JP3811725B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball, and more particularly to a gaming machine including a rectifier that supplies a game ball held on an upper plate to a launching device and removes the ball to a lower plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The pachinko machine mainly includes a game board, an upper plate for storing game balls, a lower plate for storing game balls derived from the upper plate, a launching device for launching game balls into the game board surface, and A rectifier or the like for guiding the game ball to the lower plate or the launching device is provided. Further, the upper plate is provided with a ball removal lever for guiding the game ball from the upper plate to the lower plate (ball removal). In such a pachinko machine, when a prize ball is awarded for winning, the given game ball is paid out to the upper plate and then guided to the lower plate or the launching device via the rectifier. .
[0003]
Here, the rectifier described above will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11A, the rectifier 170 is formed in a box shape, and mainly includes an introduction port 172 that receives a game ball guided from the upper plate, a launch port 174 that supplies the game ball to the launching device, A ball outlet 176 for supplying game balls to the lower plate, a ball feed piece 184 that holds one game ball and sends the game ball held by tilting to the launch port 174, and a flow path of the game ball A flow path changing member 180 or the like is provided that causes the game ball to flow down to either the launch port 174 or the ball discharge port 176 by being changed. Further, the flow path conversion member 180 is interlocked with the above-described ball removal lever, and the flow path conversion member 180 moves in the left-right direction in the drawing by operating the ball removal lever.
[0004]
When the ball removal lever is operated to remove the ball from the upper plate to the lower plate, as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11C, the flow path that the flow path conversion member 180 guides to the launch port 174 is blocked. However, the game ball 110 held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece 184 is moved to the flow path for guiding to the ball outlet 176 and the flow path for guiding to the ball outlet 176 is opened. In this way, the flow path conversion member 180 switches the flow path of the game ball.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the flow path leading to the ball outlet 176 is closed while the flow path leading to the launch port 174 is opened, for example, when a big hit occurs and the upper plate is full, Even if you try to remove the ball from the dish to the lower dish, you cannot remove the ball from the upper dish to the lower dish while firing the game ball. This leads to a state where ball clogging is likely to occur.
[0006]
On the other hand, while the flow path leading to the ball outlet 176 is open, the flow path leading to the launch port 174 is blocked, so that, for example, a game is quickly removed from the upper plate to the lower plate after a big hit has occurred. Even if it is attempted to launch a game ball into the game board surface, the game ball cannot be launched into the game board surface.
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of removing a ball from an upper plate while firing a gaming ball into the surface of the gaming board. The purpose is to do.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problem and Actions and Effects of the Invention]
  In order to achieve the above-described object, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, an introduction port that receives a game ball guided from an upper plate, a launch port that supplies a game ball guided from the introduction port to a launching device, A gaming machine comprising a rectifier having a ball outlet for discharging a game ball guided from an introduction port to a lower plate, wherein the rectifier comprises:An inclined plate that causes a game ball guided from the introduction port to flow down; a ball feeding piece that holds the game ball guided from the introduction port and sends the game ball held by tilting to the launch port; And forming a gradient to flow the game ball in the direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate at the upper end of the ball feed piece, and a standby wall hanging from the back surface of the inclined plate, the tip of the inclined plate Is provided so as to extend from the side surface of the standby wall, and is an upper end portion of the ball feeding piece, which comes into contact with the standby wall due to the inclination of the upper end portion, and the tip of the inclined plate comes to the upper side. In the state where the game ball that holds the ball and follows the game ball held at the upper end of the ball feed piece is in contact with the held game ball and the tip of the inclined plate at the same time, the following game ball The ball center is more than the ball center of the game ball being held. The inclined plate to deflect to the side, the upper end of the stand wall and said ball feed piece is disposed,A technical feature is that when the ball is removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, the game ball from the introduction port can be supplied to the launch port side while flowing down to the ball discharge port side.
[0009]
In the first aspect of the present invention, the rectifier is formed with a flow path for guiding the game ball to the launching device and a flow path for guiding the game ball to the lower plate, and the rectifier simultaneously places the game ball into the two flow paths. It has a configuration that allows it to flow down. For this reason, if a game ball is being launched from the launcher while the ball is being removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, the game ball held on the upper plate is supplied to the launcher, and the ball is removed from the lower plate. Can be made.
[0010]
  Also,UpAn inlet for receiving a game ball guided from the tray, a launch port for supplying the game ball guided from the inlet to the launcher, and a ball outlet for discharging the game ball guided from the inlet to the lower pan And a rectifier having a rectifier, wherein when the rectifier causes the ball to be removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, the game ball from the introduction port is caused to flow down to the ball outlet side, to the launch port side. Can be suppliedThe
[0011]
  ThisTherefore, if a game ball is being fired from the launcher while the ball is being removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, the game ball held on the upper plate is supplied to the launcher and the ball is removed to the lower plate. Can be made.
