JP4475612B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine that plays a game by launching a game ball in a game unit, and more particularly, to a ball game machine equipped with a device for correcting the launch trajectory of the game ball.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, pachinko machines are known as this type of ball game machine. A conventional pachinko machine has a game part having a plurality of winning holes on the surface of the game board and a pair of inner and outer guide rails for guiding the game ball launched by the hitting ball launcher into the game part. When a game ball launched into the game unit wins a prize opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out or a special game advantageous to the player is performed as compared with a normal game.
[0003]
In addition, a conventional general pachinko machine is manufactured by separately manufacturing a game board and a hitting ball launching unit equipped with a hitting ball launcher, and attaching the game board and the hitting ball launching unit to a frame member in the assembly process. It is said.
[0004]
However, if the surface of both of the game board and the hitting ball launching part is displaced when the game board and the hitting ball launching part are assembled, the game ball launched from the hitting ball launching part collides with the glass plate covering the surface of the game board or the front side of the game board As a result, it is not possible to perform stable hitting. Further, when the game ball collides with the game board or the glass plate, there is a possibility that an impact sound is generated or the game board or the glass plate is damaged.
[0005]
For this reason, in the conventional pachinko machine, means for adjusting the launch angle of the game ball launched into the game unit has been provided.
[0006]
Based on FIG. 6, the means for adjusting the launch angle of the game ball provided in the conventional pachinko machine will be described.
6A and 6B show a hitting ball launching device attached to a conventional pachinko machine. FIG. 6A is a front view of the hitting ball launching device, FIG. 6B is a plan view of the hitting ball launching device, and FIG. C) is an enlarged front view of the launch angle adjusting device.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 6A, the hitting ball launching device 51 attached to the conventional pachinko machine is attached to the attachment substrate 52 so as to be tiltable, and communicates with a guide rail (not shown). The main constituent members are a bullet member 54 for bulleting a game ball toward the provided ball guide part 53 and a plunger solenoid 55 connected to the bullet member 54. In this ball hitting device 51, game balls are supplied one by one to the ball hitting unit 56, and the bullet member 54 is operated by driving the plunger type solenoid 55, so that the game ball of the ball hitting unit 56 is sent to the ball hitting guide 53. Bullet towards.
[0008]
In addition, the hitting ball launching device 51 is provided with a launching angle adjusting device 57 for adjusting the mounting angle of the hitting ball launching device 51 with respect to the surface of the game board. As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the launch angle adjusting device 57 includes an adjusting member 58 that is rotatably attached between the mounting substrate 52 and the hit ball launching device 51. Although not shown in detail, the adjustment member 58 is provided with a tapered portion on the surface side thereof, and is in contact with the upper right corner of the hit ball launching device 51 through the tapered portion. Then, by rotating the adjusting member 58, the distance between the upper right corner of the hit ball launching device 51 and the mounting substrate 52 changes, and the mounting angle of the hit ball launching device 51 with respect to the game board surface can be adjusted.
[0009]
In addition, as another method for adjusting the firing angle of the hit ball, the guide rail angle with respect to the game board surface is inclined by bending a press-fit pin for attaching the iron guide rail to the game board. It was.
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional pachinko machine described above, when the assembly error between the game board and the hitting ball launcher is small, the error of the launch angle of the game ball can be absorbed, but by shifting the launch position of the game ball Since the launch angle is adjusted, the launch direction of the game ball after reaching the guide rail from the guide portion cannot be adjusted, and the game ball may not be launched at a desired angle. In particular, when the assembly error between the game board and the hit ball launching portion is large, it is difficult to adjust the launch direction of the game ball.
[0011]
In addition, the method of adjusting the angle of the guide rail with respect to the game board surface by bending the press-fit pin requires a skillful technique for determining the direction in which the game ball is launched in the assembly stage, and the adjustment work is troublesome. There was a problem that there was. Furthermore, such a method has a problem that the press-fit pin is bent too much or the guide rail is damaged by a tool such as a hammer.
[0012]
The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and can easily adjust the variation in the direction of launch of the game ball resulting from the assembly error between the game board and the hitting ball launching unit, so that the stable launch operation of the game ball An object is to provide a ball game machine capable of performing the above.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has the following features.
