JP5482732B2 - Pachinko machine winning device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique of a winning device for a pachinko gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the technology of a winning device for a pachinko gaming machine having decoration (rendering performance) has been publicly known. For example, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the front wall portion of the winning device is formed of a permeable member. Thus, the winning device has a decorative property (rendering performance) that allows the player to visually recognize the movement of the winning game ball. In addition, a decorative decoration having transparency is affixed to the front wall portion, and a rear wall portion disposed behind the front wall portion is formed of a reflective member. As a result, the winning device is designed so that the decoration drawn on the decorative seal is projected on the rear wall, and the player can visually recognize the decoration projected on the rear wall through the decorative seal and the front wall. (Directive).

  In the technology described in Patent Document 2, the winning device includes a base portion attached to a game board, a light guide portion that is superposed on the base portion on the game board side of the base portion, and a light emitting element. A light emitting unit. The base part and the light guide part are formed of a translucent member. As a result, the winning device is decorated so that light from the light emitting element is diffused from the light emitting unit along the light guiding unit and transmitted forward through the light guiding unit and the base unit so that the player can visually recognize the light. It has sex (directivity).

JP 2006-55292 A JP 2006-175064 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a winning device for a pachinko gaming machine having a novel decoration (rendering performance) that could not be realized by a conventional winning device.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described.

That is, in the claim 1, is mounted on the game board a winning device gaming ball can win a pachinko machine, and a three-dimensional object and the mirror, the virtual floating by said said three-dimensional object mirror The three-dimensional object is provided with a guide passage for guiding the game ball to the inside of the three-dimensional object and a discharge passage for discharging the game ball to the outside of the three-dimensional object. The passing game ball is configured to be visible to the player, and the discharge passage is configured to be invisible to the player .

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  In claim 1, the winning device of the pachinko gaming machine can have a novel decorative property (rendering performance).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view which showed the whole structure of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the central prize apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Similarly, the front perspective view which showed the state by which the window frame of the pachinko gaming machine was opened. Similarly, the front view which showed the game board. The front perspective view which showed the center winning apparatus. Similarly, front view. Similarly, a plan view. The front perspective view of the center prize-winning apparatus which abbreviate | omitted illustration of the upper part. Similarly, a plan view. AA sectional drawing in FIG. The front perspective view which showed the virtual floating body. Similarly, front view. Similarly, a plan view. (A) Side surface sectional drawing of the center winning apparatus which showed the state of winning of a game ball. (B) Similarly, a front view. The top view which showed the center prize-winning apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

First, an overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 that is an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following description, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the player, the front side is defined as the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the back side is defined as the rear side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the player, the left and right directions are defined with the left hand side as the left side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the right hand side as the right side of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is formed by attaching various gaming parts to a frame mainly composed of an outer frame 2, an intermediate frame 3, and a window frame 4. Is done.

  The outer frame 2 is a frame body that forms an outline of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape with front and rear surfaces opened. The outer frame 2 is installed in Taijima provided in a game hall such as a pachinko hall. The outer frame 2 is provided with an intermediate frame 3.

  The middle frame 3 is a frame formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape with front and rear surfaces opened. The middle frame 3 is rotatably supported by a front opening of the outer frame 2 via a shaft support member such as a hinge. The middle frame 3 is provided with a window frame 4, a lower tray unit 5, and a game board 6.

  The window frame 4 is a frame formed in a substantially flat plate shape with an opening at the center. The window frame 4 is arranged over substantially the entire surface except for the lower part of the middle frame 3 in a front view. The window frame 4 is rotatably supported by a front opening of the middle frame 3 via a hinge member. A substantially circular window frame opening 7 is formed in the center of the window frame 4 in front view. The window frame opening 7 is covered with a transparent plate 19. In the lower part of the window frame opening 7, an upper plate 8 for storing game balls before launching is disposed. Speakers 9 are disposed above and to the left and right of the window frame opening 7.

  The lower dish unit 5 is attached to the lower part of the middle frame 3 and below the window frame 4. In the center of the lower plate unit 5, a lower plate 17 in which game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 are stored is disposed. A firing handle 18 is disposed on the right side of the lower plate 17 on the right side of the lower plate unit 5. The launch handle 18 is configured to be able to launch game balls stored in the upper plate 8.

  The game board 6 is a member in which a game area 25 that is an area in which a game ball rolls is formed. The game board 6 is arranged behind the window frame 4 and over substantially the entire surface excluding the lower part of the middle frame 3 in a front view. The game board 6 is detachably attached to the middle frame 3. The game area 25 of the game board 6 is arranged behind the window frame opening 7 of the window frame 4 and is configured to be visible through the transparent plate 19 from the front.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 6 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 6 includes a game board 10, a guide rail 11, a center accessory 12, a symbol display device 13, a right winning device 14, a big winning device 15, and an out port 16. The central winning device 100 and the like.

