JP2003180990A - Prize winning device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize winning device for a game machine allowing a sound game moderately suppressing the probability of a big hit. <P>SOLUTION: This prize winning device 5 provided in a suitable place of the game machine is provided with at least a specific region 7 through which prize game balls can pass, and a guide part 15 for guiding the game balls to the specific region 7. The guide part 15 is formed of right and left movable pieces 16 movable into a position of being able to guide the game balls to the specific region, and a position out of guide or hard to guide, and a fixed piece 17 arranged between the right and left movable pieces 16. The top edge 17a of the fixed piece 17 is provided offset onto the side of either one of the right and left movable pieces 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning device provided in an appropriate place of a game machine, and more particularly to a winning device having a guide portion for guiding a game ball to a specific area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an open state in which a game ball can enter the game board surface,
It is equipped with a winning device that has movable wings made of synthetic resin that can be changed to a closed state where it is difficult to enter. When the movable wings are open, the movable piece receives the game ball rolling on the game board surface and guides the game ball inside the winning device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional winning device (20). The winning device (20) has left and right movable wings that can be opened and closed.
(21) (21), a specific mouth (22) that allows the game ball to pass and is an opportunity to enter a gaming state that is advantageous for the player, and a guide that guides the game ball that has won the specific mouth (22) And a passageway (23). The guide passage (23) is formed by the left and right movable pieces (24) (24) and the fixed piece (25) located substantially in the center between the left and right movable pieces (24, 24), and the winning device (20) ) Is provided in a downward slope from the rear to the front.

8 and 9 show the movable piece in FIG.
It is the figure which expanded the guidance passage (23) which consists of (24) and the fixed piece (25), and shows the guidance state of the game ball (A). Left and right movable pieces (2
4) and (24) are connected to a motor (not shown), and are configured to be displaceable by the motor between a raised state shown in FIG. 8 and a lowered state shown in FIG. The fixed piece (25) is not displaced. In the state shown in FIG. 8, the game ball (A) is a movable piece on the left and right.
(24) As it is guided forward while being guided by (24),
Pass the specified mouth (22) with an extremely high probability. On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 9, the game ball (A) is not guided by the left and right movable pieces (24), (24), and one point of the game ball (A) is on the top edge (25a) of the fixed piece (25). As shown by the arrow, the game ball (A) is guided by falling in the left-right direction, and the probability of passing through the specific opening (22) is lower than that shown in FIG. Is configured to be.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, as shown in FIG. 8, the top edge of the fixed piece (25) is located at the central axis of the game ball (A) to be guided. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, even if the left and right movable pieces (24) and (24) are lowered, if the moving speed of the game ball is high, the fixed piece
Along the top edge (25a) of (25), it often happens that the specific mouth (22) is passed as it is, which may excessively improve the emissivity and may not maintain a healthy game. Due to this, the sales of the game shop are reduced, and this type of game machine has not always been sufficiently satisfactory for both the game shop and the player.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to provide a winning device in a gaming machine which can appropriately suppress emissivity and can play a healthy game. To do.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above problems can be solved as follows. (1) A winning device provided at an appropriate place of a gaming machine, comprising a specific area through which a winning game ball can pass, and a guide section for guiding the game ball to this specific area, wherein the guide section is Formed from left and right movable pieces that move the game ball to a specific area and positions that cannot be guided or difficult to guide, and fixed pieces arranged between the left and right movable pieces, and The top edge of the piece is provided so as to be offset to either one of the left and right movable pieces.

(2) In the above item (1), the fixing piece is formed in a mountain shape in a front view, and a top edge of the mountain shape is defined as a left and right center in the moving direction of the game ball guided to the guide portion. Set to a position that does not match.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board (1) forming a part of a game machine provided with the winning device of the present invention. The game board (1) has an outer guide rail (2),
A circular game area (4) surrounded by an inner guide rail (3) is provided, and a game ball launched from a launching device (not shown) rolls in the game area (4) by a player's operation. As a result, the game described below is performed. In addition, game area (4)
, A large number of game nails are arranged, and the game balls are brought into contact with each other to roll, but the game nails are omitted for simplification of the drawing.

At the center of the game area (4), a variable winning device (5) as a winning device is arranged. Variable winning device
(5) is a winning device which is provided with movable wings (6) and (6) on the left and right and is configured so that a game ball can be changed into an open state in which a ball can enter and a closed state in which it is difficult to enter. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the movable blades (6) and (6) are open. Further variable winning device (5)
The specific area (7), the guiding portion (15), and the like are arranged inside the space.

