JP5177080B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine in which a rolling area of game balls is formed in two layers.

  Conventionally, a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine has a game area partitioned by a guide rail on the game board, and a game ball released from a launch passage rolls in the game area. It has a rolling area that flows down. In addition, in order to enhance the fun of the game, two game boards are arranged in the front-rear direction of the game machine so that the two game boards each have a rolling area. A structure in which two front and rear rolling regions are formed has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-342427 A

  However, in the ball game machine described in Patent Document 1 described above, maintenance such as adjustment of game nails arranged in the rolling area of the game board and cleaning of structures provided in the rolling area are performed. Of the two layers of rolling areas that are located on the front side that is closer to the player, it is good, but those that are located on the rear side that are far from the player are arranged in front. There was a problem that another game board with a rolling area would get in the way. As a result, when performing maintenance on the rolling region located at the rear, the maintenance must be performed after removing the gaming board located at the front, which causes a problem that much time and labor are required for maintenance. It was happening.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a ball game machine in which the rolling area of game balls is formed in two layers, front and rear, the maintenance of the rolling area located rearward is easily performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can perform such operations.

In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is such that the game board is arranged in front of the side closer to the player, and at least a part of the rear side of the side far from the player is visually recognized. A first game board having a first rolling area in which possible transparent areas are formed, and a second game board having a second rolling area arranged at a position overlapping the transparent area behind the first rolling area; The first game board is provided with an opening, and a first rolling region is formed at least partially around the opening of the first game board, and the opening of the opening An effect display device having a display screen is provided in the rear, the display screen faces forward from the opening, and the second game board is positioned behind the first rolling area and in front of the display screen. It is arranged in the second game board, the position where the second rolling region overlaps the transparent region , Second rolling region is shifted relative to the transparent area, exposure degree of the front of the second rolling region prevents the first game board is a position which increases becomes small, the display screen at the opening It is characterized by being a bullet ball game machine formed so as to be slidable between front positions .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, of the two front and rear layers of rolling areas, the second game board having the rear second rolling area on the side farther from the player is the front on the side closer to the player. The position where the first rolling area overlaps the transparent area and the second rolling area are shifted from the transparent area, and the forward exposure degree of the second rolling area is less disturbed by the first game board. Therefore, the second game board can be moved during maintenance of the second rolling area, and maintenance of the rolling area located behind can be easily performed.
The first game board has an opening. A first rolling area is formed at least around the opening of the first game board, and a display is provided behind the opening. An effect display device having a screen is provided, the display screen faces forward from the opening, and the second game board is arranged at a position behind the first rolling area and in front of the display screen. Since the second game board is formed so as to be slidable between the position where the second rolling area overlaps the transparent area and the front position of the display screen in the opening, the opening in front of the display screen By using a general structure that is often formed in a ball and ball game machine, and using a moving means with a small amount of slide movement, a simpler and more reliable moving means for the second gaming board is formed. Can do.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko game machine in the embodiment of the present invention from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the same pachinko gaming machine from the back side. It is a front view at the time of the game of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view at the time of the maintenance of the game board of FIG.

  Hereinafter, a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko game machine is described as an example of a ball game machine. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine as seen from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a window frame 13, a game board 30 (described later) covered by the window frame 13, and the like. Yes. Also, on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 10, as shown in FIG. 2, a display effect for controlling display of a liquid crystal display type effect display device 37 (described later) or a game effect using a movable accessory and LED is provided. Sub-board 21, sound sub-board 22 for controlling output of various game sounds, main board 23 for controlling main operations of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including operations of the pachinko gaming machine 10 at the time of winning, pachinko balls (game balls) Various substrates such as a payout substrate 24 for controlling the payout operation, a power supply substrate 25 for supplying power to each substrate, and the like are mounted in a state of being accommodated in a transparent case, for example.

