JP2004208776A

JP2004208776A - Game component

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Publication number: JP2004208776A
Application number: JP2002379226A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Munehiro Shibata; 宗宏柴田
Original assignee: Heiwa Corp
Current assignee: Heiwa Corp
Priority date: 2002-12-27
Filing date: 2002-12-27
Publication date: 2004-07-29

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the game property by making the sorting method for balls more complicated. <P>SOLUTION: An internal rotator 2 and an external rotator 3 rotate synchronously, or the rotating motions are shifted by a cooperation of the braking action by an electromagnetic brake 54 and the rotating power by a step motor 55. Thus, various kinds of combinations for an opened posture wherein a ball taking-in port 22 formed on the outer peripheral wall 21 of the internal rotator 2, and a ball taking-in port 32 formed on the outer peripheral wall 31 of the external rotator 3 are adjusted to each other and opened, and a closed posture wherein the ball taking-in port 22 and the ball taking-in port 32 are positionally shifted from each other and closed are formed. Therefore, the movements of balls being rich in variations such that balls taken into this game part 1 are dropped in a circular recess 36 at the center of the internal rotator 2 and the external rotator 3, or the balls are discharged to a game region from the internal rotator 2 and the outer peripheral wall 31 of the external rotator 3 are created. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は２つの回転体に形成された球取入口が各回転体の回転運動の周方向へのずれで開放されたり閉鎖されたりする遊技部品に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来の遊技部品は遊技盤の前面である意匠盤面と交差する方向で回転する１つ振分体に前方に球を排出する第１凹部と後方に球を排出する第２凹部とを備え、真上から落下する球を振分体の第１凹部で受け取るかまたは第２凹部で受け取ることで、球を前後に振り分けている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。
【０００３】
【特許文献１】
実用新案登録第３０２５４５４号公報（第１頁、要約、図１）
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、従来例は回転する１つの振分体に設けられた２つの凹部のどちらで球を受け取るか球を前後に振り分ける構造であるため、球の振り分け方が単純で遊技性に欠けるという問題点があった。
【０００５】
そこで、本発明は、遊技盤の意匠盤面に沿う方向に回転する２つの回転体に形成された球取入口が各回転体の回転運動の周方向へのずれで開放されたり閉鎖されたりすることで、球の振り分け方が複雑で遊技性を向上することができる遊技部品を提供するものである。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明にあっては、縁付皿状に形成された内側回転体の外周壁には球取入口と球取入口の回転方向一側部から内側に突出する縦隔壁とが設けられ、縁付皿状に形成された外側回転体の外周壁には球取入口が設けられるとともに外側回転体の隔壁よりも内側には球排出口の形成された環状隔壁が設けられ、内側回転体の開口と外側回転体との開口とが互いに向かい合わせられて内側回転の外周壁が内側に配置されるとともに外側回転の外周壁が外側に配置される格好で内側回転体と外側回転体とが互いに同軸状に回転可能に組み合わせられて部品本体に遊技盤の意匠盤面に沿う方向で回転する姿勢に取り付けられる一方、内側回転体の球取入口と外側回転体の球取入口とを互いに合わせて開放するとともに互いに位置ずれさせて閉鎖する姿勢に内側回転体の回転運動と外側回転体の回転運動とを調整する回転駆動調整機構が部品本体に設けられたことによって、内側回転体の球取入口と外側回転体の球取入口とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢と、内側回転体の球取入口と外側回転体の球取入口とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖された姿勢との種々の組み合わせで、遊技部品に取り込まれた球を内側回転体と外側回転体との中央における円形凹部に落下させたり、内側回転体と外側回転体との外周壁から遊技領域に放出させたりするという、変化に富む球の動きを作ることができ、遊技性を向上することができる。また、本発明にあっては、内側回転体の球取入口と外側回転体の球取入口と外側回転体の球排出口とが複数設けられれば、変化に富む球の動きを一層高めることができる。また、本発明にあっては、回転駆動調整機構がステップモータと電磁ブレーキとを備えれば、回転駆動調整機構が簡単な構造となる。また、本発明にあっては、外側回転体の環状隔壁よりも内側には円形凹部が同軸状に形成され、円形凹部には内側回転体と外側回転体との回転中心の内部を経由して部品本体に固定された入賞部品が格納されれば、当該円形凹部に固定的に配置された入賞部品の入賞口部への入賞の可能性を作ることができる。
【０００７】
【発明の実施の形態】
図１−図７は一実施形態であって、図１は遊技部品１の縦方向に切断した断面を示し、図２は遊技部品１の内側回転体２と外側回転体３と入賞部品４と部品本体５とを分解した前側からの外観を示し、図３は内側回転体２と外側回転体３と入賞部品４とを組み合わせた後側の外観を示し、図４−図６は遊技部品１の動作を示し、図７は遊技部品１を備えたパチンコ機の正面を示す。図１に示すように、遊技部品１は内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが部品本体５に互いに同軸状に回転可能に組み合わされており、部品本体５が遊技盤７１に取り付けられることで、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが遊技盤７１の意匠盤面７９に沿う方向（例えば並行な方向）で回転する姿勢に取り付けられる。
【０００８】
図２を参照し、遊技部品１の構成部品について説明する。内側回転体２は縁付皿状に形成された形状であって、内側回転体２の外周壁２１には球取入口２２と球取入口２２の回転方向一側部から内側で回転中心に向けて突出する縦隔壁２３とが対で周方向に等間隔に設けられる。内側回転体２の後壁には外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とに連接された環状縦壁部２５と、環状縦壁部２５から後側に膨出する前方開放後方閉鎖状の円形凹部２６とを備える。円形凹部２６における後壁２７の外周部には入賞球排出口２８を備える。内側回転体２の外周壁２１と環状縦壁部２５および円形凹部２６それぞれの中心は内側回転体２の中心と同一である。円形凹部２６には内側回転体２の回転中心を形成する筒軸２９が後側に突出する。
