JP2012245108A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of surely preventing ball clogging inside a gutter-like member for guiding game balls discharged from a storage tank to a prize ball dispensing device by a simple configuration.SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine for aligning game balls discharged from a storage tank 23 into one line in a gutter-like member 24 and then guiding them via a connection path 25 to a prize ball dispensing device 19, the gutter-like member 24 includes a bottom surface part 24a inclined downward toward a discharge port 24d, a pair of sidewall parts 24b and 24c erected from both ends in the width direction of the bottom surface part 24a to form a guiding path 26, and a regulation wall part 28 extended to the upper part of the bottom surface part 24a to gradually narrow the height dimension of the guiding path 26 from the upstream side to the downstream side. In a specific area S positioned below the introduction part 28a of the regulation wall part 28, by forming a projection 24e and a notch 24f in the lower area of both sidewall parts 24b and 24c, the upper area and lower area of the guiding path 26 are relatively displaced in the width direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that uses a game ball to play a game, and in particular, arranges game balls in a storage tank supplied from an island facility of a game hall in a row with a bowl-shaped member and then to a prize ball payout device. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine configured to supply.

  In the upper part on the back side of the pachinko machine, there is a storage tank for storing game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall, and a large number of game balls stored in the storage tank follow a predetermined path. One by one is led to the prize ball payout device. When a game ball launched into the game area of the game board during the game enters a general prize opening or a big prize opening of an attacker device, the prize ball payout device is activated, so that a predetermined number of game balls become prize balls. Is paid out to a tray provided on the front side of the pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, in such a pachinko machine, a bowl-shaped member inclined downward toward the prize ball payout device is continuously connected to the storage tank, and the game balls discharged from the storage tank are aligned in a row by the bowl-shaped member. What is made to supply to a prize ball payout apparatus after making it to do is known (for example, refer patent document 1). This bowl-shaped member has a guide passage for rolling the game ball from the upstream side to the downstream side, and an oscillating body for regulating the game ball in the height direction is provided in the middle of the guide passage. The upper game balls that flow into the upper and lower two stages are in contact with the rocking body and are prevented from moving, and only the lower game balls pass below the rocking body and orderly one row in a row to the downstream side of the guide passage. It is induced.

JP-A-5-300964

  In the conventional pachinko machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the movement of the second and higher stages of the game balls that have flowed in the guide passage from the storage tank is blocked by the swinging body to form one row in one row. Since the current is rectified, a phenomenon called ball biting (or bridge) in which a plurality of game balls are clogged in the guide passage can be prevented. However, in order to level the game balls stacked in two upper and lower stages into a single row by a swinging motion of the swinging body, the rotating shaft of the swinging body whose outer periphery is a cylindrical surface is eccentrically attached to the bowl-shaped member. Further, it is necessary to attach a weight so that the center of gravity is biased to the side opposite to the rotation axis, and there is a problem that the cost is increased by such a complex structure rocking body.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art as described above, and its purpose is to simply engage the ball in the bowl-shaped member that guides the game ball discharged from the storage tank to the prize ball payout device. The object is to provide a pachinko machine that can be reliably prevented by the configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a storage tank capable of storing a large number of game balls, a bowl-shaped member that aligns the game balls discharged from the storage tank and guides the game balls to a discharge port, A pachinko machine comprising a connecting passage extending downward from the discharge port and a prize ball payout device provided on the lower end side of the connection passage, and a predetermined number of game balls being paid out as prize balls by the operation of the prize ball payout device In the above, the bowl-shaped member is a bottom surface portion inclined downwardly from the storage tank toward the discharge port, and a pair of standing upright sides of the bottom surface portion in the width direction to define a guide path for the game ball A side wall and a regulation wall extending above the bottom and gradually narrowing the height dimension of the guide passage from the upstream side toward the downstream side, and on the upstream end side of the regulation wall part In the specific area located below, the invitation It was configured to displace the upper and lower regions of the passage to the relatively width direction.

  In the pachinko machine configured as described above, when the game ball discharged from the storage tank flows down to the discharge port in the guide passage of the bowl-shaped member, the upper and lower two stages at the introduction portion (upstream end) of the restriction wall portion By moving one of the upper and lower stages of the game ball in the width direction in the specific area, the height of the two game balls stacked in the vertical direction is intentionally lowered in the specific area. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the problem that the ball engagement occurs at the introduction portion of the restriction wall portion with a simple configuration.

