JPH02239881A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change a prize winning mode in classification for a ball receiving port into which a prize winning ball dropped by alternatively displacing each ball receiving port to a ball receiving position opposed to a prize winning port and discriminating the ball receiving port displaced to the ball receiving position. CONSTITUTION:To a prize winning device N, three ball receiving ports 21 arranged for receiving game balls dropped into a prize winning port 8, a stepping motor 13 to be drivingly controlled for alternatively displacing respective ball receiving ports 21 to the ball receiving position opposed to the prize winning port 8, and three position detecting pieces 19 and a photosensor 18 for discriminating the ball receiving port 21 displaced to the ball receiving position and, simultaneously, setting the rotating quantity of the stepping motor 13. For such a reason, by making the contents of a prize winning command to accompany the prize winning mutually different in classification for the ball receiving ports to receive the prize winning balls, the prize winning mode is diversely changed, and profit contents received by the player at the time of winning the prize can be changed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

[Prior Art] In conventional gaming machines, there is a prize opening provided on the game board surface for dropping winning balls into it, and a prize opening provided below the winning opening for receiving winning balls that have passed through the winning opening. A ball socket is a ball socket in which one ball socket faces one winning hole, and the winning ball that passes through one winning hole inevitably falls into the ball socket below this winning hole. A pair of each was installed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention provides a gaming machine in which a winning ball that has passed through one winning hole is received by one of a plurality of ball receiving ports, and a winning mode is determined for each ball receiving port into which the winning ball has fallen. The challenge is to change the

[Means for Solving the Problems] The gaming machine of the present invention has a plurality of ball receiving holes arranged to receive game balls that have fallen into the winning hole, and each ball receiving hole is inserted into the winning hole. It has a configuration in which a winning device is installed on the game board surface, the winning device having a driving means for selectively displacing the ball to the ball receiving position and a detecting means for determining the ball receiving opening that has been displaced to the ball receiving position. .

[Function 1: Control the movement of a plurality of ball receiving holes to selectively displace them to the ball receiving position facing the winning hole, so that the game ball that has fallen into the winning hole is received by one of the ball receiving holes. The ball receiving port that receives the game balls is determined and the contents of winning commands associated with winning are made different for each ball receiving port.

[Effects of the Intervention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to diversify the manner of winning by making the content of the winning instruction associated with winning a prize different depending on the ball receiving opening where the winning ball is received. It is possible to change the content of the profit that the ifi player receives when winning a prize, and it has the effect of increasing the interest of Goom by changing the content of the game from one to the other.

First Embodiment Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

The main body 1 of the winning device N attached to the game board surface U of the game machine includes a board 2 attached to the game board surface U, a rear board 3 vertically disposed on the back h of this YJ board 2, and the board 2. The middle plate 4 mounted between the rear plate 3 and the middle plate 4 are formed as a set (4).

A round-shaped passage hole 2a is opened at the center of the upper end of the substrate 2, and a translucent hole 2a whose front face is fan-shaped and whose cross section is approximately wavy is formed near the center of the substrate 2 {-J}. is fitted,
, A pair of left and right cover plates 6 and C3 protruding toward the front on the right side of the front side of the cover plate 2 are respectively inclined outwardly downward [left and right]. 9 = mounted in a J-shaped configuration, and a winning ball 118 for dropping a winning ball is placed between both cover machines 6 facing the passing ITI 2a.

Near the central part of the middle plate 4 in the front direction, there are stacked upright parts i4a arranged in parallel on one side of the board 2, and the ten ends of the upright parts 7'Ia An inner piece 9a is attached to one edge of the passage hole 2a of the substrate 2 as Ir'p'r'j on the front side of the board 2, and the upper surface is slightly tilted upward to the side. It is installed horizontally close to the lower edge of the passage hole 2a and has an inner diameter of 11" 9.
Connected to the lower end of a lJ lower piece 9 b and below)-'
A guide gutter 9 is formed to protrude forward and is attached to the rear side of the base 2, and is connected to the outer end of the guide gutter 9 and has an upwardly protruding outer piece g. A ball path A notch 10 that communicates with the guide gutter 9 is recessed in order to avoid damage, and the game ball that passes through the passage hole 2a of the board 2 rolls on the guide gutter 9 toward the notch 10 and enters the notch 10. 1 guided to the rear of the upright portion 4a of the middle plate 4 through the guide 19. A lamp board 23 disposed below the guide 19 is vertically attached to the front side of the upright portion 4a.

