JPH0343913B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a variable batted ball winning device operated by an electric drive source near the out opening of the gaming section, and reduces the possibility of being out in relation to a batted ball flowing into a specific winning opening. This invention relates to a pachinko machine that guides high-hitting balls to a variable hitting ball winning device to use them as winning balls and expanding the winning area of the hitting balls.

In conventional pachinko machines, most of the prize winning devices for hitting balls to win prizes are provided in the upper and middle portions of the game section. For this reason, if the batted ball flows down to the lower part of the gaming section, especially near the exit, the possibility of winning is extremely reduced, which spoils the interest of the pachinko game.

The present invention incorporates a variable batted ball winning device and a guide receiving section that guides batted balls to the variable batted ball winning device into the same substrate, and arranges the substrate so that the variable batted ball winning device is located directly above the out mouth, To provide a pachinko machine in which a hit ball guided from a guide receiving part also flows into a variable hit ball winning device to enlarge the winning area of the hit ball.

The present invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a supply tray 3, a receiving tray 4, and a ball firing operation section 5 on the surface of a frame-shaped front frame 2, and is installed so as to close a window section of the front frame 2. A game section 8 surrounded by a guide rail 7 is formed on the surface of the game board 6. In addition to countless obstacle nails (not shown), for example, a special winning opening 9, a rotary winning tool 10, a winning opening 11, etc. are appropriately arranged in this gaming section 8, and an out opening 12 is provided at the lowest position. will be established.
A horizontally elongated guide receiving part 13 is provided slightly above the out port 12, and a variable hit ball winning device 14 is provided facing the guide receiving part 13.

When the player supplies game balls to the supply tray 3 and operates the batted ball firing operation section 5, the batted ball firing device 15 is activated and fires the balls in the supply tray 3 to one ball. The fired ball enters the game section 8 via the guide rail 7, hits an obstacle nail, and flows down to a specific prize opening 9,
If it enters the rotating prize winning tool 10, it becomes a winning ball. On the other hand, the batted ball that does not enter any of the prize winning tools arranged in the upper part and the middle part of the gaming section 8 such as the specific winning opening 9 flows down to the lower part of the gaming section 8 as it is, and flows to the guide receiving section 13.
or enters the outlet 12 through a flow path 13' between the arcuate side surfaces formed on the left and right sides of the guide receiving part 13 and the guide rails.

As shown in FIG.
A right guide receiving part 13a and a left guide receiving part 13b are provided on the left and right sides of the
are arranged in parallel, and a variable batted ball winning device 14 is provided between the right guide receiving part 13a and the left guide receiving part 13b.
Both left and right guide receiving parts 13a, 13b have upper surfaces 17a,
17b are both slightly inclined downward toward the inside, the inclined upper ends 18a and 18b are separated from the inner surface of the guide rail 7 to such an extent that a batted ball can pass through, and the inclined lower ends 19a and 19b face the variable hit ball winning device 14. Therefore, when a batted ball lands on the right guide receiver 13a or the left guide receiver 13b, the batted ball rolls due to the downward slope of the upper surface 17, and the variable batted ball winning device 14
flowing down towards.

The variable hit ball winning device 14 is located below an inlet 20 that can receive a plurality of hit balls and is provided in the base plate 16 between the inclined lower end 19a of the right guide receiving part 13a and the inclined lower end 19b of the left guide receiving part 13b. It consists of a rotary body 21 that is rotatably provided and a drive source such as an electromagnetic solenoid 22 that is provided on the back surface of the substrate 16. The electromagnetic solenoid 22 rotates the rotary body 21 by 90 degrees to strike a ball. It is possible to convert into a first state in which the ball is not accepted and a second state in which the ball is easily accepted.