  In the above configuration, a protrusion is formed on either one of the upper and lower sides of one of the side wall portions of the saddle-like member facing each other through the guide passage in a specific region, and the protrusion is formed on the other side wall portion. Forming opposing recesses is preferable because it can prevent biting of the sphere with a very simple configuration.

  In the pachinko machine of the present invention, the upper region and the lower region of the guide passage are relatively displaced in the width direction in a specific region below the introduction portion (upstream end) of the restriction wall, and the specific region is divided into two upper and lower stages. Since one of the game balls that pass through the plane meanders, the height of the two game balls that overlap vertically is intentionally lowered. It can be reliably prevented with a simple configuration, and the game ball discharged from the storage tank can be smoothly guided to the discharge port without causing the ball to bite in the middle of the bowl-shaped member.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the glass door of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the bowl-shaped member with which the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a top view of this hook-shaped member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of this bowl-shaped member. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine P according to this embodiment is a vertical rectangular machine frame 1 installed in an island facility of a game hall, A main body frame 2 attached to the machine frame 1 in a door-like manner so as to be opened and closed, and a glass door 3 attached to the front surface of the main body frame 2 in a door-like manner so as to be opened and closed. The glass door 3 is made of glass or plastic. A transparent plate 4 made of or the like is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bearing body 5 and a lower bearing body (not shown) are fixed to the left frame portion of the machine casing 1, and the lower left corner portion below the lower bearing body is attached to the lower left corner portion. A large speaker 6 is provided. On the other hand, first pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the main body frame 2, and these first pins are pivotally supported by corresponding upper and lower bearing bodies, so that the main body frame 2 is openable and closable with respect to the machine casing 1.

  A game board 7 is accommodated inside the upper part of the main body frame 2, and the board surface (front surface) of the game board 7 is visible through the transparent plate 4. The game board 7 has a game area 9 defined by guide rails 8 and the like, and detailed explanation is omitted, but the game area 9 includes a variable display device, a start winning opening, a general winning opening, an attacker device, A game nail, a windmill, an outlet, etc. are provided. The main body frame 2 below the game board 7 is an installation part 2b that is covered with a glass door 3, and a launching device 10 that launches a game ball toward the game area 9 at the lower center of the installation part 2b. Is arranged.

  A locking device 11 having a cylinder lock 11 a is installed on the right side frame portion of the main body frame 2, which is not shown, but this locking device 11 has a rear locking rod and a main body frame arranged on the back surface of the main body frame 2. 2 and a front locking rod disposed on the front surface. In the normal state, the main body frame 2 is locked to the machine frame 1 by the rear locking bar of the locking device 11, and the glass door 3 is locked to the main body frame 2 by the front locking bar of the locking device 11. Then, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 11a and this key is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the rear locking rod is moved upward and the main body frame 2 is unlocked. Yes. Further, when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 11a is rotated in the other direction (counterclockwise), the front locking rod is moved upward and the glass door 3 is unlocked.

  Second pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the glass door 3, and these two second pins are inserted into upper and lower shaft holes (not shown) of the main body frame 2. The glass door 3 is openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 2. Returning to FIG. 1, the glass door 3 is provided with a large opening 3 a facing the board surface (front surface) of the game board 7, and the opening 3 a is closed by the transparent plate 4. A relatively small speaker 12 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the front surface of the glass door 3. The speaker 12 and the large speaker 6 described above produce various sound effects relating to the game. Yes. In addition, at the lower front portion of the glass door 3, an upper tray 13 that accommodates game balls paid out from a later-described prize ball dispensing device disposed on the back surface of the game board 7, and a game discharged from the upper tray 13. A lower tray 14 for receiving the ball and a push button 15 that can be pressed by the player are provided. A handle 16 for adjusting the firing strength of the launching device 10 is arranged on the right side of the upper tray 12. It is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine P, a main control processing unit 17 that performs main processing relating to the game, and a sub-control processing that controls various devices in response to commands from the main control processing unit 17. Unit 18, prize ball payout device 19, payout control processing unit 20 that controls prize ball payout device 19 in response to a command from main control processing unit 17, and launching device 10 according to the amount of rotation of handle 16. A launch control processing unit 21 that controls the operation of the game machine, an external terminal board 22 that outputs various information such as the number of prize balls and the number of jackpots to the hall computer of the game hall, and a large number of game balls supplied from the island facility of the game hall A storage tank 23 that can store the game balls, a bowl-shaped member 24 that guides the game balls discharged from the storage tank 23 in a line, and guides the game balls discharged from the bowl-shaped member 24 in a prize ball. Connecting passage 2 leading to 19 Etc. is provided, the sub-control section 18 effect control process section 18a, the special symbol control processing unit 18b, a lamp control processing unit 18c, and is configured by a normal symbol control processor 18d.

