JP2005334501A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which achieves diversified changes in the track of the game balls for the versatile games by providing a permanent magnet on the rear member rotatably supported on the rear side of the game board concerning the game ball distributor for distributing the game balls rolling on the game board. <P>SOLUTION: The first permanent magnet 75 with the S pole facing the base body 31 is provided on the rear member 33 rotatably supported on the rear of the game board 8 with the rotary shaft 78 shared by a distribution member 32 adapted to change the course of the game balls 73 as hitting the game balls 73 rolling within the playing area. Further, the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 with the N pole facing the rear member 33 are provided on the back surface of the base body 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a sorting member that sorts game balls rolling in a game area of a game board, and in particular, a pachinko machine in which the sorting member is moved by the magnetic force of a magnet arranged on the back of the game board. It relates to gaming machines such as.

In a pachinko machine that is one of the gaming machines, the game ball is sent out into the game area of the game board, and the game ball goes out while changing the behavior of the game ball flowing down by a large number of game nails arranged on the game board. Enjoying whether you can enter the mouth or enter the winning entrance and win a prize ball. However, in a gaming machine that has only game nails, windmills, etc., fixed to a game board that has been used as a means for changing the behavior of the game ball in the game area, the trajectory of the rolling game ball has a certain range. There was a risk that the game would be monotonous with only changes. Therefore, for example, in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 60-90582, permanent magnets are provided at the end of the windmill and the arm that is horizontally rotated by driving the rotary solenoid, and the windmill is supported by the repulsive force between the permanent magnets. A gaming machine is described in which a flow of a new game ball is formed by moving the windmill forward and rotating freely, and moving the windmill rearward on the spindle by suction force to stop the rotation of the windmill. .
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 60-90582 (Pages 4-5, FIGS. 4-5)

  However, when a magnet such as a permanent magnet or an electromagnet is used as a drive source for a sorting member such as a windmill as in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the magnet is provided close to the game board. Therefore, the magnetic force of the magnet has reached the game area. Therefore, a metal game ball that rolls in the game area is affected by the magnetic force of the magnet, and there is a risk that the track will deviate from the planned track, making it difficult to design gauges for pachinko machines. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and by changing the trajectory of the game ball by moving a distribution member that distributes the game ball rolling in the game area with a magnet, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that allows easy gauge design without any influence on the game ball rolling in the game area by the magnetic force of the installed magnet.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 includes a gaming board having a gaming area on a front surface, and a movable member provided in the gaming area and movable in a direction parallel to the gaming board. In the machine, the movable member is rotatably supported on the front side of the game board and rotates on the back side of the game board, and a distribution member that changes a traveling direction of a game ball that rolls in the game area. A back side member having a first magnet that is supported in a possible manner and has a predetermined polarity facing the game board; and a rotary shaft that connects the sorting member and the back side member. The second magnet is provided on a projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the first board on the back of the game board, and has a polarity different from the polarity of the first magnet facing the game board, facing the first magnet. And

  In a gaming machine having a gaming board having a gaming area on the front surface, a base body provided on the gaming board, and a movable member movable in a direction parallel to the gaming board, the movable member is a part of the gaming board. A distribution member that is rotatably supported on the front side and changes the advancing direction of the game ball that rolls in the game area, and is rotatably supported on the back side of the game board and faces the base body On a projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the first magnet onto the base body, comprising: a back side member having a first magnet arranged with a predetermined polarity; and a rotating shaft connecting the distribution member and the back side member. And having a second magnet disposed opposite to the first magnet and having a polarity different from that of the first magnet facing the base body.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, the second magnet is provided at a plurality of locations on the projection trajectory and is farther from an intermediate point of the projection trajectory. The 2nd magnet arrange | positioned in has the stronger magnetic force, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Furthermore, a gaming machine according to a fourth aspect is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the gaming machine is provided at an intermediate point of the projection trajectory, and is attached to the gaming board or the base body of the first magnet. It has the 3rd magnet arrange | positioned facing the said 1st magnet with the same polarity as the opposing polarity, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

In the gaming machine according to claim 1, on the back side member that is rotatably supported on the surface side of the game board and is connected to the distribution member that changes the advancing direction of the game ball that rolls in the game area by the rotation shaft, A first magnet having a predetermined polarity arranged opposite to the game board is provided, and a polarity different from the polarity of the first magnet facing the game board is set on a projected orbit obtained by projecting the orbit of the first magnet on the back of the game board. Since it has the 2nd magnet arrange | positioned facing 1 magnet, the distribution member changes the position on a game board by the attractive force between a 1st magnet and a 2nd magnet, and the load of a collision with a game ball | bowl. Let Therefore, various changes can be made to the trajectory of the game ball that rolls within the game area, and the game can be varied.
Further, since the first magnet and the second magnet are located on the back side of the game board, there is no possibility that the metal game balls rolling in the game area are affected by the magnetic force of each magnet. Therefore, the gauge setting becomes easy.
Furthermore, as compared with the case where the movable member is moved by a motor or solenoid, the position of the sorting member on the game board is changed by the rolling mode of the game ball, so that the game performance is improved. Furthermore, the installation space for the drive source is not required, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.

