JP2009028122A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely carry game balls upwards by an elevating carrying mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: The pinball game machine includes: a driving structure including a motor; a regulation member 24 movable to a lowered position at which it can receive the game ball which enters and an elevated position at which it can discharge the received game ball; the elevating carrying mechanism 25 capable of carrying the game ball discharged from the regulation member 24 upwards and discharging it at the highest position following the operation of the driving structure; a special game distribution rotating body 19 capable of distributing the game ball discharged from the elevating carrying mechanism 25 to a specified area part for establishing the generation of a special game state advantageous to a player or an area other than the specified area part: and a distributing body 23 capable of moving to a reception guiding position at which it makes the game balls receivable by the regulation member 24 and a discharge guiding position at which it guides the game balls received by the regulation member 24 to a losing area for making the generation of the special game state disappear except one game ball when the regulation member 24 is at the lowered position following the operation of the driving structure. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a game is played by hitting a game ball into a game area.

In a ball game machine, a game area into which a game ball is to be thrown is provided with an accessory (central winning device) that can win the game ball. In the bonus game, a spiral rotating body that transports the winning game ball upward and a game ball transported by the spiral rotating body are taken in, and a specific region or occurrence of a special gaming state advantageous to the player is determined or A rotating body (rotating clown) that can be distributed is provided outside the specific area (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-38699

  However, in the above-mentioned ball game machines, the timing at which the game balls enter the spiral cage of the spiral rotating body is irregular, and when a plurality of game balls enter continuously, There is a possibility of causing malfunction or failure of the spiral rotating body by being sandwiched between the spiral rod and a cover surrounding the spiral rotating body.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a ball game machine capable of reliably transporting a predetermined number of game balls toward the next process at a predetermined timing. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, a ball game machine according to the present invention is a ball game machine equipped with an accessory capable of entering a game ball in a game area into which the game ball is driven. In accordance with the operation of the structure, a lowering position that can receive the incoming game ball and a restriction member that can move to the raised position that can release the received game ball, and the game ball released from the restriction member upward A lift transport mechanism that can be transported to the uppermost position and released at the uppermost position, and a game ball released from the lift transport mechanism to a specific region portion or a region other than the specific region portion that determines the occurrence of a special gaming state advantageous to the player A special game distribution rotating body that can be distributed, an acceptance guiding position that allows the game ball to be received by the restriction member, and a predetermined number of game balls that are received by the restriction member when the restriction member is in the lowered position Leaving occurrence of a special game state comprises a movable distributing body inducible discharge introduction position on the edge region disappears. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the game ball that has entered the accessory from continuously entering the ascending conveyance mechanism, and to prevent the malfunction or failure of the ascending conveyance mechanism and reliably convey the game ball upward. be able to. Further, by limiting the number of game balls to be sent to the ascending transport mechanism to a predetermined number, for example, one, excessive gambling can be suppressed while improving the game performance.

According to the present invention, the ascending and conveying mechanism further includes a spiral rod having a spiral groove that rotates around a rotation axis that is directed in the vertical direction following the operation of the drive structure and in which a game ball can roll, and a vertical direction. The game ball released from the restricting member at the lowest position is supported between the spiral groove and the spiral groove is relatively moved along with the rotation of the spiral rod. And a carrier that can rise with the game ball that rolls up and moves upward, releases the game ball to the ball path toward the special game distribution rotating body at the uppermost position, and can be lowered to the lowermost position by its own weight. . With this structure, the number of game balls can be limited to one and can be transported upward together with the carrier. Further, since the carrier moves up and moves together with the game ball by the rotation of the spiral basket, it is possible to enhance the effect when the game ball is conveyed upward and to enhance the interest of the game.

  In the present invention, the drive structure further includes a control gear that can be rotated around a rotation axis in the vertical direction by a motor, and the regulating member that can swing around the rotation axis that faces in the horizontal direction on the upper surface of the control gear. A ridge that displaces from the lowered position to the raised position by pushing up from below, and an engaging protrusion that displaces the distributing body swingable about the rotation axis in the vertical direction from the receiving guiding position to the discharging guiding position Is provided. With this structure, since a single control gear is used as a drive source, the restricting member and the distributing body can be displaced to a predetermined position at a predetermined timing, and the configuration can be simplified.

 According to the present invention, when the restricting member is displaced to the raised position by the protrusion of the control gear, the distributing body is displaced to the release position by the engagement protrusion of the control gear. With this configuration, when the restricting member is displaced to the raised position, all the game balls can be guided to the disengagement region.

  According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, the game ball that has entered the accessory is restricted from continuously entering the ascending conveyance mechanism, thereby preventing malfunction or failure of the ascending conveyance mechanism and It is possible to reliably carry a predetermined number of sheets toward the next process at a predetermined timing. In addition, by limiting the number of game balls sent to the ascending transport mechanism to one, excessive gambling can be suppressed while improving the game performance.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. In the following description, the front side of the drawing in FIG. 1 is “front or front”, the back of the drawing is “back or back”, the left is “left”, and the right is “right”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 constituting a ball game machine is surrounded by an outer frame 2 installed in a game facility, an outer frame 2 and an outer guide rail 3 and an inner guide rail 4 on the surface. And a glass frame door 7 supported by the outer frame 2 and capable of opening and closing the surface of the game board 6. On the back side of the game board 6, there is a control circuit section (not shown) for comprehensively controlling the game of the gaming machine 1, below the glass frame door 7 with a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls when the game balls are won. A payout device (not shown) for paying out to the ball storage tray 8 provided on the board, a launching device (not shown) for launching the game ball to the game area 5 and the like are provided.

