JP2006136427A - Passage sensor mounting structure and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passage sensor mounting structure with a structure capable of further reducing the setting space for a passage sensor. <P>SOLUTION: In the structure for mounting the passage sensor which detects the passage of an object and outputs a signal for processing, a support member 11 for supporting the passage sensor is inclined at an angle set so that the direction of the entrance of the object is less than vertical and larger than zero to the horizontal direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a passing sensor mounting structure and a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a passing sensor mounting structure on a board surface of a pachinko gaming machine.

  As is well known, in pachinko games, when a pachinko ball wins in various winning holes provided in the game area of the gaming board surface provided in the gaming machine, a predetermined number of prize balls set in the winning hole. Is to be paid out.

  On the other hand, the game area is provided with a display unit that can display a variety of symbols and symbols, and is provided on the game board surface when symbols and symbols are arranged in a certain combination or when certain conditions are met. There is a configuration in which a large winning opening is opened and many prize balls are paid out.

  For example, the lottery of the display contents is also started by detecting the passage of a pachinko ball at a position of a passage sensor provided on a member called a pass gate portion provided separately from the start winning opening. It has become.

  Conventionally, each winning opening including the start winning opening has been designed such that the entrance of the pachinko ball that falls and moves along the guide nail is directed in the vertical direction so that the falling pachinko ball can be introduced (for example, patents) Reference 1).

  In this case, if a passgate member is provided near the start winning opening, the entrance of the pachinko ball is also oriented in the vertical direction in consideration of the arrangement direction of the guiding nails to the winning opening. Pachinko balls falling along the road may be allowed to enter vertically.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a pass gate member. In FIG. 5, the schematic configuration will be described as follows.

  The pachinko gaming machine 100 has a front frame for opening and closing formed in a rectangular frame size in accordance with the outer frame 1 on the front surface of the outer frame 1 that is formed in an outer rectangular frame size and constitutes a vertically long fixed holding frame 1. 2 is provided.

  The front frame 2 is attached to the outer frame 1 by hinge metal fittings 3A and 3B attached to the front left and upper sides of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and is further locked by a locking device 4 provided on the front right side of the outer frame 1. It is held in a closed state.

  In the upper region of the front frame 2, a game board 5 is arranged, and the game board 5 is a base plate made of a decorative board obtained by applying a cell to the back side of a laminated plywood having a predetermined plate pressure and processing it with a router (an accessory mounting hole). Although not shown in the figure, a substantially circular gaming area 6 is provided on the front side thereof surrounded by a guide rail attached in an annular shape.

  In the game area 6, a display unit 6a of the image display device is disposed at a substantially central portion, and a center ornament 6b, a start winning port 6c, a big winning port 6d, and the like are disposed around the display unit 6a. An out-port for collecting out-balls is also provided at the lower part of the game area, and the out-balls that have fallen without winning at the start winning port or the big winning port can be discharged from the back side of the game board 5 to the outside of the machine. ing.

  Of the pachinko balls that move along the guide nail P in the vicinity of the start winning opening 6c described above, the game area 6 does not have the guide nail P corresponding to the chipped portion in the array provided on the guide nail P. A pass gate member 11 is provided at a position where the pachinko ball dropped from the position falls vertically.

  In addition, a front door 7 provided with a transparent glass board so that the game board 5 can be visually recognized is provided on the upper front side of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and detachable in the horizontal direction. It is held in a closed state and covers the front surface of the game board 5.

  On the lower front side of the front frame 2, below the glass door 7, an integrated dish 8 constituting a ball tray is attached to a back plate (not shown) supported by the front frame 2 so as to be opened and closed. The integrated dish 8 is normally held in a closed state by a locking device (not shown).

