JP2008183032A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of surely discharging a game ball while allowing it to jump into the arrangement area of a movable accessory. <P>SOLUTION: A central accessory device 8 disposed in the game area 7 of a game board 3 includes a liquid crystal panel 9 which is an image display screen and a movable accessory 10 with a movable part 10a. The base body 16 of the central accessory device 8 is provided with a first stage 17 (upper side stage 17a and lower side stage 17b) as the winning route of a game ball B, a second stage 18 where the movable accessory 10 is arranged, and a discharge port 20 for communicating with the lower side stage 17b and the second stage 18. Even when the game ball B hit to the game area 7 of the game board 3 jumps into the second stage 18, the game ball B is surely discharged from the discharge port 20 to the lower side stage 17b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a movable accessory is arranged in the vicinity of an image display screen provided at the center of a game board.

In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an image display screen made up of an LCD or the like is arranged in the center of the game board to move the game board in the vicinity of the image display screen in order to enhance the interest of the player. A central accessory device in which an accessory is arranged to produce a game is widely adopted. Since the movable accessory performs various motions using a motor as a drive source, if a game ball launched on the surface of the game board jumps into the area where the movable accessory is arranged, the movable accessory is smooth. Movement may be hindered by the game ball, and in the worst case, the game ball may get stuck between the movable parts of the movable accessory and may not move. For this reason, in conventional ball game machines, a protective wall surrounding the movable accessory is provided on the game board, and the protective ball prevents the game ball from jumping into the arrangement area of the movable accessory (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-141347 A

  As described above, if a protective wall is provided around the movable accessory to prevent the game ball from jumping in, the movement of the movable accessory will not be hindered by the game ball, but it will be launched on the board surface of the game board. Since the movement of the game ball is restricted by the protective wall, there is a problem that the interest of the player with respect to the movement of the game ball is reduced. In particular, in the central actor device in which the movable accessory is arranged on the side of the image display screen, a stage serving as a winning path for the game ball is provided below the image display screen. Since the movable range of the game ball that can move above is narrowed, the chance that the game ball flows into the stage and wins the start winning opening is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art, and an object thereof is a ball game in which the game ball is surely discharged while allowing the game ball to jump into the arrangement area of the movable accessory. Is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball game machine in which a movable accessory is arranged in the vicinity of an image display screen provided in the center of a game board, and is provided below the image display screen. A first stage, a second stage on which the movable accessory is disposed, and a discharge port communicating with the first and second stages, and the game ball that has flowed into the second stage is removed from the discharge port. It was configured to return to the first stage.

  In the thus configured ball game machine, the first stage provided below the image display screen and the second stage on which the movable accessory is arranged communicate with each other via the discharge port, and the board surface of the game board When the game ball launched above jumps into the second stage, the game ball is surely discharged to the first stage through the discharge port, so that the range of movement of the game ball is expanded and the player's interest is enhanced. It is possible to prevent the movement of the movable accessory from being hindered by the game ball.

  In the above configuration, when the start winning opening is disposed below the first stage, and a highly accurate route for guiding the game ball to the starting winning opening is formed on the first stage, the second stage is changed to the second stage. Since the chance that the game ball that has returned to the first stage wins the start winning opening is increased, it is preferable that the player can expect to win the starting winning opening.

  In the above configuration, a partition is provided between the first stage and the second stage, and the first stage and the second stage communicate with each other through a route in which the discharge port bypasses the front of the partition. In this case, it is preferable that the narrow space in front of the game board can be effectively used to provide the partition and the discharge port.

  In this case, if the movable accessory has a movable part that can swing in a plane parallel to the board surface of the game board, and a partition is provided below the swing region of the movable part, It is preferable that the upper space can be used not only as a swing region of the movable part but also as an inflow passage to the second stage of the game ball.

