JP2876442B2 - Winning ball device - 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 machine having a pair of open / close wings provided on both sides of a winning opening on a board of a pachinko machine and swinging the open / close wings left and right to open and close. The present invention relates to a winning ball device that changes the ease of pachinko balls entering the winning port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of winning ball device, for example, one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-92985 is known. This device has a pair of open / close wing pieces provided swingably on both sides of a winning opening on the surface of a pachinko machine, and swings the open / close wing pieces left and right to open and close the winning opening. This changes the ease of entering pachinko balls. Further, in this device, each opening / closing wing piece opens and closes a winning opening in the center, and a second side extends substantially perpendicularly to the first side to open and close the winning opening on both sides. And a piece.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional prize ball apparatus can open and close three prize holes at the same time, so that it is considered that there is an effect that a so-called big chance can be provided to contribute to the pleasure of the game. It simply changes the ease of winning, so in a sense you get only simple fun.

[0004] In other words, in today's world where various types of game machines have become widespread and the level of players has increased, it is preferable that the possibility of winning changes depending on more complicated conditions. In addition, in the above-described conventional winning ball device, a plurality of winning ports are required, and a plurality of associated configurations (for example, a winning path for pachinko balls) are also required, so that the configuration on the board side is complicated. There are drawbacks.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art. The possibility of winning changes depending on complicated conditions, and even if a winning opening is not provided on the board side, the winning of the winning is not achieved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a winning ball device that can increase the possibility.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine having a pair of open / close wing pieces (10, 20) provided on both sides of a winning opening on the board surface of a pachinko machine. ), The open / close wing pieces (10, 20)
In the prize ball device that swings right and left to open and close to change the ease of pachinko balls entering the prize port, the wing piece (10, 20) has a position above the swing axis of the open / close wing pieces (10, 20). A sub-wing piece (11, 21) extending from each outer surface of the opening / closing wing piece (10, 20) is provided, and a pachinko ball is provided on at least one of the left and right sub-wing pieces (11, 21). A through-hole (12, 22) that can pass therethrough is formed, and a pass-through detector that detects the presence or absence of a prize based on whether a pachinko ball has passed through the through-hole (12, 22) is provided. Winning ball device (1,1
a, 1b).

[0007]

In the above winning ball device (1, 1a, 1b),
Even if the winning opening is not increased, the possibility of winning can be increased on condition that the pachinko ball has passed through the through holes (12, 22) formed in the sub-wing pieces (11, 21), Moreover, depending on the angle of the sub-wing pieces (11, 21),
Even when the entire opening and closing wing pieces (10, 20) are closed and it is difficult to win the winning opening, the sub wing pieces (11, 12) are kept in this state.
1) can be set to be horizontal so that pachinko balls can easily pass through the through holes (12, 22), and even if one of the winning conditions becomes severe, the other winning condition becomes loose. Various conditions can be changed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
The winning ball device 1 according to the first embodiment includes a mounting plate 2 that is mounted so as to surround a winning opening on a board of a pachinko machine,
A pair of open / close wing pieces 10, 20 (left open / close wing piece 10, right open / close wing piece 20) provided on both sides of the mounting plate 2 so as to be swingable.
A front cover 5 that partially covers the front surfaces of the opening / closing wing pieces 10 and 20; and an opening / closing drive mechanism 30 that drives the opening / closing wing pieces 10 and 20.

The mounting plate 2 has an opening 3 for exposing a winning opening in the center and serves as a base of the apparatus.
The device is mounted on the panel via the mounting plate 2. Each of the open / close wing pieces 10 and 20 has sub wing pieces 11 and 21 (left sub wing piece 11 and right sub wing piece 21) extending left and right from the outer surface at a position above the swing center. Through holes 12, 22 through which pachinko balls can pass are formed in the sub-wing pieces 11, 21, respectively. Each of the opening / closing wing pieces 10 and 20 is provided with a passage detector (not shown) for detecting whether or not a pachinko ball has passed through the respective through holes 12 and 22. The passage detector includes, for example, a primary coil that generates a magnetic field in the through holes 12 and 22 and a secondary coil that detects a change in the magnetic field due to the passage of a pachinko ball as an induced voltage. Those described in JP-A-4-183486 can be used.

The opening / closing drive mechanism 30 is mounted on the back side (in the board surface) of the mounting plate 2 and swings the respective opening / closing wing pieces 10, 20 from the closed position shown in FIG. 1 to the open position shown in FIG. . Here, the closed position means each of the open / close wing pieces 10, 20.
Of the pachinko balls oppose each other with a gap of about one pachinko ball, and only the pachinko balls that have fallen substantially in the middle of these open / close wing pieces 10 and 20 enter the winning opening through the opening hole 3. . The open position means that each of the open / close wing pieces 10, 20 is widely opened as shown in FIG. 2, and almost all of the pachinko balls falling within the entire width range of each of the open / close wing pieces 10, 20 are guided to the winning opening. Position. The detailed structure of the opening / closing drive mechanism 30 is described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 56-188418.
No. (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-92985) can be adopted.