[0012]
  furtherThe rectifier includes an inclined plate that causes the game ball guided from the introduction port to flow down, a ball feed piece that has a gradient that flows in the opposite direction to the flow direction on the inclined plate, and a tip of the inclined plate that protrudes. A standby wall disposed on the back surface of the inclined plate to flow down the inclined plate and flow down the inclined plate, a flow path for guiding the game ball to the launch port via the ball feeding piece, A flow path for guiding the game ball to the ball outlet is formed. That is, due to the gradient formed at the upper end of the ball feed piece, the first game ball guided to the launch port flows down in a direction substantially opposite to the flow down direction on the inclined plate, and comes into contact with the standby wall and stands by. Here, since the tip of the inclined plate protrudes from the standby wall, the second game ball following the first game ball in contact with the standby wall is simultaneously applied to the first game ball and the tip of the inclined plate. In the state of contact, the perpendicular passing through the sphere center of the second game ball is located closer to the tip side (ball outlet side) of the inclined wall than the perpendicular passing through the sphere center of the first game ball. That is, the upper surface of the first game ball on the ball outlet side is the ball for the second game ball due to the positional relationship in which the ball center of the first game ball and the ball center of the second game ball are displaced. Since it becomes a guide surface for flowing down to the outlet, the second game ball flowing down on the inclined plate can be easily passed over the first game ball held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece. It becomes possible. Thereby, the flow of the game ball is made smooth, and the game ball flowing down from the introduction port is caused to flow down simultaneously to the channel for guiding the game ball to the launch port and the channel for guiding the game ball to the ball outlet. Can do.
[0013]
  Claim2In this gaming machine, an introduction port that receives a game ball guided from the upper plate, a launch port that supplies the game ball guided from the introduction port to the launch device, and a single game ball guided from the introduction port A game comprising a rectifier having a ball feeding piece for sending a game ball held and tilted to the launch port and a ball outlet for discharging the game ball guided from the introduction port to a lower plate When the rectifier removes the ball from the upper plate to the lower plate, the other game ball guided from the introduction port is passed over the game ball held by the ball feeding piece. It is technically characterized to flow down to the ball outlet side.
[0014]
  Claim2In this invention, when the first game ball enters the rectifier from the introduction port, the first game ball falls to the upper end portion of the ball feed piece and is held by the ball feed piece. When the first game ball is held by the ball feeding piece and the second game ball enters, the second game ball moves over the first game ball dropped on the upper end of the ball feeding piece. By passing, it flows down to the ball outlet. On the other hand, when the ball feed piece tilts, the first game ball held by the ball feed piece flows down to the launch port. As a result, it is possible to guide the game ball guided from the introduction port to the launch port and the ball release port, so that the game ball can be supplied to the lower plate while firing the game ball into the game board surface. .
[0015]
  Claim3In this invention, the rectifier includes an inclined plate that causes the game ball guided from the introduction port to flow down, a ball feed piece that has a gradient that flows in the direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate at the upper end, And a standby wall disposed on the back surface of the inclined plate so that the tip protrudes, and when the ball is removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, the upper side of the game ball held by the ball feeding piece is introduced It is formed so that other game balls derived from can be allowed to flow down to the ball outlet side. That is, due to the gradient formed at the upper end of the ball feed piece, the first game ball guided to the launch port flows down in a direction substantially opposite to the flow down direction on the inclined plate, and comes into contact with the standby wall and stands by. Here, since the tip of the inclined plate protrudes from the standby wall, the second game ball following the first game ball in contact with the standby wall is simultaneously applied to the first game ball and the tip of the inclined plate. In the state of contact, the perpendicular passing through the sphere center of the second game ball is located closer to the tip side (ball outlet side) of the inclined wall than the perpendicular passing through the sphere center of the first game ball. That is, the upper surface of the first game ball on the ball outlet side is the ball for the second game ball due to the positional relationship in which the ball center of the first game ball and the ball center of the second game ball are displaced. Since it becomes a guide surface for flowing down to the outlet, the second game ball flowing down on the inclined plate can be easily passed over the first game ball held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece. It becomes possible. Accordingly, when the second game ball enters while the first game ball is held by the ball feeding piece, the second game ball is dropped to the upper end portion of the ball feeding piece. By passing above, it flows down to the ball outlet. On the other hand, when the ball feed piece tilts, the first game ball held by the ball feed piece flows down to the launch port. As a result, the flow of the game ball can be made smooth, and the game ball guided from the introduction port can be guided to the launch port and the ball release port. Can be fed into the lower pan.
[0016]
  Claim4In this gaming machine, an introduction port for receiving a game ball guided from the upper plate, an inclined plate for flowing down the game ball guided from the introduction port, and a game ball flowing down on the inclined plate are supplied to the launching device. A launching port, a ball that holds a game ball flowing down on the inclined plate, a ball feed piece that sends the game ball held by tilting to the launching port, and a game ball that flows down on the inclined plate A ball outlet for discharging to the lower plate, a first position that is close to the inclined plate above the launch port, and flows down the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate to the ball feeding piece side; and A movable wall that is movable away from the inclined plate and is movable parallel to a second position where the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate flows down to the ball feed piece side and flows down to the ball outlet side; It is a technical feature that a rectifier is provided.
[0017]
  Claim4In this invention, when the game ball enters the rectifier from the introduction port, the game ball flows down on the inclined plate, falls to the upper end portion of the ball feed piece, and is then held by the ball feed piece. By translating the movable wall from the first position to the second position, the flow path for guiding the game ball to the ball outlet is opened, and the game ball flows down to the ball outlet. On the other hand, by tilting the ball feed piece, the first game ball held by the ball feed piece is caused to flow down to the launch port. Thereby, since it is possible to guide the game ball guided from the introduction port to the launch port and the ball release port, it is possible to remove the ball from the upper plate while firing the game ball.
