JP2019141420A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a Pachinko game machine which is a mechanical type Pachinko game machine and which has different amusement characteristics due to a new paying out method, and also to provide a new gizmo member and a new arrangement of obstacle nails never existed before.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 200 according to the present invention comprises: a gizmo member 20 having a plurality of small winning ports; and big winning ports 30. When a game ball enters a small winning port 22 of the gizmo member, the big winning port 30 opens and keeps the open state, corresponding to related small winning port 22, until having a prescribed game ball entrance. The big winning ports 30 are provided with image display devices 60 for displaying a number of game balls that entered respective big winning ports 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine.

  In a mechanical pachinko gaming machine, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a gaming board that opens a plurality of winning holes.

JP 2007-307266 A

  The main object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine having a new in-process member and an arrangement of obstacle nails, which are not conventionally used, in a mechanical pachinko gaming machine.

  The present invention adopts the following means in order to achieve the main object described above.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is
An in-process member having a plurality of small winning openings;
A large winning opening that maintains an open state until a predetermined gaming ball enters corresponding to each small winning opening when a gaming ball enters the small winning opening of the in-process member,
With
Each of the large winning openings is provided with an image display device for displaying the number of game balls that have entered the large winning opening.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, when a game ball enters the small winning opening of the work-in-progress member, the large winning opening is surely opened, so that the player can easily understand the winning, and the number of winning balls obtained when winning Is easy to count. Also. Even during winning, the number of remaining prize balls can be easily calculated by the display device. Therefore, a pachinko gaming machine that can easily attract a player can be provided.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the image display device may be a monitor formed of a dot matrix or a 7-segment display.

  By using a monitor made of dot matrix, it is possible to display various designs other than numbers, so it is possible to produce various images other than during winning, and it is easy to attract players It can be a pachinko machine.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, a seesaw type work in progress may be provided on the left and right of the work in progress member.

  By arranging the seesaw type work in progress with the mechanism on the left and right of the work-in-progress member in this way, it is possible to make the game machine easy to attract the player because the game ball is likely to enter the work-in-progress member.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the seesaw-type work in process includes a ball receiving portion and a rotating shaft portion that rotatably supports the ball receiving portion, and is formed to be rotatable when the game ball is dropped. It may be characterized by that.

  By adopting such a configuration, the repelling of the game ball can be made in various directions with respect to the seesaw type work in progress, so that the work in progress can be made more highly interesting.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the seesaw-type work in process may include a support portion that supports the rotation of the ball receiving portion.

  By adopting such a configuration, the rotation can be suppressed in a certain direction, so that a more complicated movement can be performed.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the seesaw-type work in progress may be formed by the support portion so as to be capable of rotating only 180 °.

  By adopting such a configuration, the inclination of the upper surface can be made constant while being supported by the support portion.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the seesaw-type work in progress is formed so that the upper surface is inclined so that the work-in-progress member side is lowered in a state where the work is supported by the support portion. It may be a thing.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is easy to guide the game ball to the work in process side, and it is possible to provide a game board that easily attracts the player.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention,
When the big prize opening is on the tulip side, an optical sensor capable of detecting the number of times the tulip blades are opened and closed may be provided.

  By adopting such a configuration, the number of game balls entered can be counted without using any electrical device at the tulip side big winning opening.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine according to the present invention,
At least one pair of the adjacent ceiling nails may be characterized by being planted adjacent in the vertical direction.

  By adopting such a configuration, the rotational force of the game ball can be suppressed and it can be easily dropped directly below.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 100 used in a pachinko gaming machine 200 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a top view and a front view of the special winning opening 30 and the image display device 100 used in the pachinko gaming machine 200 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of a general winning opening 35 used in the pachinko gaming machine 200 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a seesaw-type work in process 40 used in the pachinko gaming machine 200 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a seesaw-type work in process 40 used in the game board 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine 200 in which the gaming board 100 according to the embodiment is used.

