JPH0425172Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of application] This invention is used in a ball winning device that is installed in a pachinko game machine to make it possible to win a ball that flows down the inside of the gaming section and to give a special benefit to the player. Regarding 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batted ball winning devices have a simple operation when the received state of the batted ball changes and are outdated, so it is difficult to sufficiently increase the interest of pachinko games. I can't.

Moreover, in today's pachinko gaming machines, the types of ball winning devices change rapidly, and if the same model of ball winning device is used for a long time,
There is a risk that players will easily become bored with the machines (gaming machines) and may be encouraged to give up on the machines (gaming machines).Therefore, in this field, there is a constant desire for the emergence of different types of innovative and surprising batted ball winning devices.

However, on the other hand, since the space of the game board is limited, the ball winning device installed there must also have a compact structure so that it can fit within that space.

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

[Means for solving the problem] Therefore, this invention provides an opening in the mounting board for fixing to the game board, and this opening has approximately the same shape as the opening and maintains an approximately vertical posture under normal conditions. An opening/closing plate is rotatably attached to both sides of the lower end of the opening/closing plate, which closes the opening and, under certain conditions, tilts forward to open the opening. A pair of auxiliary movable members are provided which are pivotally attached to the opening and can be changed between a first state in which the ball is not guided toward the opening and a second state in which the ball is guided toward the opening. A driving means for operating the opening/closing plate and the auxiliary movable member is provided on the back of the mounting board, and the auxiliary movable member is configured to be operable in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening/closing plate based on a specific occurrence during the game. In particular, by opening the opening/closing plate forward and opening the auxiliary movable member to the left and right, it is possible to greatly expand the winning area of the ball, and the expansion of the winning area is visible to the player. To achieve the above object, there is provided a batted ball winning device that can increase the expectation of winning by making the player's winnings visible, and can fully satisfy the interest of players through novel and surprising conversion operations. be.

In addition, compared to the case where the winning area is opened only by the opening/closing plate that opens and closes in the front and back direction, the winning area of the same size can be formed even if the width of the opening/closing plate is narrowed by the amount of expansion of the winning area by the auxiliary movable member. In this way, the above object of making the entire batted ball winning device compact can be achieved.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a compound variable type batted ball winning device according to the present invention.

A rectangular opening 1a parallel to the board surface of the game board is formed in the mounting board 1 for attaching the batted ball winning device to the game board 40 (see FIG. 11), and a rectangular opening 1a parallel to the board surface of the game board is formed. A box frame 2 that covers the inside is attached to the back surface of the mounting board 1 with screws or the like. The edge of the mounting board 1 has a plurality of fixing holes 1 into which the fixing screws are inserted.
d is formed.

Further, an opening/closing plate 4 having the same shape as the opening 1a and having horizontal shafts 3 protruding from both sides of the lower end is engaged with the opening 1a, and the pair of horizontal shafts 3 are connected to the box frame. It is assembled so as to be held between the mounting board 1 and the mounting board 1 at the engagement recesses 2a formed at the front ends of the side walls of the mounting board 2, respectively. With this, the opening/closing plate 4
is supported so as to be rotatable in the front and rear directions around a pair of horizontal shafts 3.

A pair of shaft holes 1b, 1b are located slightly downwardly along both side edges of the opening 1a of the mounting board 1.
are formed, and arc-shaped guide holes 1c, 1c centered on the shaft holes 1b, 1b are connected to the opening 1a.
is formed on both sides of the

These shaft holes 1b and guide holes 1c have supports protruding from the lower end of the rear surface of a pair of auxiliary movable pieces 5, which are a pair of auxiliary movable members whose inner wall surfaces 5a facing each other are flat when in the vertical position. The shaft 6 and the slide shaft 7 protruding from the upper end are inserted through each other, and for example, an E-ring (not shown) is engaged with the tip of the support shaft 6 to prevent the shaft from coming off. As a result, the opening 1 of the mounting board 1 is opened so that the pair of auxiliary movable pieces 5 can rotate in the left-right direction about the support shaft 6.
It is designed to be attached to both sides of a.

