JP2720723B2 - Bingo game 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 commercial medal and bingo game machine, and more particularly, to stirring and randomly taking in a ball in a rotating spherical rotating basket to detect the number of the ball and the like. The present invention relates to a bingo game machine capable of playing one game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a system for automatically executing a bingo game, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-17510, there is known a commercial medal bingo game machine. The amusement machine disclosed in this publication mainly includes a vertical operation unit for operating a ball in a vertical direction and a horizontal operation unit for operating a ball in a horizontal direction. In the vertical operation unit, the ball is stirred by an air current in the container, and the stirred ball is randomly received sequentially and passed to the horizontal operation unit. In the horizontal operation section, the ball delivered from the vertical operation section is dynamically put into a ball reservoir while being transported so as to be seen by a player, and is returned to the container of the vertical operation section after the game is over. I have.

[0003]

As described above, the bingo game machine disclosed in the above publication has a feature in taking out the ball after stirring, and is more likely to be found in casinos in Europe and the United States. In addition, it is characterized in that a state in which the taken-out ball is being conveyed is shown to a player.

[0004] On the other hand, on the other hand, a state in which balls of various colors are randomly stirred is shown to a player, and the balls are stirred in a spherical transparent basket, and the balls are taken out. There is a demand to detect the ball, and then arrange the taken-out ball in a ball pool and show it to a player. In particular, a scene in which balls of various colors are stirred in a transparent spherical basket is elegant and enhances game characteristics. In such a case, the bingo game machine disclosed in the above publication does not satisfy these demands, and there is a long-awaited need to provide a bingo game machine satisfying such demands.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. In a rotating spherical rotating basket, balls are agitated and sequentially taken in at random, and the numbers and the like of the balls are detected. An object of the present invention is to provide a bingo game machine which can play a single game, shows the agitation of the ball gracefully to a player, and enhances the game characteristics.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a bingo game machine according to the present invention takes a predetermined number of balls at random while stirring a plurality of balls with reference numerals and the like, and mixes the balls with balls. In a bingo game machine, which determines whether or not a combination of attached symbols forms a fixed pattern, a rotating basket that accommodates a plurality of balls and is rotated at the time of driving to stir the balls, and the rotating basket stirs the balls. A ball receiving portion that receives the ball and passes the ball one by one, a ball receiving portion that receives the ball from the ball receiving portion, and passes the previous ball while preventing the next ball from being received, and passes through the ball receiving portion. A detection unit for detecting a sign such as a numeral of a ball;
And a ball reservoir for releasing the accumulated ball into the rotating basket after the end of the round.

[0007]

As described above, according to the present invention, while stirring a large number of balls in a rotating basket, the balls are received by the ball receiver, and the balls are dropped one by one by the ball receiving portion. After that, the ball is stored in the ball reservoir. Therefore, in the rotating basket, the ball can be stirred, the ball can be randomly taken in, and the ball number can be detected.
One game can be played in the rotating basket, and the agitation of the ball can be elegantly shown to the player, and the game characteristics can be enhanced.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bingo game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bingo game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the rotating basket shown in FIG.

In the bingo game machine according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, first, a bingo card with a random number is displayed on a display 1. By pressing the push button 2 on this bingo card, a desired one of several cards can be selected. Next, the player inserts medals through the medal insertion slot 3 and bets medals with the push buttons 2 to match the desired score. After the betting deadline, the game starts, and 25 balls are stirred and taken in at random in the rotating spherical basket 5 and the numbers of the balls are detected, and the numbers of the detected balls are detected. Are displayed as valid on the bingo card of the display 1. This is repeated 12 times, and during this time, when the arrangement of a predetermined number (for example, 5) is completed, it becomes “up” and a predetermined payout is returned from the metal payout port 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a satellite table, and reference numeral 7 denotes a defective medal return port.

