JP2974964B2 - Pachinko machine winning equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize winning device for a pachinko machine that uses a rotating body to win prize balls at predetermined time intervals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a prize winning device of a pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball is won at predetermined time intervals by using a rotating body is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-15081. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 6 and the exploded perspective view of FIG. 7, the winning device includes a rotating body 101 which is constantly rotated by a motor 100, and a rotating body 10
1 and an annular guide frame 102 surrounding the peripheral surface of the first guide frame 102, and a waiting portion 103 for a pachinko ball is provided at the upper center of the guide frame 102.

When the ball holding portion 104 provided on the peripheral surface of the rotating body 101 coincides with the standby portion 103 of the guide frame 102, the pachinko ball waiting in the standby portion 103 is taken into the ball holding portion 104. At the winning opening 105. At the outflow end of the winning opening 105, a ball passage detection switch 106 for detecting the passage of a pachinko ball is provided.

The winning device is provided on a game board of a pachinko machine in association with, for example, a central winning opening, a symbol display device, an attacker, a large winning opening, and the like. A change in the display state is started, and if the display result of the stopped symbol display device is a hit, a right as a big hit is generated. When the pachinko ball wins the winning device at the time of this right generation, the big hit is determined and the winning is achieved. It is often used as a configuration that opens a special winning opening every time. The winning opening is opened based on the detection operation of the ball passing detection switch 106 of the winning device.

[0005]

A prize winning device of this kind is:
On the maker side, the detection operation of the detection switch and the operation of the special winning opening as a related device are checked. This check is usually performed to determine whether or not the durability of about 100,000 or more winnings per pachinko machine can be obtained.

At the time of such a check, in the conventional winning device, pachinko balls are thrown in one by one from the standby portion 103 of the guide frame 102. But,
Since the rotation speed of the rotating body 101 takes about 10 seconds per rotation, if the winning number is about 100,000 times, 10 seconds × 100,000 times = 1
It requires a very long check time, such as one million seconds / 278 hours.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to directly input a pachinko ball to a ball passage detection switch without passing through a rotating body. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a winning device for a pachinko machine capable of shortening a check time.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a case body having a pachinko ball waiting portion at an upper portion and a pachinko ball ball outlet at a lower portion, and rotating by a drive motor. And a rotator having a ball holding portion for receiving the pachinko ball when coincident with the waiting portion, and a ball passage detection switch for detecting passage of the pachinko ball discharged from the ball holding portion by rotation of the rotator. A winning device for a pachinko machine, wherein the case body is provided with a ball insertion port capable of inserting a pachinko ball into a ball flow path between the rotating body and a ball detection switch. It is a winning device.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the pachinko ball is thrown in from the ball slot of the case when checking the operation of the ball passing detection switch and the operation of the related device. The pachinko ball can be directly input to the ball passage detection switch without passing through the rotating body. For this reason, the check can be performed without being affected by the rotation time of the rotating body, so that the time required for the check can be greatly reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the winning device of the pachinko machine according to the first aspect, wherein the ball holding portion of the rotating body is formed by a concave portion for one pachinko ball having the rotation center of the rotating body substantially at the center. It is a winning device of a pachinko machine characterized by being formed.

According to the winning device of the pachinko machine according to the second aspect, the rotating body can be reduced in size, which is advantageous for downsizing the winning device.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the winning device, FIG.
3 is a sectional view of the same side, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of main components. The winning device 1 includes a case body 5 having a standby portion 3 as an entrance of the pachinko ball 2 and a ball outlet 4 as an exit, and the pachinko ball 2 is rotated by a drive motor 6 and coincides with the standby portion 3. The rotating body 8 includes a ball holding unit 7 for receiving the ball, and a ball passage detection switch 9 for detecting the passage of the pachinko ball 2 discharged from the ball holding unit 7 by the rotation of the rotating body 8. The ball holding portion 7 of the rotating body 8 is provided with a rotation center C of the rotating body 8.
(See FIG. 2).

The case body 5 has a mounting plate 5a to be mounted on the surface of the game board, and a front cover plate which covers the front surface of the mounting plate 5a and forms a vertically long ball flow path 11 through which the pachinko balls 2 flow. 5b. Front cover plate 5
b, at least the front wall portion of the spherical flow path 11
Is partially transparent or translucent so that the pachinko ball 2 flowing through the ball can be visually recognized.

The drive motor 6 is fixed to the back side of the mounting plate 5a of the case body 5, and the motor shaft 6a and the shaft cylinder 8a of the rotating body 8 are integrally connected by fitting. The rotating body 8 is always rotated by the drive motor 6 at a constant speed (for example, 10 seconds per rotation) in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

The front cover plate 5b is connected to the mounting plate 5a, and the standby portion 3 is provided in the center of the upper part thereof in the shape of a vertical gutter. The waiting unit 3 causes the pachinko ball 2 to stand by on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 8 until the pachinko ball 2 is taken into the ball holding unit 7. The ball outlet 4 for discharging the pachinko ball 2 flowing through the ball channel 11 is provided below the mounting plate 5a. Also, on the mounting plate 5a,
A ball passage detection switch 9 composed of a proximity switch located between the rotating body 8 and the ball outlet 4 is provided. The opening 9a of the ball passage detection switch 9 allows the pachinko ball 2 to pass therethrough and is located at a position where the ball passage 11 communicates.

On the front cover plate 5b of the case body 5,
Spherical flow path 1 between the rotating body 8 and the ball passage detection switch 9
1 is provided with a ball insertion port 12 into which a pachinko ball 2 can be inserted.

