JPH0337653Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] <Industrial field of application> This invention temporarily stores these winning balls in a storage section provided on the game board when a large number of winning balls are generated within a short period of time. The present invention also relates to a pachinko machine in which these stored winning balls are arranged and flowed down in a direction opposite to the exit of the winning ball collecting gutter.

<Prior art> Conventional pachinko machines have a wide winning ball collection gutter on the back side of the game board, and a winning ball controller at the exit of the winning ball collection gutter, which controls the flow of one winning ball to another. The prize ball ejecting device is started by the winning ball, and after the prize ball ejecting device has discharged a predetermined number of winning balls, the winning ball controller receives the next winning ball. It takes an average of a little less than 2 seconds for the prize ball discharge device to discharge a prize ball corresponding to one winning ball and to fill it with the next prize ball to be discharged. Therefore, there was no problem when winning balls occurred at time intervals longer than this time interval.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> However, in recent years, pachinko machines have been developed one after another that are equipped with a variable prize winning device that allows a large number of batted balls to win prizes within a short period of time when a special prize mode (so-called jackpot) is achieved. In such a pachinko machine, it is not possible to widen the gap between the rear part of the variable winning device that protrudes from the back side of the game board and the ball rectifying shelf of the winning ball collection gutter. Therefore, in the above pachinko machine, if a large number of winning balls are generated within a short period of time for the variable winning device, the number of newly generated winning balls will be greater than the number of winning balls controlled by the winning ball controller. As the number of winning balls increases, the winning balls that are intensively discharged from the variable winning device gradually become congested near the exit of the winning ball collection gutter, and when a slight traffic jam begins, the number of winning balls in the congestion due to the position of the variable winning device increases. The next winning ball discharged from the variable winning device flows down and becomes jammed in the shape of a dumpling below the variable winning device. As a result, troubles occur such as winning balls getting jammed or stuck between the ball rectifying shelf and the variable winning device, or the variable winning device being unable to change the batted ball acceptance state due to a jammed winning ball. .

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, and includes a variable prize winning device fitted into an opening provided in the game board, and winning balls that are ejected from the variable winning device to the back side of the game board. In a pachinko machine, the winning balls are collected on a ball rectifying shelf by a winning ball collection gutter on the back of the game board, and the winning ball is controlled individually by a winning ball controller installed at the outlet of the winning ball collecting gutter, and the vertical length of the opening is changed to allow winnings to be won. The ball mounting part is larger than the vertical length of the main body of the device, and the upper surface slopes toward the ball rectifying shelf side of the winning ball collecting gutter, along the lower edge of the opening, and the ball mounting part of the winning ball collecting gutter. a guiding part located above the exit and guiding the winning balls ejected from the variable winning device to the ball outflow part;
An edge covering member is fixed to the edge covering member, which is provided with a blocking wall that is erected at the edge of the guiding section facing the ball regulating shelf and prevents the balls stored on the guiding section from flowing out to the ball regulating shelf; The winning balls flowing down from the variable winning device are stored in a storage section formed between the variable winning device and the edge covering member, and this storage is prevented from flowing directly onto the ball rectifying shelf by the blocking wall. The winning balls are aligned and flowed down by the guiding part in a direction opposite to the outlet of the winning ball collection gutter, and are made to flow down from the ball outflow part onto the ball straightening shelf.

<Operation> When the winning balls are discharged from the variable winning device, these winning balls fall onto the edge covering member, flow down to the storage section between the variable winning device and the edge covering member, and are deposited on the ball rectifying shelf. If winning balls are stored in this storage section, they will be temporarily stored in this storage section. The winning balls flowing into the guide section are prevented from flowing directly onto the ball rectifying shelf by the blocking wall, and flow down while being rectified in the opposite direction from the outlet of the winning ball collection gutter by the guide section.

