JP2003205105A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine capable of preventing a heavy loss of a place of amusement by preventing a hit ball from being caught in a clearance between an opening/closing door for opening/closing an opening of an winning port and a clear member, and capable of preventing the generation of dissatisfaction and uncomfortableness in a game player by preventing the hit ball from passing through the clearance between the opening/closing door in a opened state and the clear member. <P>SOLUTION: When the pressing condition of a presser pin 14d is released, an opening/closing shutter 14 can be freely swung, and a shutter 14 is tilted in the arrow direction by the rotating force generated by the weight of a weight member 14c, and the opening 13a is opened. A front plate 15a of a guard member 15 is arranged in the clearance W1 between a tip part of a door member 14a of the opening/closing shutter 14 and a glass plate 4b installed in a glass door frame 4. With this structure, the hit ball 30 is prevented from being caught in the clearance W1 in the opened state of the shutter 14, and the door 14 is prevented from being left opened due to the hit ball 30 caught in the clearance W1. <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 ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine or the like that hits a hit ball into a game area to play a game, and in particular, an opening / closing door and a game area for opening and closing an opening of a winning opening. The present invention relates to a ball game machine capable of preventing a hit ball from being caught in a gap between a transparent clear member and a cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine that hits a ball into a game area to play a game includes a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols. . This variable display is a CRT (Cath
ode Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or other image display device is used, and variable display of the display device is started when a hit ball hit in the game area passes through a predetermined gate. . When the variable display result becomes a predetermined jackpot display, a special game state is set under a predetermined condition, and a predetermined game value is given to the player. With this predetermined game value, for example, a winning opening (a specific winning opening or a special winning opening) of a variable winning device provided in a game area of a lower portion of the display device so that a hit ball can be easily won is opened for a predetermined time. . The winning opening of this variable winning device is provided with an opening through which a hit ball passes when winning, and an opening / closing door that is swingably arranged to open and close the opening. The opening is performed by tilting (swinging) an opening / closing door that opens and closes the opening toward the front.

[0003]

However, such a variable winning device is provided in the lower part of the above-mentioned display device, and the area of the game area of the ball game machine is limited. If the size of a CRT or LCD constituting a display device is increased in order to further enhance the interest of the above, it is necessary to downsize the variable winning device according to the increase in size of the display device. That is, it is necessary to reduce the opening of the winning opening of the variable winning device and to shorten the vertical width of the opening / closing door that opens and closes the opening. When the vertical width of the opening and closing door is shortened in this way, when the opening and closing door is tilted and the winning opening of the variable winning device is opened, the gap width between the opening and closing door and the glass plate covering the game area is expanded, The hit ball is caught in such a gap. In this way, if the ball is caught in the gap between the door and the glass plate, the door cannot be closed and the winning port of the variable winning device is left open, which causes a great deal of damage to the game hall. There was a problem. On the other hand, if the width of the gap between the door and the glass plate further expands, the ball will pass through the gap and the ball will enter the winning opening of the variable winning device while the door is tilted and the variable winning device is opened. However, there is a problem in that the player cannot be satisfied and the player feels uncomfortable.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and prevents the hitting ball from being caught in the gap between the clear member and the opening / closing door that opens and closes the opening of the winning port, thereby making it possible for A ball game that prevents a great deal of damage and prevents the hit ball from passing through the gap between the open / close door and the clear member in the opened state, thereby preventing the player from feeling dissatisfied or uncomfortable. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problem To achieve this object, a ball game machine according to claim 1 has a clear member holding frame to which a transparent plate-shaped clear member that covers a game area can be attached, and A game is performed by hitting a hit ball into a game area, and an opening provided in the game area through which a plurality of hit balls can pass at the same time and an opening / closing door swingably arranged to open and close the opening. A winning opening having the opening and closing door of the winning opening and the clear member mounted on the clear member holding frame, the opening and closing door and the clear member with the opening and closing door open. And a pinching prevention member for preventing the hitting ball from being pinched in the gap.

According to the ball game machine of the first aspect,
A ball is hit into a game area covered by the clear member mounted on the clear member holding frame, and a game is played. The hit ball hit into the game area passes through the opening of the winning opening opened by swinging the opening / closing door and wins the winning opening. A pinch prevention member is provided in the gap between the opening / closing door that opens the opening through which the hit ball passes and the clear member that covers the game area, and the opening / closing door is opened (the opening / closing door is opening and It is possible to prevent the hit ball from being caught in the gap between the open / close door and the clear member when the open / close door is fully opened. On the other hand, when the opening / closing door is opened, the pinching prevention member prevents the hitting ball from passing through the gap between the opening / closing door and the clear member.