  The details of the bowl-shaped member 24 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8. The storage tank 23 is attached to the upper left corner on the back side of the main body frame 2, and the bowl-shaped member 24 is formed from the lower surface of the storage tank 23. A rail is extended toward the upper end of the connecting passage 25. The storage tank 23 is formed in a box shape having an open top surface, and a discharge port (not shown) for discharging the game ball to the bowl-shaped member 24 is provided on the inner bottom surface thereof. The bowl-shaped member 24 has a bottom surface portion 24a that is inclined downwardly from the storage tank 23 toward the connection passage 25, and a pair of side wall portions 24b and 24c that rise from both ends in the width direction (front-rear direction) of the bottom surface portion 24a. A guide passage 26 having a concave longitudinal section is defined by the bottom surface portion 24a and the side wall portions 24b and 24c. The facing distance between the side wall portions 24b and 24c, which is the width dimension of the guide passage 26, is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball is controlled by the side wall portions 24b and 24c in the width direction while being controlled in the width direction. It flows down from the upstream side of the part 24a to the downstream side. Further, the height dimension of the guide passage 26 is set so as to gradually decrease from the upstream side toward the downstream side, and a discharge port 24d communicating with the connection passage 25 is provided at the downstream end portion of the bottom surface portion 24a. ing.

  A leveling member 27 and a regulating wall portion 28 are attached to the flange-shaped member 24, and the leveling member 27 is prevented from falling off by a pressing member 29. As shown in FIG. 6, the leveling member 27 covers the upper surface opening on the upstream side of the guide passage 26, and the game ball discharged from the storage tank 23 to the guide path 26 of the bowl-shaped member 24 is firstly leveled. 27 flows down to the downstream side while being restricted in height in the vertical direction. The regulation wall portion 28 covers the upper surface opening of the guide passage 26 in a range from the downstream side of the leveling member 27 to the discharge port 24d, and the game ball that has passed through the leveling member 27 is moved vertically by the regulation wall portion 28. It is guided to the discharge port 24d while being regulated in height.

  Here, if the lower part of the introduction part 28a that is the upstream end of the regulation wall part 28 is defined as the specific area S, the height dimension of the guide passage 26 in the specific area S is set to be slightly smaller than two game balls. 7 and 8, a protrusion 24e is formed on one side wall portion 24b facing each other in the specific region S, and a notch (dent) 24f is formed on the other side wall portion 24c. The protrusion 24e is formed in the lower region of the one side wall 24b, and its height dimension is set somewhat smaller than that of one game ball. Further, the length of the protrusion 24e is set to be slightly larger than two game balls, and the upper end of the protrusion 24e and both ends in the length direction are tapered. The notch 24f is formed in the lower region of the other side wall 24c, and its height dimension is set somewhat smaller than one gaming ball, and its length dimension is somewhat smaller than three gaming balls. It is set smaller. That is, in the specific region S located below the introduction portion 28a of the restriction wall portion 28, the upper region of the guide passage 26 extends linearly in parallel with the bottom surface portion 24a, but the bottom region of the guide passage 26 has a bottom surface. Since the protrusion 24e protruding toward the center of the portion 24a and the notch 24f facing the protrusion 24e are formed, the upper region and the lower region of the guide passage 26 are relatively displaced in the width direction.

