JPH0411752Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a ball winning device for a pachinko machine.

(Prior art and its problems) Generally, a pachinko machine has various winning devices or prize winning tools arranged on a game board.

For example, there is a prize winning device in which two movable members open and close to create a large socket where it is easy for a batted ball to win and a small socket where it is difficult for a batted ball to win, or a prize winning device that has a high winning rate per unit time when it enters a specific winning slot. There is a so-called large winning machine.

Winning balls flowing in from these various winning devices and prize winning equipment are collected by a collecting gutter that has a thin box-shaped single space attached to the back of the game board, and all winning balls are collected within this collecting gutter. The balls flow down through a single space, are rectified step by step by a rectifying shelf provided at the bottom of the collection gutter, and are sent to the ball controller of the winning ball processing mechanism.

In this case, once the winning balls that have entered these winning devices and winning tools are collected and mixed in the collection gutter, they can no longer be identified from each other.

However, depending on the type of pachinko machine, it detects when a player enters a specific winning slot and notifies the player by lighting up a lamp, etc., or opens the large socket of the winning device to check the winning rate. It is required to perform certain actions such as raising the height of the body.

Therefore, conventionally, in order to distinguish the winning balls from the specific winning openings that are related to this action from others and make them perform the desired action, a necessary number of ball introduction paths connected to the specific winning openings were provided in the collection gutter. A ball detector such as a single micro switch was installed along the ball guide path.

However, when a dedicated ball introduction path is provided for each specific winning hole in the collecting gutter, a single space in the collecting gutter occupies a large space, making it difficult to freely arrange other winning equipment, etc. This prevents the winning balls from flowing down smoothly from other winning tools, etc., and causes balls to become clogged.

Furthermore, when the ball detector is installed in the collection gutter, the installation location of the ball detector is away from the specific winning opening, so there is a problem that the response of the detector is delayed from the point of winning.

Furthermore, ball detectors such as micro switches are attached to the pachinko machine's game board and gutter case when the pachinko machine is assembled, and due to the installation order of other attachment parts, the detector itself This makes installation and adjustment difficult and reduces the efficiency of the overall assembly work.

On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, both beginners and experts are given the same opportunity to convert into a state with an extremely high winning rate based on achieving specific conditions, and a large amount of money can be won in a short period of time. Popularity is concentrated on models that allow you to win prize balls.

In such pachinko machines, the system electrically detects that the ball winning device has been converted into a state with a high winning rate, visually displays it on a display means such as an indicator lamp, and allows the player to leave this state unattended. It is necessary to increase the desire to play.

The purpose of this invention is to enable a ball detector to quickly detect when a ball enters a specific winning hole, to simplify the assembly work of a pachinko machine, and to enable one set of movable members to generate two types of winning areas. To provide a batted ball winning device for a pachinko machine which can enhance the interest of a pachinko game by controlling the appearance and disappearance of a ball and by allowing the ball detector to identify the conversion state of a movable member in the form of an electrical signal. There is a particular thing.

(Means for Solving Problems) The ball winning device for a pachinko machine of the present invention includes a specific winning port 2 formed on the surface of a substrate 1 and communicating with a passage 9 that guides winning balls one by one; Each rear end faces in a protruding state,
A pair that can be converted into a first state in which each of the first winning parts 6 and 7 formed on the substrate 1 does not accept a batted ball and a second state in which each of the first winning parts 6 and 7 easily accepts a batted ball. Based on the fact that the winning batted ball that has entered the specific winning opening 2 flows down the passage 9, the pair of movable members 16, 17 are converted and maintained in a second state in which the batted ball is easily accepted. , the corresponding movable member 1 based on the winning batted balls that won in each of the first winning sections 6 and 7.
Mechanical conversion drive means 22, 23, 35 for returning the 6, 17 to the first state in which they do not accept a batted ball, respectively;
36, and the pair of movable members 16, 1 on the surface of the substrate 1.
The movable members 16, 17 are provided below the movable members 16, 17.
a second prize-winning section 8 whose upper part is opened and the batted ball can win by converting it into a second state where it can easily accept the batted ball; The detection means 26 generates a starting signal for the notification means to notify that the state has been converted to an acceptable second state.