The integrated dish 8 is provided with not only a dish part where pachinko balls are present, but also a firing handle 9 at the lower right side of the front part of the dish part, and an ashtray 10 etc. at the lower left part of the front side.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-23710 (FIG. 9)

  In the pass gate member 11, when the entrance of the pachinko ball is provided in the vertical direction, the pachinko ball passage distance with respect to the pass gate member 11 may be increased including the fall distance until the pachinko ball enters.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing the vicinity of the pass gate member 11 in the pachinko gaming machine 100 shown in FIG. 5, in which the pass gate member 11 is attached to the game board 5 so that the entrance opening is directed in the vertical direction. ing.

  In addition, the passgate member 11 is provided with a guide nail P1 to the big prize opening below the passgate member 11 so that the pachinko ball that has passed through the passgate member 11 does not simply fall, but has an opportunity to point to the big prize mouth. There are cases where measures are taken to make the game more interesting.

  For this reason, the distance S ′ from the position where the highest one P0A of the pachinko ball guide nail P to the passgate member 11 to the lowest one of the guide nails P1 to the big prize opening is considerably long. Sometimes.

  In recent years, since the space occupied by the display unit 6a tends to increase on the game board surface, the area indicated by the symbol S in FIG. 5 also tends to decrease.

  On the other hand, in the configuration shown in FIG. 6, due to the presence of the guide nail P <b> 1 located below the passgate member 11, the pachinko ball that has collided with the guide nail P <b> 1 passes through the passgate member 11 again to perform re-lottery. May cause a malfunction.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide nail P1 exists in addition to the malfunction by removing a part of the guide nail P1 and providing the guide piece 11P continuous to the passage part of the pachinko ball below the passgate member 11. A configuration for reducing the space that has been used is also considered.

  However, even when the guide piece 11P is provided, the approach direction of the pachinko sphere is the vertical direction, so that the top end of the guide nail P (indicated by reference symbol P0A in FIG. 5) to the lower end of the guide piece 11A and the guide The current situation is that the distance to the lowest position of the nail P1 is not so short.

  Accordingly, it has been desired to reduce the installation space for the passgate member in consideration of the installation space for the guide nail so that the display portion 6a can be adapted to an increase in size.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an attachment structure for a passage sensor and a pachinko gaming machine having a configuration that can further reduce the installation space of the passage sensor in view of the problems related to the installation of the conventional passage sensor.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a structure for attaching a passage sensor that detects passage of an object and outputs a signal for processing, and the support member of the passage sensor is horizontal with the direction of the entrance of the object being less than vertical. It is characterized in that it is set to be inclined at an angle larger than 0 degrees with respect to the direction.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the attachment structure of the passage sensor according to the first aspect, the inclination angle of the support member is parallel to the arrangement angle of the guide portions of the object arranged above the passage sensor. It is characterized in that it is set at an angle at which it can enter.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the attachment structure of the passage sensor according to the first or second aspect, when the object is a sphere, the support member of the passage sensor is arranged at an angle at which the sphere can be dropped and moved. It is characterized in that the entrance is set at an angle that makes a right angle to the guiding portion.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the attachment structure of the passage sensor according to one of claims 1 to 3 is used for a pachinko gaming machine.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the support member of the passage sensor is a passgate member that allows a pachinko ball to pass as a passing object, and the passgate member includes the pachinko ball. It is characterized by having a guiding portion at a position where it has passed.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the guide portion is provided in the passage sensor by repulsion from a guide portion in which a pachinko ball that has passed through the passgate member is disposed below. The pachinko ball is configured to prevent re-entry of the pachinko ball.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the support member of the passage sensor is provided to be inclined at an angle less than vertical and greater than 0 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction, the space occupied by the support member in the vertical direction is increased. Unlike the case where it is installed in the vertical direction, it can be changed. Thereby, in the case of a support member having a large height in the vertical direction, the space in the vertical direction occupied by the dimensions can be reduced. In addition, since the angle is greater than 0 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction, it is possible to enter the passage sensor by not obstructing the falling movement of the object so that the passage detection function by the passage sensor is not impaired. It becomes possible.

