JP4074045B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a ball game machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A recent pachinko machine is equipped with a variable display device that displays various symbols such as numbers, letters, symbols, etc. in the center of the game board in a variable manner. Some of the game boards are equipped with a winning device that can change between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player. In this pachinko machine, the variable display device is activated when a ball hits one of the start winning openings, and the numbers, characters, symbols, etc. displayed on the variable display section on the front are randomly changed and stopped after a predetermined time. Let At this time, if each display stops at the same number, character or design, a specific gaming state is entered.
[0003]
In this specific gaming state, the winning device changes to the first state which is advantageous to the player, and is opened until, for example, a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of winning balls are detected. Then, after closing for a certain period of time on condition that a winning ball that can be continuously opened is detected, the above operation is performed a maximum number of times (for example, 16 times) as long as the condition continues. I enjoy playing games.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the variable display device is provided with a peripheral wall surrounding the periphery of the front surface of the variable display part, and some of the hitting balls jump into the upper surface of the lower side of the peripheral wall, but these hitting balls are almost along the upper surface. The variable display device and the start winning opening are not related to each other in terms of generating a winning ball. For this reason, the game has become monotonous, and it has not been possible to fully exhibit the fun game characteristics.
[0005]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine in which a variable display device is provided with a function of making it easy for a hit ball to win a start winning opening, thereby enhancing the interest of the game.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, a variable display device that includes a variable display unit that displays a plurality of numbers, characters, symbols, and the like, and that has a peripheral wall surrounding the front surface of the variable display unit, and a lower portion of the variable display device A ball game machine in which a starting winning opening for starting variable display of numbers, characters, symbols, etc. of the variable display portion by winning a hit of a hit ball is mounted on the game board surface, the lower side portion of the peripheral wall in the variable display device is The ball is configured as a receiving plate surface on which a hit ball flowing down the gaming board surface can enter, and the receiving plate surface extends in the left-right direction of the ball game machine and is inclined downward toward the front side of the ball game machine. In the position directly above the starting winning opening which is the middle position between the receiving plate surface and the position where the upper surface is inclined to the front side by the electric drive means and the rear side of the ball game machine Switched to the position That the movable ball receiving plate provided, rolling the receiving plate surface including the upper surface of the flying into the hitting said movable ball receiving plate to the right and left in a state in which the movable ball receiving plate is disposed at a position inclined to the front side On the other hand, when the movable ball receiving plate is disposed at a position inclined to the back side , if the hit ball accidentally gets on the upper surface, the hit ball is held on the movable ball receiving plate as it is, In the holding state, the movable ball receiving plate is switched to a position inclined to the front side so that the held hit ball can flow to the front side to make it easy to win the start winning opening, and further the movable A groove for receiving the ball receiving plate is formed on the receiving plate surface .
[0007]
[Action]
By the above means, the ball receiving portion provided on the lower side of the peripheral wall of the variable display device tilts toward the back side of the ball game machine to hold the hit ball on the groove, while on the front side of the ball game machine. The ball is dropped toward the start winning opening by tilting. As a result, a different path from the path in which the hit ball simply falls and wins the start winning opening, that is, the hit ball is temporarily held above the start winning opening and then falls along the groove to start the winning prize. A route to win a prize is also secured, and the winning mode is changed (especially following a peculiar route that is held once), so that the behavior of the hit ball is enjoyed and the possibility of winning is increased. It is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that they can The movable ball receiving plate is received in a groove formed on the receiving plate surface.
[0008]
【Example】
An embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a main body of a pachinko machine, 2 is a front frame that can be freely opened and closed on the front surface of the main body 1 of the pachinko machine, A front plate 5 on which a prize ball supply tray 4 is mounted is hinged so as to be freely opened and closed.
[0009]
A game board 6 is mounted on the rear side of the glass frame 3, and a guide rail 7 is laid on the front surface of the game board 6. A variable display device 9 is fixed substantially at the center of the game portion 8 surrounded by the guide rail 7, and start winning ports 10 a, 10 b, 10 c are respectively provided directly below and on both sides of the variable display device 9. Further, 11 is a large winning device attached to the lower part of the game board 6, and 12 is an out port provided at the inner lower end of the guide rail 7. A winning ball detector 13 for detecting a winning ball is provided inside each of the start winning ports 10a, 10b, 10c.