The mechanism of the above-described rotary basket 5 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the fixed pipe 13 is fixed to the upper part of the pair of support columns 11 fixed to the game machine body via the support 12. Two rotating members 14 are rotatably attached to both ends of the fixed pipe 13. The motor 1 is located below the right support column 11 in FIG.
The pulley 16 of the motor 15 is connected to a pulley 17 provided on the rotating member 14 above the pulley 16 by a belt 18. Inside the two rotating members 14, a pair of flanged rotating members 19 are rotatably supported by the fixed pipe 13 and fixed to the rotating members 14. The rotating basket 5 is fixed to a flange portion of the flanged rotating member 19. Therefore, when the motor 15 is driven, the fixed pipe 13 is fixed to the main body of the game machine, so that the pulley 16, the belt 18, the pulley 17, the rotating member 14, and the flanged rotating member 19 are rotated. ,
The rotating basket 5 is rotated.

The rotating basket 5 is a transparent spherical hollow body, and accommodates 25 balls B used in a bingo game. A claw 20 is provided inside the rotating basket 5. The claw 20 is formed in a Y-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. This allows
When the rotating basket 5 rotates, the ball B in the basket becomes a claw 20
And stirred.

Inside the rotating basket 5, a ball receiver 21 for receiving the scooped balls B, a ball receiving portion 23 for receiving and dropping the balls B one by one, and a guide for guiding the balls B downward. Pipe 24 and ball B
And a ball reservoir 46 for sequentially storing the twelve detected balls B. These are all supported by the pipe 13 and are in a stationary state when the rotating basket 5 is rotating.

First, the ball receiver 21 has a substantially disk shape, and is configured to collect the balls B dropped on the upper surface at the center, and a through hole 22 is formed at the center. The ball B dropped on the upper surface is dropped through the through hole 22.

Next, the ball B dropped from the ball receiver 21 is guided by the ring member 36 moving upward, and is received by the ball receiver 23 in the state shown in FIGS. It is configured to be. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a semicircular portion 24 a is formed on the upper part of the guide pipe 24. A disk member 26 is rotatably attached to a support member 25 extending from the semicircular portion 24a. A pair of ball receiving members 27a and 27b are fixed to the disk member 26. These ball receiving members 27a, 27b
Each is bent in a semicircle so that the ball B can be gripped, and is attached at an angle of 90 degrees to each other.
A spring 28 is interposed between the disk member 26 and the semi-circular portion 24a of the guide pipe 24.
As shown in (a), the ball receiving member 27a is in a state of being directed vertically downward, and the ball receiving member 27b is urged in a state of being directed horizontally.

Further, a driving mechanism 30 for rotating the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is provided. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a motor 31 is provided, and above this, a disk 32 rotated by the motor 31 is provided. A link member 33 is connected to an outer peripheral portion of the disk 32. This link member 33 is
The roller 34 is connected to a vertical member 35 which is moved in the vertical direction. A ring-shaped ring member 36 for guiding and passing the ball B is attached to the bent upper end of the upper and lower members 35. On the other hand, the disk member 26
Is provided with a rod-shaped pressing member 37 so as to engage with the ring member 36. Further, a first sensor 38 for detecting the presence or absence of the ball B is provided, and when the first sensor 38 detects the ball B, the motor 31 is driven.

Therefore, when the ball B falls in the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, one ball is received by the ball receiving portion 23 and passes through the through hole 22 of the ball receiver 21. The next ball that has fallen falls aside with the previously received ball B as an obstacle, and returns to the rotating basket to be stirred again. Then, the ball B is sensed by the first sensor 38, and the motor 31 is driven. As a result, the disk 32 is rotated, the link member 33 is swung, and the upper and lower members are moved downward from the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B to the state shown in FIG. As a result, the ring member 36 pushes down the pressing member 37 downward against the urging force of the spring 28. Thereby, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are rotated from the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B to the state shown in FIG. 4, and the ball B falls. At this time, the ball receiving member 27b also functions to prevent the next ball B from being received. When the first sensor 38 detects that the previous ball B has dropped, the motor 31 is driven, the ring member 36 is moved upward, and the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are returned to the original state by the urging force of the spring 28. Returning to the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the state is a state of waiting for the next ball.

