JPH0647141A - Prize winning scoring device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a prize winning scoring device of a Japanese pinball game (pachinko) machine in which a ball going directly to a special prize winning scoring slot does not lose the chance of entering the special scoring slot even when deviated from the special scoring slot, so keeping a player in expectation of scoring. CONSTITUTION:An obstacle member 32 which can be moved when driven by a driving source is provided above a special prize winning scoring slot 27 provided at the front edge of the bottom plate 26 of a recessed chamber 5 while an interval of at least one ball is provided between the member 32 and the bottom plate 26 so that a ball going from a movable ball receiving member 6 to the special scoring slot 27 is prevented from entering the slot 27; when predetermined conditions are met, the obstacle member 32 is actuated to allow a ball to directly enter the special scoring slot 27, and even if the obstacle member 32 prevents the ball from directly entering the special scoring slot 27, the ball is allowed to enter the special scoring slot 27 through another passage.

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 capable of converting from a first state, which is disadvantageous to a player, to a second state, which is advantageous to the player, by satisfying a predetermined condition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a first state which is disadvantageous to the player is changed to a second state which is advantageous to the player.
Various winning devices for pachinko machines that can be converted into a state have been proposed. This kind of winning device generally has a winning area that can be partitioned from the game part by a movable ball receiving member, a special winning opening and a general winning opening are provided in the winning device, and a hit ball is connected to a starting opening provided in the playing part. When a ball is entered, the movable ball receiving member is rotated to allow the hit ball to flow into the winning area, and when the ball flowing into the winning area further enters the special winning opening,
It is configured to shift to a special game that is advantageous to the player. In this special game, opening and closing the movable ball receiving member a predetermined number of times or flowing a predetermined number into the winning area is set as one cycle, and the cycle is updated within a range allowed by further entering the special winning opening. Is set so that it is possible. However, this type of game is simple and tired of the player. Then, for example, JP-A-63-249
According to Japanese Patent No. 593, opening and closing means is provided at the special winning opening,
When a predetermined specific state is reached, the driving means is driven to operate the opening / closing means to change the winning probability of the special winning opening. In addition, actual fair 4-4777
In the publication, a slide body having a drive source is provided above the special winning opening, and the slide body is configured to operate in relation to opening and closing of the movable piece. Further, JP-A-61-2222472
In the publication, obstacle elements are provided above the special winning opening, and obstacle element removing means for removing the obstacle elements is provided. In JP-A-1-232983, a plurality of special winning openings are provided and It is configured to selectively activate one of the winning openings.

[0003]

However, even in the above-mentioned conventional improved pachinko machine, in order for the ball received by the movable ball receiving member to enter the special winning opening, the special winning opening is directly directed. There are only two routes that you can take, either heading or bypassing the inside of the prize-winning chamber to the special prize hole.
Therefore, when the ball aiming at the special winning opening comes off the special winning opening, the value of the ball is lost, and the game property is poor. Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and even if the ball directly aimed at the special winning opening is removed from the special winning opening, the chance of entering the special winning opening is not lost, and the expectation of winning is expected. Or, provide a winning device for pachinko machines with a sense of security.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a game area in which a hit ball ejected by a player flows down and a win area that can be partitioned, and a continuation signal generating means is provided in the win area. A special winning opening and a general winning opening that face each other are provided, and a movable ball receiving member that divides the winning area and the gaming section is driven by a drive source so that a hit ball cannot flow into the winning area, which is disadvantageous to the player. In a winning device of a pachinko machine capable of being converted into a state and a second state in which a hit ball can flow into the winning region, which is advantageous to a player, the winning region includes a concave chamber having a bottom plate having a forward downward slope. , The opening formed in the mounting board to be attached to the game board is communicated, a partition plate having a downward slope in the rearward direction is provided in the concave chamber, and a communication path is provided at the lower end of the partition plate to form the recess. Upper concave chamber that communicates the chamber with the communication passage It is divided into a lower concave chamber and faces the front edge of the bottom plate, and a special winning opening is provided at a position where the ball hit by the movable ball receiving member can enter, and at least above the special winning opening and between the bottom plate. At the position with a space of one ball,
An obstacle member movable by the drive of the drive source is provided so as to prevent the direct entry of the ball from the movable ball receiving member toward the special winning opening, and at least the ball 1 is provided in the communication passage between the movable ball receiving member and the bottom plate. A sphere storage member is provided so as to be movable by a driving means with an interval for each piece, and the obstacle member is operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the sphere stored in the sphere storage member is provided to a special winning opening when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The ball is released at a position where it is easy to enter.

