JP2007075642A - Pachinko game machine capable of directly putting out game balls into ball box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a conventional pachinko game machine putting out winning balls directly into a ball box, wherein the play may be interrupted because game balls are not fed to an upper tray and the game balls in the upper tray are consumed by a game ball shooting device. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine comprises a winning ball put-out means 3, an upper tray ball put-out path 4 for guiding game balls as winning balls, and a winning ball upper tray 5 for receiving the game balls via a ball outlet 51 for the upper tray. A put-out opening 91 for the ball box is opened on the bottom of the upper tray ball put-out path 4 leaving a part, and a put-out path 9 to the ball box B is connected to the opening 91. When an entrance side shutter 91d for opening/closing the put-out opening 91 is opened, part of the game balls are fed to the ball outlet 51 for the upper tray, and the other game balls are fed out to the put-out path 9 to the ball box through the put-out opening 91 to be put out to the ball box B. In this way, game balls can be directly put out to the ball box. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that uses a game ball, which is a technical medium, to play a game, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine that can pay out a game ball directly to a ball box.

  In a conventional pachinko gaming machine M as shown in FIG. 8, when a game ball wins a winning slot on the game board 1, a signal is sent to the prize ball payout device (prize ball paying means) 3 as shown in FIG. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls by the prize ball payout device 3. As shown in FIG. 9, this game ball is received from the prize ball tank 2 by the prize ball dispensing device 3 via the upper tray ball dispensing passage 4 and from the upper tray ball dispensing outlet 51 (game ball supply). To the dish). The game ball paid out to the upper tray 5 is supplied to a game ball launching device (game ball launching means) 6 (only the game ball launching lever 61 is shown in FIG. 8), and a new game board 1 is played by the game ball launching device 6. Fired inside and used for games.

  The number of game balls that can be accommodated in the upper tray 5 is about 100 to 130 balls. For this reason, when a large amount of prize balls are obtained, the upper tray 5 becomes full immediately. When the upper saucer 5 is full, the game balls that do not fit in the upper saucer 5 are sent out from the flow hole 52, and are passed through the lower saucer ball delivery passage 7 to the lower part from the lower saucer ball outlet 81. It is paid out to the tray 8.

  Furthermore, since the capacity of the lower tray 8 is about 200 balls, the lower tray 8 will become full when a lot of prize balls are paid out. Therefore, the player operates the lower saucer ball removal switch 82 before the lower saucer 8 is full, and the game ball in the lower saucer 8 is moved to the lower saucer ball outlet 83 provided at the bottom of the lower saucer 8. It is necessary to move to the ball box B. When the lower tray 8 is full, a signal to that effect is sent to the prize ball payout device 3, and the prize ball payout device 3 stops paying out the game balls.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine M, when the game ball inside the pachinko gaming machine M is paid out to the ball box B after the big hit, it is necessary to perform the following operation (see FIGS. 8 and 9). First, if there are a large number of game balls in the lower tray 8 in advance, these game balls are discharged from the lower tray ball outlet 83 to the ball box B in advance. Thereafter, the upper saucer ball removal switch 53 is operated to open the upper saucer ball outlet 54 (not shown in FIG. 8) provided at the bottom of the upper saucer 5, and the game balls accommodated in the upper saucer 5. Is delivered to the lower tray 8 through the upper tray ball outlet 54.

Then, by operating the lower saucer ball extraction switch 82, the lower saucer ball outlet 83 is opened, and the game balls in the lower saucer 8 paid out from the upper saucer 5 are transferred from the lower saucer ball outlet 83 to the ball box B. Pay out. In other words, the prize balls are passed through the upper saucer 5 and the lower saucer 8 and the upper saucer ball removal switch 53 and the lower saucer ball removal switch 82 are operated and dropped in the ball box. As an invention for reducing the trouble of ball removal through the two steps of the upper tray 5 and the lower tray 8 as described above, there is a “pick-up device for prize balls in a pachinko machine” disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-52886. In the present invention, the game ball can be discharged directly to the lower tray without going through the upper tray.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-52886

  However, in the above invention, a new operation for switching from a state in which the pachinko gaming machine discharges the prize ball to the upper tray as usual, to a state in which the prize ball is discharged directly to the lower tray without passing through the upper tray is newly performed. Necessary. In addition, the operation of paying out the game ball in the lower tray to the ball box from the lower tray ball outlet is required as in the prior art. Therefore, in order to drop the prize ball to the ball box, two operations are required: an operation for switching the prize ball to a state in which the prize ball is directly discharged to the lower tray, and an operation for paying out the game ball in the lower tray to the ball box. .