The ball game machine according to a second aspect is the ball game machine according to the first aspect, in which an inclined surface which is inclined downward toward the winning opening is formed at an upper end portion of the pinching prevention member. ing.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko game machine will be described as an example of a ball game machine. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment. This pachinko gaming machine 1 is a so-called first
It is a seed pachinko gaming machine, and a front frame 2 is disposed on the front surface (front side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1). The front frame 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape, a substantially rectangular opening 2a is formed in a substantially central portion of the front frame 2, and a metal frame 3 is provided around the inner periphery of the opening 2a. . Above the inside of the metal frame 3, glass plates 4a and 4b (in FIG.
A glass door frame 4 that can be attached (only a is shown) is arranged so that it can be opened and closed, and a game board 5 is arranged behind the glass door frame 4 (on the back side with respect to the plane of FIG. 1). There is. The glass plate 4a is mounted on the front side portion of the glass door frame 4, and the glass plate 4b is mounted on the rear side portion of the glass plate 4a. That is, the glass plate 4b is mounted between the glass plate 4a and the game board 5.

On the front surface of the game board 5, an outer rail 6 having a substantially arc shape.
Is erected, and an arc-shaped inner rail 7 is erected at a position inside the outer rail 6. On the front surface of the game board 5 surrounded by the outer rails 6 and the inner rails 7, a game area 8 into which a hit ball is driven is formed, and around the game area 8, a hit ball is won to win from 5 pieces. A plurality of winning openings 9 from which 15 hit balls (game balls) 30 are paid out are provided. A liquid crystal (LCD) display 10 for displaying symbols as a plurality of types of identification information is provided in a substantially central portion of the game area 8. The display screen of the LCD display 10 is horizontally divided into three parts, and variable display of symbols is performed in each of the three divided display areas.

Below the LCD display 10, a symbol operation gate (first type starting opening) 11 is provided. When the hit ball 30 passes through the symbol operation gate 11, the variable display of the LCD display 10 is started.
A variable winning device 12 is provided below the symbol operation gate 11. This variable winning device 12 is provided with a main body frame 13 that can be attached to the game board 5, and has a wide rectangular opening through which approximately two or more hit balls 30 can pass simultaneously in a substantially central portion thereof. A special winning opening 13a is formed. The special winning opening 13a constitutes a part of the special winning opening, and when the display result after the fluctuation of the LCD display 10 matches one of the predetermined symbol combinations (big hit display), A predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds elapses or until 10 hit balls 30 are won) is opened so that the hit balls 30 can easily win the prize. In addition, the special winning opening is the opening 13a of the special winning opening, an opening / closing shutter 14 described later, an upper portion of the mounting member 15c on which an inclined surface 15c1 is formed, and an inclined surface 15d1.
The upper part of the mounting member 15d formed with.

An opening / closing shutter 14 is provided at the opening 13a of the special winning opening. The open / close shutter 14 mainly includes a substantially plate-shaped door member 14a formed in conformity with the shape of the opening 13a of the special winning opening.
The opening 13a of the special winning opening is opened and closed. A pair of substantially cylindrical support shafts 14b are formed at both lower ends of the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14.
The pair of support shafts 14b are rotatably supported in shaft support grooves 13c formed in the front surface of the body frame 13 (see FIG. 2).
), The pair of support shafts 14b allows the opening / closing shutter 1
Reference numeral 4 is provided in the main body frame 13 so as to be tiltable (swingable) in the front-back direction (perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1) within a predetermined range. Therefore, the opening 13a of the special winning opening is the opening / closing shutter 1
4 is tilted forward and opened to open, while the open / close shutter 14 is tilted rearward and closed to close. Also, the main body frame 1
A guard member 15 is disposed in front of the opening / closing shutter 14 on the front surface of the opening / closing shutter 3. The details of the guard member 15 will be described later.