(Example) The present invention will be described below based on the illustrated example.

In FIG. 1, on the surface of the board 1, there is a specific winning hole 2 in the upper part, and first winning parts 6 and 7 in the form of two through holes below the specific winning hole 2. A second winning part 8 is provided below the parts 6 and 7 in the form of an opening.

In the middle part of the board 1, two winning areas 3 and 4 for the first winning parts 6 and 7 are provided spaced apart on the left and right, and at the bottom there is a large area forming part of the winning area for the second winning part 8. A socket 5 is provided.

The winning areas for the specific winning hole 2, the first winning parts 6, 7, and the second winning part 8 are sequentially enlarged in this order.

The above-mentioned second winning part 8 is a movable member 1 which will be described later.
When the movable members 16 and 17 are in the first state where the movable members 16 and 17 are closed, it is difficult for the ball to hit the prize, and when the movable members 16 and 17 are in the second state where the movable members 16 and 17 are open, it is difficult for the ball to win. By converting the movable members 16 and 17 to the second state, the movable members 16 and 17 are set at a position where they can easily receive a batted ball.

A passage 10 through which winning balls pass in the vertical direction is formed within the interval between the first winning parts 6 and 7, and the specific winning opening 2 is positioned just above this passage 10.

Above the passage 10 between the first winning parts 6 and 7, a passage 9 extending straight downward from the specific winning opening 2 terminates.

This passage 9 has an inner diameter that allows one winning ball to pass through, and is formed to run vertically on the surface of the board 1, that is, in the vertical direction. A mouth 2 is formed.

Therefore, the batted ball that enters the specific winning hole 2 is guided to the passage 9 communicating therewith and guided downward.

This passage 9 and the passage 10 are separated vertically by an appropriate interval, but they cooperate to form a single "ball guiding path" for the winning balls.

In addition, the reference numeral 11 in the figure is a front member, which includes the winning areas 3 and 4, the guide path for guiding the ball from the winning areas 3 and 4 to the first winning part 6 and 7, and the ball guiding path 9 and 10.
It functions as a component that forms etc.

In this embodiment, the front member 11 has a relatively long neck and a fan-shaped base when viewed from the front, and therefore:
It has a flask-like shape as a whole, with a passage 9 formed at its neck, a passage 10 formed at its base, and openings serving as winning areas 3 and 4 formed on both sides of the base.

Therefore, the left and right winning areas 3 and 4 are each open diagonally upward.

Further, as a guide path for guiding the winning balls from the winning areas 3, 4 to the first winning parts 6, 7, arcuate bottom surfaces are formed on both sides of the passage 10 in the front member 11,
Along this arcuate slope, the balls entering the winning areas 3, 4 are made to roll to the first winning areas 6, 7.

Reference numeral 12 in the figure is a front plate, which forms a large socket 5 together with a receiving frame 13.

The effective opening area of the large socket 5 is limited by the arc-shaped lower surface of the front member 11 located above it, and is substantially formed on the left and right by the end of the lower surface of the front member 11 and the end of the large socket 5. The opening to be opened is the lower winning area 14,1
Functions as 5.

Note that the front plate 12 may be the same as the front plate which is one component of the front member 11.

On the other hand, within the vertical interval between the passages 9 and 10, the rear end portions of each of the pair of movable members 16 and 17, which are arranged symmetrically across the passages 9 and 10, are connected to the passages, that is, the ball guides. It faces roads 9 and 10 with a slight protrusion.

The movable members 16 and 17 are attached to shafts 18 and 19 provided near the upper ends of the diagonally upward openings of the winning areas 3 and 4.
They are mounted so that they can rotate independently of each other.

