JP2006102078A - Game ball flow path converter and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game ball converter capable of suitably guiding game balls and increasing a savor in a pachinko game by being installed around a winning port which is important in terms of developing the pachinko game. <P>SOLUTION: The game ball converter is composed of a base member 19 attached to a game board and a ball guide member 24 attached to the front surface of the base member. The ball guide member is provided with a ball passing port 30 where the game ball P passes through, is provided so as to be freely swung around the rotary shaft of the base member 19, and is made heavier on the lower part side than the upper part centering the rotary shaft, and the ball passing port 30 is made to stand by itself. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game ball conversion device that is mounted on a game board of a pachinko game machine and changes in the flow direction in which the game ball flows down on the game board, and a pachinko game machine using the same.

  Conventionally, on the game board surface, a big winning opening, a symbol display device, a symbol starting winning port, a windmill, etc. are arranged, and when the game ball wins the symbol starting winning port, the symbol of the symbol display device starts changing, A special game state (big hit) occurs when the display at the time of symbol fluctuation stop is aligned with a specific symbol, and the opening / closing member of the big prize opening is opened for a predetermined time or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls. Further, pachinko gaming machines in which a special game state continues for a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 rounds) when a prize is placed in a continuous prize opening in the big prize opening while the opening / closing member of the special prize opening is open are generally known. Yes.

  By the way, the pachinko machine has a device for converting the flow of a game ball called the windmill. This is a rotating body with blades around it, with a nail fixed on the game board surface as an axis, and the rotating body with blades rotates according to the state where the game ball contacts the rotating body, The game ball is thrown in an appropriate direction, and changes the flow direction of the game ball flowing down the game board.

  In addition, the game ball flow direction changing device such as the windmill is generally arranged at a position far away from the symbol starting winning opening on the surface of the game board, and the game ball flowing down to a position far away from the symbol starting winning opening is arranged. However, by contacting the windmill, it was made to flow down toward the start winning opening where the lottery is performed with a small probability and an expected value.

Prior art documents of the present application include the following.
JP 11-313919 A JP 08-229200 A

As described above, in the game ball flow down direction conversion device such as a windmill, the rotation direction of the winged rotating body is rotated left and right according to the state in which the game ball is in contact with the windmill, and the game ball is not changed depending on the rotation direction of the rotating body. It is thrown in a regular direction, and a change is given to the flow direction of the game ball.
For this reason, the direction in which the game ball is brought into contact with the windmill is blown in a completely irregular direction and is not constant, so even if it is provided around the symbol start winning opening where a lottery lottery or the like important in games is performed Therefore, the winning at the symbol starting winning opening is blocked, and therefore, a conventional game ball flow direction changing device cannot be provided in the vicinity of the winning opening.

  The present invention is a novel proposal invented to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can suitably guide a game ball, and a winning prize for starting, in which a jackpot lottery or the like important in developing a pachinko game is performed. A gaming ball conversion device and a pachinko gaming machine that convert the flow of gaming balls to increase the interest in a pachinko game by being installed near a winning opening such as a mouth.

  The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, that is, the invention of claim 1 of the present invention includes a base member attached to a game board, and a ball guide member attached to the front surface of the base member. The ball guide member has a ball passage port through which a game ball passes, and is provided so as to be swingable around the rotation axis of the base member. A gaming ball conversion device characterized in that a ball passing port is provided so as to be independent.

