JP2002177514A - Winning device for pachinko game machine, or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a winning device for a Pachinko game machine, or the like, which allows a player to sustain an anticipation feeling for the whereabouts of a ball body while seeing it and to feel a thrill even after the ball body flows into the winning device for the Pachinko game machine, or the like, and has a high amusement property. SOLUTION: An opening/closing vane is opened once or twice according to start ports on a game board. When it is opened once, a drive member guides the ball body to a specific winning port. When it is opened twice, the drive member does not guide the ball body to the specific winning port.

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 pachinko game machine that plays a game using a sphere. In particular, the present invention relates to a mechanism related to the flow or transfer of a sphere in a winning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some pachinko game machines that play games using spheres are provided with a prize winning device having a specific winning opening therein. The sphere that has flowed into the winning device passes through various paths in the device and then enters a specific special winning state when the sphere reaches a specific winning opening. Therefore, how the sphere moves in the winning device is a great concern for the player and can be said to be an important factor in determining the entertainment of the gaming machine. Conventionally, various members relating to the flow or transfer of a sphere have been tried. As one of these, a cylindrical rotating body supported in the left-right direction is provided, and the sphere at the lower part of the cylindrical body is rotated while being magnetized by magnets arranged on the circumferential surface, and the sphere is lifted at the upper part of the cylindrical body. There is a way to send. According to this method, the process of lifting the sphere is visible to the player,
It takes a certain amount of time to lift. For this reason, the player can enjoy a feeling of expectation of winning a prize, thereby contributing to a highly entertaining prize winning device.

However, in the conventional winning device, for example, the guiding mode of the sphere after lifting is not changed, and the hit ball that has flowed into the winning device is guided to the special winning opening with a certain probability. For example, the key is how many spheres can be won in the prize device, and the game after flowing into the prize device has little change. That is, in the conventional method,
A highly entertaining prize-winning device that allows a player to continuously feel a sense of expectation has not been realized.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object the object of the present invention to make it possible to maintain the sphere even after the sphere has flowed into a winning device of a pachinko game machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize-winning device for a pachinko game machine having a high recreational sensation that can maintain a sense of expectation in the direction of the game while visually recognizing the game.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a winning device for a pachinko game machine according to the present invention has the following arrangement. That is, when a sphere wins at a predetermined starting port on the game board, the ball is released into a device that controls a prize processing of a pachinko game machine that plays a game on a game board using a sphere, and the sphere flows into the prize device. Opening and closing vanes, a plurality of guidance paths for guiding a sphere that has entered the prize device in the prize device, at least one specific prize port for creating a predetermined prize state, and a plurality of guidance paths for the plurality of guidance paths. A driving member for guiding a sphere guided through a predetermined guiding path to the specific winning opening. The opening / closing blade is activated once when the sphere wins the opening port for opening once, and when the sphere wins the opening port for opening twice, the opening / closing blade is activated.
Release twice. Further, when the driving member wins the start-up opening for the one-time opening, the driving member performs an operation of guiding a sphere guided via a predetermined guiding route among the plurality of guiding routes to the specific winning opening, When the winning opening for the second opening is won, the operation of guiding the sphere guided through a predetermined guiding route among the plurality of guiding routes to the specific winning opening is not performed.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. Here, a pachinko machine is cited as a pachinko machine, but the present invention may be applied to a general prize machine for playing a game on a game board using a sphere, in addition to a prize machine for a pachinko machine. it can. The embodiment can be appropriately designed and modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine equipped with a winning device according to the present invention. Pachinko machines are generally classified into first to third types according to the method of creating a jackpot state. The second type described in the present embodiment is generally called a "splash object". Opening and closing feathers are provided on the upper side of the prize device, and when a predetermined prize port on the game board is won, the wings are opened so that the pachinko balls easily flow into the device, and a special prize port provided below the prize device. When a ball wins, a jackpot condition is created. However, the method according to the present invention can be used not only in the prize winning device for creating a jackpot state, but also in the first and third types of pachinko machine prize winning devices and other special pachinko game machines in general. The present invention can be applied to a winning device having a winning port.