The movable members 16 and 17 have wing portions 16A and 17A that extend outward about the shafts 18 and 19,
It consists of contact actuating parts 16B and 17B, that is, the rear end of the movable member, extending inward around the shafts 18 and 19 (see Fig. 4), and between the two stable positions shown by solid lines and broken lines in Fig. 1. Each opens and closes.

Viewed under the first condition in which the movable members 16, 17 are in the closed position, i.e. in the dashed line position in FIG.
A, 17A has a size and length that can sufficiently cover the left and right winning areas 3, 4 and the lower winning areas 14, 15 as areas where the batted ball can flow into the second winning part 8. On the other hand, in this closed first state, each of the rear end portions, that is, the contact actuating portions 16B, 17B protrudes into the ball guideways 9, 10, respectively, and closes a part of the ball guideways 9, 10. It has a length like that.

Contact operating portions 16B and 17B in this protruding state
is pushed down by the winning ball falling down the ball guiding paths 9 and 10, and as a result both movable members 16 and 17 open simultaneously, as shown by solid lines in FIG.
The first winning parts 6 and 7 enter a second state in which they are more likely to receive a batted ball.

In short, the movable members 16 and 17 normally do not accept the batted ball with respect to the first winning parts 6 and 7.
state, and the winning areas 3 and 4 for the first winning parts 6 and 7 are extinguished, but the ball hits the specific winning hole 2.
When a prize is won, the first state is changed to a second state in which it is easier to accept the batted ball based on the winning ball that has flowed down the ball guiding paths 9 and 10 from the specific winning hole 2, and the first state is
The winning areas 3 and 4 for the winning parts 6 and 7 are made to appear.

Reference numerals 20 and 21 in the figure refer to movable members 16 and 17.
This is an armored portion provided on the side of the guiding path 10 for the purpose of covering the upper side between the movable members 16 and 17 and preventing a batted ball from entering between the movable members 16 and 17 when the movable members 16 and 17 are opened.

When a ball hits the winning area 3 or 4 while the movable members 16 and 17 are open, a back mechanism described later moves the movable member 16 or 1 into which the ball entered.
7 closes independently.

In order to transmit the opening operation of the movable members 16, 17 to the back mechanism and to operate the closing operation of the movable members 16, 17 by the back mechanism, the side surfaces 16C, 17C of the bases of the movable members 16, 17 on the substrate side (the Figure 4) shows
Locking pins 22 and 23 are provided in a protruding manner.

The locking pins 22 and 23 are located in elongated holes 2 provided in the board 1.
4 and 25 (FIG. 2) and extends to the back side of the substrate 1.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, a detection means 26 for detecting a winning ball is provided at any one location on the ball guiding paths 9, 10.

In this embodiment, the detection means 26 consists of a microswitch, and vertical grooves are provided on both sides of the top side of the microswitch on the operating side, that is, on the side where the actuator 27 is located. Notch 2 provided on the upper edge of the substrate 1 corresponding to the top of the passage 9
8, the top of the microswitch is attached to the passage 9 and thus to the base plate 1.

By installing it in this way, the actuator 27 at the top of the microswitch is moved along the downward direction of the batted ball at the top of the ball guiding paths 9 and 10, more precisely at the top of the path 9, as shown in FIG. A portion appears downwards.

This installation method means that the micro switch body is installed vertically so that its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the mating component, and the micro switch body is normally mounted horizontally. The amount that protrudes backward increases.

However, in the present invention, the micro switch as the detection means 26 is attached to the board 1 rather than the game board 29, so the main body of the micro switch protrudes from the game board 29 into a single space of the collection gutter (not shown). The amount is small. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the main body of the micro switch penetrates through the thickness of the game board 29 of the pachinko machine, so the amount that the micro switch protrudes into the collecting gutter is equal to the thickness of the game board 29. It becomes less.

A mounting plate 30 is fixed to the back side of the substrate 1 below the microswitch with screws 31 and screws 32.

The mounting plate 30 has a horizontal H-shape, and two plate-shaped locking levers 35 and 36 are rotatably pivoted to the tips of its upper arms by shafts 33 and 34, respectively. be.

