JPH02104378A - Variable prize ball device of pin ball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the fan in playing with a pin ball machine by furnishing a prize ball hitting-back member to hit back a prize ball from one side of the prize space to the other side by the use of its own dropping force, and by making the motion of prize ball more complicated for prize ball under guidance of movable members. CONSTITUTION:The interval of energization/deenergization of opening/closing solenoids 65a, 65b is formed differently from the interval of energization/ deenergization of solenoid. Thereby the timing of a prize ball dropping onto a hitting-back plate 74 and the appearing timing of decoration plates 93a, 93b having defending function are varied, which gives many variations in the motion of each prize ball. A prize ball guided by opening/closing blades 53a, 53b as movable members falls in a prize space 68 to run against the hitting-back plate 74, and thereby another prize ball falling ahead the prize space 68 is jumped up up guide backward the space 68. This provides a unique locus for a falling prize ball to make its motion more complicated, which enhances the fan in playing with a pin ball machine.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides a pinball game that can change freely between a first state in which it is easy to accept a hit ball and a second state in which it is difficult to accept a hit ball. The present invention relates to a variable winning ball device for a machine, and particularly relates to a variable winning ball device that has a characteristic in the falling locus of a winning ball within a winning space provided in the variable winning ball device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in pinball gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and arrangement-type pachinko gaming machines that play by popping pachinko balls,
Many variable winning ball devices are provided that include a movable member that partitions a gaming area and a winning space. As a typical example of such a variable winning ball device, a pair of opening/closing wings is provided as a movable member, and winning balls guided by the opening/closing wings flow down while changing the direction of fall within a relatively wide winning space. One example of this is a variable winning ball device which is provided below a winning space and allows players to win any one of a plurality of winning holes with different values.

The variable winning ball device as described above has a first state in which the pair of opening/closing wings open in a substantially horizontal direction to receive a hit ball, and a first state in which the pair of opening/closing wing pieces are erected and closed in a substantially vertical direction and do not receive a hit ball, or The opening/closing operation is repeated at relatively short time intervals between the second state, which is difficult to accept, and the winning balls that are accepted when the opening/closing wings are in the first state are placed in the plurality of winning slots. If you enter a preset specific winning slot, you will enter a specific gaming state, and the opening/closing wing will play under a predetermined condition (generally, until the opening/closing wing has opened/closed 18 times or there are 10 winning balls; (referred to as opening/closing cycle)
The system maintains an advantageous state for the player until a certain number of prizes is achieved, and can repeat such a state several times (e.g., eight times) under the condition that the player enters a specific winning slot, thereby winning a large amount of prize balls. I was trying to give them a chance to win.

"Problem to be solved by the invention" By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional variable winning ball device,
The winning balls guided by the opening/closing wings simply flow downward along the guiding path through the relatively wide winning space, and the winning balls are distributed as having complicated movements along the way. There are also machines equipped with a member, but in this case the movement of the winning balls is simply from the top to the bottom. For this reason, the movement of the hit balls (winning balls) received by the opening and closing wings and guided into the winning space is monotonous, and even though a member is installed in the winning space for distribution, the falling trajectory of the winning balls is There was a problem in that the game became simple and the game became less interesting.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it not only allows the winning balls guided by the movable member to flow down from the top to the bottom within the winning space, but also improves the winning ability. To provide a variable winning ball device for a pinball game machine that makes the movement of balls complicated and increases the interest of the game.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the variable winning ball device of the pinball game machine according to the present invention has the following features: This game is characterized by being provided with a winning ball bouncing member that bounces the winning balls from one side to the other side.

[Function] The hit ball received by the movable member in the open state is guided to the winning space and becomes a winning ball. Then, the winning balls falling through the winning space collide with the bouncing member and move while jumping from one side to the other within the winning space, and are guided to the winning hole. In addition, since the falling force of the winning ball that falls through the winning space differs depending on the timing at which it is caught by the movable member, the momentum with which it collides with the rebounding member differs, and this affects the flying height, distance, etc., so each winning ball It will draw a rebound trajectory with changes.

