JP3319444B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a kind of conventional pachinko machine, a symbol display device including a liquid crystal screen is provided in a game area.
When a game ball wins at the symbol starting port installed in the game area, the symbol displayed on the symbol display device fluctuates, and the symbol is stopped after a predetermined time, and the symbol that has been stopped is the predetermined symbol. In such a case, there is known a pachinko machine in which a specific game state (so-called big hit state) advantageous to a player occurs. In the design display device of such a pachinko machine,
In order to make the flow of the game ball flowing down the decoration and the game area more interesting, a game member is often provided around. As a conventional game member, an opening for a liquid crystal screen of a symbol display device is provided in a central portion, a diving hole for a game ball is provided in an upper portion, and a passage communicating with the diving hole is provided on an upper side and both sides. A flat stage is provided so as to connect the passages on both sides along the lower edge of the liquid crystal screen of the symbol display device, and is discharged to a slightly lower portion in the center of the stage. A device provided with a section is known. Further, in a pachinko machine in which such a game member is provided around a symbol display device, usually, a symbol start port is provided on the lower side of the game member, and a game ball that has entered the game member from the dive hole is provided in a passage. Swings right and left on the stage after flowing down, and then is discharged from the discharge portion to the outside of the game member, and a part of the discharged game balls is designed at a predetermined ratio It is designed to win the starting opening.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, the game ball entering the inside of the game member flows down onto the stage from the passage, swings right and left on the stage, and is discharged to the outside. A part of the played game balls only wins at the symbol starting port, and the flow form of the game balls is simple, so that the player cannot keep playing with interest forever.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, and to provide a variety of interesting downflow modes of the game balls, so that the player can enjoy the game with interest forever. Is to provide.

[0005]

The structure of the present invention is as follows.
A special symbol display section and a winning area are provided in the game area, a pachinko machine in which a big hit occurs when a predetermined symbol is displayed on the special symbol display section when the game ball wins in the winning area, is gaming member provided on the game area, before
The game member has an opening through which the special symbol display portion can be viewed , and a dive hole located above the opening , and the first and the left and right sides of the opening are respectively provided in the first medium. An air path and a second hollow path are provided, and a first stage and a second stage communicating with the first hollow path are respectively provided before and after below the opening .
And it is provided with a second stage through the hollow passage and the communicating
In both the first stage and the second stage,
Each is provided with a first discharge section and a second discharge section,
On the front edge of the stage and the front edge of the second stage, respectively.
And the first guard and the second guard are suspended.
In addition, a winning device is provided below the gaming member.
And the game ball passing through the entrance passes through the first hollow path.
The first discharge after appearing in the first stage
Is discharged from the part to the game area and passes through the second hollow path
Through the second discharge unit after appearing on the second stage
Is discharged from the first discharging unit to the game area,
When the game ball is discharged from the first discharging unit via the second discharging unit
In this case, the game ball is discharged from the first discharging unit without passing through the second discharging unit.
The prize area may be won with a higher probability than when the prize is awarded.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the pachinko machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the front and back of the game member, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the right side of the game member, and FIG.
Is an explanatory view showing an AA line cross section and a BB line cross section in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective explanatory view of a game member, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the game member with a part cut away. . The game member 1 is formed by combining a plurality of components made of synthetic resin or the like. When viewed from the front, it has a wide and substantially rectangular shape, has an opening 37 at the center, and has a substantially three-layer structure from the front to the rear when viewed from the side (hereinafter, the front part). Is referred to as a front layer portion a, a central portion is referred to as a middle layer portion b, and a rear portion is referred to as a rear layer portion c).

The front layer portion a has a shape in which the winning portion 3 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the horizontal portion 2 which is horizontally long and slightly upwardly convex. The winning section 3 has a hollow inside, a winning port 4 is provided on the upper side, and diving ports 5 and 5 are provided on both sides, respectively. In addition, winning section 3
, The two entrances 5 and 5 communicate with each other, but the winning opening 4 does not communicate with the entrances 5 and 5. A ball guide 6 is formed in a shallow spherical shape substantially at the center of the upper surface of the horizontal portion 2 inside the winning portion 3 (see FIG. 5). Further, a display window 7 is formed substantially at the center of the front surface of the horizontal portion 2, and a small display device 8 is built therein.

On the other hand, the first hollow passage 9 is formed on the upper side and both sides of the middle layer part b. The upper portion of the first hollow passage 9 substantially matches the contour of the front layer portion a, and is inclined downward from the center to both ends. The lower wall surface of the center of the first hollow path 9 has a roof-shaped first distribution unit 10.
And the ridge line of the roof coincides with the center line of the ball-guiding portion 6.

