JP2001276342A - Center accessory structure for game panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly guide a game ball to a start chucker without raising costs. SOLUTION: Falling impact buffering plates 21L-23L are projectingly provided inside a warp passage 20L SO as to be almost vertical to a game ball falling direction. Thus, the game ball falls while colliding with the respective falling impact buffering plates as indicated by a chain line. Thus, without using different components such as a magnet, the power of the falling of the game ball is buffered and an appropriate moving speed is attained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warp passage structure, and more particularly to a warp passage structure for moving a game ball to another place in a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent game boards, a center role is provided substantially at the center of the game board. A start chucker is provided below the center role for shifting to an advantageous game state with a change in symbols. When the player wins the start chucker, the symbol displayed on the display provided at the center of the center role change starts changing. When the so-called big hit state is reached after the change of the symbol, a large winning opening provided further below is opened, and a large number of gaming balls can be placed. Therefore, it is important to guide the game ball to the start chucker in order to shift to an advantageous game state.

In order to guide a game ball to a start chucker, a warp passage may be provided in a center role. This passage has an entrance at the upper left and upper right of the center role,
Generally, an exit is provided near the center of the lower part of the center part. By providing this warp passage on the game board, the game ball can be moved to another place, specifically, near the start chucker. This warp passage has a role of changing the moving direction of the game ball to stimulate the playfulness of the player, and also of reducing the momentum of the game ball and smoothly leading it to the start chucker.

[0004] Japanese Patent No. 2778431 discloses a warp passage provided with a falling speed suppressing member for reducing the moving speed of a game ball. In that publication,
Specifically, a magnet is provided in the middle of the path where the game balls fall, and the moving speed of the game balls is reduced by the attraction force. Thereby, the momentum of the game ball can be softened.

The publication also discloses a configuration in which the passage is formed in a zigzag manner or a projecting piece is provided in the passage to reduce the moving speed of the game ball. Also in this case, the momentum of the game ball can be reduced by moving the game ball while colliding with the wall or the projecting piece of the zigzag passage.

[0006]

The prior art described in the above publication has the following disadvantages. First, when using magnets, the number of parts increases,
There is a disadvantage that the cost is increased as a result of an increase in the number of assembly steps. Further, in the case of colliding with the wall of the passage or the projecting piece, the momentum of the game ball cannot be sufficiently reduced, and the game ball cannot be smoothly guided to the start chucker.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its object is to reduce the cost and to smoothly introduce the game ball to the start chucker. It is to provide.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a center role structure having a warp passage for moving a game ball to another place, wherein the warp passage has a main surface in a falling direction of the game ball. And N-th to N-th are provided on the inner wall surface of the passage so as to be substantially perpendicular to and protrude into the passage.
(N is a natural number). The first to Nth drop impact buffering plate members include:
The distance between the adjacent drop impact buffer plate member is larger than that of the game ball.

The warp passage is constituted by inner wall surfaces of first and second passage constituting members to be combined, and the first to N-th drop impact buffering plate members include the first and second drop shock absorbing plate members. It is characterized in that it is provided so as to protrude from the opposing inner wall surfaces of the passage constituting member, and that the distance between the adjacent drop impact buffering plate member is larger than that of the game ball. Further, the M-th (1 <M <N) drop impact buffering plate member is configured so that the (M <th>
It is characterized in that it is provided at a position overlapping with the drop impact buffering plate member of -1). Further, a reinforcing member is provided at a joining portion between each of the drop impact buffering plate members and the wall surface and reinforces a joining state thereof. The reinforcing member has a curved surface for changing a course of the falling game ball in a projecting direction of the plate member.