<Embodiment> As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 has a ball supply tray 3, a saucer 4, a ball firing operation section 5, etc. on the front of a frame-shaped front frame 2, and a window section of the front frame 2. A gaming section 8 surrounded by a guide rail 7 is formed on the surface of the gaming board 6, which is mounted so as to close the panel from the back side, and inside the gaming section 8 are numerous obstacle nails (not shown) and a general prize opening 9. , a specific winning hole 10..., a display section 11, a ticket type winning hole 12, 12, a variable winning device 13, etc. are provided. In addition, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, as shown in FIG. A mechanism plate 16 is attached so as to be openable and closable. Back mechanism plate 1
6 is a frame body having an opening portion 17 into which the winning ball gathering gutter 15 enters, and a prize ball tank 18 at the upper part of the back side.
A prize ball discharging device (not shown) is provided below the prize ball tank 18, and a ball rectifying shelf 19 forming the bottom of the prize ball collection gutter 15 is provided at the lower front of the opening portion 17. A winning ball controller 20 is provided at the lower end of the slope of the rectifying shelf 19. Therefore, this back mechanism plate 1
6 is closed, the winning ball collection gutter 1 is placed inside the opening portion 17.
5 are fitted, and the ball rectifying shelf 19 becomes the bottom of the winning ball collection gutter 15. And 9 general winning holes, 1 special winning hole
Winning balls discharged to the back side of the game board 6 from winning tools such as 0, .

To attach the variable winning device 13 to the game board 6,
As shown in FIG. 3, a horizontally long penetrating opening 21 is provided in the lower part of the game board 6 facing the winning collection gutter 15, and a horizontally long recess 22 is provided in the opening 21 on the back surface of the game board 6. Connect and form. Opening 2
1 is the shape and size in which the main body portion 13' of the variable winning device 13 can be inserted, and when the main body portion 13' of the variable winning device 13 is fitted from the front side of the game board 6,
Main body portion 13' and opening 21 of variable prize winning device 13
The vertical length is sufficient to create a gap in which the ball can fit between the ball and the lower edge 21' of the ball.

An edge covering member 23 is fixed to the lower edges of the opening 21 and the recess 22. The embodiment of the edge covering member 23 shown in FIG. The right side of the upper surface of the first ball mounting part 24 on the left side covering the ball mount part 24 is slightly inclined downwardly toward the ball rectifying shelf 19 side (the front in FIG. The left side is tilted downward to the right side of the upper surface to form a guiding part, and a low blocking wall 26' is erected at the edge of this guiding part, and the upper surface of the second ball mounting part 25 formed on the right half is tilted toward the right in FIG. This inclined lower end portion is slightly inclined downward toward the ball straightening shelf 19 side, and this inclined lower end edge is used as a ball outflow portion 25'. Further, the second ball mounting portion 25 has a rear edge (ball rectifying shelf 19) at the right end.
The guiding part 26 is inclined downwardly toward the side) and guides the winning balls ejected from the variable winning device 13 to the left side.
are integrally molded. To fix the edge covering member 23 to the lower edges of the opening 21 and the recess 22, the lower surfaces of the first and second ball mounting parts 24, 25 are brought into contact with the lower edges of the opening 21 and the recess 22. In this state, screws are inserted into the fastening holes 27, 27 formed at the upper left and right ends, and the screws are screwed into the back surface of the game board 6 to fasten it.

When fitting the variable winning device 13 into the opening 21, insert the main body portion 13' of the variable winning device 13 into the opening 21 from the front side of the game board 6, and contact the upper edge of the main body portion 13'. , or in close proximity to the substrate 2
8 is fixed to the surface of the game board 6 with nails or the like. When attached in this manner, the front surface of the opening 21 can be closed by the substrate 28, as shown in FIG. A first storage section 29 and a second storage section 30 can be formed. Therefore,
Winning balls start to become congested near the exit 31 of the winning ball collection gutter 15, and the level of the congested winning balls reaches the opening 21.
If the winning balls rise above the lower edge of the
It can be temporarily stored in the second storage parts 29 and 30. Note that the first and second storage portions 29, 3
The winning balls within 0 flow down into the winning ball collecting gutter 15 when the amount of traffic congestion decreases.

The embodiment of the variable prize winning device 13 shown in the drawing is the fifth embodiment.
As shown in the figure, a ball entrance 32 is provided approximately at the center of the board 28 attached to the surface of the game board 6.
2 is formed horizontally so that it can receive a plurality of batted balls at once. And ball entrance 3
A door plate 33 is pivotally attached to the lower edge of 2 by a shaft 34 so as to be openable and closable. This door plate 33 is always urged by its own weight, a weight, or a spring so as to open outward (forward), and has an engaging arm 35 protruding from one side edge of the back surface.

