JP2006180943A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a structure which achieves the attractiveness in the games with the higher expectations felt by enabling the guiding of the pachinko balls when moving toward the prize winning slot while enabling the instantaneous judgement of where the pachinko balls go as discharged to the stage provided on the frame body of a pattern variable display device. <P>SOLUTION: The pattern variable display device 200 in a pachinko game machine is provided with a discharge part 200C2 for the pachinko balls approaching an intake port provided in the game board 3, a ball gutter part 202 which is provided traversing the display surface of the pattern variable display device while following the discharge part 200C2 and a stage 202B which enables the guiding of the pachinko balls dropping from at least the ball gutter part 101 toward the starter prize winning slot. The guide part 200C of the pachinko balls at the ball gutter part 202 and the stage 200B is provided with a means 204 which enables the selection of the opened or closed position of the guide part 200C by getting it moved being pushed with the game balls discharged to the ball gutter part 202. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko ball guiding mechanism in a pachinko gaming machine that is one of gaming machines.

  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.

Some pachinko machines have a symbol change display device using a liquid crystal panel or the like at the center of the game board, and it is now possible to change and display symbols such as lottery status and lottery results according to winnings. Yes.
By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine, a part of the pachinko ball that flows down from above the symbol variation display device is introduced into the symbol variation display device in order to change the flow mode of the pachinko balls drawn out on the game board surface. There is a configuration that leads to a start winning opening provided at a lower portion of the symbol variation display device via a passage provided in the symbol variation display device (for example, Patent Document 1).
In Patent Document 1, a pachinko ball that has entered a diving opening provided above the symbol variation display device is provided with a passage provided on the side of the liquid crystal display surface in the frame of the symbol variation display device, a so-called warp passage. Through the lower part of the frame of the symbol variation display device, leading to a flat stage continuous with the passage, swinging on the stage and then leading to a recess formed in the center of the stage. The structure which discharges | emits in the state which is easy to face is disclosed.

JP-A-9-276487 (paragraph "0002" column)

  In the gaming machine disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, not only the pachinko ball simply flows down, but also a part of the pachinko ball flowing down, that is, the pachinko ball that has entered the diving mouth disappears from the game board surface for a moment. When it appears again, it is possible to increase the degree of expectation for winning because it is likely to fall toward the start winning opening located below the symbol variation display device.

  However, when discharged on the stage provided in the frame of the symbol variation display device, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the flat surface has a gentle inclination. By doing so, the pachinko ball discharged on the stage only swings to the left and right, so it cannot be denied that the game content is simple enough to follow the movement of the pachinko ball.

  On the other hand, there are not only pachinko balls that have entered the entrance, but also pachinko balls that have been bounced back by the nails provided below the frame, and these pachinko balls rock all together. When it starts, the movement of the pachinko ball to be discharged next is obstructed, and it may fall from the stage at a position other than the introduction path to the start winning opening. For this reason, the player expects that all the pachinko balls existing on the stage will enter the winning hole by not knowing instantly that the pachinko balls existing on the stage will enter the winning hole and those that will fall. It is easy to give an impression that ends in. In other words, if you can instantly identify a pachinko ball that falls without being guided from the stage to the winning opening, you can expect the next pachinko ball to be discharged, but it is a ball that is guided to the starting winning opening If the time until it is determined whether or not it is long is disappointing when it is disappointing, and there is a possibility that interest is impaired.

  The object of the present invention is to be able to instantly determine the destination of pachinko balls discharged to the stage provided on the frame of the symbol variation display device and to guide the pachinko balls when heading to the prize opening. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a configuration that can enhance the game and make the game interesting.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine provided with a symbol variation display device in a game area of a game board using the pachinko ball, the symbol variation display device includes a pachinko ball having entered the intake port for taking in the pachinko ball. A discharge part, a ball cage part that is continuous with the discharge part and crosses the display surface of the symbol variation display device, and guides at least a pachinko ball that has fallen from the bulb part toward the starting prize opening A stage capable of selecting the open / closed state of the guide portion by being pushed and moved by the pachinko balls discharged to the bulb portion. It is characterized by being provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, the means capable of selecting the open / closed state of the guide portion is provided on the ball cage and can be rotated by being pushed by the pachinko ball. And a weir member provided coaxially with the rotating member and formed with a plurality of pachinko ball passage portions and blocking portions with respect to the guide portion along the circumferential direction. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the second aspect, the rotating member includes a plurality of wing portions in the circumferential direction, and the wing portion is rotatable by being pushed and moved by the pachinko balls. The dam member is characterized in that portions that allow the pachinko balls to enter the guide portion and portions that block the guide portion are alternately formed in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating member.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the guide portion is formed in the vicinity of the start winning opening so as to be perpendicular to the flat surface of the stage and the surface. It is characterized by being comprised by the channel | path which each has an opening in the wall surface.

