JPS6392369A - Bingo game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a medal game machine for commercial use, and more particularly to a bingo game machine in which the progress of the game is automated by conveying balls through a pipe using an air flow.

[Prior Art] In the original bingo game, which can be found in Western casinos, balls of various colors and numbers are ejected from a ball pool to a play field through a pipe using an air stream, and the balls are The bunny girl took the ball and, while showing the player the color and number of the balls, took out the balls one after another, decided on the combinations of the balls, and played the game.

On the other hand, it is known that this bingo game is incorporated into a game machine and automated. This is a hemispherical dome at the edge, and a mortar-shaped bottom at the bottom of the dome.
Moreover, a guide is provided inside the dome, with two wooden rails arranged spirally downward along the inner peripheral surface of the dome so as not to be directly affected by the rising air current at the center. It is.

In this bingo game machine, several types of balls of the same size and with various colors and numbers are placed inside a dome, and airflow is ejected from the mortar-shaped bottom of the dome toward the top of the dome. The ball is made to float, is stirred and blown to the top, and is then allowed to fall along the inner circumferential surface of the dome, with a portion of the ball being received by the rail of the guide and placed below the guide. They led the children to the ball detection section, where they detected colors and numbers and played a game.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional double bingo game machine, the movement range of the ball is limited within the hemispherical dome, and while it can be made small, it is difficult to achieve the original bingo game. It was a bit different from the style, and had the drawback of lacking interest. That is, 1;
As mentioned above, the original bingo game is characterized by the manner in which the balls are taken out, and the fun is concentrated in this point. However, in conventional bingo gaming machines, the balls only move within a sealed hemispherical dome, and the scale is small, and moreover, it lacks the fun of taking out the balls.

The present invention was made to solve such problems,
To provide a bingo game machine that is large in scale and full of fun, by giving features to the manner of taking out balls and automatically mechanizing the game in a manner close to the original bingo game.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention involves randomly taking out a predetermined number of balls in a container while stirring them with numbers or other codes attached, and combining the numbers. In a bingo game machine in which the game is determined by whether or not the balls follow a certain pattern, as a means to solve the above problem, a vertical movement section is provided that mainly performs vertical motions on the ball, and a vertical motion section that mainly performs horizontal motions on the ball. The vertical movement section includes a container that stores and holds the ball in a movable manner, an air jet device that blows the ball by jetting air into the container, and a container that blows the ball by blowing air into the container. a ball take-out unit that is placed in a proper position, captures the ball that is blown to the position, and delivers the ball to the horizontal movement section; a ball storage device that receives the balls from the ball take-out unit and transports the balls from the vertical movement section to the ball storage of the horizontal movement section using airflow; and after the game, the balls are transferred from the ball storage to the container. and a ball recovery device that conveys the ball through the conveyance path by airflow.

``Operations'' As in the configuration described in item 1, in the present invention, the bingo game machine is composed of a vertical operation section and a horizontal operation section.

Conventionally, there was only a vertical movement part, so the balls simply circulated inside the container, which lacked interest.

However, in the present invention, the ball is passed from the vertical movement section to the horizontal movement section, and the ball is passed from the vertical movement section to the horizontal movement section where the player is waiting.
By sending the balls to two pools, it is possible to create a situation similar to the original bingo game.

In this case, in conventional game machines that simply blow the ball, the movement of the ball depends on its potential energy, so if the conveyance path is long or curved,
Due to friction and other phenomena, kinetic energy is consumed and smooth transportation cannot be achieved. However, in the present invention, the balls are conveyed by ejecting airflow into the ball conveyance path, so even if the conveyance path is long or curved, the balls can be conveyed smoothly.

Therefore, the balls can be collected in the ball reservoir in the same way as taking out the balls on the game field in the original bingo game. Furthermore, since all the balls are automatically collected, the player can play the game alone.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration of Embodiment> FIGS. 1 and 2 show the configuration of an embodiment of the bingo game machine of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view.