The lower edges of both sides of the first hollow path 9 of the middle layer portion b are connected by a first stage 11 having a flat plate shape (hereinafter, the first hollow path 9 and the first hollow path 9 are connected to each other).
The stage 11 is referred to as a first passage). The first stage 11 has a slightly lower central portion, and the lowest position is shallowly carved into a spherical shape to form the first discharge portion 12. Further, at the front edge of the first stage 11,
The first guard 13 is suspended from the first guard 13.
In the central portion of (i.e., in front of the first discharge portion 12),
The first discharge port 14 is formed in an arc shape having a gentle radius of curvature. The first guide body 15 is provided at the uppermost part of the middle layer part b, and the winning part 3 of the front layer part a wins through a through hole 38 formed above the front surface of the middle layer part b. It is in communication with the mouth 4. In addition, above and below the front surface of the middle layer portion b, two mounting plates 16,
16 are extended, and their mounting plates 16, 16
. Are provided with screw insertion holes 17 respectively.

Similarly to the middle layer part b, the rear layer part c has the second hollow passages 18 formed on the upper side and both sides, and the upper part is inclined downward from the center to both ends. The lower wall in the center of the second hollow path 18 is a second distribution portion 19 having a roof shape, and the ridge line of the roof is formed by the center line of the ball guiding portion 6 and the first distribution portion 10. Ridge line.

The lower end edges of both sides of the second hollow passage 18 in the rear layer portion c are connected by a flat plate-shaped second stage 20 (hereinafter, the second hollow passage 18 and the second stage). 20 together with the second passage). Similarly to the first stage 11, the second stage 20 has a slightly lower center, and the lowest position is shallowly carved into a spherical shape to form the second discharge portion 21. The second discharge unit 21
The first discharge unit 1 is formed to have a width of about one game ball.
It is narrower than the width of 2. Second stage 2
0, a second guard 22 is suspended from the front edge of the second guard 22 (ie, the second discharge portion 2).
A first discharge port 23 slightly narrower than the width of the second discharge part 21 is provided in front of the first discharge part 21. Note that the second stage 20 is higher than the first stage 11,
The position of the center line of the first outlet 14 coincides with the position of the center line of the second outlet 23. A second guide 24 is also provided at the uppermost portion of the rear layer portion c. The winning guide 4 of the winning portion 3 of the front layer portion a and the first guide member 15 of the middle layer portion b are provided.
Is in communication with the

FIG. 6 shows an example of a pachinko machine in which the game member 1 is installed. A game area 25 having a substantially circular shape is provided at the upper center of the pachinko machine 34, and the game member 1 is installed at a substantially center of the game area 25. The pachinko machine 34 is capable of driving a game ball in the upper plate 36 into the game area 25 by rotating a firing handle 35 projecting below the game area 25.

The game member 1 has screw holes 17, 17,... With the back surfaces of the mounting plates 16, 16,.
Is set in the game area 25 by being screwed. In addition, a special symbol display section 26 made of a liquid crystal screen is provided in the central opening 37 of the game member 1, and below the first discharge port 14 of the game member 1, a normal electric motor, which is a symbol start port, is provided. An accessory 27 is provided. Further, a large winning opening 28 is provided below the ordinary electric accessory 27, and a normal symbol display section 29 is provided below the large winning opening 28. On the other hand, on both sides of the game member 1, normal symbol start gates 30, 30 are provided.

In the pachinko machine 34 configured as described above, when a game ball hit into the game area 25 jumps into the winning section 3 from the entrances 5 and 5 of the winning section 3 in the front layer portion a, A part of the game balls jumped in goes up to the ball guiding section 6. The game ball that has been traced back to the ball guiding part 6 is guided to the first distribution part 10 of the middle part b through the first passage opening 31 formed in the front of the middle part b, and the first hollow path 9 to either the left or right side. The first distribution unit 10
Since the roof ball has a roof shape and the ridgeline of the roof coincides with the center line of the ball guiding portion 6, the game ball guided to the first distribution portion 10 is located on the left side of the first hollow path 9. And are distributed to the right side with almost the same probability. Then, the game balls distributed to either the left or right side of the first hollow path 9 are:
After passing through the inside of the first hollow path 9 and appearing on the first stage 11, swinging on the first stage 11 right and left, the first discharging unit 12 passes through the first discharging port 14 of the gaming member 1. It is discharged outside.

On the other hand, a game ball guided to the first distribution part 10 of the middle part b rolls near the ridgeline of the roof of the first distribution part 10 and is drilled in front of the rear part c. In some cases, the pachinko machine 34 guides the game ball on the ball guiding unit 6 to the first hollow path 9 through the second passage opening 32 to the second sorting unit 19 of the rear layer portion c. It is designed such that the probability of distribution to either the left or right side is greater than the probability of leading to the second distribution unit 19). The game ball guided to the second distribution unit 19 is distributed to either the left or right side of the second hollow path 18. The second distribution unit 19 has the same roof shape as the first distribution unit 10, and the ridge line of the roof matches the ridge line of the roof of the first distribution unit 10. The game balls guided to the upper part 19 are distributed to the left side and the right side of the second hollow path 18 with substantially the same probability. The game balls distributed to either the left or right side of the second hollow path 18 pass through the second hollow path 18 and appear on the second stage 20, and swing right and left on the second stage 20. After that, it flows down from the second discharge part 21 through the second discharge port 23 to the first discharge part 12 located on the lower side. Thereafter, the game member 1 is discharged to the outside of the game member 1 through the first discharge port 14.