In addition, in the gaming machine according to claim 2, a back side member that is rotatably supported on the surface side of the game board and that is connected by a rotating shaft to a distribution member that changes a traveling direction of a game ball that rolls in the game area. In addition, a first magnet having a predetermined polarity is provided facing the base body, and a polarity different from the polarity facing the base body of the first magnet is formed on the projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the first magnet onto the base body. Since it has the 2nd magnet arrange | positioned facing the 1st magnet, the distribution member positions the position on the base body by the attractive force between the 1st magnet and the 2nd magnet and the weight of the collision with the game ball. Change. Therefore, various changes can be made to the trajectory of the game ball that rolls within the game area, and the game can be varied.
Further, since the first magnet and the second magnet are located on the back side of the base body, there is no possibility that the metal game balls that roll in the game area are affected by the magnetic force of each magnet. Therefore, the gauge setting becomes easy.
Furthermore, compared with the case where a movable member is moved with a motor or a solenoid, the position on the base body of a distribution member will be changed with the rolling mode of a game ball, Therefore Gameability improves. Furthermore, the installation space for the drive source is not required, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.

In the gaming machine according to claim 3, the second magnet is provided at a plurality of locations on the projection trajectory, and the second magnet disposed farther from the midpoint of the projection trajectory has a stronger magnetic force. Therefore, even if the impact load when the sorting member collides with the game ball is not sufficient, the sorting member is placed on the game board by a plurality of suction forces from the second magnets provided at a plurality of locations. The position can be changed reliably.
In addition, since the second magnet arranged farther from the intermediate point has a stronger magnetic force, the rear member does not stop on the track on which the second magnet having a lower magnetic force is installed, and the distribution member is the game board. Greater changes can be made above.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to claim 4 has a third magnet in which the same polarity as the polarity facing the game board or base body of the first magnet is arranged facing the first magnet at the intermediate point of the projection trajectory, In addition to the attractive force from the second magnet, a repulsive force from the third magnet is generated on the back member, and the distribution member is positioned on the game board even when the collision load from the game ball is less than a certain load. Can be reliably changed.

  Hereinafter, first and second embodiments in which a gaming machine according to the present invention is embodied in a pachinko machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire pachinko machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment is a so-called first type pachinko machine that pays out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls as a prize ball, and is generally a CR machine (card reading machine). The card-type ball lending machine and the pachinko machine 1 are configured as a pair, but the card-type ball lending machine is not shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The pachinko machine 1 has a synthetic resin inner frame 3 attached to a wooden outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2 via an upper hinge 4 and a lower hinge 5 constituting a hinge for attaching a front frame. It has been. A front cover member 6 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front side of the upper half of the middle frame 3 so that it can be opened and closed by being pivotally supported at the upper and lower sides of the left end edge. Further, a substantially circular window portion 7 is opened at a substantially central portion of the front cover member 6, and the game board 8 is passed through two glasses attached to a glass holding frame formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the window portion 7. The upper game area 9 can be seen. In addition, a full-color light emitting diode is incorporated at the upper edge of the window 7 of the front cover member 6 and an error display illumination lamp 10A for displaying an error during the game is attached. Further, on the left and right outer sides of the error display illumination lamp 10A, each illumination lamp 10B for notifying the occurrence of “winning” or the like or performing a light effect during the game is attached. Further, the front surface portion of the front cover member 6 is covered with an opaque synthetic resin front member 6A, and is not shown between the electric lamps 10A and 10B and the upper peripheral edge of the window portion 7. Full color diodes are built in the left and right direction, and light effects are performed during the game.

  Further, a key insertion part 11 for operating a locking device (not shown) for locking the middle frame 3 and the front cover member 6 is provided at the right center part of the front cover member 6. In order to open the front cover member 6, if a predetermined key is inserted into the key insertion portion 11 and rotated in a predetermined direction, the lock state of the locking device is released and only the front cover member 6 is opened.

  Further, below the front cover member 6, an upper plate 12 that receives a prize ball to be paid out via a prize ball payout device is provided on a synthetic resin plate 14 with a built-in speaker 13. The synthetic resin plate 14 is pivotally supported at the upper and lower ends of the left edge, and is attached so that it can be opened by lowering a lever (not shown) provided inside after opening the front cover member 6. . Further, operation buttons 15 and 16 and a card balance display device 17 of a card type ball lending machine are provided on the central front surface portion of the upper plate 12. A lower plate 18 is disposed under the upper plate 12. Further, the pachinko ball of the upper plate 12 is sent to the launching device 20 connected to the operation handle 19 via a ball feeding mechanism (not shown) communicating with the upper plate 12.