When a player operates a handle (not shown) on the game board of the pachinko machine, a pachinko ball is fired from a firing device (not shown). A hit ball hit into the game board (P) through the hitting hole (10) flows down the game board (P) surface while changing its course by nails and various members arranged on the game board (P). Game board (P)
On the top, general winning of hit balls such as left and right sleeve winning opening (11) (11), left and right drop winning opening (12) (12), upper front decoration (21) upper winning opening (21 '). A winning device (O) is provided with the mouth. When a hit ball wins a winning opening such as a left sleeve winning opening, the winning opening SW provided in each winning opening detects the hit and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out from the payout device. Furthermore, a windmill (14) that operates as the game progresses
(14) There are many lamps for playing games, speakers for sound effects, etc. The pachinko machine cooperates with the back control mechanism on the back of the pachinko machine, and the island facility for supplying and collecting pachinko balls. The game has been realized.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are a perspective explanatory view and a side sectional view of the winning device (O) according to the present invention. When a hit ball hit into the game board (P) enters the starting ports (13), (13 '), and (13) installed below the board, a starting port SW (not shown) in the starting port detects the incoming ball. , And issues a detection signal to a control circuit in the back control mechanism. Then, the opening and closing blades (20) and (20) provided in the winning device (O) are operated according to a command of the control circuit, and a state where a hit ball is easily won in the winning device (O) is created. Opening and closing feather (20) (20)
Is a solenoid provided on the back of the game board (30) (30)
And are connected via cranks (31) and (31),
Solenoid (30) (30) Open when energized,
When power is interrupted, the solenoids (30) are closed by return springs (32) attached to the solenoids (30). When the open blades (20) and (20) are in the closed state, the hit ball hardly flows into the prize winning device (O), so that the player can see how much the hit ball flows when the open blades (20) and (20) are opened. You can feel the interest of the crab.

The hit ball flowing into the winning device (O), after flowing into the device, passes through a winning plate (23) (23) having a winning switch (not shown) therein through an inclined plate (22). The hit ball flows down the left and right ball guiding paths (24) and (24) from the left and right winning holes (23) and (23), and reaches the lower stage (40).

A shutter (41) is provided on the floor on the back side of the lower stage (40). Shutter (4
1) can be freely opened and closed by a solenoid (33) connected in series, and is controlled in cooperation with other members. The shutter (41) is a substantially flat plate made of resin, and has a surface in the center (41).
a) is a high and horizontal plane, on both sides (41b) and (41).
b) is slightly inclined toward the left and right, and the left and right sleeves (41)
c) (41c) is more strongly inclined. Therefore, the hit ball on the shutter (41) is more likely to roll toward the left and right sleeve portions than the center portion (41a). Shutter (41)
At the time of opening, the floor is in an open state, so that the hit ball falls and wins the general winning opening (25) at the bottom. After winning, the hit ball is returned from the final winning device (O) to a back mechanism (not shown) on the back of the game board (P).

On the other hand, when the shutter (41) is closed, it stops on the shutter (41) and waits for the rotation by the rotating drum (42). The rotary drum (42) has a cylindrical shape and has a central axis supported horizontally. The rotation of the rotating drum (42) is driven from a motor (34) at the rear of the winning device (O) via a plurality of gears (35a) (35b) (35c). The drum can rotate not only in the direction of lifting the hit ball, but also in the direction of lowering the hit ball. The rotation control is also controlled in cooperation with other members. The circumferential surface of the rotating drum (42) (4
In row 2a), a row A including three magnets (m1 to m3) and a row B including two magnets (m4, m5) arranged in the left-right direction are embedded. Since the row A and the row B are located symmetrically with respect to the rotation axis, the magnets on the rotary drum (42) visible from the front are any of the rows (the rows A and B).

The hit ball on the shutter (41) is a magnet (m1
To m5) to be magnetically attracted to the rotating drum (42).
Is transported along with the rotation of. And the rotating drum (42)
Behind, reaches an upper stage (43) provided slightly below and near the top. The hit ball separated from the magnet in the upper stage (43) rolls on the upper stage (43) which is slightly inclined rearward. A special winning guideway (45) corresponding to a special winning opening (44) provided at the back of the upper stage (43) is provided. The taxiway (45)
Is a groove (45a) substantially the same as the width of the special winning opening (44),
The protrusions (45b) (4) provided along the groove (45a)
5b), and guides the hit ball that has been pumped at the approximate center of the rotating drum (42) to the special winning opening (44). Due to the projections (45b) and (45b), the hit ball at the substantially center will surely receive a special prize, while the hit ball that has been pumped up in other parts is difficult to win the special prize. That is, the protrusion (45b)
, The position of the magnet on the rotating drum (42) clearly influences the presence or absence of the special prize, so that the player's attention is focused on which magnet (m1 to m5) is magnetized.