  Hereinafter, the pachinko gaming machine 200 according to the embodiment will be described in detail based on the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and drawings described below exemplify a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not used for the purpose of limiting to these configurations, and do not depart from the gist of the present invention. Can be changed as appropriate. Corresponding components in the drawings are given the same or similar reference numerals. For convenience of explanation, in the present specification and claims, the right, left side, upper side, and lower side indicate directions of arrows in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming board 100 used in the pachinko gaming machine 200 according to the present invention has a gaming area 10 surrounded by a guide rail 11 on the front side of the gaming board 100. On the left side, a game ball guide passage 12 for guiding a game ball to the game area 10 is formed by an outer guide rail 11a arranged on the outer side and an inner guide rail 11b arranged on the inner side. In the game area 10, mainly the obstacle nail 15 (only part of which is shown), the in-process member 20 having the small winning holes (22 a, 22 b, 22 c), and a plurality of large winning holes 30 (31, 32, 33). ), A seesaw-type work in process 40, and an out port 70 for collecting non-winning game balls.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the in-process member 20 has three small winning holes 22, one small winning hole (22 a, 22 b) on the left and right and one winning hole (22 c) at the center and above. ing. The game balls that have won the small winning opening 22 of the in-process member 20 are respectively guided to the large winning opening 30 described later via a game ball guiding path (not shown) formed on the back surface of the game board 100. In the present embodiment, the work-in-progress member 20 has the three small winning holes 22, but the number of the small winning holes 22 is not limited to three, and may be three or more.

  The special winning opening 30 is a so-called mechanical winning opening. In the present embodiment, the non-electric tulip-shaped large winning opening 30 is employed, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The number of the large winning openings 30 is the same as the number of the small winning openings 22 of the in-process member 20. In the present embodiment, since there are three small winning ports 22, three large winning ports 30 (30a, 30b, 30c) are provided. The big prize opening 30 is provided so that the big prize opening 30a corresponds to the small prize opening 22a, the big prize opening 30b corresponds to the small prize opening 22b, and the big prize opening 30c corresponds to the small prize opening 22c, respectively. When a game ball enters the small prize opening 22, it is guided to the corresponding big prize opening 30 by the game ball guide path on the back surface, and the big prize opening 30 can be mechanically opened. When the large winning opening 30 is opened via the small winning opening 22, it is set so as to be kept open until a predetermined number of game balls enter. For example, when entering the left and right small winning openings (22a, 22b), the left and right large winning openings (30a, 30b) are kept open until 5 balls are entered, When the player enters the ball 22c, the open state is maintained until the center big winning opening 30c enters 10 balls. Even in this case, opening and closing is performed every time one ball enters. Further, in addition to the opening by entering the small winning opening 22, the large winning opening 30 may be set to open even when a game ball directly enters the large winning opening 30. As the opening / closing operation in the case of direct entry, for example, it may be opened / closed every time a game ball enters, or may be opened / closed after a certain number of balls are entered, and can be selected as appropriate. . However, when the ball is directly entered and opened, it is preferable that the ball be closed with a smaller number of balls as compared with the case where the ball enters the small winning opening 22. Otherwise, the feeling of winning when winning the small winning opening 22 cannot be felt. As described above, the large winning opening 30 is set so that a certain number of game balls can easily enter when entering the small winning opening 22. When a game ball enters the big prize opening 30, it is detected by a detection member (not shown) on the back side, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out downward. In addition, arrangement | positioning of the special winning opening 30 is not specifically limited, It can arrange | position arbitrarily arbitrarily.

  An image display device 60 is provided in front of the big prize opening 30. The image display device 60 is provided so that at least numerical values can be displayed, and an image display device 60 having a function of displaying a counter is used. Examples thereof include a liquid crystal monitor, an organic EL, a monitor using a dot matrix, a seven segment display, and the like. The image display device 60 displays how many game balls have entered each of the large winning ports 30 by a signal from a detection member that detects the number of game balls that have entered each of the large winning ports 30. The detection member will be described later. In this case, the number of balls entered may be displayed, or the number of balls entered until the ball is closed may be displayed by reducing the number according to the number of balls entered. The numbers are merely examples, and may be expressed in Chinese characters or may be displayed as the number of stars. The image display device 60 may display a symbol or the like when the special winning opening 30 is not open. As shown in FIG. 2, the image display device 60 is formed with a frame member 61 so as to surround the lower side surface and the front surface of the tulip of the winning prize opening 30, and the image display device 60 is provided on the front surface thereof. ing. As shown in FIG. 2A, the frame member 61 is provided with a mounting piece 61 a in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the mounting piece 61 a has a mounting hole 34 for mounting the base member 30 d of the special winning opening 30. It is attached with a screwing member. The image display device 60 is not electrically connected directly to the big prize opening 30, and the image display device 60 is electrically connected to a control circuit disposed on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 200 via the frame member 61. It is connected to the. Therefore, no electrical connection is made to the big prize opening 30 and it is a pure mechanical drive prize opening. This control circuit counts the winning game balls and controls the winning balls. The image display device 60 can appropriately select and display an image based on a signal from the control circuit, or can display a count of game balls that have entered the special winning opening 30 on the image display device 60. As a counting method, a detection member may be provided on the back side of the special winning opening 30 as usual. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the optical sensor 50 may be provided in the image display device 60. . The number of movements of the tulip blades may be counted by providing the optical sensor 50 at a position corresponding to the location where the tulip blades are open and providing the reflector 51 at a position facing the tulip blades. That is, the tulip wings are repeatedly opened and closed each time a game ball enters the ball. Therefore, when the wings are present (the wings are open) and when they are not present (the wings are closed) By doing so, the number of game balls that have entered the tulip can be counted. This information is sent to the control circuit described above and sent to the image display device 60.

