JP4744552B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine having an effect member that can be moved up and down at a predetermined position of a game board and capable of performing an effect by moving the effect member up and down according to the contents of the game.

Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 and the like have proposed a pachinko gaming machine in which an effect member that can be moved up and down according to game contents is provided in an accessory provided on a game board. An effect member in such a conventional pachinko gaming machine has an arm extended, and a rotating member is engaged with the arm and held in a steady state (rising end position), and an electric motor is driven to rotate the rotating plate. In addition, by temporarily releasing the engagement state between the rotating plate and the arm, the rotating plate is configured to fall to a predetermined position by its own weight.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-7057

  However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine described above, although the production member can achieve an unprecedented production effect by falling due to its own weight (so-called free fall), it is merely free fall, so the production effect It was insufficient to further improve. Under such circumstances, the present applicant has intensively studied in order to further improve the effect of the effect member that freely falls.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and is providing the pachinko game machine which can further improve the production effect by the production member which falls by dead weight.

First aspect of the present invention, which has a lift operable directing member at a predetermined position of the game board, the pachinko gaming machine capable presentation by lifting the directing member in response to the game content, the rotation axis extending in a predetermined direction And a rotation force applying means for applying a rotational force to the effect member using its own weight when the effect member is dropped, and the effect member is centered on the rotation force applying means. It can be dropped by its own weight while rotating, and when it is removed from the rotational force applying means, the rotation state is maintained by inertia , and after being freely dropped to a predetermined position by its own weight while being connected to the tip of the wire, The wire is pulled upward by the wire to be the initial position, and the wire feeding speed is faster than the free fall speed of the effect member. Characterized in that the cormorants has been set.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotational force providing means is characterized by extending in the vertical direction.

The invention according to claim 3 is the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising driving means capable of feeding and winding the wire, and the driving means comprises a stepping motor. To do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, an insertion space that allows the wire to pass through the wire while allowing the wire to pass therethrough is formed. A cylindrical member is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the directing member freely drops to a predetermined position with its own weight while being connected to the tip of the wire, and is pulled upward with the wire to the initial position, The returning operation up to the initial position can be easily performed, and the swinging motion is irregularly performed in a state of being hung by a wire, so that it is possible to produce an effect that does not exist in existing ones.

  In addition, since the wire feeding speed is set to be faster than the free fall speed of the production member, the free fall due to the weight of the production member itself, excluding the restraint by the wire, can be reliably realized, It is possible to make the production effect not always stable.

Furthermore , the effect member can be dropped (free fall) by its own weight while rotating about the rotational force imparting means extending in a predetermined direction, so that the effect by the rotation operation is performed in addition to the conventional free fall. The production effect by the production member falling by its own weight can be further improved.

According to the invention of claim 2 , the rotational force applying means extends in the vertical direction, so that it is possible to further improve the production effect that is not present.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the driving means capable of feeding and winding the wire is provided, and the driving means is composed of a stepping motor, so that the dropping operation due to the weight of the effect member and the returning operation to the initial position can be accurately performed. It is possible to perform it accurately at a proper timing. Further, since the driving means is composed of a stepping motor, setting and control can be easily performed such that the wire feeding speed is higher than the free fall speed of the effect member.

According to the invention of claim 4 , the effect member includes the cylindrical member in which the insertion space that allows the wire to be slackened while allowing the wire to pass therethrough. It is possible to avoid the wire from interfering with surrounding components due to the slack, and the effect member can be dropped more smoothly. In addition, since the slack of the wire is allowed in the insertion space of the cylindrical member, the slack is not hidden from the player side, and the appearance when the effect member falls can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has an effect member that can be moved up and down at a predetermined position of the game board, and can produce an effect by raising and lowering the effect member according to the game content, as shown in FIG. Moreover, it has the front frame 3 to which the glass plate 2 was attached, and it is comprised so that a player can see the game board 4 through this glass plate 2. FIG.

