JP5006077B2 - Game ball rotation movement / distribution device for bullet ball machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or a smart ball, and more particularly to a game ball rotation movement / distribution device provided with a plurality of rotating bodies for game ball movement / distribution related to winning.

Conventionally, this type of technology has been described in Patent Document 1.
This is because two rotating bodies each having a holding portion for game balls are arranged side by side, and the game balls can be transferred from one rotating body to the other rotating body, and each rotating body side is advantageous by its rotation. It is possible to sort whether or not the game is in a state, and further, the contents of the advantageous game state differ between the two rotating bodies.

JP-A-4-146811

In the above prior art, the two rotating bodies have one end face intersecting the rotation axis direction facing the front side of the gaming machine, so that the player sees the delivery of game balls from one rotating body to the other rotating body. There is an advantage that it can be enjoyed.
However, in a ball ball game machine that can be turned into an advantageous gaming state by the rotation of the rotating body, or can be distributed to other states, the periodicity of the rotation angle of the rotating body is observed to obtain an advantageous gaming state. The game may be played in an irregular manner so as to be distributed. For example, the rotational position (rotation angle of the rotating body) of the pattern or the like drawn on the front of the two rotating bodies is compared and contrasted, and the rotation angle period (law) of the rotating body that can be in an advantageous gaming state is estimated. . Then, a stop hitting action in which the game ball is not fired until the period arrives, or an aim hit action in which the game ball is focused and fired when the period comes.

  In the above prior art, such an irregular game is not considered, and an improvement in this respect has been desired. Further, in the above prior art, since the motor is provided for each of the two rotating bodies, it is desired to reduce the cost and save power by using this as one, but even in such a case, it is irregular. Consideration for special games was indispensable and was considered as a future issue.

  The problem of the present invention is that when a plurality of rotating bodies related to winning a prize are provided, the cost reduction and power saving can be achieved, and the game ball rotational movement of the ball game machine has a great effect on suppressing irregular games. It is to provide a distribution device.

Means for solving the above problems will be described below.
(1) rotatable in each axis direction about, feed provided in game area a plurality of rotating bodies to be sent to the downstream side by the rotation of the game ball has been received by the holding unit, located downstream of the plurality of rotating bodies in Depending on the rotation position when the game ball is received, the rotating body that distributes and introduces the game ball through a specific area to obtain a winning ball or a route other than the winning route. In a game ball rotational movement / distribution device of a ball game machine used as a body, the plurality of rotating bodies are meshed with gears provided in the plurality of rotating bodies, and any one of the plurality of gears The ball is rotated by a single rotational drive source for rotating the game ball, and at least one of the plurality of gears has a number of teeth set to a prime number. -Sorting device.
As a rotating body used as a sorting rotating body to be distributed and introduced to a hit path or a path other than the hit path, a rotating body located at the most downstream of the plurality of rotating bodies generally corresponds.

  According to the invention described in the item (1), in a ball game machine provided with a plurality of rotating bodies related to winning a prize, cost reduction and power saving can be achieved, and a great effect can be exerted in irregular game suppression. .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol shows the same or an equivalent part between each figure.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a board configuration example of a game board of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.
As shown in the drawing, a rail 2 is attached to the board surface 1, and a game area 3 is formed inside the rail 2. The rail 2 guides a game ball (not shown) launched by operating a handle (not shown) so as to be driven into the game area 3 from the upper left side of the board surface 1.

Various game area components are provided in the game area 3.
That is, an image display 4 including a specific game area component, here, a liquid crystal display for displaying an arbitrary image or the like is arranged at substantially the center of the game area 3. This image display 4 displays images that give the player various effects in the game, such as symbols during the game, and explains how to use the pachinko machine when the pachinko machine is not in operation. Various images can be displayed, such as displaying promotional images.
A center accessory 5 is arranged around the image display 4. The center accessory 5 decorates the position surrounding the image display 4 but mainly has a function of making it easy to win a game ball in the flow of the entire game and a function of producing a game.