That is, the bullet ball game machine according to the present invention has a game part having a plurality of winning holes on the surface of the game board, and a pair of inner and outer guides for guiding the game ball fired from the ball hitting device into the game part. In a ball game machine that provides a profit to a player when a game ball launched into the game unit wins a prize opening,
A guide rail tilting member provided on the back side of the ball passage surface of the outer guide rail , and a guide rail tilting member arranged in contact with the guide rail tilting member so as to be rotatable, and with respect to the surface of the game board. A position determining member for determining a position in the front-rear direction; and a biasing member for biasing the guide rail tilting member in a direction in which the guide rail tilting member is pressed toward the position determining member. the inclination angle adjusting device for adjusting the inclination angle of the provided,
The guide rail tilting member is integrally fixed to the outer guide rail with a length within a predetermined range, and is moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface of the game board on the surface facing the position determining member. A pair of protrusions capable of changing the inclination angle of the outer guide rail;
The position determining member is formed on the contact surface of the guide rail tilting member with the projecting portion so that the projecting heights at symmetrical positions where the pair of projecting portions are in contact with each other are the same as the rotational movement occurs. It has a pair of arcuate taper portions .
[0014]
Further, the tilt angle adjusting device is characterized in that provided in the vicinity of the hit ball launcher.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a ball game machine according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In the following description, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of a representative ball game machine.
[0016]
<Game board>
As shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a game board 1 for playing a game ball. On the surface of the game board 1, a variable display comprising a pair of inner and outer guide rails 3a and 3b for guiding a game ball launched by a ball striking device (not shown) into the game unit 2 and a liquid crystal display or the like. The device 4, a plurality of winning ports such as a general winning port 5a, a large winning port 5b, and a starting winning port 5c, a plurality of obstacle members such as the obstacle nail 6 and the windmill 7, and any winning port (5a, 5b, 5c). Etc.) is provided with an out port 8 or the like for guiding a game ball that has not won a prize to the back side of the game board 1. A decorative member 9 such as a decorative lamp is provided on the surface of the game board 1 located outside the game unit 2. In the present embodiment, the game board 1 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the guide rails 3a and 3b are also formed of synthetic resin.
[0017]
In this pachinko machine, when a game ball launched into the game unit 2 wins a winning opening (5a, 5b, 5c, etc.), a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize, or compared to a normal game for the player. Or to have an advantageous special game.
[0018]
Although not shown, a hitting ball launching device for launching a game ball into the game unit 2 is, for example, a bullet for hitting a game ball toward a hitting guide unit provided in communication with the outer guide rail 3b. The main component is a generating member and a plunger type solenoid connected to the elastic member. This hitting ball launching device is mounted on a hitting ball launching unit that is a separate member from the game board 1, and the hitting ball launching unit is assembled to the lower part of the game board 1 to integrate them.
[0019]
By the way, when assembling the game board 1 and the hitting ball launching unit, a subtle assembling error may occur. When such assembling error occurs, it is necessary to correct the launching trajectory of the gaming ball. For this reason, by adjusting the inclination angle of the outer guide rail 3b with respect to the game board 1, the inclination angle adjusting device 10 for correcting the firing trajectory of the game ball is attached.
[0020]
<Inclination angle adjustment device>
As shown in FIG. 1, the tilt angle adjusting device 10 is provided on the back side of the ball passage surface of the outer guide rail 3 b, a guide rail tilting member 11 that is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board 1, and a guide A position determining member 13 that is disposed in contact with the rail tilting member 11 and determines the position of the guide rail tilting member 11 in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board 1, and the guide rail tilting member 11 toward the position determining member 13. And a coil spring 12 for urging in the pressing direction.
[0021]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the position determining member 13 is held by a holding member fitted in the game board 1, and the guide rail tilting member 11 is disposed on the front side of the position determining member 13. The arrangement positions of the guide rail tilting member 11 and the position determining member 13 are not limited to this. That is, the position determining member 13 may be disposed at any position as long as the tilt position of the guide rail tilting member 11 can be determined. For example, the position determining member 13 is disposed on the front side of the guide rail tilting member 11. May be.
[0022]
Further, the position at which the inclination angle adjusting member 10 is attached is not limited to the position shown in FIG. 1, and may be attached at any position as long as it is the outer rail 3 b leading to the game unit 2. By attaching the tilt angle adjusting member 10 in the vicinity of the, a more stable game ball launching operation can be performed.
[0023]
<Guide rail tilting member>
As shown in FIG. 1B, the guide rail tilting member 11 is molded so as to be integrated with the outer guide rail 3b on the back surface side of the ball passing surface of the outer guide rail 3b molded by synthetic resin. A concave portion 14 for accommodating the coil spring 12 is formed on the surface side with a substantially triangular member, and a column insertion hole 15 for inserting the column 16 is provided in the approximate center of the recess 14. The support column 16 is a member for attaching the coil spring 12 and the position determining member 13 to the surface side of the game board 1 and is provided to project outward from the surface of the game board 1. A screw hole (not shown) for attaching 17 is provided.
[0024]
In addition, a pair of projecting portions 18 and 18 are provided on the back side of the guide rail tilting member 11 (the side facing the surface of the game board 1) toward the position determining member 13.
In order to attach the coil spring 12 to the guide rail tilting member 11, the coil spring 12 is covered with the support 16 in the recess 14, the washer 19 is positioned at the tip of the coil spring 12, and the washer 19 is attached to the tip of the support 16 by the screw 17. To fix. The guide rail tilting member 11 is biased in a direction of pressing toward the game board 1 by the biasing force of the coil spring 12. The urging member is not limited to the coil spring 12 and may be a leaf spring or another elastic member.
[0025]
<Position determining member>
As shown in FIG. 2, the position determining member 13 includes a substantially circular substrate 20. A column insertion hole 21 for inserting the above-described column 16 is provided in the substantially center of the substrate 20. A pair of tapered portions 22, 22 having a substantially arc shape are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the column insertion hole 21 on the surface side (the side facing the guide rail tilting member 11). The pair of tapered portions 22 and 22 are formed so that the projecting heights at positions symmetrical with respect to the column insertion hole 21 are substantially the same, and the pair of projecting portions provided on the guide rail tilting member 11 described above. The tips of the portions 18 and 18 are in contact with the tapered surfaces, respectively.
[0026]
Further, an operation knob 23 for performing a rotation operation of the position determining member 13 is provided on the surface side of the position determining member 13.
The position determining member 13 is rotatably attached to the game board 1 by inserting the support 16 into the support insertion hole 21.
[0027]
<Adjustment of game ball launch angle>
Next, a method for adjusting the launch angle of the game ball will be described with reference to FIGS.
As described above, the guide rail tilting member 11 provided on the back side of the ball passing surface of the outer guide rail 3 b is biased toward the surface of the game board 1 by the biasing force of the coil spring 12. Accordingly, the pair of protrusions 18, 18 provided on the back side of the guide rail tilting member 11 (the surface facing the surface of the game board 1) are tapered portions 22 provided on the surface side of the position determining member 13, respectively. 22 is pressed against the tapered surface. When the position determining member 13 is rotated by operating the operation knob 23 of the position determining member 13, the guide rail tilting member 11 is pushed away from the game board 1 by the protruding height of the tapered portion 22, and the guide rail The outer guide rail 3b connected to the tilting member 11 tilts, and the angle with respect to the surface of the game board 1 can be adjusted.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 4 (A), a reference mark 24 for indicating the reference rotation position of the position determining member 13 is attached to the surface of the game board 1. In the present embodiment, the outer guide rail 3b is set substantially perpendicular to the surface of the game board 1 when the operation knob 23 is set to the position of the reference mark 24 (the state shown in FIG. 1). ). Therefore, when the operation knob 23 is aligned with the position of the reference mark 24, the game ball 25 is guided substantially parallel to the surface of the game board 1 as indicated by an arrow in FIG.
[0029]
Further, when the operation knob 23 is rotated upward from the position of the reference mark 24, the outer guide rail 3b is inclined inward with respect to the surface of the game board 1 (the state shown in FIG. 3B). Therefore, when the operation knob 23 is rotated upward from the position of the reference mark 24, the game ball 25 is inclined inward with respect to the surface of the game board 1 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. Be guided. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the operation knob 23 is turned upward by about 60 ° from the reference mark 24, as shown in FIG. In contrast, the outer guide rail 3b is set to incline inward by about 5 °.
