JP2001149545A - Member for changing flow-down direction in game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change the flow-down direction of a game ball which collides with a flow-down direction changing member of a game machine and, moreover, to permit a game player to appreciate the flow-down state of the game ball. SOLUTION: When the game ball collides with a ball receiving part which is disposed in the blade of a pinwheel being the flow-down direction changing member of the game machine, the pinwheel is rotated in a state where the game ball is received by the ball receiving part so that the ball is entangled with the blade longer compared with a conventional case. Then the game ball comes to flow-down not to an immediate down part but in the opposite direction of a side where the game ball collides with the pinwheel. When the game ball collides with a ball repulsion part, the ball is shot without entangling with the blade. Then, most of the balls flow down to the collision side of the ball with the pinwheel, the flow-down direction of the game ball is changed by the pinwheel, and then, amusement is added to the movement.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a downflow direction changing member of a gaming machine which is provided on a game area of a gaming machine and changes the downflow direction of the game ball when a game ball flowing down the game area collides. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A windmill 40, which is one of flow-down direction changing means in a pachinko machine as a game machine, is shown in FIG.
6A is a perspective view of the windmill 40, FIG. 6B is a side view of the state installed on the game board 5, and FIG.
Sectional view) and FIG. 7 (a decorative plate 24 described later is indicated by a dotted line)
As shown in the figure, the main body 22 rotates about a shaft 21, a plurality of flat blades 23 protruding outward along the circumference of the main body 22, and a decorative plate 24. When the game ball Y collides with the windmill 40 (FIG. 7A), the game ball Y collides with the windmill 40.
The windmill 40 rotates (FIG. 7 (b)) and flows almost immediately below (FIG. 7 (c)) in a state where the game ball Y is entangled with the colliding side or the blade 23. The flowing direction of Y was changed.

[0003]

In the case of collision on either side of the windmill, the flow is in a similar flow-down mode, and it is not interesting for the player. In the design of the game machine, the flow direction of the game ball is changed. In order to change it, it is necessary to adopt a configuration to guide the game ball using a member that changes the flowing direction other than the windmill, and therefore, a configuration for changing the flowing direction without effectively using the game area can be used. I have to grow.

[0004]

According to the present invention, when a game ball collides with a ball receiving portion provided on a blade of a windmill, which is a downflow direction changing member of a gaming machine according to claim 1, the ball receiving portion and the game ball are hit. Because the contact area with the ball is large and the repulsive force is suppressed, and the windmill rotates with the ball receiving part receiving the game ball, it is entangled with the blade longer than before, so the game ball is more It starts to flow in the opposite direction of the side that hit the windmill,
When a game ball collides with the ball repulsion portion, the game ball is played without being entangled with the wing, so that the game ball often flows down to the side where the ball hit the windmill. The movement can be changed, and the movement can be added with interest.

In the downflow direction changing member of the game machine according to the second aspect, since the ball receiving portion and the ball repulsion portion are provided on one blade, the downflow direction can be changed according to the direction in which the game ball collides. it can.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a so-called first-class pachinko machine having a well-known configuration. An upper plate 2 for storing game balls, a stop plate 3 for receiving game balls overflowing from the upper plate 2, an upper plate on the front of the pachinko machine 1. A handle 4 or the like for adjusting the intensity of launching the game balls stored in the game area by a launching device (not shown) is installed, and a game board 5 is fixed inside.

FIG. 2 shows a game area 6 of the game board 5, and a game area 6 surrounded by an outer rail 7 and an inner rail 8 which is a path of a game ball fired by a firing device (not shown). A plurality of symbols can be displayed substantially at the center, and a symbol display device 9 for performing a symbol display game or the like is provided. A symbol for starting the symbol display game by winning a game ball immediately below the symbol display device 9. A starting port 10 is provided.

[0008] A large winning opening 11 is provided below the symbol starting opening 10.
Is provided, and the door 11a is always closed, and is opened when a special game state occurs as a result of the symbol display game.

[0009] Windmills 20 (20a, 20b), which are flow-down direction changing members, are provided on both lateral sides of the symbol display device 9, and when a game ball collides, the flow path is changed to change the movement of the game ball. give.

[0010] In addition to the above, a ramp windmill 1
2, a winning opening 13, a side lamp 14, etc. are provided, and a large number of game nails 15 are planted.

[0011]

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a windmill 20 which is a member for changing the flowing direction of a game machine according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3B is a side view showing a state in which a windmill is installed on a game board, and FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3B. The windmill 20 is composed of a main body 22 rotating around a shaft 21 fixed to the game board, three blades 23 protruding outward along the circumference of the main body 22, and a decorative plate 24. The ball receiving part 25 on one side and the ball repelling part 2 on the other side
6.

The ball receiving portion 25 is formed in a concave shape so as to receive a game ball, and the ball repulsion portion 26 is formed in a convex shape so as not to receive when a game ball collides.

A mode when a game ball collides with the windmill 20 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 (the decorative plate 24 is indicated by a dotted line).

First, when the game ball Y collides from the side where the ball receiving portion 25 faces upward (in the example, the left side of the windmill 20) (FIG. 4A), the game ball Y is The windmill 20 rotates in a state where it is received by the windmill 25 (FIG. 4B), and the game ball Y is attracted to the ball receiving piece 23 longer than when it hits the conventional windmill 40 (FIG. 7C). And therefore,
More often, the game ball Y flows down to the side opposite to the side on which the game ball Y collides with the conventional windmill 40 (FIG. 4C).