  In the above invention, in the state where the game balls are directly discharged to the lower tray, the supply of game balls (prize balls) to the upper tray is not performed. For this reason, if it is a big hit and the prize ball is directly discharged to the lower tray while the game continues, the game balls in the upper tray that are not supplied with new supply will eventually be used up by the game ball launcher, and the upper tray The game will be interrupted when there is no game ball inside. The number of game balls that can be accommodated in the upper tray is about 100 to 130 balls, whereas a seven machine or the like hits at least 10 × 16 = 160 balls. Therefore, such interruption of the game occurs frequently.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned viewpoint, and to a ball box of game balls in which the supply of game balls to the game ball launching device is not interrupted even when the game balls are discharged to the ball box. The purpose is to provide a pachinko machine that can be paid out directly.

In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a prize ball payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls at the time of winning, and a game ball paid out from the prize ball payout means are guided to a game ball launching device. A pachinko gaming machine comprising a prize ball passage, and a ball box payout opening is established on the bottom surface of the prize ball passage, leaving at least a part of the bottom surface. A ball box payout passage leading to a ball box arranged outside the pachinko gaming machine is connected, and the ball box payout opening has an entrance-side shutter portion that opens and closes the ball box payout opening. When the entrance-side shutter portion is opened, a part of the game ball is guided to the game ball launcher through the remaining bottom of the prize ball passage, and the other of the game balls The ball box is not guided by the game ball launcher. Sent out to the ball box dispensing passage through the opening for exiting characterized in that it is paid out to the ball box is a direct payout pachinko possible to balls box game ball.
According to the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, a part of the game ball is guided to the game ball launching device through the remaining bottom surface of the prize ball passage, and a large number of games are played from the prize ball payout means. When the ball is discharged, a part of the game ball can be supplied to the game ball launching device while paying out the game ball directly to the ball box. For this reason, the game ball supplied to the prize ball launching device is not cut, and the game ball is not exhausted and the game is not interrupted.

Hereinafter, the gaming board tilting apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail by way of examples.
(1) Configuration of the present pachinko gaming machine A pachinko gaming machine M according to the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. Here, FIG. 6 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the flow of game balls in this pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 1 is a side view showing the lower part of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a closed state of the ball box payout opening, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an open state of the ball box payout opening.

  That is, the pachinko machine M includes a game board 1, a prize ball tank 2 that does not appear on the front side, a prize ball payout device 3 that does not appear on the front side, and that pays out a certain number of game balls when winning a prize, An upper saucer ball payout passage 4 for receiving game balls delivered from the ball payout device 3, an upper saucer 5 for receiving game balls sent out from this passage 4 through an upper saucer ball outlet 51, and a game ball launch lever A game ball launching device 6 including 61, a lower tray 8 and a ball box payout passage 9 are provided. The prize ball payout device 3 corresponds to the “prize ball payout means” described in the claims, the upper tray 5 as the “prize ball upper tray”, and the game ball launcher 6 as the “game ball launch means”. The lower tray 8 corresponds to the “prize ball lower tray”.

  In a part of the bottom surface 41 of the upper tray ball dispensing passage 4, a ball box dispensing opening 91 leading to a ball box B disposed outside the pachinko gaming machine M is opened. The ball box payout passage 9 is connected to the ball box payout opening 91. The inner diameter of the ball box payout passage 9 from the ball box payout opening 91 to the external payout opening 92 has a diameter that allows one or more game balls to pass through.

