JP2006081752A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of improving the savor of a game by utilizing game balls flowing down a ball path. <P>SOLUTION: In order to solve the problem, the game machine relating comprises: a start port 12 provided in the game area 2b of an at least partially transparent game board 2a where the game balls flow down; an at least partially transparent start ball path 33 provided in the transparent part of the game board on the back surface side of the start port 12, where the game balls flowing into the start port 12 are made to flow down; and an LED 51 for the start ball path provided on the back surface side of the start ball path 33 for irradiating the front surface side of the start ball path 33 with light by lighting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a technique effective when applied to a gaming machine having a ball passage through which a gaming ball flows down.

A conventional gaming machine has a game ball flow path for allowing a game ball to flow down to the back side of the ball inlet so that the ball flowing into the ball inlet (warp port, winning port, etc.) flows smoothly and reliably. Provided (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-159900 A

  However, in the related art, the game ball only flows down the game ball flow path (ball path) provided on the back side of the ball inlet, and no effect is given for the flow down. For this reason, the interest of the game may not be sufficiently enhanced.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the interest of a game by using a game ball flowing down a ball passage.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention provides a ball inlet provided in a game area (game area 2b) of a game board (game board 2a) in which at least a part of the game ball flows down is transparent. (For example, a general winning opening (not shown), a large winning opening 13, a warp opening 16, a starting opening 12, etc.) and a back side of the ball inlet, and a portion having transparency of the game board, A ball passage (for example, a general ball passage (not shown), a warp ball passage 16a, a starting ball passage 33, etc.) having transparency at least partially for allowing the game ball flowing into the ball inlet to flow down, and the ball passage And a light irradiation unit (for example, a starting ball path LED 51) that irradiates light to the front side of the ball path by lighting.

  Thereby, since the state of the game ball flowing down the ball passage is confirmed by the brightness of the light, it is possible to attract the player's interest with respect to the game ball after flowing into the ball inlet.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the game board is at least partially translucent, and the ball passage is provided on the back side of the translucent portion.

  As a result, the state of the game ball to be projected can be confirmed in a vaguely enlarged manner.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a light diffusion member (for example, a starting ball passage seal member 31) that transmits and diffuses the light emitted from the light irradiation unit is provided on the front side of the ball passage. Features.

  Thereby, the light irradiated from a light irradiation part is spread | diffused, and the range which can visually recognize the said light is expanded.

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

  That is, according to the present invention, the game ball flowing down the ball passage blocks part of the light emitted by the light irradiation unit. Thereby, since the state of the game ball flowing down the ball passage is confirmed by the brightness of the light, it is possible to attract the player's interest with respect to the game ball after flowing into the ball inlet.

  If at least a part of the game board has translucency and the ball passage is provided on the back side of the translucent part, the state of the projected game ball can be enlarged and confirmed. Will come to be.

  If a light diffusing member that transmits and diffuses the light irradiated from the light irradiation unit is provided on the front side of the spherical passage, the light irradiated from the light irradiation unit is diffused and the light can be visually recognized. Expands.

  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 an explanatory view showing a rear side of the gaming board of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the electrical decoration member of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the case where the game ball flows down the starting ball 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 lot of obstacles (not shown) such as game nails and windmills, a general winning opening, a large winning opening 13, an out opening 14, a starting gate 15, A gaming member comprising a warp port 16, a normal symbol display device (not shown), a special symbol display device (not shown), and the like, and an electric accessory component 18 having a start port 12, a pocket 12 a and an ordinary electric accessory 17. Is arranged.

  Here, the general winning opening is a device in which a predetermined number of game balls are paid out when a game ball wins (inflows). In addition, the ball that has won the general winning opening is collected by rolling down a general ball passage (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 2a.

