JPH0422113B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that combines a holding means and a plurality of winning means.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of pachinko machine is equipped with various hit ball winning devices, and once a ball is accepted into the hit ball winning device,
Or, the ball that was caught was taken directly to the back of the game board as a winning ball.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, with the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, there was a problem in that the game could only be enjoyed for a short time until the hit ball flows down on the game board and enters the hit ball winning device.

Furthermore, once a ball hits the ball winning device or is caught, it does not return to the game board, so there is a problem that the content of the pachinko game tends to become monotonous.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the conventional device described above, and its purpose is to freely set the falling time of a batted ball using a holding means.
In addition, to provide an interesting pachinko machine that can further diversify game formats by returning the batted ball released from the holding means to the game board and combining the holding means with a plurality of other winning means. It is something to do.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, the present invention is aimed at achieving the above object, and the contents thereof will be explained below using embodiments shown in the drawings.

The present invention provides a holding means that accepts a ball flowing down the three surfaces of the game board and converts it into a holding state in which the received ball is temporarily held and a discharge state in which the held ball is released downward (for example, a ball won a prize). device 7, etc.), and a first drive means (for example, an electric drive source 17, etc.) that puts the holding means 7 in a holding state based on a predetermined holding condition and converts it into a releasing state based on a predetermined release condition. , a batted ball special prize winning means (for example, a special prize winning hole 3
2) and a first state located below this batted ball special prize winning means 32, where the batted ball is not accepted at all or is difficult to accept (for example, the batted ball is not accepted at all)
and a variable prize winning means (for example, variable winning device 33) that is converted into a second state in which the batted ball is easily accepted; It is characterized by comprising a second driving means (for example, a solenoid 36) for converting to the second state.

[Operation] First, in the holding state of the holding means 7, the hit ball flowing down the game board 3 is received by the holding means 7 and temporarily held.

Then, when a predetermined release condition is achieved, the first
The drive means 17 is actuated to convert the holding means 7 from the holding state to the releasing state.

In this way, when the holding means 7 is changed to the discharging state, the batted ball held in the holding means 7 is released toward the batted ball special winning means 32 and the variable winning means 33 located below.

For this reason, it is easy for a batted ball to win a prize in both winning means, and for example, when the batted ball wins a prize in the special batted ball winning means 32, the second drive means 36 is activated, and the variable prize winning means 33 changes to the second state in which it is easy to accept the batted ball, and the batted ball is Expand your winning rate.

[Example] The present invention will be described below based on an example shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a game section 5 surrounded by guide rails 4 on the surface of a game board 3 provided so as to close the window section of a picture frame-like front frame 2 from the back side.
A number of obstacle nails (not shown) are planted in the game section 5, and the ball that flows down the special prize opening 6 and the game board 3 is received, and the received ball is temporarily blocked. A batted ball prize winning device 7 and the like is provided which functions as a holding means that is converted into a holding state in which the ball is held and a discharge state in which the held ball is released downward.

The batted ball winning device 7 has a case 10 with an open front on the back side of a substrate 9 having an opening 8, and has an eaves portion 11 protruding from the upper edge of the opening 8 on the surface of the substrate 9. A pair of left and right variable ball receiving members 12, 12 are provided on the left and right sides of the opening 8 to receive a batted ball.

According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the variable ball receiving member 12 is a plate material resembling the wing of an airplane, and has shallow grooves 13 in the longitudinal direction on its surface, and grooves 13 are formed in the substrate 9 near the left and right edges of the opening 8, respectively. It is rotatably attached by a rotation shaft 14. The rotation shaft 14 is inserted into a cylindrical portion 15 formed on the side of the case 10.
It is connected to an electric drive source 17 such as an electromagnetic solenoid via an interlocking member 16 attached to the rear end protruding from 5.

The interlocking member 16 shown in the embodiment of the drawings is connected to the rotation shaft 1
4; a pressing piece 19 extending laterally from the base 18; a scooping piece 20 extending from the base 18 at a position approximately 90 degrees displaced from the base 18; It consists of a pin 21 that protrudes backward from the middle of the raising piece 20, and the pin 21
and an electric drive source 17 are connected.

Therefore, the variable ball receiving member 12 is connected to the electric drive source 1
7 is not activated, the electric drive source 17
Due to the return spring 17' urging the pin 21 downward, and the weight of the variable ball receiving member 12 itself, the ball rests in an upright position with one end 12' hanging down, as shown in FIG. It becomes the first state where it does not accept the situation.

