JP2005218643A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which the track of feeding a game medium into a game area is full of changes. <P>SOLUTION: A passage member 20 whose shaft part 33 provided on a lower end part is freely turnably pivoted for guiding a game ball 45 hit from a hitting device 17 to the upper part of the game area 4a and feeding it from an upper end to the game area 4a is disposed on the left side of the game area 4a. When a player presses an operation button 12, a motor 36 drive-controlled by a motor controller 40 drives the shaft part 33 cyclically to the left and right through a driving gear 37 and a driven gear 35 and swings the passage member 20 to the left and right. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a ball ball gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  There is a ball game machine called a pachinko machine as a game machine installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor. A game board in which a game area in which a game medium such as a game ball launched by a launching device flows down is detachably provided on a main body base serving as a base constituting the pachinko machine. Further, a front door (door member) provided with a window part for visually recognizing the game area is pivotally supported by the main body base part and is provided to be opened and closed in front of the game board. In addition, a plurality of winning holes, a winning device and an image display device that operate based on the game are arranged on the front surface of the game board, and a game ball has won these operations on the rear surface, etc. A control device for controlling is provided. In addition, the pachinko machine performs lottery (random number extraction) when a game ball wins a specific winning opening (starting opening) on the game board and wins the lottery (the extracted random number matches a predetermined value). In many cases, the game state shifts to a game state that is advantageous to the player, which is called a “hit”. When such a pachinko machine is installed in a game arcade and the front door is closed and locked, any person can play a game board or a control device disposed inside the main body base. Can not touch.

  The game area is often formed by being surrounded by strip-shaped metal pieces called guide rails arranged in an arc on the game board. After the game ball is launched upward from a launching device disposed below the game board, the game ball is guided to the upper part of the game area along the guide rail, and is then thrown into the game area. The lower part of the front of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle for starting or stopping the launching of the game ball, and the launch strength when the game ball is launched from the launching device changes according to the amount of rotation of the operation handle. It is supposed to be.

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, the trajectory that leads to the upper part of the game area along the guide rail and throws the game medium into the game area from there is only the launch strength when launched from the launching device. It changed according to the situation, and it was poor. Further, the operation for changing the trajectory for inserting the game medium into the game area is only the operation of rotating the operation handle for changing the launching strength of the launcher, which is monotonous for the player.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which the trajectory for inserting game media into the game area is rich in change.

  The gaming machine of the present invention has a gaming board that forms a gaming area in which gaming media launched from a launching device flows down, and a shaft portion that is pivotally supported by the gaming board, and guides the gaming media to the gaming area. A passage member and a swinging device that swings and controls the passage member about the shaft portion as a rotation shaft are provided.

  Further, it is preferable that the swing device controls swinging of the passage member by rotationally driving the shaft portion.

  In addition, it is preferable that the swing device biases the side portion of the passage member, and swings the passage member by switching a biasing direction.

  In addition, it is preferable that an operation unit for operating the swing device is provided.

  The gaming machine of the present invention has a game board that forms a game area where game media launched from a launching device flows down, and a shaft member that is pivotally supported by the game board, and a passage member that guides the game medium to the game area And a swinging device that controls swinging of the passage member using the shaft portion as a rotation shaft, the trajectory for throwing the game medium from the passage member into the game area has the strength of launching the game medium by the launching device and the swinging force. Since it changes according to the swing of the passage member by the moving device, the trajectory for putting the game medium into the game area can be varied. Furthermore, by changing the trajectory in which the game medium is thrown into the game area, the path of the game medium flowing down the game area changes, so that the variation of the path for winning is increased, and the gameability and the strategy are improved. Can do.

  Further, the swinging device controls the swinging of the passage member by rotating the shaft portion, so that the swinging of the passage member can be controlled without using a complicated mechanism.

  Further, the swing device biases the side portion of the passage member and controls the swing of the passage member by switching the biasing direction, so that the passage member can be used without using a complicated mechanism. Can be controlled to swing.

  Also, by providing an operation unit that operates the swing device, the trajectory for inserting the game medium into the game area changes according to the operation of the operation unit, so that the player is provided with the interest to operate the operation unit can do.

  FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a pachinko machine using the present invention. A pachinko machine (game machine) 2 is equipped with a game board 4 in which a game area 4a (shown in FIG. 2) in which a game ball flows down is mounted on a main body base 3 serving as a base, and an upper door 5 and a lower part A front door 7 including a door 6 is pivotally supported by a hinge portion (not shown) so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body base 3. An opening 5 a is provided at the center of the upper door 5, and the opening 5 a is shielded by a light-transmitting member such as glass 8 assembled on the back side of the upper door 5. When the upper door 5 is closed, a game ball flowing down the game area 4a during a game, a winning device provided in the game area 4a, etc. are visually recognized through the glass 8 that shields the opening 5a. Is done.

