JPH084651B2 - Ball game 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 ball game machine represented by, for example, a pachinko game machine or the like, and more specifically, a prize area in which the number of prize balls to be paid out according to the winning of a hit ball is predetermined. The present invention relates to a ball-playing machine provided on the surface of a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of ball game machine, conventionally known generally, for example, a plurality of winning areas are provided on the surface of a game board, and which winning area the hit ball wins. There was one configured such that a different number of prize balls were paid out to the player depending on whether or not.

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[0006]

In the case of the conventional ball game machine configured as described above, in order to pay out different numbers of prize balls depending on the winning area, the winning balls won from a plurality of winning areas are won. The prize balls have to be processed separately according to the number of paid-out prize balls, and the payout operation of the prize balls must be performed accordingly, and there is a problem that the configuration for processing the prize-winning balls according to this distinction becomes complicated.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to process prize winning balls by distinguishing them according to the number of paid-out prize balls in order to pay out different numbers of prize balls depending on the winning area. It is to provide a ball game machine having a relatively simple configuration.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a ball-playing machine in which a plurality of winning regions, each of which has a predetermined number of prize balls to be paid out in accordance with the winning of a hit ball, are arranged on the surface of a game board. Is a plurality of guide spaces provided on the back side of the game board for receiving and guiding the prize balls for each prize area having the same number of prize balls to be paid out, and only accepting prize balls in the corresponding prize area A plurality of prize-ball guiding spaces for guiding and a plurality of prize-ball guiding spaces provided corresponding to each of the plurality of prize-ball guiding spaces. A prize ball reception processing means for performing a payout operation of a prize ball, and a different number of prize balls are paid out depending on which prize ball reception processing means has received the prize ball. And

[0009]

According to the present invention, the plurality of winning ball guiding spaces provided on the back surface side of the game board receive and guide the winning balls for each winning area having the same number of prize balls to be paid out. Then, the plurality of winning ball guiding spaces receive and guide only the winning balls in the corresponding winning area. Then, a prize-ball receiving processing means is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of prize-ball guiding spaces, and the prize-balls received and guided to the corresponding prize-ball guiding space are received and the prize-ball payout means gives a prize. A ball payout operation is performed. Then, a different number of prize balls are paid out depending on which prize ball acceptance processing means has accepted the prize balls.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Pachinko machine 10 has a game board 1
2 are provided with normal winning ports 14a and 14b. In addition, there are provided yaks and so-called tulips or ordinary winning openings 18a and 18b.
Each of these winning ports is set so that every time one pachinko ball wins, for example, thirteen prize balls are paid out.

A variable display device 20 is provided at the center of the game board 12.
Are provided, and three start winning ports 22, 24a, and 24b for starting the variable display device 20 are provided. Of these, the center starting winning opening 22 is a starting winning opening in which a pachinko ball is made easier to win, and the number of prize balls to be paid out by winning a pachinko ball is, for example, seven, which is higher than other winning openings. There are even fewer.

The other starting winning openings 24a, 24b are similar to the above-mentioned normal winning openings 14a, 14b, 18a, 18b.
Thirteen prize balls are paid out by one winning ball.

Further, when the display of the variable display device 20 becomes a constant state, for example, when three displays such as "7", "7", and "7" are completed, it is easy to open and win a pachinko ball. In other states, the variable winning area 26 in which the pachinko balls cannot win in the closed state is provided.
When a pachinko ball wins in the variable winning area 26, 13 prize balls are also paid out for one winning ball.

On the left and right sides of the variable display device 20, winning openings 27a and 27b are provided. In these two winning ports 27a and 27b, pachinko balls are relatively easy to win, and for example, seven prize balls are paid out by one winning ball. These two winning openings 2
7a and 27b are prize holes for services in which a ball can easily enter.

At the lowermost central portion of the game board 12, there is provided an out ball entrance 28 for receiving a pachinko ball which has not won a prize in the winning area or the winning opening.

Further, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 is a prize ball outlet, 32 is a ball hitting supply tray including a ball hitting standby gutter, which stores pachinko balls and guides them one by one to a pachinko ball firing mechanism (not shown). It is for. Three
Reference numeral 4 denotes a surplus ball outlet, and 36 denotes a surplus ball receiving tray.
4 for receiving a prize ball or the like discharged through the shutter 4. Reference numeral 38 denotes a hitting handle, and by operating the hitting handle 38, an electric hitting mechanism (not shown) is driven.

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of the back side of the pachinko machine 10, showing the guide paths of the pachinko balls that have won the winning holes of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 3, since the guide path has a two-layer structure, the front side is drawn by a solid line, and the other side is drawn by a broken line.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes a winning ball assembly cover body, which is an example of a winning ball guide cover body. The cover body 40 has a set of pachinko balls that have won in each winning opening in predetermined directions. It is attached directly to the back of the game board to guide it. The prize winning ball gathering cover body 40 includes an inside winning prize gathering space 42 that is an example of an inside winning prize guiding space that is not hatched and an outside winning prize gathering space 44 that is an example of an outside winning prize guiding space that is hatched. It has a two-layer structure. By using the winning ball aggregate cover body 40 as described above, it is possible to guide the balls that have won the winning holes in the desired directions without individually providing the corresponding winning ball guiding troughs.

