JPS61234884A - Winning ball apparatus of pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a winning ball device for a pinball game machine, and in particular, to improvements in the shape of a winning space formed by opening/closing wings and the winning area provided therein. Regarding the winning ball device.

[Prior Art] Generally, a pachinko game machine is known as an example of a pinball game machine that uses game balls to play games.

Conventional pachinko gaming machines are designed to increase the interest of the pachinko game by disposing a yakumono known as a tulip and various other winning ball devices on the game board.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, pachinko gaming machines equipped with novel winning ball devices are more popular among players. Therefore, in the pachinko game industry, there is a demand for the development of a new winning ball device.

Similarly, for other pinball game machines, if the winning ball device is new, the game content will be richer and it will be possible to create new game content, so it is possible to satisfy such demands. A new winning ball device is desired.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a novel
To provide a winning ball device for a pinball game machine that is rich in variety, easily attracts players' interest, and can improve services to the players.

[Means and effects for solving the problem] To put it simply, the present invention provides an opening/closing system that makes the winning space relatively larger than the conventional tulip, etc., so that it is advantageous for the player. While the wing pieces are rotatable, simply increasing the winning space will increase the winning probability extremely, so a protruding member with an appropriate size is provided at the upper position of the opening/closing wing piece when it is in the open state. In addition to preventing some game balls from winning,
Furthermore, the winning ball device for the pinball game machine is provided with a winning hole in the upper part of the protruding member so that a part of the game balls that are prevented from winning are saved as winning balls.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In the following explanation, a pachinko game machine will be explained as an example of a pinball game machine, but this invention is not limited to pachinko game machines, but can also be applied to coin game machines, smart ball game machines, etc. It should be clearly stated in advance that this can also be applied to ball game machines.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine equipped with a winning ball device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a pachinko game machine 10 is equipped with a front frame 11 that can be freely opened and closed, and a game board 1 that is detachably attached to the front frame 11. In the game area surrounded by the guide rails of the game board 1, there are passing areas 2a~
2c and Yakumono (so-called tulip) 3a, 3
b is formed. Furthermore, a winning ball device 20, which is a feature of this embodiment, is installed approximately in the center of the game board 1. 2A and 2B are front views of the winning ball device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in particular, FIG. 2A shows the opening and closing wings in an open state, and FIG. 2B shows the opening and closing wings in an open state. shows.

3A and 3B are rear views of the winning ball device 20, particularly FIG. 3A shows the winning ball device 20 in an open state, and FIG. 3B shows the winning ball device 20 in an open state.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the winning ball device 20.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the winning ball device 20 in an assembled state.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 28 to 5, the winning ball device 2
The detailed configuration of 0 will be explained. The winning ball device 20 includes a mounting board 21. The mounting board 21 is provided with a winning hole 21a serving as a first winning area, a winning hole 21b serving as a second winning area, and a safe hole 21c. The mounting board 21 includes
Horizontally elongated guide holes 211 and 212 are bored between the winning holes 21a and 21b at positions symmetrical to the left and right with respect to the vertical center line. A guide hole 213 is bored between the winning hole 21b and the guide hole 211 along the expanding direction of the left side portion of the protruding wall 241, which will be described later.

Between the winning hole 21b and the guide hole 212, there is a guide hole 2.
14 is formed along the expanding direction of the right side portion of a protruding wall 241, which will be described later.

Furthermore, mounting holes 215 are bored at appropriate locations on the mounting board 21. Furthermore, insertion holes 216 and 217 are formed in a part of the mounting board 21 for inserting light emitting diodes 27c and 27d.

A pair of first opening/closing wings 22a, 22b, which are an example of a game ball sorting member, are rotatably mounted on both the left and right sides sandwiching the prize entry hole 21a. On both left and right sides sandwiching the winning hole 21b, there are second opening and closing wings 23a.

23b are rotatably mounted in pairs. To explain more specifically, the first opening/closing wing pieces 22a and 22b form a cover 222 on the front surface of the ball receiving part 221, and
A fulcrum part 223 is formed at the lower end of the cover 222, and a bottle 224 is formed on the back surface of the upper part of the cover 222. The first opening/closing blades 22a and 22b have a symmetrical shape or structure. Each fulcrum part 223 of the first opening/closing wing pieces 22a and 22b is connected to a shaft hole 21 bored in the mounting board 21.
It is rotatably supported at 8. First opening/closing wing piece 22a.