Next, in FIG. 2, the configuration of the game area 9 on the game board 8 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described. The game area 9 is configured by arranging each structure such as a prize opening on a game board 8 made of a plate material having a predetermined thickness, and an annular rail 22 is erected so as to surround it. This rail 22 constitutes an overlapping guide path 23 that guides the launched pachinko ball into the game area 9, and restricts the progress of the pachinko ball driven along the rail 22 on the right shoulder. Step portion 24.

  An opening is established in the approximate center of the game area 9, and a special symbol display device 25 is disposed on the front side of the opening. The special symbol display device 25 includes a decorative member 26 attached from the front side of the game board 8, a liquid crystal display (LCD) 27 attached from the back side of the game board 8, and the like. The liquid crystal display 27 is a liquid crystal panel that displays three variable symbols on the left, middle, and right, and a normal symbol display unit 28 that displays a normal symbol divided into left and right is formed in the lower left corner. Has been.

  On the other hand, a game ball distribution device 30 is provided on the left side of the special symbol display device 25. The game ball sorting device 30 collides with a game ball that rolls in the game area 9 and distributes the collided game ball to the left and right. The game ball sorting device 30 is inserted into and attached to an opening formed in the game board 8. A cube-shaped base body 31, a distribution member 32 disposed on the front side of the game board 8 and rotatably supported with respect to the base body 31, and a base body disposed on the back side of the game board 8 The rear side member 33 is rotatably supported with respect to 31. The details of the game ball sorting device 30 will be described later.

  Further, wind turbines 35, 36, and 37 are rotatably provided on the left and right sides of the special symbol display device 25. In addition, a start port 39 is disposed immediately below the special symbol display device 25. This starting port 39 is provided with a starting port switch (not shown) for detecting the winning of the pachinko ball, and the special symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display 27 is changed by detecting the winning of the pachinko ball. When the special symbol is changed and the start opening 39 is won, up to four winnings are stored in a RAM hold counter provided on the main control board, which will be described later, and held as a fixed number of changes. A total of four hold lamps 40 for displaying the count values stored in the hold counter are arranged on the left side of the liquid crystal display 27.

  In addition, gates 41 and 42 are disposed on the left and right sides of the start port 39, and each gate 41 and 42 is provided with a gate switch (not shown) that detects the passage of the pachinko sphere, and detects the passage of the pachinko sphere. As a result, the normal symbol on the normal symbol display unit 28 changes. Then, when a pachinko ball enters the gate 41 or the gate 42 and the normal symbol on the normal symbol display unit 28 fluctuates and stops in a predetermined display mode (for example, “11”, “77” are aligned) In such a case, the tulip-type accessory 39A provided at the upper part of the start port 39 is opened for a predetermined time (in the first embodiment, about 1 second), and the probability that a pachinko ball wins a prize at the start port 39 increases. .

  A large winning opening 45 is formed below the start opening 39 so as to cover the front surface with an open / close door 44 having a wide lateral opening. In addition, on each of the left and right sides of the large winning opening 45, winning openings 47 and 48 opened upward are formed so as to protrude to the front side. In addition, on the both sides of each of the winning openings 47 and 48, the electric lamps 49 and 50 are incorporated.

  Further, lower winning ports 51 and 52 are disposed below the winning ports 47 and 48. The lower winning holes 51 and 52 communicate with a not-shown prize ball bowl on the back of the game board 8, and a lower winning hole switch (not shown) for detecting winning in the lower winning holes 51 and 52 is provided. In addition, an outlet 53 is established along the rail 22 immediately below the special winning opening 45. Furthermore, in such a game area 9 surrounded by the rails 22, a plurality of nails are driven together with the above-described components to constitute a complicated flow path of the pachinko ball.

Next, the configuration of the back side of the pachinko machine 1 will be described based on FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a metal mechanism board 55 such as an iron plate is attached to a substantially central portion of the middle frame 3 so that the game board 8 is detachable. A mechanism set board 56 made of synthetic resin is attached to the back side of the mechanism board 55 with a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed.
In addition, a prize ball tank 57 that opens upward is fixed to the mechanism set board 56 at the upper rear portion of the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The prize ball tank 57 has a communication hole 58 formed on an inclined bottom surface, and a tank rail that forms a passage through which the pachinko balls are aligned and flowed out in a line below the communication hole 58 to send the pachinko balls to the prize ball case 59. 60 is attached.

In addition, in the prize ball guiding portion 61 that guides the pachinko balls to the prize ball case 59, a row of prize ball passages for sending the pachinko balls on the downstream side of the tank rail 60 is formed.
The prize ball case 59 is provided with a ball detection switch for confirming a pachinko ball passing through the prize ball passage in the prize ball guide 61 and a payout solenoid for adjusting the payout of the pachinko ball. The prize ball tank 57, the tank rail 60, the prize ball guide section 61, the prize ball case 59, and the like constitute a prize ball and rental payout system.
A discharge portion is formed on the downstream side of the prize ball case 59. A prize ball discharge passage 62 for discharging a prize ball and a lower tray discharge path 63 having a lower tray overflow switch (not shown) are provided below the lower end portion. Is formed. A lower tray box 64 that receives prize balls overflowing from the upper plate 12 and guides them to the lower plate 18 through the lower plate discharge path 63 is attached to the back side of the middle frame 3.

