JP4493671B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine configured to be able to decelerate a ball speed of a game ball launched by a launching device.

  Conventionally, a pachinko machine is provided with a plurality of game nails, a plurality of winning holes, a launching device for launching a game ball, and a guide rail for guiding the game ball launched by the launching device to the game area. A game ball introduced from the guide rail to the game area hits a plurality of game nails and changes its direction to win one of a plurality of winning holes, or falls to the lowest end and is discharged from the out port.

  By the way, the ball speed of the game ball launched by the launching device changes when the player operates the launching device. When the game ball is strongly launched from the launching device and the game ball repeatedly collides with the game nail, the impact may repeatedly act on the game nail and bend or break. In particular, in a gaming machine having a big prize opening on the right side of the game board surface, a right strike is made to concentrate the game ball on the right side of the game area with a strong momentum above the center case provided in the center of the game board surface. Therefore, there is a high possibility that such a problem will occur.

Therefore, by providing a rubber member for shock absorption at a position where the game ball moving on the upper part of the game area in the guide rail reaches, the game ball collides with the rubber member and the momentum of the game ball is buffered. The impact on the game nail due to the collision of the game ball is mitigated.
Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko machine provided with an elastic rebound portion provided on a decorative rail, and an elastic impact absorbing portion disposed on a game board surface opposite to the rebound portion. Has been. The game ball launched into the game area by the launching device collides with the rebound portion and is buffered, and further, the momentum of the game ball is reduced by colliding with the impact absorbing portion.
JP 2004-33248 A

  In the pachinko machine of Patent Document 1, when a game ball continuously and strongly launched from the launching device collides with the rebounding part, the game ball cannot be buffered at the rebounding part, and the right-handed game ball May return to the other side. Moreover, since the game ball colliding with the rebound part does not necessarily rebound toward the impact absorbing part, variation in the movement direction of the game ball cannot be suppressed.

Further, when a game ball repeatedly collides with a game nail provided on the upstream side of the rebound portion in the moving direction of the game ball with a strong momentum, the game nail may repeatedly bend and bend.
The object of the present invention relates to a ball game machine, to reduce the ball speed of the game ball before colliding with the buffer member, to suppress the variation in the moving direction of the game ball launched with a certain force, To alleviate the impact of the game nail due to the collision.

The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 includes a game board provided with a plurality of game nails, a launching means for launching a game ball, and a guide rail for guiding the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means. In order to receive and buffer the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means in the bullet ball game machine, it is made of an elastic body provided on the guide rail portion on the right side as viewed from the player from the top of the guide rail . A buffer member, and a speed reducer that decelerates the ball speed of the game ball at a position where the game ball launched into the game area by the launch means moves along the guide rail and reaches the buffer member. A plurality of nail-like game nails that form a game ball deceleration passage between the guide rail and the guide rail are provided, and the game ball deceleration passage is directed in the direction in which the game ball moves in the game ball deceleration passage. To narrow gradually That made the that it features a.

