JP2007259956A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can widen a range for one to enjoy the flowing down state of game balls from both the front and rear faces of a game area and simplify ball clogging eliminating operation. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine 1 has a glass plate 16 covering a game board 3 and a middle plate 17 arranged between the glass plate 16 and the game board 3 and having substantially the same size as the game board 3. The middle plate 17 has a front side game area Ff and a rear side game area Fr facing the glass plate 16 and game nails 19 are implanted in the whole area of both the faces. Further, through holes 21 through which pachinko game balls B shot to the game board 3 can move from the rear side game area Fr to the front side game area Ff or vice verse are formed in the middle plate 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that plays using a game ball as a medium.

Pachinko and other gaming machines are well known as this type of gaming machine.
For example, in the case of a pachinko gaming machine, the gameability is not limited to winning a specific winning opening as a trigger in order to win a jackpot that results in a special gaming state. In some cases, a variable display device provided in the center of the game board and constituted by a liquid crystal display unit or the like, or various effects performed by operating various devices called so-called accessories.

  Further, a windmill, a game nail and other obstacles are provided in the game area of the game board. The game ball launched at the upper part of the game area flows down with its course changing irregularly due to contact with these obstacles.

  By the way, a cover that also serves as a decoration is provided on the upper part of the variable display device, or a prize opening is formed in this cover so that the fluctuations of the symbols displayed by the variable display device are not easily seen by the falling pachinko balls. In addition, a warp route is provided for guiding the pachinko ball that has won the prize to the lower side of the variable display device.

  However, in recent years, the size of variable display devices has increased, and as a result, the installation area of windmills, game nails, and other obstacles in the game area has shrunk, and pachinko machines that can be enjoyed by watching the flow of pachinko balls with the eyes. The problem of impairing sex has been raised.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 does not substantially reduce the installation area of windmills, game nails, and other obstacles in the game area as the display device becomes larger, and therefore impairs the gaming nature inherent in the gaming machine. Disclosed is a gaming machine that is not allowed.
JP-A-2005-95698

  Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko gaming machine in which a transparent plate unit B1 having a transparent plate 30 is provided in a liquid crystal unit C1 which is a display device provided in a part of the game board A, as shown in FIG. . The front and rear surfaces of the transparent plate 30 have windmills, game nails, and winning holes, respectively. The pachinko ball flows down on the front or rear surface of the transparent plate 30 and hits the windmill or game nail or wins a winning opening at this time.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, it can be said that the windmills, game nails, and winning holes that were only on the front of the game board are substantially the same as those formed on the back of the game board. For this reason, the problem of reducing the game area due to the increase in the size of the display device is avoided in the form of supplementing the game area to a place that was not the game area.

  However, the compensation of the game area according to Patent Document 1 is limited to the size of the transparent plate unit B1 provided on the front surface of the liquid crystal unit C1. Further, according to the proposal of Patent Document 1, the player can enjoy the state where the pachinko ball flows down from the front surface as well as the rear surface of the transparent plate 30, but the range is limited to the size of the transparent plate unit B1. . Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is difficult to say that the pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 is sufficient for the desire to see the flow-down state of the pachinko balls in a wide range from both the front and rear sides of the game area.

  On the other hand, the transparent plate 30 is attached by fitting the transparent plate 30 into the groove 20a formed on the inner wall surface of the frame 20 constituting the transparent plate unit B1. By the attachment, a space S is defined by the back surface of the transparent plate 30, the frame body 20, and the liquid crystal unit.

  By the way, when a ball clogging occurs in the space S, the front glass of the pachinko gaming machine is opened, the transparent plate unit B1 is removed from the game board, the transparent plate 30 is removed from the groove 20a, and the clogged ball is removed. Thereafter, the transparent plate 30 is fitted into the groove 20a, the transparent plate unit B1 is attached to the game board, the front glass is closed, and the series of ball blockage removal operations is completed. During this time, the player will wait.

  In the conventional ball clogging removal operation when an obstacle is attached only to the front of the game board, the ball of Patent Document 1 is used because the front glass is opened, the ball clogging is removed, and the front glass is closed. The work of removing clogs cannot wipe away the feeling of great work.

  In addition, if a person who is unfamiliar with such work tries to remove the ball clog, the work time will further increase, and the player's frustration will tend to increase further.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is a gaming machine in which a pachinko ball and other gaming balls can flow from both the front and rear surfaces of the gaming area. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of widening a range in which a state in which a game ball flows down can be substantially viewed from both the front and rear sides of a game area and simplifying a clogging operation.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.

