JP2014176574A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing a problem from occurring in shooting of a game medium.SOLUTION: A shooting device for shooting game balls toward a game area includes a rocking lever, where a hitting part for hitting the game balls is provided at a tip part. The hitting part is formed from a coiled spring 33. The coiled spring 33 is provided in the tip part of the rocking lever such that the coiled end 33AE is positioned in a position other than a position extremely receiving a reaction caused by the hitting when the game balls are hit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a launching device that launches game media toward a game area.

  As this type of gaming machine, for example, there is a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a launching device that launches a game ball toward a gaming area formed on the surface of the gaming board.

  The launch device of the gaming machine has a swinging hook provided with a hitting part for hitting a game medium at the tip part, the hitting part is formed by a winding spring, and the tip of the winding spring is swung by swinging the swinging hook. In the past, hitting and launching a game ball is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-42890 A

  Incidentally, as in the launching device disclosed in Patent Document 1, in the case where a winding spring is used for the striking portion provided on the swing rod, there is a winding end at the tip of the winding spring. Depending on the position, the stability of the launch may be affected, which may cause the launch to fail. However, conventionally, there is no known technique for focusing on such a position of the end of winding and preventing the occurrence of problems in the launch of the game medium.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a gaming machine that can prevent the occurrence of problems in the launch of game media by devising the position of the winding end of the winding spring used in the hitting portion. With the goal.

  As a means for solving the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment) provided with a launching device (for example, a hitting ball launching device 8 in the embodiment) that launches a game medium toward the game area. 1) The launcher has a swinging hook (for example, a swinging hook 32 in the embodiment) provided with a hitting part for hitting a game medium at a tip part, and the hitting part is a winding spring. (For example, the winding spring 33 in the embodiment), and the winding spring is the position where the reaction is most likely to occur when the game medium is hit (for example, the inner peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR in the embodiment). In addition, it is characterized in that it is provided at the tip of the swing rod so that its winding end (for example, winding end 33AE in the embodiment) is located.

  In the present invention, since the winding end of the winding spring is located avoiding the portion that hits the game medium most strongly at the time of hitting, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble in launching.

Further, the gaming machine according to means 1 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the winding spring first comes into contact with the gaming medium when hitting the gaming medium (for example, the embodiment). In addition to the lower end 33AD), the winding end is located so as to be located.
In this case, since the winding end of the winding spring is located avoiding the portion that hits the game medium most strongly at the time of hitting, and avoiding the portion that receives a strong (instantaneous) strong impact from the game medium, It is possible to prevent a malfunction from occurring.

The gaming machine according to means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1, wherein the swinging rod strikes and fires a game medium by swinging down by swinging, and the winding spring The winding end is provided so as to avoid the lower end (for example, the lower end 33AD in the embodiment) at the tip of the winding spring.
In this case, the winding end of the winding spring is positioned so as to avoid the portion that hits the game medium most strongly at the time of hitting, and avoid the portion that receives a strong (instantaneous) strong impact or is easily received from the game medium. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble in the launch.

A gaming machine according to means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 or means 2, wherein a tip of the winding spring including the winding end is flat. And
In this case, it is possible to suitably hit the game medium.

A gaming machine according to means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 to means 3, wherein the winding spring is wound clockwise or counterclockwise toward the tip. When the launch direction of the game medium launched from the launch device is the front, the launch path through which the launched game medium passes is a wall surface (on the left side of the launch direction when the winding spring is clockwise. For example, the wall surface portion 50) in the embodiment is characterized by having a wall surface on the right side in the firing direction when the winding spring is counterclockwise.
In this case, it is possible to suitably hit the game medium.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the launching device provided in the gaming machine. It is an enlarged view when the winding spring provided in the rocking rod of the launching device hits the game ball, and is a diagram for explaining a state in which the winding spring first contacts the game ball. It is an enlarged view when the winding spring provided in the swinging rod of the launching device hits the game ball, and is a diagram for explaining the state where the winding spring hits the game ball most strongly. It is the figure which looked at the front-end | tip of the said winding spring along the center axis line of the winding spring. It is a figure explaining the modification of the said embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is mainly configured by a game frame 2 formed in a vertically long rectangular shape and a game board 3 detachably attached to the game frame 2. The game frame 2 has a vertically long rectangular frame-shaped frame 4 (shown by a broken line for convenience) having a storage unit for detachably storing the game board 3 and a front side of the side of the frame 4 along the vertical direction. The glass door frame 5 and the lower door frame 6 are provided so as to be openable and closable around the axis extending in the direction of the axis.

