JP4326765B2 - Center decoration of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a center decoration of a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a stage structure for dropping a ball onto a start winning component.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 5 shows the front of the game board 101 which is the main player of the pachinko machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-192304, and the game board 101 is surrounded by a guide rail 102 on the design board surface which is the front of the game board 101. In the game area on the inside, a start winning component 103, a symbol display 104, a variable winning component 105, a general winning component 106, a windmill 107, a side lamp 108, a center decoration 109, a number of game nails (not shown), and the like are provided. The center decoration 109 has a see-through panel 110 inserted from the front side into an opening outside the figure formed so as to penetrate the game area of the game board 101 in the front-rear direction. The symbol display 104 is arranged on the back side of the center ornament 109 so that the player can visually recognize the display screen from the front side of the game board 101 through the perspective panel 110 in the center ornament 109.
[0003]
A handle provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame when the player places a ball in a tray device (not shown) provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame (not shown) in which the game board 101 is stored. When an unillustrated ball launching operation part called a grip is operated, the unillustrated ball launching mechanism provided inside the gaming machine frame launches the ball supplied from the tray device toward the gaming area, and the gaming area When the ball fired at the start winning component 103 or the general winning component 106 wins, the start winning ball detector (not shown) that detects the ball winning the start winning component 103 outputs a start winning signal to the control device (not shown). Alternatively, a general winning ball detector (not shown) that detects the winning ball in the general winning component 106 outputs a general winning signal to the control device.
[0004]
When the control device inputs the start winning signal or the general winning signal, the control device detects which input port in the input interface of the control device the input signal of the starting winning signal or the general winning signal is input to the control device. Is determined (detected) from which start winning ball detector is a start winning signal or which general winning ball detector is received, and the control device is triggered by the detection (specific) of the start winning signal. A game advantageous to the player is executed by the symbol display 104 and the variable winning component 105. Therefore, the symbol display 104 and the variable prize component 105 are game parts for executing a game advantageous to the player accompanying the winning of a ball to the start prize component 103. A start winning component 103 and a plurality of variable winning components 105 are provided in the game area of the game board 101 so as to be able to win a ball from the game area, while the symbol display 104 is provided in the game area of the game board 101. It is provided so as to be visible from the front side.
[0005]
On the other hand, the center decoration 109 will be described. The center decoration 109 is connected to the celestial sphere inlet 111, the warp passage 112 that bypasses the periphery of the fluoroscopic panel 110, the stage 113 along the lower edge of the fluoroscopic panel 110, and the stage communication formed in the warp passage 112. A front side ball introduction port 116 formed in the lower passage 115 in the mouth 114, the warp passage 112, a front side ball outlet 118 formed in the front wall 117 of the center ornament 109 located below the warp passage 112, and a rear side ball introduction port 116. And a distribution mechanism 120 disposed in the stage communication port 114 and a communication passage 119 connecting the front ball outlet 118 and the front ball outlet 118. The distribution mechanism 120 is provided with a plurality of ball passage holes 122 also shown in FIG. 6 on the peripheral wall of the hollow cylindrical rotating body 121 shown in FIG. 6 that is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) provided behind the center decoration 109. Have.
[0006]
Then, the sphere taken in from the celestial sphere inlet 111 flows down the warp passage 112 and is entangled with the rotating body 121 of the sorting mechanism 120 rotating at the stage communication port 114. The entangled sphere is taken into the rotator 121 from the sphere passage hole 122, and a certain sphere is discharged from the rotator 121 to the stage 113 through the sphere passage hole 122 and the stage connection port 114 in this order. A certain sphere is discharged from the inside of the rotating body 121 to the lower passage 115 via the sphere passage hole 122. The ball discharged to the stage 113 falls from the stage 113 in the direction of the start winning component 103, and the ball discharged to the lower passage 115 passes from the lower passage 115 through the back side ball introduction port 116 and the communication passage 119 in this order. It falls from the exit 118 in the direction of the start winning component 103. Since the front ball outlet 118 is closer to the start winning component 103 than the stage 113, the ball dropped from the front ball outlet 118 is easier to win the start winning component 103 than the ball dropped from the stage 113.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional example has a structure in which the distribution mechanism 120 distributes the ball only once to either the stage 113 or the lower passage 115, and the interval between the stage 113 and the start winning component 103 is the front ball outlet 118 and The probability that the ball distributed to the stage 113 by the distribution mechanism 120 will win the start prize component 103 as compared to the ball distributed to the lower passage 115 by the distribution mechanism 120 because it is larger than the interval with the start winning component 103. However, the player has a problem that the ball is distributed to the stage 113 by the distribution mechanism 120, so that the player's expectation for winning the start winning component 103 is reduced, and the gameability is lacking.
