JPH08182813A - Prize winning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To securely keep the predetermined number of prize winning pinballs (used for Japanese pinball game (pachinko)) and enable a player to concentrate on play with ease by providing a stand-by place where prize winning pinballs are held halfway on a prize winning pinball path and guiding the prize winning pinballs held in the stand-by place to a continuation opening at the same time with the closure of a jump-in opening when the previously set number of prize winning balls is reached. CONSTITUTION: The prize winning device 1, constituted by forming the jump-in opening 3 in the upper center part of a fitting substrate 2 for fitting to a game board, providing blade pieces 4 which can freely be opened and closed on its right and left sides, forming a window 5 in the center part, and providing a pattern display part 6 below it, reopens the jump-in opening 3 when a prize winning pinball A1 jumping in from the jump-in opening 3 passes through the continuation opening 16 to give a prize. In this case, a preferential prize winning pinball passage 15 which communicates with the continuation opening 16 is formed in the prize winning passage connecting the jump-in opening 3 and an exit, and the stand-by place is provided in its halfway. Then, one prize winning pinball A1 which jumps in the jump-in opening 3 is opened is guided to the preferential prize winning path 15 and held by a stopper 14, and then guided to the continuation opening 16 when the jump-in opening 3 is opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a winning device equipped on a game board of a pachinko machine, which has a continuation port and a discontinuity port inside the device, and a winning ball that has jumped in from the entrance passes through the continuation port. In this case, the present invention relates to a winning device, in which the above-mentioned entrance is re-opened so that the hitting of the ball can be re-opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A type of prize winning device opens a door when a condition for entry is satisfied, and until a plurality of prize balls are specified, or until a certain period of time elapses, the open state is continuously maintained to win the prize balls. There is known a prize winning device that accepts and then receives the prize ball by reversibly opening the entrance when the prize ball passes through a continuation opening provided inside the device. This device, which is generally known as a big winning device, has a batted ball that closes the entrance when a hit ball enters the winning opening for starting, or when the combination of symbols and the like that compose the game match the set conditions. The prize balls fly in and many prize balls are released in a short time.

The reason why this big winning device is capable of jumping in a large number of winning balls is that the winning winning balls that have jumped in pass through the continuation opening when the entrance is opened due to fulfillment of the conditions. To allow reopening of the entrance. This re-opening is usually performed by setting the number of continuations in advance and setting the maximum number of prize balls in advance, but this number of continuations is performed by counting the winning balls that have passed through the continuation opening. If a plurality of passages are counted when the entrance is opened, the number of re-openings is reduced accordingly, which is disadvantageous to the player.

For example, an invention described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 317496/1993 has been proposed as a solution to the disadvantage of the player caused by the continuous passage of winning balls to the continuous opening when the game is once opened. The invention according to this already proposed invention temporarily stores the winning balls and then sends them to a rotating body which is a part for generating a specific right (the right to continue), and receives one winning ball in a special winning hole provided in this rotating body. In this way, the other winning balls are prevented from passing, and a plurality of winning balls are prevented from entering when the entrance is opened once.

[0005]

However, the conventional device described above changes the handling of the prize winning balls stored in the rotating body by jumping them up to the rotating body. Since it takes time to observe, there is a problem that the next operation will be delayed and the structure will be complicated and the cost will be very high. In view of such points, the present invention is
One of the winning balls that jumped in with the opening of the entrance is first secured on the priority winning ball path leading to the continuation opening, and when the opening of the above entrance is closed according to the set conditions, the secured winning ball is immediately released. In this way, we will propose a prize winning device that guides to the continuation mouth and prompts re-opening to achieve a reliable continuation, and at the same time performs a quick continuation operation to give the player a sense of speed and security. is there.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention guides a winning ball toward a continuation opening that restarts the opening of the entrance in the winning ball path through which the winning ball inside the apparatus passes. A priority winning ball path is set, a waiting place for winning balls is provided in the middle of this path, and a stopper for blocking the passage of the winning ball at the same time as the opening of the entrance is provided at this waiting place. The winning balls that have jumped in are preferentially guided to this waiting place, and are stopped by the stopper, and when the entrance is closed under certain conditions, the stopped winning balls are released and released to the continuation opening. However, it is to provide a winning device in which the closed entrance is reopened by generating the right to continue.