  Specifically, the outer frame 11 is installed on the Taijima island of the pachinko hall, and as shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular tube shape so that the front and rear surfaces are open. The front frame 12 is attached to the front end surface of the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. Further, a lower plate 14 having an upper surface opened and an upper plate 15 having an upper surface opened are fixed to the front lower portion of the front frame 12.

  A handle base 16 is fixed around the right end of the lower plate 14, and a firing handle 19 is rotatably attached to the handle base 16. A firing motor is fixed to the rear of the firing handle 19, and a hitting ball is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor. This firing motor corresponds to a driving source for the hitting ball, and when the firing handle 19 is rotated, driving power is supplied to the firing motor. As a result, the hitting ball is driven and the pachinko ball in the upper plate 15 is ejected.

  The window frame 13 is attached to the front surface of the front frame 12. The window frame 13 is integrated with the front frame 12 and is rotatable about the above-described axis. The window frame 13 is formed with a circular hole-shaped window portion 17, and a transparent plate 17 a made of transparent glass, acrylic, or the like is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the window portion 17. Speakers 18 for outputting game sounds are fixed to the back surfaces of the upper left corner and upper right corner of the window frame 13. A plurality of decorative LEDs are fixed to the window frame 13.

  The above-described game board 30 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 12. Hereinafter, the gaming board 30 and each component included in the gaming board 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 30 in the embodiment of the present invention during a game, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board 30 in FIG. 3 during maintenance. The game board 30 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 12 as described above, and is disposed behind the transparent plate 17a provided on the window frame 13. In addition, the game board 30 is disposed in front of the transparent board 17a on the side closer to the player, and has a first game board 30a having a first rolling region 31c, and a rear side of the first game board 30a ( It is composed of two game boards, that is, a second game board 130a having a second rolling area 131c arranged at a position far from the player), whereby the rolling area has a front and rear two-layer structure. Yes.

  The 1st game board 31 is a board for fixing each component which the 1st game board 30a has. The guide rail 32 is fixed to the front surface of the first game board 31, and forms a pachinko ball launching passage 31 a and a game area 31 b on the first game board 31. An opening 38 penetrating the first game board 31 is provided at a substantially central part of the game area 31b formed in the first game board 31 of the first game board 30a and above a start winning opening 33 described later. Is formed. Various decorative members are formed on the periphery of the opening 38. Further, a stage 36 described later is formed so as to cover the lower portion of the opening 38.

  Further, in the game area 31b, a first rolling area 31c in which the pachinko ball flows down while rolling is formed at least around the opening 38 formed in the first game board 30a. In the present embodiment, in the region between the guide rail 32 and the opening 38, the region from the upper side of the opening 38 to the left and lower right is the first rolling region 31c.

  Further, at least a part of the first game board 31 is formed of a transparent member made of an acrylic board or the like, and the area formed of the transparent member in the first rolling area 31c is transparent so that the rear can be visually recognized. It is an area. In the present embodiment, the entire first game board 31 is formed of a transparent member, whereby the entire first rolling area 31c is formed as a transparent area.

  In addition, a plurality of game nails (obstruction members) 39 that change the flow-down direction of the pachinko balls are driven into the first rolling region 31c. The pachinko ball bounced by the hitting ball basket is released to the first rolling area 31c in the game area 31b through the launch passage 31a. Then, the pachinko balls released to the first rolling region 31 c flow down the first rolling region 31 c while rolling against the game nail 39.

  An effect display device 37 using a color liquid crystal display or the like is provided behind an opening 38 penetrating the first game board 31. The effect display device 37 has a display screen 37a having a large area for performing a variable effect display based on a determination result of whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state, and the display screen 37a is connected to the pachinko gaming machine from the opening 38. It faces to the front of 10.

  In addition, a start winning opening 33 is arranged in the first rolling area 31c below the effect display device 37 in the game area 31b. The start winning port 33 is a starting point for determining whether or not a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player is generated when the pachinko ball wins, and is formed in a pocket shape opened upward. And a pair of movable pieces 33x that can be opened and closed. The start winning opening 33 has a small opening area when the movable piece 33x is closed, making it difficult for a pachinko ball to win. When the movable piece 33x is open, the opening area is large and the pachinko ball is easy to win. Become.

