JP2004202268A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which is provided with an inlet and an induction passage of game balls in a unit frame of a symbol indicating device provided in a game board surface and also gives further variation to tumbling falling of the game ball. <P>SOLUTION: An ornamental frame 100 which composes a unit frame of a symbol indicating device is provided with a game ball inlets 106a, 106b and the game balls accepted in the ball inlets 106a, 106b are collected on a ball elicitation dish 134 of a front opening edge of the unit frame through inside of the unit frame or the first and the second induction passages 202, 204, 300a, 300b which are structured with combinations of the ornamental frame 100 and a unit mounting member 200, and are made to fall tumbling on the surface of the game board 13 again. It is also structured that a ball extrusion member 218 is formed behind the ball elicitation dish 134, and the game balls fall tumbling to the surface of the game board 13 after extruding the game balls to the side of the ball elicitation dish 134 according to driving of a motor 220. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which a symbol display device is provided on a game board surface, and more particularly, a pachinko gaming machine in which a game ball guiding mechanism is provided in a unit frame constituting the symbol display device provided on the game board surface. It is about.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, pachinko gaming machines have been dominated by fever-type models provided with special and ordinary symbol display devices and the like. In this fever-type model, when a game ball passes through a predetermined gate (or winning opening), the normal symbol display device starts to change, and when the displayed symbol displays a "winning" symbol, the first type starting port is opened. When a game ball wins in the first type starting port, the special symbol display device fluctuates, and when a predetermined symbol is displayed, a game situation called "big hit" occurs and the large winning port is opened. In such a gaming machine, the player is interested only in whether or not the "winning" symbol is displayed on the symbol display device, that is, whether or not the "winning" or "missing" symbol is displayed.

Therefore, the game ball passes through the predetermined gate, the display symbol displays a "hit" symbol,
As a result, a "big hit" may be generated, but when no "big hit" is generated, there is a problem that the game is lacking in amusement and easily get tired. In addition, there has been a problem in that the information notification and the decoration effect issued from the display screen of the symbol display device are obstructed by the game balls arriving around the display screen and become difficult to see.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the symbol display device provided on the game board surface is not only focused on the "hit" and "off", but also a game ball rolling on the game board surface is a unit of the symbol display device. By rolling and dropping on the game board surface through the ball guiding means provided on the frame, it is more entertaining and prevents the information display and decorative display emitted from the symbol display device from being obstructed by the game ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of performing such operations.

In order to solve this problem, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, in a pachinko gaming machine in which a symbol display device is provided on a gaming board surface, receives a game ball fired toward the gaming board surface in a unit frame of the symbol display device. A ball receiving port is provided, and a first ball guiding path and a second ball guiding path for guiding a game ball received from the ball receiving port to a lower central portion of the unit frame are provided on a periphery of the unit frame. An induction plate from which a game ball guided through the first ball guide path is led out is provided at a lower central portion of the unit frame, and the guide plate is provided at the back of the induction plate. And a ball pushing member driven by a motor that causes a game ball guided through the ball guide path to flow out and drop onto a game board surface together with the game ball guided to the induction plate. To do.

According to such a pachinko gaming machine, the drop position and the drop direction of the game ball on the game board surface are changed at random, such as passing through a predetermined gate or winning a specific winning opening, A new game situation can be expected. Further, since the game ball passes through the unit frame of the symbol display device, it does not pass through the display screen of the symbol display device, and the information display and the decoration display are prevented from being obstructed by the game ball.

According to the pachinko gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, when a game ball enters the ball receiving port provided in the unit frame of the symbol display device provided on the game board surface, the game ball is inserted into the unit frame. An induction plate that is guided to a lower central portion of the unit frame through a first ball guideway and a second ball guideway provided therein, and a game ball guided through the first ball guideway is led out. Is provided, and at the back of the induction tray, along with the game balls drawn out on the extraction tray, the ball is pushed out and dropped by a ball pushing member driven by a motor, and is led out onto the game board surface. The game ball led out onto the game board may enter a specific winning opening (for example, a first-class starting winning opening) or may enter another winning opening. The player is expected to play I would enjoy.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a gaming machine frame 11 serving as a base of the front face of the gaming machine. A metal frame 12 is fitted on an inner peripheral edge of an opening formed in a frame shape of the gaming machine frame 11, and the metal frame 12 is provided. A glass door 14 that covers the front of the game board 13 is provided to be openable and closable.

