JP4401313B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  The pachinko machine installed in the game hall has a game board in which a game area is provided on the base of the main body as a base, a launching device for launching a game ball toward the game area, and a game to win a prize. When obtained, a payout device for paying out a game ball as a prize ball is assembled. A front door provided with a window portion that allows the player to observe the game area is provided on the front side of the main body base. In the game area of the game board, in addition to obstacles that change the flow direction of the game balls flowing down, such as obstacle nails, windmills, etc., there are those provided with a winning opening such as a start winning opening, a normal winning opening and an attacker. It is common. Recently, a structure called a center accessory is often provided at the approximate center of the game area. The center accessory is provided with a variable display device composed of a liquid crystal display device, for example. In addition to performing variable display of symbols before notifying the player of the result of the lottery to determine whether or not to shift to the “big hit” state, and the stop display of the symbol for confirming the result of the lottery For example, a demonstration display using animation is performed after the fixed notification stop display until the next variable display is performed.

In pachinko machines, various ingenuity has been devised so that the player can be provided with interest by the movement of the game ball rich in changes in the game area, as well as the interest of whether or not the game ball will win the winning opening. In addition, Patent Document 1 proposes a lifting device that lifts a game ball in an accessory that has won a prize winning opening from below to above.
JP 2003-126416 A

  In the above-described ball game machine, the movement of the game ball that reaches the prize opening only flows down from the upper side of the game area, and the change is poor.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine in which the movement of a game ball reaching a winning opening in the game area is rich in change.

The bullet ball game machine of the present invention includes a game area where a game ball flows down, a lifting device that reciprocates a pallet in the up and down direction in the game area, the game area, and the pallet. A winning opening that is provided at substantially the same height as the upper end in the moving range of the game ball and the game ball lifted by the lifting device falls from the pallet and wins , and in the gaming area, the winning opening and the pallet A door member that is pivotable between an open position that prevents a game ball that flows down the game area from colliding with a game ball on the pallet and a closed position that closes the winning opening And controlling the door member to be in the closed position when the pallet is located at the lower end in the movement range and controlling the door member to be in the open position when the pallet is located at the upper end in the movement range. It is characterized in that a stage.

In addition, when the pallet is located at the upper end in the movement range , the one end located at a position close to the prize opening and the other end located away from the prize opening are opened, and the lifting device is when not driving, the second end is inclined less than one, when driving the pumped system, it is preferable that the one end than the other end is tilted to be inclined lower.

According to the ball game machine of the present invention, the game ball is located in the game area and above the winning opening and the pallet, and the game ball flowing down the game area is prevented from colliding with the game ball on the pallet; A door member provided so as to be rotatable between a closed position for closing the mouth prevents the game ball flowing down the game area from colliding with the game ball on the pallet and is placed on the pallet of the lifting device. Since the game ball moves from the lower side to the upper side and then wins the prize opening, the movement of the game ball reaching the prize opening in the game area can be varied. In addition, the shape of the pallet may be an appropriate shape, for example, a rectangular plate, as long as a game ball can be placed thereon.

Further, when the pallet is positioned at the upper end in the movement range , the pallet drives the lifting device in a shape in which one end located close to the prize opening and the other end located away from the prize opening are opened. When not, the other end is inclined lower than the one end , and when the lifting device is driven, the one end is inclined lower than the other end , so that the lifting device lifts it. It is possible to prevent the played game ball from falling from the pallet in a direction without a winning opening.

  In FIG. 1, the external appearance of the pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) 2 using this invention is shown. The pachinko machine 2 is assembled to a main body base 3 serving as a base via a hinge portion (not shown) so that a front door 6 including an upper door 4 and a lower door 5 is rotatable. An opening 4 a is provided at the center of the upper door 4, and the opening 4 a is shielded by a light-transmitting member such as glass 7 attached to the back side of the upper door 4. In the state where the upper door 4 is closed, the game ball flowing down the game area 8a formed on the game board 8 and the structure provided in the game area 8a have the glass 7 that shields the opening 4a. Is visually recognized. The main body base 3 is fixed to a game hall or the like via a fixed frame 9. In the following description, the side with the opening 4a is the front of the pachinko machine 2.

  In addition to obstacle nails, windmills and the like not shown in the game area 8a, there are a through-chucker 10, a start winning port 11, a normal winning port 12, an attacker 13 and a special winning port 14 as winning ports for winning game balls. Is provided. Further, a structure called a center accessory 15 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 8a, and a symbol display device 16 is provided in the approximate center. Note that the game balls flowing down the game area 8a flow down while being played by obstacle nails, windmills, etc., and either win the prize winning opening or are guided to the out opening 17 without winning. When a game ball wins any one of the start winning port 11, the normal winning port 12, the attacker 13 and the special winning port 14, a predetermined number of game balls are provided in the main body base 3 respectively. The payout device 18 pays out a prize ball from the payout outlet 19.

