JPS60188189A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a pachinko game machine equipped with a large electric accessory, in which the space occupied by the electric accessory can be kept small.

Generally, in a pachinko game machine, a plurality of winning ball devices and Ara 1 Rei are arranged in a gaming area surrounded by a guide rail, and when a pachinko ball is hit along the guide rail, there is a certain probability that one of the winning ball devices will win a prize. Then, a predetermined number of prize balls will be refunded.

In such a pachinko game machine, the operation performed by the player is to place the purchased pachinko balls into the supply tray and hit them with the ball hitting device, which makes the momentum game monotonous, but it is difficult to get the prize ball to 5I11fU. is highly advanced
) It has the disadvantage that it requires a lot of skill and it is difficult to provide fair service to a large number of players.

Therefore, in order to change the game content and provide fair services to a large number of players, various pachinko gaming machines with electric accessories have been developed.

Pachinko gaming machines equipped with such electric accessories generally have a common feature of allowing players to play a certain type of game that is incidental to the pachinko game, and changing the player's profit status in response to the game result. ), and depending on the game result and the gaming state derived in response to the game result, even players who are not highly skilled can sometimes have the opportunity to win a large amount of prize balls, and it has gained the support of many players. profit'
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By the way, a pachinko game machine with an electric nuclide accessory has as its minimum components: (1) a game device for playing some kind of game in conjunction with the pachinko game; and (2)
), and a variable prize winning device that changes the probability of people winning in response to the game results, which occupies a large area on the game board. Since the number of pachinko balls is naturally limited, the flow velocity of the pachinko balls increases, resulting in a table with a strong slump, which has the disadvantage that gauge adjustment is difficult.

In addition, in this type of pachinko gaming machine, the above-mentioned variable prize winning device is generally arranged relatively below the game board surface because it is necessary to align the above-mentioned game device with the height of the player's line of sight. However, as is well known, the back mechanism of a pachinko machine is configured so that the winning balls for the various winning areas flow down from the top to the bottom through the winning ball collecting gutter. Since winning balls are concentrated, troubles such as so-called soil clogging are likely to occur, and arranging a variable winning device at that location is not necessarily preferable for accurate control operations. Its purpose is to reduce the mounting space for the electric accessory in a pachinko game machine equipped with an electric accessory consisting of a game device and a variable winning device, and to reduce the amount of space required for mounting the electric accessory. The purpose is to prevent problems such as clogging.

In summary, the pachinko game of the present invention is designed in such a way that an electric accessory provided approximately in the center of the game board can be used as both a game device and a variable prize winning device in a time-sharing manner.
In addition to reducing the mounting space, it is possible to place the variable winning device above the gaming machine, and it is possible to reduce problems such as fi, ni'i fi, etc. of the variable winning device-1. ing.

The more detailed structure of the present invention and its purpose will become clearer in the following description with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 shows a pachinko game machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view showing an example of the above, and in the gaming section 3 surrounded by the guide rail 2 of the B-1 gaming machine 1, there are a top prize hole 4 and a Chi L-lip 5a-b as an example of a winning ball device. , a specific ball winning area 5a-b-c in which a prize enters the inside to start Sl:I notogeno, and an electromagnetic tip opened by a driving means such as SoI/Noid.

- Lips 7a-b are provided.

Further, approximately at the center of the game board surface 3, there is an electric accessory 8 which serves both as a game device and a variable prize winning device, which is a major feature of the present invention.
1. An out hole 9 is provided at the bottom of the third side of the +lf technique board for collecting pachinko balls that have not won in any of the winning ball devices.

Further, below the game board surface 3, there is a supply tray 10 that stores pachinko balls purchased by players and pays out prize balls, a saucer 11 that pays out surplus prize balls that cannot be refunded to the supply tray 10, a ball hitting device 12, and various effects. A speaker I3 for generating sound is disposed, and a winning number display 14 is disposed above the game board surface to display the number of pachinko balls won by the variable winning device at the time of a so-called jackpot.