The game area 3 has a start winning opening 6 on the lower side and both sides thereof, an upper large winning opening 7 on the upper side, and a lower position just below the lower starting winning opening 6 with respect to the position of the center accessory 5. Each of the big winning openings 8 is provided. In addition, some general winning ports 9 are provided in the game area 3. A winning ball is obtained when winning (entering) the winning openings 6-9. In addition, 7a is a blade | wing which opens the top university winning opening 7.
The upper and lower large winning openings 7 and 8 are shown in the closed state in FIG. 1, but here the winning opening is such that when opened, the winning arrangement becomes remarkably easier than the other winning openings 6 and 9. Is configured to be remarkably large. Accordingly, the player can obtain more prize balls when the upper and lower major prize openings 7 and 8 are opened than when the general prize opening 9 and the start prize opening 6 are awarded.
Further, in the game area 3 (in the center accessory 5), an entrance to a later-described hitting path and a detaching path are opened at locations where a later-described game ball distribution mechanism is provided (in FIG. 1). The sign is omitted).

Side lamps 10 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the game area 3. A gate 11 and a windmill 12 are also provided at appropriate positions in the game area 3.
At the bottom of the game area 3, an out port 13 for collecting game balls that have not won is provided.
Further, a large number of game nails 14 (only a part of which is shown) are driven into appropriate places avoiding the parts 2, 4 to 12 and the out port 13.
The game area 3 is covered with a transparent glass plate (not shown), and the game ball does not leave the game area 3.

  In the present embodiment, the game ball rotational movement / distribution device 20 is connected to a rotational movement mechanism (shown in a region 21 surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 1) provided in the gaming region 3 as described above. It is configured by a game ball distribution mechanism (also shown in a region 22 surrounded by a broken line).

Here, as shown by the arrow A, the rotational movement mechanism 21 turns the game ball that has reached the entrance 21a into rotation of a rotating body whose details will be described later, in this embodiment, a decorative rotating body whose front is decorated. Along with this, the ball is transferred to the upper part of the game ball distribution mechanism 22 and enters the upper entrance 22a.
In this case, the game ball moves in the direction intersecting the extending surface of the game area 3 (in other words, the board surface 1), that is, in the depth direction of the gaming machine (the perspective direction as viewed from the player), and the extended surface of the game area 3 , That is, in the up and down and / or left and right directions of the game area 3, and transferred above the game ball distribution mechanism 22. In the illustrated example, the game ball moves from the back side of the gaming machine to the front side (player side), moves downward and left and right in the game area 3, and is transferred above the game ball distribution mechanism 22.

  Also, the game ball distribution mechanism 22 passes the game ball that has entered the upper entrance 22a through a specific region, here the V zone, according to the rotation position of the distribution rotating body, which will be described in detail later, when entering the upper entrance 22a. This is a mechanism that distributes and introduces either a winning route that allows winning (V winning) and a winning path that does not pass through the V zone (both not shown).

Hereinafter, specific examples of the rotational movement mechanism 21 and the game ball distribution mechanism 22 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the illustrated example, the rotational movement mechanism 21 and the game ball distribution mechanism 22 are unitized to constitute a game ball rotation movement / distribution device 20.
2 to 4 are enlarged views showing examples of such a rotational movement mechanism 21 and a game ball distribution mechanism 22 (game ball rotation movement / distribution device 20). FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIG. A back view and FIG. 4 are perspective views. Note that the enlargement ratios in each figure are different.

First, the rotational movement mechanism 21 will be described.
The rotary moving mechanism 21 includes an inlet 21a, an outlet 21b, first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24, and their driving devices (not shown), and first and first attaching the decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24, the driving devices, and the like. The second mounting bases 25 and 26 are provided.
The first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24 can be individually rotated on the first and second mounting bases 25 and 26 with one end surface (front surface) intersecting the rotation axis direction facing the front side of the pachinko machine. And is rotationally driven by the drive device. A desired design, for example, a flat pattern or character is drawn on the front of the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24, or a decoration or the like by embossing or the like (see FIG. 1. FIG. 2 and FIG. (Omitted) has been added to make it more interesting, but on the other hand, its rotational position (rotation angle) is easily discriminated.

