JPH0584189B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that converts a movable member into a first state in which it does not accept a batted ball and a second state in which it easily accepts a batted ball by electrical control. This relates to a variable prize winning device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, the above-mentioned type of variable winning device for a pachinko machine operates an electric drive source in response to a winning signal from another winning hole arranged on the game board to move a movable member once or twice for a predetermined period of time. When the first state is converted to the second state and a batted ball received in the second state enters the special winning hole, the movable member is repeatedly opened and closed several times (for example, 18 times) for a predetermined period of time. A so-called special game state advantageous to the player is generated in which the number of times is one cycle and the cycle can be updated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, eight times).

The special game state is determined when the movable member opens and closes a predetermined number of times or a predetermined number of movable members (for example, 10).
If the hit ball enters the special winning hole before winning the prize, the cycle is updated at that point, and if the ball does not enter the special winning hole, the special game state is electrically controlled to end.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional variable winning device, the winning of a ball hit into the special winning hole is often due to chance, and for this reason, the special game state ends in a few cycles without being able to win the special winning hole. On the other hand, as soon as the cycle starts, players enter the special winning slot and move on to the next cycle, and the special game state ends with a small number of balls thrown, which does not provide sufficient satisfaction to the players.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to be able to increase the possibility of winning a prize by hitting a ball into the special winning hole in a special game state, and to update the cycle after obtaining the number of winnings close to the maximum allowed. To provide a new variable prize winning device for a pachinko machine that allows the player to win.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The variable winning device for a pachinko machine of the present invention has an upper winning space in which a movable member guides a batted ball received in a second state to the rear, and an upper winning space that communicates with the upper winning space via a communication portion. It is equipped with a lower winning space for allowing the ball to enter the general winning hole or a special winning hole, and the upper winning space has a ball hitting rod that is movable back and forth by an electric drive source, and a ball hitting the ball back to the front by the ball hitting rod. A conduction hole is provided through which the batted ball can fall into the special prize opening, and a batted ball storage section is provided in the lower prize space where the batted ball that falls from the communication part and is diverted forward can be temporarily stored. The batted balls stored in the batted ball storage section guide subsequent batted balls to the special winning hole.

[Operation] When the movable member is in the second state, the ball can enter the upper prize winning space. A batted ball that has won a prize in the upper prize winning space flows backward and is received by the tip of the ball hitting rod or is guided to the lower prize winning space through the communication part. The batted ball caught by the tip of the ball hitting rod is hit back forward by the operation of the ball hitting rod, falls through the through hole, and enters the special winning hole. Also, the batted ball guided to the lower winning space through the communication part flows down to the front and is stored in the batted ball storage part, or enters either the general winning hole or the special winning hole. When a batted ball is parked in the batted ball storage section, the following batted ball can be guided to the special prize opening by the parked ball to win a prize, and it is possible to win a prize in the special prize opening. The player's performance can be significantly improved, and the player can be fully satisfied.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a variable prize winning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view.

The variable prize winning device 1 has a mounting board 2 that is mounted on the game board surface. A large opening 2a is formed in the center of the mounting board 2, and a pair of movable members 3, 3 are provided facing each other on both sides of the center of the opening 2a. Further, a decorative frame 4 that also serves as a prize opening is formed on the periphery of the opening above the movable members 3, 3, and a receiving frame 5 whose front surface is covered with a transparent plate 21 is formed on the periphery of the opening below the movable members 3, 3. has been done. The lowermost part of the winning frame 5 is divided into three winning areas, with the central part being a special winning opening 5a, and the left and right sides thereof being regular winning openings 5b, 5b. Further, a box frame 7 for forming a winning space 6 communicating with the opening 2a is attached to the back side of the mounting board 2.

Rotating shafts 8, 8 are fixed to the lower ends of the movable members 3, 3, and the movable members 3, 3 are rotatably attached to the front surface of the mounting board 2 by the rotating shafts 8, 8. Then, link members 9, 9 are attached to the shaft ends of the rotation shafts 8, 8 that protrude from the back side of the mounting board 2, and the link members 9, 9 are connected to electric drive sources such as plungers 10a, 10a of solenoids 10, 10. The solenoid 1 for opening and closing the movable member is connected to the movable member via a connecting plate 11.
With the excitation and demagnetization of 0 and 10, the first state is shown as a solid line in FIG. 2, in which the player stands upright and does not accept a batted ball, and the second state is tilted and easily receives a batted ball, as shown in a chain line in the same diagram.