  That is, the present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a player aims to win a prize by launching a game ball onto a game board and letting it fall naturally, and between the glass board and the game board. And an intermediate plate having substantially the same size as the game board, wherein the intermediate plate is an entire area of the front surface located on the side facing the glass plate and an entire area of the rear surface located on the side facing the game board A game nail will be planted. By doing in this way, a middle board is provided with a front side game field and a back side game field. Further, a through-passage is formed in the middle plate so that game balls launched on the game board can move from the rear game area to the front game area or from the front game area to the rear game area.

  The game board is covered with a glass plate, and the middle board located between the glass board and the game board has almost the same size as the game board, and the middle board has a front side game area and a rear side game area. The game area using the middle board is almost twice as large as that of conventional pachinko gaming machines when only the game board is used.

  The through-hole of the intermediate plate has a ball entrance through which a game ball enters and a ball exit through which the game ball exits, and the through-passage is disposed so that the ball exit is positioned below the ball entrance. Because it is tilted with respect to the middle board, even if the gaming machine is spoiled, in other words, even if the gaming machine is tilted, the game ball launched into the gaming board will be the front side from the rear side gaming area of the middle board It is possible to reliably move to the game area or from the front game area to the rear game area.

Therefore, if the number of game balls launched is the same in both the rear game area and the front game area, the game is played in either the front game area or the rear game area of the middle board. The balls do not flow unevenly, and the game balls flow evenly on either side.

  It is preferable that the glass plate and the middle plate are attached to the casing of the gaming machine so as to be freely opened and closed. By doing so, even if the game nail is on both sides of the middle plate, the game nail on the rear side of the middle plate can be easily adjusted by opening the middle plate. In addition, when there is a clogged ball in the front side game area, the clogged ball can be removed by opening the glass plate, and when there is a clogged ball in the rear side game area, the middle plate can be opened.

  The game board is provided with a plurality of winning holes, and the middle plate has a front face of the middle plate relative to one of the plurality of winning holes when the middle plate is in a closed state. An introduction port for introducing game balls from the side via the middle plate will be provided. And when the middle board is in a closed state, the introduction port has a connection path connected to one of the plurality of winning ports of the game board. By doing in this way, a game ball can be put into the winning opening of the game board not only from the rear side of the middle board but also from the front side.

  By forming the intermediate plate from a transparent or translucent material, it is possible to substantially enjoy the state in which the game ball flows down from both the front surface and the rear surface of the game area. In addition, the game area using the middle board is almost twice the area of the conventional pachinko game machine using only the game board, so the state where the game ball flows down is the front of the game area. And the range that can be enjoyed from both the rear and rear can be greatly expanded.

  In addition, if the cross-section of the connection path is a circular tube or a groove-shaped tube that opens upward, a ball can enter the connection path even on the rear surface side of the middle plate, and there is a possibility of winning as much as it is. Rise.

  According to the present invention, while allowing an increase in the size of the display device, the range in which the game ball can flow down can be enjoyed from both the front surface and the rear surface of the game area, and simplification of the clogging removal operation is expected. Can do.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured such that a player operates a launching handle 4 on a game board 3 surrounded by a casing 2 to launch a pachinko ball B and let it fall naturally. This is a gaming machine for playing with the aim of winning various winning holes provided on the gaming board 3.

  Then, when a winning is made at the start opening 5 which is one of the winning openings, a center accessory 6 provided at the center of the game board 3 is activated. The center accessory 6 mainly includes a symbol variation display device 7 that displays a specific symbol representing a picture or a number in accordance with the theme of the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the display screen 7a.

  The symbol of the symbol variation display device 7 is once activated and then stopped. And if the combination of symbols at the time of stoppage is aligned with the display screen 7a, it becomes a big hit, and the player can acquire a large amount of pachinko balls B.

When it is a big hit, the big prize opening (commonly called attacker) 11 is opened widely, and the big prize opening 11 is opened until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, ten) pachinko balls B are won. Maintain state. There is a specific area called “V zone” (not shown) in the big prize opening, and if even one of the pachinko balls B won in the big prize opening passes the V zone, the big prize opening 11 is once closed and then again. The grand prize opening 11 opens. The opening / closing operation is repeated until a predetermined number of times (number of rounds) is reached.

  An electric tulip 10 is provided under the center character 6, and the center character 6, the start port 5, the electric tulip 10, and the grand prize winning port 11 are arranged in a straight line. Various devices are arranged substantially line-symmetrically with these as the center of the game board 3 (see FIGS. 2 to 4).