A specific area (V zone) 2 is provided inside the variable winning device 12 and behind the opening 13a of the special winning opening.
1a1 is provided, and when the hit ball 30 passes through the specific area 21a1 while the opening 13a of the special winning opening is opened, the continuation right is established, and after the opening 13a of the special winning opening is closed, the large winning opening is opened again. The winning opening 13a is open for a predetermined time (or until a predetermined number of hit balls 30 are placed in the large opening 13a)
It will be released. The opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 13a by the opening / closing shutter 14 is a maximum of 16 times (16 rounds).
It is set to be repeatable. Opening 1 of this special winning opening
A state in which the opening / closing operation of 3a can be performed is a state in which a so-called predetermined game value is added (special game state).

Below the variable winning a prize device 12 and at the lowermost part of the above-mentioned game area 8, there is an outlet 16 for discharging a hit ball 30 which has not won any of the prize openings to the outside of the game area 8. Has been formed. Below the glass door frame 4 arranged in front of the game area 8 in which the outlet 16 is formed, a front door plate (waist plate) attached to the metal frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.
17 are provided. An upper plate 18 that stores the hit balls 30 and supplies the hit balls 30 to a hit ball launching device (not shown) is disposed on the front surface of the front door plate 17. A lower plate 19 for storing hit balls 30 that could not be stored in the upper plate 18 is provided in the lower portion of the frame 2. On the right side of the lower plate 19, the hit ball 3
An operating handle 20 operated by the player to drive 0 into the game area 8 is provided, and the operating handle 2
The handle switch 20 is a switch for rotating a drive motor (not shown) of the ball-striking launcher inside 0.
a is built in.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the variable winning a prize device 12 removed from the game board 5, and the opening / closing shutter 1 described above.
4 is tilted forward, that is, toward the guard member 15 side,
The state where the opening 13a of the special winning opening is opened is shown. As shown in FIG. 2, the variable winning device 12 described above includes a main body frame 13 formed in a substantially plate-like body, and the main body frame 13 is made of a shock-resistant synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate resin. . Therefore, the hit ball 30
It is possible to prevent the main body frame 13 from being damaged by being damaged by the collision of the main body frame 13 and the like. This main body frame 13 is for attaching the variable winning a prize device 12 to the front surface of the game board 5, and the opening 13a of the above-described large winning opening is bored in the substantially central portion thereof, and the edge portion of the main body frame 13 is formed. Is provided with six through holes 13b for screwing on the front surface of the game board 5, respectively. Further, on the front surface of the main body frame 13, a rectangular shaft support groove 13c (right side in FIG. 2) corresponding to the pair of support shafts 14b of the opening / closing shutter 14 is provided to support the pair of support shafts 14b. (Only shown) are recessed. In FIG. 2, the guard member 15 is shown transparently.

On the front surface of the main body frame 13 and in front of the special winning opening 13a, a guard member 15 formed in a substantially plate shape is arranged. In this guard member 15, the opening / closing shutter 14 is tilted forward and the opening 1 of the special winning opening is opened.
When 3a is opened, the glass plate 4b (see FIG. 4) attached to the game board 5 side of the glass door frame 4 and the opening / closing shutter 1
It is a member that prevents the hit ball 30 from being caught in the gap between the ball 4 and the ball 4. The guard member 15 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material such as a polycarbonate resin having impact resistance. The guard member 15 is provided with a front plate 15a formed in a substantially crescent shape, and the front edge portion of the front plate 15a is provided with a edging with a coloring agent or a decorative pattern such as a picture pattern, so that the player's The interest can be improved. The front plate 15a is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the front surface of the body frame 13, and the front plate 1 is provided on the back surface thereof.
Mounting members 15b, 15 screwed to the front surface of the body frame 13 for connecting the body 5a and the body frame 13
c, 15d and 15e are provided so as to project rearward.

Of the mounting members 15b to 15e, the mounting members 15c and 15d are symmetrically formed. The opening 13a of the special winning opening and the opening / closing shutter 14 are formed in the gap between the mounting member 15c and the mounting member 15d so that the opening / closing shutter 14 is closed in the gap between the mounting member 15c and the mounting member 15d. If
The hit ball 30 is formed so as to pass through in the vertical direction so that the hit ball 30 can pass toward the outlet 16. The width of the gap between the mounting member 15c and the mounting member 15d in the left-right direction is determined by the opening / closing shutter 1
Since the width of the opening / closing shutter 14 is larger than the width of the opening / closing shutter 14 in the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction), it is possible to prevent the opening / closing shutter 14 from colliding with the guard member 15 when opening / closing the opening / closing shutter 14 in the gap between the mounting members 15c and 15d. Can be prevented.

