JPH041969Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of application] This invention relates to a technology that is effective when used in a winning device in a pachinko game machine, as well as a device that controls batted balls flowing down inside a gaming section, and in particular, relates to a technology that is effective when used in a winning device in a pachinko game machine, as well as a device that controls batted balls flowing down inside a gaming section. The present invention relates to a winning device equipped with a windmill for controlling direction.

[Prior Art] As is well known in the art of pachinko gaming machines, when a player drives balls into the gaming area one by one using a firing device installed at the bottom of the gaming board, the balls collide with obstacle nails and fall while changing direction randomly. A predetermined number of prize balls are awarded to the player by entering the winning area with a certain probability on the way there. Conventionally, in such pachinko gaming machines, in order to reduce the speed of the ball flowing down inside the game section or change the direction of the flow, a device called a so-called windmill or a device called a windmill was used to reduce the speed of the ball as it flows down inside the game section. A variable winning device or the like is provided that continuously widens the winning opening so that it is easier for the ball to win.

[Problem] However, the above-mentioned windmill device and prize winning device in the conventional pachinko gaming machine were constructed as independent devices, and each was installed at a different position within the gaming section. Furthermore, in recent years, prize winning devices have become more diverse and larger. Therefore, if the windmill device and the winning device are configured separately, if you try to increase the interest of the game by installing a number of them at appropriate positions in the game section, it will be difficult to hit the ball due to the restriction on the size of the game board. The space in which the water can flow freely is narrowed, and the game becomes less interesting in other ways.

In addition, the roles of conventional windmill devices and winning devices were fixed: the former was to change the direction of the ball, and the latter was to provide profits to the player. All you have to do is operate the ball launcher to aim at the winning device, and then maintain the adjusted position. As a result, the operation of the ball launcher became simple, which also made the game less interesting.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was made against the above-mentioned background, and its purpose is to widen the space in which the ball can freely flow within the gaming area, and to make it easier to aim the ball at the target point during the game. To provide a ball hitting control device for a pachinko game machine that can increase the interest of the game by changing the game and fully satisfy the interests of players with new and unexpected operations.

[Summary of the invention] Therefore, this invention includes a mounting board that is integrally formed around the periphery of a substantially box-shaped frame, and a radial impact member that is provided around the axis in front of the mounting board with which the batted ball collides. A windmill is rotatably arranged, and a ball winning hole is provided at the rear of the windmill on the mounting board, and a rotation prevention means is provided to allow or stop the rotation of the windmill. The rotation blocking means is actuated to stop the windmill at a predetermined angular position so that the ball flowing down through the collision member of the windmill can be guided to the winning hole, thereby By integrating the windmill device and the prize-winning device, i.e., allowing them to be installed in one place, the free flow space for batted balls is expanded, and the ball can be launched in a state in which the windmill rotates freely and in a state in which rotation of the windmill is blocked. This is to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of increasing the interest of the pachinko game by making the target locations different.

[Embodiment] Figs. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a ball hitting control device for a pachinko game machine according to the present invention.

The ball-striking control device of this embodiment includes a main body 1 having a mounting board 1b integrally formed on the front end of a substantially box-shaped frame 1a, and a windmill 2 mounted approximately at the center of the mounting board 1b. It is structured accordingly.
The wind turbine 2 includes a disk-shaped disk 2a, a cylindrical rotating shaft portion 2b integrally formed at the center of the back surface of the disk 2a, and a rotating shaft portion 2b spaced equidistantly (120°) from the rotating shaft portion 2b. It consists of three blades 2c as impact members extending radially from the base plate, and is rotatably mounted on the front surface of the mounting board 1b by a mounting shaft 3 inserted through the rotating shaft portion 2b. . Two guide pieces 2d are formed on the outer periphery between the blades 2c of the rotating shaft portion 2b, each becoming lower toward the rear.

Immediately above the windmill mounting position of the mounting board 1b, there is an opening 4 for forming a prize opening.
is formed. Furthermore, fixing holes 1c for fixing the mounting board 1b to the game board 20 with screws or the like are formed at the four corners of the mounting board 1b.