As described above, in the present invention, the electric accessory 8 serves both as a game device and a variable winning device, and by using the electric accessory as a game device or a variable winning device in a time-sharing manner, the mounting space can be saved. We are trying to reduce this.

Therefore, the specific configuration of the electric accessory 8 will be shown in more detail below.

Figures 2 and 3 show surface views of the electric accessory 8, and the inner box 2 shows the state in which the electric accessory 3 is functioning as a game device (i.e., the electric accessory 8). FIG. 3 shows a state in which the electric accessory 8 is functioning as a variable winning device (that is, when the variable winning device forming a part of the electric accessory 8 is in a closed state). (when the device is in the open state).

The specific structure and machine fjF of the electric accessory 8 will be explained in order. First, the electric accessory 8 is a board 80 fixed to the game board surface 3.
1, and approximately in the center thereof, for example,
・3-digit 7-segment 1 for playing games etc.
A numerical display section 802 composed of LEDs, etc. is disposed, and an armor section 803 for distributing pachinko balls flowing down in the direction of the electric accessories 8 to the left and right is arranged on the upper left and right sides of the board. ) is placed.

Further, on the lower left and right sides of the board 801, there are guide pieces 804a-b for guiding the pachinko balls flowing down inside the armor parts 803a-b into the winning area when the game results in a jackpot. will be placed.

In this embodiment, in the normal state, as shown in FIG. 2, the numerical display section 802 is in an upright state along the game board surface 3, and the guide pieces 804a and 804b are in a state in which they are distributed to the left and right, Furthermore, when the result of the slot game is a hit, as shown in FIG.
5 (with the guide pieces 804a - b guide groove 8
The armor parts 803a and 803b swing downward along ゜6a-'b.
The pachinko balls that have flown down inside the ball guide chamber 805 are guided to the prize ball guiding chamber 805.

Therefore, next, the numerical display part 802 and the guide (-piece 804
An example of a mechanism for operating a7b as described above will be explained.

First, with reference to Figures 4, 5, and 6, set the numerical display section 8.
An example of a mechanism for operating 02 will be explained. In addition, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the longitudinal cross-sectional view of the electric accessory 8 at the normal time and the jackpot, respectively, and FIG. 6 shows the back mechanism diagram of the electric accessory 8.

In these figures, the lower end of the numerical display section 802 described above is pivotally supported by a shaft 807, and this numerical display section 802 is
As shown in Fig. 4, when the elevating plate F (08 is raised, it stands upright along the game board surface 3 and its free end touches the regulation door 809, and when the elevating plate 808 is lowered as shown in Fig. 5) falls backwards and opens the prize ball guiding chamber 805.

The driving source for the elevating plate 808 for opening and closing the numerical display section 802 may be of any type, but in this embodiment, for example, the rotational motion of the motor 810 is converted into linear motion to drive the elevating plate 80.
8 is raised and lowered.

Therefore, an example of a mechanism for raising and lowering the lifting plate 808 will be specifically explained below.

First, a fixing plate 811 is fixed to the back surface of the game board surface 3, and projections 812a and 812b are formed on both sides of this fixing plate 811. Further, the above-mentioned protrusions 812a are provided on both sides of the elevating plate 80B.
Elongated holes 813a-b are bored at equal intervals to the spacing 813a-b, and the protrusions 812a-b are loosely inserted into the respective holes 813a-b.
By fitting a and b, the elevating plate 808 is supported by the fixed plate 811 so as to be movable up and down.

On the other hand, the motor 810 is fixed to a support member (not shown) behind the elevating plate 808, and a rotating cam 816 is fixed to a rotating shaft 815 of the motor 810. The surface of this rotating cam 816 has a pin 8 with its center shifted.
]7 is fixed.

Further, the lifting plate 808 has the pin 817 in its width direction.
An elongated hole 818 having a length approximately equal to the operating range of is provided, and the pin 817 is loosely inserted into this elongated hole 818.