Here, the magnets (m1 to m5) will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a front view of the rotating drum (42) and an explanatory view showing the shapes of the stoppers (46) and (46). The arrangement of the magnets in this embodiment is such that the magnets in row A (m
1) is near the left end of the rotating drum circumferential surface (42a), the magnet (m2) is at the center, and the magnet (m3) is near the right end. On the other hand, the magnets (m4) in row B are at the midpoint of the two back magnets (m1 and m2) in the left and right positions, and the magnet (m5) is at the midpoint of the two back magnets (m2 and m3). At the same time, the position of the magnets (m4 and m5) in the B row is a position along the outside of the special winning taxiway (45).
It is difficult to make a special prize as it is with the ball magnetically attached to 4 and m5).

In the present invention, however, the stoppers (46) and (46) for guiding the hit ball are provided, and the appearance thereof is slightly different. FIG. 5 is a perspective explanatory view showing a state of a hit ball around the rotary drum (42). Stopper (4
6) and (46) perform rotation opening and closing operations from the rear solenoid (36) via the stopper arms (37) and (37). When the solenoid is not operating, it is open on both sides,
In operation, the two stoppers face downward when closed (FIG. 4).
And 5). As shown in the cross-sectional shape of the stopper in FIG.
(46a) and inclined stopper surface (46b) (46b)
Are formed. When the stoppers (46) and (46) are in the closed state, the recesses (46a) and (46a) and the stopper surfaces (46b) and (46b) form a blocking area (47) for blocking a hit ball.

As described above, in the present invention, the stopper (4
6) and (46) have a function of guiding the hit ball to the center by the concave portions (46a) and (46a) and the inclined stopper surfaces (46b) and (46b), and storing the hit ball by the blockage area (47). Further, in order to effectively operate the blocking area (47), in the present embodiment, the closed positions of the stoppers (46) and (46) are configured as follows. That is, the center position of the magnets in row B (m4 and m5) is
Since the stopper surfaces (46b) and (46b) are located closer to the center than the left and right end positions, the hit ball which is magnetically attached to the two magnets (m4 and m5) and lifted off is inclined with the inclined stopper surface (4b).
6b) Together with the shape of (46b), the dam is more reliably blocked.

Usually, three hit balls can be blocked in the blocked area (47) as shown in FIG. At this time, first, one hit ball is fitted into the back of the blockage area (47) surrounded by the two concave portions (46a) (46a), and the stopper surface (46b)
One hit ball is blocked on each side of (46b). Then, the following method can be mainly considered to block the hit ball in this state. First, the magnet in the center of row A (m2)
The ball is pumped up by the ball and is blocked in the deep part of the blockage area (47). Then, the other two balls are pumped up by the magnets (m4) and (m5) in row B, and the ball is blocked in the state of FIG. May be done. Further, since the magnetized ball can swing to the left and right to some extent, even the ball hit by the magnets B in row B (m4) (m5) is blocked in order from the back of the blockage area (47). Even if the magnet (m2) at the center of row A is blocked, the state shown in FIG.

In the closed state of the stoppers (46) and (46), the hit ball is blocked at a position toward the central special winning taxiway (45), so that the player's sense of expectation increases.
It becomes a prize winning device with high entertainment. At the same time, a hit ball magnetically attached to the magnets (m4) (m5) in row B, which is generally difficult to win a special prize, has a possibility of a special prize by the stoppers (46) and (46). (46) (46)
You can enjoy the movement and timing.

The hit ball magnetically attached to the magnets (m1) and (m3) in the row A, and the magnets (m4) and (m5) when the stopper is in the open state.
A hit ball that does not win the special winning opening (44), such as a hit ball that has been magnetized, rolls right and left on the upper stage and proceeds to the recirculation slope (48). The recirculation slope (48) is a slope for recirculating a hit ball from the upper stage (43) to the lower stage (40), and is disposed in parallel with the front and rear direction of the game board (P). Conventionally, in a winning device using a member such as a rotating drum (42), a hit ball, which cannot be specially won, flows down on the circumferential surface (42a) that has been lifted. For this reason, the hitting ball during lifting may collide with the hitting ball flowing down, and the hitting ball during lifting may be shaken off, thereby reducing the interest of the game. According to the recirculation slope (48) in the present embodiment, hit balls that do not win a special flow flow down the slope (48), which solves this problem. Further, unlike the case where the hit ball is disturbed and flows down on the circumferential surface (42a), it flows down on the slope over a certain period of time, so that the player can visually recognize the state and obtain the expectation of winning again. Can be.

In the prize winning device according to the present invention, the above-described series of operations of the respective members are linked and controlled to further enhance the entertainment. That is, since the opening and closing operation of the shutter (41) and the opening and closing operation of the stopper (46) are linked, not only can the above-mentioned members change the hitting ball, but also the player can enjoy the time to determine the timing,
An extremely entertaining prize device that can have a thrill and a sense of expectation such as accidental creation or loss of a special prize opportunity can be configured.