Furthermore, an adsorbent 5 made of a permanent magnet or a magnetic material is incorporated in the rear end of the three blades 2c of the wind turbine 2, and an adsorbent 5 made of a permanent magnet or a magnetic material is installed in the rear of the tip of the three blades 2c of the wind turbine 2.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an electromagnet 6 as a rotation preventing means is disposed at a position inside the mounting board 1b facing the adsorbent 5 at its tip facing downward. Frame body 1a by etc.
is fixed to the bottom wall of the

Further, within the frame 1a, there is a guide plate 7 which is bent to form a concave shape toward the center and is formed to be inclined downward toward the rear, a little more than the mounting shaft 3 of the wind turbine 2. It is installed so that it is located at the bottom.

The batted ball control device 10 configured as described above is
In the normal state, the electromagnet 6 is not excited. At this time, the windmill 2 can freely rotate around the mounting shaft 3, so when a ball that has flown down toward the windmill 2 collides with the windmill 2, the windmill 2 rotates to change the direction of the flow of the ball. change. Then, the hit ball flows down toward the lower part of the gaming section as it is, and the probability of it flying into the opening 4 that serves as the winning hole is extremely low.

On the other hand, in the batted ball control device 10, when a batted ball wins a prize in a specific winning hole (described later) provided at an appropriate position on the game board, the electromagnet 6 is excited thereby. Then, the adsorbent 5 at the tip of the blade 2c of the windmill 2 is attracted by the magnetic force of the excited electromagnet 6, so the windmill 2 moves as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
Rotation is prevented when one of the blades 2c is in a downward position. Therefore, windmill 2
The remaining two blades 2c face upward to form a V-shape. Therefore, the batted ball flowing down towards the windmill 2 collides with the two V-shaped blades 2c and gathers at the center, after which it hits the rotating shaft portion 2b.
It is guided rearward, that is, toward the opening 4, by the guide piece 2d on the outer periphery of the guide piece 2d. The ball that enters the opening 4 flows down on the guide plate 7 disposed on the back of the mounting board 1b, is guided to the rear of the game board 20, is detected by a detector (not shown), and is given to the player at a constant rate. It is becoming more and more profitable.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in the normal state, the batted ball control device 10 acts to change the downward direction of the batted ball in the same way as a conventional windmill device, and when a special condition such as winning a prize in a specific prize opening is satisfied, It comes to function as a batted ball winning device. Therefore, compared to the case where the windmill device and the prize-winning device are installed separately, the space in which the balls can freely flow inside the game section is widened, and the interest of the game can be increased by attaching other prize-winning devices, etc. Moreover, the above-mentioned ball-hitting control device converts from operating as a windmill to operating as a prize-winning device when special conditions are met during the game, so the player can avoid hitting balls from concentrating there when it is in the windmill state. In addition, when the player is in the winning device state, the ball firing device is operated so that the balls are concentrated there, which increases the scope for intervention of gaming technology and improves the interest of the game.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of a pachinko game machine in which the above-mentioned hit ball control device 10 is provided on the game board. A guide rail 22 that guides the ball to the upper part and a number of obstacle nails 23 that randomly change the direction of the ball falling from above are fixedly installed, and a pair of movable wing pieces 25a are installed in the center of the board.
The variable winning device 25 has a variable winning device 25, specific winning holes 26a and 26b are provided below it, and the above-mentioned batted ball control device 10 is provided on both sides of the board surface, and the variable winning device 25 has a variable winning device 25 with A gaming section surrounded by guide rails 22 is formed in the space. Also, at the bottom of this game section,
An out hole 28 is provided for collecting batted balls that accidentally fail to win a prize in each of the winning devices while falling from above to the rear of the game board 20.

In addition, in correspondence with the above-mentioned batted ball control device 10, detectors 41 are arranged on the back side of the game board 20 as shown by broken lines in FIG. It is set as. And, in this pachinko game machine, the above-mentioned specific winning hole 26
A batted ball that has won a prize is detected, and based on the detection signal, the electromagnet 6 in the batted ball control device 10 is energized to prevent rotation of the windmill 2 for a certain period of time, allowing the batted ball to flow into the winning hole 4. Do it like this.