  The game board 10 is a member formed in a substantially flat plate shape with four corners appropriately cut out. Various game parts constituting the game board 6 are attached to the game board 10.

  The guide rail 11 is a member formed in a substantially arc belt shape. The guide rail 11 is attached to the game board 10 in a rising shape toward the front. The guide rail 11 is disposed so as to form a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front. Note that an inner area formed in a substantially circular shape by the guide rail 11 in the game board 10 is configured as a game area 25 in which the game ball rolls.

  The center accessory 12 is a member that decorates the game board 10 by its appearance. The center accessory 12 is substantially annular when viewed from the front, and a center opening 27 is formed through the center in the front-rear direction. The center accessory 12 is inserted from the front into a hole formed from the center to the top of the game board 10 so as to penetrate the game board 10 in the front-rear direction, and is attached by a bolt or the like.

  The symbol display device 13 is a device configured to display changes (symbol game) such as symbols and numbers on the liquid crystal screen 26 arranged to face the front. The symbol display device 13 is disposed behind the game board 10. More specifically, the liquid crystal screen 26 of the symbol display device 13 is disposed behind the center opening 27 of the center accessory 12 attached to the game board 10. Thereby, the symbol game displayed on the liquid crystal screen 26 can be visually recognized from the front through the center opening 27.

  The right winning device 14 is configured such that a pair of left and right movable pieces 28 opens and closes according to predetermined operating conditions, and can be switched between an open state in which a game ball can win a prize in a right start winning port 14a and a closed state in which a prize cannot be won. It is a device. The right winning device 14 is disposed on the right side of the game area 25 and below the center combination 12. The right winning device 14 is configured such that a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out by a prize ball paying device (not shown) when a game ball wins the right start winning port 14a in the open state.

  The big winning device 15 is a device that is configured to open the big winning opening 15a and win a game ball when a big win is selected by a predetermined big win lottery. The big winning device 15 is arranged at the lower right portion of the game area 25 and at the lower left of the right winning device 14. The grand prize device 15 is configured such that when a game ball wins an open big prize opening 15a, a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out by a prize ball payout device (not shown).

  The out port 16 is an opening through which a game ball that rolls in the game area 25 finally flows when the game ball does not enter each winning port such as the big winning port 15a or the right start winning port 14a. The out port 16 is arranged at the lowermost part of the game area 25. Note that the game balls that have flowed into the out port 16 are collected at the game hall side such as a pachinko hall in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed.

  The central winning device 100 is a device configured such that a game ball can be won in the central start winning port 100a. The central winning device 100 is disposed at the lower center of the game area 25 and above the out port 16. The central winning device 100 is a device configured so that a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out by a prize ball payout device (not shown) when a game ball wins the central start winning opening 100a.

  Next, the configuration of the central winning device 100 will be described in detail.

  7 and 8, for convenience of explanation, the mounting substrate 110, the gate member 120, and the upper surface 131 of the housing member 130 described later are not shown.

  The central prize-winning device 100 shown in FIGS. 3 to 9 is mainly composed of a mounting substrate 110, a gate member 120, a housing member 130, a decorative member 140, a cylindrical member 150, and a guide rod 160. .

  The mounting board 110 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIG. 9 is to which other members constituting the central winning device 100 are attached. The mounting substrate 110 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and is disposed with its plate surface directed in the front-rear direction. A substantially rectangular through-hole 110 a (see FIG. 9) that penetrates the mounting substrate 110 in the front-rear direction is formed at the lower center of the mounting substrate 110.

  The gate member 120 guides the game ball to the central start winning opening 100a disposed below. The gate member 120 is formed in a substantially U shape in plan view with the rear opened. The rear end of the gate member 120 is fixed to the upper left portion (above the through hole 110a) at the left and right center portion of the mounting substrate 110. A space surrounded by the gate member 120 and the mounting substrate 110 serves as a passage for guiding the game ball.

  The accommodating member 130 shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 accommodates a decorative member 140 described later. The housing member 130 is mainly configured by a top surface 131, a bottom surface 132, a left side surface 133, a right side surface 134, a left back surface 135, and a right back surface 136 in a substantially box shape with the front open.

  The top surface 131 and the bottom surface 132 are formed so that the plate surfaces face each other in the vertical direction. A circular through-hole 131a that penetrates the upper surface 131 in the vertical direction is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper surface 131.

  The left side surface 133 and the right side surface 134 are formed so that their plate surfaces face each other in the left-right direction.

