JP2010148824A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of: preventing a performance member from being damaged by preventing bouncing game balls from colliding with the performance member; preventing movement of the performance member from being hindered when a movable performance member is employed as the performance member; and preventing a fraudulent act from being committed on start pockets of a Pachinko game machine. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine 10, the performance member 70 is formed so as to protrude from under a hole 33 to the upper side of the stage 80, a transparent guard member 100 that protrudes from above the stage to the position in front of the performance member and where the clearance with the transparent member 17a is less than the diameter of game balls and that covers the performance member such that the game balls jumping out from a rolling area 31c or from on the stage to the performance member do not collide with the performance member is arranged in a center ornament member 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine in which an effect member is disposed in front of a display screen of an effect display device.

Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine, a stage that is provided above a start winning opening provided in the lower center of the game area of the game board and has a function of making it easy to win a game ball in the starting winning opening, and the stage There is an effect display device (effect member) for the effect of the pachinko gaming machine provided between the effect display device and the effect display device that is provided behind the device and displays the effect of the game on the display screen. Further, some pachinko gaming machines have a movable effect agent (movable effect member) that moves according to the game effect control as the effect agent (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Furthermore, in recent years, in order to improve the fun of the game by increasing the impact of the director, the director that is arranged between the stage and the stage display device behind the stage is greatly increased. Shapes have come to be used.
JP 2004-8538 A

  However, in a pachinko gaming machine having a director that is arranged between the stage as described above and the stage display device behind the stage, during the game, a faulty member such as a faulty nail in the game area is used. There was a case where a game ball bounces greatly and the game ball hits a director. In this way, if the game ball hits the director, the director may be damaged, or if the director is a movable director, the movement of the movable director may be hindered. There was a possibility that the problem of. In particular, when the shape of the director is large and protrudes forward, it is easy to hit the director when the game ball bounces, and there is a higher possibility of problems.

  In addition, among the players of pachinko gaming machines, there are those who try to illegally advance the game by inserting game balls into the start winning opening by unauthorized means. It is necessary to take measures against fraud in pachinko machines so that those who think such things cannot cheat.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and prevents the game ball bounced off by an obstacle member or the like from colliding with the effect member, and the effect member is damaged or the effect member is a movable effect member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can prevent the movement from being obstructed in the case and can prevent an illegal act with respect to a start winning opening of the pachinko gaming machine.

  In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a game area defined by a guide rail on a game board arranged behind a transparent board provided in a frame. A winning prize opening serving as a starting point for determining whether or not the winning of the ball generates a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player, and a hole penetrating the game board above the starting winning prize opening An effect display device that is arranged on the rear and displays a display screen for performing a change effect display based on a determination result of whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state, a center decorative member attached to the periphery of the hole, An effect member that is arranged behind the hole and in front of the display screen to produce a game with the change effect display, and the center decoration member and the guide rail that the shot game ball flows down Is an area between games A rolling region in which an obstruction member for changing the flow direction of the ball is disposed, and a guide path is provided below the center decoration member to guide the game ball so that it is easy to win the starting prize opening. A stage, a ball inlet at the upper side of the center decorative member, a ball outlet connected to the stage at the lower side, and a warp passage for guiding the game ball from the rolling region to the stage; In the pachinko gaming machine having the above, the effect member is formed so as to protrude above the stage from below the hole at the rear of the hole and in front of the display screen, and from above the stage, the effect A game ball that protrudes forward from the rolling area or the stage toward the effect member, protruding to a position in front of the member and having a gap with the transparent plate less than the diameter of the game ball So as not to impinge on the presentation member, a transparent guard member covering the directing member, characterized in that disposed in the center decorative member.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to claim 1, the tip portion closest to the transparent plate in the guard member is less than the diameter of the game ball in the vicinity of the tip portion. A slit having a width is formed to form a tip crack shape.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transparent member that projects forward to a position where the gap with the transparent plate is less than the diameter of the game ball and covers the effect member is more forward than the effect member formed to protrude above the stage. By arranging the guard member on the center decoration member, it prevents the game ball jumping from the rolling area or on the stage and jumping toward the effect member from colliding with the effect member, It is possible to prevent the hindrance of movement when the effect member is a movable effect member. At the same time, the guard member can cover the space above the start winning opening, so that the openable frame of the pachinko gaming machine is opened by unauthorized means, and a game ball is inserted into the starting winning opening by hand. Even if there is a player who tries to move forward in an unfair manner, it becomes difficult to put a hand above the start winning opening, thereby preventing the game ball from colliding with the directing member and at the same time It is possible to prevent an illegal act to be performed on the start winning opening through the space above the starting winning opening of the machine.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the tip closest to the transparent plate in the guard member is formed with a slit having a width less than the diameter of the game ball in the vicinity of the tip, thus forming a tip crack shape. The tip-shaped part at the tip of the guard member has an elastic force. For this reason, for example, conventionally, if the openable / closable frame provided with the transparent plate in front of the game board is closed after opening it for maintenance, etc. A transparent plate hits a decorative member such as a production member due to deformation caused by bending, etc., and a decorative member such as a production member is damaged, or a hard member such as an obstruction nail hits the transparent plate and is transparent. Although there was a possibility that the plate may be scratched or cracked, in the present invention, even if the frame provided with the transparent plate is closed vigorously, the tip of the guard member is applied before it hits. Because the cracked part of the part hits the transparent plate with elasticity, the decorative member including the stage member and the transparent plate are not subjected to a strong impact, and the decorative member including the stage member is damaged or transparent. Scratch or break the board It is possible to prevent the Rukoto.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine as seen from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a window frame 13, a game board 30 (described later) covered by the window frame 13, and the like. Yes. Further, on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 10, as shown in FIG. 2, a display sub-board 21 that performs display control of a liquid crystal display type effect display device 41 (described later), and a sound sub that performs output control of various game sounds. The board 22, the main board 23 for controlling the main operations of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 at the time of winning, the payout board 24 for controlling the payout operation of the pachinko balls (game balls), each board, etc. Various substrates such as a power supply substrate 25 for supplying power are attached in a state of being accommodated in a transparent case, for example.

