JP2011251052A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which can prevent a fraudulent act by hitting, with simple constitution.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine P, a ball distribution device 18 arranged in a game region 16 of a game board 3 is provided with: a winning opening part 24 allowing an entry of a game ball; a rotating body 26 having a non-winning hole 26a and a winning hole 26b and rotating with a certain cycle; and a guide member 27 guiding the game ball entering from the winning opening part 24 into a standby position H in front of the rotating body 26, and the game ball reserved at the standby position H is distributed into either the non-winning hole 26a or the winning hole 26b in association with the rotation of the rotating body 26. On the guide member 27, a descending slope guide surface 28 guiding the game ball toward the standby position H and a holding part 29 continuing on a downstream side of the slope guide surface 28 at the standby position H are formed, and the holding part 29 is made to have a concave shape with respect to a virtual surface Q extended along the slope guide surface 28.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor, and more particularly to a ball game machine in which a ball distribution device is arranged in a game area of a game board.

  In a ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine, a ball sorting device called a center accessory device is arranged in the game area of the game board, and the game ball that has entered the ball sorting device is a rotating body (Kroon). There is a model that is distributed to either a V winning (winning) or a loss depending on the body) (see, for example, Patent Document 1). At the upper end of this ball sorter, there is a winning opening that allows game balls to enter, so that the gaming balls that enter from the winning openings are discharged onto the guide rail through the guide path. It has become. The guide rail has a ring-shaped inner bottom surface in which a game ball rolls, and the inner bottom surface is kept in a forward tilting posture so that the front end side is the lowest portion. Further, the guide rail has an inner peripheral wall and an outer peripheral wall that are opposed to each other with an inner bottom face, and this inner peripheral wall surrounds almost the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body. The inner peripheral wall is cut off at the standby position. In addition, an inclined guide surface that is continuously descending toward the standby position is formed on the front end side, which is the lowest position of the guide rail, and the game balls discharged from the guide path onto the guide rail are After rolling from the rear end portion toward the front end portion, it is guided to the standby position in front of the rotating body along the inclined guide surface. The rotating body rotates with a motor as a drive source in the same direction at a constant cycle, and a plurality of non-winning holes and one winning hole are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction at the peripheral edge thereof. ing. The non-winning hole is formed as a notch that can fit almost one game ball, and the winning hole is formed as a notch having a longer depth than the non-winning hole. Since these non-winning holes and winning holes face the downstream side of the inclined guide surface at the standby position as the rotating body rotates, the game balls held in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body at the standby position will continue. It will fit in either the non-winning hole or the winning hole facing the standby position.

  In the ball ball game machine structured as described above, when the game ball launched toward the game area of the game board enters the winning opening of the ball distribution device, the game ball passes through the guide path and passes through the guide rail. After being discharged to the rear end side, it rolls on the guide rail toward the bottom and is guided to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface, and finally rolls on the inclined guide surface to the standby position. It is burned. At this time, when the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body that does not have a non-winning hole or a winning hole passes through the standby position, the game ball that rolls to the standby position along the inclined guide surface hits the outer peripheral surface of the rotary body temporarily. After being put on hold, it is inserted into either a winning hole or a non-winning hole that approaches the standby position as the rotating body rotates. In this case, the game ball inserted into the non-winning hole moves with the rotation of the rotating body while being held inside, and is collected as a lost ball through the discharge hole provided below the rotating body. On the other hand, the game ball inserted into the winning hole moves with the rotation of the rotating body while being held in the back, and this game ball enters the V winning hole provided at another position below the rotating body. Then, it becomes a win and shifts from a normal state to a jackpot game.

JP 2006-15066 A

  In the conventional ball game machine described above, the rotating body that rotates at a fixed period has a function of distributing the game ball to either the hit or lose, so the game ball that rolls on the guide rail is in the standby position. By comparing the timing to reach a state where the rotating body rotates, the player can enjoy a game that is exciting and exciting. However, just before the game ball that is held in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body enters the non-winning hole approaching the standby position, an action called “duki” that strongly hits a glass door or the like disposed in front of the game board Since the game ball is separated from the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and pushed back to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface by the external force, the game ball rolls again on the inclined guide surface and returns to the standby position. In the meantime, the non-winning hole that was supposed to enter the game ball will pass through the standby position. In this way, since the game ball held at the standby position can be easily pushed back to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface by the external force of the doggy, the winning hole that should not enter originally by doking at a predetermined timing It was difficult to prevent cheating by illegally putting a game ball into the game and winning.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of preventing fraudulent acts due to doppling with a simple configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball distribution device in a game area of a game board. The ball distribution device has a winning opening that allows a game ball to enter, A rotating body that has a winning hole and rotates at a fixed period, and a guide member that guides a game ball that has entered the winning opening to a standby position in front of the rotating body are provided and held at the standby position. In the bullet ball game machine in which the game balls are distributed to either the winning holes or the non-winning holes as the rotating body rotates, the downhill that guides the game balls toward the standby position on the guide member A sloped inclined guide surface and a holding portion that is continuous to the downstream side of the inclined guide surface at the standby position are formed, and the holding portion is recessed with respect to a virtual plane extending along the inclined guide surface. It was set as the structure currently formed.