A surrounding frame 36 is provided on the back surface of the substrate 28 so as to surround the ball inlet 32, and a specific guide port 37 and general guide ports 38, 38 are formed on the lower surface of the surrounding frame 36. Mountain-shaped branch portions 39, 39 are formed between each side edge of the specific guide port 37 and each inner edge of the general guide ports 38, 38. A partition plate 40 and a back plate 41 are arranged with a gap between them at the open rear end of the surrounding frame 36, and between the two plates, a specific flow path 42 communicating with the specific guide port 37, each general guide port 38, General channels 43, 43' are formed which communicate with each other individually, and the outlet of each channel 42, 43, 43' is connected to the winning ball collection gutter 15.
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Each flow path 42, 43, 43' has a shaft 4.
At step 4, the ball detection members 45, which are swingably supported within the flow path, are brought into view individually, and the inspection switches 46 are positioned within the range of swing of the ball detection members 45. The ball detection member 45 is always rotated upwardly by the spring action of the operating protrusion of the inspection switch 46 so as to close each flow path 42, 43, 43', and the inlet port 47, 4
Receiving the winning ball flowing down from 8, 48', it tilts downward due to the weight of the winning ball, and the flow path 42, 43, 4
Release the winning ball within 3'. The winning balls flowing out from the outlet of the channel 43 enter the first storage section 29 and are aligned according to the guidance of the guide section while being prevented from flowing directly onto the ball rectifying shelf 19 by the blocking wall 26'. The balls flow down in a direction opposite to the outlet 31 of the winning ball gathering gutter, and flow out onto the ball rectifying shelf 19 from the ball outflow portion 24'.

In addition, on the left and right of the ball entrance 32 described above, there are sub prize openings 4.
9, 49' are provided in a state of protruding from the substrate 28,
Outflow path 5 formed between partition plate 40 and back plate 41
0 and 50' are individually communicated with each sub prize opening 49 and 49', and the outlet of each outlet passage 50 and 50' is made to face the winning ball collecting gutter 15.

The engagement arm 35 of the door plate 33 mentioned above faces the back side of the partition plate 40 through the opening of the partition plate 40, and the rear end is an actuating piece 51 whose one end is rotatably supported on the partition plate 40.
The other end is engaged from above, and the operating piece 51 faces the tip of an operating rod 52a of an electric drive source 52 attached to an appropriate position such as the back surface of the game board 6 or the back surface of the partition plate 40. Therefore, when the drive source 52 is demagnetized, the door plate 33 closes the ball entrance 32 due to the bias of the spring 52b, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. Become. Also,
When the drive source 52 is energized, the door plate 33 rotates forward to open the ball entrance 32, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, and enters a second state in which it is easy to receive a batted ball.

The above-mentioned variable winning device 13 has a cantilever type ball leveling device 53 that actively eliminates ball clogging in the winning ball collection gutter 15 by utilizing the downward force of the winning balls discharged to the back side of the game board 6. Be prepared.

The ball taming machine 53 is made of hard resin such as ABS resin and is molded into a substantially L-shape.
3, and a ball receiving part 56 having an L-shaped cross section and formed between the pointed end 54 and the base end 55. When this ball leveling device 53 is attached to the variable winning device 13, the ball receiving portion 56 is placed below the outlet of the channel 43', and the pointed end portion 54 is placed below the exit of the outflow path 50'. The distance between the ball and the rectifying shelf 19 is set to allow the winning balls to pass in one step, and the base end 55 is fixed to the back plate 41 of the main body portion with screws or the like. When the winning ball flows out from the outlet of the flow path 43', the winning ball falls onto the ball receiver 56, and
When the winning ball flows out from the exit of 0', the winning ball falls onto the tip 54, so the tip 54 of the ball leveling 53 moves slightly up and down every time the winning ball falls.
Therefore, if a winning ball causes a so-called bridging phenomenon near the ball leveling 53 on the ball rectifying shelf 19 and causes a ball jam, the slight movement of the tip 54 prevents the bridging of competing balls. It can be unraveled and the ball jammed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the winning balls that have fallen onto the ball receiving section 56 flow down into the second storage section 30 on the second ball mounting section 25, and are guided and aligned by the guiding section 26. The water flows out from the outflow portion 25' onto the ball rectifying shelf 19. On the other hand, the winning ball that fell onto the tip 54 is
As shown in Figure 4, due to the falling force, the ball rectifying shelf 19
The balls roll in an upwardly inclined direction, and then flow downward toward the winning ball controller 20 due to the downward slope of the ball rectifying shelf 19. In addition, if there is already a congestion of winning balls below the ball leveling 53, each winning ball flowing down from the ball receiving part 56 and the tip part 54 will be temporarily stored in the second storage part 30, as described above. is stored in