The ball B dropped from the ball receiving section 23 is detected by a detecting section 40 for detecting the number, color and the like of the ball.
Will be migrated to. As shown in FIG. 2, the detecting unit 40 is provided with a stopper 41 and a second sensor 42 for detecting the presence or absence of the ball B. The ball B is prevented from falling by the stopper 41, When the second sensor 42 detects the presence of the ball B, the detection unit 40 is activated. The detection unit 40 is configured as shown in FIG. First, a detection circuit 43 having a different resonance frequency is provided in the ball B. Information such as the number and color of the ball is given according to the difference in the resonance frequency. A detection coil 44 that allows the ball B to pass is provided on the detection unit 40 side. The identification device 45 that operates the detection coil 44 uses the detection coil 44 to change the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit 43 to be detected. Excitation is performed by sequentially changing the frequency in the frequency band including the frequency, a frequency at which an impedance change occurs as the ball B approaches is detected, and the detected excitation frequency is compared with the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit 43 to be detected in the ball B. Thus, the number, color, and the like of the ball B are configured to be identified. Thereby, information such as the number of the ball B is sent to the system of the bingo game main body. After the detection of the ball B, the stopper 41 is opened, and the ball B is dropped into the ball reservoir 46 via the guide pipe 24.

The ball reservoir 46 comprises an upper disk member 47 and a lower disk member 48, as shown in FIG. 2, and a chamber 49 for accommodating the ball B therebetween as shown in FIG. Twelve are formed. The side of the chamber 49 is covered with a transparent resin or the like so that it can be viewed from the outside. The upper disc member 47 is provided with an inlet portion 50 for the ball B, and the lower disc member 48 is provided with an outlet portion 51 for the ball B. The outlet portion 51 has a lid member 52 attached thereto. I have. The ball reservoir 46 is configured to be rotated by a motor 53, and a third sensor 54 for detecting whether or not the ball B has entered the chamber 49 is provided below the entrance 50. A fourth sensor 55 for detecting whether or not the ball B has exited from 49 is provided above the outlet 51. Therefore, the ball B falling in the guide pipe 24
Enters the chamber 49 through the entrance 50 and the third sensor 54
When the ball B is detected, the ball reservoir 46 is rotated by one of the chambers 49, and is in a state of waiting for the next ball B. When the twelve balls B are sequentially stored in the respective chambers 49, the bingo game ends, and the lid member 52 of the exit portion 51 is closed.
Is opened, and the twelve balls B are discharged into the rotating basket 5 through the outlet 51 while the ball reservoir 46 is rotated. At this time, it is confirmed by the fourth sensor 55 whether or not the ball B has come out.

Next, the overall operation of the bingo game machine according to this embodiment will be described.

When the game is started, the motor 15 is driven and the fixed pipe 13 is fixed to the main body of the game machine, so that the pulley 16, the belt 18, the pulley 17, the rotating member 14, and the flanged rotating member 19 are provided. Is rotated, whereby the rotation basket 5 is rotated. Thereby, the rotating basket 5
Is rotated, the ball B in the basket is scooped up by the claw 20 and stirred.

The scooped ball B is received by the ball receiver 21 and falls through the through hole 22. The ball B dropped from the ball receiver 21 is received by the ball receiver 23 in the state shown in FIGS. That is, when the ball B falls, the ball B is sensed by the first sensor 38 and the motor 31 is driven. Thereby, the disk 32 is rotated,
The link member 33 is swung, and the upper and lower members are moved as shown in FIG.
It is moved downward from the state shown in (b) to the state shown in FIG. As a result, the ring member 36 pushes down the pressing member 37 downward against the urging force of the spring 28. This allows
The ball receiving members 27a and 27b are rotated from the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B to the state shown in FIG. 4, and the ball B falls. At this time, the ball receiving member 27b also functions to prevent the next ball B from being received.
The ball B falling through the through hole 22 is prevented from being received by the ball receiving member 27b, and falls sideways from between the lower end of the ball receiver 21 and the ball receiving member 27b shown in FIG. It returns to inside and is stirred again. When the first sensor 38 detects that the ball B has dropped, the motor 31 is driven, the ring member 36 is moved upward, and the ball receiving members 27a and 27b
The state shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) is returned to the original state shown in FIGS.