  The game balls stored in the ball storage tray 8 are fired from the launching device by rotating the operation handle 9 provided at the lower right of the glass frame door 7, and the outer guide rail 3 and the inner guide rail. 4, it is driven into the game area 5, and flows down while contacting a large number of game nails planted in the game area 5. Note that game nails are omitted for simplification of the drawing.

  In almost the center of the game area 5, there is disposed an accessory 10 that can receive a game ball that has been driven into the game area 5 when a blade member 15 described below is opened and closed. A special game state advantageous to the player when a game ball that has entered the accessory 10 is distributed to a specific area described later by a special game distribution rotating body 19 described later provided in the accessory 10 Occurs. Below the accessory 10, a first start port 11 and left and right second start ports 12 through which game balls can pass or win are arranged. Further, at the bottom of the game area 5, there is provided an out port 13 through which game balls that have been driven into the game area 5 are discharged to the back side of the game board 6.

2 is an enlarged front view of the accessory 10, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the accessory 10 as viewed obliquely from the front, FIG. 4 is a partially broken perspective view showing the main part in the accessory 10, FIG. These are the longitudinal cross-sectional views in the accessory 10, FIG. 6 is the VI-VI line cross-sectional view in FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 is the perspective view of the principal part.

The accessory 10 includes a synthetic resin housing 14 fixed to the surface of the game board 6, and a game ball A driven into the game area 5 can enter the housing 14 at the top of the housing 14. Left and right inlets 142 and left and right blade members 15 capable of opening and closing the left and right inlets 142 are provided.

  The left and right blade members 15 are pivotally supported on the upper portion of the housing 14 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction by a support shaft 151 that faces in the front-rear direction. It is connected by a solenoid (not shown) through 16b, and opens and closes once or twice when the game ball A enters the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. When the blade member 15 is in the closed position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2), the inlet 142 is closed to substantially prevent the game ball A from entering the housing 14, and also in the open position. When in the position indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 2, the entrance 142 is opened to allow the game ball A to enter the housing 14.

In the upper center of the housing 14, an introduction port 143 through which the game ball A entering from the entrance 142 can pass is provided. A sensor (not shown) capable of detecting the passage of the game ball A is provided inside the introduction port 143. When the sensor detects the passage of the game ball A, a winning signal is transmitted to the control circuit unit, and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the ball storage tray 8 as prize balls.

As shown mainly in FIG. 4, in the housing 14, the first, second and third passages 17, 20, and 26 that guide the game ball A in a predetermined direction, and the first and second spiral rotating bodies 18, 21, a special game distribution rotating body 19 and a retry distribution structure that can distribute the game ball A to a predetermined area, a secondary retry distribution body 22, 23, and the game ball A upward The ascending transport mechanism 25 that can be transported, the restricting member 24 that restricts the game ball A delivered to the ascending transport mechanism 25 as described later, and the detection device 42 that detects the game ball A immediately before being delivered to the ascending transport mechanism 25. Is provided.

The first passage 17 is provided below the introduction port 143, receives the game ball A that has dropped through the introduction port 143, and guides it to the lower left, that is, the first spiral rotator 18.

The first spiral rotator 18 is pivotally supported by a first rotating shaft 27 that is directed in the vertical direction at the left portion in the housing 14, and is driven by the power of a first motor 28 (described later) attached to the bottom of the housing 14. The rotary shaft 27 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. The first spiral rotator 18 is provided with a spiral slope 181 that receives the game ball A guided by the first passage 17 and guides it downward while drawing a spiral trajectory. The periphery of the left half of the first spiral rotator 18 and the second spiral rotator 21 provided below the first spiral rotator 18 is covered by a cover 146 provided on the housing 14 so that the game ball A does not fall. Is called. Also, between the first spiral rotator 18 and the second spiral rotator 21, the game ball A guided by the first spiral rotator 18 does not move to the second spiral rotator 21. It is partitioned by a horizontal partition plate 144 provided in the housing 14.

The special game distribution rotating body 19 has a hilly disk shape with a convex center at the surface, and is directed vertically to the approximate center of a dish-shaped special game distribution tray 34 provided below the first passage 17. It is pivotally supported by the large-diameter second rotating shaft 30 and is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 by the power of the first motor 28. The special game distribution rotator 19 is provided with a plurality of (in this embodiment, ten) normal transport portions 191 that are open at the outer periphery and can receive the game balls A at equal intervals along the circumferential direction. Similarly, in the center portion, a specific winning opening 192 that penetrates in the vertical direction and through which the game ball A can pass is provided. In addition, the number and position of the normal conveyance part 191 and the specific prize winning opening 192 are not specified by this embodiment, and can be suitably changed as needed.

The second rotary shaft 30 has a lower end portion continuously provided at the center upper portion of the special game distribution rotating body 19, and the lower end portion penetrates in the horizontal direction directly above the specific winning opening 192, thereby playing a game ball A tunnel 301 through which A can enter is provided. Further, the area other than the tunnel 301 at the lower end of the second rotating shaft 30 acts as an obstacle 302 that prevents the game ball A from entering the specific winning opening 192.

