JP2578715Y2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which the number of prize balls to be discharged is changed depending on a winning opening.

[Prior Art] In recent pachinko machines, a variable winning device driven and controlled by, for example, an electronic circuit is provided on a game board in order to enhance the interest of the game, and when a predetermined game condition is satisfied, the fluctuating winning device is changed. The winning device is operated continuously for a certain period of time to give an advantage to the player. And, in the center of the mechanism plate attached to the back of the game board, an opening slightly smaller than the winning ball set cover fixed to the back of the game board is formed, and the winning ball set cover facing the opening is formed. A board box housing the electronic circuit board is fixed to an outer surface. In this type of pachinko machine, besides the above-mentioned electronic circuit, for example, a ball-break detecting switch of a prize ball tank, a power switch of a hit ball firing motor or a hit ball firing motor when a lower ball plate is filled with a prize ball. There are many switches such as a full switch for stopping the wiring, and a gutter-like wiring that also serves as reinforcement along the opening of the mechanism plate to collect and store these many wirings without hindering them. The storage part is formed.
issue).

On the other hand, recently, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine, in order to further enhance the interest of the game, two prize balls having different discharge numbers of prize balls, for example, 7, 13 on the side of the opening of the mechanism plate. A case is provided, a first winning ball collecting portion is formed inside the opening below the mechanism plate and facing the back surface of the game board, and a second winning ball collecting portion is formed outside the first winning ball collecting portion. A prize ball collecting section is formed, and each of the prize ball cases is operated by the prize balls collected in the first and second prize ball collecting sections. I try to make it.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the case of a pachinko machine in which a wiring storage portion is formed along the opening of the mechanism plate, when a winning ball is guided to a second winning ball collecting portion, the wiring It is very difficult for the storage section to become a net. For this reason, it seems to be solved by taking measures such as removing the wiring storage portion located above the second winning ball collecting portion or providing an auxiliary passage member so as to straddle the wiring storage portion in the related art. However, the removal of the wiring storage portion weakens the strength of the mechanism plate, and providing the auxiliary passage member so as to straddle the wiring storage portion requires that the auxiliary passage member protrude from the upper surface of the mechanism plate. This is not a good thing.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can guide a winning ball to a second winning ball collecting section without causing the above-described structural weakness. To provide.

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, an opening is formed on a back surface of a game board so as to be openable and closable, and an opening is formed in a plate-shaped portion corresponding to the back surface of the game board, and a gutter is formed along the opening. Wiring storage section is formed,
Further, a first winning ball gathering portion is formed below the opening and on the front surface of the plate portion facing the game board back surface, and a second winning ball gathering portion is arranged on the back surface of the plate portion alongside the first winning ball gathering portion. In a pachinko machine provided with a mechanism plate having a winning ball gathering portion formed therein, a through hole communicating with a second winning ball gathering portion is formed in a plate-like portion of the mechanical plate, and the through hole is provided on a back surface of the game board. The passage member of the winning ball is fixedly connected to the hole.

[Operation] The passage member communicates with a ball exit of a predetermined winning opening on a game board, for example. As a result, the winning ball entering the predetermined winning opening flows down the passage member and is guided from the through hole to the second winning ball collecting section.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a machine frame of a pachinko machine, and a front frame 2 is attached to the front of the machine frame 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass frame 3 and a front plate 4 are mounted on the front of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and an upper ball tray 5 is provided on the front of the front plate 4. A lower ball tray 6 is formed below the front frame 2, and a handle 7 for hitting a ball and a variation time reduction button 8 are provided on its side. 9 is a game board, its guide rail 10
A variable display device 11 is provided at the center of the front surface surrounded by.
In the lower part of the game board 9, starting winning prize ports 12, 12 for starting the variable display device 11, a variable prize device 13 for opening a prize ball in accordance with the display mode of the variable display device 11, and a plurality of general prize winning devices. A winning opening 14 is provided. 15 is an out mouth.

