JP2005349115A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine lighting a notification means by directly using and conducting a Pachinko ball moving a ball passage and surely notifying a player of the moving mode of the Pachinko ball. <P>SOLUTION: This Pachinko game machine is provided with the ball passage 27 wherein the Pachinko ball moves while coming into contact with at least two points, conducting members 16 and 25 disposed to form a pair at positions in the ball passage 27 with which the Pachinko ball comes into contact, and a notification means 26 conducted and lit by the Pachinko ball which simultaneously comes into contact with the conductive members 16 and 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko gaming machine that notifies a player of the movement mode of a pachinko ball in a ball passage.

  Generally, in many pachinko gaming machines, a display device having a display for variably displaying display symbols such as various numbers, characters, symbols and the like is provided in the approximate center of the game area. A so-called warp passage is provided around the display device, and a pachinko ball that has entered from a predetermined warp inlet is guided through the warp passage from the warp outlet to a stage provided below the fluctuation indicator. This has become mainstream (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, a pachinko gaming machine has been proposed in which the expected trajectory of a pachinko ball driven from a launch rail through a guide rail is notified to the player by the light emitting state of the light emitting element in order to stimulate the player's interest. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
JP-A-10-277221 JP 2003-52919 A

  As in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, guiding the pachinko ball to the stage by the warp passage causes the pachinko ball that has entered from the warp entrance to disappear suddenly from the player's field of view and suddenly appears from the predetermined warp exit. Because of this, it was surprising, and at first the player was also interested. However, even if the pachinko ball entered from the warp entrance disappears from the player's view on the way, the pachinko ball is always ejected from the warp exit at the same timing, and it is not possible to visually recognize and enjoy the movement of the pachinko ball. There was a problem that players could get bored immediately. Also, some players cannot see the pachinko ball that entered the warp entrance until it is ejected from the warp exit, so they do not notice that the pachinko ball has been ejected from the warp exit, and the pachinko ball is lost on the way Misunderstandings could cause complaints.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 2 controls the lighting of the LED by the drive signal of the launch motor, and notifies the expected trajectory of the pachinko ball by lighting the LED. For this reason, the light emission mode of the LED is always constant and does not necessarily match the actual movement mode of the pachinko sphere. In other words, even if the pachinko ball becomes a foul ball and is collected in the foul ball collection basket, the light emission mode of the LED becomes a light emission mode as if the pachinko ball was also driven into the game board surface, and simply indicates the movement direction of the pachinko ball It is only. Therefore, for the player, the light emission mode is received just as if it is illuminated with the surrounding decorative lamps, and the player is not satisfied. In addition, in order to turn on the LED, a launch switch that detects a pachinko ball and a complicated control board that controls the lighting of the LED are required, which increases the cost.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to make the notification means light by making direct use of the pachinko sphere moving in the ball passage and to make sure that the pachinko sphere moves. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can notify a player.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 has a ball path in which the pachinko sphere moves while contacting at least two points, and a pair of conductive members is provided at a portion of the ball path where the pachinko sphere contacts. The pachinko ball is connected to the conductive member at the same time, and is informed in the vicinity of the ball passage. The “conductive member” as used herein is not limited to one formed from a metal such as iron or copper, but may be one formed from a conductive synthetic resin obtained by kneading metal powder or the like. Good. Further, the term “near” here means providing within the range of the spherical passage or along the spherical passage.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the conductive member is provided with a predetermined length along a moving direction of the pachinko sphere.

  A third aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect of the invention, a plurality of at least one conductive member of the conductive member is provided at predetermined intervals in the movement direction of the pachinko sphere.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the spherical passage is a spiral passage, and the conductive member is provided on an inner surface of an outer peripheral wall of the spiral passage. And The spherical passage may be formed so that two spiral flow paths are entangled with each other within a single cylindrical surface.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the ball passage is formed in a groove shape in which a pachinko ball is supported by an open end, and the conductive member is provided at the open end. Features.

  The notification means is an optical element such as a lamp or LED. The light elements such as lamps and LEDs are preferably capable of developing different colors, or a plurality of light sources that generate different colors may be provided.