[Example] Hereinafter, a variable prize winning ball device according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a pinball game machine to which a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment is applied will be described. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around the opening of a front frame 2 formed in the shape of a frame of a pachinko gaming machine 1, and a glass door 4 and a front side 5i15 for storing glass are provided on one side of the screen holding frame 3. is pivoted so that it can be opened and closed. On the back side of the front frame 2, there is a game board 6.
A game board holding frame 7 (see FIG. 7) to which a firing rail (not shown) or the like is attached is fixed. The game board 6 is detachably attached to the game board holding frame 7, and
A guide rail 9 for guiding the fired pachinko balls to the game area 8, a large number of obstacle nails (not shown), various winning ball devices, etc. are provided on the surface of the pachinko ball. To explain in more detail, the game area 8 of the game board 6 has a normal winning hole 52. 10a,
10b, first nine prizes 11, 12a, 12b, tulip-style prize mouths 13a, 13b, windmills 14a to 14f
, a variable winning ball device 50 having a pair of opening/closing wings 53a, 53b as movable members, and game effect lamps 15a, 15.
b, an out port 16, etc. are provided, respectively.

When the pachinko balls hit in the gaming area 8 enter the regular winning slots 52, 10a, 10b and the tulip-style winning slots 13a, 13b, a predetermined number (for example, 13 balls) of the pachinko balls are released by the prize ball dispensing device 42, which will be described later. Prize balls are now being paid out. 52 of these regular winning openings
is provided in the variable winning ball device 50. Further, when a pachinko ball enters the starting prize opening 1t, 12a, 12b, a predetermined number of prize balls are similarly paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 42, and the starting winning opening 11゜12a,
Opening/closing operations of the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b of the variable winning ball device 50 are performed at relatively short time intervals in response to detection outputs of starting winning ball detection switches 31, 32a, and 32b, which will be described later and are provided in connection with the winning ball device 12b. It is designed to allow That is, when a pachinko ball enters the starting winning hole 11, the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b perform the opening/closing operation twice, and the starting winning hole 12a, ! When a pachinko ball enters a prize in 2b, the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b perform an opening/closing operation once. During this opening/closing operation, the opening/closing wing pieces 53a, 53
When the winning ball guided by b enters a specific winning hole 80 (described later) provided in the variable winning ball device 50,
Then, the game effect lamp 1 turns into a specific game state.
5a and 15b flash to notify the player of this fact. Regarding the variable winning ball device 5o,
This will be explained in detail later. Moreover, the opening/closing wing piece 53a.

The above-mentioned starting prize opening is used to start the opening/closing operation of 53b! It is not limited to 1, 12a, and 12b, but may be, for example, when a hit ball passes through a certain area on the game board 6 or when the number of out balls reaches a predetermined number.

Further, among the windmills 14a to 14f, the windmills 14a and 14
Reference character b is what is called a windmill with a lamp, and in the case of this embodiment, when the above-mentioned specific game state is entered, it lights up or blinks together with the game effect lamps 15a and 15b.

Pachinko balls that did not enter the various winning ball devices explained above are sent to the exit port 1 provided at the bottom of the guide rail 9.
Incorporated into 6.

A batted ball supply tray 17 is attached to the front surface ff1I5. On the upstream side of the ball supply tray 17, there is a prize ball outlet 18 through which the prize balls ejected from the prize ball dispensing device 42 flow out, and on the downstream side, there is a ball ejecting rail (not shown) from which the stored pachinko balls are sent one by one. Each is formed with a feed port (not shown) leading to the firing position. In addition, the batted ball supply tray 17
A speaker 19 as a sound generating device is housed in a space below the prize ball outlet 18. This speaker 1
9 is when a specific game state is entered or the starting prize opening 11.1
This is for generating a sound effect to enliven the atmosphere of the game when a winning ball is won in 2a, 12b or the specific winning hole 80, etc.

At the lower part of the front frame 2, there is an operation handle 20 that constitutes a part of a ball firing mechanism that launches pachinko balls into the game area 8.
and a surplus ball receiving tray 25 for storing surplus prize balls. A surplus ball outlet 26 from which surplus balls are discharged is formed on the rear surface of the surplus ball receiving tray 25. Further, the surplus ball receiving tray 25 is provided with a prize ball extraction lever 27 for pulling out the stored prize balls downward.