  A bullet ball game machine according to the present invention includes a central accessory device in which a movable accessory is disposed in the vicinity of an image display screen provided in the center of the game board, and is provided below the image display screen. Since the first stage and the second stage on which the movable accessory is arranged are communicated with each other through the discharge port, even if a game ball launched on the surface of the game board jumps into the second stage, this game The ball can be reliably discharged from the discharge port to the first stage. Therefore, the movable range of the game ball can be expanded to increase the interest of the player, and the movement of the movable accessory is hindered by the game ball. This can be surely prevented.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board of the ball game machine. 3 is a perspective view of a central player device provided on the game board, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first stage and a second stage provided in the central player device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ball game machine according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame 1 installed in an island facility of a game hall, and a front frame rotatably supported on one side of the machine frame 1. 2, a game board 3 (to be described later) housed inside the front frame 2, a glass door 4 rotatably supported on one side of the front frame 2, and a lower side of the front frame 2. A firing handle 5 and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 3 has a game area 7 surrounded by guide rails 6 and the like, and a game ball B is launched from the launch handle 5 toward the game area 7. ing. A central accessory device 8 is disposed above the central portion of the game area 7, and the central accessory device 8 is provided with a liquid crystal panel (LCD) 9 as an image display screen, a movable accessory 10 described later, and the like. It has been. Further, below the central portion of the game area 7, there is a second start having a first start winning port 11 disposed immediately below the central bonus device 8 and a movable piece disposed directly below the first start winning port 11. A winning opening 12, a large winning opening 13 having an opening / closing door, a plurality of general winning openings 14, and the like are arranged, and the game ball B that has not won any winning opening is the lowermost end portion of the gaming area 7. It is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the out port 15 provided in the.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the central accessory device 8 includes a frame-like base body 16 formed of synthetic resin, and a relatively large substantially rectangular opening 16a is formed at the center of the base body 16. Is provided. The liquid crystal panel 9 is disposed on the back surface side of the base body 16 and exposed in the opening 16a, and various images for performing a game effect are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 9. The movable accessory 10 is disposed in a space between the right edge of the opening 16a and the outer edge of the base body 16, and the movable accessory 10 swings in a plane parallel to the panel surface in front of the liquid crystal panel 9. It has a movable part 10a that moves. The movable portion 10a is operated using a motor (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 3 as a drive source, and can swing between a standby position indicated by a solid line and an operation position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It has become. Then, when the game ball B wins the first start winning port 11 or the second start winning port 12, a big hit lottery is performed by a random number generator or the like stored in a control unit (not shown), and based on the lottery result By swinging the movable portion 10a from the standby position to the operating position, the display contents of the liquid crystal panel 9 and the movement of the movable portion 10a are associated with each other to enhance the effect of the game. In the case of the present embodiment, the movable part 10a simulating a Gatling gun is supported by the character body 10b so as to be swingable, so that the movable object 10 representing a person holding the Gatling gun is obtained. For example, it is possible to use another movable accessory representing an animal or the like whose joint is a movable part.

  The base body 16 includes a first stage 17 extending in the left-right direction of the game board 3 along the lower edge of the opening 16a, and a second stage extending from the right end of the first stage 17 toward the outer edge of the base body 16. A stage 18 is provided, and the first stage 17 and the second stage 18 are partitioned by a partition wall 16b. The first stage 17 is a part that serves as a winning path for the game ball B, and the first stage 17 includes an upper stage 17a and a lower stage 17b that are stacked in two upper and lower stages. In the vicinity of the center of the upper stage 17a and the lower stage 17b, introduction ports 19a and 19b are respectively formed. These introduction ports 19a and 19b start the game ball B flowing into the upper stage 17a and the lower stage 17b for the first start. This is a highly accurate route that leads to the winning opening 11. The game ball B that has moved to the right end on the upper stage 17a and the lower stage 17b is blocked from flowing into the second stage 18 by the partition 16b, but the height of the partition 16b is set to be relatively small. Therefore, for example, when the game ball B jumped into the central accessory device 8 bounces greatly on the upper stage 17a, the game ball B can get over the partition wall 16b and flow into the second stage 18.

  The second stage 18 is a part for placing the movable accessory 10 described above, and the character main body 10b of the movable accessory 10 protrudes upward from a pair of cylindrical walls 18a formed on the second stage 18. Is arranged in. Further, the movable portion 10a of the movable accessory 10 is disposed above the partition wall 16b. The game ball B is allowed to flow into the second stage 18 through the upper space of the partition wall 16b, and the upper space of the partition wall 16b. Utilizing this, the movable part 10a can swing freely in front of the liquid crystal panel 9. As shown in FIG. 4, the base body 16 is formed with a discharge port 20 for returning the game ball B that has flowed into the second stage 18 to the lower stage 17b of the first stage 17, and the discharge port 20 has a partition wall 16b. The second stage 18 and the lower stage 17b are communicated with each other through a route that detours in front of. Here, the second stage 18 is gently inclined toward the discharge port 20, and the game ball B that has flowed into the second stage 18 is smoothly guided to the discharge port 20 as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 4. Return to the lower stage 17b. Further, a rib 20a extending in parallel with the partition wall 16b is formed inside the discharge port 20, and the game ball B is guided to the lower stage 17b along the rib 20a inside the discharge port 20, so that the game ball B Will not get caught in the outlet 20 and become clogged. However, if the inner wall of the discharge port 20 has a smooth curved surface, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of clogging even if the rib 20a is omitted.

