JP2012139564A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for suppressing an increase in the number of components, while securing accuracy in positioning between components, which requires positioning accuracy.SOLUTION: The game machine includes at least: a first passage; a second passage for guiding a game medium to the first passage; a board case for storing a board; and a base member including at least a support part for supporting the board case. The first passage and the second passage are positioned by the base member.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a pachinko machine.

  In general, in a pachinko machine, parts such as a game ball distribution mechanism and a control board are arranged behind the game board (Patent Document 1). As a structure for attaching such parts, there is a structure for integrally attaching to an inner frame (also referred to as a front frame) that supports the game board as a back mechanism board in which various parts arranged behind the game board are unitized. Proposed. Further, as a disclosure of a mounting structure related to a game ball supply mechanism, Patent Document 2 discloses a game medium lending apparatus in which a game ball supply mechanism is attached to a plate and unitized.

Japanese Patent No. 3509895 JP 2005-13422 A

  Some component parts of the game machine may require positioning accuracy between the parts. For example, when the distribution path of the game balls is formed by assembling a plurality of components, the connection portions between the components are not properly connected, and if the position is shifted, the game balls may not flow smoothly. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a structure for improving the positioning accuracy for a portion where such positioning accuracy is required. However, if a structure for improving positioning accuracy is added, the number of parts increases, resulting in complicated manufacturing costs and assembly work. In particular, in a pachinko machine, the various parts arranged behind the game board have a large number of parts, and thus reduction thereof is desired.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game table that suppresses an increase in the number of components while ensuring positioning accuracy between components that require positioning accuracy.

According to the present invention, the first passage, the second passage capable of guiding the game medium in the first passage, the substrate case storing the substrate, and the support portion capable of supporting the substrate case And a base member provided with at least a base member, wherein the first member and the second member are positioned by the base member. The

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game stand which suppresses the increase in a number of components can be provided, ensuring the positioning accuracy between components in which positioning accuracy is requested | required.

It is a perspective view of the game stand A which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure which shows the aspect which opened the front door 400. FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board 300. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the game table A. FIG. FIG. 11 is a rear view of the gaming table A with the substrate storage case 502, the LCD 326, the liquid crystal control substrate 503, and the substrate storage case 504 removed. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an inner frame 200, a tank 505, a prize ball device 506, and ball path forming members 507 and 508. It is a perspective view of the state where ball passage formation members 507 and 508 were assembled. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of ball passage forming members 507 and 508. FIG. 8A is a front view of the substrate storage case 504, and FIG. 8B is a rear view of the substrate storage case. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example when three component parts 1 to 3 are positioned by a positioning member 4.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming table A according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a front door 400 is opened. In the following description, directions such as front (front), back, left, right, up and down are based on the directions shown in FIG.

  The game stand A is a pachinko machine and includes an outer frame 100, an inner frame 200, a game board 300, and a front door 400. The outer frame 100 forms a rectangular frame (for example, a wooden frame), and is a frame for installing the game stand A on the island of the hall. The inner frame 200 is a frame that supports the game board 300, is disposed on the front side of the outer frame 100, and is rotatably supported by the outer frame 100 via the hinge portion 201. In addition, the hinge part 201 is spaced apart up and down, and only the upper hinge part 201 is shown in FIG.

  A rendering device 500, a game ball (pachinko ball) launching device 501 and the like are attached to the lower part of the inner frame 200. Also, at the lower part of the inner frame 200, game ball payout outlets 202a and 202b to be paid out to the player are provided.

  The front door 400 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 200 via a hinge 401 on one side (left side) of the inner frame 200. In addition, the hinge part 401 is spaced apart up and down, and only the upper hinge part 401 is shown in FIG. The front door 400 is normally in a closed state (not shown) covering the front surface of the inner frame 200, and can be in the open state shown in FIG.

  The front door 400 has a window portion 402 made of a transparent member such as a glass plate, and the player can see the game board 300 through the window portion 402. A ball launch handle 403 is provided in front of the front door 400. When the player operates the ball launch handle 403, a game ball is launched from the launch device 501 to the game board 300.

  An upper plate and a lower plate (not shown) for storing game balls to be paid out to the player are formed on the front surface of the front door 400, and the rear surface of the front door 400 is connected to the upper plate and is discharged from the payout port 202a. A passing port 404a for guiding the game ball to the upper plate and a passing port 404b for communicating the game ball discharged from the payout port 202b to the lower plate in communication with the lower plate are provided.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 300. The game board 300 includes a main body panel 310 and a game area 320. The main body panel 310 has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and is formed of, for example, a resin material. The game area 320 is formed on the front surface of the main body panel 310, and thus is formed on the front surface of the game board 300. Hereinafter, the configuration of the game area 320 in the present embodiment will be described.