As an example of the above-mentioned timing, the opening / closing timing of the shutter (41) and the stoppers (46) (46) in the present invention will be described. When a hit ball rolling on the game board (P) flows into the starting ports (13) and (13), the opening and closing blades (20) and (20) open once for a short time. FIG. 6 shows the operation timing of each member at this time. First, 0.2 seconds after the start port SW is turned on, the rotary drum (42) starts rotating in the lifting direction from the stopped state. 1.8 seconds after the start port SW is turned on, the open / close blades (20) and (20)
Release for 5 seconds. At the same time, the shutter (41) closes and the stoppers (46), (46) close. As a result, the hit ball flows into the winning device (O) and the shutter (4)
1) A series of means for transferring a hit ball that stops on the upper surface, is lifted to the rotating drum (42) and is blocked by the stoppers (46) and (46), and the hit ball that is not blocked is a reflux slope (4).
8) Reflux means is established to recirculate through the shutter (41) through (48).

However, the shutter opens again in 2.2 seconds after the opening of the opening and closing blades, and thereafter, even if the hit ball recirculates, it falls down and wins the general winning opening (25) below the shutter (41). I do. The stoppers (46) and (46) are opened again in 2.75 seconds after the opening and closing of the opening and closing blades (20) and (20). As described above, the stoppers (46) and (46)
A part of the hit ball that has been blocked by the opening of the ball, particularly the hit ball that has been blocked in the deep part of the block area (47) goes to the special winning opening (44). The other hit balls flow down the recirculation slopes (48, 48). However, since the shutter (41) is already open at this point,
There is no special prize again. Thus, the stopper (4
6) The hit ball blocked in (46) does not have a chance to win again unless a special prize is given when the stopper is opened. Therefore, the player's interest is stronger when opening the stopper and the number of hit balls blocked by the stopper. Can be collected.

Further, the rotating drum (42) stops after 5.75 seconds from the start of rotation in the lifting direction. Then, after a stop of 0.2 seconds, reverse rotation is started in the downward direction. When the rotary drum (42) rotates in the reverse direction, the hit ball that has been magnetized and pumped at that time also descends, and at this time, the shutter (4)
Since 1) is open, it flows into the general winning opening (25).

When a ball is hit in the center starting opening (13 '), the opening and closing blade (20) is slightly different from the above.
(20) is opened twice and provides a prize-winning device with a high degree of recreational entertainment. FIG. 7 shows the operation timing of each member at this time. Here, the major difference from the above-described single opening is that the stoppers (46) and (46) are always in the open state and do not operate. This is because the number of inflows of hit balls into the winning device (O) increases by opening and closing the open blades (20) and (20) twice, and the stoppers (46) and (46).
However, the possibility of special prizes will increase even if they do not block. If the blockage by the stopper is too secure, a special prize is almost always won, and the player's expectation is rather lost, which does not contribute to the entertainment of the gaming machine.

The other members operate in a similar manner, but with different operating times. The rotating drum (42) starts rotating in the lifting direction 0.2 seconds after the start port SW is turned on. After 1.8 seconds, the opening and closing blades (20) and (20) are opened for 0.47 seconds, and at the same time, the shutter (41) is also closed. The opening / closing blades (20) and (20) are closed again after a one-second closure.
Release for 47 seconds. 2. The shutter (41) is opened.
Since it is closed for 79 seconds, the hitting ball which flows in by opening and closing the opening / closing blades (20) and (20) twice and the rotating drum (4
The hit ball that has been recirculated by the recirculation slopes (48) after being pumped in 2) also has a sufficient chance of being re-pumped again. The rotating drum (42) rotates for 7.34 seconds from the start of rotation, and then rotates in a downward direction after a 0.2-second stop as described above. In this way, by controlling the operation timing of each member and effectively guiding the hit ball in the winning device, the interest of the game can be maximized.
Furthermore, the entertainment timing is changed according to the starting ports (13), (13), and (13 ') to further enhance entertainment.

The above timing is an example, and the order and time of opening and closing can be arbitrarily determined. Further, even if not all of the members operate in cooperation, some of the members may be controlled in cooperation. Further, the components do not necessarily have to operate in cooperation with each other, and a configuration in which the components operate independently may be used.

In this embodiment, the upper stage (4
Although the rotary drum (42) as the lifting means is disposed together with the two stages of 3) and the lower stage (40), the invention is not limited to the two stages, and a plurality of lifting means may be provided together with a plurality of stages. . The pumping of each pumping means may be performed not only to one stage higher stage but also to multiple stages higher stage. Further, a configuration in which the hoisting means are arranged in parallel, or a form in which a connecting and connecting means can be used may be adopted.

