JPH0661382B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a variable winning apparatus, and more particularly to a pachinko machine having a novel arrangement in the game section of the variable winning apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a winning device for a pachinko machine, which is arranged in a game section formed on the surface of a game board and can be converted into a first state which is disadvantageous to the player and a second state which is advantageous to the player, For example, it is known from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 50-76979.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional winning apparatus for a pachinko machine, when the ball hits a predetermined winning opening, the relay operates and the timer circuit closes. The winning opening consisting of only the operating member is opened. Therefore, in the conventional winning device, the interest of the game is affected only by the length of the operating time of the timer circuit, and it is not possible to enhance the sense of reality and form a variety of pachinko games. In addition, conventionally, in a relatively large-sized winning device that can accept two or more hit balls flowing down in the game section at a time,
Since it is arranged on the vertical line of the center of the game section, the player only needs to aim at the so-called "heaven" for the flight distance of the hit ball, which is monotonous. Under certain gaming conditions, the winning device arrangement within the club was not devised to reflect the profit by adjusting the flight distance of the player's ball, and the game content was not such that the player's willingness to play could be enhanced. . Then, if the position of the variable winning device is simply changed to the left or right, when the variable winning device is converted into an advantageous state for the player, it may be delayed on the player's side or may be inconvenient. There is also a possibility that it will occur. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and the second hitting ball receiving member of the variable winning device is what the player expects most.
By providing a state conversion display device capable of visually confirming that the state has been converted, the realism of the game is also enhanced, and game control is provided by providing prize hitting ball detection means for detecting only the hit balls accepted by the variable prize device. It is possible to diversify, and the player side also changes the profit obtained by the player by changing the flight distance of the hit ball under the predetermined game conditions during the game, so that the entire pachinko game is Rather, it is intended to raise the interest while motivating the player to play.

[0004]

Therefore, the present invention is to achieve the above object, and includes a game board (2) having a game section (3) formed on the front side thereof, and a central portion in the game section. A variable winning device (7) which is provided at a position deviated from the above and is capable of converting the hit ball receiving member (11) into a first state which is disadvantageous to the player and a second state which is advantageous to the player; A batted ball of the above-mentioned variable winning device, which has a specific game state detecting means (for example, a specific winning opening 4, a detector 6 etc.) for detecting that a game state has been achieved in which the hit ball receiving member is converted into a second state, and a light emitting source. Based on the state conversion display device (for example, the illumination mechanism 20) that visually displays to the player that the receiving member has been converted to the second state, and the detection signal from the specific game state detection means, The hit ball receiving member is changed from the first state to the second state.
Drive control means (for example, relay 18, relay contact piece 19, CR timer of FIG. 6) for converting the state into a state and illuminating the light emitting source to visually display the second state conversion of the hitting ball receiving member
And a winning ball detection means (for example, a switch mechanism 15) that detects only the ball hit by the variable winning device when the hit ball receiving member of the variable winning device is converted into the second state.

[0005]

[Function] The variable winning device is arranged at a position deviated from the center position in the game section. Then, based on the detection signal from the specific game state detecting means, the hit ball receiving member of the variable winning device is converted from the first state to the second state, and the light emitting source of the state conversion display device is caused to emit light, and this ball hitting member. The second state conversion of is visually displayed to the player. The hit ball received by the ball hitting member of the variable winning device after being converted into the second state is detected by the prize hitting ball detection means and used for game control. During the game, it is easy for the player to understand the advantageous state of the variable winning device to the player, and the state conversion display device makes it visible while enhancing the sensation of reality and corresponding to the position of the variable winning device. Then, the profit of the player changes by changing the flight distance of the hit ball.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a pachinko machine, and a game section 3 formed on the surface of a game board 2 has a specific state of hitting a ball. The specific winning openings 4 and 4 are provided on the left and right, and the detector 6 is exposed in the middle of the specific winning ball passing trough 5 which is in communication with the specific winning opening 4 and through which the hit ball entering the specific winning opening 4 passes. Specific prize hole 4
And the detector 6 functions as a specific game state detecting means, and the detector 6 in this embodiment uses a contact type micro switch as shown in FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and an appropriate configuration such as a contactless system can be selected and used.

A game section 3 is formed on the front side of the game board 2 described above, and a variable winning apparatus 7 is provided for converting the state of acceptance of hit balls flowing down the game section 3. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 7 is formed on the upper left and right sides apart from the central portion in the game portion 3, but in the vertical direction of the gaming portion 3 at a position off to the left or right from the central portion. It may be formed at any position. The variable winning device 7 described above forms a horizontally long ball hitting inlet 9 on a substrate 8 attached to the surface of the game board 2, and the inlet 9
A guide member 10 extending rearward so as to be located in a thickness portion of the game board 2 is faced below, and a horizontally long hitting ball receiving member 11 is faced to the inflow port 9.

The hitting ball receiving member 11 described above is in a state parallel to the surface of the game board 2 and is positioned in the lateral direction.
Is tiltably supported by the solenoid and is connected to a solenoid 14 via a link mechanism 13.

Normally, since the solenoid 14 is demagnetized, the link mechanism 13 causes the hit ball receiving member 11 to be in parallel with the surface of the game board 2 and supported by the shaft 12 positioned in the lateral direction to hit the ball. This is a state in which the inflow port 9 is closed so as not to win a prize, that is, a first state which is disadvantageous to the player. However, the hit ball flowing down the game unit 3 is in a specific state, that is, the hit ball enters the specific winning port 4 and is guided to the specific winning ball passage trough 5, and when it is detected by the detector 6, the solenoid 14 is excited and the link mechanism. The hitting ball receiving member 11 tilts through the shaft 12 so as to fall forward about the shaft 12, and the inflow port 9 of the hitting ball is opened so that the prize can be won, that is, the second condition which is advantageous to the player is converted. Therefore, the hitting ball receiving member 11 can be converted into the first state and the second state by demagnetizing or exciting the solenoid 14, and since the hitting ball receiving member 11 is horizontally long, a plurality of hitting balls flow simultaneously in the second state. The entrance 9 can be accepted. Then, on the back surface side of the game board 2, a switch mechanism 15 for detecting that a hit ball entering the inflow port 9 is guided by the guide material 10
Is provided as a winning ball detection means.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the switch mechanism 15 is a plate member 16 which is tilted by the weight of the ball when the ball is hit.
And the switch element 17 positioned below the plate member 16, the variable winning device 7 is provided with the inlet 9 in the second state.
It is configured to be able to detect only the hit ball flowing into.

However, the switch mechanism 15 of the present invention is not limited to the above structure, and may have any other structure as long as it can sequentially detect the hit balls guided by the guide member 10. Then, the award ball is discharged by this detection signal, or the number of hit balls flowing into the inflow port 9 is counted and related to the operation of the variable winning device 7. For example, a preset number of hit balls flow into the inflow port 9. In this case, it is also possible to use the hitting ball receiving member 11 for game control such as converting from the second state to the first state.

FIG. 5 shows the detector 6 and the solenoid 14 described above.
An example of an electric circuit including
When is turned on, the relay 18 is activated and the relay contact piece 19 is turned on, so that the solenoid 14 is excited and the variable winning device 7 is converted to the second state. In the circuit of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, when the detector 6 is turned off, the operation of the relay 18 is immediately stopped, or the relay contact 19 is turned off after a lapse of a certain time after the relay 18 self-holds and the solenoid 14 is turned on. This is a configuration in which the hitting ball receiving member 11 is demagnetized and converted into the first state.

Further, in the electric circuit shown in FIG. 6, when the illumination mechanism 20 is connected in parallel with the solenoid 14 as a state conversion display device, the illumination mechanism 20 is actuated together with the excitation of the solenoid 14, so that the illumination mechanism 20 is operated as a pachinko machine. 1
If it is provided at an appropriate position, the conversion state of the variable winning device 7 can be visually displayed to the player, and the decorative effect of the pachinko machine 1 can be enhanced to enhance the realistic sensation of the game. Thus, in this embodiment, the relays 18,
Based on the detection signal from the detector 6, a relay contact piece 19, a CR timer, etc., hits the ball receiving member 11 of the variable winning device 7.
And the illumination mechanism 2 from the first state to the second state.
It functions as a drive control means for displaying the second state of the hitting ball receiving member 11 by causing the light emission source of 0 to emit light.

Since the present embodiment has the above-described structure, when the hitting ball is detected by entering the specific winning opening 4 in the pachinko game as a specific state, the solenoid 14 is excited by the electric control means and the hitting ball receiving member 11 flows. The variable winning device 7, which was in the first state in which the entrance 9 is blocked so that it cannot be won, is converted to the second state in which the hitting ball receiving member 11 tilts so as to fall forward and the inlet 9 is greatly opened to allow winning. Become. Then, in the second state of the variable winning device 7, the inflow port 9
The hit ball flowing into the ball is smoothly guided by the guide member 10 and detected by the switch mechanism 15. The detection signal discharges or counts the prize balls, and when the predetermined condition is achieved, the variable winning device 7 is in the first state. It is possible to perform game control such as conversion and return to. Therefore, in particular, when the variable winning device 7 is in the second state, the player intervenes by changing the flight distance of the hit balls so that a large number of hit balls can enter the variable winning device 7 in a short time. The player's profits can be enjoyed in a pachinko game where the flight distance of the ball changes.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be carried out in any manner as long as the configuration described in the claims is not changed. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the profit obtained by the player after a certain game condition is achieved during the game is changed by changing the flight distance of the hit ball.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the variable winning device is provided at a position deviated from the central portion in the game part so that the profit obtained by the player is changed by changing the flight distance of the hit ball. When a player wants to make a comparatively large profit, he / she enjoys a new game in which the game amount and the game motivation can be exerted as compared with the conventional monotonous game, such as positively changing the flight distance of the hit ball. be able to. Also, by adopting the arrangement configuration of the variable winning device in the gaming part at a position deviated from the central portion, compared to the case where the variable winning device is arranged on the vertical line of the center of the conventional gaming part,
The variations can be set in various ways and intricately, and novel game contents can be configured. Then, since the state conversion display device notifies the conversion state of the variable winning device, even if the variable winning device is provided on one side of the gaming section, it is possible to quickly recognize the advantageous state of the player. Not only that, the realism of the game is enhanced. Furthermore, since the variable winning device has a winning ball detecting means for detecting only the hit balls received, it is possible to utilize this detection signal for the prize ball discharging operation, or to count this detection signal to reach a predetermined value. It can also be used for game control such as closing the hit ball receiving member of the variable winning device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a part of the variable winning device is omitted.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a prize ball detector.

FIG. 5 is an electrical circuit diagram.

FIG. 6 is another embodiment of an electrical circuit diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 3 Game department 4 Specific winning hole 6 Detector 7 Variable winning device 8 Substrate 9 Inlet 10 Guide material 11 Hitting ball receiving member 14 Solenoid 15 Switch mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game board having a game portion formed on the front side thereof, and a hitting ball receiving member provided at a position deviated from the central portion of the game portion, which is disadvantageous to the player in a first state and advantageous to the player. It has a variable winning device which can be converted into two states, a specific game state detecting means for detecting that the ball receiving member of the variable winning device is in the second state, and a light emitting source. A state conversion display device for visually displaying to the player that the hit ball receiving member of the variable winning device has been converted to the second state, and the hit ball of the variable winning device based on the detection signal from the specific game state detecting means. The receiving member from the first state to the second
The drive control means for converting the state into a state and illuminating the light emitting source to visually display the second state conversion of the hit ball receiving member, and the variable winning when the hit ball receiving member of the variable winning device has changed to the second state. The device comprises a winning ball detecting means for detecting only the hit balls received by the device, and the advantageous state of the variable winning device for the player is visually displayed by the state conversion display device, and is displayed at the position of the variable winning device.
Correspondingly, by changing the flight distance of the hit ball
A pachinko machine characterized by changing profits .