JP2005131060A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine giving a player a deeply-felt interest. <P>SOLUTION: A first stage section 45 is provided with a falling part and advection parts 48a and 48b, and a second stage section 55 is provided with outflow channel parts 56a and 56b communicated with an outflow passage 49 and shift parts 58a and 58b for a game ball shifting to the first stage section 45. Vertically moving members 80a and 80b are provided in the second stage section 55 in the downstream side of the advection parts 58a and 58b; are provided with a first downflow part 81 corresponding to the outflow channel parts 56a and 56b and a second downflow part 82 corresponding to the shift parts 58a and 58b; and vertically move between a lowering position allowing the game ball to advect to the first downflow part 81 or the second flow part 82, and a raising position preventing the game ball from inflow to the first downflow part 81 or the second downflow part 82 and allowing the game ball on the fist downflow part 81 or the second downflow part 82 to downflow to the second stage section 55. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are some which have a distribution mechanism with respect to a stage part in the center role of a ball game machine. That is, in this type of center combination, the game ball that has flowed into the stage portion rolls on the stage portion, and then flows out into a plurality of directions by the distribution mechanism.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a sorting and rotating plate is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending in the width direction of a center accessory (a ball game machine). The first surface of the sorting and rotating plate is a guide surface, and the second surface is a dispersion surface.
And when the 1st surface (guide surface) is on the upper side with rotation of a distribution rotation board, the game ball mounted on the guide surface flows out to a predetermined direction. To be guided. On the other hand, when the second surface (dispersion surface) is on the upper side, the game ball mounted on the dispersion surface is not guided to flow out in a predetermined direction, and various directions Dispersed and discharged.

However, in the center role (bullet ball game machine) described in Patent Document 1, there are only two patterns in the flow of the game ball, and it has not been possible to give the player a very deep interest.
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  It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that can give a player a deeper interest in an accessory.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a ball game machine having an accessory, wherein the accessory includes a first stage portion, a second stage portion, a vertical movement member, The first stage portion has a falling portion that extends in the left-right direction and from which the game ball falls and flows out of the accessory, and a convection portion that corresponds to the vertical movement member. The outflow path is such that the game ball flows out of the accessory at a lower side than the first stage portion, and the second stage portion is located on the back side of the first stage portion. An outflow channel portion communicating with the outflow passage and positioned at a position higher than the first stage portion; and a transition portion where the game ball moves to the first stage portion; A first portion provided downstream of the advection portion in the stage portion and corresponding to the outflow passage portion. A lower position having a lower part and a second lower part corresponding to the transition part; a lowering position that allows the game ball to move to the first lower part or the second lower part; the first lower part and the second lower part; A bullet that prevents the game ball from flowing into the lower part and moves up and down between the rising position where the game ball on the first lower part or the second lower part flows down to the second stage part. It is a ball game machine.

  In the ball game machine of the above invention, the game ball that rolls on the first stage portion and reaches the advection portion has the following various types depending on the state of the vertically moving member and the momentum of the game ball at that time. Move with a pattern.

When the up-and-down moving member is in an advancing-prevented state such as a raised position when the game ball reaches the advancing portion, the gaming ball is transferred to the up-and-down moving member (the first downflow portion or the second downflow portion). Instead, after rolling the first stage portion, it flows out from the dropping portion to the outside of the accessory.
In addition, when the game ball reaches the advection part, even if the up-and-down moving member is in the advection allowable state such as the lowered position, the game ball has a large momentum in the direction along the first stage part. Similarly, the game ball flows out of the accessory from the falling portion after rolling the first stage portion without being transferred to the vertical movement member.
The above is the first pattern.

  When the game ball reaches the advection part, the vertical movement member is in the advection allowable state such as the lowered position, and when the game ball does not have a great momentum in the direction along the first stage part, the game ball is Then, advection from the advection portion to the vertically moving member (second and third patterns)

Among the above, when the game ball advects to the first flow lower part of the vertical movement member, the game ball moves from the first flow lower part to the second stage part by raising the vertical movement member toward the rising position. It flows down to the outflow channel section, reaches the outflow channel, and flows out of the accessory from the outflow channel.
This is the second pattern.