Furthermore, in this way, while the rotation of the windmill 2 of the batted ball control device 10 is blocked, the winning hole 4 is
When a ball hit to wins a prize, the pair of movable wing pieces 25a of the central variable winning device 25 are rotated back and forth until they become approximately horizontal (approximately 90 degrees), and this is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 8 times). By doing so, a special advantageous condition is created in which the ball can continuously fly inside.

However, in the above case, the rotation of the windmill 2 of the batted ball control device 10 is stopped due to the winning of a batted ball into the specific winning opening 26a or 26b provided at the bottom of the game board, and during that time, the hitting ball that entered the winning opening 4 is stopped. Although the movable wing piece 25a of the variable winning device 25 is opened and closed based on the above, the variable winning device 2
The movable wing piece 25a of No. 5 is opened and closed once or several times, and the ball that flies in during that time is sent to the variable prize winning device 25.
If a prize is won in the special winning hole 25b provided inside, it is also possible to control the rotation of the windmill 2 of the ball batting control device 10 to be stopped for a certain period of time or until a predetermined number of winning balls is reached.

Next, FIGS. 7 to 11 show a second embodiment of the ball hitting control device according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, a partition wall 1d parallel to the mounting board 1b is provided in a box-shaped frame 1a constituting the device main body 1.
is formed to divide the space inside the frame 1a into front and rear parts. However, the lower end of the partition wall 1d should be at least one ball away from the bottom wall of the frame 1a, and the mounting board 1a
A winning ball from the opening 4 can pass under the partition wall 1d and flow into the rear of the game board.

Further, in this embodiment, the rotating shaft portion 2b of the wind turbine 2
and the mounting shaft 3 are integrated so that the mounting shaft 3 and the wind turbine 2 rotate together, and the mounting shaft 3
The rear end extends through the rear partition wall 1d of the mounting board 1b to reach the rear wall of the frame body 1a further rearward, and is formed on the mounting board 1b, the partition wall 1d, and the rear wall of the frame body 1a. It is designed to be rotatably supported by a shaft hole.

A substantially equilateral triangular rotating cam 12 is fixed to the rear end of the mounting shaft 3 so as to be located in a rear space (hereinafter referred to as the rear chamber) 11 partitioned by the partition wall 1d. The regulating plate 13 is connected to the pin 14 so that it can come into contact with the outer periphery of the rotating cam 12 from below.
It is rotatably attached to the partition wall 1d at .
Further, a solenoid 15 is disposed in the rear chamber 11 of the frame 1a corresponding to the tip of the regulation plate 13, and an L-shaped operating rod 16 is provided at the tip of the plunger 15a of the solenoid 15. The bent portion 16a of the operating rod 16 is in contact with the tip of the regulating plate 13 from below.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the partition wall 1d is provided and the mounting shaft 3 of the wind turbine 2 is arranged to pass through the partition wall 1d, the guide plate 7 arranged on the back of the mounting board 1b is omitted. Instead, the bottom wall of the frame 1a is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the rear to form the guide plate portion 7'.

The configurations of the wind turbine 2 and the mounting board 1b are the same as in the first embodiment.

According to this embodiment, when the solenoid 15 is not energized, the plunger 15a is urged downward by the compression spring 15b, so the operating rod 16 at the tip of the plunger 15a is located at the lowest position. Regulation plate 13 in contact with operating rod 16
The tip of the cam is lowered by its own weight and is away from the rotating cam 12 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the mounting shaft 3 can rotate freely,
The ball is rotated by the ball that has flown down from the windmill 2, and there is a very low possibility that the ball will hit the opening 4.