  The start gate 15 is a device that fluctuates / stops a plurality of symbols of the normal symbol display device when the game ball has passed, and the winning prize opening 13 is preset with a combination of symbols when the special symbol display device is stopped. It is a device that is in an open state when it has entered a special gaming state as a combination of specific symbols. In addition, the ball that has won the big prize opening 13 is collected by rolling down a big prize ball passage (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 2a. The out port 14 is a device for collecting and collecting game balls that have not won (inflowed) any of the general winning port, the starting port 12, the big winning port 13, and the ordinary electric accessory 17. The special symbol display device is, for example, a liquid crystal display, a CRT (cathode ray tube), a plasma display, or the like, and displays an arbitrary image based on an image signal input.

  The warp port 16 is a device that guides the inflowing game ball to the warp ball passage 16a arranged on the back side of the game board 2a.

  The game ball guided to the warp ball passage 16 a rolls down the warp ball passage 16 a and is discharged from the warp outlet 16 b located above the start port 12. That is, the game ball that has flowed into the warp port 16 is guided to the start port 12 by the warp ball passage 16a.

  Here, the warp ball passage 16a is arranged on the back side of the game board 2a as described above, and is indicated by a dotted line in FIG. The warp ball passage 16a is at least partially transparent.

  The ordinary electric accessory 17 has a receiving port 17a for receiving a game ball, and is an apparatus provided with an opening / closing mechanism that can be switched between a state where it is easy to receive a game ball and a state where it is difficult to receive a game ball. The normal electric accessory 17 is in a state in which it is difficult to accept a game ball in a normal state, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when the normal symbol display device stops at a symbol meaning “win”) ) For a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds), and is switched to a state in which the game ball can be easily received. It should be noted that when a game ball wins the receiving port 17a, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out.

  The start port 12 is a device that fluctuates and stops a plurality of symbols of the special symbol display device when a game ball wins (inflows). The game balls that have won the start opening 12 enter the pocket 12a and are then collected by rolling down the start ball passage 33 on the back side of the game board 2a.

  Here, the starting ball passage 33 is composed of a starting ball passage 33c and a starting ball passage 33d and is disposed on the back side of the game board 2a, and is indicated by a dotted line in FIG. Further, at least a part of the starting ball passage 33 is transparent.

  In addition, in FIG. 2, the starting ball passage 33d indicated by the diagonal line on the right side is blocked in the present embodiment, so that the game ball does not flow down the passage. Therefore, the game balls flow down exclusively in the starting ball passage 33c on the left side in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the game board 2a is made of a resin having translucency (transparency), such as polycarbonate, and the special symbol display device described above is arranged behind such a game board 2a, and the game board 2a. Visible through.

  However, the game board 2a may be a member other than polycarbonate as long as it has translucency, or may be a translucent member that is smoked. Further, a portion where various ball passages (for example, a general ball passage, a grand prize ball passage, a warp ball passage 16a, a starting ball passage 33, etc.) are not provided on the back surface may not have translucency. . Therefore, for example, a member such as a wooden member may be used in a portion that does not have light projecting properties. Further, the special symbol display device may be arranged so as to be visible through a display window opened in the game board 2a.

  Various ball passages (general ball passage, large winning ball passage, warp ball passage 16a, starting ball passage 33, etc.) are also made of a member having at least a part that is transparent or translucent.

  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.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the game board 2a will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the back side of the game board of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, LED supports positioned on the back of various ball paths (for example, a general ball path (not shown), a grand prize ball path (not shown), a warp ball path 16a, a starting ball path 33, etc.). The member is provided with an LED (light emitting diode) as a light irradiator (the start ball passage LED 51 is provided on the LED support member 52 located on the back of the start ball passage 33).

  For example, in the present embodiment, a LED for a warp ball passage (not shown) is provided on the LED support member located on the back surface of the warp ball passage 16a, and an LED support member 52 located on the back surface of the start ball passage 33 is provided on the LED support member 52. The start ball passage LED 51 (FIG. 4) is provided with a general ball passage LED (not shown) on the LED support member positioned on the back of the general ball passage.

  Each LED irradiates light to a spherical passage provided on the front side by lighting. In addition, since each spherical passage has a transparent or semi-transparent portion, as a result, the light from each LED is irradiated to the front side of the transparent portion of the various spherical passages.