Therefore, when the pin 817 moves from the bottom dead center to the top dead center due to the rotation of the motor 810, the pin 817 moves into the long hole 817.
By pushing up the upper side, the elevating plate 808 rises along the protrusions 812a-b, and the rotation of the motor 810 causes the pin 8
17 moves from the top dead center to the bottom dead center, the pin 817 pulls down the lower side of the elongated hole 818, and the elevating plate 808 moves to the protrusion 81.
Descend along 2a and 2b.

Furthermore, any mechanism may be used to move the guide pieces 804a-b along the guide grooves 806a and 806b, but
An example of the mechanism will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged version of FIG. 2 with the guide piece 804b as the center, and the pin 819b fixed to the back side of the guide piece 8041+ passes through the guide groove 8 (1(i++) and connects to the back side of the game board surface 3. The other end of the pin 819b is fixed to the tip of a swinging bowl 820b.The other end of the swinging bowl 820b is rotatably supported by a support 821b. Then, if the chi 1 groove 806b is centered on the axis 821b, and the radius is 15;
2 'l b is the center of rock 'n! By doing so, the guide piece 804b swings left and right along the guide groove (30(:h).

In this embodiment, the swing lFj 820b is caused to swing by the coil spring 1122b and the solenoid 823b.

Specifically, a first driving bowl 824b and a second driving bowl 825b are integrally formed at one end of the swinging bowl 820b via a shaft 821b, and the tip of the first driving bowl 824b is pulled by a coil spring 822b. The tip of the second motive bowl 825b is connected to the operating pin 826b of the solenoid 823b.

Therefore, in the normal state, the first driving bowl 824b is pulled in the direction of the coil spring 822b by the tensile force of the coil spring 822b, so the swinging bowl 820b rotates clockwise in the drawing, and the guide 804 is connected to the numerical display section 802. It will be located to the left of. Also, if the solenoid 823b is activated and shifted, the operating pin 826b of the solenoid 823b will pull down the tip of the second driving bowl 825b, so that the swinging bowl 82 (l b rotates counterclockwise in the drawing, and the guide piece 804b is the numerical display section 802
It will be located below.

Although not shown in FIG. 7, the guide piece 804
It goes without saying that the mechanism for driving a is similarly constructed. Also, in Figures 4 and 5, the guide piece 8
Although the mechanisms for driving 04a-b are omitted, these mechanisms are provided on the back side of the prize ball guiding chamber 805, and are connected to the guide pieces 5o4a-b by pins 819a-b.

In addition, in the electric accessory 8 of this embodiment, the inside of the prize ball guiding chamber 805 is divided into three winning areas, and the center is a special ball winning area 82 where the jackpot state can be continued by winning the inner f11;
9, and the winning areas on both sides of this special ball winning area 829 are defined as general winning areas 830a and 830b which promise only a refund of '6゛crystal r;l:.

In this way, each winning area in the winning ball guide room 805 has a different profit status for the player depending on the winning area, so that the player 'F3. A sensor 9 with a number 311iI'1 is installed in the middle of the flow path leading to the ball collection gutter for detecting winning balls in each winning area.

Next, referring to the following article, we will explain the operation when a player plays a pachinko game using the pachinko game machine of this embodiment.

First, the player sets the purchased pachinko balls on the supply tray 10, and then operates the ball hitting device 12 to hit the pachinko balls that are sequentially guided 111M from the supply tray 10 to the ball hitting position on the guide rail 2.

The ejected pachinko balls flow into the game section along the guide rail 2, and some of them fall along the game board surface 3, and some of them land in one of the winning ball devices, while others are collected into the out hole 9. .

In addition, since the electric accessory 8 is closed in the initial state, a pachinko ball does not immediately enter the electric accessory 8.

In the process of continuing the game, any particular ball winning area 6a-
If a pachinko ball wins in b or c, a predetermined number of prize balls will be refunded, as in the case of the lightning winning ball device, and
A sensor placed in the middle of the flow path of the pachinko ball that won the particular ball in the '8 distribution area 6a/b (,) generates a specific ball detection signal, and in response to this specific ball detection signal, the number ( ii'
The numerical value displayed on the j display section 802 is updated independently for each digit, and a so-called slot game is started.