The above-described ball leveling 53 may be slightly vibrated by the winning balls flowing out from the channel 43' and the outflow channel 50', or the mounting position, shape, etc. may be changed as appropriate. Alternatively, it may be made of an elastic body such as synthetic rubber or leaf spring.

The variable prize winning device 13 has the above-described configuration, and each detection switch 46 . . . and the drive source 52 are electrically connected to an electrical control device 57.

In the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, when a batted ball enters a specific winning opening 10, a detector (not shown) provided in a flow path communicating with the specific winning opening 10 detects the hitting ball, and a display section 11 Continuously convert multiple numbers displayed on the screen at high speed. When a stop switch (not shown) is operated, or when the stop switch is not operated and a certain period of time elapses, the continuous conversion is stopped and the numbers are displayed. If the combination of numbers forms a specific prize mode, the drive source 52 is activated for a certain period of time via the electric control device 57.
Make it in an excited state. For example, when all four numbers on the display section 11 display "7", the electric control device 57 excites the drive source 52 for a maximum of 30 seconds.

When the drive source 52 is excited, the operating rod 52a of the drive source 52 rises against the bias of the spring 52b and releases the operating piece 51. When the operating piece 51 is released, the door plate 33 rotates forward due to its own weight, opening the ball entrance 32. Therefore, the batted ball flowing down inside the gaming section 8 is caught by the ball receiving surface 33' of the door plate 33,
The ball rolls on the ball receiving surface 33', is guided to the rear end of the door plate 33, rests on the branching part 39, and is distributed to either of the guide ports 37, 38 by the downward slope of the branching part 39. The batted ball received by the specific guide port 37 is guided to the back side of the partition plate 40 through the specific inlet 47, passes through the specific channel 42 while tilting the ball detection member 45, and is released into the winning ball collection gutter 15. This will be the winning ball. Further, the batted ball received by the general guide ports 38, 38 is guided to the back side of the partition plate 40 through the respective general inflow ports 48, 48', and is guided to the back side of the partition plate 40 through the respective general flow channels 48, 48 while tilting the ball detection member 45. ' and is released into the winning ball collection gutter 15, becoming a winning ball.

Then, when the winning ball tilts the ball detection member 45, each detection switch 46 is temporarily turned on, and this signal is transmitted to the electric control device 57.

In the electrical control device 57, each detection switch 46...
When the total count reaches a certain number, the drive source 52 is demagnetized on the spot, and the variable prize winning device 13 is switched to the second
The state is controlled to return to the first state.

On the other hand, the detection switch 46 facing the specific inflow port 47
The signals from are specially processed by an electrical control device 57. That is, the detection switch 46 also serves as a continuation switch, and the continuation signal detected by the detection switch 46 is specially counted to determine the continuation condition of the variable prize winning device 13.

As a game mode of the above-mentioned variable prize winning device, for example, as the operation end condition of the second state for the first time,
Either the total number of winning balls that have flowed into the ball entrance 32 becomes 10, or the conversion duration of the second state of the variable winning device 13 reaches 30 seconds, whichever of the two ending conditions comes first. The variable prize winning device 13 is set to return from the second state to the first state according to the achieved end condition. Therefore, if no ball hits the specific inlet 47 during the first operation period, all operations will be completed when the first operation ends.