The rotating body 21 is frame-shaped and has a narrow first ball receiving part 23 and a wide second ball receiving part 24 on its side surface, and both ball receiving parts 23 and 24 are centered around the support shaft 25. It is placed at a position shifted by a rotation angle of 90 degrees. The support shaft 25 of the rotating body 21 has a rear end protruding from the back side of the substrate 16, a rotary lever 26 is fixed to the rear end, and the end of the rotary lever 26 is attached to a spring 32.
Connect to. When the electromagnetic solenoid 22 is demagnetized, the rotating body 21 remains stationary with the first ball receiving portion 23 facing upward, that is, in the first state in which it does not receive a batted ball, as shown in FIG. 2, and rotates. Passages 27, 27 are formed between the side surface of the body 21 and the opposing side surfaces of the guide receiving portions 13a, 13b, with a width sufficient to allow a batted ball to pass through. Note that in this first state, the upper end of the first ball receiving portion 23 of the rotating body 21 is connected to the guide receiving portion 13a,
It is located higher than the inclined lower ends 19a and 19b of 13b. Therefore, the batted ball that has flown down on the upper surfaces 17a, 17b of the guide receiving parts 13a, 13b toward the variable batted ball prize winning device 14 enters the passage 27 when it leaves the inclined lower ends 19a, 19b, and continues to the guide rail 7. The ball falls upward, enters the out port 12, and becomes an out ball.

In the first state in which the first ball receiving portion 23 faces upward, the opening of the introduction port 20 is blocked by the rotating body 21, so that the ball does not enter the introduction port 20 and the first ball is hit. The batted ball received by the receiving portion 23 passes through the passage 27 as it is, enters the out port 12, and becomes an out ball.

Incidentally, an opening through which a batted ball can pass may be formed in the first ball receiving portion 23 of the rotating body 21 to form a pocket shape, and the opening and the introduction port 20 may be communicated.
That is, with this configuration, the first ball receiving portion 23
Even in the first state where the ball is facing upward, the batted ball directly flowing down inside the gaming section 8 directly enters the opening, passes through the introduction port 20, and becomes a winning ball.

On the other hand, when the electromagnetic solenoid 22 is excited, for example, a batted ball enters the specific winning hole 9, and the specific winning detector 29 provided in the specific winning hole 9 detects the specific winning ball and excites the electromagnetic solenoid 22. The electromagnetic solenoid 22 rotates the rotary lever 26 to rotate the rotating body 21 by 90 degrees counterclockwise, so that the second ball holder 24 faces upward, as shown in FIG.
That is, the state is changed to a second state in which it is easier to accept a batted ball.

In this state, the ball that has flown down inside the game section 8 is directly placed on the second ball receiving section 24 of the rotating body 21,
The ball enters the introduction port 20 and becomes a winning ball. When the rotating body 21 changes to the second state, both left and right end portions of the second ball receiving portion 24 approach the guide receiving portions 13a, 13b and almost close the space between the rotating body 21 and the guiding receiving portions 13a, 13b. Further, in this state, the upper end of the second ball receiving portion 24 is located lower than the inclined lower ends 19a, 19b of the guide receiving portions 13a, 13b. Therefore, the ball that has flown down on the upper surfaces 17a, 17b of the guide receiving portions 13a, 13b toward the variable ball winning device 14 can also be moved to the rotating body 2 when it leaves the inclined lower end 19a, 19b.
The ball rests on the second ball receiving part 24 of 1, passes through the guide gutter 28 from the inlet 20, and is discharged to the back side of the game board 6, becoming a winning ball.

Therefore, not only the batted balls flowing down inside the game section 8 are directly received into the introduction port 20 by the second ball receiving section 24 of the rotating body 21, but also the batted balls guided from the guide receiving sections 13a and 13b are received into the introduction port 20. can be accepted. Furthermore, since the rotating body 21 maintains the second state for a certain period of time, the guide receiving portions 13a, 13
The batted balls that have flown down onto b land one after another on the second ball receiving part 24, enter the introduction port 20, and win a prize.

