JPH09201469A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a workability for exchanging a ball polishing member by installing a ball polishing member for cleaning the soil on the ball by rubbing shot ball by contact therewith in an exchangeable pin ball game machine. SOLUTION: A shot ball is introduced into a game region 2 by guiding with an outer rail 11 and an inner rail 12 and a polishing board 15 is mounted on the outer rail 11. A polishing material is adhered to the surface of the polishing board 15 and the polishing board 15 together with a polishing material 18 is formed as a part of the rail. When the shot ball is guided to the game region 2, the ball comes in contact with the polishing material 18 formed on the polishing board 15 and the soil is rubbed out. Thereby the shot ball naturally touches to the outer rail and to the polishing material then the soil is rubbed out, thus any exclusive member for touching a ball to a polishing material is made useless.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, and more specifically, a ball is struck in a game area formed on a game board to play a game. Relates to a ball game machine configured to be exchangeable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game which is generally known as a ball-playing machine of this type, for example, is a game in which a ball is hit to make it possible to easily change the game content. There was a ball game machine in which the game board in which the area was formed was configured to be replaceable. And, in a game arcade where a ball game machine of this kind is installed, for example, in order to increase the number of customers, the game board is often replaced to change the game contents.

On the other hand, it is known that the hitting balls are used for games and the like, and the dirt adheres to the surface thereof. Therefore, conventionally, a ball-polishing device for polishing dirt on ball hits used in a game, for example, a circulation for collecting ball hits discharged from the ball game machine and making it available for game again. It was installed in the device.

[0004]

However, in the conventional ball-polishing device, the ball-polishing member in the ball-polishing device must be replaced with a new ball-polishing member every time the ball-polishing member in the ball-polishing device is consumed. It was troublesome.

In other words, in order to continue to prevent the game from being played with dirty balls, it is not enough to install the ball-polishing device for the first time, and the ball-polishing member is continuously replaced. It was necessary to do so, and there was the inconvenience that its operation was troublesome.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine capable of improving workability in exchanging a ball-polishing member.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a ball is hit in a game area formed on a game board to play a game, and the game board is replaceable. The ball game machine is characterized in that the game board has a ball-polishing member for coming into contact with the ball and polishing the dirt of the ball.

The present invention according to claim 2 is, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1, wherein the game board is in contact with the ball to guide the ball in a predetermined direction. The guiding means includes the ball-polishing member, and abrades the dirt on the ball by abutting on the ball.

The present invention as set forth in claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the constitution of the invention as set forth in claim 2, the guiding means comes into contact with the hitting ball by its own weight.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the second aspect of the invention, the guiding means comes into contact with the hitting ball by the propulsive force of the hitting ball that has been hit in the game area. It is characterized by

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by the function of the ball polishing member, the ball is brought into contact with the ball and the dirt on the ball is brushed off. Further, since the ball-polishing member is provided on the game board configured to be replaceable, it is replaced with the replacement of the game board.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 1, the ball hitting the guide means is guided in a predetermined direction by the function of the guide means.
In addition, the dirt is brushed off by the ball hitting the guide means.

According to the present invention described in claim 3, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 2, due to the action of the guiding means, the hitting ball hits the guiding means by its own weight. Contact.

According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 2, by the function of the guiding means,
The ball hits the guide means by the driving force of the ball hit into the game area.

[0015]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 configured to be replaceable with respect to a pachinko game machine which is an example of a ball game machine according to the present invention. On the front surface of the game board 1, the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 1 using the veneer plate 7 as a substrate.
2 are configured. The game area 2 is formed by the area surrounded by the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 12.

The pachinko gaming machine is provided with a batting ball operation handle (not shown) for the player to operate a batting ball, and by operating the batting ball operating handle, a pachinko ball is ejected one by one. can do. The launched pachinko balls are guided by the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 12 and guided into the game area 2. Outer rail 11
Is provided with a polishing substrate 15. The polishing member 18 is adhered to the surface of the polishing substrate 15, and the polishing substrate 1
5 and the polishing member 18 form a part of the outer rail 11. When the pachinko balls that are fired are guided to the game area 2, due to the momentum of the fire, the pachinko balls come into contact with the polishing member 18 provided on the polishing substrate 15 and the dirt is brushed off.