  Examples of the various devices include a lamp windmill 12, a passing gate 13, various winning ports other than the start port 5, side lamps, and other electrical decorations 14. Examples of the various winning openings include winning checkers 15r and 15l provided on both sides of the electric tulip 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 3 includes a glass plate 16 that covers the game board 3, and an intermediate plate 17 that is disposed between the glass plate 16 and the game board 3 and has approximately the same size as the game board 3. Each hinge is attached to the housing 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The intermediate plate 17 is made of a transparent or translucent material such as glass, plastic or the like (see FIGS. 6 and 9). In the case of semi-transparency, the middle plate 17 may be partial rather than all.

  The middle plate 17 has a large number of game nails 19 implanted in the entire area of the front surface located on the side facing the glass plate 16 and the entire area on the rear surface located on the side facing the game board 3, respectively. It is referred to as a side game area Fr (see FIGS. 6 to 10). The game nails 19 show only some game nails 19.

  In addition, the pachinko ball B launched on the game board 3 can penetrate the middle plate 17 from the rear side game area Fr to the front side game area Ff or from the front side game area Ff to the rear side game area Fr. A plurality of paths 21 (six in this embodiment) are formed (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  The through passage 21 has a ball inlet 21i through which a game ball enters and a ball outlet 21o through which a pachinko ball B exits (see FIGS. 5 to 7). And the penetration path 21 is attached in the state inclined with respect to the intermediate | middle board 17 so that the direction of the bulb | ball exit 21o may be located below with respect to the bulb | ball inlet 21i (refer FIG. 7, 9). It should be noted that the inclination of the through passage 21 depends on the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on an island (not shown) of the hall (the other side as viewed from the player side). ) Or more (see FIGS. 7 and 9). Further, the amount of distortion is so small that it cannot be understood unless it is measured with an inclinometer, that is, it cannot be understood at first glance (see FIGS. 7 and 9). 6, 7, and 9, the center line C of the intermediate plate 17 is located on the right side of the vertical line V in a state of facing these drawings. The right side is behind the pachinko machine and the left side is the front.

  The ball inlet 21i is opened upward, and the ball outlet 21o is opened downward (see FIGS. 5 to 10). As can be seen from FIGS. 6, 7 and 9, in the through passage 21, when the ball entrance 21i is in the front game area Ff, the ball exit 21o is in the rear game area Fr, and conversely, the ball entrance 21i is on the rear side. When in the game area Fr, the ball exit 21o is in the front game area Ff.

    Further, when the intermediate plate 17 is closed, the intermediate plate 17 is one of a plurality of winning ports provided in the game board 3, or a plurality of winning ports (for example, winning chuckers 15r or 15l or Both) have an introduction port 23 for introducing the pachinko sphere B. When the intermediate plate 17 is closed, a connection path 25 connected to one of the plurality of winning ports is inserted into the introducing port 23, and is fixed by an adhesive or the like so as not to be removed. The connection path 25 is a groove-shaped tube having a circular cross section or an upward opening. As long as the pachinko sphere B can pass through the tubular body, the form may be any, and it may be hard or soft.

Next, the effect of the pachinko gaming machine having such a configuration will be described.
The game board 3 is covered with a middle board 17 and a glass board 16, and the middle board 17 has almost the same size as the game board 3, and the middle board 17 has a front side game area Ff and a rear side game area Fr. The game area using the intermediate board 17 is almost twice as large as the conventional pachinko gaming machine when only the game board 3 is used. Therefore, it is possible to secure a sufficient game area while allowing an increase in the size of the display device (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The through-passage 21 of the intermediate plate 17 has a ball inlet 21i into which the pachinko sphere B enters and a ball outlet 21o through which the pachinko sphere B exits, and the ball outlet 21o is positioned below the ball inlet 21i. Since the through passage 21 is formed in an inclined state with respect to the middle plate 17, even if the pachinko gaming machine 1 is spoiled, in other words, even if the pachinko gaming machine 1 is tilted, it is driven into the game board 3. The pachinko ball B reliably moves from the rear side game area Fr to the front side game area Ff or from the front side game area Ff to the rear side game area Fr (see arrows in FIGS. 6 and 9).

  For this reason, if the number of the pachinko balls B that have been launched is the same in the rear game area Fr and the front game area Ff, either the front game area Ff or the rear game area Fr of the middle board 17 On the other hand, the pachinko balls B do not flow unevenly, and the game balls flow evenly on either side.

  Since the glass plate 16 and the middle plate 17 are attached to the casing 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be freely opened and closed, the game nail 19 is attached to the rear side game area Fr and the front side game area Ff of the middle board 17. Even if it exists in both sides, the adjustment of the game nail 19 on the rear surface side of the intermediate plate 17 can be easily performed by opening the intermediate plate 17.