The locking levers 35 and 36 each have an inverted L shape and are arranged inwardly from each other, and the rotation center shafts 33 and 34 are located at the corners of this inverted L shape.

Therefore, due to their own weight, the locking levers 35, 36 normally have a tendency to rotate to become stable at the position shown by the broken line in FIG.

In this embodiment, in order to ensure this movement, the locking levers 35, 36 are provided with weights 37, 38 at positions spaced inwardly from the shafts 33, 34.

The lower arm 30A of the mounting plate 30 is connected to the locking lever 3.
It functions as a holding plate for smooth rotation of 5 and 36.

The lower edges of the locking levers 35, 36 are formed as straight outer upwardly inclined surfaces 35A, 36A, and locking recesses 35B, 36B are formed on the outer edges of the levers immediately above the sloped surfaces 35A, 36A. It has been formed.

The locking pins 22, 23, which protrude through elongated holes 24, 25 provided in the substrate 1, are positioned so as to be able to come into sliding contact with the inclined surfaces 35A, 36A.

A guide piece 35 is provided at the lower end of the locking levers 35 and 36 in order to allow the lever to be rotated inwardly by the winning balls taken in from the first winning parts 6 and 7.
C and 36C protrude in the direction away from the substrate 1.

In addition, the reference numeral 39 in the figure is a guide member for guiding the winning balls from the second winning part 8, and on the upper surface of the guide member, there is a partition plate 40 in the center, and guides 41 and 42 on both sides of the partition plate 40. These are the first
Guide paths 43 and 44 for winning balls from winning parts 6 and 7 are formed independently from each other.

Next, the relationship between the opening and closing operations of the movable members 16 and 17 and the above-mentioned back mechanism will be explained.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the movable members 16 and 17 are both closed, as shown in FIG.

When the movable members 16, 17 are in the closed position as described above, the locking pins 22, 23 are in the lower position shown by solid lines in FIG.

This is because the locking pins 22 and 23 are attached to the movable member 1.
This is because it moves along with the opening operations of 6 and 17, and its swing locus draws an arc.

On the other hand, the locking levers 35 and 36 are connected to the rotation center shaft 3.
Due to the eccentricity of the lever as a whole with respect to 3, 34 and the action of the weights 34, 35, the lever normally tends to be stabilized in the position shown by the broken line in FIG.

However, since the locking pins 22 and 23 are in the lower position shown by the solid line in FIG.
It is prevented from moving to the stable position by contacting with, and is stationary at the solid line position in Fig. 2, which is slightly deviated inward from the stable position.

This state is shown by the solid line in FIG.

Now, suppose that a ball hits the special winning hole 2.

This winning batted ball flows downward through passages 9 and 10 which are ball guide paths formed on the front side of the board 1, passes through the second winning part 8 and the guide member 39, and falls into the collection gutter on the back side of the board 1. Ru.

The winning batted ball flowing down from the passage 9 to the passage 10 of this ball guiding path pushes down the rear ends of the movable members 16, 17 facing the ball guiding path (path 9) by its downward force, and A pair of movable members 16,1
7 to the state indicated by the broken line in FIG. 1, and the first winning parts 6 and 7 are changed to the second state in which they can easily accept the batted ball.

At this time, the locking pins 22 and 23 are connected to the movable member 16,
The locking pins 22 and 23 slide on the slopes 35C and 36C of the locking levers 35 and 36 and move obliquely upward, and finally, the locking pins 22 and 23 move obliquely upward on the slopes 35C and 36C of the locking levers 35 and 36, and the locus of the movement traces an arc. Climb over the tip and reach the upper position.

Since the locking levers 35, 36 have the tendency to rotate to return to their stable positions, the locking levers 35, 36 are in the position shown in broken lines in FIG.

The locking pins 22 and 23 are connected to the locking recesses 35B and 36B.
It falls inward and mates with this.

Thus, the second state of the movable members 16, 17 is maintained in the converted state (converted and maintained).