At the upper part of the front frame 2, there is a frame lamp 2 that mainly informs the clerk of the game hall when a specific game state is entered.
8a and 28b are provided.

Next, the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be explained based on FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a schematic back view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, the game board 6 is detachably fixed to the game board holding frame 7 by game board fixtures 29a to 29c. A winning ball passage cover 3o is attached to the back side of the game board 6 so as to cover the back side of each of the winning openings. This winning ball passage cover unit 3o is formed with 8 conduction paths for distributing the winning balls to the left and right from each of the winning holes. Below the winning ball passage cover unit 30 are the starting winning openings 11 and 12a.

Starting winning ball detection switch 31° 32a corresponding to 12b
, 32b is provided, and this starting winning ball detection switch 31
．． 3-2a and 32b detect a signal to start the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b of the variable winning ball device 50 and send it to the control circuit housed in the control circuit board box 46.

In addition, a guide path 33 for guiding the winning balls guided by the variable winning ball device 5o is formed at the lower center of the winning ball path cover integrated 3o, but there is a guide path 33 for guiding the winning balls guided by the variable winning ball device 5o. A switch 34 and a 10 count detection switch 35 are provided to send a signal from the winning balls that have won into the variable winning ball device 50 to the control circuit. In addition, the seventh
In the figure, the specific winning ball detection switch 34 is shown to be provided in the guide path 33, but in reality, it is arranged in the lower part of the winning space 68 of the variable winning ball device 50 as shown in FIG. It is attached to the specific winning opening forming member 78.

On the other hand, a mechanism plate is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the entire back surface of the game board 6. As shown by the - dotted chain line in FIG. 7, this mechanism board has a winning ball processing mechanism formed on its front side for processing winning balls, and a prize ball processing mechanism for dispensing prize balls on its rear side. A ball payout mechanism is formed. The winning ball processing mechanism includes a collection gutter 36 that receives winning balls that have been guided by the entered prize ball path cover unit 30 and fallen to the left and right, and winning balls that have entered the variable winning ball device 50 and collects them on the negative side; A winning ball processing device 37 that processes the winning balls collected by the collection gutter 36 one by one; and the winning ball processing device 37.
It consists of a winning ball passage 38 and the like for receiving winning balls discharged from the system and operating an automatic lever (not shown) to operate a prize ball dispensing device 42, which will be described later. The prize ball dispensing mechanism includes a prize ball tank 39 that stores prize balls supplied from a supply mechanism (not shown), and prize balls that arrange the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 39 in two lines and flow them down. An alignment gutter 40, and a bent gutter 4 that changes the flow direction of prize balls from the prize ball alignment gutter 40 by 180 degrees and weakens the earth pressure.
1, and a predetermined number of prize balls (13) from the bent gutter 41.
A prize ball dispensing device 42 accepts and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to one winning ball, and the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 42 are passed through a prize ball discharging passage (not shown) to the prize balls. It consists of a prize ball communication opening 43 for dispensing to the batted ball supply tray 17.

In addition, on the back side of the input prize ball cover unit 30, there is a relay board 4.
4 is attached, and wiring from a control circuit board housed in a control circuit board box 46 attached to the mechanism board and wiring from the various winning devices, detection switches, etc. described above are attached. Note that the control circuit board includes a control circuit that controls the game.

A drive device, which constitutes a part of the batted ball firing mechanism, is fixed to the lower back surface of the front frame 2. This drive device includes a ball hitting motor 22 that rotates at a constant speed on a set board 21.
a ball-feeding sliding member that engages with the lower end of the ball-striking rod 23 to operate a ball-feeding piece of a ball feeding device (not shown); 24
It consists of

Furthermore, a connecting gutter 45 is attached to the lower back surface of the front frame 2 adjacent to the set board 21 for guiding surplus prize balls to the surplus ball receiving tray 25 via a surplus ball discharge passage (not shown).

Next, a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. First, the overall structure of the variable prize winning ball device will be mainly explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the variable winning ball device 50, FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view. In addition, the variable winning ball device 50 is
In Figure 0, where a decorative board or the like is decorated with a design of a person playing basketball, a mounting board 51 attached to the game board 6 has a rectangular window opening 54. An upside-down "U"-shaped winning prize regulating section 55 is formed protruding from the upper part of the window opening 54, and an upper front decorative plate 56 is screwed onto the front surface thereof.