The present invention focuses on the function of the outer rail 11 that guides the pachinko ball to the game area 2 by contacting the pachinko ball, and uses that function to polish the dirt off the pachinko ball. The outer rail 11 is the polishing member 1
It has one characteristic in that it is configured by 8.

That is, when a pachinko ball is fired, the pachinko ball inevitably comes into contact with the outer rail 11. Along with this, the pachinko balls come into contact with the polishing member 18 and the dirt is brushed off, so that it is not necessary to provide a dedicated contact means for bringing the pachinko balls into contact with the polishing member 18.
Therefore, the cost can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. Further, since the pachinko balls are polished by using the momentum of the fired pachinko balls, the dirt on the pachinko balls can be more effectively brushed off.

In the structure shown in FIG. 1, the polishing member 1
Although the polishing substrate 15 having 8 constitutes only a part of the outer rail 11, it may be possible to constitute all of the outer rail 11. Thereby, the polishing effect can be improved.

The shot ball is guided to the game area 2 after the dirt is removed by the polishing member 18. In addition, 1
0 is a batting ball guided to the game area 2 again the outer rail 11
It is a back ball prevention member for preventing backflow to the side.

In the center of the game area 2, a plurality of types of identification information is variably displayed and the display state can be changed.
Is provided. The variable display device 3 is provided with a variable display section 5, which is divided into three parts, a left variable display section, a middle variable display section, and a right variable display section, as shown in the figure. Based on the fact that the pachinko balls guided to the game area 2 start winning at the starting winning opening 36, all of these variable display portions start variable at the same time, so that the identification information consisting of a plurality of types of symbols, etc. Scrolls downward from. Then, the variable display portions are sequentially stopped and controlled. Further, when the variable display of all variable display portions is stopped, if the stopped identification information is a predetermined combination of specific identification information (for example, 777 as shown), the opening / closing plate of the variable winning ball device 4 49 is opened, and it becomes possible to win a pachinko ball into the special variable winning port 37.

In the game area 2, in addition, general winning holes 3
3, 34, 35 are provided. Game effect lamp 6
For example, the display result of the variable display device 3 becomes a combination of the predetermined specific identification information and blinks when a big hit occurs, and the game effect is improved. The cover member 8 is for covering the cushioning member for absorbing the impact of the pachinko ball guided to the game area 2.

Among the pachinko balls that are guided to the game area 2, the pachinko balls that do not win any of the winning openings are:
It is guided to the inner rail 12 and recovered from the out hole 13. The inner rail 12 is provided with a polishing substrate 16 in an arc shape similarly to the outer rail 11. Then, a polishing member 18 capable of abutting the pachinko ball and polishing the dirt is adhered to the surface of the polishing substrate 16, and the polishing member 18 guides the pachinko ball to the out hole 13. A part of the inner rail is constructed. Therefore, the pachinko balls guided to the out holes 13 come into contact with the polishing member 18 provided on the polishing substrate 16 to remove the dirt. Since the polishing substrate 16 is provided at the bottom of the game area 2, the pachinko balls and the polishing member 18 come into contact with each other due to the falling force of the pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls do not roll downward due to the weight of the pachinko balls themselves. The pachinko balls and the polishing member 18 come into contact with each other by the rolling force. Therefore, the dirt of the pachinko balls can be effectively scraped off without providing a dedicated contact means for contacting the pachinko balls with the polishing member 18. Further, since the polishing substrate 16 is provided only in the range where the pachinko balls contact the inner rail 12 relatively frequently, it is possible to effectively polish the pachinko balls while reducing the cost. However, instead of this, all of the inner rails 12 may be constituted by the polishing substrate 16. The protrusion 17 serves to buffer the momentum of the pachinko ball that swings the inner rail 12 to the left and right so as to guide the pachinko ball to the out hole 13 at an early stage, and the polishing substrate 16 is configured without providing the protrusion 17. You may. Further, 14 is an out ball cover for covering the periphery of the out hole 13.