[0018]
  Claim5In this gaming machine, an introduction port for receiving a game ball guided from the upper plate, an inclined plate for flowing down the game ball guided from the introduction port, and a game ball flowing down on the inclined plate are supplied to the launching device. A launching port, a ball that holds a game ball flowing down on the inclined plate, a ball feed piece that sends the game ball held by tilting to the launching port, and a game ball that flows down on the inclined plate A ball outlet for discharging to the lower plate, a first position that is close to the inclined plate above the launch port and that flows down the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate to the ball feed piece side; and A rectifier having a movable wall that is pivotable to a second position where the game ball that has left the inclined plate and flows down the inclined plate is allowed to flow down to the ball feed piece side and flow down to the ball outlet side; It is a technical feature to have.
[0019]
  Claim5In this invention, when the game ball enters the rectifier from the introduction port, the game ball flows down on the inclined plate, falls to the upper end portion of the ball feed piece, and is then held by the ball feed piece. By rotating the movable wall from the first position to the second position, the flow path for guiding the game ball to the ball outlet is opened, and the game ball flows down to the ball outlet. On the other hand, by tilting the ball feed piece, the first game ball held by the ball feed piece is caused to flow down to the launch port. Thereby, since it is possible to guide the game ball guided from the introduction port to the launch port and the ball release port, it is possible to remove the ball from the upper plate while firing the game ball.
[0020]
  Claim6In this invention, the gradient that flows in the direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate is formed at the upper end of the ball feeding piece, and the standby wall is disposed on the back surface of the inclined plate so that the tip of the inclined plate protrudes. . That is, due to the gradient formed at the upper end of the ball feed piece, the first game ball guided to the launch port flows down in a direction substantially opposite to the flow down direction on the inclined plate, and comes into contact with the standby wall and stands by. Here, since the tip of the inclined plate protrudes from the standby wall, the second game ball following the first game ball in contact with the standby wall is simultaneously applied to the first game ball and the tip of the inclined plate. In the state of contact, the perpendicular passing through the sphere center of the second game ball is located closer to the tip side (ball outlet side) of the inclined wall than the perpendicular passing through the sphere center of the first game ball. That is, the upper surface of the first game ball on the ball outlet side is the ball for the second game ball due to the positional relationship in which the ball center of the first game ball and the ball center of the second game ball are displaced. Since it becomes a guide surface for flowing down to the outlet, the second game ball flowing down on the inclined plate can be easily passed over the first game ball held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece. It becomes possible. Therefore, when the game ball flows down to the ball outlet, the flow of the game ball can be made smooth.
[0021]
  Claim7Then, the movable wall is moved to the second position when a predetermined condition such as a big hit occurs. That is, when a big hit occurs, the upper wall can be automatically removed while the game ball is fired by moving the movable wall to the second position. For this reason, even if a big hit occurs, the upper plate does not become full, and the occurrence of clogging of the balls can be prevented.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention.
First, the main configuration of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an internal structure of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.
[0023]
The pachinko machine 10 is provided with an inner frame 12 that can be opened and closed by a pair of upper and lower hinges 14 on the outer frame 11, and an upper plate panel 18 and a glass frame 26 are attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be opened and closed. Yes. The game board 13 is arranged on the back side of the glass frame 26, and a key hole 15 into which a key for opening and closing the glass frame 26 is inserted is provided on the right side of the glass frame 26. An upper dish panel 18 is provided below the glass frame 26, and a key hole 16 for inserting a key for opening and closing the upper dish panel 18 is provided on the right side of the upper dish panel 18.
[0024]
An upper plate prize ball discharge port 19 through which a prize ball and a rental ball are led out is formed on the upper left side of the upper plate panel 18. An upper plate 20 is provided for storing game balls discharged from the ball discharge port 19. On the front surface of the upper plate 20, a ball rental button 46 for lending a game ball and a return button 47 for returning a prepaid card are provided. Below the upper plate 20, a lower plate prize ball discharge port 21 is formed for discharging prize balls that can no longer be accommodated by the upper plate 20, and on the discharge side of the lower plate prize ball discharge port 21. Is provided with a lower tray 22 for storing the prize balls discharged from the lower dish prize ball outlet 21.
[0025]
A firing handle 23 for operating a firing motor (not shown) for firing the game ball supplied from the upper plate 20 to the game board 13 is rotatably attached to the right side of the lower plate 22. The firing handle 23 is provided with a firing stop button (not shown) for stopping firing during firing. Further, an upper dish ball removing lever 25 for sliding a prize ball stored in the upper dish 20 to the lower dish 22 is slidably attached to the right side of the upper dish 20.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the upper plate panel 18 and the glass frame 26 are opened, a game ball supplied via the upper plate 20 is fired on the right side (left side in the figure) of the back surface of the upper plate panel 18. A launch rod 64 that is actuated by driving (not shown) and a rectifier 70 for supplying to the lower plate 22 are arranged, and a game ball discharged from the rectifier 70 is provided at a substantially lower center of the back surface of the upper plate panel 18. An outlet 66 is provided for guiding the water to the lower plate 22. Below the game board 13, at a position corresponding to the outlet 66, a receiving port 67 for guiding the game ball guided from the outlet 66 to the lower dish prize ball outlet 21 is provided. On the right side, a launch rail 63 that guides the game ball to the game board 13 is disposed. At a position adjacent to the right side of the launch rail 63, a launch rod 64 for launching a game ball to the game board 13 is disposed so as to correspond to the rectifier 70.
[0027]
Next, the configuration of the game board 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
A center case 30 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 13. The center case 30 has a special symbol memory composed of a winning symbol 31, a special symbol display 34 for displaying a special symbol on a liquid crystal display, and four LEDs for displaying the number of times the special symbol display 34 is started. LED35 is provided.