The game ball A guided by the spiral slope 181 of the first spiral rotator 18 is released into the special game distribution tray 34, and the normal transport unit 191 or the special winning opening 192 of the special game distribution rotator 19 is released. Enter a ball. In this case, the game ball A is discharged into the special game distribution tray 34 from the discharge portion 181a provided at the lower end of the spiral slope 181 of the rotating first spiral rotator 18, so that the game ball The release direction of A is determined by the position of the discharge unit 181a when the game ball A is released into the special game distribution tray 34, the release speed of the game ball A, etc., and changes each time and is unpredictable.

In order for the game ball A to enter the specific winning opening 192, it is necessary to ride on the upper surface of the rotating special game distribution rotating body 19 and enter the tunnel 301 while avoiding the obstacle portion 302 of the rotating shaft 30. . For this reason, the possibility that the game ball A enters the specific winning opening 192 is extremely lower than the possibility that the game ball A enters the normal transport unit 191.

  The game ball A that has entered the specific winning opening 192 falls from a specific drop hole 341 provided substantially at the center of the special game distribution receiving tray 34, and is guided to the lower left by the second passage 20 to the second passage. After passing through a special prize detection sensor 35 that forms a specific area provided at the lower end of 20, it is discharged to the back side of the game board 6 through the discharge guide portion 145.

The game ball A that has entered the normal transport unit 191 is transported in the circumferential direction along with the rotation of the special game distribution rotator 19, and falls from a retry drop hole 342 provided in the special game distribution tray 34. It is guided by the two spiral rotating bodies 21 and guided to the retry lottery region 14A formed in the housing 15. That is, the special game allocating rotator 19 uses the special winning detection sensor 35 for determining the occurrence of a special gaming state advantageous to the player for the game ball A that has entered the accessory 10 or the retry lottery area for which the game is not determined. Sort to part 14A.

The retry lottery area 14A is provided below the special game distribution rotator 19 and, as will be described later, a primary retry distribution body 22 and a secondary retry distribution body 23 are arranged, and the special game distribution rotator is arranged. The game balls A distributed by the player 19 can be distributed to the outlier area or other areas where the possibility of occurrence of the special game state disappears, that is, the area where the occurrence of the special game state is not determined.

  When the special winning detection sensor 35 detects the passage of the game ball A, the special winning detection sensor 35 transmits a special right generation signal for confirming the occurrence of the special game state to the control circuit unit. The control circuit unit executes special game control based on the input of the special right generation signal and generates a special game state. When the special gaming state occurs, the left and right blade members 15 perform opening and closing operations a predetermined number of times, and when the game ball A wins the specific prize opening 192 again during that period, the left and right blade members 15 repeat the opening and closing operations a predetermined number of times again. Can continue. Thereby, when the game ball A wins the specific winning opening 192, the player can obtain a large amount of game value (prize ball) in a short time.

The second spiral rotator 21 is rotatably supported integrally with the first rotating shaft 27 below the first spiral rotator 18, and enters the normal transport unit 191 of the special game distribution rotator 19. A spiral slope 211 is provided for receiving the game ball A that has been sphered and dropped from the retry drop hole 341 and guided downward while drawing a spiral trajectory to the primary retry distribution body 22.

  The first motor 28 for rotating the first and second helical rotators 18 and 21 is attached to the lower part of the housing 14, and as shown in FIG. 7, a gear 281 and a gear 281 fixed to its output shaft. The power is transmitted to the first rotating shaft 27 through the gear 29 which is meshed with the first rotating shaft 27 and fixed to the lower end of the first rotating shaft 27, and the first and second spiral rotating bodies 18, 21 are rotated. The rotation of the first rotating shaft 27 is engaged with the gear 33 fixed to the upper end of the first rotating shaft 27, the intermediate gear 32 that meshes with the gear 33, and the intermediate gear 32, and is fixed to the upper end of the second rotating shaft 30. Is transmitted to the special game distribution rotating body 19 through the gear 31. Accordingly, the first and second spiral rotating bodies 18 and 21 and the special game distribution rotating body 19 can be simultaneously rotated in the same direction by one first motor 28.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. The primary retry allocating body 22 is a support shaft that is directed in the vertical direction substantially at the center of the dish-like retry allocating tray 36 that forms a part of the retry lottery area 14A provided below the special game allocating tray 34. It is pivotally supported by 37 and is rotated clockwise by an after-mentioned distribution drive structure 50 provided at the bottom of the housing 14. The primary retry allocating body 22 is provided with three detachment transfer units 221 and three retry transfer units 222 along the circumferential direction in which the game balls A released from the second spiral rotating body 21 can enter. ing. The slip-off transport unit 221 is provided on the inner peripheral side with respect to the retry transport unit 222. Note that the numbers and positions of the off-set conveyance units 221 and the retry conveyance units 222 are not specified in the present embodiment, and can be appropriately changed as necessary.

The game ball A guided by the spiral slope 211 of the second spiral rotator 21 is discharged into the retry distribution tray 36 from the discharge portion 211a provided at the lower end portion of the spiral slope 211, thereby being primary. The retry sorter 22 enters the off-set transport unit 221 or the retry transport unit 222. Also in this case, similarly to the game ball A released from the first spiral rotating body 18 into the special game distribution tray 34, the spiral slope of the second spiral rotating body 21 in which the game ball A is rotating is provided. 211 is discharged from the discharge unit 211a into the retry distribution tray 36. Therefore, the game ball A is discharged in the direction of the discharge unit 211a when the game ball A is discharged into the retry distribution tray 36 or the game ball. It depends on the release rate of A, etc., and changes every time and is unpredictable.