  Specifically, the outer frame 11 is installed on the Taijima island of the pachinko hall, and as shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular tube shape so that the front and rear surfaces are open. The front frame 12 is attached to the front end surface of the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. Further, a lower plate 14 having an upper surface opened and an upper plate 15 having an upper surface opened are fixed to the front lower portion of the front frame 12.

  A handle base 16 is fixed around the right end of the lower plate 14, and a firing handle 19 is rotatably attached to the handle base 16. A firing motor is fixed to the rear of the firing handle 19, and a hitting ball is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor. This firing motor corresponds to a driving source for the hitting ball, and when the firing handle 19 is rotated, driving power is supplied to the firing motor. As a result, the hitting ball is driven and the pachinko ball in the upper plate 15 is ejected.

  The window frame 13 is attached to the front surface of the front frame 12. The window frame 13 is integrated with the front frame 12 and can rotate about the above-described axis. The window frame 13 and the front frame 12 constitute a frame of the present invention. The window frame 13 is formed with a circular hole-shaped window portion 17, and a transparent plate 17 a made of transparent glass, acrylic, or the like is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the window portion 17. Speakers 18 for outputting game sounds are fixed to the back surfaces of the upper left corner and upper right corner of the window frame 13. A plurality of decorative LEDs are fixed to the window frame 13.

  The above-described game board 30 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 12. Hereinafter, the game board 30 and each component provided in the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view including a movable effect member and a guard member of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 5 is a simplified cross-sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

  The game board 30 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 12 as described above, and is disposed behind the transparent plate 17a provided on the window frame 13. The game board 31 is a board for fixing each constituent member of the game board 30. The guide rail 32 is fixed to the front surface of the game board 31, and forms a pachinko ball launch passage 31 a and a game area 31 b on the game board 31. The game area 31b has a rolling area 31c in an area between the guide rail 32 and a center decorative member 42 described later. In this rolling region 31c, a plurality of obstacle nails (obstacle members) 39 for changing the flow direction of the pachinko balls are driven. The pachinko ball bounced by the hitting ball basket is released to the rolling area 31c in the game area 31b through the launch passage 31a. Then, the pachinko balls released to the game area 31b hit the obstacle nail 39 and flow down the rolling area 31c.

  A hole 33 penetrating the game board 31 is formed in a substantially central portion of the game board 30 and above a start winning port 48 described later. A collar called a center accessory is formed behind the hole 33. An effect display device 41 using a liquid crystal display or the like is provided. The effect display device 41 has a display screen 41a having a large area for performing a variable effect display based on a determination result of whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state, and the display screen 41a faces forward from the hole 33. It has become. A center decoration member 42 that is a part of the decoration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is attached to the periphery of the hole 33. The center decorative member 42 includes a right fixed decorative member 43 that covers the right side of the hole 33, a left fixed decorative member 44 that covers the left side of the hole 33, and an upper prize opening 52 disposed above the hole 33. An upper fixed decorative member 53 that decorates the surroundings (described later), a stage 80 (described later) covering the lower portion of the hole 33, a guard member 100 (described later), and the like.