  According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, the ball pawl portion and the pachinko ball guide portion of the stage have means capable of selecting the open / close state of the guide portion by being pushed and moved by the pachinko ball discharged to the ball cage portion. Because it is provided, it is possible to pay attention to the behavior of the pachinko sphere at the guiding portion, unlike when observing the case where it is introduced into the starting prize opening by natural fall from the stage. This increases the level of interest to the point that the introduction to the starting prize opening through the guidance part can be expected compared to the interest when observing the introduction to the starting prize opening due to natural fall. It is possible to reduce the monotony of the game and enhance the interest.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, as a means for selecting the open / closed state of the guiding portion, a rotating member that rotates by being pushed and moved by the pachinko ball is used as the driving portion, and the pachinko ball passing portion with respect to the guiding portion is provided. Since a dam member having a plurality of blocking portions along the circumferential direction is used, the opening / closing state of the guiding portion can be set only by the behavior of a pachinko ball without requiring a special driving source, unlike a shutter or the like. This makes it possible to enhance the fun of the game without complicating the configuration or using an exaggerated one.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the portion that allows the pachinko ball to enter and the portion that is blocked by rotation are alternately formed. Therefore, unlike the time-series opening / closing selection, the rotation of the rotating member Depending on the state, the open / closed state of the guiding part is selected, so that it is possible to eliminate the fact that the pachinko ball enters the guiding part until it is in the waiting state.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 100 is for opening and closing mounted on a front surface of an outer frame 1 that is formed in an outer rectangular frame size and constitutes a vertically long fixed holding frame, and is formed in a rectangular frame size in accordance with the outer frame 1. A front frame 2 is provided.
The front frame 2 is attached to the outer frame 1 so as to be openable and closable by hinge fittings 3A and 3B attached to the front left and upper sides of the outer frame 1, and further, 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 area of the front frame 2, a game board 3 is arranged. The game board 3 is a base plate made of a decorative board obtained by processing cells (bonding holes) by attaching cells to the back side of a laminated plywood having a predetermined thickness. 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.

The game area 6 is provided with a display portion 6a composed of a window portion in which a symbol variation display device is installed at a substantially central portion.
Around the display unit 6a, a center decoration 6b, a start winning opening 6c, a large winning opening 6d, and the like are arranged. 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 3 to the outside of the machine. ing.

In addition, a front door 7 provided with a transparent glass board so that the game board 3 can be seen is provided on the front upper side of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and detachable in a horizontal direction. It is held in a closed state and covers the front surface of the game board 3.
On the lower front side of the front frame 2, below the front door 7, an integrated dish 8 constituting a ball tray is attached to a back plate (not shown) supported to be opened and closed by the front frame 2. 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.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the symbol variation display device. In the figure, the symbol variation display device 200 is equipped with a display body 201 such as a liquid crystal panel from the back side, and the display unit 6a of the game board 3 is installed. The main part is composed of a support frame 200A having an ornamental part 200A1 exposed to the outside from the top, and the support frame 200A has a portion exposed on the front side of the game board 3, in other words, the display body 201. A pachinko ball AC space 200A2 is formed on the front side.

The position corresponding to the bottom surface of the AC space 200A2 is used as a flat stage 200B. The stage 200B is inclined gently toward the surface side of the game board 3 in the center portion, and the pachinko ball is started. A guide surface 200B1 that is easy to fall toward the mouth 6c (see FIG. 1) is formed, and there is a gap between the surface and a wall surface perpendicular to the surface, that is, a surface on the side where the start winning port 6c is provided. A guiding portion 200C having an opening on the surface is provided.
On the surface of the guiding portion 200C on the side where the start winning opening 6c is provided, as shown by reference numeral 200C1 in FIG. 1, one of the openings in the guiding portion 200C is formed above the starting winning opening 6c. Since the pachinko balls from the opening 200C1 are easily introduced into the start winning opening 6c, the probability of introduction into the start winning opening 6c is high.

A warp outlet 200C2 that is a discharge portion is formed above the stage 200C at positions corresponding to both side surfaces of the AC space 200A2 (only one side is shown in FIG. 2), and there is a gap between the warp outlets 200C2. The ball cage 202 is provided in a state of being bridged across the display body 201.
The warp outlet 200C2, for example, is a part that discharges a pachinko ball that has entered the intake port provided in the upper part of the game board 3 through a passage provided in the side part of the support frame 200A, although not shown. The so-called pachinko ball is a part used to prevent the flow of the pachinko ball from being blocked by the space occupied by the symbol variation display device 200 and reducing the probability of introduction to the start winning opening 6c.

