JP2003190428A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent pachinko game balls from being sent to a prize ball put-out apparatus as piled. <P>SOLUTION: Two ball-smoothing members 34 are provided above the pachinko game ball passage 32a of a pachinko game ball alignment passage 32. When setting the diameter of the pachinko game ball to be (d), the ball smoothing member 34 on an upstream side is arranged so that a distance h1 between the lowest end of the ball smoothing member 34c and the pachinko game ball passage 32a satisfies 2d≤h1<3d. The ball smoothing member 34 on a downstream side is arranged so that a distance h2 between the lowest end of the ball smoothing member 34c and the pachinko game ball passage 32a satisfies d≤h2<2d. When the pachinko game balls flows down through the passage 32a, the smoothing member 34 on the upstream side is rotated counterclockwise and pressurized the pachinko game balls of the third layer from the bottom and above them in a direction opposite to the flowing down direction. The smoothing member 34 on the downstream side is rotated counterclockwise and pressurizes the pachinko game balls of the second layer from the bottom in the direction opposite to the flowing down direction. <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 pachinko machine equipped with a ball leveling member for preventing the pachinko balls in a pachinko ball alignment passage from being sent to a prize ball dispensing device while being stacked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko ball storage tank is provided on the back side of a pachinko machine. A large number of pachinko balls are stored in the pachinko ball storage tank, and when a game is played and a winning occurs, the pachinko balls stored in the pachinko ball storage tank are given a predetermined number from the front side of the pachinko machine by the prize ball payout device. Be paid out. A pachinko ball alignment passage is provided below the pachinko ball storage tank. The pachinko ball alignment passage is formed so that the pachinko ball passage is inclined toward the prize ball payout device, and the pachinko ball discharged from the pachinko ball storage tank flows down through the pachinko ball alignment passage of the pachinko ball alignment passage. It is sent to the ball dispensing device.

By the way, many pachinko machines are equipped with a pachinko ball alignment passage and a ball leveling member for preventing the pachinko balls from being stacked and sent to the prize ball dispensing device. This ball leveling member is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 7-236744 and 8-8483.
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 6-86, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 8-243211, etc., it is rotatably attached above the pachinko ball passage in the pachinko ball alignment passage. In addition, a weight is provided inside the ball leveling member, and the attaching portion of the weight serves as the lowermost end to maintain a constant posture. Then, when the pachinko balls pile up and flow down, the pachinko balls that have flowed down so that the distance between the bottommost part where the weight is attached and the pachinko ball passage is such that only the lowermost pachinko balls can pass. It rotates with the pressing force of.
At this time, the ball leveling member tries to return to its original position due to the weight of the weight, so this return force restricts the flow of the pachinko balls that are stacked on the bottom layer, and the pachinko balls remain stacked as a prize. It is prevented from being sent to the ball dispensing device.

[0004]

However, the ball leveling member provided in the above-mentioned pachinko machine is excessively rotated due to the pressing force of the pachinko ball when a large number of the pachinko balls gather and flow down. Pachinko balls sometimes flowed down to the downstream side while being piled up.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and even if a large number of pachinko balls gather together in a pachinko ball alignment passage and flow down, the pachinko balls are sent to the prize ball dispensing device while being piled up. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine capable of preventing such a situation.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko machine of the present invention is a pachinko ball storage tank which is arranged on the back side of a game board surface and stores pachinko balls.
A prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls to the front side of the game board when a game is won and a pachinko ball discharged from the pachinko ball storage tank is the prize ball payout device. A plurality of pachinko ball alignment passages with slanted pachinko ball passages, and a plurality of pachinko ball passages substantially along the slant of the pachinko ball passages. It is mounted so that it can move freely, and when external force does not act, the mounting part of the internal weight becomes the lowermost end by its own weight so that it can maintain a constant posture, and the pachinko ball has flowed down. At this time, so that the spacing between the lowest end and the pachinko ball passage is an interval at which only a certain number of pachinko balls can pass,
It is provided with a ball leveling member adapted to rotate by the pressing force of the pachinko ball. Here, the state in which the external force does not act refers to a state in which the external force does not act indirectly, such as when it is swayed or the like, not only when a force that directly rotates it acts. In other words, it means the state where it is not touched, pushed, turned, or shaken.

