JP2006034663A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enables the ball balls to win a plurality of starter slots provided on the game board without being deviated even lack of the adjustment of the firing force of the shootor with a shooting handle. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine has a temporary prize winning slot 16 provided in the playing area 2b on the game board 2a where the game balls flow down, the first and second starter slots 12a and 12b disposed at the positions lower than the temporary prize winning slot 16 in the playing area 2b and a downflow path 17 which is formed being opened toward the first and second starter slots 12a and 12b while communicating with the temporary prize winning slot 16 to guide the game balls entering the temporary prize winning slot 16 to the first or second starter slot 12a or 12b. A distribution member 19 is disposed in the downflow path 17 to distribute the game balls entering the temporary prize winning slot 16 to the first path 17a-1 extending to the first starter slot 12a or to the second path 17b-1 extending to the second starter slot 12b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a technique that is effective when applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of start ports are provided in a gaming board.

  In a gaming machine that uses a game ball as a game medium, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-71005, a plurality of start holes are provided in a game area as a means for improving the fun of the game, and each start hole is awarded a prize. A technique for switching between an effective mode and an invalid mode is disclosed.

In such a gaming machine, the player adjusts the momentum of the game ball in accordance with the switching of the mode, and launches the game ball aiming at the start opening where the winning is valid.
JP 2003-71005 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, in order to win the game ball to the starting port where the winning is valid, the game handle is flipped to the game area by appropriately rotating the launch handle clockwise and counterclockwise. You must change the resilience of the launcher you put in.

  This makes the operation troublesome for the player, and there is a risk that the interest of the game will be impaired.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a gaming machine in which a plurality of starting openings provided in a game board can be won without the game balls being biased without adjusting the resilience of the launching device with the launching handle. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a temporary prize opening provided in a game area of a game board where game balls flow down, and a first prize provided at a position lower than the temporary prize opening in the game area. The starting ball and the second starting port are communicated with the temporary winning port, and are formed to open toward the first starting port and the second starting port. And a downstream channel for guiding to the second starting port.

  As a result, the game ball that has entered the temporary winning opening is guided to the first starting port or the second starting port by the downflow path, so that the game board can be operated without adjusting the resilience of the launching device by the launching handle. It becomes possible to win a game ball without being biased with respect to a plurality of starting openings provided in the.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a distribution member that distributes the game balls that have entered the temporary winning opening into a first passage extending to the first starting opening and a second passage extending to the second starting opening is provided on the downflow path. Is arranged.

  Thereby, since the game ball is guided to the first start port or the second start port by the distribution member, it is biased with respect to the plurality of start ports without adjusting the resilience of the launching device by the launch handle. It becomes possible to win game balls without winning.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the distribution member distributes the game balls alternately to the first passage and the second passage.

  This makes it possible to evenly win game balls for a plurality of start ports.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the distribution member is provided so as to be swingable toward the first passage and the second passage, and a swing plate for guiding a game ball that has entered the temporary winning opening, A partition plate standing on a swing fulcrum of the plate and partitioning the swing plate into a first passage side and a second passage side, the partition plate depending on an inclination direction of the swing plate The position where the game ball is guided on the swing plate is distributed between the first passage side and the second passage side.

  As a result, the distributing member is composed of the swing plate and the partition plate standing on the swing plate, so that game balls can be evenly awarded to a plurality of start ports with an inexpensive and simple structure. Is possible.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the downflow path is arranged on the back surface of the game board.

  As a result, the flow path does not hinder the game area, so that the layout of the gaming members is not impaired by the presence of the flow path.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the game board is constituted by a member having transparency.

  Thereby, it is possible to visually recognize the state of the game ball rolling down the downflow path, and to improve the interest of the game.

  According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, according to the present invention, the game ball that has entered the temporary winning opening is guided to the first starting port or the second starting port by the downflow path, so that the resilience of the launching device is not adjusted by the launching handle. However, it is possible to win the game ball without being biased with respect to the plurality of start ports provided in the game board.

  In addition, by arranging a sorting member in the downstream path, the game ball is guided to the first starting port or the second starting port by this sorting member, so that the resilience of the launching device is adjusted by the launching handle. Even if it is not, it becomes possible to win a game ball without being biased with respect to a plurality of start ports.