The game ball A that has entered the off-set conveying section 221 of the primary retry allocating body 22 is conveyed in the circumferential direction along with the rotation of the primary retry allocating body 22, and the drop-off hole 361 provided on the retry allocating tray 36 If it reaches just above, it will fall from there and will be discharged to the back side of the game board 6, and the possibility that a special game state will occur disappears.

The game ball A that has entered the retry transport unit 222 is transported in the circumferential direction along with the rotation of the primary retry sorter 22, and when it reaches directly above the retry drop hole 362 provided in the retry sorter tray 36, It falls from there and falls into a retry passage 39 provided below the retry distribution tray 36.

That is, the primary retry allotting body 22 is the outlier area portion in which the possibility that a special gaming state will occur in the game ball A distributed to the retry lottery area portion 14A by the special game sorting rotator 19 disappears (this embodiment). Is equivalent to the drop-off hole 361) or other area (corresponding to the retry passage 39 in this embodiment).

The retry passage 39 is provided below the retry distribution tray 36 and forms a part of the retry lottery area 14A. The game ball A dropped from the retry drop hole 362 is placed on the right side, that is, the secondary retry distribution. A downward slope to the right so as to roll toward the body 23, and a right part thereof goes straight and travels toward the ascending conveyance mechanism 25 via the regulating member 24, and a path toward the discharge port 40. The secondary retry distribution body 23 is provided at the branch point.

  9 and 10 are plan views showing the secondary retry allocating body 23 and the main parts in the vicinity thereof. The secondary retry allocating body 23 is pivotally supported by the retry allocating tray 36 so as to be swingable in the horizontal direction by a shaft 231 facing in the vertical direction, and a guiding portion 232 extending in the centrifugal direction has a distribution drive structure. Following the rotation of the second gear 504 (described later) in the body 50, a discharge guide position (see FIGS. 8 and 10) protruding into the retry passage 39, and a retry passage that rotates a predetermined amount counterclockwise from the discharge guide position. It reciprocates at a predetermined timing between the side surface 39 and the receiving guidance position (see FIG. 9) that is flat.

  The game ball A rolling in the retry passage 39 is guided to the discharge port 40 by the guide portion 232 when the secondary retry distribution body 23 is at the discharge induction position, and the secondary retry distribution body 23 is guided to receive. When in the position, it is sorted in the direction toward the ascending transport mechanism 25. After the game ball A guided to the discharge port 40 passes through the discharge port 40, the game ball A is discharged to the back side of the game board 6 through the discharge guide 145, and the possibility of the occurrence of a special game state disappears. Further, the movement of the game balls A distributed to the path toward the ascending transport mechanism 25 is restricted by the restricting member 24 as will be described later, and is transported upward one by one by the ascending transport mechanism 25, so that the special game distribution is performed. Returned to the rotator 19. That is, the secondary retry distribution body 23 is distributed to the retry lottery area 14A by the special game distribution rotator 19 and the game balls A that have passed the primary retry distribution body 22 can generate a special game state. Displacement is made in the direction toward the detachable area where the property disappears (corresponding to the discharge port 40 in this embodiment) or the ascending transport mechanism 25.

  11 and 12 are vertical sectional views taken along line XI-XI in FIG. The regulating member 24 is disposed on the front side in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the ascending conveyance mechanism 25, and the left end portion thereof is pivotally supported by the bottom portion of the retry passage 39 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction by a shaft 241 that faces in the front-rear direction (horizontal direction). In addition, a mounting portion 242 that can be moved up and down when viewed from a window portion 391 provided in the retry passage 39 is provided at the right end portion thereof, and is driven by the rotation of the second gear 504 of the sorting drive structure 50. Thus, there is a predetermined timing between the lowered position (see FIG. 11) where the mounting portion 242 is slightly immersed in the window 391 and the raised position (see FIG. 12) protruding upward from the surface of the retry passage 39. To reciprocate.

The game balls A distributed in the direction toward the ascending transport mechanism 25 by the secondary retry allocating body 23 are placed or received by the placing portion 242 when the restricting member 24 is in the lowered position, and the restricting member 24 Protrudes from the surface of the retry passage 39 when is in the raised position.

The game ball A placed on the placement portion 242 moves over the step portion 413 provided at the rear of the placement portion 242 to the ascending conveyance mechanism 25 when the regulating member 24 is displaced from the lowered position to the raised position. It is discharged, conveyed upward as described above, and returned to the special game distribution rotator 19. The upper surface of the mounting portion 242 has a downward slope so that the placed game ball A rolls backward, that is, toward the lower end portion of the ascending transport mechanism 25, and the game ball A is It is formed in a size that can only be placed. Therefore, even if two game balls A continue to flow, only the first game ball A is placed on the placement unit 242, and the subsequent game ball A is displaced to the discharge position of the secondary retry allocating body 23. Is discharged to the discharge port 40. In addition, when the regulating member 24 is in the lowered position, the game ball A placed on the placing portion 242 is prevented from rolling backward by the step portion 413, so that it is not sent to the ascending conveyance mechanism 25. Absent.

