JP2001190753A - Winning device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a player to enjoy visually recognizing the process of pachinko balls entering a winning device to be led to a special winning condition stage by stage by forming plural stages in a front member and mounting a dividing means corresponding to each stage. SOLUTION: The winning device has a front member 2, a dividing means and an electric drive means 83 for driving the dividing means. In the front member 2, a shelf board 8 is disposed on the front or the rear side of a partition wall 7 mounted on a frame body 3 attached to the game board of a pachinko machine to form plural stages. The dividing means, mounted corresponding to each stage, has a rotating body 20 with plural dividing slots 24, 25 and 26 for transporting pachinko balls to a next stage, discharging pachinko balls from the winning device 1, or determining to divide pachinko balls into either of plural kinds of winning conditions.

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 for a ball game machine in which a prize ball is paid out when a game ball launched by a player enters a specific winning opening and wins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a prize winning device of a ball-and-ball game machine using a conventional rotating body, a rotating body which is always rotated in a fixed direction by a motor is provided in the winning apparatus, and a game ball is provided on a peripheral surface of the rotating body. It is widely known that a plurality of ball receiving portions formed of one concave portion are formed. Such a prize device causes a so-called special prize state when a game ball that has entered the prize device enters a specific ball receiving portion of the ball receiving portions, and enters a ball receiving portion other than the above. The so-called special winning state is not brought.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional prize apparatus, there is only one opportunity to determine whether or not a game ball entered into the prize apparatus enters a specific ball receiving portion of the rotating body. , It is determined from the player's side that the result of the hit or miss is instantly recognized, giving an impression that it is not enough to enhance the interest of the game. For this reason, the conventional winning device has a problem that the player gets bored relatively quickly.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and a plurality of stages are formed on a front member,
And, when the game ball enters the prize device by providing the distribution means corresponding to each stage, the game ball is ejected without being transferred to the next stage, or the game ball is transferred from the stage to the next stage. You can enjoy while visually recognizing the process of reaching the special prize state, such as being transferred to the stage and finally producing a special prize state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize winning device for a ball game machine capable of providing a plurality of modes so as to further enhance the playability.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a prize winning device for a ball game machine according to the present invention comprises a plurality of stages for randomly allocating gaming balls entering from a specific winning opening. A front member provided with, while receiving game balls of each stage, transfer to the next stage, or discharge as a normal winning ball, or sorting means for sorting to any one of a plurality of special winning states, And a driving means for driving the distribution means.

In a preferred embodiment, the distributing means may be constituted by a rotating body having a plurality of distributing ports, and the rotating body may be formed as a single rotating body. Good.

It is preferable that each of the stages is constituted by a curved shelf plate whose left and right ends are located above the central portion.

[0008]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of one embodiment of a winning device 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The winning device 1 includes a front member 2, a rotating body 20 as a distributing means, a cover plate 30, a distributing main body 40, a winning passage body 60, and a back plate 80 to which a motor 83 as an electric driving means is attached. And More specifically, the cover 30 is screwed to the back surface of the rotating body 20, and the rotating body 20 and the cover plate 30 are housed in a housing space 43 formed in the front half of the distribution body 40. Further, the distribution main body 40 and the front member 2 are fixed, and the winning passage body 60 is screwed so as to cover the rear surface of the distribution main body 40. Finally, the back plate 80 to which the motor 83 is attached is screwed to the back surface of the winning passage body 60 to constitute the winning device 1.

