JP3522696B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine, and more particularly to a game machine in which a game ball discharged from a lower plate is securely placed in a ball receiving box placed under the lower plate. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a member for guiding a game ball so as to enter. 2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a game ball is fired from a shooting device into a game area 7 of a game board, and a prize port and a start port arranged in the game area are prize-winned. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the player as prize balls. The player changes the angle of the firing handle and adjusts the firing speed of the game ball so that the game ball wins. When a game ball wins and a character is hit and a symbol is displayed, the game machine ejects the game ball to the lower plate as a prize ball, but if a big hit is made, more game balls are ejected at once. . [0004] When the game balls accumulate to such an extent that they cannot enter the lower plate, the player moves the game balls to a ball receiving box provided at a game store. In this transfer, a hole for dropping game balls is provided in the lower part of the lower plate, a ball receiving box is placed just below the hole, and the normally closed outlet is moved by the player by moving the ball removal operation part to change the outlet. This is done by opening the game ball and dropping it from its outlet. When the number of winnings increases, a large amount of game balls are discharged from the game machine, and the lower plate overflows immediately with the game balls. In addition, it is relatively large. When the ball receiving box is full of game balls, it is necessary to replace it with another ball receiving box. [0006] When a large number of game balls come out of the gaming machine after winning a game, the player attempts to transfer a large number of game balls to the ball receiving box at one time. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the ball receiving box 3 has a hand-held flange 31 formed at the peripheral edge thereof, and the surface of the flange 31 is slightly inclined downward toward the outside. ing. Therefore, when the ball receiving box 3 is pressed against the surface of the wooden frame 9, the surface of the wooden frame 9 and the surface of the flange 31 form an acute angle α.
Therefore, the game ball 5 placed on the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3 rolls right and left on the flange 31 without falling into the ball receiving box 3, and the left or right end To ball receiving box 3
Fall outside. [0008] Therefore, when a large amount of game balls are discharged from the gaming machine and the game balls that are about to overflow from the lower plate 4 are transferred to the ball receiving box 3, the player rests on the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3. Not only is there a disadvantage that many game balls 5 fall to the table or the floor and the prize balls are reduced for the player, but also a game store needs to collect the game balls that have fallen to the floor. . The present invention has been conceived in order to solve such a problem. By providing a guide member for guiding game balls to a ball receiving box at the lower end of the lower plate. The object of the present invention is to ensure that the game balls discharged from the lower plate of the gaming machine enter the ball receiving box. [0010] A gaming machine according to the present invention is a game machine.
At least below the lower plate of the machine,
Two projections are provided at an interval, and these projections
Place the ball receiving box under the gaming machine in contact with the front of the wooden frame.
Of the ball receiving box flange that contacts the front of the wooden frame when
Placed on the flange of the ball receiving box by partially covering it from above
Can be guided into the ball receiving box
You. The structure and operation of an embodiment of a guiding member for a game ball according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view and a side view of a main part showing a state in which a guide member of a game ball according to a first embodiment is attached to a game machine. FIG. 1 (A) shows a ball receiving box on a table. 1B shows a state in which a ball receiving box is placed, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a gaming machine to which a guide member of a game ball is attached. At the lower end of the lower plate 4 of the gaming machine 6, a ridge is provided which projects forward and serves as a horizontally continuous guide member 1. The mounting position of the guide member 1 is set to a height that covers the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3 when the ball receiving box 3 for holding the game ball is placed. As a result, the ball receiving box 3 fits between the table and the guide member 1, but the guide member 1
The gap between the game ball and the flange 31 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball, so that the game ball may not be interposed. Further, the guide member 1 is formed with an inclined surface such that the game ball placed thereon does not roll left and right and falls into the ball receiving box 3. The length of the guide member 1 in the horizontal direction is such that the game balls can easily be placed on the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3 near the discharge port of the lower plate 4, so that the width of the ball receiving box 3 around the discharge port is reduced. It is sufficient that the length is not exceeded. In addition, the player receives the ball receiving box 3
Is not always placed immediately below the discharge port, and the length in the horizontal direction may be set longer in consideration of this point. During the game, when a large amount of game balls are discharged from the gaming machine 6 and are likely to overflow from the lower plate 4, the player operates the ball-pulling operation unit 8 to discharge the game balls from the outlet of the lower plate 4. Is dropped into the ball receiving box 3. When dropping a game ball, the ball receiving box 3
If is empty, the game balls will fit in the ball receiving box 3 smoothly. However, when game balls accumulate in the ball receiving box 3,
In the conventional gaming machine without the guide member 1, the game ball is hit by the game ball in the ball receiving box 3 by the bounce of the fall,
The ball is easily rolled on the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3. The player flattens the game ball by hand so that the game ball in the ball receiving box fits in unconsciously during the game, but pushes the game ball toward the back to flatten the game ball. There is a tendency to try. The game ball pushed to the back is easily placed on the flange 31 which is in contact with the front surface of the wooden frame of the ball receiving box. When the guide member 1 of the present invention is attached, as shown in the sectional view of FIG.
The game balls fall into the ball receiving box 3 along the guide member 1 without being placed on the base 31, so that the game balls can easily enter the ball receiving box 3. In FIG. 1, the guide member 1 has an inclined surface. However, the same operation can be performed even if the cross section is semicircular, for example. When attaching the guide member 1 to the game machine 6, the guide member 1 may be integrally formed with the lower plate 4 formed of synthetic resin. The guide member 1 may be fixed with an adhesive. FIG. 2 is a front view and a side view of a main part showing a second embodiment using a projection as a guide member of a game ball, and FIG. 2 (A) shows a state in which a ball receiving box is not placed. Figure 2
(B) shows a state where the ball receiving box 3 is placed. As shown in FIG. 2, a projection 2 protruding forward is provided on the front portion of the lower end of the lower plate 4 of the gaming machine 6, and this projection 2 serves as a guide member for a game ball. At least two projections 2 are provided at an interval smaller than the width of the ball receiving box 3. The protrusion height and shape of the projection 2 may be any as long as the function of changing the rolling direction of the game ball placed on the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3 and dropping the game ball onto the ball receiving box 3 can be achieved. The position of the projection 2 is a ball receiving box 3 for holding a game ball.
Is placed at a height near the upper part of the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3 when placed. As a result, the ball receiving box 3 fits between the table and the projection 2, but the distance between the table and the projection 2 should be smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball need not be interposed. According to the present invention, as is clear from the description based on the above embodiment, the game balls are reliably guided from the lower plate 4 into the ball receiving box 3 and the front of the gaming machine 6 The game ball can be prevented from rolling to the left and right sides along the flange 31 of the ball receiving box 3 and falling out of the ball receiving box, thereby preventing the disadvantage due to the loss of the game ball, and Since the player does not have to worry about the loss of the game, the player can concentrate on the game.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view and a side view showing a main part of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a main part of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the gaming machine to which the guide member according to the first embodiment is attached, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a use state of the first embodiment, FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the ball receiving box conventionally used. [Description of Signs] 1 Guide member 2 Guide protrusion 3 Ball receiving box 4 Lower plate 5 Gaming ball 6 Gaming machine 7 Gaming area 8 Ball emptying operation section 9 Wooden frame 31 Ball receiving box flange

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] At least two projections projecting forward are provided below a lower plate of a gaming machine at an interval, and the projections provide a ball receiving box for holding a game ball. When placed in contact with the front of the wooden frame under the machine, the game balls placed on the flange of the ball receiving box by partially covering from the flange of the ball receiving box in contact with the front of the wooden frame A gaming machine characterized by being guided into a ball receiving box.