[0008]
Therefore, the present invention provides a center decoration of a pachinko machine that can maintain a player's expectation for winning a start winning component with a two-stage ball distribution function and improve game playability.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, in the center decoration for dropping a ball on a start winning component provided in the game area of the game board, the center decoration has an upper stage for receiving a ball from the game area having a ball sorter. , comprising a lower stage of dropping a ball dropped from the upper stage to the game area, and a ball outlet for dropping the ball toward the start winning part to the lower than the lower stage, the ball sorting body A plurality of ball distribution holes formed at the bottom, wherein the lower stage is located at least below one of the plurality of ball distribution holes, in front of the flat surface; A ball distribution body mounting portion composed of ribs protruding upward from the left and right end portions, an isolated left and right inclined surface that is located on the rear side of the ball distribution body mounting portion and is recessed downward in a front view; and the left slope surface Between the right slope and after the ball distributor attachment A ball inlet is formed continuous to the ball discharge port, and extending along the lateral edge of the sphere inlet passage for one piece balls between the ball sorting member mounting portion and the sphere inlet and a spherical distribution ridges forming the dropping area to allow said at least one ball sorting holes other sorting holes are located directly above the ball sorting protrusion, the ball sorting collision A sphere distributes a sphere that has fallen from a distribution hole other than the at least one sphere distribution hole to the left and right slopes or the sphere introduction port, and dams a sphere distributed to the right and left slopes to fall into the sphere introduction port. By stopping or dropping from the drop area to the ball inlet , the ball is taken from the game area of the game board into the ball sorter from the upper stage, and at least one specific ball in the ball sorter The ball that has fallen from the distribution hole passes through the ball inlet and starts directly below the ball outlet. Falls towards a sphere dropped from the sphere sorting aperture other than the specified is dropped into a sphere sorting projection, flows from the ball sorting protrusions in the direction of or left and right slope falls into the sphere inlet, left and right The ball that flows on the slope falls from the left and right slopes to the side of the start winning part. In addition, since the ball distribution ridge forms a drop area that allows passage of one sphere between the ball introduction port and the ball distribution body mounting portion, the ball jump by the ball distribution ridge and the ball introduction You can make a ball drop into the mouth.
In other words, spherical distribution function sphere by sphere sorting member and is formed in two stages of spherical distribution function by spheres sorting ridges, spheres dropped from the sphere sorting aperture other than the specific particular spheres Like the ball that has fallen from the distribution hole, there is a possibility of falling from the ball outlet to the starting winning component directly below the ball outlet, and the player continues to have a sense of expectation for winning the starting winning component. The gameability can be improved. Further, in the present invention, the sphere allocating body is fixed to the upper stage, forming a cone-shaped slope dressed flowing spheres the bottom fell gradually center direction while drawing a spiral path Then , the player can appropriately grasp the process in which the ball taken into the ball sorter is taken into any of the plurality of ball sorting holes. In the present invention, if a projection is provided at the center of the bottom, a sphere in which the projection is taken into the ball sorting body can be reliably taken into any of the plurality of ball sorting holes . Further, in the present invention, the sphere outlet and sphere inlet and inducing spherical in the bottom of the communication passage connecting the guide rail to set only lever, start winning part beneath the guide rails the balls from the ball outlet It can fall properly toward.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show an embodiment, FIG. 1 shows an external appearance of the stage decoration 2 in the center decoration 1, FIG. 2 shows an appearance of the center decoration 1, and FIG. 3 shows a communication passage 33 of the center decoration 1. The longitudinal section which cut | disconnected the circumference | surroundings in the longitudinal direction in the front-back direction is shown.
[0011]
The structure of the stage 2 in the center decoration 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The stage 2 includes an upper stage 3 and a lower stage 4. The upper stage 3 includes left and right ball introduction passages 5 and a central circular dish-shaped ball distribution body 6. The sphere introduction passage 5 is an upwardly open groove disposed on the front side of the vertical wall 8 extending downward from the perspective panel 7 of the center ornament 1. The left sphere introduction passage 5 has a single-flow shape capable of naturally flowing down from the left side toward the center, and the right sphere introduction passage 5 has a single flow shape capable of naturally flowing down from the right side toward the center. That is, the left and right sphere introduction passages 5 guide the spheres from the outside toward the central ball allocating body 6. The downstream end portions of the left and right sphere introduction passages 5 are connected to the peripheral wall 10 of the ball allocating body 6 so that the spheres drop onto the bottom 9 beyond the side edge of the peripheral wall 10 of the sphere distributing body 6.