When the electric drive source 17 is activated, the pin 21 rises and rotates the interlocking member 16 approximately 90 degrees in the direction of arrow A in FIG. When the interlocking member 16 rotates, the variable ball receiving member 12 rotates integrally with the interlocking member 16, and as shown in FIG. It makes contact and stands still in the lateral direction, changing to a second state where it is easier to receive the batted ball. The variable ball receiving member 12 is in contact with the protrusion 23 protruding from the base plate 9 in the first state, and is in contact with the nose 22' in the second state, so it always remains stationary at a predetermined position and the second In the condition, nose side end 1
2' is slightly lowered.

The case 10 includes an upper surface portion 10a, left and right side portions 10b, 10b, a rear surface portion 10c, and a bottom surface portion 10d that slopes downwardly toward the front. A ball outlet 10e for discharging the ball is provided on the back side. and,
Inside this case 10, an airplane 22 is provided as a decorative member with the nose 22' protruding from the opening 8, and shallow groove-shaped ball passages 24, 24 are formed on the upper surfaces of the left and right main wings of the airplane 22, respectively. Form in the front-back direction.

The ball passage 24 has a length sufficient to place a plurality of batted balls at the same time, and the entrance 24a at the inclined upper end facing the opening 8 is connected to the variable ball receiving member 1 in the second state.
2, that is, the nose end 12', and is connected to the groove 13.

On the other hand, a stopper 25 is provided at the lower end of the slope, which is the outlet 24b of the ball passage 24. This stopper 2
5 is a base portion 25a that is loosely fitted to a left-right support shaft 26 supported on the back side of the rear surface portion 10c of the case 10;
It consists of a hook-shaped stopper piece 25b extending forward from the base 25a, a leg piece 25c extending downward from the base 25a, and a horizontal receiving piece 25d formed at the lower end of the leg piece 25c. In order to attach this stopper 25 to the case 10, the case 1
The stopper piece 25b is inserted from the back side into the through hole 27 formed in the rear surface part 10c of 0, so that the downward tip of the stopper piece 25b faces the outlet 24b of the ball passage 24, and the receiving piece 25d faces the interlocking member 16. Let it happen.

When the electric drive source 17 is not activated, the pressing piece 19 of the interlocking member 16 is positioned in the substantially horizontal direction due to the urging force of the return spring 17' as described above, so that the receiving piece 25d of the stopper 25 is It is pressed downward by the pressing piece 19 and descends. When the receiving piece 25d descends, the stopper 25 moves its tip upwards to the exit 2 of the ball passage 24, as shown in FIG.
Stand still with 4b open. That is, in the first state in which the variable ball receiving member 12 does not receive a batted ball, the stopper 25 opens the outlet 24b of the ball passage 24.

When the electric drive source 17 is activated, the interlocking member 16 rotates in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Scoop up 25d piece. When the receiving piece 25d is scooped up, the stopper 2
5 rotates about the support shaft 26 until it comes into contact with the regulating rod 28, and as shown in FIG. 7, the tip descends and blocks the outlet 24b of the ball passage 24.

That is, when the electric drive source 17 operates to change the variable ball receiving member 12 to the substantially horizontal second state in which it is easy to receive a batted ball, the stopper 25 moves the variable ball receiving member 1
2 and blocks the outlet 24b of the ball passage 24. Further, when the variable ball receiving member 12 is converted to the second state, the groove portion 13 of the converting ball receiving member 12 is changed as described above.
and the ball passage 24 are connected.

Therefore, the ball received by the variable ball receiving member 12 rolls along the groove 13 toward the nose end 12', and then flows into the ball passage 24 from the inlet 24a.
The first ball hit the stopper 25 and goes into the ball path 24.
The ball is stopped within the ball path 24, and the ball is temporarily held on the ball path 24. For the second and subsequent balls, the ball is placed in the ball path 24.
When the ball path 24 is full, subsequent balls are received by the tip of the variable ball receiving member 12 and then rolled along the groove 13 of the variable ball receiving member 12. The plane hit the nose 22' and stopped.
They are held in a line sequentially along the groove 13 starting from the nose 22'.

In this way, when the electric drive source 17 is demagnetized with the ball being held in the ball passage 24 and the variable ball receiving member 12, due to the bias of the return spring 17',
As the variable ball bearing member 12 returns and rotates in the direction of lowering the end 12' on the nose side, as shown by arrow B in FIG. 8, the space between the end 12' and the nose 22' A gap 29 is created, and the batted ball held in the groove 13 of the variable ball receiving member 12 flows down through the gap 29 and is returned onto the game board surface.