  According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, the inclination angle of the support member is set to an angle that allows the object to enter in parallel with the arrangement angle of the guide portions. In the third aspect of the invention, the object is a sphere. In addition, since the entrance on the support member side is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the guide portions, it is possible to correspond without changing the moving direction of the moving object, and the moving direction of the object is the guide path. Unlike the case where the angle changes from the arrangement angle to the entrance, it is possible to make the entry of the object appropriate.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the support member of the passage sensor is inclined, it can be changed to a state in which the installation space in the vertical direction is reduced, unlike the case where it is installed in the vertical direction. As a result, even if the space occupied by the display unit provided in the game board becomes large, it is possible to secure the installation space for the guide unit as well as the passage sensor.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the pass gate member having the guiding portion is used at the position where the pachinko ball finishes passing when the supporting member of the passing sensor is used for starting the lottery, the guiding portion is included. Even if the vertical dimension is large, it is possible to reduce the vertical installation space by inclining. Thereby, even when the space occupied by the display unit becomes large, it is possible to secure an arrangement space for the trailing nails that are guide nails arranged above the installation position of the passgate member.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, as a configuration of the guide portion in the passgate member, the pachinko ball that has passed through the passgate member is repelled from the guide nail provided for guiding to the big prize opening. Since it does not re-enter inside, it is possible to prevent malfunction due to re-entry, and to reduce the installation space of the pass gate member provided with the guide portion for preventing malfunction.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a mounting structure of a passage sensor according to this embodiment, and the mounting structure shown in FIG. 1 is applied to the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, the pass sensor is provided on a pass gate member (denoted by reference numeral 11 for convenience) corresponding to the support member, and the pass gate member 11 is inserted with a sphere such as a pachinko ball that becomes a detection target object of the pass sensor. The direction of the entrance (the direction of the line perpendicular to the plane including the entrance surface / in other words, the center line or the axis of the entrance (the line expressed in this way is L1 in FIG. 1) is less than vertical and the horizontal direction. Is set to an angle larger than 0 degree. Here, the term “below vertical” means that the direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane is not included, and the angle larger than 0 degree with respect to the horizontal direction means a direction not including the horizontal direction. That is, the angle less than vertical and greater than 0 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction does not include the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and the entrance of the pass gate member 11 faces upward within a range not including the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. Means that

  In other words, the inclination angle (θ) of the passgate member 11 is parallel to the arrangement direction of the guide nails P arranged above the passgate member 11 (the direction of the center line indicated by reference numeral L1 ′ in FIG. 1) (in FIG. 1). , The angle at which the pachinko ball can enter, and the entrance of the passage sensor and the pass gate member 11 is set to an angle that is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the guide nails P. Has been placed.

  A life nail P1 is provided on the entrance side of the pass gate member 11 that is set to be inclined at the angle described above.

  The passgate member 11 is attached to the game board 5 while maintaining the orientation of the entrance described above, and a fastening portion of the passgate member 11 is used for the attachment.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the pass gate member 11 includes a board portion 11 </ b> A that is fixed to the surface of the game board 5 and a holder portion 11 </ b> B that fixes the passage sensor. The holder portion 11B is inserted into a router (an accessory attachment hole) provided in the game board 5, and is fixed to the game board 5 by fastening the board portion 11A.

  Therefore, by forming the formation angle of the router formed on the game board 5 in accordance with the above conditions, the entrance of the pass gate member 11 in which the holder portion 11B is inserted in the router is parallel to the arrangement angle of the game nails P. It is attached in a tilted state.

  In the present embodiment, the angle of inclination of the entrance is 27 to 30 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction, considering that the arrangement angle when the metal guide nails P are used is around 30 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction. Is set.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the passgate member 11 provided in the game board 5 is in a state parallel to the arrangement angle (with respect to the horizontal direction) of the guide nail P below the guide nail P. Attached to.

  Thereby, the space in the vertical direction occupied by the pass gate member 11 can be reduced as compared with the case of the conventional structure shown in FIG. That is, when the length of the substrate portion 11A of the pass gate member 11 is used as a reference, the installation space required in the vertical direction can be changed based on the sine relationship. And since it is set as the angle which does not inhibit the fall movement of a pachinko ball with respect to a horizontal direction, the state which can perform the passage detection by a passage sensor reliably will be maintained.