  FIGS. 13 and 14 are perspective views showing the ascending transport mechanism 25 and the main parts around it. The ascending / conveying mechanism 25 includes a spiral rod 252 that can be rotated together with a third rotating shaft 251 that is pivotally supported by the right portion in the housing 14 and that is positioned in the vicinity of the spiral rod 252. The carrier 254 is supported by the support bar 253 so as to be able to move up and down, and can move up and down together with the game ball A along with the rotation of the spiral basket 252, and the transport cover 41 surrounding the spiral basket 252 excluding the lifting path of the carrier 254.

The spiral basket 252 has a spiral groove 252a that faces the vertical direction in which the game ball A can roll, and rotates in the same direction as the winding direction (counterclockwise) of the spiral groove 252a by the power of the distribution drive structure 50. .

The carrier 254 opens on the side facing the spiral groove 252a, has a holding portion 254a that can hold the game ball A, and is in the lowest position (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 and the position shown in FIG. 13). The game ball A sent out from the placement portion 242 of the regulating member 24 is captured and held between the holding portion 254a and the spiral groove 252a, so that the game ball A is indirectly engaged with the spiral groove 252a via the game ball A. Together with the rotation of the spiral basket 252, the spiral groove 252 a is relatively transferred to the game ball A that gradually rises and rises from the lowest position to the highest position (position indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 5). In the state where the game ball A is not held between the carrier 254 and the spiral groove 252a, the carrier 254 and the spiral groove 252a are not engaged with each other. Only 254 will not rise.

When the carrier 254 is raised to the uppermost position together with the game ball A, the game ball A comes into contact with an extruded piece 147 provided to project downward from the upper part of the housing 14, and interacts with the rotational movement of the spiral groove 252a. The carrier 254 is pushed forward and discharged from the discharge port 412 provided at the upper end of the transport cover 41 to the third passage 26. As a result, the engagement relationship between the carrier 254 and the spiral groove 252a is released, and the carrier 254 is lowered to its lowest position by its own weight and waits in a state where the next game ball A can be transported.

In the present embodiment, the number of turns of the spiral groove 252a is set so that when the spiral basket 252 rotates five times, both the carrier 254 and the game ball A rise from the lowest position to the highest position.

  The carrier 254 is provided with a display unit 254b on the front of which a color, pattern, character, and / or character is drawn. The display unit 254b further enhances the effect when the game ball A is transported upward, and the state of transport of the game ball A can be confirmed by viewing the display 254b.

  FIG. 15 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow XV in FIG. 13, and FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views of the main part of the detection device 42 and its periphery. As shown in FIG. 15, the distribution drive structure 50 includes a second motor 501 attached to the lower part of the retry distribution tray 36 and a first gear that meshes with a pinion 502 fixed to the output shaft of the second motor 501. 503 and a large-diameter second gear 504 that forms a control gear, a third gear 505 that forms a helical gear for meshing with the first gear 503, a fourth gear 506 that meshes with the second gear 504, and a fourth gear And a fifth gear 507 that meshes with 506.

The second gear 504 is for operating the secondary retry distributing body 23 and the regulating member 24 at their respective timings as described later by the rotation thereof, and a third rotating shaft that rotates integrally with the spiral rod 252. The lower part of 251 is loosely fitted so as to be rotatable. The third gear 505 rotates the spiral rod 252 and is fixed to the lower part of the third rotation shaft 251. The fifth gear 507 is fixed to the lower portion of the support shaft 37 that rotates integrally with the primary retry distributing body 22.

The rotation of the second motor 501 is transmitted to the second gear 504 via the pinion 502, and the pinion 502, the first gear 503, the third gear 505, and the third rotating shaft 251 are transmitted to the spiral rod 252. In addition, the primary retry distribution body 22 is transmitted via the pinion 502, the second gear 504, the fourth gear 506, the fifth gear 507, and the support shaft 37.

The number of teeth of the first, second, and third gears 503, 504, and 505 is set so that the spiral rod 252 rotates six times while the second gear 504 rotates once by the rotation of the second motor 501. . That is, as described above, since the number of teeth of each gear is set so that the carrier 254 and the game ball A move from the lowest position to the highest position when the spiral basket 252 rotates five times, The time for one rotation of the second gear 504 corresponding to six rotations is the time until the carrier 254 rises from the lowermost position to the uppermost position and discharges the game ball A to the third passage 26 and then returns to the lowermost position again. It is slightly longer than the transfer circulation time.

  The second gear 504 is located at the lower end of the third rotating shaft 251 and is disposed directly below the secondary retry distributing body 23 and the regulating member 24, and has a predetermined length in the circumferential direction on the upper surface thereof. One protruding portion 504a having a mountain shape and protruding upward, and a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) engaging protrusions 504b protruding upward are provided.

Each time the second gear 504 makes one rotation, the protrusion 504a is displaced from the lowered position to the raised position by abutting the regulating member 24 against the lower part and pushing it up from below. When the regulating member 24 is not in contact with the protruding portion 504a, the regulating member 24 is moved to the lowered position and held by its own weight.

Each time the second gear 504 makes one rotation, the restricting member 24 performs a take-in operation of making one reciprocation between the raised position and the lowered position by contact and separation with respect to the protrusion 504a. The number is transferred to the ascending transport mechanism 25 with the number limited.