However, for example, the specific winning hole 26 in the gaming club
When the solenoid 15 is energized by winning a prize in a or 26b (see FIG. 6), the plunger 15a is moved upward, so that the tip of the regulation plate 13 is lifted by the operating rod 16. Then, the upper surface of the regulating plate 13 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the rotary cam 12, opening and rotating it, and the relationship as shown in FIG. 11 becomes stable. At that time, one of the blades 2c of the windmill 2 is in a downward posture, and the remaining two blades 2c are upward, forming a V shape, so the windmill 2 catches the incoming batted ball that flows towards it and attaches it. The ball is guided to the substrate 1b side and promptly flows into the opening 4 to become a winning ball, thus achieving the same effect as the ball hitting control device of the first embodiment.

Note that instead of the regulating plate 13 that abuts the rotating cam 12 fixed to the rear end of the mounting shaft 3 and the operating rod 16 that rotates it, a plunger 15a of the solenoid 15 has a plunger 15a at the tip thereof as shown in FIG. A U-shaped operation piece 16' is fixed so that the upper surface of the lower bent piece 16a' of the operation piece 16' comes into contact with the outer periphery of the rotating cam 12 when the solenoid 15 is energized. Similar effects can be obtained.

Next, FIG. 13 shows the structure and operation of the main parts of a third embodiment of the ball-hitting control device according to the present invention.

The ball-hitting control device of this embodiment is substantially the same as the second embodiment, except for the configuration of the means for preventing rotation of the windmill 2 due to a winning in a specific winning opening or the like. That is, the mounting shaft 3, which is integral with the rotating shaft portion 2b of the wind turbine 2, extends so as to pass through the partition wall 1d that divides the interior of the frame 2a into front and rear parts, and the equilateral triangular rotating cam 12 is fixed to the end thereof. At the same time, a regulating plate 13 is rotatably attached to the partition wall 1d so as to correspond to the rotating cam 12 and can come into contact with the rotating cam 12 from below.

Therefore, in this embodiment, instead of the operating rod 16 that contacts the tip of the regulation plate 13 from below, an actuation plate 17 whose one end faces the tip of the regulation plate 13 is operated by the shaft 19a. The actuating plate 17 is rotatably attached to the side wall of the frame 1a.
Directly above the shaft 19 is a butterfly-shaped locking plate 18.
It is rotatably supported by b. A portion of the locking plate 18 corresponding to the regulating plate 13 is cut out to form a locking portion 18a, and a weight 18b is provided on the opposite side.

Furthermore, a slit 17a is formed in the side of the actuation plate 17 along the longitudinal direction, and a movable pin 30 is slidably fitted into the slit 17a, as shown in FIG. The movable pin 30 has one end fixed to the tip of the plunger 15a of the solenoid 15 disposed in the upper part of the rear chamber 11 of the frame 1a, and the other end of the wire 31 fixed to the tip of the plunger 15a of the solenoid 15, and one end connected to the pin 32 on the opposite side of the wire 31. The other ends of the tension springs 33 are fixed to each other. 33
is a stopper for regulating the lower position of the regulating plate 13.

In the ball hitting control device of this embodiment, in a normal state, as shown in FIG. 13A, the movable pin 30 is moved rightward in the figure, and the right end of the actuating plate 17 is lowered by the force of the tension spring 33. It's stable. Therefore, the end (right end) of the actuating plate 17 is separated from the tip of the regulating plate 13, and the regulating plate 13 does not come into contact with the outer periphery of the rotating cam 12. Further, the other end of the actuating plate 17 comes into contact with the weight 18b of the locking plate 18 to regulate the position in the rotational direction.

And, a specific prize opening 26 provided on the game board
When the solenoid 15 is momentarily energized and the plunger 15a is raised based on winnings in the a and 26b (see Fig. 6), the tension spring 33 is stretched by the wire 31, and the actuating plate The right end of 17 is lifted. Then, the actuating plate 17 pushes up the regulating plate 13 as shown in FIG.
Since the regulating plate 13 contacts and locks the wind turbine 3, the regulating plate 13 contacts the rotary cam 12 and prevents the rotation of the wind turbine 2.