  The ball passage is a guide passage through which a pachinko ball driven from a launch rail is guided to a game area by a guide rail. In the guide passage, the guide rail is formed of a conductive member, and the conductive member is disposed in the passage portion on the game board surface side with a predetermined interval so as to be paired with the guide rail, and the pachinko ball is connected to the conductive member. You may make it provide the alerting | reporting means which conduct | electrically_connects and lights by contacting simultaneously with a guide rail along the outer side of a guide rail corresponding to an electroconductive member. The notification means is preferably provided on a decorative member provided along the guide rail.

  The ball passage is inclined so that the bottom wall of the ball passage is tilted downward toward one of the side walls, and a pair of pachinko balls can simultaneously contact the bottom wall and the side wall on the side where the bottom wall is tilted downward. A conductive member may be provided on the device, and a notification means that turns on and lights when the pachinko ball simultaneously contacts the conductive member may be provided. At this time, the bottom wall or the side wall may be formed of a conductive material.

  A rotating body or elastic piece formed of a conductive material facing one side of the spherical passage is provided so that the pachinko sphere can contact, and is a side surface facing the rotating body or the elastic piece. A conductive member is provided so as to be a pair of electrodes at the same contact position, and when the pachinko ball passes through the ball passage, a notification means for turning on and lighting when the pachinko ball simultaneously contacts the conductive member is provided. You may make it provide.

  According to the present invention, the conductive member is provided so as to be paired with the ball path of the pachinko sphere, and the notification means that lights when the pachinko sphere simultaneously contacts the conductive member is provided. The actual movement mode can be notified to the player in real time. Therefore, the player's interest can be strongly attracted, the anxiety of the game can be resolved, and the player can fully enjoy the fun of the game.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. In the pachinko gaming machine, a front frame 2 is detachably attached to the front surface of the machine frame 1, and a game board 4 is detachably attached to the front frame 2 via an attachment frame. A transparent plate door frame 5 facing the game board 4 on the front surface of the front frame 2 and a front plate 7 fitted with a hitting ball supply tray 6 on the front surface are hinged to be freely opened and closed. A surplus ball receiving tray 8 for storing surplus balls of the hitting ball supply tray 6 is provided below the hitting ball supply tray 6, and an operation handle 9 for launching a hit ball is disposed on the side thereof.

  On the lower front surface of the mounting frame, a launch rail 10 and a foul ball collection basket 11 are provided. In addition, the hitting ball supply tray 6 aligns the game balls paid out from a not-shown ball payout device on the rectifying path 12 and interlocks with the rotation of the hitting ball 13a of the launching device 13 through the hitting ball supply device. Thus, a hit ball is supplied to the launch rail 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the rectifying path 12 of the hitting ball supply tray 6 removes static electricity from the pachinko balls and prevents the rectifying path 12 from being worn by repeated flow of the pachinko balls. Is laid with a predetermined length. The end of the rectifying path 12 is made invisible to the player by a ball leveling unit 15 for aligning pachinko balls in one stage.

  A guide rail 16 that forms a game area 4a is laid on the front surface of the game board 4, and the guide rail 16 includes an inner rail 16a and an outer rail 16b. The inner rail 16a and the outer rail 16b form a guide passage 27 as a ball passage for guiding a hit ball from the launch rail 10 to the game area 4a. Note that at least the outer rail 16b of the guide rail 16 has conductivity that can serve as an electrode. In addition, a display device 17 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4 a, and a tulip-type start winning opening 18 having a movable piece is provided immediately below the display device 17. Further, the game area 4a is provided with a general winning opening 19 and a large winning opening 20, a windmill 21 and an obstacle nail 22 for changing the flow direction of the hit ball, and at the inner lower end of the inner rail 16a, the winning openings 18, Out ball discharge ports 23 for discharging pachinko balls that have not won 19 and 20 are provided.