  Further, the bridge portion (42 in FIG. 3), which is a portion left of the bottom surface of the upper tray ball dispensing passage 4 when the ball box dispensing opening 91 is opened, is communicated to the upper tray ball dispensing outlet 51. ing. Further, the pachinko gaming machine M includes an entrance-side shutter portion (square plate shape) 91d that opens and closes the ball box payout opening 91. Then, the grip portion 91h appearing in front of the pachinko gaming machine is gripped and slid left and right. By this sliding operation, the ball box payout opening 91 is opened or closed. That is, in a state where the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is closed (see FIG. 3), the opening portion 91 is closed, and the game ball is sent out to the upper tray 5 via the upper tray receiving ball outlet 51. Become. On the other hand, when the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is moved to the left side (see FIG. 4), the opening 91 is opened, and the game balls passing through the opening 91 are accommodated in the ball box payout passage 9, It will be dropped into the ball box B.

  Further, on the exit side of the ball box payout passage 9, there is provided an exit side shutter part (plate-like) 92d that slides back and forth to open and close the outer exit 92, which is substantially the same as the entrance side shutter part 91d. ing. The ball box payout passage 9 guides the game ball flowing through the upper tray ball payout passage 4 to the ball box B located below the external payout opening 92 through the ball box payout opening 91.

(2) Action of this pachinko gaming machine The player operates the game ball launch lever 61 to launch a game ball into the game board 1 by the game ball launching device 6, and drops the game ball within the game board 1. Play a game. When a game ball wins a winning opening in the game board 1, the prize ball payout device 3 receives a signal and pays out a predetermined prize ball from the prize ball tank 2 as shown in FIG. The prize ball is paid out to the upper tray 5 from the upper tray ball outlet 51 through the upper tray ball discharge passage 4. The prize ball paid out to the upper tray 5 is supplied to the game ball launching device 6 and is newly launched into the game board 1 by the game ball launching device 6 and used for the game.

  Since the number of game balls that can be accommodated in the upper tray 5 is about 100 to 130, when a large number of prize balls are obtained, the upper tray 5 becomes full immediately. When the upper saucer 5 is full, the game balls that do not fit in the upper saucer 5 are sent out from the flow hole 52, and are passed through the lower saucer ball delivery passage 7 to the lower part from the lower saucer ball outlet 81. It is paid out to the tray 8. The game balls in the lower tray 8 are paid out to the ball box B by operating the lower tray ball extraction switch 82 to open the lower tray ball outlet 83 provided at the bottom of the lower tray 8.

  In a state where the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is not operated, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball-box dispensing opening 91 of the ball-box dispensing passage 9 is closed by the entrance-side shutter portion 91d. For this reason, the game ball paid out from the upper tray ball payout passage 4 as a prize ball passes through the entrance-side shutter portion 91 d, is discharged from the upper tray tray outlet 51, and is stored in the upper tray 5.

  On the other hand, when the ball box B is arranged below the external payout opening 92 and then the shutter portion 91d is slid as shown in FIG. 4, the ball box payout opening 91 of the ball box payout passage 9 is opened. At this time, the game ball paid out from the upper tray ball payout passage 4 as a prize ball falls from the ball box payout opening 91 to the ball box payout passage 9 and is discharged from the external payout opening 92 to the ball box B. Be contained. At the same time, the bridge portion 42 of the bottom surface 41 of the upper saucer ball payout passage 4 is connected to the upper saucer ball outlet 51, so that the game balls passing through the bridge portion 42 are used for the upper saucer. As a result, the game ball is accommodated in the upper tray 5.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine M of the present invention, even when the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is slid to the right end and the ball box dispensing opening 91 of the ball box dispensing passage 9 is opened, as shown in FIG. The bottom portion of the upper tray receiving ball outlet 51 leaves a bottom surface having a width corresponding to one or two game balls. For this reason, a part of the game balls paid out from the upper ball tray receiving passage 4 passes over the remaining floor surface and is stored in the upper tray 5.

  Further, when the ball box B is full, the player needs to exchange the ball box. In that case, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, the player closes the external payout port 92 by sliding the exit side shutter portion 92d provided in the external payout port 92 to the rear side (back). Then, the discharge of the game ball from the external payout port 92 is stopped. During this time, the prize ball continues to be discharged, but when the game ball is filled in the ball box payout passage 9 from the exit side shutter portion 92d to the ball box payout opening 91, the upper tray ball payout passage The game balls paid out from 4 pass over the ball box payout opening 91, are discharged from the upper tray receiving outlet 51 as usual, and are accommodated in the upper tray 5.