Therefore, the batted ball winning device 7 is powered by the electric drive source 17.
In the excitation state, that is, the operating state, the game board 3
When the electric drive source 17 is in a demagnetized state, that is, in a non-operating state, it enters a discharge state in which the held batted ball is released downward; The batted ball winning device 7 functions as a holding device, and the electric drive source 17 and the like function as a first driving device that mutually converts it into a holding state and a releasing state.

At the same time, the variable ball receiving member 12 changes from the second state to the first state.
When the condition returns, the stopper 25 opens the outlet 24b and allows the ball to flow down the ball path 24. For this reason, the batted balls held on the ball passage 24 sequentially flow out from the open outlet 24b, and then pass through the gap between the inclined lower end of the ball passage 24 and the rear surface portion 10c of the case 10 and onto the bottom surface portion 10d. Fall. Then, the batted ball that fell onto the bottom part 10d is
The ball rolls forward due to the inclination d, flows out of the case 10 from the ball outlet 10e, and becomes a winning ball.

By appropriately setting a holding condition for putting the batted ball winning device 7 in a holding state and a release condition for putting it in a releasing state, it is possible to further diversify the contents of the pachinko game.

For example, in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.
The fact that the ball enters the special winning hole 6 is set as a hold condition, and the hit ball winning device 7 is converted to the hold state on the basis that this hold condition is achieved.

That is, when a batted ball enters the special winning hole 6, the ball detector 30, which is placed in the middle of the channel extending from the special winning hole 6, detects the hit ball and sends a special winning signal to the electric control device 31. Transmit.

When the electric control device 31 receives the special winning signal, it operates the electric drive source 17 for a predetermined period of time (for example, 18 seconds), thereby converting the batted ball winning device 7 into a hold state.

In this way, when the batted ball winning device 7 changes to the holding state, a large number of batted balls are received by the variable ball receiving member 12 that has been changed to the second state, so the stopper 2
5 blocks the outlet 24b of the ball passage 24, and the ball passage 24 and the variable ball receiving member 12
The batted ball is temporarily held in the groove 13 of the ball.

Then, when a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the electric drive source 17 is demagnetized using this as a release condition, so the batted ball winning device 7 changes from the holding state to the releasing state,
The hit ball held in the groove 13 of the variable ball receiving member 12 is released downward on the game board surface, and the hit ball on the ball path 24 is taken into the back side of the game board 3 as a winning ball.

Furthermore, the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 32 is provided with a variable winning device 33 as a variable winning means that is converted into a first state in which it does not accept or hardly accepts any batted balls and a second state in which it easily accepts batted balls, and this variable winning device 33 is configured to: Based on the winning of the batted ball into the specific winning hole 32, the batted ball is converted into a second state in which it is easy to accept it.

Variable winning device 33 as the above variable winning means
As shown in FIG. 9, a door plate 35 is pivotally attached to the oblong ball entrance 34 so as to be openable and closable, and the door plate 35 is opened and closed by the drive of a solenoid 36 as a second driving means to receive the batted ball. A known variable winning device, such as a so-called attacker type winning device that converts the number of winnings, is used.
In addition, when using an attacker-type winning device, the door plate 35 is closed in the first state, so it does not accept any batted balls, but when using another electric ticket, the first state is The first state may be a state in which it is difficult to receive a batted ball or a state in which it is difficult to receive a batted ball.

When a batted ball enters the specific winning hole 32, a ball detector (not shown) provided facing the channel extending from the specific winning hole 32 detects the ball, and the electric control device 3
Send a specific winning signal to 1.

When the electric control device 31 receives a specific winning signal, the electric control device 31 controls the solenoid 36 for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 seconds).
Excite the door plate 35 to open the variable prize winning device 33.
puts the ball into the second state where it is easier to accept the ball.

On the other hand, since the specific winning hole 32 is located immediately below the batted ball winning device 7, it is easy for the batted ball released from the batted ball winning device 7 to win a prize.

In other words, when the batted ball held in the groove 13 of the variable ball receiving member 12 of the batted ball winning device 7 is released onto the game board again, the probability that the batted ball enters the specific winning hole 32 is higher than the probability that the ball will land on the game board surface. The probability that the ball that has flown down will enter the specific winning hole 32 is higher.