  A plurality of nails 320 a are arranged in the game area 320. In the game area 320, special drawing start winning ports 321a and 321b, a plurality of general start winning ports 322, a plurality of general winning ports 323, and a variable winning device 324 are arranged. In the case of this embodiment, the special drawing start winning port 321a and the universal drawing start winning port 322 are gate type winning ports, and flow down the game area 320 even after the game ball (pachinko ball) has entered. On the other hand, the special drawing start winning port 321b, the general winning port 323, and the variable winning device 324 are all discharged from the game area 320 after the game ball is entered. Each of these winning a prize ports is provided with a sensor (not shown) for detecting a pitch.

  The special figure start winning opening 321b is a so-called electric tulip, and is between a restricted state in which the entry of the game ball is restricted by opening and closing the blade part and an open state in which the game ball is easier to enter than the restricted state. The state changes. The variable winning device 324 is provided with a shutter (not shown) at the winning opening so that a game ball can be entered when a big win occurs, and this shutter is opened only when a big win has occurred. The

  In the game area 320, an out port 325 is also provided. The out mouth 325 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 320, and game balls that have not entered any winning opening enter the out mouth 325 and are excluded from the game area 320.

  A liquid crystal display (LCD) 326 is disposed at the approximate center of the game area 320. The LCD 326 is an image display device that displays various types of information. In the present embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is used, but another image display device may be used. Above the game area 320, a normal symbol display device 327a and a special symbol display device 327b are provided. In the present embodiment, these are all 7-segment LED displays. Further, a normal drawing lottery holding memory number display device 328a is arranged below the normal symbol display device 327a and the special symbol display device 327b, and a special drawing lottery holding memory number display device 328b is arranged above.

  The regular drawing lottery storage number display device 328a displays the number of times of random number hold for the small hit determination, and the special drawing lottery hold memory number display device 328b displays the number of random number hold for the big hit determination. In the case of the present embodiment, the ordinary drawing lottery hold memory number display device 328a and the special figure lottery hold memory number display device 328b are both configured by a plurality of LEDs, and the number of LEDs corresponding to the number of random numbers held is lit.

  In the game area 320, an outer rail 329a and an inner rail 329b are also provided. The game ball fired from the launching device 501 is driven into the upper part of the game area 320 through a passage between the outer rail 329a and the inner rail 329b.

  Next, the game in the game area 320 having the above configuration will be outlined. When the player operates the launch handle 403, the game ball launched from the launch device 501 is driven into the upper part of the game area 320. The game ball then flows down to the lower part of the game area 320 while repeatedly colliding with the plurality of nails 320a standing in the game area 320. In the process of the game balls flowing down from the upper part to the lower part of the game area 320, the game balls enter the special figure start winning ports 321a and 321b, the ordinary drawing start winning port 322, the general winning port 323, and the variable winning device 324 to win. Thus, a privilege is given to the player.

  As a privilege for the player, when a game ball enters the special drawing start winning port 321b and the general winning port 323, a fixed number of award balls, for example, three game balls are paid out. When a game ball enters the variable winning device 324, a predetermined number of prize balls, for example, 15 game balls are paid out. A game ball may be paid out when the player enters the special figure winning port 321a and the ordinary drawing start winning port 322, but in this embodiment, there is no payout.

  The main control unit (not shown) of the game table A performs a big hit lottery on condition that a game ball has entered the special figure start winning port 321a or 321b. The result of the lottery is displayed by the special symbol display device 327b. The special symbol display device 327b variably displays the symbol (special symbol) for a predetermined time, and then confirms and displays the special symbol according to the lottery result. The jackpot lottery is performed by acquiring random numbers and determining whether or not the acquired random numbers correspond to a predetermined value (decision of jackpot). The jackpot winning probability is, for example, 1/350 for each lottery.

  In the case of this embodiment, the jackpot determination is not performed while the special symbol is changing. If there is a game ball entering the special figure start winning opening 321a or 321b during the change of the special symbol, a random number corresponding to the incoming ball is held, and the big hit determination is performed after the special symbol is confirmed and displayed. For example, the maximum number of random numbers held is four. Accordingly, when the special drawing start winning opening 321a or 321b has entered the ball exceeding the maximum number of holding times, the jackpot lottery corresponding to the entered ball is not performed. Note that the number of reserved random numbers for jackpots is referred to as a “special drawing lottery pending storage number”, and the number is displayed by the special figure lottery pending storage number display device 328b.

