JP2558561B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which pachinko balls are used as a medium for games and prizes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine, a gaming pachinko ball (also referred to simply as a game ball) in an upper ball plate is associated with a ball feeding device and a ball striking device.
Each ball is driven into the game area of the game board. Within the game area, the game balls are divided into out balls that have entered the out mouth and prize balls that have entered various winning equipment (also called safe balls), and go out from the respective routes on the mechanism set board on the back side. While being discharged, prize balls are released as rewards for each prize ball.

[0003] For this award balls, follow that is schematically shown in Fig. 8
In the conventional mechanism set board S , the prize ball processing device 61 processes the prize balls one by one, and the prize ball discharging device 62 is operated once and paid out in units of a predetermined number. Then, the prize balls discharged into the discharge path 63 are preferentially discharged from the discharge port 65 of the first discharge path 64 to the upper bowl plate, and after filling a predetermined portion of the first discharge path 64,
The second discharge passage 66 branched and connected to the side of the discharge passage 64 on the downstream side is discharged to the lower bowl. The balls in the upper and lower bowls can be discharged by opening the ball removing mechanism attached to the bowl.

[0004]

In the conventional generalized pachinko machine as described above, it is a prize for a long time until today, on the premise that it has upper and lower ball plates. Regarding the discharge form of the balls, there is a side that is confined to the idea that they are discharged to each ball plate side through different routes. Therefore, in all the pachinko machines, the same prize ball discharge mode as shown in FIG. 8 is adopted, and the first discharge path 64 and the second discharge path 66 are provided in different directions in the downstream portion of the discharge path 63. Prize balls are discharged based on the technical idea that the first discharge path 64 and the second discharge path 66 should be branched and connected to the upper bowl side and the lower bowl side, respectively. The entire route is constructed.

However, the award ball discharge mode described above is currently under severe restrictions when viewed from the structural aspect of the entire mechanism set board S , and by extension, the entire machine. That is, as can be understood from FIG. 8, the mechanism set board S is naturally limited to a size that can be set on the back side of the game board in consideration of the entire machine. And as the most common type, a window 67 having a large size that can correspond to the back side of the game area is largely opened in the central portion, and in the peripheral portion of the window 67,
Various components such as necessary routes and devices related to processing of the out balls and safe balls, storage and discharge of prize balls, etc. are integrated, while various electric control devices are equipped. It has become so.

In such a situation, the second discharge path 66 in the prize ball discharge path uses a considerably large space, and therefore, naturally, the space for installing the constituent parts of the set board S , A space 68 below the window 67, which is a particularly easy-to-use portion, is reduced. For this reason, while the absolute miniaturization of the required structural members is being forced, it is extremely difficult to install various accessory members related to the improvement of the function of the machine itself and the service to the player. It was In other words, the mechanism set board
In S , if it is possible to omit the above-mentioned second discharge passage 66 and discharge the prize balls to the upper and lower bowls, it is the most desirable that the space of the second discharge passage 66 can be effectively utilized. It can be said that the technology capable of realizing this is one of the epoch-making technical proposals.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve the above-mentioned problems, in which the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharging section of the mechanism set board on the back side of the gaming machine are placed on the upper bowl plate. And on the premise that it can be discharged to the bottom bowl respectively,
The entire prize ball discharge path, including the discharge path from the discharge path below the prize ball discharge section to each bowl side, has been newly constructed, and the space for installing various components on the mechanism set board has been expanded to make effective use of it. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of achieving the above.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Overcoming the above-mentioned problems,
The present invention for achieving the intended purpose, together with the front side of the front frame and below the spherical dish is So設, out balls on the back side of the housing holding frame definitive prior frame back side, each of the winning ball and Shodama Equipped with processing unit
In the gaming machine in which the mechanism set board is set, the mechanism set board has a discharge path defined below the prize ball discharging portion, and the above-mentioned ball dish positioned below the discharge path. Side to side
Forming a discharge path portion including a discharge port through which the front frame
The housing holding frame side, and passing the outlet that pass matching communicating positioned between the spherical dish receptacle on the said outlet, the lower the required site of through the outlet of this is passed through the branch with the lower And a branch passage communicating with the container-shaped member facing the receptacle of the bowl.