The game balls discharged from the first discharge unit 12 are:
Special symbol starting port 33 installed under the first discharge unit 12
And a part of it flows into the special symbol opening 3
The ball passes between the obstacle nails erected above 3 and wins the special symbol starting port 33. Since the first discharge portion 12 is formed in a wide and shallow spherical shape, the game ball discharged from the first discharge portion 12 after swinging on the first stage 11 has a special symbol starting with a very high probability. Mouth 33 does not win. However, the second discharge part 21 and the second discharge port 2
Numeral 3 is formed to have a width corresponding to approximately one game ball, and the game ball that has passed through the second discharge port 23 is discharged through substantially the center of the first discharge portion 12, so that the probability is extremely high. To win the special symbol starting port 33. In addition, game balls that have not passed through the inside of the game member 1 also win the special symbol starting port 33 with a low probability.

Special symbol starting port 33 or ordinary electric accessory 2
When the game ball wins at 7, the three symbols displayed on the special symbol display section 26 start to change and stop after a predetermined time. Then, when the three stopped symbols are in a predetermined combination (for example, “7, 7, 7” or the like), a big hit occurs, and the special winning opening 28 is opened intermittently a predetermined number of times. Therefore, when a jackpot occurs, the player can acquire an extremely large number of prize balls.

The accumulated number of occurrences of the jackpot since the power was turned on is displayed in the display window 7 by the small display device 8 built in the front layer portion a. On the other hand, when the game ball has won the winning opening 4 above the front layer portion a of the game member 1, the winning ball is provided by the first guide member 15 and the second guide member 2.
4, it is guided to a winning ball recognition sensor (not shown) provided inside the pachinko machine 34. When the winning ball is guided to the winning ball recognition sensor, the winning is recognized, and a predetermined number of game balls corresponding to the winning are paid out as prize balls.

Further, when the game ball passes the normal symbol start gate 30, the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display section 29 fluctuates and stops after a predetermined time. And
The stopped symbol is a predetermined symbol (for example, “7”)
, The normal electric accessory 2 that is normally closed
7 is opened for a certain period of time, and it becomes very easy for game balls to win. It should be noted that the game ball does not win when the normal electric accessory 27 is closed.

The pachinko machine 34 is constructed as described above, and the game balls entering the game member 1 are divided into two passages, a first passage and a second passage. When the ball is distributed to the first passage, the ball swings right and left on the first stage 11, so that the flow-down state of the game ball is very varied and interesting. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game with interest while showing interest in the flow-down mode of the game ball in the game member 1.

The pachinko machine 34 also has a higher probability that the game balls that have passed through the game member 1 will win the special symbol starting port 33 with a higher probability than the game balls that have not passed through the game member 1 (ie, (So that the number of special symbol changes will increase)
Since it is designed, the player can enjoy the game with interest while showing interest in whether or not a game ball enters the game member 1.

Further, when the game balls entering the game member 1 are distributed to the first passage and when the game balls are distributed to the second passage, the special design of the game balls discharged to the outside of the game member 1 is started. The game is designed so that the winning probability to the mouth 33 is different (that is, the number of times the special symbol changes), so that the player can enter the first game ball into the gaming member 1.
It is possible to enjoy the game with interest forever, while showing interest in whether it is led to the passage or the second passage.

The configuration of the game member of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes a horizontal portion, a winning portion, a winning opening, a diving opening, a ball guiding portion, a display window, and a small display device. ,
1st and 2nd hollow path, 1st and 2nd distribution part, 1st and 2nd stage, 1st and 2nd discharge part, 1st and 2nd guard, 1st and 2nd discharge port, 1st and 2nd discharge port Second guide, mounting plate, screw hole, first
The configuration such as the shape and structure of the second passage, the first and second passage openings, and the passage holes can be appropriately changed as necessary.

For example, the number of entrances is not limited to two, but may be one, or alternatively three or four. Further, the display window and the small display device are not always necessary, and may be omitted in some cases.
Further, instead of having a structure in which the game ball on the second stage is discharged to the outside of the game member through the second discharge port and the first discharge port, the first discharge port and the second discharge port are completely independent. May be. In addition, it is possible to form each passage only from a hollow passage without providing a stage in each passage.