Further, on the upper surfaces of the mounting members 15c and 15d, an inclined surface 15c descending and inclined toward a gap between them.
1, 15d1 are formed, and the inclined surface 15c
It is possible to roll the hitting ball 30 falling toward 1, 15d1 into the gap between the mounting member 15c and the mounting member 15d, and prevent the hitting ball 30 from remaining on the upper surface of the mounting members 15c, 15d. Therefore, when the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened, the hit ball 30 can be guided to the opening / closing shutter 14 to win the winning opening 13a, and when the opening / closing shutter 14 is closed. Is a ball hitting the gap between the mounting members 15c and 15d
The ball can be rolled and passed, the hit ball 30 can be guided to the out port 16 and processed as an out ball. The special winning opening is the above-described opening 13a of the special winning opening, the opening / closing shutter 14, the upper portion of the mounting member 15c having the inclined surface 15c1 and the mounting member 15 having the inclined surface 15d1.
It is composed of the upper part of d.

The mounting members 15c and 15d are arranged in front of the support shafts 14b of the opening / closing shutter 14 which are pivotally supported by the support shaft grooves 13c of the body frame 13, respectively.
4b is prevented from slipping off from each spindle groove 13c.
Note that, in FIG. 2, among the support shafts 14b of the opening / closing shutter 14 pivotally supported by the support shaft grooves 13c of the main body frame 13, only the support shaft 14b formed on the right side of the opening / closing shutter 14 is illustrated.

Among the mounting members 15b to 15e,
The mounting members 15b and 15e are formed symmetrically, and the upper surfaces of the mounting member 15b and the mounting member 15e are inclined surfaces 15b1 descending and slanted to the left in order to roll down the hit ball 30. The inclined surfaces 15e1 are formed so as to be inclined downward to the right. Therefore, the inclined surface 15b1 or the inclined surface 1
Variable winning device 1 for hitting ball 30 falling toward 5e1
It is possible to roll the ball toward the outer side of 2, and it is possible to prevent the hit ball 30 from remaining on the upper surfaces of the mounting members 15b and 15e. Further, the mounting member 15b and the mounting member 1
Passages 12a, 12b through which the hitting ball 30 can pass are provided in a gap between the ball 5c and a gap between the mounting member 15d and the mounting member 15e.
Are formed so as to penetrate therethrough, and such passages 12a and 12b are formed.
The hit ball 30 that has passed through can be guided to the out port 16 provided at the bottom of the game area 8 and processed as an out ball.

A rear box member 21 made of a synthetic resin material and formed into a substantially hollow box is attached to the rear side surface of the main body frame 13 by screwing or the like. On the front surface of the inner space 21a of the rear box member 21, there is formed a through hole 21b communicating with the special winning opening 13a formed in the main body frame 13, and on the right side of the inner space 21a, the above-mentioned identification is performed. Area 21a
1 is formed, and the specific area 21a1 is formed on the left side of the area 1.
A normal area 21a2 communicating with the above is formed. The hit ball 30 that has won the opening 13a of the special winning opening is in the specific area 21a.
If 1 is won, it is processed as a specific winning ball, and the other hit balls 30 are guided to the normal area 21a2 and processed as a normal winning ball.

A solenoid 22 for supplying a driving force for opening / closing the opening / closing shutter 14 is disposed on the right side portion of the rear box member 21, and a thin plate-like member is provided on the back side of the rear box member 21. The rear printed circuit board 23 is attached by screwing. The rear printed circuit board 23 is electrically connected to the solenoid 22, and is provided with a connector (not shown) to which a cable or the like is connected in order to input an electric signal for controlling the operation of the solenoid 22. There is. The details of the mechanism for opening / closing the opening / closing shutter 14 via the solenoid 22 will be described later.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the variable winning device 12 shown in FIG. 2 in a partial cross-section. The guard member 15 is shown transparently, and the arrow in the drawing indicates the opening / closing shutter 14.
Shows the opening direction of the. As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing shutter 14 is formed of a synthetic resin material having impact resistance such as a polycarbonate resin into a substantially plate-like body like the main body frame 13, and mainly includes the door member 14a and the pair of shutters. Is provided with a support shaft 14b. A pair of weight members 14c for opening the opening / closing shutter 14 are integrally formed at both ends of the door member 14a.