[0009]

[Function] Assuming that the winning condition is generated during the game, the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharging section on the mechanism set board side are always discharged into the discharge path section on the set board side, and to passing the outlet of the passage exit path portion in accommodating the holding frame side from the discharge port thereby preferentially passing out by causing out through the spherical dish side of the upper as is. And at the time the ball pan side of prize balls above is filled to a predetermined portion of the passage outlet, thereby the prize balls are then released is discharged into the discharge path section from the required site through the outlet out through the shunt path, Then, it is made to pass through to the lower bowl side via the container-shaped member.

[0010]

EXAMPLES Next, regarding a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention,
The preferred embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As for the pachinko machine to which the present embodiment is applied, a front frame B is attachable to and detachable from the front side of the opening of the outer frame A as shown in FIGS. Is mounted on the front frame B, and all the game components including the upper and lower ball plates 11, 12 and the game board C and the mechanism set board D are mounted on the front frame B and the front frame B.
The prize ball discharge path E is formed between the side and the mechanism set board D side.

Therefore, each of the main components of the pachinko machine of this embodiment will be described.

(Regarding Front Frame B) The front frame B is entirely made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, basically, a frame body 1 having a window 2 opened on the front surface thereof. And a housing and holding frame 4 in which a set opening 6 for the game board C is opened are continuously formed in front and rear. Further, in the frame body 1, a support board portion 3 for installing the lower ball tray 12, the ball-striking launcher 14, and the like, which are schematically shown in FIG. 1, is integrally formed at the lower end portion of the window 2. On the other hand, in the housing holding frame 4, a frame board 5 for attaching the firing rail 15, the ball receiving member 16 and the like is integrally formed, and the setting port 6 is opened with the upper end surface of the frame board 5 as a reference. Further, a receiving port 7 for an out ball is formed on the back side of the center of the frame board part 5.

On the front side of the opening of the window 2 in the frame 1,
The window forming member 8 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted. In this window forming member 8, the glass door frame 9 is assembled so as to be openable and closable, and the mounting support board 10 unitized by mounting the upper bowl 11 and the ball feeding device 13 and the like can be attached and detached and opened and closed. It is assembled. Further, in the game board C detachably set in the housing holding frame 4 , as shown in FIG. 1, an out port 18 is formed in a game area 17, while various prize winning devices 19, 19 are arranged. . Further, a cover 20 (see FIG. 2) for guiding the winning balls is attached to the back side so as to cover the exit side of each winning device and to be openable / closable.

(Mechanism Set Board D) This mechanism set board D includes out balls and winning balls generated on the game board C side, and necessary routes, device parts, and electrical equipment related to the processing of prize balls. The equipment is collectively equipped and unitized, and is set on the back side of the housing holding frame 4 of the front frame B. As shown in FIG. 2, the out-ball discharging path 22 and the winning ball discharging processing section 25 (see FIG. 4) are formed on the inner side and the prize ball storing is arranged on the outer side in each part around the window 21 opened at the center thereof. The discharging section 29 and a discharging path section of a prize ball discharging processing path E which will be described later are configured. The cover 20 on the back side of the game board C can be opened and closed using the window 21.

The out-ball discharge path 22 is, as shown in FIG. 6, a receiving path 23 communicating with the out-port 18 of the game board C and the out-ball receiving opening 7 on the front frame B side and a vertically-oriented discharge path 2.
4 In addition, the winning ball discharge processing unit 25 has a collective rectifying path 26 that receives all the winning balls in an aligned manner, and a processing device 27 that intermittently processes one ball at an outlet side of the rectifying path 26. However, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, the collective rectifying path 26 and the out-ball receiving path 23 are defined above and below the same inner side of the set board D, and a lid is provided on both inner sides. Plates 28 are attached and covered together. The prize ball storage / release unit 29 includes a prize tank storage tank 30, a straightening gutter 31, a delivery gutter 32, and a prize ball discharge device 33 that discharges a fixed number of units. By the way, the prize ball discharging device 33 is operated in association with the operation of the processing device 27,
It is set to stop abnormally when the prize balls cannot be discharged due to the prize ball filling or the like.