The winning space 6 is divided into an upper winning space 6a and a lower winning space 6b by a transparent partition plate 12 that slopes gently toward the rear and whose sloping upper end is located between the movable members 3, 3. Communication portions 13 for guiding the batted ball to the lower winning space 6b on the left and right sides of the inner part of the upper winning space 6a where the inclined lower end of the partition plate 12 is located;
13 are provided. Further, at the center of the inner part of the upper winning space 6a and on the upper surface of the partition plate 12, a ball receiving part 15 is formed by a pair of left and right guide members 14, 14, and an electric drive is provided in the ball receiving part 15. The tip of a ball ram 17, which is actuated by a source such as a solenoid 16, is located.

The ball hitting rod 17 has a ball hitting portion 17a made of an elastic material such as synthetic resin at its tip, and as shown in FIG. movably supported. The ball thruster 17 is normally biased by a coil spring 19 so as to be placed in the retracted position shown by the solid line in FIG. It is in contact with the plunger 20. Therefore, when the solenoid 16 is energized, the plunger 20 of the solenoid 16 causes the ball thrusting rod 17 to perform a ball thrusting operation in which it projects to the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 4 against the bias of the coil spring 19.

In addition, the inclined upper end of the partition plate 12 is provided with a special prize opening 5a for receiving the ball hit back forward by the ball punching rod 17.
A conduction hole 22 is provided to allow the batted ball to fall into the conduction hole 22, and a semicircular guide frame 23 for guiding the batted ball to the conduction hole 22 is formed at the front edge of the conduction hole 22. Therefore, the ball that is hit back forward by the ball hitting action of the ball hitting stick 17 is caught by the guide frame 23 and falls downward from the conduction hole 22, making it possible to win the prize into the special prize opening 5a with a high probability. .

The lower winning space 6b is formed by a frame member 24 whose front and top surfaces are open, and whose commutation bottom surface 2
5 rolls the batted ball that falls from the upper winning space 6a forward into the special winning hole 5a or the general winning hole 5b,
5b is sloped downward toward the front, and a batted ball retention portion 26 is provided at approximately the midpoint in the downstream direction of the commutation bottom surface 25 for temporarily retaining the batted ball. . As shown in FIG. 6, the batted ball reservoirs 26 are provided on the left and right sides of the commutation bottom surface 25 so that the batted balls can collect a plurality of batted balls (for example, two
It is constituted by through holes 27a, 27b that are arranged side by side, and a reservoir control mechanism provided below these through holes 27a, 27b.

The through holes 27a and 27b are arranged opposite to each other with an interval that allows the batted ball to pass through, and are mutually connected to the special winning hole 6.
It is formed obliquely toward a. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the stagnation control mechanism includes a movable bottom plate 28 disposed on the lower surface of the commutation bottom surface 25 so as to be slidable in the front and back direction, and an electrical connection for sliding the movable bottom plate 28. It is composed of a driving source such as a solenoid 29. The movable bottom plate 28 is provided with rollers 30 on both sides, and the rollers 30 are fitted into rail grooves 31, 31 formed on both lower surfaces of the frame member 24, and are slidably supported. Further, the solenoid 29 is located within a rectangular opening frame 32 formed on the movable bottom plate 28 and is fixedly provided on the lower surface of the commutation bottom surface 25, and both ends of the plunger 33 are connected to the opening frame 32.
It is brought into contact with the front and rear surfaces of 2. Under normal conditions, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
7a, 27b are urged to the retracted position where they are opened, and the solenoid 29 is energized, thereby moving the movable bottom plate 2.
8 is slid forward as shown by the chain line in FIGS. 5 and 6 to close the through holes 27a and 27b. As a result, the ball that has flowed forward down the commutation bottom surface 25 and entered the through holes 27a, 27b is transferred to the movable bottom plate 2.
It will be received on 8 and will be stored at that position. Therefore, the batted ball flowing down from behind is guided by the parked ball and easily passes through the center of the commutation bottom surface 25, so that it can be won into the special prize opening 5a with a high probability.