  If the game balls are alternately distributed to the first passage and the second passage by the distribution member, it is possible to evenly win the game balls to the plurality of start ports.

  If the distribution member is composed of a swing plate and a partition plate standing on the swing plate, it becomes possible to evenly win game balls to a plurality of start ports with an inexpensive and simple structure. .

  If the downflow path is arranged on the back side of the game board, the downflow path does not hinder the game area, so that the layout of the gaming members is not impaired by the existence of the downflow path.

  If the game board is made of a transparent member, it is possible to visually recognize the state of the game ball rolling down the downflow path, so that it is possible to improve the interest of the game.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. Here, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same members, and duplicate descriptions are omitted. In addition, since description here is the best form by which this invention is implemented, this invention is not limited to the said form.

  1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a gaming board of the gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flow path provided in the gaming board of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the back of the game board, FIG. 4 is a view showing a first start port and a first opening provided in the game board of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a case where a game ball is guided to the first passage. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the sorting member when guiding the game ball to the second passage.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 1, a main body frame 3a on which a game board 2a is mounted is rotatably attached to a base frame 3b via a hinge. And the game machine main body 3 is comprised by the base frame 3b. And with respect to such a game machine main body 3, the glass unit 4 which covers the game board 2a so that visual recognition is possible, and the plate | board unit 5 located in the lower side of the glass door 4 are attached. One end of the glass door 4 and the dish unit 5 is pivotally supported by the gaming machine main body 3 and the other end is engaged with the gaming machine main body 3.

  The game board 2a has a game area 2b surrounded by its rails 6 in a large number of obstacles such as game nails 11 and windmills, general winning ports, starting ports 12a and 12b, large winning ports 13, out ports 14, and starting gates. A gaming member including a normal symbol display device, a special symbol display device 15, a temporary winning opening 16, and the like is arranged.

  Here, the general winning opening is a device that pays out a predetermined number of gaming balls when a winning game ball is won, and the start ports 12a and 12b are used to fluctuate and stop a plurality of symbols of the special symbol display device 15 when a winning game ball is won. The device, the special winning opening 13 is a device that is opened when the combination of symbols when the special symbol display device 15 is stopped becomes a predetermined combination of symbols and shifts to the special gaming state. The out port 14 is a device for collecting and collecting game balls that have not won any of the general winning port, the starting ports 12a and 12b, and the big winning port 13. The special symbol display device 15 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, a CRT (cathode ray tube), or a plasma display, and is a device that displays an arbitrary image based on an image signal input. The relationship between the temporary winning opening 16 and the temporary winning opening 16 and the start openings 12a and 12b will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the game board 2a is made of a light-transmitting resin such as polycarbonate, for example, and the special symbol display device 15 described above is arranged behind such a game board 2a and is visible through the game board 2a. It has become.

  However, the game board 2a may be a resin other than polycarbonate and may not have translucency. Furthermore, members other than resin, such as wooden, may be used. When the game board 2a is made of a resin that does not transmit light or is made of wood, the special symbol display device 15 is disposed so as to be visible through a display window opened in the game board 2a.

  In FIG. 2, illustrations of game members other than the start ports 12 a and 12 b, the special winning port 13, the out port 14, the special symbol display device 15, and the temporary winning port 16 are omitted. Further, only a part of the game nail 11 located in the main part is illustrated.

  In FIG. 1, the dish unit 5 is arranged below the game board 2a as described above. The tray unit 5 is provided with an upper tray 5a in which the paid-out game balls and game balls to be driven into the game area are stored in the upper part, and the lower tray 5b in which the game balls overflowed from the upper plate 5a due to the payout are stored. Is located at the bottom. Further, on the right side of the dish unit 5, a launch handle 7 that is rotated when a game ball is driven into the game area of the game board 2a via the rail 6 is provided. Further, a shutter lever 10 is provided that is operated when the game ball stored in the upper plate 5a is moved to the lower plate 5b and taken out at the end of the game.