  Next, the structure of the electrical decoration member 60 is demonstrated using FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the electrical decoration member of the present invention.

  Here, the illumination member 60 is for the starting ball passage provided on the front surface of the ball passage base 32, the LED support member 52 that supports the starting ball passage LED 51, the starting ball passage cover 33a, and the starting ball passage cover 33a. The seal member 31 is constituted.

  The ball passage base 32 is bulged upward at a substantially central position, and the raised portion is a start ball passage 33 whose front is protected by a start ball passage cover 33a. A game ball won in the starter 12 (FIG. 2) enters the pocket 12a (FIG. 2) and is then guided to the top of the starter ball passage 33. Then, the game ball is collected by rolling down the starting ball passage 33c so as to draw an arc.

  Note that the starting ball passage 33d is blocked in the present embodiment as described above.

  The start ball passage LED 51 is provided on the back side of the start ball passage 33 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 3 described above.

  In the present embodiment, since the start ball passage 33d is blocked as described above, the start ball passage LED 51 may be lit only in a portion corresponding to the start ball passage 33c, or the start ball passage may be turned on. It does not have to be provided on the back surface of 33d.

  The start ball passage cover 33a is a member that covers the front of the start ball passage 33 so as to protect it.

  The starting ball passage cover 33a can prevent the game ball from leaving the starting ball passage 33c in the course of rolling down the starting ball passage 33c.

  The start ball passage cover 33a is also transparent or translucent like the start ball passage 33, and the transparent or translucent portion transmits light from the start ball passage LED 51. Yes.

  In addition, a start ball passage seal member 31 is attached to the front surface of the start ball passage cover 33 a along the start ball passage 33.

  The starting ball passage sealing member 31 is transparent or translucent, and has a large number of irregularities on the surface that are rough to the touch. Here, the unevenness has a function of refracting light. Therefore, the light emitted from the start ball passage LED 51 is refracted in a complicated manner by the unevenness when passing through the seal, and diffuses as shown in FIG.

  Next, the configuration of the main part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the present invention.

  A part of the electric accessory component 18 is inserted into the electric accessory component insertion hole 2c provided in the game board 2a from the front side of the game board 2a.

  The spherical passage base 32 is provided on the back surface of the base frame 40 having a substantially square shape. The starting ball passage 33 of the ball passage base 32 is inserted into the electric accessory constituting member insertion hole 2c via a starting ball passage cover 33a to which a starting ball passage seal member 31 is attached. The electric member constituting member 18 is coupled to the back member.

  In this connection, the protruding portion of the back surface of the electric power component constituting member 18 inserted into the electric accessory constituting member insertion hole 2c is fitted into the fitting hole 32a formed at the center of the upper portion of the ball passage base 32. Is done.

  As described above, since the electric accessory component 18 and the starting ball passage 33 are coupled, the game ball that has entered the pocket 12 a can be guided to the top of the starting ball passage 33.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a case where the game ball flows down the starting ball passage 33c.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game ball 65 flowing down the starting ball passage 33 c blocks a part of the light emitted from the starting ball passage LED 51. That is, the game ball 65 blocks light at a portion facing the start ball passage LED 51. The light that is not blocked by the game ball 65 passes through transparent or translucent portions such as the start ball passage 33c and the start ball passage cover 33a, and then passes through the start ball passage seal member 31. The light is diffused as described above when passing through the starting ball passage sealing member 31, and reaches the front of the game board 2a.