Game ball that is fired by the firing means is guided to the game region along the guide rails, the deceleration means, the game ball moving game deceleration passage is in contact with the plurality of gaming nails and the guide rail game ball speed of the ball Is slowed down. Since the decelerated game ball is received and buffered by the buffer member, the moving direction of the game ball after being received by the buffer member does not vary.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine comprising a game board provided with a plurality of game nails, a launching means for launching a game ball, and a guide rail for guiding the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means. In order to receive and buffer the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means in the bullet ball game machine, it is made of an elastic body provided on the guide rail portion on the right side as viewed from the player from the top of the guide rail. And a speed reduction means for reducing the ball speed of the game ball at a position near the position where the game ball launched to the game area by the launching means moves along the guide rail and reaches the buffer member. A game ball guide member made of synthetic resin that forms a game ball deceleration passage between the guide rail and the guide rail is provided, and the game ball deceleration passage has a vertical width directed toward the traveling direction of the game ball moving in the game ball deceleration passage. Gradually narrowing It is characterized in that it is urchin formed.
The game ball fired by the launching means is guided to the game area along the guide rail, and the game ball moving in the game deceleration passage is brought into contact with the game ball guide member and the guide rail by the speed reducing means so that the ball speed of the game ball is increased. Decelerated. Since the decelerated game ball is received and buffered by the buffer member, the moving direction of the game ball after the collision with the buffer member does not vary.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, further comprising an auxiliary member provided on the guide rail and forming an uneven surface facing the game ball deceleration passage .
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the ball game machine according to the second aspect of the invention, in order to prevent the game ball from colliding with the upstream end and the downstream end of the game ball guide member at positions near both ends of the game ball guide member. A pair of game nails is provided .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the ball game machine according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein a plurality of game nails included in the speed reduction means are connected from the game nail at the end opposite to the buffer member toward the center of the game area. A plurality of game nails are continuously arranged in a nail shape.
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2 , a decorative rail constituting a part of the guide rail is provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to receive and cushion the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means, the elasticity provided in the guide rail part on the right side as viewed from the player rather than the uppermost part of the guide rail. and body made of cushioning members, provided a reduction means for reducing the ball speed of game balls in the vicinity reaching the cushioning member moves along the guide rails, the deceleration means, the game ball deceleration passage between the guide rail because with a continuous nail-like plurality of gaming nails forming the, by the game ball is in contact with the guide rail and a plurality of gaming nails in the game ball deceleration passage, game balls until the game ball collides with the cushioning member The ball speed can be reduced. Therefore , even when the game ball is powerfully fired, the speed of the ball is decelerated by the deceleration means, so that variation in the direction of movement of the game ball after being received by the buffer member can be suppressed, and the game The sphere can be moved in a predetermined direction.
The game ball deceleration path is formed so that the vertical width of the game ball gradually decreases in the traveling direction of the game ball moving in the game ball deceleration path, so that the game ball can be securely attached to the guide rail and the plurality of game nails. Can be brought into contact with each other, and the ball speed can be greatly reduced. In addition, it is difficult for the game ball that has collided with the buffer member to return to the game ball deceleration passage side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a buffer member and a speed reduction means are provided, and the speed reduction means includes a game ball guide member made of a synthetic resin that forms a game ball speed reduction passage between the guide rail and the game ball speed reduction. Since the passage is formed so that its vertical width gradually becomes narrower in the traveling direction of the game ball moving in the game ball deceleration passage, the same effect as in the first aspect can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the auxiliary member is provided on the guide rail and forms an uneven surface facing the game ball deceleration passage, the game ball comes into contact with the uneven surface of the auxiliary member, thereby The ball speed can be greatly reduced. In addition, it is difficult for the game ball after being received by the buffer member to return to the game ball deceleration passage side.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the pair of game nails for preventing the game ball from colliding with the upstream end and the downstream end in the moving direction of the game ball in the game ball guide member at positions near both ends of the game ball guide member. Since the game ball guide member is provided, damage to the game ball guide member can be prevented.

According to the invention of claim 5 , among the plurality of game nails included in the speed reduction means, a plurality of games are continuously formed in a continuous nail shape from the game nail at the upstream end in the moving direction of the game ball toward the center of the game area. Since the nail is disposed, even if the game ball repeatedly collides with the game nail at the upstream end, the impact on the game nail can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the gaming nail at the upstream end from being bent or broken.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the decorative rail that constitutes a part of the guide rail is provided, the game ball decelerating passage of the decelerating means is provided in cooperation with the plurality of game nails or the game ball guiding member and the decorative rail. Can be formed.

  When the present invention is applied to a ball game machine provided with a game board provided with a plurality of game nails, a launching means for launching a game ball, and a guide rail for guiding the game ball launched by the launching means It is an example.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 that is a card-type ball game machine has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 3 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The outer frame 3 is detachably attached to an island structure (not shown) in a state where the ball lending machine 2 is sandwiched. A game board 5 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 from the back side, and a glass door 6 having a window portion 6a and a front plate 8 for storing game balls for launching are associated with the front side of the game board 5. A face plate 7 is pivotally attached to each other so as to be freely opened and closed. A lower plate 9 for storing game balls overflowing or extracted from the upper plate 8 and a launching handle 10 (launching means) that can be turned by the player are provided at the lower part of the front plate 7.

  An operation panel 13 for ball lending operation for the card-type ball lending machine 2 is provided on the right side of the upper plate 8, and this operation panel 13 displays a card remaining amount display unit 13a for displaying the remaining amount of the card with a three-digit number. And a ball lending switch 13b for instructing ball lending of a predetermined amount of game balls, and a return switch 13c for instructing to return the card at the end of the game.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 5 that forms a vertical board surface is provided with a guide rail 11 in a substantially annular shape, and a game area 5 a is formed inside the guide rail 11. The guide rail 11 can be attached to and detached from the board surface of the game board 5, and is colored and transparent, which is continuous from the outer rail 11 a that defines the upper side of the game area 5 a, and the right end of the game area 5 a, continuous from the tip of the outer rail 11 a. The decorative rail 11b made of synthetic resin and the inner rail 11c which is continuous from the tip of the decorative rail 11b and defines the lower side and the left side of the game area 5a. The game ball P launched by the operation of the launch handle 10 is guided along the inner surface of the outer rail 11a and the outer surface of the inner rail 11b and thrown into the upper portion of the game area 5a.