Among the above, when the game ball advects to the second flow lower part of the vertical movement member, the game ball moves from the second flow lower part to the second stage part by raising the vertical movement member toward the rising position. It flows down to the transition section and returns from the transition section to the first stage section.
This is the third pattern.
In the case of the third pattern, the game ball moves in any one of the first to third patterns described above after reaching the first stage portion.

  As described above, in the ball ball game machine (act) of the above invention, there is a great diversity in the flow of the game balls depending on the state of the vertical movement member and the momentum of the game balls, which gives the player a deep interest. Can be given.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the ball game machine of the invention according to claim 1, wherein the first flow lower part gradually moves toward the outflow channel part on the upper surface of the vertical movement member. And the second lower flow part is a ball game machine that is gradually inclined downward toward the transition portion on the upper surface of the vertical movement member. .

In the bullet ball game machine of the above invention, when the game ball is transferred to the first flow lower part / second flow lower part of the vertical movement member as described above, the vertical movement member rises toward the rising position. The game ball flows down from the first flow lower part / second flow lower part to the outflow channel part / transition part of the second stage part based on gravity.
In this way, the action and effect of the invention according to claim 1 can be obtained more specifically in the ball game machine of the above invention.

  As described above, in the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, great diversity occurs in the flow of game balls, and a deep interest can be given to the player.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, this pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) has a substantially vertical game board 10, and a handle 12 and a prize ball payout device (not shown) are provided below the game board 10. The handle 12 is for launching a pachinko ball (game ball), and the prize ball payout device is for paying out the pachinko ball as a prize ball when the pachinko ball wins a prize opening (described later). .

  The game board 10 is provided with an outer rail 15 and an inner rail 16, the inside of the inner rail 16 is used as a game area (reference number omitted), and a portion between the outer rail 15 and the inner rail 16 is fired. It is a passage (symbol omitted) through which the pachinko ball immediately follows. Then, the pachinko balls launched by the player operating the handle 12 are guided to the game area through the passage.

  The game board 10 (game area) is provided with a large number of nails (not shown) and a windmill 26, and a plurality of ordinary winning holes 20 are provided. When a pachinko ball enters the normal winning opening 20, for example, 6 or 13 pachinko balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device as prize balls.

  A center accessory 30 is provided in the approximate center of the game board 10. A start winning opening 22 is provided below the center accessory 30, and a large winning opening 24 is provided below the start winning opening 22.

The center accessory 30 is provided with a display unit 32. The display part 32 is comprised with a liquid crystal etc., and various symbols are displayed.
That is, when a pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 22 (this is referred to as winning), the symbols on the display unit 32 are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time, and then the final symbols are displayed statically. The symbols displayed in a stationary manner include “win” and “off”, and in the case of “win” (for example, “777”), the special winning opening 24 is opened a predetermined number of times. For example, it opens 16 times and remains open until 10 pachinko balls are entered per time. Then, for the winning of one pachinko ball, 15 pachinko balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device as prize balls. This is a special benefit that the center object 30 gives to the player.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the center accessory 30 is formed by joining a base frame member 40, a back side member 50, and a back plate 70 with screws.

The base frame member 40 has a substantially rectangular opening (reference numeral omitted). A flange portion 42 is formed around the opening.
The back side member 50 is attached to the back side (back side) of the base frame member 40. The back plate 70 is attached to the back side of the back member 50.
The back plate 70 is formed of a transparent material, and a display portion 32 (described above based on FIG. 1 and not shown in FIG. 2 and subsequent figures) is provided on the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a first stage portion 45 and a second stage portion 55 are formed as a stage portion 35 in the lower part of the center accessory 30.
The first stage portion 45 is formed on the base frame member 40 and is located on the near side. The second stage portion 55 is formed on the back side member 50 and is located on the back side of the first stage portion 45.

In general, the first stage portion 45 is inclined so as to gradually move downward as it goes from the left and right end portions to the central portion.
A drop part 46 is formed at the center of the first stage part 45. The falling part 46 is concave and is inclined so as to gradually move downward as it goes from the back side to the near side.
A drop prevention portion 47 is formed at the front edge of the first stage portion 45 other than the drop portion 46. The fall prevention part 47 is a part of the flange part 42 and protrudes slightly above the first stage part 45 (the bottom face). The fall prevention unit 47 prevents the pachinko ball on the first stage unit 45 from falling to the near side (outside of the center accessory 30).