The pair of weight members 14c are formed of members having a predetermined weight, and the pair of support shafts 14b described above are used.
It is formed on the front plate 15a side of the guard member 15. That is, the position of the center of gravity of the opening / closing shutter 14 is arranged closer to the guard member 15 than the center of the pair of support shafts 14b (center of swing). Therefore, a rotational force in the counterclockwise direction (the direction of the arrow in the drawing) due to the weight of each weight member 14c is applied to the opening / closing shutter 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing shutter 14 tilted forward and the opening 13a of the special winning opening is open is in a state of being freely swingable around the pair of support shafts 14b. Therefore, due to the rotational force in the counterclockwise direction (the direction of the arrow in the figure) due to the weight of each weight member 14c, the opening / closing shutter 14 is moved forward, that is, toward the front plate 15a side of the guard member 15 and each support shaft 14b. It is possible to tilt around the axis of.

When the opening / closing shutter 14 is tilted forward to open the special winning opening 13a on the rear side surfaces of the pair of weight members 14c, the tilting of the opening / closing shutter 14 is stopped at a predetermined angle. Open stop surfaces 14c1 for forming the respective ones (the weight member 1 on the right side in FIG. 3 is formed.
4c only). Therefore, the opening stop surfaces 14c1 come into contact with the front surface of the main body frame 13, whereby the tilting of the opening / closing shutter 14 toward the front (in the direction of the arrow in the drawing) can be stopped. Further, when the tilting of the opening / closing shutter 14 is stopped by the opening stop surface 14c1, the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 is tilted downward toward the special winning opening 13a, and thus falls from above the game area 8. The hit ball 30 can be easily guided into the opening 13a of the special winning opening to win the prize.

At the right end of the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 and at the rear portion of the support shaft 14b, a substantially columnar push-down pin 14d is provided so as to project outward (to the right in FIG. 3). There is. The pressing pin 14d is pressed downward by the operating member 24 operated by the solenoid 22 when the opening / closing shutter 14 is closed. By pressing the pressing pin 14d by the operating member 24,
The opening / closing shutter 14 can be tilted rearward, and its door member 14a can be inverted to close the special winning opening 13a (see FIG. 4). This push pin 14
A swing arm 24a formed at one end of the actuating member 24 extends above the d, and the other end of the actuating member 24 is pivotally supported by the right end portion of the rear box member 21. The support shaft portion 24b is formed. Shaft 2 of actuating member 24
An engagement groove 24c engageable with the plunger 22a of the solenoid 22 is provided at the upper end of the solenoid 4b, and the solenoid 2 is inserted through the engagement groove 24c and the plunger 22a.
2 and the operating member 24 are connected. The solenoid 22 has a plunger 22a that is engaged with the engagement groove 24c of the actuating member 24, and the plunger 22a is biased leftward by a coil spring (not shown). The details of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing shutter 14 will be described later.

Between the specific area 21a1 formed in the inner space 21a of the rear box member 21 and the normal area 21a2, the hit ball 30 that has won the opening 13a of the special winning opening is specified area 21.
A ball rolling plate 21c for allocating to the a1 or the normal area 21a2 is provided. The ball rolling plate 21c has a rear box member 2 at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction.
1 is swingably supported by a shaft 1, and in FIG.
It is stopped in a state of descending and leaning toward 1a1. The ball rolling plate 21c is driven by a solenoid 25 arranged on the left side of the rear box member 21, so that the ball rolling plate 21c shown in FIG.
To the left, i.e., toward the normal area 21a2.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the variable winning device 12 taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3, and the arrow in the drawing shows the hit ball 30.
FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 is arranged in the gap W1 between the front end portion (left side of FIG. 4) of the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 and the glass plate 4b mounted on the glass door frame 4. Since the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened, the gap W
It is possible to prevent the hitting ball 30 from being caught in 1.
It is possible to prevent the open / close shutter 14 from being left open due to the hit ball 30 being caught in the gap W1. Moreover, the upper surface of the front plate 15a is formed with an inclined surface 15a1 which is inclined downward toward the opening 13a of the special winning opening, that is, toward the right side of FIG. Opening and closing shutter 14 for hitting ball 30 falling from
It is possible to lead to the door member 14a, and to win the prize in the special winning opening 13a. On the other hand, the width W2 from the upper left end of the inclined surface 15a1 to the glass plate 4b is the diameter W10 of the hit ball 30.
Since it is formed to be smaller than approximately half (that is, the radius W10 / 2 of the hit ball 30) (W2 <W10 / 2), the hit ball 30
Is prevented from remaining on the upper end of the front plate 15a, and the hit ball 30 can be dropped into the gap W3 between the front plate 15a and the main body frame 13 by the inclined surface 15a1.