  The lottery result is also displayed on the LCD 326. The LCD 326 displays the combination of the decorative symbols according to the determination result of the jackpot after changing and displaying the combination of the symbols (decorative symbols). The LCD 326 starts and ends the change of the display of the combination of the decorative symbols substantially in synchronization with the start and end of the change of the special symbol of the special symbol display device 327b.

  Next, the gaming table A sets the jackpot state as the gaming state until a predetermined termination condition is satisfied on condition that the jackpot lottery result is a jackpot. While the big hit state is set, the shutter of the variable winning device 324 is opened a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times), and a game ball can enter the variable winning device 324. One release (round) ends when there is a fixed number of game balls (for example, nine) in the variable winning device 324 or when a fixed time elapses (for example, 30 seconds). When the shutter of the large variable winning device 324 is opened for the predetermined number of times, that is, when the number of rounds reaches the predetermined number of times, the big hit state is terminated.

  The main control unit of the game table A performs a small lottery on the condition that a game ball has entered the normal start winning opening 322. The lottery result is displayed on the normal symbol display device 327a. The normal symbol display device 327a variably displays the symbol (ordinary symbol) for a predetermined time, and then confirms and displays the normal symbol corresponding to the lottery result.

  In the present embodiment, the lottery lottery is performed by acquiring a random number and determining whether the acquired random number corresponds to a predetermined value (determination of a small hit). In the case of the present embodiment, the small hit determination is not performed during the variation of the normal symbol. If a game ball enters the normal game start winning opening 322 while the normal symbol is changing, a random number corresponding to the entered ball is held, and a small hit determination is made after the normal symbol is confirmed and displayed. For example, the maximum number of random numbers held is four. Therefore, if the maximum number of holding times is exceeded and there is a ball entering the normal start winning opening 322, the lottery corresponding to the ball is not drawn. Note that the number of small random numbers held is referred to as a “general drawing lottery holding memory number”, and the number is displayed by the common drawing lottery holding memory number display device 328a.

  The main control unit of the gaming table A opens the special figure start winning port 321b for a certain period of time (for example, 0.3 seconds) on condition that the lottery result for small hits is a small hit. Therefore, when the small hit is established, it becomes easy for the game ball to enter the special figure start winning opening 321b.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming table A will be described. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming table A and shows a configuration arranged behind the gaming board 300. The board storage case 502 stores a main control board constituting a main control unit that controls the progress of the game. In addition, a substrate storage case (not shown) that stores a sub-control board that controls the rendering device 500 and a relay board that serves as an interface with the base computer is disposed behind (front side) the board storage case 502. These are attached to the back of the game board 300.

  The liquid crystal control board 503 is a control circuit board for the LCD 326 and is attached to the back of the game board 300. The board storage case 504 is provided adjacent to the storage unit 504a for storing a payout control board for controlling the payout of game balls, the storage part 504b for storing the launch board for controlling the launching apparatus 501, and the game stand A. A storage portion 504c for storing a connection terminal board serving as an interface with the ball lending device is provided. As described above, since the substrate storage case 504 stores a plurality of types of control boards, the control boards can be attached together.

  FIG. 4 is a rear view of the gaming table A with the substrate storage case 502, the LCD 326, the liquid crystal control substrate 503, and the substrate storage case 504 removed. On the upper back of the gaming table A, there are a tank 505 for storing game balls supplied from the island replenishing device, a prize ball device 506 for delivering game balls to the player according to game results, and the like from the prize ball device 506 A ball passage forming member 507 that forms a passage through which the game balls are circulated to the upper plate and the lower plate, and a ball passage forming member 508 through which the game balls discharged from the out port 325 circulate are disposed. As shown in FIG. 3, most of the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 are normally covered with the substrate storage case 504.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the inner frame 200, the tank 505, the prize ball device 506, and the ball passage forming members 507 and 508. In the case of this embodiment, the tank 505, the prize ball device 506, and the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 are all attached to the inner frame 200 and fixed. The upper part of the tank 505 is open upward, and game balls are supplied from the island supply device. The game balls in the tank 505 are guided to the prize ball device 506. The operation of the prize ball device 506 is controlled by the payout control board stored in the board storage case 504, and supplies a number of game balls according to the game result to the ball path forming member 507.