  In addition, a movable effect agent (movable effect member) 70 as an effect agent (effect member) is installed behind the hole 33 and in front of the display screen 41a and in the vicinity of the lower portion of the effect display device 41. The movable effect actor 70 is adapted to perform a game effect by moving according to the game effect control of the pachinko gaming machine 10 such as a variable effect display performed on the display screen 41a of the effect display device 41. It is driven by an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) (not shown) so as to reciprocate in at least one axial direction (in this embodiment, the vertical direction of the pachinko gaming machine) A.

  In the game area 31 b, a start winning opening 48 is arranged below the effect display device 41 and the movable effect accessory 70. The start winning port 48 is a starting point for determining whether or not a big hit gaming state that is advantageous to the player is generated when a pachinko ball wins, and is formed in a pocket shape that opens upward. And a pair of openable and closable movable pieces 48a. The start winning opening 48 has a small opening area when the movable piece 48a is closed, making it difficult for the pachinko ball to win, and when the movable piece 48a is opened, the opening area is large and the pachinko ball is easy to win. Become.

  A lower large prize opening 51 is arranged below the start prize opening 48. The lower big prize opening 51 is provided with an open / close door 51a that opens and closes by the operation of an actuator (not shown). The open / close door 51a opens when the gaming state reaches a predetermined big hit gaming state. 51 opens wide in the form of a pocket toward the upper side, and a large number of pachinko balls can be simultaneously and continuously awarded to the lower major winning opening 51.

  Further, for example, near the upper portion of the effect display device 41, an upper prize opening 52 that is also opened and closed by an actuator is disposed. An opening / closing movable piece 60 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the upper left portion of the upper prize winning opening 52 so as to be pivotable about a pivot shaft orthogonal to the game board 30. When the open / close movable piece 60 is in the closed position, the upper large winning opening 52 is in a closed state in which a pachinko ball cannot be won. Further, when the openable / closable movable piece 60 is in the open position, the upper large prize opening 52 is in an open state in which a pachinko ball can be won. When the gaming state becomes a big hit gaming state different from that which opens the lower prize winning opening 51, the openable / closable movable piece 60 fluctuates so that the open state and the closed state are repeated a plurality of times at predetermined intervals. The pachinko ball is ready for winning in the winning opening 52.

  The rolling area 31c in the game area 31b of the game board 30 is provided with a plurality of general prize openings (not shown) in addition to the start prize opening 48, the lower major prize opening 51, and the upper major prize opening 52 described above. ing.

  Further, a stage 80 constituted by a substantially horizontal plane is provided below the center decoration member 42, and a guide path 81 for guiding the pachinko ball to the start winning opening 48 is provided right above the starting winning opening 48. Is arranged. Further, a warp passage 90 for guiding the pachinko ball to the stage 80 from the middle of the rolling region 31c is formed in the center decorative member 42 disposed on the side. In the warp passage 90 of the present embodiment, a ball entrance 91 to the warp passage 90 is formed on the upper left side of the left fixed decorative member 44, passes through the left fixed decorative member 44, and is fixed to the left portion. A ball outlet 92 connected to the stage 80 is formed at the lower left side of the decorative member 44.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the above-described movable effect actor 70 protrudes forward from the back surface 31 d of the game board 31 from below the lower end portion 33 a of the hole 33 at the rear of the hole 33 and in front of the display screen 41 a. The transparent decorative member 100 is disposed on the center decorative member 42 so as to cover the movable effect component 70 from below (partly from the left and right sides). ing. The guard member 100 is made of a plastic such as ABS resin or polycarbonate, and the gap B between the upper part of the rear wall 82 of the stage 80 and the transparent plate 17a in front of the movable director 70 is the diameter of the pachinko ball. It protrudes to a position that is less than. Note that the gap B between the guard member 100 and the transparent plate 17a is a gap C between the obstacle nail 39 and the transparent plate 17a, a gap D between the start winning port 48 and the transparent plate 17a, or the like, and the transparent plate 17a. When the frame (the front frame 12 and the window frame 13) provided with the transparent plate 17a, which is formed narrower than the gap (B <C, D) and is opened for maintenance or the like, is closed, the transparent plate Even if 17a contacts the member of the game board 30, it first contacts the guard member 100.