  The game board 3 is covered with a glass door frame 5 while being accommodated in the underframe 4. The glass door frame 5 is provided with a substantially circular see-through window (not shown) that allows the game area 3 </ b> A formed on the surface of the game board 3 to be visible from the player side.

  The game area 3 </ b> A is a substantially circular area, and is formed by a guide rail 7 standing on the surface of the game board 3. The hitting ball launching device 8 is accommodated on the lower side of the frame 4 and covered with the lower door frame 6.

  A hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 9 is provided on the upper surface of the lower door frame 6, and in the lower door frame 6, below the hitting ball supply tray 9, as a game medium that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply tray 9. A surplus ball receiving tray 10 (lower plate) for storing game balls and a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 11 for firing game balls are provided.

  When the player rotates the operation knob 11, a game ball is launched from the hitting ball launching device 8, and the game ball stored in the hitting ball supply tray 9 is finished when the hitting ball launching device 8 finishes firing one game ball. Are sequentially supplied to the ball striking device 8. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a game is played by a game ball launched from the hit ball launching device 8 passing through a guide rail 7 constituting a part of the launch path and being driven into the game area 3A. In the figure, an arrow indicated by a symbol F indicates an example of a trajectory of a game ball launched from the hit ball launching device 8.

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 3A, an effect display device 12 is provided, and the effect display device 12 has a plurality of variable display units each variably displaying a decorative symbol (effect symbol) for effect. Below the effect display device 12, an ordinary winning ball device 14 having a first start winning opening 13a is provided. A game ball won in the first start winning opening 13a is guided to the back of the game board 3 and detected by a first start opening switch and a first winning confirmation switch (not shown). Also, below the normal winning ball device 14 having the first starting winning port 13a, an ordinary variable winning ball device 15 having a second starting winning port 13b through which a game ball can be won is provided. A game ball won in the second start winning opening 13b is guided to the back of the game board 3 and detected by a second start opening switch and a second winning confirmation switch (not shown).

  The normally variable winning ball apparatus 15 is opened by a solenoid (not shown). When the normally variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the open state, the game ball can be won in the second start winning opening 13b (easy to start winning), which is advantageous to the player. In the state in which the normal variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, it is easier for the game ball to win the second starting winning port 13b than the first starting winning port 13a. In addition, in a state where the normal variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the game ball basically does not win the second start winning port 13b, but it may be configured such that although it is difficult to win, it is possible to win. . Incidentally, FIG. 1 shows the open state of the ordinary variable winning ball apparatus 15, the tilting position of the movable blade piece provided in the ordinary variable winning ball apparatus 15 is shown by a solid line, and for convenience, the ordinary variable winning ball apparatus 15 The vertical position of the movable blade in the closed state is indicated by a broken line.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a big win lottery is performed in response to a winning at the first start winning opening 13a or the second start winning opening 13b, and when the big win is won, the effect display device 12 displays a specific display result of the decorative symbol By doing so, the player is informed that it is a big hit. In addition, the effect display device 12 changes the decorative design during the big hit lottery and produces an effect according to the degree of expectation for the big hit.

  A special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is provided below the normal variable winning ball apparatus 15. The special variable winning ball apparatus 20 opens the big winning opening 21 by a solenoid (not shown) in a specific gaming state (big winning gaming state) that occurs when a big hit is made. The player can obtain a lot of prize balls by winning the game balls at the big prize opening 21 in the big hit gaming state. In addition, an out port 22 is provided below the game area 3 </ b> A, and game balls that have flowed down without winning any prize are discharged from the out port 22.

  In FIG. 1, the area indicated by reference R1 shows an example of an area where a so-called “left strike” is performed to aim at a game ball, and the area indicated by reference R2 is a so-called “right strike” performed by playing a game ball. An example of a region where the target is driven is shown.

