JP2010136750A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine rendering a fraudulent act that fraudulently guides a game ball to a specified area from the front of a glass door by using a magnet impossible. <P>SOLUTION: The pinball game machine generates a benefit from sorting of a game ball to the specified area 38 among a plurality of areas. The game machine includes a front-branch passage 68 which branches to the front of the upstream side of the area 38 and makes a game ball that moves in move down through its weight. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine.

In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, for example, a specific area and a normal area are provided inside the ball entry means, and a specific guidance state in which the game ball that has entered the ball entry means is guided to the specific area side. And a normal movable state that can be switched to the normal area side are operated, for example, at regular intervals to generate a profit state advantageous to the player based on the fact that the game ball is guided to the specific area side. Such a configuration is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2008-119113 A

  In this type of ball game machine, a strong magnet is used from the front side of the glass door to hold the game ball on the upstream side of the sorting movable means, and the magnet is held by the timing when the sorting movable means is in a specific guiding state. There is a possibility of performing a goto action to illegally guide the game ball to a specific area by releasing it.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a ball game machine incapable of performing a goto action that illegally guides a game ball to a specific area using a magnet from the front side of the glass door. With the goal.

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine configured to generate a profit state based on a game ball being distributed to a specific area 38 among a plurality of areas, and branching forward on the upstream side of the specific area 38. In addition, a front branch passage 68 is provided for allowing the inflowing game ball to flow down due to its own weight.

  According to the present invention, if a game ball is illegally guided to the specific area 38 side using a magnet from the front side of the glass door, the game ball flows into the front branch passage 68 side on the front side of the specific area 38. It is impossible to make goto action with such magnets successful.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is employed in a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine main body 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front side of the front frame 3, a glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are arranged vertically and are pivotally supported by the front frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The front plate 5 is provided with a storage tray 6 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means (not shown), a launching handle 7 for operating the launching means, and the like on the front side.

  A glass window 4b in which, for example, two glass plates 4a are fitted is formed in the approximate center of the glass door 4, and the game board 11 shown in FIG. It is installed freely. On the front side of the game board 11, a guide rail 12 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means is annularly mounted, and in the game area 13 inside the guide rail 12, for example, at a substantially center thereof. The distribution winning means 14 includes a normal symbol starting means 15, a normal symbol displaying means 24, a normal symbol effect design displaying means 16, a special symbol starting means 17, a special symbol displaying means 25, a special winning means 18, and a normal winning means. 19, Out port 20 etc. are arranged. On the distribution winning means 14, for example, a distribution result effect symbol display means 21 is provided.

  The normal symbol starting means 15 is for starting the symbol variation by the normal symbol displaying means 24, and is constituted by a passing gate or the like through which a game ball can pass, and is arranged, for example, on the left side of the distribution winning means 14. .

  The normal symbol display means 24 is for displaying the normal symbols in a variable manner. The normal symbol display means 24 is composed of a display means such as a 7-segment type, and is provided in a small area around the game area 13 so as to be as inconspicuous as possible. On the condition that the symbol starting means 15 detects the game ball, the normal symbol is displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time, and the hit determination random number value obtained when the normal symbol starting means 15 detects the gaming ball is a predetermined hit determination value. When they match, it is stopped in a predetermined hit mode, and when they do not match, it is stopped in a predetermined off mode.

  Further, for example, when the normal symbol starting means 15 detects a game ball during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display means 24, the hit determination random number value acquired at the time of detection detects a predetermined upper limit reserved number, for example, four Is stored as a limit, and thereafter the normal symbol display means 24 is sequentially digested every time it can be changed. In addition, it is desirable to assign a symbol having no special meaning, such as a combination of arbitrary lines and points, so that the player cannot easily distinguish the type.

  The normal symbol effect design display means 16 produces the variation of the normal symbols by the normal symbol display means 24, and is provided, for example, on the upper side of the distribution winning means 14 so as to stand out from the normal symbol display means 24. The normal symbol effect symbol display means 16 is configured to be capable of variably displaying a normal symbol effect symbol composed of one or a plurality of, for example, three numeric symbols, etc. The design symbol for the normal symbol is changed in synchronization with the change of the design in time, and in some cases, the design symbol for the normal design is changed independently or the other effect image is displayed without being synchronized with the change of the normal design. It is configured as follows.