  A synthetic resin center cover 65 that covers a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like is attached to the lower side of the tank rail 60. The center cover 65 has a display control board 66 for driving and controlling the LCD, a sound control board 67 for driving and controlling the speaker 13 and a lamp control board 68 for driving and controlling the electric lamp 10B and the like. Is attached. A board case 70 in which a main control board 69 for controlling the gaming operation of the pachinko machine 1 is built is disposed below the center cover 65. A power supply box 71 is disposed on the lower right side of the substrate case 70.

  Next, the game ball sorting device 30 provided in the game area 9 of the game board 8 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the game ball sorting device provided in the game board according to the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the game ball sorting device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. It is the rear view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 1 embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the game ball sorting apparatus 30 is disposed on the surface side of the game board 8 and a base body 31 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape inserted into and attached to an opening formed in the game board 8. And a sorting member 32 that is rotatably supported with respect to the base body 31, and a back side member 33 that is disposed on the back side of the game board 8 and is rotatably supported with respect to the base body 31. Has been.

The base body 31 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a rotation shaft 78 common to the sorting member 32 and the back side member 33 slightly above the central portion from the front surface (the surface located on the front surface when attached to the game board 8). A shaft hole 74 that penetrates and supports the rear surface (the surface located on the rear surface when attached to the game board 8) is formed.
On the other hand, the distribution member 32 and the back member 33 have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a common rotation shaft 78, and are fixed so that the other ends of the rotation shaft 78 are in the same direction. When one of the distribution member 32 and the back side member 33 rotates about the rotation shaft 78, the other rotates through the rotation shaft 78 at the same angular velocity and by the same angle.

  The back side member 33 that is rotatably supported together with the distributing member 32 with respect to the base body 31 is provided with a first permanent magnet 75 in which an S pole is arranged at the lower end portion so as to face the base body 31. Yes. On the other hand, on the rear surface of the base body 31, second permanent magnets 76 and 77 having N poles arranged opposite to the back side member 33 are provided.

  Here, the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 are positioned on a projected trajectory 80 (see FIG. 6) obtained by projecting the trajectory drawn by the first permanent magnet 75 on the base body 31 when the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 rotate about the rotation shaft 78. . The projection trajectory 80 is an arc whose center is the rotation axis 78 and whose radial length is the distance between the rotation axis and the first permanent magnet 75. A third permanent magnet 81 having an S pole disposed opposite to the back member 33 is provided on the same projection trajectory 80.

The game ball sorting device 30 changes the traveling direction of the game ball 73 by colliding with a game ball 73 (see FIG. 4) that rolls in the game area 9. It is possible to change the position of the sorting member 32 that actually collides into the following two patterns.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the back side member 33 has a first pattern in which the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 are positioned on the same straight line (solid line state in FIG. 6), and the first permanent magnet 75. And a second pattern (broken line in FIG. 6) in which the second permanent magnet 77 is located on the same straight line.
The distribution member 32 rotatably supported on the front surface side of the game board 8 by the same rotation shaft 78 as the back side member 33 has the first pattern (solid line state in FIG. 4) and the second according to the state of the back side member 33. A pattern (a broken line state in FIG. 4) is taken.

  Here, in the first pattern (the solid line state in FIGS. 4 and 6), the first permanent magnet 75 is stopped at a position where it is collinear with the second permanent magnet 76 by the attractive force with the second permanent magnet 76. The second pattern (shown by broken lines in FIGS. 4 and 6) is a state in which the first permanent magnet 75 is stopped at a position where it is collinear with the second permanent magnet 77 by the attractive force with the second permanent magnet 77. It is.

  The first pattern and the second pattern are switched to each other by an impact from the game ball 73 that has collided with the sorting member 32. The switching structure will be described below.

  The distribution member 32 positioned in the first pattern is supported while being inclined in the right direction in FIG. 4 with respect to the rotation shaft 78 (see the solid line in FIG. 4). A game ball collides with the tilting distribution member 32 from above or rightward, and a certain load or more (a load exceeding at least the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76) is applied to the distribution member 32. When applied, the sorting member 32 moves leftward in FIG. 4 due to the impact. At this time, the back side member 33 having the same rotation shaft 78 also swings off the attractive force by the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 in accordance with the movement of the sorting member 32, and the rotation shaft 78 in FIG. Rotates counterclockwise. Thereafter, the moving back side member 33 stops at a position where the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77 are in the same straight line by the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77. Further, the sorting member 32 also stops as the back side member 33 stops. As described above, switching from the first pattern to the second pattern is completed.