  The general winning opening 35 is a winning opening other than the big winning opening 30, and an arbitrary number is appropriately selected and attached. The general winning opening 35 may be any of a type in which a so-called “simply enter” is awarded, or a type in which a prize is awarded only when a winner is entered, and a type in which a prize is awarded only when winning. Good. As a general winning opening 35 of a type in which a winning ball is awarded only when winning, for example, there is the one shown in FIG. The general winning opening 35 according to the present embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape having both side surfaces 35a and a front surface 35b that are open at the top and bottom, and falls downward when a game ball entered from above falls straight. be able to. The front surface 35b is formed with a groove 35d formed from the upper end toward the lower end. By providing the groove 35d, the player can confirm from the front whether or not the game ball has fallen straight. On the back surface of the front surface, an inclined surface 35c is provided so as to become lower toward the back surface side. The inclined surface 35c guides the game ball to the back side. The game board 100 on the back side of the general winning opening 35 is provided with a winning opening 37, and a winning ball is paid when the winning opening 37 is entered. A magnet 38 is provided around or on the back side of the winning opening 37, and is formed so that the game ball is attracted by the magnetic force of the magnet 38 and can easily enter the winning opening 37. In the present embodiment, a magnet 38 is provided on the upper surface of the winning opening 37. The magnet 38 may be provided so that the magnetic force applied to the game ball can be adjusted several times. For example, an electromagnet may be provided on the back side so that the magnetic force of the electromagnet can be set in several steps in advance, or the magnetic force can be changed by changing the position of the magnet. In addition, the bottom surface 37a of the winning opening is provided with an inclination so that the vicinity of the opening of the winning opening 37 is lowered toward the opening side so that the cross section is a mountain shape, and the lower side is lowered toward the back. It is good to form. By making in this way, it is possible to prevent the game ball from staying in the vicinity of the opening, and the game ball can be smoothly dropped or guided into the winning opening 37.

