JP4827062B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine, and more particularly to a game machine provided with a device for removing static electricity applied to a manual launching handle.

  Conventionally, a predetermined number of entrances with mahjong tiles are provided at the bottom of the game board on which various game parts are arranged, and game medals (hereinafter simply referred to as “medals”) are inserted into the medal slot. After that, for example, when 14 game balls per game are launched on the game board and each game ball enters one of the entrances, the pattern of the mahjong tile corresponding to the entrance is There is a sparrow ball game machine that functions (manual arrangement function) to be displayed on an image display device arranged on a game board. In recent years, the game medal inserted in the medal slot is detected based on the detection switch, and then the mahjong tile pattern is automatically displayed on the image display device in an appropriate combination (automatic distribution function). A sparrow ball game machine is also known (see Patent Document 1).

  In the general sparrow ball game machine as described above, the player rotates the firing lever disposed at the lower part of the front face of the front door, and the hammer member by the biasing force of a spring or the like supported by the firing lever. A game is played by hitting the hitting portion of the ball onto a game ball and launching the game ball into the game area. In general, the discharge lever is neutralized by, for example, connecting the discharge lever to the ground in order to remove static electricity charged on the player's body and clothes.

  Next, an example in which the launch lever is grounded will be described with reference to FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the hammer member 92 and a firing lever (not shown) are provided on the front and back surfaces of the conductive support plate 91 via a rotation shaft. The launch lever is disposed on the back side of the support plate 91 (the back side in FIG. 6). The ground metal plate 93a on one end side of the ground wire 93 is screwed to the front side of the rotating shaft on which the hammer member 92 is supported, and the ground metal plate 93a on the other end side of the ground wire 93 is supported. The plate 91 is fixed with screws. With such a structure, even when various unnecessary electricity such as static electricity is applied to the launch lever, it can escape to the support plate 91 connected to the ground via the rotating shaft and the ground wire 93. It can be removed appropriately.

JP-A-7-39620

  However, in a game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine having a ground structure as described above, the ground sheet metal is screwed to the rotating shaft that supports the launch lever and the hammer member, so that the launch lever is rotated. There is a problem that the ground wire wiring structure creates a load that prevents the rotation of the rotating shaft when performing a dynamic operation or when releasing the firing lever and hitting the hammer member on the game ball.

  Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a gaming machine that is configured so as to facilitate the launching operation of a game ball and to effectively neutralize a manual firing handle, thereby solving the above-described problems. is there.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 5) is a conductive manual provided on the main body of the gaming machine (1) so that a game ball can be manually launched in a single turn. In a gaming machine (1) comprising a launching handle (4) and launching a game ball into a game area (2a) by the turning operation of the manual launching handle (4) ,
A neutralization device (60) for neutralizing the manual firing handle (4) is provided,
The static eliminator (60)
A grounded conductive support (61) for rotatably supporting the manual firing handle (4) on the main body side of the gaming machine (1);
The rotating operation of the manual firing handle in a state where one end (65) is fixed and contact-supported on the conductive support portion (61) side and the other end is contacted and supported by the manual firing handle (4). A conductive biasing member (62) that sometimes generates a biasing force, and the conductive support portion side is always stationary .
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 3), the conductive urging member is a coil spring (62) fitted on a rotating shaft of the manual firing handle (4).
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

According to the third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 3), a conductive leaf spring member is provided between the conductive support portion (61) and the one end portion (65) of the conductive biasing member (62). (66) is interposed,
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine is provided with a static eliminator for neutralizing the manual launch handle, and the static eliminator is fixed to the grounded conductive support and one end fixed to the conductive support. And a conductive biasing member that is supported in contact with and supported at the other end by a manual firing handle. Here, since the conductive biasing member generates a biasing force when the manual firing handle is rotated, the side opposite to the side supported by the manual firing handle, that is, the conductive support portion side moves. Not to be fixed. Thereby, even when the manual launching handle is turned and the game ball is launched, the conductive support portion side of the conductive urging member does not move and always remains stationary. Therefore, by fixing the end portion of the conductive biasing member on the conductive support portion side to the grounded conductive support portion, the ground structure of the manual firing handle adversely affects the operation when the game ball is launched. Can be prevented. Therefore, the operation of the manual firing handle can be smoothly performed according to the player's intention, and the manual firing handle can be effectively neutralized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the conductive urging member is a coil spring fitted on the rotating shaft of the manual firing handle, the tip of the coil spring is fixed and brought into contact with the conductive support as it is. Thus, the manual firing handle can be effectively neutralized without adding new members or the like.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the conductive leaf spring member is interposed between the conductive support portion and the one end portion of the conductive biasing member, the conductive support portion and the conductive biasing force are provided. When the one end portion of the member is supported in contact with each other, the degree of contact between the two can be further increased, and the charge can be effectively eliminated.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a sparrow ball gaming machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view showing a sparrow ball game machine in the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an excerpt of the game board surface portion in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a game ball launch lever 4 and its support mechanism. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the operation panel, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an example of a screen displayed on the image display device in FIG. In the embodiment described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a sparrow ball gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a pachinko machine that manually launches a gaming ball in a single shot. Of course.