  On the other hand, in the game ball sorting device 30 switched to the second pattern, the sorting member 32 located in the second pattern is supported while being inclined in the left direction in FIG. (See dashed line). A game ball collides with the tilting distribution member 32 from above or from the left, and a certain load (a load exceeding at least the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77) is applied to the distribution member 32. When applied, the sorting member 32 moves to the right in FIG. 4 due to the impact. At that time, the back side member 33 having the same rotation shaft 78 also swings off the attractive force by the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77 in accordance with the movement of the distribution member 32, and the rotation shaft 78 in FIG. Rotate clockwise. Thereafter, the moving back side member 33 stops at a position where the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 are in the same straight line by the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76. Further, the sorting member 32 also stops as the back side member 33 stops. As described above, switching from the second pattern to the first pattern is completed.

  In addition, when switching from the first pattern to the second pattern and when switching from the second pattern to the first pattern, when the weight of the game ball 73 that has collided is insufficient, the pattern to the other is switched to. In some cases, it may not be possible to completely migrate. For example, when switching from the first pattern to the second pattern, the back-side member 33 swings off the attraction force by the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 in accordance with the movement of the sorting member 32, so that the rotating shaft 6 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6, but after that, the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77 do not reach the position where they are in the same straight line, and the sorting member 32 and the back side member It is conceivable to stop vertically downward with respect to the rotating shaft 78 due to its own weight. In the state of being stopped vertically downward, the game ball does not easily collide with the sorting member 32, and it becomes difficult to shift to the first pattern or the second pattern. FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the gaming ball sorting apparatus according to the first embodiment when the sorting member is positioned vertically downward with respect to the rotation axis.

  However, as described above, the game ball sorting apparatus 30 according to the first embodiment is provided with the third permanent magnet 81 having the south pole disposed on the projection track 80 so as to face the back member 33. The third permanent magnet 81 is located at an intermediate point H (vertically below the rotation shaft 78) of the projection orbit 80, and the lower end of the back side member 33 (same for the distribution member 32) is the rotation shaft 78 as shown in FIG. , A repulsive force is generated between the first permanent magnet 75 and the third permanent magnet 81 fixed to the back side member 33.

  Thereby, in addition to the attractive force from the second permanent magnets 76 and 77, the repulsive force from the third permanent magnet 81 is generated in the back side member 33, so that the collision load from the game ball 73 is less than a constant load In this case, it is possible to surely switch to the first pattern or the second pattern.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the game ball sorting device 30 having the sorting member 32 that changes the course of the game ball 73 by colliding with the game ball 73 rolling in the game area. 1, a first permanent magnet 75 having a south pole disposed opposite to the base body 31 is provided on the back side member 33 that is rotatably supported on the back side of the base body 31 by the same rotation shaft 78 as the distributing member 32. On the other hand, the rear surface of the base body 31 is provided with second permanent magnets 76 and 77 in which N poles are arranged to face the back member 33. Then, the game ball sorting apparatus 30 uses the sorting member 32 and the back side member 33 to sort by the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 and the weight of the collision with the game ball 73. By moving the member 32 (the first pattern and the second pattern are switched alternately), it is possible to give various changes to the trajectory of the game ball 73 that rolls within the game area, thereby making it possible to diversify the game. It becomes.
Further, since the first permanent magnet 75, the second permanent magnets 76 and 77, and the third permanent magnet 81 are located on the back side of the game board 8, they are made of metal that rolls in the game area 9 by the magnetic force of each magnet. There is no possibility that the game ball 73 will be affected. Therefore, the gauge setting becomes easy.
Further, as compared with the case where the sorting member 32 is moved by a motor or a solenoid, the sorting member 32 is moved by the game ball 73 rolling mode, so that the gameability is improved. Furthermore, the installation space for the drive source is not required, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.
Further, since the third permanent magnet 81 having the south pole disposed opposite to the back side member 33 is provided on the projection trajectory 80, the back side member 33 is subjected to the attractive force from the second permanent magnets 76 and 77. In addition, even when a repulsive force is generated from the third permanent magnet 81 and the collision load from the game ball 73 is less than a constant load, it is possible to surely switch to the first pattern or the second pattern. .

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 7 denote the same or corresponding parts as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. It is.

The schematic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Various control processes are also substantially the same as the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment.
However, the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment opposes the back member 33 with a polarity different from the polarity arranged on the base body 31 of the game ball sorting device 30 so as to oppose the base body 31 of the first permanent magnet 75. The second permanent magnets 76 and 77 arranged in the same manner and the third permanent magnet 81 arranged in the same polarity are provided, whereas the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is a game ball sorting device. The second permanent magnets 76 and 77 and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 having the same polarity as the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 and having a smaller magnetic force than the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 are formed on the base body 31 of 30. Is different in that they are arranged.

