JP2002325903A - Prize-winning apparatus of pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize-winning apparatus of a pachinko game machine which can reliably decide whether to guide a ball to a specific winning region or to a general winning region even if it has a simple construction. SOLUTION: In the prize-winning apparatus of a pachinko game machine provided with a specific prize-winning region which produces a special winning state when a ball enters the specific prize-winning region, a retaining means holding on its upper surface a predetermined number of pachinko game balls disposed in an approximately laterally arranged relationship, a slide means to slide the retaining means in a direction nearly parallel with the laterally arranged direction of the balls, and a guide means to guide only a ball retained at a specific location of the retaining means to the specific prize-winning region when the retaining means is caused to slide are provided.

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 of a pachinko machine having a specific prize area for creating a special prize state when a prize is won.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko machines are broadly classified into a first type (fever machine, etc.), a second type (wings, etc.), and a third type (rights, etc.). Among these, some of the third-class pachinko machines have a predetermined display mode (such as "777") on the symbol display device as a result of the internal lottery.
Is displayed, the electric accessory such as a tulip is opened, the game ball is guided to a special winning device, a plurality of balls are stopped, and the ball stopped at a specific position is made to win a specific winning region. There are those that generate jackpot rights. Also, some type 2 pachinko machines stop a plurality of prize balls in an accessory and, among them, cause a ball stopped at a specific position to enter a specific prize area to generate a jackpot right. is there.

As an example of such a prior art, Japanese Patent Publication No.
JP-A-7-110293 and JP-A-11-42332 are mentioned.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-110293 discloses a configuration in which a rotating body capable of accepting three balls is used, and only the third winning ball is guided to a specific winning area for generating a jackpot right. According to this, since the rotating body is moved while holding the stationary ball vertically, the ball that should be guided to the specific winning area is bitten between the rotating body and the guide port to the specific winning area. There is a possibility that it will. Further, depending on the stationary state of the vertical stacking, there is a possibility that the vehicle is not guided to the specific winning area.

[0004] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-42332 discloses that three balls are vertically stopped in a line, only the top ball is guided to a specific winning area first, and then the remaining balls are guided to a general winning opening. A staggered release mechanism is disclosed. According to this, since the time difference is provided between the ball stopped at the top and the other balls among the balls stopped in the vertical stack, the stopping portion and the link mechanism are complicated. Further, depending on the stationary state of the ball, there is a possibility that the ball stopped at the uppermost stage may be guided to the general winning opening before being guided to the specific winning area.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a winning device for a pachinko machine which has a simple structure and can reliably distinguish between a specific winning area and a general winning opening. .

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko machine prize winning device according to the present invention comprises a pachinko machine prize device provided with a specific prize area for creating a special prize state when winning. A stopping means for stopping a predetermined number of pachinko gaming balls in a substantially side-by-side state, a sliding means for sliding the stopping means substantially in parallel with the direction in which the balls are arranged, and at the time of the sliding, stopping at a specific position of the stopping means. Guide means for guiding only the hit ball to the specific winning area is provided.

Here, when a prize is won, a general prize port for creating a normal prize state is provided.
The guide means may be configured to guide only the ball stopped at the specific position of the stopping means to the specific winning area, and to guide the ball stopped at a position other than the specific position of the stopping means to the general winning opening. Good.

Further, a general winning opening for receiving a ball reached after the predetermined number of balls are stopped may be provided on an upper surface of the stopping means.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings. Here, the prize winning device of the third-type pachinko machine is taken as an example, but it can also be used as a member for distributing the variable prize-winning device in the second-type pachinko machine or the first-type pachinko machine to a specific prize area.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the main part of the pachinko machine. When the pachinko gaming ball wins the starting port (11), the symbol displayed on the symbol display device (12) starts to change. As a result of the internal lottery, when a specific display mode ("777" or the like) is displayed on the symbol display device (12), the entrance (21) of the winning device (20) is opened for a predetermined time, and the posture in which the ball can be received. To The opening and closing wing-shaped inlet (2
At the time of closing 1), the upper part of the receiving blocking member (21a)
Is preventing the ball from being accepted. Winning device (2
When the ball entering 0) wins in the specific winning area (22), a special winning state is created, and a jackpot right is generated. During the right generation, if a ball wins in the third type starting port (13), the special winning opening (14) is opened until a predetermined time elapses or until a predetermined number of balls are won. However,
If there are more than a predetermined number of prizes in the third type starting port (13),
Alternatively, if there is a prize again in the specific prize area (22), the right ends.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are front sectional views of the prize winning device (20), showing a state when the sliding means is closed and when the sliding means is opened, respectively. The ball received at the entrance (21)
Up to three balls (A), balls (B), and balls (C) in this order via the communication path (23) and the taxiway (24), and approximately above the slide stop (30) as a stop means. Parked side by side. The communication path (23) guides the ball received by the reception port (21) to the back side of the game board, and the guide path (24) is formed by the communication path (23) to the back side of the game board. Is guided to the upper part of the slide stop (30).

The fourth and subsequent balls (D) are prevented from entering the slide stop (30) by the already filled balls (C), and are opened on the side wall of the taxiway (24). You will be guided to the winning opening (25). As a result, the overflow due to the surplus balls in the winning device (20) is prevented. The number of the balls to be parked on the slide parking stand (30) is not limited to three, and can be arbitrarily set by changing the design of the length.

