JPH04297286A - Prize winning device of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a prize winning device of a pinball machine which can give a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure sufficiently to a player by storing temporarily prize winning balls entering a variable prize winning port under the visible state for the player. CONSTITUTION:A mounting board 10 is provided characteristically on the front surface with a variable prize winning port 13, and on the rear surface, a transparent prize winning ball storage part 19 for storing temporarily prize winning balls entering the variable prize winning port 13, and a prize winning ball ejecting means for ejecting the prize winning balls one by one from the prize winning ball storage part 19.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning device for a pachinko machine equipped with a transparent winning ball storage section for temporarily storing winning balls that have entered a winning opening.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a movable member that can be converted into a closed state in which it is difficult to accept a batted ball and an open state in which it is easy to accept a batted ball is provided on the front surface of a mounting board, and the gaming state is changed to a specific gaming state (jackpot). Many winning devices for pachinko machines are known in which a large number of winning balls can be obtained in a short period of time by opening a movable member for a certain period of time or a predetermined number of times.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional winning device as described above, the winning ball that enters the winning hole is immediately guided to the back of the game board and is no longer visible to the player. Even if a large number of winning balls are obtained in a short period of time, the player does not feel the sense of reality, and it is rare that the player is sufficiently satisfied or impressed. Therefore, recent pachinko machines have had the problem that only the gambling nature has been increased, and the fun and enjoyment of the game is gradually being lost. The present invention provides a winning device for a pachinko machine that can temporarily store winning balls that have entered a variable winning slot in a state where they can be seen by the player, thereby giving the player sufficient satisfaction and enjoyment. It is intended to.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the winning device for a pachinko machine of the present invention has a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a batted ball and a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a batted ball by an electric drive source on the front surface of a mounting board. A variable winning hole that can be easily changed to an open state is provided, and a transparent winning ball storage section for temporarily storing winning balls that enter the variable winning hole is provided on the back side of the mounting board.
The winning ball discharging means is provided for discharging the winning balls one by one from the winning ball storage section.

[0005]

[Operation] In the winning device of the pachinko machine configured as described above, when a ball hits the variable winning slot, the winning ball is guided to the transparent winning ball storage section and temporarily stored. Then, the winning balls are discharged one by one from the winning ball storage section. Therefore, the player can watch the winning balls from the time they are stored until they are discharged, so that the player can enjoy the game to the fullest by feeling the sense of winning for a long time.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The prize-winning device 1 includes a mounting board 10 that is formed to be large laterally. Mounting board 1
0 is formed by being divided into two parts, an inner member 11 made of transparent or colored transparent synthetic resin, and an outer member 12 that fits around the outer periphery of the inner member 11 and is attached to the surface of the game board. integrated by.

[0007] A variable prize opening 13 is provided at the center of the front surface of the internal member 11. The variable winning hole 13 includes movable members 14, 14 that are rotatably provided in pairs on both the left and right sides of the winning hole 111 formed in the internal member 11, and the winning hole 111 formed in the internal member 11.
A cover member 15 that surrounds the front surface of the. Movable member 14
, 14 have the same structure and are symmetrical. This movable member 14 is divided into two parts, a lower rotating piece 14a and an upper rotating piece 14b, and a protrusion 141a protruding from the upper end of the lower rotating piece 14a is located below the upper rotating piece 14b. The arm 141b is fitted into the shaft hole 142b of the protruding arm 141b and is pivotally connected to the arm 141b. Further, a support shaft 142a is formed approximately at the center of the back side of the lower rotating piece 14a, and pins 143b and 144b are provided protruding from both ends of the rear side of the upper rotating piece 14b. and,
The support shaft 142a of the lower rotating piece 14a is inserted into the guide hole 112 formed in the inner member 11, and the pin 143b of the upper rotating piece 14b is inserted into the arc-shaped guide hole 113.
b are respectively inserted into the linear guide holes 114, whereby the lower rotating piece 14a and the upper rotating piece 14b are rotatably supported on the front surface of the internal member 11. In addition, 16 is a stop ring that fits into the protrusion 141a and is screwed, and 17 is a stop ring that fits and is screwed onto the support shaft 142a protruding from the back side of the internal member 11.

A surrounding wall 115 is provided on the outer periphery of the inner member 11.
A peripheral wall 121 is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the outer member 12 and overlaps with the peripheral wall 115. The box-like body 18 is attached to the rear surfaces of the surrounding walls 115 and 121 in close contact with each other, and the space formed between the surrounding wall 115 of the internal member 11 and the front frame plate 181 of the box-like body 18 is It is referred to as a winning ball storage section 19. Further, on the back surface of the internal member 11, a guide gutter 116 is integrally provided to allow the winning balls flowing out from the winning hole 111 to fall into the winning ball storage section 19. This guide gutter 116 includes a special winning ball detector 20 that faces the top of the cover member 15 and detects special winning balls, and a winning ball number detector 21 that detects the number of winning balls falling into the winning ball storage section 19. Installed. Also, winning ball storage part 1
The bottom portion 115a of the surrounding wall 115 constituting the ball 9 is formed into a mountain shape in order to distribute winning balls to the left and right, and both inclined ends thereof are arcuate guide portions 115b, 115b. A recess 182 is formed in the center of the front surface of the front frame plate 181 of the box-shaped body 18 to allow the rear end of the guide gutter 116 to face, and the lower part of the recess 182 receives the winning balls falling from the outlet of the guide gutter 116. It is formed in an inclined shape in order to smoothly guide it to the winning ball storage section 19. Further, annular rotating body storage portions 183, 183 are formed on both left and right sides of the front frame plate 181.

