JP2001204896A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine capable of accurately detecting the number of balls shot to the game region and improving production efficiency. SOLUTION: This pachinko game machine 1 comprises a game plate 3, a shooting device 71, a shot ball guiding passage 75 formed between an outer guiding rail 4 and an inner guiding rail 5 erected on the game plate 3 for guiding the shot balls to the game region 6, a shot ball counter-flow preventing means 76 having a counter-flow preventing piece 77 disposed on the outlet 75a of the shot ball guiding passage 75. A shot ball detecting means 110 is disposed on the game region 6 side of the counter-flow preventing piece 77.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine provided with a launching ball detecting means for detecting a gaming ball launched into a game area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in pachinko gaming machines, the purpose is to grasp the usage of the gaming machine, judge the failure of the gaming machine, prevent impropriety, and make the game content change. In some cases, the detection of a shooting sphere fired toward a game area of a game board is performed by a shooting sphere detection unit including a shooting sphere passage detector such as a photo sensor or a proximity switch. Conventionally, the launching ball detecting means is disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2640112 from the viewpoint of convenience in assembling and the like.
Generally, it is arranged near a launching device that launches a game ball in response to a launch operation by a player.

[0003] When the above-mentioned photosensor is used as a shooting sphere detecting means, a light emitting element and a light receiving element are provided on both sides of a shooting sphere flow path through which the shooting sphere passes near the firing device. The light-receiving element is disposed so as to face each other, and when the firing sphere passes between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, light reception of the light-receiving element is interrupted, whereby the passage of the firing sphere is detected.

When the proximity switch is used as a launching ball detection means, a proximity switch is arranged on one side of a launching ball channel through which the launching ball passes near the launching device, and the proximity switch prevents the launching ball from passing. Detected as an electrical signal.

However, in the case where the number of fired balls is detected by providing the fired ball detecting means near the firing device as described above, when the game ball returns to the firing position of the fired device without being properly fired in the game area. However, when a replayed game ball is detected again as a shooting ball, it may be double-detected again as a shooting ball, so that it is hard to say that the detection accuracy of the number of shooting balls is high. In addition, the launching ball detection means may be provided on the launching ball guideway formed between the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail on the game board on the downstream side of the launching ball flow path. The problem caused by the reversion of the game ball has not been solved.

Therefore, in the related art, among the game balls once fired, the reversing game ball is guided to the outside of the machine or the like by a foul ball guideway provided at a position halfway from the shooting position to the game area. This prevents the ball from returning to the firing position, and provides a foul ball detecting means such as a photo sensor or a proximity switch on the foul ball guiding path to detect the rebound game ball, and detects the number of the released game ball. The number obtained by subtracting the detected number of game balls that returned from is set as the number of effective fired balls fired in the game area (net fired ball count).

However, in the above structure, depending on the momentum of the game ball that returns without reaching the game area,
The returning game ball is not guided to the foul ball taxiway,
There is a risk of returning to the firing position of the launching device again, in which case, in the same manner as described above, the shooting sphere is detected by the firing sphere detection means at the time of the return, and the game ball that has returned again is fired again If it does, it will be double detected again as a launch sphere.

[0008] In addition, in the above structure, two detecting means, a fired ball detecting means and a foul ball detecting means, must be provided in order to detect the number of effective fired balls fired in the game area. Since the positions of the two detecting means are separated to some extent, wiring and mounting are complicated, and the production efficiency is significantly reduced.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to accurately detect the number of shot balls fired in a game area and to improve production efficiency. The aim is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can do this.

[0010]

That is, the invention of claim 1 comprises a game board, a launch device for launching a game ball toward a game area of the game board in response to a shooting operation of a player, and a launch ball. It has a launch ball guideway formed between an outer guide rail and an inner guide rail erected on a game board for guiding to a game area, and a backflow prevention piece disposed on an exit side of the launch ball guideway. In a pachinko game machine equipped with a launch ball backflow prevention unit, a launch ball detection unit for detecting a game ball fired in the game area is provided on the game area side of the backflow prevention piece of the launch ball backflow prevention means. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the shooting sphere detecting means is arranged near the backflow preventing piece of the shooting sphere backflow preventing means.