With the configuration described above, the take-in operation time of the restricting member 24 corresponds to one rotation of the second gear 504 and is slightly longer than the transfer operation time of the carrier 254. Therefore, when the game ball A delivered from the regulating member 24 is moving from the lowest position to the uppermost position together with the carrier 254, that is, when the carrier 24 is not in the lowest position, the regulating member 24 is followed. The game ball A is not fed into the spiral groove 252a of the spiral basket 252. For example, when the carrier 254 is in a position other than the lowest position and the game ball A is fed from the restricting member 24 into the spiral groove 254a, the game ball A cannot be raised, and the game ball A, the carrier 254, May cause malfunction and failure of the ascending transport mechanism 25. However, as in the present embodiment, when the carrier 254 is not in the lowest position, the take-up operation timing of the restricting member 24 is set so that the game ball A is not fed into the spiral groove 254a. The malfunction and failure of the mechanism 25 can be prevented, and the game balls A can be reliably raised one by one.

  Further, as described above, the spiral rod 252 is rotated six times while the second gear 504 for operating the regulating member 24 is rotated once by the rotation of the second motor 501, in other words, the spiral The gear ratio of the third gear 505 and the second gear 504 for rotating the flange 252 is set so that the second gear 504 rotates once (while the regulating member 24 reciprocates between the lowered position and the raised position). The third gear 505 is set to rotate the number obtained by adding 1 to the number of revolutions (5 revolutions) of the spiral rod 252 necessary for raising the carrier 254 from the lowest position to the highest position. Immediately after returning to the lower position, the restricting member 24 can be moved to the ascending position with good timing, and the game ball A placed on the placing portion 242 of the restricting member 24 can be reliably delivered to the carrier 254. Note that the gear ratio between the third gear 505 and the second gear 504 is not specified in this embodiment, and the third gear 505 moves the carrier 254 from the lowest position to the uppermost position while the second gear 504 makes one rotation. Any setting that rotates at least more than the number of rotations of the spiral rod 252 necessary to raise the position is sufficient.

  As shown mainly in FIG. 9, the engaging protrusions 504b are provided on the upper surface of the second gear 504 at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction, and the secondary gear 504 is rotated in the clockwise direction as the secondary gear 504 rotates in the clockwise direction. The retry distribution body 23 is pushed to the side by abutting against an arm portion 233 provided at a lower portion thereof, and is swung from the reception guide position to the discharge guide position.

After the secondary retry allocating member 23 has moved to the discharge guiding position and the arm portion 233 is disengaged from the engaging protrusion 504b as the second gear 504 rotates clockwise, the biasing force of the spring 234 causes Return from the discharge guiding position to the receiving guiding position. One end of the spring 234 is hooked on the bottom of the retry distribution tray 36 and the other end is hooked on the secondary retry distribution body 23. As a result, when the second gear 504 makes one rotation, the secondary retry distributing body 23 reciprocates four times between the receiving guiding position and the discharging guiding position due to the contact relationship with the four engaging protrusions 504b. To do. As shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion 504a and the engagement protrusion 504b are arranged so that the protrusion 504b pushes the regulating member 24 from below and displaces it to the raised position. It is provided in such a positional relationship that it is separated from the arm portion 233 of the secondary retry distribution body 23 and the secondary retry distribution body 23 is set to the discharge position. Thereby, when the restricting member 24 is displaced to the raised position, all the game balls A can be discharged to the disengagement area, and there is no holding ball that waits in front of the restricting member 24. Can reliably receive one game ball A.

  The detection device 42 detects the game ball A placed on the placement portion 242 of the regulating member 24, and includes a detection lever 421 that can contact the game ball A placed on the placement portion 242, and a detection lever 421. And a photoelectric detection sensor 422 for detecting the movement of.

The detection lever 421 is pivotally supported by the housing 14 so as to be swingable in the left-right direction by a shaft 421a facing in the front-rear direction, and is mounted on the first detection unit 421b that can move in the left-right direction above the placement unit 242. When the game ball A is placed on the placement portion 242 of the regulating member 24, the game ball A is placed on the first and second detection portions 421b and 421c. By abutting, the game ball A swings from the standby position shown in FIG. 11 to the detection position shown in FIG. 12 with its own weight. When the detection sensor 422 detects that the detection lever 421 has swung to the detection position, the detection sensor 422 transmits the detection signal to a control circuit unit provided on the back side of the game board 6. Based on the detection signal, the control circuit unit causes a light source (not shown) provided inside the display tower 43 provided adjacent to the ascending transport mechanism 25 to emit light, so that the game ball A is caused by the ascending transport mechanism 25. An effect when transported upward is performed. Then, when the game ball A is sent out from the placement unit 242 to the ascending conveyance mechanism 25, the detection lever 421 returns to the standby position by its own weight.

  As shown mainly in FIG. 6, the third passage 26 discharges the game ball A released from the carrier 254 of the ascending transport mechanism 25 toward the special winning opening 192 of the special game distribution rotating body 19. The discharge part 261 faces the substantially central part of the upper surface of the special game distribution rotator 19. Therefore, when the game ball A is released from the third passage 26, the game ball A rolls on the special game distribution rotating body 19, and a special prize opening 192 if it matches the rotation timing of the second rotary shaft 30. If the timing is not met, the ball is entered into the normal transport unit 191 and again as described above, the primary retry allocating body 22 and the secondary retry allocating body 23 again, so that the outlying area or other area. Is distributed to other areas, it is returned to the special game distribution rotator 19 again.