  The seesaw-type work in process 40 is arranged on either or both of the left and right of the work-in-process member 20. In the present embodiment, they are arranged on both sides of the work-in-process member 20. The seesaw-type work in process 40 is for guiding the game ball to the left and right winning ports 22 of the work-in member 20 with a certain probability. The seesaw type work in process 40 when installed on the left and right is formed symmetrically, so here, the seesaw type work in process 40 arranged on the left side when viewed from the front will be described, and the seesaw arranged on the right side. Instead of the description of the mold work-in-progress 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the seesaw-type work piece 40 includes a ball receiving portion 41, a rotating shaft portion 42 that rotatably supports the ball receiving portion 41, and the ball receiving portion 41 being substantially horizontal. And a support portion 43 that stops and supports the rotation of the ball receiving portion 41. When viewed from the front, the ball receiving portion 41 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal prism having a first ball receiving surface 42a, a second ball receiving surface 42b, and both side surfaces 42c and 42d. The first sphere receiving surface 42a and the second sphere receiving surface 42b do not necessarily have to be completely parallel surfaces, and may be somewhat non-parallel surfaces. In the present embodiment, when viewed from the front, the first ball receiving surface 42a is formed on the upper surface side (FIG. 4B) so that the thickness on the right side is reduced. In the approximate center of the ball receiving portion 41, there is a rotating shaft portion 42 on which the ball receiving portion 41 is rotatably supported as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4A. Therefore, when a game ball falls on the ball receiving unit 41, the game ball is rotated in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. 5 by the weight of the game ball. The support part 43 is formed in a triangular prism that becomes a triangle when viewed from the front. The support part 43 is arranged on the work-in member 20 side (right side as viewed from the front) of the ball receiving part 41, and is arranged so that the vertical surface is on the work-in member 20 side and the inclined surface is on the rotating shaft part 42 side. . The ball receiving portion 41 supports the side surface 42c of the ball receiving portion 41 as shown in FIG. 4B by the slope of the support portion 43 when the first ball receiving surface 42a is on the upper surface side (FIG. 4B), The ball receiver 41 is supported so that the ball receiver 41 does not rotate rightward any further. In this state, the first ball receiving surface 42a is disposed so as to be horizontal or inclined such that the in-progress member 20 side is lowered, and the game ball that has dropped on the first ball receiving surface 42a is guided to the in-progress member 20 side. It is easy to be done. In this state, when the ball receiving portion 41 rotates about 180 ° counterclockwise and the second ball receiving surface 42b is arranged on the upper surface side, the support portion 43 is a side surface opposite to the side surface 42c of the ball receiving portion 41. 42d is supported, and the ball receiving portion 41 is supported so as not to rotate further to the left. In this state, the second ball receiving surface 42b is disposed so as to be horizontal or inclined such that the in-progress member 20 side is lowered, and the game ball dropped on the second ball receiving surface 42b is guided to the in-progress member 20 side. It is easy to be done. In the case where the seesaw-type work in process 40 configured in this manner is supported in a state where the first ball receiving surface 42a is disposed on the upper surface, that is, in a state where it does not rotate further to the right (see FIG. 4A), the ball receiving portion 41 When the game ball falls to the work-in-progress member 20 side from the rotation shaft portion 42, the ball receiving portion 41 does not rotate further to the right, so that the game ball is moved by the inclination of the first ball receiving surface 42a of the ball receiving portion 41. It becomes easy to be guided to the small winning opening 22 of the in-process member 20. On the other hand, when the game ball falls from the rotation shaft portion 42 of the ball receiving portion 41 to the opposite side of the work-in member 20, the ball receiving portion 41 rotates counterclockwise as shown by the arrow in FIG. It becomes easy to fall downward. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the second ball receiving surface 42b is supported on the upper surface side, that is, when the second ball receiving surface 42b is supported so as not to rotate further counterclockwise, When it falls to the work-in-progress member 20 side from the shaft part 42, the ball receiving part 41 rotates to the right, and the game ball easily falls downward. When the game ball falls from the rotation shaft portion 42 of the ball receiving portion 41 to the opposite side of the work-in member 20 side, the game ball easily rolls toward the work-in member 20 side, but when the momentum of the game ball rolling is low, The ball receiving portion 41 rotates to the right and the game ball easily falls. Although the basic idea is as described above, in reality, there is a high possibility that a plurality of game balls will fall in a short time, and thus a complicated movement will be exhibited.

  A so-called windmill is provided above the seesaw type work in process 40, and the game ball falling on the windmill is easily guided to the ball receiver 41, and as a result, the game ball is easily guided to the work-in-progress member 20, It can be a gaming machine that is attractive to the player.

  The out port 70 is for collecting out balls that have not entered the small winning port 22, the large winning port 30, and the general winning port 35. As shown in FIG. 1, the out port 70 is disposed on the right side when viewed from the front, but may of course be in the center.

  A collective cover (not shown) is provided on the back side of the game board 100 and reaches the winning game ball and the game area by entering the small winning port 22, the large winning port 30, and the general winning port 35. The missing foul balls once flowed out to the back surface of the game board 100 and together with the game balls discharged from the out port 70 via the back side of the out port 70 arranged on the right side of the lower end of the game board 100 by the collective cover. Discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of obstacle nails 15 are appropriately planted in the game board 100 according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, of these obstacle nails 15, the obstacle nails 15 called so-called ceiling nails 15a are characteristically arranged. That is, two or more obstacle nails 15 arranged side by side in the horizontal direction among the obstacle nails 15 arranged on the ceiling nail 15a are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. By arranging the ceiling nails 15a in this way, when the game balls pass through the vertically positioned ceiling nails 15a, the rotation of the game balls can be suppressed and the lateral vibration can also be suppressed. The momentum of the game ball drops, making it easier to fall vertically. In the present embodiment, four sets of top nails are arranged in the vertical direction, two by two. For this reason, the game balls that have passed between the four sets of ceiling nails are likely to fall onto the work-in member 20, so that the game balls can easily enter the work-in member 20. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine 200 that is attractive to the player can be provided. In addition, in the obstacle nails other than the ceiling nail 15a, a set of three obstacle nails 15 whose part is the apex of a triangle is arranged so as to be inclined. For example, the obstacle nail 15 formed in an oblique triangle as shown by α in FIG. 1 is arranged. In this arrangement, a plurality of arrangements that are arranged diagonally downward to the right and diagonally inclined downward to the left are formed, and rhombus-shaped arrangements such as four groups in the frame indicated by β in FIG. It will be arranged regularly. Arranging in this way makes it easy for the game balls to flow obliquely, and arranging the big prize opening 30 and the general prize opening 35 in the flowing direction makes it easy to allow the game balls to enter these prize openings.