  In addition, a large winning opening 34 is arranged below the start winning opening 33. The big winning opening 34 is provided with an open / close door 34a that opens and closes by the operation of an actuator (not shown). The open / close door 34a opens when the gaming state becomes a big hit gaming state, and in that case, the big winning opening 34 is directed upward. A wide opening is formed in a pocket-like shape, and a large number of pachinko balls can be simultaneously and continuously awarded to the big winning opening 34.

  In addition, a guide path that guides the pachinko ball so that it is easy to win the start winning opening 33 so as to cover the lower part of the periphery of the opening 38 where the display screen 37a of the effect display device 37 faces is directly above the starting winning opening 33. A stage 36 having a substantially horizontal plane is provided. The stage 36 enters a warp entrance (not shown) provided in the middle of the first rolling area 31c in the game area 31b (provided at the upper left of the opening 38 in the present embodiment) and enters a warp (not shown). Pachinko that has passed through a passage (provided to the left of the opening 38 in the present embodiment) and exited to a warp outlet (not illustrated) (provided at the lower left of the opening 38 in the present embodiment). A sphere is configured to be guided. In the present embodiment, a pachinko ball that has rolled in a second rolling region 131c of the second gaming board 130a described later can also be guided to the stage 36.

  Further, at a predetermined position in the first rolling region 31c, a general winning opening 35 through which a pachinko ball can be won is formed in a pocket shape that opens upward (in the present embodiment, the first rolling region 31c). A plurality of general winning holes 35 are formed at the lower left and lower right of the player's head).

  Further, a second game board configured separately from the first game board 30a at a position overlapping the transparent area of the first rolling area 31c behind the first rolling area 31c of the first game board 30a. 130a is arranged. The second game board 130a is formed with a second rolling region 131c on the front side thereof where a pachinko ball flows down while rolling. In the present embodiment, as described above, the entire first rolling area 31c is a transparent area, and the second game board 130a has a second rolling area 131c as a transparent area. It is formed and arranged in a size and shape so as to overlap the rear of the first rolling region 31c at a position located to the left of the opening 38, which is a part of 31c. In the present embodiment, a space of a predetermined interval is formed between the rear of the first rolling region 31c in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the front of the display screen 37a of the effect display device 37, so that the second game The board 130 a is arranged at a spatial position behind the first rolling area 31 c and in front of the display screen 37 a of the effect display device 37 in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  Specifically, the second game board 130a of the present embodiment is formed such that the second rolling region 131c is substantially rectangular when viewed from the front. Moreover, the entrance 40 is formed in the 1st rolling area | region 31c of the position which the 2nd rolling area | region 131c of this Embodiment overlaps back. When a pachinko ball enters the entrance 40, the pachinko ball is guided from the first rolling area 31c to the second rolling area 131c behind the first game board 30a. Thus, it flows down while rolling in the second rolling region 131c.

  In addition, in the second rolling region 131c of the present embodiment, the position above the entrance 40 of the first rolling region 31c overlaps with the entrance 40 for the pachinko ball, so nothing is arranged, Since the pachinko ball that has entered the entrance 40 passes below the position overlapping the entrance 40, a structure such as a game nail 139 is formed. Here, as a structure, the game nail 139 is driven in substantially the same arrangement as the game nail 39 arranged in the first rolling region 31c overlapping the front. The second rolling region 131c is formed with a guide passage 132 that is inclined from the upper left to the lower right as a structure. The pachinko ball riding on the guide passage is guided to the stage 36. It is configured.