  For example, 10 types of numbers from “0” to “9” are used for the regular design effects. All three symbols such as “6, 6, 6”, “7, 7, 7” are the same design. A uniform pattern is a hit mode, and one with different at least one symbol is a missed mode. For example, when a variable display is displayed in synchronization with a change in the normal symbol, the normal symbol stops in the hit mode. The case is a hit mode, and when the normal symbol is stopped in an off mode, it is stopped in the off mode.

  The normal symbol change by the normal symbol display means 24 is also performed during a jackpot state, which will be described later. However, the normal symbol effect symbol display means 16 performs a predetermined jackpot effect during the jackpot state.

  The special symbol starting means 17 is for starting the symbol variation by the special symbol display means 25, and the open / close means 23 can be switched between an open state in which a game ball can be won and a closed state in which a prize cannot be won. It is comprised by the means, for example, is arrange | positioned under the distribution winning means 14. This special symbol starting means 17 is configured so that the opening / closing means 23 is closed from a closed state for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times when a normal profit state occurs when a stop symbol after the normal symbol is changed by the normal symbol display means 24 is hit. It changes to an open state, and it is comprised so that the game ball which won in the open state may be detected.

  The special symbol display means 25 is for variably displaying the special symbols, and is composed of a display means such as a 7-segment type. The special symbol display means 25 is provided as small as possible in the periphery of the game area 13 so as not to stand out as much as possible. The special symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined time on the condition that the symbol starting means 17 detects the game ball, and the big hit determination random number value acquired when the special symbol starting means 17 detects the gaming ball is a predetermined jackpot determination value. If they match, for example, the symbol such as “7” corresponding to the big hit mode is stopped, and in other cases, the symbol corresponding to the small hit mode is stopped.

  In the present embodiment, the special symbol display means 25 has a holding function like the normal symbol display means 24, that is, for example, when a game ball wins the special symbol start means 17 during the fluctuation display of the special symbol display means 25. Although the function for storing the jackpot determination random number obtained at the time of winning a prize is not provided for each predetermined upper limit reserved number, the special symbol display means 25 may also be provided with a hold function.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the distribution winning means 14 is arranged along the front surface of the game board 11 and fixed to the game board 11 by screwing or the like, and the front mounting board 31. The front structure 32 is provided in a projecting manner on the front side, and the rear structure 33 is provided in a projecting manner on the back side of the front mounting plate 31 and is fitted into the mounting hole 11a from the front side. An open / close-type winning opening 35 that is provided and can be switched between an open state in which a game ball can win a prize and a closed state in which a prize cannot be won by an opening / closing blade 34, for example, provided on the rear structure 33 side, A stopping means 37 that performs a stopping release operation after the winning game ball is temporarily stopped at a predetermined stopping position 36, and a gaming ball that is provided on the rear structure 33 side and released from the stopping by the stopping means 37, for example. The specific passage (specific area) And a particular guide state and the normal path normally guided state and distributing movable unit 40 can be switched to guide the (normal area) 39 side that guides the 8 side.

  The front structure 32 is provided on the upper side of the front mounting plate 31 and, for example, a collar portion 32a on which the distribution result effect display means 21 and the like are arranged, and a front passage case provided on the lower side of the front mounting plate 31 32b, and a winning room 41 is provided between the collar 32a and the front passage case 32b, and a pair of left and right openable winning holes 35 are formed so as to communicate the inside and outside of the winning room 41. Has been.

  The open / close type winning opening 35 is normally kept in a closed state (indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 4) by an open / close blade 34 that can swing around a longitudinal axis, and the special symbol display means 25 changes the special symbol. When the subsequent stop pattern becomes a small hit state and a small hit state occurs, the opening / closing driving means 42 such as an electromagnetic solenoid is actuated to swing the open / close blade 34 outward and open for a predetermined time (FIG. 4). The game ball that has dropped onto the winning room 41 is guided to the winning room 41 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front passage case 32b is disposed in the vicinity of the inner sides of the left and right openable winning holes 35 and detects a pair of left and right winning balls that are detected in the openable winning holes 35. A switch 43 and a pair of left and right junction passages 45 that guide the game ball from the downstream side of the winning detection switch 43 to the middle guide portion 44 in the left-right direction are provided, and the game ball that won the openable winning opening 35 3 and 4 pass through one of the left and right winning detection switches 43 and then flow down to the merging guide portion 44 through the merging passage 45. The merging guide portion 44 is formed to be inclined rearward so as to guide the game ball flowing in from the merging passage 45 side backward.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rear structure 33 includes a first-layer rear first passage case 46 disposed within the thickness range of the game board 11 along the back side of the front mounting plate 31, and the rear surface of the game board 11. A second-layer rear second passage case 47 disposed on the rear side along the side, and a drive case 48 provided on the rear side of the rear second passage case 47 and provided with the opening / closing drive means 42 and the like. It is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 7, etc., the rear first passage case 46 has a stopping part 51 at the center in the left-right direction on the upper side, and a surplus sphere guide part 52 on both the left and right sides of the stopping part 51. Is provided. The stopping portion 51 is provided at a position lower than that corresponding to the rear side of the joining guide portion 44, and the game ball guided backward by the joining guide portion 44 falls on the stopping portion 51. Yes. Further, an upward projecting ridge 53 is disposed in the front-rear direction on the suspending portion 51, and a suspending position 36 where the game ball is temporarily suspended by the suspending means 37 is located on the ridge 53. Yes.

