JP4219922B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine such as a ball machine such as a pachinko machine, a pinball game machine, or a smart ball game machine that uses a ball or the like as a game medium, or a slot machine that uses a medal or the like as a game medium. Is.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, for example, there is a pachinko machine 1 shown in the front view of FIG.

  The pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 2 are launched into the game board 4 when the player rotates the handle 3. The pachinko balls that have been driven into the game board 4 flow down while being bounced by the obstacle nails, and are collected from an out port provided below the game board 4. When pachinko balls enter the winning opening while flowing down the board surface, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the upper plate 2 as prize balls.

  Further, depending on the model of the pachinko machine 1, when a pachinko ball wins at the starting port, a variable display device provided at the center of the game board 4 rotates and various symbols are variably displayed. When a predetermined symbol combination is displayed when the variable display device is stopped, a big win occurs and the variable winning device (attacker) is opened. Since this variable winning device continues to open until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of pachinko balls win, a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out as winning balls.

  When the pachinko balls are fully stored in the upper plate 2, the surplus balls are discharged to the lower plate 5 through the ball passage provided on the back side of the upper plate 2 and stored in the lower plate 5. In addition, the player can move the pachinko ball on the upper plate 2 to the lower plate 5 at any time by sliding the ball release lever 6 provided on the upper plate 2.

  When the big hit as described above occurs and the gaming state becomes a so-called big hit state, the upper plate 2 and the lower plate 5 are filled up immediately, so the player slides the ball release lever 7 provided on the lower plate 5, The pachinko balls stored in the lower plate 5 are moved from the opening at the bottom of the lower plate 5 to the dollar box 8. The dollar box 8 placed below the lower plate 5 is a movable storage box that can store and carry pachinko balls.

  Conventionally, there is also a slot machine 11 shown in the perspective view of FIG.

  In this slot machine 11, after a medal is inserted into the insertion slot 12, when the start lever 13 is operated by the player, each reel 14 starts to rotate. Subsequently, when each stop button 15 is pressed by the player, the rotation of each reel 14 is stopped according to the operation timing. A winning is generated by a combination of symbols displayed in each window 16 at the time of the stop. At the time of winning a prize, the number of medals corresponding to the winning mode is paid out from the payout opening 17 and stored in the coin tray 18.

  Depending on the model of the slot machine 11, if a predetermined symbol combination such as “7, 7, 7” is obtained when each reel 14 is stopped, a big hit state such as a big bonus game occurs. In this big hit state, a large amount of medals are paid out from the payout opening 17 in a short time and stored in the coin tray 18.

  However, the conventional pachinko machine 1 has a limit to the number of pachinko balls that can be stored in the dollar box 8, and the number of pachinko balls that can be stored in a big hit increases at a stretch. Therefore, the dollar box 8 becomes full immediately.

  If the game is interrupted in order to get a new empty dollar box 8 at such a big hit, the player loses the chance to win a large amount of game balls. Therefore, in such a case, the normal player calls the store clerk while continuing the game and brings an empty new dollar box 8 instead.

  For this reason, the store clerk has to carry the dollar box 8 many times for a large number of players, which is very laborious. Further, if the timing of bringing the dollar box 8 to the customer is delayed, the lower plate 5 is full, the full detection switch is activated, and the payout of the prize ball is stopped. Therefore, the store clerk must monitor each player's ball-out state and take care to carry the dollar box 8 at any time according to the customer's request.

  On the other hand, the player may be worried whether or not the store clerk will immediately bring the next new dollar box 8 at such a big hit.

  Further, in the conventional pachinko machine 1 described above, it is necessary for the player to operate the lower tray ball removal lever 7 each time the lower plate 5 is almost full and to move the ball to the dollar box 8 each time. The Also, if the player is obsessed with the game and the player does not notice that the lower plate 5 is full, the full detection switch is activated and the game stops unintentionally, and the winning machine that is about to win a corner is missed. It sometimes happened.