  The player can perform “left-handed” or “right-handed” according to the gaming state, and can, for example, drive a game ball toward a desired region such as the region R1 or the region R2. The player can adjust the firing such as “left-handed” or “right-handed” by adjusting the rotational operation of the operation knob 11. Thus, it is possible to adjust the momentum of game balls.

  FIG. 2 shows a side view of the hit ball launching device 8. The hit ball launching device 8 includes a substantially rectangular base plate 30, a drive shaft 31 rotatably supported by the base plate 30, and a drive shaft 31. And a swing rod 32 that is fixed and swingable about the central axis C1 of the drive shaft 31 as an axis center.

  2 indicates the direction of the hitting ball launcher 8 in the present embodiment. In the hitting ball launching device 8, the side indicated by the arrow “front” is the front side, and the arrow “rear” is indicated. The side is the rear side, the side indicated by the arrow “up” is the upper side, and the side indicated by the arrow “lower” is the lower side. Further, in the left-right direction of the hit ball launching device 8, the front side of the paper is “left” and the back side of the paper is “right”.

  The drive shaft 31 is rotatably supported on the front side of the base plate 30 in a state of penetrating the base plate 30 in the left-right direction, and swings to a portion of the drive shaft 31 protruding rightward from the base plate 30. The collar 32 is fixed. The swing rod 32 extends rearward and upward from the drive shaft 31 and is bent so that the tip end portion 32A is directed forward, and a winding spring 33 that is a striking portion is fixed to the end face directed forward of the tip portion 32A. Has been.

  In FIG. 2, a straight line L1 indicates a straight line extending from the central axis C1 of the drive shaft 31 to a position approximately in the center of the extending direction of the winding spring 33, and an intersection C is approximately the extending direction of the winding spring 33 of the straight line L1. The intersection with the center position is shown. As referred to by the straight line L1 and the intersection point C, the winding spring 33 is provided at the distal end portion 32A so that the central axis C2 thereof is substantially orthogonal to the straight line L1 at the intersection point C.

The drive shaft 31 has a contact portion (not shown) that comes into contact with a cam member (not shown) provided on a motor shaft (not shown), and the cam member rotates to contact the contact portion. The drive shaft 31 is rotated by the cam member so that the swing rod 32 is indicated by a two-dot chain line from the “reference position” where the swing rod 32 indicated by the solid line is located. It is possible to swing and displace backward to the “power accumulation position” where the swing rod 32 is located.
The drive shaft 31 rotates the swing rod 32 from the state where the cam member is in contact with the contact portion and the contact state with the contact portion is released. The swinging bar 32 strikes the game ball P indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure at the tip of the winding spring 33 during the return to the “reference position”. Can be fired.

  The return of the swing rod 32 from the “accumulation position” to the “reference position” is fixed to a portion protruding leftward from the base plate 30 of the drive shaft 31 and rotates integrally with the drive shaft 31. This is performed by a biasing force of a biasing coil spring (not shown) housed in the torque cap 34. The biasing coil spring is provided coaxially with the drive shaft 31 on the outer peripheral side of the drive shaft 31, and fixes one end to the torque cap 34 and the other end between the torque cap 34 and the base plate 30. Is fixed to an adjustment sleeve (not shown).

  The biasing coil spring is expanded in diameter, and one end and the other end thereof are fixed to the torque cap 34 and the adjustment sleeve, and the rocking rod 32 is always attached to the drive shaft 31 on the “reference position” side. An urging force for urging is provided. It should be noted that the rocking rod 32 has a portion extending from the drive shaft 31 to the side opposite to the tip 32A side in the drawing so that the rocking rod 32 does not further rock forward from the “reference position”. Oscillation is regulated by contacting a stopper provided on the right side surface of the base plate 30 indicated by reference numeral 35.

