JP2002320714A - Passing type prize port device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve game property by changing the passage of a ball flowing down on the board surface of a game board, into two forms of allowing and inhibiting the passage of the ball. SOLUTION: A prize port part 8 with a ball detector 10 built therein, is provided in a drivable manner by an actuator 13 so as to be able to allow or inhibit the prize of a ball 9 to the game board 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize system device provided with a pass-type prize port device of a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art JP-A-55-24024, JP-A-5-92070 and JP-A-63-10988.
No. 7, JP-A-63-186479,
A pass-type winning opening device provided on a game board of a pachinko machine is disclosed.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-202424 discloses a configuration in which a winning probability is changed by widening or narrowing a pair of left and right passing ports with a driving force, so that the operating area of the passing ports is around the pass-type winning port apparatus. In this case, a fixed object such as a game nail cannot be arranged in the operation area, and the game lacks in game characteristics.
The structure described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-92070 has a structure in which a passing opening and a winning opening having different functions are fixedly provided. Therefore, it is difficult to increase the change in the pitching of the ball to the player so as to exhibit the game characteristics. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 63-1098787 stores a plurality of balls in a winning opening,
Since the player operates the release switch to drop the storage ball toward the lower starting port,
The winning probability cannot be changed, and the game is lacking in gaming. The structure described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-186479 has a structure in which a ball is taken in when a winning opening comes out to the front of the game board, so that the game property is poor.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention is to change the flow path of the ball flowing down the board of the game board in two states, that is, the ball can pass the ball, and to improve the playability, the winning port device of the pachinko machine Is provided.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In one aspect of the invention,
A through-type prize hole for discharging a ball taken in from the front of the game board to the front of the game board is provided so as to be drivable so that a drive mechanism can permit or prohibit the winning of the ball to the game board. , The pass-type prize mouth moves forward with respect to the game board to allow the ball to pass and restricts the falling area of the ball flowing down the front of the game board. As a result, the falling area of the ball flowing down the front of the game board can be increased. By driving the pass-type prize port with respect to the game board, the player can visually understand the form in which the ball can pass and the mode in which the ball cannot pass by the pass-type prize port. According to another aspect of the present invention, a movable member can permit or prohibit the winning of a ball by a driving mechanism at a pass-type winning opening for discharging a ball taken in from the front of the game board to the front of the game board. By being provided so as to be drivable, for example, when the movable member is provided below the passing winning opening, the ball received by the movable member is stored in the passing winning opening, and the subsequent balls are sorted by the stored balls. When the movable member is provided above the pass-type winning opening, the ball can be sorted by the movable member without storing the ball in the pass-type winning opening. According to another aspect of the invention, a ball detector permits or prohibits winning of a ball by a driving mechanism in a passing-type winning opening for discharging a ball taken in from the front of the game board to the front of the game board. The ball detector is provided so as to be able to be driven, so that the ball detector cannot detect the ball passage and can detect the ball passage while the mounting position of the pass-type winning opening with respect to the game board is the same as viewed from the player. Thus, the ball passing through the pass-type winning opening can have different values.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a pass-type winning opening device 3 according to a first embodiment cut in a vertical direction. FIG. 1A shows a ball-passable form, and FIG. . In FIG. 1, an insertion hole 2 penetrating front and rear is formed in a game board 1, and a pass-type winning opening 8 is arranged in the insertion hole 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. In the pass-type winning opening device 3, an outer fixed-side device main body 4 made of synthetic resin attached to the game board 1 and an inner movable-side device main body 5 made of synthetic resin inserted into the insertion hole 2 are both provided. The game boards 1 are mutually assembled so as to be movable in the front-rear direction by the guide portions 6 and 7 fitted into the unevenness.

At the front of the movable side apparatus main body 5, there is provided a cylindrical winning opening 8 penetrating vertically. The winning opening 8 is the ball 9 and the game board 1
Is a pass-through type in which the ball 9 is taken in from the front surface, which is a decorative board surface, and the ball 9 is guided downward from above and discharged to the front face of the game board 1. A ball detector 10 is fixedly arranged in the winning opening 8.
The ball detector 10 has a ball detection hole 11 and a terminal 12 penetrating vertically.
And The ball detection hole 11 is arranged in the winning opening 8 and has a diameter such that one ball 9 can pass therethrough but two or more balls 9 cannot pass at the same time. An actuator 1 such as a solenoid as a driving mechanism is provided in the fixed-side device main body 4.
3 is attached. An actuator 13 is disposed on the back side of the game board 1 and has a movable output end 14 of the actuator 13.
Is connected to the movable-side apparatus main body 5 with the pin 15, so that the pass-type winning opening 8 can be driven in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board 1 via the insertion hole 2.