  Speakers 8a and 8b are arranged on the left and right of the upper part of the glass door 4, respectively.

  Here, as shown in detail in FIG. 2, there are provided two start ports, a first start port 12a located on the left side of the game board 2a and a second start port 12b located on the left side. These start ports 12 a and 12 b are arranged at a position lower than the temporary winning port 16. A flow-down path 17 is formed so as to communicate with the temporary winning port 16 and further open toward the first start port 12a and the second start port 12b.

  In the present embodiment, each of the first start port 12a and the second start port 12b wins (that is, the plurality of symbols of the special symbol display device 15 fluctuate / stop when the game ball wins). Function that can be made effective), but only one of them may be effective. Alternatively, one of the winning combinations may be effective, and the other may be operated as a general winning opening.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the flow-down path 17 is arranged on the back surface of the game board 2a, and causes the game ball that has entered the temporary winning opening 16 to roll down and flow into the first start port 12a or the second start port. Guide to 12b. The downflow path 17 may be disposed in front of the game board 2a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, immediately below the first opening 17 a on the first starting port 12 a side of the downflow path 17 and immediately below the second opening 17 b on the second starting port 12 b side, and Game nails 11 are arranged on both sides immediately above the first start port 12a and the second start port 12b. Therefore, a part of the game ball 18 that has entered the temporary winning opening 16 and tumbled down the flow path 17 and reached the first opening 17a or the second opening 17b is left as it is in the first starting opening. 12a and the second starting port 12b are won, but the other part is bounced by the game nail 11 and the winning is blocked.

  In FIG. 4, the first start port 12a and the first opening 17a on the right side toward the game board 2a are shown, but the second start port 12b and the second opening 17b on the left side are shown. With respect to, the configuration is the same as the positional relationship is reversed.

  The flow-down path 17 is divided into a first passage 17a-1 extending to the first start port 12a and a second passage 17b-1 extending to the second start port 12b. Distributing members 19 are disposed for alternately distributing the game balls that have entered the mouth 16 one by one to the first passage 17a-1 and the second passage 17b-1.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the distribution member 19 includes a swing plate 19 a swingably provided toward the first passage 17 a-1 and the second passage 17 b-1. It comprises a partition plate 19b which stands on the swing fulcrum of the plate 19a and divides the swing plate 19a into a first passage side and a second passage side. Then, the game ball 18 that has entered the temporary winning opening 16 is guided to the swing plate 19a, and the partition plate 19b is positioned on the swing plate 19a where the game ball 18 is guided in accordance with the inclination direction of the swing plate 19a. Are distributed to the first passage side and the second passage side.

  That is, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, when the swing plate 19a is inclined in the direction of the second passage 17b-1, the partition plate 19b opens the first passage 17a-1. Since it comes to be located in the direction which closes the 2nd channel | path 17b-1, the game ball | bowl 18 is guided to the partition plate 19b, and is guide | induced to the 1st channel | path side of the rocking | swiveling plate 19a. Then, the distribution member 19 is swung by the weight of such a game ball 18 and is inclined in the direction of the first passage 17a-1 as shown by the solid line in FIG. As a result, the game ball 18 is fed into the first passage 17a-1 and heads toward the first start port 12a.

  Further, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, when the swing plate 19a is inclined in the direction of the first passage 17a-1, the partition plate 19b is opposite to the case shown in FIG. Since the first passage 17a-1 is closed and the second passage 17b-1 is opened, the game ball 18 is guided by the partition plate 19b to the second passage side of the swing plate 19a. Led to. Then, the distribution member 19 is swung by the weight of such a game ball 18 and is inclined in the direction of the second passage 17b-1 as shown by the solid line in FIG. As a result, the game ball 18 is fed into the second passage 17b-1 and heads toward the second start port 12b.

  Therefore, when the distribution member 19 continuously repeats the movement shown in FIG. 5 and the movement shown in FIG. 6, the game ball 18 alternates between the first passage 17 a-1 and the second passage 17 b-1. Sorted.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the game ball that has entered the temporary winning opening 16 is guided to the first starting port 12a or the second starting port 12b by the flow-down path 17, so that the launching handle 7 can Even without adjusting the resilience, it is possible to win a game ball without being biased with respect to the plurality of start ports 12a, 12b provided in the game board 2a.

