JP2006034769A - Ball passage for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball passage for a game machine which can stir up the amusement of the game. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of short cylindrical elements 11 on which a polarization film is wound, and of which the permeation axes of light are orthogonal are formed. Then, this ball passage 3 is constituted by adjacently arranging the short cylindrical elements 11 of which the permeation axes are orthogonal alternately in series. At the adjacent section 12 between the short cylindrical elements 11, a light impermeable dark shading section 13 can be introduced. Although the shading section 13 is visually recognized by a game player just like a plug which horizontally intercepts the ball passage 3, the ball passes through the plug. The short cylindrical element 11 can be stacked in two stages of the top and the bottom by molding them into a square tubular element. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball path of a gaming machine for sending a ball to a stage or the like before a changing symbol display screen of the gaming machine.

  A game board of a pachinko machine that is a gaming machine is usually provided with a center accessory having a symbol variation display device. The symbol variation display device has a structure as shown in, for example, Patent Document 1, and the symbol variation display device shown by quoting FIG. 10 surrounds the liquid crystal screen b and the liquid crystal screen b. And a game ball guiding frame 51 provided on the board. A slightly horizontally long rectangular hole 53 is formed in the central portion of the mounting plate 52 of the game ball guiding frame 51, and the liquid crystal screen b is provided in front of the rectangular hole 53. An inlet hole 56 through which a game ball can enter is formed on the upper left side of the mounting plate 2, and an outlet hole 57 for the game ball is formed below the hole 56, and these holes 56, 57 are communicated by a ball passage 58. ing. An arc-shaped stage 60 having a low center is provided below the mounting plate 52. The stage 60 is partitioned into a front part 60a and a rear part 60b by a partition plate 61 made of a transparent material. The partition plate 61 is formed with a concave groove 62 for rolling the game ball on the upper surface, and a number of notches 63 are formed at the front and rear edges of the concave groove 62. The game ball rolling can be dropped to the front side or the rear side of the stage 60.

  In the structure configured as described above, the game ball that has entered the entrance hole 56 is guided to the stage 60 through the ball passage 58, and slowly rolls on the partition plate 61 to weaken the momentum before the stage. It falls on either the part 60a or the rear part 60b. In this way, by changing the residence time and flow direction of the ball on the stage 10, it is possible to excite the fun of the game.

However, in the above-described symbol variation display device, there is no obstacle in the ball passage 58, and the time until the ball entering the inlet hole 56 is discharged from the outlet hole 57 is substantially constant and varies. Lack of sex. Further, since the ball passage 58 is made of an opaque material, the player cannot visually recognize the state of the ball flowing down, and therefore the ball passage 58 does not contribute to the effect of exciting the game.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2002-159659 (FIG. 5)

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems and provide a ball path of a gaming machine that can excite the fun of gaming.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the ball path of the gaming machine of the present invention is configured such that a polarizing film having a transmission axis orthogonal to the side surface of the ball path is arranged adjacent to the side of the ball path. It is characterized in that a light-shielding part that blocks transmission is visually recognized, and is characterized in that a short cylindrical body constituted by a polarizing film whose transmission axes are orthogonal to each other is arranged adjacent to each other. Is. In the ball passage described above, a stopper capable of preventing the passage of the sphere can be provided in the adjacent portion of the polarizing film, and the ball passage can be divided at the adjacent portion of the polarizing film, Further, the ball passage can be tilted freely.

  In the ball path of the gaming machine of the present invention, the polarizing films having the transmission axes orthogonal to each other around the side surface of the ball path are alternately arranged adjacent to each other. Color shading parts can appear. This shading part passes through the game ball even though it is visible to the player as if it were a plate-like plug that horizontally blocks the ball passage, so it attracts the player's curiosity and excites the fun of the game Can do. Moreover, the same effect as the above can also be obtained by adjoining a short cylindrical body made of a polarizing film having orthogonal transmission axes.

  In addition, by providing a stopper that can stop the ball, such as a horizontal plate or an electromagnet, in the adjacent part, the flow of the ball is delayed or stopped in a state where the light shielding part is visually recognized, so that the game ball is incomprehensible to the player. The flow situation can be produced. Further, when the adjacent polarizing films are separated from each other, the light shielding portion can be extinguished, and when the adjacent polarizing films are brought close to each other, the light shielding portion can appear. Furthermore, the light-shielding portion can be extinguished or made to appear by tilting the spherical passage as described above.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a symbol variation display device, wherein 1 is a symbol display screen such as a liquid crystal screen, 2 is a mounting plate provided on the front surface of the game ball guiding frame, and 3 is according to the present invention. It is a ball passage.
Also in this symbol variation display device, a slightly horizontally long rectangular hole 4 is formed at the center of the mounting plate 2, and the symbol display screen 1 faces forward from the rectangular hole 4. The ball passage 3 is disposed on the left side of the mounting plate 2 and communicates with a ball inlet 5 provided at the upper portion and a ball outlet 6 provided at the lower portion. A shallow concave stage 7 is provided below the mounting plate 2, and the sphere that has flowed into the stage 7 through the ball passage 3 falls forward while swinging left and right on the stage 7. A winning opening (not shown) is provided in the lower front part of the stage 7, and a right to generate a big hit can be acquired when a ball wins the winning opening.

  In the symbol variation display device, the mounting plate 2 is transparent at least in a portion covering the ball passage 3 so that the ball passage 3 is visible. The spherical passage 3 has a structure as shown in FIG. 2, and a plurality of short cylinders 11 formed by winding a polarizing film into a tubular shape are joined adjacently in series by an adhesive or the like. It is configured. And the transmission axis of the polarizing film which comprises the short cylinder 11 is made to orthogonally cross alternately.

