JPH0250753B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention <Industrial Application Field> The present invention provides a first state that is disadvantageous to the player, and a second state that is advantageous to the player.
A variable prize winning device that converts the state and state is installed in the gaming department,
This relates to a pachinko machine in which the number of prize balls when winning in a first state is different from the number of winning balls when winning in a second state.

<Prior art> A first state that is disadvantageous to the player;
A pachinko machine having a variable prize winning device that changes the state to a second state that is advantageous to the player is described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-6611.

This pachinko machine is equipped with variable winning devices on the left and right sides and lower center of the surface of the game board, and when the left and right variable winning devices are in the first state and a hit ball wins, the lower center variable winning device changes from the first state to the second state. It is designed to be converted.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, the variable winning device simply changes its state depending on the winning of a batted ball. However, the number of prize balls that are awarded when a ball wins is fixed, and there is little change in prize value, and the game does not sufficiently increase the interest of pachinko games. In particular, players find the real pleasure of playing pachinko in demonstrating their gaming skills and winning big profits (so-called variable display devices that allow players to win a large amount of prize balls in a short period of time by generating a specific display mode) (This is clear from the fact that pachinko machines with attached machines are more popular among players.) Therefore, conventional pachinko machines with a fixed prize value cannot increase players' desire to play.

Therefore, the present invention provides a pachinko machine in which the number of prize balls can be varied into several types depending on the state of the variable prize winning device when a batted ball wins a prize.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention provides a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player in the gaming section surrounded by guide rails. In addition to providing a variable prize winning device that can convert between two states, a variable prize ball ejecting device that can change the number of prize balls ejected to a player into a plurality of types is provided, and a winning ball in the first state is detected. A first detector that detects a winning ball in the second state, a second detector that detects a winning ball in the second state, an electrical control device, and a variable prize ball ejecting device are electrically connected, and the first detector and the second detector are electrically connected to each other.
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine characterized in that the number of prize balls ejected is varied by operating a variable prize ball ejecting device in response to a signal generated from an electric control device based on input from a detector.

<Examples> The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a supply tray 2, a saucer 3, a firing operation section 4 on the front, and a game section 7 surrounded by a guide rail 6 on the surface of the game board 5.
In the gaming section 7, in addition to numerous obstacle nails and a winning opening 8, a variable winning device 9 is provided approximately in the center.

The variable prize winning device 9 converts between a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player, and the embodiment shown in FIG. The first outlet 1 is attached to the substrate 10 that is attached to the board 10.
1 and a second outlet 12 are opened above and below, and a pocket 13 with an open top is provided on the surface of the substrate 10 so as to surround the second outlet 12. Inside the pocket 13, there are two pockets protruding above the pocket. The movable wing pieces 14, 14 are pivotally connected by shaft pins 15, 15 on both sides, and a guide gutter 17 is installed on the back side of the base plate 10, in which a swinging bottom plate 16 facing between both movable wing pieces 14, 14 is pivoted. The configuration is as follows. The first state of this variable winning device 9 is when both movable wings 14, 14 are closed at an interval that allows the ball to pass through, and the ball can only enter from above, which is disadvantageous for the player. It is. and,
If a batted ball enters the prize in this first state, the batted ball will be awarded the first prize.
When the swinging bottom plate 1 passes through the outlet 11 and moves backward on the swinging bottom plate 16 and is located behind the support shaft 18, the swinging bottom plate 1
6 swings under the weight of the hit ball, and flows out into the first flow path 19 extending from the side of the guide trough 17. When the swinging bottom plate 16 swings, the tip portion 16' moves into the movable wing piece 14.
This is an advantageous aspect for the player because the ball can be received from above and from the sides by engaging the stepped portion 20 of the movable wings 14 and spreading the movable wings 14 and 14 apart.

When the ball wins when the variable winning device 9 is in the second state, the ball hits the front plate 1 of the pocket 13.
3' and the tip 16' of the swinging bottom plate 16,
The movable wing piece 14 is restored to the first state by pushing out the lower part 14' of both movable wing pieces 14, 14,
The water passes from the bottom of the pocket 13 through the second outlet 12 and flows out into the second flow path 21 located below. still,
The second channel 21 collects and flows down not only the batted balls that have won into the variable winning device 9 but also the batted balls that have won into other winning ports 8 .

