JP2002360808A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel device in the manner of receiving and discharging a prize winning ball. SOLUTION: A rotator 25, with which a ball receiving part 26 to be turned along with a play panel surface 1a while receiving one prize winning ball and discharging it after stop is recessed, is fitted into a ball holding cover 13, on which a start prize winning hole 24 is opened, coupled to the front face of a stand board 12 of a ball accepting device 10, a motor 36 for rotationally driving the rotator 25 is attached to a rear panel 14 coupled to the rear end of the stand board 12, a ball guide path 20 for guiding the prize winning ball discharged from the ball receiving part 26 to the back of the play panel surface 1a and guiding it into a detecting port 30a of a passing ball detecting switch 30 is formed on the stand board 12 and on the basis of the detecting signal of the passing ball detecting switch 30, a great prize winning hole 3a is opened for fixed time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a ball receiving device mounted on a game board for receiving and passing pachinko balls struck onto a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of ball receiving device of a conventional pachinko machine, a pachinko ball that has fallen from a game board into a ball receiving portion of a rotating body of the ball receiving device temporarily stops in the ball receiving portion and then re-enters. It was configured to be returned to the game board surface.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine having a novel aspect with respect to a passing mode of a winning ball dropped from a game board into a ball receiving device.

[0004]

The pachinko machine of the present invention comprises:
A rotating body formed with a ball receiving portion that can receive and release one winning ball after stopping and that turns along the game board surface, a motor that rotationally drives this rotating body, and a ball that is released from the ball receiving portion. A ball guiding path that guides the winning prize ball to the rear of the game board,
A ball receiving device having a ball detection switch for detecting a winning ball passing through the ball guide path is provided on a game board surface.

[0005]

When a winning ball falls into a ball receiving portion which is formed on a rotating body which is driven to rotate by a motor and turns along the game board surface, the winning ball is released from the ball receiving portion after stopping, and is guided to a ball guide path. The ball detecting switch detects a winning ball passing through the ball guiding path and transmits a detection signal.

[0006]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to add a new aspect to a mode in which pachinko balls are received from a game board into a ball receiving device and passed therethrough. Since the pachinko ball received in the unit can be guided to the rear of the game board surface and detected by the ball detection switch, various electric members mounted on the game board are operated and controlled based on the detection signal of the ball detection switch. Thus, game specifications can be changed in various ways.

[0007]

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the center of the gaming board surface 1a of the gaming board 1 of the pachinko machine, a center winning opening 2a, a symbol display body 2b for displaying a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol, and then specifying a symbol, and an upper plate passage opening 2c. A middle rotator 2d having seven passages 2e and one gate 2f into which a prize sphere that has passed through the upper plate passage 2c alternatively falls, and is constantly driven to rotate counterclockwise; A central prize device 2 provided with a storage number display LED 2g is provided.

[0008] A large winning opening 3a, which is disposed below the central winning device 2 and is opened and closed by a movable door 3b, a starting opening winning number display LED 3c, and a large winning opening winning number display LED 3d are provided below the game board surface 1a. Is installed.

At the upper part of the game board surface 1a, a prize winning device 4 is provided above the central prize winning device 2 and has a prize winning opening 4a.

On the left side of the game board surface 1a, an upper fixed type accessory 5 having an upper left winning port 5a, a lower fixed type accessory 6 having a lower left winning port 6a, and an interlocking component having an openable and closable symbol operating port 7a. The objects 7 are installed in order from the top.

At the right side of the game board 1b, there is provided an ordinary electric accessory 8 having a special winning opening 8a which can be opened and closed. Immediately below the ordinary electric accessory 8, a prize dropped into the specific winning opening 8a is formed. Special device operating area 9 in which the ball is alternatively introduced
a and the left and right passage openings 9b, 9b, and a lower right winning device 9 provided with a stopping member 9c capable of holding up to three pachinko balls.

On the right side of the game board surface 1a, the lower prize winning device 3 is disposed above the motorized accessory 8 when the pachinko ball passes.
The ball receiving device 10 having the function of a starting device for opening the special winning opening 3a is installed.