Each of the bottles 224 of 22b is inserted into an arcuate guide hole 219 formed in the mounting board 21. The first opening/closing wings 22a and 22b are configured as described above, and guide pachinko balls that enter the winning ball device 20 to the winning hole 21a at a constant rate. In other words, the function of the first opening/closing wings 22a, 22b is to control a predetermined percentage of pachinko balls among the pachinko balls that enter a prize in the space defined by the tips of the second opening/closing wings 23a, 23b, which will be described later. Since it functions to guide the winning balls to the winning hole 21a and prevent them from entering the winning hole 21b, it can be said that it functions as a member for distributing the winning balls.

The second opening/closing wings 23a and 23b each form a cover 232 on the front surface of the ball receiving portion 231, and
A bottle 233 serving as a fulcrum is formed on the back surface of the lower end of the ball receiving portion 231, and a bottle 234 is formed on the back surface of the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the ball receiving portion 231. Note that the second opening/closing blades 23a and 23b have the same structure and are bilaterally symmetrical. The bin 233 of the second opening/closing wing piece 23a is inserted into the guide hole 213, and
It is held movably by the guide hole 211. Similarly, the second
The bottle 233 of the opening/closing wing piece 23b is inserted into the guide hole 214 and is held movably. Second opening/closing wing piece 23a
The bottle 234 is inserted into the hole of the sliding support member 235. The sliding support member 235 is inserted into the guide hole 211,
Supported in a slidable manner.

Similarly, the bin 234 of the second opening/closing wing 23b is inserted into the hole of the sliding support member 235. This second opening member 23
A sliding support member 235 corresponding to b is slidably supported in a state inserted into the guide hole 212.

A cover member 24 is formed on the front surface of the award hole 21b. This cover member 24 forms a protruding wall 241 so as to surround the winning hole 21b except for the upper side, and the protruding wall 241
A cover 242 is formed on the front surface of 1. This protruding wall 2
41 is formed in an inclined shape so that the upper ends on both the left and right sides expand obliquely upward.

A protruding member 25 including a protruding wall 251 and a cover 252 is formed on the mounting board 21 above the first opening/closing wing pieces 22a and 22b. This protrusion member 25 is
The function is to prevent balls from entering the winning hole 21a from the upper position when the first opening/closing wings 22a and 22b are closed, and the segment display 2 to be described later.
It functions to store 6. A cover 252 is formed on the front surface of the protruding wall 251 . A window 253 is formed in the cover 252 to allow the segment display 26 to be seen through.

Further, the cover 252 includes a light emitting diode 27a.

Holes 254 and 255 are drilled for inserting the holes 27b. A mounting plate 261 having a segment display 26 and light emitting diodes 27a and 27b mounted thereon is housed within the space surrounded by the protruding wall 251.

The upper side 256 of the protruding wall 251 prevents falling balls from falling into the safe hole 2.
It is formed in an inclined shape to lead to 1c.

In this way, the protruding member 25 including the protruding wall 251 not only partially prevents pachinko balls from entering the winning hole 21a or 21b from above, but also provides another safe hole 21c above it. , winning hole 21a or 21
Since some of the balls that have been prevented from entering b are guided to the safe hole 21c, this is an advantageous configuration for the player and easily attracts the player's interest.

The segment indicator 26 is utilized as follows. For example, when the winning ball device 20 is installed in a pachinko game machine, the period during which the second opening/closing wings 23a and 23b of the winning ball device 20 are in the open state or the number of times the opening/closing is repeated is, for example, 30 seconds or Limited to 18 times, etc.

During such a limited period, the total number of pachinko balls that entered the winning holes 21a and 21b of the winning ball device 20 is calculated as follows:
It can be used to display on the segment display 26. Alternatively, the second opening/closing wings 23a and 23b of the winning ball device 20 can be repeatedly opened or closed for a limited fixed period as described above; When the pieces 23a and 23b open, etc., it can also be used to display the number of times the opening continues.

As shown in the figure, the segment display 26 may be a digital display using a liquid crystal instead of a digital display using segments, or alternatively, a predetermined number of LEDs etc. may be installed to display L for the number you want
It may be an indicator that lights up the ED.

A mounting plate 28 for mounting an opening/closing drive means 30, which will be described later, is attached to the back surface of the mounting board 21.

A ball detection switch 29 for detecting a pachinko ball that has won into the winning hole 21a is mounted on this mounting plate 28.