(Regarding Prize Ball Discharging Path E) The prize ball discharging path E discharges the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device 33 to the upper and lower ball plates 11 and 12 side. The discharge path portion configured on the D side and the outlet path portion configured on the front frame B side are communicated with each other. First, in the discharge path portion on the side of the set board D, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, the oblique discharge path 34 defined below the exit of the prize ball discharging device 33.
And the comprehensive discharge chamber 3 defined at the downstream end of the discharge path 34.
5 and a discharge port 3 opened at a side portion of the general discharge chamber 35
6 and 6 are communicated with each other. A bell 37 for generating a sound effect is attached to the outlet of the discharge passage 34, while a discharge port 36 is attached.
If necessary, a guide tool 38 for buffer rectification of the prize ball is attached. Further, this discharge path portion is covered with a cover 40 which is common to the passage parts of the out-ball discharge path 22 and the winning ball discharge processing part 25.

On the other hand, in the passage route portion on the front frame B side,
As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the frame part 5 is opened at the upper end part thereof and aligned with the discharge port 36.
That a passage opening 41, the side of the passage outlet 41 are defined on the rear surface
The branch channel 42 branched from the overflow outlet 50 and the return port 43 opened from the front surface of the central portion to the outlet of the branch channel 42 communicate with each other. The storage container 45 is attached to the back side of the return port 43 and the back side of the set port 44 opened at the central portion of the support board 3. However, the back surface of the branch channel 42 is covered by the cover plate 28. Further, the container 45 has an upper surface opened so as to be able to receive a prize ball that is discharged from the outlet of the branch flow channel 42 (see FIG. 7). If necessary, the bell 46 may be attached by opening an intermediate portion of the branch flow channel 42 (see FIG. 5).

Since the prize ball discharge path E is configured as described above, in the mechanism set board D, the discharge portion to the lower ball dish 12 side, that is, the discharge path portion is omitted, and the mechanism shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the space at the lower part of the window 21 is enlarged to form an effective installation portion 39. By the way, this installation part 39 is 2/3 of the left and right width of the set board D itself.
It can be configured to have the above width. A cover (not shown) may be attached to the same portion 39 if necessary.

On the other hand, with respect to the communication state of the respective bowls, the upper bowl 11 has a receiving port 47 extending inside the mounting support plate 10.
, And is directly communicated with the discharge port 36 while being aligned with the passage port 41, while the lower bowl dish 12 is accommodated with the receiving port 49 projecting inside the mounting support plate 48 being aligned with the setting port 44. It will be communicated directly with the container 45. It should be noted that each ball dish is provided with a ball removing means, and in the ball dish 11 above, the opening / closing member 51 schematically shown in FIG.
An example of discharging from the inside of 0 to the container 45 through the return port 43 and an example of discharging from the ball sending outlet to the lower ball dish 12 are made possible to remove the ball. Further, in the lower ball dish 12, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the opening / closing member 52 is opened so that it can be discharged from the extraction hole 53.

Regarding the related portion of the prize ball discharge path E mentioned above, a detection mechanism 54 for detecting prize ball filling is provided at a required portion of the mechanism set board D (in the vicinity of the discharge path 24 of the out ball discharge path 22). It is attached. As shown in FIG. 4, the mechanism 54 includes a sensing member 55 that senses and fluctuates the pressure of the prize balls in the container 45, and a switch 56 that is operated by the member 55. Is connected to an electric control circuit board (not shown), and is set to stop the drive unit of the hitting ball launching device 14 by a signal at the time of its detection operation (ON). A port 57 for the sensing member 55 is opened at the upper end of the side of the container 45 in relation to the mechanism 54. By the way, it is also possible to use the detection signal of the switch 56 to set to stop the respective drive units of the processing device 27 and the prize ball emitting device 33.