The bingo game machine of this embodiment is constructed by arranging a vertical movement section 1 that mainly performs vertical movement with respect to the ball, and a horizontal movement section 2 that mainly performs horizontal movement. That is, a vertical operation section 1 is provided on the back side of the game machine, and a horizontal operation section 2 is provided on the front side. The vertical operation section 1 mainly has a function of stirring the balls and taking out a plurality of balls at random, and the horizontal operation section 2 mainly has a function of showing the balls taken out to the player to show the result of the game.

-4- The vertical movement section 1 includes a container 3 in the center of one part of which movably accommodates and holds a ball (indicated by the symbol B in FIGS. 1 and 2), and the container 3. an airflow ejector 4 that ejects an airflow into the container 3 to blow up the balls; and a ball takeout unit 5 that is placed at a suitable location within the container 3 to capture the ball blown to that position and pass the ball to a horizontal operation section. Equipped with.

The L container 3 is, for example, rectangular parallelepiped, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical,
Although it can take various shapes such as a hemispherical shape, in this example, it is a rectangular parallelepiped shape. This container 3 has a transparent front side, allowing the player to visually see the movement of the balls inside.

The airflow ejector 4 includes a plurality of blowers 40a, 40b,
40c and 40d, a large number of spout ports 41 are arranged at the bottom 30 of the container 3, and the air is blown in one direction.

The ball retrieval unit 5 is arranged, for example, at a take-in pipe 50 which has a diameter slightly larger than the ball diameter and takes in the balls, and on the h end side of the pipe 50.
It consists of a ball delivery mechanism 51 that receives balls from zero.

The pipe 50 is provided so as to hang down from the container 3, and is arranged so that its F end is opened at a proper position in the center of the container 3. The ball delivery mechanism 51 is connected to this pipe 5 as shown in FIG.
A trap section 510 that faces the upper end of the pipe 50 and captures the ball rising -1 through the pipe 50, and a ball conveyance device that supports the trap section 510 and is described later from the upper end of the pipe 50. The trap section 510 is configured to include a support plate 52 that is rotated to the ball receiving opening, a drive device 53 for the support plate 52, and a position detection sensor 54 that detects the position of the trap section 510.

The trap section 510 has a lower end open at the surface of the support plate 52, and a flange 51 at one end that prevents the ball from falling out.
1, and an air vent 512 is provided on the side thereof. Trap part 5 of container 3
An air outlet 31 is provided at the 10F position.
1 Forms an ascending air current. The polyurethane is pressed by this 1-A airflow and comes into contact with the flange 511 as if being sucked, and is housed and held in the trap portion 510. In addition, the ball sensor 5 is attached to the second lunge 511.
13 is attached to detect whether or not a ball is stored.

The drive device 53 includes a motor 530 and a -1- support plate 52.
A rotating shaft 531 that supports the motor 530 and the rotating shaft 53
1 and a gear mechanism 532 that transmits power between the two. Further, this driving device 53 includes a ball sensor 5
13, and based on the detection signal from the position detection sensor 54, the support plate 52 is rotated by a drive command from a control device (not shown).

The position detection sensor 54 is made of a photoelectric conversion element, reads the mark M written on one end of the support plate 52, detects the angular displacement of the support plate 52, and outputs a detection signal.

” - The moving unit 2 receives balls from a ball reservoir 6 arranged on the upper surface of the distal end side and a ball take-out unit 7 +-5, and horizontally moves the ball from the operating unit 1 to the ball reservoir 6. It includes a ball transport device 7 that transports the ball toward the tip of the operating section 2, and a ball recovery device 8 that transports the ball from the ball reservoir 6 to the container 1 after the end of the game.