Under this second state, the locking levers 35, 36
The guide pieces 35C, 36C are in a state of protruding into the ball guide paths 43, 44 following the rear of the first winning parts 6, 7, as shown by broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 4, and then , and waits for it to be pushed back by the winning batted ball taken in from the first winning sections 6 and 7.

Next, it is assumed that a ball enters one of the diagonally upward winning areas 3 and 4, for example, the left winning opening 3. This winning batted ball passes through the through hole and the guide path 44 and falls into the collecting gutter.

At this time, due to the downward force of the winning ball, the guide piece 36 of the locking lever is positioned in the guide path 44.
Push C back from the dashed line position in FIG. 4 to the solid line position.

As a result, the locking pin 23 of the left movable member 16 is disengaged from the locking recess 36B of the locking lever, and the left movable member 16 is moved to the closed position due to its own weight, that is, the left first prize winning section 6 is hit by the ball. Change it to the first state of not accepting it.

Along with this change, the locking pin 23 attached to the left movable member 16 comes to the lower position, so the locking lever 36 also returns to the solid line position in FIGS. 2 and 4, maintaining the change in the first state. (Maintain conversion).

Similarly, when a ball hits the right first winning section 7, the right movable member 17 closes independently.

In this way, the locking pins 22, 23 and the locking levers 35, 36 control the pair of movable members 16, 17 based on the winning ball that has entered the specific winning opening 2 flowing down the passage 9. The movable members 16 and 17 are changed to the second state where they can be easily accepted, and the corresponding movable members 16 and 17 are changed to the first state that does not accept batted balls based on the winning batted ball that has won in each of the first winning parts 6 and 7.
It constitutes a mechanical conversion driving means for returning each to the state.

This mechanical conversion drive means 22, 23, 35, 3
6, the left and right movable members 16 and 17 are opened and closed, and the movable members 16 and 17 are maintained in the first state. In this first state, winning area 3,
4 is closed, and the lower winning areas 14 and 15 for the lower large socket 5 are also closed.

On the other hand, when the movable members 16 and 17 are in the second state, the winning areas 3 and 4 and the lower winning areas 14 and 15
open together, and the lower winning areas 14 and 15 of the large socket 5
This will result in a large number of balls being hit.

When the ball hits one of the winning areas 3 and 4, that is, when the ball hits either of the first winning areas 6 and 7, the movable member 16 on the side where the ball won the prize moves.
Or 17 closes.

When the left movable member 16 or the right movable member 17 is open, a ball enters from the left winning area 3, 14 or the right winning area 4, 15.

In the above embodiment, the large socket 5 is constructed integrally with the board 1, but it may be provided on the game board 29.

FIG. 5 is an example of a circuit of a notification means for notifying the player that the movable members 16, 17 have been converted to the second state.

Detection means 26 for generating a starting signal for the notification means
As such, a micro switch is used in the embodiment.

This notification means has a set input terminal connected to the differentiating circuit 4.
5 and a drive transistor 47 connected to the set output terminal of the flip-flop 46.
, the notification lamps L1 and L2 inserted into the output circuit of the transistor 47, and the flip-flop 4.
and a timer 48 connected to the set output terminal of 6.

The timer 48 is triggered by the set output of the flip-flop 46 and produces an output after a certain period of time.
It consists of a monostable multivibrator which resets a flip-flop 46 via a differentiating circuit 49.

When a batted ball enters the specific winning hole 2 and the winning batted ball passes through the passage 9, the actuator 27 of the microswitch is actuated, a pulse is generated in the differentiating circuit 45, and a flip-flop 46 is set.

Then, the set output of the flip-flop 46 turns on the drive transistor 47, causing the lamp to go low.
1, L2 lights up, and at the same time, the timer 48 is triggered.

The output of the timer 48 rises after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the flip-flop 46 is reset by this timer output, and the notification lamps L1,
L2 goes out.

Therefore, the notification lamps L1 and L2 are turned on for a predetermined timer period, for example, 30 seconds.