The variable display device 11 has three-digit segment display sections 16a to 16c.
Is provided. The segment display sections 16a to 16c are activated when the game ball wins the starting winning opening 12, 12, and after a certain time set by a timer or within the certain time, the fluctuating time reduction button 8 is set by the player. Update is stopped when is pressed. Then, the segment display sections 16a to 1 at this time
It is determined whether or not the combination of 6c is determined by the determination circuit so as to provide a special prize state in which a game ball is easy to enter, and a change opening mode of the variable prize device 13 is determined based on the determination result.

In the variable winning device 13, as shown in FIG. 8, a horizontally long ball entrance 18 is formed above the mounting board 17, and a ball receiving member 20 on the door is openable and closable on the front side of the ball entrance 18 to the front side. Is provided. The lower side of the ball receiving member 20 is pivotally supported on the lower side of the ball inlet 18 by a shaft 19, and the ball inlet 18 is opened or closed by driving a solenoid 21 fixed to the back surface of the mounting board 17. And so on.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine with the game board removed. Front frame 2
A mounting frame 22 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 9.
Are detachably mounted. Hinges 23, 23 are fixed to the upper and lower portions of one side of the mounting frame 22, and the mechanism plate 24 is rotatably mounted by the hinges 23, 23. Then, the game board 9 is fixed to the mounting frame 22 by closing the mechanism plate 24 to the back surface of the game board 9 and fastening it with a plurality of fasteners 25. As shown in FIG. 3, a variable winning device 13 and a winning ball set cover 26 for guiding a winning ball entering the general winning opening 14 downward are attached to the back surface of the gaming board 9 at regular intervals as shown in FIG. 9 covers the entire central portion of the back surface.

The mechanism plate 24 has a plate-shaped portion 24a facing the back surface of the game board 9 at a predetermined interval, and forms a space portion 24b in which the winning ball aggregate cover 26 is located inside by the plate-shaped portion 24a. . Further, an opening 27 is formed in a portion corresponding to the winning ball collecting cover 26 in the plate-shaped portion 24a. The opening 27 is selected to be slightly smaller than the planar shape of the winning ball aggregate cover 26 so that the winning ball does not jump out. A board box 28 containing an electronic control circuit board is fixed to the outer surface of the winning ball collecting cover 26 exposed from the opening 27. Further, a wiring housing portion 29 is formed around the opening 27 except for the right side. The wiring housing portion 29 is formed in a gutter shape with an open upper surface,
A cover plate 30 is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the opening.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, at the bottom of the space 24b of the mechanism plate 24, there is formed a first winning ball collecting portion 31 for collecting winning balls falling from the winning ball collecting cover 26. I have.
A gutter member 32 is fixed to the back surface of the mechanism plate 24 with screws 33 in parallel with the first winning ball collecting portion 31, and a second winning ball collecting portion 34 is formed by the gutter member 32. In addition, a premium ball tank 35 is disposed above the rear surface of the mechanism plate 24. A path 36 for guiding the prize ball in the tank 35 is formed below the prize ball tank 35.
Prize ball case 37 and a second prize ball case 38 are provided. The first and second prize ball cases 37 and 38 have the same configuration as shown in FIG. 5, and include fixed case portions 37a and 38a in which prize balls are cascaded, and fixed case portions 37a and 38a.
Upper valves 37b, 38b and lower valves facing the upper and lower ends of a, 38a, respectively
37c, 38c, and a release actuating body 37 provided movably up and down
d, 38d and one end of the engagement recesses 37e, 38e of the release actuator 37d, 38d
, And are generally constituted by laterally operating rods 37f, 38f facing the. In the fixed case 37a of the first premium ball case 37, 13 premium balls are stored in two rows, and in the fixed case 38a of the second premium ball case 38, seven premium balls are stored in a single row. .

Further, a first winning ball discharge processing device 39 and a second winning ball discharging processing device 40 are provided in communication with the exits of the first winning ball collecting portion 31 and the second winning ball collecting portion. As shown in FIG. 6, these winning ball discharge processing devices 39, 40
Cams 39a, 40a rotating at a constant speed by
The ball feeding arms 39b, 40b swinging in contact with the ball, and the swinging members 39c, 40b, which are pushed by the winning balls discharged to the winning ball discharge passages 42, 43 by the ball feeding arms 39b, 40b and rotate. 40c, and these swing members 39c, 40c and the first and second
Of the prize ball cases 37, 38 with the operating rods 37f, 38f and the vertical rods 44, 4
5 are linked.