Next, a series of flows of the game ball A that has entered the accessory 10 will be described. First, when the game ball A driven into the game area 5 wins the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, the blade member 15 opens and closes once or twice. Then, when the wing member 15 is opening and closing, when the game ball A enters the accessory 14 from the inlet 142, the game ball A is guided to the first passage 17 through the introduction port 143, It is discharged to the spiral slope 181 of the rotating first spiral rotator 18. The game ball A released to the spiral slope 181 rolls downward while drawing a spiral trajectory, is released from the discharge portion 181a of the spiral slope 181 into the special game distribution tray 34, and rotates for the special game distribution. A ball is entered into either the special winning opening 192 or the normal transport unit 191 of the body 19.

The game balls A that have entered the specific winning opening 192 of the special game distribution rotating body 19 are distributed to the special winning detection sensor 35 through the second passage 20, and the game balls A that have entered the normal transport unit 191. Are distributed to the route toward the retry lottery area 14A. When the game ball A is distributed to the special prize detection sensor 35 by the special game distribution rotating body 19, the occurrence of the special game state is confirmed, and when the game ball A is distributed to the route toward the retry lottery area 14A. Is given a chance of retry distribution lottery for all game balls A to be distributed as to whether or not the special game distribution rotator 19 can receive the special game lottery again.

The game balls A distributed to the route toward the retry lottery area 14A fall from the normal drop hole 342 of the special game distribution tray 34 to the spiral slope 211 of the second spiral rotor 21 while drawing a spiral trajectory. It rolls downward, is discharged into the retry distribution tray 36, and enters either the unremoved conveyance section 221 or the retry conveyance section 222 of the primary retry distribution body 22. Here, the primary retry allotting body 22 performs the first retry allocation lottery for allocating whether or not to confirm the losing, and the second time for all the game balls A allocated to the area where the detachment is not determined. Give you the chance to win a lottery.

The game ball A that has entered the detachment conveyance unit 221 of the primary retry allocator 22 is discharged to the back side of the game board 6 through the detachment hole 361 where the detachment is determined, and has entered the retry conveyance unit 222. The game ball A falls from the retry drop hole 362 to the retry passage 39 and rolls the retry passage 39 rightward.

  When the game balls A distributed to the retry passage 39 by the primary retry distribution body 22 move to the branch point of the retry passage 39, if the secondary retry distribution body 23 is at the discharge induction position, the game ball A is determined to be out of place. If it is guided to the outlet 40 and the secondary retry distributing body 23 is in the receiving guide position, it is guided toward the ascending transport mechanism 25. Here, the secondary retry allocating body 23 performs a second retry distribution lottery to determine whether or not to confirm the losing, and for a part of the game balls A distributed to the area where the detachment is not determined, Give you a chance to win a special game again.

  The game ball A guided by the secondary retry allocating body 23 to the region in which the deviation is not fixed is received by the mounting portion 242 if the regulating member 24 is in the lowered position. At this time, even if two or more game balls A are continuously guided to the placement unit 242, the secondary retry distribution body 23 is discharged before the game balls A are sent to the carrier 254 of the ascending transport mechanism 25. By displacing to the guiding position, only the leading game ball A is allowed to be received by the placement unit 242, and the subsequent game ball A is forcibly discharged to the discharge port 40. This restricts that the game balls A are continuously fed into the carrier 254 of the ascending transport mechanism 25, prevents malfunction or failure of the ascending transport mechanism 25, and ensures that the game balls A are moved upward one by one. Can be transported.

  The game ball A placed on the placement portion 242 of the restricting member 24 comes into contact with the detection lever 421 and is detected by the detection sensor 422. As a result, the light source of the display tower 43 emits light, and an effect display is made that the game ball A is transported upward by the ascending transport mechanism 25. When the restricting member 24 moves to the raised position, the game ball A placed on the placing portion 242 is sent and held between the spiral groove 252a of the ascending conveyance mechanism 25 and the carrier 254. As the spiral rod 252 rotates, the spiral groove 252a gradually rises and is conveyed upward together with the carrier 254. When the game ball A is transported to the uppermost position, the game ball A is discharged into the third passage 26 from between the spiral groove 252a and the carrier 254.

  The game ball A guided to the third passage 26 is returned to the special game distribution rotator 19. In this case, since the discharge portion 261 of the third passage 26 faces substantially the center of the special game distribution rotator 19, the game ball A released from the third passage 26 is released toward the specific winning opening 192. Is done. Therefore, the probability that the game ball A wins the specific winning opening 192 is higher in the special game lottery at the time of the retry than the special game lottery performed when the game ball A is released from the first spiral rotating body 18. Is expensive. Here, if the player enters the specific winning opening 192, the occurrence of the special gaming state is confirmed, and if the player enters the normal transport unit 191, the game is again distributed by the primary and secondary allocators 22 and 23. If it is good, the game is returned to the special game sorting rotator 19 again, and the chances of the special game lottery can be obtained any number of times.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following various modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
(I) Although the special game distribution rotator 19 can distribute the game balls released by the ascending and transporting mechanism 25 to the specific area portion or the retry area, the special game distribution rotator 19 The game balls released by the ascending and transporting mechanism 25 may be able to be distributed to specific areas or out-of-range areas.
(Ii) A direction in which the game ball entering the accessory 10 is directed to the regulating member 24 by the secondary retry distribution body 23 without passing through the special game distribution rotation body 19 and the primary retry distribution body 22. You may make it distribute in the direction which goes to a slip-off area part.