[0010] By the way, a first slope having a curved surface for moving a game ball discharged from an outlet of the warp passage, and a first slope having a curved surface for further moving a game ball passing through the first slope. Two slopes may be further provided, and the first slope and the second slope may have different curvatures between curved surfaces. In this case, the first slope has a plurality of recesses for guiding a game ball to the second slope, and a guide for guiding the game ball to the plurality of recesses. Further, the second slope has a concave portion for guiding a game ball guided by a plurality of concave portions provided on the first slope to a winning opening. The concave portion has at least two convex guides on its surface, and the convex guide is provided at a position where a game ball passing between the two convex guides is guided to the winning opening. And

In short, by providing the drop impact buffering plate in the warp passage so as to be substantially perpendicular to the drop direction of the game ball, the drop of the game ball can be performed without using another component such as a magnet. The momentum can be sufficiently buffered. Further, by providing slopes having different curvatures at the exit of the warp passage, the moving speed of the game ball can be further reduced, and the game ball can be guided to the winning opening at an appropriate moving speed.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings referred to in the following description, the same parts as those in the other drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a game board adopting an embodiment of the center role object structure according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the center item 1 according to the present embodiment is provided substantially at the center of the game board. In general, a start chucker S is provided below the center role 1 for shifting to an advantageous game state with a change in symbols. This start chucker S
, The symbol displayed by the display provided in the center of the center role change starts. When the so-called big hit state is reached after the change of the symbol, the big hit door G provided further below is opened, so that a large number of game balls can win.

In order to guide the game balls to the start chucker S and shift to an advantageous game state, the center role item 1 is provided with warp lenses 20L and 20R forming a warp passage for guiding the game balls to the start chucker. I have. The game ball that has passed through the warp path formed by the warp lens 20L or 20R is first guided to the slope 5 provided below the center item 1. Next, the game ball guided to the slope 5 rolls on the surface of the slope 5 and is further guided to the start chucker S provided below the center role 1.

Here, the center accessory 1 includes a main body base 10 attached to a game board, and a main body base 10.
And a decorative plate 10b provided in contact with the upper frame 10a for guiding a game ball dropped from above to the left or right side of the center role. In this case, after the upper frame 10a is fixed to the main body base 10 from the back side of the base with screws or the like, the decorative plate 10b is further fixed to the main body base 10 with screws or the like from the back side of the base.
The decorative plate 10b has a hollow structure formed of a transparent resin, and a lamp or the like is generally attached to the hollow portion.

The center role 1 is provided with warp lenses 20L and 20R for forming warp passages provided on the left and right portions, respectively, and a game ball guided left and right by the upper frame 10a. Game ball introduction members 1L and 1 provided for guiding to the entrance of the passage, respectively
R, a slope 5 through which game balls passed through the left and right warp passages are guided, and a transparent plate 4 for displaying to a player the display contents (variable symbols and the like) of a display (not shown). I have. In this case, after the left and right warp lenses 20L and 20R are fixed to the main body base 10 from the back side of the base with screws or the like, the corresponding game ball introducing members 1L and 1R are fixed from the front side of the base with screws or the like. Further, the slope is fixed with screws or the like from the back side of the base. The transparent plate 4 is fixed from the back side of the base with screws or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, a main body base 1 is provided.
The side surface of 0 is gently curved, and the warp lenses 20L and 20R also have gently curved shapes along this curve, and guide the game ball to the slope 5 smoothly. As will be described later, the slope 5 has a first slope having a curved surface on which a game ball discharged from an outlet of the warp passage moves, and a curved surface on which a game ball having passed through the first slope further moves. And a second slope having: The curvature of the first slope curved surface and the curvature of the second slope curved surface are different from each other. Therefore, when the game ball passes through these slope curved surfaces, the game ball may win the start chucker S, or may fall downward without winning.

At the side of the game ball entrance 2L of the warp passage formed by the warp lens 20L provided on the left side of the center accessory 1,
A game ball introducing member 1L for changing the traveling direction of the game ball and guiding it into the warp passage is provided. Inside the left warp passage, a plurality of drop impact buffering plates 21L, 22L protruding from the passage inner wall substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the game ball falls.
And 23L are provided. Since the falling speed of the game ball is reduced by the drop impact buffering plates 21L, 22L and 23L, the game ball exit 3L in the left warp passage is provided.
Of the game ball derived from is sufficiently suppressed. The game ball of which the momentum is suppressed is led out from the game ball outlet 3L of the warp passage and is led to the slope 5.