It is preferable that the ball leveling member mounted on the downstream side of the pachinko ball passage is attached so that the distance from the pachinko ball passage is shorter. Thereby, it is possible to effectively prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down while being stacked.

Further, at least one of the ball leveling members attached after the second from the most downstream side,
The distance from the lowermost end to the pachinko ball passage is 2 or more and less than 3 pachinko balls, and the ball leveling member mounted on the most downstream side has a distance from the lowermost end to the pachinko ball passage, When the number of pachinko balls is 1 or more and less than 2, it is possible to more effectively prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down while being stacked.

Further, it is preferable that when one of the sphere leveling members is rotated, the sphere leveling member and the sphere leveling member adjacent to the sphere leveling member are attached so as not to contact each other. . As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down while being stacked.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a board display 11 of a pachinko machine 10 of the present invention is provided with a symbol display device 12, a starting opening 13, a normal winning opening 14, an attacker 15, and an out opening 16. There is. Although not shown, obstacle nails and windmills are provided.

The pachinko balls are struck one by one onto the board 11 by the ball launching device, and the starting opening 13, the normal winning opening 14,
Enter either of the outlets 16. When a pachinko ball enters the starting opening 13, the symbol display device 12 is activated, and when a predetermined symbol combination is obtained on the winning effective line, it is a big hit. When the big hit is obtained, the attacker 15 opens once for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of pachinko balls are won, and this is repeated a predetermined number of times. When a pachinko ball wins the attacker 15 or the normal winning opening 14, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. When a pachinko ball does not enter the normal winning opening 14 or the attacker 15, the unpaid pachinko ball enters the out opening 16 and is collected. The prize ball is paid out from the payout opening 17 to the lower plate 18.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back side of the pachinko machine 10 is exposed to the outside on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Above the pachinko machine body 30, a pachinko ball storage tank 31 and a pachinko ball alignment passage 32 are provided. On the side, a prize ball payout passage 33 and a ball payout device 40 are attached. Further, a main board, a power board, etc. for controlling the drive of the pachinko machine 10 for executing a game are attached to the pachinko machine body 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, an upper surface and one side surface of the pachinko ball storage tank 31 are open, and are attached to the pachinko machine body 30 by screwing. When the pachinko ball storage tank 31 is attached to the pachinko machine body 30, the side opening is closed by the pachinko machine body 30, leaving only the upper surface open. Pachinko balls are supplied from the upper opening into the pachinko ball storage tank 31.

The pachinko ball passage 31a of the pachinko ball storage tank 31 is formed so as to be inclined from the right side to the left side in the drawing, and the supplied pachinko ball is flowed down along this inclination. Has become. Pachinko ball passage 3
A ball discharge port 31b is formed on the downstream side of 1a, and the pachinko balls stored in the pachinko ball storage tank 31 are
It is dropped from the ball discharge port 31b into the pachinko ball alignment passage 32.

Similarly to the pachinko ball storage tank 31, the pachinko ball alignment passage 32 has an upper surface and one side surface open, and is attached to the pachinko machine body 31 by screwing. When the pachinko ball alignment passage 32 is attached to the pachinko machine main body 31, the side opening is closed by the pachinko machine main body 31 and only the upper surface is opened.

The pachinko ball passage 32a of the pachinko ball alignment passage 32 is formed so as to incline from the left side to the right side in the figure, and the ball discharge port 3 of the pachinko ball storage tank 31.
The pachinko balls discharged from 1b are stored in the pachinko ball passage 32.
It falls on the upstream side of a and flows down along the inclination while being aligned in the pachinko ball alignment passage 32. At the downstream end of the pachinko ball passage 32a, the ball discharge guide 3 is provided.
2b is provided. The ball ejection guide 32b is formed so as to be bent downward of the pachinko machine body 31, and has an opening formed at its tip, and the opening at the tip is connected to the ball ejection device 33.

The balls in the pachinko ball alignment passage 32 are supplied from the opening at the tip of the ball discharging guide 32b to the ball discharging device 40 via the ball discharging device 33. Ball dispensing device 4
0 is activated each time a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out from the payout opening 17.