It is a front view of a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. It is an enlarged front view of an accessory. It is the perspective view which looked at the accessory from diagonally forward. It is a partially broken perspective view which shows the principal part in an accessory. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in an accessory. It is the VI-VI line cross-sectional view in FIG. It is a perspective view of the principal part. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a top view which shows a secondary retry distribution body and the principal part of the periphery when a secondary retry distribution body exists in an acceptance guidance position. It is a top view which shows the main part of a secondary retry distribution body and its periphery when a secondary retry distribution body exists in a discharge induction position. It is the XI-XI line longitudinal cross-sectional view in FIG. 8 when a control member exists in a falling position. It is the XI-XI line longitudinal cross-sectional view in FIG. 8 when a control member exists in a raise position. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of a raise conveyance mechanism and its periphery when a carrier exists in the lowest position. It is a perspective view which shows the raising conveyance mechanism and the principal part of the circumference | surroundings when a carrier is in the middle of a raise. It is a XV arrow line view in FIG. It is a perspective view of the principal part of a detection apparatus and its periphery when a detection lever exists in a standby position. It is a perspective view of the principal part of a detection apparatus and its periphery when a detection lever exists in a detection position.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
2 outer frame 3 outer guide rail 4 inner guide rail 5 game area 6 game board 7 glass frame door 8 ball storage tray 9 operation handle 10 accessory 11 first start port 12 second start port 13 out port 14 housing 14A retry lottery region Portion 15 Blade member 16a, 16b Link 17 First passage 18 First spiral rotator 19 Special game distribution rotator 20 Second passage 21 Second spiral rotator 22 Primary retry distributor 23 Secondary retry distributor (Allocation body)
24 restriction member 25 ascending conveyance mechanism 26 third passage (ball passage)
27 First Rotating Shaft 28 First Motor 29 Gear 30 Second Rotating Shaft 31 Gear 32 Intermediate Gear 33 Gear 34 Special Game Distribution Dish 35 Special Winning Detection Sensor (Specific Area Portion)
36 Retry distribution tray 37 Support shaft 39 Retry passage (Retry area)
40 Discharge port 41 Conveying cover 42 Detection device 43 Display tower 50 Sorting drive structure (drive structure)
142 Inlet 143 Inlet 144 Dividing plate 145 Discharge guide part 146 Cover part 147 Extrusion piece 151 Spindle 181 Spiral slope 181a Discharge part 191 Normal transport part 192 Specific winning port 211 Spiral slope 211a Displacement transport part 221 Displacement transport part 222 Retry transport Part 231 shaft 232 guide part 233 arm part 234 spring 241 shaft 242 mounting part 251 third rotating shaft 252 spiral rod 252a spiral groove 253 support bar 254 carrier 254a holding part 254b display part 261 discharge part 281 gear 301 tunnel 302 obstacle part 341 Specific drop hole 342 Normal drop hole 361 Displacement hole (displacement area)
362 Retry drop hole 391 Window portion 412 Discharge port 413 Step portion 421 Detection lever 421a Shaft 421b First detection portion 421c Second detection portion 422 Detection sensor 501 Second motor 502 Pinion 503 First gear 504 Second gear (control gear)
504a Projection 504b Engagement projection 505 Third gear (spiral rod gear)
506 4th gear 507 5th gear A game ball

Claims (5)

In a ball game machine equipped with an accessory capable of entering a game ball in a game area into which a game ball is to be shot,
A regulating member that can move to a lowered position that can accept a game ball that has entered and a raised position that can release the received game ball, following the operation of a drive structure provided in the accessory,
An ascending conveyance mechanism capable of conveying the game ball released from the regulating member upward and releasing it at the uppermost position;
A special game distribution rotator that can distribute the game balls released from the ascending transport mechanism to a specific area portion or an area other than the specific area portion that determines the occurrence of a special game state advantageous to the player;
An accepting guiding position where a game ball can be received by the restricting member, and the occurrence of a special game state disappears by leaving a predetermined number of game balls received by the restricting member when the restricting member is in the lowered position. A bullet ball game machine comprising a distribution body movable to a discharge guidance position capable of being guided to an area. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined number is one. The ascending and transporting mechanism is supported by a spiral cage having a spiral groove that rotates around a rotation axis that faces the vertical direction in accordance with the operation of the drive structure and that allows a game ball to roll, and is movable in the vertical direction. In addition, the game ball released from the restricting member at the lowest position is held between the spiral groove, and gradually rotates the spiral groove as the spiral rod rotates. A carrier capable of rising together with a game ball that moves upward and discharging the game ball at the uppermost position to the ball path toward the special game distribution rotating body and being lowered to the lowermost position by its own weight. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2. The drive structure includes a control gear that can be rotated by a motor about a vertical rotation axis,
On the upper surface of the control gear, a protrusion that displaces the restricting member that can swing around a rotation axis that faces in the horizontal direction from below to displace it from the lowered position to the raised position, and swings around the rotation axis that faces in the up-down direction. 4. The ball and ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging protrusion that displaces the movable distribution body from the acceptance guidance position to the discharge guidance position. 5. The distribution body is displaced to a release position by an engagement protrusion of the control gear when the restricting member is displaced to a raised position by the protrusion of the control gear. Ball game machine.

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