At the lower end of the upright portion 4a of the middle plate 4, there are formed gaps 1 to 25 that project horizontally to the rear.

Near the left end of the raised portion/Ia of the middle plate 4 in the figure, there are parallel 1
A pair of support pieces 11 and 11 are arranged in parallel, and a ball entry sensor (proximity switch) that detects the passage of a game ball and transmits the ball entry detection signal to the control circuit of the central control device is installed between the support pieces 11. 1
2 is inserted and supported horizontally, and a detection hole 12a is provided at the front of this human ball sensor 12 to prevent a game ball passing through the notch 10 from falling into it. '1 has been established.

A stepping motor 3 is attached to the rear side of the rear plate 3 and is controlled to rotate in forward and reverse directions in response to a pulse signal from a control circuit of a central control device.
A drive gear A714 is fitted to the output l shaft of the motor. In this example, this stepping is a command of the control circuit for a fixed period of time.
From C onwards, the intermittent rotary operation that is stopped for a certain period of time is set to be repeated by the tires incorporated in the control circuit. However, when the stop time on the timer is set to O, the stepping motor 3 is continuously driven to rotate reciprocally in the forward and reverse directions.

A power transmission shaft 15 is rotatably supported at the center of the lower end of the base plate 2 and at the center of the lower end of the vertical portion 7'Ia of the intermediate plate 4, and is horizontally suspended along the front-rear direction. A driven gear 16 meshed with the drive gear 14 is fitted in the pane, and the rotation of the stepping motor 3 is transmitted to the drive gear 1il1 1 15 via both gears 14 and 16, resulting in a transmission +1'. ll
l 1 5 is intermittently driven to reciprocate and rotate in forward and reverse directions.

A moving member 20 is disposed at the front end of the winning neck N, which is fitted so as to be rotatable with the front end of the transmission shaft 15 and is controlled to reciprocate in the left and right directions around the axis a of the transmission shaft 15. There is.

A stepped disc-shaped lower piece 20a formed at the lower end of the movable part +J 2 0 is fitted into the front end of the transmission shaft 15, and the lower piece 20a has a substantially fan-shaped front surface in front of the base plate 2. The cover piece 20b, which is vertically disposed vertically in parallel to the winning prize 1]8, is connected via the connecting piece 20G that connects the lower part of this cover piece 20b *J: and the upper part of the lower piece 20a. They are connected in one piece.

Near the upper end of the rear side of the cover piece 20b, there are three semi-cylindrical tabs that project rearward and are connected laterally.
JJ, - 2 0 6 to 20d is formed, and the inner surface of each gutter piece 20d is curved into a concave arc surface with an upward opening, and the center part of the inner surface of each gutter piece 20d is curved. The protrusion 20e tilting downward to the rear prevents the game ball from falling downward and backward μ.
Each of them is provided with a protrusion in order to

On the rear side near the upper end of the cover piece 20b of the movable member 20, sections are formed on each gutter piece 2Od to receive the game balls that have passed through the winning hole 8, and the winning hole 8 is opened upwardly and backwardly.
Three ball receiving ports 21 to 21 whose opening width is equal to 1 width and shifted to the right are arranged at equal intervals in an arcuate direction centered on the axis a of the transmission shaft 15.

Each ball receiving hole 21 is selectively displaced to a ball receiving position directly below the winning hole 8 by the rotational movement of the movable part 20, and alternatively faces the winning hole 8, and receives one ball. When the receiving port 21 is left open so that game balls can be received, the other two ball receiving ports 21 are closed by the cover plate 6 so that game balls cannot be received.