The base body 11 of the ball receiving device 10 is a game board surface 1.
Base plate 1 screwed to a and formed of translucent synthetic resin material
2, a ball holding cover 13 which is connected to the front surface of the base plate 12 with a screw and is installed at the front end of the ball receiving device 10 and is formed of a translucent synthetic resin material, and which is connected to a rear end of the base plate 12. And a back plate 14 formed of a transparent synthetic resin material.

At the front end of the base plate 12 of the base body 11, a base piece 15 attached to the game board surface 1a is formed.
A ball passage opening 16 through which a single pachinko ball can pass is provided at a central portion in the left-right direction and slightly below the central portion in the vertical direction.

In the vicinity of the center of the back surface of the base piece 15 of the base plate 12, a lens surface having a large number of fine irregularities for diffusing and irregularly reflecting the light transmitted through the vicinity of the center is formed.

A cylindrical bearing piece 17 protruding rearward is connected near the center of the back surface of the base piece 15 of the base plate 12, and near the lower end of the back surface of the base piece 15 below the bearing piece 17. The switch support piece 18 having a flat inverted cross-sectional shape protruding from the switch support piece 18 is connected.

On the back surface of the base piece 15, a bottom plate 19a extending slightly above the switch support piece 17 and having an upper surface inclined downward and downward is connected to both side edges of the bottom plate 19a. A guiding gutter 19 having a pair of left and right side wall plates 19b is connected, and the front edge of the upper surface of the bottom plate 19a of the guiding gutter 19 is aligned with the lower opening edge of the ball passage 16 and is located behind the bottom plate 19a of the guiding gutter 19. The edge is substantially aligned with the back surface of the game board 1.

On a guiding gutter 19, a ball guiding path 20 for guiding pachinko balls passing through the ball passage opening 16 to the back side of the game board 1.
Are formed.

At the left and right portions of the rear surface of the base piece 15, two pairs of left and right back plate mounting pieces 21 extending horizontally rearward, and a rear portion having a length shorter than the length of the back plate mounting piece 21 are provided. The protruding pair of left and right board receiving pieces 22 is connected.

The ball holding cover 13 of the base body 11 is formed with an inner wall surface 13a having a circular vertical cross section, and the lower end of the inner wall surface 13a is aligned with the lower opening edge of the ball passage opening 16. .

The inner wall surface 13a of the sphere holding cover 13 is extended in the front-rear direction and is arranged in parallel in the circumferential direction except for the lower end of the inner wall surface 13a. Are formed.

At the upper end of the ball holding cover 13, a starting winning opening 24 through which one pachinko ball can be dropped is opened, and at the upper end of the ball holding cover 13, there is connected to the front opening edge of the starting winning opening 24. The front partition 13b and the side partition 13e connected to the opening edges on both sides are formed to protrude.

A rotating body 25 rotatably supported by a bearing piece 17 of the base plate 12 is provided in the ball holding cover 13 between the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 25 and the inner wall surface 13a of the ball holding cover 13 slightly. It is charged with a gap formed.

The rotating body 25 has a shaft insertion portion 25a in which a support shaft 27 is inserted horizontally at the center, a cylindrical peripheral body 25b surrounding the shaft insertion portion 25a, and a conical concave shape. A lens wall 2 having an inner peripheral edge connected to a rear edge of the shaft insertion portion 25a and an outer peripheral edge connected to a front edge of the peripheral body portion 25b;
5e are formed. On the back surface of the lens wall 25c, a lens surface having a large number of fine ridges and grooves arranged radially around the center is formed.

The rotating body 25 is provided with a ball receiving portion 26 capable of receiving one winning ball and releasing it after stopping and turning around the rotation axis of the rotating body 25 along the game board surface 1a. .

When the ball receiving portion 26 of the rotating body 25 rotates to the top dead center and shifts directly below the starting winning opening 24, the ball receiving portion 2
The winning prize ball can be accepted into the starting prize opening port 18.
The winning ball dropped into the ball receiving portion 26 of the rotating body 25 passes through the ball receiving portion 26 and the ball holding cover 13 while the ball receiving portion 26 rotates 180 ° from the top dead center to the bottom dead center. When the ball receiving part 26 turns to the bottom dead center, the ball is released from the ball receiving part 26 when the ball receiving part 26 turns to the bottom dead center, and the ball passes through the ball passage opening 16. It is introduced into the taxiway 20.

