JP5948782B2 - Launcher - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a launching device, and more particularly to a launching device that can prevent a game ball launched from a launching port from returning to the launching port as a foul ball and is incorporated in a pachinko gaming device.

  Conventionally, as a launching device of a pachinko gaming machine, for example, while controlling the game ball supplied to the launch position so that the launching device launches toward the game area, the game ball that has passed through the game area is collected, and again There is a launching device incorporated in an enclosed ball game machine that supplies a launching position and circulates and uses game balls (see Patent Document 1).

  In the above-described launching device, normally, as shown in FIG. 5A, the game ball 40 is launched from the launch port 22 to the game board 11 through the launch passage 19, but the launched game ball 40 passes through the launch passage 19. If it cannot, the game ball 40 is collected at the foul ball collection port 25 as a foul ball.

JP 2009-101224 A

However, the above-mentioned launching device sometimes has a problem that the launched game ball 40 cannot pass through the launch passage 19 and returns as a foul ball, and is stacked on the game ball 40 just before the launch supplied to the launch port 22. There is.
In particular, in the enclosed ball type gaming device, the foul ball should not be counted as a played ball, but will be counted, so the number of returned foul balls will be deducted from the number of played balls. There is a need. For this reason, it is necessary to install a detection sensor for detecting a foul ball, and a processing program for subtracting the number of foul balls from the number of played balls is required. As a result, installation and wiring of the detection sensor are required, which increases the production cost and complicates data processing, resulting in a long game ball launch cycle.
In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a launching device that has a simple internal structure and data processing and is low in production cost.

The launching device according to the present invention is to solve the above-described problems,
A launch port that can temporarily hold a game ball;
A hammer for launching the game ball;
A launch passage communicating with the launch port and guiding the launched game ball to a game area of a game board;
A foul ball having a substantially fan shape centered on the rotation shaft portion, supported so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft portion, and arranged to shield the discharge port and the discharge passage. A return prevention valve;
A foul ball collection port that communicates with the launch passage and collects the foul bulb that has returned from the launch passage;
One side surface part that the game ball launched from the launch port abuts and is flipped up;
An arc portion for guiding the foul ball returned from the launch passage to the foul ball collection port;
A position restricting protrusion provided so as to protrude from the arc portion along the other side surface portion, and the foul ball return prevention valve,
A first stopper that abuts the position restricting protrusion during operation and restricts the position of the foul ball return prevention valve so as to be able to return by its own weight;
And a second stopper for restricting the position of the foul ball return prevention valve so as to abut against the position restricting protrusion at the time of return and to shield the launch port and the launch passage.

  According to the present invention, the foul ball return prevention valve returns to its original position by its own weight after the game ball is launched, and shields the launch port and the launch passage. For this reason, even if a game ball returns as a foul ball, it is collected at the foul ball collection port without returning to the launch port. As a result, a detection sensor, its wiring, and a processing program become unnecessary, and a launching device with a low production cost can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, the foul ball return prevention valve has a substantially fan shape. For this reason, since the foul ball return prevention valve has a substantially fan shape, even if the foul ball return prevention valve is flipped up by the game ball, it easily returns to its original position by its own weight.

  According to the present invention, the launching device is provided with the first stopper that regulates the position of the foul ball return prevention valve that is jumped up by the game ball. For this reason, even if the foul ball return prevention valve is flipped up by the game ball, it is possible to obtain a launching device that does not rotate excessively and is unlikely to fail.

  According to the present invention, the launcher is provided with the second stopper for regulating the shielding position of the foul ball return prevention valve. For this reason, when the foul ball return prevention valve is accurately regulated to the shielding position, it is possible to reliably prevent the foul ball from returning to the launch port.

The gaming device according to the present invention may be a gaming device including the above-described launching device.
According to the present invention, there is an effect that a detection sensor, its wiring, and a processing program become unnecessary, and a gaming machine with low production cost can be obtained.

It is a front view which shows embodiment of the game device incorporating the launcher which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 3A and 3B are partially enlarged perspective views showing the internal configuration shown in FIG. 2 before and immediately after the operation. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state after the operation after the operation is completed following FIG. 3. It is a partial expansion perspective view for demonstrating normal operation and abnormal operation of a prior art example.

An embodiment of a gaming apparatus equipped with a launching apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings of FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming device according to the present embodiment is applied to an encapsulated ball gaming device 10, and the surface of the gaming board 11 is covered with a transparent glass plate 12, and the transparent glass plate A holding ball display unit 13 is disposed below 12. Further, an operation panel 14 and a handle 15 are arranged below the holding ball display unit 13.
On the other hand, an effect display unit 16 is disposed at the center of the game board 11, and a game-completed ball collection port 17 is disposed below the effect display unit 16. In addition, the interstitial machine 18 is installed so that the said enclosed ball type game device 10 may adjoin.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a launcher 20 is disposed behind the operation panel 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the launching device 20 temporarily holds the game ball 40 supplied from the game ball supply port 21 at the launch port 22 and counts the number of game balls supplied to the launch port 22. Game ball counting sensor 23 is installed.