More specifically, the present invention is provided with a continuation opening and a non-continuation opening at the exit of the winning ball, and when the winning ball that has entered from the entrance has passed through the continuation opening, the entrance is reopened to win the prize. In the winning device which becomes possible, a priority winning ball path that connects to the continuation port is provided in the winning ball path connecting the entrance and the exit, and a waiting place is provided on the way, and the entrance is provided at the waiting place. With a stopper that stops the passage of winning balls at the same time as opening the
Individually preferentially guiding to the priority winning ball path and stopping by the stopper, and when the entrance is closed, the stopper is released to guide the winning ball stopped and stopped to the continuation opening. It is to provide a winning device characterized by the following.

The entrance is provided with a wing piece that opens and closes to open and close, and the wing piece is always kept in a closed state so that a hit ball hits the starting winning opening and the opening condition is satisfied. It is preferable to open the winning ball, or when the winning ball passes through the continuation opening and an opening command is issued.

According to the present invention, in the above-described winning apparatus, an obstacle plate is horizontally laid in the middle of the winning ball path, a waiting place is provided in a portion of the entrance facing directly below the flow outlet, and the waiting entrance is provided. A priority winning path that connects to the continuation opening, and a stopper that moves forward and backward behind the waiting area, and a regular winning path that connects to the discontinuing opening on the left and right of the waiting area. It is to provide a winning device characterized by that.

[0010]

[Operation] According to the present invention, according to the above-described structure, when the closed entrance is opened and a hit ball enters, the winning ball is first guided to the waiting place by being guided through the priority winning ball path of the winning ball path, It will be stopped by a stopper facing this.
Other winning balls that fly in during this time are guided to the non-continuing opening through the normal winning ball path, and the entrance is closed when a predetermined number of winnings or a predetermined time has passed. As the stopper operates and releases the stopped state, the winning ball in the waiting place flows down and is guided to the continuation opening, so that the entrance is opened again and the hitting of the hit ball is accepted. Then, one of the winning balls that has jumped in with this opening is first preferentially guided again to the waiting place, and waits there to wait for the release of the stopper.
Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments, and features thereof and other features will be described together.

[0011]

1 is a front view of a winning device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of a partial cross section taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a right view which made the partial cross section along the line. The winning device 1 is provided with a launching port 3 in the upper center portion of a mounting substrate 2 for fixing to a game board, and is provided with a pair of wing pieces 4 and 4 which are opened and closed on the left and right sides of the loading port 3 in the center portion. Has a large window 5 and a symbol display portion 6 below it.

A frame 7 is provided on the periphery of the window 5 to prevent hitting balls from jumping in and out, and the bottom portion 8 of the entrance 3 is provided with this frame 7.
Is the upper end of the ball, and it is easy for a hit ball that inclines rearward to enter the entrance 3 along this inclination. The wing pieces 4 and 4 are mounted between the front plate 9 projecting upward from the upper end of the frame 7 and the mounting substrate 2 and are respectively attached to the tips of the rotary shafts 10 and 10 which are penetrated from the rear of the mounting substrate. It is provided so as to stand upright relative to the left in front of the entrance 3.

A prize compartment 11 is provided on the back surface of the mounting substrate 2 so as to surround the window 5 from behind, and an obstacle plate 12 is provided with a slight downward slope so as to cross the substantially central portion of the window 5. It is installed on a shelf, and its rear edge is projected into the prize winning chamber 11, and the passage 13 of the entrance 3 is directly above it.

In the figure, 14 is a stopper facing from the rear of the obstacle plate 12, 15 is a priority winning ball path provided directly below this stopper, and 16 is a continuation opening opened immediately below the priority winning ball path. Reference numeral 17 is a non-continuing mouth that is opened adjacent to the left and right of the continuation mouth 16.