  The game board 4 is formed with various accessories, a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like, and a start opening 7 and a big prize opening 8 are formed. Further, an accessory 5 is fixed substantially at the center of the game board 4, and a symbol display means 6 including a liquid crystal display device is disposed inside the accessory 5. The symbol display means 6 can display a predetermined symbol or background on the screen.

  Then, when the starting condition is established by winning a game ball at the starting port 7, the symbols on the symbol display means 6 are displayed in a variable manner, and a plurality of symbols are stopped and displayed together to win a big win as a "big hit" state. A large number of game balls can be obtained by opening the mouth 8 at a predetermined time and timing. Further, a handle 11 is disposed at the lower right corner (position adjacent to the lower plate 10) of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and when the player rotates the handle 11 while holding the handle 11, the upper plate 9 is configured to launch game balls in the game board 4.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with an LED (not shown) that can be lit or blinked according to the game content, and a speaker (not shown) that can output sound, sound effects, etc. according to the game content. ) Etc. are arranged. Thereby, it is possible to sufficiently improve the effect on the player's vision and hearing and enhance the effect of production. In addition, you may comprise so that the handle 11 may vibrate etc. according to the game content, and a presentation effect may be further improved.

  The accessory 5 is fixed substantially at the center of the game board 4, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an opening 5a is formed in the center so that the screen of the symbol display means 6 can face the player. Has been. An effect member 12 that can be moved up and down is attached to the upper edge surface of the opening 5a. The effect member 12 can be moved up and down in accordance with the content of the game. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the effect member 12 has a pair of protrusions 20 c formed in the inner space thereof toward the inside, and from the upper edge surface of the opening 5 a of the accessory 5. A spiral shaft 13 (rotational force applying means) that protrudes linearly downward is formed.

  The spiral shaft 13 is integrally formed with a fixing flange 14 at the upper end, and the fixing flange 14 is fixed to the upper edge surface of the accessory 5, and the projection 20 c of the effect member 12 is fitted on the side surface thereof. The groove 13a is formed in a spiral shape. The projection member 20c is engaged with the groove 13a, so that the effect member 12 is held at a predetermined position (that is, a position within the opening 5a of the accessory 5).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the effect member 12 includes a cylindrical member 20 (cylindrical member) formed in a cylindrical shape, a decorative receiver 21 that is inserted and attached through a lower end opening of the cylindrical member 20, and the decorative member A bearing collar 22 inserted and fixed inside the receiver 21 and a balance weight 23 attached to the lower end of the cylindrical member 20 and having a predetermined weight are formed on the side surface of the cylindrical member 20 toward the side. Blade portions 20a and 20b are formed so as to expand. Among these, the balance weight 23 functions as a weight of the effect member 12 as a whole.

  The pair of protrusions 20c described above are formed so as to protrude inward from the inner wall surface on the upper end side in the internal space (insertion space 20d) of the cylindrical member 20 as a cylindrical member, and the insertion space 20d is formed of a wire. While the wire W is inserted, the wire W is allowed to slack (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11). That is, the slack of the wire W that occurs when the effect member 12 freely falls is allowed in the insertion space 20 d in the cylindrical member 20. In the present embodiment, the inside of the cylindrical cylindrical member 20 is the insertion space 20d, but any other cylindrical shape can be used as long as the wire W can be allowed to loosen while being inserted. Good.