  The game area 5a includes a plurality of game nails 14, a plurality (four) of windmills 15, a normal symbol display unit 18, a distribution device 16, a normal symbol start port 19, a variable winning device 17, A winning opening 20, a winning opening opening / closing member 20a that opens and closes the grand winning opening 20, a plurality (four) of normal winning openings 21a to 21d, and a ball discharge opening 22 that collects the game balls P that have not won a prize as out balls. And a speed reduction mechanism 12 that decelerates the ball speed of the game ball P that is strongly fired from the launch handle 10 and moves above the game area 5a.

The game ball P launched into the game area 5a hits the plurality of windmills 5a and the plurality of game nails 14 and falls while changing direction, and enters the distribution device 16 or any of the plurality of normal winning ports 20a to 20d. It spheres or falls to the lowest end and is discharged from the sphere outlet 22. When the game ball P enters any of the plurality of normal winning ports 20a to 20d, a predetermined number of game balls P are paid out to the upper plate 8 or the lower plate 9.

  When a game ball P enters the distribution device 16 and the game balls P distributed by the distribution device 16 win the normal symbol start port 19, a plurality of (three) A plurality of normal symbols are variably displayed on the normal symbol display areas 18a to 18c. When the display result of the display device at the time of variable stop is in a specific symbol mode (a winning symbol such as “444”, “777”, etc.), the ordinary electric accessory is activated and the variable prize opening of the variable winning device 17 17a is opened. At this time, the player performs a right hit to force the game ball P to be launched from the launch handle 10 and concentrate to the right side of the game area 5a in order to enter the game ball P into the variable winning opening 17a.

  In the variable winning device 17, the game balls P that have won the variable winning port 17 a are distributed to either the specific area or the discharge port by the distributing member 17 b. When the game ball P wins a specific area, the special winning opening 20 is opened by the winning opening / closing member 20a, and a special profit state advantageous to the player is generated.

Next, the speed reduction mechanism (speed reduction means) 12 unique to the present application will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the speed reduction mechanism 12 is formed in the vicinity of the uppermost portion of the substantially annular guide rail 11 in the vicinity of the game ball P in the moving direction, and is provided near the upper end of the game area 5 a. A game ball decelerating passage 23 that is composed of (12) game nails 14a and a decoration rail upstream portion 11d that is an upstream portion in the movement direction of the game ball P on the decoration rail 11b and that can decelerate the ball speed of the game ball P. I have.

  The plurality of game nails 14a are continuously arranged in a continuous nail shape at a position spaced downward from the decorative rail upstream portion 11d by a predetermined distance, substantially parallel to the upstream portion 11d. Further, in order to reduce the impact of the game ball P on the central portion of the game nail 14a at the upstream end in the moving direction of the game ball P among the plurality of game nails 14a, the game nail 14a at the upstream end thereof is formed into a continuous nail shape. Five game nails 14b are continuously arranged toward the center of the game area 5a.

  At the end of the decorative rail upstream portion 11d, a convex ball stop member 25 depending on the end is integrally formed. The ball stop member 25 is formed with an opening 25a having a size through which the game ball P can pass, and a buffer member 25b is provided so as to face the opening 25a. The buffer member 25b receives and buffers the game ball P that has been strongly launched toward the right side of the game area 5a, rebounds the game ball P, and guides it to the variable winning opening 17a. For example, rubber, soft It is formed of an elastic body such as a synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball deceleration passage 23 is formed between the plurality of game nails 14 and the inner surface of the decorative rail upstream portion 11d on the upstream side in the movement direction of the game ball P from the buffer member 25b. In this game ball deceleration passage 23, an auxiliary member 24 made of a soft synthetic resin that continuously forms an uneven surface is provided on the surface of the decoration rail upstream portion 11d facing the game ball deceleration passage 23.

The vertical width of the game ball deceleration passage 23 is, for example, relative to the diameter of 11 mm of the game ball P so that the game ball P contacts the plurality of game nails 14a and the auxiliary member 24 while passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23, for example. The upstream end is 15 mm and the downstream end is 12 mm, and is formed so as to gradually narrow from upstream to downstream. Therefore, the game ball P, which is strongly launched from the launch handle 10 and has a strong momentum, comes into contact with the plurality of game nails 14 and the auxiliary member 24 while passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23, so that the ball speed is decelerated. Even when the game ball P loses momentum while passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23, the game ball P falls due to its own weight.

