JP4970572B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine.

  As an example of a conventional pachinko machine, a right-generating operation that generates a chance to win a jackpot when a predetermined condition including winning a specified winning port is established after winning a game ball into a normal electric accessory operating winning port When a game ball wins at the type 3 start opening at the time of the right generation operation, the special device is operated to enter the right state (special game state). There is a so-called three-type pachinko machine that opens under certain conditions. These three pachinko machines will be released when a right is generated (special gaming state) when a game ball wins an ordinary electric accessory actuating winning opening and wins a specific winning opening (specific conditions are met). It will be so-called punk.

  One example of a pachinko machine designed to prevent the occurrence of puncture is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The pachinko machine shown in this gazette has a specific path (a distribution passing device arranged on the board surface and a rear surface side of the game board, one end side communicating with the distribution passing device and the other end side specified in the vicinity of the specific winning opening. A failure nail is provided to prevent the inflow of a ball from other than the ball discharge passage formed by the ball discharge port formed above the winning opening, and the game ball is inadvertently placed at the specific winning opening by the obstacle nail. Is trying not to win.

JP-A-5-277234

  By the way, in the pachinko machine described above, it is desired to improve game play even during normal times. However, in the pachinko machine shown in the above-mentioned publication, the loss of rights can be reliably prevented by providing a failure nail, but normally the failure nail does not contribute to the game and can appropriately meet the above demand. It did not become a thing. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can improve game playability even during normal times.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
A ball guide path at a predetermined part of the game area of the game board, and a special prize opening related to causing a special game state that is advantageous to the player to be generated on either side of the ball guide path; A general winning opening that is not related to causing the special gaming state on either side of the ball guiding path, and the ball guiding path is more than the special winning opening and the general winning opening. It is located above and provided between the special prize opening and the general prize opening, and is formed so as to be inclined downward from the special prize opening side toward the general prize opening side , on the front side of the ball taxiway, Ru provided a shielding member to invisible the ball taxiway.

According to the present invention, a game ball that is launched aiming at a special winning opening and flowing down in the direction of the special winning opening can flow down in the direction of the general winning opening through the ball guiding path. For this reason, it is possible to secure a chance to win a general winning opening, aiming for a chance to win a special winning opening and thus a special gaming state, improve the holding of the ball, and improve the interest. .
Furthermore, a shielding member is provided on the front surface of the ball guide path, and it is unknown to the player that the ball guide path is inclined, and the game ball performs an unexpected operation by the player through the ball guide path. As a result, it is possible to achieve an effect that gives the player an unexpectedness regarding the operation of the game ball.

1 is a front view schematically showing a game board of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows typically the lower side prize-winning apparatus of FIG.

  A pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a game board 2, and a substantially circular game area 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2 so as to be surrounded by a rail (not shown). In the central portion of the game area 3, a center accessory 6 including an ordinary electric accessory 4 and an ordinary symbol display device 5 is provided. A lower winning device 9 having a right generating device 8 including a special device operating area 7 is provided below the center accessory 6.

  In the game area 3, a left shoulder winning tool 10 having a left shoulder winning opening 10 a is provided on the left side of the center accessory 6, and a start winning tool 12 having a third type starting opening 11 is provided on the right side. A special device 14 having a large winning opening 13 is provided below the start winning tool 12. Wind turbines 15 are respectively provided on the upper left side, the upper right side, and the lower left side of the center accessory 6. Indicator lights 16 are provided on the left side of the left shoulder winning tool 10 and the right side of the start winning tool 12, respectively.

  The ordinary electric accessory 4 has a specific winning opening 20 and a pair of rotatable blade members 21 provided corresponding to the specific winning opening 20. The pair of blade members 21 are driven by an actuator (not shown), and can be switched between a first state in which a game ball is difficult to enter the specific winning opening 20 and a second state in which a game ball is easy to enter. The blade member 21 of the ordinary electric accessory 4 is always in the first state, and the game ball is awarded to the ordinary electric accessory operation winning opening (special winning opening) 22 and is provided in the ordinary electric accessory operating device 23. When a winning detection switch (hereinafter referred to as a normal electric accessory act winning opening winning detection switch 24) detects the winning of a game ball, it is switched to the second state for a predetermined time.

