JP2014226229A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of preventing amusement of a game from being spoiled by making game balls smoothly flow on an upper tray in the case of attaching operation means to an upper tray unit.SOLUTION: An upper tray 110 is constituted by a ball receiving part 111 that receives a game ball B supplied to the upper tray 110, a ball discharge part 112 that discharges the game ball B to a launcher, and a ball supply part 113 that supplies the game ball B from the ball receiving part 111 to the ball discharge part 112. An upper tray unit 100 is provided with operation means 150 at the front of the ball supply part 113, the ball receiving part 111 is formed by being expanded on a player side to the vicinity of a front end of the upper tray unit 100, and the ball supply part 113 is formed by being recessed to a side opposite to a player such that a part which connects a front end of the ball receiving part 111 and a front end of the ball discharge part 112 and which corresponds to the operation means 150 avoids the operation means 150.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine including an upper plate unit that temporarily stores a game ball and guides it to a launching device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some ball game machines such as pachinko machines are provided with an upper plate unit that temporarily stores game balls and guides them to a launching device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this upper plate unit, it is desirable to make the upper plate as large as possible so that the flow of game balls is smooth so as not to impair the interest of the game.

JP 2013-27745 A

  However, since the upper plate unit protrudes toward the player side and is close to the player's fingers, operation means such as a cross key may be attached to the upper plate unit. In this case, it is necessary to secure an installation space for the operation means in the upper plate unit, and accordingly, the capacity of the upper plate is reduced, and there is a possibility that the flow of the game ball is delayed and the interest of the game is impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when the operation means is attached to the upper plate unit, the capacity of the upper plate is increased as much as possible while securing the installation space for the operation means in the upper plate unit. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball game machine capable of smoothening the flow of game balls on the upper plate so as not to impair the interest of the game.

  In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a ball game machine comprising an upper plate unit having an upper plate that temporarily stores a game ball and guides it to a launcher. The upper plate has a ball receiving unit that receives the game ball supplied to the upper plate, a ball discharge unit that discharges the game ball to the launching device, and a ball that supplies the game ball from the ball receiving unit to the ball discharge unit The upper plate unit is provided with an operating means in front of the ball supply portion of the upper plate, and the ball receiving portion of the upper plate is played to the vicinity of the front end of the upper plate unit. And the ball supply portion of the upper plate is a portion connecting the front end of the ball receiving portion of the upper plate and the front end of the ball discharge portion of the upper plate, The part corresponding to the operating means is against the player so as to avoid the operating means. And characterized in that a ball-shooting game machine, which is formed recessed in the side.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the operation means is attached to the upper plate unit of the ball game machine, the capacity of the upper plate can be increased as much as possible within a range in which the operation means and the upper plate do not interfere with each other. . As a result, even in a ball game machine in which an operation means is provided in the upper plate unit, the flow of game balls in the upper plate can be made smooth so as not to impair the fun of the game.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention. It is the right perspective view of the state where the window frame of the pachinko gaming machine was opened and the game board was removed. It is a top view of the upper plate unit of the pachinko gaming machine. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG.

  Hereinafter, as a bullet ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko game machine will be described as an example with reference to the drawings.

  First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is mainly composed of an outer frame 2 installed on a stand island provided in a game hall such as a pachinko hall, and the outer frame 2. It is comprised by the middle frame 3 attached so that opening and closing is possible, and the window frame 4 attached so that opening and closing was possible with respect to the middle frame 3. FIG. The middle frame 3 has a lower tray unit 5 having a lower tray 10 in which game balls (pachinko balls) overflowing from an upper plate 110, which will be described later, are stored, and a speaker 11 for low sounds, and a region in which the game balls roll. A game board 6 having a game area, a launcher 12 that launches a game ball toward the game area of the game board 6, and a player to adjust the launching power (the distance traveled by the game ball) of the launcher 12 Are attached to an operation handle 13, a ball lending operation unit 14 having a lending button 7 and a return button 8, and a prize ball paying device 16 for storing game balls for paying out. Further, the window frame 4 is provided with a pair of left and right loudspeakers 9 and an upper plate unit 100.

  Next, the structure of the upper plate unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper dish unit 100 includes an upper dish 110 that temporarily stores the game ball B and guides it to the launching device 12. The upper plate 110 includes a ball receiving unit 111 that receives the game ball B supplied to the upper plate 110, a ball discharge unit 112 that discharges the game ball B to the launching device 12, and the ball receiving unit 111 to the ball discharge unit 112. The ball supply unit 113 supplies the game ball B. Further, the upper plate unit 100 is provided with a push button 120 that can be operated by the player according to the game effect on the front upper surface of the ball discharge unit 112 of the upper plate 110, and the ball supply unit of the upper plate 110. On the front upper surface of 113, a cross key 150 is disposed as an operation means that can be operated by the player in accordance with the game effect. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper tray unit 100 receives the game ball B paid out from the prize ball payout device 16 on the rear side of the ball receiving portion 111 of the upper plate 110. A game ball guide port 114 for guiding to the game is attached.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ball receiving portion 111 of the upper plate 110 is formed to bulge to the player side (lower side of FIG. 3, right side of FIG. 4) up to the vicinity of the front end of the upper plate unit 5. Yes. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the ball discharging portion 112 of the upper plate 110 is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball B so that the lower portion 112 a supplies the game balls B to the launching device 12 in a line. It is formed in a groove shape having a width, and is formed in a shape that is inclined so as to increase in width as the upper portion 112b goes upward. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the ball supply unit 113 of the upper plate 110 has a portion that connects the front end of the ball receiving portion 111 and the front end of the ball discharge portion 112 and that corresponds to the cross key 150. In order to avoid the cross key 150, it is formed to be recessed on the side opposite to the player (upper side in FIG. 3, left side in FIG. 6).