  In the present embodiment, a ball passage 150 is formed behind the first rolling area 31c and at the lower left of the gaming area 31b at a position in front of the second rolling area 131c. The ball passage 150 is configured such that a part of the pachinko ball that has flowed down through the second rolling region 131c enters from the passage inlet 151 formed at the top, and is as large as one pachinko ball. It is formed in the passage. Furthermore, a passage outlet 50 is formed at a position corresponding to the lowermost part of the ball passage 150 in the lower left part of the first rolling region 31c, and the pachinko ball that has passed through the ball passage 150 is passed through the passage outlet 50. It is guided to one rolling region 31c.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the pachinko balls guided from the first rolling region 31c to the second rolling region 131c via the entrance 40 roll on the second rolling region 131c. After flowing down, the ball rides on the guide passage 132 disposed on the lower right side of the second rolling region 131c and is guided to the stage 36 or from the passage inlet 151 disposed on the lower left side of the second rolling region 131c. Either one of the two options of following the path of entering the passage 150 and being guided from the passage outlet 50 to the first rolling region 31c on the lower left is made to follow. And when it gets on the guidance path 132 and is guided to the stage 36, the pachinko ball becomes easy to win the start winning opening 33 from the stage 36, which is in an advantageous state for the player. Further, when entering the ball passage 150 from the passage entrance 151 and being guided from the passage exit 50 to the first rolling region 31c on the lower left, there is almost no possibility of entering the start winning port 33, and it flows down and is discharged. The

  Note that the destination of the pachinko ball that has rolled in the second rolling region 131c is not limited to the destination described above, and the number of destinations (one or more) and the type of destination are formed as appropriate. It should be.

  Further, the second game board 130a has a second rolling area 131c located behind and a position where the second rolling area 131c located behind overlaps the first rolling area 31c as a transparent area located ahead. In the first rolling region 131c including the transparent region located in the front (in the present embodiment, the transparent region = the first rolling region 31c) (the second rolling region 131c serves as the transparent region). Deviated from the first rolling area 31c, the degree of forward exposure of the second rolling area 131c is formed so as to be movable between the first gaming board 30a and the hindrance to increase. Yes. Hereinafter, the movement of the second game board 130a will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the second game board 130a is arranged in a space located behind the first rolling region 31c and in front of the display screen 37a in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10. In this space, an upper rail 141 and a lower rail 145 are formed at positions that contact the upper and lower ends of the second game board 130a so as to extend in the left-right direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10, respectively. Upper and lower end portions are slidably engaged with the upper rail 141 and the lower rail 145. As a result, the second gaming board 130a is sandwiched between the rails and is slidable in the left-right direction of the gaming machine 10.

  The upper rail 141 and the lower rail 145 are respectively provided with left stoppers 142 and 146 at the left end and right stoppers 143 and 147 at the right end. As a result, the second gaming board 130a slid and moved between the rails 141 and 145 is stopped at the left end by the left stoppers 142 and 146, and the right stopper 143 at the right end. , 147, the slide stops. In the present embodiment, the stoppers 142, 143, 146, and 147 have a configuration in which the end portions of the rails are formed in an approximately L shape. It only has to be.

  Due to the upper rail 141, the lower rail 145, and the stoppers 142, 143, 146, and 147, the second gaming board 130a has a second rolling region 131c that is located rearward in the left-right direction of the pachinko gaming machine 10. A gaming position (sliding position to the left end as shown in FIG. 3) which is a position overlapping the first rolling area 31c as a transparent area located in the front, and a second rolling area 131c located in the rear Is a position that hardly overlaps with the first rolling region 131c including the transparent region located in the front, and is in a state of being slid to the right end as shown in FIG. , This is used as a maintenance position).

  With such a configuration, when playing in the pachinko gaming machine 10, the second game board 130a is placed at the game position at the left end of the rail so that the game can be played, while the game nail 139 in the second rolling region 131c. When performing maintenance such as adjusting the guide passage 132 or cleaning the board surface, the maintenance position (the second rolling area 131c is not overlapped with the first rolling area 31c at the right end of the rail). Shifted to the first rolling area 31c as the transparent area and moved to a position where the degree of exposure to the front of the second rolling area 131c is less disturbed by the first game board 30a), thereby Maintenance of the second game board 130a can be easily performed without complicated work such as removing the first game board 30a.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, since the ball passage 150 is formed independently of the second game board 130a, the slide of the second game board 130a between the game position and the maintenance position described above. During the movement, even if the second game board 130a slides, the ball passage 150 does not follow it but remains fixed at the same position.

