling and moving on this bottom plate.

The obstacle arm 45 is rotatably supported by left and right support shafts 49 vertically extending from the lower surface of the bottom plate 46 and projects horizontally forward, and its leading end is passed through a window 50 provided in the step 47. A protruding piece 45a provided at the tip of the lever is set up on the bottom plate.

The solenoid 4 for operating the obstacle arm 45
Reference numeral 8 denotes a laterally attached bar 52 at the tip of the plunger 51, and a pin 53, which is vertically provided from a projection on the bearing end side of the obstacle arm 45, is fitted into through holes (not shown) formed at both left and right ends of the bar. It is connected. Then, when in the demagnetized state, the spring 54 wound around the plunger 51 urges forward so that the tips of the two obstruction arms 45 are opened right and left and retreated from the center of the bottom plate 46. When energized, the plunger retracts to retract the bar 52 rearward, moves the pin 53 rearward, rotates the obstacle arm 45 about the support shaft 49, and moves both ends to the center. .

This solenoid is excited when the rotary wing piece 4 is opened and a hit ball can enter, and the obstacle protruding pieces 45a placed on both sides are moved to the center of the bottom plate 46. The moving time to the central portion is arbitrarily determined by setting the energizing time. Of course, the time in which the projecting piece 45a is located at the central portion is free depending on the assembly of the game, but when the left and right projecting pieces 45a move to the central portion, the interval for allowing the pachinko ball to pass between them is ensured. Then, contrary to the disturbance, it has a guiding function to the winning opening installed in front of the disturbance.

When the solenoid is excited intermittently while the rotary wing piece 4 is opened, the left and right protruding pieces 45a reciprocate right and left, respectively, and become obstacles to the flying ball flowing on the bottom plate. .

In the present embodiment, three prize holes provided at the front edge of the bottom plate are arranged side by side in a row, of which the prize hole in the center is a specific prize hole 55a, and the right and left prize holes are the normal prize holes 55.
b. The special winning opening 55a is a special winning opening for continuing the open state of the rotary wing piece 4, and a detection switch 56 for detecting a winning ball and sending a continuation signal to a storage circuit for setting a game is provided in the opening. .

The winning device according to the present invention is constructed as described above. In a normal state, the rotary wing piece 4 is erected as shown in FIG. 1 so that a hit ball cannot enter. In this case, in this embodiment, the setting is made such that the launching of the rotary wing piece 4 makes it impossible to hit the ball at all. However, the rotary wing piece is reduced in size to secure the entry space, or the rotary wing piece is secured. It goes without saying that an opening may be provided in the side wall below the piece to enable the hit ball to fly.

In the above state, when a hit ball enters a special winning opening set in another, the solenoid 21 is excited to turn the rotary wing piece 4 horizontally to open. At this time, the rotating wing piece may be kept open for a certain period of time depending on the setting of the game, or the opening and closing operation may be repeated by exciting the solenoid 21 intermittently.

The opening / closing plate 17, the reservoir 28, the opening / closing door 35 and the obstacle arm 4 provided in the entry room in the prize winning apparatus of the present invention.
5 can freely set its operation by assembling the game. The opening / closing plate 1 provided on the guideway 14
Numeral 7 completely separates the flow path of the incoming ball, and passes the incoming ball through a completely different path.

When the opening / closing plate 17 is in a normal state, it is preferable that the opening / closing plate 17 be flipped up so as to open the first drop port of the taxiway. In conjunction with this, when a special winning opening 55a of the winning opening is won, the motor 21 is operated to defeat the opening / closing plate 17 and close the first drop opening 15.

In this setting, when the ball hits the taxiway, the ball enters the space of the entry room through the first drop port 15 which opens on the way, and falls on the bottom plate 46 through the front surface of the door 35. become. Then, along the slope, the player is guided to a winning port in front, and wins one of the winning ports. At this time, when the solenoid 48 is excited, the left and right obstacle arms 45 reciprocate right and left, and disturb the falling ball.