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above, when a player plays a game, the player pushes the lending button 7 of the ball lending operation unit 14 and turns the operation handle 13. Then, in response to pressing of the lending button 7, a predetermined number of balls are paid out from the prize ball paying device 16 to the upper plate 110, and then guided from the upper plate 110 to the launching device 12, and the operation handle. The game is fired toward the game area of the game board 6 with a firing force proportional to the rotation angle of 13. When a game ball B wins in the game area of the game board 6 during such a game, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 110 from the prize ball payout device 16, and then the lending button 7 is pressed. In the same manner as above, it is fired toward the game area of the game board 6.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, after the game ball (rental ball, prize ball) B is paid out to the upper plate 110 in response to a request for lending a ball or winning a game ball B, the launching device 12 Fired toward the game area of the game board 6. At this time, the game ball B is first supplied to the ball receiving unit 111 through the game ball guide port 114, received by the ball receiving unit 111, and supplied to the ball discharge unit 112 through the ball supply unit 113. To the launcher 12.

  Here, as described above, since the ball receiving portion 111 for receiving the game ball B bulges to the player side to the vicinity of the front end of the upper plate unit 5, the upper plate 110 earns a storage capacity of the game ball B. be able to. Therefore, the flow of the game ball B in the upper plate 110 becomes smooth, and a situation that does not impair the fun of the game does not occur.

  In addition, as described above, the upper plate 110 is formed so that the ball supply unit 113 is recessed on the opposite side from the player so as to avoid the cross key 150. An installation space for the cross key 150 can be secured in 100.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine (bullet ball gaming machine) 1 according to the present embodiment includes the upper plate unit 100 having the upper plate 110 that temporarily stores the game ball B and guides it to the launching device 12. In the gaming machine (ball game machine) 1, the upper plate 110 includes a ball receiving unit 111 that receives the game ball B supplied to the upper plate 110, and a ball discharge unit that discharges the game ball B to the launching device 12. 112 and a ball supply unit 113 for supplying the game ball B from the ball receiving unit 111 to the ball discharge unit 112, and the upper plate unit 100 includes a front of the ball supply unit 113 of the upper plate 110. A cross key (operating means) 150 is provided on the upper plate 110, and the ball receiving portion 111 of the upper plate 110 is formed to bulge to the player side to the vicinity of the front end of the upper plate unit 100. Ball supply 113 is a portion connecting the front end of the ball receiving portion 111 of the upper plate 110 and the front end of the ball discharge portion 112 of the upper plate 110, and the portion corresponding to the cross key (operation means) 150 is The pachinko gaming machine (bullet ball gaming machine) 1 is formed so as to be recessed on the opposite side to the player so as to avoid the cross key (operation means) 150.

  According to this embodiment, when the cross key (operation means) 150 is attached to the upper plate unit 100 of the pachinko gaming machine (bullet ball game machine) 1, the cross key (operation means) 150 and the upper plate 110 are attached. The capacity of the upper plate 110 can be increased as much as possible without causing interference. As a result, even in a pachinko gaming machine (bullet ball gaming machine) 1 in which a cross key (operation means) 150 is provided in the upper plate unit 100, the flow of the game ball B in the upper plate 110 is made smooth and the interest of the game is impaired. It becomes possible not to be.

  Moreover, the upper part 112b of the ball | bowl discharge | emission part 112 of the top plate 110 is formed in the shape which inclines so that it may become wide as it goes up as mentioned above. Therefore, cleaning of this ball discharge part 112 becomes easy, and the maintenance work of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be performed efficiently.

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

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made using the pachinko gaming machine, but the invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to other ball game machines such as a sparrow ball game machine and an arrangement ball. is there.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the cross key is arranged as the operation means in the upper plate unit has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and operation means other than the cross key is provided in the upper plate unit. It is also applicable when

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine (ball ball game machine), 12 ... Launching device, 100 ... Upper plate unit, 110 ... Upper plate, 111 ... Ball receiving unit, 112 ... Ball discharge unit, 113 ... Ball supply unit, 150 ... Cross key (Operating means), B ... Game balls

Claims (1)

In a ball game machine equipped with an upper plate unit having an upper plate for temporarily storing game balls and guiding them to a launcher,
The upper plate receives a game ball supplied to the upper plate, a ball discharge unit that discharges the game ball to the launching device, and supplies the game ball from the ball reception unit to the ball discharge unit. Consisting of a ball supply unit,
The upper plate unit is provided with operating means in front of the ball supply portion of the upper plate,
The ball receiving portion of the upper plate is formed to bulge to the player side to the vicinity of the front end of the upper plate unit,
The ball supply portion of the upper plate is a portion connecting the front end of the ball receiving portion of the upper plate and the front end of the ball discharge portion of the upper plate, and a portion corresponding to the operation means is the operation means. A ball game machine characterized in that it is formed so as to be recessed on the opposite side of the player so as to avoid the situation.

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