  Below, the game ball distribution device 90 provided in the game area 9 of the game board 8 according to the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a game ball sorting device provided in the game board according to the second embodiment, FIG. 9 is a side view showing the game ball sorting device according to the second embodiment, and FIG. It is the rear view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 2 embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the game ball sorting device 90 is arranged on the surface side of the game board 8 and a substantially cubic base body 91 inserted and attached to an opening formed in the game board 8. And a sorting member 32 that is rotatably supported with respect to the base body 91, and a back side member 33 that is disposed on the back side of the game board 8 and is rotatably supported with respect to the base body 91. Has been.

The base body 91 has a cubic shape, and a rear surface from the front surface (a surface located on the front surface when the game board 8 is attached) with a common rotation shaft 78 of the sorting member 32 and the back side member 33 slightly above the central portion. A shaft hole 74 that penetrates and supports (a surface located on the rear surface when attached to the game board 8) is formed.
On the other hand, the distribution member 32 and the back member 33 have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a common rotation shaft 78, and are fixed so that the other ends of the rotation shaft 78 are in the same direction. When one of the distribution member 32 and the back side member 33 rotates about the rotation shaft 78, the other rotates through the rotation shaft 78 at the same angular velocity and by the same angle.

  The back side member 33 that is rotatably supported with the distributing member 32 with respect to the base body 91 is provided with a first permanent magnet 75 having an S pole disposed at the lower end thereof so as to face the base body 91. Yes. On the other hand, on the rear surface of the base body 91, second permanent magnets 76 and 77 having N poles arranged opposite to the back member 33 and fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 having the same N poles are provided. .

  Here, the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 are positioned on a projected trajectory 93 (see FIG. 10) obtained by projecting the trajectory drawn by the first permanent magnet 75 onto the base body 91 when rotating around the rotation shaft 78. . The projection trajectory 93 is an arc whose center is the rotation axis 78 and whose radial length is the distance between the rotation axis and the first permanent magnet 75.

  The fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 are located on the projection trajectory 93 as in the case of the second permanent magnets 76 and 77. Specifically, the intermediate point H of the projection trajectory 93 (the vertical downward direction of the rotation shaft 78). ) And the second permanent magnets 76 and 77. Further, the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 are the same circular magnets as the second permanent magnets 76 and 77, but their radius is about 1/2 of the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 as shown in FIG. The magnetic force is weaker than that of the second permanent magnets 76 and 77.

The game ball sorting device 90 according to the second embodiment changes the advancing direction of the game ball 73 by colliding with the game ball 73 rolling in the game area 9 (see FIG. 8). At this time, the position of the sorting member 32 that actually collides with the game ball 73 can be changed to the following two patterns.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the back side member 33 has a first pattern in which the first permanent magnet 75 and the first permanent magnet 76 are positioned in the same straight line (solid line state in FIG. 10), and the first permanent magnet 75. And the second permanent magnet 77 have a second pattern (a broken line in FIG. 10) in which the second permanent magnet 77 is located on the same straight line.
The distribution member 32 rotatably supported on the front surface side of the game board 8 by the same rotation shaft 78 as the back side member 33 has the first pattern (solid line state in FIG. 8) and the second according to the state of the back side member 33. A pattern (a broken line state in FIG. 8) is taken.

  Here, the first pattern (the solid line state in FIGS. 8 and 10) is a state in which the first permanent magnet 75 is stopped at a position where it is collinear with the second permanent magnet 76 by the attractive force with the second permanent magnet 76. The second pattern (shown by broken lines in FIGS. 8 and 10) is a state in which the first permanent magnet 75 is stopped at a position where the first permanent magnet 75 is collinear with the second permanent magnet 77 by the attractive force with the second permanent magnet 77. It is.

  The first pattern and the second pattern are switched to each other by an impact from the game ball 73 that has collided with the sorting member 32. The switching structure will be described below.

  The distribution member 32 positioned in the first pattern is supported by being inclined in the right direction in FIG. A game ball 73 collides with the tilting distribution member 32 from above or from the right, and the distribution member 32 is subjected to a certain weight or more (a weight that exceeds at least the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76). Is added, the sorting member 32 moves leftward in FIG. 8 due to the impact. At this time, the back side member 33 having the same rotation shaft 78 also swings off the attractive force by the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 in accordance with the movement of the distribution member 32, and the rotation shaft 78 in FIG. Rotates counterclockwise. Thereafter, the moving back side member 33 stops at a position where the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77 are in the same straight line by the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77. Further, the sorting member 32 also stops as the back side member 33 stops. As described above, switching from the first pattern to the second pattern is completed.

  On the other hand, in the game ball sorting device 90 switched to the second pattern, the sorting member 32 positioned in the second pattern is supported while being inclined in the left direction in FIG. (See dashed line). A game ball 73 collides with the tilting distribution member 32 from above or from the left, and the distribution member 32 is subjected to a certain weight or more (a weight that exceeds at least the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77). Is added, the sorting member 32 moves rightward in FIG. 8 due to the impact. At this time, the back side member 33 having the same rotation shaft 78 also swings off the attraction force by the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77 with the movement of the distribution member 32, and the rotation shaft 78 in FIG. Rotate clockwise. Thereafter, the moving back side member 33 stops at a position where the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 are in the same straight line by the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76. Further, the sorting member 32 also stops as the back side member 33 stops. As described above, switching from the second pattern to the first pattern is completed.