[0010]
2 to 4 are a perspective view, an exploded perspective view, and a rear view of the variable display device 9, respectively. The variable display device 9 is of a liquid crystal display type, and a variable display unit 14 that displays various display symbols such as numbers, characters, and symbols on a display surface 14a that is divided into left, middle, and right, respectively, and the variable display unit 14 A frame member 18 in which a peripheral wall 15 that surrounds the front surface of the display unit 14, that is, the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the display surface 14 a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 17 of the mounting substrate 16. A transparent window plate 19 is disposed on the front side of the variable display unit 14 so that the display surface 14a of the variable display unit 14 can be seen through the opening 17 of the frame member 18 from the front side of the pachinko machine main body 1. The variable display unit 14 is accommodated in a box-shaped protective cover 20 whose front surface is opened from the rear side. Reference numeral 21 denotes a decorative member attached to the front surface of the mounting substrate 16.
[0011]
The large prize-winning apparatus 11 in FIG. 1 is a well-known device, and a horizontally long opening 23 is provided on the front surface of the mounting substrate 22, and an opening / closing door 24 is pivotally attached to the opening 23, and the opening / closing door 24 is tilted forward. It can be freely converted into a first state that is advantageous for a player who has opened the opening 23 and a second state that is disadvantageous for a player who has stood and closed the opening 23. The winning device 11 is provided with a winning ball number detector 25a for counting the number of winning balls and a winning ball detector 25b for detecting a winning ball for opening the door 24 continuously. The variable display device 9, the winning device 11, the winning ball detectors 13 and the like are electrically connected to and controlled by a microcomputer (not shown).
[0012]
Then, when the hit ball that is driven into the game unit 8 of the game board 6 wins the start winning opening 10a directly under the variable display device 9 while flowing down the surface of the game board 6, it is detected by the winning ball detector 13. . Along with this, a predetermined amount of prize balls corresponding to one winning ball is paid out, and the variable display device 9 is electrically operated. Therefore, the display A such as numbers, characters, symbols, etc., divided into the left, middle, and right of the display surface 14a starts to change randomly, and the change of each display A stops after a predetermined time. When this fluctuation is stopped, as shown in FIG. 5, the left, middle, and right displays A are stopped with the same numbers, letters, or symbols as the preset display symbols (when three of the same numbers 7 are aligned in FIG. 5). Then, it becomes a specific gaming state.
[0013]
In this specific gaming state, the opening / closing door 24 of the winning device 11 is opened until a predetermined time elapses, or until a predetermined number (for example, ten) winning balls are detected by the winning ball number detector 25a. The above-described operation is performed as long as the above condition continues after closing for a certain time (for example, 2 seconds) on condition that a winning ball for continuously opening the inner opening / closing door 24 of the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 25b. Is set and executed so as to be performed the maximum number of times (for example, 16 times). Further, when any one of the combinations of numbers, letters or symbols on the display surface 14a is different, only a predetermined amount of prize balls corresponding to one winning ball is paid out, and the start winning port 10a, It waits for the hit ball to win 10b and 10c.
[0014]
Accordingly, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a recess 26 is formed in the lower side 15a of the peripheral wall 15 of the frame member 18, and a notch 27 extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the center thereof. In addition, a receiving plate 28 that fits into the concave portion 26 from the upper surface protrudes from the lower side of the window plate 19, and a vertical groove 29 that fits into the notch 27 is formed at the center of the receiving plate 28. More specifically, the upper surface of the lower side 15 a is slightly inclined downward toward the front of the window plate 19.
[0015]
The window plate 19 is disposed on the rear side of the frame member 18, the vertical groove 29 is inserted into the notch 27 from the upper surface, and the receiving plate 28 is inserted into the concave groove 26. Further, the variable display unit 14 is disposed on the rear side of the window plate 19, and the display surface 14 a is in contact with the back surface of the window plate 19. The variable display portion 14 is supported by screwing to support protrusions 20b, 20b, 20b, 20b protruding from the inside of the protective cover 20. Further, the frame member 18 is assembled integrally with the protective cover 20, and the decorative members 21, 21, 21 are mounted on the front surface of the mounting substrate 16 of the frame member 18.
[0016]
A movable ball receiving plate 31 having a front end pivotally supported by a pin 30 and a rear end projecting rearward through a through groove 20c provided on the lower side of the protective cover 20 is inserted into the vertical groove 29. Further, a compression spring 32 is inserted into the pin 30, and the movable ball receiving plate 31 is always urged to rotate upward with the pin 30 as a fulcrum by the elastic force of the compression spring 32. At this time, the start winning opening 10a below the variable display device 9 is disposed at a position directly below the front end of the movable ball receiving plate 31 as shown in FIG.