  The outer rail 16b is provided on the game board 4 via a decorative member 24 formed of synthetic resin as shown in FIGS. The decoration member 24 is provided with a support wall 24b that rises substantially perpendicular to the board 24a that contacts the surface of the game board 4 in an arc shape, and a lens-like case body 24c is provided along the outer side. A hook-shaped holding portion 24d is formed at the upper end of the support wall 24b so as to sandwich the upper portion of the outer rail 16b. Then, the outer rail 16b can be attached to the decorative member 24 by sandwiching the outer rail 16b formed of conductive band-like metal between the holding portions 24d. In addition, the substrate 24a is provided with a plurality of iron pieces 25 as conductive members that can serve as electrodes at predetermined intervals so that the pachinko balls can be in contact with the outer rail 16b at the same time and along the outer rail 16b. . Further, the LED 26 as a notification means is provided in the case body 24c along the outer rail 16b so as to be paired with the iron piece 25, and the terminal of the LED 26 is connected to the outer rail 16b and the iron piece. Each of 25 is connected via a lead wire L or the like. The LED 26 as a notification means is preferably provided within the plane in which the pachinko sphere moves in a plane substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the pachinko sphere moves and the pachinko sphere can come into contact with the iron piece 25. Can be clearly shown to the player. Further, at least the end of the substrate 24a on the firing rail 10 side is formed in a taper shape so that the pachinko balls launched from the firing rail 10 are smoothly guided to the outer rail 16b. The iron piece 25 provided on the substrate 24a is provided so as to be exposed on the surface of the substrate 24a alone, but the iron piece 25 and the surface of the substrate 24a are uniform so as not to hinder the flow of the pachinko balls. Is preferable. Further, the substrate 24a is formed with a step so that the end of the iron piece 25 on the firing rail 10 side is slightly lower than the resin surface so as not to hinder the flow of the pachinko ball (1 mm or less). You may make it form in the step shape which becomes low gradually as it goes to the moving direction of a pachinko ball for every part. The iron piece 25 may be insert-molded so that the decorative member 24 is exposed at a predetermined interval on the upper surface of the substrate 24a, and a terminal connected to the LED 26 can be provided at the time of molding. Further, the iron piece 25 may be provided directly on the surface of the game board 4 without being provided on the substrate 24a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the display device 17 is provided with an opening 29 in a mounting substrate 28 attached to the surface of the game board 4, and various numbers, letters, symbols, etc. are provided through a recessed chamber 30 communicating with the opening 29. A display 31 of a liquid crystal display type capable of variably displaying the display symbols is provided. A decorative member 32 having a thickness that allows a pachinko ball to flow down is provided on the top of the mounting board 28 so as to protrude forward of the game board 4, and warp passages 33 are provided on both sides of the opening 29. A stage 34 on which pachinko balls move freely is formed below the opening 29, and a passage path 35 is formed below the stage 34 as a ball path through which the pachinko balls from the warp path 33 pass. The passage 35 is provided so as to be gently inclined downward toward the center, and a discharge port 36 is opened in the mounting substrate 28 located at the center of the passage 35 so that the pachinko balls from the warp passage 33 are placed on the four game boards. To release again.