Although the adjustment sleeve is rotatably supported with respect to the base plate 30, even if the drive shaft 31 rotates, the adjustment sleeve does not rotate integrally with the drive shaft 31. When 31 is rotated so as to swing and displace the swing rod 32 from the “reference position” to the “accumulation position”, one end of the bias coil spring moves so as to further expand the diameter of the bias coil spring. On the other hand, the other end of the urging coil spring does not move.
For this reason, when the drive shaft 31 swings and displaces the swing rod 32 from the “reference position” to the “power storage position”, the bias coil spring expands the diameter and stores the biasing force in the restoring direction. Therefore, when the rotation of the cam member advances and the contact state with the contact portion is released, the drive shaft 31 returns the swing rod 32 from the “power accumulation position” to the “reference position”. Can be swung.

  The game ball P before launch is held by a launch pad 36 provided at the upper front side of the base plate 30, and the launch pad 36 is arranged with the surface direction parallel to the surface direction of the base plate 30. A side plate 37, a rail plate 38 that is provided on the side plate 37 so as to rise to the left from the side plate 37, extends obliquely upward from the rear side, and is set at a rear end portion of the rail plate 38. And a holding portion 39 that holds the game ball P so that it does not fall at the launch position.

The rail plate 38 constitutes a part of the launch path of the game ball P, and is inclined upward so that the game ball P hit by the swing rod 32 enters the start end of the guide rail 7 (see FIG. 1). doing.
In addition, the holding portion 39 is a launching device in which the game ball P is on the rotation path of the tip of the winding spring 33 and the tip of the winding spring 33 can hit the game ball P toward the rail plate 38 by “downing”. It is held so as to be located at a position (position where the game ball P is shown in the figure).
In the present embodiment, “downhill” means that the game ball P is hit against the tip of the winding spring 33 with such a force that the game ball P is hit against the upper surface of the rail plate 38.

  Here, the game ball P is supplied onto the rail plate 38 each time one shot is fired, and is held at the launch position set at the rear end of the rail plate 38. Is supplied between the torque cap 34 and the launch pad 36 by driving the ball feeding arm 40 supported by the base plate 30 so as to be swingable.

  The ball feeding arm 40 extends in the front-rear direction, has a base end portion disposed on the rear side and is rotatably supported by a support shaft 41, a tip end portion disposed on the front side, and a tip end portion in the vertical direction. The drive arm 34A that is integrally formed on the outer peripheral portion of the torque cap 34 and protrudes toward the front is displaced upward as the torque cap 34 rotates, so that the drive cap 34A is turned upward. Is swung. At this time, the ball feeding arm 40 drives a game ball supply device (not shown) and supplies one game ball to the rail plate 38 for each reciprocation of the swing rod 32.

  In addition, an arc-shaped adjustment gear indicated by reference numeral 42 in the drawing is integrated with the adjustment sleeve described above, and the adjustment gear 42 is provided at the rear portion of the base plate 30 so as to be rotatable and protrudes to the left. The rotational movement of the connecting member 43 can be transmitted via the first idle gear 44 and the second idle gear 45. Then, the connecting member 43 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the operation knob 11, and the adjustment gear 42 expands or contracts the above-described biasing coil spring in conjunction with the rotation of the operation knob 11, thereby launching the game ball P. It is possible to adjust the momentum.

  Specifically, a transmission gear 43A meshed with the first idle gear 44 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the connecting member 43, and the arrow in the figure increases as the connecting member 43 rotates clockwise as indicated by the arrow CW in the figure. The adjustment gear 42 rotates greatly in the counterclockwise direction indicated by CCW. Then, as the adjustment gear 42 rotates counterclockwise, the adjustment sleeve described above displaces the other end portion of the biasing coil spring in the direction in which the biasing coil spring expands in diameter. As a result, the greater the amount of rotation of the operation knob 11 is, the greater the urging force of the urging coil spring that is stored with the rotation of the drive shaft 31 is. The momentum of launching is getting bigger.

3 and 4 show enlarged views when the winding spring 33 hits the game ball P. FIG. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, first, when the game ball P is hit, the lower end 33AD located at the lowermost position at the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 contacts the game ball P, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. Thus, when viewed along the swinging central axis of the swinging rod 32 (the central axis C1 of the drive shaft 31), the center axis C2 of the winding spring 33 intersects the tip 33A of the winding spring 33. The peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR (see FIG. 5) come into contact with the game ball P to hit the game ball P.
4 shows an example in which the central axis C2 of the winding spring 33 is directed toward the center O of the game ball P when the inner peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR come into contact with the game ball P.