Incidentally, segment-type displays 35 and 36 are provided at the back of the box frame 7 to display the number of cycle updates and the number of winning balls, and a plurality of light emitting diodes 37 and appropriate patterns are also provided so as to be visible. It is being Further, a special winning ball detector 38 is provided in the special winning hole 5a. In addition, 39 in the figure is a retaining seat such as an E ring that is fixed to the ball thrust rod 17 in order to receive the coil spring 19, and 40 and 40 are the ball thrust rod 17.
41 is a through hole provided in the connecting member 11 for passing the ball thruster 17; 42;
Reference numeral 42 indicates a shaft hole through which the rotating shafts 8, 8 of the movable members 3, 3 are inserted, and 43 indicates an obstacle provided on the commutation bottom surface 25.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a pachinko machine equipped with the variable prize winning device 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the back side of the pachinko machine. The variable prize winning device 1 is a game board 4
8, and on the lower side thereof, left and right first starting winning holes 44, 44 and a second starting winning opening 45 in the center are provided in a horizontal row. Winning ball detectors 44a, 4 are installed in the first starting winning openings 44, 44.
4a is the winning prize detector 4 in the second starting prize opening 45.
5a is provided. On the other hand, on the back side of the game board 48, a winning ball collecting path 46 is provided to collect all the winning balls that have entered the winning space 6 of the variable winning device 1 and guide them downward, and the number of winning balls is counted at the exit of the path 46. A winning ball detector 47 is provided.

Next, to explain the operation of the variable winning device 1 of the present invention in relation to the pachinko machine having the above configuration, a ball fired onto the game board 48 enters the first starting winning hole 44, 44, and enters the winning ball detector. 44a, 44
When detected at point a, the solenoids 10, 10 for opening and closing the movable members of the variable prize winning device 1 are excited for, for example, 0.5 seconds, and the movable members 3, 3 are moved from the first position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 to the position shown by the chain line in FIG. Perform the opening/closing operation once to open to the 2nd position. Furthermore, after, for example, 0.7 seconds have elapsed after the movable members 3, 3 are closed, the solenoid 16 for operating the ball thruster is energized, for example, by 0.2, and the ball thruster 17 moves from the retracted position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 to the forward position shown by the chain line. Perform the moving ball thrusting motion twice.

On the other hand, when a batted ball enters the second starting prize opening and is detected by the winning ball detector 45a, the solenoids 10, 10 for opening and closing the movable members are energized for 0.75 seconds each, moving the movable members 3, 3 from the first position. Perform the opening operation to the second position twice. In addition, the solenoid 16 for operating the ball thrusting rod is energized for 0.2 seconds after 0.7 seconds have elapsed since the movable members 3, 3 are closed for the first time, and for an additional 0.2 seconds after 0.7 seconds have elapsed since the movable members 3, 3 are closed for the first time. Do it twice.

When a batted ball is received by the movable members 3, 3 and enters the winning space 6 during the opening/closing operation of the movable members 3, 3 once or twice, the ball is received by the partition plate 12 and placed in the upper winning space 6a. The ball flows down toward the inner part and either falls into the communication parts 13, 13 or is lucky enough to be received by the ball receiving part 15. The batted ball guided from the communication parts 13, 13 to the lower winning space 6b flows forward on the commutation bottom surface 25 and flows down the through holes 27a, 27.
b, or enters the special winning slot 5a or the regular winning slot 5b, 5b and enters the game board 48.
The ball flows out into the winning ball collecting path 46 on the back side of the ball. When the batted ball is received by the ball receiving portion 15, the ball is hit back forward by the ball thrusting action by the ball thrusting rod 17 described above, falls downward from the conduction hole 22, and enters the special winning hole 5a with a high probability. It becomes possible.

When a batted ball enters the special winning hole 5a and is detected by the special winning ball detector 38, based on the detection signal, the movable members 3, 3 move 12 times for 0.75 seconds each, 0.6
It is opened and closed 6 times every second for a total of 18 times, and the 18 consecutive opening and closing operations are considered as one cycle, and a so-called special gaming state advantageous to the player is given in which the cycle can be updated up to 8 times. . However, if 10 winning balls are detected by the winning ball detector 47 for counting the number of winning balls while the movable members 3, 3 are opened and closed 18 times, or if there is a winning in the special winning opening 5a, then A new cycle begins.