In the above case, the guide holes 1c, 1c are each formed in an arc extending from just above the shaft hole 1b to approximately 90 degrees outside of the shaft hole 1b, so that the guide holes 1c are engaged with the guide hole 1c. Slide axis 7
The pair of auxiliary movable pieces 5, 5 can be rotated outwardly from each other from a vertical position to a nearly horizontal position.

On the back surface of the mounting board 1, there is a rearward-facing hole approximately midway between the shaft hole 1b and the guide hole 1c so as to be located on the side of the box frame 2 when the box frame 2 is mounted thereon. A pair of protruding boss portions 8 are fixedly provided. L-shaped operating rods 9 are rotatably engaged with the boss portions 8, and projecting portions are provided at the upper ends of the vertical portions of the operating rods 9 and at the upper portion of the back surface of the mounting board 1. A return spring 11 is installed between the locking pin 10 and the pair of operating rods 9 to bias the pair of operating rods 9 in a direction in which the vertical portions approach each other.

Note that the operating rod 9 engaged with the boss portion 8 is
The E-ring 12 is engaged with the tip of the boss portion 8 to prevent it from coming off.

An engagement hole 9a is provided at the upper end of the vertical portion of the operating rod 9.
is formed, and the tip of the slide shaft 7 of the auxiliary movable piece 5, which is inserted into the guide hole 1c, penetrates the mounting board 1, and protrudes rearward, is connected to the operating rod 9.
By inserting them into the engagement holes 9a at the upper end, the pair of auxiliary movable pieces 5 are maintained in a vertical position in a normal state by the spring force of the return spring 11.

On the other hand, a locking hole 9b is also formed at the tip of the horizontal portion of the operating rod 9, and a bent portion at the tip of the plunger 13a of the solenoid 13 fixed to the back surface of the mounting board 1 is engaged with the locking hole 9b. By doing so, the horizontal part of the operating rod 9 can be pulled down and rotated by the excitation force of the solenoid 13 against the spring force of the return spring 11.

Therefore, when the solenoid 13 is excited to move the plunger 13a downward, the operating rod 9 rotates and the auxiliary movable piece 5 are each rotated outward.

On the other hand, the opening/closing plate 4 has an engaging pin 4a protruding from one (right side in the drawing) side wall in parallel with the horizontal axis (rotation shaft) 3 provided there. is opened and closed by being moved up and down by a solenoid 14.
That is, an actuating plate 15 is fixed at the tip of the plunger 14a of the solenoid 14 fixed to the back surface of the game board, and a slit 15a is provided at the tip of the actuating plate 15.
is formed. Then, the engaging pin 4a on the side wall of the opening/closing plate 4 is engaged with the slit 15a,
When the plunger 14a of the solenoid 14 is driven up and down, as shown in FIG.
In the non-excited state, the plunger 14a is pressed downward by the spring force of the return spring 14b, and the actuating plate 15 pushes down the engagement pin 4a. Therefore, the opening/closing plate 4 receives a force in a clockwise direction about the horizontal axis 3, thereby closing the opening 1a formed in the mounting board 1. In this state, the ball cannot enter the inside of the device from the opening 1a.

When the solenoid 14 is energized and the plunger 14a is pulled up against the spring force of the return spring 14b, the operating plate 1 at the tip of the plunger 14a
5 is raised. At this time, the engagement pin 4a engaged with the slit 15a of the actuating plate 15 slides within the slit and rises while drawing an arc centered on the horizontal axis 3. Therefore, the opening/closing plate 4 receives a counterclockwise force and rotates about the horizontal shaft 3 as a fulcrum.
The top end tilts forward approximately 90 degrees. As a result, the opening 1a of the mounting board 1 is opened, and a ball can enter the inside of the device from there.