Also, during the first operation period, the specific inlet 47
If one or more batted balls win a prize, the second action will start again after the first action has ended, and the second action will also end according to the same ending conditions as the first action, According to the number of winning balls that have flowed into the specific inflow port 47, the next operation is sequentially performed.

This continuous operation is set to a maximum of 9 times, and from the first operation to the 10th operation in total,
Even if 10 or more batted balls enter the special inlet 47, at the end of the 10th operation,
After completing all the operations, the variable prize winning device 13 returns from the second state to the first state.

During the above-mentioned game, even if the variable winning device 13 converts to the second state and a large number of winning balls flow into the winning ball collection gutter 15 within the conversion duration time, some of the winning balls are transferred to the game board. The winning balls can be temporarily stored in the first and second storage parts 29 and 30 provided in the ball collecting gutter 15 through the action of the blocking wall 26' and the guiding part. can be caused to flow down in a direction opposite to the outlet 31 and onto the ball rectifying shelf 19. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball from clogging or stopping near the outlet 31 in the winning ball collection gutter 15, which is relatively likely to occur. In addition, since the winning batted ball of the variable winning device 13 does not stay inside the surrounding frame 36, the door plate 33 can easily return and rotate, which does not interfere with the replacement operation of the variable winning device 13 in the ball receiving state. do not have.

<Effect of the invention> As explained above, according to the invention, when the ball rectifying shelf of the winning ball collection gutter is congested with winning balls, the winning balls ejected from the variable winning device are transferred to the variable winning device. The winning balls can be temporarily stored in the storage part formed between the edge covering member, and the guiding part suppresses the stored winning balls in the storage part from flowing directly onto the ball rectifying shelf by the blocking wall. The winning balls can be aligned and flowed down in the direction opposite to the exit of the gutter. Therefore, even if a large number of balls enter the variable winning device within a very short period of time, such as in the form of a so-called jackpot, the winning balls will be effectively stored in the guide section and gradually won. The ball can be made to flow down onto the rectifying shelf. For this reason, it is possible to avoid troubles such as balls clogging or stopping in the winning ball collection gutter, especially near the exit.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the back of the pachinko machine with the mechanism plate opened,
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the edge covering member and the opening, Fig. 4 is a partially cutaway rear view with the variable winning device fitted, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the variable winning device, and Fig. 6 is the variable winning device. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device, FIG. 7 is a side view of the door plate, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the variable winning device. 1 is a pachinko machine, 6 is a game board, 13 is a variable winning device, 15 is a winning ball collection gutter, 16 is a back mechanism board, 1
9 is a ball rectifying shelf, 20 is a winning ball controller, 21 is an opening, 23 is an edge covering member, 24 is a first ball mounting part, 25
26 is a second ball mounting part, 26' is a blocking wall, 29 is a first storage part, 30 is a second storage part, and 31 is an outlet of the winning ball collection gutter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Request] A variable winning device is fitted into an opening made in a game board, and winning balls discharged from the variable winning device to the back of the game board are collected by a ball collecting gutter on the back of the game board to direct the winning balls to a ball rectification shelf. In a pachinko machine in which the winning balls are collected upward and controlled to flow down one by one by a winning ball controller installed at the outlet of a collecting gutter, the vertical length of the opening is larger than the vertical length of the main body of the variable winning device, and Along the lower edge of the opening, there is a ball mounting part whose upper surface slopes toward the ball rectifying shelf side of the winning ball collecting gutter, and a ball mounting part located above the outlet of the winning ball collecting gutter, which is ejected from the variable winning device. a guiding part that guides the winning ball to the ball outflow part;
An edge covering member is fixed to the edge covering member, which is provided with a blocking wall that is erected at the edge of the guiding section facing the ball regulating shelf and prevents the balls stored on the guiding section from flowing out to the ball regulating shelf; The winning balls flowing down from the variable winning device are stored in a storage section formed between the variable winning device and the edge covering member, and this storage is prevented from flowing directly onto the ball rectifying shelf by the blocking wall. A pachinko machine characterized in that the winning balls are caused to flow down in a lined manner in a direction opposite to the outlet of the winning ball collection gutter by the guiding part, and flow down from the ball outflow part onto a ball straightening shelf.