JP2008093209A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To put out prize balls onto an upper tray in a short time when a ball wins in a game. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a prize-ball device 18 for putting out prize balls fed from a ball tank by the specified number onto the upper tray 24 provided in the front of a game board 10A based on a winning signal output at ball winning. The device 18 is disposed right above a longitudinally guiding route 22 for guiding the prize balls from the back of the game board 10A to the tray 24 placed in the front of the game board 10A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of paying out a winning ball in a short time when a ball wins during gaming.

  FIG. 1 is a rear view of a conventional pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter also simply referred to as a gaming machine), and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  In the conventional gaming machine 10, there is a game board on the front side which is the player side, and on the back side thereof, a large liquid crystal display part constituting the game board and its control part are integrally formed at the center part thereof. A liquid crystal unit 12 is disposed, and a ball tank 14 for storing game balls is disposed above the liquid crystal unit 12.

  In this gaming machine 10, when a ball enters the winning opening during the game, a certain number of prize balls are paid out to the player. The prize balls are arranged from the ball tank 14 in the left-right direction in FIG. 16 is supplied to a prize ball device 18 arranged at the upper part of the side end, and a prize guidance path 20 is arranged by the prize ball device 18 in the vertical direction by a predetermined number of times. By being dropped to the rear part of the 22, it is supplied to the upper plate 24 arranged on the front side of the front.

  In the gaming machine 10 having such a structure, in order to meet the demand for expansion of the liquid crystal display part of the game board in recent years, and to increase the degree of freedom of mounting the control electronic components on the back of the game board, There is a tendency to enlarge the liquid crystal unit 12 at the center of the back side by narrowing the upper and side portions of the ball tank 14 to the prize ball device 18 and the alignment path 20. Further, as shown in the drawing, in order to enlarge the liquid crystal unit 12 in the central portion, the prize ball device 18 which is wider than the ball path tends to be installed upward, and is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. As described above, a structure in which a ball tank, an alignment path, and a prize ball device are integrated is also proposed.

JP 2003-284845 A

  However, in the structure in which the prize ball device is installed upward as in the conventional gaming machine, the prize ball device 18 that pays out the ball by the winning signal when the ball enters the prize opening on the game board, and the player's Since the distance to the upper plate 24 at hand is long, the time from when the ball enters the winning opening until the prize ball reaches the upper plate 24 also increases.

  The long time required for paying out the prize balls in this way means that the balls on the upper plate 24 are scarce. For example, if the last ball wins and wins a big hit, the time until the next launch can be delayed. Therefore, although the V zone having the corner limit time is open, the time during which the ball cannot be fired becomes long, which causes a complaint from the player.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can pay out a prize ball to an upper plate in a short time when a ball wins during a game. .

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a prize ball device that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls supplied from a ball tank to the upper plate on the side of the game table based on a winning signal output when a ball wins. The above-mentioned problem is solved by arranging the prize ball device on the upper plate located in front of the game table, directly above the front-rear guidance path for guiding the prize ball from the rear of the game table.

  In the present invention, the downstream end of one or more alignment paths for aligning and holding the balls supplied from the ball tank is directly connected to the ball inlet of the prize ball apparatus, and the alignment path is It may meander in the front-rear direction and be arranged in the vertical direction on the back side, and in the case of two or more, the alignment path may be close to the front and rear.

  According to the present invention, the prize ball device is arranged directly above the front-rear guidance path for guiding the ball from the rear to the upper plate located in the front, so that the prize ball paid out from the prize ball device Since the movement distance can be shortened to a linear distance to the upper plate on the front-rear guidance path, it becomes possible to pay out the prize ball on the upper plate in a short time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a rear view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

  In the following description, parts that are substantially the same as those of the conventional case shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described using the same reference numerals.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the ball tank 14 is disposed at the upper portion as in the prior art in order to increase the installation space of the liquid crystal unit 12 fitted into the gaming table 10A from the back side. A prize ball device 18 is connected to the lower end (downstream end) of the alignment path 16 in the longitudinal direction at the rear side end corresponding to the position of the conventional prize ball path 20.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the two alignment paths 16 are arranged in two rows when viewed from the side, that is, in one row close to the front and rear, and meandering in the same direction. It has become. Accordingly, the width can be made extremely narrow in the horizontal direction, and a large number of spheres can be aligned and held in the vertical direction, and the load is dispersed so as not to concentrate on the lower end.