The pass-type prize port device 3 has a structure in which the pass-type prize port 8 is drivable so that a prize of the ball 9 can be permitted or prohibited by the actuator 13 to the gaming board 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the winning opening 8 advances to the gaming board 1 by the actuator 13 and stops, the winning opening 8 protrudes from the front surface of the gaming board 1 and flows down the front surface of the gaming board 1. The ball 9 can be taken in from above as shown by the arrow X1. When the ball 9 passes through the ball detection hole 11 from the winning opening 8 in a state where the winning opening 8 advances, a signal that the ball detector 10 detects the ball 9 is sent to the control device 16 via the terminal 12 and the wiring 17. And output.
The control device 16 controls the actuator 13 and a ball dispensing mechanism (not shown) by inputting a ball detection signal from the ball detector 10. The control device 16 and the actuator 13 are connected by a wiring 18.

With this control, the ball payout mechanism pays out a number of unillustrated balls corresponding to one winning to the pass-type winning opening device 3 to the player side as a prize ball, while FIG. As shown in the drawing, when the pass-type winning opening 8 retreats from the game board 1 by the actuator 13 and stops, the amount of projection of the winning opening 8 from the front of the game board 1 decreases, and the winning opening 8 flows down the front of the game board 1. It becomes impossible to take in the ball 9 to be swung from above as shown by the arrow X2. When the pass-type winning opening device 3 is retracted, the control device 16 controls the actuator 13 after a lapse of a predetermined time from the input of the ball detection signal. As shown, the actuator 13 advances to the game board 1 and stops again.

FIG. 2 shows a pass-type winning opening device 2 according to a second embodiment.
0 shows a cross section cut in the vertical direction. FIG. A shows a sphere-passable form, and FIG. B shows a sphere-impermeable form. In FIG. 2, the pass-type winning opening device 20 is arranged in the insertion hole 2, and a device main body 21 made of a synthetic resin of the passing-type winning opening device 20 is attached to the game board 1. A ball detector 10 having a ball detection hole 11 and a terminal 12 is fixedly arranged in a winning opening 8 provided at a front portion of the apparatus main body 21. Below the ball detector 10, a movable member 22 is disposed on the apparatus main body 21 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The movable member 22 has a movable output end 1 of the actuator 13 attached to the apparatus main body 21.
4 are connected by pins 15. Thereby, the movable member 2
2 can be driven in the front-rear direction so as to open and close an intermediate portion lower than the ball detection hole 11 in the winning opening 8.

This pass-type winning opening device 20 includes a movable member 22.
Is drivable so that the winning of the ball 9 can be permitted or prohibited by the actuator 13 to the winning opening 8. As shown in FIG. 2A, when the movable member 22 is retracted and stopped by the actuator 13 and the winning opening 8 is opened, the winning opening 8 raises the ball 9 flowing down the front surface of the game board 1 as shown by an arrow X3. It becomes possible to take in more and to discharge below. Then, the ball 9 is moved from the winning opening 8 to the ball detecting hole 1.
When the ball detector 10 passes through the ball detector 10, the ball detector 10 outputs a signal indicating detection of the ball 9 to the controller 16 via the terminal 12 and the wiring 17. Control the actuator 13 and a ball payout mechanism (not shown).