  However, the spiral shaft 13 is provided with a through hole 13b along the longitudinal direction inside, and a wire W (stainless steel wire) is inserted into the through hole 13b. A ball bearing 24 is fixed to the tip of the wire W, and the ball bearing 24 is attached to the decoration receiver 21 and the cylindrical member 20 via a bearing collar 22. Thus, the effect member 12 (cylindrical member 20) and the wire W are connected via the ball bearing 24, and the relative rotation (centering on the rotation axis L) between the effect member 12 and the wire W is performed. Rotation) is allowed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, substrates 18 and 19 on which light-emitting diodes (LEDs) D1 and D2 are formed are disposed at both side positions facing the spiral shaft 13 on the upper end side of the accessory 5. . When the light emitting diodes (LEDs) D1 and D2 are turned on or blinked, the effect member 12 at the upper end (initial position) of the spiral shaft 13 can be illuminated.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an idler pulley R <b> 1 is formed above the fixed position of the spiral shaft 13 in the accessory 5, and is connected to the output shaft of the stepping motor M in the vicinity thereof so as to be driven to rotate. A take-up pulley R2 is also provided. In addition, the code | symbol B in the figure has shown the motor bracket. The wire W is wound around the winding pulley R2 via the idler pulley R1 in the initial state (the state where the effect member 12 is held at the upper end of the spiral shaft 13). That is, in the initial state, the effect member 12 is held at a predetermined position by the tension of the wire W.

  From this state, when the stepping motor M is driven in accordance with the game content and the take-up pulley P2 is rotated in the direction in which the wire W is fed, the effect member 12 falls downward (free fall) by its own weight. However, as described above, since the protrusion 20c is fitted in the groove 13a of the spiral shaft 13, the protrusion 20c slides along the groove 13a. Therefore, the effect member 12 rotates about the rotation axis L. However, it will fall by its own weight.

  Thereby, the spiral shaft 13 (rotational force applying means) can apply the rotational force to the effect member 12 by using its own weight when the effect member 12 is dropped by the spiral groove 13a. is there. In addition, since the relative rotation between the effect member 12 and the wire W is allowed by the ball bearing 24, it is avoided that the wire W rotates and twists with the effect member 12. Can do.

  Thus, after the production member 12 reaches the lower end of the spiral shaft 13, as shown in FIGS. When the wire W is dropped by the dimension of the drawn wire W, it reaches the lower end and is held again by the tension of the wire W, so that no further drop is made. Here, at least after the effect member 12 reaches the lower end of the spiral shaft 13, the driving speed of the stepping motor M is set so that the feeding speed of the wire W becomes faster than the free fall speed of the effect member 12, The production member 12 is dropped by its own weight (free fall excluding restraint by the wire W). Thus, the wire W inevitably loosens when the effect member 12 falls freely.

  Furthermore, the production member 12 is rotated for a while due to inertia even in the state of reaching the lower end, and it swings irregularly in the left-right direction in a state of being suspended by a wire. There is no production effect. That is, the effect member 12 is connected to the tip end of the wire W and freely falls to a predetermined position by its own weight, and then is pulled upward by the wire W to the initial position. The returning operation can be easily performed, and it swings left and right like a pendulum while being suspended by the wire W, and the swing becomes irregular.

  In addition, according to the effect member 12 according to the present embodiment, the effect member 12 freely falls downward from the upper edge surface of the opening 5a of the accessory 5, and thus operates (lifts and moves) on the front side of the symbol display means 6. It will be. As described above, since the symbol display means 6 can display the symbols in a variable manner or stop display according to the game content, the player's attention can be further improved, and the player can fall by his / her own weight. The effect produced by the member 12 can be further improved.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the effect member 12 suspended by the wire W swings irregularly on the near side of the symbol display means 6, so that the degree of attention of the player can be further improved. Since the slack of the wire W is allowed in the insertion space 20d of the cylindrical member 20, the slack of the wire W when the effect member 12 falls freely interferes with surrounding components formed in the accessory 5 Can be avoided. In addition, since the wire W according to the present embodiment is made of a stainless steel wire, it can be bent smoothly, and the effect member 12 suspended by the wire W can be irregularly and naturally shaken. A production effect that is not possible can be further achieved.

  As described above, after the effect member 12 freely falls while rotating, to return the effect member 12 to the original position (initial position), the winding pulley is wound in the direction in which the stepping motor M is driven to wind the wire W. Rotate P2. However, the effect member 12 is pulled upward by the wire W, reaches the lower end of the spiral shaft 13, and after the protrusion 20c is re-engaged with the groove 13a of the spiral shaft 13, the effect member 12 rotates in the direction opposite to that at the time of dropping. It rises along the groove 13a.