In this manner, all the balls winning the winning opening are counted, and when the number reaches the predetermined number, the rotary wing piece 4 is closed. At the same time, when any of the winning balls wins the specific winning opening 55a, it is detected by the detection switch 56, the motor 21 is driven, the opening / closing plate 17 is defeated, and the incoming ball is dropped into the second drop opening 16a. Lead to. On the other hand, the ball guided to the second dropping port passes through the detection switch 57 provided at this dropping port, is counted, falls into the reservoir 28 immediately below, and is pooled.

The detection switch 57 counts the number of balls pooled in the storage device 28. For example, when counting five storage devices, the signal is used to drive the motor 32 to maintain the horizontal state. 28 is tilted forward and discharged onto the bottom plate 46. The release of the stored sphere is determined by the special winning opening 55
In order to increase the winning probability with respect to a, the opening of the rotary wing piece 4 is continued, the opening / closing plate 17 is continuously lowered, the flying ball is guided to the second drop opening 16, and the storage and discharge are repeatedly performed in the storage device 28. Become.

The motor 21 for operating the opening and closing plate 17 may be continuously driven to alternately switch the passage of the guide path 14 by repeating the opening and closing movement of the opening and closing plate.
As described above, when the driving is intermittent and the specific winning opening 55a is won, the open / close state of the open / close plate may be set to be continued for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of flying balls pass. Further, by setting in this manner, the game characteristics can be further enhanced.

[0049]

As described above, the winning device of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. According to the present invention, after the rotary wing piece is opened, the passage inside the entering room is divided into two portions, and Since the sending of the ball is different and the winning probability is further changed accordingly, it is possible to provide a device with various changes in the game setting.

Further, according to the present invention, a flying ball which has passed through the second falling port is pooled in a storage device and released when a predetermined number is reached. There is an advantage that the game can be visually enjoyed since the player is allowed to view the game by opening the door.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a rotary wing piece in which a right half of a winning device is cut off is closed.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state in which a rotary wing piece is opened.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a rotary wing piece is opened and an opening / closing plate is flipped up;
FIG. 4 is a right side view of the vertical section in a state where a fall opening is opened.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of an enlarged portion showing an operating mechanism of a rotating wing piece and an operating mechanism of an opening / closing door.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged right side view of a portion explaining an operation mechanism showing a state in which a first drop opening is opened by opening up an opening / closing plate and a closing door is closed.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an opening and closing plate and a mechanism for operating the opening and closing plate in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the door in FIG. 5 and a mechanism for operating the door.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical right side view of a portion showing a state in which the opening / closing plate is folded down to close the first drop opening and allow a flying ball to be stored in the storage device.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the open / close plate and a mechanism for operating the open / close plate in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the opening and closing door and a mechanism for operating the opening and closing door in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entry room 2 Mounting board 3 Opening 4 Rotating wing piece 14 Guideway 15 First drop 16 Second drop 17 Opening / closing plate 28 Reservoir 35 Opening / closing door 46 Bottom plate 55a Specific winning opening 55b Normal winning opening

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[Submission date] November 22, 2000 (200.11.
22)

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A guide path having a downward slope formed from an opening on the front surface toward the rear of the entry chamber at an upper portion of the entry chamber having a required depth and having an open front face, and the opening of the guidance path being formed. Rotating wings that can be opened and closed under predetermined conditions on the left and right sides, and a bottom plate with a forward descending slope is provided at the bottom of the entry chamber, and a plurality of winning openings including a specific winning opening at the front edge thereof are provided. In addition, a first drop port is formed at the bottom part of the length of the guideway, and a second drop port is formed at the rear end, between the first drop port and the second drop port. A prize winning device for a pachinko machine, comprising: an opening / closing plate for distributing an incoming ball that is opened and closed by a driving means and guided on the guide path to a first drop port and a second drop port. 2. The jumping ball according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device for storing and discharging operation in the dive chamber immediately below the second drop opening, and storing and discharging the storage device. A winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a release is guided to one of the winning ports through a bottom plate of the entry room. 3. The storage device according to claim 2, wherein the storage device is a dish-shaped container capable of storing a plurality of incoming balls, and the supporting shaft is swingably supported on a fulcrum to store the incoming balls. A prize winning machine for pachinko machines, which is released by swinging motion.