  The configuration of the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a perspective view of the assembled ball passage forming members 507 and 508, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the ball passage forming members 507 and 508. FIG.

  Three outlets 507a, 507b, and 507e for game balls are formed in the lower part of the ball passage forming member 507, and two inlets 507c and 507d for game balls are formed in the upper part. In the spherical passage forming member 507, a passage connecting the inlet 507d and the outlet 507a and a passage branched from the passage and communicating with the outlet 507b are formed. Furthermore, a ball passage for connecting the inlet 507c and the outlet 507e is formed in the ball passage forming member 507.

  At the time of assembly, the outlet 507a of the ball passage forming member 507 is located at the payout outlet 202a of the inner frame 200, and the game ball discharged from the outlet 507a is guided to the upper plate via the payout outlet 202a and the above-described passage opening 404a. It is burned. On the other hand, the outlet 507 b of the ball passage forming member 507 is located at the inlet 202 c of the game ball provided in the inner frame 200. Inside the inner frame 200, the inlet 202c and the outlet 202b communicate with each other. Therefore, the game ball discharged from the outlet 507b is guided to the lower plate through the inlet 202c and the above-described passage opening 404b.

  The game balls supplied from the prize ball device 506 are normally introduced into the ball passage forming member 507 from the inlet 507d of the ball passage forming member 507 and discharged from the outlet 507a. However, when the upper plate is full and the game balls are accumulated up to the outlet 507a, the game balls overflow from the passage connecting the outlet 507a and the inlet 507d in the ball passage forming member 507 and branch off from the passage. Then, it flows into the passage communicating with the outlet 507b, and the game ball is discharged from the outlet 507b. Thus, the game balls are basically discharged to the upper plate, but are guided to the lower plate when the upper plate is full.

  On the other hand, a game ball outlet 508c is formed in the lower part of the ball passage forming member 508, a game ball inlet 508a is formed in the upper center, and an inlet 508b is formed in the upper left side. A space communicating with the outlet 508c and the inlets 508a and 508b is formed in the spherical passage forming member 508.

  At the time of assembly, the inlet 508a of the ball passage forming member 508 is positioned in the receiving portion 202d that is formed in the inner frame 200 and receives the game ball discharged from the above-described out port 325. Accordingly, the game ball discharged from the out port 325 is introduced into the ball passage forming member 508 from the inlet 508a and discharged to the lower side of the game table A from the outlet 508c of the ball passage forming member 508. Below the game table A is an island ball collection facility, and the game balls discharged from the outlet 508c are collected by the ball collection facility.

  The inlet 508b of the spherical passage forming member 508 is connected to the outlet 507e of the spherical passage forming member 507, and these constitute a connecting portion connected to each other. As described above, a ball passage for connecting the outlet 507e and the inlet 507d is formed in the ball passage forming member 507, and the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 communicates with the ball passage. .

  In general, the tank 505 and the prize ball device 506 are components that easily deteriorate over time, and regular maintenance and replacement are performed. At that time, game balls usually remain in the tank 505 and the prize ball device 506, and it is necessary to remove them. The ball removal passage is a game ball passage used in this case, and the remaining game ball from the prize ball device 506 to the entrance 507d of the ball passage formation member 508 is used for maintenance of the tank 505 or the prize ball device 506. Is supplied, and the remaining game balls are guided to the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 via the inlet 507d and the outlet 507e. The game balls introduced into the ball passage forming member 508 from the entrance 508b are discharged from the exit 508c and collected by the island ball collection facility.

  Here, if the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507 are not properly positioned, the game ball will not flow smoothly. In order to secure the positioning accuracy with the accuracy of mounting the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 to the inner frame 200, it is necessary to improve the accuracy of the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 and the inner frame 200 itself, which is difficult. There are many cases. Therefore, in this embodiment, a configuration is employed in which the positioning member 509 locally positions the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507.

  In the present embodiment, the positioning member 509 is fixed to the ball passage forming member 508 with a screw. However, it may be fixed to the ball passage forming member 507 or may be fixed to both the ball passage forming members 507 and 508.

  The ball passage forming members 507 and 508 have projections 507f and 508d, respectively, and these projections 507f and 508d are fitted into holes provided in the positioning member 509. Thereby, the vertical positioning of the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507 is performed. The positioning member 509 has side pieces 509b to 509d. These side pieces 509b to 509d abut against a part of the ball passage forming members 507 and 508, and position the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507 in the left-right direction.