Moreover, when the pair of solenoids 13 are simultaneously excited at this time, each auxiliary movable piece 5 is rotated by the operating rod 9 so as to fall outward as shown in FIG. The top end of 5 will be wide open. As a result, when a batted ball that has flown down from above toward this batted ball winning device in the game section on the front of the game board collides with the auxiliary movable piece 5, it is guided by the smooth inner wall surface 5a and promptly moves to the opening 1a. The water begins to flow down towards the river. Therefore, in the batted ball winning device of this embodiment, the state shown in FIG. 2 in which the upper ends of the left and right auxiliary movable pieces 5 of the opening/closing plate 4 are open is better than the state in which only the opening/closing plate 4 is open. Although it depends on the size of the auxiliary movable piece 5, it is about twice as likely that the ball will land a prize.

In addition, inside the box frame 2 attached to the back surface of the mounting board 1, the batted balls flowing in from the opening 1a are collected toward a ball outlet 2b provided on one side (left side in the figure). For this purpose, an inclined guide plate 2c is provided, and the guide plate 2c and the upper and rear walls of the box frame 2 constitute a ball passage. Although not particularly limited, the ball exit 2 is passed through the ball passage.
The batted balls (winning balls) collected in b are detected one by one by a winning ball detector (not shown) such as a micro switch placed below the batted balls, and then
It is designed to be collected into a collection gutter located below the back of the game board.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the back surface of the opening/closing plate 4, an inclined part 4b that gradually becomes lower toward the inside is formed along the upper edge and both side edges, thereby allowing the opening/closing plate 4 to In the open state, it is possible to smoothly guide a batted ball flowing down there from above toward the opening 1a.

In the above embodiment, the opening/closing plate 4 is opened and closed by the actuating plate 15 which is integrated with the plunger 14a of the solenoid 14, but the actuating plate 15 is rotatably supported by a pin, and the rear end thereof is rotatably supported. The tip of the plunger 14a is brought into contact with the tip from above, or a plate is fixed to the tip of the plunger 14a, and an engagement recess is provided at the rear end of the actuating plate 15, and the plate is engaged with the engagement recess. It is also possible to rotate the operating plate 15 by rotating the operating plate 15, thereby opening and closing the opening/closing plate 4.

Furthermore, in order to prevent all of the weight of the ball that has flown down from above when the opening/closing plate 4 is open from being applied to the engagement pin 4a and the actuating plate 15, a front lower end of the opening/closing plate 4 is attached as shown in FIG. A fan-shaped support piece may be provided as shown by the chain line A.

Next, FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the batted ball winning device according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the opening/closing direction of the opening/closing plate 4 and the rotating direction of the auxiliary movable piece 5 are different from those of the first embodiment (Figs.
5), their drive mechanism is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, and can be constructed by only making some changes to the mechanism of FIG. 3, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

That is, in this embodiment, the opening 1a of the mounting board 1 is opened by rotating the lower end of the opening/closing plate 4 rearward. The auxiliary movable piece 5 is also provided with a support shaft 6 at its upper end, and a slide shaft (not shown) provided at its lower end moves along a guide hole 1c forming an arc in the opposite direction to that in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower end of the auxiliary movable piece 5 is rotated inward, and is placed in a substantially horizontal position along the lower edge of the opening 1a. At the end of the auxiliary movable piece 5 on the support shaft 6 side, a sloped part 5b is formed which has the same effect as the sloped part 4b on the back surface of the opening/closing plate in the first embodiment.

The batted ball winning device of this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it becomes possible to win only when the auxiliary movable piece 5 moves to the position shown in FIG. 7 in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening/closing plate 4. different from. That is, in the batted ball winning device of the first embodiment, it is possible to win a batted ball even when only the opening/closing plate 4 is open, whereas in the third embodiment, the auxiliary movable piece 5 is configured as shown in FIG. If the ball is not rotated in this way, the ball cannot win.

In addition, in this second embodiment, although not particularly limited, the opening 1a on the front surface of the mounting board 1
Separate winning openings 31 are provided on both sides of the game machine, each consisting of a frame body 30 that is open only at the top. Frame body 3
A semi-transparent panel 32 is fitted into the lower part of 0, and an indicator lamp is disposed inside.

The frame body 30 constituting the winning hole 31 can be similarly provided in the batted ball winning devices of the first and second embodiments.