  Further, in the conventional slot machine 11, each time a medal is stored in the coin tray 18, the player needs to take out the medal in the tray 18 by hand and move it to a dollar box. The work of transferring the acquired medals to the dollar box in this way was troublesome for the player.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in a gaming machine having a game medium tray for storing game media to be paid out to a player in accordance with winning a prize, a game medium is placed on the game medium tray. A space for storing a mobile storage box to be stored and carried is provided, and a free opening / closing portion is formed at one end portion that can be rotated and opened to be pulled out of the tray without lifting the mobile storage box.

  Further, when the game medium tray is composed of an upper plate and a lower plate arranged in the vertical direction on the front side of the gaming machine, the moving storage box is stored in the lower plate, and the free opening / closing part is mounted on the lower plate. It is characterized by being formed.

  By storing the mobile storage box in the game medium tray in this way, the game media paid out from the gaming machine according to the winning is directly stored in the mobile storage box. In addition, when the game storage medium is fully stored in the moving storage box, the movable opening / closing portion is rotated and opened by sliding the moving storage box in the tray without lifting the moving storage box. Pulled out.

  Further, in the case of a gaming machine in which the game medium tray is composed of an upper plate and a lower plate, the movable storage box is stored in the lower plate, a freely openable / closable portion is formed in the lower plate, and the second tray is disposed below the lower plate. By placing two mobile storage boxes, two mobile storage boxes are simultaneously set in the gaming machine.

  When the first moving storage box set in the lower plate becomes full, the first moving storage box is pulled out via the free opening / closing portion, and the game medium paid out from the gaming machine is stored in the lower plate. When the lower plate becomes full, the game medium stored in the lower plate by the ball release lever or the like is transferred to the second moving storage box placed below the lower plate and stored in the second moving storage box.

  According to the present invention, by storing the mobile storage box in the game medium tray, the game media paid out from the gaming machine according to the winning is directly stored in the mobile storage box. In addition, when the game storage medium is fully stored in the mobile storage box, the free opening / closing portion is rotated and opened by sliding the mobile storage box within the tray without lifting it, and the mobile storage box is moved to the outside of the tray. Pulled out.

  For this reason, the game medium paid out from the gaming machine is directly stored in the mobile storage box having a large storage amount without any special operation. Therefore, the player can save time and the player can be absorbed in the game. In addition, since the mobile storage box is easily pulled out from the tray, there is no need to carry the mobile storage box.

  Furthermore, it becomes difficult for the inconvenience that the game medium is filled in the tray with a small storage amount without being noticed by the player and the game is interrupted.

  Further, in the case of a gaming machine in which the game medium tray is composed of an upper plate and a lower plate, the movable storage box is stored in the lower plate, a freely openable / closable portion is formed in the lower plate, and the second tray is disposed below the lower plate. By placing two mobile storage boxes, two mobile storage boxes are simultaneously set in the gaming machine.

  Therefore, the game media paid out from the gaming machine is stored in the first and second mobile storage boxes, so that even if a large amount of gaming media is paid out from the gaming machine at once, The game can be continued without worrying about the storage capacity of the mobile storage box.

  In addition, since the amount of game media that can be stored at the player's hand increases, the time and labor of the game hall clerk carrying the empty mobile storage box according to the player's request is reduced. In addition, the burden of the store clerk who monitors the amount of game media acquired by a large number of players is reduced.

  Next, an embodiment in which the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to the aforementioned pachinko machine will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a lower plate portion of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. The pachinko machine in the present embodiment also has the above-described upper plate 2 above the lower plate 21 as in the prior art, and these upper plate 2 and lower plate for storing pachinko balls to be paid out to the player when a winning occurs. 21 is arranged in the vertical direction on the front surface of the pachinko machine. There is a handle 3 on the right side of the lower plate 21, and when the handle 3 is turned, the pachinko ball on the upper plate 2 is driven into the game board 4 as described above.

  The lower plate 21 of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is provided with a space for storing a dollar box 22 which is a movable storage box for storing and carrying pachinko balls. Therefore, the internal space of the lower plate 21 is formed larger than the internal space of the lower plate 5 of the conventional pachinko machine 1.

