JPS6111117B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a game board structure of a pachinko machine,
In particular, a rotating disk rotated by a motor and a winning device associated with the rotating disk are disposed within the gaming section.

<Prior Art> Various pachinko machines have been known in which a rotating disk is disposed within the gaming section. For example, Jikko 29-
No. 9232 and Japanese Utility Model Application No. 129881/1987 are known. According to the above conventional examples, a rotating disk is provided in the gaming section, a winning opening is provided on the outer periphery of the rotating disk, and an out opening is simply provided below the rotating disk.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, in the conventional example, if the ball hit by the player does not enter the winning hole of the rotating disk, the ball will just flow down the gaming section and will be out. This resulted in a game with little hope of winning. In other words, in the conventional example, the winning hole provided on the rotating disk simply moves, and the player only plays a single game in which the player expects to win a prize by hitting the ball into the moving winning hole. Not only is the game not much different from that of regular fixed pachinko machines, but conversely, the only characteristic of conventional pachinko machines is that the prize opening rotates and moves, and only the upper half of the spinning disc plays the game. It was difficult to expect the ball to win in the lower half of the pitch.

Accordingly, a pachinko machine that can effectively utilize the entire area of the gaming section and continuously provide the feeling of anticipation of winning a prize until the ball reaches the outlet has been awaited.

<Means for Solving the Problems> Therefore, the present invention provides a game section that is surrounded by guide rails and has an obstacle section, a winning section, and an out port.
A rotating disk rotated by a motor and a prize winning device located at least between the rotating disk and an exit are disposed, and the rotating disk is provided with a ball passage having a plurality of entrances and exits at its outer edge, The direction of the entrance and exit of the passage is rotated moment by moment in accordance with the rotation of the rotating disc, and the outflow position of the batted ball that has entered the batted ball passage is displaced by the rotation of the rotating disc, and the winning device is placed below the rotating disc. This is characterized in that a change is given to the direction of flow of the batted ball as it flows down.

<Function> Therefore, according to the present invention, there are two modes: a mode in which the ball fired into the gaming section flows directly toward the winning section, and a mode in which the ball flows into the entrance/exit of the ball hitting path of the rotating disk during the flow. can be configured within the same gaming department.

In particular, as the rotating disk rotates, the batted ball flowing down toward the rotating disk flows in through the upwardly opened entrance and exit, flows down the ball hitting passage, and flows out through the downwardly opened entrance and exit. At this time, the inflow direction of the hit ball, the outflow direction and outflow position of the hit ball change every moment as the rotating disk rotates.

Then, the batted ball flowing out from the entrance/exit of the hitting ball passage further flows toward the winning device located below the rotating disk, and unexpectedly wins the winning device or flows into the out port.

<Example> The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a pachinko machine, in which a large circular notch is cut out in the upper center of a game board 1, and a rotary disk 2 is rotatably disposed within this notch. The game board 1 is constructed almost in the same way as a conventional pachinko machine, and in the game section surrounded by guide rails, there is a special prize opening 3 as a winning section, and a winning device that changes the receiving state of the ball by opening and closing the chute lip. 4
A plurality of nails 20 are also provided as an obstacle. On the other hand, 7 indicates an electric batted ball launcher that fires batted balls, 8 an out port that opens at the lowest position of the gaming section, and 9 a prize ball discharge device that discharges prize balls when winning balls are generated. . Further, numeral 10 indicates an operation handle for operating the ball launcher 7.

The rotating disk 2 is provided with a ball hitting path 5 having a plurality of entrances and exits 5a on its outer edge, and a normal prize winning hole 5b is provided along the ball hitting path 5 in a part of the ball hitting path 5. As shown in FIG. 1, the ball hitting passage 5 may have, for example, an opening 5a opening in a substantially opposite direction and a branching prize opening 5b in the middle, or a passage 5 whose length is approximately U. There is one that is bent into a letter shape and has entrances and exits 5a adjacent to each other. Further, 6 indicates a pocket-shaped normal winning opening with one end opening at the outer edge of the rotating disk 2 and the other end being closed.

Further, the batted balls that do not flow into the entrance/exit 5a of the ball hitting passage 5 of the rotating disk 2 pass through both sides of the rotating disk 2 and flow down toward the prize opening 3 and the winning device 4 located below the rotating disk 2. When the ball enters the winning hole 3, the ball is guided to the back of the game board 1, and detected by the detection switch 21 on the way down (FIG. 2). Therefore, this detection switch 21
The solenoid 22 is energized in conjunction with the link 23.
is pulled sideways against the biasing force of the spring 24 to open the valve of the winning device 4 and change its state.

On the other hand, the drive mechanism of the rotating disk 2 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
To explain based on the embodiment shown in the figure, four support rollers 11 are pivotally supported on the back surface of the game board 1, and an annular roller groove 12 into which the support rollers 11 fit is provided on the back surface of the rotating disk 2. , the support roller 11 is engaged with the roller groove 12 to rotatably support the rotary disk 2. Further, a ring-shaped gear 13 is fitted to the outer edge of the roller groove 12, and this gear 13 is connected via a small gear 16 to a motor 15 supported at the rear of the game board. Therefore, the rotating disk 2 is constantly rotated by the driving force of the motor 15.