Conversely, when the game ball Y collides from the side where the ball repulsion portion 26 faces upward (in the example, the right side of the windmill 20) (FIG. 5A), the game ball Y repels the ball. The game ball Y is flipped by the part 26 (FIG. 5B) and flows down to the side where the game ball Y collides (FIG. 5C).

A description will be given of a first-type pachinko machine in which a windmill 20, which is means for changing the flowing direction of a gaming machine according to the present invention, is installed.

In the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, the windmill of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is arranged as a left windmill 20a, and a left windmill, a ball receiving portion 25 and a ball repulsion portion 26 are symmetrically provided as a right windmill 20b. Place.

When the firing intensity of a firing device (not shown) is adjusted by the handle 4 and a game ball is fired, the outer rail 7
Along with the game area 6. The game balls driven into the game area 6 include a game nail 15, a ramp windmill 12, a windmill 2
It falls while colliding with 0 etc., and the winning opening 13 (symbol starting opening 1
The game balls that have not won the winning prize (including 0, the special winning opening 11) are discharged to the outside through the out opening 16 provided at the bottom of the gaming area 6. The game ball that has won each winning opening is detected by a game ball detector (not shown), and the number of game balls corresponding to each winning opening is paid out to the upper plate 2 from a payout device (not shown).

When a game ball is won in the symbol starting port 10, a hit determination, a stop symbol determination and the like are performed by a game control device (not shown).
And the symbol displayed on the symbol display device 9 starts to fluctuate. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the stop symbols determined at the time of winning the symbol starting port 10 are confirmed and displayed. If it is determined in the hit determination that a hit has occurred, a hit symbol (eg, “777”) is displayed. When a special game state occurs as a result of a hit, the door 11a of the special winning opening 11 is opened, and 30 seconds have passed since the door 11a was opened, or 10 seconds.
When the game balls are won, the door 11a of the special winning opening 11 is closed. This cycle is defined as one round, and a maximum of 16 rounds of opening of the door 11a are performed.

Although the number of symbol start games differs depending on the number of winnings in the symbol starting port 10 and the pachinko machine has a different interest, the game ball that collides with the right side of the left windmill 20a, which is the ball repulsion unit 26 side, is a ball. The windmill 2 is repelled by the repulsion unit 26 and flows down to the right side of the left windmill 20a.
The game ball colliding from the left side of 0a also tends to flow down to the right side of the left windmill 20a, which is the opposite direction. Similarly,
The game ball that has collided with the right windmill 20b also tends to flow down toward the center on the left side of the right windmill 20b. Therefore, the game ball that collides with the left windmill 20a flows down to the right side of the left windmill 20a even if it collides from either side, and the game ball that collides with the right windmill 20b flows down to the left side of the right windmill 20b even if it collides from either side. Easier to do. In other words, the game balls that have collided with the windmills 20 (20a, 20b) easily flow down toward the center, so that it becomes easier to win the symbol starting port 10, the number of symbol fluctuations increases, and the pachinko machine becomes more interesting. In addition, it becomes easy to win the big winning opening 11 also arranged in the center.

As described above, by using the windmill 20 which is the downflow direction changing member of the gaming machine of the present invention, the downflow direction of the game ball can be changed, and the fun as the gaming machine can be enhanced. Interestingness can be added to the flow-down mode of the game ball.

Although a windmill as an embodiment of the downflow direction changing member of the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a decorative plate, it is not always necessary. In addition, instead of the blade having the ball receiving portion and the ball repulsion portion integrally formed, each of the blades may be provided independently. Further, the number of blades (ball receiving portion, ball repelling portion) is not limited to three as in the embodiment, but may be two or four. The shapes of the ball receiving portion and the ball repulsion portion are not limited to the shapes of the embodiment.

The windmill of the present invention may be configured as a lamp windmill that emits light by a lamp or the like installed behind it.

Although an example in which the wind turbine of the present invention is used as a first-class pachinko machine has been described, it is needless to say that the present invention may be used for other types of pachinko machines such as a second-class pachinko machine. It can also be used for gaming machines.

The location of the windmill is not limited to the one in the embodiment, but can be changed in the flowing direction of the game ball by appropriately arranging the windmill, thereby making the flow of the game ball interesting. be able to.

[0026]

As described above, a windmill, which is a member for changing the flowing direction of a game machine according to the present invention, has a ball receiving portion or a ball repelling portion provided on a blade against which a game ball collides. It is possible to change the flowing direction of the game ball, and to add an interesting aspect to the flow mode of the game ball.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a gaming area of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a wind turbine which is a downflow changing member of the gaming machine of the present invention, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG.

FIG. 4 is an operation example of a windmill that is a downflow direction changing member of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation example of a windmill which is a downflow direction changing member of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a windmill, which is a flow-down direction changing member of a conventional gaming machine, FIG. 6B is a side view, and FIG.

FIG. 7 is an operation example of a windmill that is a downflow direction changing member of a conventional gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 20 Windmill 23 Blade 25 Ball receiving part 26 Ball repulsion part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A downflow direction changing member of a gaming machine, which is provided on a game area of a gaming machine and changes the downflow direction of the game ball when a game ball flowing down the game area collides, and is provided at the center. A ball receiving portion capable of receiving a game ball and a ball playing a game ball, wherein at least one of the blades is provided with a plurality of blades provided in a circumferential direction from the main body portion. A downflow direction changing member for a gaming machine, wherein at least one of the repulsion portions is provided. 2. The downflow direction changing member for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball receiving portion and a ball repelling portion are integrally provided on the blade.