JPH0824741B2 - Prize winning ball distribution device in prize winning device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a prize winning ball allocating device in a prize winning device mounted on a gaming board of a pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] Various types of winning devices for pachinko machines have been put into practical use, from those that accept individual balls to those that allow a large amount of winning balls to be accepted by setting winning conditions. The present invention makes it possible to jump in a lot of balls by opening the winning opening, and at the same time, further selects the winning balls inside the device and guides them to different winning ball passages to give a difference in value to the winning balls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new sorter in a prize winning device having an equal sorter for giving a more advantageous win condition to a ball that has entered a specific win ball passage.

The sorting means that has been practically used in the past is provided with a graded sorting plate facing the winning opening, and a plurality of drop openings are provided in the back of this sorting board, and one of the drop openings is placed while rolling on the sorting board. Inducing and giving a certain advantageous condition to the winning ball guided to a specific drop port, or selecting the drop port while rolling with an obstacle on the sorting plate The one that puts on, or the one that distributes the obstacle itself as a movable object has been put into practical use.

These distribution means are mainly by a static means centering on a selection plate, and the operation is simple despite the fact that there is little change and the device is large, the player is simple. The impression given to was also weak.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been developed in order to improve the poorness and the simplicity of distribution of winning balls in the winning device as described above, and in particular, the present invention is the winning device. Random movements are added to the award-winning ball passages installed inside without being guided to give a completely different movement to the transfer flow, and the winning balls at the time of jumping It is intended to provide a prize-winning device that makes a player's interest by making a completely unpredictable choice based on the movement of the player's movement, and gives a new action to the choice itself so that the player can visually enjoy the game. It is a thing.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned object, and is characterized in that an inner case is housed in an outer case having a cylindrical shape, and is arranged along an axial center line of the inner case. The supporting shaft is extended and connected to the first motor, and the second motor is connected to the outer case to enable individual rotation, while the inner case is oriented in the direction orthogonal to the axis. A rotary shaft is provided, both ends of which are freely rotatably passed, an obstacle is axially attached to the center of the rotary shaft, and a gear is provided at the end of the shaft so that the gear extends along the opening of the outer case. Mesh with an annular gear formed by
One or both of the first and second motors are driven to rotate, and one or both of the inner and outer cases are rotated to rotate an obstacle attached to the rotation shaft. It is in the winning ball distribution device in the winning device of the pachinko machine.

[Operation] The device of the present invention is inside the prize winning device and causes a winning ball that has entered through the entrance of the prize winning device to collide with an obstacle, and at the same time, changes into a collision state as the obstacle rotates. In order to change the entry path of the winning ball, one or both of the first and second motors rotate in the same direction or in different directions, which results in either the inner or outer case. One or both of them rotate to rotate the obstacle by rotating a gear provided on a rotary shaft for mounting the obstacle in mesh with an annular gear meshing with the gear. The rotation of this obstacle is two, that is, rotation about the rotation axis of the gear and rotation of the inner case that supports this rotation axis, that is, rotation in two directions orthogonal to each other. Will be changed.

Hereinafter, the device of the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiments, and the features thereof will be clarified.

[Examples] Fig. 1 is a front view of a prize winning device in which the device of the present invention is incorporated, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of a right half section,
FIG. 3 is a right side view of the central longitudinal section.

In the drawings, 1 is a mounting board for mounting the winning device to a game board 2, 3 is a winning opening of the winning device opened to the left and right in the central portion of the mounting board, and 4 is a spindle 5 at each of the entrances. An opening / closing door pivotally mounted so as to swing around the fulcrum, 6 is a part of the door that protrudes in front of the entrance 3, and a guide plate that is shelved downwards toward the rear, and 7 surrounds this guide plate. A box-shaped frame body protrudingly provided on the rear of the mounting substrate 1,
Is a connecting board which is provided at the rear end of the frame so as to project so as to face the mounting board 1, and 9 is a sorting device which is provided behind the frame 7 via the connecting board 8.

The mounting board 1 is attached to the front surface of the game board 2, an outer frame portion 10 is attached to a mounting window 2a opened in this game board, and the frame body 7 is projected to the rear of the game board 2 and then provided on the peripheral portion. Through hole
It is attached by passing a screw through 11, and by this attachment, the entrance 12 and the opening / closing door 4 are projected to the front of the game board.

The entrance 3 is opened toward both sides so that the hit ball received by the opening / closing door 4 at the time of opening can be won, and the prize cannot be won when the door is cold.

The guide plate 6 is formed wide according to the lateral width of the entrances 3, 3 so that a ball won through the entrance can be guided backward according to the slope of the upper surface.

The distribution device 9 distributes the winning balls, which are guided by the guide plate 6 and rolls, to the left and right, and the first and second cases rotate the inner and outer cases 13 and 14, the obstacle 15, and the inner and outer cases 13 and 14, respectively. Motor 16 and second motor 17.

The inner and outer cases 13 and 14 in this embodiment are formed into a cylindrical shape, and the inner case 13 is inserted into the outer case 14 to align the openings, and a spindle extending from the center of the bottom 18 that closes one end of the inner case. 19 penetrates through a bearing portion 21 provided on the bottom portion 20 of the outer case 14, and the outer case can be freely rotated outside the inner case with the support shaft 19 as a fulcrum.

An output shaft 22 protruding from the first motor 16 is connected to the shaft end of the support shaft 19, while a gear 23 is provided on the bottom portion 20 of the outer case 14, and this gear has an output shaft of the second motor 17. The gear 25 that is axially attached to the gear 24 is meshed with the second gear through this transmission means.
The outer case can be rotated by driving the motor.

The first and second motors 16 and 17 are fixed to a plate 26, and the plate 26 is fixed to a support 27 extending rearward from the connecting substrate 8 to be attached to the rear portion of the device. is there.

As described above, the inner and outer cases 13 and 14 connected to the different first and second motors rotate independently of each other. Pass the
The obstacle 15 is pivotally attached to this.

The rotary shaft 28 is rotatably supported by the opening of the inner case, and the obstacle 15 is pivotally mounted in a skewered shape so as to penetrate the rotary shaft 28 into the central part so as to rotate together with the rotary shaft. A gear 29 is provided on the shaft end of the rotary shaft 28 protruding outside the inner case, and the gear 29 is meshed with an annular gear portion 30 formed over the entire circumference along the opening edge of the outer case.

Here, the obstacle 15 is made in the shape of an airplane, and the rotary shaft 28 is vertically penetrated through the center of the body so as to be fixed integrally.

The inner case 13 that supports the obstacle 15 via the rotary shaft 28 is formed in a hemispherical shape suitable for receiving the obstacle.

In this way, the obstacles 15 installed in the opening of the inner case
Faces the rear opening 31 formed in the circular shape of the box-shaped frame body 7 by fixing the plate 26 via the support 27,
The front half portion is inserted into this frame body and is faced to the rear edge portion of the guide plate 6.

In the figure, reference numeral 32 is a bottom plate of the frame body 7, which is a guide plate inclined forward and downward, and 33 is a drop opening equipped with a ball detection switch 35 provided at the center of the front edge of the guide plate 32, 36 is a winning ball passage connected to the drop port.

The drop port here is provided with two drop ports 34, 34 on the left and right with the center drop port 33 sandwiched therebetween, and the center drop port 33 is defined as the specific drop port.

In the figure, 37 is a solenoid for opening and closing the opening and closing door 4,
When the rack gear 39 provided on the plunger 38 is meshed with the fan gear 40 provided on the support shaft 5 of the door, the solenoid 37 is excited by a winning command as appropriate, and when the plunger 38 descends against its spring 41, the fan gear 40 is rotated. The door 4 is opened by opening the door.

The device of the present invention is configured as described above. Next, the actual operation will be described. When the winning device is in a normal state, the opening and closing door 4 is closed by the action of the spring 41 provided on the plunger 38, and the winning device 3 is moved to the entrance 3. It is placed in a condition to prevent the hit ball from jumping in.

In this state, the solenoid 37 is provided on condition that the hit ball has entered a specific entrance, for example, a prize opening 42 provided on the game board.
When it is set to excite, the opening / closing door 4 is opened by jumping into the winning opening, and the hit ball received by the opening / closing door 4 moves into the inside of the frame from the entrance 3 and becomes a winning ball. On the other hand, when the motors 13 and 14 are driven in association with this opening, the obstacle 15 rotates, and the winning ball is guided on the guide plate 6 to face the obstacle.

The obstacle 15 is rotated by the drive of the first and second motors 16 and 17 as described above, and if only the first motor 16 is driven while the second motor 17 is stopped, The case 13 starts rotating, whereby the obstacle 15 pivotally attached to the rotating shaft 28 rotates in the same direction as the rotating direction of the rotating shaft 28. Then, due to this rotation, the gear 29 meshes with the annular gear portion 30 and rotates to rotate the rotating shaft 28 itself,
The obstacle 15 also rotates in the vertical direction about the axis 28.

Therefore, while the obstacle 15 facing the frame 7, that is, the airplane rotates from the sideways sideways to the inside, the direction of the obstacle 15 is changed back and forth by the rotation of the rotation shaft 28 by the gear 29.

In this state, when the second motor 17 is further driven, the outer case 14 rotates, but when this rotation rotates in the same direction as the inner case and at a constant speed, the rotation of the gear 29 stops and the obstacle is It will stop the axial rotation. Then, if the rotation is delayed or accelerated, a slow rotation is given and the obstacle 15 changes its direction by this, and if the rotation of the second motor 17 is set to the opposite direction, the rotation of the obstacle 15 is accelerated. become. FIG. 7 shows a case where the first and second motors 16 and 17 are rotated in the same direction and the rotation directions of the inner and outer cases 13 and 14 are reversed by the intervention of the gear 23.

The driving of the motors 16 and 17 is interlocked with the opening of the opening / closing door 4, but whether both motors are driven simultaneously, one of them is driven, or the rotation direction is different is a change in the subsequent conditions for the winning ball. Since it is directly connected to, it will be set arbitrarily. In this case, for example, a winning opening provided on the game board may be selected to control the driving relationship of the motor, and thereby the condition for the winning ball may be set.

As one of the control methods after the rotation operation of the obstacle 15, the switch 43 is installed corresponding to the shaft end of the rotating shaft 28 as shown in the figure, and when the protruding bearing portion 44 at the shaft end and the switch 43 come into contact with each other. Either one of the motors may be stopped to change or stop the rotation of the obstacle.

In this way, by driving the motors 16 and 17, the inner and outer cases 13,
The rotation of 14 and the rotation of the obstacle 15 change the posture one after another, and wait for the winning ball guided by the guide plate. Then, the winning ball collides with any part of the obstacle 15 such as the trunk or wing, and falls on the bottom plate 33 of the frame,
Rolling down and being guided to one of the drop openings 33, 34, the winning ball passage 36
Will enter.

As described above, the winning ball can first change the direction of winning by colliding with the obstacle 15, and can further change the direction when dropped on the bottom plate 33. It will be impossible to predict whether it will fall to either 33 or 34.

Therefore, the drop hole 33 in the central portion can be used as a specific hole, and the winning combination can be detected by the switch 35 to set the game combination. For example, the opening / closing door 4 can be reopened with this set combination. It is also possible to control the driving of the motor.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the obstacle 15 provided on the rotary shaft 28.

The obstacle shown here is made spherical, and a large number of obstacle needles 15a having different sizes are radially planted on the spherical portion, and the guide plate 6 is formed.
It is designed to change the flow by hitting the winning ball that is guided to the needle with this different length.

The airplane shape of the above-mentioned embodiment changes the direction of the winning ball while rotating the inner and outer cases to change the direction of the airplane and make it appear as if it is flying freely in the air, while giving the player enjoyment. The obstacle in the embodiment is the distribution of the winning balls by the needle, and it is possible to give a completely unexpected change by the ejection by the elasticity of the needle.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in the above embodiments, the present invention causes the obstacles to rotate due to the rotational movement of the inner and outer cases that are rotated by the drive of the motor, which in turn causes irregularities toward the entrance of the winning device. In this way, the obstacles can be distributed in a variety of ways, and the obstacles can be rotated in multiple directions to change the direction of the ball. Therefore, there is an advantage that the player can be visually satisfied.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the device of the present invention.
Figure is a front view of the state of use installed on the game board, Figure 2 is an enlarged front view with the right half as a cross section, and Figure 3 is a right side view of the central longitudinal section,
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the winning device with the sorting device removed from the connection board, FIG. 5 is a right side view of the central longitudinal section of the sorting device, FIG. 6 is a front view of the sorting device, and FIG. 7 is FIG. VI
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line I-VII of FIG. 13 …… Inner case, 14 …… Outer case, 15 …… Obstacle, 16…
… First motor, 17 …… Second motor, 19 …… Spindle, 28
...... Rotary shaft, 29 …… Gear, 30 …… Annular gear

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An inner case is housed in a cylindrical outer case,
A support shaft extending along the axis of the inner case is connected to the first motor, and a second motor is connected to the outer case so that they can be rotated individually, while the inner case has the above-mentioned structure. A rotary shaft is provided in a direction orthogonal to the axial center line, both ends of which are freely rotatably passed, an obstacle is axially attached to the center of the rotary shaft, and a gear is provided at the end of the shaft. The ring gear formed along the opening of the outer case is meshed with
A winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that one or both of the inner and outer cases are rotated by rotating one or both of the first and second motors to rotate an obstacle pivotally attached to the rotating shaft. Prize ball distribution device in.