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the second gaming board 130a having the rear second rolling area 131c on the far side from the player among the two rolling areas in the front and rear. However, the position where it overlaps with the first rolling area 31c, which is the transparent area on the front side closer to the player, and the second rolling area are shifted from the transparent area, and the second rolling area is moved forward. Since the degree of exposure is movable between a position where it does not overlap with the first rolling area 31c as a position where the obstruction by the first game board is reduced and increased, the second game is performed during maintenance of the second rolling area 131c. The board 130a can be moved, and the maintenance of the rolling region located rearward can be easily performed.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the first game board 30a is provided with an opening 38, and the first rolling is provided at least at a part of the periphery of the opening 38 in the first game board 30a. A region 31c is formed, and an effect display device 37 having a display screen 37a is provided behind the opening 38, and the display screen 37a faces the front of the ball game machine 10 from the opening 38. The second gaming board 130a is arranged at a position behind the first rolling area 31c and in front of the display screen 37a in the front-rear direction of the ball game machine 10, and the second gaming board 130a In the left-right direction of the ball game machine 10, the ball game machine 10 is formed so as to be slidable between a position overlapping the first rolling area 31c, which is a transparent area, and a front position of the display screen 37a in the opening 38. In this way, by using a general configuration that is often formed in the pachinko gaming machine 10 as the opening 38 in front of the display screen 37a, and by using a moving means that is less displaced, that is, sliding movement, A reliable moving means of the second game board 130a can be formed.

  Each embodiment described above is described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not described in order to limit the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as a ball game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the second game board arranged on the left side of the ball game machine is slid in the left and right direction of the game machine using the rail, so that the left game position and the right game machine are However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second gaming board may be moved in other directions or between different positions depending on conditions such as the shape of the gaming machine and the space in the gaming machine. (For example, when there is a rolling area to the right of the opening facing the display screen of the ball game machine, the right game position with the rolling area and the game It may be configured to slide between a maintenance position in front of the opening located on the left side of the position), and may be configured to slide using a configuration other than the rail. Further, the second game board may be moved by another moving method such as turning.

  In the embodiment described above, the entire first rolling region is a transparent region. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a part of the first rolling region is a transparent region. The second game board may be arranged to overlap.

  In the above-described embodiment, the game board is formed in two layers on the front and rear. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game board is formed in three or more layers on the front and rear. A game board other than the game board arranged on the side close to the player may be movable to a position that does not overlap with the game board arranged in front.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine), 30 ... Game board, 30a ... 1st game board, 31c ... 1st rolling area (rolling area, transparent area), 38 ... Opening part, 37 ... Production display device 37a ... display screen, 130a ... second game board, 131c ... second rolling area (rolling area)

Claims (1)

In a ball game machine equipped with a game board having a rolling area in which a game ball rolls down while rolling,
The game board
A first game board having a first rolling area that is disposed in front of a side closer to the player and at least partially formed with a transparent area in which a rear side that is far from the player can be visually recognized;
A second game board having a second rolling area disposed at a position overlapping the transparent area behind the first rolling area;
With
The first game board is provided with an opening, the first rolling area is formed at least at a part of the periphery of the opening in the first game board, and the rear of the opening. In addition, an effect display device having a display screen is provided, and the display screen faces forward from the opening,
The second game board is arranged at a position behind the first rolling area and in front of the display screen,
The second game board has a position where the second rolling area overlaps the transparent area, and the second rolling area is shifted with respect to the transparent area, and the degree of exposure of the second rolling area to the front. However, the ball game machine is formed to be slidable between the opening and the front position of the display screen, which is a position where the obstruction by the first game board is reduced and increased.