The first and second decorative rotators 23 and 24 are rotated by the rotational movement mechanism 21 formed by the rib-shaped partitions 27 and the communication ports 28 formed on the first and second mounting bases 25 and 26. A game ball is sent from the entrance 31a side of the game ball passage 31 toward the exit 31b side (the upper entrance 22a side of the game ball sorting mechanism 22). In the illustrated example, the first decorative rotating body 23 rotates clockwise, and the second decorative rotating body 24 rotates counterclockwise.
In the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24, three game ball holding portions 29 are cut out at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and enter the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24, respectively. The game balls are first held by the opposing game ball holding unit 29 and moved in the direction around the axis. And it is comprised so that the game ball hold | maintained at the game ball holding | maintenance part 29 may detach | leave from the game ball | bowl holding | maintenance part 29, when the game ball holding | maintenance part 29 reaches | attains each predetermined rotation angle.

Next, the game ball distribution mechanism 22 will be described. The game ball distribution mechanism 22 is a mechanism that distributes the game balls that have entered from the upper entrance 22a to either the above-mentioned hit path or the off path (both not shown).
The game ball distribution mechanism 22 includes an upper inlet 22a, a contact opening 33, a release opening 34, a distribution rotator 32 and its driving device (not shown), and a third mounting base 35 for mounting the distribution rotator 32 and the driving device. And is configured.
Note that the contact opening 33 and the detachment opening 34 are formed in a distribution rotating body mounting surface that is close to and opposed to the other end surface (back surface) of the distribution rotating body 32.

The sorting rotator 32 is rotatably attached to the third mounting base 35 with one end face (front face) intersecting the rotation axis direction facing the front side of the pachinko machine, and is rotationally driven by the driving device. A desired design is applied to the front face of the sorting rotator 32 as in the case of the first and second decorative rotators 23 and 24, which is more interesting, but its rotational position (rotation angle) can be easily discriminated. (See FIG. 1. The illustration is omitted in FIGS. 2 and 4.)
In the present embodiment, the position in the left-right direction in the figure of the rotation shaft 47 of the rotary distribution body 32 is set to a position that does not overlap with the free fall direction (perpendicular line) of the game ball from the upper entrance 22a. In the illustrated example, the position in the left-right direction of the rotation shaft 47 of the rotary sorting body 32 is set to a position shifted to the right with respect to the position in the left-right direction of the upper inlet 22a. When a game ball stands in a row at the upper entrance 22a, so-called ball biting is prevented from occurring between the upper entrance 22a and the rotation distributing body 32, so that the progress of the game is not hindered or the driving device is not overloaded. Because.

The distribution rotator 32 is rotated so that the game ball passage in the game ball distribution mechanism 22 formed by the rib-shaped partition 27 formed on the third mounting base 35, the upper inlet 22a, the contact opening 33, and the release opening 34 is provided. A game ball is sent from the entrance 31 to the exit (from the upper entrance 22a to the hit opening 33 or the release opening 34).
The sorting rotator 32 has two outer ball holding portions 36 and one hitting ball holding portion 37 cut out at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and rotates clockwise (see arrow A in FIG. 4).

  Such a game ball distribution mechanism 22 is configured to hold a game ball that has entered by the first off-ball holding portion 36 or the hit ball holding portion 37 of the distribution rotating body 32 and move it clockwise. ing. Then, the game ball held in the off-ball holding unit 36 is introduced into the off-path when the off-ball holding unit 36 faces the entrance (out-opening 34) of the off-path, and the hit ball holding unit 37 The held game ball is configured to be introduced into the entrance (the contact opening 33) of the contact path when the contact ball holding portion 37 faces downward.