The back plate 14 of the base body 11 is mounted on the rear end of each back plate mounting piece 21 of the base plate 12 with a screw.
A pair of left and right switch locking claws 28 extending in a horizontal manner and elastically deformable rearward at the lower end of the rear end 4 and having claw portions 28a projecting from the inner surface of the rear end in opposing shapes are arranged in parallel. A motor receiving piece 29 having a U-shaped planar shape is formed slightly above the two switch locking claws 28.

At the lower end of the base body 11, the front end is
The switch support piece 18 of FIG.
4 between both switch locking claws 28, and both claw portions 28a.
A passing ball detection switch (proximity switch) 30 that detects a winning ball that has been released from the ball receiving portion 26 of the rotating body 25 and passed through the ball guide path 20 is provided horizontally.

At the rear of the passing ball detection switch 30, the base plate 1
A detection port 30a, which is disposed diagonally below the rear edge of the bottom plate 19a of the second guiding gutter 19 and in which a winning ball passing through the ball guiding path 20 falls, is opened.

The back plate 14 has a board mounting piece 31 connected to the center of the upper end of the front surface in the left-right direction and protruding forward.
Is formed, and the back plate 14 is connected to the left and right ends of the front surface thereof in the vicinity of the center in the vertical direction, and protrudes forward,
A pair of left and right board locking pieces 32 concentrically opposed to both board receiving pieces 22 of the base plate 12 are formed.

At the front end of the back plate 14, an LED board 33 having an approximately horseshoe-shaped front face and vertically standing behind the base piece 15 of the base plate 12 is connected. The left and right ends of the rotating body 25 are screwed to the receiving piece 31, the left and right ends are locked by the two board locking pieces 32, and are sandwiched between the two board locking pieces 32 and the two board receiving pieces 22. It is installed in.

On the front surface of the LED board 33, there are six decorative LEDs 34 arranged in a planetary shape around the rotation axis of the rotating body 25 and for irradiating the rotating body 25 from near the center of the base 15 of the base plate 12 and from behind. Is installed.

Each decorative LED 34 starts to be turned on and off at the same time when the power of the pachinko machine is turned on. 6 decorative LEDs
34, clockwise from the upper right corner, 1, 2, 3,
Assuming 4, 5, and 6, each decorative LED 34 will light 1 →
1,2 lights up → 1,2,3 lights up → 1,2,3,4 lights up → 1,2,3,4,5 lights up → 1,2,3,4,5
Lighting control is repeatedly performed with the switching time set to 1.024 seconds and one cycle set to 7.168 seconds in the order of turning on and turning off all lights.

The back plate 14 is formed with a pair of left and right motor mounting pieces 35 connected to the left and right ends of the back surface and extending rearward. The motor 36 of the step motor type for rotating the motor is connected to the front by a screw.

The output shaft 36a of the motor 36 is
The support shaft 27 is coaxially and rotatably connected to the support shaft 27 by a joint shaft 38 connecting the support shaft 6a and the support shaft 27 of the rotating body 25.

The rotating body 25 is driven to rotate by the motor 36 at the same time when the power of the pachinko machine is turned on, and the clockwise rotating operation is continued.

At the left and right ends of the back plate 14, two pairs of left and right lead wire insertion grooves 37 into which lead wires connected to the passing ball detection switch 30 and lead wires connected to the decorative LEDs 34 are inserted in a bundled state. Are formed at the outer ends of the respective lead wire holding grooves 37, and lead wire insertion / removal portions 37a into which the lead wire bundle is inserted / removed are formed at the outer ends of the respective lead wire holding grooves 37. At the ends, lead wire holding portions 37b are formed, which are connected to the lead wire insertion / removal portions 37a in a bent state and hold the lead wire bundle.

Next, a description will be given of the game specifications of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment. When the pachinko balls fired on the game board surface 1a win the starting winning opening 24 of the ball receiving device 10, six pachinko balls are paid out. Pachinko ball is the center winning opening 2
a, a large winning opening 3a, a natural winning opening 4a, an upper left winning opening 5a, a lower left winning opening 6a, a symbol operating opening 7a, and a specific winning opening 8a are set so that thirteen pachinko balls are paid out.