  When the upper tray 5 is full, the game ball is sent out from the flow hole 52 and discharged from the lower tray receiving ball outlet 81 to the lower tray 8 through the lower tray ball discharging passage 7. The player can exchange the ball box while the prize balls are discharged to the upper tray 5 and the lower tray 8. After exchanging the ball box, as shown in FIG. 1, the player opens the external payout opening 92 by sliding the exit-side shutter portion 92 d forward (front), and the game from the external payout opening 92 Resume ball discharge.

(3) Effect of this pachinko machine Since the pachinko machine of the present embodiment has a ball box payout passage 9, when a large number of prize balls are obtained, the pachinko machine passes through the upper tray 5 and the lower tray 8 The prize ball can be paid directly to the ball box B without doing so. For this reason, the player can pay out the prize ball to the ball box B in a short time without operating the upper saucer ball removal switch 53 and the lower saucer ball removal switch 82 each time.

  And since the storage capacity of the lower tray 8 is about 200 balls, the storage capacity of the ball box B is 2000-2500 balls, so the frequency of operating the exit-side shutter portion 92d for replacing the ball box is also , About 1/10 of the frequency of operating the lower tray panning switch 82 is sufficient.

  Conventionally, normally, when the game ball is full in the lower tray 8, the game ball is automatically removed from the prize ball dispensing device 3 in order to prevent the game ball from being clogged or overflowing from the lower tray 8. The prize ball discharge is stopped. Therefore, when the discharge of the game ball from the lower tray 8 is delayed and full, there may be a case where the prize ball that should have been acquired cannot be obtained. In addition, since a player who does not know such a mechanism does not take a measure of discharging the game ball from the lower tray 8, the player cannot acquire a prize ball at all after the automatic discharge stop.

  However, in the present invention, once the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is operated so as to receive a prize ball directly in the ball box B, the ball box has a capacity about 10 times that of the lower tray 8 and therefore the frequency of occurrence of such a situation. And the number of lost prize balls can be kept lower. In other words, even if an automatic stop mechanism when the ball box B is full or an automatic stop mechanism when the ball box B is not placed for replacement, the ball box B is full. Since the time until the lower tray 8 is expected to be about 10 times longer, the frequency of losing prize balls and the number of lost prize balls can be kept low. In the case of a big hit, if the ball box payout opening 91 of the ball box payout passage 9 is automatically opened and the prize ball is directly paid out to the ball box B, an unfamiliar player will also have a ball. It is more preferable that a prize ball can be obtained until the box B is full.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment, even when the prize ball is paid directly to the ball box B through the ball box payout passage 9, as shown in FIG. It passes over the remaining floor at the bottom of the ball paying outlet 51 and is stored in the upper tray 5. For this reason, the supply of the game ball to the upper tray 5 and the game ball launching device 6 is not interrupted, and the player is not interrupted by the game.

(4) Examples of Other Aspects In the present invention, not limited to those shown in the above-mentioned examples, other examples that are variously modified within the scope of the present invention according to the purpose and application are used. Can do. For example, the entrance-side shutter portion 91d may be configured not only to slide left and right as in the above embodiment, but also to slide the lens back and forth to open and close the ball box payout opening 91 as shown in FIG. Further, the manner of opening and closing the entrance side operation unit is not limited to the sliding type, and may be a door type that rotates about an axis. Similarly, the exit-side shutter portion 92d may have any opening / closing mode.

  In addition, the position for providing the ball box payout opening 91 and the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is not only provided at the upper saucer payout outlet 51, but also the other part containing the game balls of the upper saucer 5 and the upper saucer payout It can be provided in the middle of the passage 4. The position of the external payout port 92 may be other than the position shown in the above embodiment, but is preferably a part where a game ball can be easily paid out to the ball box B, for example, the bottom of the lower tray 8 or a pachinko game. The lower wall surface etc. of the machine M can be mentioned (refer FIG.1 and FIG.2).