Next, an example of the configuration of a game board of a pachinko machine to which the winning device 1 is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 5 which shows a front view of the game board. A game section 16 surrounded by guide rails 15 is formed on the surface of the game board 14 of the pachinko machine, and a symbol display device 17 is provided substantially at the center of the game section 16. Further, below the symbol display device 17, there is provided a central winning opening 18 composed of a passing chucker as a starting winning opening. An attacker 19 having an opening / closing door 19a and a V zone 19b is provided below the central winning opening 18. The winning device 1 of the present embodiment is provided on the right side of the symbol display device 17. A large winning opening 20 having an opening / closing door 20a is provided below the winning device 1. The central winning opening 18 is provided with a winning ball passage detection switch (not shown).

The symbol display device 17 is a known device having a three-digit digital display. In addition, big winning opening 20
Is an opening / closing door 20a in a horizontally long opening formed in the mounting plate 20b.
The door 20a is normally opened so that the door 20a is closed and the pachinko ball 2 is not received. When a solenoid (not shown) is driven, the door 20a is opened and the pachinko ball 2 is easily received. The attacker 19 is also provided with an opening / closing door 19a that can be opened and closed in a horizontally long opening formed in the mounting plate 19c in the same manner as the special winning opening 20. Usually, the opening / closing door 19a is closed and the pachinko ball 2 is not received. When a solenoid (not shown) is driven, the door 19a is opened.
To make it easier to accept the pachinko ball 2.

Next, the operation of the winning device 1 in the gaming machine of the pachinko machine will be described. The pachinko ball 2 driven into the gaming section 16 of the gaming board 14 has a central winning opening 18.
Is detected by a winning ball passage detection switch (not shown) after passing through, the digital signal of the symbol display device 17 fluctuates according to the detection signal, and the fluctuation is stopped after a predetermined time (about 5 seconds) elapses. Then, the display at the time of the stop is set to a preset display (for example, “1,1,1”, “7,7,
7), the opening and closing door of the attacker 19 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) so that the pachinko ball 2 can be received.

In this state, the pachinko ball 2 is attached to the car 1
In this case, a prize is awarded for a "big hit" in the 9 V zone 19a. On the other hand, in the right generation state, the pachinko ball 2 waiting in the standby unit 3 of the winning device 1
, The pachinko ball 2 is received by the ball holding unit 7 when the ball holding unit 7 of the rotating body 8 coincides with the standby unit 3,
When the opening of the ball holding unit 7 is turned downward by the rotation of the rotating body 8, the ball holding unit 7 drops, and after being detected by the ball passage detection switch 9, flows out from the ball outlet 4. Then, the jackpot right is determined by the detection signal of the ball passage detection switch 9 and the opening / closing door 20a of the special winning opening 20 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 29
Seconds) or until a certain number (for example, 10)
Is opened until the pachinko ball 2 of the game wins.

As described above, when the right is generated, the pachinko ball 2 wins in the waiting section 3 of the prize device 1, is dropped and discharged downward by the rotating body 8, and is detected by the ball passage detection switch 9. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 20a of the special winning opening 20 is promised for a predetermined cycle (for example, 16 times). This gives the player many prize balls.

In the winning device 1 of the above-mentioned pachinko machine, the ball passing detection switch 9 on the maker side is used.
The pachinko ball 2 is attached to the case body 5 when checking the detection operation of the device and the operation of the device related thereto (the special winning opening 20).
The pachinko ball 2 can be directly inserted into the ball passage detection switch 9 without passing through the rotator 8 by being inserted from the ball insertion port 12 of the ball. For this reason, the check can be performed without being affected by the rotation time of the rotating body 8, so that the time required for the check can be significantly reduced. At the time of the check, the front glass 21 of the pachinko machine (in FIG. 2,
The pachinko ball 2 is thrown into the ball slot 12 with the two-dot chain line open. Therefore, at the time of a game, the ball slot 12 is closed by the front glass 21 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, so that the winning pachinko ball 2 does not jump out of the ball slot 12.

Further, since the ball holding portion 7 of the rotating body 8 is formed by a concave portion of one pachinko ball having the rotation center C of the rotating body 8 as a center, the rotating body 8 is compared with the conventional one. The rotating body 8 can be reduced in size, and the winning device 1
This is advantageous for downsizing.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the rotating body 8 includes a conventional rotating body 101.
(See FIG. 6).

[0025]

According to the prize winning device of the pachinko machine of the present invention, the pachinko ball is passed to the ball passing detection switch without passing through the rotating body when the operation of detecting the ball passing detection switch and the operation of the related device are checked. Checking time can be greatly reduced by being able to input directly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the winning device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of main components of the winning device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a winning device showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Winning apparatus 2 Pachinko ball 3 Standby part 4 Ball exit 5 Case body 6 Drive motor 7 Ball holding part 8 Rotating body 9 Ball passage detection switch 11 Ball flow path 12 Ball inlet

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A case body having a pachinko ball waiting portion at an upper portion and a pachinko ball ball outlet at a lower portion, and a ball holding member which is rotated by a driving motor and receives the pachinko ball when the pachinko ball coincides with the waiting portion. And a ball passing detection switch for detecting the passage of a pachinko ball discharged from the ball holding unit by the rotation of the rotating body, a winning device of a pachinko machine, wherein the case body has A prize winning device for a pachinko machine, wherein a ball input port for inputting a pachinko ball into a ball channel between a rotating body and a ball detection switch is provided. 2. The prize winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball holding portion of the rotating body is formed by a recess for one pachinko ball having a center substantially at the rotation center of the rotating body. Pachinko machine winning device.