A first winning ball detector 22 is provided in the middle of the first flow path 19, and a second winning ball detector 23 is provided in the middle of the second flow path 21, and the first winning ball detector 22 is connected to the game board 5. In the first winning ball ejecting device 24 provided on the back side of the
The second winning ball detectors 23 are electrically connected to the second winning ball ejecting device 25, respectively.

The first prize ball ejecting device 24 is a drainage gutter 27 extending from a storage tank 26 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1.
The first prize ball gutter 28, which is shaped like a gutter and whose one end is closed at the outlet 27' of the ball gutter, is pivotably pivoted, and when the first solenoid 29 connected to the prize ball gutter 28 is demagnetized, the first prize ball gutter 28 As shown in FIG. 5, the open end 28' of the ball 28 faces the outlet 27' of the outlet trough 27 and remains stationary with a certain number (for example, 30) of prize balls stored therein.
Then, the first winning ball detector 22 is activated by the variable winning ball detector 9.
When a winning ball in the first state is detected and the first solenoid 29 is energized, the first prize ball gutter 28 swings, and the first prize ball discharge gutter 30 whose opening end 27' is located below the lead-out gutter 27 It communicates with the entrance. At this time, the balls in the lead-out gutter 27 are blocked from flowing down by the locking plate 31 provided at the upper part of the first prize ball gutter 28. When the first prize ball gutter 28 communicates with the first prize ball discharge gutter 30, the internal prize balls flow into the first prize ball discharge gutter 30 and are discharged to the connected supply tray 2. When the first solenoid 29 is demagnetized after a certain period of time has elapsed, the first prize ball gutter 28 returns to a stationary state with its open end 28' facing the outlet 27' of the outlet gutter 27 due to the bias of the spring 32. Replenish balls in preparation for the next prize ball discharge.

The second prize ball discharging device 25 is provided with a second prize ball gutter 35 that swings by the operation of a second solenoid 34 in a branch gutter 33 branched from the lead-out gutter 27. stores a certain number of balls (for example, 15 balls) that is smaller than the number of balls stored in the first prize ball gutter 28. Therefore, the second winning ball detector 23 detects the winning ball in the second state of the variable winning device 9 and detects the winning ball in the second state.
When the solenoid 34 is energized, the second prize ball gutter 35 swings and discharges the internal balls from the second prize ball discharge gutter 36 to the connected supply tray 2. . Further, the second prize ball ejecting device 25 also operates when a hit ball enters the winning hole 8 and discharges a certain number of prize balls to the supply tray 2.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, when the variable winning device 9 is in the first state which is disadvantageous to the player and a hit ball wins, the first prize ball ejecting device 24 is activated and the prize is won in the winning slot 8 (for example, 15 When a ball hits a prize in the second state, which is advantageous to the player, the second prize ball ejecting device 25 is activated and the ball enters the winning hole 8. The same number of prize balls (for example, 15 balls) are ejected as when winning a prize, but more prize balls may be ejected when winning in the second state than in the first state.

Further, the number and structure of the prize ball ejecting devices are not limited to those in the above embodiment, and the number of prize balls ejected by one prize ball ejecting device may be changed. For example, in the prize ball ejecting device shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a sprocket 38 having a semicircular groove 37 on the outer periphery into which a prize ball is inserted is placed inside the outlet trough 27, and the rotation of the sprocket 38 is controlled. A light-emitting element 39 and a light-receiving element 40 are arranged on the opposing surface of the outlet gutter 27, and counting is performed by continuously blocking the light beams by falling prize balls at intervals. Generate a pulse. Further, a stopper cam 42 is integrally provided on the shaft 41 of the sprocket 38, and a locking groove 46 is provided around the stopper cam 42 to engage with a locking pawl 45 at the tip of a stopper arm 44 that swings about a fulcrum 43. It is perforated. When the solenoid 29 is energized, the stopper arm 44 swings as shown by the chain line in FIG. 9, disengaging the locking pawl 45 from the locking groove 46, and allowing the sprocket 38 to rotate due to the weight of the winning ball. The excitation signal of the solenoid 29 is sent to the above-mentioned prize ball detector 22,
23. On the other hand, solenoid 29
The demagnetizing signal is transmitted to the light emitting element 39 and the light receiving element 40.
The award is given when the number of prize balls counted by a counting device including When the number of prize balls reaches a predetermined value, the locking claw 45 of the stopper arm 44 engages with the locking groove 46 to stop further rotation of the sprocket 38. In this way, the number of prize balls can be arbitrarily adjusted by the timing of applying the demagnetizing signal to the solenoid 29.