  In the thus configured ball game machine, when the game ball guided to the holding portion along the inclined guide surface of the guide member is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body at the standby position, the game ball is on standby. Even if doppling is performed just before entering the non-winning hole of the rotating body approaching the position, the holding portion is formed in a shape recessed with respect to the virtual surface extending along the inclined guide surface, so that the standby position Thus, it is difficult to push the game ball held in the holding portion back to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface by the external force of the sticking, and it is possible to prevent an illegal act of illegally acquiring a hit by the sticking with a simple configuration.

  In the above configuration, the holding portion may be a two-stage inclined surface in which the inclined surface of the inclined guide surface is refracted at an obtuse angle, but the holding portion is an arc-shaped holding groove extending in the left-right direction. If the upper end is continuous to the downstream side of the inclined guide surface, the game ball that has rolled to the downstream side of the inclined guide surface is stably held at the standby position by the holding groove. This is preferable because it is difficult to push back to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface.

  The bullet ball game machine of the present invention has a guide member that guides a game ball that has entered the ball sorting device to a standby position in front of the rotating body, an inclined guide surface that extends downward toward the standby position, and an inclined guide surface Is formed in a shape that is recessed with respect to a virtual surface extending along the inclined guide surface, so that the inclined guide surface rolls to the holding portion. When the guided game ball is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body at the standby position, even if the game ball is played just before entering the non-winning hole of the rotating body approaching the standby position, It becomes difficult to push the ball back to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface by the external force of the sticking, and it is possible to prevent an illegal act of illegally acquiring a hit by the sticking with a simple configuration.

1 is an external perspective view of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the open state of the glass door of this bullet ball game machine. It is a rear view of this bullet ball game machine. It is a perspective view of a ball distribution device provided in the bullet ball game machine. It is principal part sectional drawing of this ball distribution apparatus. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the modification of a ball distribution apparatus.

  Embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) P according to the present embodiment is a vertically rectangular machine frame 1 installed in an island facility of a game hall, and a door to the machine frame 1. A front frame 2 attached to the front frame 2, a game board 3 housed inside the front frame 2, a glass door 4 attached to the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be opened and closed, and a front frame 2. The front board 5 is provided on the lower side of the front board 5 so as to be openable and closable, and the launching handle 6 is attached to the front board 5. The front board 5 is provided with a tray 7 for storing game balls. . A transparent glass plate 8 is attached to the central portion of the glass door 4, and the front surface (board surface) of the game board 3 can be viewed from the outside through the glass plate 8. Moreover, one speaker 9 is attached to the upper part of the glass door 4 on either side, and various sound effects regarding a game are emitted from these speakers 9. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine P, a main control processing unit 10, a lamp control processing unit 11, a voice control processing unit 12, a payout control processing unit 13, and a prize ball payout A device 14, a firing control processing unit 15 and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface (board surface) of the game board 3 is a game area 16 that is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 17 or the like, and the launch handle 6 is rotated at an arbitrary angle by the player. Then, a launcher (not shown) continuously launches the game balls held in the tray 7 toward the game area 16. In this game area 16, a ball sorting device 18, also called a center accessory device, a first start port 19 and a second start port 20, a general winning port 21, an out port 22, a game nail (not shown) and A windmill and the like are provided. As will be described in detail later, when a game ball wins the first start port 19, a pair of blades 23 provided at the upper end of the ball sorting device 18 opens and closes twice, and when a game ball wins the second start port 20, The pair of blades 23 opens and closes only once. In addition, when a game ball wins the general winning opening 21, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as winning balls, and the game balls that have not entered the first and second starting openings 19, 20 and the general winning opening 21 are out ports. 22 is recovered.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening 24 that allows a game ball to enter is provided at the center of the upper end of the ball sorting device 18, and the pair of blades 23 described above open and close the winning opening 24. It is like that. A hollow structure guide path 25 communicating with the winning opening 24 is provided inside the ball sorting apparatus 18, and a rotating body 26 called a crune body is disposed below the guide path 25. Further, a ring-shaped guide member 27 in a plan view is disposed around the rotating body 26, and a game ball that has entered the ball distribution device 18 from the winning opening 24 passes through the guide path 25 and the guide member 27. It is discharged on the rear end.