[0022]

[Operation of the embodiment] In the pachinko machine of this embodiment described above,
Based on the cooperation of the ball feeding device 13 and the hitting ball launching device 14, the game balls in the upper ball plate 11 are launch rails 15 one by one.
It is possible to play a game by launching the game from and hitting it in the game area 17 of the game board C. The out balls that have entered the out port 18 are discharged from the receiving port 7 through the discharge path 22, and the prize balls that have entered each of the prize winning devices 19 are the prize ball discharging processing unit 2.
5 is discharged from the collective rectifying path 26 and is processed one by one by the processing device 27, and finally the discharge path 24 for out balls.
Emitted from. Further, in connection with the processing of winning balls, the device 33 of the winning ball storing / releasing unit 29 is operated at a proper timing to discharge a certain number of winning balls.

Now, the prize ball discharge processing mode will be described. For That prize balls release device 33 each time from the released prize balls enters the overall discharge chamber 35 through the discharge passage 34 in the constantly prize ball discharging path E, preferentially towards the passage outlet 41 from the discharge port 36 Is discharged. In such a discharge state, the prize balls are quickly passed through the outlet 41 into the upper bowl 11 into the upper bowl 11 and, in this process, are next to the upper bowl 11 and the bowl 47. At exit 41
Order is filled within. When the prize balls are filled up to a predetermined portion in the passage 41 , the prize balls to be subsequently discharged overflow from the branch opening portion of the passage 41, that is, the overflow outlet 50 .

In the discharge state described above , the prize balls that have overflowed from the overflow outlet 50 of the passage 41 pass through the branch flow passage 42 on the back side of the front frame B into the container 45, and then pass through the receiving port 49. It is quickly ejected into the bowl 12 below. In this passing process, the receiving opening 49 and the container 45 are sequentially filled from the lower bowl 12 and a considerable amount (more than that on the upper bowl 11 side) is stored therein.

[0025] In discharging and passing the prize balls described above,
The prize balls in the container 45 have a predetermined level (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 7).
When it is full, the detection mechanism 54 detects the sensing member 55.
When the pressure is changed by the pressure of the prize ball group, the switch 56 is detected (ON). As a result, the drive unit of the hitting ball launching device 14 is temporarily stopped, and the game is interrupted due to the inability to launch the game ball, while a lamp (not shown) is lit and displayed as necessary. In this state, the sensing ball 55 and the switch 56 are restored to their original state by discharging the prize ball from the lower ball plate 12 to reduce the filling amount in the container 45, while the hitting ball launching device 14 Is resumed and the game can be resumed.

At the time of detection of the prize ball fullness of the detection mechanism 54, there is a sufficient space for accommodating the prize balls across the branch passage 42 and the general discharge chamber 35, while the prize winning ball processing device 27 and the prize ball releasing device are provided. 33 is still in a condition where it can continue its original operation. Therefore, with respect to the winning balls that have passed through the back side of the game board C that have occurred before the detection time point and the winning balls that have already entered the collective rectifying path 26, in the general case, the entire ball is the operation of the processing device 27. The prize balls are discharged by the operation of the prize ball discharging device 33 associated therewith. As a result, the prize balls are discharged from the discharge port 36 and passed through the branch flow channel 42 in the same manner as described above, and are stored from the upper end portion of the container 45 to the branch flow channel 42 and further to the general discharge chamber 35.

However, if the number of existing prize balls is exceptionally large, when the discharged prize balls are filled from the upper end of the discharge path 34 to the outlet of the prize ball discharging device 33, the device 33 itself wins the prize. The situation in which the ball cannot be discharged is detected and judged as an abnormal state due to the full prize ball, and the system is automatically stopped in the inoperable state, and the processing device 27 is also stopped in connection with this. As a result, some of the existing winning balls may remain in the collective rectifying path 26 without being processed. By the way, in this state, as described above, the prize balls are discharged from the lower ball tray 12 so that the prize balls are completely released and the detection mechanism 5 is released.
4 is restored to its original state, while both devices 27, 33 are restored so that they can resume operation.