  A ball outlet 23 is provided on the upper left side of the dollar box 22. The ball discharge port 23 communicates with the upper plate 2 through a ball passage on the back side, and excess balls on the upper plate 2 are discharged from the ball discharge port 23. In the conventional pachinko machine 1, such a ball outlet is provided near the bottom of the lower plate 5.

  The lower plate 21 is composed of a lower plate body 21a and a free opening / closing part 21b. The free opening / closing part 21b is formed at the left end of the lower plate 21, and the dollar box 22 is pulled out of the tray as described later without being lifted by the free opening / closing part 21b.

  As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the bottom plate main body 21 a and the universal opening / closing part 21 b are connected to each other by a butterfly plate 24, and the universal opening / closing part 21 b has a left end portion below the butterfly plate 24. To turn. The free opening / closing part 21b is always closed in a state shown by a solid line in the figure by an elastic body such as a spring (not shown).

  The force with which the free opening / closing portion 21b is closed toward the lower plate body 21a is adjusted by the elastic force of this elastic body, and this elastic force is easy for the free opening / closing portion 21b even if the pachinko balls are fully stored in the lower plate 21. It is set to force not to open.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a second dollar box 25 is placed below the lower plate 21 in the same manner as the conventional pachinko machine 1. The pachinko balls stored in the lower plate 21 fall from the bottom of the lower plate 21 to the lower dollar box 25 by sliding the ball release lever 26 provided on the lower plate 21 as in the conventional case.

  In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment having such a configuration, the first and second dollar boxes 22 and 25 are simultaneously set in the pachinko machine during the game as described above. If pachinko balls are fully stored in the upper plate 2 while playing the game, the surplus pachinko balls from the upper plate 2 are directly stored in the first dollar box 22 through the discharge port 23.

  When the first dollar box 22 set on the lower plate 21 is filled with pachinko balls, the first dollar box 22 is pulled out from the lower plate 21 through the free opening / closing part 21b.

  That is, the heavy first dollar box 22 filled with the pachinko balls is moved in the direction of the left arrow shown in FIG. 2 without being lifted. The free opening / closing part 21b is opposed to the force of the elastic body which is always exhibiting the elastic force by the force that the first dollar box 22 is moved to the left, and the end part is lowered as indicated by the arrow. Rotate to the side. As a result, the free opening / closing part 21b opens as shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure, and the first dollar box 22 is pulled out to the left.

  When the first dollar box 22 is pulled out from the lower plate 21, the end portion of the free opening / closing portion 21b is rotated and closed by the elastic force of the elastic body, and returns to the original state shown by the solid line in FIG. When the first dollar box 22 is pulled out, an empty storage portion of the lower plate 21 appears, and pachinko balls discharged from the discharge port 23 are stored in the lower plate 21.

  When the lower plate 21 is full of pachinko balls, the pachinko balls stored in the lower plate 21 are moved to the second dollar box 25 placed below the lower plate 21 by the ball release lever 26, and the second The dollar box 25 is stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the surplus spheres of the upper plate 2 are directly stored in the first dollar box 22, and the ball release lever 6 provided on the upper plate 2 is operated as in the past. And stored in the dollar box 22 having a large storage amount. Therefore, according to the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the player's trouble of operating the ball removal lever 6 can be saved, and the player can become enthusiastic about the game accordingly. In addition, since the dollar box 22 is easily pulled out from the lower plate 21 as described above, it is not necessary to carry the dollar box 22 set on the lower plate 21.

  Further, unlike the conventional case, it is difficult to cause a problem that the pachinko ball is filled in the lower tray with a small storage amount without being noticed by the player, and the game is interrupted by operating the full detection switch.

  In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the paid-out pachinko balls are stored in the first and second dollar boxes 22 and 25 in a space-saving manner. For this reason, even if a big hit occurs and it becomes a big hit state, even if a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out from the pachinko machine at once, the player can feel secure without worrying about the storage capacity of the dollar box as in the past The game can be continued.