  Further, with respect to a winning chucker 15r (which may be 15l or both of them) that is one of a plurality of winning openings, an introduction port 23 is provided in the intermediate plate 17, and the introduction port 23 has a medium opening. By having the connection path 25 connected to the winning chucker 15r when the board 17 is closed, the game balls can be directly put into the winning chuckers 15r and 15l which are winning holes of the game board 3 from the front side of the middle board 17. (See FIG. 9).

  By forming the intermediate plate 17 from a transparent or translucent material, the state in which the pachinko ball B flows down can be substantially enjoyed from both the front surface and the rear surface of the game area. Moreover, the game area using the middle board 17 is almost twice the area of the conventional pachinko gaming machine when only the game board is used, so the state where the pachinko ball B flows down is the front of the game area and The range that can be enjoyed from both sides can be greatly expanded.

  If the connection path 25 is a groove-shaped tube whose cross section is opened upward, the pachinko ball B flowing down the rear side game area Fr of the intermediate plate 17 can also win the winning chucker 15r (15l) (see FIG. 6).

  If the connection path 25g has a circular cross section, the winning chucker 15r (15l) is won only from the front side game area Ff of the intermediate plate 17.

  The tube may be a pipe tube, a rubber tube, or a bellows-like tube. By doing so, the flow speed of the pachinko sphere B and the time until the pachinko sphere B wins can be changed depending on the state of the pipe such as the material of the pipe, the length of the path, the curvature of the pipe, etc., so that interest is enhanced.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the state in which the pachinko ball B flows down can be enjoyed from both the front surface and the rear surface of the game area, so that the display area can be enlarged (about twice as much as the conventional game area). Can be secured. In addition to the above effects, even if the pachinko ball B is clogged in the rear game area Fr, the middle plate 17 can be opened and closed. Therefore, by opening the middle plate 17, the clogging removal work in the rear game area Fr can be performed. Easy to do. Needless to say, when the pachinko ball B is clogged in the front game area Ff, only the glass plate 16 is opened.

  The present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in this embodiment, the digital pachinko applied to the gaming machine of the present invention is illustrated, but the present invention may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine composed of so-called feathers, rights, and combinations thereof.

  In addition, the game nail 19 provided on one of the front side game area Ff and the rear side game area Fr of the middle plate 17 is located at the winning opening more than the game nail 19 provided on the other side. You may make it adjust a nail so that a game ball may be introduced easily.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko game machine concerning this embodiment, and is a figure showing the state where the glass board and the middle board were opened. It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine concerning this embodiment, and is a figure showing the state where a glass board and a middle board were closed. It is the front view which looked at the game board in the state which closed the middle board of the pachinko game machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view showing only the game board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view of an intermediate plate. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1, showing an example of a flow path of a pachinko ball B. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 6. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1, showing another example of a flow path of pachinko balls B. FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 9. It is a figure for demonstrating a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
2 Housing 3 Game board 5 Start opening 6 Center object 7 Symbol change display device 7a Display screen 10 Electric tulip 11 Large winning opening 12 Lamp windmill 13 Pass gate 15r Winning chucker 15l Winning chucker 16 Glass plate 17 Middle plate 19 Game nail 20 Frame body 20a Groove portion 21 Through passage 21i Ball inlet 21o Ball outlet 23 Inlet 25 Connection path 30 Transparent plate A Game board B Pachinko ball (game ball)
B1 Transparent plate unit C1 Liquid crystal unit Ff Front side game area (surface facing the glass plate)
Fr Rear game area (surface facing the game board)
S space

Claims (6)

In a gaming machine in which a player plays with the aim of winning a prize by launching a game ball onto the game board and letting it fall naturally,
A glass plate covering the game board;
It is arranged between this glass plate and the game board, and has a middle board having almost the same size as the game board,
The middle plate has a front side game area and a rear side side formed by planting game nails on the entire front surface located on the side facing the glass plate and the entire rear surface located on the side facing the game board, respectively. As a gaming area,
In addition, a through-passage is formed in the middle plate so that the game balls launched on the game board can move from the rear game area to the front game area or from the front game area to the rear game area. A gaming machine characterized by The through-passage of the middle plate is
A ball entrance where game balls enter,
A ball exit from which a game ball comes out,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the through passage is in an inclined state with respect to the middle plate so that the ball outlet is positioned below the ball inlet.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the glass plate and the middle plate are attached to a casing of the gaming machine so as to be freely opened and closed. The game board has a plurality of winning openings,
The intermediate plate has an introduction port for introducing a game ball to one winning port of the plurality of winning ports when the intermediate plate is in a closed state,
The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the introduction port has a connection path that is connected to one of the plurality of winning ports when the middle plate is closed.   The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate plate is made of a transparent or translucent material.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the connection path is a circular tube having a circular cross section or a groove-shaped tube that opens upward.

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