Incidentally, regarding the processing of other pachinko balls related to the above-mentioned prize ball discharge route E, the game balls which could not reach the game area 17 of the game board C are stored as the normal foul balls on the front side of the accommodating and holding frame 4. It is returned to the inside of the ball receiving member 16 and is passed through the return port 43 into the container 45.
On the other hand, when the mounting support plate 10 for the upper bowl 11 is opened,
The ball in the receiving port 47 may spill into the window 2 of the front frame B, and the spilled ball is also received by the ball receiving member 16 and passed through the return port 43 into the container 45.

The game machine to which the present invention is applied is a game machine using a pachinko ball other than the pachinko machine of the embodiment, in which a metal or synthetic resin housing holding frame is installed on the back side of the wooden front frame. It may be a different model. Of course, this includes cases where the type of mechanism set board, for example, the processing device is of each type such as mechanical type, electric type or switch type, and the prize ball releasing device is of each type such as case type, partition gutter type or feed car type. It may be one. In each gaming machine, the prize ball discharge path may be formed by forming a part of the passage path portion side on the front surface side of the housing holding frame. On the other hand, as for the detection mechanism, it may be attached to the exit route portion side or the discharge route portion side as needed, and a separate detection mechanism for full prize ball detection is attached upstream of the discharge route portion, and at the time of detection. A setting example in which the winning ball processing device and the winning ball releasing device are stopped at the time of synchronization or another time may be adopted. Of course, each device may be a setting example in which stop control is performed under its own detection condition or state.

[0030]

As can be understood from the above-mentioned embodiment,
In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the prize balls released in response to the winning condition are always discharged through the discharge path portion of the mechanism set board, and the discharge ball at the downstream end thereof is passed through the storage holding frame on the back side of the front frame. It is possible to preferentially let the vehicle pass through the outlet / outlet of the exit route portion , and then promptly pass it to the upper bowl side. And at the time the ball pan side of prize balls above is filled to a predetermined portion of the mouth out through, by then out through the prize balls to through outlet is discharged to the branch passage which passed through the branch with the lower, the lower it is It can be quickly passed through to the bowl side.

According to such a prize ball discharge mode, the discharge path portion on the mechanism set board side can be substantially only the discharge path extending from the exit of the prize ball discharge portion to the upper bowl plate side. , And the discharge path can be made a simple path configuration. Thus, when compared with the discharge path portion of the mechanism set board (see FIG. 8) of the conventional game machine described at the beginning, the second discharge path connected to the lower bowl side can be omitted in the present invention, and With the space for the same discharge path, the lower part of the window of the set board can be enlarged. Therefore, the discharge path can be greatly improved, and various accessory parts and electrical parts can be easily used for effective use of the enlarged space part.
In addition, it is possible to install a larger number of units, and it is possible to solve an inconvenient stacking installation state between components.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing a pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a front frame.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing an essential part of a state where the front frame and the mechanism setting board are assembled.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of a front frame.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a mechanism setting board.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view based on the line VII-VII in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a rear view schematically showing a mechanism set board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 accommodating the holding frame of the lower Tamasara 12 on 11 Tamasara 34 discharge passage 35 overall discharge chamber 36 outlet 4 One copy outlet 42 branch passage 45 container 47 socket 49 socket B front frame D mechanism set Release

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A front frame with upper and lower Tamasara in front of (B) (11, 12) is So設, front frame (B) accommodating the holding frame definitive back side (4) back to the out ball, In a gaming machine in which a mechanism set board (D) equipped with each of a winning ball and a prize ball processing unit is set, the mechanism set board (D) includes a prize ball releasing unit (33) . The discharge passage (34) defined below and the discharge passage (34) located below the discharge passage (34)
To form a discharge path portion including a discharge port (36) that can communicate with the upper spherical dish (11) side, and the discharge port (36) is formed in the accommodation holding frame (4) on the back side of the front frame (B). )
And passing the outlet (41) located that pass through aligned communication between the receptacle (47) of Tamasara (11) on said, from the required site of this passage outlet (41)
The receptacle (49) of Tamasara under said threaded branches with the lower (12)
A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a passage path portion including a branch passage (42) communicating with the container-like member (45) facing the passage passage portion is formed.