Further, the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 1 or 2, the launching ball detecting means is provided directly on the game board or via a component or member other than the game board.

Still further, the invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1.
(2) In the above (2), the launching ball detecting means is provided integrally with at least one of a plurality of attached members provided on the game board.

Still further, the invention according to claim 5 is based on claim 4.
In the attached member provided with a launching ball detecting means accommodation portion,
The shooting sphere detecting means is detachably provided in the housing section for the shooting sphere detecting means.

Still further, the invention according to claim 6 is based on claim 4.
Or In 5, the attachment member is a decorative member.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an entire pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view showing a main part of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a decorative member used in the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5, and FIG. FIG. 8 and FIG. 8 are perspective views before attaching a launching ball detecting means to a base lens portion of the decorative member, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view showing a main part of a pachinko game machine according to another embodiment.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A game board 3 is detachably accommodated inside the frame body 2, and an outer guide rail 4 and an inner guide rail 5 of a game ball are erected on the game board 3 in a substantially circular shape, and the outer side of the game board surface 3a is provided. An image display device 9 on the center line of the game area 6 surrounded by the guide rail 4 in order from the upper part to the lower part;
The first type starting port 11 which is an ordinary electric accessory, the special winning opening 15 which is a special electric accessory, and the out opening (also referred to as an outlet).
17 are provided, and a ramp windmill 18a,
18b, below the normal design change start left gate 19 and the normal design change start right gate 21, and below it, the windmill 22
a, 22b, below the left sleeve winning opening 23 and the right sleeve winning opening 2
5, furthermore, on both sides of the large winning opening 15, a leftward winning opening 27 and a rightward winning opening 29 are provided.

On the front side of the frame 2, a glass frame 31, an upper ball receiving tray 32 for receiving paid-out game balls, and a mounting plate 3 for mounting the upper ball receiving tray 32.
3, a lower ball tray 34 for receiving a game ball when the upper ball tray 32 is saturated, a lamp display 35 for notifying a game state, a speaker 36 for emitting a sound or sound effect to notify a player of a game state, A key 37 for preventing the frame body 2 from being detached or opened and closed to prevent fraudulent acts, etc., and a game ball in accordance with a shooting operation of the player by the game area 6 of the game board 3
A firing device 71 and the like for firing toward are respectively assembled.

The image display device 9 shown in FIG.
1 is a normal symbol display device capable of changing and stopping the display of symbols such as numbers, alphabets, symbols or pictures, 43 is a special symbol display device, and 45 is a normal symbol display device 41.
Normal symbol display section consisting of 7-segment digital, 49
Is a window frame portion of the image display device, and 50 is a special symbol display device 43.
Image display unit comprising a dot matrix display of
Reference numeral a denotes a left display portion of the image display portion 50, 50b denotes a middle display portion, 50c denotes a right display portion, 51 denotes a symbol change frequency storage display lamp.
Is an opening / closing plate, 63 is a specific area winning opening,
Reference numeral 00 denotes a top decoration member (a top lamp) provided for decoration on the upper part of the game board 3.

When a game ball wins in the various winning ports, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls (prize balls). Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, when a game ball wins in the first kind starting port 11, a symbol is displayed on a left display portion 50a, a middle display portion 50b, and a right display portion 50c of the special symbol display device 43. Starts, and after a predetermined time, for example, the left display unit 50a, the middle display unit 50b, and the right display unit 50c
The symbols are fluctuated and stopped in this order, and the stopped symbols are fixedly displayed. If the mode of the stop display symbol at that time is a specific jackpot combination determined in advance, for example, a so-called zigzag pattern composed of a combination of the same symbols, the jackpot is achieved. When the jackpot is won, the opening / closing plate 61 of the special winning opening 15 is opened to receive the game ball falling in the game area 6, and the special winning opening 15 and the specific area winning opening 63 can be won. The opening / closing plate 61 has a special winning opening winning ball number of a predetermined number, for example, 10
The number of winning balls in the special winning opening 15 is limited at the time when the number of pieces reaches or after a lapse of a predetermined time. Further, every time a winning ball is detected in the specific area winning opening 63, a jackpot continuation right to repeat the opening of the open / close plate 61 is generated again, and a predetermined round (number of times), for example, up to 16 rounds, is performed. It is designed to open repeatedly.