[0030]
Further, when the operation knob 23 is rotated downward from the position of the reference mark 24, the outer guide rail 3b is tilted downward with respect to the surface of the game board 1 (state shown in FIG. 4B). Therefore, when the operation knob 23 is rotated downward from the position of the reference mark 24, the game ball 25 is inclined outward with respect to the surface of the game board 1 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. Be guided. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the operation knob 23 is rotated downward by about 60 ° from the reference mark 24, as shown in FIG. The outer guide rail 3b is set to be inclined toward the outside by about 5 ° with respect to the surface.
[0031]
In this way, by operating the operation knob 23 to rotate the position determining member 13, the guide rail tilting member 11 is tilted within the range of the protruding height of the tapered portion 22, so that the outer side of the surface of the game board 1. The inclination angle of the guide rail 3b can be adjusted.
[0032]
In the above-described embodiment, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of a representative gaming machine. However, the present invention is also applicable to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball game machine and a sparrow ball game machine. Can be applied.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
The ball ball game machine according to the present invention is provided with an inclination angle adjusting device for adjusting the inclination angle of the outer gadrail with respect to the game board surface on the outer guide rail for guiding the game ball into the game part provided on the surface of the game board. Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust the variation in the shooting direction of the game ball caused by the assembly error between the game board and the hitting ball launching unit. For this reason, it is possible to perform a stable game ball launch operation, prevent damage to the glass plate and the like, and provide a comfortable gaming environment.
[0034]
Further, since the ball game machine according to the present invention is provided with the inclination angle adjusting device on the outer guide rail in the vicinity of the hitting ball launching device, the launching direction of the game ball is adjusted at a position where the hitting force of the hitting ball has not yet decayed. It is possible to perform a more stable game ball launching operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view (A) and a longitudinal sectional view (B) of an inclination angle adjusting device (reference position).
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a position determining member. FIG. 3 is a front view (A) and a longitudinal sectional view (B) of an inclination angle adjusting device for explaining an inclination angle adjustment of an outer guide rail.
FIG. 4 is a front view (A) and a longitudinal sectional view (B) of an inclination angle adjusting device for explaining an inclination angle adjustment of an outer guide rail.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional hitting ball launcher (A), a plan view of the hitting ball launcher (B), and a launch angle adjusting device. Enlarged front view (C)
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Game part 3a Inner guide rail 3b Outer guide rail 4 Variable display device 5a General winning port 5b Large winning port 5c Starting winning port 6 Obstruction nail 7 Windmill 8 Out port 9 Decoration member 10 Inclination angle adjusting device 11 Tilt of the guide rail Member 12 Coil spring 13 Position determining member 14 Recess 15 Strut insertion hole 16 Strut 17 Screw 18 Protrusion 19 Washer 20 Substrate 21 Strut insertion hole 22 Taper 23 Operation knob 24 Reference mark 25 Game ball 51 Conventional hitting ball launching device 52 Mounting substrate 53 Hitting ball guide 54 Bulleting member 55 Plunger solenoid 56 Hitting ball launching unit 57 Launch angle adjusting device 58 Adjusting member

Claims (2)

On the surface of the game board, a game unit having a plurality of winning holes and a pair of inner and outer guide rails for guiding the game ball fired from the hitting ball launching device into the game unit are provided and fired into the game unit. In a ball game machine that gives a profit to a player when a game ball wins the winning opening,
A guide rail tilting member provided on the back side of the ball passage surface of the outer guide rail , and a guide rail tilting member arranged in contact with the guide rail tilting member so as to be rotatable, and with respect to the surface of the game board. A position determining member for determining a position in the front-rear direction; and a biasing member for biasing the guide rail tilting member in a direction in which the guide rail tilting member is pressed toward the position determining member. the inclination angle adjusting device for adjusting the inclination angle of the provided,
The guide rail tilting member is integrally fixed to the outer guide rail with a length within a predetermined range, and is moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the surface of the game board on the surface facing the position determining member. A pair of protrusions capable of changing the inclination angle of the outer guide rail;
The position determining member is formed on the contact surface of the guide rail tilting member with the projecting portion so that the projecting heights at symmetrical positions where the pair of projecting portions are in contact with each other are the same as the rotational movement occurs. A bullet ball game machine having a pair of arcuate tapered portions .   2. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the tilt angle adjusting device is provided in the vicinity of the hitting ball launching device.

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