  In addition, the launching device 20 is rotatably provided with a hammer 24 that launches the game ball 40 supplied to the launching port 22.

  Further, a foul ball return prevention valve 30 that shields the launch port 22 and the launch passage 19 is rotatably supported by the launch device 20. The foul ball return prevention valve 30 has a first stopper 32 for restricting excessive rotation when the game ball 40 is fired by a position restricting projection 31 projecting from an upper end portion of the foul ball return preventing valve 30 and a launch port 22. And the second passage 33 that controls the position for shielding the launch passage 19 from each other. The launching device 20 is provided with a foul ball collection port 25 communicating with the launch passage 19 at a position adjacent to the foul ball return prevention valve 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game-completed ball collection port 17 communicates with a game ball supply passage 28 that communicates with the game ball supply port 21 via a game-completed ball collection passage 27 provided with a game-completed ball counting sensor 26. ing. Further, the foul ball collection port 25 communicates with the game ball supply passage 28 via a foul ball collection passage 35 provided with a foul ball number counting sensor 34. Therefore, both the game-completed ball and the foul ball are supplied again as the game ball 40 to the launch port 22.

Next, the operation of the gaming apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described.
Before the operation, as shown in FIG. 3A, the game ball 40 supplied from the game ball supply port 21 is temporarily held in the launch port 22, and the foul ball return prevention valve 30 has its position restriction projection 31 in the first position. The launch port 22 is shielded by engaging the 2 stopper 33.

  Then, the hammer 24 is rotated to launch the game ball 40, so that the foul ball return prevention valve 30 jumps up (FIG. 3B), and the game ball 40 is launched onto the game board 11 through the launch passage 19, Immediately after that, a new game ball 40 is supplied from the game ball supply port 21 (FIG. 4A). At this time, the foul ball return prevention valve 30 is returned to its original position by its own weight after the position restricting projection 31 is engaged with the first stopper 32 and the position is restricted.

  When the game ball 40 cannot pass through the launch passage 19 and becomes a foul ball, the foul ball return prevention valve 30 has already returned to its original position (FIG. 4B), so the foul ball is a foul ball. After colliding with the ball return prevention valve 30, the foul ball collection port 25 is entered. For this reason, the game ball 40 that has become a foul ball passes through the foul ball collection passage 35, is counted by the foul ball number counting sensor 34, and then fires again from the game ball supply port 21 through the game ball supply passage 28. It is supplied to the mouth 22. As a result, the foul ball is not processed as a game-completed ball, and the number of balls held by the player is not reduced by the generation of the foul ball.

As is clear from the above description, even if a foul ball is generated, it does not return to the launch port 22, and it is possible to prevent a plurality of game balls from being accidentally fired.
Further, there is an advantage that the number of balls possessed by the player can be appropriately managed by counting the foul balls detected by the foul ball count sensor 34 before supplying them to the launch port 22 and subtracting them from the number of played balls. .

  Of course, the gaming apparatus incorporating the launching apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming apparatus but can be applied to other gaming apparatuses.

10: Enclosed ball game device 11: Game board 14: Operation panel 15: Handle 17: Played ball collection port 19: Launch passage 20: Launch device 21: Game ball supply port 22: Launch port 23: Game ball counting sensor 24 : Hammer 25: Foul ball collection port 26: Gamed ball counting sensor 27: Gamed ball collection passage 28: Game ball supply passage 30: Foul ball return prevention valve 31: Position restriction protrusion 32: First stopper 33: Second stopper 34: Foul ball count sensor 35: Foul ball collection passage 40: Game ball

Claims (2)

A launch port that can temporarily hold a game ball;
A hammer for launching the game ball;
A launch passage communicating with the launch port and guiding the launched game ball to a game area of a game board;
A foul ball having a substantially fan shape centered on the rotation shaft portion, supported so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft portion, and arranged to shield the discharge port and the discharge passage. A return prevention valve;
A foul ball collection port that communicates with the launch passage and collects the foul bulb that has returned from the launch passage;
One side surface part that the game ball launched from the launch port abuts and is flipped up;
An arc portion for guiding the foul ball returned from the launch passage to the foul ball collection port;
A position restricting protrusion provided so as to protrude from the arc portion along the other side surface portion, and the foul ball return prevention valve,
A first stopper that abuts the position restricting protrusion during operation and restricts the position of the foul ball return prevention valve so as to be able to return by its own weight;
And a second stopper that abuts against the position restricting protrusion at the time of return and restricts the position of the foul ball return prevention valve so as to shield the launch port and the launch passage. apparatus.   A gaming device comprising the launching device according to claim 1.

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