In addition, when the rotating body 21 is converted to the second state, the lamp 30 provided inside the guide receiving section 13 is lit or blinked to illuminate the decorative section 31 provided on the surface of the guide receiving section 13. This has a decorative effect and also has the effect of notifying the second state of the variable batted ball winning device 14. In this way, when the player's attention is called by lighting or flashing the lamp 30, the player recognizes that most of the balls he or she shoots will win in the variable ball winning device 14, and as much as possible in a single time. It is possible to aim at winning a prize in the winning device 14 by firing a large number of balls.

Then, after a certain period of time, the electromagnetic solenoid 22
is demagnetized, the rotating body 21 is rotated back by the bias of the spring 32 and restored to the first state shown in FIG.

In the above configuration, the variable batted ball winning device 14
Any structure may be used as long as the receiving state of a batted ball can be changed by driving the electromagnetic solenoid 22. Another embodiment of the variable hit ball winning device 14 shown in FIG.
An introduction port 20 capable of receiving a plurality of horizontally elongated batted balls is provided between 9a and 19b, and a door 33 is provided in the introduction port 20 to open and close the introduction port 20 by driving a driving source such as an electromagnetic solenoid 22. It is something that When the electromagnetic solenoid 22 is demagnetized, the door 33 closes the inlet 20 due to the bias of the spring 32 and enters the first state in which it does not receive a batted ball. Therefore, when the ball flowing down on the guide receiving portions 13a, 13b leaves the inclined lower ends 19a, 19b, it enters the passage 27, falls onto the guide rail 7, enters the out port 12, and becomes an out ball. When the electromagnetic solenoid 22 is energized, the operating piece 34 protruding from the lower end of the door 33 is rotated by the electromagnetic solenoid 22, as shown in FIG. It tilts forward from the center and transforms into a state slightly tilted toward the inlet 20, as shown by the dotted line in the figure. In this state, the door 33 is located at the inclined lower end 19 of the guide receiving portion 13.
Since the ball is located lower than the guide receiving part 13 and falls from the lower end 19 of the slope, the ball lands on the door 33 and is discharged from the inlet 20 through the guide gutter 28 to the back side of the game board 6. , it becomes a winning ball. In this way, the variable batted ball winning device 14 is inserted into the horizontally elongated inlet 20.
and a horizontally long plate-shaped door 33 that opens and closes the introduction port 20.
With this structure, the vertical length can be made shorter than that of the rotary variable prize winning device 14, so the vertical dimension of the guide receiving part 13 can be made smaller, and the gaming part 8 can be used effectively. can do.

FIG. 7 shows two variable batted ball winning devices 14a, 1.
4b are arranged in parallel three guide receiving parts 13a, 13b,
13c, and the inclined upper ends 18a, 18c of both the left and right guide receiving parts 13a, 13c.
This is another embodiment in which the variable hitting ball winning devices 14a, 14b and the guide receiving parts 13a, 13b, 13c are in contact with the inner surface of the guide rail 7, and the positional relationship between the variable hitting ball winning devices 14a, 14b and the guide receiving parts 13a, 13b, 13c is the same as that shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 described above. Similar to the example. When the inclined upper end 18 of the guide receiving part 13 comes into contact with the inner surface of the guide rail 7 in this way, all the balls falling down will land on one of the guide receiving parts 13a, 13b, and 13c, so that the fired ball will reach the out port 12. There is a possibility of winning until a ball enters the hole and becomes an out ball, increasing the interest of the pachinko game. Furthermore, if the two variable batted ball winning devices 14a and 14b can be independently converted into the first state and the second state, the player can select the right variable batted ball winning device 14a according to the situation. It is possible to aim and fire, or to aim at the variable hit ball winning device 14b on the left side and fire, which can give variety to the pachinko game.