  In addition, since the amount of pachinko balls that can be stored at the player's hand increases, the conventional labor of the store staff at the game hall carrying empty dollar boxes according to the player's request is reduced. In addition, the burden on the attention of the store clerk who monitors the amount of pachinko balls acquired by a large number of players is reduced.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the edge part of the universal opening-and-closing part 21b rotated below and demonstrated the structure opened, the opening direction is not limited to this. For example, the end of the free opening / closing part may be configured to rotate and open to the player side, that is, the front side, and when there is a space in the pachinko machine, the end of the universal opening / closing part is rotated to the game machine side, that is, the other side. It may be configured to open.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure by which the pachinko ball in the upper plate 2 is discharged | emitted from the discharge port 23 to the lower plate 21 through the back side ball path, if the ball removal lever 6 of the upper plate 2 is operated. It is good also as a structure which the bottom part of the upper plate | plate 2 opens and a ball | bowl falls directly to the lower plate | plate 21 without passing through a back channel | path.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, it is good also as a structure which provides the nozzle which expands / contracts freely in the discharge port 23, and discharges the pachinko ball which exits from the discharge port 23 to the lower plate 21 through this nozzle. According to such a configuration, after the dollar box 22 stored in the lower plate 21 is pulled out, if the nozzle is extended and the ball is discharged through the nozzle, the outlet 23 and the bottom of the lower plate 21 are The head is reduced and the pachinko ball is stored in the lower plate 21 without being played.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine as shown in FIG. 3 has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to a slot machine as shown in FIG.

  For example, a coin tray 18 that is a game medium tray is provided with a space for storing a dollar box, and a free opening / closing part that pulls out the dollar box to the outside of the coin tray 18 without lifting is configured at one end, for example, the right end. This free opening / closing part is also always closed by an elastic body, and when the dollar box is pulled out, its end rotates against the elastic force of the elastic body and opens to the lower side, the player side or the gaming machine side. Then, after the dollar box is pulled out, the end of the elastic body is rotated and closed by the elastic force of the elastic body to return to the original state.

  Also in the slot machine having such a configuration, medals paid out from the payout opening 17 in response to winning are directly stored in the dollar box. When the medals are fully stored in the dollar box, the dollar box is slid in the tray without being lifted to open the free opening / closing portion, and the dollar box is pulled out of the coin tray 18.

  Accordingly, since the medals paid out from the slot machine are directly stored in the dollar box having a large storage amount, it is possible to save the trouble of the conventional player who manually takes out the medals in the tray. Moreover, since the dollar box is easily pulled out from the coin tray 18, there is no need to carry the dollar box. Further, after the dollar box is pulled out, medals are stored in the coin tray 18 as in the conventional case. Therefore, even if a big hit state occurs and a large number of medals are paid out in a short time, the player can store the medal storage capacity. It becomes possible to continue the game without worrying about that much.

It is a partially expanded perspective view which shows the structure of the lower-plate part of the pachinko machine by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the lower plate part shown in FIG. It is a front view of the conventional pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the conventional slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

3 ... handle 21 ... lower plate 21a ... lower plate body 21b ... free opening / closing part 22 ... first dollar box 23 ... ball outlet 24 ... butterfly plate 25 ... second dollar box 26 ... lower plate ball release lever

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine equipped with a game medium tray for storing game media to be paid out to a player in accordance with a prize,
The game medium tray has a space for storing a mobile storage box for storing and carrying a game medium, and a free opening / closing portion that pulls out to the outside of the tray without lifting the mobile storage box by rotating and opening one end. A gaming machine characterized in that it is configured in a part. The game medium tray is composed of an upper plate and a lower plate arranged in the vertical direction on the front surface of the gaming machine, the moving storage box is stored in the lower plate, and the free opening / closing part is formed in the lower plate. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the free opening / closing portion is formed at a left end portion of the lower plate. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the gaming machine is a bullet ball gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine.

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