  By disposing the guard member 100, the guard member 100 hits the obstacle nail 39 or the like, and jumps out of the rolling region 31c (particularly, the region below or side of the stage 80 in the rolling region 31c) or the stage 80 Even if there is a pachinko ball that bounces off from above, the pachinko ball does not pass through the side having the movable effect part 70, so the pachinko ball does not collide with the movable effect part 70. For this reason, the situation where the movable production | presentation thing 70 is damaged or the movement is inhibited does not arise.

  Further, the guard member 100 is not fixed with at least a part (the whole tip portion in the present embodiment) of the tip portion (the upper portion in the present embodiment) that is closest to the transparent plate 17a. All or a part (in the present embodiment, the upper left side and the upper right side) have portions along the transparent plate 17a. And the part along the transparent board 17a becomes the cracked shape part 101 in which the slit 102 which has a width | variety smaller than the diameter of a pachinko sphere is formed in the extent which a pachinko sphere does not pass in between. The cracked portion 101 has a predetermined pressure (in this embodiment, when the frame (the front frame 12 and the window frame 13) provided with the transparent plate 17a is vigorously closed, the transparent plate 17a Is formed so as to bend with an elastic force. Further, the guard member 100 of the present embodiment is formed such that a part thereof (a part of the left side in the present embodiment) overlaps the front of the warp passage 90.

  In addition, since the rigidity of the front crack shape part 101 changes with the shape and thickness of the slit 102 or the front crack shape part 101, the raw material of the guard member 100, etc., the width | variety of the slit 102 is a pachinko ball according to those conditions. It is necessary to set the width appropriately so that the pachinko ball does not pass through or fit into the gap within the width less than the diameter.

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the gap B between the transparent rendering 17a and the front of the movable effect actor 70 formed so as to protrude upward from the stage 80 By disposing the transparent guard member 100 that protrudes to a position that is less than the diameter and covers the movable effector 70 on the center decoration member 42, the rolling region 31c (particularly below the stage 80 in the rolling region 31c). Or from the side area), and it is possible to prevent the game ball that has jumped from the stage 80 and jumped toward the movable effector 70 from colliding with the movable effector 70, and the movable effector 70 is damaged. And inhibition of movement can be prevented.

  At the same time, since the guard member 100 can cover the space above the start winning port 48, the openable frame body (the front frame 12 and the window frame 13) of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is opened by unauthorized means. Even if there is a player who puts a game ball by hand into the start winning port 48 and tries to advance the game illegally and advantageously, it becomes difficult to put a hand above the start winning port 48. At the same time as preventing the collision with the movable effect object 70, it is possible to prevent an illegal act to be performed on the start winning opening 48 through the space above the starting winning opening 48 of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  Further, in the past, there was one that raised the rear wall of the stage in order to prevent the pachinko ball from hitting the movable director, but in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the guard member 100 is moved backward. By projecting the pachinko gaming machine 10 forward from above the wall 82, it is possible to prevent the pachinko ball from hitting the movable director 70. Therefore, it is necessary to make the rear wall 82 of the stage 80 higher than necessary. Absent. Therefore, the visibility of the movable effect actor 70 disposed behind the rear wall 82 is improved, and the space above the rear wall 82 can be secured widely as the arrangement space of the movable effect actor 70. Further, since the guard member 100 is formed of a transparent member, better visibility can be obtained with respect to the movable effect accessory 70 and the effect display device 41.

  Further, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the slit 102 having a width less than the diameter of the game ball is formed in the vicinity of the distal end portion of the guard member 100 that is closest to the transparent plate 17a. Since the tip-shaped portion 101 is formed, the tip-shaped portion 101 at the tip of the guard member 100 has an elastic force. For this reason, for example, in the conventional case, if the frame having the transparent plate provided in front of the game board is opened and then closed, the movable effect is caused by deformation due to bending or bending of the transparent plate. A transparent plate hits a decorative member such as an accessory, and the decorative member such as a movable directing member is damaged, or a hard member such as an obstacle nail hits the transparent plate, and the transparent plate is damaged. However, in the present invention, even if the frame (the front frame 12 and the window frame 13) provided with the transparent plate 17a is opened and then closed, Before hitting, the tip-shaped portion 101 at the tip of the guard member 100 hits the transparent plate 17a with an elastic force, so that a strong impact is applied to the decorative member such as the movable effector 70 and the transparent plate 17a. It does not hang, movable production actor 7 It is possible to prevent that or or divided by damaging the transparent plate 17a or the decorative member damaged, including the.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a part of the guard member 100 (a part on the left side in the present embodiment) is formed to overlap the front of the warp passage 90. As described above, when a part of the guard member 100 is formed so as to overlap the highly rigid warp passage 90, the tip end portion is a tip-shaped portion 101 as in the present embodiment, and the elastic force is increased. When it has and it becomes easy to bend, the guard member 100 can be pushed from back and it can prevent that the guard member 100 bends more than necessary. Thus, when pressure is applied to the guard member 100 and the guard member 100 bends, the guard member 100 is excessively bent and hits the movable effect agent 70, thereby damaging the movable effect agent 70 or moving the effect agent 70. It is possible to prevent the movement of the hindering.

