JP2006006624A - Winning device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a winning device of a game machine allowing a player to contribute to the moving of a movable member of the winning device with his/her own skill and allowing it to influence on the winning of the game ball. <P>SOLUTION: This winning device of the game machine is provided on a game board, and detects the winning by receiving the falling game ball and guiding it to a winning detecting means. This winning device is further provided with a single or a plurality of openings 512 and 522 receiving the falling game ball and guiding it to the winning detecting means, opening/closing members 53 equipped at least one for every opening, an energizing means 55 energizing the opening/closing member 53 to make the opening into the closed state or the opened state, and a collision receiving member 54 temporarily swinging the opening/closing member 53 against the energizing means 55 by receiving the collision of the falling game balls. This winning device is so constituted that the opening is temporarily shifted from the closed state to the opening state or from the opened state to the closed sate by the swinging of the opening/closing member 53 by the collision receiving member 54. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a winning device for a gaming machine.

Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a variable winning device that can change the state of a game ball such as a pachinko ball into a state where it is easy to win or a state where it is difficult to win is arranged in the game area of the game board. There is something set.
Most of the variable winning device is to move the movable wing piece of the winning device to an open position and a closed position by an operation using an electric drive source.
Also, for example, as a winning device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168747, when a winning game ball passes between movable pieces called tulips or the like, it is movable by the winning game ball. A winning device is provided in which a piece stands or tilts.
On the other hand, in the winning device according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-177696 provided by the present applicant, a swinging member that swings as means for distributing the winning game balls is used, and the swinging of the distributing member is performed outside the winning device. There is provided a game in which the winning balls are distributed by collision with a flowing game ball.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168747 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-177496

However, what moves the movable piece of the winning device using the electric drive source is to operate electrically uniformly, and there is no room for the player's intention and skill to enter.
The winning device according to the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-168747 is such that the movable piece is automatically moved in a certain procedure by the game ball that has already won a prize, and the player's intention and skill are also there. There is no room for entry.
As described above, in the conventional winning device, any movable piece that plays a role of changing the ease of entering the game ball into the winning slot etc. automatically moves when certain conditions are established regardless of the player. Even if the player is excellent in skill, the player cannot control the movement of the movable piece using the flow of the game ball.
Furthermore, although the winning device according to the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-177696 uses a swing piece that is swung by a game ball, its basic technical idea is to swing a game ball that has already won a prize. It was not limited to the sorting by the swing of the moving piece, and it did not change the ease of entering the game ball into the prize opening or the like, or the difficulty for itself.

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates the problems in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine winning device, and the player can contribute to the movement of the movable member of the winning device by controlling the flow of the game ball with his skill. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine winning device that can influence the ease of winning a game ball.

In order to achieve the above object, a winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is provided on a game board surface, and receives a game ball flowing down a gaming area and guides it to a winning detection means to detect a winning. A winning device for a gaming machine, wherein one or a plurality of openings for receiving a flowing game ball and guiding it to a winning detection means, an opening / closing member provided for at least one of the openings, and the opening / closing The opening / closing member is temporarily shaken against the biasing means by receiving a collision between the biasing means for biasing the member to the closed state or the open state of the opening and the game ball flowing down on the game board surface. A collision passive member to be moved, and the opening is temporarily moved from the closed state to the open state or from the open state to the closed state by swinging of the opening / closing member by the collision passive member. As one feature That.
In addition to the first feature, the winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that the opening / closing member and the collision passive member are configured around the pivot, and the opening / closing member is received by the collision passive member receiving a collision of a game ball. The second feature is that the opening is temporarily opened or closed by swinging around the pivot portion.
In addition to the first or second feature described above, in the gaming machine winning device of the present invention, the opening / closing member receives a game ball flowing down near the opening in the open state and guides it into the opening. The third characteristic is that
In addition to the above first to third features, the winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention has a ball receiving opening for receiving a game ball in the winning device and a game ball received in the winning device. A ball discharge opening for guiding to the detection means, and the opening / closing member is installed in the ball discharge opening, and the opening / closing member swings by the collision of the game ball with the collision passive member so as to temporarily open the ball discharge opening. The fourth feature is that it is configured as described above.
In addition to the fourth feature described above, the winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is such that when the opening / closing member closes the ball discharge opening, the game ball entering the winning device from the ball receiving opening is the winning device. The fifth feature is that the ball discharge opening is temporarily opened by colliding with the collision passive member at the time of passing and winning the winning combination.