【０００９】
外側回転体３は縁付皿状に形成された形状であって、外側回転体３の外周壁３１には球取入口３２が周方向に等間隔に設けられ、外側回転体３の隔壁３３よりも内側には環状隔壁３４が設けられ、環状隔壁３４には球排出口３５が周方向に等間隔に形成される。内側回転体２の中央には環状隔壁３４で囲まれる前方開放後方閉鎖状の円形凹部３６が形成される。円形凹部３６における後壁３７の外周部には入賞球排出口３８を備える。外側回転体３の外周壁３１と環状隔壁３４とそれぞれの中心は外側回転体３の中心と同一である。円形凹部３６には外側回転体３の回転中心を形成する筒軸３９が後側に突出する。
【００１０】
内側回転体２の外周壁２１における外側の直径は外側回転体３の外周壁３１における内側の直径よりも小さい。内側回転体２の円形凹部２６における内側の直径は外側回転体３の円形凹部３６における外側の直径よりも大きい。内側回転体２の円形凹部２６における深さは外側回転体３の円形凹部３６における深さよりも浅い。内側回転体２の筒軸２９の内径が外側回転体３の筒軸３９の外径よりも大きいが、内側回転体２の筒軸２９の内径と外側回転体３の筒軸３９の外径との寸法差は、内側回転体２の筒軸２９と外側回転体３の筒軸３９とが互いに嵌め合わせられることで、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが互いに傾くことなく回転可能となる寸法差である。
【００１１】
入賞部品４は２つの回転体２；３に対する固定体であって、外側回転体３の円形凹部３６に格納される円板状の前壁４２と、前壁４２の外周縁から後側に突出する外周壁４１と、前壁４２の下部で前側に突出するポケット形の入賞口部４３と、入賞口部４３よりも上方で前壁４２から前側に突出する複数本の障害突起４４と、前壁４２の回転中心から後側に突出する軸４５とを備える。軸４５は外側回転体３の筒軸３９の内部に嵌め込まれることで外側回転体３をがたつくことなく回転可能に支持するものである。軸４５における外側回転体３の筒軸３９より後側に突出した端部が部品本体５に固定されることで、入賞部品４が部品本体５に固定される。
【００１２】
内側回転体２の開口（外周壁２１の開口端で囲まれた開口）と外側回転体３との開口（外周壁３１の開口端で囲まれた開口）とが互いに向かい合わせられ、内側回転体２の外周壁２１が内側に配置されるとともに外側回転体３の外周壁３１が外側に配置される格好で、内側回転体２の筒軸２９と外側回転体３の筒軸３９とが互いに嵌め合わされると、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが互いに同軸状に回転可能に組み合わせられる。
【００１３】
部品本体５は前方開放後方閉鎖状の円形凹部５６の外周縁から外側に突出するフランジ５１を備える。円形凹部５６の後壁５２には中心に貫通孔５３と周囲に入賞球排出口５８および回転駆動調整機構６０を備える。回転駆動調整機構６０は円形凹部５６の後面に取り付けられた図１のステップモータ５５と円形凹部５６の前面に取り付けられた電磁ブレーキ５４とを備える。ステップモータ５５の出力軸であるモータ軸５７は円形凹部５６の後壁５２に形成された逃孔を経由して前側に突出し、その突出した端部に駆動歯車６１を固定的に備える。フランジ５１は外側回転体３の外周壁３１よりも外側に突出する大きな外径を有し、フランジ５１は外側回転体３の外周壁３１よりも外側に突出する部分に取付孔５９を備える。
【００１４】
図３を参照し、内側回転体２と外側回転体３と入賞部品４とが互いに組み合わされた形態の後側からの構造について説明する。内側回転体２の筒軸２９と外側回転体３の筒軸３９とが互いに嵌め合わされることで、内側回転体２の筒軸２９が外側回転体３の筒軸３９よりも突出し、入賞部品４の軸と外側回転体３の筒軸３９とが互いに嵌め合わされることで、内側回転体２の外周壁２１と外側回転体３の外周壁３１とが互いに径方向で重ね合わされる一方、入賞部品４の軸４５が内側回転体２の筒軸２９よりも突出する。そして、外側回転体３の筒軸３９よりも突出した内側回転体２の筒軸２９と外側回転体３の筒軸３９とには従動歯車６２が外嵌装着され、従動歯車６２と内側回転体２の筒軸２９とが互いに固定される一方、従動歯車６２と外側回転体３の筒軸３９とが摩擦による滑りを発生する形態に回転可能に接触する。
【００１５】
図１を参照し、遊技部品１の内部構造について説明する。ステップモータ５５と電磁ブレーキ５４および駆動歯車６１の装着された部品本体５の円形凹部５６には前側から従動歯車６２と内側回転体２と外側回転体３と入賞部品４とが互いに組み合わされた形態の構造体が収納され、従動歯車６２と駆動歯車６１とが互いに噛み合わされる一方、入賞部品４の従動歯車６２よりも後側に突出した軸４５が部品本体５の貫通孔５３に挿入され、軸４５の部品本体５より後側に突出した端部が部品本体５のボスに止ねじ６３で固定されることで、電磁ブレーキ５４の制動作用部６４が内側回転体２の円形凹部２６（図２参照）における後壁２７の後面と制動動作可能に対向配置される。
【００１６】
このよう組み立てられた遊技部品１における部品本体５の円形凹部５６が遊技盤７１に形成された開口部７２に前側から挿入され、部品本体５のフランジ５１が遊技盤７１の開口部７２周りの意匠盤面７９に接触し、止ねじ７３が取付孔５９（図２参照）から遊技盤７１に締結されることで、遊技部品１が遊技盤７１に取り付けられる。遊技部品１が遊技盤７１に取り付けられた場合、部品本体５のフランジ５１と内側回転体２の外周壁２１と外側回転体３の外周壁３１とが遊技盤７１の意匠盤面７９よりも前側に突出し、入賞部品４が外側回転体３の円形凹部３６に格納された格好である。そして、遊技盤７１の装着されるの遊技機枠７４（図４参照）における透過性パネル７５が遊技部品１の前側に遊技部品１と非接触に配置され、透過性パネル７５と遊技盤７１の意匠盤面７９と間が球の飛び交う空間となり、透過性パネル７５と遊技部品１の前面と間は球が進入できない隙間になっている。
【００１７】
一方、電磁ブレーキ５４の制動作用部６４が内側回転体２から離れていて、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が内側回転体２に加わらない場合、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とがステップモータ５５から駆動歯車６１と従動歯車６２とを経由して伝達される回転動力で同期回転運動する。その状態において、電磁ブレーキ５４が電力供給で制動動作すると、電磁ブレーキ５４の制動作用部６４が内側回転体２に接触して内側回転体２の回転が制動される。この電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用は内側回転体２の回転を停止してもよいが内側回転体２の回転を停止しない程度でもよい。電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用に伴い、ステップモータ５５の回転動力で回転する内側回転体２と電磁ブレーキ５４で制動を受けた外側回転体３とにおける双方に回転運動がずれる。つまり、ステップモータ５５の回転させたまま、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用を調整すると、内側回転体２と外側回転体３との同期回転運動と、内側回転体２と外側回転体３との回転運動のずれを発生することによって、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とを互いに合わせて開放する姿勢と互いに位置ずれさせて閉鎖する姿勢とに切り替えられる。
【００１８】
図４−図５を参照し、遊技部品１の動作について説明する。図４−図５において、三角形は内側回転体２に対する目印８１を模式的に示し、四角形は外側回転体３に対する目印８２を模式的に示す。図４は内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２から取り込まれた球Ｐが中央における円形凹部に落下する過程である。図４のａ図は内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖された姿勢で、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用を受けることなくステップモータ５５の回転動力で同期回転運動している状態である。そして、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が内側回転体２に与えられると、内側回転体２と外側回転体３との回転運動のずれが発生し、図４のｂ図に示すように、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢となる。その状態において、上方に位置する開放された球取入口２２；３２から取り込まれた球Ｐは縦隔壁２３から球排出口３５を経由して外側回転体３の中央における円形凹部３６に落下する。