The above-mentioned normal winning opening 5 is formed by the winning regulating part 55, the upper front plate 56, and the opening formed in the mounting board 51.
2.

A U-shaped winning ball receiving frame 57 that covers both side edges and the lower edge of the window opening 54 is formed protruding from the lower front surface of the mounting board 51. A lower front decorative plate 58 is attached to the front surface of this winning ball receiving frame 57.

The opening/closing wings 53a, 53b are attached between the lower ends of both sides of the winning regulation part 55 and the upper ends of both sides of the winning ball receiving frame 57 so as to be openable and closable. That is, a rotating shaft (not shown) fixed to the base of the opening/closing wing pieces 53a, 53b is inserted into the bearing holes Boa, 60b formed in the mounting board 51, and a connection fixed to the rear end of the rotating shaft is inserted. Link members 64a, 64b
(See FIG. 1; however, 64b is not shown.) The opening/closing solenoids 65a, 65b are repeatedly energized and de-energized, so that the opening/closing blades 53a, 53b are moved in an almost horizontal direction. It is designed to be able to change between an open state and a closed state where it stands upright. Note that when the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b are opened, the stopper parts 66a, 66b formed at the bases of the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b are connected to the stopper protrusions 67a, 67b formed at the upper end of the winning ball receiving frame 57. The range of rotation is regulated by contacting with.

Also, on the rear side of the mounting board 51, the window opening 54
A rear peripheral wall 61 is provided along the edge of the opening. This rear peripheral wall 61 is partially constructed of other members, but is entirely molded integrally with the mounting board 51. Further, the rear part of the rear peripheral wall 61 is covered with a rear wall 81 (however, the rear wall corresponding to the upper winning space 68a, which will be described later, is integrally formed with the rear peripheral wall 61).

The winning regulation section 55, the winning ball receiving frame 57, which have been explained above,
Opening/closing wing pieces 53a, 53b, rear peripheral wall 61, and rear wall 81
The range surrounded by constitutes the winning space 68 of the variable winning ball device 50. In order for the hit ball falling from the game area 8 to win a prize in the winning space 68, the opening/closing wing piece 53a must be
, 53b is open and in a horizontal state,
During this time, the hit ball caught during the release state is guided and reaches the winning space 68 to become a winning ball. In addition, the opening/closing wing piece 5
3a, 53b, as shown in FIG. 3, ball guiding protrusions 59a, 59b are formed at the ends of the surfaces for guiding the hit balls, and the balls that collide with these are guided toward the back side of the winning space 68. It is now possible to do so.

Configuration inside the winning space Next, the configuration inside the winning space described above will be explained. Slightly above the center of the winning space 68, a winning ball transfer board 69 that is inclined from the back side to the front side is lying horizontally. For this reason, the winning space 68 is divided into upper and lower parts by the winning ball transfer board 69, forming an upper winning space 68a and a lower winning space 68b.

In addition, the winning ball transfer board 69 has the opening/closing wings 53a, 53
Since the ball is lying at approximately the same position as the bearing holes 60a and 60b of 60b, the ball guided when the opening and closing blades 53a and 53b are opened and placed in a horizontal state is guided by the ball reading protrusion 59.
a, 59b and are guided onto the winning ball transfer board 69. When the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b are closed, the balls fall from the front end of the winning ball transfer board 69 onto a bounce board 74, which will be described later.

