JP2001276338A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To randomly change the movement of game balls inside a game device, to improve a game property and to provide a sound pachinko machine. SOLUTION: A disk 16 for which a V-zone 14 and a winning hole 15 are annularly formed is provided inside a rotary panel 7 provided with an annular helical bank 8 where the game balls flow down installed inside the game device, a notched part 10 communicated to the disk 16 is formed at the downstream end of the helical bank 8 and the rotary panel 7 is driven by a motor 11. The game ball which gets on the helical bank 8 is circulated or turned together with the rotary panel 7, reaches the downstream end of the helical bank 8, advances from the notched part 10 of the rotated rotary panel 7 to the disk 16 and gets in the V-zone 14 or the winning hole 15. Thus, the rotation speed and rotation direction of the game balls are randomly changed, the game property is improved and also the illegal action of hitting the pachinko machine to win or the like is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a configuration in which a winning game ball can be visually observed until it reaches a V zone through a downflow path.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine using a rotary display to change the flow direction of a game ball is compared with a pachinko machine equipped with an accessory using a variable display device. There has been proposed a pachinko machine in which an expectation of a big hit due to a timing of winning a game ball which cannot be made is caused to give the player an interest.

[0003] As an example of a pachinko machine using a rotating disk, a rotating disk provided with a plurality of holes (winning openings) including a V zone (winning opening) is provided inside a gaming machine provided at the center of the gaming board. There is a type in which an annular clune in which the inside of the circular flow path of the game ball is inclined toward the center is arranged outside the turntable (see JP-A-5-3948). In this pachinko machine, when a game ball enters the special winning device, the game ball rolls on the clune and wins one of a plurality of holes formed in the rotating turntable.

[0004]

In this conventional pachinko machine, since the game balls can be visually observed until they enter the hole of the turntable, it is interesting for the player. , The player can determine the winning timing of the V zone at an early stage to some extent, and the player can aim and shoot such as a hit. Also, since the game ball winning route to the V zone of the turntable is constant, when the game ball is moving on the clune,
There is a problem that "it is possible to win a game ball in the V zone by hitting the pachinko machine at a certain timing", which induces an action deviating from the original game. For this reason, if the pachinko machine has been operated for a long period of time, the interest in the game will be reduced depending on the skill of the player, and there is a risk of cheating.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a sound pachinko machine in which the movement of a game ball in a game device is randomized to improve the playability and provide a sound pachinko machine.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is provided in a rotating disk provided with an annular helical bank in which game balls flow down and installed in a game machine. A disk having a plurality of winning holes formed in an annular shape, a cutout communicating with the inner disk is formed at a downstream end of the spiral bank, and the rotary disk is rotated. The disk may be provided with a V zone on the front side among a plurality of winning holes.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spine dividing portion for distributing the entered game balls to the left and right in the gaming device, and the left and right downflow paths by the spine dividing portion are provided.
It is characterized in that the rotary disk is formed in a ring-shaped spiral bank so as to face each other in a tangential direction.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The gaming machine 1 of a pachinko machine shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is provided with entrances 2 for game balls on the upper right and left sides, and is connected so that the game balls flow down to the central crew 3. Below the clune 3, there is provided a concavely curved base 4 for temporarily receiving the dropped game ball, and the base 4 sends the game ball backward to drop it, and is shown by the center (rear) arrow of the game apparatus 1 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the game ball falls on the top of the spine portion 6 provided on the rear side of the wall surface 5.

The back part 6 has inclined surfaces 6a, 6b in the left-right direction.
Is formed, and the game ball that has fallen to the top is caused to flow down to the right or left inclined surface 6a, 6b,
The structure is such that game balls are dropped into the annular helical bank 8 of the turntable 7 from the exit A or the exit B with vigor.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a rotating disk 7 provided in the gaming machine 1 integrally forms a spiral bank 8 and an annular inner wall 9 inside the spiral bank 8, and is connected to an upstream end of the spiral bank 8. At this point, a step is formed, and a notch 10 is formed in the inner wall 9 located at the downstream end of the spiral bank 8. The rotating disk 7 is a motor 1
1 is controlled to rotate in one direction, but it is also possible to change the rotation speed under certain conditions. In this embodiment, the rotating disk 7 is rotated clockwise at a constant rotation speed.

On the outer periphery of the rotating disk 7, an outer wall 12 surrounding the rotating disk 7 and a pair of flow-down passages 13 connected in a tangential direction to the spiral bank 8 are integrally formed. Inside the inner wall 9, there is provided a disk 16 in which a plurality of winning holes 15 including V zones (winning holes) 14 are formed in an annular shape. In the game, the V zone 14 is arranged in front of the player to make it easy for the player to understand, and the rotating disk 7 is rotated clockwise at a constant speed, and the disk 16 is fixed.