With reference to FIG. 5, portions corresponding to the lower end 33AD, the inner peripheral left end 33AL, and the inner peripheral right end 33AR at the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 are shown. In FIG. 5, “up, down, left and right” are indicated by arrows in order to indicate the direction of the winding spring 33 in the ball hitting device 8.
FIG. 5 is a view of the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 viewed from the game ball P side along the central axis C2. In this state, when the upper end 33AU located at the uppermost position in the tip 33A is used as a reference, the lower end 33AD is It is at a position of 30 minutes (180 degrees) clockwise in the drawing. The inner peripheral left end 33AL is at a position of 15 minutes (90 degrees), and the inner peripheral right end 33AR is at a position of 45 minutes (270 degrees).

Here, when the winding spring 33 comes into contact with the game ball P at the inner peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR at the tip 33A, the generation of the component force of the reaction (force by reaction) received from the game ball P is generated. The reaction is most suppressed as compared with the case of hitting at the part, and the reaction from the game ball P is the largest. In other words, the force from the winding spring 33 is most efficiently transmitted to the game ball P when it contacts the game ball P at the inner peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR at the tip 33A. For this reason, the inner peripheral edge left end 33AL and the inner peripheral edge right end 33AR at the tip 33A are the parts that hit the game ball P most strongly at the time of hitting.
Further, when the lower end 33AD contacts the game ball P at the lower end 33AD of the tip 33A, the lower end 33AD is first contacted with a small area, so that the winding spring 33 receives a large impact locally (instantaneously) from the game ball P. Become.

  In FIG. 5, reference numeral 33AE indicates a winding end on the tip 33A side of the winding spring 33. In this embodiment, the winding end 33AE is a lower end 33AD, an inner peripheral left end 33AL, and an inner end of the tip 33A. It is arranged at a position other than the peripheral right end 33AR. That is, the winding end 33AE is disposed at a position other than the position where the reaction is caused by the hit most when the winding spring 33 hits the game ball P, and at a position other than the lower end 33AD where the game spring P first contacts the game ball P. Has been.

  More specifically, in the present embodiment, the winding end 33AE is at a position of 25 minutes (angle α = 150 degrees) clockwise with respect to the upper end 33AU. When the diameter D1 of the game ball P is 11 mm, the diameter D2 of the tip 33A is preferably set to about 3.5 to 4.5 mm. When the diameter D2 is set to about 3.5 to 4.5 mm, the winding end 33AE is separated from the lower end 33AD by about 1.8 mm to 2.4 mm in the counterclockwise direction.

4 and 5, in this embodiment, the tip 33A including the winding end 33AE of the winding spring 33 is cut so as to form a plane along a direction orthogonal to the central axis C2.
In this case, at the tip 33A, the closer to the winding end 33AE, the thinner the thickness in the direction of the central axis C2, and the winding end 33AE has the smallest thickness. The winding spring 33 according to the present embodiment is formed by being wound clockwise, and the tip 33A becomes thinner in the direction of the central axis C2 as it approaches the winding end 33AE clockwise.

  In FIG. 2, a wall surface portion 50 indicated by a two-dot chain line is formed so as to rise upward from the left end edge of the rail plate 38. The wall surface portion 50 is located on the left side with respect to the direction in which the game ball P is launched. That is, in the present embodiment, the launch path through which the game ball P immediately after launch passes is formed having the rail plate 38 and the wall surface portion 50 that is the wall surface disposed on the left side in the launch direction of the game ball P. ing.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the winding end 33AE of the winding spring 33, which is the hitting portion, is located at a position other than the position where the reaction due to the hitting is most affected when the game ball P is hit. Thus, it is provided at the tip 32A of the swing rod 32. Thereby, since winding end 33AE is located avoiding the part which hits game ball P most strongly when hitting, it can prevent that the malfunction of launching arises.