At a position below the glass door 14, a saucer (upper saucer) 15 for storing game balls to be supplied to the hit ball launching device is attached, and further below that, a prize ball (hereinafter referred to as "prize ball"). There is provided a ball tray (lower tray) 16 for storing balls overflowing from the upper tray 15 at the time of discharging. The operation of the ball release button 17 provided on the upper tray 15 causes the game balls in the upper tray 15 to be dropped toward the lower tray 16 and the game balls stored in the lower ball tray 16 to be discharged outside the gaming machine. In this case, the user operates the ball slide button 18 provided on the front surface of the lower ball tray 16.

At the right side in the drawing of the lower tray 16 located below the gaming machine frame 11, a firing lever 20 for firing a game ball toward the game board 13 is provided. Is provided for each ball. In accordance with the amount by which the firing lever 20 is turned, the degree at which the game ball is fired toward the game board 13 is adjusted, and the firing power is turned on upon detection of the predetermined turning position. ing.

From the upper edge of the gaming machine frame 11 to the right edge in the drawing, a frame top decoration 22 composed of a lens body made of synthetic resin is provided. Inside the frame top decoration 22, a frame decoration lamp 23, 23 and a key decoration lamp 25 for decorating the periphery of the keyhole 24 for opening and closing the glass door 14.

On one side of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a ball lending machine (hereinafter, referred to as a "prepaid card unit") 30 using a prepaid card is installed. The prepaid card units 30 are installed one by one in a gaming machine. In response to the installation of the prepaid card unit 30, the upper tray 15 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a ball lending operation unit 31 for performing a lending operation of a game ball by a prepaid card. A ball lending button 32 for operating ball lending by a prepaid card, a ball lending button lamp 33 indicating a possible state of ball lending, a card return button 34 for discharging a prepaid card, a balance display of the prepaid card, and an error display. A frequency display unit 35 and the like are provided.

When using the prepaid card, insert the prepaid card into the card insertion slot 37 while the card availability indicator lamp 36 provided in the prepaid card unit 30 is lit, and operate the amount setting button 38 to obtain the lending amount (100 yen). , 200 yen, 300 yen, 500 yen, etc.). The upper tray 1
By operating the ball lending button 32 of the ball lending operation unit 31 provided in 5,
A game ball of a preselected amount will be lent.

The game board 13 provided on the front of the game machine frame 11 has a metal inner rail 40 mounted on a game board, and an outer rail for guiding a game ball fired from a hit ball firing position toward the board surface. 41, a foul stop 42 for preventing a game ball fired on the game board 13 from returning to the firing rail or the hit ball firing position by a rebound action, a return for dropping the fired game ball below the game board 13 surface The periphery is constituted by the rubber 43 and the like, and a game area is formed inside the periphery.

FIG. 2 shows the 13 game boards. In the center of the game area of the game board 13,
A special symbol display device 50, which is a mode of the symbol display device, is provided, and a special symbol display portion (display surface portion 50A, middle symbol display portion 50a, left symbol display portion 50b, right symbol display portion 50c) is provided at a central portion thereof. Can be The number of times of change of the special symbol display device 50 is stored up to a maximum of four, and the change of the number of times of storage is repeated. In addition, a first-type start winning prize port 51, which is an ordinary electric accessory, is provided directly below the special symbol display device 50, and a large prize, which is a normally-operated first-type special electric accessory, is provided below the special symbol display device 50. An opening 52 and a specific area winning opening 53 that can win when the big winning opening 52 is opened.

On the left and right of the specific area winning opening 53, there are provided a leftward winning opening 54 and a rightward winning opening 55 which are ordinary winning openings, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out according to the winning of the game ball. Further, a 7-segment digital display ordinary symbol display device 64 is provided on the upper portion of the special symbol display device 50, and a left sleeve winning opening 61 is provided on the left and right of the special symbol display device 50.
A right sleeve winning opening 62 is provided. When a game ball wins at one of these winning ports, a winning ball set for each winning port is paid out to the player.

A gate 63 through which a game ball can pass is provided on the left side of the special symbol display device 50, and the ordinary symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 64 starts to change every time a game ball passes. Here, the game balls that have passed through the gate 63 are counted and stored up to a maximum of four. Further, a windmill 70, a ramp windmill 71, and a sleeve decoration 72 that randomly change the direction in which the game ball that has been fired and fall are dropped, or change the flow speed and direction of the game ball.
Is provided. Further, a ball receiving port 73 is provided on the right side of the special symbol display device 50,
The game balls entering the ball receiving port are guided to the front of the special symbol display device 50 through a ball guide path provided on the back of the game board 13.

The game ball fired and fired by the player falls while rolling in the game area on the surface of the game board 13 and either wins the above-mentioned winning opening or the discharge port 74 opened at the bottom of the game area.
Is discharged from the game board 13. The gate 63 may be configured to pay out prize balls (for example, six) when a game ball passes.