The magnet provided on the rotating drum (42) is not limited to the above, and may be provided in any manner. For example, the row of magnets may be 90 degrees instead of 180 degrees,
Instead of being arranged in the left-right direction, they may be arranged diagonally.
The number is also arbitrary. As in the present embodiment, the rotating drum (4
In the configuration using 2), various interests can be obtained depending on how the magnets are arranged, which contributes to the realization of various entertainments of the winning device.

The recirculation slopes (48) and (48) may be arranged not only on the left and right sides of the rotary drum (42) but also on any positions. It may be either left or right, or a separate passage extending in the air may be provided. In the present invention, since a path separate from the lifting path may be provided, the hit ball does not need to be able to roll on the surface like a slope, and even if it is configured to drop and recirculate, it is provided separately. Any area may be used.

In the present invention, the form of the shutter and the stopper and the driving method are not limited to those described above, since the driving member for guiding the hit ball may be arranged in any form. Either one of them may be provided, or a part of the stage may be inclined. In addition, the state of blocking of the hit ball at the stopper may be in any form, for example, two hit balls are fitted in the deep part of the blocking area (47), and one hit ball is blocked on the player side of the hit ball. It may be a state or the like.

The lifting means is not limited to the rotating drum (42).
It is only necessary that the hit ball can be lifted to the higher stage. For example, any means such as a lifting means using a spring and an elevator-like means can be used.

[0032]

The prize winning device for a pachinko game machine according to the present invention has the following configuration, and therefore has the following effects. According to the prize winning device according to claim 1, the number of times the opening and closing blades are opened is changed once or twice according to the starting port, so that the player is interested in which starting port wins, and It is possible to increase the variety and provide interesting gaming machines.

At the same time, the operation of the driving member is changed according to the starting port. That is, when the opening and closing blades are opened and closed twice, the number of spheres flowing into the winning device increases, and the possibility of winning a specific winning opening increases without the driving member being guided. No action is taken. In this way, it is ensured that the player does not lose the expectation of the player by winning in most cases. Conversely, in the case of a single opening and closing operation, the driving member performs a guiding operation to provide a winning device in which the player's sense of expectation expands. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide a prize-winning device that not only changes the operation of the opening and closing blades according to the start-up opening but also can maintain a feeling of expectation of winning even with the opening opening for one-time opening.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external front view of a pachinko game board.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view of a winning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a drum and an explanatory view of a stopper shape.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory perspective view of the inside of the winning device.

FIG. 6 is an operation timing chart of each member when the opening blade is opened once.

FIG. 7 is an operation timing chart of each member when the opening blade is opened twice.

[Explanation of symbols]

 O Winning Device P Gaming Board 10 Launch Outlet 11 Left / Right Sleeve Winning Port 12 Left / Right Drop Winning Port 13 Starting Port 13 'Starting Port (Center) 14 Windmill 20 Opening / closing Blade 21 Upper Decoration 21' Opening 22 Sloping Plate 23 Winning hole 24 Ball guideway 25 General winning opening 30 Crank 31 Solenoid 32 Return spring 33 Solenoid 34 Motor 35a, 35b, 35c Gear 36 Solenoid 37 Stopper arm 40 Lower stage 41 Shutter 42 Rotary drum 42a Circumferential surface 43 Upper stage 44 Special prize Mouth 45 Special winning guideway 45a Groove 45b Projection 46 Stopper 46a Recess 46b Stopper surface 47 Blocking area 48 Recirculation slope

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A prize winning device for performing a prize-winning process of a pachinko game machine that plays a game on a game board using a sphere, wherein when a sphere wins a predetermined starting port on the game board in the prize device. Opening and closing blades that open to facilitate the flow of a sphere into the prize device; a plurality of guidance paths for guiding the spheres that have entered the prize device within the prize device; and at least one of a predetermined prize state. A configuration including a specific winning opening, and a driving member that guides a sphere guided through a predetermined guiding path among the plurality of guiding paths to the specific winning opening, wherein the opening / closing blade is one of the starting ports. Is opened once when the sphere wins the opening opening for one time opening, and twice opened when the sphere wins the opening opening for twice opening. If a prize is awarded at the starting gate, the player will Performs an operation of guiding the sphere guided through the guidance route to the specific winning opening, and when the winning opening for the second opening is won, through a predetermined guiding route among the plurality of guiding routes. A prize device for a pachinko-type gaming machine, which does not perform an operation of guiding a sphere guided in such a manner to the specific winning opening.