In the above embodiment, a micro switch using a contact switch is used as an example of the detection means 26, but a non-contact switch such as a reflection type or transmission type photoelectric switch may also be used.

Furthermore, the device activated by the detection means 26 is not limited to the notification means, but can also be used to activate other devices, such as an electromagnet for causing a winning device to perform a specific operation.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention, a pair of first winning parts and a second winning part are arranged in relation to a pair of movable members, and the movable members usually
No batted balls will be accepted for each first prize winning division, and the second prize winning division will not accept batted balls.
In the so-called first state, in which it is difficult for the winning section to accept the ball, at least the winning area of the ball hit against the first winning section is eliminated.
When a batted ball enters a specific winning hole during the state, both the first winning section and the second winning section are converted and maintained into a second state in which the ball is easily accepted, and when in the second state, either When a ball hits the first prize winning section, the movable member on the winning side is closed independently of the other movable member and returned to the first state, and the one movable member disposed in relation to the closed movable member the first and second winning sections of the other simultaneously and independently of the other first and second winning sections, respectively;
Or the situation becomes unacceptable.

In this way, only when a batted ball wins a prize in the first winning section, the second winning section, which is arranged in connection with the first winning section, does not accept the batted ball or becomes in a state where it is difficult to accept the batted ball. Therefore, in other words, the first
Unless the player enters the winning section, the second winning section will continue to maintain the second state in which it is easy to accept batted balls, giving the player the opportunity to win a large amount of prize balls, an unprecedented and interesting feature. We will develop a rich variety of game contents.

In addition, since the present invention provides a detection means on the ball guide path from the specific winning hole on the surface of the board, the response of detection when the ball wins is faster than when a micro switch is provided in the collection gutter. Moreover, since there is no need to form a ball introduction path dedicated to a specific winning hole in the collecting gutter, there is no need to narrow the single space in the collecting gutter.

This also makes it possible to effectively utilize the space in the collecting gutter, to freely arrange other prize winning tools, etc., and to eliminate clogging of winning balls from other prize winning tools.

Moreover, since this is a batted ball winning device in which the movable member controls the appearance and disappearance of two types of winning areas, the winning area for the first winning area and the winning area for the second winning area, the second winning area is This can be electrically detected by the detection means, and visually displayed on the display means such as a display lamp to notify the player of this state, thereby sufficiently increasing his motivation to play pachinko.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the batted ball winning device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken from Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a movement of the movable member and the locking lever. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the circuit of the notification means. 1... Board, 2... Specific winning opening, 3, 4... winning area, 5... Large socket, 6, 7... 1st winning part,
8...Second prize winning section, 9,10...Pathway (ball guideway), 14,15...Lower winning area, 16,17
... Movable member, 16B, 17B ... Rear end (movable member), 18, 19 ... Shaft, 20, 21 ... Armor part,
22, 23...locking pin (mechanical conversion drive means),
26... detection means (micro switch), 35,
36...Latching lever (mechanical conversion drive means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A specific prize opening formed on the surface of the substrate and communicating with a passage for guiding each winning batted ball down; a pair of movable members that can be converted into a first state in which each first winning part formed in the first winning part does not accept a batted ball and a second state in which each first winning part easily accepts a batted ball; and the above-mentioned specific winning opening. Based on the fact that the winning batted ball flows down the passageway, the pair of movable members are converted and maintained in a second state in which it is easy to receive the batted ball, and a response is taken based on the winning batted ball that wins in each of the first winning sections. a mechanical conversion driving means for returning each movable member to a first state in which it does not accept a batted ball; and a mechanical conversion drive means provided below the pair of movable members on the surface of the substrate to convert the movable member to a second state in which it is easy to accept a batted ball. a second prize-winning portion whose upper part is opened and a batted ball can win a prize; and a notification means provided on the substrate to notify that the pair of movable members have been converted to a second state in which they can easily accept a batted ball. A ball winning device for a pachinko machine, comprising: a detection means for generating a starting signal; and a ball winning device for a pachinko machine.