In FIG. 1, a part of the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 12 is constituted by a polishing member 18. However, instead of this or in addition to this, the polishing member 18 may be provided in a plurality of guide nails (not shown) provided in the game area 2 or a windmill. Further, the polishing substrates 15 and 16 are screwed to the veneer plate 7,
It can be replaced if necessary. However, instead of this, the outer rail 11 or the inner rail 12 itself may be constituted by the polishing member 18. In addition, the seal attaching portion 9a,
9b is for attaching a predetermined permit or the like.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the game board shown in FIG. An inner rail 12 is erected on the veneer plate 7, and a polishing substrate 15 and a polishing member 18 which face the inner rail 12 and constitute an outer rail are provided. The polishing substrate 15 is screwed to the veneer plate 7, for example, and the polishing member 18 is bonded to the polishing substrate 15. The polishing member 18 is made of, for example, a predetermined film sheet, and may be made of aluminum oxide, chromium oxide, or silicon carbide as its material.

The pachinko ball fired by operating a ball hitting handle (not shown) comes into contact with the polishing member 18 and passes through a ball passage 19 formed between the inner rail 12 and the polishing member 18. It is guided to the game area 2. In addition,
In the present embodiment, the polishing substrate 15 is provided to reinforce the polishing member 18, but instead of this, the polishing substrate 15 is not provided, and the outer rail is configured only by the hard polishing member. Good.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a winning ball aggregate cover body arranged on the back surface of the game board 1. The winning ball collective cover body is composed of an upper winning ball collective cover body 31 arranged at an upper part and a lower winning ball collective cover body 32 arranged at a lower part. Then, each of them is screwed to the back surface of the game board 1 and integrally assembled to form a prize-winning ball collective cover body having a divided structure. The vicinity of the central portion of the winning ball aggregate cover body is formed in a shape that covers the back portion of the variable display device 3 protruding to the back surface of the game board 1, and a guide path for guiding the winning balls in a predetermined direction is formed around the back portion. ing.

For example, the winning balls that have won the winning opening 33 formed on the upper portion of the variable display device 3 are guided to the upper position of the upper winning ball collecting cover body 31 and formed on the upper winning ball collecting cover body 31. According to the guidance of the guidance gutter, it flows down in the direction of the arrow shown. And the lower prize ball aggregate cover body 32
After falling into the guide gutter formed in the above, it rolls on the guide board 38c and is discharged from the guide discharge port 45 to the outside of the game board 1.

A polishing member 18 is provided on the side surface of the guide substrate 38c, which is in contact with a pachinko ball, for example, similarly to the polishing substrate 15 shown in FIG. Therefore, the prize balls rolling on the guide substrate 38c are struck by the weight of the polishing member 1
8 and the dirt on the surface is brushed off.

The guide boards 38a and 38b are also guide boards 38c.
A polishing member 18 is provided in the same manner as in. Therefore, for example, the winning ball that has won the starting opening 36 is the game board 1
After being guided to the back surface of the guide substrate 38, when it rolls on the guide substrate 38a, it comes into contact with the polishing member 18 and the dirt is removed.
Then, after the dirt is brushed off, it is discharged to the guide discharge port 45. Similarly, the winning balls that have won the winning opening 34 are guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and, when rolling on the guiding board 38b, their dirt is removed and discharged from the guiding discharging opening 45.