The movable part 020 is configured such that, by the intermittent rotation of the stepping motor 13 in the forward and reverse directions, each ball receiving port 21 is rotated, for example, from the left ball receiving port 21 to the center ball receiving port 21 to the right ball receiving port 21 to the center ball receiving port. 21-Left ball receiving port 21・
Displace to the ball receiving position in the order of ... and stop J
: Sea urchin drive controlled.

At the center near the lower end of the vertical portion 4a of the middle plate 4 is a foot center 1 for outputting a position detection signal to the control circuit of the central control device.
7 is attached, and a sensing section having a light transmitting element and a light receiving element is disposed in the center of a recess 17a recessed along the left and right direction in the center of the lower surface of the foot sensor 17. .

Near the rear end of the transmission shaft 15, a detection part 18 is fitted so as to be able to rotate together, and is installed opposite to the sensor 17. The four engaging parts 1 into which the stopper 25 is inserted in order to define the rotation ends of the detection member 18 and to set the rotation range of the detection member 18.
8a is recessed in a substantially fan-like shape. Also, on the upper part of the detection member 18, each ball receiver [121] is stepped so that it is sequentially displaced to the ball receiving position and stopped. The rotation amount, that is, the stop interval is set, and the position detection function is configured to detect the displacement of each ball receiving port 21 to the ball receiving position and determine which ball receiving port 21 has been displaced to the ball receiving position. Three position detection pieces 19 that are displaced in synchronization with each ball receiving port 21 to output from the Al sensor 7
.about.19 are respectively formed protrudingly. Each position detection piece 1
9 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photosensor 7, a position detection signal is transmitted from the flip sensor 17 to the control circuit, and is outputted from the photosensor 17, for example. It is possible to determine which ball receiving port 21 has been displaced to the ball receiving position.

When the power is turned on, the detection member 18 rotates in a certain direction to the rotation end, then reverses, and the position detection piece 1 by the sensor 17
To detect the position 9 and the reversal position, the head swings in the left and right directions. Also, as soon as the position is detected, the timer is set with J, ・) or the stepping motor 1 is
3 stops. When a position detection signal is output from the sensor 17, the position detection signal is bolded for a certain period of time, and then the next position detection operation is started.

Each head detection piece 19 is arranged opposite to the rear and rear of each ball receiver [121], and when the left ball receiving port 21 is displaced to the ball receiving position directly below the winning port 8, When the neck detection piece 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the sensor 17 and the center ball receiving port 21 is displaced to the ball receiving position, the central position detection piece 19 is displaced between the sensing parts of the photosensor 17. Then, as soon as the right ball receiving I'l 2 1 is displaced to the ball receiving position 16, the right position is detected J'+ 1
The balls 9 are arranged in an arrangement similar to that of the ball receiving ports 19 in an arcuate direction centered on the center a of the transmission +I+15 so that the balls 9 are displaced between the sensor 17 and the sensor 17.

The detection part 18 rotates to select one of the position detection pieces 19.
When F 71-1:! is displaced between the sensing parts of F A1 to Len 1 No. 17, F 71-1:! In response to the position detection signal of the sensor 17, the stepping device 13 stops for a moment, and the ball receiving device 13 is moved relative to the position detection piece 19, which is displaced between the sensor 17 and the sensor 17.
121 catches the ball 1'! The control device determines whether the ball receiving port 21 is stopped at the position, and the ball receiving port 21 is displaced toward the ball receiving position.
, one of the position detection pieces 19 is displaced between the sensor part of the lens 17 and the stopper 13, and the transmission shaft 15 is stopped, and one of the position detection pieces 19 is moved between the sensor part of the lens 17 and the stopper 13. When the game ball falls into the winning hole 8 with the ball receiving port 21 facing one displaced position detection piece stopped at the ball receiving position, this game ball is the ball at the ball receiving position lif. Receipt II 2
1. ゛This +I is detected and guided into Mf< Sakatil 9, roughly falls into the detection hole 12 of the human ball Renri 12, and the human ball is detected from the human ball Renri 12 to the central control elbow. It
'I'i was fired 11, and this human ball test j1 eye 1. In response to the number of balls received and the number of balls received by Renri 17, it is determined that the number of balls received is 11. , when the person's ball passes through the eight-ball lens 12, how much 11'''1 detection 1c is emitted is determined. Winning data from fire control device 1'
-3 is output, 3 This prize-winning starting bow has the following command contents for each ball receiving port 21 that has stopped at the ball receiving hole ◇ position.
1, the game ball is received 11, and the winning mode is determined by the ball receiving slot where the game ball is received. Variable person award (not shown) installed on the game board U]-1
The feathers that open and close and the amplification time of Buco Rizzo to receive the ball [
It is set to be increased or decreased in 3 stages, and the number of times the variable winning ITI feather or Boo-1 lip is amplified is set to change depending on the ball reception [121].
In addition, the wings of a plurality of variable prize openings are set to be selectively amplified by changing the amplification time and the number of amplifications.