  The lower door 6 is provided with a supply tray 9 and an operation handle 10. In addition to the supply of the game balls rented to the player at the start of the game, the game balls flowing down the game area 4a won one of the winning holes provided in the game area 4a. In response to this, a game ball as a winning ball to be paid out through the payout port 11 is received. An operation button (operation unit) 12 that can be arbitrarily pressed by the player is provided on the front surface of the lower door 6 and above the operation handle 10, and when the passage member 13 is swung as described later. Is pressed.

  The operation handle 10 is operated and rotated when a game is performed. In response to a change in the output value of a launch volume 15 (shown in FIG. 5) provided in the operation handle 10. The launch control device 16 (shown in FIG. 5) controls the strength with which the launch device 17 launches a game ball. When the operation handle 10 is not operated, the operation handle 10 is located at an initial position where the launching device 17 does not launch a game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 4 a surrounded by guide rails 18, 19 in which strip-shaped metal pieces are arranged in an arc shape, a passage member 20, and the like is formed on the front surface of the game board 4. In this game area 4a, in addition to obstacle nails and windmills (not shown), a winning device such as a start chucker 21 having a start winning port and a winning chucker 22 having a normal winning port is provided. The game area 4a is provided with an open / close type winning device called an attacker 23. When the attacker 23 is opened, a big winning opening is exposed. Note that the game ball is bounced by the obstacle nail or windmill, or is bounced by the side wall surface of the center accessory 24 and flows down the game area 4a and wins one of the above winning holes, or by the out port 25. Collected.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the passage member 20 has a shape in which an inner rail 30 and an outer rail 31 are disposed substantially parallel to the front surface of the base plate 32, and a horizontal cross section is substantially U-shaped. . The upper part of the passage member 20 is curved rightward along the guide rail 18. The game ball launched upward from the launching device 17 enters between the inner rail 30 and the outer rail 31 from the lower end of the passage member 20, and is guided to the upper part of the game area 4 a by the passage member 20, and the upper end of the passage member 20. To the game area 4a. The lower ends of the inner rail 30 and the outer rail 31 are curved outward so that the game balls launched upward from the launcher 17 can easily enter between the inner rail 30 and the outer rail 31. As shown in FIG. 4, when the upper door 5 is closed, the glass 8 covers the front side of the passage member 20, so that the game ball does not jump forward from between the inner rail 30 and the outer rail 31. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a shaft portion 33 protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the lower end portion of the passage member 20. The shaft portion 33 is pivotally supported by a bearing 34 provided on the game board 4. A driven gear 35 is fixed to the rear end portion of the shaft portion 33. On the rear side of the game board 4, a swing device 38 including a motor 36 and a drive gear 37 is disposed. The drive gear 37 is fixed to the drive shaft 36 a of the motor 36 and meshes with the driven gear 35. The motor 36 rotationally drives the shaft portion 33 left and right via the drive gear 37 and the driven gear 35, so that the passage member 20 is controlled to swing left and right along the front surface of the game board 4 with the shaft portion 33 as a rotation axis. Is done.

  The motor 36 is driven and controlled by a motor control device 40 provided in the pachinko machine 2, and the motor control device 40 performs drive control such as rotation start, rotation stop, and reversal of the rotation direction of the motor 36. When the operation button 12 is pressed, an operation signal is input to the motor control device 40. The motor control device 40 turns the motor 36 on while the operation button 12 is pressed and the operation signal is input. In addition, the rotation direction is reversed at a predetermined cycle.

  The operation of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the passage member 20 is disposed on the left side of the game area 4 a so as to be rotatable about the shaft portion 33. A launching device 17 is disposed below the passage member 20. When the player rotates the operation handle 10, the output value of the launch volume 15 changes, and the launch control device 16 that receives the change changes the launching device 17 disposed below the passage member 20 for launching. The game ball 45 is launched upward with a launch strength corresponding to the output value of the volume 15. The game ball 45 launched by the launcher 17 enters between the inner rail 30 and the outer rail 31 from the lower end of the passage member, is guided to the upper portion of the game area 4a, and is thrown into the game area 4a from the upper end of the passage member 20. Is done. While the player is pressing the operation button 12, the motor 36 periodically rotates the shaft portion 33 to the left and right, and the passage member 20 is indicated by the position indicated by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in the drawing. When the operation button 12 finishes being pressed, the rotational drive stops. Thereby, the trajectory for throwing the game ball into the game area 4a from the upper end of the passage member 20 is determined by the launch strength of the game ball by the launching device 17 and the position of the passage member 20 that is arbitrarily displaced by swinging control. It will be rich in change. In the present embodiment, control for returning the passage member 20 to the initial position is not performed. However, for example, a state in which the touch sensor provided in the operation handle 10 is not detected exceeds a reference time or provided in the pachinko machine 2. The motor control device 40 may perform the swing control for returning the passage member 20 to the initial position state in response to the pressed reset button.