At the lower part of the game area (4), a lower prize winning device (8) is arranged along the inner guide rail (3).
The lower prize winning device (8) is provided with three starting winning openings (9).

In addition, the game area (4) is provided with a game nail, a windmill (10) for changing the rolling direction of the game ball, an out port (11) for sending the game ball to the back of the game board (1), and the like. Has been.

Next, the operation of the game board (1) will be described with reference to FIG. Main ones of the respective devices arranged on the game board (1) are controlled by a microcomputer (control means) not shown.

First, when the game ball wins the starting winning opening (9), a detection signal generated when the gaming ball is detected by the detecting means (not shown) installed inside the starting winning opening (9) is shown in the figure. Not sent to the control means. Based on the received detection signal, the control means transmits a drive control signal to a solenoid, which is an electric drive source (not shown), to move the movable wings (6) and (6) of the variable winning device (5) once or. Exercise to open and close twice.

The movable wings (6), (6) receive the game ball when the game ball is in an open state in which the game ball can enter, so that the variable winning device can be obtained.
Guide the game ball inside (5). When the game ball that has won a prize in the variable winning device (5) is guided by the guiding unit (15) that guides it toward the specific area and passes through the specific area (7), it is provided in the specific area (7) as illustrated. The detection signal generated when the game ball is detected by the detection unit that is not transmitted is transmitted to the control unit (not shown).

Based on the received detection signal, the control means sends a drive control signal to a solenoid, which is an electric drive source (not shown), to move the movable blades (6) (6) of the variable winning device (5).
Is operated 16 times, for example. During this period, a large number of game balls can be won in the variable winning device (5), so that a special prize game state advantageous to the player is generated.

In addition, during the special prize game state, the variable winning device
(5) When the game ball that has won the prize passes through the specific area (7), the special prize game state is generated again, and the special prize game state is controlled by the control means so as to repeat the maximum 16 times, for example.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the variable winning device (5) shown in FIG. 1, and the movable pieces (6) and (6) are shown in an open state in which a game ball can enter.

The variable winning device (5) includes the movable piece (6) described above.
In addition to (6) and the specific area (7), a guide passage (12) for guiding a winning game ball, and a left and right communication passage provided on the rear surface of the guide passage (12) and communicating with the guide passage (12) (13) (13)
And communicating with the lower end of the communication passage (13) (13),
(14) (14) spin guide that accepts game balls that have passed through (13)
And at least a guide part (15) for guiding only the specific game ball guided by the rotation guides (14) (14) toward the specific region.

The guide part (15) is composed of left and right movable pieces (16), (16) and a fixed piece (17) located between the movable pieces (16, 16), and the variable winning device (5). Is inclined downward from the rear to the front. The fixed piece (17) has a mountain shape, and the top edge (17a) thereof is biased to a position close to the left side movable piece (16) side, and the left and right inclination angles are different. In this way, the fixed piece
The top edge (17a) of (17) is biased to the left movable piece (16) side. On the contrary, it may be biased to the right movable piece (16) side.

3 and 4 show the guiding part (15) in FIG.
It is the figure which expanded, and shows the guidance state of the game ball. The left and right movable pieces (16) (16) are connected to a motor (not shown), and the motor causes the ascending state shown in FIG. 3 (a position where the game ball can be guided to the specific area (7)) and the descending shown in FIG. The state (the position where it is difficult to guide the game ball to the specific area (7)) and the state can be changed alternately. However, when the predetermined game condition is satisfied, the motor intermittently drives the control means so that the movable pieces (16) and (16) maintain the raised state for a predetermined time. When the predetermined game condition is satisfied, it means that a game ball is won in a predetermined winning opening during a special game state, for a certain period after the special game state ends.

As described above, since the movable patterns of the movable pieces (16) (16) are different depending on the game state, the contents of the game are varied and the enjoyment of the game is improved. Also, movable piece (16) (16)
In the descending state, the game ball may be shielded so that the game ball cannot be guided. The fixing piece (17) does not change.

In the state shown in FIG. 3, the game ball (A) is guided forward while being guided by the left and right movable pieces (16) and (16), so that the specific area (7) can be moved with a very high probability. pass. On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 4, the game ball (A) is a movable piece on the left and right.
(16) Since the game ball (A) only contacts the right inclined surface of the fixed piece (17) without being guided by the (16), the game ball (A) moves to the right as shown by the arrow in the figure. The probability of falling and inducing is extremely high, and the probability of passing through the specific area (22) is lower than that in the state shown in FIG.

