JP3524016B2 - Pachinko machine variable winning device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable prize winning device for a pachinko machine which has a function of maintaining a state of opening a special winning opening when certain game conditions are satisfied. . 2. Description of the Related Art A large winning opening which is opened when certain game conditions are satisfied, a special winning opening and a normal winning opening are provided in the large winning opening, and a winning prize ball is provided within a certain time within a specific winning opening. The winning prize device of the pachinko machine that continuously maintains the open state of the big winning opening on condition that the player enters
And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-254223. The variable winning device described in the former publication is provided with a ball receiving member having a flat rolling surface on which a winning ball rolls so as to perform a seesaw motion by a solenoid about a longitudinal center bearing, and the winning ball is provided. Is controlled only by the inclination of the rolling surface, and when the solenoid is not driven, the posture tilted toward the normal winning opening side of the ball receiving member is changed by the elastic pressure of the compression spring mounted on the plunger of the solenoid. Is forcibly held by the The variable prize winning device described in the latter gazette has a fixed guiding channel that guides a winning prize ball to a specific winning opening and a normal winning prize arranged adjacent to each other, and a winning prize to a specific winning opening to guide a prize ball to a normal winning opening. The structure is provided with opening / closing means for preventing a ball from entering in a timely manner. [0003] In the conventional variable winning device of the former type, when a plurality of winning balls continuously ride on a ball receiving member tilted to the normal winning opening side, or when the winning balls gain momentum. In the case where the ball is spinning, the ball weight or inertia force overcomes the elasticity of the compression spring and tilts the ball receiving member to the opposite side, leading the winning ball to the specific winning opening side. There is a fear that. Also, the latter variable winning device can almost accurately sort the winning balls, but if the opening / closing member that opens and closes the specific winning opening due to a failure during the game remains closed, it is not easy to return work. There is an inconvenience. [0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable winning device capable of stably adjusting the winning probability of a winning ball to a specific winning opening by using a simple mechanism for distributing the winning balls. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, a variable winning device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention comprises: a special winning opening which is opened when a certain game condition is satisfied; A variable winning device of a pachinko machine having a specific winning opening and a normal winning opening in the rear, provided with a guiding room for receiving a winning ball flowing from a large winning opening before the specific winning opening and the normal winning opening, A guide piece that carries a prize sphere that has passed through the guide chamber and guides the prize sphere in a certain direction into a processing case provided so as to communicate with an opening formed in the rear wall of the guide chamber, and collides with the prize sphere to pop out In order to prevent the guiding piece, the regulating piece formed into a U-shape as viewed from the plane so as to surround the guide piece with the front wall and the side wall is swingably supported in a seesaw shape, and
The inclination angle of the regulating piece in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction is
The inclination angle is provided so as to be larger than the inclination of their guide strip and regulating piece is provided a driving means for switching so as to correspond to the particular winning hole or ordinary winning port side, a winning ball entering the above winning opening The guiding piece and the regulating piece are provided so as to be guided to either the specific winning opening or the normal winning opening, and the detecting means for counting the number of winning balls entering the specific winning opening and the normal winning opening, respectively, on the specific winning opening side. It is usually provided on the winning opening side. When the hit ball enters the special winning opening and passes through the guide chamber and collides with the regulating piece, and is guided by the restricting piece and the guiding piece and enters the specific winning opening, the winning is achieved. The passage of the sphere is counted by the detecting means, and the driving means is operated by the detection signal of the passing. The guiding piece and the regulating piece swing and rotate by a predetermined angle, respectively, and are switched so that their inclinations correspond to the normal winning opening side. Subsequently, a ball hitting the special winning opening collides with a regulating piece inclined in the opposite direction, and is guided to the normal winning opening by the regulating piece and the guiding piece. If the number of winning balls entering the normal winning opening becomes a certain number (for example, 9) or the total number of winning balls entering the specific winning opening and the ordinary winning opening becomes a certain number (for example, 10), the big winning is achieved. The mouth is closed. [0007] Regarding the winning probability of a winning ball to a specific winning opening, which is a condition of a special game, how long the corresponding state of guiding the winning ball to the specific winning opening side of the guiding piece and the regulating piece is maintained, or When the number of winning balls passing through the specific winning opening reaches a certain number, it can be adjusted by a setting method such as switching the direction of inclination of the guiding piece and the regulating piece. [0008] The variable winning device of the pachinko machine can stably adjust the probability of winning a winning ball to a specific winning opening, which is a condition of a special game for keeping the open state of the large winning opening. And the mechanism for sorting the winning balls is simple,
There is no problem in the conventional device that the specific winning opening or the normal winning opening is closed and cannot be opened. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a variable winning device in which the inclination of a guiding piece and a regulating piece is made to correspond to a specific winning opening when the opening / closing plate is opened, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a driving means showing a state in which the inclination of the guiding piece and the regulating piece correspond to the normal winning opening, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the driving means showing the inclination of the guiding piece and the regulating piece. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a driving means showing a state corresponding to a mouth, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a driving means showing a state where inclinations of a guiding piece and a regulating piece correspond to a specific winning opening, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a variable winning device showing a main part with a part broken away in a state where the inclination of the guiding piece and the regulating piece correspond to the normal winning opening. In FIGS. 1 and 2, A denotes a variable winning device of a pachinko machine, and a horizontally long winning port 2 is provided at the center of the front of a mounting plate 1 for fixing to a game board. 3 is the winning opening 2
A pivotal opening (not shown) swingably supported by a shaft (not shown), which closes the large winning opening 2 by standing up or tilts forward to open and opens the front surface of the mounting plate 1. It is provided so as to receive a hit ball flowing down on the back side 4 and to guide it backward. A protruding piece (not shown) is provided inside the left side plate portion 3a when viewed from the front of the opening / closing plate 3, and a peripheral frame 1 described later is provided.