The game ball sorting device 90 according to the second embodiment changes variously in the trajectory of the game ball 73 rolling in the game area by alternately switching the first pattern and the second pattern described above. Giving and diversifying the game. Moreover, since the 1st permanent magnet 75, the 2nd permanent magnets 76 and 77, and the 4th permanent magnets 88 and 89 are each located in the back surface side of the game board 8, the metal which rolls the game area | region 9 with the magnetic force of each magnet. There is no possibility that the manufactured game ball 73 is affected. Therefore, the gauge setting becomes easy.
Further, as compared with the case where the sorting member 32 is moved by a motor or a solenoid, the sorting member 32 is moved by the game ball 73 rolling mode, so that the gameability is improved. Furthermore, the installation space for the drive source is not required, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.

  In addition, when switching from the first pattern to the second pattern and when switching from the second pattern to the first pattern, when the weight of the game ball 73 that has collided is insufficient, the pattern to the other is switched to. In some cases, it may not be possible to completely migrate. For example, when switching from the first pattern to the second pattern, the back-side member 33 swings off the attraction force by the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 76 in accordance with the movement of the sorting member 32, so that the rotating shaft The counter member rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 10 around 78, but thereafter, the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnet 77 do not reach the position where they are in the same straight line, and the sorting member 32 and the back side member It is conceivable to stop vertically downward with respect to the rotating shaft 78 due to its own weight. In the state of being stopped vertically downward, the game ball does not easily collide with the sorting member 32, and it becomes difficult to shift to the first pattern or the second pattern. FIG. 11 is a rear view showing the game ball sorting device according to the second embodiment when the sorting member is positioned vertically downward with respect to the rotation axis.

  However, as described above, the game ball sorting apparatus 90 according to the second embodiment is provided with the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 in which the N poles are arranged on the projection trajectory 93 so as to face the back member 33. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, when the back side member 33 (same as the sorting member 32) is positioned vertically downward with respect to the rotation shaft 78, the first permanent magnet 75 and the fourth permanent magnet fixed to the back side member 33. An attractive force is generated between the magnets 88 and 89.

Thereby, in addition to the attractive force from the second permanent magnets 76 and 77, the attractive force from the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 is generated on the back member 33, so the collision load from the game ball 73 is less than a constant load. Even in such a case, it is possible to surely switch to the first pattern or the second pattern.
Further, the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 have a smaller magnetic force than the second permanent magnets 76 and 77, and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 are the fourth when the first permanent magnet 75 is positioned in the same straight line as the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89. The attraction force from the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 is set to be stronger than the attraction force from the permanent magnets 88 and 89. Therefore, it is possible to surely switch to the first pattern or the second pattern without stopping the back side member 33 at a position where the first permanent magnet 75 is aligned with the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89. .

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the game ball sorting device 90 having the sorting member 32 that changes the course of the game ball 73 by colliding with the game ball 73 rolling in the game area. 1, a first permanent magnet 75 having a south pole disposed opposite to the base body 91 is provided on the back side member 33 that is rotatably supported on the back side of the base body 91 by the same rotation shaft 78 as the distribution member 32. On the other hand, on the rear surface of the base body 91, second permanent magnets 76 and 77 having N poles arranged opposite to the back side member 33 are provided. The game ball sorting device 90 is configured so that the sorting member 32 and the back side member 33 are sorted by the attractive force of the first permanent magnet 75 and the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 and the weight of the collision with the game ball 73. By moving the member 32 (the first pattern and the second pattern are switched alternately), it is possible to give various changes to the trajectory of the game ball 73 that rolls within the game area, thereby making it possible to diversify the game. It becomes.
Moreover, since the 1st permanent magnet 75, the 2nd permanent magnets 76 and 77, and the 4th permanent magnets 88 and 89 are each located in the back surface side of the game board 8, the metal which rolls the game area | region 9 with the magnetic force of each magnet. There is no possibility that the manufactured game ball 73 is affected. Therefore, the gauge setting becomes easy.
Further, as compared with the case where the sorting member 32 is moved by a motor or a solenoid, the sorting member 32 is moved by the game ball 73 rolling mode, so that the gameability is improved. Furthermore, the installation space for the drive source is not required, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.
Further, since fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 having N poles arranged opposite to the back side member 33 are provided on the projection track 93, the back side member 33 is attracted by the second permanent magnets 76 and 77. In addition to the force, an attractive force from the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 is also generated, and even when the collision weight from the game ball 73 is less than a certain weight, it can be surely switched to the first pattern or the second pattern. It becomes possible.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the first embodiment, the third permanent magnet 81 is provided at the intermediate point H in order to surely switch between the first pattern and the second pattern. In the second embodiment, the intermediate point H and the second permanent are provided. Although the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 are provided between the magnets 76 and 77, as a first modification, both the third permanent magnet 81 and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 can be provided at the same time. . FIG. 12 is a rear view showing the game ball sorting device 97 according to the first modification.
In the first modification, the first permanent magnet 75 provided on the back member 33 has an attractive force by the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 and a repulsive force by the third permanent magnet 81. Since it works, it is possible to switch to the first pattern or the second pattern more reliably.