Next, the effect of the speed reduction mechanism 12 of the first embodiment will be described.
In the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the player operates the launch handle 10 so that the game machine P is continuously and powerfully fired, and the right hand strikes the game ball P on the right side of the game area 5a. Done. At this time, the game ball P is introduced into the upper portion of the game area 5a along the outer rail 11a, enters the game ball deceleration passage 23 on the upstream side in the movement direction of the game ball P from the buffer member 25b, and the game ball deceleration passage 23 The game ball P that is passing through comes into contact with the plurality of game nails 14 and the auxiliary member 24, and the speed of the ball is decelerated. After passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23, the game ball P is received and buffered by the buffer member 25b of the decoration rail 11b, and the game ball P rebounds from the buffer member 25b and moves in the direction of the variable winning opening 17a.

  As described above, the speed reduction mechanism 12 is connected to the decoration rail upstream portion 11d and the upstream portion 11d at a position spaced apart from the upstream portion 11d in a direction substantially parallel to the upstream portion 11d on the upstream side in the movement direction of the game ball P from the buffer member 25b. The game ball P is composed of a plurality of game nails 14a continuously arranged in a nail shape, and the game ball deceleration passage 23 is provided between them, so that the game ball P before the game ball P collides with the buffer member 25b. The ball speed can be surely decelerated. Thereby, even when the game ball P is strongly launched toward the right side of the game area 5a, variation in the moving direction of the game ball P that has collided and bounced off the buffer member 25b can be suppressed. P can be reliably moved in the direction of the third starting port 17a of the variable winning device 17.

  Further, since the vertical width of the game ball reducing passage 23 is formed so as to be gradually narrowed from the upstream to the downstream, the game ball P passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23 is formed with a plurality of game nails 14a and uneven surfaces. Can be reliably brought into contact with the auxiliary member 24, and the ball speed can be greatly reduced. In addition, the game ball P colliding with the buffer member 25b is less likely to return to the game ball deceleration path side.

  In order to alleviate the impact of the game nail 14a at the upstream end of the game ball P in the moving direction of the game nail 14a among the plurality of game nails 14a, Since five game nails 14b are arranged toward the center of 5a, even if the game ball P repeatedly collides with the game nail 14a at the upstream end, the impact on the game nail 14a can be reduced. . Thereby, it is possible to prevent the gaming nail 14a at the upstream end from being bent or broken.

Next, a reduction mechanism 12A according to the second embodiment will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the member similar to Example 1, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIG. 4, the speed reduction mechanism 12A includes a decorative rail upstream portion 11d and a soft synthetic resin game ball guide member 26 disposed substantially parallel to the upstream portion 11d, and the game ball P The game ball deceleration passage 23A that can decelerate the ball speed is provided.

  The game ball guide member 26 is a soft synthetic resin molded product formed in a rectangular shape in a front view, and is disposed substantially parallel to the upstream portion 11d at a position spaced downward from the decorative rail upstream portion 11d. ing. A pair of game nails 14c for preventing the game ball P from colliding with the upstream end and the downstream end in the movement direction of the game ball P in the game ball guide member 26 are provided at positions near both ends of the game ball guide member 26. It has been.

The game ball deceleration passage 23A is formed between the inner surface of the decorative rail upstream portion 11d and the game ball guide member 26 on the upstream side in the movement direction of the game ball P from the buffer member 25b. In the game ball deceleration passage 23A, an auxiliary member 24 made of a soft synthetic resin that forms an uneven surface is formed on a surface of the decoration rail upstream portion 11d facing the game ball deceleration passage 23A. The vertical width of the game ball deceleration passage 23A is formed so as to gradually become narrower from upstream to downstream, and has the same width as the game ball deceleration passage 23 of the first embodiment.

Next, it is introduced into the top of the game area 5a game balls P, which is fired in the firing handle 10 or RaTsutomu force explaining effects of the reduction mechanism 12A of Example 2 along the outer rail 11a, from the buffer member 25b The game ball P enters the game ball deceleration passage 23 on the upstream side in the moving direction of the game ball P, and the game ball P passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23 comes into contact with the game ball guide member 26 and the auxiliary member 24 to reduce the ball speed. The After passing through the game ball deceleration passage 23, the game ball P is received and buffered by the buffer member 25b of the decoration rail 11b, and the game ball P rebounds from the buffer member 25b and moves in the direction of the variable winning opening 17a.