  In the bowl-shaped member 24 configured as described above, the lower game ball passing through the specific region S abuts against the protrusion 24e with respect to the game ball overlapping the upper and lower two stages at the introduction part 28a of the restriction wall part 28. Therefore, only the lower game ball can meander in the specific area S. Therefore, the centers of the game balls that overlap in the vertical direction are shifted in the width direction of the guide passage 26, and accordingly, the heights of the two upper and lower game balls are intentionally lowered in the specific region S. The game balls that have passed through the specific region S are gradually leveled by the regulation wall portion 28 and guided to the discharge port 24d. After that, it is discharged from the discharge port 24d to the connecting passage 25 and guided to the prize ball payout device 19. When a game ball launched into the game area 9 of the game board 7 during the game enters a general winning opening or a large winning opening of an attacker device, a sprocket (not shown) of the winning ball payout device 19 is driven to rotate. A predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls to the upper tray 13 on the front side of the main body frame 2.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the hook-like member 24 that guides the game balls discharged from the storage tank 23 to the discharge port 24d in a line is arranged from the storage tank 23 to the discharge port. A bottom surface portion 24a that slopes downward toward 24d, a pair of side wall portions 24b, 24c that stand up from both ends in the width direction of the bottom surface portion 24a to define a guide path 26 for a game ball, and above the bottom surface portion 24a. And a restriction wall portion 28 that extends and gradually narrows the height dimension of the guide passage 26 from the upstream side toward the downstream side, and the specific region S located below the introduction portion 28 a of the restriction wall portion 28. Thus, the protrusion 24e is formed in the lower region of the one side wall 24b, and the notch 24f facing the protrusion 24e is formed in the lower region of the other side wall 24c. 2 steps up and down Against gaming balls overlapping, it is possible to meander the lower game balls that pass through a particular area S by the projections 24e and the notch 24f. As a result, the centers of the gaming balls that overlap vertically deviate in the width direction of the guide passage 26, and accordingly, the height of the upper and lower two gaming balls is intentionally lowered in the specific region S. Can be smoothly guided to the discharge port 24d without causing the ball to be bitten by the introduction portion 28a of the regulating wall portion 28.

  In addition, as a configuration in which the upper region and the lower region of the guide passage 26 are relatively displaced in the width direction in the specific region S, a projection 24e is formed on one side wall portion 24b of the flange-shaped member 24, and the projection 24e Opposite notches (dents) 24f are formed in the other side wall 24c, and these protrusions 24e and notches 24f can be easily formed by the mold shape for molding the synthetic resin bowl-like member 24. A ball biting countermeasure can be realized with a simple configuration.

  In the above embodiment, the protrusion 24e and the notch 24f are formed in the lower region of the side walls 24b and 24c facing each other in the specific region S, but the protrusion 24e and the upper region of the side walls 24b and 24c are formed. It is also possible to form a notch 24f. In this case, since the upper game balls that overlap in the upper and lower two stages meander in the specific region S, the centers of the upper and lower two game balls pass between the guide passages 26. Can be shifted in the width direction.

  In the above embodiment, the upper region and the lower region of the guide passage 26 are relatively displaced in the width direction by the protrusions 24e and the notches 24f formed in the lower regions of the side walls 24b and 24c. It is also possible to displace the upper region and the lower region of the guide passage 26 in the width direction by other configurations. In short, the centers of the game balls that pass through the specific region S in two upper and lower stages are important. May be shifted in the width direction of the guide passage 26.

2 Main body frame 13 Upper tray 19 Prize ball dispenser 23 Storage tank 24 Gutter-shaped member 24a Bottom surface portion 24b, 24c Side wall portion 24d Discharge port 24e Protrusion 24f Notch (dent)
25 connecting passage 26 guide passage 27 leveling member 28 regulating wall portion 28a introducing portion S specific region

Claims (2)

A storage tank that can store a large number of game balls, a bowl-shaped member that aligns the game balls discharged from the storage tank and guides them to the discharge port, a connection passage that extends downward from the discharge port, and the connection In a pachinko machine comprising a prize ball payout device provided on the lower end side of the passage, and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls by the operation of the prize ball payout device.
A bottom surface portion in which the bowl-shaped member is inclined downwardly from the storage tank toward the discharge port, and a pair of side wall portions that are erected on both sides in the width direction of the bottom surface portion to define a guide path for a game ball And a regulating wall portion that extends above the bottom surface portion and gradually narrows the height dimension of the guide passage from the upstream side toward the downstream side, and below the upstream end side of the regulating wall portion. A pachinko machine characterized in that an upper region and a lower region of the guide passage are relatively displaced in the width direction in a specific region located.   2. The projection according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is formed in one of the upper and lower regions of one side wall portion of the both side walls facing each other through the guide passage in the specific region, and the other side wall portion is formed. A pachinko machine characterized in that a recess facing the protrusion is formed.