The ball cage portion 202 is formed of a member having a width narrower than that of the stage 200B, and corresponds to a portion that moves the pachinko ball discharged from the warp outlet 200C2 toward the central portion. A rotatable rotating member 203 having a blade portion is provided.
The rotating member 203 can be rotated by being pushed and moved by the pachinko ball moving in the ball cage portion 202 hitting the blade portion, and is provided coaxially according to this rotation to selectively open the opening of the guide portion 200C. It is possible to rotate the weir member 204 corresponding to the means for opening and closing.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the weir member 204 is provided coaxially with the rotating member 203 and is rotatable at a position where it can face the opening of the guide path 200 </ b> C formed in the stage 200 </ b> B. In the circumferential direction, a plurality of pachinko ball passing portions 204A that allow part of the pachinko balls to enter and a blocking portion 204B that leaves the wall surfaces are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. It is formed in the place.

  When the weir member 204 is rotated by the rotary member 203 being pushed and moved by the pachinko ball, the orientation of the pachinko ball passing portion 204A and the blocking portion 204B can be changed. For this reason, when the pachinko ball existing on the stage 200B enters the passage 204A in the weir member 204, it is discharged directly above the start winning opening 6c via the guide path 200C. The probability of introduction to the start winning opening 6c is increased as compared with the case where it falls from the guide surface 200B1 toward the start winning opening 6c.

Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the pachinko ball discharged from the warp outlet 200C2 reaches the rotary member 203 while rolling on the bulb portion 202 and pushes the rotary member 203. Some of them fall from the section 202 and reach the stage 200B.
The rotating member 203 that is pushed and moved when a pachinko ball that rolls on the ball cage 202 abuts rotates the weir member 204 that interlocks with the rotating member 203 to change the direction of the passing portion 204A and the blocking portion 204B. .
As shown in FIG. 4, when the passage portion 204A faces the longitudinal direction of the stage 200B, the degree of penetration of the pachinko sphere toward the guide surface 200B1 increases while swinging on the stage 200B in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 3, when the blocking portion 204B faces the longitudinal direction of the stage 200B, the degree of entry of the pachinko sphere toward the guide surface 200B1 of the stage 200B decreases.

  The player not only visually recognizes that the pachinko ball discharged from the warp outlet 200C2 falls on the stage 200B and reaches the guide surface 200B1, but also the passage portion 204A of the weir member 204 according to the rotating state of the rotating member 203. You can be interested in what the orientation will be, and the state can be predicted instantly depending on the orientation of the weir member 204. If the orientation faces the longitudinal direction of the stage 200B, go to the start winning opening 6c. It can be expected that the probability of introduction will increase. Thereby, not only are interested in the behavior of the pachinko ball on the stage 200B, it is possible to pay attention to the rotation state of the rotating member 203 and the weir member 204 that affect the probability of introduction to the start winning opening 6c. The game itself is not monotonous and can enhance the fun. Note that the pachinko ball that moves on the stage 200B is not only the ball that has fallen from the bulb portion 202, but is also struck by a guide nail that is arranged near the lower side of the stage 200B and guides to the start winning opening 6c. Of course, things that bounce are included.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part structure of the symbol fluctuation | variation display apparatus which is the principal part structure of this invention Example. It is a perspective view which shows the one aspect | mode of the dam member used for the stage part in the symbol fluctuation display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other aspect of the dam member used for the stage part in the symbol fluctuation display apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 6 Display area 6a Display part 6c Start winning prize opening 200 Pattern change display apparatus 201 Liquid crystal panel 200A Support frame 200B Stage 200C Guide part 200C1 One of the opening of a guide path 202 Ball cage part 203 Rotating member 204 Weir member 204A Passing Part 204B Blocking part

Claims (4)

In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a symbol variation display device in a game area of a game board using a pachinko ball,
In the symbol variation display device, a pachinko ball discharge portion that has entered a take-in port that takes in the pachinko ball, and a ball portion that is continuous with the discharge portion and that is provided across the display surface of the symbol variation display device And a stage capable of guiding at least the pachinko ball that has fallen from the ball head toward the start winning opening,
The guide part for the pachinko sphere in the bulb part and the stage is provided with means capable of selecting the open / close state of the guide part by being pushed and moved by the pachinko ball discharged to the bulb part. Pachinko machines to play. In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1,
The means capable of selecting the open / closed state of the guide part is provided on the ball cage part and is rotatable by being pushed and moved by the pachinko ball, and provided on the same axis as the rotary member. A pachinko gaming machine comprising a weir member formed with a plurality of pachinko ball passage portions and blocking portions along the circumferential direction. In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2,
The rotating member includes a plurality of blade portions in a circumferential direction, and is rotatable when the blade portions are pushed and moved by the pachinko ball. The weir member is connected to the guide portion in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating member. The pachinko gaming machine, wherein the pachinko balls are allowed to enter and the portions to be blocked are alternately formed. In the pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is configured by a passage having an opening on a flat surface of the stage and a wall surface in the vicinity of the start winning opening that is perpendicular to the surface.

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