JPH0546474Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] As is well known, in a conventional pachinko machine, prize balls in a prize ball tank are guided to a prize ball case by a tank rail having two ball flow paths, and a fixed number of winning balls are guided each time a winning ball is generated. The game is designed to release prize balls.

On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, in order to increase the interest of the game, the prize balls in the prize ball tank are guided to the first and second prize ball cases by a tank rail having three ball flow paths, and the prize ball is guided to the first and second prize ball cases. The number of prize balls released is made to vary depending on the mouth (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 180301/1982 filed by the present applicant).

[Problems to be solved by the invention] For this reason, pachinko machine manufacturers had the disadvantage of having to prepare two types of machines to meet the demands of game halls.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is capable of being changed into either of two types of pachinko machines by attaching and detaching a fitting body to the ball channel of the tank rail.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The pachinko machine of the present invention includes a first prize ball case and a second prize ball case each having a different number of released prize balls, and the first prize ball case is disposed below the prize ball tank. A tank rail is provided that has a ball flow path that guides the prize ball to the ball case and a ball flow path that leads the prize ball to the second prize ball case. and guiding the prize balls in the prize ball tank only to the first prize ball case by fitting the fitting body into the ball channel that guides the prize balls to the second prize ball case, and removing the fitting body. The prize balls in the prize ball tank are guided to the first and second prize ball cases.

[Function] By attaching and detaching the fitting body to the ball channel of the tank rail, it can be arbitrarily changed to either a regular pachinko machine or a pachinko machine in which the number of prize balls released is varied depending on the prize opening. Can be used.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is the machine frame of the pachinko machine, and the machine frame 1
A front frame 2 is attached to the front of the machine so as to be openable and closable. A glass frame 3 and a front plate 4 are attached to the front of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and an upper ball tray 5 is provided on the front of the front plate 4. A lower ball receiving tray 6 is formed below the front frame 2, and a handle 7 for ball hitting operation and a variable time reduction button 8 are provided on the sides thereof, respectively. 9 is a game board, and a variable display device 1 is installed in the center of the front surface surrounded by guide rails 10.
1 is provided. Further, in the lower part of the game board 9, a starting prize opening 12 for starting the variable display device 11,
12. A variable winning device 13 and a plurality of general winning holes 14 are provided, which are opened to allow winning balls to enter easily depending on the display mode of the variable display device 11. 15
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The variable display device 11 includes three-digit segment display sections 16a to 16c. These segment display parts 16a to 16c show that the game ball starts winning hole 1.
2 or 12, the operation starts, and when the variable time shortening button 8 is pressed by the player after or within a certain period of time set by the timer, updating is stopped. Then, the determination circuit determines whether the combination of the segment display sections 16a to 16c at this time is determined to give a special prize state in which the game ball is likely to enter, and based on the determination result, the variable prize winning device 13 The mode of change development is determined.

As shown in FIG. 10, the variable prize winning device 13 has a horizontally elongated ball entrance 18 formed in the upper part of the mounting board 17, and a door-shaped ball receiving member 2 on the front surface of the ball entrance 18.
0 is provided on the front side so that it can be opened and closed freely. Ball receiver member 2
Both lower sides of the ball inlet 18 are supported by shafts 19 on the lower side of the input port 18, and the ball inlet 18 is driven by a solenoid 21 fixed to the back surface of the mounting board 17.
Open or close.

FIG. 2 is a back view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. A mechanism plate 22 is rotatably mounted on the back side of the game board 9. The mechanism board 22 has a plate-like part 22a that is spaced apart from the back surface of the game board 9 at a constant interval and forms a winning ball space, and a lower front part of the plate-like part 22a, that is, a surface facing the back surface of the game board 9. , a variable winning device 13, and a first winning ball collecting section 23 that collects winning balls that have entered the general winning hole 14. Then, a gutter member 24 is fixed to the back surface of the mechanism plate 22 in line with this first winning ball collecting part 23, and a second gutter member 24 collects the winning balls that have entered the starting winning holes 12, 12. A winning ball gathering section 25 is formed.

Further, a prize ball tank 26 is disposed at the upper part of the back surface of the plate-like portion 22a of the mechanism plate 22. A tank rail 27 is formed below the prize ball tank 26 to lead out the prize balls in the tank 26. As shown in FIG. 3, the tank rail 27 is formed in the shape of a gutter with an open top surface and a mounting surface side, and has partition walls 39 and 40 protruding from the bottom to form three spherical channels 27a.
- 27c are provided, and the side surface opposite to the open side surface is further bulged to provide a guide portion 41 for the ball flow path 27c. A notch 42 is formed on the upper edge of the partition wall 39 at a position corresponding to the opening 26a of the prize ball tank 26, and three ball channels 27a to 27c are formed.
is the letter of communication. In addition, the ball channels 27a, 27
At the bottom of b and 27c, there are detection plates 43 and 44 that rotate upward to stop the game when the number of prize balls in the prize ball tank 26 decreases, and an opening groove 45 for removing screws, dust, etc. is formed. The tank rail 27 is connected to the bent gutter 28 and the downpipe 2.
9 to the first prize ball case 30 and the second prize ball case 31.