【００１９】
前記円形凹部に落下した球Ｐは図１に示すように当該円形凹部３６に固定的に配置された入賞部品４の入賞口部４３への入賞の可能性がある。そして、入賞口部４３に入賞した球Ｐは外側回転体３の入賞球排出口３８、内側回転体２の入賞球排出口２８、部品本体５の入賞球排出口５８を経由して遊技部品１の裏側に排出される。
【００２０】
図５は内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２から取り込まれた球Ｐが上方に運ばれた後に中央における円形凹部に落下する過程である。図５のａ図は内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖された姿勢で、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用を受けることなくステップモータ５５の回転動力で同期回転運動している状態である。そして、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が内側回転体２に与えられると、内側回転体２と外側回転体３との回転運動のずれが発生し、図５のｂ図に示すように、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢となる。その状態において、側方に位置する開放された球取入口２２；３２から取り込まれた球Ｐは図５のｂ図に矢印で示すように下方における内側回転体２の外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とで囲まれる部分に向けて落下する。これと並行し、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が解除され、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが同期回転運動する。
【００２１】
そして、図５のｃ図に示すように、内側回転体２の外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とで囲まれる隅部に保留される。その後、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が働き、球取入口２２と球取入口３２とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖された姿勢となると、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が再び解除される。そして図５のｄ図に示すように、球取入口２２と球取入口３２とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖されたまま、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが同期回転運動するのに伴い、球Ｐが内側回転体２の外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とで囲まれる隅部から離れて内側回転体２の外周壁２１に沿って閉鎖された球取入口２２（球取入口２２は外周壁３１で閉鎖されている）に落下する。
【００２２】
引き続き、図５のｄ図に示すように、閉鎖された球取入口２２に落下した球Ｐは当該部分に保留されたまま内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが同期回転運動するのに伴い上方に運ばれる。引き続き、図５のｅ図に示すように、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが同期回転運動するの伴い、球Ｐを保留した部分の閉鎖された球取入口２２と球取入口３２とが上方に到達すると、当該球Ｐは矢印で示すように縦隔壁２３から球排出口３５を経由して外側回転体３の中央における円形凹部３６に落下する。
【００２３】
図６は内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２から取り込まれた球Ｐが外部に落下する過程である。図６のａ図は内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖された姿勢で、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用を受けることなくステップモータ５５の回転動力で同期回転運動している状態である。そして、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が内側回転体２に与えられると、内側回転体２と外側回転体３との回転運動のずれが発生し、図６のｂ図に示すように、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢となる。
【００２４】
その状態において、側方に位置する開放された球取入口２２；３２から取り込まれた球Ｐは図６のｂ図に矢印で示すように下方における内側回転体２の外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とで囲まれる部分に向けて落下する。これと並行し、電磁ブレーキ５４による制動作用が解除され、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが同期回転運動する。そして、図６のｃ図に示すよう、内側回転体２の外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とで囲まれる隅部に保留される。そのまま、図６のｄ図に示すように、球取入口２２と球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放されたまま、内側回転体２と外側回転体３とが同期回転運動するのに伴い、球Ｐが内側回転体２の外周壁２１と縦隔壁２３とで囲まれる隅部から離れて内側回転体２の外周壁２１に沿って開放された球取入口２２と球取入口３２とから外部に落下する。
【００２５】
図７を参照し、遊技部品１を用いたパチンコ機について説明する。パチンコ機は前面にガラスのような透過性パネル７５、受皿７６、球発射操作機構７７を備え、内部に球発射機構や遊技盤７１を備え、裏側に制御装置を備える。遊技盤７１はガイドレールで囲まれた内側の遊技領域に遊技部品１、複数の始動入賞部品７８を備える。そして、制御装置が電力供給で起動すると、制御装置からの指示で遊技部品１は開口が閉鎖された状態で矢印方向に回転する。その状態において、球Ｐが受皿７６に入れられ、遊技者が球発射操作機構７７を操作すると、その操作量に応じて制御装置が球発射機構を駆動する。その駆動により球発射機構が受皿７６から供給された球Ｐを１個ずつ遊技盤７１の遊技領域に向けて発射する。その球Ｐが始動入賞部品７８のいずれかに入賞し、始動入賞部品７８に入賞した球Ｐを検出し始動入賞球検出器が始動入賞信号を制御装置に出力すると、制御装置が電磁ブレーキ５４を制御し、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢となる。
【００２６】
内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢となる回数は、両側の始動入賞部品７８への球Ｐの入賞ごとに１回とし、中央の始動入賞部品７８への球Ｐの入賞ごとに２回となっている。そして、図４−図６で説明した、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに合わされて開放された姿勢と、内側回転体２の球取入口２２と外側回転体３の球取入口３２とが互いに位置ずれされて閉鎖された姿勢との種々の組み合わせで、遊技部品１に取り込まれた球Ｐを内側回転体２と外側回転体３との中央における円形凹部３６に落下させ、当該円形凹部３６に固定的に配置された入賞部品４の入賞口部４３への入賞の可能性を作ったり、内側回転体２と外側回転体３との外周壁２１；３１から遊技領域に放出させたりするという、変化に富む球Ｐの動きを作ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】一実施形態の遊技部品を示す縦断面図。
【図２】同実施形態の遊技部品を示す前側からの分解斜視図。
【図３】同実施形態の内側回転体と外側回転体と入賞部品と組み合わせた後側からの外観を示す斜視図。
【図４】同実施形態の遊技部品の動作を示す模式図。
【図５】同実施形態の遊技部品の動作を示す模式図。
【図６】同実施形態の遊技部品の動作を示す模式図。
【図７】同実施形態の遊技部品を備えたパチンコ機を示す正面図。
【符号の説明】
１遊技部品、２内側回転体、３外側回転体、４入賞部品、