[0012]
The ball distribution body 6 has a peripheral wall 10 that protrudes upward from a circular bottom portion 9, a protrusion 11 that protrudes upward at the center of the bottom portion 9, and a plurality of circles that are formed on one circumference centered on the protrusion 11. , And a guide wall 15 protruding downward from the bottom 9 around one specific ball distribution hole 12. The guide wall 15 has a semicircular shape that protrudes forward in plan view. The bottom portion 9 has a mortar shape that guides a sphere from the side where the peripheral wall 10 is located toward the protrusion 11. Specifically, the bottom portion 9 becomes a suitable slope where a sphere that has dropped from the sphere introduction passage 5 to the bottom portion 9 beyond the side edge of the peripheral wall 10 gradually flows in the direction of the protrusion 11 while drawing a spiral trajectory. ing.
[0013]
The lower stage 4 includes left and right sphere introduction slopes 21, left and right sphere lead-out slopes 22, a central ball distribution body mounting portion 23, a central ball introduction port 24, and a central ball distribution protrusion 25. The sphere introduction slope 21 is an arcuate slope that is connected to the vertical wall 8 of the center ornament 1 and protrudes to the front side and is recessed downward in front view, and a sphere lead-out portion 26 is provided at a portion close to the sphere introduction port 24 side. Prepare. The sphere lead-out portion 26 gradually decreases in width and goes down as it goes forward from the vertical wall 8. The sphere lead-out slope 22 is an arcuate slope that is connected to the sphere introduction slope 21 and protrudes to the front side and is recessed downward as viewed from the front, and descends as it goes forward from the sphere introduction slope 21.
[0014]
The ball distribution body mounting portion 23 includes a horizontal flat upper surface 27 continuous with the ball lead-out slope 22 and ribs 28 protruding upward from the left and right end portions of the upper surface 27. The sphere introduction port 24 is a hole elongated in the front-rear direction that is disposed immediately behind the sphere distributor mounting portion 23 and is formed between the left and right sphere introduction slopes 21 and penetrates vertically to allow passage of one sphere. is there. The ball sorting ridge 25 has a rod shape extending forward from the vertical wall 8 along the left and right edges of the ball introduction port 24. The left and right edges of the ball introduction port 24 between the ball sorting ridge 25 and the ball sorting body mounting portion 23 are drop regions 29 that allow passage of one sphere. Therefore, in the left and right ball introduction slopes 21, a ball that has passed the ball lead-out portion 26 from the left and right outer sides in the center direction is blocked by the ball distribution ridge 25, but falls from the drop region 29 to the ball introduction port 24. There is a possibility.
[0015]
The center ornament 1 includes a front ball outlet 32 that projects downward from the front edge of the lower stage 4, and a communication passage 33 that connects the front ball outlet 32 and the ball inlet 24. The communication passage 33 is a spherical passage formed in the lower part of the upper and lower stages 3; 4 with the upper and lower stages 3; 4 as partition walls. A pair of left and right guide rails 34 are provided at the bottom of the communication passage 33. The guide rail 34 has an inclination for guiding the sphere from the sphere inlet 24 to the front sphere outlet 32. The front wall 31 comes into contact with the game area of the game board 101 when the center ornament 1 is attached to the game board 101 of FIG. 3, and a set screw (not shown) from the front side through the through hole 35 provided in the front wall 31. The flange for connecting the center ornament 1 to the game board 101 is configured by being fastened.
[0016]
The front wall 31 of the portion located on the left and right outside of the upper and lower stages 3; 4 has a ball intake portion 37 that protrudes forward. The ball take-in portion 37 is an upwardly open groove that takes in the ball from the game area of the game board 101 shown in FIG. 2 and guides the taken-in ball around the front wall 31 in the direction of the perspective panel 7. At the end of the ball intake portion 37, there are provided a shelf portion 38 for guiding the sphere to the center side, and an upwardly open groove portion 39 disposed on the front side from the shelf portion 38. The shelf portion 38 guides the sphere discharged from the sphere intake portion 37 in the direction of the groove portion 39. The groove 39 guides the sphere that has dropped from the shelf 38 to the front side in the direction of the sphere introduction passage 5 of the upper stage 3.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower portion of the guide wall 15 is coupled to the ball distributor mounting portion 23 of the lower stage 4, so that the ball distributor 6 is attached to the lower stage 4 and the bottom 9 and the lower stage 4. A gap larger than the diameter of one sphere is formed between the ball distribution body mounting portion 23 and the ball distribution body mounting portion 23. The guide wall 15 includes a guide protrusion 36 on the inner surface. The guide ridge 36 has a side-view arc shape that guides a ball dropped from the ball distribution hole 12 corresponding to the guide wall 15 in the direction of the ball introduction port 24.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 4, in the relationship between the upper stage 3 and the lower stage 4, when the ball distribution body 6 of the upper stage 3 is attached to the ball distribution body attachment portion 23 of the lower stage 4 by the guide wall 15, The ball distribution holes 13 and 14 other than the ball distribution holes 12 corresponding to the guide walls 15 are arranged directly above the ball distribution ridges 25 of the lower stage 4. As a result, the ball dropped from the ball distribution hole 13; 14 collides with the ball distribution ridge 25 and then flows down the upper stage 3 in the direction of the ball extraction unit 26 or the direction of the ball extraction unit 26. There is a possibility that the ball is introduced into the ball inlet 24 from the drop area 29 without flowing down.
