JPH11235419A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the power consumption by a method wherein a generator means which can generate power by the moving of a game ball, is arranged, and this generator means is used for an auxiliary of electric energy. SOLUTION: Each time when a game ball is shot, a tongue member 31a is pressed and urged clockwise, and a rocking piece 31b is turned clockwise as well by a turning shaft 32 in the same manner, and a pendulum 35 is guided counterclockwise by conquering the elastic force of an elastic body 37, and a rotating weight 34 is rotated. This rotation rotates a gear 38a and a speed increasing gear 38b, and an induced current is generated on a coil 40, and the current makes a light emitting element 26 light up through a control circuit 41, and at the same time, the current is accumulated in a battery. Thus, each time when the game ball passes the tongue member 31a, the pendulum 35 performs a reciprocating motion, and electric energy can be obtained by the generator means, and the electric energy becomes an auxiliary of the consumption power.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to saving power consumption in a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the game area (game board) of a game machine (pachinko machine, etc.), a large number of obstacle nails are planted, and a prize hole, a symbol display, a decorative lamp, a windmill, etc. are provided in various places. It is arranged. Then, the game ball fired by the player via the electric motor type launching device is launched along the launching rail which is the launching area, and reaches the gaming area. The game ball that has reached the game area flows down while changing the course by the obstacle nail or the like, and in the process, the game ball wins a symbol start port or a normal winning port, so that the symbol of the symbol display fluctuates. Is started or a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, but when none of the prizes is won, the ball is discharged out of the gaming machine through an out port provided at the bottom of the gaming area.
Further, in addition to the decorative lamps installed in the gaming area, lighting lamps and the like are installed in the gaming machine, and these lamps are turned on and blinked depending on the content of the game, thereby enlivening the game. As described above, some gaming machines consume a large amount of power, and consume about 110 to 130 watts.

[0003]

For this reason, a game store in which a large number of gaming machines are installed consumes a great deal of power not only for the gaming machines but also for lighting equipment and the like, resulting in an increase in costs. In view of the above, the present invention provides a gaming machine for suppressing power consumption to save energy consumption.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine.
A power generating means capable of generating power by moving the game ball is provided, and the power generating means assists electric energy. The game machine of claim 2 generates power by a game ball moving in the launch area, and the game machine of claim 3 generates power by a game ball moving in the game area, and converts the movement of the game ball into electric energy. Provide assistance. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine uses electric energy obtained by the power generation means for a lamp.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 (front view) shows a pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine, in which a storage tray 17 is disposed below a supply tray 12, and the supply tray 12 is full. When the prize ball overflows, it is stored. Also, by operating the handle 18 of the launching device, the game balls supplied from the supply tray 12 for each ball are guided by the pair of guide rails 2 and launched into the game area 3. At the tip of the guide rail 2, a game ball return prevention device 24, which will be described in detail later, is attached. The game ball reaches the game area 3 after hitting the tongue member 31a.

At a substantially central portion of the game area 3, a special symbol display L for performing a symbol display game via a plurality of variable symbols is arranged. It has a symbol display section LA. Then, as one display mode in the game, the special symbol display section LA is displayed in the symbol display sections L1, L2, and L3 of the divided display as "0-9,
A, B, C, D, E "are displayed in a variably manner in this order.

[0007] The windmill 5 is provided on the left and right upper portions of the special symbol display L.
0 is attached, and rotates as the game ball flows down.
A symbol start winning port 4 is provided below the special symbol display L. When a game ball wins, a big hit is determined by a judgment counter Hc (a circulation counter of 0 to 219) based on the special symbol start signal. It is determined whether the game is in the special game state or not, and a symbol display game is performed via the symbol change of the symbol display units L1, L2, L3.

When the determination counter Hc determines that a big hit has occurred, the symbol display units L1, L2, and L3 stop displaying the big hits in which the same symbols are aligned, and blink various lamps, etc. The opening / closing door 20a is kept open for t seconds or when a game ball wins, a specific area (not shown) provided in the special winning opening 20 while the opening / closing door 20a is open. When the game ball passes through, the special winning opening 20 is opened again, and this operation is performed up to X times. Therefore, the player can obtain a large amount of prize balls.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 2A is a front view of the return preventing device 24, FIG. 2B is a side sectional view and an enlarged sectional view, and FIG. Return prevention device 2
4 is a conceptual view of the power generation means. The game ball fired by the firing device is guided by a pair of guide rails 2 as a firing area, hits a thin metal tongue member 31a, and enters the game area 3. A lens 27 for diffusing light of a chip type light emitting element (LED) 26, which is a kind of lamp, is embedded in the front side of the cylindrical main body 25. On the back side of the lens 27, a space 28 in which a power generation means (power generation device) 30 is provided is formed.

The structure of the power generating device 30 will be described. A rotating shaft 32 is provided at an upper portion of the main body 25, and a swinging piece 31b is extended on a thin plate-like tongue member 31a. 32 and a swinging piece 31b.
Is connected to a pendulum 35 described later. A circular pendulum 35 is swingably mounted in the circular fixed case 33, and an elastic body (a coil spring or the like) 37 whose end is fixed to the inner peripheral edge of the fixed case 33 is attached to the pendulum 35. And an outer peripheral edge thereof, and a resilient force always acts to return the pendulum 35 to the initial position.
A light emitting element (LED) 26 is mounted on a substrate 44 fixed to the pendulum 35.

On the inner peripheral edge of the pendulum 35, there is provided a rotary weight 34 slidable and rotatable about a rotary shaft 34a, and the rotation of the rotary weight 34 rotates a gear 38a. Further, a power generation rotor (magnet) 39 is attached to the speed increasing gear 38b rotatable on the rotating shaft 36, and the speed increasing gear 38b is screwed with the gear 38a to rotate at an increased speed by the rotation of the gear 38a.
In addition, a coil 40 is arranged to face the power generation rotor 39, and an induced current is generated by the rotation of the power generation rotor, and this current is supplied to a control circuit 41 for performing DC conversion and the like as shown in FIG. And a battery (light emitting element (LED)) 26 via a switch 42 to control lighting of the light emitting element 26. Further, the light emitting element 26 is connected to a commercial power supply together with the battery to make up for the shortage. The control for turning on the lamp 26 (switch 42) can be performed through the control circuit 41, but may be performed through another control circuit.

Next, the operation of the power generation device 30 will be described. When the tongue member 31a is pressed and urged clockwise each time a game ball is fired, the swinging piece 31b is similarly rotated. It rotates clockwise about the shaft 32 (transition from FIG. 3A to FIG. 3B). Therefore, the pendulum 35 is
, And is guided in the counterclockwise direction, and the pendulum 35 and the sliding rotary weight 34 rotate. The rotation of the rotary weight 34 is controlled by the gear 38a and the speed increasing gear 38b (the power generation rotor 3).
9) is rotated to generate an induced current in the coil 40.
This current is supplied to the light emitting element 26 via the control circuit 41.
And is stored in the battery.

When the game ball enters the game area 3, the tongue member 31a becomes a free end, so that the pendulum 35 returns to its original state by the elastic force of the elastic body 37. As described above, each time the game ball passes through the tongue member 31a, the pendulum 35 performs a reciprocating motion to obtain electric energy via the power generation means, thereby assisting power consumption.

(Second Embodiment) In this embodiment, see FIG. 4A showing a front view, FIG. 4B showing a side section and an enlarged section, and FIG. 4C showing a front section. However, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description is omitted. A swinging piece 31b extends from the tongue member 31a, and can swing about a rotation shaft 32, and a coil spring 32a having an end fixed to the tongue member 31a is attached. Energizing counterclockwise.
A crank slot 47 is formed at an end of the swinging piece 31b, and a crank pin 48 inserted into the crank slot 47 is vertically provided on the pendulum 35 to perform a crank action. Note that the pendulum 35 is fixed to the substrate 44, and other components are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 5. A hit game ball always hits a tongue member 31a urged in a counterclockwise direction, and the tongue member 31
a sequentially rotates clockwise, and the swinging piece 31b rotates clockwise about the rotation shaft 32 to rotate the rotary weight 34 via the crank long groove 47 and the crank pin 48, and the gear 3
8A and the rotation of the speed increasing gear 38b (the power generation rotor 39) generate an induced current in the coil 40 (A) and (B).
(C) (D). When the game ball reaches the game area, the tongue member 31a becomes a free end, and returns to the original state (A) by the elastic force of the coil spring 32a. In this way, each time a game ball is hit, the above process is repeated, and the current is turned on by the light emitting element 26 via the control circuit 41 and stored in the battery.

(Third Embodiment) Next, FIG. 6 shows a case where power is generated through a windmill 50 having a well-known configuration.
6A is a perspective view of the windmill 50, FIG. 6B is a front view of the windmill 50, FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of components, and FIG.
(D) is sectional drawing of a windmill. The mushroom-shaped main body 51 is formed with a hole 52 to be attached to a game board. The main body 51 has a triangular prism-shaped windmill blade 54
Is fixed, and when the game ball flows down while hitting the windmill blade 54, the rotating shaft 53 is rotated.

Between the main body 51 and the wind turbine blade 54, a lens 55 for a light-emitting body (LED, etc.) is sandwiched. The light emitting material 56 to which the light emitting element 56a is attached is fixed.
In addition, a power generation means (power generation device) 5
8, and the power generating device 58 is provided with the rotating shaft 5.
The coil is wound around the rotating shaft 59 fitted to the
0a, and a stator (magnet) 60b is arranged around the rotor 60a to form a magnetic field.
The current generated in the coil of the rotor 60a is shown in FIG.
The light emitting element 56a is turned on with the same configuration as the circuit shown in FIG.

When the game ball falls on the windmill blade 54, the windmill 50 of the above configuration rotates the rotating shafts 53 and 59, a current flows to the rotor 60a, and turns on the light emitting element 56a via the control circuit. As described above, by attaching the power generation device to the windmill 50, electric energy can be obtained through the game ball, and the energy can be used to turn on a lamp or the like, thereby assisting energy consumption.

FIG. 7 (A) shows the game machine at the front top.
A solar cell panel R is attached, and by replenishing electric energy through the panel R, effective use of energy can be achieved. The solar cell panel may be a small one to be attached to each lamp or a prize. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of supplying a game ball to the launching device from the supply tray 12 via the communication guide path 12a, and the hitting rod 7 is rotated by the rotation of the electric motor.
The game ball is hit along the rail 2 through the reciprocation of 0. Therefore, the electric power generating means 5
Electric energy can be obtained by connecting the rotation shaft 59 of FIG. 8, and electric energy can also be obtained by connecting the tongue member 31a shown in FIG.

FIG. 7C is a front view and a side view of a well-known payout device for paying out prize balls and the like. A prize ball flowing down from a supply gutter through a guide path 75 is used by the payout device. The dispensing device includes a rotatable rotating body 77 that can rotate freely, and an electromagnetic solenoid 76 that stops and cancels the rotation of the rotating body 77. Therefore, the rotating body 77 released for a predetermined time by the electromagnetic solenoid 76 via the payout signal rotates by its own weight of the prize ball,
A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. Therefore, the rotating shaft 77a of the rotating body 77 is extended to
By connecting 9, 58 electric energy can be obtained through this power generation means 58. In addition, electric energy can be obtained by the power generation means via the game ball that has won the winning opening provided in the game area or the game ball that has been discharged from the out opening. As described above, the power generation means can be installed at various places in the gaming machine, and the power generation means and the control circuit shown in FIG.

[0021]

According to the present invention, the electric energy is obtained by the power generation means through the movement of the game ball, which assists the power consumption and can reduce the cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine (pachinko machine).

FIGS. 2A and 2B are front views of the anti-return device, FIG. 2B is a side sectional view, and FIG. 2C is a front view of the anti-return device with the lens removed in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a power generation means attached to the return preventing device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing another power generation unit using a return prevention device in the second embodiment.

FIGS. 5A to 5D are views for explaining the operation in the second embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an overall view, a front view, a sectional view of component parts, and a sectional view of a wind turbine according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating power generation means attached to another portion of the gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Guide Rail 3 Gaming Area 24 Return Prevention Tool 26 Light Emitting Element 30 Power Generation Means (Power Generation Device) 31a Tongue Member 31b Swinging Piece 35 Pendulum 39 Power Generation Rotor 40 Coil 50 Windmill 54 Windmill Blade 56a Lamp (Light Emitting Element) 60a Rotor 60b Stator

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game machine using a game ball, wherein power generation means capable of generating power by moving the game ball is provided. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein power is generated by a gaming ball moving in the launch area. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein power is generated by a gaming ball moving in the gaming area. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the electric energy obtained by the power generation means is used for a lamp.