In the gaming machine 1 configured as described above, until the game ball entered from the entrance 2 of the game ball shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. You can follow the game ball with your eyes. That is, the game balls entered from the entrance 2 of the game apparatus 1 are guided by the clune 3, and each of the game balls falls to the lower platform 4 at a different timing. The game ball that has fallen on the platform 4 moves rearward while swinging, falls on the top of the spine division 6, and descends on one of the left and right inclined surfaces 6a, 6b of the spine division 6, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Through the spiral bank 8.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), a game ball coming out of the exit A down the left inclined surface 6a of the spine division portion 6,
It goes around the spiral bank 8 counterclockwise. When the game ball is dropped on the upstream side of the spiral bank 8, the game ball vigorously crosses the step, climbs the slope of the spiral bank 8,
When the rotation speed of the game ball is lost due to the resistance due to the rotation speed of the turntable 7 and the resistance of the slope, the game ball follows the slope of the spiral bank 8 and is downstream of the spiral bank 8 as shown in FIG. It rotates toward the end (clockwise rotation in the opposite direction as before), and finally the game ball reaches the step formed at the downstream end of the spiral bank 8. Here, the notch 10 of the inner wall 9 is also rotating due to the rotation of the turntable 7, and at that time, when the game ball reaches the notch 10 and at the position of the notch 10, the game ball moves to the disk 16. In one of the V zone 14 and the winning hole 15. In addition, at the position of the notch 10, the passage surface is inclined inward, and the game ball is directed to the disk 16.

As shown in FIG. 7, the game ball coming out of the exit B down the right inclined surface 6b of the back part 6 is:
The game ball rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the turntable 7, and the game ball rolls under the influence of the rotation speed of the turntable 7, and the spiral bank 8 rotates.
Hit the step. Then, at the position of the cutout portion 10 at that time, one of the V zone 14 of the disk 16 or the winning hole 15 is won.

As described above, the path and required time from the entrance 2 of the gaming machine 1 to the turntable 7 are randomly changed, and the flow path to the turntable 7 is selected by accident.
The game balls exiting from the exit A or the exit B have different functions, and change the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the balls themselves depending on the exit direction of the game balls, so that the player can enjoy the change of the game. Since the rotating disk 7 is rotating at a constant speed in a fixed direction, the notch 10 approaches the V zone 14 so that a game can be played in expectation of winning in the V zone 14. Further, under certain conditions, the rotary disk 7 may be stopped with the notch 10 aligned with the V zone 14 (the rotary disk 7 and the disk 16 may rotate together). In addition, since the rotating ball 7 rotates, the game ball also rotates, so that "hitting the pachinko machine with good timing" is avoided, and the playability is improved.

[0016]

The present invention is as described above. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a game ball flowing down in a gaming machine rides on a spiral bank of a turntable and rotates or rotates together with the turntable. It reaches the downstream end of the spiral bank, enters the disk from the notch of the rotating wheel, and enters the V zone or winning hole. Thereby, it is possible to randomly change the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the game ball in the game device,
You can enjoy the movement of game balls like never before. In addition, the prize timing changes randomly due to the rotation of the turntable and the rotation of the game ball, which makes it difficult to stop and prevents a fraudulent act such as hitting a pachinko machine to win a prize. Can be. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the game ball that has entered the gaming device passes through the left or right inclined surface and is dropped on the spiral bank of the turntable, the approach direction and the slope of the spiral bank compete. Interferes with the rotation speed and direction of the game ball, and changes the timing of winning the disk, causing a sense of expectation for winning,
Improve playability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a gaming machine provided in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a development view of the game channel shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a gaming device incorporating the gaming channel shown in FIG.

4 is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a top view (a) and a front view (b) of the game flow channel shown in FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation of the turntable.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation of the turntable.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming device 6 Separation part 7 Turntable 8 Spiral bank 10 Notch part 13 Downflow passage 14 V zone 15 Winning hole 16 Disk

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotating disk provided with an annular spiral bank in which a game ball flows down installed in a game machine, and a disk having a plurality of winning holes formed annularly is provided at a downstream end of the spiral bank. A pachinko machine wherein a notch communicating with the inner disk is formed, and the rotating disk is rotated. 2. In the gaming machine, there is provided a spinning portion for distributing the entering game ball to the left and right, and the left and right downflow passages by the spinning portion are opposed to each other in an annular spiral bank of the turntable. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine is formed in a tangential direction.