  In the present embodiment, an explanation will be given by taking as an example a sparrow ball gaming machine (game machine) 1 that performs a game using four types of 27 types of spiders, each using a total of 108 spears. For example, the 27 types of cocoon symbols are: 9 types of lions from “Ichigo” to “Jiu”, 9 types of “Ichitsu” to “Nine”, There are 2 types of “Kujo”, and 7 types of character are “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Amber”, and “Middle”. Therefore, the eggplant and the tube are several, and the chords “Ichigo” and “Jukuko” are not included in the character font because they cannot form the Junko. Thereby, the cocoon seed | species in this embodiment shows three types of said "lion", "tuber", and "character". Note that the above-mentioned two types of pods may be any two of lion, tube, and cord. For example, when a lion and cord are formed, A sparrow ball game machine selected so that the “one-cylinder” and “nine-cylinder” can be used as the character.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 is provided with a gaming machine main body 1a, and the front part of the gaming machine main body 1a is basically a gaming board surface (game area) 2a, an operation panel 3, A game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, a speaker 6 that is a sound output device that outputs sound and sound effects (hereinafter collectively referred to as sound), a lamp device 7, and the like. The The game ball launch lever (manual launch handle) 4 is connected to a static eliminator 60 comprising a support plate (conductive support portion) 61 and a coil spring (conductive biasing member) 62, which is a feature of the present invention. Is done.

  The game board surface portion 2a is a game area provided in the game board 2 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1b denotes a front door supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming machine main body 1a. A glass member 41 is disposed on the front door 1b, and the glass member 41 is played when the front door 1b is closed. It is located so as to face the board 2. Moreover, the code | symbol 85 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball struck by the launcher not shown to the game board surface part 2a side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a center ornament 12 in a state where an image display device 38 such as a liquid crystal display device for performing a desired effect display is exposed from the opening portion 13 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board surface portion 2a. The display unit 37 is disposed above the center ornament 12, and the entrances 11 a and 11 b are disposed below the center ornament 12. On the right side of the center ornament 12, an attacker operating passage 10 through which a game ball can pass is disposed, and an attacker 9 is disposed immediately below the attacker operating passage 10. This attacker 9 forms a variable entrance to open when the rising combination at the time of retirement is a special combination (for example, a big combination) and to allow the player to freely select himself / herself during the subsequent game. .

  Between the entrances 11c to 11e,... And the stage S in the game board surface portion 2a, a number of entrances for restricting the entrance width of each entrance immediately above the entrances 11c to 11e,. An obstacle nail (not shown) has been driven. The center ornament 12 has an effect device 40 above the opening 13 and a stage S below the opening 13. The game board surface portion 2a is provided with a windmill (not shown) and an obstacle nail (not shown) different from the above.

  Below the stage S, the entrance unit 53 having the entrances 11c, 11d, 11e,... Arranged in a plurality (25 in this embodiment) is arranged. 25 of these entrances 11c, 11d, 11e,... Are provided corresponding to 25 kinds of symbols (designs are not shown) except for one rope and nine ropes. In addition, “Ichigo” and “Kyuugo” are displayed at the entrances 11a and 11b, respectively, “Ichigo” is entered at the entrance 11c, “2” is entered at the entrance 11d, Necessary mahjong tiles are sequentially displayed at the ball outlet 11e, such as “Three bases”. In addition, the code | symbol 53a in a figure has shown the front cover of the ball entering unit 53. FIG.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 3 is provided with an image display unit 14 including a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. As these various operation buttons, 13 buttons 13a, 16b,..., 16m arranged side by side, self-throwing button 17, reach button 18, bag selection right shift button 19, bag selection left A shift button 20, a self-determination determination button 21, a payout button 22, a game end button 23, a game start button 24, and a reject (REJECT) button 25 are arranged. When the player operates each of these buttons, for example, the self-determination button 21, a self-determination determination signal is generated, and this signal is input to a control unit (not shown) composed of a microcomputer. Then, software (program) installed in the control unit executes a preset process in order to advance the game for each input signal.