  The invention of claim 2 of the present invention is the game ball conversion device characterized in that the ball guide member is provided with a game ball abutting portion on which the game ball abuts on an outer side portion of the ball passage opening.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game ball conversion device according to the present invention, wherein the game ball contact portion of the ball guide member is provided in a skirt shape that spreads at the bottom.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game ball converting device according to the present invention, wherein the ball guide member is provided with a swing range restricting device for restricting a swing range with the base member.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a winning opening is provided at a lower portion of the game ball converting device.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball guide member is swingably provided with respect to the base member attached to the game board, and when the game ball enters the ball passage opening of the ball guide member, The member swings and the ball passage opening also swings, so that the game ball does not fall into a predetermined position.
For example, in the case where a winning opening such as a start opening is arranged below the ball passage opening, a big interest can be obtained by winning or not winning the winning opening. Since the lower part side of the ball guide member is heavy with respect to the rotation axis, the ball passage port does not rotate around, and the ball passage port is self-supporting so as to easily receive the falling ball on the game board. In addition, the guide position of the game ball guided through the passage opening is not dissipated in all directions like a conventional windmill, but the game ball is guided to a limited position to some extent. Is suitable.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game ball contact portion is provided on the outer side of the ball passage opening of the ball guide member, so that the game ball flowing around the ball passage opening contacts the ball contact portion. The ball guide member is swung by the inertia force, and the abutted game ball is moved in an unexpected direction. For this reason, whether or not the game ball enters the passage opening, does not enter or does not seem to enter the passage opening, and the game ball is guided through the passage opening and won after passing through the passage opening. No or not, and an interesting pachinko game is played.

  According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention, since the game ball abutting portion of the ball guide member is provided in a skirt having a wide hem, the flowing game ball can easily come into contact with the skirt having a wide hem, For this reason, the ball guide member is easy to swing, and even if the game ball enters the passing port, it is guided in an unexpected direction, or the game ball that is in contact with the skirt portion is skipped to the outer periphery of the ball guide member. An interesting game is played in the direction.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the swing range of the ball guide member is restricted, the guide direction of the game ball is limited, and it is easy to obtain the relevance to the winning opening installed at the bottom. In addition, the game ball can easily enter the passage opening of the ball guide member and can be easily guided.

  According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention, a prize opening which is particularly important in the game is arranged at the lower part of the ball conversion device, so that a big interest can be obtained by winning or not winning the prize opening. It is done. Moreover, the conversion of the game ball guided through the passage of the conversion device is not dissipated in all directions like a conventional windmill, but it is converted to a position where the range is limited to some extent, so it seems to enter the prize opening It is possible to enter a slot machine that is not likely to enter or that is not likely to enter the opposite direction, so that a pachinko machine with increased interest is obtained.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 show an embodiment of the game ball conversion device of the present invention. The game ball conversion device of this embodiment is rotated on a base member 19 and a base member 19 which are attached to the surface of a general pachinko machine game board 10. The pachinko machine game board 10 is provided with a through hole 11, and the ball guide member 24 is provided to rotate and swing around the through hole 11.

  Normally, the game board 10 of the pachinko machine is provided with various winning holes, but the gaming ball conversion device of the present embodiment is provided at an upper position in the vicinity of an important starting winning hole such as a big hit lottery. Specifically, a through hole 11 is provided at a position where the game ball conversion device is provided, a bearing housing 22 extending from the back surface of the base member 19 is attached to the through hole 11, and screws are attached to the mounting holes 20 on the left and right of the base member 19. It is fixed to the game board 10 using.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a bearing housing 22 protruding from the back surface of the base member 19 into the through hole 11 is provided, and a ball bearing 23 is mounted in the bearing housing 22, and a game ball guide is guided to the inner ring of the bearing 23. The center shaft 32 of the member 24 is fitted and mounted. In this way, the ball guide member 24 is rotatably attached to the base member 19 fixed to the game board 10 as a whole.

  The ball guide member 24 has a passage opening 30 through which the game ball P passes from the upper part to the lower part, and the game ball P enters from the upper entrance of the passage opening and is discharged to the lower exit. The outer side of the ball passage opening 30 forms a contact portion 31 of the game ball P having a skirt-like hem shape. When the game ball P comes into contact with the ball contact portion 31 as shown in FIG. 2, the ball guide member 24 is tilted by the inertial force of the game ball P, for example, as shown in FIG. The direction of the entrance and exit of the mouth changes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when the ball passing port 30 is in a vertical state and the ball guide member 24 is not swinging, the game ball P comes out straight from the upper part to the lower part. In the state where the ball guide member 24 is swinging as in FIG. 6, the direction of the entrance and exit of the ball passing port 30 is inclined, so the direction of the entrance and exit of the game ball P is different, and the entrance is from the top. The game ball is guided in an unexpected direction, such as entering the ball from an oblique direction and discharging it from the oblique direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball guide member 24 is provided so that the lower part is longer than the upper part of the ball passage opening 30 around the rotation center shaft 32, and therefore the lower part is heavier. It is provided as follows. Further, a weight 38 is provided on the lower side of the ball guide member 24 to make the lower side heavy, and the ball guide member 24 is repeatedly rocked, and then the passage port 30 penetrating vertically is provided so as to be self-supporting after rocking. is there.