The game ball introducing member 1 is also provided at the game ball entrance 2R side of the warp passage formed by the warp lens 20R provided on the right side.
R is provided. Also inside the warp passage on the right side, there are provided drop impact buffering plates 21R, 22R and 23R protruding from the inner wall of the passage substantially perpendicular to the drop direction of the game ball, so that the game is played by these drop impact buffering plates. The falling speed of the ball is reduced. For this reason, the momentum of the game ball led out from the right warp passage game ball exit 3R is sufficiently suppressed. This momentum is suppressed, and the game ball led out from the game ball exit 3R is also guided to the slope 5.

The game ball guided to the slope 5 moves while reciprocating on the surface of the slope 5, and is guided to a start chuck provided below. The structure of the slope 5 will be described later. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a configuration of a base 10 which is a main component of the center role, in which FIG. 3A is a front view, and FIG. 3B is a view taken along a line BB in FIG. It is sectional drawing. As shown in FIG. 1A, the main body base 10 of the center accessory 1 is provided with drop impact cushioning plates 21L and 23L on the left side as viewed in the figure. Further, the main body base 10 is provided with drop impact buffering plates 21R and 23R on the right side as viewed in the drawing. Referring to FIG. 2B, the main surfaces of the drop impact buffering plates 21L and 23L have a falling direction Y of the game ball.
The projection is provided so as to be substantially perpendicular to.

By attaching a warp lens to each of the left and right portions of the main body base 10 shown in FIG. 1, a left warp passage and a right warp passage are formed. The warp lens attached to the main body base 10 is also provided with a drop impact buffering plate. FIG. 4 shows the structure of this warp lens. FIG. 1 shows a warp lens for forming a left warp passage. The warp lens for forming the right warp passage has a symmetrical structure with respect to each figure in FIG.

In FIG. 1, (a) is a front view showing the entire configuration of the warp lens, and (b) is a side view thereof. FIGS. 3C, 3D and 3E are perspective views showing the configuration of the warp lens. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the warp lens is provided with a drop impact buffering plate 22L. By combining this warp lens with the main body base 10, a warp path is formed. In a warp passage formed by combining these two members, drop impact buffer plates are provided alternately protruding from opposing inner wall surfaces.
In other words, the drop impact buffer plate protrudes from the main body base side at positions above and below the drop impact buffer plate 22L provided on the warp lens 20L. Are provided so as to protrude alternately from the main body base and the warp lens. Note that these drop impact buffer plates are provided so as to protrude substantially perpendicularly to the game ball drop direction in a state where the warp passage is formed.

In each of these figures (a) to (e), a warp lens 20L has an entrance 200 for a game ball guided by a game ball introduction member and a game ball exit for an exit of a warp passage. 3L. That is, the game ball guided into the warp passage from the entrance 200 through the game ball introduction member falls downward while successively colliding with the drop impact buffer plates projecting from the main body base side and the warp lens side. become. Then, the game ball is led out from the game ball exit 3L, which is the exit of the warp passage. The derived game ball moves to the above-described slope.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. As shown in FIG.
Since 1L to 23L are molded with resin, they themselves have elasticity. Therefore, the drop impact of the game ball can be reduced by projecting the drop impact buffer plate into the passage. Further, reinforcing members 201U and 201D are provided on the upper and lower sides of the joint between the drop impact buffer plate and the wall surface, respectively. The reinforcing members 201U and 201D have a function of reinforcing the joining state between the drop impact buffer plate and the wall surface. Since the reinforcing members 201U and 201D are provided, even if the game ball falls, each of the drop impact absorbing plates 21
L to 23L are not damaged. That is, since each of the drop impact buffering plates 21L to 23L projects substantially perpendicularly to the game ball drop direction, the game ball collides with the main surface thereof, and receives a shock due to the game ball drop. However, since the reinforcing members 201U and 201D are provided, the impacts cause the drop impact buffering plates 21L to 21L to fall.
23L is not damaged.

Further, the drop impact absorbing plates 21L-2L
Reinforcing members 201U and 201D provided in 3L
Has a curved surface for changing the course of the falling game ball in the projecting direction of each drop impact buffer plate, as shown in FIG. 4 (e). With this curved surface, the game ball does not stay between each drop impact buffering plate and the passage wall surface or the reinforcing member, and the impact provided by the fall is provided while buffering the impact due to the fall. The game ball can be guided in the direction of the shock absorbing plate. In addition, it is assumed that the distance between each drop impact buffer plate and another adjacent drop impact buffer plate is larger than that of the game ball.