When the power of the pachinko machine is turned on, the middle rotator 2c of the central winning device 2 starts rotating counterclockwise, and the rotator 25 of the ball receiving device 2 starts rotating clockwise.

When the pachinko ball falls into the center winning opening 2a of the center winning device 2, the winning ball passes through the upper plate passing opening 2c, and the seven passing openings 2e of the rotating middle rotator 2d and the gate 2f of the gate 2f. I fall into one of them.

When the winning ball that has won the center winning opening 2a of the central winning device 2 passes through the gate 2f, or when the pachinko ball wins the symbol operating port 7a of the interlocking role 7, the symbol display 2b changes to the left symbol. The variable display of the middle symbol and the right symbol is started, and when 29.85 seconds or more have elapsed since the start of the variable symbol display, the symbol display 2b stops the variable symbol display in the order of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol.

However, when the fluctuating time reduction button is operated, the symbol display body 2b displays the fluctuating display of the symbols in the order of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol when 0.9 seconds or more have elapsed since the operation of the fluctuating time reduction button. To stop.

In the case other than when the left, middle, and right symbols become 0,0,0 when the symbol display 2b stops displaying the symbol, the specific winning opening 8a of the ordinary electric accessory 8 is set. Is released for 5.8 seconds, and the stopping member 9c of the lower right winning device 9 operates for 8 seconds.

During the change display of the symbol by the symbol display 2b,
Or, while the specific winning opening 8a is open, the center winning opening 2a
When the winning prize ball passes through the gate 2f newly, or when the pachinko ball newly wins in the symbol operating port 7a of the interlocking role 7, the number of times is stored up to four and displayed by the stored number display LED 2g. Then, the symbol display 2b starts the symbol variation display after the symbol variation display is stopped or after the specific winning opening 7a is completely opened.

The winning ball which has entered the open special winning opening 7a and dropped into the lower right winning device 9 passes through one of the left and right passing openings 9b and the special device operating area 9a.

When the prize ball passes through the right and left passage openings 9b, only a specified number of pachinko balls are obtained, and when the prize ball passes through the special device operation area 9a, the special device operates.

During the operation of the special device, the pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 24 of the ball receiving device 10 and the passing ball detecting switch 3
0, the large winning opening 3 of the middle and lower winning device 3
a is released for 9.8 seconds. However, when ten pachinko balls are won in the open special winning opening 3a, the special winning opening 3a is closed at that time.

During the operation of the special device, the operation of the special device is stopped when 16 pachinko balls have won the start winning port 24 of the ball receiving device 10, or when the winning ball has passed through the special device operation area 9a again. When the operation of the special device is stopped during opening of the special winning opening 3a, the special winning opening 3a is opened for the remaining time.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. In this example, the ball holding cover 13 having the starting winning port 24 opened and connected to the front surface of the base plate 12 of the ball receiving device 10 installed on the game board surface 1a receives and stops one winning ball. A rotator 25 having a recessed ball receiving portion 26 capable of being ejected and rotating along the game board surface 1a is loaded, and the rotator 2 is attached to the back plate 14 coupled to the rear end of the base plate 12.
A ball guide path for guiding a winning ball released from the ball receiving portion 26 to the base plate 12 to the rear of the game board surface 1a and introducing the winning ball to the detection port 30a of the passing ball detection switch 30 is attached to the base plate 12. 20 is formed to open the special winning opening 3a for a predetermined time based on a detection signal of the passing ball detection switch 30.

For this reason, it is possible to add a new aspect to a mode in which pachinko balls are received from the game board surface 1a into the ball receiving device 10 and passed therethrough, and the pachinko balls received in the ball receiving portion 26 of the rotating body 25 can be added. Since it can be guided to the rear of the game board surface 1a and detected by the passing ball detection switch 30, various electric members mounted on the game board 1 are operated and controlled by the detection signal of the passing ball detection switch 30, so that the game specification can be performed. Can be varied in various ways.

It is to be noted that a fixed position detection switch for detecting the turning position of the ball receiving portion 26 of the rotating body 25 and a detected position detected by the fixed position detecting switch by turning in the same turning manner as the turning direction of the ball receiving portion 26. The body is provided in the ball receiving device, and the ball receiving portion 2 is provided.
The motor 36 and the rotating body 25 may be stopped or started while the motor 6 is turned to the origin position (top dead center).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the ball receiving device.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the ball receiving device.