  The stop means 37 includes a stop movable member 55 provided with a stop holding portion 54 on the front end side thereof, and a stop drive means 56 made of an electromagnetic solenoid or the like that slides the stop movable member 55 in the front-rear direction. For example, when the stationary movable member 55 is in the front position shown in FIGS. 3, 7, etc. by the operation of the stationary driving means 56, the stationary holding portion 54 is positioned on the stationary portion 51. The stationary drive means 56 is disposed on the drive case 48, for example.

  The stop holding part 54 is composed of a pair of left and right side walls 54a, and a front wall 54b and a rear wall 54c that connect the front end side and the rear end side of the left and right side walls 54a to the left and right, respectively, and one game ball inside For example, when the stop driving means 56 is operated and the stop holding part 54 is at the stop position 36 on the stop part 51 (see FIG. 7), the bottom of the through hole 57 is formed. The side of the game ball is closed by the protrusion 53 so that it cannot pass through the game ball, and the game ball that has dropped to the upper side is held in the stop holding portion 54 and stopped at the stop position 36.

  If a subsequent game ball flows down while one game ball is held by the stop holding unit 54, the left and right extra balls are not held by the stop holding unit 54. It flows down to the guide part 52 side, and is further guided to the rear side of the game board 11 through the surplus ball passage 58 on the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 8, etc., the rear second passage case 47 has a vertical stop ball flow lower port 61 and a vertical direction specified below the stop ball flow lower port 61. The passage inlet 62, the specific passage 38 in the vertical direction disposed below the specific passage inlet 62, and the normal passage disposed from the vicinity of the upstream side of the specific passage inlet 62, for example, toward one side in the left-right direction. A passage 39 and, for example, a surplus sphere passage 58 disposed outwardly on both the left and right sides of the stationary ball flow lower opening 61 are provided.

  The stationary ball flow lower port 61 is provided in an upward opening shape on the rear side of the stationary part 51. For example, the stationary movable member 55 of the stationary means 37 is moved to the rear position shown in FIG. Is held on the stationary ball flow lower opening 61. In the state where one game ball is stopped on the stop holding portion 54 (FIG. 7), for example, the stop driving means 56 is stopped so that the stop movable member 55 moves backward, and the stop holding portion 54 When reaching the stop release position on the stop ball flow lower opening 61 together with the game ball (FIG. 8), the through hole 57 of the stop holding part 54 is released from the closed state by the protrusion 53 and is held in the stop holding part 54. The game ball passes through the through hole 57 downward and flows into the stationary ball flow lower opening 61.

  A branch portion 64 formed to have a passage length corresponding to at least one game ball is provided below the stationary ball flow lower opening 61, and the specific passage 38 is formed below the branch portion 64 via the specific passage inlet 62. The normal passage 39 communicates with one side in the left-right direction, and the specific passage inlet 62 can be opened and closed by the sorting movable means 40.

  The distribution movable means 40 includes a distribution movable member 65 and a specific passage closing position for closing the specific passage inflow port 62 for the distribution movable member 65 (shown by a solid line in FIGS. 3 and 7 and indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8). And a sorting drive means 66 composed of an electromagnetic solenoid or the like that slides back and forth between the specific passage opening position that opens to the rear side and opens the specific passage inlet 62. The distribution driving means 66 is disposed on the driving case 48, for example.

  The distribution movable member 65 is formed such that the upper surface side thereof is inclined in the left-right direction for guiding the game ball to the normal passage 39 side. For example, when the distribution drive means 66 is operated, the distribution movable member 65 is moved to the specific passage on the rear side. When in the open position, the game ball that has flowed down from the stationary ball flow outlet 61 side is guided to the specific passage 38 side via the specific passage inlet 62 as indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. For example, when the operation of the distribution drive means 66 is stopped and the distribution movable member 65 is in the specific passage closed position on the front side, the game ball flowing down from the stationary ball flow outlet 61 side is as shown by a one-dot chain line arrow in FIG. It is guided to the normal passage 39 side (normal guidance state).