  The left back surface 135 is an embodiment of the mirror according to the present invention. The left back surface 135 is formed with its plate surface facing left diagonally forward and diagonally right backward. More specifically, the left rear surface 135 extends from the rear end portion of the left side surface 133 toward the right front side. At this time, the angle formed by the left side surface 133 and the left back surface 135 in plan view is set to be 45 degrees. A mirror surface is formed on the front side surface of the left rear surface 135 (the inner side surface of the housing member 130) by attaching a mirror sheet or the like.

  The right back surface 136 is an embodiment of the mirror according to the present invention. The right back surface 136 is formed with its plate surface facing diagonally forward right and diagonally backward left. More specifically, the right rear surface 136 extends from the rear end portion of the right side surface 134 toward the left front side. At this time, the angle formed by the right side surface 134 and the right rear surface 136 in plan view is set to be 45 degrees. A mirror surface sheet is attached to the front side surface of the right rear surface 136 (the inner side surface of the housing member 130) to form a mirror surface.

  The front end is opened by closing the rear end portion of the cylindrical portion having the rectangular cross section constituted by the upper surface 131, the bottom surface 132, the left side surface 133, and the right side surface 134 with the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136. A substantially box-shaped accommodation member 130 is configured. The housing member 130 is fixed to the mounting substrate 110 in a state of being inserted into the through hole 110 a of the mounting substrate 110. At this time, the front side surface of the mounting substrate 110 and the rear end portion of the through hole 131a formed in the upper surface 131 of the housing member 130 are set so as to substantially match in the front-rear direction (see FIGS. 6 and 9). .

  In the storage member 130 configured as described above, light entering from the open side (front) of the storage member 130 is reflected by the left back surface 135 or the right back surface 136 and is emitted from the open side of the storage member 130 again. The positions of the front end portions of the upper surface 131, the bottom surface 132, the left side surface 133, and the right side surface 134 are set (see the arrows in FIG. 8). As a result, when the housing member 130 is viewed from the player side (front), an external scene is not reflected on the mirror surfaces of the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136, and the inner wall of the housing member 130 (for example, the left side surface 133 and Only the inner side surface of the right side surface 134 is shown.

  The decorative member 140 is an embodiment of a three-dimensional object according to the present invention and imitates the shape of the moon. The decorative member 140 is formed by cutting out the rear part of a spherical member into a fan shape in plan view (see FIG. 8). At this time, the central angle of the fan-shaped portion of the cut-out portion is set to be the same angle (90 degrees) as the angle formed by the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 of the housing member 130. The decorative member 140 is fixed to the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 in a state where the notched portions are in contact with the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 of the housing member 130. At this time, the vertical position of the decorative member 140 is set to be a substantially intermediate portion between the upper surface 131 and the bottom surface 132 of the housing member 130. Further, in the contact portion between the decorative member 140 and the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 in a plan view, the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 are tangent to the decorative member 140 (the decorative member 140 is circular in the plan view). (Tangent line in case)

  A communication groove 140a (see FIG. 9) is formed in the notched portion of the decorative member 140 by further notching the portion. The communication groove 140a is formed to have a substantially circular cross section, and is formed from the upper end portion of the decorative member 140 to the middle part of the decorative member 140 in the vertical direction.

  The cylindrical member 150 guides the game ball. The cylindrical member 150 is a cylindrical member having a circular cross section constituted by a permeable member. One end (upper end) of the cylindrical member 150 is inserted into a through hole 131a formed in the upper surface 131 of the housing member 130, and the other end (lower end) thereof is inserted into a communication groove 140a formed in the decorative member 140. It arrange | positions so that the communication groove | channel 140a may be connected.

  A central starting winning port 100a of the central winning device 100 is constituted by the communication groove 140a of the decorative member 140 described above.

  A guide rod 160 shown in FIG. 9 guides a game ball won in the central start winning opening 100a toward a back cage (not shown) attached to the rear side surface of the game board 6. One end (front end) of the guide rod 160 is fixed to the rear portion (the left rear surface 135 and the right rear surface 136) of the housing member 130 at a position facing the lower end portion of the communication groove 140a formed in the decorative member 140. The other end (rear end) of the guide rod 160 extends rearward and downward and communicates with the back rod.

  For convenience of explanation, the guide rod 160 is not shown in the drawings other than FIGS. 9 and 13A.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the central winning device 100 configured as described above has the rear end portion of the housing member 130 inserted into the through hole 10 a formed so as to penetrate the game board 10 in the front-rear direction. At the same time, the mounting board 110 is mounted on the game board 6 by fixing the mounting board 110 in contact with the front surface of the game board 10.

  Next, using FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, the appearance when the central winning device 100 configured as described above is viewed from the player side (front) will be described.