  The specific winning opening 20 communicates with a normal symbol display device operating gate 25 provided in the right generating device 8 via a turntable and a warp (not shown), and a game ball won in the specific winning opening 20 is a normal symbol display apparatus. It can flow into the operating gate 25. There are five holes in the turntable, and the game ball won in the specific winning opening 20 flows into one hole in which the peripheral part is notched, so that the game ball is used for normal symbol display operation. It flows into the gate 25.

  On the downstream side of the normal symbol display device operating gate 25, a waiting portion 26 for a game ball is provided. The game ball that has flowed down from the normal symbol display device operating gate 25 is held in the standby unit 26 until the rotating body 27 is operated according to a symbol determination result described later. A gate passage detection switch 28 is arranged on the upstream side of the standby unit 26 so as to detect a game ball that has passed through the normal symbol display device operating gate 25.

  When the gate passage detection switch 28 detects the passage of the game ball, the normal symbol display device 5 starts symbol variation accordingly, and stops symbol variation after a predetermined time (for example, about 2.2 seconds). . When it is determined that the stopped symbol is a predetermined specific symbol (for example, “V, V”, “7, 7”, or “3, 3”), the rotating body 27 provided in the right generation device 8 is used. To guide the game ball to the special device operating area 7 provided in the right generation device 8. A winning detection switch (special device operating region winning detection switch 29) is provided in the vicinity of the special device operating region 7, and a game ball that has flowed into the special device operating region 7 is detected.

  In addition, when the stopped symbol is different from the specific symbol, the rotating body 27 is rotated to guide the game ball to the separation hole 30. Further, when the game ball is guided to the special device operation region 7 and the special device operation region winning detection switch 29 detects the game ball, a right is generated (special game state). Each time the game ball wins in the third type start port 11 of the start winning device 12 in a state where the special device operation region winning detection switch 29 detects the game ball and the right is generated, the big winning port 13 of the special device 14 However, an operation of releasing until a predetermined time (about 10 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls flows into the special winning opening 13 is executed a predetermined number of times.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower winning device 9 includes a ball driving path 31, the right generating device 8, and an ordinary electric accessory operating device 23 having an ordinary electric accessory operating winning port 22 (members forming a special winning port). ), A general winning device 32 (a member forming a general winning port) having a general winning port 32a and a substrate (hereinafter referred to as a lower winning device substrate 33). The ball guiding path 31, the right generating device 8, the ordinary electric accessory operating device 23, and the general winning device 32 are fixed to the lower winning device substrate 33, and the lower winning device 9 is integrated. Yes. That is, the ball guiding path 31 is configured integrally with the right generating device 8, the member that forms the normal electric accessory act winning prize port 22, and the member that forms the general prize winning port 32a. Note that, as described above, when a game ball is won in the ordinary electric accessory act winning prize opening (special prize prize opening) 22, the pair of blade members 21 of the ordinary electric accessory 4 is rotated, so that the ordinary electric accessory act winning prize opening ( The special winning opening 22) is the first opportunity to generate a special gaming state that is a gaming state advantageous to the player. Therefore, it is related to causing a special gaming state. In addition, even if a game ball wins the general prize opening 32a, only a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player from a prize ball payout device (not shown), and the general prize opening 32a has a gaming state advantageous to the player. It has nothing to do with creating a special gaming state.

  The lower prize-winning device substrate 33 has a substantially crescent shape with a widened central portion, and is formed substantially symmetrically. The right generation device 8 (special device actuating device) is provided in the lower part of the center portion of the lower winning device substrate 33, and the ball guiding path 31 is provided on the upper side. A portion that extends to the left side from the center of the lower prize-winning device substrate 33 is provided with the ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23, and a portion that extends to the right side is provided with a general prize device 32.