[0028]
Below the center case 30 is provided a first type starting port 41 for operating the special symbol indicator 34, and an ordinary electric accessory 42 is provided below the first type starting port 41. Yes. The opened ordinary electric accessory 42 has a function of starting the operation of the special symbol display 34 in the same manner as the first type starting port 41.
[0029]
Below the first type start opening 41, a door-type big prize opening 51 that is opened when a hit occurs is attached so as to be openable and closable. Are provided. In addition, a specific area (not shown) is formed inside the special winning opening 51. On the left side (outside) of the left normal winning opening 52, the normal symbol display device 32 composed of three LEDs is started, and on the right side (outside) of the right normal winning opening 52, the normal symbol display device 32 is started. A normal symbol storage LED 33 composed of four LEDs for displaying the number of times is arranged.
[0030]
Normal symbol operating gates 40 and 40 for operating the normal symbol display device 32 are provided on the left and right sides of the center case 30. The ordinary electric accessory 42 is configured to be opened when the stop symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 32 becomes a predetermined winning symbol. Below the game board 13, an out port 55 is provided for collecting game balls that have not won a prize as out balls.
[0031]
If the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 40 while the normal symbol display device 32 or the normal electric accessory 42 is in operation, the first four symbols become start memories, and the number of lighting of the normal symbol memory LED 33 is increased. Thus, when the stored number is displayed and the normal symbol can be changed, the change is started based on the start-up memory.
[0032]
The special symbol display 34 composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) displays 10 symbols of 0 to 9 in the left display area when the game ball wins the first type starting port 41 or the opened ordinary electric accessory 42. The display is variably displayed in three symbol display areas 34a, a middle display area 34b, and a right display area 34c.
[0033]
Then, after a predetermined fluctuation fixed time has elapsed after the start of fluctuation, the fluctuation stops in the order of the left display area 34a, the right display area 34c, and the middle display area 34b, and the symbols match. By aligning with 1 and 1, it becomes a big hit and the big winning opening 51 is opened.
[0034]
When the special symbol indicator 34 is in operation or in a big hit state, if the game ball wins the first type starting port 41 or the opened ordinary electric accessory 42, the first four are stored as starting memories. The number of memories is displayed by the symbol memory LED 35. When the special symbol becomes variable, the variation is started based on the start-up memory, and one special symbol memory LED 35 is turned off.
[0035]
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the outline of the game by the pachinko machine of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.
[Games with normal symbol display devices]
Here, first, a description will be given with respect to the passing of the game ball to the normal symbol operating gates 40 and 40. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 40, 40, the upper left diode, the center diode, and the lower right diode of the normal symbol display device 32 are sequentially turned on (variable display).
[0036]
Here, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 40 and 40 while the normal symbol display device 32 is displaying the fluctuation or the normal electric accessory 42 is opened, the LEDs of the normal symbol memory LED 33 are sequentially lit. However, the stored number is displayed by being erased each time the variation of the normal symbol display device 32 is started. Even if the above-mentioned game balls pass through the normal symbol operation gates 40, 40, only the first four are stored, and no further values are held. In the state where the winning is memorized, the fluctuation is started again after the fluctuation in the normal symbol display device 32 is stopped.
[0037]
After the normal symbol display device 32 starts to fluctuate, it fluctuates for 28 seconds, which is a fluctuation fixing time, and then the fluctuation is stopped when the displayed symbol coincides with a stop symbol selected by a random number described later. Here, if any one of the upper left diode or the lower right diode is lit, it is a win and the ordinary electric accessory 42 is opened for 0.5 seconds.
[0038]
[Games with special symbol display]
Next, the game by the special symbol display 34 will be described.
When the game ball wins the first type starting port 41 or the ordinary electric accessory 42, the special symbol display 34 starts changing the symbols 0 to 9 in the display areas 34a, 34b, and 34c, respectively. When a preset time elapses, the design of the left display area 34a is stopped, then the design of the right display area 34c is stopped, and finally the design of the middle display area 34b is stopped. Here, when the symbols of the left display area 34a, the middle display area 34b, and the right display area 34c are different, it is lost. On the other hand, when the symbols are the same as shown in FIG.
[0039]
When a big hit is generated, the big winning opening 51 is opened for about 29.5 seconds to provide a state where the game ball is very easy to win. Even when the 29.5 seconds have elapsed or within the opening time, the big winning opening 51 is closed by winning nine game balls. While the special winning opening 51 is opened, the special winning opening 51 is opened again when the winning ball passes through a specific area (not shown). In addition, the number of times of opening of the special winning opening 51 is up to 16 times.
[0040]
Then, when the gaming machine does not pass through the specific area while the special winning opening 51 is opened, or when the maximum 16 opening is repeated, the opening of the special winning opening is terminated. In the present embodiment, if there are several winning prizes in the big winning opening 51, it is set so that any of the winning game balls passes through the specific area. Accordingly, when the grand prize winning opening 51 is first opened, there is at least one winning prize, and it is almost certain that the upper limit is 16 times as long as game balls are not fired while the big winning prize opening is open. It is set so that the winning opening is repeated.
[0041]
Here, when a game ball wins further to the first type starting port 41 or the ordinary electric accessory 42 while the special symbol display 34 is performing the variable display of 0 to 9 symbols, Are stored and sequentially displayed on the special symbol storage LED 35. Even if the above-mentioned game balls win the first type starting port 41, only the first four are stored, and no more values are held. In the state where the winning is memorized, the fluctuation is started again after the special symbol display 34 stops the fluctuation.