  Warp inlets 37 a and 37 b for receiving the pachinko balls in the decorative member 32 are formed in the center of the upper surface and both the left and right sides of the decorative member 32. In the space of the decorative member 32, a guide path 38 is formed as a ball path for guiding the pachinko balls introduced from the central warp inlet 37a to the side warp paths 33, 33. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide path 38 is provided so as to gently tilt downward toward the warp paths 33, 33 on both sides with the center at the top, so that the pachinko ball moves while contacting at least two points. It is formed in a groove shape with an upper opening. And the opening end which is a site | part which a pachinko ball contacts at two points is formed in the planar shape which inclines inward of a groove | channel, and the stainless steel plate 39 as an electroconductive member is arrange | positioned in the planar part, respectively. Yes. Further, an LED 26 serving as a notification means connected to the front surface of the decorative member 32 via a lead wire L or the like is provided along the guide path 38 so as to be visible to the player. In this embodiment, the stainless steel plate 39 located on the front side of the decorative member 32 is provided continuously along the guide path 38, and the stainless steel plate 39 located behind the other decorative member 32 is spaced at a predetermined interval. A plurality of LEDs 26 are provided so as to be paired with the LED 26. Further, the bottom portions of the groove-shaped guide path 38 provided with the stainless steel plate 39 are formed so as to incline downward toward the groove section, so that the pachinko balls introduced into the decorative member 32 are surely guided. It is led to 38 and flows down. In addition, the hit ball that has entered from the warp inlets 37b on both sides of the decorative member 32 is guided to the warp passage 33 as it is.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the warp passage 33 is formed so that two spiral flow paths 33a and 33b are entangled with each other within one circular cylindrical surface. The spiral flow paths 33a and 33b are formed by forming two spiral ribs 42a and 42b around the central axis 41 and attaching the outer cylinder 40 to the outer periphery of the spiral ribs 42a and 42b. The That is, one spiral rib 42a (42b) constitutes the bottom surface of one spiral channel 33a (33b) and the top surface of the other spiral channel 33b (33a). As shown in FIG. 8, the outer cylinder 40 is formed into a circular cylinder by joining the half-outer cylinder 40a and the half-outer cylinder 40b having a semicircular cross section and fixing them with screws. Of these constituent members, at least the front half halved cylindrical body 40a is formed of a transparent synthetic resin in which the spiral flow paths 33a and 33b are visible.

  In addition, pachinko ball inlets 43a and 43b are provided at the upper ends of the spiral channels 33a and 33b, and outlets 44a and 44b of the spiral channels 33a and 33b are provided at the lower sides as shown in FIG. Are provided vertically. In addition, it is preferable to provide a guide piece for turning the pachinko sphere in the flow direction of the spiral flow paths 33a and 33b in the inlet portions 43a and 43b so that the pachinko sphere can smoothly flow down in the flow path direction. . In addition, the pachinko is formed so that the metal foil 45 as a conductive member is paired with the inner surface of the outer circumferential wall of the spiral flow paths 33a and 33b and the spiral ribs 42a and 42b and the portions where the flowing pachinko balls can come into contact. A plurality of balls are provided at predetermined intervals in the moving direction of the sphere. Then, an LED 26 as a notification means is provided on the mounting board 28 corresponding to the metal foil 45, and the metal foil 45 provided so that the pachinko balls are paired with each other is brought into conduction so that the LED 26 is turned on. ing. It should be noted that the LED 26 changes the emission color corresponding to the spiral flow paths 33a and 33b so that the player can easily understand which of the upper and lower spiral flow paths 33a and 33b is flowing down the pachinko balls. preferable. Further, a small protrusion 46 is formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the ribs 42a and 42b, and the small protrusion 46 is fitted into a small hole 47 formed in the half outer cylinder body 40a and the half outer cylinder body 40b. The outer peripheral edges of the ribs 42 a and 42 b are positioned and supported by the outer cylinder 40. In addition, although the warp passage 33 is a substantially circular spiral passage in a plane, it may be an oval spiral passage. At this time, it is preferable to provide the pair of conductive members serving as electrodes in the curved portion, and the flow-down speed of the pachinko sphere is reduced in the curved portion, so that compared to providing a conductive member of the same length in the straight portion. The lighting time of LED26 can be lengthened and the effect notified to a player can be heightened.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the passage 35 formed below the stage 34 has a bottom wall inclined downward to the front side, and the pachinko ball always contacts at two points of the mounting substrate 28 constituting the bottom wall and the front wall. However, the passage 35 is made to flow down. Further, a stainless plate 48 as a conductive member is provided as a pair of first electrode and second electrode at a portion where the pachinko ball can come into contact with the bottom wall of the passageway 35 and the mounting substrate 28 at two points. When the pachinko ball contacts the stainless steel plate 48 at the same time, the pachinko ball is turned on and turned on, and the LED 26 of the notification means for notifying the player of the movement position of the pachinko ball is provided on the front surface of the passage 35 with the first electrode and the second electrode. It is provided corresponding to the stainless plate 48. For this reason, as the pachinko ball moves in the passage 35 that is not visible to the player, the pachinko ball simultaneously contacts the stainless steel plate 48 so that the LED 26 is turned on sequentially and the pachinko ball is moved. Can be notified to the player. Further, at the time of forming the passage 35, as shown in FIG. 11, either one of the conductive members may be insert-molded so that the stainless steel plate 48 is exposed with a resin at a predetermined interval by the stainless steel plate 48. When the conductive member is insert-molded in this way, a terminal connected to the LED 26 may be provided at one location, and the workability is greatly improved as compared with the case where one conductive member is provided at predetermined intervals.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above will be described. In this embodiment, the pachinko sphere will be described as being formed of conductive iron or the like. When the operation handle 9 is operated, the pachinko balls in the hitting ball supply tray 6 are supplied to the firing rail 10 via the hitting ball supply device, and the pachinko balls are shot toward the game board 4 by hitting the hitting ball 13a. Then, the landing rail 27 is landed on the game board 4 from the launch rail 10, and the guide passage 27 is guided to the game area 4a along the outer rail 16b. At this time, the pachinko ball moves up the guide passage 27 while contacting at two points of the board 24a of the decorative member 24 attached to the surface of the game board 4 and the outer rail 16b. For this reason, when the pachinko ball simultaneously contacts the iron piece 25 and the outer rail 16b provided as conductive members provided on the substrate 24a at a predetermined interval, they are conducted, and the LED 26 corresponding to the iron piece 25 is lit. Then, as the pachinko ball moves up along the outer rail 16b, the lighting position of the LED 26 also sequentially moves upward, and the player is notified in real time of the movement mode of the pachinko ball launched from the launch rail 10 by the lighting of the LED 26. can do. Thus, since the LED 26 as the notification means is turned on via the pachinko ball moving in the ball passage, it becomes a foul ball instead of the expected pachinko ball trajectory as in the prior art, and the foul ball collection basket 11 The LED 26 is lit toward the launch rail 10 when it is collected. Therefore, it is possible to reliably notify the player of the movement mode of the pachinko ball with a simple structure without requiring a complicated circuit for controlling the lighting of the LED 26, a pachinko ball detection switch, or the like.