FIG. 8 is an embodiment of the block wiring diagram of the present invention, in which the specific winning detector 2 faces the specific winning opening 9.
When the ball 9 detects a specific winning ball and turns on, the electromagnetic solenoid 2 turns on for the time set in advance by the timer 36a.
2 is excited to convert the variable batted ball winning device 14 into a second state where it is easy to receive a batted ball, and at the same time the lamp 30
2 of the variable hit ball winning device 14.
Inform the status. Furthermore, when the detector 29 is turned on, each solenoid 3 is turned on for the time set by the timer 36b.
7 is excited, and the prize openings 11a, 11b, 11c
When the ball hits the detectors 37a, 37b, 37c
When turned ON, the solenoid 37 of the rotary winning tool 10 provided in the middle of the gaming section is energized for a time set in advance in the timer 36b, and the rotating winning tool 10 is converted to a second state in which it is easy to hit a ball. Rotary winning device 1
0, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, has a base plate 38 with an inlet 20', a pocket-shaped first ball receiving part 23' narrow enough for a batted ball to pass through, and a wide first ball receiving part 23'. A rotating body 2 in which the two ball bearing parts 24' are shifted by an angle of 90 degrees around the support shaft 25'.
1', a solenoid 37, etc., which rotates the rotating body 21' by 90 degrees via an operating lever 39 and an operating plate 40. When the solenoid 37 is demagnetized, the spring 32'
The first ball bearing part 23' is stopped in the first state facing upward due to the urging force of As shown in the figure, the second state is changed to a second state in which the second ball receiving portion 24 faces upward.

Therefore, when the batted ball enters the specific winning hole 9 and when it enters the winning hole 11, the rotating body 2 is rotated for a certain period of time.
1' is in the second state where it becomes longer laterally, but it is also possible to electrically associate the solenoid of the rotary winning tool with only one of the winning ports.

Incidentally, the rotating body 21' of this embodiment may be incorporated into the board 16 and used as a variable winning device, similarly to the variable winning device 14 described above.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the variable batted ball winning device and the guide receiving section that guides the batted ball to the variable batted ball winning device are integrated into the same substrate, and the variable batted ball winning device is located directly above the out port. Since the board is arranged like this, the game section can be used effectively, and the ball guided from the guide receiving section can also flow into the variable hit ball winning device to expand the winning area of the hit ball, making it possible to enjoy a variety of games. It functions as a pachinko machine and has the effect of increasing the interest of pachinko games.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable hit ball winning device and the guide receiving part in the first state, and FIG. 3 is the variable hit ball winning device in the second state. Front view of the device and guide receiving part,
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the variable batted ball winning device in the first state, FIG. 5 is a front view of another embodiment of the variable batted ball winning device in the first state, and FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the variable batted ball winning device. FIG. 7 is a front view of another embodiment of the guide receiving part, FIG. 8 is a block wiring diagram,
Figure 9 is a front view of the rotary winning implement, Figure 10 is a side view of the rotating winning implement, Figure 11 is a plan view of the rotary winning implement, and Figure 12 is a front view of the rotary winning implement in the second state. It is a diagram. 1...Pachinko machine, 6...Game board, 7...Guide rail, 8...Game club, 9...Specific prize opening, 1
2...Out port, 13...Guidance receiving section, 14...Variable batted ball winning device, 16...Substrate, 17...Top surface,
19... Lower end of the slope.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a pachinko machine in which a game is played based on winnings or non-winnings of batted balls flowing down within a gaming section surrounded by guide rails, a first state in which it is difficult to accept or not accepting the batted balls flowing down inside the gaming section; a variable batted ball winning device that can be converted into a second state in which it is easy to accept a batted ball, and can accept a plurality of batted balls in the second state; A guide receiving part that protrudes and whose upper surface is inclined so as to guide the batted ball toward the variable batted ball winning device is integrally incorporated into the board, so that the variable batted ball winning device is located directly above the out opening opened at the lower part of the gaming section. arranging the board above, opening a specific winning slot above the board, converting the variable batted ball winning device from a first state to a second state in relation to the inflow of a batted ball into the specific winning slot; A pachinko machine characterized in that the batted balls guided from the guide receiving section are also made to flow into a variable batted ball winning device to expand the winning area of the batted balls flowing down inside the gaming section.