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a ball box payout opening 91 leading to a ball box B arranged outside the pachinko gaming machine is provided on the bottom surface 41 of the upper tray ball payout passage 4 and the above-described implementation. The bridge shown in the example may not be provided. In this case, when the entrance-side shutter portion 91d is opened, the upper saucer ball payout passage 4 is blocked from the upper saucer ball payout outlet 51, and all of the game balls enter the upper saucer ball payout outlet 51. It is sent out to the ball box payout passage 9 without being sent out, and as a result, it is paid out to the ball box. In addition, although the action | operation of the entrance side operation part shown in this FIG. 5 is moved back and forth, you may move to right and left as shown in the said Example.

  Furthermore, the entrance-side shutter portion 91d, the exit-side shutter portion 92d, the upper saucer ball outlet 54, the lower saucer ball outlet 83, and the like can be electrically operated using a solenoid or the like. In this case, it becomes easier to link with each other or with other components of the pachinko gaming machine M. When the ball box dispensing opening 91 is opened, both can be mechanically and electrically connected, for example, so that the lower tray ball outlet 83 is also opened at the same time. In this case, the game balls previously stored in the lower tray 8 can also be dropped into the ball box B at the same time, and the work becomes easier. Furthermore, if it is made to interlock | cooperate with the upper saucer ball extraction port 54, the ball extraction after completion | finish of a game will become easier.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention can be provided with a ball box determination device for determining whether or not there is a ball box B under the external payout opening 92. By connecting this determination device to the entrance-side shutter portion 91d, the exit-side shutter portion 92d, and the lower tray ball outlet 83, when there is no ball box B, the entrance-side shutter portion 91d, the exit-side shutter portion 92d, etc. It can be closed. It can also be connected to a notification device to notify the player that the ball box B is not placed. If it is set as such an aspect, when the ball box is not placed in front of the external payout opening 92, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being accidentally discharged. The determination mode of the determination device is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a mechanical sensor using a microswitch or the like, a light, an infrared sensor, or the like. Moreover, as a notification apparatus, it can also be based on a sound, light, etc.

It is a side view which shows the lower part of the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is a front view which shows the lower part of the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the place where the opening part for ball box payout is closed in the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the place where the opening part for ball box payout is opened in the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the place where the opening part for ball box payout is closed in the pachinko game machine of another aspect. It is a front view which shows the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball of the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is a front view which shows the conventional pachinko game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball of the conventional pachinko game machine.

Explanation of symbols

  M: Pachinko machine, 1; game board, 2; prize ball tank, 3; prize ball dispensing device, 4; upper tray ball dispensing passage, 41; bottom surface, 42; bridge, 5; upper tray, 51; Ball outlet, 52; Flow hole, 53; Upper saucer ball outlet switch, 54; Upper saucer ball outlet, 6; Game ball launcher, 61; Game ball launch lever, 7; Lower saucer ball discharge passage, 8; Lower tray, 81; lower tray ball outlet, 82; lower tray ball outlet switch, 83; lower tray ball outlet, 9; ball box outlet passage, 91; ball box outlet, 91d; 91h; gripping part, 92; external payout opening, 92d; outlet side shutter part, B: ball box.

Claims (1)

A pachinko gaming machine comprising a prize ball payout means for paying out a certain number of game balls at the time of winning, and a prize ball passage for guiding the game balls paid out from the prize ball payout means to a game ball launching device,
On the bottom surface of the prize ball passage, a ball box payout opening is opened leaving at least a part of the bottom surface,
In the ball box payout opening, a ball box payout passage leading to a ball box arranged outside the pachinko gaming machine is connected,
The ball box payout opening includes an entrance-side shutter that opens and closes the ball box payout opening,
When the entrance shutter portion is opened, a part of the game ball is guided to the game ball launcher through the remaining bottom of the prize ball passage, and the other part of the game ball The game ball is discharged directly to the ball box, without being guided to the game ball launching device, sent to the ball box discharge passage through the ball box discharge opening, and discharged to the ball box. Pachinko machines that can be used.

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