  The prize ball device 18 connected to the lower ends of the two rows of the alignment paths 16 is a front view in FIG. 5, a front sectional view through one payout portion in FIG. 6, and a CC cross section in FIG. The configuration is as shown in each figure.

  In the prize ball device 18, as shown in FIG. 6, the downstream end of the alignment path 16 is directly connected to the ball introduction port 10A, and the impeller 30 rotates counterclockwise. The ball B introduced from 16 is paid out and the number of payouts is counted by the ball passing sensor 32. The counted ball B flows down the discharge path 34 and is paid out to the front-rear guidance path 22 below the apparatus.

  That is, unlike the prior art, the front and rear guiding path 22 for guiding the prize ball from the rear (the back side of the game table 10A or the vicinity thereof) to the upper plate 24 positioned in the front (front side of the game table 10A). It has a structure in which the prize ball path 20 is excluded.

  In FIG. 6, the ball payout portions having the same structure are formed in two rows in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 6, and the balls B are alternately arranged by the two impellers 30 arranged out of phase. It can be paid out to the upper junction.

  In addition, since the prize ball device 18 is arranged directly above the front-rear guidance path 22 in this way, the prize ball device 18 is used to remove all balls in the gaming machine called “ball removal”. A ball extraction path 36 to flow down is integrated.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, as described above, the prize ball device 18 is arranged immediately above the front-rear guidance path 22, and the vertically long prize ball path arranged downstream of the prize ball device 18 as in the prior art. By eliminating 20, the distance between the prize ball device 18 and the upper plate 24 can be made significantly shorter than that of a conventional game machine.

  In the above configuration, when a ball that the player has driven into the game area on the game board by operating the launch handle enters the winning opening, a predetermined number of balls are paid out by outputting a winning signal to the winning ball device 18. . When the ball paid out by the prize ball device 18 falls on the front-rear guide path 22, it moves a small distance from the rear to the front and is supplied to the upper plate 24. Therefore, compared with the conventional gaming machine, the time from winning a prize to paying out the ball to the upper plate 24 is significantly shortened.

  According to the embodiment described above in detail, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) Since the distance between the prize ball device and the upper plate can be shortened by eliminating the prize ball path arranged on the downstream side of the conventional prize ball device, the player moves to the upper plate after winning a prize. The time until the ball is paid out can be shortened, and the player's discomfort can be reduced.

  (2) By eliminating the prize ball path and arranging the prize ball device directly above the front-rear guidance path, the side part on the back side can be made narrower, and the liquid crystal unit at the center is enlarged. can do.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing features of the second embodiment according to the present invention.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the discharge path 34 is eliminated by extending the rear end of the front-rear guidance path 22 backward as compared with the first embodiment, and the ball passage sensor 32 counts under the junction. The ball B is directly dropped on the front-rear guidance path 22. As a result, the installation height of the prize ball device 18 can be further lowered, and the dropped prize ball only needs to move forward on the front / rear guidance path 22, so that the payout time to the upper plate 24 can be further increased. It can be shortened.

  In the above-described embodiment, the alignment path 16 has two rows. However, it may be one row, and if necessary, three or more rows may be arranged close to each other.

Rear view showing a conventional gaming machine AA expanded sectional view in FIG. The rear view which shows the game machine of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. BB expanded sectional view in FIG. Front view showing enlarged prize ball device Enlarged cross-sectional view from the front of the prize ball device CC sectional view in FIG. Sectional drawing equivalent to FIG. 4 which shows the gaming machine of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... (Pachinko) Game machine 10A ... Game stand 12 ... Liquid crystal unit 14 ... Ball tank 16 ... Alignment path 18 ... Prize ball apparatus 18A ... Ball introduction port 20 ... Prize ball path 22 ... Front-and-back guidance path 24 ... Top plate 30 ... Blade Car 32 ... Ball passage sensor 34 ... Discharge route 36 ... Ball removal route

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine equipped with a prize ball device that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls supplied from a ball tank to the upper plate on the side of the game table based on a winning signal output when the ball wins.
A gaming machine, wherein the prize ball device is disposed on the upper plate located in front of a game table, directly above a front-rear guidance path for guiding a prize ball from the rear of the game table. The downstream end of one or more alignment paths for aligning and holding the balls supplied from the ball tank is directly connected to the ball introduction port of the prize ball device,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the alignment paths meander in the front-rear direction and are arranged in the vertical direction on the back side, and in the case of two or more, the alignment paths are close to each other in the front-rear direction.

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