[0005]

With the special winning opening provided at the position where the ball received by the movable ball receiving member can enter, the obstruction member is provided so as to be movable at a distance of at least one ball. Even if the member is blocking direct entry from the movable ball receiving member to the special winning opening, it is possible to enter a ball that has passed through another path to the special winning opening. The expectation of entering the prize hole is not impaired.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings. The winning device 1 according to the present invention is a game board (not shown).
An opening 3 is provided in a mounting substrate 2 for mounting on the opening 3, a rear cover 4 having an opening on the front side is fixed to the opening 3 to form a recess chamber 5, and a game portion and a recess are formed on the side of the opening 3. By forming a pair of rotatable movable ball receiving members 6 as partitioning means for partitioning the chamber 5 so as to face the side edges of the opening 3, a winning area 7 that can communicate with the game portion is formed. That is, when the movable ball receiving member 6 is upright, the hit ball flowing down the game portion is in the first state which is disadvantageous to the player who cannot flow into the recess chamber 5 from the opening portion 3, but the movable ball receiving member 6 is When tilting to open the side edge portion of the opening 3, the recessed chamber 5 and the gaming unit communicate with each other, and a ball flowing down the gaming unit can flow into the recessed chamber 5, which is advantageous to the player. Is the second state in which
The upper surface (inner surface) of the movable ball receiving member 6 is provided with an inward gentle downward slope so that the ball received in the open state can be guided to the concave chamber 5.

A rotating shaft 8 is provided on the back side of each of the movable ball receiving members 6, and the rotating shaft 8 is attached to the mounting substrate 2 and the rear cover 4.
A crank lever 11 having a crank pin 10 planted at the rear end of the rotary shaft 8
The crank pin 1 is inserted into the long hole 14 of the connecting member 13 provided in the plunger 12a of the drive solenoid 12 which is the drive source.
0 is loosely fitted to form a drive mechanism. The drive solenoid 12 is fixedly attached to a solenoid mounting plate 16 mounted on the rear cover 4 via columns 15. The sliding boss 17 of the connecting member 13 is attached to the surface of the solenoid mounting plate 16.
The tip ends of the contact points are in sliding contact with each other to form guide means. Also,
The coupling member 13 and the plunger 12a are joined by loosely fitting the flange portion 12b provided at the tip of the plunger 12a into the coupling groove provided in the coupling member 13.

Above the opening 3 of the mounting substrate 2, an armor portion 18 is provided so as to prevent a ball from flowing into the recessed chamber 5 from above, and a ceiling entrance port 19 is formed in this armor portion 18. Then, the balls that have flowed into the winning prize hole 19 are guided to the rear of the mounting substrate 2 by the winning prize ball guide gutter 20 and gathered on a ball gathering cover (not shown). Further, an upper decorative plate 21 is provided on the front surface of the armor portion 18, and a continuous indicator lamp 22 for displaying the number of cycles in a special game described later is provided on the upper decorative plate 21 and a concave chamber serving as a big winning opening. A 10-count display lamp 23 for displaying the number of balls flowing into 5 is provided.

On the other hand, the rotating shaft 8 of the movable ball receiving member 6 described above.
A partition plate 24 is provided in the middle of the recessed chamber 5 which is almost at the same height, and the partition plate 24 is slanted downward and inclined rearward to divide the recessed chamber 5 into an upper recessed chamber 5a and a lower recessed chamber 5b. Also,
The upper recessed chamber 5a and the lower recessed chamber 5b communicate with each other through a communication passage 25 formed behind the partition plate 24. In the illustrated embodiment, the partition plate 24 is a wing of a central fixing member formed in a model of an airplane, and is formed by superposing an upper partition plate 24a and a lower partition plate 24b.

A bottom plate 26 which serves as the bottom of the lower concave chamber 5b.
Is gently sloping down forward. Then, facing the front edge of the bottom plate 26, a special winning opening 27 is provided at a position where the hit ball received by the movable ball receiving member 6 can directly win the prize, and the special winning opening 27 allows the player to play the game in an advantageous manner. The continuation switch 28 is exposed as a continuation signal generating means for generating a continuation signal of the special game to be developed. In addition, the special prize hole 2
On the left and right of 7 are general winning holes 2 that give the player normal profits.
9 is provided. The special winning opening 27 and the general winning opening 2
9 is configured by attaching a lower decorative plate 31 to a ball receiving frame 30 projecting along the edge of the opening 3 on the front surface side of the mounting substrate 2.