In this way, when the player presses the stop switch 108 at a desired timing after the game has started, the stop switch 108 generates a stop signal, and in response to this stop signal, the player presses the stop switch 108 at a desired timing. When the numerical value display section 802 stops updating the displayed numerical value, the numerical value displayed at that time becomes the result of the slot game.

It should be noted that even if a predetermined period of time (for example, 4 seconds) has elapsed after the slot game has started, the player cannot press the switch 10.
If you do not press 8, a signal equivalent to the above stop signal will be generated after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, and 1 will be activated.
- Game J1 may be stopped.

When the results of the slot game are displayed in this way,
A control means (not shown) controls the opening time of the electric accessory 8 in accordance with the result of the slotted game.

There are various possible relationships between the game results and the profit states that occur in response to the game results. ), it is assumed that the electric accessory 8 is released for 30 seconds as a so-called jackpot.

When determining that the result of the slot game is a jackpot of [7, 7, 7], the control circuit (not shown) applies an excitation signal to the solenoids 823a-b for 30 seconds, and also applies an excitation signal to the motor 810. to give an excitation pattern for half a rotation.

First, in this embodiment, the motor 8]0 is constituted by a step motor or the like that rotates step by step as the excitation pattern is updated. 81
Pin 817 on the surface of rotating cam 816 fixed to
turns from top dead center to bottom dead center. And this pin 817
For example, the pin 817 is loosely inserted into an elongated hole 818 bored in the elevating plate 808, so when the motor 810 rotates half a rotation, the pin 817 slides in the elongated hole 818 and lowers the elevating plate 808 to its bottom dead center.

The lower end of the numerical display section 802 is rotatably supported by the shaft 807, and the upper end is pushed backward by the rotation regulating door 809, so that it is leaning against the elevating plate 808 and can be raised and lowered. When the plate 808 is pulled down as described above, it falls backward while leaning on the lift plate 808, and the front surface of the prize ball guiding chamber 805 is opened.

On the other hand, when the solenoids 823a-b are energized, the operating pins 826a- at the tips of the solenoids 823a-, b
b pulls out the second motive bowl 825a-1). The second motive bowls 825a-b are integrally formed with the swinging bowls 820a-b, and the second motive bowls 825a, b and the swinging bowls 820a-b are integrally formed.
Since the connection point of IIql1821a and b is rotatably supported by IIql1821a and b, when the second motive bowls 825a-b are pulled down, the swinging bowl 820b moves 1'l'1.b about the axis 821b. Rotates around 1st and oscillates 15ii
820a rotate clockwise around shafts 821;, 1, respectively.

The connecting pins 819a-b fixed to the tips of the swinging bowls 820a-b pass through the guide grooves 806a-b and are fixed to the guide pieces 804a-1), so the guide pieces 804a-b are The pachinko balls that descend along 1lIff 806a-b and flow down inside the armor portions 803a-b are guided to the prize ball guiding chamber 805 (.

This prize ball guiding chamber 805 has an extremely wide receiving surface for pachinko balls when compared to a normal winning ball device, so when the front surface of the prize ball guiding chamber 805 is opened as described above, the winning ball is won as a whole. The rate will increase rapidly and the profits of the players will be increased.

When a predetermined period of 30 seconds passes after the prize ball guiding chamber 805 is opened in this way, a control circuit (not shown)
The excitation signal to the noids 823a-b is stopped, and the excitation pattern for another half rotation is given to the motor 810 to close the prize ball guiding chamber 805 and stop the profit of the jackpot state.

When the excitation signal to solenoids 823a-b is first stopped, solenoids 823a-b are demagnetized.

Since the tips i'1if5 of the first driving bowls 824a-b are tensioned by the coil springs 822a-b, the swinging bowls 820b rotate clockwise, and the swinging bowls 820b rotate clockwise.
20a rotates counterclockwise, so the guide piece 804a
-b are distributed to the left and right along the guide grooves 806a-b. Therefore, the "Patchin":I balls that have flowed down inside the tW portions 803a-b are in a state where they can flow further down inside the guide pieces 804a-b.