  Thus, after the effect member 12 is free-falling to a predetermined position by its own weight while being connected to the tip of the wire W, the effect member 12 is pulled upward by the wire W to the initial position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a through hole 14a is formed in the fixed flange 14, and the sensor dog 15 held by the sensor mounting bracket 16 is inserted into the through hole 14a. The sensor dog 15 has an arm portion 15a that protrudes to the side. When the effect member 12 is below the initial position, the sensor dog 15 is in a state of being lowered downward by its own weight as shown in FIG. 15 a is in contact with the fixed flange 14.

  When the effect member 12 reaches the upper end (initial position), the sensor dog 15 is configured to be pushed upward by the effect member 12 as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the sensor dog 15, a photosensor 17 capable of detecting the arm portion 15a when the sensor dog 15 is pushed upward is disposed. Thus, it is possible to detect whether or not the effect member 12 has reached the upper end by detecting the presence or absence of the arm portion 15a, and the stepping motor M can be stopped at that time.

  According to the above embodiment, the effect member 12 is connected to the tip of the wire W and freely falls to a predetermined position by its own weight, and then is pulled upward by the wire W to the initial position. In addition, the return operation to the initial position can be easily performed, and the swinging motion is irregularly performed in the state of being hung by the wire W, so that it is possible to achieve a presentation effect that is not found in existing ones.

  In addition, since the feeding speed of the wire W is set to be faster than the free fall speed of the effect member 12, it is possible to reliably realize the free fall due to the weight of the effect member 12 itself excluding the restraint by the wire W, A production effect not found in existing ones can be performed stably at all times. It is sufficient that the control such that the feeding speed of the wire W is faster than the free fall speed of the effect member 12 is performed when the effect member 12 reaches the tip of the spiral shaft 13 and then falls freely. In the process of falling along the spiral shaft 13, the control may or may not be performed.

  Thus, the effect member 12 includes the cylindrical member 20 as a cylindrical member in which the insertion space 20d that allows the wire W to pass therethrough and allows the slackness of the wire W to be inserted, so that the effect member 12 falls freely. It is possible to avoid the wire W from interfering with surrounding components due to the slack of the wire W occurring at the time, and the effect member 12 can be more smoothly dropped. Further, since the slack of the wire W is allowed in the insertion space 20d of the cylindrical member 20, the slack is not hidden from the player side and can be improved when the effect member 12 is dropped. .

  Since the production member 12 rotates about the rotation axis L extending in the vertical direction and falls by its own weight (free fall), in addition to the one that simply falls freely as in the past, the production by the rotation operation can be performed. The effect of the effect member 12 falling due to its own weight can be further improved. The effect member 12 is dropped at a predetermined timing according to the game content.

  However, according to the present embodiment, the ball bearing 24 is formed at the tip of the wire W, and the wire W and the cylindrical member 20 are connected via the ball bearing 24 (strictly speaking, the bearing collar 22 and the decoration receiver 21 are connected. And the relative rotation (rotation around the rotation axis) between the effect member 12 and the wire W is allowed, and the wire W rotates and twists with the effect member 12. Can be avoided. Therefore, the raising and lowering operation of the effect member 12 can be performed more reliably and smoothly by interposing the ball bearing 24.