  The ball guide path 31 is made of a transparent plate material (plastic material) whose height dimension (the front and back direction in FIG. 2) is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and is inclined downward toward the general winning opening 32a. It is attached to the board 33 for the side prize winning device. A substantially U-shaped plate member 35 is fixed to the lower side of the ball guide path 31 so as to be integrated with the ball guide path 31. The plate member 35 has a female screw portion (reference numeral omitted). A transparent front wall 36 is held on the front side (player side) of the ball guide path 31 and the plate member 35 that are fixed so as to protrude above the ball guide path 31. A film 37 (shielding member) with a symbol is pasted on the front surface of the front wall 36 so that the player can not see the front wall 36 side and thus the ball guide path 31. In addition, the films 37A, 37B, and 37C displayed as symbols are also attached to the front surfaces of the front wall 54 of the ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23, the front wall 60 of the general prize device 32, and the front wall 50 of the right generating device 8, respectively. Thus, the player is prevented from seeing the ordinary electric accessory operating device 23, the general prize-winning tool 32, and the like. In this case, on the films 37A and 37B, there is described a figure in which the winning opening is slightly larger than actual.

  The ball guiding path 31 is attached to the lower prize-winning device substrate 33 in a state where the ball guiding path 31 and the plate material 35 are fixed, and the male screw is screwed into the female screw portion through a hole (not shown) of the lower prize-winning device substrate 33. It is done by combining. A space portion is formed inside by the ball guide path 31 and the plate member 35. Two holes (not shown) are formed in a portion corresponding to the space portion in the lower prize-winning device substrate 33, and a lamp (not shown) is inserted into the hole.

  The right generation device 8 includes a frame portion 40 formed by forming a transparent plastic plate material having a height (a front and back direction in FIG. 2) on which a game ball can be placed in a circular shape so as to form a space portion inside, The rotating body 27 disposed in the frame portion 40 and rotated by an actuator (not shown) and the gate passage detection switch 28 are provided. The frame portion 40 is fixed to the lower prize-winning device substrate 33 by a thin shaft-like fixing member (not shown) made of a metal material.

  A hole is formed in a portion of the lower winning device substrate 33 corresponding to the upper portion of the space portion formed inside the frame portion 40, and constitutes a normal symbol display device operating gate 25, and a warp (illustrated). (Omitted) and communicates with the specific winning opening 20. In the space inside the frame portion 40, two flow paths (hereinafter referred to as a left flow path 41 and a right flow path 42) branched from the normal symbol display device operating gate 25 to the left and right are provided. . The left channel 41 communicates with a break-off hole 30 </ b> A formed in the game board 2 at the tip side. The right channel 42 communicates with the standby unit 26 at the tip side. The gate passage detection switch 28 is disposed in the middle of the right channel 42 (upstream of the standby unit 26).

  A seesaw plate 43 is provided at a branch portion of the left channel 41 and the right channel 42. The seesaw plate 43 is normally rotated clockwise so as to guide the game ball to the right channel 42 (standby unit 26). Further, when the game ball is held in the standby unit 26, the game ball is turned counterclockwise so as to be guided to the left channel 41 (offset hole 30A). Yes.

  The rotating body 27 is surrounded by a wall 44 made of a plate material having a predetermined height. A cutout 45 is formed in a part of the wall 44 (upper right side in FIG. 2), and serves as an opening of the right channel 42. The portion where the opening (notch 45) is formed constitutes the standby portion 26 together with the rotating body 27. In the lower left portion and the lower right portion of the wall 44, recessed portions 46 and 47 that are recessed in a direction away from the rotating body 27 are formed. The recessed portion 46 on the lower left side communicates with the off-hole 30. The lower right-side recess 47 is a special device operation region 7, and the special device operation region winning detection switch 29 is provided in the vicinity thereof as described above.

  A concave portion (hereinafter referred to as a “rotary body concave portion 27 a”) having a size capable of storing a game ball is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotary body 27. The rotating body 27 is rotated according to the determination result of the stop symbol of the normal symbol display device 5, and the game ball waiting in the standby unit 26 is operated by the separation hole 30 or the special device via the rotating body recess 27 a. Guide to the area 7. The front wall 50 made of transparent plastic is attached to the front side (player side) of the frame portion 40.