With this control, the ball payout mechanism pays out a number of unillustrated balls corresponding to one winning to the pass-type winning opening device 20 to the player side as a prize ball, while the ball payout mechanism shown in FIG. As shown, when the movable member 22 advances and stops by the actuator 13 and closes the winning opening 8, the ball 9 flowing down the front surface of the game board 1 is taken into the winning opening 8 from above as shown by an arrow X4. The ball 9 is received by the movable member 22 and retained in the ball detection hole 11. As a result, the ball detector 10 outputs a detection signal as it is rising to the control device 16. For this reason, the control device 16 does not execute the payout control of the prize ball for the ball 9 retained in the ball detection hole 11 by the movable member 22. Then, the actuator 13 is controlled by the passage of a predetermined time from the input of the ball detection signal for the ball retained in the ball detection hole 11, and the movable member 22 is moved by the actuator 13 as shown in FIG. Stop backward. Then, the ball retained by the movable member 22 falls from the ball detection hole 11. Due to the drop of the ball, the detection signal output from the ball detector 10 to the control device 16 remains falling. Therefore, the control device 16 controls the ball payout mechanism by dropping the ball retained by the movable member 22, and the ball payout mechanism pays out a prize ball.

FIG. 3 shows a pass-type winning opening device 3 according to a third embodiment.
0 shows a cross section cut in the vertical direction. In FIG. 3, the pass-type winning opening device 30 is disposed in the insertion hole 2, and a device main body 31 made of a synthetic resin of the passing-type winning opening device 30 is attached to the game board 1. The winning opening 8 provided at the front of the apparatus main body 31 has a ball detector 1 having a ball detecting hole 11 and a terminal 12.
0 is fixedly arranged. Above the sphere detector 10, a movable member 32 is disposed on the apparatus main body 41 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The movable output end 14 of the actuator 13 attached to the apparatus main body 31 is connected to the movable member 32 by a pin 15. Thus, the movable member 32 can be driven in the front-rear direction so as to open and close the entrance side of the winning opening 8 so that the ball 9 can be taken in or out of the winning opening 8.

The pass-type winning opening device 30 has a structure in which the movable member 32 is drivable so that the actuator 13 can permit or prohibit the winning of the ball 9 to the winning opening 8. Therefore, when winning is prohibited, the pass-type winning opening device 20 of FIG. 2 retains the ball 9 taken in the winning opening 8 in the ball detection hole 11, but the passing-type winning opening device 30 of FIG. 8 cannot be imported. That is, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, when the movable member 32 is retracted and stopped by the actuator 13 and the winning opening 8 is opened, the winning opening 8 is
Can be taken in from above and discharged downward as indicated by arrow X5. Then, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 3, when the movable member 32 stops moving forward by the actuator 13 and closes the winning opening 8, it is impossible to take the ball 9 flowing down the front surface of the game board 1 into the winning opening 8. Can not.

FIG. 4 shows a pass-type winning opening device 4 according to a fourth embodiment.
0 shows a cross section cut in the vertical direction. In FIG. 4, the pass-type winning opening device 40 is disposed in the insertion hole 2, and a device main body 41 made of a synthetic resin of the passing-type winning opening device 40 is attached to the game board 1. The winning opening 8 provided in the front part of the apparatus main body 41 has a ball detector 4 having a ball detecting hole 11 and a terminal 12.
2 is arranged so as to be movable in the front-back direction. The movable output end 14 of the actuator 13 attached to the apparatus main body 41 is connected to the ball detector 42 by a pin 15. by this,
The ball detector 42 can be driven in the front-rear direction so that the ball can be detected or cannot be detected.

In the pass-type winning opening device 40, the ball detector 42 is stopped backward by the actuator 13, the position of the ball detecting hole 11 and the winning opening 8 is shifted back and forth, and the ball moves the ball detecting hole 11 downward from above. When the ball cannot pass, the ball detector 42 does not output the ball detection signal.

FIG. 5 shows a front view in which a take-in type winning opening device 50 is arranged directly below the pass-type winning opening device 3 according to the fifth embodiment with an interval allowing passage of a ball, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 1A, the pass-type winning opening device 3 is capable of passing a ball advanced to the game board 1, and in this case, a ball 91
Easily passes through the ball detector 10 of the pass-type winning opening device 3 as shown by the arrow X6, and easily wins in the capture-type winning opening device 50, and the ball 92; 93 passes through as shown by the arrow X7; X8. It flows down without being able to win the mouth device 3 and the capture-type winning opening device 50. FIG. 5B shows that the pass-type winning opening device 3 is the same as FIG.
As shown in the drawing, this is a case where the ball retreating to the game board 1 cannot pass through, and in this case, the balls 91 to 93 are indicated by arrows X9;
10; as shown by X11, it is easy to win the capture-type winning opening device 50 without being disturbed by the passing winning opening device 3.
The spheres 91 to 92 correspond to the sphere 9. 51 is the game board 1 of FIG.
These are nails called game nails or obstacle nails that are fixed to the nails.