The ball reservoir 6 is formed in a dome shape on the upper surface of the central portion of the horizontal motion section 2. This dome is formed to be transparent so that the players can easily see the plurality of balls taken out. Pipes of a ball transport device 7 and a ball recovery device 8, which will be described later, are opened in the ball reservoir 6.

The ball conveying device 7 is connected to a ball receiving section 71 that receives balls from the ball take-out unit 5, a vertical conveying path 70 for dropping and conveying the received balls within the vertical operation section 1, and the vertical conveying path 70. A horizontal conveyance path 73 for horizontally conveying the balls to the ball reservoir 6 within the horizontal movement section 2, and a blower 74 for blowing air into the horizontal conveyance path 73 to convey the balls in the horizontal direction. configured.

The horizontal transport path 73 uses a flexible pipe 730 for connection with the vertical transport path 70, and uses a transparent pipe 731 for transport within the horizontal movement section 2. This is to allow the player to see the movement of the ball within the horizontal movement section 2. The tip 732 of the transparent pipe 731 is -1
- As mentioned above, the ball reservoir 6 is opened and the transported balls are ejected along with the airflow.

The blower 74 is equipped with a valve (not shown) and is configured to send airflow only to the horizontal conveyance path 73.

Further, a sensor (not shown) is provided and is activated when a ball is sent from the vertical conveyance path 70.

In this embodiment, the ball determining section 9 is provided adjacent to the ball receiving section 71. This ball determining section 9 identifies the ball passing through this portion, and detects unique data such as color, number, etc. of the ball taken out.

The ball recovery device 8 is a device for recovering the balls ejected into the ball reservoir 6, and in this embodiment, in order to enhance the game playability, a safe recovery path 8° and an out system recovery path 8 are provided.
There are two types of collection systems: 1. That is, usually
Although one system is sufficient, the game is intended to be enhanced by randomly dividing the balls taken out into valid and invalid balls.

The safe system recovery path 80 includes a recovery gutter 801 with a safe hole 802 at its tip, a conveyance path 803 for conveying the recovered balls to the vertical operation unit 1 side, and a conveyance path 803 for pushing up and conveying the balls. a blower 804 for forming an airflow, a confirmation section 805 for confirming the balls recovered as safe, a stopper 806 for retaining the balls until confirmation is completed in the confirmation section 805, and a confirmation method. and an outlet 807 for discharging the balls into the container 3.

The conveyance path 803 is made of a flexible pipe.

The confirmation section 805 is made of a transparent pipe, and allows the player to visually confirm the safe ball.

On the other hand, the out system recovery path 81 has an out hole 81 at the tip.
2, a conveyance path 813 that conveys the collected balls to the vertical operation section 1 side, and the conveyance path 81
3 and a blower 814 for forming an airflow to push up and convey the balls, and an outlet 815 for discharging the conveyed balls into the container 3.

In the case of this embodiment, the collection gutter 811 is branched into two branches, and each outhole 812 is provided at the tip of each branch. That is, in this embodiment, the outhole 812
It is installed on two sides.

Moreover, the blowers 804 and 814 are the 42nd blower 74.
Similarly, the sensor may be configured to operate by detecting the approach of the ball, and this embodiment is configured in this manner. However, each of these blowers 804, 81
4 and 74 may be configured to operate constantly, and the sensor may be omitted.

A plurality of monitor consoles 20 are disposed on the periphery of the upper surface of the horizontal movement section 2, and a player can set and input game conditions, and can input information on the game conditions identified by the I-ball determination section 9. , specific data of the ball, such as color, number, etc., can be displayed.

<Operation of Embodiment> The operation of the bingo game machine of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

Now, when the game machine is started up, messages such as game rules are first displayed on the monitor console 20, and a screen for setting conditions is also displayed.

When the player sets the conditions from the console and then instructs the start of the game, the blowers 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d of the air jet device 4 are activated in the container 3, and air flows from each jet port 41 into the container. It is squirted inside 3.