On the other hand, the configuration of the pachinko machine in which the game members are installed is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes a special symbol display section, a special symbol starting port, an ordinary electric accessory,
The configuration of the special winning opening, the normal symbol display section, the shape and structure of the normal symbol starting gate, the game content at the time of the big hit, and the like can be appropriately changed as necessary.

For example, by changing the installation positions of the special symbol starting port, the ordinary electric accessory, and the ordinary symbol starting gate, the game ball passing through the inside of the game member is not made to easily pass the ordinary electric accessory. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which a game ball that has passed through the inside of a member easily passes through a normal symbol starting gate. Further, a special symbol starting port in which game balls discharged from the second discharge port are easy to win, and a special symbol starting port in which game balls discharged from the first discharge port are easy to win may be separately provided.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the gaming member of the present invention is installed in a so-called first-type pachinko machine, but the pachinko machine of the present invention is limited to the first-type pachinko machine. Instead, another type of pachinko machine such as a so-called third-type pachinko machine may be used.

[0029]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, a game member is provided in a game area, and the game member has an opening through which a special symbol display portion can be visually recognized, and a plunge. A first hollow path and a second hollow path are respectively provided before and after the left and right sides of the opening, and a first stage and a second stage are respectively provided before and after the opening. A game ball entering the entrance and passing through the first hollow path is discharged to the game area after appearing on the first stage, and a game ball entering the entrance and passing through the second hollow path is present on the second stage. Since the game ball is discharged to the game area via the first stage after the game ball has flowed out, the flow-down state of the game ball in the game member is rich in variety and interesting. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game with interest. In addition, the pachinko of the present invention
In the machine, the game ball that has entered the game member has the first hollow path and
If it is distributed to the first stage (through the second discharge unit
The first discharging unit is discharged to the game area) and the second discharging unit
When the ball is distributed to the hollow road and the second stage (second
A place where the first discharging unit is discharged to the game area via the discharging unit.
) And the winning prize of the game ball discharged to the outside of the game member
Since the prizes are designed to have different winning probabilities,
According to the pachinko machine of the invention, the player enters the game member.
Game ball is led to the first hollow path and the first stage
Or guided to the second hollow path and the second stage
While showing interest in
You can enjoy the game with a taste.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a front surface and a back surface of a game member.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a right side surface of the game member.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a cross section taken along line AA and a cross section taken along line BB in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state where the game member is viewed obliquely.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a game member partially cut away.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a pachinko machine in which a game member is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Game parts, 2. Horizontal part, 3. Prize-winning part, 4.
Winning opening, 5, entrance, 6, ball guide, 7, display window,
8. small display device, 9 first hollow path, 10 first
Distributing section, 11 first stage, 12 first discharging section,
13 first guard, 14 first outlet, 15 first guide, 16 mounting plate, 17 screw hole, 18
2nd hollow path, 19 ··· second distributing body, 20 ··· second stage, 21 ··· second discharge part, 22 ··· second guard, 23 ·
2nd outlet, 24 2nd guide body, 25 game area, 26 special symbol display section, 27
28 ... Grand prize mouth, 29 ... Ordinary symbol display, 30 ...
Normal design start gate, 31 ... 1st pass, 32 ... 2nd pass, 33 ... Special design start, 34 ... Pachinko machine, 35 ... Launch handle, 36 ... Upper plate, 37 ... Opening, 38 ... passage hole.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-7-88227 (JP, A) JP-A-8-10411 (JP, A) JP-A-7-124309 (JP, A) JP-A-7-124 39637 (JP, A) JP-A-5-7651 (JP, A) JP-A-9-19543 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A special symbol display section and a winning area are provided in a game area, and a pachinko machine in which a big hit occurs when a game ball wins in the winning area and a predetermined symbol is displayed on the special symbol display section. A gaming machine, wherein a gaming member is provided in a gaming area, wherein the gaming member has an opening through which the special symbol display portion can be visually recognized, and an opening thereof.
Of has a Hikomi port located upward, the front and rear left and right sides of the opening, respectively provided a first hollow passage and a second hollow passage, around the lower openings, respectively, wherein 1st hollow path
A first stage communicating with the second hollow path and a second stage communicating with the second hollow path .
Stage and the second stage, respectively,
Part and a second discharge part, and the front edge of the first stage and
At the front edge of the second stage, the first guard and the second
A guard is provided vertically, and a prize winning device is provided below the game member , and a game ball passing through the entrance is passed through the first hollow path.
In the case, after appearing in the first stage,
Is discharged into the game area and passes through the second hollow path.
After appearing in the second stage,
The game ball is discharged from the first discharge portion to the game area through the second discharge portion, and the game ball is discharged from the first discharge portion through the second discharge portion.
In such a case, the game ball is discharged from the first discharging unit without passing through the second discharging unit.
Winning a prize area with a higher probability than discharging
And a pachinko machine.