[0019]
According to the structure of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, by assembling the upper stage 3 and the lower stage 4, the guide wall 15 and the ball distributor mounting portion 23 are coupled to each other, The outer end portion of the ball introduction passage 5 and the inner end portions of the left and right groove portions 39 are connected. Then, in a state where the center ornament 1 including the upper stage 3 and the lower stage 4 is attached to the game board 101, the ball is taken into the ball inlet 37 from the game area of the game board 101 as indicated by an arrow X1. Then, the sphere flows from the sphere inlet portion 37 to the sphere introduction passage 5 of the upper stage 3 through the shelf portion 38 and the groove portion 39 in order as indicated by the arrow X2.
[0020]
The sphere flowing into the sphere introduction passage 5 is taken into the sphere distributor 6 and falls from any one of the plurality of sphere distribution holes 12 to 14. A ball that has fallen from the ball distribution hole 12 is guided to the ball introduction port 24 by the guide wall 15 and the guide protrusion 36 of FIG. 3, and falls from the ball introduction port 24 onto the guide rail 34 of the communication passage 33, thereby guiding the guide rail. After flowing down on the front 34, it falls from the front ball outlet 32 toward the starting prize-winning component 103 directly below as indicated by an arrow X3. Whether the sphere that has fallen from any of the ball distribution holes 13; 14 collides with the ball distribution ridge 25 and then flows from the drop region 29 to the sphere introduction port 24 without flowing down to the sphere lead-out portion 26. Alternatively, the sphere introduction slope 21 flows in the direction of the sphere lead-out portion 26. The sphere that has flowed to the sphere derivation unit 26 falls to the side of the start winning component 103 from the sphere derivation slope 22 as indicated by an arrow X4.
[0021]
Reference numeral 123 in FIG. 1 is a game nail called a life nail for the start winning component 103 provided on the game board 101.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a center decoration stage according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a center ornament of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the periphery of a communication passage according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the periphery of the ball sorter according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a conventional game board.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the periphery of a conventional rotating body.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center decoration 3 Upper stage 4 Lower stage 6 Ball distribution body 9 Bottom part 11 Protrusion 12; 13; 14 Ball distribution hole 24 Ball introduction port 25 Ball distribution protrusion 29 Drop area 32 Front ball outlet 33 Connection path 34 Guide rail 101 game board 103 start winning parts

Claims (4)

In the center decoration that drops the ball on the start winning parts provided in the game area of the game board,
The center decoration has a ball allocator and receives a ball from the game area; and
A lower stage for dropping a ball dropped from the upper stage into the gaming area;
And a ball outlet for dropping the ball toward the start winning part to the lower than the lower stage,
A plurality of ball distribution holes formed at the bottom of the ball distribution body,
Of the lower stages of the plurality of spheres sorting holes, vibration ball comprising a rib projecting upwardly from at least one spherical flat surface positioned below the sorting hole and the flat surfaces of the front and left and right end portions A body mounting part;
Located on the rear side of the ball allocator mounting portion, and solitary left and right slopes recessed downward in front view;
A sphere inlet formed between the left slope and the right slope and behind the ball distributor mounting portion and connected to the sphere outlet ;
A ball distribution ridge extending along the right and left edge portions of the ball introduction port, and forming a drop region allowing passage of one ball between the ball introduction port and the ball distribution body mounting portion; With
A distribution hole other than the at least one ball distribution hole is disposed directly above the ball distribution ridge ,
The sphere distribution ridge distributes the sphere dropped from the distribution hole other than the at least one sphere distribution hole to the left and right slopes or the sphere introduction port, and the sphere distributed to the left and right slopes enters the sphere introduction port. or dam from falling or features and to Rousset centers ornament to be dropped into the ball inlet from the drop area. Claims the ball sorting body is fixed to the upper stage, characterized by being formed in a conical slope of looking through the sphere the bottom fell gradually center direction while drawing a spiral path The center ornament of the pachinko machine according to Item 1. Claim 1 or pachinko machines center ornament of claim 2, wherein the provision of the protrusion in the center of the bottom. Pachinko machine center ornaments according to claim 1, characterized in that a guide rail to guide the ball to the bottom of the communication passage that connects the said ball inlet and the ball outlet.

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