Further, two ball leveling members 34 are attached to the pachinko machine main body 31 so as to be positioned above the pachinko ball alignment passage 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the sphere leveling member 34 includes a mounting portion 34a, an arm portion 34b, and a sphere leveling portion 34c. The mounting portion 34a and the ball leveling portion 34c are connected by an arm portion 34b. The mounting portion 34a is formed in a cylindrical shape. A mounting shaft 35 is formed on the pachinko machine body 31, and the mounting shaft 35
The hole of the mounting portion 34a is inserted into the. The hole of the mounting portion 34a is formed slightly larger than the diameter of the mounting shaft 35,
The ball leveling member 34 is rotatable around the mounting shaft 35. A screw hole 35a is formed in the mounting shaft 35, and after the mounting portion 34a is mounted on the mounting shaft 35, the screw 36 is mounted in the screw hole 35a, so that the ball leveling member 34 slips off from the mounting shaft 35. It is prevented from falling.

The ball leveling portion 34c has an arcuate lower end so as to reduce contact friction with the pachinko ball. In addition, the ball mounting portion 34c has a weight mounting hole 34
d and 34e are formed. Weight mounting holes 34d, 3
4e is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and the weight mounting hole 34
Weights 37 and 38 are inserted into d and 34e, respectively. When the weights 37 and 38 are attached, the attachment portion of the weight 37 of the ball leveling member 34 is kept at the lowermost end by its own weight, and the ball leveling member 34 maintains a constant posture in the state where no external force such as a pressing force of a pachinko ball is applied. Further, by attaching the weight 38 in addition to the weight 37, a certain pressing force of the pachinko ball is overcome. The weights and shapes of the weights 37 and 38 are preferably set appropriately, and only the weight 37 may be provided. Also,
The shape of the sphere smoothing portion 34c may also be an appropriate shape.

As shown in FIG. 5, two ball leveling members 3
4 are arranged so that they do not come into contact with each other when they rotate. Further, the ball leveling member 34 on the upstream side includes the lowermost end of the ball leveling portion 34c and the pachinko ball path 3
If the distance h1 from 2a is the diameter d of the pachinko ball, 2
The ball leveling member 34 on the downstream side is arranged so that d ≦ h1 <3d, and the distance h2 between the lowermost end of the ball leveling portion 34c and the pachinko ball passage 32a is d ≦ h2 <2d. It is located in. It should be noted that h1 and h2 are preferably set appropriately.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine constructed as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, when the pachinko balls do not flow into the pachinko ball alignment passage 32, the ball leveling member 34 maintains a fixed posture so that the attachment portion of the weight 37 is at the lowermost end.

As shown in FIG. 6, when pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko ball storage tank 31, the supplied pachinko balls pass through the pachinko ball passage 31 a of the pachinko ball storage tank 31.
And is discharged from the ball discharge port 31b. Sphere outlet 3
The pachinko balls discharged from 1b are pachinko ball alignment passages 3
2 into the pachinko ball passage 32a, and the ball discharge guide 32
It flows down while being aligned toward b.

When a large amount of pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko ball storage tank 31 and a large amount of the pachinko balls are collectively discharged from the ball discharge port 31b, the pachinko balls are stacked in a plurality of layers in the pachinko ball alignment passage 32 and the pachinko balls are stacked. Ball passage 3
Flow down 2a. In the upstream ball leveling member 34, the distance h1 between the ball leveling portion 34c and the pachinko ball passage 32a is 2d.
Since they are arranged so that ≦ h1 <3d, they are pressed by the pachinko ball of the third layer from the bottom and rotate counterclockwise in the drawing. At this time, the weights 37, 3 are placed in the ball leveling portion 34c.
Since 8 is attached, the pachinko balls of the third or higher layer from the bottom are pressed in the direction opposite to the direction of flow by the returning force of the ball leveling portion 34c to the original position, and do not flow down to the downstream side. As a result, only the lowermost layer and the second layer of pachinko balls flow down to the downstream side.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the lowermost and second-layer pachinko balls flow down to the downstream side of the upstream ball leveling member 34, the downstream ball leveling member 34 will move to the ball leveling portion. Three
The distance h2 between the 4c and the pachinko ball passage 32a is d ≦ h2 <
Since it is arranged so as to be 2d, it is pressed by the bottommost pachinko ball and rotated counterclockwise in the drawing. At this time, due to the restoring force of the ball leveling portion 34c to the original position, the pachinko ball of the second layer from the bottom is pressed in the direction opposite to the downflow direction and is not downflowed to the downstream side. As a result, only the lowermost pachinko balls flow down to the downstream side of the downstream ball leveling member 34. The bottommost pachinko ball is the ball guide 34.
Guided by b, the balls are sequentially sent to the ball dispensing device 40 via the prize ball dispensing passage 33.