An opening/closing drive means 30 is mounted on the back side of the mounting plate 28. This opening/closing drive means 30 is a first opening/closing drive mechanism 3
0a and a second opening/closing drive mechanism 30b. The first opening/closing drive mechanism 30a drives the first opening/closing wing 22a and the second opening/closing wing 23a to open/close. The second opening/closing drive mechanism 305 drives the first opening/closing wing 22b and the second opening/closing wing 23b to open/close. Note that the first opening/closing drive mechanism 30a and the second opening/closing drive mechanism 30b are as follows:
Each is similarly constructed except that it is symmetrically constructed. Therefore, in the following, the opening/closing wing pieces 22a and 2
The detailed configuration of the first opening/closing drive mechanism 30a for driving the opening/closing drive mechanism 3a will be explained, and for the second opening/closing drive mechanism 30b, the same reference will be used for each part corresponding to the first opening/closing drive mechanism 30a. The numbers are given with the symbol a replaced by b, and the explanation of the configuration will be omitted.

The first opening/closing drive mechanism 30a includes a solenoid 31a for opening and closing the opening/closing wings 22a and 23a in response to electrical bias. The plunger of the solenoid 31a is connected to a pin of a lever 33a via a plate 32a.

One end (the left side in the figure) of the lever 33a is rotatably supported by a pin 281a fixed to the mounting plate 28. A hole is formed at the other end (right side in the figure) of the lever 33a. This hole is engaged with a pin 341 formed on the short side of the L-shaped lever 34a. A shaft 342 is formed at the intersection of the short and long sides of the lever 34a. This shaft 342 is rotatably supported by a pin 345 formed on the back surface of the mounting board 21. An engagement hole 343 is formed in a part of the long side of the lever 34a.

The pin 351 of the lever 35a is engaged with the engagement hole 343. A long hole 352 is bored in this lever 35a. The long hole 352 is provided with the pin 2 of the first opening/closing wing piece 22a.
24 is engaged. A long hole 344 is bored at the tip of the long side of the lever 34a.

This elongated hole 344 is engaged with the bin 234 of the second opening/closing wing 23a. Then, the lever 34a and the lever 34b are resiliently biased by the spring 36.

The solenoids 31a and 31b are fixed to a metal fitting 37, and the upper portions thereof are covered with a cover 38. The metal fitting 37 is attached to the back surface of the mounting plate 28.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. For example, when the ball passes through the passing area 2a, the opening/closing wings 22a, 23a
Assume a case where it is determined that when the vehicle passes through the passing area 26, the opening/closing wings 22b and 23b are opened, and when passing through the passing area 2c, the opening/closing wings 22a, 22b, 23a, and 23b are opened. For example, when a pachinko ball passes through the passing area 2a, a detection switch (not shown) provided in association with the passing area 2a detects the passing ball.

In response to this, the solenoid 31a is excited.

Therefore, the solenoid 31a attracts the plunger,
Rotate the lever 33a. In response, the short side of the lever 34a is pushed downward, so the long side of the lever 34a rotates in a direction opposite to the center of the winning ball device 20. In response to this, the sliding support member 235 slides to the left of the guide hole 211. Due to the sliding of the sliding support member 235, the bin 234 of the second opening/closing wing piece 23a moves to the left when viewed from the front, so that the bin 233 moves along the movement toward the guide hole 2.
]Move diagonally upward along 3. This allows the second
The opening/closing wing pieces 23a are opened as if the hand is wide open.

At the same time, the lever 35a moves in accordance with the movement of the lever 34a, and rotates the bin 224 of the first opening/closing wing 22a diagonally downward along the guide hole 219. Therefore, the first opening/closing wing piece 22a is also opened.

On the other hand, when a pachinko ball passes through the passage area 2b, the pachinko ball is detected by a detection switch (not shown). Accordingly, the solenoid 31b is energized, so that the left opening/closing blade 22a.

In the same manner as the opening operation of 23a, the right opening/closing wing piece 22b
, 23b are opened.

When a pachinko ball passes through the winning area 2c, a detection switch (not shown) detects the pachinko ball. In response, solenoids 3.1a and 31b are energized. Therefore, the two sets of opening/closing wings 22a, 22b and 23a, 23b are opened as shown in FIGS. 2B and 5.

Note that the left opening/closing wing piece 22a may be attached as necessary.

When 23a is opened, the light emitting diode 27c may be caused to emit light, and when the right wing pieces 22b and 23b are opened, the light emitting diode 27d may be caused to emit light.

Furthermore, the conditions for opening only the left opening/closing wing, only the right opening/closing wing, or the left and right opening/closing wings are not limited to those described above, and may be varied depending on each pachinko machine. Needless to say, it's a good thing.

As mentioned above, in this embodiment, two winning holes are provided so as to have a step above and below, and opening/closing wings are provided on both left and right sides of the two winning holes, and the lower opening/closing wing is connected to the upper opening/closing wing. Since the pachinko balls are made larger than the other pachinko balls, some of the pachinko balls that enter the winning ball device 20 enter the upper winning area and others enter the lower winning area. By appropriately selecting the size of the opening and closing wing pieces, the pachinko ball that wins in the upper winning area 21a and the lower winning area 2
The ratio of pachinko balls that land in 1b can be set within an appropriate range.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a case was explained in which a pair of opening/closing wings were provided on the left and right sides of the first winning area and the second winning area, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to other areas. Various modified structures may be used. For example, the winning ball device is divided into left and right parts along its center line, and the device including the left opening/closing wings 22a and 23a and the first opening/closing drive mechanism 30a is arranged on the right side of the center of the game board, and the right side The opening/closing wing pieces 22b and 23b and the second opening/closing drive mechanism 30b may be provided on the left side of the center of the game board.

In addition, as another modification, the number of prize balls released according to the number of winning balls may be increased in the winning hole 21a than in the winning hole 21b. Furthermore, it may be determined that the four opening/closing wings are opened based on the game state, and the opening/closing wings are closed in accordance with the winning ball in the winning hole 21a. These various driving methods can be selected as appropriate depending on the control method of the pachinko game machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides rotatable opening/closing wings that make the winning space relatively larger than the conventional Yakumono, which is called a tulip, in order to be advantageous to the player. On the other hand, simply increasing the winning space will result in an extremely high winning probability, so some game balls that have protruding members of an appropriate size at the upper positions of the opening and closing wings that are in the open state will win prizes. This winning ball of a pinball game machine is designed to prevent the winning from occurring, and furthermore, a winning hole is provided in the upper part of the protrusion member, and a part of the game ball that is prevented from winning is rescued as winning pressure. Since it is a device, it has a new configuration that has not been seen before, and has unique effects such as attracting players' interest, improving the fun of the pinball game, and improving the service to players. Ru.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine to which a winning ball device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIGS. 2A and 2B are front views of a winning ball device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3A and 3B are rear views of the winning ball device. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the winning ball device. FIG. 5 is an assembled perspective view of the winning ball device. In the figure, 10 is a pachinko game machine, 20 is a winning ball device, 21 is a mounting board, and 21a is a first winning area (winning hole).
, 21b is the second winning area (winning hole) %21C is the safe hole, 22a, 22b is the first opening/closing wing piece, 23a
, 23b is a second opening/closing wing piece, 24 is a cover member, 2
5 is a projection member, 26 is a segment display, 30 is an opening/closing drive means, 30a is a first opening/closing drive mechanism, and 30b is a second opening/closing drive mechanism. Product 5A Ward 2p No. 5 Mail

Claims (8)

[Claims] (1) A winning ball device disposed on a game board of a pinball game machine, comprising a mounting board forming a winning area, rotatably provided at positions on both left and right sides of the winning area,
a pair of opening/closing wings that make a winning space formed when opened by the rotation thereof relatively larger than other winning areas provided on the game board; when the opening/closing wings are closed, the opening/closing wings; a protrusion member disposed at a position above the winning area so that a gap between the top end portion of the game ball and the game ball cannot pass through; a winning hole formed in the upper part of the protruding member; A winning ball device for a pinball game machine, including a driving means for driving the opening/closing wing pieces to a state where winning is easy. (2) The entry winning area includes a first winning area and a second winning area each having different functions, and is guided into the winning space formed when the opening and closing wings rotate and open. The winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to claim 1, wherein game balls selectively win in either the first winning area or the second winning area. (3) The first winning area and the second winning area are arranged one above the other, and game balls that do not land in the first winning area enter the second winning area. A winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to claim 2. (4) A game ball distribution member is provided in connection with the first winning area, and allows the game balls guided to the winning space to enter either the first winning area or the second winning area. A winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to claim 3, which has the function of distributing prizes. (5) The winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protruding member is integrally formed with the mounting board. (6) The size of the protrusion member is at least larger than the entry hole formed in the upper part of the protrusion member, and is larger than the distance between the tips of the pair of opening and closing wings when the pair of opening and closing wings are in the open state. The winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the winning ball device is also small. (7) Claims 1 to 6, wherein the ball entering prize device includes a numerical display means for displaying data related to the operation of the ball entering prize device, which is provided so as to be visually recognizable. A winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to any one of the above. (8) The winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to claim 7, wherein the numerical value display means is provided on the protruding member.