  The game balls guided to the specific passage 38 side and the normal passage 39 side are discharged from the specific passage discharge port 38a and the normal passage discharge port 39a on the downstream end side toward the back side of the game board 11, respectively. The game ball guided to is detected by a specific area detection switch (specific area detection means) 67 when passing through the specific passage 38.

  Further, on the front side of the specific passage 38, for example, a front branch passage 68 is provided across the rear first passage case 46 and the front passage case 32b. This front branch passage 68 is provided in parallel with the specific passage 38 from the front branch inlet 68a that branches upstream from the specific passage 38, that is, from the branch portion 64 to the front side, and from the front side of the front branch inlet 68a. A vertical guide passage portion 68b for guiding the game ball flowing into the inflow port 68a downward, and a game ball provided backward from the lower end side of the vertical guide passage portion 68b and flowing down from the vertical guide passage portion 68b sideward The rear guide passage portion 68c that guides the rear end side of the rear guide passage portion 68c joins the specific passage 38 on the downstream side of the specific region detection switch (specific region detection means) 67, for example. The game ball is caused to flow down by bypassing the specific area detection switch 67 by its own weight.

  Further, the upper surface side of the sorting movable member 65 is not inclined in the front-rear direction, and the game balls are not actively guided to the front branch passage 68 side. In the vicinity of the inflow port 62, there is not provided anything that prevents the inflow of game balls to the front branch passage 68 side. Therefore, the game ball that has dropped on the sorting movable member 65 at the specific passage closing position is normally guided to the normal passage 39 side by the inclination of the top surface side of the sorting movable member 65 as shown by the one-dot chain line arrow in FIG. However, for example, when a forward force is applied to the game ball for some reason, it flows into the front branch passage 68 side.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, for example, when a strong magnet m is brought close to the front side of the glass door 4 in an attempt to hold the game ball illegally until the sorting movable member 65 is in the specific guidance state, Therefore, even if the game ball can be held by the magnet m, it is in the front branch passage 68, and the game by the magnet m is performed at the timing when the sorting movable member 65 is in the specific guide state. Even if the holding of the ball is released, the game ball cannot be guided to the specific passage 38 side.

  The distribution result effect symbol display means 21 produces a game ball distribution operation by the distribution movable means 40, and is configured so that, for example, one distribution result effect symbol can be variably displayed by a display means such as a 7-segment type. ing. The distribution result effect symbol display means 21 starts changing the distribution result effect symbol on the condition that a game ball wins the openable winning opening 35, and the game ball is moved by the distribution movable means 40 to the specific passage 38 side. It is configured to stop at a specific symbol such as “7” when it is distributed, and at a non-specific symbol such as “−” otherwise.

  The big winning means 18 is constituted by an actuating winning means having an opening / closing plate 69 that can be switched between an open state in which game balls can be won and a closed state in which no winning can be won, and is arranged, for example, on the right side of the distribution winning means 14. ing. The big winning means 18 is such that the stop symbol after the special symbol change by the special symbol displaying means 25 becomes a big hit mode, or the game ball won in the open / close type winning opening 35 of the distribution winning means 14 is on the specific passage 38 side. When the big hit state is generated by the distribution, the opening / closing plate 69 is opened to the front side according to a predetermined opening pattern, and the game ball dropped thereon is awarded to the inside.

  In addition, a large number of entrances are arranged in a horizontal row at the lower side of the game area 13, one or more of them are normal winning means 19, and the others are all out entrances 20. .

  As described above, the pachinko machine of the present embodiment is provided with the front branch passage 68 that branches to the front side on the upstream side of the specific passage 38 and flows down the inflowing game ball by its own weight. Since the game ball is configured to be able to flow in when the movable means 40 is in the normal guidance state, if the game ball is illegally guided to the specific passage 38 side from the front side of the glass door 4 using the magnet m, the game ball Flows into the front branch passage 68 on the front side of the specific passage 38, so that it is impossible to make the goto action by such a magnet m successful.

  Also, at least in the normal guidance state, the inflow of the game ball to the front branch passage 68 side is not blocked, so that when the magnet m is used from the front side of the glass door 4, the game ball is reliably guided to the front branch passage 68 side. it can. In addition, a specific area detection switch 67 for detecting a game ball passing through the specific path 38 is provided, and the front branch path 68 is configured to bypass the specific area detection switch 67 and join the specific path 38 downstream thereof. Therefore, the space required for the front branch passage 68 can be minimized.