[0042]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the game ball held from the upper plate 20 is sent out to the game board by the rectifier 70, and the ball is discharged to the lower plate 22 side. The rectifier 70 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
4A and 4B are explanatory views showing the internal structure of the rectifier 70, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the movable wall 80 used in the rectifier 70.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 4A, the rectifier 70 attached to the back surface of the upper plate 18 (see FIG. 1) is formed in a box shape. An inlet 72 for receiving a game ball guided from the upper plate 20 is formed on the upper right side of the rectifier 70, and the game ball is guided to the launcher 64 (see FIG. 2) at a substantially central lower portion of the rectifier 70. A launch port 74 is formed. On the left side of the launch port 74, a ball outlet 76 for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 22 is formed. Near the center of the rectifier 70, there is disposed a movable wall 80 that translates in the left direction in the figure by the operation of the upper dish ball removal lever 25 (see FIG. 1). A long groove 83 for translating 80 is formed. Below the movable wall 80, a ball feed piece 84 that is tiltable about a support shaft 84c is disposed. An inclined plate 78 is provided on the right side of the movable wall 80 to allow the game ball to flow down, and a standby wall 88 is provided on the back surface of the left end portion of the inclined plate 78 so that the left end of the inclined plate 78 protrudes. It is arranged.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 5, the movable wall 80 described above includes a flow path blocking member 81 that can block the flow path of the game ball, and a moving member 82 that horizontally moves the flow path blocking member 81. The flow path blocking member 81 has a plate shape with a substantially square cross section, and is disposed perpendicular to the surface of the moving member 82. The moving member 82 has a rectangular plate shape, and a pair of fitting members 82a that can be fitted and slid in the long groove 83 described above are formed on the back surface.
[0045]
The ball feed piece 84 described above includes an upper end portion 84a that holds a game ball and a recess portion 84b that sends the game ball guided from the upper end portion 84a to the launch port 74, and is pivotally supported on the rectifier 70 by a support shaft 84c. Has been. The upper end 84a is formed with a gradient (lower right in the figure) that allows the game ball to flow in a direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate 78 (lower left in the figure), and the recess 84b holds the game ball. It is curved in a concave shape as possible.
[0046]
The movable wall 80 is urged by a spring (not shown), and is always located at a first position 85a substantially at the center of the rectifier 70 shown in FIG. When the player operates the ball removal lever 25, the movable wall 80 moves in parallel along the long groove portion 83 and reaches the second position (ball removal position) 85b above the ball removal port 76 shown in FIG. 4B. . On the other hand, when the player releases his hand from the ball release lever 25 while the movable wall 80 is positioned at the second position 85b, the movable wall 80 is translated along the long groove portion 83 by the spring, and FIG. It returns to the first position 85a shown in A).
[0047]
As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the ball feeding piece 84 is shown in FIG. 4 (B) when the firing handle 23 is operated when the upper end 84a is positioned below the first position 85a. Thus, the ball feed piece 84 tilts clockwise about the support shaft 84c, and further, as shown in FIG. 4A, tilts counterclockwise about the support shaft 84c to return to the original state. .
[0048]
Next, the flow of game balls in the rectifier 70 will be described with reference to FIGS.
6 (A), (B), (C) and (D) are explanatory diagrams showing the flow of the game balls in the rectifier 70, and FIG. 7 shows the positional relationship of the game balls in FIG. 6 (A). It is explanatory drawing.
[0049]
When the ball removal lever 25 is not operated, as shown in FIG. 6A, the movable wall 80 is located at the first position 85a, so that the leading game ball 100a is the upper end portion 84a of the ball feed piece 84. The second game ball 100b comes into contact with the movable wall 80 on the top game ball 100a. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, in a state where the second game ball 100b is simultaneously in contact with the leading game ball 100a and the tip of the inclined plate 78, a perpendicular line passing through the ball center 102b of the second game ball 100b. Is located on the ball outlet 76 side (left side in the figure) by α from the perpendicular line passing through the ball center 102a of the first game ball 100a. At this time, the upper surface 108a (two-dot chain line in the figure) of the leading game ball 100a on the ball outlet 76 side serves as a guide surface for the second game ball 100b to flow down to the ball outlet 76.
[0050]
At this time, when the firing handle 23 (see FIG. 1) is operated, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the ball feeding piece 84 tilts clockwise around the support shaft 84c, so that the leading game The sphere 100a is guided from the upper end 84a to the recess 84b. Thereafter, the ball feed piece 84 tilts counterclockwise about the support shaft 84c, whereby the leading game ball 100a is guided from the recess 84b to the launch port 74, and the game ball 100a delivered from the launch port 74 is fired. Fired into the game board 13 by the kite 64. The second game ball 100b is guided to the upper end 84a, the third game ball 100c abuts on the movable wall 80 on the second game ball 100b, and the ball center of the third game ball 100c is the second. The game ball 100b is guided to a position deviated toward the movable wall 80 from the center of the ball.
[0051]
On the other hand, when the ball removal lever 25 is operated during the operation of the launch handle 23, the movable wall 80 translates to the second position 85b as shown in FIG. 6C, and the second game ball 100b is It is held by the upper end portion 84 a of the ball feeding piece 84. Here, as described above, the upper surface of the game ball 100b held by the upper end portion 84a on the side of the ball outlet 76 serves as a guide surface for the subsequent game ball to flow down to the ball outlet 76. The fourth game ball 100c and the fourth game ball 100d pass over the game ball 100b held by the upper end portion 84a, are guided to the ball outlet 76, and are then discharged (ball removed) to the lower plate 22. The
[0052]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 6D, by operating the launch handle 23, the ball feed piece 84 tilts clockwise around the support shaft 84c, so that the second game ball 100b has an upper end 84a. To the recess 84b. Thereafter, by tilting counterclockwise about the support shaft 84c, the second game ball 100b is guided from the recess 84b to the launch port 74, and the fifth game ball 100e is guided to the upper end portion 84a.