  According to the winning device for a gaming machine having the first feature described above, the game ball flowing down the game area passes through one or more openings of the winning device and is guided to the winning detection means, thereby the winning detection means. Is detected as a prize. At least one of the openings is opened / closed by an opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member swings against the biasing means when the collision passive member receives a collision of the flowing-down game ball, and opens the opening. Temporarily change from the closed state to the open state or from the open state to the closed state. When the opening is in the closed state, the game ball cannot pass through the opening. Therefore, the player uses his / her skill to try to make the opening as open as possible. In other words, when the opening / closing member is urged to close the opening by the urging means, the player opens the opening / closing member by devising so that the game ball collides more with the collision passive member. Try to increase the number of times. If the opening / closing member is urged to open the opening by the urging means, the opening / closing member will not close the opening by devising so that the game ball does not collide with the collision passive member as much as possible. And

  According to the award winning device of the gaming machine having the second feature, in addition to the action of the first feature, the opening and closing member and the collision passive member are configured around the pivot portion, and in a compact configuration, When the collision passive member moves in response to the collision of the game ball, the opening / closing member quickly swings via the pivot portion, thereby opening or closing the opening promptly.

  According to the gaming machine winning device having the third feature, in addition to the action of the first or second feature, the opening / closing member that opens and closes the opening flows down near the opening in the opened state. Since it is a ball receiving guide that receives the incoming game ball and guides it to the opening, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated member for receiving the game ball and guiding it to the opening separately from the opening / closing member.

  According to the winning device for a gaming machine having the fourth feature, in addition to the action according to any of the first to third features, the gaming ball flowing down the game board surface can be won from the ball receiving opening of the winning device. The game balls that enter and enter the winning device are detected by winning from the ball discharge opening to the winning detection means. The opening / closing member is installed in the ball discharge opening, and the opening / closing member swings when the collision passive member receives the collision of the game ball, and temporarily opens the ball discharge opening. Only while the ball discharge opening is open, the game ball that has entered the winning device from the ball receiving opening can be discharged from the ball discharge opening to the winning detection means, and the winning is detected.

  According to the fifth feature, in addition to the operation of the fourth feature, a game ball that has entered the winning device from the ball receiving opening passes through the ball discharging opening when the ball discharging opening is closed. Then, it passes through the winning device without reaching the winning detection means. However, during the passage, the game ball collides with the collision passive member and swings the opening / closing member. This swinging temporarily opens the ball discharge opening. Therefore, when the succeeding game ball enters from the ball receiving opening and reaches the ball discharging opening during the opening of the ball discharging opening by the swing, it can be discharged from the opened ball discharging opening, and the winning detection means A winning is detected.

According to the gaming machine winning device according to claim 1, the gaming machine is provided on the gaming board surface and receives the game ball flowing down the gaming area and guides it to the winning detection means, thereby detecting the winning. 1 to a plurality of openings for receiving the flowing game balls and guiding them to the winning detection means, an opening / closing member provided for at least one of the openings, and the opening / closing member The opening / closing member is temporarily swung against the biasing means by receiving a collision between a biasing means for biasing the opening to a closed state or an open state and a game ball flowing down on the game board surface. Since it has a collision passive member, and the opening is temporarily moved from the closed state to the open state or from the open state to the closed state by swinging the opening and closing member by the collision passive member,
In order for the game ball flowing down on the game board surface to pass through the winning device and be led to the winning detection means to become a winning game, the player devise so that the gaming ball flows down to the winning device, In particular, it is necessary to devise how the game ball collides with the collision passive member so that the opening opened and closed by the opening and closing member is as open as possible, and it is possible to achieve an efficient winning by devising. .
Therefore, according to the winning device of claim 1, the player has a great expectation that more efficient winning can be obtained by making a sufficient device instead of monotonous during the game and increasing the skill. It is possible to provide interesting game machines that excite interest and competition.