More specifically, the winning openings 14a, 1
The prize winning balls that have won the prize 4b are guided in the inside prize winning ball gathering space 42, and the inside prize winning ball gathering gutter 46, which is an example of the inside winning prize guiding gutter 46, is introduced.
It drops up and rolls along the inside prize-ball collecting gutter 46.

Similarly, the winning balls that have won the winning holes 18a and 18b also fall inside the inner winning ball collecting space 42, drop onto the inner winning ball collecting trough 46, and roll thereover.

The winning balls for the starting winning openings 24a, 24b are
Each of which is detected by the start winning prize ball detectors 48a and 48b, falls in the inner winning prize ball collecting space 42, is received by the inner winning prize ball collecting trough 46, and rolls on it.

The pachinko balls that have won the variable winning area 26 are first detected by the winning ball detector 50. The winning ball detector 50 is for detecting all the winning balls that have won the variable winning area 26 and counting the number thereof. After passing through the prize winning ball detector 50, the prize winning balls pass through the inside prize winning prize collecting space 42 and drop onto the inside prize winning prize collecting trough 46, and roll on the inside.

The balls that have won the winning holes 27a and 27b enter the outer winning ball collecting space 44 and are given to the winning ball detector 52 through the outer winning ball collecting space 44. After being detected by the winning ball detector 52, the winning balls fall onto the outer winning ball collecting gutter 54, which is an example of the outer winning ball guiding trough, are guided to the out ball passage 56, and are processed as out balls.

The outer prize-winning ball collecting gutter 54 is a gutter arranged behind (in the front side in the figure) the inner prize-winning ball collecting gutter 46.

The pachinko balls that have won the starting winning opening 22 are
After being detected by the starting winning ball detector 58, it is detected by the winning ball detector 52 through the outer winning ball collecting space 44, rolls onto the outer winning ball collecting gutter 54, and is guided to the out ball passage 56. .

As described above, by the inner winning ball collecting space 42 and the outer winning ball collecting space 44 formed on the winning ball collecting cover body 40, the winning balls that have won the respective winning openings enter the predetermined winning ball collecting troughs. Be guided.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the pachinko machine 10, which is the back side of the game board 12 and the winning ball aggregate cover body 4.
It is a figure showing the flow of the pachinko ball at 0.

Referring to FIG. 3, the pachinko balls that have won the winning openings 27a and 27b are guided to the outer winning ball collecting space 44 of the winning ball collecting cover body 40, and the outer winning ball collecting space 4
No. 4 is detected by the winning ball detector 52 provided at a predetermined position, falls down the out ball passage 56, and is processed as an out ball.

On the other hand, the pachinko balls that have won the winning holes 18a and 18b fall in the inner winning ball collecting space 42, are received by the inner winning ball collecting trough 46, and roll on them.

In the above structure, the prize-ball collecting cover body 40 does not have a flat surface that directly contacts the back surface of the game board 11, and the plate-like member 60 forming the outer prize-ball collecting space 44.
a and 60b are laid down on the back surface of the game board 12, and the plate-shaped member 60
The inside winning ball collection space 42 is formed by b and the game board back surface. Therefore, there is an advantage that the two-layer winning ball collecting space of the inner winning ball collecting space 42 and the outer winning ball collecting space 44 is created while the configuration of the winning ball collecting cover body 40 is relatively simple. is there. Alternatively, the outer prize-ball collecting space 44 may be formed by the rear outer wall itself of the prize-ball collecting cover 40 without the plate-shaped member 60a.

Further, there is also an advantage that it is not necessary to form a groove for passing a pachinko ball on the back surface side of the game board unlike the conventional prize winning ball cover body.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the winning ball aggregate cover body 40 is attached to the game board 12.

As shown in FIG. 4, the winning ball aggregate cover body 4
0 is a single, for example, resin molded member,
It can be positioned and easily attached to the back of the game board 12. Then, the starting winning opening 22 and the winning opening 27a, 27
It can be installed without worrying about misalignment with b or the out ball inlet 28.

A window 62 is formed on the winning ball aggregate cover body 40.
The variable display device 20 is incorporated into the window 62 from the rear.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as seen from the back side, showing the mechanism plate 64 in an open state.

From FIG. 5, the outer winning ball collecting trough 54, the out ball passage 56, and the inner winning ball collecting trough 46 are formed on the mechanism plate 64. When the mechanism plate 64 is closed,
These outer winning ball set gutter 54 and inner winning ball set gutter 4
6 are located below the prize-ball collecting cover body 40, respectively, and the outside prize-ball collecting space 44 of the prize-ball collecting cover body 40 is provided.
It can be understood that the pachinko ball falling from the inner winning ball collecting space 42 is received.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, two prize ball payout devices 66 and 68 provided on the back side of the mechanism plate and a passage for guiding the prize balls paid out from the two prize ball payout devices 66 and 68 are shown.

Of the two prize ball payout devices 66 and 68, the first prize ball payout device 66 is the prize ball detector 52.
(See FIG. 3). That is, one of the winning balls is determined based on that the winning ball detected in the winning ball detector 52 in the winning ball collecting space 44 (see FIG. 1) outside the winning ball collecting cover body 40. Based on the balls, the first premium ball payout device 66 pays out a predetermined number, for example, 7 premium balls.

The prize ball paid out by the first prize ball payout device 66 is a prize ball passage 7 formed on the back surface of the mechanism plate.
0 through the prize ball outlet 72 to the prize ball outlet 30 (see FIG. 2) on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the prize ball communication port 74.

On the other hand, among the winning balls, the winning balls guided in the inner winning ball collecting space 42 (see FIG. 1) of the winning ball collecting cover body 40 pass through the inner winning ball collecting gutter 46 to the winning ball processor 76. Be guided.

In response, the winning ball processing device 76 sets the winning ball to 1
The second prize ball payout device 68, which detects each of the prize balls mechanically, is driven to pay out, for example, 13 prize balls per winning ball.

The prize balls dispensed from the second prize ball payout device 68 are guided from the prize ball outlet 78 to the prize ball communication port 74, and the prize ball outlet 30 provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 10.
, And enters the hit ball supply tray 32.

The prize balls paid out by the first prize ball payout device 66 and the second prize ball payout device 68 are pachinko balls overflowing in the hitting ball supply tray 32, and the prize ball exit 30
When it is full up to the prize ball communication port 74 on the rear side, it exits from the surplus ball outlet 34 (see FIG. 2) through the surplus ball passage 80 and is received by the surplus ball receiving tray 36.

The pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention is not limited to one provided with two prize ball payout devices as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, two types of prize balls may be separated by a single prize ball payout device 66.

That is, every time a winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 52 through the outer winning ball collecting space 44, a prize ball payout device 66 based on the output of the winning ball detector 52.
Is driven, and a prize ball is paid out through the prize ball passage 70. The winning balls guided by the inner winning ball collecting gutter 46 are:
It is detected by the winning ball detector 82, and the prize ball payout device 66 is driven based on the detection output. At this time, a desired number of prize balls can be paid out by making the number of prize balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 66 different from that of the prize ball detector 52.

The winning ball detector 52 and the winning ball processor 76
Alternatively, the prize-ball detector 82 is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of prize-ball guiding spaces, receives the prize-balls received and guided in the corresponding prize-ball guiding space, and receives the prize-ball paying means (prize). The prize payout device 66, 68) is configured as a winning prize acceptance processing means for causing a prize prize payout operation.

According to the present invention, a plurality of winning ball guiding spaces receive and guide only winning balls in the winning areas corresponding to the respective winning ball receiving spaces, and the guided winning balls correspond to the winning ball receiving processing means. And the prize balls are paid out in different numbers depending on which prize ball acceptance processing means accepted the prize balls. In other words, with the relatively simple configuration, we have adopted a separate acceptance processing method in which prize balls that have won prizes from multiple prize areas are separated and guided according to the number of paid-out prize balls, and acceptance processing is performed. It is possible to provide a ball game machine capable of paying out a different number of prize balls depending on the winning area.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial rear view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, a part of which is drawn through.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a pachinko machine for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the winning ball collecting cover body is attached to the game board.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine viewed from the rear side with the mechanism plate open.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 is a pachinko machine, 12 is a game board, 14a and 14b are normal winning openings, 18a and 18b are winning openings, 20 is a variable display device, 22, 24a and 24b are starting winning openings, 26 is a variable winning area, 27a and 27b. Is a winning opening, 28 is an out ball entrance, 40 is a winning ball collective cover, 42 is an inner winning ball collecting space, 44 is an outer winning ball collecting space, 46 is an inner winning ball collecting gutter, and 48a and 48b are start winning ball detections. Bowl, 50, 52
Is a prize ball detector, 54 is an outer prize ball collecting gutter, 66, 68
Indicates a prize ball payout device.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine in which a plurality of prize-winning areas each having a predetermined number of prize balls to be paid out in accordance with a winning of a hit ball are arranged on the surface of the game board. A plurality of winning space provided on the back side for receiving and guiding the winning balls for each winning area having the same number of prize balls to be paid out, and a plurality of winning ball guiding spaces for receiving and guiding only the winning balls in the corresponding winning area And a prize ball that is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of prize ball guiding spaces and has been received and guided in the corresponding prize ball guiding space, and causes the prize ball payout means to perform a prize ball payout operation. A ball game machine, characterized in that a different number of prize balls are paid out according to which prize ball reception processing means has received the prize balls. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the winning ball guiding spaces is formed by a single winning ball guiding cover body. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the winning ball guide cover body is directly attached to the back surface of the game board. 4. The ball game machine includes a mechanism plate and a prize ball payout device provided on the mechanism plate, and the prize ball guiding cover body is arranged between the game board and the mechanism plate. The ball game machine according to claim 2, characterized in that 5. The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein the winning ball guide cover body is provided on the mechanism plate. 6. The ball game according to claim 2, wherein the winning ball guide cover body includes two kinds of ball guide gutters configured in at least two layers. Machine.