[0053]
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the parallel movement of the movable wall 80 from the first position 85a to the second position 85b opens the flow path for guiding the game ball to the ball outlet 76, and the game ball 100c and the game The ball 100 d is caused to flow down to the ball outlet 76. On the other hand, by tilting the ball feed piece 84, the game ball 100 b held by the ball feed piece 84 is caused to flow down to the launch port 74. As a result, the game ball guided from the introduction port 72 can be guided to the launch port 74 and the ball exit port 76, and thus the upper plate can be removed while firing the game ball. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent clogging of the balls that are likely to occur when the upper plate is full due to a big hit or the like. In addition, the game can be quickly ended upon completion of the game such as jackpot.
[0054]
  In addition, the lower end of the movable wall 80 is provided with a gradient that flows in a direction substantially opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate 78. Furthermore, a gradient that flows in a direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate 78 is formed at the upper end portion 84a of the ball feeding piece 84, and a standby wall 88 is arranged on the back surface of the inclined plate 78 so that the tip of the inclined plate 78 protrudes. Has been established.
  That is, as shown in FIG.74The first game ball 100a guided to the position flows down in the direction substantially opposite to the direction of flow down on the inclined plate 78, contacts the standby wall 88 and stands by. Here, since the tip of the inclined plate 78 protrudes from the standby wall 88 to the left side (the ball outlet 76 side) in the figure, the second game following the first game ball 100a in contact with the standby wall 88. In a state where the ball 100b is in contact with the first game ball 100a and the tip of the inclined plate 78 at the same time, the perpendicular line passing through the ball center 102b of the second game ball 100b passes through the ball center 102a of the first game ball 100a. Inclined by α rather than perpendicularBoardIt is located on the tip side of 78 (the ball outlet 76 side). That is, the upper surface 108a of the first game ball 100a on the side of the ball outlet port 76a is positioned so that the ball center 102a of the first game ball 100a and the ball center 102b of the second game ball 100b are displaced. Since the second game ball 100 b serves as a guide surface for flowing down to the ball outlet 76, the second game ball 100 b flowing down on the inclined plate 78 is held by the upper end portion 84 a of the ball feeding piece 84. It is possible to easily pass over one game ball 100a. Therefore, when the game ball is caused to flow down to the launch port 74 and the ball discharge port 76, the flow of the game ball can be made smooth.
[0055]
A pachinko machine according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment described above, the movable wall 80 that can be translated in the left-right direction is disposed in the rectifier 70, and the movable wall 80 is translated by operating the ball removal lever 25. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the movable wall 90 that can be rotated is disposed in the rectifier 70, and automatically when the ball removal lever 25 is operated by the player and when a big hit occurs. The movable wall 90 is rotated.
[0056]
8A and 8B are explanatory views showing the internal structure of the rectifier 70 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the movable wall 90 used in the rectifier 70 according to the second embodiment. FIG. FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C are explanatory diagrams showing the flow of game balls in the rectifier 70 according to the second embodiment.
[0057]
As shown in FIG. 8A, the rectifier 70 attached to the back surface of the upper plate 18 is formed in a box shape. An inlet 72 for receiving a game ball guided from the upper plate 20 is formed on the upper right side of the rectifier 70, and a launch port 74 for guiding the game ball to the launcher 64 is formed at a substantially lower center of the rectifier 70. Is formed. On the left side of the launch port 74, a ball outlet 76 for guiding the game ball to the lower plate is formed. Near the center of the rectifier 70, a movable wall 90 that is rotated by a solenoid (not shown) by the operation of the upper dish ball removing lever 25 or the occurrence of a big hit is disposed. A ball feed piece 84 that can be tilted about the shaft 84c is provided. An inclined plate 78 is provided on the right side of the movable wall 80 to allow the game ball to flow down, and a standby wall 88 is provided on the back surface of the left end portion of the inclined plate 78 so that the left end of the inclined plate 78 protrudes. It is arranged.
[0058]
As shown in FIG. 9, the movable wall 90 described above includes a flow path blocking member 91 that can block the flow path of the game ball, and a support shaft 92 for rotating the flow path blocking member 91. The flow path blocking member 91 has a plate shape with a substantially fan-shaped cross section, and a columnar support shaft 92 is fixed to the base 91b side along the width direction.
Since the ball feed piece 84 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
[0059]
As shown in FIG. 8 (A), when the leading end portion 91a of the movable wall 90 is located at the first position 95a above the launch port 74, when the player operates the ball release lever 25, or When the big hit occurs, the movable wall 90 intermittently rotates about the support shaft 92 so that the tip 91a moves to the second position 95b above the ball outlet 76 as shown in FIG. To do. On the other hand, when the player releases his hand from the ball pulling lever 25 when the leading end 91a is located at the second position 95b and no big hit has occurred, the movable wall 90 becomes as shown in FIG. The tip 91a is pivoted about the support shaft 92 so that it moves to the first position 95a.
[0060]
Next, the flow of the game ball in the rectifier 70 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 10 which is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of the game ball in the rectifier 70.