Next, explain the functions and effects of six examples of the configuration described below.
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In the wooden example, there are three ball receiving holes 2 arranged in order to receive the game balls that have fallen into the winning hole 8.
1. A stepping motor 13 which is driven and controlled to selectively avoid displacement to the ball receiving position opposite to each ball receiving [121] Discriminating the ball receiving port 21 and stepping it 13
Three position tiffi detection piece 1 for setting the rotating claw of
9 and F7lI・sen→No-17 (not exists), Therefore, by making the content of the winning instruction associated with winning a prize different depending on the ball receiving opening where the winning ball is received, the winning manner can be varied. By changing the game name to ``-'', you can change the profit content when winning a prize, and by changing the content of Goom to Double Shoulder I, you can increase Goom's!Ji!a! and have an effect of 14 1. Next, the sixth embodiment shows an example in which, for example, an induction motor is used in place of the stepping motor 13 of the first embodiment in which the ball receiving port 21 is controlled to move. In this embodiment, when the center ball receiving port 121 is displaced to the ball receiving position, the center ball receiving port 21 is
Initial setting is ``121 is the center →
Left side 1〉Center->Right side 1〉Center→Left side->... In the order of "Ball receiver" 1st place Displacement to the neck J forward rotation 1 stop 2 Reversal 1 stop - Reversal 1 stop 1 Forward rotation... is repeated at regular intervals. During the rotation (11) and stop time (31) of this motor, the timer (31) is set to 1,000 stages, and the position detection (19) is performed according to the rotation of the motor and the displacement of the ball receiving port 21.
The on/off control is performed by passing the . If the ball receiving state by the ball receiving port 21 on the right side of the medium heat d3 in the control circuit is illustrated as discrimination states A, B, and C, the result will be as shown in Fig. 6. There is a time lag when A is switched off between A1 and Zen4 and No.17, but even if A1 to Lensor 17 are in the on state (light passing state), for a certain period of time, the discrimination state of the previous stage is changed to another in the control circuit. It is connected by means of a timer.

While the ball receiving port 21 is displaced and the discrimination states A, B, and C are repeated in this way, a winning ball is received by any ball receiving port 21, and the ball entering sensor (proximity switch) 12 detects the winning ball. When the passing of a ball is detected, the control circuit determines whether the winning ball has been received in the center, left, or right ball receiving port 21 as shown in FIG. 6 as the detection waveform is generated by the entering ball sensor 12. Determined by means.

In addition, FIG. 7 shows time charts 1 to 1 of the same control system as described above.
However, in this case, in order to stabilize and make accurate position detection by the foot sensor 17, the foot sensor 17 is shielded by one position detection piece, or the sensor 17 is connected to the foot A1.
Even during the unstable periods R to R of the position detecting piece 19 when the position detecting piece 19 separates from the position J; the structure is such that each discrimination state corresponding to each ball receiving port 21 is maintained by roughly different timer means. It is something.

In addition to the above-mentioned control mode, a randomization means is provided to change the length of time the motor stops.
It may also be configured to vary the stop spacing of the center and right ball receiving ports. In this case, the stop times may be different for the left, center, and right ball receiving ports, or the stop times may be randomized for each ball receiving port. .

