JP3901435B2 - Game nails of bullet ball machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game nail of a ball game machine, and more particularly to a game nail of a ball game machine configured so that the nail body can move when a load is applied to the nail body due to a collision of game balls or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, so-called ball game machines such as pachinko machines and smart ball game machines are used to send out game balls into the game area and change the behavior of the game balls flowing down by a large number of game nails arranged on the game board. You can enjoy whether the ball enters the outlet, or you can enter the winning gate and win the prize ball. For this reason, game nails are indispensable for ball game machines.
[0003]
However, since conventional game nails are fixed by driving the pointed end of the game nail directly into the game board, the game ball that has flowed down will not move even if a load is applied, such as a collision with the game nail. There was only an effect of moving the game ball randomly or rebounding slightly. In other words, the conventional game nail does not create a state in which the game ball takes a trajectory that exceeds the predicted range of the player, and the game nail cannot increase the fun of the game. It was.
[0004]
In addition, since the conventional game nails are fixedly arranged on the game board as described above, a plurality of game balls have been continuously flowing down to the place where the game nails are arranged relatively densely. In some cases, the game balls may become clogged between the game nails. In such a case, the player must be temporarily annoyed because the game has to be interrupted, and the store clerk has to perform troublesome work such as opening the glass frame and removing the clogged game balls one by one. He also had problems.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to allow the game nail to move when a load is applied to the game nail disposed on the game board surface, so that the player can move the game nail. The game ball takes a trajectory with an unpredictable intention, increasing the fun of the game, and even if the game ball continuously flows down to a place where game nails are densely arranged, It is an object of the present invention to provide a game nail for a ball game machine that can prevent the harmful effect of moving the game nail by the load of the ball and clogging the game ball between the game nails.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is provided on a nail body that changes the behavior of a game ball that is located on a game board surface of a ball game machine and flows down, and a game board side shaft portion of the nail body. A nail movable member made of an elastic body and a cylindrical member for fixing the nail movable member to a game board are provided, and the nail body can move when a load is applied to the nail body.
[0007]
As a preferred mode, the nail body may be attached to the nail movable member via a holding body that fixes a shaft portion of the nail body. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to use the nail | claw for game machines generally used, ie, the type of nail which is directly driven and used for a game board.
[0008]
Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, a lid member may be provided on the cylindrical member. That is, when the cylindrical member is provided with a lid member, the fulcrum when the game nail moves can be positioned substantially on the same plane as the game board surface, and the nail movable member (elastic body) in the cylindrical member can be positioned. It is possible to prevent disconnection and to easily assemble the game nail according to the present invention.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball game machine. As shown in FIG. 1, a game area 3 surrounded by guide rails 2 is formed on the surface of the game board 1, and a symbol variation display device 4 is disposed at the upper center of the game area 3. In addition, a passage start port 5 is disposed below the symbol variation display device 4, and a special prize opening 6 is disposed below it. Further, the game area 4 is provided with a normal winning opening 7, a windmill 8 and the like, and a plurality of game nails 9 are implanted. Of these game nails 9, A is a game nail according to the present invention. It is to be noted that the game nail A is planted as shown in FIG. 1, and the game nail A according to the present invention can be planted by selecting various places on the game board.
[0010]
2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a game nail according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the game nail according to the present invention is mounted on a game board, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the game nail according to the present invention. is there. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the game nail A includes a nail body 10, a holding body 11 that fixes a shaft portion of the nail body 10, a spring 12 as a nail movable member, a tubular member 13, and a lid member 14. It is composed of The nail body 10 is configured by providing a protruding end portion 10b sharpened toward one end of a cylindrical shaft portion 10a and a hemispherical head portion 10c on the other end side. It has the same configuration as that which is driven into the board and fixed.
[0011]
The holding body 11 is formed by providing a fixing portion 11a for holding the shaft portion 10a on the protruding end portion 10b side of the nail body 10 and a flange portion 11b. The holding body 11 is provided with a nail insertion hole 15 having a diameter substantially the same as the shaft diameter of the nail body 10 so that the nail body 10 can be fitted and held. As described above, when the nail body 10 can be fixed to the nail movable member via the holding body 11, a nail for a game machine that is generally used, that is, a type that is directly driven into a game board and used. The nail can be used as it is. Further, a spring 12 as a nail movable member is inserted into the outer periphery of the fixed portion 11 a of the holding body 11. In the present embodiment, the spring 12 is used as the nail movable member. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various elastic bodies such as rubber can be used.
[0012]
The cylindrical member 13 is a bottomed cylindrical body having a hollow inside, and a circular groove 16 is provided on the inner bottom thereof, and a spring 12 is inserted into the groove 16 so that the spring 12 and the cylindrical member are inserted. 13 is inserted. Further, a concave portion 17 for positioning the holding body 11 is provided in the center of the groove 16.
[0013]
The lid member 14 includes an annular upper lid portion 14 a, a cylindrical body portion 14 b and a bottom portion 14 c, and is fitted inside the cylindrical member 13. A through-hole 18 having a diameter substantially the same as the shaft diameter of the nail body 10 is formed in the center of the upper lid portion 14a. On the other hand, a through-hole 19 having a diameter larger than the shaft diameter of the nail body 10 and smaller than the shaft diameter of the collar portion 11b of the holding body 11 is formed in the center of the bottom portion 14c. Further, the bottom portion 14 c of the lid member 14 presses the flange portion 11 b of the holding body 11 against the elastic force of the spring 12 to prevent the spring 12 from coming off.
[0014]
The game nail A according to the present invention configured as described above is used by being mounted on a game board as shown in FIG. Therefore, a preferred procedure for mounting the game nail A on the game board will be described with reference to FIG. First, the fixing portion 11 a of the holding body 11 is inserted into the spring 12, and the spring 12 is fitted into the groove 16 provided in the inner bottom portion of the tubular member 13. Next, the lid member 14 is fitted into the tubular member 13, the nail body 10 is inserted from the through-hole 18 of the lid member 14, and the protruding end portion 10 b of the nail body 10 is lightly fitted into the nail insertion hole 15 of the holding body 11. Keep in mind. Then, after the cylindrical member 13 is arbitrarily selected in the game board and inserted into the mounting hole 20 drilled, the head 10c of the nail body 10 is lightly struck with a hammer or the like from the front of the game board, and the mounting is completed. To do. Thus, the present invention can be very easily mounted on the game board.
[0015]
Next, the operation of the game nail A according to the present invention mounted on the game board will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, when a load F is applied to the nail body 10, the game nail moves in the direction indicated by the solid line in the figure (the direction opposite to the load) with an angle of 5 degrees as a limit due to the elasticity of the spring 12. On the other hand, when the load F disappears, the nail body 10 returns to the original state, that is, the state of standing up substantially perpendicular to the game board by the biasing force of the spring 12. Since the game nail A according to the present invention has the above-described action, the game ball sent to the game area flows down the game board, and when it hits the nail body 10, the nail body 10 moves, In response to the reaction, it is played and takes a trajectory with intentions that exceed the player's expected range. Further, if the game nails A according to the present invention are planted in a place where the game nails are densely arranged, even if the game balls flow down continuously, the game nails are removed by the load of the game balls. Since it moves and pushes the gap between the game nails, there is no problem that the game balls are clogged between the game nails. Furthermore, when the game nail A according to the present invention is used as two nails used above a winning opening called a so-called life nail, when the game ball passes the life nail, the life nail is expanded. As a result, it is also possible to improve the establishment of winning a prize.
[0016]
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the game nail according to the present invention. Specifically, the nail body 30 and the lid member 31 that are different in shape from the nail body 10 and the lid member 14 of the first embodiment are used as constituent elements. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. The nail body 30 is formed by integrally forming a flange 30b at one end of a cylindrical shaft portion 30a, a hemispherical head 30c at the other end, and a spherical portion 30d at a substantially central portion. The lid member 31 includes an annular upper lid portion 31 a and a cylindrical body portion 31 b, and the inside thereof is a spherical surface corresponding to the spherical body portion 30 d of the nail body 30. When such a nail body 30 is used, the nail body 30 moves with the spherical portion 30d as a fulcrum, so that the nail body 30 moves smoothly. Even when the nail body 30 is shaped as in the second embodiment, it is not always necessary to form the nail body 30 integrally, and it is possible to form a holding body having a collar part and a fixing part as a separate body. It is.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the game nail of the ball game machine according to the present invention has the intention that the game ball cannot be predicted by the player because the game nail is movable when a load is applied to the game nail. It will take a trajectory, and the fun of the game can be increased.
[0018]
In addition, even when game balls continuously flow down to places where game nails are densely arranged, the game nails are moved by the load of the game balls, so that the game balls are clogged between the game nails. Can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine to which a game nail according to the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a game nail according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a game nail according to the present invention is mounted on a game board.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a game nail according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of a game nail according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Nail body 11 Holding body 12 Spring (nail movable member)
13 Cylindrical member 14 Lid member