Each sub-wing piece 1 of each of the opening / closing wing pieces 10, 20 is provided.
In this case, when each of the open / close wing pieces 10 and 20 is in the closed position, each of the open / close wings 10 and 20 extends in the left-right direction in the horizontal direction.
Although the pachinko balls are set to pass easily through the open / close wings 2, 22, when each of the open / close wing pieces 10, 20 is in the open position,
A horizontal configuration may be used. Further, the through hole and the passage detector do not necessarily need to be formed in each sub wing piece, and for example, as shown in FIGS.
The opening / closing wing piece 20a having a sub wing piece 11b having no through hole may be provided on the left side as shown in FIGS.

Next, the operation will be described. With the above-described winning ball device, the possibility of winning can be increased without increasing the winning opening, as long as the pachinko ball passes through the through holes 12, 22 formed in the sub-wing pieces 11, 21. In addition, even when the entire opening and closing wing pieces 10 and 20 are closed and it is difficult to win the winning opening, pachinko balls easily pass through the through holes 12 and 22 and the winning conditions are complicated. So that the thrill of the game and the excitement of winning are increased.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the winning ball devices 1a and 1b shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 are arranged on both sides of the drum type picture display means 40 on the board, and the operation of the winning ball devices 1a and 1b is performed. The following complicated winning conditions can be set by combining the operation of the drum type picture display means 40 with the following. Here, the drum type pattern display means 40 changes the number, pattern, and the like of the three display portions arranged side by side with the vertical rotation of each drum, and determines the number of winning balls and the like by the combination of the three patterns at the time of stopping. Are changed, and a plurality of credit indicator lamps 41 are provided below the picture display means 40 to notify the reservation of the rotation of the drum.

(1) Within a predetermined time, the left and right through holes 12,
When the pachinko ball passes both of the two, the pattern display means 40 is rotated twice, and a predetermined prize ball is paid out according to the combination of the pattern and the like at the time of each stop. At this time, the credit indicator 41 is not displayed, and the probability of a large combination of pictures and the like being increased is increased. (2) When the pachinko ball passes through one of the through holes 12 and 22 and the pachinko ball does not pass through the other through hole even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the picture display means 40 is rotated once. A predetermined prize ball is paid out according to a combination of pictures and the like at the time of stop. In addition, when the picture display means 40 is in operation due to a previous prize immediately after passing, one extra credit indicator lamp 41 is turned on, and the picture display means 40 is rotated again after the previous prize operation is completed.

(3) When a pachinko ball enters a winning opening (between each of the open / close wing pieces 10 and 20) of one of the winning devices, the picture display means 40 is rotated once as usual, and the picture or the like when stopped is stopped. A predetermined prize ball is paid out according to the combination of. At this time, if the picture display means 40 is operating, the credit display lamp 41 is similarly turned on by one extra, and the picture display means 4 is reactivated at the place where the previous winning operation has been completed.
Rotate 0.

When such a winning condition is set, the player inserts pachinko balls into the through holes 12 and 22 of the sub-wing pieces 11 and 21 even when the opening and closing wing pieces 10 and 20 are not in the open state. The game can be advanced while enjoying the thrill of aiming to enter, and when the open / close wing piece is opened as shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to concentrate on the game as soon as the opportunity comes as in the past.

[0017]

According to the winning prize device of the present invention, the possibility of prize can be obtained without increasing the prize port, as long as the pachinko ball passes through the through-hole formed in the sub wing piece. Can be increased, and winning conditions can be changed in various ways. For this reason, the thrill of the game and the excitement when a prize is won can be improved without complicating the structure of the pachinko machine in the board.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a winning ball apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operating state of a winning ball device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a winning ball apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a winning ball device which is a modification of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operating state of a winning ball device which is a modification of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a winning ball device according to another modification of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an operating state of a winning ball device according to another modification of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an application example of the present invention to a pachinko board surface.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an operation of an application example of the present invention to a pachinko board surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1a, 1b winning prize ball device 10, 20, 10b, 20a opening / closing wing piece 11, 21, 11b, 21a auxiliary wing piece 12, 22, through hole

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A pachinko machine has a pair of open / close wings provided on both sides of a winning opening on a board of a pachinko machine, and swings the open / close wings left and right to open and close the winning opening. In the winning ball device that changes the ease of entering a pachinko ball, a sub-wing piece extending from each outer surface of the opening / closing wing piece is provided at a position above a swing axis of the opening / closing wing piece. In at least one of the sub-wing pieces, a through hole through which a pachinko ball can pass is formed, and a pass detector that detects the presence or absence of a prize by providing a pachinko ball through the through hole is provided. A winning ball device characterized by the following.