A variable winning ball device 5 is provided on the rear surface of the upper winning space 68a.
The number of opening and closing cycles that are repeated by the winning number display 70 that displays the number of winning balls that have won 0, that is, the number of winning balls detected by the 10 count detection switch 35, and the specific winning opening 80 that will be described later. A continuation count display 70 is provided to display the number of continuations, and a decorative lamp (LED) 7 is provided to decorate the upper winning space 68a.
3 is also provided. In addition, a bouncing board 74 as a bouncing member, which is a main part of the example of the entered prize ball transfer board 69, is provided. The rebound plate 74 has a cross section r as shown in FIG.
It is formed in an LJ shape, and a mounting plate portion 75 corresponding to the short side thereof is fixed with screws to a mounting boss (not shown) integrally provided on the mounting board 51. When installing with these screws, the alignment hole 7 drilled in the mounting plate part 75
6 into the alignment protrusion 77 protruding from the mounting board 51. This makes the installation work of the rebound plate 74 easy and the installation position accurate. In addition, the portion corresponding to the long side of the bounce plate 74 is in a free state (free end) without being supported at the front end.
It is formed to be inclined downward from the front side toward the back side, and the inclination angle "θ" is set to an appropriate angle. That is, when a winning ball that falls from above (for example, based on the winning ball that fell from the entered prize ball transfer board 69) collides with the bounce board 74 and bounces back, the ball falls exactly in an arc into the specific winning hole 80, which will be described later. The angle is set so that you can win as you draw. With this setting, the winning ball behaves as if it were thrown into a basketball goal and won a prize. In particular, when the inclination angle "θ" is set small, it is not appropriate because there is a high possibility that the winning ball will not reach the specific winning hole 80 with the falling force of the winning ball, which is the standard mentioned above. ” is set to a large value, the falling force of the standard winning ball will jump over the specific winning hole 80 and strongly collide with the bouncing lotus soil veneer 9, 0, which will be described later, and fall back into the specific winning hole 80. This case is also not suitable because the ball will fall downward without winning a prize. Therefore, the inclination angle of the rebound plate 74 is "θ
”, the falling force of the standard winning ball is specified winning hole 8.
It is set within the angle range that just reaches 0.

As described above, the bounce board 74 has the lower winning space 68b.
Since the winning balls that have fallen in front (the negative side) of
You can obtain the falling trajectory of winning balls that has never been seen before. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the rebound plate 74 having a free end is used as an example of the rebound member, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, it may be made of an elastic material. Alternatively, a plurality of bounce plates 74 may be provided, and the height and direction of bounce of the winning balls may be changed. Furthermore, the six movement directions within the winning space 68 are not limited to the examples.

In addition, behind the lower winning space 68b, there is a specific winning opening 80.
A specific winning a prize opening forming member 78 that constitutes the is arranged. This specific winning a prize hole forming member 78 is arranged so as to be at a slightly higher position than the bounce board 74, and is provided so as to be movable in the left and right direction. That is, in the front part of the specific winning opening forming member 78, there is a pair of specific winning opening forming protrusions 79a and 79b that determine the absolute size of the specific winning opening 8G.
are protruding from the left and right, and the specific winning opening forming protrusions 79a, 7
A specific winning a prize opening 80 is configured between the special winning a prize opening 80 and the detecting portion of the specific winning a prize detection switch 34 facing the specific winning a prize opening 80. That is, the specific winning a prize hole forming member 78 is also a holder that holds the specific winning ball detection switch 34.

On the other hand, the rear part of the specific winning opening forming member 78 is guided and supported by holder guide plates 82a and 82b that penetrate through the rear wall 81 and are fixed to the top and bottom of the rear wall 81, so that it can move in the left and right direction. And the specific winning opening forming member 78
A guide groove plate 83 having a vertical guide groove at the rear end.
is fixed, and a guide protrusion 85 protruding from an eccentric position of a rotary cam 84 is engaged with the guide groove plate 83.
The rotating cam 84 is fixed to a motor shaft 87 of a motor 86 and rotates as the motor 86 rotates.

Therefore, when the motor 86 rotates, the rotating cam 84 also rotates, and the guide protrusion 85 and the guide groove plate 8 rotate accordingly.
3, the specific winning opening forming member F 8 reciprocates with a predetermined amplitude. A cam position detector 88 is provided above the rotary cam 84, and its actuator 89 detects a recessed portion (not shown) on the outer periphery of the rotary cam 84. This is provided to drive the motor 86 until the specific winning opening 80 comes to the center if the specific winning opening 80 is not in the center of the winning space 68 when the stop signal for the motor 86 is derived. It is. In addition, the specific winning a prize opening forming member 78 is integrally provided with a rebound soil surface projecting plate 90 located on the front side of the rear wall 81. This rebounding earth surface veneer 90 corresponds to a basketball goal board, and the winning balls collide with the rebounding board 74 with a falling force stronger than the above-mentioned standard falling force and jump over the specific prize opening 80. Something,
If the collision is lucky, the winning ball will be guided to the specific winning hole 80 again.