The front member 2 has an outer peripheral wall 4 protruding from a front side of a peripheral edge of a substantially circular frame 3 and an opening 5 provided in the center of the inner surface thereof.
Are projected to form a space in the frame 3, and each stage is formed in the frame 3 using this space. That is, the partition walls 7a and 7b are vertically arranged in the opening 5 of the frame body 3 at intervals substantially vertically dividing the upper and lower sides, and the left and right ends of the partition walls 7a and 7b are slightly upwardly curved. Shelves 8a, 8b
And a first stage A and a second stage B
Are formed, and the partition wall 7c is further divided into other partition walls 7a and 7b.
A third stage C is formed by arranging a plate-like shelf plate 8c which is disposed slightly forward of the partition wall 7c and whose central portion is slightly recessed behind the partition wall 7c. In the center of the lower end of the partition wall 7a forming the first stage, a game ball is
A hole 9a is formed in the center of the lower end of a partition wall 7b forming the second stage.
A wider opening 9b is provided in the lateral direction than a. The partition walls 7a, 7b are located at the center of the shelves 8a, 8b.
guide groove 10 inclined toward the openings 9a, 9b
a and 10b are provided, respectively, and
Guide pieces 11, 11 are provided on both left and right sides. In the center of the upper portion of the outer peripheral wall 4 of the frame 3, a first
A winning opening 12 for allowing a game ball to enter the stage A is provided, and a downward curved guide plate 13 for guiding the entered game ball to the left and right is protruded immediately below the winning opening 12. I have. Further, on both left and right sides of the outer peripheral wall 4 of the second stage B, there are provided transfer passages 14 for sending game balls from the first stage A to the second stage B. It should be noted that each of the partition walls 7a, 7b, and 7c can be in a state where the game ball is discharged from the prize device 1 as a normal prize ball (hereinafter, referred to as a “discharge state”) or the game ball is moved from the stage to the next. It is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material so that a player can visually recognize whether the state can be transferred to the stage (hereinafter referred to as a “transfer state”), or whether the game ball causes a so-called special winning state. I have.

The rotating body 20 is provided with a screw hole 23 for screwing the rotating shaft 22 at the center of a disk-shaped substrate 21, and four central distribution ports 24 penetrate the screw hole 23. Have been. Further, twelve intermediate distribution ports 25 are penetrated around the central distribution port 24, and one
Two outer distribution ports 26 are penetrated. Here, of the four central distribution ports 24 described above, two central distribution ports 2
4a is for guiding the game ball of the second stage B to the discharge state, and the other two central distribution ports 24b are formed by projecting a U-shaped member on the back side to form a passage, thereby forming a second stage. The game ball B is guided to a transfer state. In addition, the aforementioned 12
Of the intermediate distribution ports 25, the eight intermediate distribution ports 25a guide the game balls of the first stage A or the second stage B to the discharging state, and the remaining four intermediate distribution ports 25a. Mouth 25
b denotes a first passage formed by projecting a cylindrical member on the back side to form a first passage.
The game ball of the stage A or the second stage B is guided to the transfer state. Further, all of the twelve outer peripheral distribution ports 26 penetrated on the outer periphery of the substrate 21 project a U-shaped member to the back side to form a passage, and guide the game ball of the third stage C to a special winning state. Things. Of these, 8
The outer peripheral distribution ports 26a provide a small prize in a special prize state, and the other four outer peripheral distribution ports 26b provide a large prize in a special prize state. And four outer distribution ports 26b
Are formed deeper inward than the other eight outer distribution ports 26a. Further, the intermediate distribution port 25 and the outer peripheral distribution port 26
A wall member 27 protrudes from the rear side to the middle, and a cylindrical projection 28 for fixing a lid plate 30 described later is provided between the central distribution port 24 and the intermediate distribution port 25. The protrusion is formed.

The cover plate 30 is a substantially circular plate-like member, and has a transfer hole 31 formed at the center and a transfer port 32 at the outer periphery.
And four outlets 33 are provided. When the cover plate 30 is screwed onto the cylindrical projection 28 of the rotator 20, the rear surface of the wall member 27 of the rotator 20 is covered to form a collective space 34 for collecting game balls guided to the discharge state. . On the other hand, the transfer hole 31 is located at the central distribution port 2 of the rotating body 20.
4b, the transfer port 32 is the intermediate distribution port 2 of the rotating body 20.
5b, the central distribution port 24b of the rotating body 20
The game balls that have flowed into the intermediate distribution port 25b are sent to the distribution main body 40 described later, and are not guided to the collective space 34.

In the sorting body 40, the front and rear center of the frame-shaped member 41 is divided by a partition wall 42, and a housing space 43 for housing the rotating body 20 is formed in the front half. A rotating shaft 2 screwed to the rotating body 20 is provided at the center of the partition 42.
2, a through hole 44 is formed. Further, an opening 45 for receiving a game ball transferred from the first stage A is provided above the through hole 44,
Openings 46 for receiving game balls transferred from the second stage B are provided below the through hole 44 and on both left and right sides. Further, on the lower back side of the openings 45, 46, U-shaped transfer members 47, 48 are provided, respectively, and the game balls distributed to the both sides of the transfer members 47, 48 are provided with the next stage. Return passage 49,50
Are provided respectively. On the other hand, a discharge ball receiving port 51 for guiding game balls to a discharge state is provided below the partition wall 42, and a discharge box 52 is formed on the back side of the discharge ball receiving port 51 by projecting a wall surrounding three sides thereof. In addition, a sensor 53 is attached to the discharge portion 52. Further, at the upper end of the partition wall 42, there are provided two elliptical inlets 54a and 54b, each of which has a cylindrical member protruding toward the back side, of which the inlet 54a is slightly outside the inlet 54b. It is provided shifted.