Above the special winning opening 27, an obstacle member 32 which is movable by the drive of a drive source is provided at a distance of at least one ball from the bottom plate 26.

For example, the obstacle member 32 is a partition plate 24.
It is movable in the front-back direction between the bottom plate 26 and the bottom plate 26, and covers the upper part of the special winning opening 27 when moving forward,
The ball is prevented from entering the special winning opening 27 from above. However, even in this state, at least one sphere is opened between the special winning opening 27 and the obstacle member 32, so that the sphere repelled by the obstacle member 32 is on the bottom plate 26 of the concave chamber 5. Then, the bottom plate 26 of the recessed chamber 5 flows down again and there is an inflow property to the special winning opening 27. Further, there is a possibility that a ball falling from the tilted movable ball receiving member 6 hits the obstacle member 32 and jumps into the special winning opening 27. Moreover, the ball received by the movable ball receiving member 6 in the open state is the partition plate 24.
Is guided upwards and rolls on the partition plate 24 so that the communication passage 25
To fall on the bottom plate 26. Therefore, for the player, even if the obstacle member 32 is located above the special winning opening 27, the expectation of entering the special winning opening 27 is not lost. On the other hand, if you look at an amusement store,
Since the winning rate of the special winning opening 27 can be adjusted, the payout management becomes easy.

In the illustrated embodiment, the obstacle member 32 is provided coaxially with a ball storage member 44, which will be described later, and is slidably supported on the lower surface of the partition plate 24.
For example, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 4 or FIG. 9, the guide pin 34 fixedly provided on the partition plate 24 is attached to the obstacle member 3
2 is loosely fitted in a guide hole 35 having a long hole formed in a moving member 33 extending to the base of the second member to slidably support the moving member 33.

Then, a cam member 37 having a cam groove 36 is fixedly attached to the rear end of the moving member 33, and the cam groove 36 is formed.
The cam pin 39 implanted in the cam plate 38 is loosely fitted thereinto, and the cam plate 38 is connected to the output shaft 41 of the motor 40 to form a drive mechanism. Further, the cam plate 38 has a notch-shaped detection groove 4
2 is provided, and the detection groove 42 is detected by a detection member 43 formed of, for example, an optical sensor provided on the printed circuit board 57 and stopped at a predetermined position.

In the illustrated embodiment, the obstacle member 32 is formed by simulating a missile or a bomb on a central fixing member which is formed by the partition plate 24 and which is shaped like an airplane.

The moving member 3 together with the obstruction member 32 is provided on the base.
The sphere storage member 44 provided in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the receiving part 44 a is formed in a gutter shape that is open at the top and the rear, and the opening of the receiving part 44 a can be fitted into the communication passage 25 by sliding the base part. Therefore, the ball storage member 44
When the ball moves rearward and is located in the communication passage 25, a ball rolling toward the rear on the partition plate 24 drops into the communication passage 25 from the rear edge of the partition plate 24, It may be received by the member 44. And the ball I received is
When the ball storage member 44 moves forward, the support by the rear wall of the recessed chamber 5 is lost and the ball is released at a position where it is easy to enter the special winning opening 27.

According to the sphere storage member 44 having the above-described structure, the path through which the stored spheres enter the special winning opening 27 with high probability and the sphere that the movable ball receiving member 6 takes in the concave chamber 5 are spheres. Even if not stored in the storage member 44, the ball storage member 44 and the bottom plate 2
Since there is a space for at least one sphere between 6 and 6, the partition plate 24 drops the communication path 25 to the bottom plate 26, passes below the sphere storage member 44, and rolls on the bottom plate 26. Then, there is a route to enter the special winning opening 27, and it is difficult to predict what route the route will take, and the playability is improved.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a guide means 45 is provided in the communication passage 25 to guide the sphere to the sphere storage member 44. This guiding means 45 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of movable guiding members 4 formed by extending a ball receiving piece 47 on the peripheral edge of a fan-shaped opening / closing plate 46.
8 is axially attached to the rear wall of the recessed chamber 5, and the movable guiding member 48 is driven by a solenoid 49. That is, in a normal state, the ball receiving piece 47 is located above the partition plate 24 (FIG. 1), but when the solenoid 49 is driven, the ball receiving piece 47 is located in the communication passage 25 (FIG. 2). Communication passage 2
The sphere that falls inside 5 is guided to the sphere storage member 44 described above.