Inside the container 3, a plurality of balls indicated by the symbol B are 1 knee +
It is blown away by the air current, collides with the upper part of the container, creates a convection state, and is stirred.

When some of the balls enter the interior through the opening of the intake pipe 50, the balls rise inside the pipe 50 due to the -L)1 airflow and are captured by the opposing trap section 510 at one end thereof. Ru.

The presence of the ball captured by the trap section 510 is detected by the ball sensor 513. As a result, the drive device 53 is activated, and the support plate 52 is rotated based on a detection signal from the position detection sensor 54 and a drive command from a control device (not shown).

The ball is transferred from the upper end of the pipe 50 to the ball receiving section 71 of the ball conveying device 7 while being captured by the trap section 510.
carried to. Here, the ball is sent from the receiving section 71 to the vertical conveyance path 70 via the ball determining section 9.

Note that the ball determining section 9 detects unique data of the ball, such as color and number.

In the vertical conveyance path 70, the received balls are conveyed falling within the vertical movement section l. When the presence of the ball is detected by a sensor (not shown) near the blower 74, the blower 74 is activated and the airflow is directed to the horizontal conveyance path 7.
It erupts on 3.

The ball is transported along the horizontal transport path 73 by this airflow. In the horizontal motion section 2, the ball is transported through a transparent pipe 731 so that the player can see the movement of the ball. and,
The balls are ejected into the ball reservoir 6 along with the airflow from the tip 732 which is open within the ball reservoir 6.

Inside the ball reservoir 6, the ball continues to move with the force of the ejection, and during this time it falls into the safe hole 802 or the out hole 812.

Assuming that the ball falls into the safe hole 802, the ball is sent from the collection gutter 801 to the conveyance path 803, and is sent to the confirmation section 805 by the airflow of the blower 804 activated when the sensor detects the ball's approach. At this point, the ball recovered as safe is confirmed. Confirmation section 8
When the confirmation is completed at 05, the stopper 806 that locks the ball is released, and the ball is discharged into the container 3 from the discharge port 807.

On the other hand, if the ball falls into the outhole 812, the ball is sent to the collection gutter 811 or the conveyance path 813, and the blower 814 is activated when the sensor detects the ball's approach.
The air current is sent to the outlet 815 and discharged into the container 3.

(7) The actual results for the conditions set by each player are displayed on the monitor console 20, and the players are informed of the results of the game.

In this way, - game is completed, and the same operation as above is repeated in the next game. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game in a manner similar to the original bingo game, without touching the ball at all, and in a completely automated manner.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides a feature in the way the balls are taken out, automates the game in a manner similar to the original bingo game, and creates a bingo game that is large in scale and full of fun. It has the effect of realizing a machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show -1... of the bingo game machine of the present invention.
Vertical operation section 2...Horizontal operation section 3...Container
4... Air flow jetter 5... Ball take-out unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] The present invention is based on a method in which a predetermined number of balls are sequentially and randomly taken out while stirring a plurality of balls labeled with numbers or the like in a container, and the combination of the symbols forms a certain pattern. In a bingo game machine in which the game is decided by whether or not the ball becomes a ball, a vertical movement part that mainly performs a vertical movement with respect to the ball and a horizontal movement part that mainly performs a horizontal movement with respect to the ball are arranged, The part includes a container that movably stores and holds the ball, an air jet device that blows up the ball by jetting an air flow into the container, and an air jet device that is disposed at a proper position within the container and captures the ball that is blown up to the position. a ball retrieval unit that passes the ball to a horizontal operation section, the horizontal operation section includes a ball reservoir disposed on the upper surface of the distal end side, and a ball retrieval unit that receives the ball from the ball retrieval unit;
A ball transport device that transports the ball through the transport path from the vertical movement section to the ball storage in the horizontal movement section, and after the game is over,
A bingo game machine comprising: a ball recovery device that conveys the balls from the ball reservoir to the container through a conveyance path using airflow.