The motor 86 and cam position detector 88 described above are fixed to a back cover 91 that is fixed to a mounting portion integrally formed on the rear peripheral wall 61.
There is a wire stopper 92a for handling the wire from the motor 86.
, 92b are integrally formed.

Further, inside the lower winning space 68b, decorative plates 93a and 93b are provided to prevent the winnings that have jumped from the bounce board 74 from flying into the specific winning opening 80. This plaque 9
3a, 93b are designed to protrude from both downstream ends of the rebound plate 74 as shown in FIG. 3, and in order to operate this, link mechanisms 94a, 94b, 95a,
95b (however, 94a and 95a are not shown) and is connected to a solenoid 97 via a connecting link member 96. Therefore, when the solenoid 97 is energized,
The decorative plates 93a and 93b protrude from the left and right sides to cover the front of the specific winning opening 80, and act to drop down the winnings that have jumped up by the rebound plate 74. In other words, plaque 9
3a and 93b serve as defense in basketball. However, not all bouncing balls are obstructed, and if the winning ball bounced up by the bouncing board 74 rises high, the bouncing ball 93
a, 93b and will be guided to the specific winning hole 80.

In addition, an opening is opened at the rear of the lower end of the lower winning space 68b, and winnings that have passed through the specific winning opening 80 and winning winnings that have not entered the specific winning opening 80 fall and are guided to the guiding path 33. It has become so. In other words, the above-mentioned opening constitutes the normal winning opening 98.

The wiring connected from the electrical parts (for example, electrical drive sources such as solenoids and chisels, and decorative parts such as lamps) provided in the above-mentioned variable winning ball device 50 is connected to the back cover plate 9.
The relay terminal board 99 is once connected to the relay terminal 100 of the relay terminal board 99 fixed to the relay board 4 through the relay terminal board 99.
It is designed to be connected to 4.

Operation of the variable winning ball device The operation of the variable winning ball device 50 described above will be described next. The operation of the variable winning ball device 50 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 48 to 5B.

First, the operation of the variable winning ball device 50 when a ball hits the starting winning hole 11.12a, 12b will be explained with reference to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B.

FIG. 4A is a timing chart diagram when a prize is won in the starting prize openings 12a and 12b, and FIG. 4B is a timing chart diagram when a prize is won in the starting prize opening 11.

Therefore, when the hit ball enters the starting winning hole 12a, 12b and the starting winning ball detection switch 32a, 32b is turned on,
After a predetermined time "rt" (for example, 0.5 seconds), the solenoid 65a opens and closes.

65b is excited for a predetermined time T2 (for example, 0.4 seconds) to change the opening/closing blades 53a, 53b to the open state.

The reason why the opening/closing wings 53a and 53b are opened after the predetermined time T in this way is to draw the attention of the players to the variable winning ball device 50. And the opening/closing solenoids 65a, 6
At the same time as the excitation of 5b is completed, the decoration plate 93a is
, 93b are energized. Solenoid 9
The excitation of No. 7 is performed twice, and the appearance time T4 (for example, 0.2 seconds) of the decorative plates 93a and 93b and the interval time Ts
(for example, 0.15 seconds). As described above, the decorative plates 93a and 93b are operated after the opening and closing of the opening and closing wings 53a and 53b are completed.
It is after the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b are closed that the winning prize accepted by the opening of 53b reaches the specific winning opening 80, and at that time, the decorative plates 93a, 93b having a defense function are operated. It's for a reason. Note that after the excitation of the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b is completed, a predetermined time T3
Only the specific winning ball detection switch 34 is activated. This is set in order to take into account the time it takes for the winnings accepted by the opening/closing wings 53a and 53b to reach the specific winning opening 80 with plenty of time.