Since the gap W4 between the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 and the glass plate 4b is formed smaller than the diameter W10 of the hit ball 30 (W4 <W10), the hit ball 30 is formed.
Does not get caught in the gap between the front plate 15a and the glass plate 4b. Further, the front end portion of the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 (left side in FIG. 4) and the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 are provided.
Since the gap W5 between and is formed smaller than the diameter W10 of the hit ball 30 (W5 <W10), when the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened and the special winning opening 13a is opened, the hit ball 30 is the big winning opening. It does not fall down without winning in the opening 13a. Moreover, when the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened, the opening / closing shutter 14 is in a freely swingable state and is opened by the rotational force due to the weight of the weight member 14c, so that the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened in front (see FIG. 4 is a door member 14 in the middle of tilting toward the left side).
Even when the hit ball 30 is about to be caught in the gap between the front plate 15a and the front plate 15a, the opening / closing shutter 14 is closed, that is, as shown in FIG.
You can escape to the right side of. Therefore, the door member 14a
It is possible to prevent the hitting ball 30 from being caught in the gap between the front plate 15a and the front plate 15a, and to prevent the opening 13a of the special winning opening from being left open due to the hitting ball 30 being caught in the gap. It is possible to prevent such damage.

Since the gap W3 between the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 and the body frame 13 is larger than the diameter W10 of the hit ball 30 (W3> W10), the opening / closing shutter 14 (the door member 14a is inverted). (In the state) and the special winning opening 13a is closed, the hit ball 3
Since 0 passes through the gap W3 and is guided to the out port 16 provided at the bottom of the game area 8, the hit ball 30 can be treated as an out ball.

Next, the operation of the variable winning device 12 will be described. First, when a player operates the operation handle 20 and turns on the handle switch 20a, a drive motor (not shown) of a hitting ball launching device (not shown) is rotated and the hitting ball 30 is hit into the game area 8. . That the hit ball 30 that has been driven into the game area 8 passes through the symbol operation gate 11,
The variable display of the LCD display 10 is started, and when this variation result matches one of the predetermined symbol combinations (big hit display), the solenoid 22 of the variable winning device 12 is activated. After the solenoid 22 is actuated, the plunger 22a is moved to the right as shown in FIG. 3, and the actuating member 24 connected to the plunger 22a via the engaging groove 24c is moved around the supporting shaft 24b. The swinging arm 24a is rotated in the rotating direction to move to the upper position, and the push-down state of the push-down pin 14d by the swinging arm 24a is released. After the pressing pin 14d is released from the pressed state, the open / close shutter 14 becomes freely swingable,
Due to the rotational force due to the weight of the weight member 14c, the opening / closing shutter 14 is tilted forward (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3), that is, in the counterclockwise direction around the axis of the support shaft 14b. The tilting of the opening / closing shutter 14 causes the weight member 14 to move.
The opening stop surface 14c1 formed on the rear side surface of the c is stopped by contacting the main body frame 13, and the door member 14a
In a state of descending and slanting toward the opening 13a of the special winning opening,
Opening 13a of the special winning opening for a predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds elapse or until 10 hit balls 30 are won)
It will be released. When the opening 13a of the special winning opening is opened, a large number of hit balls 30 flowing down the game area 8 are guided to the opening 13a of the special winning opening along the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14, and the opening of the special winning opening is opened. Win 13a.

On the other hand, when the special winning opening 13a is closed, first, the operation of the solenoid 22 is stopped, that is,
When the solenoid 22 is deactivated, the plunger 2
2a is urged by a coil spring (not shown) and moved toward the left side in FIG. When the plunger 22a is moved leftward, the actuating member 24 connected to the plunger 22a via the engagement groove 24c moves the support member 24b.
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction about the swing arm 24a.
Is moved to the lower position and the push pin 14d is pushed by the swing arm 24a. By this pressing, the opening / closing shutter 14 is tilted rearward (in the direction of the counter arrow in FIG. 3), that is, in the clockwise direction around the axis of the support shaft 14b. When the tilting of the opening / closing shutter 14 is further continued, the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 is inverted in a substantially vertical state and the opening 13a of the special winning opening is closed. When the opening 13a of the special winning opening is closed, the hit ball 30 flowing down the game area 8 passes through the gap W3 between the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 and the main body frame 13 and is guided to the out opening 16.
Treated as an out ball.