In FIG. 5, the game ball entrance 2 of the warp passage
The game ball entered from L passes through the inside of the game ball introduction member 1L and enters the warp lens 20L. In the figure, the game balls are indicated by dashed lines. In the warp lens 20L,
As described above, the plurality of drop impact buffering plates 21L, 2L,
2L and 23L are provided. When the game ball falls, these fall impact buffering plates 21L, 22L and 23
Due to the impact colliding with L, the falling speed is sequentially reduced, and the falling occurs as shown by arrows Y1 to Y3.
In this example, three drop impact buffering plates are provided, and the drop speed is gradually reduced by these three plates. Therefore, finally, the game ball is the third drop shock absorbing plate 23L.
The momentum derived from the game ball exit 3L at a speed enough to drop from the position where the ball protrudes from the game ball outlet 3L is sufficiently suppressed. The game ball of which the momentum is suppressed is led out from the game ball exit of the warp passage and guided to the slope.

Each drop impact buffer plate is provided at a position overlapping with a drop impact buffer plate adjacent to the game ball in the drop direction. In this example, the first
Out of the third drop impact buffer plates 21L to 23L, the second drop impact buffer plate 22L is over the first drop impact buffer plate 21L by the length OL with respect to the falling direction of the game ball. It is provided at the position where it wraps. The third drop impact buffer plate 23L is also provided at a position overlapping the second drop impact buffer plate 22L by the length OL. In this way, each drop impact buffer plate is
Since the game ball is provided at a position overlapping the falling direction of the game ball, the game ball does not drop directly to the vicinity of the warp passage exit. Therefore, the game ball falls while reliably colliding with each drop impact buffer plate, and the moving speed is sufficiently reduced. In this example,
Although the number of the drop impact buffer plates is three, the number is not limited to this number.

As described above, the drop impact buffering plate is provided in the warp passage so as to protrude so as to be substantially perpendicular to the game ball drop direction, so that the game can be performed without using other parts such as magnets. It is possible to buffer the falling momentum of the ball and guide the game ball to the slope 5 at an appropriate moving speed. In addition, the warp lens described above is molded with a colored transparent resin, which makes it easy for a player to visually recognize the flow of a game ball, and reflects light emitted by a lamp, a display, and the like provided in the center role. Alternatively, it has a function of refracting.

Here, the structure of the slope 5 will be described with reference to FIG. (A) is a front view of the slope 5,
(B) is a top view of the slope 5, and (c) is a perspective view of the slope 5. As can be seen from these figures, the slope 5 is composed of a first slope S1 through which a game ball discharged from the exit of the warp passage is guided, and a first slope S
And a second slope S2 to which a game ball that has passed through 1 is guided. As can be seen from FIG. 7A, the first slope and the second slope both have curved surfaces, but the curvatures of the curved surfaces are different from each other.

Referring to FIGS. 2B and 2C, the first slope S1 is provided with three recesses S11, S10, and S12 for guiding the game ball to the second slope S2. I have. At the boundary between the first slope and the second slope, the concave portions S11, S10, S1
In the portion where no 2 is provided, the game balls are placed in these concave portions S.
Guide G13 for guiding to 11, S10, S12,
G14, G15, and G16 are provided.

Further, the second slope S2 is provided with a concave portion S20 at the center of the slope, and a game ball is guided to the concave portion S20 at a portion of the end of the second slope S2 where the concave portion S20 is not provided. Guides G21 and G
22 are provided. A guide T1 for guiding the game ball to the above-described start chucker is provided in the concave portion S20.
And T2.

In such a configuration, the game ball discharged from the outlet of the warp passage moves on the surface of the first slope S1. In this case, the game ball reciprocates on the surface of the first slope S1 several times, and is guided to the second slope S2 via any of the concave portions. In addition, when the moving speed of the game ball is sufficiently low, the game ball is directly guided to the second slope S2 via any one of the recesses without reciprocating on the first slope.