The ball B dropped from the ball receiving portion 23
Is detected by the stopper 41 of the detection unit 40, and when the presence of the ball B is detected by the second sensor 42, the identification device 45 of the detection unit 40 is operated, and information such as the number and color of the ball B is detected. And sent to the game console body. After this detection is completed, the stopper 41 is opened and the ball B
Is dropped into the ball reservoir 46.

The ball B that has fallen enters the chamber 49 from the entrance 50, and when the ball B is detected by the third sensor 54, the ball reservoir 46 is rotated by one of the chambers 49 and the next one is rotated. It is in a state of waiting for the ball B. When the twelve balls B are sequentially stored in the respective chambers 49, the bingo game is finished, the lid member 52 of the outlet part 51 is opened, and the twelve balls B are rotated while the ball reservoir 46 is rotated.
It is discharged into the rotating basket 5 through 1. At this time, it is confirmed by the fourth sensor 55 whether or not the ball B has come out.

Thus, one game is completed.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the stirring of the ball B, the taking-in of the ball B at random, the detection of the number of the ball B, and the like can be performed in the rotating spherical basket 5.
The game can be performed once, the stirring of the ball B can be gracefully displayed to the player, and the game characteristics can be enhanced.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a ball is received by a ball receiver while a number of balls are stirred in a rotating spherical basket, and the balls are dropped one by one by a ball receiver. In the meantime, the number, color and the like of the ball are detected, and then the ball is stored in the ball reservoir. Therefore, it is possible to stir the ball, take in the ball at random, detect the number of the ball, etc. in the rotating spherical rotating basket, and perform one game in the spherical basket. Can be shown elegantly to the player, and the game quality can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bingo game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the rotating cage shown in FIG. 1;

3 (a) is an enlarged side view of the ball receiving portion shown in FIG. 2, showing a state of receiving a ball; FIG.
FIG. 3B is another side view of the ball receiving section shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the ball receiving section shown in FIG. 2, showing a state where the ball is dropped.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a ball receiving section shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line [F]-[F] in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of the ball reservoir shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a detection unit shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Rotating basket 20 Claw 21 Ball receiver 23 Ball receiver 24 Guide pipe 40 Detector 46 Ball reservoir

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bingo that determines a game based on whether or not a combination of symbols assigned to balls is a predetermined number while stirring a plurality of balls assigned symbols such as numerals. In a game machine, a rotating basket for accommodating a plurality of balls and being rotated at the time of driving to stir the balls, a ball receiver for receiving the balls stirred by the rotating basket and passing the balls one by one, and a ball from the ball receiver. And a ball receiving portion for passing the previous ball while preventing reception of the next ball, a detecting portion for detecting a sign such as a numeral of the ball passing through the ball receiving portion, and a detected ball. A bingo amusement machine, comprising: a predetermined number of pools, and a ball pool that releases the stored balls into a rotating basket after one game is completed. 2. The car according to claim 1, wherein the rotating basket is provided with a claw for scooping and stirring the ball inside the car.
The bingo amusement machine described. 3. A detection section for temporarily storing a ball, exciting the frequency by smoothly changing the frequency in a frequency band including a resonance frequency of a resonance circuit to be detected built in the ball, and detecting the resonance frequency. 2. A bingo game machine according to claim 1, wherein a code such as a numeral of a ball is identified. 4. A rotating basket is rotatably supported by a fixed pipe that penetrates the rotating basket, and a ball receiver, a ball receiving portion, and a ball receiving portion are provided at a portion of the fixed pipe located inside the rotating cage.
2. The bingo game machine according to claim 1, wherein the detecting portion and the ball reservoir are supported. 5. The bingo game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball receiving section repeats an operation of receiving and passing the ball from the ball receiver until a predetermined number of balls are received. 6. The bingo game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball that has been prevented from being received by the ball receiving portion returns to the rotating basket and is stirred again. 7. The bingo game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball reservoir has storage chambers corresponding to a predetermined number of balls, respectively, and is visible from the outside.