  When the pachinko ball guided to the game area 4a is guided from the side warp inlet 37b of the display device 17 to the decorative member 32, the pachinko ball is immediately guided from the inlet 43a to the upper spiral path 33a of the warp path 33, While rotating through the spiral passage 33a, it is discharged from the outlet portion 44b to the stage 34, moves on the stage 34, and is discharged again to the game area 4a. When the pachinko balls flow down the upper spiral passage 33a, the pachinko balls flow down while contacting the spiral ribs 42a and 42b and the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the outer cylindrical body 40 by centrifugal force. For this reason, when the pachinko spheres simultaneously contact the metal foil 45 provided in pairs at a predetermined interval, conduction is made through the pachinko sphere, and the LED 26 provided corresponding to the metal foil 45 is turned on. The movement mode can be notified to the player. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the lighting of the LED 26 at the edge of the field of view while concentrating on the pattern variation of the display 31, and even if the pachinko ball cannot be directly seen, the pachinko ball is moved by the light emission movement of the LED 26. Can be confirmed in real time. Further, when the pachinko ball driven into the game area 4 a enters the decorative member 32 from the central warp inlet 37 a of the display device 17, it flows down toward the right or left warp passage 33 by the guide path 38. At this time, the player cannot visually recognize which of the left and right warp passages 33 the pachinko ball is guided to, but the pachinko ball flows down while being reliably supported by the opening of the concave groove of the guide path 38. Simultaneously contacts and conducts to the stainless steel plate 39 provided at the open end, thereby turning on the LED 26 of the notification means. For this reason, as the pachinko ball moves, the LEDs 26 provided at predetermined intervals are sequentially turned on, and the player can be informed of the moving direction and moving position of the pachinko ball. Then, when the pachinko ball is guided from the inlet portion 43b to the lower spiral passage 33b of the warp passage 33, the pachinko ball is formed between the spiral rib 42b and the outer cylindrical body 40 in the same manner as when the pachinko ball enters the side warp inlet 37b. Conducting by simultaneously contacting the metal foil 45 provided on the inner peripheral surface, the LED 26 corresponding to the metal foil 45 is turned on to notify the player of the movement mode of the pachinko ball. The pachinko ball that has flowed down the spiral passage 33b is guided from the outlet portion 44b to the passage path 35 and is brought into conduction by simultaneously contacting the stainless plate 48, and the movement mode of the pachinko sphere in the passage path 35 is played while the LED 26 is turned on. The person is notified and released from the discharge port 36 to the game area 4a. At this time, since the discharge port 36 is located immediately above the start winning port 18, the winning probability of the pachinko ball released from the discharge port 36 to the start winning port 18 is guided to the stage 34 from the outlet 44a. It becomes higher than when the pachinko ball is released to the game area 4a. Thus, pachinko balls that have entered from the central warp inlet 37a flow down the guide path 38, the warp path 33, and the passage path 35, but are released after entering the warp inlet 37a by the light emission of the LED 26 of the notification means. The player can be surely notified in real time until it is released from the outlet 36. It should be noted that by increasing the length of the conductive member in the flow direction of the pachinko ball, the time for which the pachinko ball simultaneously contacts the conductive member and becomes conductive increases, so the lighting time of the LED 26 can be increased, It can make it easy to visually recognize.