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the variable winning device 12 has the tip end portion (the left side in FIG. 4) of the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 and the glass door frame 4. Since the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 is disposed in the gap W1 between the glass plate 4b attached to the
It is possible to prevent the hit ball 30 from being caught in the gap W1 when the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened. Therefore, the opening and closing of the opening / closing shutter 14 due to the hitting of the hitting ball 30 in the gap W1 is prevented, so that a great damage to the game hall can be prevented. Further, the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 prevents the hitting ball 30 from passing through the gap W1, so that the hitting ball 30 can be won into the opening 13a of the special winning opening while the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling dissatisfied or uncomfortable.

In the game arcade, the glass plates 4a and 4b having the plate thickness specified by the manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 1 must be mounted on the glass door frame 4, but the thickness different from the specified thickness, For example, it may be mounted on a glass plate thinner than a designated thickness or a glass door frame 4 thicker than a designated thickness. In such a case, the gap between the front end portion (the left side in FIG. 4) of the door member 14a of the opening / closing shutter 14 and the glass plate mounted on the glass door frame 4 varies, but according to the variable winning device 12 of the present embodiment. For example, since the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 is disposed in the gap, it is possible to prevent the hit ball 30 from being caught in the gap when the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened, and the gap is hit. It is possible to prevent 30 from passing through.

Since the guard member 15 is made of transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate resin having impact resistance, even if the hitting ball 30 (see FIG. 4) that has fallen in the game area 8 collides with the guard member 15. It is possible to prevent the member 15 from being chipped and damaged. Also, the guard member 1
Since it is possible to visually recognize the hit ball 30 that enters the opening 13a of the special winning opening provided at the rear of the player 5, it is possible to improve the interest of the player. Further, the guard member 15 also serves as a decorative member of the variable winning a prize device 12, so that the interest of the player can be improved.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. That is something that can be easily guessed.

For example, in this embodiment, the main body frame 1
3, the opening / closing shutter 14 and the guard member 15 are made of impact-resistant synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate resin. However, the material forming the main body frame, the opening / closing shutter, the card member, and the like is not necessarily limited to this, and for example, a material having impact resistance capable of preventing damage due to collision of the hit ball 30. I wish I had it.

In this embodiment, the entire guard member 15 is made of a shock-resistant synthetic resin material such as transparent polycarbonate resin. However, it is not always necessary to form the entire guard member transparent, and for example, only the portion of the front plate of the guard member facing the opening may be formed transparent. In this way, by making the front plate of the portion facing the opening transparent, the player can visually recognize the ball hitting the opening provided at the rear of the guard member, which improves the player's interest. Can be planned.

Further, in this embodiment, the front plate 15a of the guard member 15 is formed in a substantially crescent shape, and the front edge of the front plate 15a is provided with a edging with a coloring agent or a decorative pattern such as a picture pattern. However, the shape and the decorative pattern of the front plate of the guard member are not necessarily limited to this, and for example,
A part of the pattern drawn on the front surface of the game board may be formed by the shape of the guard member, or a part of the pattern drawn on the front surface of the game board may be formed by the pattern applied to the guard member. That is, it suffices if the player's interest can be improved by the guard member.

Further, in this embodiment, the glass plates 4a, 4b are used.
Was attached to the glass door frame 4. However, it is not always necessary to attach the glass plate to the glass door frame, and for example, a synthetic resin plate made of a transparent synthetic resin material may be attached to the glass door frame.

In the ball game machine according to claim 1, the center of gravity of the opening / closing door is formed closer to the pinch prevention member side than the swing center thereof, and the opening / closing door is inverted in a substantially vertical state. The opening / closing door is provided with a holding member for holding, and the opening / closing door is closed by the holding member holding the inverted state, while the holding by the holding member is released, the swing center A ball-ball game machine 1 is characterized in that a rotational force due to the position of the center of gravity is applied to the surroundings to fall toward the pinching prevention member and open the opening of the winning port.