According to the winning device for a gaming machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the configuration according to claim 1, the opening / closing member and the collision passive member are configured around the pivot, and the collision passive member Since the opening and closing member swings around the pivot part by receiving a collision of the game ball, the opening is temporarily opened or closed.
The opening / closing member and the collision passive member can be configured compactly around the pivot, and the opening / closing member can be quickly swung in response to the movement of the collision passive member to open and close the opening. it can.

In addition, according to the game machine winning device according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the configuration according to claim 1 or 2, the opening and closing member, in the open state, the game ball flowing down near the opening Since it is a ball receiving guide that receives and guides it into the opening,
It is not necessary to install a dedicated member for receiving the game ball and guiding it to the opening separately from the opening / closing member.

According to the game machine winning device according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the opening has a ball receiving opening for receiving a game ball in the winning device and a winning game. It consists of a ball discharge opening for guiding the game ball received in the apparatus to the winning detection means, and the opening / closing member is installed in the ball discharge opening, and the opening / closing member swings due to the collision of the game ball with the collision passive member. Since it was configured to open the discharge opening temporarily,
By causing the game ball to collide with the collision passive member, the opening / closing member can be swung to open the ball discharge opening temporarily, so that the player can open the ball discharge opening with the game ball to the collision passive member. While devising the flow down, to achieve an efficient winning by improving the skill and skill so that the following game balls enter the ball receiving opening and reach the ball discharging opening while the ball discharging opening is open Can do.
Therefore, according to the prize winning device of claim 4, it is possible to provide an entertaining game machine that never gets tired by making the player have the expectation of producing a good result depending on the device and the improvement of the skill.

According to the gaming machine winning device according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the configuration according to claim 4, in the state where the opening and closing member closes the ball discharge opening, the winning from the ball receiving opening. The game ball that entered the device passes through the winning device and misses the winning, and when it passes, it collides with the passive passive member and temporarily opens the ball discharge opening,
The player increases his skill and ingenuity so that two game balls can be continuously inserted into the winning device from the ball receiving opening, thereby opening the opening and closing member of the ball discharge opening in the previous game ball, and the subsequent game ball Thus, it is possible to reach the winning detection means from the ball discharge opening and achieve an efficient winning.
According to the winning device of claim 5, it is possible to provide an interesting gaming machine with high expectations that a player can achieve an efficient winning depending on the device and effort.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings.
1 is a front view of a gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a winning device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device. 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the winning device.

  First, referring to FIG. 1, a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with a game area 2 consisting of a substantially circular area on the board surface, and a board surface of the game area 2 is provided with a symbol display portion 3a. A gaming element such as a center case 3, a gate 4 through which a game ball passes, a winning device 5 according to the present invention, other winning devices 6, a big winning device 7, an out port 8, a windmill 9, and a nail not shown in the figure is provided. Yes. A game ball launched by a launching means (not shown) is driven into the game area 2 along the guide rail 10 and flows down on the game board 1 from the upper part to the lower part in the game area 2, and the winning devices 5, 6, A game ball that won 7 and missed the prize enters Out 8. When winning the winning devices 5, 6 and 7, a predetermined game ball or the like can be paid out as a reward.

2 and 3, the winning device 5 according to the present invention is provided on the surface of the game board 1, receives a game ball flowing down the game area 2, and receives the game ball on the back side of the game board 1. The winning is detected by guiding to a winning detection sensor (not shown).
The winning device 5 includes an attachment board 51 attached to the board surface of the game board 1, a main body case 52 attached to the attachment board 51, an opening / closing member 53, a collision passive member 54, and an urging means. It has a balance weight part 55 and a pivot part 56.