  As a result, when the game ball flows down the start ball passage 33c, the game ball is shielded from light and shadows are formed, so that the player can know that the game ball is flowing down the start ball passage 33c. (See FIG. 6. In the figure, reference numeral 70 indicates the player's eyes.) In this way, the state of the game ball flowing down the starting ball passage 33c is confirmed by the brightness of the light.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this is merely illustrative of the present invention and does not particularly limit the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, since the start ball passage 33d is blocked, the game ball does not flow down the passage, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game ball may flow down the start ball passage 33d indicated by hatching in FIG. 2, or instead of the game ball flowing down through the start ball passage 33d, the game ball does not flow down into the start ball passage 33c. May be.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the state of the game ball flowing down the starting ball passage 33 is mainly confirmed by the brightness of light is not limited to this, but other ball passages (for example, The state of the game ball flowing down the general ball passage, the big winning ball passage, the warp ball passage 16a, etc.) may be confirmed in the same manner.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the various ball passages are arranged on the back side of the game board 2a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be arranged, for example, on the front side of the game board 2a.

  Further, a game ball detection unit as a sensor for detecting a game ball may be provided at an arbitrary place in various ball paths, and the corresponding LED may be turned on when the game ball detection unit detects the game ball. . Specifically, when a game ball is detected, the game ball detection unit installed at an arbitrary location in the ball passage has a function of transmitting a signal indicating that the game ball has been detected to the CPU, and has received the signal. The CPU turns on the corresponding LED according to the signal. This makes it possible to light the LED corresponding to the ball path only when the game ball passes through the ball path.

  Therefore, for example, a game ball detection unit is provided near the top of the start ball passage 33, and when a game ball is detected by the game ball detection unit, the start ball passage LED 51 is set to be lit. Is also possible.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, LED (light emitting diode) is used as a light irradiation part, However, This invention is not limited to a light irradiation part being LED. For example, you may employ | adopt a lamp | ramp as a light irradiation part.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the game ball flowing down the starting ball passage 33 blocks part of the light emitted by the starting ball passage LED 51. As a result, the state of the game ball flowing down the start ball passage 33 is confirmed by the brightness of light, so that the player's interest can be attracted to the game ball after flowing into the start port 12.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, at least a part of the game board 2a has translucency, and the starting ball passage 33 is provided on the back side of the translucent part, so that it is projected. The state of the game ball will be enlarged and confirmed.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the start ball passage seal member 31 that transmits and diffuses the light emitted from the start ball passage LED 51 is provided on the front surface side of the start ball passage 33. The light emitted from the LED 51 for the ball passage is diffused, and the range in which the light can be visually recognized is expanded.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is applied to a gaming machine in which the main body of the pachinko gaming machine is attached to the gaming machine is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a pachislot machine, sparrow ball The present invention can be applied to various game machines such as a smart ball or various game machines installed in a game center.

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 explanatory drawing which shows the back side of the game board of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the electrical decoration member of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the case where a game ball | bowl flows down the starting ball | bowl channel | path.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
2a Game board 2b Game area 2c Electric component component insertion hole 3 Game machine body 3a Body frame 3b Base frame 4 Glass door 5 Dish unit 5a Upper plate 5b Lower plate 6 Rail 7 Launch handle 8a, 8b Speaker 10 Shutter lever 12 Start port (inlet)
12a pocket
13 Grand Prize Winner (Inlet)
14 Out port 15 Start gate 16 Warp port (inlet)
16a Warp ball passage (ball passage)
16b Warp outlet 17 Ordinary electric accessory 17a Receiving port 18 Electric accessory constituent member 31 Start ball passage seal member (light diffusion member)
32 Ball passage base 32a Insertion hole
33, 33d Starting ball passage (ball passage)
33a Start ball passage cover 40 Base frame 51 Start ball passage LED (light irradiator)
52 LED support member 60 Illumination member 65 Game ball 70 Player's eyes

Claims (3)

A ball inlet provided in a game area of a game board in which at least part of the game ball flows down is transparent;
A ball passage which is provided on the back side of the ball inlet and in a portion having transparency of the game board, and at least part of which flows the game ball flowing into the ball inlet has transparency;
A gaming machine, comprising: a light irradiating portion that is provided on a back side of the ball passage and irradiates light on a front side of the ball passage when turned on.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the game board has translucency, and the ball passage is provided on a back side of the translucent part. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a light diffusing member that transmits and diffuses light emitted from the light irradiating unit is provided on a front side of the ball passage.

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