  The lower door 5 is provided with an operation handle 25. The operation handle 25 is rotated when playing a game. When the operation handle 25 is operated, the output value of the launch volume provided inside changes, and the launch strength of the game ball by the launching device 26 changes. A supply tray 28 that protrudes forward is provided at a position below the game area 8a. In addition to the supply of game balls to be rented to the player at the start of the game, the supply tray 28 receives a payout opening in response to the game balls flowing down the game area 8a having won a prize. A prize ball paid out from 19 is accepted.

  The special prize opening 14 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 8a. A plate-like door 30 (shown in FIG. 3) for opening and closing the special prize opening 14 is provided in front of the special prize opening 14, and a lowering device 31 (shown in FIG. 2) for raising game balls is provided below. ) Is provided, and when the game ball is lifted by the lifting device 31 in a state where the door 30 is opened, the game ball wins the special winning opening 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lifting device 31 includes a moving part 32, a push type solenoid 33, and two bearings 34. The moving portion 32 includes a substantially U-shaped support beam 35 projecting forward from the two arm portions 35 a, a plate-like pallet 36 fixed over the tips of the arm portions 35 a, and the support beam 35. It is comprised from the column-shaped axial part 37 which stood and adhered to the right-and-left both sides of the back side upper surface one by one. As a method for fixing the pallet 36 to the arm portion 35a and a method for fixing the shaft portion 37 to the support beam 35, an appropriate method such as adhesion or screwing may be used. Moreover, the moving part 32 may be formed integrally with the support beam 35, the pallet 36 and the shaft part 37. The shaft portions 37 are respectively inserted into the bearings 34 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the moving portions 32 can move only in the vertical direction along the bearings 34.

  The moving part 32 moves downward by its own weight until the bottom surface of the support beam 35 contacts the upper end of the plunger 33 a of the solenoid 33. When the solenoid 33 is not energized, the plunger 33a is pulled downward, and when the solenoid 33 is energized, the plunger 33a is pushed upward. When the plunger 33a is pushed out, the moving part 32 is biased upward and moves upward together with the plunger 33a. That is, the vertical movement range of the moving unit 32 is equal to the vertical movement range of the plunger 33a.

  The pallet 36 has an upper surface on which one game ball can be placed, and when the moving part 32 moves upward, the rear side of the pallet 36 is inclined so that the special winning opening 14 located downstream is lower than the front side. is doing. Further, on the upper surfaces of the left and right sides of the pallet 36, substantially rectangular parallelepiped projecting pieces 36a for preventing the game balls placed on the pallet 36 from falling in the left-right direction are provided. In addition, an impact absorbing sheet 38 made of a shock absorbing material such as a viscoelastic body or rubber is attached to the upper surface of the pallet 36 in order to prevent falling due to bounce when the game ball is placed or damage due to impact. ing.

  In the lifting device 31, each of the arm portions 35 a is inserted through two elongated holes 8 b provided below the special prize opening 14 of the game board 8 and parallel to the vertical direction so as to be movable in the vertical direction. It is the front side of the game board 8, and the rear side of the support beam 35, the shaft portion 37, the solenoid 33 and the bearing 34 are arranged to be the back side of the game board 8. The solenoid 33 and the bearing 34 may be fixed to the back side of the game board 8 by an appropriate method using a bracket or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the door 30 is opened and closed by an opening / closing device 40. The opening / closing device 40 includes a shaft 41, a push type solenoid 42, and a bearing 43. The shaft 41 is inserted into the bearing 43 so as to be movable back and forth, and the front end abuts on the back surface of the door 30 and the rear end abuts on the front end of the plunger 42a of the solenoid 42. The door 30 is provided with bearing portions 30a and 30b on the upper left and right sides. A bearing 44 is disposed between the bearing portion 30a and the bearing portion 30b so that the shaft hole is coaxial, and the bearing portions 30a and 30b and the bearing 44 are arranged. A pin 45 is inserted through the pin 45. The pin 45 is fixed to either one of the bearing portions 30a and 30b or the bearing 44, and the door 30 rotates in the vertical direction about the pin 45 as a rotation axis.

  When the solenoid 42 is not energized, the plunger 42a is pulled backward, and when the energization is energized, the plunger 42a is pushed forward. When the plunger 42a is pushed out, the shaft 41 is urged forward to press the back surface of the door 30 forward, and as the shaft 41 moves forward, the door 30 is rotated upward to rotate the special prize opening 14. open. When the plunger 42a is retracted rearward, the door 30 rotates downward by its own weight, and closes the special prize opening 14 while moving the shaft 41 rearward.

  The opening / closing device 40 has a shaft 41 inserted through a hole 8 c provided above the special prize opening 14 of the game board 8 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, so that the solenoid 42 and the bearing 43 are on the back side of the game board 8. Be placed. The solenoid 42 and the bearing 43 may be fixed to the back side of the game board 8 by an appropriate method using a bracket or the like. The bearing 44 is fixed to the front surface of the game board 8 above the special winning opening 14. As a method of fixing the bearing 44 to the front surface of the game board 8, an appropriate method such as adhesion or screwing may be used, and the bearing 44 and the game board 8 may be integrally formed.