When the ball release lever 25 is not operated and no big hit occurs, the leading end 91a of the movable wall 90 is located at the first position 95a as shown in FIG. The game ball 100a is held by the upper end portion 84a of the ball feed piece 84, and the second game ball 100b is in contact with the movable wall 90 on the top game ball 100a. Here, in a state in which the second game ball 100b is in contact with the leading game ball 100a and the tip of the inclined plate 78 at the same time, the perpendicular line passing through the center of the second gaming ball 100b is the leading gaming ball 100a ball. It is located on the side of the ball outlet 76 (left side in the figure) with respect to the perpendicular passing through the heart. At this time, the upper surface of the first game ball 100a on the side of the ball outlet 76 becomes a guide surface for the second game ball 100b to flow down to the ball outlet 76.
[0061]
At this time, when the firing handle 23 is operated, the ball feeding piece 84 tilts clockwise around the support shaft 84c, whereby the leading game ball 100a is guided from the upper end portion 84a to the recess portion 84b. Thereafter, the ball feeding piece 84 tilts counterclockwise about the support shaft 84c, whereby the top gaming ball 100a is guided from the recess 84b to the launching port 74, and the leading gaming ball 100a delivered from the launching port 74 is made. Is fired into the game board 13 by the launcher 64. The second game ball 100b is guided to the upper end portion 84a, and the third game ball 100c is guided to a position where the second game ball 100b contacts the movable wall 90 on the second game ball 100b.
[0062]
On the other hand, when the firing handle 23 is operated from the state shown in FIG. 10A and the ball release lever 25 is operated or a big hit occurs during the operation of the firing handle 23, as described above, the ball feed piece 84 is operated. Is tilted about the support shaft 84c, the leading game ball 100a is guided to the launch port 74, and the second game ball 100b is guided to the upper end portion 84a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, the movable wall 90 rotates around the support shaft 92 so that the tip end portion 91a moves from the first position 95a to the second position 95b. Here, as described above, the upper surface on the side of the ball outlet 76 of the game ball 100b held by the upper end portion 84a serves as a guide surface for the subsequent game ball to flow down to the ball outlet 76. The game ball 100 c passes over the second game ball 100 b held by the upper end portion 84 a and is guided to the ball outlet 76.
[0063]
In the second embodiment of the present invention, the movable wall 90 is centered on the support shaft 92 on the base 91b side of the movable wall 90 so that the distal end portion 91a of the movable wall 90 moves from the first position 95a to the second position 95b. By turning, the flow path for guiding the game ball to the ball outlet 76 is opened, and the game ball 100c flows down to the ball outlet 76. On the other hand, by tilting the ball feed piece 84, the game ball 100 a held by the ball feed piece 84 is caused to flow down to the launch port 74. Thereby, since it is possible to guide the game ball guided from the introduction port 72 to the launch port 74 and the ball exit port 76, it is possible to remove the ball from the upper plate while firing the game ball.
[0064]
Further, due to the occurrence of the big hit, the movable wall 90 is intermittently rotated around the support shaft 92 on the base 91b side so that the tip end portion 91a moves from the first position 95a to the second position 95b. Even if a big hit occurs, the upper plate does not become full and ball clogging can be prevented.
[0065]
  In the second embodiment, a gradient that flows in the direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate 78 is formed on the upper end portion 84a of the ball feeding piece 84, and the tip of the inclined plate 78 protrudes on the back surface of the inclined plate 78. A standby wall 88 is provided.
  That is, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the launch port is formed by the gradient formed at the upper end portion 84a of the ball feed piece 84.74The first game ball 100a guided to the position flows down in the direction substantially opposite to the direction of flow down on the inclined plate 78, contacts the standby wall 88 and stands by. Here, since the tip of the inclined plate 78 protrudes from the standby wall 88 to the left side (the ball outlet 76 side) in the figure, the second game following the first game ball 100a in contact with the standby wall 88. In a state where the ball 100b is in contact with the first game ball 100a and the tip of the inclined plate 78 at the same time, the perpendicular line passing through the center of the second game ball 100b is perpendicular to the ball center of the first game ball 100a. More inclinedBoardIt is located on the tip side of 78 (the ball outlet 76 side). That is, the upper surface of the first game ball 100a on the side of the ball outlet 76 is the second due to the positional relationship in which the ball center of the first game ball 100a and the ball center of the second game ball 100b are displaced. Since the game ball 100 b serves as a guide surface for flowing down to the ball outlet 76, the second game ball 100 b flowing down on the inclined plate 78 is held by the upper end portion 84 a of the ball feeding piece 84. It is possible to easily pass over the sphere 100a. Therefore, when the game ball is caused to flow down to the launch port 74 and the ball discharge port 76, the flow of the game ball can be made smooth.
[0066]
In the second embodiment, the ball is automatically removed when the big hit occurs, but it goes without saying that this mechanism can be applied to the pachinko machine of the first embodiment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal structure of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a game area of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.
4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams illustrating an internal structure of the rectifier according to the first embodiment. FIG.
5 is a perspective view showing a movable wall used in the rectifier shown in FIG. 4. FIG.
6 (A), (B), (C) and (D) are explanatory views showing the flow of game balls in the rectifier according to the first embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship of the game balls in FIG. 6 (A).
FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams illustrating an internal structure of a rectifier according to a second embodiment.
9 is a perspective view showing a movable wall used in the rectifier shown in FIG.
FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C are explanatory views showing the flow of game balls in a rectifier according to the second embodiment.
