JP2005323838A - Game component for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game component for a game machine which can enhance the amusement of a game by varying the sorting mode of balls largely. <P>SOLUTION: A stage 4 is provided at a center prize-winning accessary 2, and a plate-like ball sorting member 6 supported by three rotary shafts 5 is arranged at the stage 4. At the bottom surface of the stage 4, a ball entrance 7 communicated with a ball exit 8 in front of it is formed. From the horizontal direction of the stage 4, a ball-guiding rail 9 is extended to over the ball sorting member 6, and a ball having flowed into the accessary 2 falls onto the ball sorting member 6 along the rail 9. The ball sorting member 6 is revolved without revolving on its axis by the bent rotary shafts 5, so that the ball can be released in irregular directions from the ball sorting member 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming component of a gaming machine capable of playing a game by distributing balls to a plurality of ball paths with chance.

At the center of a game board of a pachinko machine that is one of the game machines, game parts such as a center accessory are usually provided. As this gaming component, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a component provided with a sorting member that sorts balls into one of a plurality of passages. The distribution member is formed so that the operation of distributing the game medium to any of the passages is affected by vibration. In other words, the sorting member is a croon having a left hole and a right hole, and the croon is supported by the rubber leg, so that the rubber leg swings due to elastic deformation by the vibration applied by the player. As a result, the player can distribute the ball to a path different from the path where the ball should have been originally distributed.
However, this croon has a short residence time from receiving the ball to releasing it, and the ball distribution mode is also fixed to either the left or right, so that the change is poor. Therefore, it cannot be said that the game excitement effect is necessarily sufficient.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-180986 (FIG. 7)

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described conventional problems and to provide gaming parts for gaming machines that can increase the fun of gaming by making a great change in the ball distribution mode than before. .

  The gaming parts of the gaming machine of the present invention made to solve the above problems are games in which a ball placed on a ball sorting member is shaken off and the ball is guided to any one of a plurality of ball paths. A gaming part of a machine, wherein the ball distributing member is attached to an upper end of a bent rotating shaft, and the ball distributing member is revolved to shake off the balls. By supporting the plurality of rotating shafts, the ball sorting member can be revolved without rotating.

  Further, the ball distribution member can be flat or concave, and a ball punching hole can be provided in the ball distribution member, and a plurality of ball distribution members are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction and in the lateral direction. The position can be shifted to and attached to the rotating shaft. Furthermore, the ball sorting member can be intermittently rotated or forward / reversely rotated, or the number of rotations can be changed.

  The gaming parts of the gaming machine according to the present invention are arranged on the stage in front of the symbol display screen by attaching the ball sorting member to the upper end of the bent rotation shaft, so that the ball sorting member revolves around one point. It is possible to distribute balls with randomness to any of a plurality of ball paths provided on a stage or the like. By supporting the ball distributing member on a plurality of rotating shafts, the ball distributing member can be revolved without rotating, and the rotation of the ball distributing member can have an unprecedented change.

  In addition, when the ball sorting member is a flat plate or a concave one, the balls can be discharged from the periphery thereof, and when such a ball sorting member is provided with a ball punching hole, The ball can also be discharged from. In addition, by arranging a plurality of ball sorting members in a plurality of stages at intervals in the vertical direction and by shifting the positions in the horizontal direction, a great change can be made in the manner in which the balls are discharged and dropped. Further, the ball dispensing direction can be variously changed by intermittently rotating the ball sorting member or rotating the forward and reverse directions, or changing the rotation speed of the ball sorting member.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the upper half of a pachinko gaming machine, where 1 is a game board, 2 is a center accessory arranged in the center thereof, and 3 is a start winning opening. The center character 2 has a symbol display screen 10 that can display a plurality of symbols in a variable manner. When the ball enters the start winning opening 3, a plurality of symbols are changed. It becomes a gaming state advantageous to the player.

  In FIG. 2, the structure of the center accessory 2 which is a game component which concerns on this invention is shown. The center accessory 2 includes a symbol display device 10 that can display a plurality of symbols in a variable manner, and a stage 4 on which a ball can swing left and right is provided on the front side. The bottom surface of the stage 4 is wavy in the lateral direction, with a central portion formed at a slightly higher peak 4a and both sides formed at a slightly lower valley 4b. A ball inlet 7 is provided in the central mountain portion 4a, and this ball inlet 7 communicates with a ball outlet 8 formed on the front surface of the center accessory 2 through the back side of the stage bottom surface.