５部品本体、２１外周壁、２２球取入口、２３縦隔壁、３１外周壁、
３２球取入口、３３隔壁、３４環状隔壁、３５球排出口、
３６円形凹部、４３入賞口部、５４電磁ブレーキ、
５５ステップモータ、６０回転駆動調整機構、７１遊技盤、
７９意匠盤面。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game component in which a ball inlet formed in two rotating bodies is opened or closed due to a circumferential displacement of a rotating motion of each rotating body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional game component includes a first concave portion for discharging a ball forward and a second concave portion for discharging a ball rearward on one sorter rotating in a direction intersecting with a design surface which is a front surface of a game board. A ball falling from above is received by the first concave portion or the second concave portion of the distributing body, so that the ball is sorted back and forth (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3025454 (page 1, abstract, FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional example has a structure in which the ball is received back and forth by which of the two concave portions provided on one rotating distributing body, the method of distributing the ball is simple and lacks in gaming ability. was there.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention provides that the ball inlet formed in two rotating bodies rotating in the direction along the design board surface of the game board is opened or closed due to the circumferential displacement of the rotating motion of each rotating body. Accordingly, the present invention provides a game component in which the method of distributing the balls is complicated and the playability can be improved.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, a ball inlet and a vertical partition protruding inward from one side in the rotational direction of the ball inlet are provided on an outer peripheral wall of the inner rotating body formed in a dished shape with an edge. A ball inlet is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the outer rotating body formed in a dish shape, and an annular partition wall having a ball discharge port is provided inside the partition wall of the outer rotating body. The opening of the outer rotating body is opposed to the opening of the outer rotating body, and the outer peripheral wall of the inner rotating is arranged inside and the outer peripheral wall of the outer rotating is arranged outside. The inner rotating body and the outer rotating body are coaxial with each other. While being mounted so that it can rotate in the direction along the design board surface of the game board, the ball inlet of the inner rotating body and the ball inlet of the outer rotating body are aligned with each other and opened. Closed position by displacing each other By providing a rotation drive adjusting mechanism for adjusting the rotational motion of the side rotator and the rotational motion of the outer rotator in the component body, the ball inlet of the inner rotator and the ball inlet of the outer rotator are aligned with each other. The ball taken in the game component is rotated inward in various combinations of the closed posture in which the ball inlet of the inner rotating body and the ball inlet of the outer rotating body are displaced from each other and closed. A variety of ball movements can be created, such as dropping into a circular recess at the center between the body and the outer rotating body, or discharging from the outer peripheral wall of the inner rotating body and the outer rotating body to the game area. Performance can be improved. Further, in the present invention, if a plurality of ball inlets of the inner rotating body, a plurality of ball inlets of the outer rotating body, and a plurality of ball outlets of the outer rotating body are provided, it is possible to further enhance the movement of the ball with various changes. it can. In the present invention, if the