  The ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23 includes left and right passage walls 51 and 52 arranged so as to form a ball passage (ordinary electric accessory act winning port 22) extending substantially in the vertical direction so that a game ball can pass therethrough. Have. The right passage wall 52 includes a right passage wall main body portion 52a that extends in the vertical direction, a drop prevention portion 52b that is connected to an upper portion of the right passage wall main body portion 52a, extends in a curved shape toward the upper left, and a right passage wall. The right passage wall lower edge portion 52c is connected to the lower portion of the main body 52a and extends curvedly toward the left passage wall 51.

  The left passage wall 51 extends in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 2) and has a left passage wall main body portion 51a having a shorter dimension (dimension in the vertical direction in FIG. 2) than the right passage wall main body portion 52a. Connected to the upper portion of the portion 51a (height portion corresponding to the middle portion of the right passage wall main body portion 52a) and extends obliquely upward to the left and connected to the upper portion of the obstacle portion 51b in the vertical direction (upper side in FIG. 2). Left side passage opening side wall 51c extending in the direction) and a left side passage wall connected to the lower portion of the left side passage wall main body 51a and curved toward the right side passage wall 52 and connected to the right side passage wall lower edge 52c. And a lower edge portion 51d.

  There is a hole (hereinafter referred to as a normal electric accessory) in the game board 2 corresponding to a portion surrounded by the right passage wall main body 52a, the right passage wall lower edge 52c, the left passage wall main body 51a, and the left passage wall lower edge 51d. (Referred to as a use hole 53). The normal electric accessory act winning award winning detection switch 24 is held on the left and right passage walls 51 and 52 (left passage wall main body 51a and right passage wall main body 52a). It extends to the back side of the lower winning device board 33 through the upper part.

  The ordinary electric accessory act winning prize winning detection switch 24 detects a game ball passing through the portions facing the left passage wall main body 51a and the right passage wall main part 52a in the ball passage (ordinary electric accessory act winning prize port 22). In this way, the portion constitutes a spherical detection area of the spherical passage. The lower side of the ordinary electric accessory hole 53 is sized to pass the game ball, and the lower winning device board 33 (game board 2) through which the game ball won in the ordinary electric accessory operation winning opening 22 is passed. It guides to the flow path (illustration omitted) arrange | positioned at the back surface side. A front wall 54 made of a transparent plastic material is provided on the front side of the left and right passage walls 51 and 52.

  The general prize-winning tool 32 has a substantially equivalent shape with the left and right reversed as compared with the ordinary electric accessory operating device 23. The general winning tool 32 has right and left passage walls (hereinafter, referred to as right and left general winning passage walls 56 and 57) disposed so as to form a general winning opening 32a.

  The left general winning passage wall 57 is connected to the left general winning passage wall main body 57a extending in the vertical direction and the upper portion of the left general winning passage wall main body 57a, and extends in a curved shape toward the upper right. The fall prevention part 57b is connected to the lower part of the left general prize-winning passage wall main body part 57a, and includes a left general prize-winning passage wall lower edge 57c that curves and extends toward the right general prize-winning passage wall. ing. The right general prize-winning passage wall 56 extends in the vertical direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 2) and has a shorter dimension (dimension in the vertical direction in FIG. 2) than the left general prize-winning passage wall main body 57a. A main body part 56a, an obstacle part 56b that is connected to the upper part of the right general prize-winning passage wall main body part 56a (the height part corresponding to the middle part of the left-side general prize-winning passage wall main body part 57a) and extends obliquely upward to the right; The left side general winning passage wall 57 is connected to the right side passage opening side wall portion 56c extending in the vertical direction (upward in FIG. 2) and connected to the upper portion of the obstacle portion 56b, and the lower portion of the right side general winning passage wall main body portion 56a. And the right general winning path wall lower edge portion 56d connected to the left general winning path wall lower edge portion 57c.