The slide stop (30) extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and is provided with a step in the height direction. The ball (C) rests on the upper surface of the highest upper part (31), the ball (A) rests on the upper surface of the middle part (32), and the lower part (33)
Protrudes outside the side wall (24a) with which the ball (A) is in contact, so that the ball is not placed. The sphere (B) may also be configured to rest on the upper surface of the middle section (32), but in order to achieve a smooth flow in the direction toward the sphere (A),
It is mounted on the upper surface of a fixed stop (34) disposed at a height between the upper part (31) and the middle part (32). Here, at least the upper surface of the upper part (31) of the slide stop (30) is inclined rightward toward the lower part (33) to contribute to the smooth flow of the ball, and also inclined to the back. This also contributes to smooth guidance to the specific winning area (22) and the like. Thus, the taxiway (24) is connected to the communication path (23).
A substantially vertical tubular part extending from the upper part (31) to the lower part (33) along the upper surface of the slide stop (30) by bending at the upper part (31). It is substantially L-shaped. The ball received in the receiving port (21) was held on the upper surface of the upper section (31) when the slide stop (30) was slid, using the guide path (24) as a guide means as follows. Only the ball (C) is guided to the specific winning area (22) and the other balls (A)
(B) is guided to the general winning opening (27). The front side of the taxiway (24), that is, the player's side is formed of a transparent plate-shaped body, which prevents the ball from jumping out and enhances the sense of expectation by the player's visual recognition.

As described above, the upper section (31) and the middle section (3
The slide stop (30) provided with 2) and the lower portion (33) in a row is slid substantially horizontally by an electric drive source (26) such as a solenoid having an arm extending and contracting in the row direction. After closing the receiving port (21), the slide stop (30) is connected to the electric drive source (2) as shown in FIG.
When the ball is slid to the left according to 6), the middle portion (3) is located at the position where the upper portion (31) on which the ball (C) rests.
At the same time 2) comes, the middle section (3) on which the ball (A) is
The lower part (33) comes to the position where 2) was. Therefore, the ball (C) and the ball (A) descend simultaneously by this slide. On the other hand, along with this slide, the specific winning area (22), which is an opening closed by the upper section (31), and the general winning opening (22), which is an opening closed by the middle section (32). 27) are simultaneously opened. Therefore, only the ball (C) parked at a specific position on the slide stop (30) is guided to the specific winning area (22), and the other balls (A) and (B) are moved to the general winning opening (27). ). In addition, the fixed stop (3
4) is inclined rightward toward the general winning opening (27), so that after the ball (A) is guided to the general winning opening (27), the ball (B) is also followed by the general winning opening (27). ). By providing the means for guiding the ball in this way, the guidance to the specific winning area (22) and the general winning opening (27) are reliably distinguished.

The specific position of the slide stop (30) for guiding the placed ball to the specific winning area (22) can be arbitrarily set, but a certain number or more of the balls are received in the receiving port (21). In order to give the player the thrill of being a big hit if it is possible, it is preferable to set the ball at a position to which any of the balls stopped after the second respond.

The direction in which the slide stop (30) is slid may be any of forward, backward, left, right, up and down directions as long as a plurality of stationary balls can be simultaneously guided to the specific winning area (22) and the general winning opening (27). In this example, the structure is such that the spheres are arranged side by side in the left and right direction and stopped, but a structure in which the balls are stopped in the depth direction may be used.

The special winning area (22) and the general winning opening (2)
7) In order to guide the ball smoothly to the slide stop (3
The upper surface of 0) is inclined toward those openings, that is, in the depth direction.

A ridge (31a) is provided on the back side of the upper step (31) and the middle step (32) of the slide stop (30).
(32a) is provided to prevent the ball from being caught in the specific winning area (22) or the general winning opening (27) when the slide stop (30) is slid.

The upper part (31) of the slide stop (30)
A protrusion (31b) is provided on the near side of, and when the slide stop (30) is slid, it collides with the ball (C),
You may contribute to the smooth guidance to the specific winning area | region (22).

[0020]

The winning device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention has the following effects by having the above-described configuration. That is, the stopping means in which the game balls are stopped in a substantially horizontal state is slid by the sliding means in a direction substantially parallel to the horizontal direction of the balls, and the guidance of the ball to the specific winning area and the guidance to the general winning opening are simultaneously performed. Therefore, it is possible to reliably distinguish the specific winning area from the guidance to the general winning opening. Also, because this configuration is simple,
There is also the effect of maintenance convenience and reduction of manufacturing cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of a pachinko machine panel.

FIG. 2 is a front cross-sectional view of the winning device showing a closed state of a slide means.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the winning device showing an opened state of a slide means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Starting port 12 Symbol display device 13 Third-class starting port 14 Big winning opening 20 Winning device 21 Receiving port 21a Reception blocking member 22 Specific winning area 23 Communicating passage 24 Guideway 24a Side wall 25, 27 General winning opening 26 Electric drive source DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Slide stop 31 Upper part 31a Ridge 31b Projection 32 Middle part 32a Ridge 33 Lower part 34 Fixed stop A to D Pachinko game ball

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A prize winning device of a pachinko machine having a specific prize area for creating a special prize state when a prize is won. A stopping means for stopping a predetermined number of pachinko game balls on the upper surface in a substantially side-by-side state, and the stopping means. A pachinko machine comprising: slide means for sliding substantially parallel to the direction in which the balls are horizontally arranged; and guide means for guiding only the ball stopped at a specific position of the stop means to a specific winning area at the time of the slide. Machine winning device. 2. A general prize port for creating a normal prize state when a prize is won. When the slide means slides, the guide means guides only the ball parked at a specific position of the stop means to the specific prize area. 2. The prize winning device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball that has been stopped at a position other than the specific position of the stopping means is guided to a general winning opening. 3. The prize winning device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a general prize hole for receiving a ball reached after the predetermined number of spheres have been stopped on an upper surface of the stopping means.