In addition to this, a fixing piece formed in a mountain shape
The top edge (17a) of (17) is provided at a biased position that does not coincide with the center axis of the game ball being guided (shifted to the left from the center axis of the game ball in FIG. 4). Therefore, as compared with the case of the conventional example shown in FIG. 9, the probability of passing through the specific region (22) becomes lower.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are enlarged perspective views of the internal structure of the variable winning device (5) in FIG. 2, showing the movement mode of the game ball (A) won in the variable winning device (5). Is. The game ball (A) moves along the arrow shown in the figure with the passage of time. Further, since the internal structure is easily grasped, various members located above the variable winning device (5), which are unnecessary for the description, are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the state where the movable pieces (16) and (16) are raised, the game ball (A) is a movable wing which is being opened.
When it is received by (6), it is guided to the guide passage (12), passes through the left communication passage (13), and then is guided by the left rotation guide (14), and then the lower guide portion ( 15)
While being guided by the movable pieces (16) and (16) of the vehicle, it passes through the specific area (7). Of course, depending on the momentum of the game ball, it may fall to the left or right of the movable piece (16) (16).

As shown in FIG. 6, when the movable pieces (16) (16) are lowered, the game ball (A) is received by the left movable wing (6) which is being opened, Guideway (12)
To the lower guide part after passing through the left-hand communication passageway (13) and being guided by the left rotating guide (14).
Due to the fixing piece (17) of (15), it falls to the left side in the moving direction and does not pass through the specific area (7). Of course, the momentum of the game ball may guide the fixed piece (17) to pass through the specific area (7).

As described above, in the present invention, the fixing piece (1
The top edge (17a) of 7) is provided offset to one side on the left and right in the moving direction of the game ball, and in the present embodiment, it is formed in a mountain shape, and the mountain-shaped top edge (17a) is a guide. By being provided at a position that does not coincide with the central axis of the game ball guided to the part (15), when the movable piece (16) (16) operates in a position where it does not contact the game ball, a fixed piece ( Since it is extremely difficult to guide to the specific area (7) by 17), the passage rate of the specific area (7) is reduced, and as a result, it is possible to play a healthy game with moderate ejaculation, and at the amusement arcade and the player. It is possible to obtain the variable winning device (5) which is satisfactory for both of the users.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, various modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the fixing piece (17) may be formed in another shape such as a circular shape instead of the mountain shape.

[0030]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) According to the invention of claim 1, since the top edge of the fixed piece is provided so as to be offset to one side on the left and right in the moving direction of the game ball, the movable piece cannot or cannot guide the game ball. When it is moved to a difficult position, it becomes extremely difficult to guide it to the specific area by the fixed piece, so the passing rate of the specific area is lowered, and as a result, a healthy game in which the emissivity is appropriately suppressed becomes possible.

(B) According to the second aspect of the invention, when the movable piece moves to a position where the game ball cannot be guided or is difficult to guide, the simple configuration makes it extremely difficult to guide the game ball to a specific area. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board that constitutes a part of a game machine provided with a winning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the variable winning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a guide passage of the winning device in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the guide passage of the winning device in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the internal structure of the winning device in FIG.

6 is an enlarged perspective view of the internal structure of the winning device in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a winning device according to a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view of a guide passage of the winning device in FIG. 7.

9 is an enlarged front view of the guide passage of the winning device in FIG. 7.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Game board (2) Outer guide rail (3) Inner guide rail (4) Game area (5) Variable winning device (winning device) (6) Movable wings (7) Specific area (8) Lower prize winning device (9) Start prize hole (10) Windmill (11) Out mouth (12) Guide passage (13) Communication passage (14) Rotation induction part (15) Guidance section (16) Movable piece (17) Fixed piece (17a) Top edge (20) Winning device (21) Movable wings (22) Specific mouth (23) Guideway (24) Movable piece (25) Fixed piece (25a) Top edge (A) Game ball

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A winning device provided at an appropriate place of a gaming machine, comprising: a specific area through which a winning game ball can pass; and a guide section for guiding the game ball to the specific area. , A movable piece that is movable to a position where the game ball can be guided to the specific area, a position that cannot be guided or is difficult to guide, and a fixed piece that is arranged between the left and right movable pieces, and The winning device in a gaming machine, wherein the top edge of the fixed piece is provided so as to be offset to either one of the left and right movable pieces. 2. The fixing piece is formed in a mountain shape when viewed from the front, and the top edge of the mountain shape is set at a position that does not coincide with the left and right center of the moving direction of the game ball guided to the guide portion. The winning device in the gaming machine according to claim 1.