  The solenoids 33 and 42 of the lifting device 31 and the opening / closing device 40 are energized and controlled by a solenoid driving device 50 provided inside the pachinko machine 2, and the solenoid driving device 50 controls the entire pachinko machine 2. The energization of the solenoids 33 and 42 is controlled according to a control signal input from the control device 51.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 2 configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the solenoids 33 and 42 are not energized, the pallet 36 is located at the lower end in the vertical movement range. At this time, the door 30 closes the special winning opening 14, and the game ball 55 flowing down the game area 8 a can be placed on the pallet 36. When the solenoids 33 and 42 are energized by the solenoid driving device 50, as shown in FIG. 5B, the door 30 is opened as the shaft 41 moves, and the pallet 36 moves to the upper end of the vertical movement range. To do. At this time, the game ball 55 placed on the pallet moves upward and then falls rearward from the pallet 36 along the inclination of the pallet 36 to win the special prize opening 14. At this time, the opened door 30 prevents the game ball flowing down the game area 8 a from above and the game ball 55 on the pallet 36 from colliding with each other. As described above, the game ball 55 placed on the pallet 36 of the lifting device 32 moves from the lower side to the upper side and then wins the special prize opening 14, so that the movement of the game ball reaching the prize opening in the game area 8a is varied. Can be.

  The timing and number of times that the main control device 51 inputs a control signal to the solenoid drive device 50 is determined based on the prize balls that are paid out in a unit time in a game when a winning is made in any of the normal winning holes 12 in the game. For example, when the total number of games does not reach a predetermined value, an appropriate trigger and number of times may be set based on the game. For example, the main control is performed according to the passage detection sensor provided in the through chucker 10 detecting the passage of the game ball The device 51 may perform a lottery, and if the lottery result is a win, a control signal may be input a predetermined number of times (for example, twice). By doing so, the game can be prevented from becoming monotonous and the game can be made interesting.

  In the above-described embodiment, the solenoids 33 and 42 are used to drive the lifting device 31 and the opening / closing device 40, but an appropriate driving device such as a motor may be used. Further, depending on the drive device, speed control based on the result of the lottery can be performed to change the rising speed of the pallet 36, and the success rate of the game balls flowing down the game area 8a on the pallet 36 can be changed. Can do.

  In the above embodiment, the pallet 36 is fixed to the tip of the arm portion 35a with the tilt fixed, but the pallet 36 may be tiltable at the tip of the arm portion 35a. As shown in FIG. 6, the pallet 36 is connected to the tip of the arm portion 35a via a piezoelectric bimorph 60 (two thick piezoelectric elements polarized in the thickness direction, in which electrodes are embedded and bonded together). To fix. The piezoelectric bimorph 60 is arranged to bend upward when a voltage is applied. When the lifting device 31 is not driven, the piezoelectric bimorph 60 is not energized, and the pallet 36 is tilted lower in the front than in the rear, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure. When the lifting device 31 is driven, the piezoelectric bimorph 60 is energized, and as shown by the solid line in the figure, the pallet 36 is lifted by bending the piezoelectric bimorph 60, and the rear is inclined lower than the front. By tilting the pallet 36 in this manner, the game ball can be prevented from being placed on the pallet 36 when the lifting device 31 is not driven. For example, when the pachinko machine 2 is powered off, the game ball is placed on the pallet 36. Can be prevented from being left unattended. Note that the configuration for tilting the pallet 36 is not limited to the above, and any gear that uses a solenoid or the like as a drive source can be used as long as the front of the pallet 36 is tilted lower than when the lifting device 31 is not driven. An appropriate structure such as a mechanism may be used.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine which implemented this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a lifting apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between a raising apparatus, a special winning opening, a door, and an opening / closing apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an opening / closing apparatus. It is a front view which shows the game ball lifted by the lifting apparatus. It is explanatory drawing explaining inclination of a pallet.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machines (ball game machines)
8a Game area 14 Special prize opening 36 Pallet 31 Lifting device

Claims (2)

A game area where game balls flow down,
A lifting device that lifts a game ball by reciprocating a pallet in a vertical direction in the gaming area;
A winning opening provided in the gaming area and at substantially the same height as the upper end of the movement range of the pallet, and a game ball lifted by the lifting device falls from the pallet and wins,
An open position that is located in the gaming area and above the winning opening and the pallet and prevents a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area from colliding with a gaming ball on the pallet; and a closed position that closes the winning opening A door member rotatably provided between,
Control means for controlling the door member to be in a closed position when the pallet is located at the lower end in the movement range and controlling the door member to be in an open position when the pallet is located at the upper end in the movement range. A ball game machine characterized by that. When the pallet is positioned at the upper end in the movement range , one end located near the prize opening and the other end located away from the prize opening are open and do not drive the lifting device. case, the second end is inclined less than one, when driving the pumped system, according to claim 1, wherein said one end than the other end is tilted so as to be inclined lower A ball game machine.

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