  In the device for regulating the swing range (swing angle) of the ball guide member 24, an arc-shaped groove concentric with the bearing housing 22 is provided in the base member 19, and the arc-shaped groove is formed on the arc-shaped groove from the back surface of the ball guide member 24. A restricting pin to be inserted into the arc-shaped groove is assembled by providing a restricting pin to be inserted into the arcuate groove, and the swinging range restricting device of the ball guide member 24 is formed. In addition, a rotation restricting pin for restricting the rotation range at the side portion of the ball passage port 30 may be erected on the base member to provide a swing range restricting device for the ball guide member.

In the above-described embodiment, it is also possible to fit the bearing housing 22 directly to the game board 10 without using the base member 19 and mount the ball guide member 24 on the game board 10 so that the rotation swing is performed. It is.
2 to FIG. 4 is an LED substrate, which is attached via a fixture 34 that is locked to the bearing housing 22 on the back surface of the ball passage 30. For example, when a game ball passes through the passage opening 30, the LED 36 of the LED board 35 emits light.

FIG. 7 shows a game ball converting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which resin bearing sleeves 52 and 53 are used in place of the ball bearing of the above embodiment.
In this embodiment, a bearing cylinder portion 51 is provided at the center of the base member 50, bearing sleeves 52 and 53 are mounted on the front and rear sides of the bearing cylinder portion 51, and a spherical guide member 54 is provided on the inner surface using the sleeves 52 and 53 as bearings. The center shaft 55 is fitted and a retaining ring 56 is attached to the end of the rotation center shaft 55 to prevent the bearing tube portion 51 of the base member and the center shaft 55 of the ball guide member from coming off. In this way, the ball guide member 54 is rotatably mounted on the base member 50.
Further, the base member 50 is provided with a board locking cylinder part 57 to be inserted into the through hole 11 of the game board 10 outside the bearing cylinder part 51, and the fixture 34 is locked to the LED board 35. It is installed.

  In particular, it is suitable for converting the flow of game balls flowing down on the pachinko machine game board, and by providing this game ball conversion device at the upper part of the winning hole on the game board, a pachinko machine of great interest can be obtained. can get.

It is a front view which shows the game ball | bowl conversion apparatus of one Example of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the game ball guide member 24 of FIG. 1 inclined. It is a front view which shows the state in which the game ball guide member 24 of FIG. 1 inclined. It is a front view which shows the state leaning to the opposite side to FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the game ball | bowl conversion apparatus which shows another Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 11 Through hole 19 of game board 19, 50 Base member 20 Mounting hole 22 Bearing housing 23 Bearing 24, 54 Ball guide member 30 Ball passage 31 Game ball contact part 32, 55 Center axis 34 Mounting tool 35 LED board 36 LED
51 Bearing cylinder 52, 53 Sleeve 56 Retaining ring 57 Substrate locking cylinder P Game ball

Claims (5)

  A base member attached to the game board and a ball guide member attached to the front surface of the base member. The ball guide member has a ball passage opening through which the game ball passes and is centered on the rotation axis of the base member. A game ball conversion device, which is provided so as to be swingable, and is provided so that the lower part side is heavier than the upper part around the rotating shaft so that the ball passage port is self-supporting.   2. The game ball conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the ball guide member is provided with a game ball abutting portion that a game ball abuts on an outer portion of the ball passage opening.   3. The game ball conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the game ball contact portion of the ball guide member is provided in a skirt shape that spreads at the bottom.   4. The game ball conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the ball guide member is provided with a swing range regulating device for regulating a swing range between the ball guide member and the base member. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a winning opening is provided in a lower part of the gaming ball conversion device.

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