In the gaming ball rotational movement / distribution device 20 (the rotational movement mechanism 21 and the gaming ball distribution mechanism 22) configured as described above, a driving device that rotationally drives the first and second decorations 23 and 24 and the distribution rotating body 32 is as follows. As shown in FIG. 3, the motor 41 and the gear mechanism 42 are provided. Here, as the motor 41, a motor with a built-in speed reduction mechanism is used.
As can be seen from the figure, the motor 41 is a single unit, and the gear mechanism 42 includes a gear 44 mounted on the rotation shaft 43 of the motor 41, the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24, and the sorting rotating body. Gears 48 to 50 are respectively mounted on 32 rotary shafts 45 to 47.
In this case, the gear 44 of the motor 41 meshes with the gear 49 of the second decorative rotating body 24, and the gear 48 of the first decorative rotating body 23 and the gear 50 of the sorting rotating body 32 mesh with the gear 49. Accordingly, the rotational force of the motor 41 is transmitted to the gear 49 via the gear 44 and further transmitted to the gear 48 and the gear 50 to rotate the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24 and the sorting rotating body 32.

In FIG. 3, since the gear 44 of the motor 41 rotates counterclockwise as shown by the arrow C, the gear 49 of the second decorative rotating body 24 rotates clockwise (see arrow D), and the first decoration The gear 48 of the rotating body 23 and the gear 50 of the sorting rotating body 32 rotate counterclockwise (see arrow o). Accordingly, in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the first decorative rotating body 23 rotates clockwise, the second decorative rotating body 24 rotates counterclockwise, and the sorting rotating body 32 rotates clockwise.
As a result, the game balls that have entered the first decorative rotating body 23 are held by the game ball holding section 29 and are sent to the second decorative rotating body 24, and the second decorative rotating body 24 is held by the game ball holding section 29. And sent to the sorting rotator 32 side. The sorting rotator 32 is held by the off-ball holding unit 36 or the hitting ball holding unit 37 and sends the game ball into the off-opening 34 or the hitting opening 33.

Here, the number of teeth of the gears 48 to 50 of the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24 and the distributing rotating body 32 will be described. The gear 48 of the first decorative rotating body 23 has 31 teeth and the second decorative rotating body 24. The gear 49 is set to 53 teeth, and the gear 50 of the sorting rotary body 32 is set to 29 teeth. Accordingly, the least common multiple of the number of teeth between the gears 48 to 50 can be increased to 47,647, and the gears 48 to 50, in other words, the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24 and the distributing rotating body. The period at which the 32 rotational positions (rotational angles) are the same can be set large.
Accordingly, the rotational positions of the rotary bodies 23, 24, and 32 are discriminated using designs such as patterns and decorations on the front surfaces of the first and second decorative rotary bodies 23 and 24 and the sorting rotary body 32 as clues, This makes it difficult to estimate the period (law) of the rotation angle of the rotating bodies 23, 24, 32 that can be in an advantageous gaming state (a game ball can be introduced into the hitting opening 33). For this reason, irregular games, such as the above-mentioned stopping action and aiming action, can be suppressed effectively.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, when a game ball (not shown) is driven into the game area 3 and wins one of the three start winning holes 6, a big win lottery is performed. Will be released. As a result, when the game ball wins the upper prize opening 7, the game ball is distributed and moved in either the left or right direction in the figure.
When the game ball moves rightward, the game ball reaches the entrance 21a of the game ball rotational movement / distribution device 20 (rotational movement mechanism 21) approximately along the path indicated by the arrow A by satisfying a predetermined condition. .

The game ball BL that has reached the entrance 21a passes through the game ball passage 31 indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2, that is, the rotation of the rotating bodies 23, 24, and 32, and passes through the release opening 34 or the contact opening 33. Introduced into the off-route or hit route.
When a game ball is introduced into the hit path, it passes through the V zone. When the game ball 22 passes through the V zone, a round lottery is performed for determining how many times (rounds) a predetermined opening operation of the lower large winning opening 8 is repeated. After that, Shimodai winning port 8 repeats the opening operation for the number of times according to the result of the round lottery, and the player can win more prize balls than when winning the general winning port 9 and the starting winning port 6. It is.
You may make it perform a round lottery simultaneously with the said big hit lottery. In this case, the round lottery result is temporarily stored and is read when the game ball 22 passes through the V zone, and is read out, and the lower major winning opening 8 is the number of times according to the read round lottery result. Repeat the opening operation.
Whether or not to include one opening operation of the upper prize winning opening 7 is included in the number of rounds (number of opening actions of the big winning opening according to the round lottery result).
When the game ball is introduced into the off path, the lower zone winning opening 8 does not open without passing through the V zone.