Furthermore, when the motor 81.0 rotates another half turn due to the update of the excitation pattern, the bottle 817 on the surface of the rotating cam 816 fixed to the rotating shaft 815 of the motor 810 slides inside the old tag 818 and rotates inside the old tag 818. Push up 808. Therefore, since the elevating plate 808 presses the numerical display 802, the numerical display part 802 rotates in the forward direction at the time (in FIGS. 4 and 5) about the axis 807, and the rotation regulating door
090) Until the rank) '7 has also risen, prize ball guidance room 805
The front side of ′ζ is closed and the initial state is reached.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the electric accessory serves both as a game device and a variable prize winning device in a time-sharing manner, so the installation space can be reduced, and the conventional electric accessory can be used as both a game device and a variable prize winning device. As with the pachinko game machine, the player's profit can be varied in accordance with the game result, so the player's interest can be increased.

Further, according to the present invention, since the electric accessory serves as both the variable winning device and the game device, it is possible to mount it in a relatively small part of the pachinko game machine, and it is possible to win prizes in the back mechanism. It becomes less susceptible to the influence of winning balls accumulated in the ball collection gutter, and the winning balls in the electric accessories can be processed more accurately.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the mounting space for electric accessories is reduced, the number of obstacle nails to be installed on the game surface can be reduced to 1, and therefore the flow velocity of pachinko balls can be reduced. This makes it easy to adjust the flow.

Furthermore, in the above example, a so-called slot game is played using a 3-digit LED display as a specific example of the display unit.
Other than this, any conventionally known display ill can be used as long as the game result is visually displayed, such as a roulette game.

In addition, in Section 2, we have shown an example in which the display device is inserted into the prize ball guidance chamber in order to open the prize ball guidance chamber, but there are other methods of opening the prize ball guidance chamber. There are various devices such as those that move the device itself up or down along the game board surface, or those that freely pivot the top end of the display and pull the bottom end of the display upwards. Any method can be applied to the present invention, including the π-shaped method that can open the prize ball guiding chamber.

Moreover, in the above, the numerical value displayed on the numerical display section 802 is (7,
7,7), the prize ball guidance room 805 will be awarded as a jackpot.
Although an example in which a control force formula of opening the door for 30 seconds is applied to this embodiment has been shown, various other control methods can be considered. For example, in this embodiment, the inside of the prize ball guiding chamber 805 is further divided into three winning balls, and a sensor is arranged to detect winning balls in each winning region. 30 if you win in the special ball winning area
It is also possible to perform controls such as repeating the jackpot state after seconds have passed, and as long as the control method changes the winning rate according to the game result, the specific method of the control method is conventional. It goes without saying that everything that is better known can be applied.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views of an electric accessory, FIGS. 4 and 5 are longitudinal sectional views of an electric accessory, Figure 6 is a rear view of the electric accessory, and Figure 7 is an enlarged view of the electric accessory. 8...Electric accessory 802...Display device 804...Guide piece 805...Prize ball guidance chamber 808...Elevating board
810... Motor 823... Solenoid patent applicant Sophia Co., Ltd. Attorney Koji Murakami Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) An opening is provided at the center of the game board surface 1113 surrounded by guide rails, and on the back side of the opening, the winning pachinko balls within the opening L1 are guided to the winning ball gathering gutter. A ball guiding chamber is provided, and a variable display device capable of displaying a plurality of display contents is used to shield a portion of the space [part of which can be opened and closed] to correspond to the display contents of the variable display device that is displayed at a certain timing in the game process. 7. A pachinko game machine in which the opening 1-1 section is opened and closed. (2. The drumstick according to claim 1): 1 In the gaming machine, the prize ball guiding chamber has a branching flow that guides the pachinko balls to winning areas where the profits given to the players (=J49) are different. (3) In the pachinko game machine according to claim 1 or 2, the lower part of the variable display device is connected to the opening of the prize ball guiding chamber. A pachinko game machine, characterized in that the variable display device is pivoted on a pivot provided near the pivot, and the prize ball guiding chamber is opened and closed by rotating the variable display device about the pivot.