A game ball guided to the surface of the second slope through any of the recesses provided in the first slope S1 is guided by the guide G21 or G22 and guided to the recess S20. Also in this case, the game ball is guided to the concave portion S20 after reciprocating several times on the surface of the second slope S2 or directly. The concave portions S20 are provided with convex guides T1 and T2. When the game ball passes through a portion between the guide T1 and the guide T2 in the concave portion S20, the game ball falls from the center of the second slope S2. As shown in FIG. 2, the start chucker is provided immediately below the center of the slope 5, so that the guide T1 and the guide T2 are provided.
When the game ball passes through the portion between the two, the probability of winning the start chucker is extremely high. in this case,
Central recess S10 provided in first slope S1
Has passed through the portion between the guides T1 and T2, and has a high probability of winning a start chucker.

On the other hand, when the game ball passes through a portion other than between the guide T1 and the guide T2 in the concave portion S20, the probability of winning the start chucker is reduced. Also in this case, the game ball may win the start chucker depending on the position of the nail provided at the lower part of the center role and the opening state of the movable piece. As described above, the slope 5 of the present example is constituted by two slopes having curved surfaces having different curvatures from each other, and the game ball passing through the first slope is guided to the second slope, so that the game ball The moving speed can be sufficiently reduced, and the probability of winning the start chucker can be increased by the guide in the concave portion provided on the second slope.

In this embodiment, three concave portions are provided on the first slope and one concave portion is provided on the second slope, but the number of concave portions is not limited to these.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, a drop impact buffer plate is provided in the warp passage so as to project substantially perpendicularly to the falling direction of the game ball, thereby reducing the drop of the game ball. There is an effect that the momentum can be sufficiently buffered. In addition, by providing slopes having different curvatures at the exit of the warp passage, the moving speed of the game ball can be further reduced, and the game ball can be guided to the winning opening at an appropriate moving speed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a center accessory structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a game board employing the center role object structure of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a structure of a main body base in FIG. 1;
(A) is a front view, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of (a).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of a warp lens in FIG. 1;
(A) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (a) to (e) are perspective views.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing a structure of a slope in FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein FIG. 6A is a front view, FIG. 6B is a top view, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center role 1L, 1R Game ball introduction member 3L, 3R Warp passage Game ball exit 4 Transparent plate 5 Slope 10 Main body base 10a Upper frame 10b Decorative plate 20L, 20R Warp lens 21L-23L, 21R-23R Drop impact buffer plate G13 to G16, G21, G22 Guide S Start chucker S1, S2 Slope S10 to S12, S20 recess

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A center role structure having a warp passage for moving a game ball to another place, wherein the warp passage has a main surface substantially perpendicular to a falling direction of the game ball, A center role structure including a first to Nth (N is a natural number) drop impact buffering plate members provided on the inner wall surface of the passage so as to protrude into the passage. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the warp path is a first
And the first to Nth drop shock absorbing plate members are provided so as to protrude from opposed inner wall surfaces of the first and second passage component members, respectively. 2. The center role structure according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the adjacent ball member and another drop impact buffer plate is larger than that of the game ball. 3. The M-th (1 <M <N) drop impact buffering plate member is configured so that the (M-th)
3. The center member structure according to claim 1, wherein the center member structure is provided at a position overlapping with the drop impact buffer plate member according to 1). 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing member provided at a joint portion between each of said drop impact buffering plate members and said wall surface to reinforce a joint state thereof.
The center role structure according to any one of the above. 5. The center member structure according to claim 4, wherein the reinforcing member has a curved surface for changing a course of the falling game ball in a projecting direction of the plate member. 6. A first slope having a curved surface on which a game ball discharged from an outlet of the warp passage moves.
The game device further includes a second slope having a curved surface for allowing the game ball that has passed the first slope to move further, wherein the first slope has a plurality of recesses for guiding the game ball to the second slope, The plurality of recesses have guides for guiding game balls, and the first slope and the second slope have different curvatures between curved surfaces. Center role structure described in 1. 7. The center part according to claim 6, wherein the second slope has a concave portion for guiding a game ball guided by a plurality of concave portions provided on the first slope to a winning opening. Object structure. 8. The concave portion has at least two convex guides on its surface, and the convex guide is provided at a position where a game ball passing between the two convex guides is guided to the winning opening. 8. The center part structure according to claim 7, wherein: