JPS6214877A - Hit ball winning apparatus of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention is arranged in a game area surrounded by guide rails, and lights up or blinks a lamp or light emitting diode when a game ball wins a prize. This invention relates to a ball winning prize device 2 for a pachinko machine which enhances the interest of the game.

(Prior Art) A ball winning device for a pachinko machine is conventionally known, which increases the interest of the game by lighting up or blinking a lamp or light emitting diode when a game ball wins.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in order to assemble the above-mentioned ball winning device for a pachinko machine, a large number of lamps and light emitting diodes must be manually and accurately installed in predetermined positions, which requires a great deal of labor and time. is necessary.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, and includes a pair of flexible conductive wires extending from the rear end of a light emitting source that emits light when power is supplied, and a pair of independent A lighting member is constructed by inserting each of the conductive wires into the through holes of the insulator provided with the through holes, and the rear end of the lighting member is fastened to the fastening portion of the lighting member mounting board provided on the batted ball winning device. At the same time, the light emitting source at the tip faces the translucent display section of the batted ball winning device.

(Function) With the above-described configuration, the present invention allows one light emitting source to be easily adjusted to a predetermined position by simply moving the light emitting source of the lighting member fixed to the lighting member mounting board by hand, and the conducting wire is bent accordingly. I can do it.

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

The game 911 shown in Fig. 1 is made by pasting plastic sheet-like cells on the surface of plywood.On one surface, there are an outer guide rail 2 and an inner guide rail 3, which are formed by bending a steel strip plate into an arc shape. Both guide rails 2 are fixed in a circular shape.
．． A game area 4 surrounded by 3 is formed, and countless obstacle nails are planted in the game area 4, and a center hit ball winning bag f
i5 is arranged approximately in the center of the game area 4.

The central batted ball winning device 5 shown in the drawing has an eaves portion 8 projecting above the central opening 7 of a mounting board 6 attached to the surface of the game board 1, which also serves as a general winning opening, and a center opening on the back side of the mounting board 6. A recessed chamber 9 is provided so as to close the portion 7 from the back side, a decorative body 10 imitating a rider is provided within the recessed chamber 9, and a guide plate 11 is provided to support the decorative body 10. In order to illuminate the interior of the concave chamber 9, an opening is formed in a part of the top and side surfaces, and a lens plate 12 is attached as a translucent display section to cover this opening. A first lighting member 13 is provided on the back side of the lens plate 12.
In addition, two rows of second illumination members 15 are arranged in the front-rear direction on the oblique ball flow lower plate 14 forming the bottom surface of the recessed chamber 9.

The lens plate 12 is made of translucent plastic, and has a large number of grooves 16 each having a triangular cross section as shown in FIG.
・Since it is formed, it has the function of diffusing light and emphasizing its spread. therefore.

If this lens plate 12 is attached in an inclined state with respect to the player's line of sight, the sense of depth can be enhanced.

A first lighting member 13 provided on the back side of such a lens plate 12
As shown in FIG. 5, a first light emitting source 1 such as an incandescent lamp
7, and a holder-shaped first insulator 18 provided at the rear end of the light emitting source 17. The first light emitting source 17 has two long flexible conductive wires 19.19, such as copper wires, extending from the rear end thereof, and when power is supplied to the conductive wires 19.19, the bullet-shaped tip portion emits light. On the other hand, the first insulator 18 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic rubber or plastic, and has a front peripheral edge of a cylindrical main body portion having two through holes 20.20 opened at approximately the same intervals as the conductive wires 19.19. A wall portion 21 is integrally formed to form a light emitting source storage chamber 22. Therefore, when the rear end portion of the first light emitting source 17 is fitted into the light emitting source storage chamber 22 of the first insulator 18 and the conductive wires 19 and 19 are inserted into the through holes 20 and 20 of the first insulator 18, the conductive wires 1
The tip portions of 9.19 protrude from the through holes 20.degree. 20, and these tip portions can be folded back into a single shape toward the outside of the first insulator 18.

In order to attach the first lighting member 13 having the above-described configuration to the batted ball winning device 5, the first lighting member mounting board 24 is attached to the tip of the support protrusion 23 protruding from the concave chamber 9 using a fixing member 2 such as a screw.
5... and is attached to the attachment part 26 of the first lighting member attachment board 24. The first lighting member mounting board 24 is made of an insulating plate material such as Bakelite, and has two
The pin 27.27 is inserted into the through hole 20°2 of the first insulator 18.
The pins 27 and 27 are implanted at an interval of 0.0, and a fastening part 26 is provided at the base end of the pin 27. Note that the first lighting member mounting board 24
Leads MA29.29 are soldered to the back side of the connector and connected to a power supply source such as an electrical control device 30.

To attach the first lighting member 13 to the first lighting member mounting board 24, the rear end of the first lighting member mounting board 24 should face the fastening part 26, and the pins 27, 27 should be inserted into the through holes 20°20. Just plug it in.

In this way, the solid portion of the first insulator 18 is connected to the conductor 519.
．． In addition, the pins 27 and 27 firmly support the first lighting member 13, and the pins 27 and 27
．． 27 is the conductor inside the through hole 20°20! Contact 119.19. Therefore, when the lead wires 29 and 29 are energized,
The first light source 17 emits light, and this light is diffusely reflected through the lens plate 12, so that the inside of the concave chamber 9 can be beautifully illuminated.

Note that if the first lighting member 13 breaks down, it can be easily removed by pulling out the faulty first lighting member 13, so it can be easily replaced with a new one. Furthermore, in this embodiment, even if the wiring is printed on the first lighting member mounting board 24, the insulating plate 28 is fitted into the bin 27.27, so that the insulating plate 28
9 from contact with printed wiring portions (not shown). Therefore, troubles such as short circuits can be prevented.

On the other hand, the second lighting member 15 has two flexible long conducting wires 32 and 32 extending from the rear end of the second light emitting source 31, such as one light emitting diode, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The conductive wires 32.32 are respectively inserted into through holes 33.33 of the second insulator 34, which have through holes 33.33 formed at the same intervals as the conductive wires 32.32. This second lighting member 15
To attach the second lighting member mounting board 36 to the ball winning device 5, the second lighting member mounting board 36 is fixed to the support part 35 on the f side of the ball flow lower plate 14 with a fastening member 25 such as a screw. Two through holes 37, 37 opened as fastening parts at the lower end of the
The conductive wires 32 and 32 are passed through and fixed to the ends. In this case, a gap D1 is provided between the rear end of the second light emitting source 31 and the tip of the second insulator 34, and a gap is provided between the rear end of the second insulator 34 and the second lighting member mounting board 36. D2 is arranged and fastened. As mentioned above, there is a gap D between the tip and rear ends of the second insulator 34.
By providing the second lighting member 15, the degree of adjustment can be set to two levels and the range of adjustment can be increased.
Even after the second light emitting source 31 is fixed at a position slightly deviated from the predetermined position, by pressing the second light emitting source 31 by hand, the conductive wires 32 and 32 in the gaps DI and D2 are bent appropriately, and the second light emitting source 31 is fixed. 31 can be moved, and at this time, the second insulator 34 can prevent the conductors 32.32 from contacting each other, and the conductor wires 32.32 in the through holes 33.33 of the second insulator 34 can be bent. It is possible to prevent this and ensure support strength. Therefore, even if there is some error in the fixed position of the second lighting member 15 during assembly work, the operator can open the second light emitting source 31 as a translucent display section on the one-bulb flow down plate 14 by simply pressing the second light emitting source 31 with a finger. Since the second light emitting source 31 can be accurately positioned at a predetermined position facing the transparent hole 38, the installation work becomes easy and the work can be done quickly.

The second lighting members 15 are each connected to a power supply source such as the electrical control device 30 via lead wires 39 and 39, so when energized, they emit light and emit light from their respective transparent holes 38. do. Therefore, by appropriately setting the energization state from the power supply source, the second lighting members 15 arranged in a row on the ball flow lower plate 14 can be turned on or blinked sequentially or simultaneously.

The guide plate 11 provided in the recessed chamber 9 constructed in this manner has a front end portion having an upright portion 40 protruding forward from the central opening 7, and a rear portion tilted slightly downward toward the back of the recessed chamber 9. A guiding part 42 resembling a tire is attached to a support shaft 43 in a penetrating part 41 opened in the center in the width direction.
It is rotatably supported by a shaft. The guiding part 42 is formed by cutting out a part of a hollow cylindrical body to form a ball opening 44, and is rotated by driving a driving source 45 on the back side of the mounting board 6.

The sorting means 46 has three ball openings separated by partition plates arranged side by side in a state of protruding from the surface of the mounting board 6. The entrance to the evening is the general prize opening 48.48, and the separation means 46
In order to prevent game balls from directly flowing in from the game area 4, blocking plates 49, 49 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the board 49, which protrude from the surface of the mounting board 6.

In addition, the central batted ball winning device 5 shown in the drawing is a conversion winning device 5.
0.50 are integrally provided on the left and right sides of the central opening 7.

In the conversion prize winning device 50, a door plate 52 is pivotably attached to a ball passage opening 51 which is opened on the right and left extending portions of the mounting board 6 by a shaft 53, and a passive member 54 extending from the door plate 52 is attached. The tip of an operating lever 57 that locks the operating member 55 and rotates by the operation of a solenoid 56 faces the operating member 55 from above. Therefore, in the conversion winning tool 50, when the solenoid 56 is demagnetized, the spring 5
8 causes the tip of the actuating lever 57 to engage the actuating member 55.
is pressed downward, and the tip of the active member 55 presses the tip of the passive member 54.

The door plate 52 is erected, and the ball passage opening 5 is opened by the door plate 52.
1 is closed to maintain the first state in which no game balls are allowed to win. On the other hand, when the solenoid 56 is energized, the spring 5
Since the tip of the actuating lever 57 rises against the bias of the actuating lever 8, the actuating member 55 is rotatably released. This results in
The door plate 52 rotates forward due to its own weight to open the ball passage opening 51.
is opened, and the game ball flowing down is converted into a second state where it can be easily received. Note that the left and right conversion winning tools 50 have the same structure, except for the mounting positions.

Further, on the back side of the mounting board 6, as shown in FIG. 2, a right back board 59 and a left back board 66 are attached.

The right back board 59 has a special detector 62 installed in a flow path 61 communicating with the special prize opening 47, and a counting detector 64 installed in a flow path 63 connected to the conversion winning device 50 on the right side.
On the back side, there is a solenoid 5 that drives the conversion prize tool 50 on the right side.
6 is installed.

The central batted ball winning device M5 can be mounted at a predetermined position on the central batted ball winning device 5 by engaging a locking protrusion 65 protruding from the back surface of the mounting board 6 into a locking hole 66. Therefore, when the right back board 59 is attached to the back side of the central batted ball winning device 5, the flow path 61 is connected to the special winning hole 47, and the flow path 6
3 communicate with the conversion winning tool 50 on the right side, and the tip of the operating lever 57 is located at a predetermined position above the operating member 55 of the conversion winning tool 50.

On the other hand, the left back board 60 has a counting detector 64 installed in a channel 67 that communicates with the conversion winning tool 50 on the left side of the conversion winning tool 50, and a geared motor or the like that rotationally drives the guiding part 42 on the back side. The source 45 and the solenoid 56 that drives the conversion winning tool 50 on the left side are installed. Therefore, the mounting board 6
When the locking protrusion 65 on the back side is fitted into the locking hole 66 of the left back board 60 and the left back board 60 is installed in a predetermined position on the back side of the central batted ball winning device 5, the flow path 67 connects to the left conversion winning device 50. The tip of the first operating lever 57 is located above the action member 55, and the tip of the gear train 68 of the drive source 45 is connected to the guide portion 42.
meshes with the gear 69 of the support shaft 43.

In this embodiment, the central batted ball winning device 5 having the above-mentioned configuration is provided approximately in the center of the gaming area 4, while special conversion winning lowers 0.70 are arranged on the left and right of the lower part of the gaming area 4. A special conversion winning detector 71 for detecting winning game balls is placed in the channel extending from the converting winning lower 0.70.

Note that each of the above-mentioned detectors 62 , 64 , 71 . Solenoid 56. The drive sources 45 and the like are each electrically connected to an electric control device 30 provided as a control means on the back side of the game 511, and are operated under the control of the electric control device 30.

The game played on such a pachinko machine will be explained below.

When the player activates the ball launcher by operating the launch operation unit on the front of the pachinko machine and launches one game ball in the supply tray into the game area 4, the game ball that has entered the game area 4 hits a nail in the way and is bounced down the river.

In the first control situation in which the game ball does not enter the central batted ball winning device 5, the guiding part 42 is rotated by the driving of the drive source 45, and the second lighting member 15 provided on the ball flow lower plate 14 is activated by the electric control device @ 30, the lights blink slowly in sequence from the top to the bottom. In addition, in this first control state, the conversion prize winning tool 50 remains closed.

Then, if the game ball luckily passes over the inclined upper end of the blocking plate 49 of the batted ball winning device 5 and flows down into the central opening 7, the game ball falls onto the guide plate 11.

Note that even if the game ball falls onto the guide plate 11, the guide plate 11
Since the upright part 40 stands up at the tip, the game ball will not damage the glass.The game ball that falls onto the guide plate 11 will be able to prevent the game ball from damaging the glass because the upper surface of the guide plate 11 is slightly sloped downward.
Due to this inclination, the ball slowly moves toward the back of the concave chamber 9 and falls from the inclined lower end of the guide plate 11 onto the lower ball flow plate 14.

The game balls that have fallen onto the ball flow lower plate 14 are transferred forward due to the inclination of the ball flow lower plate 14 and enter the special prize opening 47 or the general prize opening 48 of the sorting means 46. However, as mentioned above, most of the game balls that directly fall from the guide plate 11 onto the ball flow lower plate 14 have already fallen near the left and right side walls of the concave chamber 9 when they fall onto the ball flow lower plate 14. The balls are transferred to the side of the lower plate 14 and entered into the general prize openings 48 and 48 opened on the left and right sides of the sorting means 46. When a game ball enters the general winning hole 48, the game ball flows out to the back side of the game board and becomes a winning ball.

Then, a prize ball discharge device (not shown) is activated, and a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged into a ball supply tray at the front of the pachinko machine.

On the other hand, the ball inlet/outlet 44 of the rotating guiding part 42 is located at the 10th
As shown in the figure, when the guide plate 11 is open facing the penetration part 41, a game ball luckily falls onto the guide plate 11, and this game ball enters the guide part 42 from the ball entrance 44. The game balls are quietly retained in the guiding part 42, and fall from the ball opening 44 onto the ball flow lower plate 14 when the ball opening 44 faces downward, as shown in FIG. This game ball falls approximately at the center of the ball flow lower plate 14 and falls off quietly, so it flows down approximately at the center of the single ball flow lower plate 14 and enters the special prize opening 47 with a high probability. In this way, the guide plate 11 is
Although it has a function of auxiliary guiding the downward direction of the game ball at a value close to a predetermined rate, the game ball that enters the 1M guiding part 42 does not necessarily enter the special prize opening 47, and does not necessarily enter the guiding part 42. Since there is a possibility that the game ball that has drifted down without moving enters the special prize opening 47, the player can always have a sense of expectation of earning a profit, and in the embodiment, the game ball moves slowly on the guide board 11. This makes it possible to give players even greater expectations.

When a game ball enters the special winning hole 47, the game ball activates a special detector 62 and then flows out to the back side of the game board 1 as a winning ball. Therefore, the prize ball discharging device discharges the prize balls into the ball supply tray using the winning balls.

Further, when the special detector 62 detects a game ball, the electric control device 30 converts it into a special game state based on a signal from the special detector 62.

In the special game state in this embodiment, when the special detector 62 detects a game ball, the tenth flip-flop 72 is set and the first control state is converted to the second control state. Also,
In the second control state in which the special conversion win detector 71 of the special conversion win lower 0 can effectively detect a game ball, when the special conversion win detector 71 detects a game ball, the WS2D flip-flop 73. The m3D flip-flop 74 is actuated to energize the solenoids 56 and 56, opening the conversion winning device 50 and converting it to the third control state in which a game ball can be won. and,
It stops when either the 10 seconds set in the timer 75 elapses after converting to the third control state, or the W41 counter 76 counts 10 signals from the counting detector 64. The condition is met and the second counter 77
Until this stop condition is counted 8 times, that is, until 10 seconds have elapsed since the conversion winning tool 50 was opened, or until the game ball on the 10 side enters during that time, one cycle, the game is repeated up to 8 cycles. It is possible to do so. In addition, when a game ball enters the special conversion winning prize lower 0 and the special conversion winning prize detector 71 detects the game ball, the above cycle is updated each time, but in the special gaming state, the game ball enters the central batted ball winning prize device 5. If you win in special prize opening 47.

The 107th lip-flop 72 is reset to end the special game state at that point regardless of the number of remaining cycles. In addition, in this embodiment, special conversion winning lore 0
When a game ball wins and the third counter 78 counts 8 balls, the special game state is ended at that point regardless of the effective number of updates of the cycle.

Further, in this embodiment, in order to make the player aware of the conversion of the control state, when the control state is changed to the second control state, the second illumination member 15 of the central batted ball winning device 5 is activated based on the output of the first D flip-flop 72. The blinking movement of ... is made faster than in the first control state, and the central batted ball prize bag gt
First lighting member 13 provided with 15 concave chambers 9, conversion prize tool 5
The third illumination member 79 provided at 0 and the lamp display section 80 provided at the upper end of the game 911 are blinked or turned on. Note that the third lighting member 79 has the same configuration as the first lighting member 13.

In the second control state in which the first lighting member 13 and the like are blinking or lit, the game ball luckily enters the special conversion winning lower 0, and the special conversion winning detector 71 detects the game ball and generates an electrical signal. When the signal is transmitted to the control device 130, the electric control device 30 excites the solenoid 56, converts the conversion prize A50 to the second state in which the game ball is easy to enter, and based on the output of the 3D flip-flop 74, the central hit ball wins. All of the second lighting members 15 of the bag Fa5 blink at the same time.

The winning device 50 converts the cycle update number on the first digital display means 81 provided on the eaves 8 of the central batted ball winning device 5 to the second digital display means 82 provided on the upper left corner of the game board l.
The number of specially converted winning balls is visually displayed on a digital third display means 83 provided at the upper right end of the game board l.

In this manner, in this embodiment, even if the game balls that enter the central batted ball winning device 5 are sorted into special prizes and the right to the special game is acquired, the amount of profit will differ depending on the subsequent prize winning mode. Therefore, after starting the special game, the player must be careful not to let the game ball enter the central opening 7 of the central batted ball winning device 5, and first operate the game ball to launch the game ball aiming at the special conversion winning lower 0. , and if it enters the special conversion winning Roar 0, operate the firing operation so that as many game balls as possible enter the opened conversion winning prize tool 50.50, and converting winning prize A5
When 0.50 is closed, a firing operation is performed aiming only at the special conversion prize winning lower 0.70 in order to update the cycle, and the privilege of the special game is utilized as much as possible. In this way, the player can play the game according to the progress of the game and can fully enjoy the original fun of pachinko games.

Although the special conversion winning lower 0 is arranged in the lower part of the gaming area 4 in the above embodiment, the winning opening of the sorting means 46 of the central batted ball winning device 5 may be the special conversion winning lower 0.
In this case, a special conversion winning detector 71 is provided in the channel of the back substrate of the central batted ball winning bag N5 to detect the game ball that has entered the special conversion winning lower 0 and send a signal to the electrical control device 30. Make it.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the lighting member can be attached by a simple installation operation, and the position of the light source of the lighting member can be easily adjusted to a predetermined position.

Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the assembly work of the batted ball winning device.

Further, the present invention not only prevents interference between the conductive wires using the insulator, but also increases the mounting strength compared to the conventional one, so troubles related to the lighting member of the batted ball winning device can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the game board, FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the central batted ball winning device, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the central batted ball winning device. 4 is a perspective view of the lens plate, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the first lighting member, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first lighting member, FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the second lighting member, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the second lighting member. 2 is an exploded view of the lighting member, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the conversion winning tool, FIG. A 12th perspective view of the guiding means in a state where the entrance/exit faces downward and the game balls in the guiding part fall onto the ball flow lower plate.
The figure is a wiring diagram of the electrical control device. ■ is the game board, 2 is the outer guide rail, 3 is the inner guide rail, 4 is the game area, 5 is the batted ball winning device, 7 is the central opening,
9 is a concave chamber, and 12 is a lens plate. 13 is a first lighting member, and 15 is a second lighting member. 16 is a groove, 17 is a first light emitting source, 18 is a first insulator, 19
is a conductor, 20 is a through hole, 24 is a first lighting member mounting board,
27 is a pin, 28 is an insulating plate, 31 is a second light emitting source,
32 is a conducting wire, 33 is a through hole, 34 is a second insulator, 36 is a second lighting member mounting board, and 38 is a transparent hole. Patent applicant Sophia Co., Ltd.] Agent Patent attorney Fuku 1) Nobuyuki □〜°ノ11
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Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a ball winning device installed in a game area surrounded by guide rails, a pair of flexible conductive wires is extended from the rear end of a light emitting source that emits light when power is supplied, and a pair of independent A lighting member is constructed by inserting each of the conductive wires into the through holes of the insulator provided with the through holes, and the rear end of the lighting member is fastened to the fastening portion of the lighting member mounting board provided on the batted ball winning device. Also, a ball winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a light emitting source at the tip faces a transparent display section of the ball winning device. (2) A fastening part is formed by pins protruding from the front surface of the lighting component mounting board, and each pin is inserted into the through hole of the insulator with the rear end portion of the conductor protruding from the rear surface of the insulator folded back. A ball winning device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, which is inserted and fixed. (3) According to claim 1, a gap is provided between the rear end of the light emitting source and the front end of the insulator, and between the rear end of the insulator and the lighting member mounting board. The ball winning device of the pachinko machine described.