  Since the guide member 27 is kept in a forward leaning posture so that the center portion on the front end side is at the lowest position, the game ball discharged from the guide path 25 to the rear end portion of the guide member 27 is moved to the front end side by its own weight. Roll toward you. An inner peripheral wall 27a and an outer peripheral wall 27b are erected on the guide member 27, and the inner peripheral wall 27a and the outer peripheral wall 27b are opposed to each other via an inner bottom surface on which a game ball rolls. The inner peripheral wall 27a surrounds almost the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the rotator 26, but the inner peripheral wall 27a is cut out only in front of the rotator 26, and this position is the standby position H of the game ball. . Further, an inclined guide surface 28 that is continuous downwardly toward the standby position H is formed on the front end side that is the lowest position of the guide member 27, and the standby position H is continuous downstream of the inclined guide surface 28. A holding portion 29 is formed. The holding portion 29 is configured as an inner bottom surface of a semi-cylindrical holding groove extending in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner bottom surface of the holding portion 29 having a circular arc shape extends along the inclined guide surface 28. It is formed in a shape recessed with respect to the virtual plane Q. Therefore, the game ball discharged from the guide path 25 to the inner bottom surface of the guide member 27 rolls on the inner bottom surface from the rear end portion toward the front end portion, and then moves on the inclined guide surface 28 toward the standby position H. Then, it rolls and is guided to the holding portion 29.

  The rotating body 26 is configured to rotate at a constant cycle in the same direction using a motor (not shown) as a drive source. The rotating body 26 has two non-selected holes 26a and one selected hole 26b in the circumferential direction of 120 degrees. Are formed at regular intervals. The non-winning hole 26a is formed as a notch that can store one game ball, and a discharge hole (not shown) is provided below the rotating body 26 at a position overlapping the non-winning hole 26a. The winning hole 26b is formed as a notch having a longer depth than the non-winning hole 26a, and a V winning hole (not shown) is provided below the rotating body 26 at a position overlapping the inner part of the winning hole 26b. ing. The non-winning holes 26a and the outer openings of the winning holes 26b sequentially face the holding portion 29 at the standby position H as the rotating body 26 rotates, and if the game ball is held by the holding portion 29 at that time, This game ball is inserted into either the non-winning hole 26a or the winning hole 26b facing the standby position H. Then, the game ball inserted into the non-winning hole 26a moves along with the rotation of the rotating body 26 while being held in the non-winning hole 26a, and moves to the position directly above the discharge hole. It falls from the hole and is collected as a lost ball. On the other hand, the game ball inserted into the winning hole 26b moves with the rotation of the rotating body 26 while being held in the inner part of the winning hole 26b, and moves to the position directly above the V winning hole. It falls from the winning hole and wins.