Claims (5)

A nail body that changes the behavior of a game ball that flows on the game board surface of a ball game machine, a nail movable member made of an elastic body provided on a game board side shaft of the nail body, and the nail movable member was housed inside a cylindrical member for fixing the nail movable member on the game board, that nail body by the elastic force of the nail movable member and the load on the nail body is applied has to be mobilized A game nail of a characteristic ball and ball machine. A nail body that changes the behavior of a game ball that flows down on a game board surface of a ball game machine, a fixing part that has a nail insertion hole for inserting the nail body, and holds a shaft part of the nail body A nail movable member made of an elastic body provided on the outer periphery of the holding body, and a bottomed cylindrical body formed in a hollow shape. And a cylindrical member for fixing the nail movable member to the game board, and the nail body can be moved by the elastic force of the nail movable member when a load is applied to the nail body. Machine nails. A nail body that changes the behavior of a game ball that flows down on a game board surface of a ball game machine, a fixing part that has a nail insertion hole for inserting the nail body, and holds a shaft part of the nail body A nail movable member made of an elastic body provided on the outer periphery of the holding body, and a bottomed cylindrical body formed in a hollow shape. A cylindrical member for fixing the nail movable member to the game board, and an upper lid portion, a cylindrical trunk portion, and a bottom portion, and a through-hole for inserting the nail body is formed in the upper lid portion and the bottom portion. And a lid member fitted to the nail body, wherein the nail body can be moved by an elastic force of the nail movable member when a load is applied to the nail body. Formed in a hollow shape, a nail body that changes the behavior of a game ball that flows down on the game board surface of a ball game machine, and a nail movable member made of an elastic body provided on the game board side shaft portion of the nail body A bottomed cylindrical body comprising a cylindrical member for accommodating the nail movable member therein and fixing the nail movable member to the game board, and an upper lid portion and a cylindrical trunk portion. A through hole for inserting a main body and a lid member fitted to the cylindrical member, and the nail main body has a flange portion formed at the proximal end side and a spherical portion formed at a substantially central portion. The lid member has a spherical surface corresponding to the spherical portion of the nail body, and the nail body can be moved by the elastic force of the nail movable member when a load is applied to the nail body. A game nail of a ball game machine characterized by that. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the nail movable member is a spring, and a circular groove into which the spring is inserted is provided at an inner bottom portion of the cylindrical member. Game nails.

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