When a special gaming state occurs, a predetermined period of time e.g.
After seconds have elapsed, the solenoid 29 of the retention control mechanism is energized, and the energization period continues, for example, during the continuous opening and closing of the movable members 3, 3 or until the winning ball detector 47 detects four winning balls. . As the solenoid 29 is energized, the plunger 33 moves forward against the bias of the coil spring 34 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The through holes 27a and 27b are closed to such an extent that the batted ball does not fall. By this, the lower prize space 6
The batted balls flowing down the commutation bottom surface 25 are received by the movable bottom plate 28 and can be stored in the through holes 27a and 27b in groups of two. Therefore, the ball hits the through hole 27a,
When the ball is parked in the diversion bottom surface 27b, the ball that comes down from behind is guided by the parked ball and passes through the commutation bottom surface 25.
The balls are guided to the center of the ball, and then flow down from between the balls to the special winning hole 5a, making it possible to win a prize in the special winning hole 5a with a high probability.

Then, when four batted balls are detected by the winning ball detector 47 or when the continuous opening/closing operation of the movable members 3, 3 is completed, the solenoid 29 is demagnetized. As a result, the plunger 33 is moved backward by the bias of the coil spring 34, and the movable bottom plate 28 is returned to the rear to open the through holes 27a and 27b, so that the balls in the pool fall downward and the winning balls collect. is directed to path 46. In this way, by storing the batted balls in the batted ball storage section 26, the probability of winning the prize in the special winning hole 5a becomes high, and at the same time, the winning ball detector 47 detects four winning balls. By allowing the balls to stay until they are detected, the player can proceed to the next cycle after obtaining the maximum allowed number of winning balls, for example, close to 10, which gives the player an advantage. can.

On the other hand, during the continuous opening and closing operation of the movable members 3, 3,
When eight winning balls are detected by the winning ball detector 47, the ball hitting rod 17 excites the solenoid 16 to perform one ball hitting operation. At this time, if the ball is hit in the ball receiving part 15, it is possible to win a prize in the special prize opening 5a with a high probability. In this case as well, the player can almost certainly proceed to the next cycle after obtaining winning balls close to the maximum number of winning balls allowed, as described above, giving an advantage to the player.

The operation of each part of the variable prize winning device 1 as described above is controlled by a microcomputer, an electronic circuit, and other control devices. For this reason, the ball thruster 1
Temporal control such as the ball thrusting action by the batting ball 7 and the retention action by the batted ball retention part 26 can be arbitrarily determined.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the variable winning device of the present invention, in a special winning state in which an advantage is given to a player, there is a high probability that the ball will be hit into the special winning opening in order to continue the special winning state. This allows the player to win a prize, and allows the special gaming state to continue under conditions close to the maximum allowed, thereby providing sufficient satisfaction to the player.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a variable prize winning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view, and Fig. 4 is Fig. 2A- A
Line sectional view, Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 2, Fig. 6.
The figures are also a sectional view taken along line C-C in Figure 2, Figure 7 is a front view of a pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize winning device, and Figure 8 is a front view of a pachinko machine equipped with a variable prize winning device.
The figure is a schematic back view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 7. 1... Variable winning device, 3, 3... Movable member, 5
a...Special winning opening, 5b, 5b...Regular winning opening,
6a... Upper winning space, 6b... Lower winning space,
10, 10...Solenoid for opening and closing the movable member, 1
3, 13...Communication portion, 16...Solenoid for operating the ball thruster, 17...Ball thruster, 22...Conducting hole, 26...Battered ball reservoir.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A movable member disposed on the game board surface of a pachinko machine, which converts the movable member into a first state in which it does not accept a batted ball and a second state in which it easily accepts a batted ball using an electric drive source;
A variable winning device having a general winning hole that processes a batted ball received by the movable member in the second state as a mere winning ball and a special winning hole that generates a special winning state advantageous to the player, the variable winning device comprising: The device includes an upper winning space in which the movable member guides the batted ball received in the second state to the rear, and a lower winning space that communicates with the upper winning space via a communication portion and allows the batted ball to enter the general winning opening or the special winning opening. In the upper prize winning space, there is formed a ball pushing rod that is movable in the front and back direction by an electric drive source and a conduction hole through which the ball hit back forward by the ball hitting rod can fall into the special winning hole, and in the lower part. The prize-winning space is provided with a batted ball storage section that can temporarily store the batted balls that fall from the communication section and are diverted forward, and the batted balls accumulated in the batted ball storage section A variable prize winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a subsequent hit ball is guided to a special prize opening.