FIG. 4 is a view taken along line XX of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the ball holding cover and the rotating body.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the ball receiving device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 1a Game board surface 20 Ball guideway 25 Rotating body 26 Ball receiving part 30 Passing ball detection switch 36 Motor

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] June 11, 2002 (2002.6.1
1)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Claims]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0004

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0004]

A pachinko machine according to the present invention comprises:
A rotating body formed with a ball receiving portion capable of receiving one winning ball and releasing the ball after stopping, a motor for rotating this rotating body, and a winning ball released from the ball receiving portion on a game board surface; A ball taxiway that guides backward, a ball detection switch that detects a winning ball that passes through the ball taxiway, and a ball detection switch
A ball receiving device having a switch support portion for supporting a ball on a game board , wherein the ball detection switch
Has its front part supported by the switch support,
The rear part projects to the rear of the game board, and the winning ball
A guiding member forming the ball guiding path
The ball detection switch between the switch support and
It has the structure provided in the upper position interposed .

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0005

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0005]

According to the present invention, a rotating body driven by a motor is formed.
When a winning ball falls into the received ball receiving portion, the winning ball is released from the ball receiving portion after stopping and guided to the rear of the game board surface by the ball guide path . And the front part is a switch support
Supported by the holding part, the rear part protrudes to the rear of the game board
Then, a ball detection switch provided with a winning ball detection port at the rear portion detects a winning ball passing through the ball guiding path and transmits a detection signal. The ball guide path is between the ball support and the switch support.
Invitation of the configuration provided at the upper position with the output switch
It is formed by a guiding member.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

On the back surface of the base piece 15, a switch support piece 18 is provided.
A bottom plate 19a extending rearward slightly above the (switch supporting portion) and having an upper surface inclined downward and downward; and a pair of left and right side plates 19b having lower ends connected to both side edges of the bottom plate 19a. Guiding gutter 19 (guiding member) is connected,
The front edge of the upper surface of the bottom plate 19 a of the guide gutter 19 is aligned with the lower opening edge of the ball passage 16, and the rear edge of the bottom plate 19 a of the guide gutter 19 is substantially aligned with the back surface of the game board 1.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0024

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The rotating body 25 has a shaft insertion portion 25a in which a support shaft 27 is inserted horizontally at the center, a cylindrical peripheral body 25b surrounding the shaft insertion portion 25a, and a conical concave shape. A lens wall 2 having a shape, an inner peripheral edge connected to a rear end edge of the shaft insertion portion 25a, and an outer peripheral edge connected to a front end edge of the peripheral body portion 25b.
5c are formed. On the back surface of the lens wall 25c, a lens surface having a large number of fine ridges and grooves arranged radially around the center is formed.

[Procedure amendment 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0039

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

When the power of the pachinko machine is turned on, the middle rotator 2d of the central winning device 2 starts a counterclockwise rotation operation, and the rotator 25 of the ball receiving device 2 starts a clockwise rotation operation.

[Procedure amendment 7]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0044

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

During the change display of the symbol by the symbol display 2b,
Or, while the specific winning opening 8a is open, the center winning opening 2a
When the winning prize ball passes through the gate 2f newly, or when the pachinko ball newly wins in the symbol operating port 7a of the interlocking role 7, the number of times is stored up to four and displayed by the stored number display LED 2g. Then, the symbol display 2b starts the symbol variation display after the symbol variation display is stopped or after the specific winning opening 8a is completely opened.

[Procedure amendment 8]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0045

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The winning ball that has won the specific winning opening 8a that has been opened and has fallen into the lower right winning device 9 passes through one of the left and right passing openings 9b and the special device operating area 9a.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rotating body having a ball receiving portion capable of receiving one winning ball and releasing after stopping and capable of turning along a game board surface, a motor for rotating and driving the rotating body, and the ball A ball receiving device having a ball guiding path for guiding a winning ball released from the receiving portion to the rear of the game board surface and a ball detection switch for detecting a winning ball passing through the ball guiding path has been installed on the game board surface. Characterized pachinko machine.