Various lamps are additionally provided on the game board 13. Side lamps 80 are provided on the left and right sides of the game board 13, one of which is turned on and off at the same time as the power to the game machine is turned on. These lamps are also provided on the prize machines such as the windmill 70 and the lamp windmill 71, the left and right sleeve winning prize openings 61 and 62, and also on and around the game board 13 and turn on and off to enhance the effect of the game. . Further, on the upper outside of the game area of the game board 13, a ball payout LED 81 that performs lighting / extinguishing operation at the time of payout operation of the prize ball, and turns off when the game ball on the tank or the tank rail becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount. A ball-cut LED 82 for display is provided.

As described above, various devices are provided on the game board 13. The game ball fired and fired by the player falls while rolling on the game board 13. When the player wins a normal winning opening such as the left and right sleeve winning openings 61 and 62 in the middle of the falling, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out, and when passing through the gate 63, the ordinary symbol display device 64 starts to change, and the stopped symbol is " If it is a “win” symbol, the first-class start winning opening 51 is opened.
A special symbol display device 50 is provided when a game ball wins a first-class start winning opening 51 during this opening.
Starts to fluctuate, but the game situation does not change unless the symbol displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 64 is “out of place” or the game ball does not win the first-class start winning opening 51. When the change of the special symbol display device 50 (50a, 50b, 50c) is completed and all the same symbols, that is, so-called "big hits" symbols are displayed, the special winning opening 52 is opened for a certain time, during which more game balls can be won. Thus, a large amount of prize balls can be obtained. Also, when the game ball wins in the specific area winning opening 53 provided in the special winning opening 52,
The opening of the winning opening 52 is continuously generated, and a so-called “consecutive chan” operation is performed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a decorative edge 100 which is a unit frame of the special symbol display device 50, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The decorative frame 100 includes a main body frame 130 which is mounted inside a central opening edge of the game board so that the unit frame of the symbol display device is mounted at a center position of the game board 13, and a front auxiliary portion on the front side of the main body frame 130. Frame 120
A front decorative frame 102 which is integrally attached through the rear frame, a rear auxiliary frame 140 which is also integrally mounted on the back side of the main frame 130, and a rear auxiliary frame 140
And a fixed frame 170 fixedly attached to the back side of the camera.

The main body frame 130 is attached to the game board by screwing through a screw hole 131, and the front decorative frame 102 connects the front auxiliary frame 120 to the main body frame 130 with a screw 125 from the front of the auxiliary frame screw hole 124. Then, the main frame 130 is integrally attached by screwing it from the rear side of the frame. The rear auxiliary frame 140 is also screwed to the main frame 130, and furthermore, the fixed frame 170
Are fixed to the rear auxiliary frame 140 by screws. A special symbol display device 50 is attached to a hollow portion having a center square shape of the fixed frame 170, and an ordinary symbol display device 64 is attached to an elliptical opening 174 provided on the upper portion of the fixed frame 170. It has become.

The central portion of the decorative border 100 is hollow so that a player can visually recognize the symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 50, and the front decorative frame 130 attached to the main frame 130 has a normal symbol display. An ordinary hollow symbol display opening 104 is also provided so that a player can visually recognize the symbol displayed on the device 64. At the left and right positions on the upper surface of the front decorative frame 102, ball receiving ports 106a and 106b through which game balls fired on the game board 13 are provided are provided, and the ball receiving ports 106a are provided.
, 106b, a central guideway 112 is provided for temporarily receiving a game ball entering the symbol display opening 104 and then guiding the game ball backward. This central guideway 112
Upper guide members 144a and 144b, which are the first sphere guiding paths, are provided on the back side of the left and right sides through the gap between the partition pieces 110 and 110 provided on the left and right sides.
Right and left distribution guide paths 176a and 176b, which are second ball guidance paths, are provided on the front surface of the fixed frame 170 via a gap between the pair of guide member partition walls 146 and 146.

The ball path via the upper guide members 144a and 144b, which is the first ball guiding path,
As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 7, the concave ball-shaped guiding groove 142 for guiding the game ball once received by the central guiding path 112 directly toward the fixed frame 170 which is the second ball guiding path is provided. The upper guide member 144a has a downwardly inclined shape on both left and right sides thereof.
, 144b are extended, and the main frame 130 and the front auxiliary frame 12
0 and the first spherical downspout 30 formed by the side frame member 148 of the rear auxiliary frame 140
0a and 300b are continuously provided. And at the lower end of the downspout 300a, 300b,
First outlets 302a and 302b are provided to guide the dropped game balls toward a ball guiding plate 134 provided in the center of the lower part of the main body frame 130. The ball guiding paths 132a and 132b from the first outlets 302a and 302b to the ball guiding plate 134 are:
The ball guide plate 134 is formed with a gentle curved shape so that the game balls gather on the ball guide plate 134, and the ball guide path partition wall 136 is formed on the left and right wall surfaces so that the game balls do not fall down on the way.
Is provided. The inner surfaces of the first ball downflow gutters 300a and 300b are designed so that the downflow speed of the game ball is moderated by the buffer member 150 protruding from the side frame member 148 of the rear auxiliary frame 140. I have.