On the other hand, when the hit ball enters the starting winning hole 11 and the starting winning ball detection switch 31 is turned on, the predetermined time T, (for example, 0
．． 6 seconds), the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b are excited for a predetermined time Ty (for example, 0.668 seconds), and the opening/closing blades 53
a and 53b are changed to the open state. The reason why the opening time of the opening/closing wings 53a, 53b is made longer than in the one-time start described above is to increase the winning probability of the hit ball. Then, at the same time as the excitation of the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b is completed, the solenoid 97 of the decorative plates 93a and 93b is energized twice in the same manner as described above. In this case, the appearance time T4 of the decorative plates 93a and 93b is the same, but the interval time T+o (for example, 0.3 seconds) is set to be different. And interval time T1
0 is set longer, but this is to make it easier for winning balls that bounced off the bounce board 74 to enter the specific winning slot 80.

Further, the opening/closing solenoid 65a of the opening/closing wing pieces 53a, 53b
, 65b, after the first excitation, a predetermined time T8
(For example, 0.6 seconds), the second excitation is performed for the predetermined time 17, and after the excitation is finished, the decorative plate 93a,
The solenoid 97 of 93b is also excited twice under the above conditions.

In this case as well, a predetermined period of time T9 (=7
3) The operation of the specific winning ball detection switch 34 is valid until after the elapse of time.

Next, the operation of the variable winning ball device 50 when a ball hits the specific winning hole 80 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. FIG. 5A is a timing chart diagram when a prize is first won in the specific winning hole 80, and FIG. 5B is a timing chart diagram when a prize is won again in the specific winning hole 80 during the opening/closing cycle. .

First, in FIG. 5A, the opening and closing blades 5 at the time of starting winning
3a, 53b enters the specific winning hole 80 and turns on the specific winning ball detection switch 34, a specific gaming state is entered, and a predetermined time T++ (for example, 2. After that, the opening and closing solenoids 65a and 65b are activated alternately at predetermined time intervals! ! (time T16; for example, 0.8 seconds) and de-energization (time TI; for example, 0.8 seconds) are repeated to open and close the opening/closing blades 53a and 53b a predetermined number of times (18 times). At the same time, the motor 86 that moves the specific winning a prize hole forming member 78 left and right is driven to move the specific winning a prize hole 80 in the left and right direction. The specific winning opening 8 is determined by the time T, 2 (for example, 2.0 seconds) for one cycle of the motor 86.
0 returns to the center position and continues the above operation until a predetermined condition described later is satisfied.

Furthermore, after a short time T+s (for example, 0.5 seconds) from the start of excitation of the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b, the decorative plate 9
The solenoids 97 of 3a and 93b are also energized alternately (time T
,4. For example, 1.0 seconds) and de-excitation (time T, s, for example, 0.6 seconds) are repeated, and the above operation is continued until a predetermined condition described later is satisfied. In this case, the reason why the energizing time of the solenoid 97 is made longer than the de-energizing time is to prevent the winning balls that have bounced off the rebound plate 74 from entering the specific winning opening 80, making it difficult to win. be. This is because, as will be described later, when a ball hits the specific winning hole 80, the next opening/closing cycle will begin immediately.
If the ball enters the special winning hole 80 at the beginning of the opening/closing cycle, even if the opening/closing cycle is repeated at the highest 8.
This is because even if the game is repeated up to three times, the number of winning balls will decrease overall. As a result, the first winning balls are usually guided to the winning opening 98, and the number of winning balls during one opening/closing cycle is guaranteed to some extent.

The driving of the motor 86 and the solenoid 97 described above is terminated when the number of winning balls in the variable winning ball device 50 reaches four, or when the number of openings of the opening/closing wings 53a and 53b reaches the 111th time. There is. When this is finished, the specific winning hole 80 has stopped at the central position, and in this state, the subsequent bounce board 74
Since the player receives the winning balls that have been bounced back by the player, and there is no interference from the decorative plates 93a and 93b, it is easy to enter the special winning hole 80.

In addition, the effective time of the specific winning ball detection switch 34 in the first opening/closing cycle is the opening/closing solenoid 65a, 65b.
After the end of the 188th excitation from the start of excitation, a predetermined time Tl1
This is until l (=73) have elapsed.