  Further, by arranging the distribution member 19 in the flow down path 17, the distribution ball 19 guides the game ball to the first start port 12a or the second start port 12b. Even without adjusting the resilience, it is possible to win game balls without being biased with respect to the plurality of start openings 12a, 12b.

  In addition, since the game balls are alternately distributed to the first passage 17a-1 and the second passage 17b-1 by the distribution member 19, the game balls are evenly distributed to the plurality of start ports 12a, 12b. It is possible to win a prize. Further, such a sorting member 19 is constituted by the swing plate 19a and the partition plate 19b provided upright on the swing plate, so that the starter 12a, 12b can be provided with a cheap and simple structure. It becomes possible to win game balls evenly.

  Furthermore, since the downflow path 17 is disposed on the back surface of the game board 2 a, the downflow path 17 does not hinder the game area 2 b, and the layout of the gaming members is not impaired by the presence of the downflow path 17.

  And since the game board 2a is comprised with the member which has transparency, the mode of the game ball which rolls down the flow down path 17 can be visually recognized, and the improvement of the interest of a game can be aimed at.

  In addition, as described above, the distribution member does not distribute game balls alternately to the first passage 17a-1 and the second passage 17b-1, but may randomly distribute them. In addition, the distribution member 19 according to the present embodiment has a structure that swings. However, as long as it can distribute game balls, it has various structures such as a rod-shaped member, a partition plate, and a rotating body. Can be adopted. The distribution member may be fixed and cannot move. Even when the distribution member is moved, the distribution member is not moved by the game ball 18 as in the present embodiment, but is used as a drive member such as a solenoid. It may be driven to move.

  Further, the distribution member 19 may not be provided. In this case, the game balls that have entered the temporary winning opening 16 are randomly distributed in the first passage 17a-1 and the second passage 17b-1. Sorted.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is one of the gaming machines is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to a pachislot machine or a game center. The present invention can be applied to various game machines equipped with a game board such as various game machines installed.

It is a perspective view which shows the game machine which is one embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the game board of the gaming machine of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the flow down provided in the game board of FIG. 2 from the back surface of a game board. It is a figure which shows the 1st start opening and 1st opening part which were provided in the game board of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the distribution member in the case of guiding a game ball to a 1st channel | path. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the distribution member in the case of guiding a game ball to a 2nd channel | path.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
2a gaming board 2b gaming area 3 gaming machine body 3a body frame 3b base frame 4 glass door 5 dish unit 5a upper dish 5b lower dish 6 rail 7 launch handle 8a, 8b speaker 10 shutter lever 11 gaming nail 12a first start port 12b Second starting port 13 Large winning port 14 Out port 15 Special symbol display device 16 Temporary winning port 17 Downstream 17a First opening 17a-1 First passage 17b Second opening 17b-1 Second passage 18 game balls 19 sorting members 19a swing plates 19b partition plates

Claims (6)

A temporary winning opening provided in the game area of the game board where the game balls flow down,
A first start port and a second start port provided at a position lower than the temporary winning opening in the game area;
The game ball that is communicated with the temporary winning opening and opened toward the first starting opening and the second starting opening and that has entered the temporary winning opening is connected to the first starting opening or the first starting opening. A downstream channel that leads to the starting port of 2,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   A distribution member that distributes the game balls that have entered the temporary winning opening into a first passage that extends to the first start opening and a second passage that extends to the second start opening is disposed in the downstream path. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein:   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the distribution member distributes the game balls alternately to the first passage and the second passage. The sorting member is
A swing plate that is swingably provided toward the first passage and the second passage, and that guides a game ball that has entered the temporary winning opening;
A partition plate standing on a swing fulcrum of the swing plate and partitioning the swing plate into the first passage side and the second passage side;
The partition plate distributes a position where the game ball is guided on the swing plate to the first passage side and the second passage side according to an inclination direction of the swing plate. The gaming machine according to claim 3.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the downflow path is disposed on a back surface of the gaming board. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gaming board is configured by a member having transparency.

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