  Corresponding to the portion surrounded by the left general winning path wall main body portion 57a, the left general winning path wall lower edge portion 57c, the right general winning path wall body portion 56a and the right general winning path wall lower edge portion 56d. A hole (hereinafter referred to as a general winning hole 58) is formed in the board 2. A general winning opening detection switch 59 is held on the right and left general winning passage walls 56 and 57. The general winning opening detection switch 59 passes through the upper portion of the general winning hole 58 and is on the back side of the lower winning device board 33. It extends to. The lower portion of the general winning hole detection switch 59 of the general winning hole 58 is sized to pass the game ball, and the game ball won in the general winning hole 32a is placed in the relevant portion (the general winning hole of the general winning hole 58). It is guided to a flow path (not shown) disposed on the back side of the lower prize board 33 (game board 2) through the lower part of the detection switch 59). The front wall 60 made of a transparent plastic material is provided on the front side of the right and left general winning passage walls 56 and 57.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the start winning tool 12 has a rotating body (hereinafter referred to as a start winning prize rotating body 61). The start winning rotator 61 is continuously rotated from the power-on of the pachinko machine 1. When the special device operation region winning detection switch 29 detects the game ball (that is, the right generation device 8 performs the right generation operation), the game ball flows into the opening of the start winning device 12 during the right generation operation. When placed on the start winning rotator 61, the start winning rotator 61 guides the game ball to the third type starting port 11. When the game ball is guided to the third type starting port 11, the opening / closing wing (not shown) provided in the special device 14 is operated to enter a special game state (right state), and a predetermined time (about 10 seconds) is obtained. The operation of opening the special winning opening 13 is executed a predetermined number of times until the number of winning prizes at the special winning opening 13 has passed or reached a predetermined number (about 10).

  Note that even if the game ball flows into the opening of the start winning device 12 in a state where the special device operation region winning detection switch 29 does not detect the game ball (the right generation device 8 is not performing the right generation operation). The grand prize opening 13 is not opened. Further, during the right generation (the special game state, that is, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing wing of the special device 14), the game ball wins the normal electric accessory operation winning port 22, and then the special device operation region winning detection switch 29 is turned into the game ball. Is detected (the right generation device 8 performs the right generation operation), the right is released, and the opening / closing blades of the special device 14 are closed.

  In the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, during a normal game that is not in a special game state, it is possible to launch aiming at the ordinary electric accessory act winning award 22 that is the first opportunity to cause the special game state to occur. It is advantageous. Then, during the normal game, the game ball that is launched aiming at the normal electric accessory act winning prize port 22 and flows down the left side of the game board 2 (in the direction of the normal electric accessory act winning prize slot 22) is awarded a general prize through the ball guiding path 31. It is also possible to flow down in the direction of the mouth 32a. For this reason, it is possible to secure a chance to win the general prize opening 32a while aiming for a chance to win the normal electric accessory act winning prize opening 22 and thus the occurrence of a special gaming state. You can improve your interests.

  Further, if a game ball that is hit right during the special game state comes into contact with the upper surface of the ball guide path 31, the ball guide path 31 is inclined as described above. It is possible to guide to the prize winning port 32a side and to suppress winning to the ordinary electric accessory act winning prize port 22, and to enjoy the special gaming state without worrying about the occurrence of puncture.

  The ball guiding path 31 is configured integrally with the right generating device 8, the ordinary electric accessory operating device 23 (a member that forms a special prize opening), and a general winning tool 32 (a member that forms a general prize opening). For this reason, it is possible to consolidate the ball guide path 31 together with the right generating device 8, the ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23, and the general prize-winning device 32, and thereby the ball on the board surface which is a limited space. The arrangement of the guide path 31 can be performed efficiently.

  In addition, a transparent front wall 36 is held so as to protrude above the ball guide path 31, and a film 37 (shielding member) with decoration is attached to the front surface of the front wall 36. A person is prevented from seeing the ball guide path 31. As a result, the player does not know that the ball guide path 31 is inclined, and the player cannot predict a specific movement of the game ball by the ball guide path 31. For this reason, it is possible to achieve an effect that gives the player an unexpectedness regarding the operation of the game ball. In the present embodiment, the case where the film 37 is used as the shielding member is taken as an example, but a front wall made of a non-transparent member may be used instead.