The launching device 71 is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 showing a back side structure (partially omitted parts) of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
As can be understood from the figure, the operating lever 72, a firing motor 73 driven by the operation of the operating lever 72, and a hitting ball rod which intermittently swings and fires a game ball by driving the firing motor 73 74. The launching device 71
The launching sphere is guided to the game area 6 via a launching sphere guide path 75 formed between the outer guide rail 4 and the inner guide rail 5 erected on the game board surface 3a. I have. The game ball guided to the game area 6 by the launching ball guide path 75 rolls and falls downward and wins each device and each winning opening, or, if no winning anywhere, the above-mentioned out opening. 17 to be discharged to the back side of the game board 3.

In this embodiment, a launching ball backflow prevention means 76 is provided on the exit 75a side of the launching ball guide path 75. The shooting ball backflow prevention means 76 is for preventing the game ball once put into the game area 6 from returning to the shooting ball guide path 75 again. The launching ball backflow prevention means 76 is curved in one direction in the illustrated example, and
5 has a backflow preventing piece 77 made of a leaf spring or the like having a predetermined elasticity capable of opening and closing the outlet 75a.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 81 denotes a top decoration lamp substrate, 82a and 82b denote lamp windmill substrates, 83 denotes a normal symbol display substrate, 84 denotes a symbol change number storage display lamp substrate, 8
5 is a special symbol control board, 86a and 86b are center lamp boards, 87 is a left gate lamp board, 88 is a right gate lamp board, 89 is a left sleeve winning opening lamp board, 90 is a right sleeve winning opening lamp board, 91a and 91b. , 91c is a special winning port lamp board, 92 is a special winning port switch relay board, 93 is an out ball path connected to the out port 17, and 94 is collected in the out port 17 provided in the out ball path 93. This is an out sphere detecting means including a photo sensor, a proximity switch, and the like for detecting the out sphere.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, as can be understood more easily from FIG. 4, the launching ball backflow prevention means 76 is closer to the game area 6 than the backflow prevention piece 77, ie, the backflow prevention piece. On the downstream side of 77 (on the front side with respect to the advancing direction of the game ball), a launching ball detecting means 110 is provided. Examples of the launch sphere detecting means 110 include a proximity switch and a photo sensor described in the section of the related art. In this embodiment, a proximity switch is used as the launching ball detecting means 110. If the launching ball detection means 110 is provided closer to the game area 6 than the backflow prevention piece 77 of the launching ball backflow prevention means 76 as described above, only the game balls that have reached the game area 6 will be detected, as in the related art. It is not necessary to consider the returning game balls, and the number of effective firing balls properly fired in the game area 6 can be accurately detected. Preferably, the launching ball detecting means 100 is provided with a launching ball backflow preventing means 7.
6 is preferably disposed near the backflow prevention piece 77. Then, immediately after the game ball reaches the game area 6, all the game balls that have reached the game area 6 can be detected, so that the detection accuracy is improved.

The method of arranging the launching ball detecting means 110 includes a plurality of attached members provided on the game board 3, for example, a lamp windmill, each winning opening (including a gate), an image display device, and an outside. It may be provided integrally with at least one member such as a guide rail, a launch rail, and a decorative decoration member. The attachment members are not limited to those exemplified above, and include all members attached to the game board 3.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the launching ball detecting means 110 includes a decorative member (top decoration member) 10 provided on the upper part of the game board 3.
0 and are provided integrally. The decorative member 100 includes a base portion 101, a base lens portion 102, and a sub lens portion 1.
03. In this embodiment, the base 101 and the base lens 102 or the sub-lens 1
A light-emitting body such as a lamp (not shown) is accommodated between the light-emitting elements 03 and the light-emitting body such as a lamp is not housed between the base 101 and the base lens 102 or the sub-lens 103. is there. Reference numeral 104 in the figure denotes an attachment portion formed on the base portion 101 for attaching the decorative member 100 to the game board 3.