  10 and 11 exemplify the second embodiment of the present invention, the normal passage 39 in the first embodiment is eliminated and the front branch passage 68 is set as the normal region, and the sorting movable means 40 is specified in the specific guidance state. An example is shown in which the game ball is guided to the passage 38 side to the front branch passage 68 side in the normal guidance state.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in this embodiment, the normal passage 39 in the first embodiment is eliminated, and the front branch passage 68 is a normal passage. The distribution movable member 65 is formed such that the upper surface of the distribution movable member 65 has a downward slope that guides the game balls to the front side, that is, the distribution movable member 65 side. For example, the operation of the distribution drive means 66 is stopped and the distribution movable member 65 When 65 is in the specific passage closed position on the front side, the game ball flowing down from the stationary ball flow lower opening 61 side is guided to the front branch passage 68 side as indicated by an arrow in FIG. For example, when the sorting movable member 65 is in the rear specific passage opening position due to the actuation of the sort driving means 66, the game balls flowing down from the stationary ball flow outlet 61 side are indicated by arrows in FIG. 11 (b). It is guided to the specific passage 38 side via the specific passage inlet 62 (specific guidance state).

  In this way, if the front branch passage 68 is a normal passage, the passage space can be minimized while preventing the goto action that illegally guides the game ball to the specific passage 38 side using the magnet m from the front side of the glass door 4. There are advantages.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, an example in which the stopping means 37 for temporarily stopping the game ball is arranged on the upstream side of the distribution movable means 40 is shown, but the stopping means 37 is not essential, and the game won in the open / close-type winning opening 35. You may comprise so that a ball | bowl may be distributed by the distribution movable means 40 as it is.

  The distribution movable means 40 only needs to be switchable between a specific guidance state for guiding the game ball to the specific area side and a normal guidance state other than that, and its specific configuration and movable timing are arbitrary. For example, the distribution movable means 40 may be configured to selectively open the specific area and the normal area to guide the game ball to the open side, and the movable timing may not be a constant cycle. .

  Further, the distribution movable means 40 is not essential, and the game ball may be configured to be distributed to a plurality of areas including the specific area 38.

  The front branch passage 68 may be any one that branches to the front side upstream of the specific area 38 and allows the inflowing game ball to flow down by avoiding the specific area detection means 67 due to its own weight. It is.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines but can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board. It is side surface sectional drawing in the center of the left-right direction of a distribution winning means. It is A arrow sectional drawing in FIG. It is B arrow sectional drawing in FIG. It is C arrow sectional drawing in FIG. It is a perspective sectional view of the distribution winning means when the stopping means is at the stopping position. It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the distribution winning means when the stop means is at the stop release position. It is explanatory drawing of the flow path | route of a game ball | bowl when a magnet is made to approach the front side of a glass door. It is a perspective sectional view of the distribution winning means in the 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the flow path | route of the game ball in a specific guidance state and a normal guidance state.

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38 Specific passage (specific area)
39 Normal passage (normal area)
40 Sorting movable means 67 Specific area detection switch (specific area detection means)
68 Forward branch passage

Claims (6)

In a ball game machine configured to generate a profit state based on a game ball being distributed to a specific region (38) of a plurality of regions, the game ball branches to the front side upstream of the specific region (38) And a front branch passage (68) through which the inflowing game ball flows down by its own weight. There is provided a sorting movable means (40) capable of switching between a specific guidance state for guiding the game ball toward the specific area (38) and a normal guidance state other than that, and the front branch passage (68) is provided with the sorting movable means ( 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a game ball is configured to flow in when 40) is in the normal guidance state. 3. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein inflow of the game ball to the front branch passage (68) is not prevented at least in the normal guidance state. 4. In the vicinity of the upstream side of the sorting movable means (40), there is provided a normal area (39) branching in a direction different from the front branch passage (68) with respect to the specific area (38), and the sorting movable means (40) The ball game machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the ball is configured to guide the game ball toward the normal area (39) in the normal guidance state. The front branch passage (68) is set as a normal region, and the sorting movable means (40) plays a game on the specific region (38) side in the specific guidance state and on the front branch passage (68) side in the normal guidance state. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the ball game machine is configured to guide a ball. Specific area detection means (67) for detecting a game ball passing through the specific area (38) is provided, and the front branch passage (68) bypasses the specific area detection means (67) and downstream of the specific area detection means (67). The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ball game machine is configured to join a specific area (38).

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