  The mounting board 51 is attached to the surface of the game board 1 with screws or the like. Reference numeral 511 denotes a screw hole for fixing the screw. Further, the mounting board 51 is provided with a ball discharge opening 512 for discharging the game ball received in the winning device 5 to the back side of the game board 1. The mounting board 51 is provided with a pair of bearing holes 513 and 513 for bearing the pivot portion 56 and a pair of insertion holes 514 and 514 for coupling to the main body case 52. The winning of the game ball discharged from the ball discharge opening 512 to the back of the game board 1 is detected by a winning detection means.

  The body case 52 is formed in a U-shaped cross-section that surrounds the front of the ball discharge opening 512 of the mounting substrate 51 and is open in the vertical direction, and the mounting substrate 51 is inserted into the base end of the side wall. A pair of insertion portions 521 and 521 to be inserted and coupled into the hole 514 are provided. The opening above the main body case 52 serves as a ball receiving opening 522 for the winning device 5, and the opening below the main body case 52 serves as a ball passing port 523.

The opening / closing member 53, the collision passive member 54, the balance weight portion 55, and the pivot portion 56 are configured as a whole as a whole, and the bearing shaft holes are formed on both sides near the lower edge of the ball discharge opening 512 by the pivot portion 56. It is supported by 513 and is rotatably attached. The opening / closing member 53, the collision passive member 54, and the balance weight portion 55 are arranged apart from each other with an angle in the circumferential direction around the pivot portion 56.
In this embodiment, the opening / closing member 53 functions as a member that opens and closes the ball discharge opening 512 of the mounting substrate 51, and is biased around the pivot portion 56 by the balance weight portion 55 so that the ball discharge opening 512 is always closed. Hold.

The collision passive member 54 is disposed at a substantially right angle to the opening / closing member 53 in a state where the opening / closing member 53 closes the ball discharge opening 512 and protruding from the pivot portion 56 to the ball passing port 523. Is done.
On the other hand, the balance weight 55 serves as a biasing means for the opening / closing member 53, and always functions to bias the ball discharge opening 512 to the closed state. For this reason, the balance weight portion 55 is always provided so as to be inclined rearward from the pivot portion 56 to the ball discharge opening 512. The reason why the balance weight portion 55 is provided in two parts is to prevent the game ball from getting in the way when entering the ball discharge opening 512 and to secure a necessary weight for biasing. .
Since the balance weight portion 55 is a means for urging the opening / closing member 53, an elastic member such as a spring or other urging means can be substituted.

Next, the operation of the winning device 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
Now, when the opening / closing member 53 is in the closed state of the ball discharge opening 512 as its stable position by the urging of the balance weight portion 55, that is, in the state as shown in FIG. The game ball B1 that has passed between the gate nails 11 and 11 can enter the winning device 5 through the ball receiving opening 522, but it is discharged from the ball discharging opening 512 to the back side and the winning is detected. Instead, it passes through the lower ball passage opening 523 and flows down out of the winning device 5 as it is. On the other hand, when the game ball B1 passes through the ball passage opening 523, it collides with the collision passive member 54 and pushes the collision passive member 54 downward against the urging force of the balance weight portion 55. As a result, the opening / closing member 53 temporarily opens the ball discharge opening 512 (FIG. 4B). This opening period depends on the degree of the urging force by the balance weight portion 55.

In a state in which the opening / closing member 53 opens the ball discharge opening 512, the opening / closing member 53 serves as a ball receiving guide that receives the game ball B <b> 2 entering from the ball receiving opening 522 and guides it to the ball discharging opening 512. Therefore, when the succeeding game ball B2 enters from the ball receiving opening 522 while the opening / closing member 53 is in the open state, it is received by the opening / closing member 53, guided to the ball discharge opening 512, and discharged to the back side of the game board 1. Then, a winning is detected by the winning detection means.
The period during which the opening / closing member 53 opens the ball discharge opening 512 against the biasing force is relatively short, depending on the level of the biasing force, so that the subsequent game ball B2 can successfully win a prize. Needs to be continuously inserted into the ball receiving opening 522 at short time intervals with respect to the previous game ball B1. Therefore, the skill and contrivance of the player are required, and it becomes possible to win efficiently.