Accordingly, the swing member 39c of the first winning ball discharge processing device 39
As a result, the operating rod 37f of the first prize ball case 37 rotates upward through the vertical rod 44, thereby moving the discharge operating body 37d upward, as well as the upper valve 37b and the upper valve 37b. Down valve
The 13 prize balls in the fixed case portion 37a are discharged to the prize ball discharge gutter 46 by alternately opening and closing the 37c. Further, the swinging of the swinging member 40c of the second winning ball discharge processing device 40 causes the operating rod 38f of the second premium ball case 38 to rotate upward through the vertical rod 45, whereby Then, the discharge operation body 38d is moved upward, and the upper valve 38b and the lower valve 38c are alternately opened and closed to discharge the seven prize balls in the fixed case 38a to the prize ball discharge gutter 46.

In the pachinko machine configured as described above, in the present invention, a through hole 47 is formed in the plate-shaped portion 24a of the mechanism plate 24 so as to communicate with the second winning ball collecting portion 34, and the winning is achieved as shown in FIG. A passage member 48 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 9 located inside the ball collecting cover 26 so that the ball outlet 49 of the starting winning opening 12 communicates with the through hole 47.

Therefore, when a game ball hit on the game board 9 wins in the variable winning device 13 or the general winning opening 14, the winning ball falls in the winning ball collecting cover 26 and the first winning ball collecting portion 31. The prize balls collected in the starting prize port 12 flow down the passage member 48 and are guided from the through holes 47 to the second prize ball collecting section 34. The winning balls collected in the first winning ball collecting section 31 are the first winning balls.
The prize ball in the first prize ball case 37 is discharged into the prize ball discharge passage 42 while being discharged to the prize ball discharge gutter 46 to be discharged outside the machine. Also, the second
The prize balls collected in the prize ball collecting section 34 are sent to the second prize ball discharge processing device 40, and the prize balls in the second prize ball case 38 are discharged to the prize ball discharge gutter 46 to win. The gas flows down the ball discharge passage 43 and is discharged outside the machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is mounted on the back surface of a game board so as to be openable and closable, and has an opening formed in a plate-shaped portion corresponding to the back surface of the game board. A gutter-shaped wiring accommodating portion is formed, and further, a first winning ball set is formed below the opening and on a front surface of the plate-shaped portion opposite to the back of the game board, and the first winning ball set is formed. In a pachinko machine provided with a mechanical plate having a second winning ball gathering portion formed on the back surface of the plate-like portion side by side with a portion, a through hole communicating with the second winning ball gathering portion is formed in the plate-like portion of the mechanical plate. On the back of the game board, a passage member for a winning ball is fixedly connected to the through hole.

Therefore, it is not necessary to remove a part of the wiring storage part or to provide an auxiliary passage member so as to straddle the wiring storage part in order to guide the winning ball to the second winning ball collecting part. It is possible to completely solve the structural weakness caused by a decrease in the strength of the mechanism plate and a large swing of the auxiliary passage member on the back side of the mechanism plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is a state in which a game board is opened and a game board is removed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a partially exploded view of an opening portion of the mechanism plate,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first and second prize ball case portions, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first and second prize ball discharge processing device portions, FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the variable winning device. 9 ... game board, 24 ... mechanism board, 24a ... plate-shaped part, 27 ...
Opening 29, wiring storage unit 31, first winning ball collecting unit 34, second winning ball collecting unit 47, through hole 48, passage member.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An opening formed in a plate-shaped portion corresponding to the back surface of the game board, and a gutter-shaped wiring storage portion formed along the opening. Yes,
Further, a first winning ball gathering portion is formed below the opening and on the front surface of the plate portion facing the game board back surface, and a second winning ball gathering portion is arranged on the back surface of the plate portion alongside the first winning ball gathering portion. In a pachinko machine provided with a mechanism plate having a winning ball gathering portion formed therein, a through-hole communicating with a second winning ball gathering portion is formed in a plate-like portion of the mechanical plate, and the through hole is provided on a back surface of the game board. A pachinko machine comprising a winning ball passage member fixedly connected to a hole.