  10 and 12, illustration of the upper surface 131 of the mounting substrate 110, the gate member 120, and the housing member 130 is omitted for convenience of explanation.

  When the central winning device 100 configured as described above is viewed from the player side (front), only the inner wall of the housing member 130 is shown on the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 of the housing member 130 as described above. At this time, since the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 are set to form an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the left side surface 133 and the right side surface 134, respectively, as shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. It is visually recognized as if there is a back surface (virtual back surface 137) arranged perpendicular to the left side surface 133 and the right side surface 134.

  Further, as described above, the left back surface 135 and the right back surface 136 are arranged so as to be perpendicular to the tangent to the decoration member 140 in a plan view, so that the player feels as if a spherical decoration member (virtual floating body 141). ) As if floating in the air inside the housing member 130.

  In addition, since the cylindrical member 150 is made of a permeable member as described above, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the cylindrical member 150, and the player's attention is directed to the virtual floating body 141. Can do.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 13, a description will be given of the situation when the game ball 200 wins the central start winning port 100a of the central winning device 100 configured as described above.

  When the game ball 200 rolling in the game area 25 (see FIG. 3) enters the gate member 120, the game ball 200 is guided by the gate member 120 so as to fall directly below. The guided game ball 200 enters the cylindrical member 150 (the through hole 131a formed in the upper surface 131 of the housing member 130). The game ball 200 falls down in the cylindrical member 150. At this time, since the cylindrical member 150 has transparency, the player can visually recognize the game ball 200 falling in the cylindrical member 150.

  The game ball 200 dropped in the cylindrical member 150 falls into the decoration member 140 (communication groove 140a), and is guided to the back cage through the communication groove 140a and the guide rod 160 of the decoration member 140, You will be guided from the back to the collection area.

  At this time, the game ball 200 guided from the decoration member 140 (communication groove 140a) to the collection area through the guide rod 160 cannot be visually recognized from the player side. That is, the player sees the game ball 200 so that the game ball 200 does not come out of the virtual floating body 141 although the game ball 200 jumps into the virtual floating body 141 floating in the housing member 130 one after another. The Therefore, it is possible to give the player the impression that the virtual floating body 141 contains the game ball 200 infinitely. In this way, the central prize-winning device 100 can have a novel decorative property (rendering performance).

As described above, the central winning device 100 (winning device) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is as follows.
A central winning device 100 of a pachinko gaming machine 1 mounted on a gaming board 6 and capable of winning a game ball 200,
It has a decorative member 140 (three-dimensional object), a left back surface 135 and a right back surface 136 (mirror),
The game ball 200 to be awarded is made to appear to jump into a virtual floating body 141 composed of a decorative member 140, a left back surface 135, and a right back surface 136.

  By configuring in this way, the central prize-winning device 100 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be provided with a novel decoration (rendering performance).

In the present embodiment, the angle formed by the left side surface 133 and the left back surface 135 and the angle formed by the right side surface 134 and the right back surface 136 are set to 45 degrees, respectively, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, the light entering from the open side (front) of the housing member 130 may be reflected at the left back surface 135 or the right back surface 136 and may not be emitted from the open side of the housing member 130 again. .
In addition, each surface (the upper surface 131, the bottom surface 132, the left side surface 133, the right side surface 134, the left back surface 135, and the right back surface 136) of the housing member 130 may be formed integrally or separately. Also good.
Moreover, in this embodiment, although the decoration member 140 (three-dimensional object) assumed that the shape of the moon was imitated, this invention is not limited to this, The three-dimensional object imitating other forms may be sufficient. .
In the present embodiment, the central winning device 100 has been described as an embodiment of the winning device according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other winning devices (for example, the right winning device 14 or the like). ) Is also possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the left rear surface 135 and the right rear surface 136 (mirror) form a back surface such that the left and right center sides protrude forward, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, as shown in FIG. 14, the left rear surface 135 and the right rear surface 136 (mirror) may form a surface such that the left and right central sides protrude rearward.

  1: Pachinko machine, 6: Game board, 100: Central winning device, 110: Mounting board, 120: Gate member, 130: Housing member, 135: Left back, 136: Right back, 140: Decoration member, 141: Virtual Floating body, 150: cylinder member, 160: guide rod

Claims (1)

A winning device for a pachinko machine mounted on a game board and capable of winning a game ball,
Having a three-dimensional object and a mirror,
A virtual floating body is constituted by the three-dimensional object and the mirror,
The three-dimensional object is provided with a guide passage for guiding the game ball to the inside of the three-dimensional object and a discharge passage for discharging the game ball to the outside of the three-dimensional object,
The guide passage is configured such that a player can visually recognize a game ball passing through the inside,
A winning device for a pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the presence of the discharge passage is invisible to the player .

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