Further, in this embodiment, a housing 105 for a shooting ball detecting means is provided on the side of the game area 6 of the decorative member 100 (the base lens portion 102 in the illustrated example),
The shooting sphere detection means 110 is detachably provided in the shooting sphere detection means accommodation section 105. Specifically, as can be easily understood from FIG. 8, the shooting sphere detecting means 110 is provided with fixing portions 111 and 112, and the shooting sphere detecting means 110 is used for the shooting sphere detecting means of the decorative member 100. After being accommodated in the accommodating portion 105, the fixing portion 1
The shooting sphere detecting means 110 is detachably fixed to the decorative member 100 via an appropriate fixing member B such as a screw via the holes 11 and 112. In the figure, reference numeral 106 denotes a detection opening which enables the detection of the passage of a shooting sphere by the shooting sphere detection means 110 formed on the decorative member 100, and 113 and 114 denote fixing parts 111 of the shooting sphere detection means 110. , 112 for the fixing member B.

As described above, by integrally providing the launching ball detecting means 110 with a plurality of attached members on the game board 3, the assembling work and the wiring work of the gaming machine can be simplified as a whole, and the game The production efficiency of the machine can be increased, and the appearance can be prevented from being impaired. In particular, if the launching ball detecting means 110 is detachably provided in the launching ball detecting means accommodating portion of the attachment member as in this embodiment, the launching ball detecting means 110 can be fixed easily and securely. Since the detachment can be easily performed, maintenance work such as replacement of the shot sphere detecting means 110 can be easily performed. Further, as in this embodiment, if the launching ball detecting means 110 is configured to be accommodated in the decorative member 100 on the upper part of the game board 3, the launching ball detecting means 110 does not exist in appearance, and the launching ball detecting means 110 has good appearance. The ball detection means 100 can be arranged near the backflow prevention piece 77 of the launching ball backflow prevention means 76, and the detection can be performed immediately after the game ball reaches the game area 6, as described above, and the detection accuracy is improved.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the number of effective shooting balls detected by the shooting ball detecting means 110 is accumulated in a RAM or a counter of a main control circuit constituted by a computer or the like (not shown). It is configured to accumulate and store by the storage means and display the accumulated and stored effective number of fired balls by the number of fired balls display means 120 (see FIG. 1). Displaying the number of effective firing balls in this manner makes it easy to grasp the usage of the gaming machine, determine the failure of the gaming machine, and prevent fraud, and is extremely useful in the pachinko industry. In the illustrated example, the number-of-launched balls display means 120 is buried in the upper ball tray 32,
Of course, the position of the number-of-launched-balls display means 120 may be anywhere.
Also, without newly providing a launching ball number display unit, another display device is also used so that the effective launching ball number is displayed on another display unit such as the image display unit 50 of the image display device 9. Is also good.

FIG. 9 shows a configuration of a main part of a pachinko game machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, the same members as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. In this embodiment, the shooting ball detecting means 130 including a photo sensor, a proximity switch, and the like for detecting a game ball fired in the game area 6 is provided by a backflow prevention piece 77 of a shooting ball backflow prevention means 76 of the game board 3. Is also directly fitted to a position on the game area 6 side (a position near the backflow prevention piece 77 in the figure).
Reference numeral 131 in the drawing is a detection window that enables detection of the passage of a shooting sphere.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described two embodiments, and can be carried out by appropriately changing a part of the configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, a shooting ball detection unit for detecting a game ball fired in the game area may be provided on the game board side. That is, the launching ball detection means is provided directly on the game board,
You may make it attach to the components or members of the front or back side of a game board, for example, an assembly board or a back mechanism board. Therefore, the launching ball detecting means in the present invention can be provided on any one of a game board, an attached member, and a component or a member outside the game board, so that the design flexibility is high and the production efficiency of the gaming machine is taken into consideration. Thus, a member or a component to be mounted on the launching ball detecting means can be selected.