Next, the passing path of the game ball via the distribution guiding paths 176a and 176b, which are the above-mentioned second ball guiding paths, is constituted by the unit mounting members shown in FIGS. The members will be described first. FIG. 5 shows a unit mounting member 20 to which a decorative frame 100 constituting a unit frame of the symbol display device is mounted.
0 is a front view, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the decorative edge 100 of the unit frame and the unit mounting member 200 of the symbol display device.

The unit mounting member 200 has a hollow along the outer shape of the decorative edge 100 in order for the central portion of the plastic mold to fit the decorative edge 100 of the symbol display unit. A boss hole 205 for inserting a boss protruding from the rear surface of the side frame member 148 of the rear auxiliary frame 140 is provided in both left and right frame portions of the unit mounting member 200. By inserting a boss into the boss hole 205 and screwing it from the back side, the unit mounting member 200 and the decorative edge 100 of the symbol display unit are integrally mounted.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the second ball guiding path. The second ball taxiway is the distribution taxiway 17
6a, 176b to the second spherical downspout 202 provided on the unit mounting member 200,
204. In addition, below the second ball downspout 204, there is also provided a third ball guide path 212 for guiding game balls received in the ball receiving port 73 provided on the game board 13 to the unit frame of the symbol display device. ing. The second ball downspout 202
The game ball passing through the second outlet 206 is led out from the upper outlet 152a of the rear auxiliary frame 140 connected to the second outlet 206, and the game ball passing through the second ball down gutter 204 is passed through the second outlet 208
Through the upper outlet 152b. The game balls derived from these outlets are assembled on a ball push-out member 218, which is an example of a ball guiding unit described later in detail. The game balls guided from the ball receiving port 73 of the game board 13 through the third ball guide path 212 pass through the third lead port 216 to the lower guide port 154 having a semicircular arc shape and pass through the ball guide path 132b. Is configured to be led out to the ball guiding plate 134 via the.

FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the ball pushing member 218 provided on the unit mounting member 200 ((a)
It is the figure which showed (before the push-up operation, (b) after the push-up operation). The ball pushing member 218 has a semicircular shape at the center of the upper surface of the lower side of the mold of the unit mounting member 200, and is provided so as to be vertically swingable via a shaft 250. A motor 220 for vertically moving the ball push-out operating member 218 is attached to a lower side of the ball push-out member 218, and a push-up operating member 252 that pivots in a horizontal plane on a rotating shaft of the motor 220 is attached.
On the other hand, a heavy lower piece 253 is provided on the lower surface of the ball pushing member 218, and the motor 220
The push-up operation member 252 is pivoted with the drive of, and the weight push-out operation member 218 is configured to be periodically moved up and down by the lifting member 253 being pushed up by the pre-push-up operation member 252. I have.

FIG. 10 is an external perspective view illustrating a passage of a game ball in a state where the decorative edge 100 of the symbol display device unit illustrated in FIG. 6 and the unit mounting member 200 are assembled. Arrows shown in the figure are ball receiving openings 106a provided in the front decorative frame 102,
A passage through which the game ball can pass when the game ball is received is shown at 106b. The path indicated by the wavy arrow is a path through which game balls entering the ball receiving port 73 on the game board 13 can pass. The game balls received from the ball receiving ports 106a and 106b are collected in the central guideway 112 and guided to the ball guiding groove 142 provided at the rear. Then, the ball guiding plate 13 is placed on the ball guiding groove 142 through one of the first ball flowing down gutters 300a, 300b or the second ball flowing down gutter 202, 204.
4 is derived. Here, the downfall gutter through which the game ball passes is determined by the ball receiving port 106.
Rolls at random because it differs depending on the flow velocity, angle, and the like when the game ball enters a and 106b.

11 shows the operation of the ball pushing operation member shown in FIG. 9, (a) shows a state before the ball pushing member 218 performs the pushing operation, and (b) shows a state after the pushing operation. I have. As shown in (a), when the ball push-out member 218 is not operating, the semicircular circumferential portion descends downward, thereby causing a step with the ball guiding plate 134. The game ball will be moored on the ball pushing member 218. This mooring time is until the motor 220 operates, and the motor 220 continues to operate and stop repeatedly at regular intervals. Therefore, the ball push-out member 218 also repeatedly moves up and down at regular time intervals with the operation of the motor 220.