A link member 50 is provided at the rear end of the support shaft 48a of the movable guiding member 48, and a link pin 51 implanted in the link member 50 is actuated by an actuating member 52 provided on a plunger 49a of a solenoid 49. It is loosely fitted in the groove 53. The solenoid 49 is provided on a solenoid mounting plate 16 'fixed to a solenoid mounting boss 54 projecting from the rear wall of the recess 5. Behind this solenoid mounting plate 16 ', a printed circuit board mounting frame 55 is provided so as to bridge the solenoid mounting plate 16 of the drive solenoid 12, and a printed circuit board 57 in which various connector terminals 56 are arranged on the printed circuit board mounting frame 55. Is provided for wiring processing. Also,
Wiring windows 55a and 57a are provided in the printed circuit board mounting frame 55 and the printed circuit board 57.
The wiring process of the motor 40 is performed through 5a and 57a, and the mounting space for the motor 40 is secured.

Further, in the winning device 1 of the illustrated embodiment, the surrounding frame 58 is extended so that the sphere extends laterally so as to extend from the upper end of the sphere receiving frame 30 at the side edge of the opening 3 of the mounting substrate 2. To recessed chamber 5
I try not to jump inside. The movable sphere receiving member 6 in the upright state abuts on the surrounding frame 58 from the inside, and the stopper 59 of the movable sphere receiving member 6 in the open state abuts on the outside of the upper end so that the movable range of the movable sphere receiving member 6 can be adjusted. Regulated. Furthermore,
The prize winning device 1 is provided with an indicator light 60 including a light emitting diode or the like at an appropriate position, and lights up and displays depending on a game state. For example, a transparent display plate 61 is provided in the rotation range of the movable ball receiving member 6 outside the opening 3 of the mounting substrate 2.
The display window portion 62 provided with is provided to face the display lamp 60a provided at the rear of the mounting substrate 2. Further, the light emitting diodes are arranged in line behind the upper concave chamber 5a to form the indicator lamp 60b, or the light emitting diodes are arranged behind the lower concave chamber 5b to form the indicator lamp 60c. An indicator lamp 60d is formed by arranging a lamp behind the lamp.

Next, a game using the winning device 1 as described above will be briefly described. The winning device 1 according to the present invention.
Can be applied to a normal so-called type 2 pachinko game.

That is, when a ball hit by a player enters a starting opening provided in the game section, a start switch provided in the starting opening is turned on and the movable ball receiving member 6 of the winning device 1 is opened for a predetermined time. Then, the hit ball flowing down the gaming section can flow into the winning area 7. Depending on the starting port, the number of times of opening may be set to twice or once, or the opening time may be set differently.

The sphere that has flown into the winning area 7 is guided to the movable ball receiving member 6 and directly flows into the special winning opening 27, or transfers to the partition plate 24 and rolls on the partition plate 24 to form a communication path. It drops from 25 onto the bottom plate 26, rolls on the bottom plate 26, and flows into the special winning opening 27 or the general winning opening 29.
In addition, when the movable ball receiving member 6 is opened by the starting opening, the obstacle member 32 is moved forward to cover the upper part of the special winning opening 27,
It is also possible to allow only the inflow from the bottom plate 26 to enter the special winning opening 27.

In any case, when the ball enters the special winning opening 27 and the continuation switch 28, which is the continuation signal generating means, is turned on, the special game is started. This special game is about 30
Open or close the movable ball receiving member 6 18 times per second, or
When 0 hit balls are entered, the cycle ends, and during this cycle, when the continuation switch 28 is turned on again, the update can be performed up to 16 times including the first cycle.

Further explaining the cycle of this special game, when the continuation switch 28 is turned on, the movable ball receiving member 6 is immediately closed, and the opening and closing is newly started 18 times after about 3 seconds. During this one cycle, the obstacle member 32, the ball storage member 44, and the guiding means 45 are operated by the establishment of a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition is, for example, whether there are seven winning balls,
It is established when the movable ball receiving member 6 is opened and closed 15 times, the obstacle member 32 covering the upper part of the special winning opening 27 is retracted, and the ball receiving movable member 6 can directly enter the special winning opening 27, and the ball is stored. Since the ball held by the member 44 is released at a position where it can easily enter the special winning opening 27, the probability of flowing into the special winning opening 27 increases. In this way, the number of payouts can be extremely increased and the payout can be balanced without ending the special game without updating the cycle.
The guiding means 45 may be appropriately operated to store the sphere in the sphere storing member 44.

Even if the movable ball receiving member 6 is in the opening / closing operation, if 10 balls enter the concave chamber 5, the movable ball receiving member 6
Ends the opening / closing operation.

In the above special game, while the movable ball receiving member 6 is opened and closed, the obstacle member 32, the ball storing member 44 and the guiding means 45 can be appropriately moved to directly aim at the special winning opening 27, Even if the ball toward the special winning opening 27 is obstructed by the obstacle member 32, the chance of entering the special winning opening 27 is not lost, and the ball placed on the partition plate 24 passes through the communication passage 25 to the bottom plate 26. It is possible to roll to face the special winning opening 27 and enter the special winning opening 27 through various routes. Therefore, it is a pachinko game in which the expectation of winning the special winning opening 27 is significantly improved.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the obstacle member and the ball storage member are integrally arranged and driven by a single drive source, but each may be driven by an individual drive source.

[0029]

In summary, according to the present invention, in a winning device having a special winning opening, a special winning is made from a movable ball receiving member at a position where at least one ball is spaced apart from a bottom plate provided in a concave chamber. An obstacle member that is movable by driving a driving source is provided so as to prevent direct entry of the ball toward the mouth, and at least one ball is spaced apart from the bottom plate so that the ball can be moved by the driving means. Since the storage member is provided, the obstacle member is activated by the establishment of a predetermined condition, and the ball stored in the ball storage member is released at a position where it is easy to enter the special winning opening by the establishment of the predetermined condition. A number of different winning paths for special winning openings that can give a great amount of profit to the player are formed, the player's expectation of winning for the special winning openings increases, and it is possible to provide a winning device with high playability. Moreover, since the winning rate for the special winning opening can be changed, it is a winning apparatus in which the payout management is easy for a game store. In addition, according to the winning device of the present invention, various game modes can be dealt with by setting the control means, and the practical value is extremely high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a winning device with a movable ball receiving member closed.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the winning device with a movable ball receiving member opened.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the winning device with the obstacle member advanced.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the winning device with the obstacle member retracted.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow B in FIG. 4 showing a state in which the guiding member has been activated while the obstacle member has moved forward.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along arrow C in FIG. 4 showing a state where the obstacle member has advanced.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the arrow C in FIG. 4 showing a state in which the obstacle member is retracted.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the arrow A in FIG. 5, showing a drive mechanism for a movable ball receiving member.

9 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the arrow A in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 prize winning device 2 mounting substrate 3 opening 5 concave chamber 6 movable ball receiving member 7 winning area 24 partition plate 25 communication passage 26 bottom plate 27 special winning port 28 continuation switch 29 general winning port 32 obstacle member 44 ball storage member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game section in which a ball hit by a player flows down and a prize area that can be partitioned, and a special prize opening and a general prize opening in which continuation signal generating means faces the prize area are provided, and the prize is obtained. The movable ball receiving member that divides the area and the game unit is driven by the drive source, and the hit ball cannot flow into the winning area, which is disadvantageous to the player, and the hit ball can flow into the winning area. In a winning device of a pachinko machine that can be converted into a second state that is advantageous to a player, the winning area includes a recessed chamber having a bottom plate having a forward downward slope, and an opening formed in a mounting board attached to a game board. A partition plate having a downward descent toward the rear is provided in the recessed chamber, and a communication passage is provided at the lower end of the partition plate so that the recessed chamber is communicated by the communication passage. Divide into a chamber and face the front edge of the bottom plate A special winning opening is provided at a position where a hit ball received by the movable ball receiving member can enter, and the movable ball is placed at a position above the special winning opening and spaced from the bottom plate by at least one ball. An obstacle member that is movable by the drive of the drive source is provided so as to prevent the direct entry of the ball from the receiving member to the special winning opening. At least one ball is provided between the receiving passage and the bottom plate. A sphere storage member is provided at an interval so as to be movable by a driving means, the obstacle member is operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the sphere stored in the sphere storage member is inserted into a special winning opening when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized by being able to release the ball at an easy position.