  In the pachinko machine P configured as described above, when the player rotates the firing handle 6 in a normal state, the game balls held in the tray 7 are continuously launched toward the game area 16, but this normal state Then, the pair of blades 23 are closed to block the winning opening 24. However, when the game ball flowing down in the game area 16 wins the first start port 19, the pair of blades 23 opens and closes for 0.9 seconds twice, and the game ball wins the second start port 20. The pair of blades 23 opens and closes for 0.9 seconds only once. Then, when the game ball flowing down in the game area 16 enters the winning opening 24 of the ball sorting device 18 at the timing when the pair of blades 23 are opened as described above, the game ball passes through the inside of the guide path 25. After passing through and being discharged to the rear end portion of the guide member 27, it rolls on the inner bottom surface of the guide member 27 toward the front end portion of the lowest position and is led to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface 28, and finally. Rolls on the inclined guide surface 28 toward the standby position H and is guided to the holding portion 29. At this time, if the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 26 passes through the standby position H where the inner peripheral wall 27a is cut off, the game ball guided to the holding portion 29 hits the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 26 and is temporarily at the standby position H. After the suspension, the non-winning hole 26a or the winning hole 26b that approaches the standby position H as the rotating body 26 rotates is fitted. As described above, the game ball inserted into the non-winning hole 26a is collected as a lost ball through the discharge hole, and when the game ball inserted into the winning hole 26b enters the V winning hole, Transition to gaming. In this jackpot game, when a pair of blades 23 opens 18 times or less (the total opening time is 30 seconds or less), or when 10 game balls are won in the ball sorter 18, one round is completed. Is executed a plurality of times (for example, 15 rounds) and the jackpot game is completed.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the timing at which the game ball rolling on the guide member 27 reaches the holding portion 29 through the inclined guide surface 28 and the rotation of the rotating body 26. Depending on the position of the non-winning hole 26a or the winning hole 26b approaching the standby position H, the game balls that have entered the ball sorting device 18 are distributed to either winning or losing. You can enjoy exciting games. Further, since the holding portion 29 is formed in a circular arc shape that is recessed with respect to the virtual plane Q extending along the inclined guide surface 28, the game ball is placed at the standby position H at the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 26 and the holding portion 29. Even if the game ball is struck by hitting the periphery of the glass door 4 and applying an external force to the game ball, the game ball is pushed back to the upstream side of the inclined guide surface 28 by the external force. Will be difficult. Therefore, when it is predicted that the game ball held at the standby position H enters the non-winning hole 26a and loses, the game ball immediately before entering the non-winning hole 26a approaching the standby position H. Even if the sticking is made, the game ball enters the non-winning hole 26a while sliding on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 26, and the game ball can be illegally put into the winning hole 26b that should not have entered. Disappear. In addition, since the holding portion 29 has a simple structure that only allows the depression on the downstream side of the inclined guide surface 28, an illegal act of illegally acquiring a hit by doppling can be prevented with a simple configuration.

  Further, in the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment example, since the holding portion 29 continuous to the downstream side of the inclined guide surface 28 is configured as the inner bottom surface of the semi-cylindrical holding groove extending in the left-right direction, the inclined guide surface The game ball that has rolled to the downstream side of 28 can be stably held at the standby position H by the holding portion 29. However, as in the modification shown in FIG. 6, the inclined surface of the inclined guide surface 28 may be a two-stage inclined surface refracted at an obtuse angle on the downstream side, and the lower inclined surface may be the holding portion 30. is there. Also in this case, the inclined bottom surface of the holding unit 30 is recessed with respect to the virtual plane Q extending along the inclined guide surface 28, so that the game ball held by the holding unit 30 is upstream of the inclined guide surface 28 by the sticking. It will be difficult to push it back.

  In the above-described embodiment, the inclined guide surface 28 and the holding portions 29 and 30 are integrally formed on the ring-shaped guide member 27 that surrounds the rotating body 26, and the guide member 27 having such a shape is used as a ball. The game ball that has entered the sorting device 18 is guided to the standby position H in front of the rotating body 26, but a semi-ring-shaped guide member that surrounds the rotating body 26 over almost a half circumference, or the front of the rotating body 26. It is also possible to use other shape guide members such as a linear guide member extending in the left-right direction.

  Further, in the above embodiment example, when the game ball enters the winning hole 26b of the rotating body 26 and shifts to the big hit game, the pair of blades 23 provided in the ball sorting device 18 are opened for a plurality of rounds to perform many operations. The case of winning a prize ball has been described. However, when the game shifts to a jackpot game, a lot of prize balls may be obtained by opening a predetermined number of attacker devices arranged at appropriate positions in the game area 16. good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Game board 4 Glass door 16 Game area 18 Ball distribution device 23 Blade 24 Winning opening part 25 Guidance path 26 Rotating body 26a Unselected hole 26b Selected hole 27 Guide member 27a Inner peripheral wall 27b Outer peripheral wall 28 Inclined guide surface 29,30 Holding part P Pachinko machine H Standby position Q Virtual plane

Claims (2)

A ball sorter is provided in the game area of the game board, and a spinning body that has a winning opening that allows a game ball to enter, a winning hole and a non-winning hole, and that rotates at a fixed period. And a guide member for guiding the game ball entered from the winning opening to a standby position in front of the rotating body, and the game ball held at the standby position is rotated with the rotation of the rotating body. In the ball game machine distributed to either the winning hole or the non-winning hole,
The guide member is formed with an inclined guide surface having a downward slope that guides the game ball toward the standby position, and a holding portion that is continuous downstream of the inclined guide surface at the standby position. Is formed in a shape recessed with respect to a virtual plane extending along the inclined guide surface.   2. The ball game according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion is a holding groove having an arcuate cross section extending in the left-right direction, and an upper end of the holding groove is continuous to the downstream side of the inclined guide surface. Machine.

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