The obstruction plate 12 has a front half portion 12a protruding into the frame 7 through the window 5 in a substantially horizontal plane, and a central portion thereof is slightly raised to form an inclined surface 18 which descends in the left-right direction. A waiting place 19 having a downward slope toward the center is provided at the center of the rear half 12b protruding rearward, and the latter half of this waiting place is cut out to form a drop port 20, and a wall 21 is provided on both edges of this drop port. Is provided upright so that the ball on the obstacle plate does not enter the drop opening 20 from this side edge portion.

The stopper 14 is freely exposed to the front and rear from the rear beyond the drop port 20 to the standby place 19, and is excited immediately by the solenoid 22 so as to immediately after the standby place 19 and close the drop port 20.

The solenoid 22 has an interlocking member 24 connected to a plunger 23 that slides up and down, and a first swing rod 27 is attached to a bearing portion 26 having a U-shaped cross section provided at the tip of an arm 25 protruding forward from the interlocking member. The shaft 28 of the connecting arm that is derived at a right angle from is slidably connected. The first rocking rod 27 and a second rocking rod 29 which is parallel to the first rocking rod 27 are connected to a support base 30 extending at the lower end thereof behind the winning chamber 11 via shafts 31 and 32. A mounting portion 3 which is pivotally attached and has its upper end extending behind the stopper 14.
The stopper 14 is supported by the two rocking rods 27 and 29, which are attached to the shaft 3 via shafts 34 and 35, respectively.

When the solenoid 22 is in the demagnetized state, the plunger 36 is lowered by the urging force of the spring 36, and the interlocking member 24 is lowered accordingly, and the shaft 28 sliding on the bearing portion 26 of the arm 25 is pushed down. The first swing rod 27 is tilted rearward about the shaft 31 as a fulcrum, so that the stopper 14 moves the obstacle plate 1.
It will be set back from the standby station 19 of No. 2 (see FIG. 4).

When the solenoid 22 is excited in this state, the first swing rod 2 is moved along with the pulling up of the plunger 23.
7 swings forward around the shaft 31 as a fulcrum, and the stopper 14 which is retracted is moved forward. 2 and 3 show the forward posture of the stopper 14, and the drop opening 20 provided at the rear end of the obstacle plate 12 is closed by the stopper 14.

By the way, the stopper 1 in this embodiment
4 is formed as a head of a stylized doll, and the preferential winning ball path 15 is formed as a through hole vertically extending through the center of the body 37 of the doll. The upper end of the through hole is communicated with the lower part of the standby station 19 directly below the rear drop port 20, while the lower end of the through hole is directly above the continuation port 16 so that a ball falling from the standby site 19 through the drop port 20 is formed. It passes through the priority winning ball path 15 and is directly guided to the continuation opening 16.

The wing pieces 4 and 4 for opening and closing the inlet 3 are operated by two solenoids 38 vertically provided behind the winning chamber 5. The solenoid 38 is provided with the plunger 39 facing upward, and the interlocking frame 40 is passed between the tip ends of the left and right plungers.
A shaft 42 provided at one end of a crank 41 axially attached to the rear end of the rotary shaft 10 is inserted into a through hole provided in the interlocking frame 40, and when a plunger 39 pushed up by a spring (not shown) is pulled down by excitation, The rotating shafts 10 and 10 are rotated outward through the cranks 41, respectively, and the wing pieces 4 and 4 in the closed posture that have been erected up to that point are tilted outward to open the entrance 3.

Now, in the prize winning device having the above-mentioned structure, the left and right solenoids 38, 38 are normally placed in a demagnetized state, the plunger 39 is raised by the biasing force of the spring, and the blades communicating with each other through the crank 41 and the rotating shaft 10 are connected. The pieces 4 and 4 are placed in an upright closed state. At this time, the other solenoids 22 are also demagnetized and are operated by the interlocking member 24.
The oscillating rods 27 and 29 are tilted rearward, the stopper 14 is retracted, and the drop opening 20 is opened.

In the above-mentioned state, when the hit ball hits the starting winning opening, or when the combination of symbols is completed and the opening conditions of the blades 4 and 4 are satisfied, the solenoids 38 and 38 are excited and the blade 4 is pressed. , 4 are toppled and the entrance 3 is opened.
Simultaneously with this opening, in the present embodiment, the other solenoid 22 is excited to move the stopper 14 forward so as to face the rear portion of the waiting place 19.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show a state in which the inlet 3 is opened. In this state, the winning ball A1 that has entered the inlet 3 enters the winning chamber 11 through the passage 13 and obstructs the area directly below. It falls to 12 waiting places 19. The winning ball A1 that has fallen to the waiting place has a recess 14 and a stopper 14 facing rearward.
Movement is blocked by this and it will be stopped at this waiting place.

The winning ball stopped at the waiting place 19 is the ball A1 which first won the entrance 3, and the ball A2 which wins next is also dropped to the waiting place 19 through the passage 13, but the first winning ball. Since A1 occupies this place, it slides down to the side of the winning ball ahead and is blocked from moving backward by the stopper 14.

The winning balls stopped by the stopper 14 are up to the third winning ball A3 as shown in FIG. 6, and since the winning balls A4 and A5 after the fourth ball have no place to stop, they are on top of the preceding winning balls. After falling to the side, it rolls along the side of the wall 21 and enters the winning ball path 43 on the rear left and right from the rear edge of the obstacle plate 12, and is guided to the subsequent non-continuing opening 17 to be discharged to the outside of the system.

The wings 4 and 4 are opened until there is a preset winning ball or until the time elapses, and when the conditions are satisfied, the solenoid 38 is demagnetized and closed. At the same time, in this embodiment, the other solenoid 22 is also demagnetized and the stopper 14 is retracted. FIG. 4 shows the closing of the wings 4, 4 and the retracting of the stopper 14,
The first prize ball A1 among the prize balls stopped at the waiting place 19
Is the fall port 2 as it rolls right behind as the stopper 14 retracts.
0 is entered, and the player is guided to the continuation port 16 immediately below through the priority winning ball path 15, and the detection switch 44 detects the passage.

FIG. 7 shows the stopper 1 from the rear of the waiting station 19.
4 shows immediately after the retreat, the prize ball A1 in the center of the waiting area has moved to the rear drop port 20 and the third (second) prize ball A3 on the left and right is Without being guided by the wall 21 and falling into the drop port 20, the ball 21 rolls to the trailing edge portion and is guided to the winning ball path 43 to pass through the discontinuing port 17.

The switch 44 provided at the continuation port 16 is a right continuation switch for prompting the reopening of the wing pieces 4 and 4. By detecting the passage of the first winning ball A1, the solenoids 38 and 38 and the solenoid 22 are switched again. When the magnets are excited and the blades 4 and 4 are opened, the stopper 14 is advanced at the same time and the drop port 20
The player will face the rear part of the waiting place 19 while blocking the ball and prevent the winning ball from falling. Then, in this state, when the first winning ball A1 jumps in again, this winning ball occupies the waiting place 19 and waits for the stopper 14 to be released. During this time, the winning ball that continues to jump is guided to the winning ball path 43. , Discontinued mouth 1
It will be sent to 7.

The detection of the winning ball at the continuation port 16 in the present invention is once for each opening of the wing pieces 4, 4, as is apparent from the above description. Therefore, if the number of re-openings associated with this detection is set in advance, the expected number of winning balls can be accurately exhausted, and accordingly, the release of the number of winning balls corresponding to the winning balls can be promised.

In practice, the standby station 19 is not limited to being provided by using the obstruction plate 12, but the obstruction plate may be a continuation port 16 that serves as a discharge port from the entrance 3 and a discontinuity port 1
This is effective for suppressing the passing speed of the winning balls passing through the winning room 5 up to 7 and stopping the winning balls to be visually recognized by the player, and also for stopping the winning balls in the waiting place as the player decelerates.

At the time of implementation, the obstacle plate 12 may be made a transparent plate to facilitate observation from the outside, and the preferential winning ball path 15 connected to the continuation port 16 is provided at a position close to the window 5 and easily visible. Good. In the illustrated embodiment, in particular, this preferential winning ball path 15 is formed in the body portion 37 of the doll, and a space 45 is provided between the body portion and the continuation opening 16 so that the player can visually recognize the passage of the winning ball. You can get a sense of security by checking.

[0033]

The present invention is constructed as described above,
We set up a waiting place to stop the first prize ball in the middle of the winning ball path from the entrance where the winning ball enters into the continuous entrance and the non-continuing opening, and wait for the winning ball to jump in at the same time as opening the entrance. , The first winning ball is secured in this waiting place, and the winning balls after the second winning ball are guided to the non-continuing mouth through the normal winning ball path, and when the preset number of winning balls or time elapses, Since the winning ball secured above is guided to the continuation opening through the priority winning ball path at the same time as the closing of the entrance, the opening of the entrance is sure to be set a certain number of times for the winning device set in advance. It is possible to achieve the opening, and it is possible to surely keep the promised number of winning balls or the set time in one opening, so the advantageous conditions given to the player are not changed, and the player can play with confidence. There is an advantage that you can concentrate.

Further, the waiting place for the winning ball is directly connected to the preferential winning ball path, and is constructed so as to be connected to the continuation opening, and is immediately detected at the continuation opening as soon as the stopper is released. You can enjoy a sense of speed because you can open the door without spending time.

Further, in the present invention, the waiting place is located at the position where the winning ball path is visible, and it can be confirmed that the player is waiting for the continuation opening. Since it is confirmed that the player is guided to the normal winning path while falling on the ball, there is an advantage that the game can be enjoyed with a sense of security. Of course, in the present invention, as described in the embodiment, the stopper of the waiting place is formed in the shape of the head of the doll, and the priority winning ball path continuing to this waiting place is provided in the body of the doll, and the head is Since it is incorporated into one molding so that it moves back and forth, the flow of the winning ball after release can be changed and the player's vision can be enjoyed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a state in which a wing piece is opened.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of a partial cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 in a state in which a prize ball is stopped at a waiting place by a stopper.

FIG. 3 is a right side view similar to FIG. 2, showing a partial cross section along line BB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view showing a state in which a winning ball, which has been released from a stopper and stopped at a waiting place, is discharged to a preferential winning ball path, with a section taken along the line AA in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the winning device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a state in which a winning ball is stopped by a stopper moving forward at a waiting place provided on an obstacle plate.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which a prize ball stopped at a waiting place is released by retracting a stopper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 winning device 2 mounting substrate 3 entrance 4 wing piece 5 window 10 rotating shaft 11 winning room 12 obstacle plate 14 stopper 15 priority winning ball path 16 continuation opening 17 non-continuing opening 19 waiting place 20 drop opening 22 solenoid 38 solenoid 43 normal winning Ball 44 Detection switch A1, A2 ... Prize ball

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A winning apparatus comprising a continuous opening and a non-continuous opening at the exit of a winning ball, wherein when a winning ball that has entered from the entrance passes through the continuation opening, the entrance is reopened to enable winning. A priority winning ballway that connects to the continuation port is provided in the winning ball path connecting the entrance and the exit, and a waiting place is provided on the way, and at the same time when the entrance is opened, the winning ball A stopper for stopping passage is provided, and one of the winning balls that jumps in with the opening of the entrance is preferentially guided to the priority winning ball path and stopped by the stopper, and when the entrance is closed, A winning device characterized in that the stopper ball is released and stopped to guide the winning ball to the continuation opening. 2. The wing piece according to claim 1, which is provided with a wing piece that opens and closes at the entrance, always holds the wing piece in a closed state, and opens it when a release command is received so that a ball can be struck in. A prize winning device that is made possible. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein an obstacle plate is horizontally installed in the middle of the winning ball path, a waiting place is provided at a portion of the entrance facing directly below the flow-out opening, and the entrance is facing the waiting entrance. A priority winning ball path that connects to the continuation gate is provided, and a stopper that moves forward and backward behind the waiting place is provided, while a regular winning ball path that connects to the non-continuing entrance is opened near the waiting place. A prize winning device.