The first stage portion 45 is formed with a pair of left and right advection portions 48a and 48b. The advection portions 48a and 48b are formed in a concave shape, and are inclined so as to gradually go downward slightly from the near side to the far side.
On the back side of the first stage portion 45 (excluding the advection portions 48a and 48b), the limit position of the back side of the pachinko ball on the first stage portion 45 is defined by the front plate portion 52 of the back side member 50. Yes.

The second stage portion 55 (its bottom surface) is located above the first stage portion 45 (its bottom surface).
An outflow dropping portion 53 is formed at the center of the second stage portion 55 (see also FIG. 4).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the second stage portion 55 is formed with a pair of left and right moving member accommodating portions 60a and 60b corresponding to the pair of left and right advection portions 48a and 48b. The vertical moving members 80a and 80b are disposed in the moving member accommodating portions 60a and 60b.
Each of the vertically moving member accommodating portions 60a and 60b is provided so as to divide the second stage portion 55, and has vertical guide surfaces 61 and 62 facing each other. Of the two guide surfaces 61 and 62, the guide surface 61 is positioned on the center side of the second stage portion 55, and the guide surface 62 is positioned on the left and right end portions of the second stage portion 55.

Each of the vertically moving members 80a and 80b is moved up and down between a lowered position (FIG. 3A) and a raised position (FIG. 3B) by a motor 85 and a mechanism (not shown). At that time, the vertical movement (sliding) of the vertical movement members 80a and 80b is guided by the guide surfaces 61 and 62.
Both the vertically moving members 80a and 80b may move up and down in relation to each other, or may move up and down independently. In this embodiment, both the vertically moving members 80a and 80b are raised and lowered simultaneously.
The vertical movement members 80a and 80b will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, transition portions 58 a and 58 b are formed at portions between the left and right end portions of the second stage portion 55 and the vertical movement member accommodating portions 60 a and 60 b. The transition portions 58a and 58b are concave and are inclined so as to gradually move downward as they go from the back side toward the front side.

Portions of the second stage portion 55 between the vertically moving member accommodating portions 60a and 60b and the outflow dropping portion 53 are outflow passage portions 56a and 56b, and the outflow passage portions 56a. , 56b (the bottom surface) is inclined so as to gradually move downward as it goes to the falling portion 53 for outflow.
In addition, drop prevention portions 57a and 57b are formed at the edge on the near side of the outflow channel portions 56a and 56b. The fall prevention parts 57a and 57b are a part of the front plate part 52 and protrude upward from the outflow channel parts 56a and 56b (bottom surfaces thereof). The fall prevention portions 57a and 57b prevent the pachinko balls on the outflow channel portions 56a and 56b from falling to the near side (first stage portion 45).
On the back side of the second stage portion 55, a limit position on the back side of the pachinko ball on the second stage portion 55 is defined by the back plate 70.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an outflow passage 49 is formed below the first stage portion 45 in the base frame member 40. The outflow passage 49 opens in the flange portion 42, penetrates the base frame member 40 in the depth direction, and communicates with the outflow dropping portion 53.

As shown in FIG. 1, an inlet member 33 is attached to a midway height position on the left side of the center accessory 30 (the left side portion of the flange portion 42 of the base frame member 40).
Correspondingly, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the flow lower part 34 is formed on the left side of the center accessory 30, and the first stage part 45 (described above) is located on the downstream side thereof.

Next, the vertical movement members 80a and 80b will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
The vertical movement member 80a (80b) has a substantially quadrangular prism shape. A first flow lower portion 81 and a second flow lower portion 82 are formed on the upper surface.
The first flow lower portion 81 is formed on a portion of the upper surface of the vertical movement member 80a (80b) on the central portion side of the second stage portion 55 (portion on the outflow dropping portion 53 side). It inclines so that it may go below as it goes to the direction (refer FIG. 5 (B)).
The second flow lower part 82 is formed on a portion on the left and right end portions of the second stage portion 55 (portion on the transition portion 58a (58b) side) on the upper surface of the vertical movement member 80a (80b). It inclines so that it may go below as it goes to the edge part on either side (refer FIG. 6 (B)).

The size (frontage) of the second flow lower portion 82 is formed larger (wider) than the size (frontage) of the first flow lower portion 81.
A fall prevention portion 83 is formed at the front edge of the second flow lower portion 82. The fall prevention part 83 is for preventing the game ball on the second flow lower part 82 from falling to the near side.

  Each of the vertically moving members 80a and 80b moves up and down between the lowered position (FIG. 3A) and the raised position (FIG. 3B) (this is described above). As shown, in the state where the vertically moving members 80a and 80b are at or near the lowered position, the first flow lower portion 81 (the bottom surface), the second flow lower portion 82 (the bottom surface), and the fall prevention portion 83 (the upper end) are The pachinko sphere located at the position substantially lower than or lower than the advection portions 48a and 48b (bottom surfaces thereof) and located at the advection portions 48a and 48b is the first lower flow portion 81 or the second lower flow portion 82. Advection is possible. This state is referred to as an advection allowable state.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, in the state where the vertically moving members 80a and 80b are located at a position other than the above, such as the up and down movement members 80a and 80b, the first lower part 81 (its bottom face) and the second lower part 82 ( The bottom surface) and the fall prevention portion 83 (the upper end thereof) are sufficiently higher than the advection portions 48a and 48b (its bottom surface), and the pachinko balls located on the advection portions 48a and 48b It cannot be advected to the lower flow 82. This state is called an advection prevention state.

Next, the operation and effect of this pachinko machine will be described based on FIGS. 7A to 9C.
The pachinko ball B (game ball) that flows into the inflow port member 33 after rolling on the game board 10 (see FIG. 1) flows down (falls down) as shown in FIGS. 7A, 8A, and 9A. ) To reach the first stage portion 45 (the left end portion thereof). Then, the pachinko ball B rolls the first stage portion 45 in the right direction based on the momentum and the like so far, and reaches the advection portion 48a.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7A → FIG. 7B, when the vertical movement member 80a is in the state of preventing advection when the pachinko sphere B is located in the advection portion 48a, the pachinko sphere B is advected from the advection portion 48a to the back side. This is prevented, and further rolls in the right direction and flows out from the drop part 46.
Even when the vertical movement member 80a is in the advection permitting state when the pachinko sphere B is positioned at the advection portion 48a, if the pachinko sphere B has a large momentum in the right direction, the pachinko sphere B is advected. It passes through the part 48a and flows out from the dropping part 46. In addition, there may be a case in which after passing through the dropping part 46 in the right direction, it returns to the left direction and flows out of the dropping part 46.
The above is the first pattern.

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A, when the pachinko ball B is located in the left advection portion 48a and the left vertical movement member 80a is in the advection permitting state, the pachinko ball B does not have much momentum. In the (second pattern and third pattern), the pachinko ball B flows from the left advection portion 48a to the left vertical movement member 80a (the upper surface thereof). This case will be described in detail below.
When the pachinko ball B is positioned at the left advection portion 48a, the left vertical movement member 80a is positioned in the advection preventing state, or the pachinko ball B has a large momentum in the right direction. After passing through the advection portion 48a, the advection portion 48b on the right side may advect to the right vertical movement member 80b (when located in the advection permitting state), and the same applies to these cases.

As shown in FIG. 8A → FIG. 8B and FIG. 5, among the cases where the pachinko sphere B has advected to the up and down movement member 80a in the advancing allowable state, the pachinko sphere B has advected to the first lower flow 81 (second In the pattern), the pachinko ball B rises as the vertical movement member 80a rises. Note that the pachinko ball B is prevented from flowing down along the first lower flow portion 81 by the guide surface 61 before the up-and-down moving member 80a reaches the ascending position (more precisely, including the vicinity thereof).
Then, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 5B, when the vertically moving member 80a reaches the ascending position (exactly, including the vicinity thereof), the pachinko ball B passes the guide surface 61, It flows down along the first flow lower portion 81 and falls to the outflow channel portion 56 a of the second stage portion 55.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8D, the pachinko ball B flows down the outflow channel portion 56a, falls down the outflow drop portion 53, and flows out of the center accessory 30 from the outflow channel 49 (also in FIG. 4). reference).
The above is the second pattern.