In the first and second embodiments, the sorting member 32 and the back side member 33 are fixed so that the lower ends of the common rotating shaft 78 are in the same direction, but the lower ends are in different directions. It is also possible to fix it. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a game ball sorting device 97 according to the second modification.
In the second modification, as shown in FIG. 13, the sorting member 32 and the back side member 33 are fixed while being shifted by a predetermined angle φ. The second permanent magnets 76 and 77, the third permanent magnet 81, and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 provided on the back side of the base body 99 are also shifted by φ around the rotation shaft 78 from the arrangement of the first modification. Arrange. Here, since the back side member 33 is formed so as to be heavier than the distribution member 32, even if the collision load of the game ball 73 is not sufficient at the time of switching between the first pattern and the second pattern, the back side member As shown in FIG. 13, the distribution member 32 is inclined rightward due to its own weight 33, and can be prevented from being positioned vertically downward with respect to the rotation shaft 78.

  In the first and second embodiments, the base bodies 31 and 91 in which the shaft holes 74 are formed are attached to the openings of the game board 8, and the second permanent magnets 76 and 77 and the third permanent magnet are attached to the base bodies 31 and 91. 81 and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 are fixed, but the shaft hole 74 is directly formed in the game board 8 without using the base body 31, and the second permanent magnet is directly formed on the back side of the game board 8. The magnets 76 and 77, the third permanent magnet 81, and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 may be fixed.

  Furthermore, the position where the second permanent magnets 76 and 77, the third permanent magnet 81, and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 are fixed is not limited to the back surface of the game board 8, and for example, for the player, the game board 8 A base body having a fixed surface provided parallel to the game board 8 and facing the back surface of the game board 8 is separately arranged at a position located on the back side of the game board 8, and the trajectory drawn by the first permanent magnet 75 is placed on the base. The second permanent magnets 76 and 77, the third permanent magnet 81, and the fourth permanent magnets 88 and 89 may be fixed on the projection trajectory projected onto the fixed surface of the body.

  Moreover, it is naturally possible to use an electromagnet instead of each permanent magnet used in the first and second embodiments.

It is the front view which showed the whole pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is the front view which showed the game board of the pachinko machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the rear view which showed the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is the front view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the rear view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the rear view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment when a distribution member is located perpendicularly downward with respect to the rotating shaft. It is the front view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the rear view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment when a distribution member is located perpendicularly downward with respect to the rotating shaft. It is the rear view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus in the modification 1. It is the front view which showed the game ball distribution apparatus in the modification 2.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Middle frame 8 Game board 9 Game area 30, 90 Game ball distribution apparatus 31, 91 Base body 32 Distribution member 33 Back side member 73 Game ball 75 1st permanent magnet 76, 77 2nd permanent magnet 78 Rotating shaft 80, 93 Projection trajectory 81 Third permanent magnet 88, 89 Fourth permanent magnet H Projection trajectory midpoint

Claims (4)

A game board having a game area on the front;
In a gaming machine having a movable member provided in the gaming area and movable in a direction parallel to the gaming board,
The movable member is
A sorting member that is rotatably supported on the surface side of the game board and changes a traveling direction of a game ball that rolls in the game area;
A back side member having a first magnet that is rotatably supported on the back side of the game board and has a predetermined polarity facing the game board;
A rotating shaft connecting the sorting member and the back member;
With
A second magnet provided on a projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the first magnet on the back of the game board, and having a polarity different from the polarity facing the game board of the first magnet facing the first magnet; A gaming machine characterized by having. A game board having a game area on the front;
A base body provided on the game board;
In a gaming machine having a movable member movable in a direction parallel to the gaming board,
The movable member is
A sorting member that is rotatably supported on the surface side of the game board and changes a traveling direction of a game ball that rolls in the game area;
A back side member having a first magnet that is rotatably supported on the back side of the game board and has a predetermined polarity facing the base body;
A rotating shaft connecting the sorting member and the back member;
With
A second magnet provided on a projection trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the first magnet onto the base body, and having a polarity different from the polarity facing the base body of the first magnet facing the first magnet; A gaming machine characterized by that.   3. The second magnet is provided at a plurality of locations on the projection trajectory, and the second magnet disposed farther from the intermediate point of the projection trajectory has a stronger magnetic force. The gaming machine described in 1. A third magnet is provided at an intermediate point of the projection trajectory, and has the same polarity as the polarity of the first magnet facing the game board or the base body, facing the first magnet. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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