11 (A), (B) and (C) are explanatory diagrams showing the flow of game balls in a rectifier according to the prior art.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Pachinko machine
13 Game board
18 Top panel
20 Fine dishes
22 Lower plate
23 Launch handle
64 Launcher (Launcher)
70 Rectifier
72 Introduction
74 Launch Port
76 Ball outlet
78 Inclined plate
80 Movable wall
84 Ball feed piece
85a First position (first position)
85b Second position (second position)
88 Waiting wall
90 Movable wall
95a First position (first position)
95b Second position (second position)
102a ball core
102b

Claims (7)

An introduction port for receiving a game ball guided from the upper plate, a launch port for supplying the game ball guided from the introduction port to the launching device, and a ball remover for discharging the game ball guided from the introduction port to the lower plate A gaming machine comprising a rectifier having a mouth,
The rectifier is
An inclined plate for flowing down the game ball guided from the introduction port;
A ball feeding piece that holds a game ball guided from the introduction port and sends the game ball held by tilting to the launch port, and
A slope that causes the game ball to flow in a direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate is formed at the upper end of the ball feeding piece, a standby wall that hangs down from the back surface of the inclined plate, and a tip of the inclined plate is the standby wall The upper end portion of the ball feeding piece is in contact with the standby wall due to the inclination of the upper end portion, and holds the game ball at a position where the tip of the inclined plate comes to the upper side. When the game ball following the game ball held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece is in contact with the held game ball and the tip of the inclined plate at the same time, the ball center of the subsequent game ball is The upper end of the inclined plate, the standby wall and the ball feeding piece is arranged so as to be displaced toward the ball outlet side than the ball center of the held game ball,
A gaming machine characterized in that when the ball is removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, the game ball from the introduction port can be supplied to the launch port side while flowing down to the ball discharge port side.   An introduction port for receiving a game ball guided from the upper plate, a launch port for supplying the game ball guided from the introduction port to the launching device, and holding the game ball guided from the introduction port and tilting A game machine comprising a rectifier having a ball feeding piece for sending a game ball held by the ball to the launch port and a ball outlet for discharging the game ball guided from the introduction port to a lower plate, When the rectifier removes the ball from the upper plate to the lower plate, the other game ball guided from the introduction port is passed over the game ball held by the ball feeding piece, and the ball outlet side A gaming machine characterized by being allowed to flow down. An inclined plate for flowing down the game ball guided from the introduction port is formed, and a gradient for flowing down the game ball in a direction opposite to the flow down direction on the inclined plate is formed at the upper end of the ball feeding piece. A standby wall that hangs down from the back surface is provided such that a tip of the inclined plate extends from a side surface of the standby wall, and is an upper end portion of the ball feeding piece, and is in contact with the standby wall by the inclination of the upper end portion. The game ball is held at the position where the tip of the inclined plate comes to the upper side, and the game ball following the game ball held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece is the tip of the held game ball and the inclined plate. In contact with the inclined plate, the standby wall, and the ball so that the ball center of the subsequent game ball is displaced toward the ball outlet side with respect to the ball center of the held game ball. Yu according to claim 2, characterized in that a top end portion of the ball feed piece Machine.   An introduction port for receiving a game ball guided from an upper plate, an inclined plate for flowing down the game ball guided from the introduction port, a launch port for supplying game balls flowing down on the inclined plate to a launching device, and One game ball flowing down on the inclined plate is held, a ball feeding piece for sending the game ball held by tilting to the launch port, and a game ball flowing down on the inclined plate are discharged to the lower plate A ball outlet, a first position that is close to the inclined plate above the launch port, and flows down the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate to the ball feeding piece side; and the inclined plate above the ball outlet. And a movable wall that can move in parallel between a second position that causes the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate to flow to the ball feed piece side and flow to the ball outlet side. A gaming machine characterized by   An introduction port for receiving a game ball guided from an upper plate, an inclined plate for flowing down the game ball guided from the introduction port, a launch port for supplying game balls flowing down on the inclined plate to a launching device, and One game ball flowing down on the inclined plate is held, a ball feeding piece for sending the game ball held by tilting to the launch port, and a game ball flowing down on the inclined plate are discharged to the lower plate A ball outlet, a first position that is close to the inclined plate above the launch port and causes the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate to flow down to the ball feed piece side, and the inclined plate above the ball outlet. And a rectifier having a movable wall that is rotatable to a second position where the game ball that has flowed down the inclined plate is allowed to flow toward the ball feed piece side and flow toward the ball outlet side. A gaming machine. A slope that causes the game ball to flow in a direction opposite to the flow direction on the inclined plate is formed at the upper end of the ball feeding piece, a standby wall that hangs down from the back surface of the inclined plate, and a tip of the inclined plate is the standby wall The upper end portion of the ball feeding piece is in contact with the standby wall due to the inclination of the upper end portion, and holds the game ball at a position where the tip of the inclined plate comes to the upper side. When the game ball following the game ball held at the upper end of the ball feeding piece is in contact with the held game ball and the tip of the inclined plate at the same time, the ball center of the subsequent game ball is than spherical center of the game ball that is held, according to claim 4, characterized in that said inclined plate spheres as deviates to the vent port side, placing the upper end of the stand wall and said ball feed piece Or the gaming machine according to claim 5 . Opening a door-type large winning opening attached to the game board so that it can be opened and closed, and providing a state where the game ball is very easy to win , the movable wall is moved to the second position. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 4 to 6 .

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