  That is, when the game ball P is hit at the tip 33A of the winding spring 33, the position where the reaction due to the hit is the strongest is the portion that hits the game ball P most strongly when hit, and the position of the winding spring 33 is such a position. When the winding end 33AE is positioned, breakage such as chipping is likely to occur. When such damage occurs, the directionality of the launch tends to become unstable due to the damaged part. Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winding end 33AE is located avoiding the portion that hits the game ball P most strongly at the time of hitting, so that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a firing failure.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, even when the winding end 33AE is not damaged, the winding end 32AE is positioned to avoid the portion that hits the game ball most strongly when hitting, It is also possible to stabilize the launch direction from the beginning.
That is, it is considered that the winding end 33 of the winding spring 33 has some influence on the launch direction of the game ball P when the game ball P hits, but this effect is considered to increase as the game ball P hits stronger. It is done. Therefore, by positioning the winding end 32AE away from the portion that hits the game ball most strongly at the time of hitting, it becomes possible to stabilize the direction of launch from the beginning.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the swinging rod 32 hits and fires the game ball P by being downed by swinging, and the winding end 33AE of the winding spring 33 is the tip 33A of the winding spring 33. Is provided so as to avoid the lower end 33AD. This prevents problems in launching.
That is, when the swinging rod 32 hits the game ball P by swinging down by swinging, the lower end 33AD of the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 first comes into contact with the game ball P, and the lower end 33AD is locally (instantaneous) However, in the present embodiment, the winding end 33AE is positioned so as to avoid the lower end 33AD.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 including the winding end 33AE has a flat surface, it is possible to hit the game ball P suitably. Specifically, when the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 forms a flat surface, the portion of the tip 33A that hits the game ball P locally is reduced, and the hitting force can be efficiently applied to the game ball P. Thereby, the game ball P can be hit suitably.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winding spring 33 is wound clockwise toward the tip, and the launch path through which the game ball P passes has a wall surface portion 50 that is a wall surface on the left side. Therefore, it is possible to hit the game medium suitably. Specifically, as in the present embodiment, when the winding end 33AE is at the above-described position of 25 minutes, the breakage progresses from the winding end 33AE, and the game ball P is easily launched to the left side. However, the firing direction can be corrected by the wall surface portion 50. Thereby, a game medium can be hit suitably.
Further, in this embodiment, when the winding end 33AE is at the position of 25 minutes, even if the breakage progresses from the winding end 33AE, it hits the game ball P most strongly when hitting at the tip 33A. Since a large distance to the inner peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR, which are parts, is ensured, it is easy to maintain the stability of launch over a long period.
Further, when the winding end 33AE is located at the position of 25 minutes, the tip 33A is located counterclockwise to the inner peripheral left end 33AL on the extension of the winding end 33AE (position from 25 minutes to 15 minutes). In this state, the thickness of the portion in the direction of the central axis C2 is ensured to be large.
For this reason, the tip 33AE is a part where the lower half of the tip 33AE is relatively strongly hit against the game ball P, but this part is a part where the thickness in the central axis C2 is secured, so that vibration caused by hitting is generated. It becomes easy to be suppressed. For this reason, when the winding end 33AE is at the position of 25 minutes, the game ball P can be hit appropriately.
In the case of positioning the winding end 33AE avoiding the portion that hits the game ball P most strongly at the time of hitting and avoiding the portion that receives a strong (instantaneous) strong impact from the game ball P, It is preferable to leave at least an angle around the central axis C2 from such a part as in the present embodiment by about 30 degrees.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the winding end end 33AE is at the above 25 minutes has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the position of the winding end end 33AE is shown in FIGS. You may do it.

In the example of FIG. 6A, the winding end 33AE is at a position of 10 minutes (angle β = 60 degrees) clockwise with respect to the upper end 33AU positioned at the uppermost position at the tip 33A.
Also in this case, the winding end 33AE of the winding spring 33 is positioned so as to avoid a portion that hits the game ball most strongly at the time of hitting and a portion that receives a strong (instantaneous) strong impact from the game ball. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble in the launch.
Further, the tip 33AE is a portion where the lower half of the tip 33AE is relatively strongly hit against the game ball P, but the winding end 33AE is positioned to avoid the lower half, so that the winding end 33AE is It becomes difficult to break, and it is easy to maintain the stability of firing over a long period of time.
In the example of FIG. 6A, the winding end 33AE is at the position of 10 minutes (60 degrees), but may be 5 minutes (30 degrees) or the like.