  Thus, the speed reduction mechanism 12A is substantially parallel to the upstream portion 11d at a position spaced apart from the decoration rail upstream portion 11d and the upstream portion 11d by a predetermined distance on the upstream side in the movement direction of the game ball P from the buffer member 25b. The game ball guide member 26 is disposed between the two and the game ball decelerating passage 23 is provided between them, so that the ball speed of the game ball P is surely increased until the game ball P collides with the buffer member 25b. It can be decelerated. Therefore, it is possible to suppress variation in the moving direction of the game ball P that has bounced off the shock-absorbing member 25b, and the game ball P can be reliably moved toward the third starting port 17a of the variable winning device 17.

  In addition, a pair of game nails 14c for preventing the game ball P from colliding with the upstream end and the downstream end in the movement direction of the game ball P in the game ball guide member 26 are provided at positions near both ends of the game ball guide member 26. Therefore, damage to the game ball guide member 26 can be prevented.

Here, a modified example in which the first and second embodiments are partially modified will be described.
1] As shown in FIG. 5, in the game ball deceleration passage 23B, the decoration rail 11b and the game ball guide member 26A may be integrally formed and fixed to the surface of the game board 5 with screws 28.

2] A backflow prevention valve may be provided on the downstream end side in the moving direction of the game ball P in the vicinity of both ends of the game ball guide member 26 of the second embodiment. The game ball P that has collided with the buffer member 25b is less likely to return to the game ball deceleration passage side.
3] The vertical width of the game ball deceleration passage of the first and second embodiments is not limited to the width described in the embodiment, and the game ball P is connected to the plurality of game nails 14a or the game ball guide member 26 in the game ball deceleration passages 23 and 23A. And any width that contacts the auxiliary member 24.

4 ] In addition, those skilled in the art can implement the invention in various forms added to the first and second embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the invention includes such modifications. Is.

It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game board of a pachinko machine. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the speed reduction mechanism according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of a speed reduction mechanism according to a second embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional enlarged view of the modified form which concerns on Example 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

P Game ball 1 Pachinko machine 10 Launching means 11 Guide rail 11b Decoration rail 12, 12A Deceleration mechanism 14, 14a, 14b Game nail 23, 23A, 23B Game ball deceleration passage 24 Auxiliary member 25b Buffer member 26, 26A Game ball guide member

Claims (6)

In a ball game machine comprising a game board provided with a plurality of game nails, a launching means for launching a game ball, and a guide rail for guiding the game ball launched into the game area by the launch means,
In order to receive and cushion the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means, a buffer member made of an elastic body provided in the guide rail part on the right side as viewed from the player than the uppermost part of the guide rail ;
A decelerating means for decelerating the ball speed of the game ball at a position where the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means moves along the guide rail and reaches the buffer member;
The deceleration means includes a plurality of nail-like game nails that form a game ball deceleration path between the guide rail and the guide rail,
The gaming ball deceleration passage is formed such that its vertical width gradually narrows in the traveling direction of the gaming ball moving in the gaming ball deceleration passage,
A ball game machine characterized by that. In a ball game machine comprising a game board provided with a plurality of game nails, a launching means for launching a game ball, and a guide rail for guiding the game ball launched into the game area by the launch means,
In order to receive and cushion the game ball launched into the game area by the launching means, a buffer member made of an elastic body provided in the guide rail part on the right side as viewed from the player than the uppermost part of the guide rail;
A decelerating means for decelerating the ball speed of the game ball at a position near the position where the game ball launched into the game area by the launch means moves along the guide rail and reaches the buffer member;
The deceleration means includes a game ball guide member made of synthetic resin that forms a game ball deceleration path between the guide rail and the guide rail,
The gaming ball deceleration passage is formed such that its vertical width gradually narrows in the traveling direction of the gaming ball moving in the gaming ball deceleration passage,
Pinball game machine characterized in that. Ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an auxiliary member for forming an uneven surface facing the game balls deceleration passage is provided in the guide rail. Near both ends position of the game balls guide member, wherein the pair of game nail to prevent collision of the game balls to game ball moving upstream and downstream ends in the game ball guide member provided et the The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2 . Among the plurality of game nails included in the speed reduction means, a plurality of game nails are continuously arranged in a continuous nail shape from the game nail at the end opposite to the buffer member toward the center of the game area . The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 , wherein: Ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that decorative rail constituting a part of said guide rail is provided et the.