Next, in FIG. 5B, in the middle of a predetermined opening/closing cycle (
In the illustrated case, when the specific winning ball detection switch 34 is turned ON during the 16th opening/closing operation, the opening/closing solenoid 65
After the excitation of the motors 86a and 65b is completed, the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b are driven again at the above-described intervals after the interval time T11, and the motor 86
is activated, and the solenoid 97 is activated to begin a new opening/closing cycle. Then, when the specific winning ball detection switch 34 is turned on again during this opening/closing cycle (in the case of illustration, during the sixth opening/closing), the opening/closing solenoids 65a, 65b, motor 86, and solenoid 97 are immediately turned on as described above. After the driving is finished, the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b are driven again at each of the above-mentioned times, the motor 86 is driven, the solenoid 97 is driven, and a new next cycle is started. begins the opening/closing cycle. As described above, the number of repetitions of the opening/closing cycle is set at a maximum of eight times. In this embodiment, the intervals between the energization and de-energization of the opening/closing solenoids 65a and 65b and the energization and de-energization intervals of the solenoid 97 are made different;
The winning timing and the plaques 93a and 93b that fall on the
This is to give various changes to the winning movement by changing the timing of the appearance of the.

As explained above, in the variable winning ball device 50 according to this embodiment, the winning ball guided by the movable members 53a and 53b falls through the winning space 86 and collides with the rebound plate 74. Therefore, the front of the winning space 68 (
Since the winning object that fell on the - side) is made to fly upwards and guided to the rear (other side) of the winning space 68, it is possible to obtain the falling trajectory of the winning object that has never been seen before, making it easier to win the prize. The game can be made more interesting by making the movements more complex.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although a pair of opening/closing wings were illustrated as a movable member, the movable member is not limited to this, and may be a sliding member that slides in the lateral direction, for example. In addition, in this embodiment, when a ball hits the specific winning hole 80, the next opening/closing cycle starts six lines immediately, but for example, a ball hitting the specific winning hole 80 during one opening/closing cycle. If a player wins a prize, it may be memorized, and after the opening/closing cycle ends, the next opening/closing cycle will be performed in 6 rows.Furthermore, as a pinball game machine, the balls borrowed by the player are transferred to the hitting ball supply tray 1.
7 shows a type of gaming machine that is played by inserting balls into the gaming machine, but this is a so-called card-type gaming machine in which a game can be played by firing balls enclosed in the gaming machine using a storage medium that stores ball data. It may be.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the variable winning ball device according to the present invention has a winning space with a falling blade above the winning ball,
Since a winning ball bouncing member is provided that bounces the winning ball from one side of the winning space to the other side, the winning ball falling through the winning space falls through the winning space and collides with the bounce board, thereby causing the winning ball to bounce off the winning ball from one side of the winning space to the other side. Since the winning object that has fallen on one side is made to fly upwards and guided to the other side of the winning space, it is possible to obtain an unprecedented falling trajectory of the winning object, making the movement of the winning object more complicated. This can increase the interest of the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the variable winning ball device, FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning ball device, FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the variable winning ball device, and FIG. 4A is a partially cutaway perspective view of the variable winning ball device. , Figure 4B is a timing chart when a prize is won in the first starting prize opening, Figure 5A is a timing chart when winning in the first starting winning opening. The chart diagram, FIG. 5B is a timing chart diagram when a special winning slot is entered again during the opening/closing cycle, and FIG. 6 is a front view showing a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine. FIG. 7 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko gaming machine. 1... Pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) 50... Variable winning ball device 53a, 53b... Opening/closing wing pieces (movable member) 65a, 65
b...Opening/closing solenoid (electric drive source) 68...Winning space 68a...Upper winning space 68b...Lower winning space 74...Repelling plate (repelling member) Patent applicant: Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In the variable winning ball device of a pinball game machine that can freely change between a first state in which it is easy to accept a hit ball and a second state in which it is difficult to accept or not accept a hit ball, the variable winning ball device comprises at least a winning space into which the winning balls fall, a movable member that guides the balls into the winning space, and an electric drive source that drives the movable member. A variable winning ball device for a pinball game machine, characterized in that a winning ball bouncing member for bouncing winning balls from one side of a winning space to the other side is provided.