  The pachinko gaming machine 200 configured as described above is used as follows. As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko gaming machine 200 includes a game area 10 located substantially in the center of the front surface, a launch handle 120 that is rotatably provided on the right side of the front lower portion in conjunction with the ball launcher, and a lower front portion. And a ball tray 230 that holds a game ball, and the launch handle 120 launches a game ball into the game area of the game board 100.

  The game ball fired by the firing handle 120 is sent into the game area 10 and falls in the game area while being played by the obstacle nail 15 or the like. When the player directly enters the small prize opening 22 in the middle of the fall, as described above, the large prize opening 30 remains open until a predetermined number of balls are entered. While it is open, it becomes easier for a game ball to enter and the amount of payout increases. When the set number of game balls enter, the big prize opening 30 is closed, and when the player directly enters the big prize opening 30 again or wins the small prize opening 22 of the in-process member 20, it opens again. . At this time, the number of game balls that have entered each of the big winning gates 30 is displayed on the image display device 60, so that it is easy for the player to know how many more balls are likely to win, It becomes easy to continue playing. The number of balls entered into each of the big prize opening 30 and the small prize opening 22 is detected by a corresponding detection member, and a predetermined number of balls is awarded by a payout device (not shown) based on each setting. As paid out.

  When the game ball falls in the game area, a movement having a characteristic characteristic in the present invention will be described. First, the game ball that has passed through the top nail 15a is likely to fall down as it is, and is easily guided to the work-in member 20. In addition, the game ball falling on the windmill is easily guided to the seesaw type work in process 40 or the work in process member 20. Furthermore, the game ball that has dropped onto the seesaw type work in process 40 moves to the seesaw type work in process 40 as described above, and induces a complicated movement of the game ball, and at a certain rate, the game ball is transferred to the work in process member 20. It becomes easy to be induced.

  As shown in the embodiment described above, the present invention can be used for a pachinko gaming machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game area | region, 11 ... Guide rail, 11a ... Outer guide rail, 11b ... Inner guide rail, 12 ... Game ball guide path, 15 ... Obstruction nail, 15a ... Top nail, 20 ... In-process member, 22 ... In-process member, 22a ... small prize opening, 22b ... small prize opening, 22c ... small prize opening, 30 ... big prize opening, 30a ... big prize opening, 30b ... big prize opening, 30c ... big prize opening, 34 ... hole, 35 ... general prize opening 35a ... Both sides, 35b ... Front, 35c ... Inclined surface, 35d ... Groove, 37 ... Winner, 37a ... Bottom, 38 ... Magnet, 40 ... Seesaw-type work in progress, 41 ... Ball receiver, 42 ... Rotating shaft 42a ... first ball receiving surface, 42b ... second ball receiving surface, 42c ... both side surfaces, 42d ... side surface, 43 ... support portion, 50 ... light sensor, 51 ... reflector, 60 ... image display device, 61 ... frame member 61a ... mounting piece, 70 ... out port, 100 ... Technique board, 120 ... firing handle, 200 ... pachinko machines, 230 ... sphere saucer

Claims (9)

An in-process member having a plurality of small winning openings;
When a game ball enters the small prize opening of the work-in-progress member, a big prize opening that maintains an open state until a predetermined game ball enters corresponding to each small prize opening;
With
The pachinko gaming machine characterized in that an image display device for displaying the number of game balls that have entered each of the grand prize winning openings is provided in each of the big winning prize openings.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the image display device is a monitor or a 7-segment display formed of a dot matrix.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a seesaw type work in progress is provided on the left and right of the work in progress member.   The seesaw-type work in process has a ball receiving portion and a rotating shaft portion that rotatably supports the ball receiving portion, and is formed to be rotatable by dropping of the game ball. Item 4. A pachinko gaming machine according to item 3. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the seesaw-type work in process includes a support portion that supports rotation of the ball receiving portion.   6. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the seesaw-type work in process is formed by the support portion so as to be capable of rotating only 180 degrees.   7. The pachinko game according to claim 5, wherein the seesaw-type work in progress is inclined so that the work-in-process member side is lowered when the seesaw-type work in progress is supported by the support portion. Machine.   The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an optical sensor capable of detecting the number of times the tulip blades are opened and closed is provided when the prize winning opening is a tulip shape. . In the pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A pachinko gaming machine, wherein at least one pair of adjacent nails is planted adjacent in the vertical direction.

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