  By providing such a positioning member 509, positioning of the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507 is vertically and horizontally positioned, thereby ensuring positioning accuracy between them. Smooth distribution of game balls can be realized.

  Subsequently, the positioning member 509 has attachment pieces 509a provided on the upper and lower sides thereof. In the present embodiment, the substrate storage case 504 is attached to and supported by the attachment piece 509a. FIG. 8A is a front view of the substrate storage case 504, and FIG. 8B is a rear view of the substrate storage case 504. A pair of mounting shafts 504d are provided on the back surface of the substrate storage case 504 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. A through hole into which the mounting shaft 504d is inserted is formed in the mounting piece 509a of the positioning member 509, and the board storage case 504 is supported by inserting the mounting shaft 504d into the through hole of the mounting piece 509a. Become.

  In the case of this embodiment, the positioning member 509 is fixed to the spherical passage forming member 508, and the spherical passage forming member 508 is fixed to the inner frame 200. Accordingly, the substrate storage case 504 is supported by the inner frame 200 via the positioning member 509 and the ball path forming member 508.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the positioning member 509 serves as both the positioning of the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507 and the support of the substrate storage case 504. Positioning accuracy between the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507 can be ensured while suppressing an increase in the number of parts by eliminating the need for a support member unique to the storage case 504. Further, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the substrate storage case 504 can be improved.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the substrate storage case 504 is rotatably supported with respect to the positioning member 509 with the mounting shaft 504d as a rotation axis. Accordingly, by rotating the substrate storage case 504 from the state in which the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 are covered by the substrate storage case 504 shown in FIG. Maintenance of components that are normally covered by the substrate storage case 504 such as the passage forming members 507 and 508 can be facilitated.

  In order to prevent the substrate storage case 504 from rotating freely from the state where the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 are covered with the substrate storage case 504 shown in FIG. The two engaging portions 504e shown in FIG. 7 are provided at the positions shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b). As shown in FIG. 7, the ball passage forming member 508 is provided with a locking portion 508e for locking the engaging portion 504e. In the case of the present embodiment, the engaging portion 504e includes a shaft portion, and the locking portion 508e is a cylinder having a hole into which the shaft portion is inserted. The cylinder is made of a flexible or elastic member, for example, rubber. When the substrate storage case 504 is in the closed state shown in FIG. 3, the engaging portion 504 e is inserted into the locking portion 508 e and both are locked, and the substrate storage case 504 is caused by vibration of the game table A, etc. It can prevent rotating freely.

  Next, in the case of the present embodiment, since the ball passage forming members 507 and 508 are directly attached to the inner frame 200, parts for supporting them by the inner frame 200 become unnecessary.

  In this embodiment, the positioning member 509 positions the inlet 508b of the ball passage forming member 508 and the outlet 507e of the ball passage forming member 507. However, the parts to be positioned are not limited to these, and the game The present invention is applicable to various components of the stand. Further, the parts to be positioned are not limited to two parts, and may be three or more parts.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example where the three component parts 1 to 3 are positioned by the positioning member 4. In the example of the figure, the positioning member 4 is fixed to the component 1 with screws, and the component parts 2 and 3 have protrusions 2 a and 3 a, respectively, and these protrusions 2 a and 3 a are fitted to the positioning member 4. It is a configuration that matches. The components supported by the positioning member 4 are not shown. Further, the positioning member 4 may be fixed to all of the component parts 1 to 3, or may be fixed to any two of them.

A game machine

Claims (6)

The first passage,
A second passage capable of guiding the game medium to the first passage;
A board case containing a board,
A base member provided with at least a support portion capable of supporting the substrate case;
A game machine equipped with at least
The base member positions the first passage and the second passage.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1,
The first passage is capable of guiding a game medium to the second passage when the positional relationship with the second passage is a predetermined positional relationship.
The base member can be positioned so that a positional relationship between the first passage and the second passage is the predetermined positional relationship.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1 or 2,
The base member can be fixed to at least one of the first passage and the second passage.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The base member is provided with a plurality of fitting portions for positioning,
The plurality of fitting portions include at least a first fitting portion that is a fitting portion with the first passage and a second fitting portion that is a fitting portion with the second passage.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The base member can cover a part of a boundary portion between the first passage and the second passage.
A game stand characterized by that. A game table according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The support part is capable of rotatably supporting the substrate case.
A game stand characterized by that.

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