Next, the batted ball winning device 6 configured as described above
An example of the game board configuration and game content of a pachinko game machine equipped with 0 in the game section will be briefly explained with reference to FIG. On the front of the game board 40, a ball launcher 41 is provided.
A guide rail 42 that guides the ball hit by the ball to the upper part of the game board 40, and a large number of obstacle nails 43 that randomly change the direction of the ball falling from above are fixedly installed, and are fixed at appropriate positions on the board surface. Along with the top prize opening 44, diving type prize winning device 45, prize chucker 46, and opening/closing winning device (so-called chulip) 47, there is an auxiliary game device 48 approximately in the center of the board, and below it there is a batted ball winning device 60 according to the present invention. A gaming section surrounded by guide rails 42 is formed in the space between the glass plate held by the front frame 49. Further, at the bottom of the game section, there is provided an out hole 50 for collecting batted balls that fail to enter the prize slots 44, 45, 46, etc., while falling from above, to the rear of the game board 41. There is.

In the above-mentioned pachinko game machine, when a ball hits the diving type winning device 45 or the winning chaser 46 located above the gaming section, the operation of the auxiliary gaming device 48 is started, and the numbers or symbols displayed on the display window are displayed one after the other. It changes and stops after a certain period of time. At that time, when the numbers or symbols displayed on the four display windows align in a specific state (for example, all four display windows are "7"), the opening/closing plate 4 of the batted ball winning device 60 opens for a certain period of time, and The auxiliary movable piece 5 is rotated to widen the winning opening, creating a special profit state with the highest winning rate.

At this time, although it is not particularly limited, by lighting or blinking the display lamps 51 provided on the left and right sides of the game board 40 at the same time as the opening/closing board 4 is opened, the game player can indicate that the winning state has been reached. It is made known to the public.

Furthermore, when only the lower three numbers or symbols in the display window are aligned due to the operation of the auxiliary game device 48, the opening plate 4 is opened for a certain period of time, and the auxiliary movable piece 5 is moved back and forth. It is rotated and operated to alternate between vertical and horizontal positions. This creates a second special profit state with a slightly lower winning rate than the special profit state.

Furthermore, if the auxiliary gaming device 48 operates but the numbers are not aligned at all, only the opening/closing plate 4 is temporarily opened and a third profit state in which the winning rate is low but it is possible to win is established. It is made to occur.

In this way, by using the batted ball winning device of this embodiment, which has separate driving means for the opening/closing plate and the auxiliary movable piece, it is possible to create three types of profit states with different winning rates, thereby adding diversity to the game content. In addition, the unexpected action increases the interest of the pachinko game machine.

Note that in both the first and second embodiments, the driving solenoids for the opening/closing plate and the auxiliary movable piece are provided separately, but for example, the batted ball winning device is configured to open and close the opening/closing plate and the auxiliary movable piece at the same time. In this case, the solenoid for the opening/closing plate and the solenoid for one of the auxiliary movable pieces can be shared. Particularly in the second embodiment, since the winning area cannot be formed unless the opening/closing plate and the auxiliary movable piece are operated at the same time, it is significant to use a common solenoid. In addition, in the second embodiment, the operating direction of the solenoid when opening the opening/closing plate and the operating direction of the solenoid when moving the auxiliary movable piece in the winning area expansion direction are the same, so for example, the auxiliary movable piece Solenoids can be easily shared by simply fixing the actuation plate that engages with the engagement pin on the side of the opening/closing plate to the plunger of the solenoid.

The above-mentioned game contents of the game board shown in FIG. 8 using the batted ball winning device according to the present invention are merely examples, and even more various game contents can be easily considered. For example, in the special profit state, by rotating only one of the auxiliary movable pieces 5 horizontally for a certain period of time or by rotating it back and forth, it is also possible to create profit states with different winning rates.

In addition, by winning in prize openings 45, 46, etc.
The batted ball winning device 60 may be operated.