  The stage 4 is provided with a disc-shaped ball sorting member 6 supported by three rotating shafts 5. From the lateral direction of the stage 4, a ball guiding rail 9 extends to the upper side of the ball distributing member 6, and the ball flowing in from the ball inflow portion 21 provided on the outer frame 20 of the center accessory 2 is this The ball 9 is dropped on the ball sorting member 6 along the rail 9. Since the ball sorting member 6 is revolved by a mechanism as described later, the balls are shaken off from the ball sorting member 6 in an irregular direction. The fallen ball swings mainly on the left and right on the stage 4, but fortunately, the ball that has flowed into the ball inlet 7 can be discharged from the ball outlet 8 and can enter the starting winning port 3 below. However, since the ball that could not enter the ball entrance 7 falls from the valley 4b, there is almost no opportunity to win the start winning opening 3.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball inlet 7 can be provided in the lower part of the symbol display apparatus 10 behind the stage 4. In this embodiment, a bridge 22 is formed between the ball sorting member 6 and the ball inlet 7 so that the balls can easily enter the ball inlet 7. Although the ball distribution member 6 shown in the figure is a disk-shaped member, it is possible to use a member having an appropriate shape that can shake off a ball, such as a dish-shaped member or a member provided with small undulations.

  The ball distribution mechanism will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the ball sorting member 6 is bowl-shaped and has a ball extraction hole 11 on its bottom surface, and this bottom surface is gently fitted into the upper ends of the three rotating shafts 5 bent. Yes. Further, the lower end of the rotating shaft 5 is connected to the center of the driven gear 12. Since the driven gear 12 is connected to a driving gear 13 driven by a motor M, the rotating shaft 5 can be rotated via the driving gear 13 and the driven gear 12 by driving the motor M. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the ball sorting member 6 can be revolved without rotating, so that the balls in the ball sorting member 6 can be discharged onto the stage 4 in a novel manner that is not conventional. The drive gear 13 and the driven gear 12 are supported by two support plates 14.

  In the ball distribution mechanism, the ball distribution member 6 can be revolved even if only one bent rotating shaft 5 is provided. In this case, the ball distribution member 6 revolves while rotating.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the ball distribution member 6 can be arranged in a complicated manner in the discharge and drop mode of the ball by arranging the ball distributing member 6 with the bent rotating shaft 23 spaced vertically and shifted in the lateral direction. Can be attached. Further, the ball sorting member 6 can be rotated during the game, and by making it rotate intermittently or forward / reversely, it is possible to impart more chance to ball sorting. Furthermore, when the number of rotations of the ball sorting member 6 is changed, the number of times the ball is turned in the ball sorting member 6 can be changed, and the player's sense of expectation can be adjusted by adjusting the delay time until the ball is released. It can be excited.

  Therefore, the gaming component of the gaming machine of the present invention has a great advantage that it can excite the fun of the game by making a large change in the ball distribution mode than before. The gaming parts of the present invention can be used for gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines.

It is a front view which shows the upper half part of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of the game component according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of game components. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball distribution mechanism. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation state of a ball distribution mechanism. It is a perspective view of the ball distribution member constituted in three steps.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Center part 3 Start winning opening 4 Stage 4a Mountain part 4b Valley part 5 Rotating shaft 6 Ball distribution member 7 Ball entrance 8 Ball exit 9 Rail 10 Symbol display screen 11 Ball passage 12 Drive gear 13 Drive gear 14 Support plate 20 Outer frame 21 Ball inflow 22 Bridge

Claims (7)

  A gaming part of a gaming machine that plays a game by shaking a ball placed on a ball sorting member and guiding the ball to any of a plurality of ball paths, and the ball sorting member is attached to the upper end of a bent rotating shaft A game part of a gaming machine, wherein the ball distributing member is revolved and the ball is shaken off.   2. A gaming component of a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball distributing member is supported on a plurality of rotating shafts so that the ball distributing member is revolved without rotating.   The game component of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball distribution member is a flat plate shape or a concave shape.   4. The gaming part of a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a ball distributing member is provided with a ball punching hole.   The gaming component of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of ball distributing members are attached to the rotating shaft with a vertical interval and a lateral displacement.   The gaming component of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ball distributing member is capable of intermittent rotation or forward / reverse rotation.   The gaming part of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the number of rotations of the ball distributing member can be changed.

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