In the above, the winning device 5 is basically arranged in front of the winning detection means for detecting the winning of the game ball, receives the game ball B flowing down the surface of the game board 1, and guides it to the winning detection means on the back of the game board 1. Assume device.
In the above embodiment, the winning device 5 is provided with the ball receiving opening 522 and the ball discharging opening 512 and the opening / closing member 53 for closing the ball discharging opening 512 in a stable state. The opening 512 may be opened in a stable state, and the opening / closing member may temporarily close the ball discharge opening 512 when the game ball B collides with the collision passive member 54.
In this embodiment, the opening / closing member 53 is provided in the ball discharge opening 512. Instead, the opening / closing member is provided in the ball receiving opening 522, and the game ball B collides with the collision passive member, so that the opening / closing member temporarily It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the ball receiving opening 522 is opened or closed. In this case, the ball discharge opening 512 is opened, and the ball passage opening 523 is closed.
Both the ball receiving opening 522 and the ball discharging opening 512 can be regarded as openings in the winning device 5, but an opening is provided in addition to the ball receiving opening 522 and the ball discharging opening 512, and any one of these openings is provided. An opening / closing member may be provided at the opening, and the opening may be temporarily opened or closed. Such a configuration is also within the scope of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the opening / closing member 53, the collision passive member 54, and the balance weight portion 55 are integrally formed. However, as long as the respective functions are fulfilled, they need not be integrated with each other.
Further, in this embodiment, the movement of the collision passive member 54 and the movement of the opening / closing member 53 are adapted to immediately move in a one-to-one correspondence. It is also possible to make a difference in time, or the movement itself becomes a different movement. Such a configuration is also within the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine as the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of the winning device of the gaming machine which is the embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the winning device of the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing explaining operation | movement of the winning device of the game machine which concerns on this invention, (A) shows the stable state which the opening-and-closing member closed the ball discharge opening, (B) is an opening-and-closing member temporarily opening the ball discharge opening. Indicates the opened state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Game area 3 Center case 5 Prize winning device 6 Other prize winning device 7 Other prize winning device 7 Large winning device 8 Out port 10 Guide rail 11 Gate nail 51 Mounting board 52 Main body case 53 Opening / closing member 54 Collision passive member 55 Balance weight Part 56 Pivot 511 Screw hole 512 Ball discharge opening 513 Bearing hole 514 Insertion hole 521 Insertion part 522 Ball reception opening 523 Ball passage opening B Game ball

Claims (5)

A winning device for a gaming machine that is provided on a gaming board surface and receives a game ball flowing down a gaming area and guides it to a winning detection means, wherein a winning is detected.
One or more openings for receiving the flowing game balls and guiding them to the winning detection means, an opening / closing member provided for at least one of the openings, and closing or opening the opening / closing member And a collision passive member that temporarily swings the opening / closing member against the urging means by receiving a collision of a game ball flowing down on the surface of the game board. A winning device for a gaming machine, wherein the opening is temporarily shifted from a closed state to an open state or from an open state to a closed state by swinging of the opening / closing member by the collision passive member.   The opening / closing member and the collision passive member are configured around the pivot, and when the collision passive member receives a collision with a game ball, the opening / closing member swings around the pivot so that the opening is temporarily opened or closed. The game machine winning device according to claim 1, wherein the game winning device is configured as described above.   3. The game machine winning device according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member serves as a ball receiving guide for receiving the game ball flowing down near the opening and guiding the opening ball into the opening in the open state.   The opening includes a ball receiving opening for receiving the game ball in the winning device and a ball discharge opening for guiding the game ball received in the winning device to the winning detection means, and the opening / closing member is provided in the ball discharging opening. 4. The game machine winning device according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member swings due to a collision with the collision passive member to temporarily open the ball discharge opening.   In a state where the opening / closing member closes the ball discharge opening, the game ball that has entered the winning device from the ball receiving opening passes through the winning device and misses the winning and collides with the collision passive member during the passage. The game machine winning device according to claim 4, wherein the ball discharge opening is temporarily opened.

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