[Effect] As explained above, the batted ball winning device according to this invention has an opening in the mounting board for fixing it to the game board, and this opening has approximately the same shape as the opening and in the normal state. An opening/closing plate is rotatably attached to both sides of the lower end of the opening/closing plate, which closes the opening while maintaining a substantially vertical posture, and opens the opening by tilting forward in a specific state, and A pair of auxiliary movable units are attached to both sides by support shafts and are movable between a first state in which the ball is not guided toward the opening and a second state in which the ball is guided toward the opening. A member is provided, and a driving means for operating the opening/closing plate and the auxiliary movable member is provided on the back of the mounting board, and the auxiliary movable member is actuated to open the opening/closing plate based on the establishment of a specific condition during the game. Since it is configured to be able to operate in conjunction with the opening/closing plate, the winning area can be widened by the forward opening operation and rotational state of the opening/closing plate and the linked opening operation of the auxiliary movable member.
Moreover, the expansion of the winning area becomes visible to the player's eyes, increasing the expectation of winning a prize, and the player's interest can be fully satisfied with the innovative and unexpected fluctuating movements. There is.

Furthermore, even when the auxiliary movable member is directed toward the opening and is in the first state in which it does not guide a batted ball, winning balls can be generated by tilting the opening/closing plate forward and opening the opening. ,
a second movable member that guides the batted ball by directing the auxiliary movable member toward the opening when the opening/closing plate opens the opening;
By changing the state, it is possible to dramatically increase the winning probability.

Furthermore, compared to the case where the winning area is opened only by the opening/closing plate that opens and closes in the front and back direction, the winning area of the same size can be formed even if the width of the opening/closing plate is narrowed by the amount of expansion of the winning area by the auxiliary movable member. As a result, the entire batted ball winning device can be downsized.

Furthermore, since the drive mechanism for the auxiliary movable member and the drive mechanism for the opening/closing plate are integrated into the back of the mounting board, there is an effect that the entire device can be constructed compactly.

In addition, by pivoting a pair of auxiliary movable members on both sides of the opening with support shafts, the auxiliary movable members are configured as a rotating type that changes from a vertical position to a horizontal position, allowing for quick and small movement. This allows you to greatly change the winning area,
The conversion operation of the device can be made smoother, and the entire device can be made more compact.

In the above embodiment, one auxiliary movable piece 5 is provided on each side of the opening 1a, but it is also possible to provide only one of the auxiliary movable pieces 5, or three or more pieces around the opening. Further, the game board shown in FIG. 8 is an example of a game board configuration using the hit ball winning device according to the present invention, and can be used for game boards with other configurations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows the first ball winning device according to this invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the opening state of the winning opening, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 4 is an opening/closing plate showing the operation of the drive mechanism of the opening/closing plate. A cross-sectional explanatory view of the closed state, FIG. 5, is a cross-sectional explanatory view, FIG.
The figure is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the batted ball winning device according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the winning hole in the open state, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the batted ball winning device installed in the game section. FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a pachinko gaming machine. 1... Mounting board, 1a... Opening, 1c, 1
c'...Guide hole, 3...Horizontal axis, 4...Opening/closing plate,
5... Auxiliary movable piece, 7, 7a... Slide shaft, 9
... Operating rod, 13, 14, 27 ... Solenoid,
20...Slide plate, 21...Press piece, 23...
Fixed piece, 24...Guide frame, 40...Game board, 4
1...Battered ball launcher, 42...Guide rail, 4
8... Auxiliary game device, 50... Out hole, 60...
...Battered ball winning device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An opening is provided in the mounting board for fixing to the game board, and this opening has approximately the same shape as the opening, maintains an approximately vertical posture under normal conditions, and closes the opening, and under certain conditions. An opening/closing plate is rotatably attached to both sides of the lower end of the opening/closing plate so as to open the opening when the opening is brought forward, and the opening/closing plate is rotatably attached to both sides of the opening by means of a support shaft. A pair of auxiliary movable members are provided that are movable between a first state in which the ball is not guided toward the opening and a second state in which the ball is guided toward the opening, and the opening and closing plate and the auxiliary movable member are provided on the back of the mounting board. A pachinko game machine characterized in that a driving means for operating the movable member is provided, and the auxiliary movable member is configured to be operable in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening/closing plate based on the establishment of a specific condition during the game. Ball winning device.