  The inventor compared the occupied space in the vertical direction between the present example and the conventional structure, and confirmed that a difference of approximately 10 to 20 mm was obtained between the two.

  According to this embodiment, the installation space of the passgate member 11 located below the guide nail P, particularly the vertical space, can be reduced with a simple configuration by simply tilting the passgate member 11, so that the display portion 6a Even when the size is increased, it is possible to secure a space for arranging the guide nails P.

  Next, a modification of the main part in the present embodiment will be described.

  This example includes a configuration in which a pachinko ball repelled from a guide nail positioned below the passgate member 11 is not re-entered at a position where the pachinko ball has passed through the pass sensor in the passgate member 11. The configuration and function shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, the pass gate member 11 is provided with a guide portion 11 </ b> C on the exit side where the pachinko ball has passed through the passage sensor, that is, on the lower portion of the pass gate member 11. The guide portion 11C is a member that replaces the guide nails provided in the game board 5 below the pass gate member 11 and is usually a big prize opening in which pachinko balls that have passed through the pass gate member 11 are arranged below the pass gate member 11. It is used for guiding to 6d and for preventing pachinko balls repelled from the guide nail P1 disposed below the passgate member 11 from re-entering the passage sensor.

  Also in the present embodiment, like the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the entrance of the passgate member 11 is inclined to a state that is perpendicular to the arrangement angle of the guide nails P located above the passgate member 11.

  In such a configuration, the installation space in the vertical direction is usually larger due to the presence of the guiding portion 11C than in the case of the pass gate member 11 having the configuration shown in FIG. The installation space at can be reduced.

  The structure of the guiding portion 11C is not limited to being provided on one side on the exit side of the pachinko sphere as shown in FIG. 3, but on both sides as shown in FIG. It may be provided to prevent pachinko balls from re-entering more reliably.

It is a figure for demonstrating the attachment structure of the passage sensor by an Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the pass gate member as a supporting member equipped with the passage sensor used for this invention Example. It is a figure which shows the principal part modification of the passage sensor used for the attachment structure by this invention Example. It is a figure which shows the other modification of the principal part of the passage sensor shown in FIG. It is a front view of the pachinko game machine used in order to explain the conventional example about the attachment structure of a passage sensor. It is a figure which shows an example of the pass gate member used as a support member of a passage sensor. It is a figure which shows the other example of the pass gate member used as a support member of a passage sensor.

Explanation of symbols

5 Game board 11 Passgate member 11A Substrate part 11B Holder part P, P1 Guide nail 100 Pachinko machine

Claims (6)

In a structure for attaching a passage sensor that detects the passage of an object and outputs a signal for processing,
An attachment structure for a passage sensor, characterized in that the support member of the passage sensor is inclined and set at an angle where the direction of the entrance of the object is less than vertical and greater than 0 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction. In the attachment structure of the passage sensor according to claim 1,
The attachment structure of the passage sensor, wherein the inclination angle of the support member is set to an angle at which the object can enter in parallel to the arrangement angle of the guide portions of the object arranged above the passage sensor. In the attachment structure of the passage sensor according to claim 1 or 2,
When the object is a sphere, the support member of the passage sensor is set to an angle at which the entrance is at a right angle with respect to the guide portion arranged at an angle at which the sphere can be dropped and moved. The mounting structure of the passage sensor characterized by   A pachinko gaming machine using the attachment structure of the passage sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4,
The support member of the passage sensor is a pass gate member that allows a pachinko ball to pass as a passing object, and the pass gate member includes a guide portion at a position where the pachinko ball finishes passing. Machine. In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5,
The guide portion is configured to prevent the pachinko ball from re-entering the passage sensor due to repulsion from the guide portion where the pachinko ball that has passed through the passgate member is disposed below. A pachinko ball game machine.

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