Levers 23, 23 whose lower ends are fixed to rotating shafts 22, 22 are disposed on both sides of the front side of the front frame plate 181. The rotation shafts 22, 22 are connected to shaft through holes 185, 185 formed in the front frame plate 181 and the rear wall 184 of the box-like body 18.
and 186, 186 and is rotatably supported, and a crank member 2 is attached to the rear end protruding from the rear wall 184.
4,24 are installed. Further, cylindrical holes 25, 25 are formed at the upper ends of the levers 23, 23, and these cylindrical holes 25,
25, the pins 143b, 14 of the upper rotating pieces 14b, 14b
3b is inserted. Further, pins 241, 241 are provided protruding from the crank members 24, 24. Four spacing projections 187 are integrally protruded from the back side of the rear wall 184 of the box-like body 18, and the mounting plate 26 is attached to the spacing projections 187. The solenoid 2 is installed on the mounting plate 26 as shown in FIG.
7 and 27 are fixed, and a linking member 28 is fixed to the lower ends of the plungers 271 and 271 of the solenoids 27 and 27, respectively. The pins 241 of the crank members 24, 24 are inserted into the elongated holes 281, 281 formed on both sides of the linking member 28.
, 241 are engaged. Therefore, when the solenoids 27, 27 are demagnetized as shown by the solid line in FIG.
24, the left and right movable members 14 via the levers 23, 23,
14 is held in a closed state in which it does not receive a batted ball, as shown by the solid line in FIG.

On the other hand, the box-shaped body 18 is equipped with winning ball ejecting means for ejecting the winning balls from the winning ball storage section 19 one by one from the outlet ports 188, 188. As shown in FIG. 5, the winning ball ejecting means connects the left and right rotating bodies 29, 29 stored in the rotating body storage parts 183, 183 to the rotating bodies 29, 2 through a gear mechanism.
The drive motor 30 rotates the drive motor 9. The rotating bodies 29, 29 have a plurality of recesses 291 formed on their outer peripheries into which winning balls can fit, and the front surfaces of the recesses 291 are positioned on the same plane as the front frame plate 181, as shown in FIG. Further, the rotating bodies 29, 29 have an intermediate plate 292 on the rear surface,
Gears 293, 293 are fixed together via a gear 292, and are rotatably supported by shafts 31, 31 protruding from the rear wall 184. The drive motor 30 is attached to the back of the rear wall 184 of the box-like body 18, and has a drive gear 32 fixed to a motor shaft 301 that protrudes into the inside of the box-like body 18. The gears 293, 293 of the rotating bodies 29, 29 and the driving gear 32 are meshed with each other via intermediate gears 33a to 33e pivotally supported on the inner surface of the rear wall 184 of the box-shaped body 18. Note that a board 35 on which a large number of light emitting diodes 34 are mounted is attached inside the box-like body 18 and at left and right positions on the front surface. Further, 36, 36 are winning openings mounted on the left and right sides of the front surface of the internal member 11.

Next, the winning device 1 of the present invention having the above configuration
Explain the operation. When the solenoids 27, 27 are excited, the plungers 271, 271 are connected to the coil springs 272, 27.
The crank members 24, 2 are sucked upward against the bias of the crank members 24, 2.
4 as shown by the chain line in Figure 4. For this reason, the rotation shaft 22
, 22, and the pins 143b of the upper rotating pieces 14b, 14b rotate accordingly.
, 143b move outward along the guide holes 113, 113. As a result, the movable members 14, 14 are rotated as shown by chain lines in FIG. 3 and opened. And the movable member 14
, 14 are open, the ball hits the movable member 1.
When the winning ball is received by the cover member 15 from between 4 and 14 and wins a prize, the winning ball is guided from the winning hole 111 to the guide gutter 116 and falls into the winning ball storage section 19, where it is temporarily stored. on the other hand,
The rotating bodies 29, 29 are driven by the drive motor 30 to rotate the drive gear 32, the intermediate gears 33a to 33e, and the gears 293, 2.
The winning balls in the winning ball storage section 19 are constantly rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.
5b into the recesses 291 of the rotating bodies 29, 29, and are moved upward, and are discharged one by one from the outlets 188, 188 for each rotation of the rotating bodies 29, 29. Since the internal material 11 constituting the winning ball storage section 19 is transparent, the winning balls stored in the winning ball storage section 19 can be discharged from the storage by the rotating bodies 29, 29. Since you can see everything visually, you can enjoy the feeling of winning for a long time and enjoy the game to the fullest. In addition, the variable prize opening 13 has a unique mode in which the movable members 14, 14 are regulated by time or number of times when a combination of symbols on a variable display device arranged on the game board reaches a specific game state called a jackpot, for example. The circuit is configured to open.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the winning balls that enter the variable winning slot are temporarily stored in the winning ball storage section, and everything from the storage state to the ejection operation can be visually confirmed, so that the winning balls can be visually confirmed. You can fully experience the feeling, and
This has the advantage that the joy and enjoyment of winning a prize can be maintained for a long time, and the interest in the game can be significantly increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the winning device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the winning device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a winning ball storage section.

6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. FIG.

7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the outlet portion of the winning ball storage section.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Winning device 10 Mounting board 13 Variable winning slot 19 Winning ball storage section 29, 29
Rotating body 30 Drive motor 291
recess

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A variable prize opening is provided on the front surface of the mounting board, which can be changed freely between a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a batted ball and an open state in which it is easy to receive a batted ball, by an electric drive source, and a variable winning hole is provided on the back surface of the mounting board. It is characterized by being configured by providing a transparent winning ball storage section that temporarily stores winning balls that have entered the variable winning slot, and a winning ball ejecting means that discharges winning balls one by one from the winning ball storage section. Pachinko machine winning device.