  In addition, since the spiral shaft 13 is provided as a rotational force applying means for applying a rotational force to the effect member 12 by utilizing its own weight when the effect member 12 is dropped, a separate drive source for rotation is provided. It can be made unnecessary and can be more reliably rotated when the effect member 12 falls freely according to the game content. Furthermore, since the effect member 12 has the blade portions 20a and 20b formed so as to expand laterally, it is possible to further improve the effect of the effect when falling (free fall) by its own weight while rotating.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the stepping motor M (driving means) capable of feeding and winding the wire W is provided, and the stepping motor M can be driven at a timing according to the game content. Thus, the dropping operation by the own weight of 12 and the returning operation to the initial position can be performed reliably and easily. Further, since the driving means capable of feeding and winding the wire W is composed of the stepping motor M, the dropping operation due to the weight of the effect member 12 and the returning operation to the initial position can be accurately performed at an accurate timing. . Further, since the driving means is composed of the stepping motor M, setting and control can be easily performed such that the feeding speed of the wire W is higher than the free fall speed of the effect member 12.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the effect member 12 is formed at a position different from the accessory 5 on the game board 4 and the rotation extending in the vertical direction at that position. It may be configured to fall by its own weight while rotating about an axis. In addition, as long as the effect member 12 is rotated about the rotation axis extending in the vertical direction and falls by its own weight, a separate drive source that applies a rotational force when dropped may be provided .

  Further, the rotation shaft of the effect member 12 is extended in another direction (a direction having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction, the vertical direction, or the horizontal direction) instead of the one extending in the vertical direction as in the above embodiment. Also good. Furthermore, the appearance shape, form, etc. of the effect member 12 may be anything, and in addition to what is connected to the wire W, the effect member 12 falls by its own weight while rotating around the rotation axis extending in the vertical direction. Other configurations may also be used. Instead of the stepping motor M, another general-purpose drive source may be used.

The effect member can be dropped by its own weight while rotating about the rotational force applying means, and when it is removed from the rotational force applying means, the rotating state is maintained by inertia , and the wire is connected to the tip of the wire while being fed out. A pachinko game in which the wire is pulled down to a predetermined position under its own weight and then pulled upward by the wire to be an initial position, and the wire feeding speed is set to be higher than the free falling speed of the effect member. If it is a machine, it can be applied to ones with different external shapes or with other functions added.

Front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view showing an accessory in the pachinko machine The perspective view which shows the state which looked at the accessory in the same pachinko machine from the front side The perspective view which shows the state which looked at the accessory in the same pachinko machine from the back side The exploded perspective view which shows the accessory and its component in the same pachinko machine The perspective view which shows the state which the production | presentation member in the same pachinko machine exists in an upper end (initial position) The perspective view which shows the state which the production member in the pachinko machine fell Front view showing a state in which the effect member in the pachinko gaming machine is at the upper end (initial position) The front view which shows the state in which the production member in the pachinko machine fell XX sectional view in FIG. XI-XI sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Glass board 3 Front frame 4 Game board 5 Accompaniment 6 Symbol display means 7 Starting port 8 Big prize opening 9 Upper plate 10 Lower plate 11 Handle 12 Directional member 13 Spiral shaft 14 Fixed flange 15 Sensor dog 16 Sensor mounting bracket 17 Photosensor 18 Substrate 19 Substrate 20 Cylindrical member (tubular member)
20a, 20b Blade portion 20d Insertion space 21 Decoration receiver 22 Bearing collar 23 Balance weight 24 Ball bearing M Stepping motor (drive means)
L Rotating shaft R1 Idler pulley R2 Winding pulley W Wire

Claims (4)

In a pachinko gaming machine that has a directing member that can be moved up and down at a predetermined position on the game board, and that can perform by moving the directing member up and down according to the game content,
It comprises a rotating shaft extending in a predetermined direction, and comprises a rotational force applying means for applying a rotational force to the effect member by utilizing its own weight when the effect member is dropped, and the effect member is rotated It can be dropped by its own weight while rotating around the force applying means, and when it comes off from the rotating force applying means, the rotation state is maintained by inertia, and it is connected to the tip of the wire while being fed to the predetermined position by its own weight. And is configured to be an initial position by being pulled upward with the wire, and
A pachinko gaming machine, wherein the wire feeding speed is set to be faster than the free fall speed of the effect member. The rotational force applying means, pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a vertically extending. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the pachinko gaming machine comprises driving means capable of feeding and winding the wire, and the driving means comprises a stepping motor. The pachinko game according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the effect member includes a cylindrical member in which an insertion space allowing the wire to pass therethrough is formed while allowing the wire to pass therethrough. Machine.

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