As described above, since the flow of the pachinko balls of the third layer and above is prevented by the ball smoothing member 34 on the upstream side, a large load is not applied to the ball smoothing member 34 on the downstream side. Accordingly, even if the pachinko balls are collected and flow down in the pachinko ball alignment passage 32, it is possible to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down to the ball guide portion 32b while being piled up and clogging the pachinko balls.

The player plays the game, and the normal winning hole 14
When a pachinko ball is won in, or when a pachinko ball is won in the starting opening 13 and the symbol display device 12 is activated and a jackpot is obtained and the pachinko ball is won in the attacker 15,
A predetermined number of gift balls are sent from the ball payout device 33 to the payout opening 17, and a predetermined number of gift balls are paid out from the payout opening 17 to the lower plate 18. When the prize balls are paid out, the prize ball payout passage 3 is released from the pachinko ball alignment passage 32.
3 is sequentially sent to the ball dispensing device 40.

[0027]

As described above, according to the pachinko machine of the present invention, since a plurality of ball leveling members are provided along the inclination of the pachinko ball passage, a large amount of pachinko balls can be generated in the pachinko ball alignment passage. It is possible to prevent the pachinko balls from being sent to the prize ball payout device in a pile even if they flow down together.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pachinko machine embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back side of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing configurations of a pachinko ball storage tank and a pachinko ball alignment passage.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a ball leveling member.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a mounting position of a ball leveling member.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a ball smoothing member on the upstream side prevents a pachinko ball from flowing down.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a ball leveling member on the downstream side prevents a pachinko ball from flowing down.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Pachinko machines 31 Pachinko ball storage tank 32 Pachinko ball alignment passage 32a Pachinko ball passage 33 prize ball payout passage 34 Ball leveling member 34a mounting part 34b arm 34c Ball leveling unit 34d Weight mounting hole 37,38 Weight 40 ball dispensing device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko ball storage tank, which is arranged on the back side of the game board surface and stores the pachinko balls, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid to the front side of the game board surface when a prize is generated by playing a game. A prize ball paying-out device for putting out, so that the pachinko ball discharged from the pachinko ball storage tank flows down toward the prize ball paying-out device, a pachinko ball alignment passage formed with a slanting pachinko ball passage, A plurality of weights are attached substantially along the inclination of the pachinko ball passage, and each is attached so as to be rotatable above the pachinko ball passage, and a weight attachment portion provided inside when no external force acts. Becomes the lowermost end due to its own weight so that it can maintain a constant posture, and when the pachinko ball flows down, the lowermost end and the pachinko A ball leveling member adapted to rotate by the pressing force of the pachinko ball is provided so that the space between the ball and the ball path is such that only a certain number of pachinko balls can pass through. Pachinko machine. 2. The ball leveling member attached on the downstream side of the pachinko ball passage is attached to the pachinko ball passage so that the distance from the pachinko ball passage is shorter. The pachinko machine according to Item 1. 3. At least one of the ball leveling members attached after the second from the most downstream side has a distance from the lowermost end to the pachinko ball passage of two or more pachinko balls to less than three. The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The ball leveling member mounted on the most downstream side has a distance from the lowermost end to the pachinko ball passage of 1 or more and less than 2 pachinko balls. A pachinko machine according to any one of 3 to 3. 5. The sphere leveling member and the sphere leveling member adjacent to the sphere leveling member are attached so as not to contact each other when one of the sphere leveling members rotates. The pachinko machine according to claims 1 to 4.