  Here, the polarizing film (polarizing plate) will be described. A polarizing film is an element that changes natural light into linearly polarized light. Light is an electromagnetic wave that vibrates in a plane perpendicular to the traveling direction, and natural light has a non-constant electromagnetic wave direction and includes vibrations in all directions. When natural light passes through the polarizing film, vibration in the direction parallel to the axis (transmission axis) through which the polarizing film passes light vibration passes, but light in the direction perpendicular to the transmission axis is absorbed and cannot pass. Linearly polarized light, which is light that vibrates only in the direction, is obtained. And when a polarizing film is placed in the direction of travel of this linearly polarized light, most of the light passes when the transmission axis of the polarizing film and the vibration direction of the linearly polarized light are parallel, but when the vibration direction and the transmission axis are perpendicular. Almost absorbed. Accordingly, when the transmission axes of the two polarizing films are arranged orthogonal to each other, light cannot be transmitted.

  In the spherical passage of the present invention, as described above, the polarizing film constituting the short cylinder 11 has the transmission axes alternately orthogonal. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when viewed from one side, the linearly polarized light that has passed through the upper part AB of the adjacent part 12 of the short cylinder 11 is C- of the short cylinder 11 in which the transmission axes are arranged orthogonally. It is blocked by D and cannot pass. As a result, a black wall-shaped light-shielding portion 13 is visually recognized between CDs, and this light-shielding portion 13 looks just like a plate-like stopper applied to the connection portion 12. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of light blocking portions 13 can be formed in the spherical passage 3 by connecting a plurality of short cylinders 11. However, since the player has an illusion that the ball passage 3 is blocked, it takes time to understand the phenomenon that the inflowing game ball passes through the ball passage 3 or cannot understand it. You will experience a mysterious phenomenon.

  By forming a gap in the connecting portion 12 of the ball passage 3 configured as described above and allowing the plate-like stopper 14 to enter and exit as shown in FIG. 4, the passing and stopping of the game ball can be operated. . Alternatively, the passing and stopping of the game ball can be operated by using an electromagnet as the stopper 14 and appropriately energizing the electromagnet. Therefore, if these stoppers 14 are arranged behind the ornament so that they are not easily seen by the player, the player will finally see a strange phenomenon.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, a part of the short cylinder 11 is separated and inclined, or the entire spherical passage 3 is inclined as shown in FIG. As a result, the light shielding portion 13 is extinguished. If they are returned to the original state, the light shielding portion 13 can appear again. In this way, it is possible to change the visual recognition state of the ball passage 3.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the spherical passage 3 of the present invention uses a long transparent pipe 8 as a base, and alternately adjoins polarizing films 9 and 9 that circulate around the side of the base and have orthogonal transmission axes. It can also be configured by pasting. Moreover, as for the spherical channel | path 3 of this invention, as shown to FIG. The spherical passage 3 shown in FIG. 8 is configured such that a sphere flows in the lateral direction, but the light shielding portion 13 is provided in the adjacent portion 12 of the polarizing films 9 and 9 even if the spherical passage 3 is a square shape in this way. Can appear. Then, by providing the ball extraction hole 15 on the bottom surface or the back surface of the ball passage 3, it is possible to change the flow direction of the ball. Further, the spherical passage 3 shown in FIG. 9 is obtained by stacking two spherical passages 3 formed by the polarizing films 9 and 9 whose transmission axes are orthogonal to each other in two layers in the horizontal direction, and adjacent portions 12 thereof. The light shielding part 13 can appear. Also in this case, by providing the ball hole 15 on the bottom surface and the back surface of the ball passage 3, it is possible to change the flow direction of the ball. In addition, the light-shielding part 13 can also be made to appear by sticking the polarizing film 9 to the required two surfaces of the side surface of the spherical passage 3 with the transmission axes orthogonal to each other.

  As described above, in the ball path of the gaming machine of the present invention, the polarizing film whose transmission axis is orthogonal is arranged adjacent to the side surface of the ball path, so that a plate-shaped light shielding portion can appear in the ball path. . Therefore, there is a great advantage that it is possible to attract the player's interest in the game by feeling the strange phenomenon that the ball passes despite the presence of the board.

It is a front view of the symbol fluctuation display device provided with the ball passage concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of a ball passage. It is explanatory drawing of the state in which the light-shielding part is formed. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attaches a stopper to a light-shielding part. It is a perspective view which shows the short cylinder body pulled apart. It is a perspective view which shows the state where the light shielding part appeared and the state where it disappeared. It is a perspective view of a ball passage constituted by sticking a polarizing film to a transparent pipe. It is a perspective view which shows a square-shaped spherical channel | path in horizontal direction. It is a perspective view of the ball passage piled up on two steps of the upper and lower sides. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a symbol fluctuation | variation display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Symbol display screen 2 Mounting plate 3 Ball passage 4 Rectangular hole 5 Ball inlet 6 Ball outlet 7 Stage 8 Transparent pipe 9 Polarizing film 11 Short cylinder 12 Short cylinder adjacent part 13 Light-shielding part 14 Stopper 15 Ball hole

Claims (5)

  A gaming machine in which a polarizing film having an orthogonal transmission axis is disposed adjacent to a side surface of a spherical passage so that a light-shielding portion that blocks light transmission is visually recognized at an adjacent portion of the polarizing film. Ball passage.   A ball path of a gaming machine, wherein a short cylindrical body made of a polarizing film having transmission axes orthogonal to each other is formed adjacent to each other.   The ball path of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a stopper capable of preventing the passage of the ball is provided in an adjacent portion of the polarizing film.   The ball path of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball path can be divided at an adjacent portion of the polarizing film. The ball path of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball path is tiltable.

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