It has a known configuration in which the tip of a lever piece 7 driven by a solenoid (not shown) attached to the engagement member 0 is engaged with the protruding piece, and the opening and closing plate 3 is provided so as to be able to move up and down by driving the solenoid. A peripheral frame 1 fixed to the back surface of the mounting plate 1
0, the side walls 12, 12 formed at the left and right positions slightly inside the side plate portion 3a of the opening / closing plate 3, and the side walls 12
The floor 13 is formed so as to be lowered toward the center between the lower ends thereof, the rear wall 14 having an opening 15 for allowing a winning ball to pass therethrough, and the front wall 16 is surrounded by the top wall 16 and the front is opened. An induction chamber 11 is provided. A guide ridge 13a is arranged at the center of the floor 13 and concave portions 13b are formed on both sides of the guide ridge 13a, respectively, to guide a ball coming in from the corner of the special winning opening 2 into the center. It is provided as follows. Reference numeral 20 denotes a processing case provided at the rear of the guide chamber 11 so as to communicate with the opening 15. The case 20 includes a guide wall 30 and a guide piece 30, which will be described later, provided by a rear wall 21 and an edge 13 c of the floor 13. A horizontal axis 28 for supporting each of the regulating pieces 35 so as to freely swing.
Are provided so as to be fixed (FIG. 2). The bottom portion 22 of the processing case 20 is formed with two ball entrances through which a winning ball passes, and the left one as viewed from the front is a specific winning opening 23, and the right one is a normal winning opening. 24. Of course, the one on the left is the normal winning opening 2
It is optional to set the number 4 and the right one as the specific winning opening 23, and it may be appropriately selected. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numerals 25 and 26 denote protrusions protruding from the bottom portion 22 at a position separated by a certain distance about the horizontal axis 28, respectively.
It is provided to restrict the inclination angle of the guide piece 30 described later. The guide piece 30 is provided with a shaft cylinder 32 at a lower portion of a flat plate piece 31 on which a winning ball is to be placed in the longitudinal direction, and a stopper piece 33 is integrally formed downward on the lower surface of the shaft cylinder 32. . The regulating piece 35 is shown in FIGS.
As described above, the guide piece 30 is formed into a U-shape as viewed from the plane so as to be surrounded by the front wall 36 and the side walls 37, 37.
A shaft cylinder 38 is provided at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the shaft cylinder.
The stopper piece 39 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the lower surface. This restriction piece 35 is a winning prize that has passed through the guidance room 11.
Hit the ball against the front wall 36 or the side wall 37 or
It is provided to prevent jumping out. The guiding piece 30 and the regulating piece 35 are loosely fitted on the horizontal axis 28, and the guiding piece 30 has a tilt angle of about 8 ° clockwise or counterclockwise, and the regulating piece 35 has a tilt angle of about 15 °. Each is swingably supported like a seesaw so as to form an angle. The inclination angle of the guide piece 30 is regulated by the lower surface of the plate piece 31 abutting on the protruding pieces 25 and 26. The inclination angle of the regulation piece 35 is such that the lower surface of each side wall 37 is Is regulated by contact with As shown in FIG. 2, a plunger-type solenoid 40 as a driving means is attached to the surrounding frame 10 at a right position when viewed from the front side of the special winning opening 2. 4
1 is a driving piece fixed to the plunger of the solenoid 40, and a horizontal plate 42 of the driving piece 41 extending in the horizontal direction.
A short arm 43 extending at a right angle in the horizontal direction from the tip of the arm is provided with an engagement groove 44 opened upward. The stopper piece 33 of the guide piece 30 and the stopper piece 39 of the regulating piece 35 are respectively engaged with the engagement groove 44. Thus, when the solenoid 40 is not driven, the driving piece 41 is moved to the left as viewed from the front side by the resilience of the spring 40a of the solenoid, and the inclination of the guiding piece 30 and the regulating piece 35 is respectively shifted to the normal winning opening 24. It is provided correspondingly (FIGS. 3, 4 and 6). When the solenoid 40 is driven, the driving piece 41 is pulled rightward against the resilience of the spring 40a, and the inclination of the guiding piece 30 and the regulating piece 35 can be switched so as to correspond to the specific winning opening 23, respectively. (FIGS. 2 and 5). On the rear surface of the peripheral frame 10, a first detection switch 45 as a detecting means for counting the number of passing prize balls entering the specific prize opening 23 and the normal prize opening 24, respectively, a second detection switch 45 is provided.