When the ball pushing member 218 is operated in conjunction with the operation of the motor 220 and the circumferential portion of the ball pushing member 218 shown in FIG. The game ball moored by the step with 218 flows out forward. The escaping game ball traverses the ball induction plate 134 and hangs the decoration edge 100
It is led out, and is drawn out again on the game board 13 surface. And motor 2
When the ball 20 is stopped, the ball pushing member 218 is moved to the ball guiding plate 13 as shown in FIG.
4 and the above operation is repeated alternately.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment at all, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the configuration of the decoration edge and the unit mounting member, the change of the passage and the shape through which the game ball passes, the positional relationship with the winning opening and the like provided on the game board surface and the method thereof, and periodically stopping the operation are repeated. Additional changes, such as adding conditions to the operation of the solenoid and making the vertical operation of the ball pushing member irregular, can be made as appropriate, thereby making it difficult to grasp the drop destination of the game ball on the game board surface and increasing the entertaining ability. .

In rare cases, a game ball moving on the game board surface may roll and fall on the display surface portion of the symbol display device, but a game ball arriving at the symbol display device via such a ball falling path. Is drawn out from the symbol display device through the ball push-out member 218 facing the game board surface, so that it is possible to enhance the playability of the pachinko game machine and enhance the sense of taste.

Furthermore, depending on the embodiment, in the symbol display device in which the ball guide path 132b and the mounting surface (ball induction plate 134) for the game balls are formed in a state of covering the lower side and the bottom side of the display surface of the symbol display device. In this case, the game ball to be guided and placed partially hides information and decoration displayed on the surface of the symbol display device, but information transmission and decoration can be performed by providing a ball pushing member on the symbol display device. A game ball that impairs the function (in some cases, impairs the discriminating action) can be immediately led to the game board 13.

In the above-described embodiment, the structure has been described in which the ball push-out member 218 is provided on the bottom surface of the lower part of the frame of the symbol display device one step lower than the ball guide plate 134.
A structure in which the ball push-out member 218 is provided at 34 parts may be adopted. Furthermore, the structure in which the first ball down gutters 300a and 300b and the second ball down gutters 204 are provided on the outer periphery of the symbol display device is shown. However, as a structure for removing one or both of them, the ball has reached the ball pushing member from the game board surface. It is a matter of course that the structure for leaving the central part of the technical idea as a structure for promptly bringing out the game ball to the game board surface again is adopted.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board in this game machine. It is a front view of the decoration edge of the symbol display device unit in this game machine. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the decorative edge shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a front view of a unit attaching member to which a decorative edge of the symbol display device unit shown in FIG. 3 is attached. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a decorative edge and a unit mounting member of the symbol display device unit shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. It is sectional drawing which shows the 1st outflow path | route of the game ball which entered into the ball receiving port of the front decoration frame of a decorative edge. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a second outflow path of the decorative edge illustrated in FIG. 7. It is a figure showing an operation mechanism of a ball push-out operation member provided in a position below a unit attachment member. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view illustrating a passage of a game ball in a state where a decorative edge of the symbol display device unit illustrated in FIG. 6 and a unit attaching member are assembled. FIG. 11 is a view showing the operation of the ball pushing operation member shown in FIG. 10.

Explanation of reference numerals

Reference Signs List 50 special design display device 50A display surface 64 normal design display device 100 decorative frame (unit frame)
112 Central guideway 134 Ball guide plate 144a Upper guide member 144b Upper guide member 176a Distributing guideway 176b Distributing guideway 200 Unit mounting member 202 Second ball down stream gutter 204 Second ball down stream gutter 218 Ball pushing member 220 Motor 300a First ball downspout 300b First ball downspout

Claims (1)

In a pachinko gaming machine in which a symbol display device is provided on a game board surface, a ball receiving port for receiving a game ball fired toward the game board surface is provided in a unit frame of the symbol display device, and the ball is provided on a periphery of the unit frame. A first ball guideway and a second ball guideway are provided for guiding a game ball received from the receiving port to a lower central portion of the unit frame, and the first ball is provided at a lower central portion of the unit frame. An induction plate from which a game ball guided through the taxiway is led out is provided, and a game ball guided through the second ball taxiway is provided at the back of the induction plate. A pachinko gaming machine characterized by comprising a ball pushing member driven by a motor that flows out and falls onto a game board together with game balls led out on a plate.

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