Furthermore, a control means is provided to randomize the direction of rotation of the Tanabata (for example, the motor is controlled to rotate in the order of forward rotation, reverse rotation, forward rotation, reverse rotation, reverse rotation, forward rotation, reverse rotation, etc.), and Center 1 left side - Center 1 left side 1 Center right side 1 Center 1 right side...
It is also possible to configure it so that it is displaced in the non-sequence state in the order of J.

Next, the winning device of the second embodiment will be explained according to FIG. 5.

At the center of the upper end of the 114 side of the main body part 1△ of the winning neck N, there is a central starting port 25 that starts the symbol display neck (not shown) when a game ball enters the ball.
On both sides of the board 2A, a pair of left and right cover plates 6A to 68, which protrude forward, are installed horizontally and spaced apart from each other in the left and right parts of the front side of the board 2A. Between the cover plate 6A is a prize opening 8A for dropping the winning ball.
8A each has a wide frontage.

An IC movable member 2OA is attached to the front side of the board 2Δ and is supported so as to be horizontally movable with respect to the board 2A.
0A is driven by a 1,000-stage drive motor such as a solenoid (not shown) built into the input Fj device N so as to move horizontally for a certain distance or horizontally to the left or right and then stop for a certain period of time based on instructions from the central controller. controlled. At both left and right ends of the movable member 2OA, a pair of left and right cover plates 26 and 26 are arranged vertically, respectively, and are connected in a horizontally long connecting piece 27 near the bottom of both winning openings 8A. On the rear side near the tenth end of both cover plates 26, balls are selectively displaced to the left and right ball receiving positions facing both winning openings 8A, respectively, and entering into winning opening 8△. In order to receive fallen game balls, three ball receiving ports 21A to 21A arranged at equal intervals in the horizontal direction are formed into sections, and as shown in FIG. 5, each ball receiving port 1 in the ball receiving port row on the left side - To 121, each ball receiving port in the ball receiving port row on the right side +1 21A is the ball receiving port 2 at the same arrangement position
1A are synchronously displaced to the ball receiving position.
The movement is controlled in the order of B)→(C)-)(A)...

The game ball that has fallen into the winning hole 8A is caught by the ball receiving hole 21A at the ball receiving position and guided to the rear, and is incorporated into the winning device N and won by the ball entering sensor (not shown) [18Δ A human ball is detected, a ball entering detection signal is transmitted from the ball entering sensor to the medium fire control device, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player.

In addition, the prize winning device N includes a detection unit which controls three position detection pieces whose movement is controlled in synchronization with the ball receiving port 21△ by the driving means, and a position detection unit of each position detection piece. A sensor that detects the position of the position sensor h and sends an output signal is incorporated, and a sensor that detects the position of the position detection h is incorporated at the time when each ball receiving port 21Δ is displaced to the ball receiving position. ~The sensor outputs a signal to stop the drive means and an output No. 9 to determine the ball receiving port 21A at the ball receiving position and is sent to the central control device. ,, Therefore, 1)) A ball entering detection signal is sent to the reporter ball Renri,
Every time a prize is won, a winning start signal is output from the central control device based on the 100 detection pieces and the ball receiving port discrimination signal from the AI-len. This prize-winning starting bow is programmed so that the command content is different depending on the ball receiving port 21Δ into which the game ball is received, and the ball receiving port 21Δ into which the game ball has fallen.
Depending on the player, the amount of profit that the player receives is different.

Regarding other functions and effects of the second embodiment,
Since this is the same as in the embodiment, explanation of { will be omitted.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of the winning device, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is a plan view, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the main parts. Figure, Figure 5 (Δ). C
B). (C) is the ball receiving [1] of the winning neck of the second embodiment.
Figures 6 and 7 are front views of the prize-winning device showing the movement process of the timer 1, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8,. Input 1-1 13...Slap motor (drive means) 17...Fit~sen→ノ (detection means) 19...
・Indication detection means) 21, 218...Ball reception I''N...Person award neck U...Game board surface

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of ball receiving holes arranged to receive game balls that have fallen into the winning hole, and a driving means for selectively displacing each ball receiving hole to a ball receiving position opposite to the winning hole. and a detection means for determining the ball receiving opening that has been displaced to the ball receiving position, the winning device being installed on the game board surface.