The first and second prize ball cases 30 and 31 have the same configuration, and as shown in FIG.
1a, upper valves 30b, 31b and lower valves 30c, 31c facing the upper and lower ends of the fixed case parts 30a, 31a, respectively, discharge actuating bodies 30d, 31d which are provided to be movable up and down, and one end of which is the discharge actuating body 30d. , 31d and horizontally facing operating rods 30f, 31f facing the engagement recesses 30e, 31e. The first prize ball case part 30a communicates with the two ball channels 27a and 27b of the tank rail 27, and 13 prize balls are stored in two rows.
The fixed case portion 31a of the second prize ball case 31 communicates with one ball flow path 27c of the tank rail 27, and seven prize balls are stored in one row.

Further, a first winning ball discharging device 32 and a second winning ball discharging device 33 are provided in communication with the exits of the first winning ball collecting section 23 and the second winning ball collecting section 25. These first and second winning ball discharge processing devices 32, 33 are connected to cams 32a, 33 which are rotated at a constant speed by a motor 34, as shown in FIG.
a, ball feeding arms 32b, 33b that swing in contact with the cams 32a, 33a, and winning ball discharge passages 35, 3 by the ball feeding arms 32b, 33b.
It is roughly composed of swinging members 32c, 33c that are rotated by being pushed by winning balls ejected to the prize ball 6, and the operating rods of these swinging members 32c, 33c and the first and second prize ball cases 33, 31 30f and 31f are connected by vertical rods 37 and 38, respectively.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a fitting body which is detachably fitted into the ball channel 27c of the tank rail 27, and is formed into an elongated rod shape from a synthetic resin material. This fitting body 46 has a width that is approximately equal to the width of the ball flow path 27c, and a length in the lateral direction that is similar to the guide portion 41 of the tank rail 27.
Selected for a longer period of time. Further, since the upper surface of the fitting body 46 is flush with the upper edge of the guide portion 41 and the partition wall 39 except for the ball stopper portion 47 formed at the downstream end, the portion corresponding to the notch portion 42 is the ball flow path 27b. It is formed as an inclined surface 48 facing in the direction. Also,
A protrusion 49 that protrudes downward from the opening groove 45 is formed on the lower surface of the fitting body 46, and a stepped depression 50 is formed in a portion corresponding to the detection plate 44.
The protrusion 49 has the function of preventing the fitting body 46 from moving and also facilitating the removal of the fitting body 46 by pushing upward. Further, the depression 50 is made not to affect the rotation of the detection plate 44.

The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and when the fitting body 46 is not fitted into the ball flow path 27c of the tank rail 27, the prize balls in the prize ball tank 26 are released from the opening 26a of the tank rail 27. It is led out to three ball flow paths 27a to 27c, and passes through a bent gutter 28 and a downpipe 29 to the first and second prize ball cases 30,
31 fixed case parts 30a and 31a, respectively.

Therefore, when a winning ball is sent from the first winning ball collecting section 23 to the first winning ball discharging device 32, the operating rod 30f of the first prize ball case 30 is moved by the swinging member 32c. is rotated upward via the vertical rod 37, thereby moving the discharge actuating body 30d upward, and also opening the upper valve 30b and the lower valve 30c.
are opened and closed alternately to release the 13 prize balls inside the fixed case part 30a into the prize ball discharge gutter 51. Also,
When the winning balls are sent from the second winning ball collection unit 25 to the second winning ball discharge processing device 33, the swinging member 33
The operating rod 31f of the second prize ball case 31 rotates upward via the vertical rod 38 due to the rocking of the second prize ball case 31, thereby moving the discharge operating body 31d upward, and the upper valve 31b, The seven prize balls inside the fixed case part 31a are discharged into the prize ball discharge gutter 51 by alternately opening and closing the lower valve 31c.

On the other hand, when the fitting body 46 is fitted into the ball flow path 27c of the tank rail 27, the prize balls in the prize ball tank 26 are led out from the opening 26a to the two ball flow paths 27a and 27b of the tank rail 27. Stops at
The prize ball is introduced only into the fixed case portion 30a of the first prize ball case 30 via the bent gutter 28 and the vertical gutter 29. Therefore, all winning balls are placed first.
If the winning balls are collected in the winning ball collecting section 23, it can be easily converted into a normal pachinko machine.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, according to the invention, by attaching and detaching the fitting body to the ball flow path of the tank rail that guides the prize balls in the prize ball tank, the prize ball can be played using a normal pachinko machine or a prize opening. This can be easily changed to any of the pachinko machines that release different numbers of prize balls, thereby eliminating the need to prepare two types of pachinko machines, and the economic effect is truly great.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tank rail, and Fig. 4 shows the fitted body. A perspective view of the tank rail in the mated state,
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the fitted body, Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views of the main parts showing the fitted body fitted to the tank rail, and Figure 8 is the first and second prize ball cases. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the first and second winning ball discharge processing devices, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the variable winning device. 26...Prize ball tank, 27...tank rail, 27a to 27c...ball channel, 30...first prize ball case, 46...fitting body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is equipped with a first prize ball case and a second prize ball case that release different numbers of prize balls, and has a ball flow path below the prize ball tank that guides the prize balls to the first prize ball case, and a second prize ball case. By disposing a tank rail having a ball flow path that guides the prize balls to the case, and fitting the fitting body to the ball flow path that guides the prize balls to the second prize ball case, the prizes in the prize ball tank can be removed. A pachinko machine characterized in that balls are guided only to a first prize ball case, and by removing a fitting body, prize balls in a prize ball tank are guided to first and second prize ball cases.