A detection switch 46 is provided. The first detection switch 45
It has a function of counting winning balls and a function of detecting a continuous winning.
The passage 45a of the first detection switch 45 is attached to the specific winning opening 23, and the passage 46a of the second detection switch 46 is attached to the ordinary winning opening 24. Next, the operation of the variable winning device A will be described. During a pachinko game, when a hit ball enters any of the winning slots (not shown), a variable display section (not shown)
Operates to continuously display an arbitrary number or picture.
When the display part of the variable display unit is aligned with a specific series of numbers or patterns, it becomes a special game state called "big hit",
As shown in FIG. 1, the opening and closing plate 3 is opened by driving a solenoid (not shown) to open the special winning opening 2. When the hit ball enters the winning opening, the solenoid 40 is driven to switch the inclination of the guiding piece 30 and the regulating piece 35 to correspond to the specific winning opening 23 side before opening the opening / closing plate 3. Can be When the hit ball enters the special winning opening 2 and becomes a winning ball x, the winning ball x enters the processing case 20 through the guiding room 11 and collides with the inner surface of the regulating piece 35 to move on the guiding piece 30. It rolls (FIG. 2) and enters the special winning opening 23. The first winning ball is detected by the first detection switch 45, and the solenoid 40 is not driven by the detection signal. Thereby, the guide piece 3
0 and the inclination of the restriction piece 35 are switched so as to correspond to the normal winning opening 24 side. The second and subsequent winning balls x collide with the inner surface of the regulating piece 35 and then roll rightward on the guiding piece 30 (FIG. 6), enter the normal winning opening 24, and enter the second detection switch. Counted by 46. When the number of winning balls in the normal winning opening 24 reaches nine, or when the total number of winning balls in the specific winning opening 23 and the normal winning opening 24 reaches ten, a solenoid (not shown) is deactivated. Then, the opening and closing plate 3 is closed. Such a series of operations is repeated up to 16 times according to the current standard in the industry. If there is a revision of the current standard, the number of revisions is not limited to this. Thus, when the winning operation to the specific winning opening 23 has been completed 16 times, the open / close plate 3 is closed, and the special game state ends. According to the above-mentioned variable winning device of the pachinko machine, even when the winning ball rides on the inclined guide piece vigorously,
The winning ball collides with the front wall or side wall of the regulating piece and is opposed
Is prevented from jumping out to the winning opening on the side,
Since the vehicle is guided in the downward slope direction, an unstable operation of entering the winning opening on the opposite side does not occur. Therefore, it is possible to stably adjust the winning probability of a winning ball to a specific winning opening. In addition, in the conventional variable winning device having a structure for opening and closing the specific winning opening, there was a problem that the specific winning opening or the normal winning opening was closed and could not be opened. No maintenance at pachinko halls is easy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a variable winning device in which a guide piece and a regulating piece are tilted to correspond to a specific winning opening when an opening / closing plate is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a variable winning device showing a main part with a part broken away in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a driving means showing a state in which the inclination of a guiding piece and a regulating piece correspond to a normal winning opening. And FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a driving means showing a state in which the inclination of the restriction piece corresponds to the normal winning opening. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a driving means showing a state in which the inclination of the guiding piece and the restriction piece correspond to the specific winning opening. 6: Perspective view of a variable prize winning device showing a main part with a part broken away in a state in which the inclination of the guiding piece and the regulating piece correspond to the normal winning opening with the opening / closing plate opened. Winning device x → Winning ball 1 → Mounting plate 2 → Big winning opening 3 → Opening / closing plate 11 → Guidance room 1 4 → rear wall 15 → opening 20 → treatment case 23 → specific winning opening 2
4 → Normal winning opening 28 → Horizontal axis 30 → Induction piece 33 → Stopper piece 35
→ regulating piece 39 → stopper piece 40 → solenoid 41 → drive piece 44 → engagement groove 45 → first detection switch (detection means) 46 → second detection switch (detection means)

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (Claim 1) A pachinko machine provided with a special winning opening that is opened when certain game conditions are satisfied, and a specific winning opening and a normal winning opening behind the large winning opening. In the variable winning device, a guiding room is provided in front of the specific winning opening and the normal winning opening to receive a winning ball flowing from the large winning opening, and communicates with an opening formed in a rear wall of the guiding room. In the provided processing case, a guiding piece that guides the winning ball that has passed through the guiding chamber and puts it in a certain direction, and surrounds the guiding piece with a front wall and a side wall to prevent the winning ball from colliding and jumping out. and a restricting piece which is formed in a U-shape when viewed from above like a seesaw rocking
It is supported so that it can move freely, and
Make the clockwise tilt angle larger than the tilt angle of the guide piece.
To so provided, the inclination of their guide strip and regulating piece is provided a driving means for switching so as to correspond to the particular winning hole or ordinary winning port side, regulating piece and the guide strip a winning ball entering the above winning opening And a means for counting the number of winning balls entering the specific winning opening and the normal winning opening are provided on the specific winning opening side and the normal winning opening side, respectively. A variable winning device for a pachinko machine.