  Various display units are set on the display surface of the image display unit 14, and information data, images, and effect images necessary for the player as the game progresses are displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, a game medal storage number display unit 26, a remaining game ball number display unit 27, a wind screen display unit 28, a front drum display unit 29, a back drum display unit. 30, a rising game display unit 31, a big game rising game display unit 32 that indicates a winning game that can obtain the right of a big game among special games, and a chance that indicates a rising game that can acquire the right of a chance game A game winning combination display portion 33 and a throwing-up spear display portion 34 for displaying a throwing spear symbol are provided, and a spear symbol, a rendering image, a numerical value, and the like are displayed as the game progresses. The above-mentioned winning combination that can obtain the right of the big game and the rising combination that can acquire the right of the chance game are hereinafter referred to as “special role”, and the rising role other than the special role is referred to as the “normal role”. ".

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the display surface of the image display unit 14, there are provided a hand bag display unit 35 for displaying 13 hand bag symbols, and a self screen display unit 36 for displaying self-portrait symbols. Yes. It should be noted that button names (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) corresponding to the throwing away buttons 16a, 16b,... Are displayed at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36. ...) is displayed. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color.

  Next, the static eliminator 60 that is a feature of the present invention will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the static eliminator 60 includes a conductive support plate 61 and a coil spring 62 made of a conductive material. The support plate 61 supports the game ball launch lever 4 operated by the player when the game ball is launched and the hammer member 67 having the hitting portion 67a that hits the game ball by the operation at both ends. A shaft member (not shown) is supported so as to be rotatable about the axis a. The game ball launch lever 4 and the hammer member 67 are located on the front and back surfaces of the support plate 61.

  The coil spring 62 is wound around the shaft member, and a fixing portion 62 a on one side of the coil spring 62 is fixed to a position defining member 69 provided on the support plate 61. On the other hand, the end of the other side with respect to the one side is supported by the game ball launch lever 4 in contact. As a result, when the game ball launch lever 4 is rotated in the direction of arrow S2 by the player, the coil spring 62 causes the game ball launch lever 4 and the hammer member 67 to move to the arrow S1 via the shaft member described above. It will be biased in the direction.

  A tip portion (one end portion) 65 of the coil spring 62 extends toward the support plate 61 further ahead of the fixing portion 62a of the coil spring 62, and a conductive leaf spring (on the support plate 61). It is fixed and supported with respect to the support plate 61 in a mode through a leaf spring member 66. Since the leaf spring 66 presses and supports the support plate 61 and the tip portion 65, the degree of contact between the tip portion 65 and the support plate 61 is increased, and the electrical conductivity between the two is further improved. As described above, when the leaf spring 66 is disposed between the support plate 61 and the tip portion 65, the degree of contact thereof is increased as compared with the case where the leaf spring 66 is not disposed, but when the leaf spring 66 is not disposed. Even if it exists, the effect of this invention will show | play sufficiently.

  Then, the outline | summary of the game procedure of the sparrow ball game machine 1 mentioned above is demonstrated.

  One game starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and 14 hands are arranged. Then, one game progresses based on input signals and control signals generated from various operation buttons and sensors such as the throwing-away buttons 16a, 16b,.

  In other words, when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15 and presses the game start button 24, the game can be started in one game, and the 14 arrangements necessary for starting the game are continued. The symbol is automatically determined, and the image of the cocoon symbol as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the hand symbol display unit 35 and the self-portrait display unit 36 of the image display unit 14. Further, the front and back draper images as shown in FIG. 5 are displayed on the front dra display unit 29 and the back dra display unit 30 of the image display unit 14 so that the big combination and the chance combination increase in the big game. It is displayed on the combination display unit 32 and the chance game rising combination display unit 33, respectively. Then, the player is notified by screen display or voice that the game start conditions are satisfied.

  In this state, the player performs an operation of selecting a discarded basket from symbols of the basket displayed on the hand basket display unit 35 and the self-portrait display unit 36. When the player decides the design of the throwing bag, the player selects (turns on) one of the throwing button 16a, 16b, 16c,. Throw away the spear. Then, one game ball is sent to the game ball launch position, and the game ball can be launched into the game board surface 2 by operating the game ball launch lever 4.