In FIG. 6B, the winding end 33AE is at a position of 35 minutes (angle γ = 210 degrees) clockwise with respect to the upper end 33AU positioned at the uppermost position at the tip 33A.
Also in this case, the winding end 33AE of the winding spring 33 is positioned so as to avoid a portion that hits the game ball most strongly at the time of hitting and a portion that receives a strong (instantaneous) strong impact from the game ball. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble in the launch.
In addition, when the winding end 33AE is located at the position of 35 minutes, the tip 33A is located counterclockwise to the inner peripheral left end 33AL on the extension of the winding end 33AE (position from 35 minutes to 15 minutes). In this state, the thickness of the portion in the direction of the central axis C2 is ensured to be large.
For this reason, the tip 33AE is a part where the lower half of the tip 33AE is relatively strongly hit against the game ball P, but this part is a part where the thickness in the central axis C2 is secured, so that vibration caused by hitting is generated. It becomes easy to be suppressed. For this reason, when the winding end 33AE is located at the position of 35 minutes, the game ball P can be hit appropriately.
In the example of FIG. 6B, the winding end 33AE is at the position of 35 minutes (210 degrees), but may be 40 minutes (240 degrees) or the like.

In FIG. 6C, the winding end 33AE is at a position of 50 minutes clockwise (angle δ = 300 degrees) when the upper end 33AU located at the uppermost position at the tip 33A is used as a reference.
Also in this case, the winding end 33AE of the winding spring 33 is positioned so as to avoid a portion that hits the game ball most strongly at the time of hitting and a portion that receives a strong (instantaneous) strong impact from the game ball. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble in the launch. Further, in this configuration, even if the breakage progresses from the winding end 33AE, the distance from the inner peripheral left end 33AL and the inner peripheral right end 33AR, which are the parts that hit the game ball P most strongly when hitting at the tip 33A, is as follows. Since it is ensured greatly, it is easy to maintain the stability of launch over a long period of time.
Furthermore, the tip 33AE is a portion where the lower half portion thereof is relatively strongly hit against the game ball P, but the winding end end 33AE is positioned to avoid the lower half portion, so that the winding end end 33AE is It becomes difficult to break, and it is easy to maintain the stability of firing over a long period of time.
In the example of FIG. 6C, the winding end 33AE is at the position of 50 minutes (300 degrees), but may be 55 minutes (330 degrees) or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the game ball P is hit with the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 in the state where the central axis C2 of the winding spring 33 is directed to the center O of the game ball P has been described. The central axis C2 may be off the center of the game ball P. However, when the game ball P is hit with the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 in a state where the center axis C2 of the winding spring 33 is directed to the center of the game ball P, the force is effectively applied from the winding spring 33 to the game ball P. Will be transmitted and the game ball P will fly well.

  In the above embodiment, the winding spring 33 is wound clockwise, but it may be wound counterclockwise.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the hitting ball launching device 8 is disposed at the lower right side in the front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described. Etc. may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the lower end 33AD of the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 first comes into contact with the game ball P when hitting, but the trajectory of the winding spring 33 when the swinging rod 32 swings, Depending on the holding position of the game ball P and the like, the lower end 33AD may not hit first. For example, a portion located above the lower end 33AD may first contact. In such a case, the winding end 33AE may be positioned so as to avoid the part that first contacts the game ball P above the lower end 33AD. Even in this case, the tip 33A of the winding spring 33 tends to hit the lower end 33AD first, so that the winding end 33AE should avoid the lower end 33AD.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
8 Hitting ball launcher (launcher)
32 Oscillating rod 32A Tip part 33 Winding spring (striking part)

Claims (1)

A gaming machine including a launching device that launches a game medium toward a gaming area,
The launching device has a swing rod provided with a striking portion for striking a game medium at a tip portion,
The hitting portion is formed by a winding spring,
The game is characterized in that the winding spring is provided at the tip of the swing bar so that the end of the winding is located in addition to the position where the reaction by the hit is most affected when the game medium is hit. Machine.

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