Therefore, whether or not the game ball 22 that has reached the sorting rotary body 32 via the first and second decorative rotary bodies 23 and 24 is introduced into the hit ball holding portion 37 has a significant influence on the player's interest. Effect.
For this reason, for example, when the first and second decorative rotators 23 and 24 and the distribution rotator 32 are in any rotational position (rotation angle), the game balls are moved to the entrance 21a of the game sphere rotational movement / distribution device 20. It is estimated whether or not the V zone can be passed if it enters, and an irregular game as described above may be performed.
The rotational positions of the first and second decorative rotators 23 and 24 and the sorting rotator 32 are often estimated based on designs such as patterns and decorations applied to the front surfaces thereof. Therefore, it is conceivable that the above-mentioned estimation is made difficult by applying a pattern or the like that makes the rotation position incomprehensible. However, the estimation of the rotation position is not limited to the design such as the pattern applied to the front, but the first and second designs. It is not impossible to grasp the forms and the like of the decorative rotators 23 and 24 and the sorting rotator 32 from various directions. In addition, it is not desired to reduce the degree of freedom in design of the design such as the patterns on the front surfaces of the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24 and the sorting rotating body 32.

In the present embodiment, the least common multiple of the number of teeth between the gears 48 to 50 (see FIG. 3) is increased, and the period of the rotational position of the first and second decorative rotating bodies 23 and 24 and the distributing rotating body 32 is set to be large. . Therefore, according to the present embodiment, an advantageous gaming state can be determined by determining the rotational positions of the rotary bodies 23, 24, and 32 by using designs such as patterns applied to the front surfaces of the rotary bodies 23, 24, and 32 as clues. It becomes difficult to estimate the period of the rotation angle of the rotators 23, 24, and 32, which can effectively suppress irregular games such as the above-described stopping action and aiming action.
In the above-described embodiment, the number of teeth is set to a prime number for all the gears 48 to 50 of the three rotating bodies 23, 24, and 32. However, if at least one of the gears 48 to 50 is a prime number, the number of teeth is set to a prime number. The effect in the embodiment can be exhibited.
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the number of gears (rotating bodies) is three has been described. However, two or four or more gears may be used. In this case as well, if at least one of the number of teeth is a prime number, The same effect can be exhibited. Even when two or more gears are provided, even if the number of teeth of all gears is a prime number, the case where they are the same number is excluded.

It is a figure which shows the board surface structural example of the game board of the pachinko machine to which this invention was applied. It is a front view which takes out and expands and shows the principal part in FIG. It is a back view similarly. It is a perspective view similarly.

Explanation of symbols

3: game area, 20: game ball rotation movement / distribution device, 21: rotation movement mechanism, 22: game ball distribution mechanism, 22a: upper entrance, 23, 24: decorative rotating body, 29: game ball holding unit, 31: Game ball passage, 31a: passage entrance, 31b: passage exit, 32: sorting rotor, 33: hitting opening, 34: release opening, 36: falling ball holding portion, 37: hitting ball holding portion, 41: motor (rotation drive) Source), 42: gear mechanism, 44, 48-50: gear, BL: game ball.

Claims (1)

Rotatable each axis direction around, with the game area a plurality of rotating bodies to be sent to the downstream side by the rotation receiving game balls that have been sent by the holder, the rotating body located downstream of the plurality of rotating bodies in Is used as a sorting rotator that distributes and introduces a gaming ball through a specific area according to the rotational position when the gaming ball is received, or a route other than this winning route. In the game ball rotational movement / distribution device of
The plurality of rotating bodies are rotated by a single rotational drive source that meshes with gears provided in each of the plurality of rotating bodies and rotates any of the plurality of gears,
At least one gear among the plurality of gears has a number of teeth set to a prime number.

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