Next, the usage status of the pachinko machine equipped with each of the above-described configurations will be explained. When the operation handle 10 is operated, the batted ball firing device 7 is driven, and the batted balls are fired one by one toward the gaming section. The batted ball bounced into the game part flows down inside the game part, for example, when it flows into the entrance/exit 5a of the ball hitting passage 5 of the rotating disk 2 with good timing, it passes through the inside of the hitting ball passage 5 and flows out downward from another entrance/exit 5a. At this time, since the rotary disk 2 is being rotated by the motor 15, the direction of the entrance/exit 5a of the ball hitting path 5 is rotated moment by moment along with this rotation. Therefore, due to the rotation of the rotary disk 2, the batted ball flows in through the upwardly opened entrance/exit 5a, flows down inside the batted ball passage 5, and flows through the downwardly opened entrance/exit 5a.
It flows out from b. In addition, the prize opening 5b in the ball hitting passage 5
The batted ball flowing into the ball is guided to the back side of the rotating disc 2 and becomes a winning ball. Also, the batted ball that has entered the pocket-shaped winning opening 6 is similarly guided to the back side of the rotating disk 2 and becomes a winning ball.

Further, the batted ball flowing out from the entrance/exit 5a of the batting ball passage 5 flows down toward the winning opening 3 and the winning device 4 located below the rotating disk 2. If the ball enters either the winning hole 3 or the winning device 4, it becomes a winning ball, and the ball that does not land in either of them flows down to the bottom of the gaming section, flows into the out hole 8, and becomes an out ball. Become.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the motor 15 drives the rotating disk 2 in the same direction and at a constant speed, but the invention is not limited to this, and a control device (not shown) for controlling the motor 15 may be used. Built-in separately,
The motor 15 may be driven intermittently, or its rotational speed and direction may be changed on the condition that a specific award mode is achieved by hitting a ball or a time set by a timer has elapsed. or,
An operation switch (not shown) may be provided on the front of the Pachinko machine, and the motor 15 may be started or stopped by external operation of the operation switch.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the drive mechanism for the rotating disk 2, in which a rotating shaft 25 is installed facing backward on the back surface of the rotating disk 2, and a bracket 28 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1. The rotating shaft 25 of the rotary disc 2 may be passed through a bearing 29 fixed to the bracket 28, and the rotating shaft 25 may be rotationally driven by the motor 15.

5 and subsequent figures show other embodiments of the ball hitting passage 5 of the rotating disc 2, various shapes are possible, and it is sufficient that at least the entrance/exit 5a is opened at the outer edge of the rotating disc 2. . It should be noted that the same components as in the previous embodiment are given the same reference numerals and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, a rotating disk rotated by a motor and a winning device located at least between the rotating disk and the out port are arranged in the gaming section, and the rotating disk is Since the disk has a ball hitting path with multiple entrances and exits on its outer edge, the entire area of the gaming area can be used effectively, and the expectation of winning can be continuously provided until the ball enters the out port. .

In other words, due to the rotation of the rotating disk, the direction of the entrance and exit of the ball passageway rotates moment by moment, so the direction and position of the outflow of the ball that has flowed into the ball passageway changes significantly to an extent that cannot be predicted by the game section, causing the ball to flow down inside the game section. The falling process of a batted ball can be dynamically changed. Furthermore, since the batted ball that flows out of the entrance and exit of the batted ball passage flows down toward the winning device located below, the player enjoys waiting to see whether the batted ball enters the winning device or not until the batted ball flows out to the out port. be able to.

Therefore, in the same gaming club, if a player wins a prize by hitting a ball into the winning section, if a ball flows out of the entrance/exit of the ball passageway of the rotating disc and enters into a prize winning device, and if a player opens a prize opening in the ball passageway, In this case, you can get a wide variety of expectations from winning a prize in this winning slot.

In addition, players can actively use the rotating disc to develop the direction of the ball to their advantage, allowing them to enjoy new ways of playing pachinko, making pachinko games more interesting than traditional pachinko machines. Even more heightened,
And it will be rich in variety.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a rotating disk drive mechanism,
3 is a sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the main part showing another embodiment of the rotating disk drive mechanism, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing another embodiment of the ball hitting path of the rotating disc shown in FIGS. 7 to 8; FIG. In the drawings, 1 is a game board, 2 is a rotating disc, 3 is a prize opening, 4 is a prize winning device, 5 is a ball hitting path, 5a is an entrance/exit, 5b is a prize opening, 6 is a prize opening, 8 is an out port,
Reference numeral 15 indicates a motor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A rotating disk rotated by a motor in a gaming section surrounded by guide rails and having an obstacle section, a winning section, and an out opening, and a winning section located at least between the rotating disk and the out opening. A ball hitting passage having a plurality of entrances and exits is provided on the outer edge of the rotating disk, and the direction of the entrance and exit of the ball hitting passage is rotated moment by moment as the rotating disk rotates, and the ball hitting passage has a plurality of entrances and exits. A pachinko machine characterized in that the outflow position of the batted ball that has flowed into the machine is displaced by the rotation of a rotating disk, thereby changing the direction of the flow of the batted ball flowing down toward a winning device located below the rotating disk. The structure of the game board. 2. Claim 1, characterized in that the rotating disc has a prize opening along the ball hitting path.
The structure of the game board of the pachinko machine described in Section 1.