[0032]

As shown and described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, a game ball fired in the game area is detected closer to the game area than the backflow prevention piece of the shooting ball backflow prevention means. Since the launching ball detecting means is provided, it is possible to detect only the playing ball that has reached the playing area, and it is not necessary to consider the playing ball that returns to the launching device side as in the related art. The number of effective fired balls that have been properly fired can be accurately detected, and the structure can be simplified. In particular, if the launching ball detection means is arranged near the backflow prevention piece of the launching ball backflow prevention means as in the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent a missed detection of a game ball reaching the game area. .

If the launching ball detecting means is arranged directly on the game board or via parts or members other than the game board as in the third aspect of the present invention, the degree of freedom in design is increased. Therefore, it is possible to select a member or a component to be disposed of the launching ball detecting means so that the production efficiency of the gaming machine is improved.

Furthermore, if the launching ball detecting means is provided integrally with at least one of a plurality of attachment members provided on the game board, as a whole, the assembling operation of the game machine is achieved. In addition, the wiring work can be simplified, and the production efficiency of the gaming machine can be dramatically increased, and the appearance can be prevented from being impaired. Furthermore, if the launching ball detecting means is detachably provided in the launching ball detecting means accommodating portion of the attachment member as in the invention of claim 5, the launching ball detecting means can be easily and securely fixed. In addition, there is an advantage that the maintenance work such as replacement of the launching ball detecting means can be easily performed since it can be easily removed. In addition, if the attached member is a decorative member on the upper part of the game board as in the invention of claim 6, the launching ball detection means does not appear in appearance and looks good, and as in the invention of claim 2, The launching ball detecting means can be easily disposed near the backflow preventing piece of the launching ball backflow preventing means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an entire pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view showing a main part of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a decorative member used in the pachinko gaming machine.

6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the decorative member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state before a shooting sphere detecting means is attached to a base lens portion of the decorative member.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view showing a main part of a pachinko gaming machine according to another embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pachinko gaming machine 3 Game board 4 Outer guide rail 5 Inner guide rail 6 Game area 71 Launcher 75 Launching ball guideway 75a Exit of launching ball guideway 76 Launching ball backflow prevention means 77 Launching ball backflow prevention means Backflow preventing piece 100 decorative member (attachment member) 105 accommodation section for launching ball detecting means of decorative member 110, 130 launching ball detecting means

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Satoru Iwata 4-396 Nakaodai, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi F-term (reference) 2C088 BA03 BA07 BA49 BA50 DA08 EA24 EA29

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game board, and a firing device for firing a game ball toward a game area of the game board in response to a shooting operation by a player;
A launch ball guideway formed between an outer guide rail and an inner guide rail erected on a game board to guide a launch ball to a game area, and a backflow prevention disposed on an exit side of the launch ball guide route. In a pachinko game machine provided with a launch ball backflow prevention unit having a piece, a launching ball detection unit for detecting a game ball fired in the game area, closer to the game area than the backflow prevention piece of the launching ball backflow prevention means. A pachinko game machine characterized by having a. 2. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the shooting sphere detection means is disposed near the backflow prevention piece of the shooting sphere backflow prevention means. 3. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the launching ball detection means is provided directly on the game board or via a component or member other than the game board. 4. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the launching ball detecting means is provided integrally with at least one of a plurality of attached members provided on the game board. . 5. The shooting ball detecting means according to claim 4, wherein the attachment member is provided with a shooting ball detection means housing portion, and the shooting ball detection means housing portion is detachably provided with the shooting ball detection means. Pachinko machine. 6. The pachinko game machine according to claim 4, wherein the attachment member is a decorative member.