FIG. 6 shows a front view in which take-in type winning opening devices 50, 51, and 52 are arranged below the passing-type winning opening device 20 according to the sixth embodiment with an interval allowing a ball to pass therethrough. FIG. 2A shows that the movable member 22 of the pass-type winning opening device 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the drawing, this is a case where the ball that has retreated to the game board 1 can pass through, and in this case, the ball 94 that has been taken into the pass-type winning opening device 20 has a ball-like shape directly below as shown by an arrow X12. It becomes easy to win the winning opening device 50. FIG. 6B shows the case where the movable member 22 of the pass-type winning opening device 20 cannot pass the ball advanced to the game board 1 as shown in FIG. 2B. In this case, the pass-type winning opening is used. Ball 95 captured in device 20;
The ball 96 is retained in the pass-type winning opening device 3 and then the ball 97 that falls into the pass-type winning opening device 20 is sorted right and left by the stored ball 96 as shown by arrows X13; X14. It becomes easy to win the capture-type winning opening devices 51 and 52. The spheres 95 to 97 correspond to the sphere 9.

FIG. 7 shows a front view in which take-in type winning opening devices 50, 51, and 52 are arranged below the passing-type winning opening device 30 according to the seventh embodiment with an interval allowing a ball to pass therethrough. 3A shows a case where the movable member 32 of the pass-type winning opening device 30 can pass through a ball retreated to the game board 1 as shown by a solid line in FIG. It becomes easy for the captured ball 94 to win the capture type winning opening device 50 immediately below as shown by the arrow X12. FIG. 7B shows a case where the movable member 32 of the pass-type winning opening device 30 cannot pass through the ball advanced to the game board 1 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
In this case, the ball 97 falling to the pass-type winning opening device 3
Are divided right and left by the movable member 32 which has moved forward as shown by arrows X13; X14, so that it is easy to win the left and right capture-type winning opening devices 51; 52.

FIG. 8 shows a front view in which a take-in type winning opening device 50 is arranged immediately below a passing type winning opening device 40 according to the eighth embodiment with a space allowing passage of a ball, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable ball detector 42 of the pass-type winning opening device 40 cannot detect a ball passing backward with respect to the game board 1, and in this case, the ball 98 is indicated by an arrow X15. It becomes easy to win the capture-type winning opening device 50 without being detected by the ball detector 42 via the passing winning opening device 40 from above. FIG. 8B shows a case where the ball detector 42 of the pass-type winning opening device 40 can detect the passage of a ball advanced to the game board 1, and in this case, the ball 98 is moved from above as shown by an arrow X16. The ball is detected by the ball detector 42 via the pass-type winning opening device 40, so that it is easy to win the capture-type winning opening device 50. The sphere 98 corresponds to the sphere 9.

In each of the above embodiments, the ball detectors 10 and 42 may drive the actuator 13 with a signal that has detected a ball. For example, when a special symbol or a normal symbol is aligned with a predetermined symbol, or The actuator 13 may be driven under a predetermined condition such as when the number of times of ball detection by the ball detectors 10 and 42 reaches a predetermined number. The variation of the symbol may be started or stopped by the ball detection signal from the ball detectors 10 and 42.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a seventh embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an eighth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 3; 20; 30; 40; 50 Passing type winning opening device 10; 42 Ball detector 13 Actuator 22; 32 Movable member

Claims (3)

[Claims] A pass-type prize hole for discharging a ball taken in from the front of a game board to the front of the game board can be driven by a drive mechanism so as to allow or prohibit a prize of the ball to the game board. A pass-type winning opening device for a pachinko machine, which is provided. 2. A movable member is provided in a pass-type winning opening for discharging a ball taken in from a front surface of a game board to a front surface of the game board so as to permit or prohibit the winning of the ball by a driving mechanism. A pass-type prize hole device for a pachinko machine, characterized by the following. 3. A ball detector is driven into a pass-type prize port for discharging a ball taken in from the front of the game board to the front of the game board so that the ball can be permitted or prohibited by a drive mechanism. A pass-type winning opening device for a pachinko machine, which is provided.