As described above, a part of the guide gutter is used as the polishing member 1.
Since it is composed of the guide boards 38a, 38b, 38c provided with 8, it is not necessary to provide a ball polishing device used only for polishing the dirt of the pachinko balls. That is, in the present embodiment, the so-called ball polishing device is also used as the guide gutter. Furthermore, the pachinko ball is brought into contact with the polishing member 18 by utilizing the own weight of the pachinko ball,
Since it is configured to polish, a pachinko ball is used as a polishing member 1
It is not necessary to purposely provide a dedicated abutting means for abutting against 8, and the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Although the guide boards 38a, 38b, 38c are fixed to the game board 1 by screwing, they may be fixed by being inserted into the winning ball collecting cover body. . Alternatively, the guide boards 38a, 38
Instead of providing b and 38c, the polishing member 18 may be directly adhered to a guide gutter formed in the prize ball collecting cover body. This makes it possible to further reduce the cost.

The prize-winning balls that have won in the prize-winning port 35 are collected in the guide discharge port 45 without being cleaned due to the area of the lower prize-winning ball collective cover 32. However, instead of this, it is also possible to widen the area of the lower prize ball collecting cover 32 and provide the polishing member 18 at a predetermined position so that the prize balls that have won the prize opening 35 are polished. As a result, the regular winning opening 33-
35, it is possible to polish all winning balls that have won the starting prize 36.

Alternatively, the abrading member 18 may be provided only in the guide path through which the winning balls frequently pass in the winning ball collecting cover body. With this configuration, the polishing member 18 can be effectively used. For example, since it is considered that the winning frequency to the starting opening 36 is higher than the winning frequency to the other winning openings, it is conceivable that only the guide board 38a is provided and the guide boards 38b and 38c are not provided. .

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a ball-enclosed pachinko machine 39 as an example of a pachinko game machine to which the game board 1 can be attached and detached. On the back of the ball-enclosed pachinko game machine 39, the game board 1
A turning lever 48 is provided for making the device removable. The game board 1 can be detached or mounted by rotating the rotating lever 48 by an attendant of the game hall or the like. Therefore, the polishing member 18 is replaced from the ball-enclosed pachinko gaming machine 39 in accordance with the replacement of the game board 1.

Further, in this ball-enclosed type pachinko gaming machine 39, winning balls discharged from the guide discharge port 45 (see FIG. 3) of the game board 1 and out balls entering the out hole 13,
Alternatively, the winning balls that have won the variable winning ball device 4 are guided to the enclosed ball circulation path 50, and then enter the launching ball entrance 51 so that the ball can be shot again.

Next, the characteristic points and modified examples of the embodiment of the invention described above will be listed below. (1) With reference to FIG. 1, the polishing member 18 is the outer rail 1
5 and the inner rail 12 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the grinding member 18 is formed on the side surface of the variable display device 3 with which the windmill, guide nails, or pachinko balls formed in the game area 2 come into contact, the inside of the special variable winning port 37, the cushioning member covered by the cover member 8, or the like.
May be provided. In addition, it is conceivable to provide the back ball prevention member 10 or the side surface of the game effect lamp 6 or the like. That is, it is possible to simplify the structure and reduce the cost by forming a polishing function for polishing a pachinko ball by using various members usually used in games.

(2) In general, a gaming machine typifying a pachinko gaming machine is highly fashionable in terms of its game contents, and the game contents are often changed in a short period of time in order to improve the player's interest in the game. . The game contents are changed by exchanging only the game board from the game machine in order to reduce the cost associated with the frequent change of the game contents.

The game board 1 shown in the present embodiment is provided with a polishing member 18. By replacing the game board 1 mounted on the game machine with a new one, the polishing member 18 is replaced with a new one. Will be exchanged. Therefore, it becomes possible to improve the workability in replacement of the polishing member.

Further, as described above, the game board 1 is expected to be continuously replaced in a short period of time, so that the other boards to be replaced only when an unexpected situation such as a failure occurs. As compared with the case where the polishing member 18 is provided, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the polishing member 18 whose polishing ability has already disappeared due to the replacement time being too late is continuously used.

That is, paying attention to the fact that the game board 1 is expected to be replaced and used in a short period of time regardless of the occurrence of a failure, the polishing member 18 that needs to be replaced regularly. Is provided on the game board 1 to improve the workability of exchanging the polishing member 18, and by promoting the exchange of the polishing member 18, it is possible to prevent the already consumed abrasive member 18 from being continuously used. One feature of this embodiment lies in the point configured as described above.