  In addition, the fall prevention part 52b is configured to extend in a curved shape toward the upper left, so that when the game ball comes into contact with the fall prevention part 52b, the game ball is guided in the inclination direction of the fall prevention part 52b. Therefore, excessive winning of game balls is suppressed. In addition, the space between the tip of the fall prevention unit 52b and the tip of the left passage opening side wall 51c is narrowed so as to allow a game ball to pass. Thus, by narrowing the space between the tip of the fall prevention part 52b and the tip of the left passage opening side wall 51c, excessive winning of the game ball can be further suppressed.

  Further, as described above, the films 37A and 37B are respectively attached to the ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23 and the general prize-winning tool 32 so that the player cannot see the ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23 and the general prize-winning tool 32. In addition, since the films 37A and 37B contain a figure in which the winning opening is slightly larger than the actual size, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation of winning and improve the interest. Moreover, it will look good by being displayed on the front side of the ordinary electric accessory operating device 23 and the general prize-winning tool 32, and the design can be improved.

  Further, when the game ball flows into the ball path (ordinary electric player act winning prize port 22) of the ordinary electric accessory actuating device 23, the game ball comes into contact with the obstacle part (shoulder part) 51b and the falling speed is decelerated. It passes through the sphere detection area in the state where it is made. Then, the normal electric accessory act winning prize winning detection switch 24 detects the game ball in a decelerated state. For this reason, the normal electric accessory act winning prize winning detection switch 24 can reliably detect the game ball.

  Further, the obstacle portion 51b is provided on the left passage wall 51, and the fall prevention portion 52b is provided on the right passage wall 52. As described above, the game ball can be reliably detected and played by the ordinary electric accessory act winning prize winning detection switch 24. It plays a role in suppressing excessive winning of balls. For this reason, in order to reliably detect the game ball and suppress excessive winning of the game ball, it is not necessary to project the device to the player side, so that the device can be made more compact accordingly.

  Further, the fall prevention portion 57b is configured to extend in a curved shape toward the upper right, so that when the game ball comes into contact with the fall prevention portion 57b, the game ball is guided in the inclination direction of the fall prevention portion 57b. Therefore, excessive winning of game balls is suppressed. In addition, when the game ball flows into the ball path (general winning port 32a) of the general winning device 32, the game ball contacts the obstacle 56b, the falling speed is decelerated, and the decelerated state passes through the ball detection area. The general winning opening detection switch 59 detects the game ball in a decelerated state. For this reason, the general winning opening detection switch 59 can reliably detect a game ball.

  Further, the obstacle block 56b is provided in the right general winning passage wall 56, and the fall preventing portion 57b is provided in the left general winning passage wall 57, so that the game ball can be reliably detected by the general winning opening detection switch 59 as described above. It plays a role in suppressing excessive prizes for game balls. For this reason, in order to reliably detect the game ball and suppress excessive winning of the game ball, it is not necessary to project the device to the player side, so that the device can be made more compact accordingly. In this embodiment, the so-called three-type pachinko machine has been described. However, when a special winning opening is won as a pachinko machine other than this, the special symbol fluctuates. It can also be applied to the one-type pachinko machine that is generated.

2 Game board 3 Game area 4 Normal electric accessory 5 Normal symbol display device 7 Special device operation area 8 Rights generating device 9 Lower winning device 13 Large winning port 14 Special device 22 Normal electric accessory operating winning port (special winning port)
23 Ordinary electric accessory actuating device 31 Ball guide path 32 General prize tool 32a General prize opening

Claims (1)

A ball guide path at a predetermined part of the game area of the game board, and a special prize opening related to causing a special game state that is advantageous to the player to be generated on either side of the ball guide path; And a general winning opening not related to causing the special gaming state on either side of the ball guide path,
The ball guide path is located above the special winning opening and the general winning opening, and is provided between the special winning opening and the general winning opening, and from the special winning opening side. It is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the general winning a prize mouth side ,
A pachinko machine characterized in that a shielding member is provided on the front side of the ball guide path so that the ball guide path cannot be seen .

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