  As described above, since the conductive member is provided so as to be a pair of electrodes in the ball path in which the pachinko sphere moves, and the pachinko ball is provided with the notification means that lights when the pachinko sphere simultaneously contacts the conductive member, It is possible to notify the player in real time of the actual movement mode of the pachinko ball in a place where the ball cannot be visually recognized. Then, the player's interest can be strongly attracted, the anxiety of the game where the pachinko ball disappears from view, and the player can fully enjoy the fun of the pachinko game. In addition, there are many resin products in pachinko machines, and pachinko balls are easily charged with static electricity when they come into contact with the resin products. If the pachinko ball is charged with static electricity in this way, there is a problem that the electronic component malfunctions or breaks due to the discharge of static electricity, but when the pachinko ball comes into contact with the conductive member, the conductive member acts as a grounding member. In fact, the static electricity can be surely discharged, and the malfunction and damage of the electronic component can be prevented in advance.

  FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the warp passage. A different point of the embodiment is that the central axis is a spiral axis 49. The spiral shaft 49 is provided with a protrusion 50 spirally on the outer periphery of the shaft portion, and the spiral shaft 49 is formed of a conductive material such as metal. And the circular outer cylinder 51 is provided so that the spiral shaft 49 may be enclosed, and the exit part 44 is formed in a lower end part. At this time, the shortest distance between the outer peripheral end of the protrusion 50 and the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall is such that the pachinko ball flows down while reliably contacting the outer peripheral end of the protrusion 50 and the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall. The diameter is set smaller than the diameter. In addition, conductive members 59 such as metal foil are provided at predetermined intervals on the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall that flows down while the pachinko balls come into contact, and the LED 26 serving as a notification unit is connected to the lead wire so as to correspond to the conductive members 59. It is connected to the spiral shaft 49 and the conductive member 59 via the pin and provided along the flow-down direction of the pachinko sphere. Then, the pachinko balls guided to the warp passage 33 flow down while being reliably supported by the two points of the protrusion 50 and the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 51 as shown in FIG. Each time the LED 26 is turned on, it is possible to notify the player of the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball.

  FIG. 13 further shows another embodiment of the warp passage. In this embodiment, an elastic piece 52 formed of a conductive material is provided so as to face one side of the linear warp passage 33 and contact with a pachinko ball, and a metal piece or the like is provided on a side surface facing the elastic piece 52. The conductive member 53 is provided. Then, when the pachinko sphere passes through the warp passage 33, an LED 26 is provided along the warp passage 33 as a notification means that turns on and lights when the pachinko sphere simultaneously contacts the elastic piece 52 and the conductive member 53. . The pachinko balls flowing down the warp passage 33 are guided by the elastic piece 52 so as to contact the conductive member 53 provided on the other side, and the LED 26 is turned on by simultaneously contacting the elastic piece 52 and the conductive member 53. . Therefore, as the pachinko ball flows down the warp passage 33, the LED 26 can be sequentially turned on to notify the player of the flow mode and position of the pachinko ball. As a matter of course, the elastic piece 52 has an elastic force that is easily bent by the load of one pachinko ball. In this way, by bringing the pachinko ball into contact with the elastic piece 52, the flow-down speed of the pachinko ball is decelerated, and the lighting time of the LED 26 can be lengthened accordingly, and the player can more reliably set the pachinko ball passage mode. Can be notified.

  FIG. 14 further shows another embodiment of the warp passage, which is different from the previous embodiment in that the warp passage 33 is meandered and a rotating body 54 is provided in place of the elastic piece 52. is there. The rotating body 54 is provided so as to rotate an impeller having a plurality of blades 54a formed of conductive metal pieces while contacting the hollow shaft 55 with the hollow shaft 55 as a rotating shaft. An LED 26 that emits light is provided on the shaft 55 as a notification means. One terminal of the LED 26 is connected to the hollow shaft 55, and the other terminal is connected to a conductive member 56 provided on the other side of the rotating body 54 and connected to the circuit board. The shortest distance between the tip of the blade 54a of the rotating body 54 and the conductive member 56 provided on the other side is set to be smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the pachinko ball is surely connected to the blade 54a and the conductive material of the rotating body 54. The conductive member 56 is brought into contact with and conductive. According to this embodiment, when the pachinko sphere flows down through the warp passage 33, the pachinko sphere contacts the blades 54a of the rotator 54 and flows down in contact with the opposing conductive member 56 while rotating the rotator 54. At this time, the pachinko ball is brought into conduction by simultaneously contacting the blade 54a of the rotating body 54 and the conductive member 56, the lamp circuit is closed, and the LED 26 provided on the hollow shaft 55 is turned on. Thus, by providing the rotating body 54 in the warp passage 33, it becomes resistance of the pachinko ball, the flow speed is slowed down, the lighting time of the LED 26 becomes long, and the player can easily see the lighting of the LED 26. . The warp passage 33 has a meandering shape, and the conductive member 56 is provided at the curved portion thereof, whereby the flow velocity of the pachinko sphere is reduced at the curved portion, and the linear portion is provided similarly to the provision of the rotating body 54 in the warp passage 33. Compared with the provision of the conductive member 56, the lighting time of the LED 26 can be lengthened. Moreover, since the LED 26 is provided on the hollow shaft 55 that is the rotation axis of the rotating body 54, an extra space for newly installing the LED 26 is not provided, so that the warp passage 33 can be made compact. Furthermore, the light emitting effect can be increased by reflecting the light of the LED 26 by mirror-finishing the surface of the rotating body 54. Note that the emission color of the LED 26 is not particularly limited, and the emission color may be changed in sequence even for the same color.

  In the embodiment, the LED 26 is caused to emit light as a notification means. However, the light emitting element is not limited to the LED 26, and the player is notified by light emission from a bean ball, a segment display, a liquid crystal display, or the like. May be. Furthermore, sound may be added as a notification means, and the pachinko ball may emit sound from the speaker by simultaneously contacting the pair of conductive members. It is preferable that the sound at this time gradually increases or decreases according to the movement of the pachinko sphere, and a simple melody is generated for each conductive member so that a melody is played as the pachinko sphere moves. You may do it. Furthermore, a voice such as “Ganbatte” may be uttered by a synthesized sound via a voice circuit.