  When the player launches a game ball and this game ball enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,..., The symbol of the bag corresponding to the entered ball is displayed on the self-displaying portion 36. Is displayed. If the player does not end the game by self-determination, the player performs a throw-away operation to throw away one of the 14 traps that seems unnecessary. Then, the player sequentially executes such operations, and at the time when it is determined that the desired rising role has been heard (tempered), the reach button 18 is operated to reach or not reach. Continue the operation of raising the ball until the number of game balls that can be launched in one game is exhausted.

  Here, launching of the game ball during the above-described game is performed by the player turning the game ball launch lever 4. First, when the player rotates the game ball launch lever 4 in the direction indicated by the arrow S2, a force that biases the coil spring 62 in the arrow S1 direction is generated. When the player releases the game ball launch lever 4 at an appropriate rotation operation position, the shaft member is rotated by the biasing force generated in the coil spring 62, and the hammer member 67 (and the game ball launch lever 4) is moved. It rotates in the direction of arrow S1. Accordingly, the hitting portion 67a of the hammer member 67 hits the game ball stopped at the time of launching, and the game ball is hit to the game board surface portion 2a.

  During the game ball launching operation, in the static eliminator 60 of the present invention, the tip 65 extending from one end of the coil spring 62 does not move relative to the leaf spring 66 and the support plate 61. The earth structure of the game has no influence on the operation when the game ball is launched. Further, even when the player himself is charged with static electricity when the game ball is launched, the static electricity is contacted and supported by the player's hand from the game ball launch lever 4 and the game ball launch lever 4. The support plate 61 is surely energized through the coil spring 62 and the leaf spring 66 fixed and supported by the coil spring 62, and is effectively discharged. Note that the support plate 61 in the present embodiment is grounded to the pachinko hall floor or the like via a ground wire (not shown).

  As described above, the sparrow ball game machine 1 is provided with the static eliminator 60 that neutralizes the game ball launch lever 4, and the static eliminator 60 is connected to the grounded support plate 61 and the support plate 61 side. The distal end portion 65 serving as an end portion is fixed and supported, and the other end portion is composed of a coil spring 62 that is supported by contact with the game ball launch lever 4. Here, since the coil spring 62 generates an urging force when the game ball launch lever 4 is rotated, the side opposite to the side contacted and supported by the game ball launch lever 4, that is, the support plate 61 side is It is fixed so as not to move. As a result, even when the game ball launch lever 4 is turned and the game ball is launched, the support plate 61 side of the coil spring 62 does not move and is always stationary. Therefore, by fixing the end of the coil spring 62 on the support plate 61 side to the grounded support plate 61, the ground structure of the game ball launch lever 4 has an adverse effect on the operation when the game ball is launched. Can be prevented. Therefore, the operation of the game ball launch lever 4 can be smoothly performed as the player desires, and the game ball launch lever 4 can be effectively neutralized.

  Further, since the tip 65 of the coil spring 62 is fixed and brought into contact with the support plate 61 as it is, it can be grounded, so that the game ball launch lever 4 can be effectively neutralized without adding new members. become.

  In addition, since a conductive leaf spring 66 is interposed between the support plate 61 and the tip end portion 65 of the coil spring 62, when the support plate 61 and the tip end portion 65 of the coil spring 62 are contacted and supported, It is possible to further increase the degree of contact of and to effectively eliminate static electricity.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the sparrow ball game machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which extracts and shows the game board surface part in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which takes out and shows a game ball | bowl launch lever and its support mechanism. It is a front view which shows the structure of an operation panel. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the image display apparatus in FIG. It is a front view which shows the prior art example which earth | grounded the launch lever.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine (sparrow ball gaming machine)
2a Game area (game board surface)
4 Manual launch handle (game ball launch lever)
60 Static eliminator 61 Conductive support (support plate)
62 Conductive biasing member (coil spring)
65 One end (tip)
66 leaf spring member (leaf spring)

Claims (3)

The gaming machine body, a manual firing handle pivoting operably provided conductive so as launch single-shot game balls manually, game balls in the playfield by the rotational operation of 該手dynamic shooting handle In gaming machines that are launched and played,
A neutralization device for neutralizing the manual firing handle is provided,
The static eliminator is
A grounded conductive support that rotatably supports the manual launch handle on the gaming machine body side; and
One end is fixed and contact-supported on the conductive support side and the other end is contact-supported by the manual firing handle, and an urging force is generated during the turning operation of the manual firing handle, and A conductive urging member in which the conductive support side is always stationary ,
A gaming machine characterized by that. The conductive urging member is a coil spring fitted on a rotation shaft of the manual firing handle.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. A conductive leaf spring member is interposed between the conductive support portion and the one end portion of the conductive biasing member.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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