[0017]
A drive motor 33 is mounted on the rear side of the protective cover 20 via a holding cylinder 20a, and a cam piece 35 (engaged with the upper surface of the rear end of the movable ball receiving plate 31 at the front end of the drive shaft 34 of the drive motor 33 is provided. 2 blades) are provided. The rear end of the movable ball receiving plate 31 is always moved up and down against the resilient force of the compression spring 32 by the rotation of the cam piece 35. Usually, the upper surface 31a of the front end portion of the movable ball receiving plate 31, that is, the front side portion of the window plate 19 is slightly depressed along the longitudinal direction so as to form a V-groove, and is energized by the compression spring 32 and raised. In this case, it tilts downward toward the front of the window plate 19 and conversely tilts upward when it is lowered by the pressing of the cam piece 35.
[0018]
Therefore, when the hit ball driven into the game part 8 of the game board 6 flows down the game board 8 surface and jumps into the lower piece part 15a of the peripheral wall 15, if the movable ball receiving plate 31 is in the raised position, it is the same as before. Almost no start winning hole 10a is won, and it flows down right and left as it is along the upper surface of the lower piece 15a. However, when a hit ball gets on the front portion 31a of the movable ball receiving plate 31 that has been accidentally lowered as shown in FIG. When the movable ball receiving plate 31 is raised as it is and then moved upward along the upper surface of the front portion 31a as shown in FIG. 7, the winning prize opening 10a is won. As described above, the movable ball receiving plate 31 is moved up and down by the drive motor 33 via the cam piece 35, and the state where the hitting ball is easy to win and the state where it is difficult to win is alternately generated in the start winning opening 10a. You can enjoy a variety of games.
[0019]
In this embodiment, the movable ball receiving plate 31 is always operated up and down by the drive motor 33. However, it may be operated intermittently, or may be operated by using a solenoid or the like. Also good. Further, when the movable ball receiving plate 31 is raised, the hit ball is placed on the upper surface thereof and held, and when the movable ball receiving plate 31 is lowered, the ball moves forward along the upper surface and wins the start winning opening 10. You may make it let it. Furthermore, the variable display device is not limited to the liquid crystal display type, and a dot matrix type in which a large number of light emitting elements are arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions on the front surface of the variable display unit, or a large number of characters, symbols, etc. are displayed in advance on the peripheral surface of the drum. A drum rotating type in which the drum is rotated and stopped at an appropriate position may be used.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the ball receiving portion provided on the lower side portion of the peripheral wall in the variable display device holds the hit ball on the groove by inclining to the back side of the ball game machine , By inclining to the front side of the bullet ball game machine, the ball is dropped toward the starting winning opening. As a result, a different path from the path in which the hit ball simply falls and wins the start winning opening, that is, the hit ball is temporarily held above the start winning opening and then falls along the groove to start the winning prize. A route to win a prize is also secured, and the winning mode is changed (especially following a peculiar route that is held once), so that the behavior of the hit ball is enjoyed and the possibility of winning is increased. It is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that they can Further, the movable ball receiving plate can be received in a groove formed on the receiving plate surface.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a variable display device.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the same.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a variable display device mounted on a game board surface.
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the same operation.
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the same operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 ... Variable display apparatus, 10a ... Start winning opening, 11 ... Winning apparatus, 14 ... Variable display part, 15 ... Perimeter wall, 15a ... Lower side part, 31 ... Movable ball receiving plate as a ball receiving part, 31a ... As a hitting ball receiving part Front end upper surface of 33, 33 ... drive motor.

Claims (1)

A variable display device that includes a variable display unit that displays a plurality of numbers, characters, symbols, and the like, and that has a peripheral wall that surrounds the front surface of the variable display unit, and is positioned below the variable display device by winning a hit ball In a ball game machine in which a starting prize opening for starting variable display of numbers, letters, symbols, etc. on the variable display section is mounted on the game board surface,
Wherein the lower portion of the peripheral wall in the variable display device, wherein with the striking flowing down the game board is configured as a receiving plate surface that may enter the flight, receiving plate plane as and pinball extending in the lateral direction of the pinball game machine Form a downward slope toward the front side of the gaming machine ,
A position directly above the start winning opening, which is an intermediate position on the left and right sides of the receiving plate surface, can be switched by an electric drive means between a position where the upper surface is inclined toward the front side and a position where the upper surface is inclined toward the rear side of the ball game machine. A ball support plate,
In the state where the movable ball receiving plate is disposed at a position inclined to the front side , the hit ball that has entered makes the receiving plate surface including the upper surface of the movable ball receiving plate easy to roll left and right, When the movable ball receiving plate is disposed at a position inclined to the back side , if the hit ball accidentally gets on the upper surface, the hit ball is held on the movable ball receiving plate as it is, and the movable ball receiving plate is held in the held state. By switching to the position inclined to the front side , the held hitting ball is made to flow to the front side so that it is easy to win the start winning opening,
Further, a bullet ball game machine characterized in that a groove for receiving the movable ball receiving plate is formed on the receiving plate surface .

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