Further, the game board 1 is provided with a polishing means capable of polishing the dirt of the pachinko balls with a very simple structure. For example, in FIG.
A polishing means for polishing a pachinko ball by utilizing a game content of firing a pachinko ball is illustrated. Further, FIG. 3 exemplifies a polishing means for polishing a pachinko ball by utilizing the rolling power of the pachinko ball when the pachinko ball is guided in a predetermined direction.

As described above, the polishing means is composed of the polishing member 18 which is a consumable member, without having a dedicated contact member for contacting the pachinko balls with the polishing member 18. Therefore, even if the polishing means is replaced when the game board 1 is replaced, that is, the polishing means is disposable, the cost can be reduced and the polishing means is wastefully discarded. This can be prevented as much as possible.

[0044]

[Specific Example of Means for Solving the Problem] The game area formed on the game board is constituted by the game area 2 formed on the game board 1 shown in FIG. With the ball-enclosed pachinko gaming machine 39 shown in FIG. 4, a ball is struck in a gaming area formed on the gaming board to play a game, and the ball gaming machine is configured such that the gaming board is replaceable. It is configured.

The polishing member 18 shown in FIG. 1 and the polishing member 18 shown in FIGS. Further, the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 16 shown in FIG. 1 and the guide boards 38a, 38b, 38c shown in FIG. 3 serve as guide means for contacting the ball and guiding the ball in a predetermined direction. It is configured. Further, the guiding boards 38a, 38b, 38c shown in FIG. 3 constitute the guiding means that comes into contact with the ball by the weight of the ball. In addition, the polishing substrate 10 forming a part of the outer rail 11 shown in FIG.
Thus, the guiding means that comes into contact with the ball by the propulsive force of the ball hit in the game area is configured.

[0046]

[Effect of a concrete example of means for solving the problem]
With regard to the above, since the game board is configured to be replaceable and the game board has a ball-polishing member for polishing dirt on the ball, it is possible to improve workability when the ball-polishing member is replaced. It will be possible.

According to a second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, when the guiding means including the ball-polishing member comes into contact with the ball to guide the ball in a predetermined direction, The structure for polishing the hitting ball can be simplified in order to polish off the dirt, and the cost can be reduced.

According to claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 2, the guiding means is brought into contact with the hitting ball by its own weight to scrape off the dirt on the hitting ball. The structure can be simplified.

With respect to claim 4, in addition to the effect of claim 2, the guiding means abuts the ball by the propulsive force of the ball hit into the game area to polish dirt on the ball. In order to drop the ball, the structure for polishing the ball can be further simplified, and the dirt on the ball can be strongly brushed off.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration of a winning ball aggregate cover body provided on the back surface side of the game board 1.

FIG. 4 is a back view of a ball-sealed gaming machine 39 as an example of a gaming machine to which the gaming board 1 can be attached and detached.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a game board, 2 is a game area, 3 is a variable display device, 4 is a variable winning ball device, 7 is a veneer plate, 11 is an outer rail, 12 is an inner rail, 13 is an out hole, 15 is a polishing substrate, 16 is polishing. Substrate, 18 is a polishing member, 31 is an upper prize-ball collecting cover, 32 is a lower prize-ball collecting cover, 32, 33, 35
Is a normal winning opening, 36 is a starting winning opening, 38a, 38b, 3
8c is an induction substrate, 39 is a ball-enclosed pachinko game machine, 48
Is a turning lever.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball is struck in a game area formed on a game board to play a game, and the game board is replaceable. A ball-ball game machine having a ball-polishing member for coming into contact with a ball and polishing the dirt on the ball. 2. The game board includes guide means for abutting the ball and guiding the ball in a predetermined direction, the guide means including the ball polishing member, and the ball. The ball-ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein dirt on the hitting ball is removed by abutting. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the guiding means abuts on the ball by its own weight. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the guiding means abuts on the ball by the propulsive force of the ball hit in the game area.