Therefore, when the player holds the batted ball on the variable ball receiving member 12 of the batted ball winning device 7, the player enters the specific winning hole 32.
You can expect to win a prize, and the fact that it is easy for a batted ball to win a prize in the specific winning hole 32 increases the probability that the variable winning device 33 will change to the second state, and the variable winning device 33 will change to the second state. By converting, the winning rate of batted balls will be greatly improved.

In addition, the batted ball winning device 7 continues for a predetermined period of time to win the second prize.
Not limited to those that maintain the state, but for a short period of time (for example, 3
The conversion may be repeated multiple times (for example, 10 times).

Further, the interlocking means for interlocking the variable ball receiving member 12 and the stopper 25 is not limited to the combination of the interlocking member 16 and the receiving piece 25d shown in the above embodiment, and is not limited to a mechanical structure. They may be electrically linked. For example, an electromagnetic solenoid for driving the variable ball receiving member and an electromagnetic solenoid for driving the stopper may be provided separately, and both electromagnetic solenoids may be electrically interlocked by an electrical control device. Further, the variable ball receiving member 12 and the stopper 25 allow the ball received by the variable ball receiving member 12 that has been converted to the second state to be directed to the ball path 2.
It is sufficient that there is a functional interlocking relationship in which the flow of the batted ball flowing into the ball ball receiving member 12 and the stopper 25 are blocked by the stopper 25, and the variable ball receiving member 12 and the stopper 25 are operated separately based on mutually independent conditions. There may be a working relationship.

On the other hand, when the stopper 25 opens the exit 24b, the ball on the ball path 24 is released from the exit 24b.
The ball passes through the gap between the inclined lower end of the ball passage 24 and the rear surface 10c of the case 10, falls onto the bottom surface 10d, rolls forward on the bottom surface 10d, and flows out of the case 10 from the ball outlet 10e. However, the ball passage 24 may be opened directly into the rear surface portion 10c of the case 10 to form a winning ball.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, by setting various holding conditions and cancellation conditions of the holding means, the amount of held batted balls held in the holding means and the flow pattern of the held hit balls can be changed. Not only does this change increase expectations for the winning of held batted balls, but in combination with special batted ball winning means and variable winning means, it is possible to further diversify game formats.
It is possible to provide a variety of pachinko machines.

In addition to this, the batted ball special winning means and the variable winning means are appropriately placed below the holding means, so
Not only can the player expect to win a prize with the batted ball released from the holding means, but also the variable prize winning means is converted into a second state in which it is easier to accept the batted ball, based on the winning batted ball in the special batted ball winning means. , it is possible to further raise the players' expectations for big profits, and furthermore, by converting the variable prize winning means into the second state where it is easier to accept the batted ball, it is possible to significantly improve the winning rate of the batted ball, and the game It is possible to provide an interesting pachinko machine that can gradually expand the profits of players.

Furthermore, by varying the number of balls hit by the holding means, holding conditions, and release conditions, it is possible to maintain an appropriate profit balance between players and gaming parlors, making this pachinko machine highly expandable. can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view in the first state, Fig. 3 is a perspective view in the second state, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine in the second state. 5 is a cross-sectional view in the second state, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the main parts in the first state, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main parts in the second state, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view in the second state. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the main parts on the way back from the second state to the first state, and FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the variable prize winning device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Pachinko machine, 3... Game board, 7... Hit ball winning device as holding means, 17... Interlocking member and electric drive source as first drive means, 32... Specific winning opening as hit ball special winning means, 33... Variable winning device as variable winning means, 36... solenoid as second driving means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A pachinko machine including a game board, wherein the pachinko machine accepts a ball flowing down the game board surface, and has a holding state in which the received ball is temporarily held, and a holding state in which the held ball is held. a holding means that is converted into a discharge state in which the liquid is released downward; a first driving means that places the holding means in a holding state based on a predetermined holding condition and converts it into a released state based on a predetermined release condition; A batted ball special prize winning means located below the holding means and in which the batted ball released from the holding means can win a prize; a first state located below the batted ball special winning means and in which the batted ball is not accepted at all or is difficult to accept; a variable prize winning means that is converted into a second state in which it is easy to accept a batted ball; and a second drive means that converts the variable prize winning means into a second state in which it is easy to accept a batted ball based on the winning of a batted ball to the batted ball special prize winning means. A pachinko machine comprising: