JPH0425171Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of application] This invention is used in a ball winning device provided in a pachinko game machine to give a predetermined profit to a player when a ball flowing down inside the gaming section wins a prize. related to effective techniques.

[Prior Art] As is well known in the art of pachinko gaming machines, when a player drives balls into the gaming area one by one using a firing device installed at the bottom of the gaming board, the balls collide with obstacle nails and fall while changing direction randomly. A predetermined number of prize balls are awarded to the player by entering the winning area with a certain probability on the way there. Conventionally, such pachinko gaming machines have used a batted ball winning device that can convert a batted ball into two states, one in which it is easy to accept the ball and the other in which it is difficult to accept the ball. A so-called Tulip-type winning device in which the movable wing pieces of the two movable wings are pivoted to face each other, and when the two movable wing pieces rotate, the distance between the upper ends changes and the acceptance state of the ball changes, and a game board. There is a so-called attacker-type winning device that has parallel winning openings and that changes the acceptance state of batted balls by opening and closing the upper end of an opening/closing plate (door) that is usually attached to close the winning opening. It is being

[Problem] However, the above-mentioned Chulip-type and attacker-type batted ball winning devices have simple and outdated operations when the acceptance state of the batted ball changes, so they do not sufficiently enhance the interest of pachinko games. In addition, there was a problem in that even if the design applied thereto was changed, there was little variation, and the interest of players who wanted something new or unexpected could not be satisfied.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was made against the background described above, and its purpose is to increase the interest of pachinko games and to increase the interest of players through new and unexpected conversion operations. To provide a ball winning device for a pachinko game machine which can fully satisfy the interest.

[Summary of the invention] Therefore, this invention consists of a roughly box-shaped frame with an opening on the front and a mounting board provided around the periphery of the frame. A variable member is swingably attached so as to close the opening, and a coupling piece that projects forward is provided on the front surface of the variable member, and the front end of the coupling piece has approximately the same width as the opening. A guide member parallel to the variable member is provided at an interval of one ball or more, and a drive mechanism for rotating the variable member is provided behind the variable member, and the operation of the drive mechanism causes the above-mentioned The present invention provides a batted ball winning device in which a variable member is tilted so that a batted ball flowing down can flow into the opening through a guide member that has been converted into a forward tilted position.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a ball winning device for a pachinko game machine according to the present invention.

As shown in exploded view in FIG. 3, the ball winning device of this embodiment includes a mounting board 1a that is joined to a game board to fix the device, and a mounting board 1a that is connected to a game board to fix the device.
The main body 1 of the apparatus is constituted by the left and right sides of a rectangular opening 1b formed in the center and an enclosing frame 1c formed so as to protrude rearward along the upper edge. A variable member 2 made of a transparent or semi-transparent member such as a Fresnel lens is swingably attached to the opening 1b of the apparatus body 1 in order to close the opening in a normal state. The lower part of the enclosing frame 1c is opened, and forms an outlet for a batted ball that enters through the opening 1b.

The movable member 2 has a pin 3 inserted into a cylindrical base 2a formed at its upper end, and both ends of the pin 3 are inserted into a notch 1d formed at the upper side wall of the surrounding frame 1c of the apparatus main body 1. By engaging with the storage recess 1e in the inner part, the pin 3 is made to hang swingably around the pin 3 as an axis. Storage recess 1e
To prevent the pin 3 from coming out, the pair of engaging arms 4a of the back cover body 4 joined to the rear end of the surrounding frame 1c are engaged with the notch 1d, and the end surface 4b is brought into contact with the pin 3. This is done by letting it happen and suppressing it.

A pair of connecting pieces 2b having a width slightly larger than the diameter of the ball are provided at the lower front of the variable member 2, and a guide member 2c having approximately the same width as the opening 1b is provided at the tip of the connecting piece 2b. is fixed. The guide member 2c is fixed to the variable member 2 at a constant distance (a distance slightly larger than the ball diameter). Then, the pair of connecting pieces 2
As shown in FIG. 4, a through hole 2d passing through the variable member 2 is formed in a part of the variable member 2 located on the inside of the connecting piece 2b. A bottom wall 2e is formed to close the lower part of the space surrounded by the bottom wall 2e, which guides the batted ball that hits the upper end opening of the pair of coupling pieces 2b to the inside of the device main body 1 through the through hole 2d. This is so that it can be detected as a winning ball. In other words, the upper end opening of the connecting piece 2b serves as a general winning hole 13a where a batted ball can always win, and the pair of connecting pieces 2b and the guide member 2c form the winning hole 1.
It constitutes the prize winning frame of 3a. Further, a second storage recess 1f is formed at a position slightly below the notch 1d at the rear end of the surrounding frame 1c, and a shaft supporting the dogleg-shaped operating arm 8 is formed in this storage recess 1f. The operating arm 8 is rotatably attached to the inside of the surrounding frame 1c by engaging the end portions of the actuating arm 9 and preventing it from coming off with a stepped portion 4c formed on the back cover body 4. The movement of the actuating arm 8 in the axial direction is restricted by an E ring 9a that is engaged with the shaft 9.

The front end of the operating arm 8 is configured to abut against the back surface of the variable member 2, as shown in FIG. 4, and the rear end of the operating arm 8 is provided with a pair of parallel pins that project laterally 8a, 8b are formed,
A disk 11a at the tip of a movable iron core of a solenoid 11 serving as a driving means is engaged between the parallel pins 8a and 8b. A window 4d is molded on the back cover 4 so that the rear end of the operating arm 8 can pass through it and protrude rearward.
At the rear of the parallel pins 8a and 8b are connected to the disk 11a.
It is becoming more and more engaged.

Furthermore, a pair of insertion holes 4e are formed in the upper part of the back cover 4, and an indicator lamp 12 is inserted into each of the insertion holes 4e from the rear of the back cover 4 and fixed therein.

In the normal state in which the movable iron core of the solenoid 11 is pushed upward by the spring force of the compression spring 11b inserted into the operating arm 8, the operating arm 8 is in the posture shown in FIG. Variable member 2
Push the back side forward and hold it in a nearly vertical position. When the solenoid 11 is energized, the movable iron core moves upward and rotates the operating arm 8 clockwise, so that the support for the variable member 2 is removed and the variable member 2 is attached to the front surface thereof. Due to the weight of the guide member 2c, the guide member 2c swings backward using the pin 3 as a fulcrum.

As a result, the guide member 2c is tilted forward so as to face downward as shown in FIGS. The openings 13b are communicated with the spaces inside the openings 13b, and winning openings 13b are respectively formed therein.

Therefore, in the batted ball winning device 10 configured as described above, when the solenoid 11 is not energized, the variable member 2 closes the opening 1b with the operating arm 8 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Since it is supported by the winning hole 13a, only the winning hole 13a faces the inside of the gaming section, and the batted ball that enters there is guided to the back of the game board, and the outflow port 1 of the hit ball that flows into it is guided to the back of the game board.
It is detected as a winning ball by the detector 40 (see FIG. 4) provided corresponding to g. However, in the above state, since the variable member 2 is in a vertical position, the guide members 2c on both sides of the coupling piece 2b
A batted ball that has flown down toward the space between the variable members 2 and the variable member 2 will go straight to the space below in the gaming section and pass through without any problem, and cannot become a winning ball.

On the other hand, when the solenoid 11 is energized, the lower end of the variable member 2 swings rearward as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, and the guide member 2c assumes a forward-inclined posture. The batted ball that has flowed down toward the opening 13a, as well as the batted ball that has flowed down toward the upper part of the space between the guide members 2c on both sides of the connecting piece 2b and the variable member 2, will not only flow down toward the guide member 2c.
The mounting board 1 changes direction and passes through the lower part of the opening 1b of the mounting board 1a that has been opened.
It flows into the inside of a and becomes a winning ball.

In this way, in the batted ball winning device 10, when the solenoid 11 is energized, the variable member 2 and the guide member 2c
As the ball tilts and changes to a state where it is very easy for the ball to enter, for example, it is detected that the ball has won a prize in a specific winning hole provided on the game board, and solenoid 1 is activated.
1, it can be operated as a variable prize winning device.

Further, in this embodiment, even when the variable member 2 is tilted forward, in order to ensure that the ball that enters the winning hole 13a between the connecting pieces 2b is quickly guided inside the mounting board 1a, the ball is placed on the bottom wall 2e. A guide portion 2f is formed which slopes downward toward the rear.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the display lamp 12 provided on the back cover 4 of the batted ball winning device 10 is used when the variable member 2 is swung and acts as a variable winning device as the ball enters a specific winning hole. , or by lighting the display lamp 12 during normal times when the variable member 2 is in the closed state and causing it to blink in conjunction with the opening operation.
The player is easily informed that 3b is in the open state.

In this case, an alarm device (not shown) is operated at the same time as the indicator lamp 12 starts lighting up or flashing.
The opening of the variable member 2 may be notified visually and audibly.

In the above embodiment, the winning hole 13b is provided inside the pair of coupling pieces 2b on the front surface of the variable member 2, but the bottom wall 2e and guide portion 2f of the winning hole 13b are omitted, so that the variable member 2 is vertical. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the ball passing through the inside of the connecting piece 2b flows downward as it is in the state of being in the posture.

In the above embodiment, the guide member 2c is formed integrally with the variable member 2, but the connecting piece 2b that holds the guide member 2c is formed to extend rearward through the variable member 2 to surround it. In addition to being rotatably attached to the frame 1b, the variable member 2 may be suspended so as to be freely swingable, and only the guide member 2c may be tilted forward by the excitation of the solenoid.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of a pachinko game machine in which the above-mentioned hit ball winning device 10 is provided on the game board. A guide rail 22 that guides the player to the upper part, and a large number of obstacle nails 23 that change the direction of the ball falling from above are fixedly installed, and a top prize opening 24 as a general prize winning area is installed at the top of the board. A special prize opening 25 is provided slightly below the center of the board, and the above-mentioned batted ball winning devices 10 are provided on both sides of the board, and a guide rail 22 is provided in the space between it and the glass plate held by the front frame 26. A gaming section is formed surrounded by. Further, an out hole 27 is provided in the lower part of the game section to collect the batted balls that accidentally fail to win in each of the above winning devices while falling from above to the rear of the game board 20.

In addition, in correspondence with the specific winning hole 25, a detector 41 is arranged on the back of the game board 20 as shown by the broken line in FIG. It is set as. Based on this winning detection signal, the solenoid 11 of the batted ball winning device 10 is energized to swing the variable member 2 to widely open the winning opening 13b, and the display lamp 12 in the batted ball winning device 10 is turned on. It is designed to be lit. Note that, although not particularly limited,
In the above case, the winning hole 13b of the opened batted ball winning device 10 is operated based on the variable member 2 by stopping the driving of the solenoid 11 when a certain period of time has elapsed or before reaching a predetermined number of winning balls. I'm used to putting it back and closing it.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a drive control circuit for the solenoid 11 and indicator lamp 12 in that case.

A detection signal from the specific winning detector 41 which detects a batted ball hitting the specific winning opening 25 is waveform-shaped by the waveform shaping circuit 42 and is supplied to the flip-flop FF via the AND gate _G1 to set the flip-flop FF. Then the flip-flop
The output Q of the FF drives the drivers 43a to 43d made up of power transistors, etc., and the solenoids 11 in the left and right batted ball winning devices 10 are energized, the variable member 2 is swung, and the display lamp 12 is turned on. be done.

In the above case, once the flip-flop FF is set and the drivers 43a to 43d are driven,
When the timer 44 is activated and a certain period of time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed, the output signal of the timer changes. Also,
The above flip-flop FF is set and the output Q
When is changed to a high level, the counter 45 is reset once and then starts counting. This counter 45 has two batted ball winning devices 10 on the left and right.
The waveform shaping circuits 46 and 47 waveform-shape the detection signals from the two winning detectors 40 that each detect winning batted balls, and the number of winning batted balls ( When the number of detection signals (sum) reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10), a detection signal is output.

The output of the counter 45 and the output of the timer 44 are supplied to the reset terminal of the flip-flop FF via a common OR gate _G2 . When the predetermined number of winning balls is reached, the flip-flop FF is reset by the earlier signal, and the drivers 43a to 4
3d is stopped, the solenoid 11 is demagnetized, the winning hole 13b of the batted ball winning device 10 is closed, and the display lamp 12 is turned off.

In the above control circuit, 49 and 50 are differentiating circuits for detecting changes in the output signals of the timer 44 and flip-flop 45, respectively, and generating pulses.

However, in the above case, a counter 45 and a flip-flop FF are provided corresponding to each of the two right and left batted ball winning devices, and when the number of batted balls that hit the winning hole 13b reaches a predetermined number within a certain period of time, the winning hole 13
It is also possible to configure it so that b is closed.

Although not particularly limited, in the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 6, an auxiliary game device 28 that produces a special game state, such as a device called "Ratsky Seven", is disposed in the center of the game section. Further, a variable winning device 29 called an attacker is arranged at the bottom of the board. Then, the auxiliary gaming device 28 starts a special gaming state when a ball hits a so-called diving type winning opening 30 provided on both sides of the top winning opening 24, and then enters a special gaming state in a predetermined game state. When the condition is satisfied, the winning hole of the variable winning device 29 is opened for a certain period of time or until a predetermined number of winning balls is reached.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the batted ball winning device according to the present invention.

This embodiment has the same structure as the first embodiment described above, except for the structure of the front surface of the variable member 2. That is, in this embodiment, a windmill 6 rotatably supported by a shaft 5 is mounted above the general winning opening 13a on the front surface of the variable member 2.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the variable member 2 is in the vertical position as shown in FIG. The winning probability of a ball hitting the mouth 13a can be controlled.

Moreover, when the variable member 2 is swung and the lower winning opening 13b is opened, the front wall of the winning opening 13a is constituted by the guide member 2c that protrudes from side to side. The ball that has flown down can be guided by the guide member 2c to make it easier to enter the opening 1b. Furthermore, since the windmill 6 is tilted forward, when a ball that has flown down toward the windmill 6 collides with the windmill 6, the windmill 6 rotates so as to pull the ball into the inside of the mounting base plate 2a. Therefore, the batted ball that collides with the windmill 6 is quickly guided into the winning opening 13b or by the protrusion of the guide member 2c and flows into the opening 1b, increasing the probability of winning.

Further, FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the wind turbine 6 in the second embodiment
Instead, obstacle nails 15a to 15c are fixed to the front surface of the variable member 2 so as to form the vertices of a triangle. Therefore, in this embodiment, the winning probability of a ball hitting the general winning hole 13a can be controlled by the obstacle nails 15a to 15c located above the winning slot 2h forming the general winning hole 13a.

Moreover, when the variable member 2 is swung and the lower prize opening 13b is opened, the batted ball flowing down from above can be guided by the guide member 2c to facilitate winning into the opening 1b. .

However, the number of nails fixed to the variable member 2 and the arrangement thereof are not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be considered.

In the embodiment described above, when a prize is won in another specific winning hole 25, the variable member 2 of the batted ball winning device of the present invention is swung to open the winning hole 13b. It is also possible to open the variable winning hole 13b by winning the general winning hole 13a.

[Effects] As explained above, this invention has a main body of the device consisting of a substantially box-shaped frame with an opening on the front and a mounting board provided around the periphery of the frame. A variable member is swingably attached so as to close the front opening, and a coupling piece that protrudes forward is provided on the front surface of the variable member, and the front end of the coupling piece has a width that is approximately the same as the opening. A guide member is provided which is parallel to the variable member at an interval of one ball or more, and a drive mechanism for swinging the variable member is provided behind the variable member, and the drive mechanism is operated. As a result, the variable member is tilted to allow the falling batted ball to flow into the opening through the guide member that has been converted into a forward-inclined position, so that when a special condition is met, the drive mechanism is activated. Due to the effect that the variable member swings backwards and a relatively wide winning opening is newly formed at the bottom of the upper air opening, it has a new configuration that has never existed before and is an unexpected transformation. It is possible to provide a ball winning device that operates, thereby increasing the interest of pachinko games and fully satisfying the interests of players. In addition, by making the front wall of the entry prize frame a guide member having approximately the same width as the opening, when this variable member is swung, the falling ball can be guided toward the inside of the opening. This has the effect of making it possible to provide large profits to players in a short period of time.

Although FIG. 6 shows a system in which an auxiliary game device 28 and a variable prize device 29 are provided in addition to the batted ball winning device 10, these variable prize device and auxiliary game device may be omitted or It is also possible to combine the variable prize winning device or the auxiliary game device with any other structure that has already been proposed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the batted ball winning device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the winning hole in an open state, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the same, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side view showing the winning opening in an open state, and FIG. 6 is an example of the configuration of a pachinko game machine in which the game section is equipped with the ball winning device according to the present invention. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit for operating the driving means and display device that constitute the batted ball winning device according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the batted ball winning device according to the present invention. 1...Device main body, 1a...Mounting board, 1b...
...opening, 1c...frame body (surrounding frame), 2...variable member, 2c...guide member, 2h...winning frame, 4...
... Back cover body, 5 ... Axis, 6 ... Windmill, 8 ... Operating arm, 10 ... Hit ball winning device, 11 ... Drive means (solenoid), 12 ... Display lamp, 13a ...
General prize opening.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A device body consisting of a substantially box-shaped frame with an opening on the front, and a mounting board provided on the periphery of the frame; A variable member is swingably attached so as to close the opening, and a coupling piece that projects forward is provided on the front surface of the variable member, and the front end of the coupling piece has approximately the same width as the opening. A guide member is provided which is parallel to the variable member at an interval of one ball or more, and a drive mechanism is provided behind the variable member to rotate the variable member, and when the drive mechanism is operated, A batted ball winning device for a pachinko game machine, characterized in that the variable member is tilted so that a batted ball flowing down via a guide member converted into a forward tilted position can flow into the opening. (2) A pachinko machine according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that a pair of connecting pieces is erected forward on the front surface of the variable member, and a prize opening is opened inside the connecting pieces. Ball winning device for gaming machines.