The winning passage body 60 is roughly constituted by a flat cover plate 61 covering the entire back surface of the above-described distribution body 40, and a large winning passage 62 and a small winning passage 63 formed on the back surface thereof. I have. At the center of the cover plate 61, a cylindrical hole 64 for penetrating the rotary shaft 22 is provided on the front and rear surfaces, respectively. Also, the cover plate 61
The upper two through holes are a large winning opening 65 for sending a game ball to the large winning passage 62 and a small winning opening 66 for sending a gaming ball to the small winning passage 63. Further, at the center of the lower end of the cover plate 61, there is provided a fitting portion 67 for fitting the rear end of the sensor 53 attached to the discharging portion 52 of the distribution body 40 described above. Exhaust ports 68 and 69 are provided on both sides for feeding game balls falling from the special winning passage 62 and the small winning passage 63 to a winning ball collecting gutter (not shown). In addition, the grand prize passage 62 and the small prize passage 6
Sensors 70 and 71 are respectively disposed above the position 3.

The back plate 80 is a flat plate-shaped member, and has a through hole 81 formed at the center thereof so as to penetrate the rotating shaft 22 screwed to the rotating body 20. A lamp base 82 provided with a plurality of decorative lamps is attached. A motor 83 is provided below the back surface of the back plate 80, and a gear fitted to the shaft of the motor 83 and the rotating body 20 are provided.
Is connected to a gear fitted to the rear end of the rotating shaft 22 so that the rotating body 20 is always rotated in a fixed direction by the driving of the motor 83.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a configuration example of a game board of a ball game machine to which the winning device 1 according to the embodiment described above is applied. A game area surrounded by guide rails 101 is formed on the surface of the game board 100, and the winning device 1 of the present embodiment is provided substantially at the center of the game area. On the right side of the prize apparatus 1, a variable prize apparatus 102 called a tulip and a variable prize apparatus 103 are provided side by side, and a variable prize apparatus 104 is provided below the prize apparatus 1. Have been.

Next, the operation of the winning device 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Is a front view of the prize device 1 for explaining the operation of the game ball P in the prize device 1, FIG. 4 is a rear view of a state where the front member 2, the rotating body 20, and the cover plate 30 are combined, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the prize-winning device 1 showing a state in which a game ball is discharged, in which the member 2, the rotating body 20, the cover plate 30, and the distribution main body 40 are combined and shown in a partial cross section. When the game ball P driven into the game area of the game board 100 enters the winning opening 12 of the front member 2, as shown in FIG. It is led to A.
Then, the game balls P gradually move toward the passage 9a while moving to the left and right on the curved shelf 8a, and are received in the intermediate distribution port 25 of the rotating body 20. At this time, since the rotating body 20 is constantly rotating clockwise, the game ball P enters one of the four intermediate distribution ports 25b or the eight intermediate distribution ports 25a. The game ball P that has entered the intermediate sorting port 25b passes through the opening 45 of the partition wall 42 of the sorting main body 40, is sent to the transfer member 47, and further passes through the return passage 49 and the transfer passage 14 to the second. Stage B. On the other hand, the game ball P that has entered the intermediate distribution port 25a is guided to the collecting space 34 formed between the rotating body 20 and the cover plate 30 as shown in FIG. It is discharged from the discharge port 33 of the plate 30 to the discharge part 52 of the distribution main body 40.

Next, the operation of the game ball P guided to the second stage B will be described.
The game ball P guided to is supplied to one of the twelve intermediate distribution ports 25 or the four central distribution ports 24 of the rotating body 20. Of these, the game balls P entering the intermediate distribution port 25b or the central distribution port 24b are the partition walls 42 of the distribution main body 40.
Is sent to the transfer member 48 through the opening 46, and further guided to the third stage C via the return passage 50. On the other hand, the intermediate distribution port 25a or the central distribution port 24a
As shown in FIG. 6, the game ball P is guided to the collecting space 34 formed between the rotating body 20 and the cover plate 30 and falls thereunder. Is discharged to the discharge portion 52 of the distribution main body 40 from the main body.

Next, the game ball P guided to the third stage C
The operation of will be described. The game ball P guided to the third stage C enters one of the twelve outer peripheral distribution ports 26 provided on the outer periphery of the rotating body 20, and is distributed to one of the big prize and the small prize. It is determined. To explain this in more detail, the game ball P that has entered the outer peripheral distribution port 26 is carried upward while being held on the front side of the partition 42 of the distribution main body 40 and is sent to the inlet 54 of the partition 42. It is sent. Here, the outer peripheral distribution port 26b is formed deep inward,
As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball P held at the outer peripheral distribution port 26b is sent to the transmission port 54b to be matched with the transmission port 54b of the partition wall 42, and the prize passage body 60 is formed. To the special winning opening 65. On the other hand, since the outer peripheral distribution port 26a is made to coincide with the outlet 54a of the partition wall 42, the game balls P received by the outer peripheral distributor 26a are sent to the outlet 54a and the prize passage. Body 6
It is led to the small winning opening 66 of 0. The game ball P guided to the special winning opening 65 passes through the sensor 70 and is discharged to the exclusion opening 68 after passing through the special winning passage 62, and the game ball P guided to the small winning opening 66 is detected by the sensor 71. , And after passing through the small winning passage 63, is discharged to the elimination port 69.

Through the above-described process, the game ball P finally reaches the sensors 70, 7 in the large winning passage 62 or the small winning passage 63.
When the signal passes 1, a detection signal is output from the sensors 70 and 71, and a so-called special winning state is brought about. Specifically, when the game ball P passes through the sensor 70, the upper and lower variable prize devices 102 and 103 provided on the right side of the prize device 1 of the game board 100 are opened to enter a state of a big prize. On the other hand, when the game ball P passes through the sensor 71, the variable winning device 104 provided below the winning device 1 is opened, and a small winning state is established. In the present embodiment,
The big win is the opening and closing wing pieces 105 and 10 of the variable winning device 102.
5 and the opening and closing wing pieces 106 and 106 of the variable winning device 103 repeat the action of rising once and tilting seven times, and the small prize is that the opening and closing wing pieces 107 and 107 of the variable winning device 104 rise once and tilt five times. Repeat the action. The modes of the grand prize and the small prize are not limited to those described in the present embodiment, and it is of course possible to select any mode.

In the present embodiment, the distributing means is shown and described as being constituted by a single rotating body 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, it may be configured by a plurality of rotating bodies, or a configuration other than the rotating bodies may be employed. Further, in the present embodiment, the game ball transferred to the third stage after passing through the first stage and the second stage is distributed to one of a plurality of special winning states in the third stage. Although the configuration configured to determine is illustrated and described, the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the configuration may be such that the distribution is determined to one of a plurality of special winning states in the second stage. You may.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, the prize winning device for a ball game machine according to the present invention has a plurality of stages formed on a front member and a distribution means corresponding to each stage. Therefore, the player either ejects the game ball that has entered the prize device without being transferred to the next stage, or the game ball is transferred from the stage to the next stage, and finally the special winning state It is possible to enjoy while visually recognizing the process leading to the special prize state provided. Further, according to the prize winning device according to the present invention, even in the special prize state, a plurality of modes such as a large prize and a small prize can be provided, so that the playability can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a winning device of a ball and ball game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of the winning device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view for explaining an operation of a game ball in the winning device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a state where the front member, the rotating body, and the cover plate of the present embodiment are combined.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a partial cross section of a combination of the front member, the rotating body, the cover plate, and the distribution main body of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the winning device of the present embodiment showing a discharging state of a game ball.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a game board to which the winning device of the embodiment is attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 winning device A, B, C stage 2 front member 12 winning port 20 rotating body 24 central distribution port 25 intermediate distribution port 26 outer distribution port 83 motor (drive means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A front member having a plurality of stages for lottery sorting out game balls entered from a specific winning opening, and receiving the game balls of each stage and transferring the game balls to the next stage, or A prize device for a ball game machine, comprising: a distributing unit for distributing the discharge as a normal winning ball or one of a plurality of special winning states; and a driving unit for driving the distributing unit. . 2. The prize winning device of a ball and ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein said distribution means is constituted by a rotating body having a plurality of distribution ports. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the stages is constituted by a curved shelf plate whose left and right ends are located above a central portion. Winning equipment.