According to the ball-playing machine 1, the opening of the winning opening is closed by the opening / closing door which is vertically inverted by the holding member, and the opening / closing door is released by the holding member. It becomes possible to swing. On the other hand, since the center of gravity of the open / close door is formed on the side of the pinch prevention member,
When the holding by the holding member is released, the opening / closing door is tilted toward the pinch prevention member side by the rotational force generated around the swing center of the opening / closing door, and the opening of the winning opening is opened. That is, the swingable open / close door released from the holding by the holding member is opened by its own weight. Therefore, even if a hit ball is likely to be caught in the gap between the opening / closing door and the pinching prevention member, the opening / closing door can be released in the closing direction, that is, the side opposite to the pinching prevention member, and the opening / closing door and the pinching prevention member can be separated from each other. It is possible to prevent the hit ball from being caught in the gap. On the other hand, since the opening and closing of the opening and closing door due to the hit ball being caught in the gap between the opening and closing door and the pinching prevention member is prevented, it is possible to prevent a great damage to the game arcade.

In the ball game machine according to claim 1, or in the ball game machine 1, an inclined surface which is inclined downward toward the winning opening side is formed at an upper end portion of the pinching prevention member. Ball game machine 2 characterized by. According to this ball game machine 2, since the upper end portion of the pinching prevention member is formed with the inclined surface, it is possible to prevent the upper end portion from being damaged by being hit by the hit ball. it can. Further, since the inclined surface is formed so as to descend downward toward the winning opening, it is possible to drop a hit ball that collides with the upper end portion of the pinching prevention member toward the winning opening. Therefore,
It is possible to prevent the hit ball that has dropped from remaining on the upper end portion of the pinch prevention member.

The ball game machine according to claim 1, or the ball game machines 1 and 2, wherein the pinching prevention member is formed of a transparent material.

In the ball game machine according to claim 1 or the ball game machines 1 to 3, the pinching prevention member is formed of a polycarbonate resin having impact resistance. Machine 4.

[0045]

According to the ball game machine of claim 1,
Since the pinch prevention member is provided in the gap between the clear member attached to the clear member holding frame and the opening / closing door, the ball is hit in the gap between the opening / closing door and the clear member when the opening / closing door is opened. Can be prevented from being caught. Therefore, in the state where the opening / closing door is opened, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing door from being left open due to the hitting ball being caught in the gap between the opening / closing door and the clear member, so that it is possible to prevent a great deal of damage to the game hall. There is an effect. On the other hand, when the opening / closing door is open, the pinching prevention member prevents the hitting ball from passing through the gap between the opening / closing door and the clear member, so that the hitting ball can be won in the winning opening. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent a person from feeling unsatisfied or uncomfortable.

According to the ball-ball game machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the ball-ball game machine according to claim 1, since the upper end portion of the pinching prevention member is formed with an inclined surface, There is an effect that it is possible to prevent breakage of the upper end portion due to the impact of the hit ball on the upper end portion.
Further, since the inclined surface is formed so as to descend downward toward the winning opening, it is possible to drop a hit ball that collides with the upper end portion of the pinching prevention member toward the winning opening. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the dropped hit ball from remaining on the upper end portion of the pinch prevention member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the variable winning device removed from the game board.

3 is an external perspective view of the variable winning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the variable winning device taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 4 Glass door frame (clear member holding frame) 4b Glass plate (clear member) 8 Game area 12 Variable winning device (winning hole) 13 Main frame 13a Large winning opening (opening) 14 Opening / Closing Shutter (Opening / Closing Door) 14b Spindle (Rotation Center) 14d Push Pin (Part of Holding Member) 15 Guard Member (Pinching Prevention Member) 15a1 Slope 22 Solenoid (Part of Holding Member) 24 Actuating Member (Part of the holding member) 30 ball

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ball-ball game machine which has a clear member holding frame to which a transparent plate-shaped clear member covering a game area can be attached, and which is provided in the game area, in which a ball is hit into the game area to play a game. A winning opening having an opening through which a plurality of hit balls can pass simultaneously and an opening / closing door swingably arranged to open and close the opening; and an opening / closing door for the winning opening and the clear member holding frame. And a pinching prevention member which is disposed in a gap between the mounted clear member and prevents the hitting ball from being caught in the gap between the openable door and the clear member in a state where the openable door is opened. A ball game machine characterized by being present. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper end portion of the pinching prevention member is formed with an inclined surface which is inclined downward toward the winning opening side.