rotation drive adjustment mechanism includes a step motor and an electromagnetic brake, the rotation drive adjustment mechanism has a simple structure. Further, in the present invention, a circular concave portion is formed coaxially inside the annular partition of the outer rotating body, and the circular concave portion passes through the inside of the rotation center of the inner rotating body and the outer rotating body. If the winning component fixed to the component main body is stored, it is possible to create a possibility that the winning component fixedly arranged in the circular concave portion wins the winning opening.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 7 show one embodiment, FIG. 1 shows a cross section of the game component 1 cut in a vertical direction, and FIG. 2 shows an inner rotating body 2, an outer rotating body 3, a winning part 4 of the game component 1. FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the rear part where the inner rotating body 2, the outer rotating body 3, and the winning part 4 are combined, and FIG. 4 to FIG. FIG. 7 shows a front view of a pachinko machine provided with the game component 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the game component 1 is configured such that an inner rotating body 2 and an outer rotating body 3 are rotatably combined with a component main body 5 coaxially with each other, and the component main body 5 is attached to a game board 71. The inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 are attached in a posture of rotating in a direction (for example, a parallel direction) along the design board surface 79 of the game board 71.
[0008]
With reference to FIG. 2, the components of the game component 1 will be described. The inner rotating body 2 is shaped like a dish with an edge. The outer peripheral wall 21 of the inner rotating body 2 has a ball inlet 22 and a ball inlet 22 extending from one side in the rotation direction toward the center of rotation. And vertical partition walls 23 projecting therefrom are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction in pairs. The rear wall of the inner rotating body 2 has an annular vertical wall portion 25 connected to the outer peripheral wall 21 and the vertical partition wall 23, and a circular recess 26 having a front open rearward closed shape protruding rearward from the annular vertical wall portion 25. Is provided. A winning ball discharge port 28 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rear wall 27 in the circular concave portion 26. The centers of the outer peripheral wall 21, the annular vertical wall portion 25, and the circular concave portion 26 of the inner rotating body 2 are the same as the center of the inner rotating body 2. A cylindrical shaft 29 forming the center of rotation of the inner rotating body 2 protrudes rearward from the circular concave portion 26.
[0009]
The outer rotating body 3 is shaped like a dish with an edge, and ball intakes 32 are provided on the outer peripheral wall 31 of the outer rotating body 3 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. An annular partition wall 34 is provided on the inner side, and ball discharge ports 35 are formed in the annular partition wall 34 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. At the center of the inner rotating body 2, a circular recess 36 having a front opening and a rear closing shape surrounded by an annular partition wall 34 is formed. A winning ball discharge port 38 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rear wall 37 in the circular concave portion 36. The center of each of the outer peripheral wall 31 and the annular partition wall 34 of the outer rotating body 3 is the same as the center of the outer rotating body 3. A cylindrical shaft 39 forming the center of rotation of the outer rotating body 3 protrudes rearward from the circular concave portion 36.
[0010]
The outer diameter of the outer rotating body 3 at the outer peripheral wall 21 is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer rotating body 3 at the outer peripheral wall 31. The inner diameter of the inner rotator 2 in the circular recess 26 is larger than the outer diameter of the outer rotator 3 in the circular recess 36. The depth of the inner rotating body 2 at the circular recess 26 is smaller than the depth of the outer rotating body 3 at the circular recess 36. Although the inner diameter of the cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2 is larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3, the inner diameter of the cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2 and the outer diameter of the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 are different. The dimensional difference is that the cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2 and the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 are fitted to each other, so that the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 can rotate without tilting each other. It is a dimensional difference.
[0011]
The winning part 4 is a fixed body for the two rotating bodies 2; 3, and has a disk-shaped front wall 42 stored in the circular recess 36 of the outer rotating body 3 and projects rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the front wall 42. An outer peripheral wall 41, a pocket-shaped winning opening 43 projecting forward at a lower portion of the front wall 42, a plurality of obstacle projections 44 projecting forward from the front wall 42 above the winning opening 43, And a shaft 45 protruding rearward from the center of rotation of the wall 42. The shaft 45 is fitted into the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 to rotatably support the outer rotating body 3 without rattling. An end of the shaft 45 protruding rearward from the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 is fixed to the component main body 5, so that the winning component 4 is fixed to the component main body 5.
[0012]
The opening of the inner rotating body 2 (the opening surrounded by the opening end of the outer peripheral wall 21) and the opening of the outer rotating body 3 (the opening surrounded by the opening end of the outer peripheral wall 31) face each other, and the inner rotating body The outer peripheral wall 21 of the outer rotor 3 is disposed on the inner side and the outer peripheral wall 31 of the outer rotor 3 is disposed on the outer side. When combined, the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 are coaxially rotatably combined with each other.
[0013]
The component body 5 is provided with a flange 51 projecting outward from the outer peripheral edge of the circular recess 56 having a front opening and rear closing shape. The rear wall 52 of the circular recess 56 is provided with a through hole 53 at the center, a winning ball discharge port 58 and a rotation drive adjusting mechanism 60 around the through hole 53. The rotation drive adjusting mechanism 60 includes the step motor 55 of FIG. 1 attached to the rear surface of the circular recess 56 and the electromagnetic brake 54 attached to the front surface of the circular recess 56. A motor shaft 57, which is an output shaft of the step motor 55, protrudes forward through a relief hole formed in the rear wall 52 of the circular recess 56, and has a drive gear 61 fixedly provided at the protruding end. The flange 51 has a large outer diameter protruding outside the outer peripheral wall 31 of the outer rotating body 3, and the flange 51 has a mounting hole 59 at a portion protruding outside the outer peripheral wall 31 of the outer rotating body 3.
[0014]
With reference to FIG. 3, the structure from the rear side in which the inner rotating body 2, the outer rotating body 3, and the winning component 4 are combined with each other will be described. The cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2 and the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 are fitted to each other, so that the cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2 protrudes from the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 and the winning part 4 Are fitted together with the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 so that the outer peripheral wall 21 of the inner rotating body 2 and the outer peripheral wall 31 of the outer rotating body 3 are radially overlapped with each other, while a winning part is formed. The fourth shaft 45 projects beyond the cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2. A driven gear 62 is externally fitted to the cylindrical shaft 29 of the inner rotating body 2 and the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 projecting from the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3, and the driven gear 62 and the inner rotating body While the two cylindrical shafts 29 are fixed to each other, the driven gear 62 and the cylindrical shaft 39 of the outer rotating body 3 rotatably come into contact with each other in such a manner that slippage occurs due to friction.
[0015]
The internal structure of the game component 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the circular concave portion 56 of the component body 5 in which the step motor 55, the electromagnetic brake 54 and the drive gear 61 are mounted, the driven gear 62, the inner rotating body 2, the outer rotating body 3, and the winning part 4 are combined with each other from the front side. The driven gear 62 and the driving gear 61 are meshed with each other, while the shaft 45 projecting rearward from the driven gear 62 of the winning component 4 is inserted into the through hole 53 of the component main body 5, The end of the shaft 45 projecting rearward from the component main body 5 is fixed to the boss of the component main body 5 with a set screw 63, so that the braking action portion 64 of the electromagnetic brake 54 is turned into the circular concave portion 26 (see FIG. 2), the rear surface of the rear wall 27 is disposed so as to be capable of performing a braking operation.
[0016]
The circular concave portion 56 of the component main body 5 of the game component 1 thus assembled is inserted into the opening 72 formed in the game board 71 from the front side, and the flange 51 of the component main body 5 is designed around the opening 72 of the game board 71. The game component 1 is attached to the game board 71 by coming into contact with the board surface 79 and fastening the set screw 73 to the game board 71 from the mounting hole 59 (see FIG. 2). When the game component 1 is mounted on the game board 71, the flange 51 of the component body 5, the outer peripheral wall 21 of the inner rotating body 2, and the outer peripheral wall 31 of the outer rotating body 3 are located forward of the design board surface 79 of the gaming board 71. The winning part 4 protrudes and is stored in the circular recess 36 of the outer rotating body 3. Then, the permeable panel 75 in the gaming machine frame 74 (see FIG. 4) on which the gaming board 71 is mounted is disposed in front of the gaming component 1 in a non-contact manner with the gaming component 1. The space between the design board surface 79 and the ball flies, and the space between the transparent panel 75 and the front surface of the game component 1 is a gap where the ball cannot enter.
[0017]
On the other hand, when the braking action part 64 of the electromagnetic brake 54 is separated from the inner rotating body 2 and the braking action by the electromagnetic brake 54 is not applied to the inner rotating body 2, the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 Make a synchronous rotation with the rotational power transmitted from the drive gear 61 via the drive gear 61 and the driven gear 62. In this state, when the electromagnetic brake 54 performs a braking operation by supplying power, the braking action part 64 of the electromagnetic brake 54 comes into contact with the inner rotating body 2 and the rotation of the inner rotating body 2 is braked. The braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 may stop the rotation of the inner rotating body 2 or may be such that the rotation of the inner rotating body 2 is not stopped. With the braking action by the electromagnetic brake 54, the rotational motion is shifted to both the inner rotor 2 that is rotated by the rotational power of the step motor 55 and the outer rotor 3 that is braked by the electromagnetic brake 54. In other words, when the braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 is adjusted while the step motor 55 is rotating, the synchronous rotation of the inner rotor 2 and the outer rotor 3 and the rotation of the inner rotor 2 and the outer rotor 3 are adjusted. By shifting the position, the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are switched between a position in which they are opened together with each other and a position in which they are shifted with each other and closed.
[0018]
The operation of the game component 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 5, the triangles schematically show the marks 81 for the inner rotating body 2 and the squares schematically show the marks 82 for the outer rotating body 3. FIG. 4 shows a process in which the ball P taken from the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 falls into a circular concave portion at the center. FIG. 4A shows a state in which the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are displaced from each other and are closed, and the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 are electromagnetically coupled. This is a state in which synchronous rotation is performed by the rotation power of the step motor 55 without receiving the braking action by the brake 54. When the braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 is applied to the inner rotating body 2, the rotational movement between the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 is shifted, and as shown in FIG. The two ball inlets 22 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are aligned with each other to be in an open position. In this state, the balls P taken in from the open ball inlets 22 and 32 located above fall from the vertical bulkhead 23 via the ball outlet 35 into the circular concave portion 36 at the center of the outer rotating body 3.
[0019]
The ball P that has fallen into the circular recess has a possibility of winning in the winning opening 43 of the winning component 4 fixedly arranged in the circular recess 36 as shown in FIG. The ball P that has won the winning opening 43 passes through the winning ball discharge port 38 of the outer rotating body 3, the winning ball discharge port 28 of the inner rotating body 2, and the winning ball discharge port 58 of the component body 5 to play the game component 1. It is discharged to the back side.
[0020]
FIG. 5 shows a process in which the ball P taken in from the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 is carried upward, and then falls into a circular recess at the center. FIG. 5A shows a state in which the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are displaced from each other and are closed, and the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 are electromagnetically coupled. This is a state in which synchronous rotation is performed by the rotation power of the step motor 55 without receiving the braking action by the brake 54. When the braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 is applied to the inner rotating body 2, the rotational movement between the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 is shifted, and as shown in FIG. The two ball inlets 22 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are aligned with each other to be in an open position. In this state, the spheres P taken in from the open sphere inlets 22 and 32 located on the side are separated from the outer peripheral wall 21 and the vertical partition wall 23 of the inner rotating body 2 below as shown by arrows in FIG. And fall toward the part surrounded by. At the same time, the braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 is released, and the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 perform synchronous rotation.
[0021]
Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, the inner rotating body 2 is held at a corner surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 21 and the vertical partition wall 23. Thereafter, when the braking action by the electromagnetic brake 54 operates and the ball inlet 22 and the ball inlet 32 are displaced from each other and assume a closed posture, the braking action by the electromagnetic brake 54 is released again. Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, the inner rotary body 2 and the outer rotary body 3 rotate synchronously while the ball inlet 22 and the ball inlet 32 are displaced from each other and are closed. , A ball inlet 22 closed off along the outer peripheral wall 21 of the inner rotor 2 away from a corner surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 21 of the inner rotor 2 and the vertical partition 23 (the ball inlet 22 is (Closed by the wall 31).
[0022]
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5D, the ball P that has fallen into the closed ball inlet 22 is kept in that part, and the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 rotate synchronously. It is carried upward. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5E, the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 are rotated synchronously, so that the closed ball intakes 22 and 32 of the portion where the ball P is retained are closed. Reaches the upper side, the sphere P falls from the vertical partition 23 through the sphere discharge port 35 to the circular concave portion 36 at the center of the outer rotating body 3 as shown by an arrow.
[0023]
FIG. 6 shows a process in which the ball P taken in from the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 falls to the outside. FIG. 6A shows a state in which the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are displaced from each other and are closed, and the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 are electromagnetically coupled. This is a state in which synchronous rotation is performed by the rotation power of the step motor 55 without receiving the braking action by the brake 54. When the braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 is applied to the inner rotating body 2, the rotational movement between the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 is shifted, and as shown in FIG. The two ball inlets 22 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are aligned with each other to be in an open position.
[0024]
In this state, the spheres P taken in from the open sphere inlets 22 and 32 located on the side are separated from the outer peripheral wall 21 and the vertical partition wall 23 of the inner rotating body 2 below as shown by arrows in FIG. And fall toward the part surrounded by. At the same time, the braking action of the electromagnetic brake 54 is released, and the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 perform synchronous rotation. Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, the inner rotating body 2 is held at a corner surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 21 and the vertical partition wall 23. As shown in FIG. 6D, as the ball inlet 22 and the ball inlet 32 are aligned with each other and are opened, the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 rotate synchronously, The ball P is separated from a corner surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 21 and the vertical partition wall 23 of the inner rotating body 2, and is separated from the ball inlet 22 and the ball inlet 32 opened along the outer peripheral wall 21 of the inner rotating body 2. To fall.
[0025]
A pachinko machine using the game component 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine includes a transparent panel 75 such as glass, a saucer 76, and a ball launching operation mechanism 77 on the front, a ball launching mechanism and a game board 71 inside, and a control device on the back side. The game board 71 includes a game part 1 and a plurality of start winning parts 78 in an inside game area surrounded by guide rails. Then, when the control device is activated by the power supply, the game component 1 rotates in the direction of the arrow with the opening closed in accordance with an instruction from the control device. In this state, when the ball P is put into the receiving tray 76 and the player operates the ball firing operation mechanism 77, the control device drives the ball firing mechanism according to the operation amount. By the driving, the ball firing mechanism fires the balls P supplied from the tray 76 one by one toward the game area of the game board 71. When the ball P wins one of the start winning parts 78 and the ball P which has won the start winning part 78 is detected and the start winning ball detector outputs a start winning signal to the control device, the control device activates the electromagnetic brake 54. Under the control, the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are aligned with each other to be in an open posture.
[0026]
The number of times that the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are aligned with each other to be in the open position is one for each winning of the ball P to the starting winning parts 78 on both sides. , Two times for each winning of the ball P in the central starting winning part 78. 4 and 6, the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 and the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 are aligned with each other and open, and the ball inlet 22 of the inner rotating body 2 is opened. In various combinations of the closed position in which the ball inlet 32 of the outer rotating body 3 is displaced from each other, the ball P taken in the game component 1 is moved to the center of the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3. In the circular recess 36 to create a possibility of winning in the winning opening 43 of the winning part 4 fixedly arranged in the circular recess 36, and the outer peripheral wall of the inner rotating body 2 and the outer rotating body 3 It is possible to make the movement of the ball P rich in change, such as releasing the ball from 21; 31 into the game area.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a game component according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the game component of the embodiment from the front side.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary perspective view showing the appearance from the rear side when the inner rotating body, the outer rotating body, and the winning component of the embodiment are combined;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the operation of the game component of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the operation of the game component of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the operation of the game component of the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an exemplary front view showing a pachinko machine provided with the game parts according to the embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 game parts, 2 inner rotating bodies, 3 outer rotating bodies, 4 winning parts,
5 component body, 21 outer wall, 22 ball inlet, 23 vertical bulkhead, 31 outer wall,
32 ball inlet, 33 bulkhead, 34 annular bulkhead, 35 ball outlet,
36 circular recess, 43 winning opening, 54 electromagnetic brake,
55 step motor, 60 rotation drive adjustment mechanism, 71 game board,
79 Design board.

Claims

A ball inlet and a vertical partition protruding inward from one side in the rotation direction of the ball inlet are provided on the outer peripheral wall of the inner rotating body formed in a dished shape with an edge, and the outside formed in a dished shape with an edge. A ball inlet is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the rotating body, and an annular partition wall having a ball discharge port is provided inside the partition of the outer rotating body, and an opening of the inner rotating body and an opening of the outer rotating body are provided. The inner rotating body and the outer rotating body are coaxially rotatably combined with each other so that the inner rotating body and the outer rotating body are arranged facing each other and the outer rotating wall is arranged inside and the outer rotating wall is arranged outside. The component body is attached to the component board so that it rotates in the direction along the design board surface of the game board, and the ball inlet of the inner rotating body and the ball inlet of the outer rotating body are aligned with each other, and are opened and displaced from each other and closed. Rotational movement of inner rotating body in posture A game component rotational driving adjustment mechanism is characterized in that provided in the component body to adjust the rotational movement of the outer rotor.

The game component according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ball inlets of the inner rotating body, a plurality of ball inlets of the outer rotating body, and a plurality of ball outlets of the outer rotating body are provided.

The game component according to claim 1, wherein the rotation drive adjusting mechanism includes a step motor and an electromagnetic brake.

A circular recess is formed coaxially inside the annular partition wall of the outer rotating body, and the winning part fixed to the component body via the inside of the rotation center of the inner rotating body and the outer rotating body is formed in the circular recess. The game component according to claim 1, wherein the game component is stored.