The variable winning device 9 also converts the first state, which is disadvantageous to the player, into the second state, which is advantageous to the player, and also converts the winning ball in the first state into the second state. Any structure may be used as long as the ball that hits the ball flows down another channel. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a cylindrical body 49 having a large opening 47 and a small opening 48 opened vertically for receiving a batted ball is pivotally mounted to the substrate 10, and a first outlet 11 and a first outlet 11 are attached to the substrate 10. 2 outlet 12
Alternatively, a first flow path 19 may be provided extending from the first outlet 11. As shown in FIG. 10, when a batted ball wins in the first state where the small mouth part 48 is positioned upward and stops, the cylindrical body 49 rotates under the weight of the winning ball, and the large mouth part 47 as shown in FIG. While changing to the second state located above, the winning ball flows into the first flow path 19 from the first outlet 11. The winning balls flowing into the first channel 19 are detected by the first winning ball detector 22, and the first winning ball ejecting device 24 discharges many winning balls. Further, when a hit ball wins in the second state, the cylindrical body 49 is rotated by the weight of the winning ball and returns to the first state, and the winning ball flows into the second flow path 21 from the second outlet 12. The winning balls flowing into the second channel 21 are detected by the second winning ball detector 23, and the winning balls flowing into the second flow path 21 are detected by the second winning ball detector 23.
A prize ball discharge device 25 discharges the same number of prize balls to the supply tray 2 as when winning in other winning holes 8.

<Effects of the Invention> In summary, the present invention provides a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player in the gaming section surrounded by the guide rail. A variable winning ball ejecting device capable of changing the number of winning balls to be ejected to the player into a plurality of types is provided, and a variable winning ball ejecting device capable of changing the number of winning balls to be ejected to the player is provided, A detector, a second detector that detects a winning batted ball in the second state, an electrical control device, and a variable prize ball discharge device are electrically connected, and inputs from the first detector and the second detector described above are connected. The present invention is characterized in that the number of prize balls to be ejected is varied by operating a variable prize ball ejecting device in response to a signal generated from an electric control device based on the above. Therefore, since the number of prize balls discharged in each state of the variable prize winning device that can be converted into the first state and the second state is different, the player can enjoy receiving more prize balls than the normal number of prize balls discharged. By repeating this, it becomes possible to obtain a large amount of prize balls, and the desire to play is significantly increased.

In addition, if the number of prize balls ejected from the variable prize winning device is high, the player can enjoy the ability to demonstrate his or her own skill by firing balls intensively in an attempt to win a prize, and the number of prize balls may vary. By providing this information, the game content can be diversified and the interest of pachinko games can be increased more than ever before.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the variable winning device, FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning device, and FIG. 4 is a ribbon of the variable winning device. A cross-sectional side view, and Figure 5 is a front view of the prize ball ejecting device.
Figures 6 and 7 are top views of the prize ball ejecting device, Figure 8
The figure is a perspective view of another embodiment of the prize ball ejecting device, FIG. 9 is a front view of another embodiment of the prize ball ejecting device, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are front views of other embodiments of the variable winning device. It is a diagram. 1... Pachinko machine, 6... Guide rail, 7...
...Game section, 9...Variable prize winning device, 19...First flow path, 21...Second flow path, 22...First winning ball detector, 23...Second winning ball detector, 24... 1st prize ball ejecting device, 25...2nd prize ball ejecting device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable prize winning device that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player is provided in the gaming section surrounded by guide rails. , a variable prize ball ejecting device capable of changing the number of prize balls ejected to a player into multiple types; a first detector for detecting a winning ball in the first state; and a winning ball in the second state. A second detector, an electric control device, and a variable prize ball ejecting device that detect A pachinko machine characterized in that the number of prize balls discharged is varied by the operation of a variable prize ball discharge device.