  The ball game machine according to the present embodiment configured as described above includes a central accessory device 8 in which a movable accessory 10 is disposed in the vicinity of the liquid crystal panel 9 that is an image display screen. The base body 16 of the accessory device 8 is provided with a first stage 17 (upper stage 17a and lower stage 17b) located below the liquid crystal panel 9 and a second stage 18 on which the movable accessory 10 is disposed. Since the lower stage 17b of the first stage 17 and the second stage 18 communicate with each other via the discharge port 20, the game ball B launched into the game area 7 of the game board 3 jumps into the second stage 18. However, the game ball B can be reliably discharged from the discharge port 20 to the lower stage 17b. Therefore, the movable range of the game ball B moving in the game area 7 can be expanded to increase the interest of the player, and the game ball B in which the movement of the movable portion 10a of the movable accessory 10 jumps into the second stage 18. Can be surely prevented from being hindered.

  Further, an introduction port 19b as a highly accurate route for guiding the game ball B to the first start winning port 11 is formed in the lower stage 17b, and the game ball B jumped into the second stage 18 is located below the discharge port 20 below. When the game ball B is returned to the stage 17b, the game ball B has an increased chance of winning the first start winning slot 11, so the game ball B jumping into the second stage 18 is not treated as a dead ball, and this game It is possible to give the player the best chance to win the first start winning opening 11 by giving the ball B the best chance.

  In addition, a partition wall 16b for partitioning the first stage 17 and the second stage 18 is provided in the base body 16 of the central accessory device 8, and the discharge port 20 bypasses the front side of the partition wall 16b and the lower stage 17b and the second stage 17b. Since the two stages 18 communicate with each other, the partition 16b and the discharge port 20 can be provided in a compact manner by effectively using a narrow space sandwiched between the game board 3 and the glass door 4. In addition, the movable part 10a of the movable accessory 10 is swung in a plane parallel to the panel surface of the liquid crystal panel 9, and the partition 16b is provided below the swing region of the movable part 10a. The space can be used not only as a swinging region of the movable portion 10a but also as an inflow passage for the game ball B to the second stage 18.

  In the above embodiment, the first stage 17 has a two-stage configuration of the upper stage 17a and the lower stage 17b, and the lower stage 17b and the second stage 18 are communicated with each other via the discharge port 20. However, instead of the lower stage 17b, the upper stage 17a and the second stage 18 may communicate with each other via the discharge port 20, or either the upper stage 17a or the lower stage 17b. It is also possible to use the first stage 17 having a single configuration in which one is omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the game board of this bullet ball game machine. It is a perspective view of the central accessory apparatus arrange | positioned at the game board. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st stage and 2nd stage which were provided in this center accessory apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

3 Game board 7 Game area 8 Central equipment 9 Liquid crystal panel (image display screen)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Movable part 10a Movable part 10b Character main body 11 1st start winning opening 16 Base body 16a Opening 16b Bulkhead 17 First stage 17a Upper stage 17b Lower stage 18 Second stage 18a Cylindrical walls 19a, 19b root)
20 Discharge port 20a Rib

Claims (4)

In a ball game machine in which a movable accessory is arranged in the vicinity of an image display screen provided in the center of the game board,
A first stage provided below the image display screen; a second stage on which the movable accessory is disposed; and a discharge port that communicates with the first and second stages, and flows into the second stage. A bullet ball game machine, wherein the game ball is returned to the first stage from the discharge port.   2. The start winning opening is disposed below the first stage, and a highly accurate route for guiding a game ball to the starting winning opening is formed on the first stage. A ball game machine.   3. The partition according to claim 1, wherein a partition is provided between the first stage and the second stage, and the first stage and the second stage are routed so that the discharge port bypasses the front of the partition. A ball game machine characterized by communicating with   4. The movable object according to claim 3, wherein the movable accessory has a movable part capable of swinging in a plane parallel to the board surface of the game board, and the partition is provided below the swing region of the movable part. A ball game machine characterized by

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