  Each embodiment described above is described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not described in order to limit the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the movable effect component (effect member) is formed so as to protrude above the stage. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it protrudes further forward than above the stage. The game board may be formed so as to protrude forward from the board surface. The guard member of the present invention can cover the effect member so that the game ball does not collide with the effect member even when the effect member projects forward from the board surface of the game board. It has become.

  In the above-described embodiment, as the effect member of the present invention, a game effect is performed by moving according to the effect control of the game of the pachinko gaming machine such as a variable effect display performed on the display screen of the effect display device. Although it demonstrated using the movable production | presentation actor (movable production | presentation member), it is not restricted to this, The production | presentation member of this invention is the production control of the pachinko machine, such as the fluctuation production display performed on the display screen of an production display device. If the game is to be accompanied by a production, a non-movable director (for example, one that has a light source and only shines, or a part of the member is movable without moving (moving) itself) It is also possible to apply this method to the above.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko game machine in the embodiment of the present invention from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the same pachinko gaming machine from the back side. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine. It is an enlarged front view including a movable effect member and a guard member of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine. It is the simplified sectional view by the IV-IV line of FIG. 4 of the pachinko gaming machine.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 12 ... Front frame (frame body), 13 ... Window frame (frame body), 17a ... Transparent board, 31 ... Game board, 31b ... Game area, 31c ... Rolling area, 32 ... Guide rail, 33 ... Hole, 39 ... Obstacle nail (obstruction member), 41 ... Production display device, 41a ... Display screen, 42 ... Center decorative member, 43 ... Right fixed decorative member (center decorative member), 44 ... Left fixed decorative member (Center decoration member), 48 ... start winning prize opening, 52 ... upper fixed decoration member (center decoration member), 70 ... movable effect actor (effect member), 80 ... stage (center decoration member), 81 ... guideway, 90 ... Warp passage, 91 ... Sphere inlet, 92 ... Sphere outlet, 100 ... Guard member (center decorative member), 101 ... Tip-shaped part, 102 ... Slit

Claims (2)

In the game area defined by the guide rail on the game board arranged behind the transparent board provided in the frame,
A winning winning opening that serves as a starting point for determining whether or not a game ball wins will generate a jackpot gaming state advantageous to the player;
An effect that a display screen that is arranged behind the hole penetrating the game board above the start winning opening and displays a variation effect display based on a determination result of whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state faces from the hole A display device;
A center decorative member mounted on the periphery of the hole;
An effect member that is arranged behind the hole and in front of the display screen and produces an effect of the game with the change effect display,
A rolling region in which an obstacle member for changing a flow direction of the game ball is disposed in a region between the center decorative member and the guide rail, where the launched game ball flows down;
A stage provided at a lower portion of the center decorative member and provided with a guide path for guiding the game ball so as to make it easier to win the winning prize opening;
A warp passage for guiding a game ball from the rolling region to the stage, wherein a ball inlet connected to the stage is formed at the upper side of the center decorative member and a lower part of the side.
In a pachinko machine having
The effect member is formed so as to protrude above the stage from below the hole at the rear of the hole and in front of the display screen.
A game that protrudes from above the stage to a position ahead of the effect member and at a position where the gap with the transparent plate is less than the diameter of the game ball, and jumps out from the rolling region or the stage toward the effect member. A pachinko gaming machine, wherein a transparent guard member that covers the effect member is disposed on the center decoration member so that a ball does not collide with the effect member.   The tip portion closest to the transparent plate in the guard member has a tip-shaped shape by forming a slit having a width less than the diameter of the game ball in the vicinity of the tip portion. The pachinko gaming machine according to 1.

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