  In the above embodiment, the swing device 38 is configured by the motor 36 and the drive gear 37, and the passage member 20 is controlled to swing by rotationally driving the shaft portion 33. However, the form of the swing device is not limited thereto. For example, the passage member 20 may be controlled to swing by urging the side portion of the passage member 20 and the like, and switching the urging direction. FIG. 6 shows a form of the swinging device that biases the side portion of the passage member 20. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which has the same function as the said embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  When the power is turned on, the push-type solenoid 50 that protrudes the plunger 50a and the outer rail 31 that is a side portion of the passage member 20 when the plunger 50a protrudes are biased to the right. It is arranged on the left side. Further, one end of a spring 51 that urges the passage member 20 in the left direction is attached to the left outer side of the outer rail 31. The solenoid 50 is driven and controlled by a solenoid control device 52 provided in the pachinko machine 2, and the solenoid control device 52 turns on the solenoid 50 in response to the operation button 12 being pressed. Therefore, while the operation button 12 is being pressed, the passage member 20 is displaced in the right direction, and when the operation of the operation button 12 is finished and the solenoid 50 is turned off, the plunger 50a is immersed and the spring 51 is inserted. The passage member 20 is displaced leftward by the urging force and returns to the initial position. In this way, by configuring the swing device 53 with the solenoid 50 and the spring 51, the passage member 20 can be controlled to swing left and right along the front surface of the game board 4.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the swinging devices 38 and 53 directly control the swinging of the passage member 20, but a moving member that is movable in the reciprocating direction is connected to the passage member 20, and the swinging device includes the moving member. The passage member 20 may be controlled to swing by being moved. An embodiment in this case is shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the game board 4 and the passage member 20 as viewed from above. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which has the same function as the said embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. A swing device 60 is provided on the back side of the game board 4. The oscillating device 60 moves the columnar moving member 61 in the reciprocating direction, and an appropriate device such as a motor, a solenoid, or an electromagnet may be used as a drive source. The swing device 60 is driven and controlled by a control device 62 provided inside the pachinko machine 2, and the control device 62 controls the drive of the swing device 60 when the operation button 12 is pressed. The moving member 61 is inserted into a hole 4 b provided in the game board 4, and its end is connected to the back surface of the passage member 20. Therefore, while the operation button 12 is pressed, the swinging device 60 moves the moving member 61 in the reciprocating direction, and the passage member 20 connected to the moving member 61 is controlled to swing left and right. Stops when is finished. The swing device 60 may be attached to the game board 4 or may be attached to the main body base 3.

  In the above embodiment, the swinging devices 38 and 53 swing the passage member 20 in response to the operation button 12 being operated. However, the conditions for operating the swinging devices 38 and 53 are not limited thereto. For example, an appropriate condition may be set, such as controlling the swing of the passage member 20 so as to be displaced to a specific position for a predetermined period based on a change in the gaming state where a game ball wins the winning device. The specific position in this case is preferably a position that assists a state that is advantageous to the player by allowing the game ball to be thrown into the game area on a trajectory that increases the probability of winning.

  In the above embodiment, the operation button 12 is provided on the front surface of the lower door 6 and above the operation handle 10 as the operation unit for operating the swinging devices 38 and 53. However, the configuration of the operation unit is not limited to this. For example, an appropriate form may be used as long as the player can arbitrarily operate the slide switch provided at a predetermined portion of the operation handle 10.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine which implemented this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the state which open | released the front door of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a rocking | swiveling device and a channel | path member. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between a rocking | swiveling device and a channel | path member. It is a front view which shows a game area | region. It is a front view which shows the relationship between the rocking | swiveling device of another embodiment different from FIG. 3, and a channel | path member. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between the rocking | swiveling device of another embodiment and FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machines (game machines)
4 game board 4a game area 12 operation buttons (operation part)
17 Launcher 20 Passage member 33 Shaft 38, 53, 60 Oscillator 45 Game ball

Claims (4)

A game board that forms a game area in which game media launched from the launcher flows down;
A passage member having a shaft portion pivotally supported by the game board, and guiding the game medium to the game area;
A gaming machine comprising: a swinging device that swings and controls the passage member with the shaft portion as a rotation shaft.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the swinging device controls swinging of the passage member by rotationally driving the shaft portion.   2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the swing device biases a side portion of the passage member, and swings the passage member by switching a biasing direction. Machine.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an operation unit that operates the swing device.

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