  In the embodiment, as the pachinko ball moves in the ball passage, the pachinko ball movement mode is notified to the player by the contact position of the conductive member provided at a predetermined interval. For example, it is possible to notify the player of the presence or absence of a pachinko ball at a location where the pachinko ball continuously flows down like the rectifying path 12 of the hit ball supply tray 6 and cannot be visually recognized by the player. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the conductive member particularly at a predetermined interval, and the pachinko ball (preferably the earliest pachinko ball of the rectifying path) is arranged at two points in a state where the pachinko sphere is aligned with the rectifying path 12. What is necessary is just to provide a conductive member so that it may become a pair in the site | part which contacts. The length of at least one of the conductive members in the flow-down direction is preferably shorter than the spherical diameter (about 11 mm). Then, the pachinko ball is brought into conduction by simultaneously contacting the conductive member, and the LED 26 as a notification means that is turned on is connected to the conductive member via the lead wire so as to notify the presence or absence of the pachinko ball. Also good. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the metal plate 14 attached to the rectifying path 12 is used as one conductive member, and the metal piece 58 as the other pair of conductive members is connected to one side wall of the rectifying path 12. It may be provided on the front plate 7. At this time, the bottom wall (metal plate 14) of the sphere channel 12 is slightly tilted downward toward the front plate 7 so that the pachinko sphere is surely in contact with the conductive member of the front plate 7. Is preferred. In this way, when the pachinko ball of the hitting ball supply tray 6 is rectified to the rectifying path 12 by configuring, the LED 26 is turned on, and the player is in a state where the hitting ball can be supplied immediately after the pachinko ball is rectified. Inform. Further, when the pachinko ball continuously flows down the rectifying path 12 during the game, the metal piece 58 is set to be shorter than the sphere diameter, so that the metal piece 58 is located between the ball center and the ball center. In addition, the LED 26 is turned off once in a non-contact state (non-conductive state). Then, the pachinko ball is brought into a contact state by flowing, and the LED 26 repeats blinking by repeating this non-contact state and the contact state, so that the player is informed that the pachinko ball is normally sent to the launch rail 10. Can do.

  In the embodiment, the conductive member is made of a metal such as stainless steel. However, the conductive member is not limited to a metal, and at least one of the conductive members may be made of a conductive resin.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a principal part perspective view of a hit ball supply tray. It is a principal part perspective view of a game board. It is sectional drawing of a guide rail part. It is a perspective view of a display apparatus. It is sectional drawing of a guide path part. It is a sectional side view of a warp passage. It is a plane sectional view of a warp passage. It is principal part front sectional drawing of a warp channel | path. It is sectional drawing of a passage way part. It is sectional drawing which shows the other Example of a passage way part. It is principal part sectional drawing of the other Example of a warp channel | path. It is principal part sectional drawing of the other Example of a warp channel | path. It is principal part sectional drawing of the other Example of a warp channel | path.

Explanation of symbols

12 Rectifier (sphere passage)
14 Metal plate (conductive member)
16b Outer rail (conductive member)
25 Iron piece (conductive member)
26 LED (notification means)
27 Guide passage (ball passage)
33 Warp passage (ball passage)
33a, 33b Spiral passage (ball passage)
35 Passage (ball passage)
38 Taxiway (ball passage)
39 Stainless steel plate (conductive member)
45 Metal foil (conductive member)
48 Stainless steel plate (conductive member)
49 Spiral shaft (conductive member)
52 Elastic piece (conductive member)
53 Conductive Member 54 Rotating Body (Conductive Member)
58 Metal piece (conductive member)
59 Conductive member

Claims (5)

  The pachinko ball has a ball path that moves while contacting at least two points, and a conductive member is provided in a pair at a portion of the ball path where the pachinko ball contacts, and the pachinko ball is simultaneously attached to the conductive member. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that an informing means that turns on and lights when in contact is provided in the vicinity of the ball passage.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is provided with a predetermined length along a moving direction of the pachinko ball.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of conductive members of at least one of the conductive members are provided at predetermined intervals in the movement direction of the pachinko ball.   The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ball passage is a spiral passage, and the conductive member is provided on an inner surface of an outer peripheral wall of the spiral passage.   The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ball passage is formed in a groove shape in which a pachinko ball is supported by an open end, and the conductive member is provided at the open end.

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