As shown in FIG. 9A → FIG. 9B and FIG. 6, among the cases where the pachinko sphere B is transferred to the up and down movement member 80a in the advancing allowable state, the pachinko sphere B is transferred to the second flow lower portion 82 (third As for the pattern), the pachinko ball B rises as the vertical movement member 80a rises. Note that the pachinko ball B is prevented from flowing down along the second flow lower portion 82 by the guide surface 62 before the vertically moving member 80a reaches the ascending position (exactly, including the vicinity thereof).
Then, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 6B, when the vertically moving member 80a reaches the ascending position (exactly including the vicinity thereof), the pachinko ball B passes the guide surface 62, It flows down along the 2nd flow lower part 82, and falls to the transition part 58a of the 2nd stage parts 55. FIG.
Thereafter, the pachinko ball B moves from the transition portion 58a to the first stage portion 45 (the left end portion thereof).
The above is the third pattern.
Then, the pachinko ball B again flows in any one of the above-described first to third patterns based on the state of the vertical movement members 80a and 80b.

As described above, in this pachinko machine (center accessory 30), the pachinko ball B has different patterns depending on the state of the vertically moving members 80a and 80b and the momentum of the pachinko ball B when the pachinko ball B reaches the advection portions 48a and 48b. The pachinko ball B rolls in the center accessory 30.
Thus, in this pachinko machine, there is a great diversity in the flow of the pachinko balls B, and a deep interest can be given to the player.

  Note that the above is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be implemented in various modifications based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a perspective view which shows the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) shows a state where each vertical movement member is in the lowered position, and (B) shows a state where each vertical movement member is in the raised position. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the up-down moving member on the left side in the center combination of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention, and its vicinity. The case where a pachinko ball is located on the first flow lower part is shown. (A) shows a state where the vertical movement member is in the lowered position, and (B) shows a state where the vertical movement member is in the raised position. It is an enlarged view which shows the up-down moving member on the left side in the center combination of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention, and its vicinity. The case where a pachinko ball is located on the second flow lower part is shown. (A) shows a state where the vertical movement member is in the lowered position, and (B) shows a state where the vertical movement member is in the raised position. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a top view, (b) is a front view (this is the same also in FIG. 7B-FIG. 9C). The first pattern is shown (this is the same in FIG. 7B). It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. The next stage of FIG. 7A is shown. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. A second pattern is shown (this is the same in FIGS. 8B to 8D). It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. The next stage of FIG. 8A is shown. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. The next stage of FIG. 8B is shown. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. The next stage of FIG. 8C is shown. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. A third pattern is shown (the same applies to FIGS. 9B to 9C). It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. The next stage of FIG. 9A is shown. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9B shows the next stage of FIG. 9B.

Explanation of symbols

30 Center character (object)
45 First stage portion 46 Dropping portion 48a, 48b Advection portion 49 Outflow passage 55 Second stage portion 56a, 56b Outflow passage portion 58a, 58b Transition portion 80a, 80b Vertical movement member 81 First flow lower portion 82 Second flow lower portion B Pachinko ball (game ball)

Claims (2)

A ball game machine with a combination of objects,
The accessory has a first stage part, a second stage part, a vertical movement member, and an outflow path,
The first stage portion extends in the left-right direction, and has a dropping portion where the game ball falls and flows out of the accessory, and an advection portion corresponding to the vertical movement member,
The outflow path is for the game ball to flow out of the accessory on the lower side than the first stage portion,
The second stage portion is positioned at a position higher than the first stage portion on the back side of the first stage portion, and an outflow channel portion communicating with the outflow passage, and a game ball in the first stage portion A transition part to be migrated,
The vertical movement member is provided on the downstream side of the advection part in the second stage part, and has a first lower part corresponding to the outflow channel part and a second lower part corresponding to the transition part. , A lowered position allowing the transfer of the game ball to the first flow lower part or the second flow lower part, and preventing the game ball from flowing into the first flow lower part and the second flow lower part and the first flow down Part or the game ball on the second flow lower part moves up and down between the rising position where it flows down to the second stage part,
A ball game machine. The ball game machine according to claim 1,
The first flow lower part is inclined so as to gradually go downward as it goes toward the outflow channel part on the upper surface of the vertical movement member,
The second flow lower part is inclined so as to gradually go downward as it goes toward the transition part on the upper surface of the vertical movement member.
A ball game machine.

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