After that, when the power to the solenoid 15 is cut off, the plunger 15 is moved by the tensile force of the tension spring 33.
Since the movable pin 30 is pulled back, the movable pin 30 moves to the left along the slit 17a, becoming in the state shown in FIG. 2C and maintaining this state. Therefore, according to this embodiment, when it is desired to stop the rotation of the wind turbine 2 for a certain period of time, the solenoid 15 is first energized temporarily, and then that state is maintained. Therefore, the ball hitting control device of this embodiment is effective when used when it is desired to operate as a winning device for a relatively long time.

Further, in order to release the rotation stop state of the windmill 2 when a certain period of time has elapsed or when a predetermined number of batted balls have landed there, the solenoid 15 is temporarily energized again. Then, the wire 31 is pulled by the movement of the plunger 15a, the left end of the actuating plate 17 is lifted and comes into contact with the weight 18b, and the locking plate 18 is rotated clockwise. the result,
Regulation plate 1 by locking part 18a as shown in FIG. 13D
3 is released, the tip of the regulating plate 13 falls under its own weight, separates from the rotating cam 12, and the wind turbine 2 becomes rotatable.

Thereafter, when the solenoid 15 is demagnetized, the movable pin 30 is moved against the actuating plate 1 by the tensile force of the tension spring 33.
It moves to the right along the slit 17a of No. 7, returns to the state shown in FIG. 7A, stabilizes, and maintains that state.

Note that in this third embodiment, the solenoid 15
The actuating plate 17 is caused to see-saw by the tension spring 33 and the actuating plate 17 is actuated to change the state of the windmill 2.However, the solenoid 15 is not provided, and instead, the batted ball that has entered the special winning hole is A guiding path may be provided to guide the ball to the control device, and the guided winning ball may be dropped onto the right end of the operating plate 17 and rotated to prevent the windmill 2 from rotating.

In addition, in order to release this, the ball that entered the inside from the opening 4 or the ball that entered another winning hole provided on the board surface should be moved to the other end (left end) of the actuating plate 17.
All you have to do is drop it on top of it and rotate it.

[Function/Effect] As explained above, in this invention, a mounting board is integrally formed around the periphery of a substantially box-shaped frame, and in front of the mounting board, a radial impact member with which a batted ball collides is arranged around the axis. A windmill provided for the above-mentioned windmill is rotatably arranged, and a ball winning hole is provided behind the windmill on the mounting board, and a rotation prevention means is provided to allow or stop the rotation of the windmill. When the windmill is established, the rotation preventing means is activated to stop the windmill at a predetermined angular position, so that the ball flowing down through the collision member of the windmill can be guided to the winning hole. Therefore, the windmill and the winning device can be integrated and installed in one place, which increases the space in which the ball can freely flow, and also allows the windmill to rotate freely and prevent the windmill from rotating. The target position of the ball is now different depending on the state in which the ball is fired, increasing the scope for technological intervention, improving the interest of the pachinko game, and fully satisfying the interests of players through new and unexpected movements. It has the effect of being able to

In addition, in the above embodiment, the batted ball control device 10
When the rotation of the windmill 2 is stopped to create a condition in which a ball is likely to win a prize in the winning hole, an indicator lamp provided at an appropriate position on the game board is turned on to notify the player of this. Good too.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the ball-hitting control device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view showing one state when the windmill rotates freely, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing the windmill rotation stop state, FIG. 5 is a rear view, and FIG. 6 is a pachinko game in which the above-mentioned ball-striking control device is provided on a game board. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the wind turbine rotates freely; FIG. 9 is a rear view of the same, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional side view showing the state where the wind turbine rotation is stopped, FIG. 11 is a rear view of the wind turbine, and FIGS. 12A and B are modifications of the second embodiment. FIGS. 13A to 13D are cross-sectional views of the main parts showing the third embodiment of the present invention together with its operation; FIG. 14 is the configuration of the actuating plate. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Device main body, 1a... Frame body, 1b... Mounting board, 1d... Partition wall, 3... Mounting shaft, 4...
Prize opening (opening), 6... Electromagnet, 7... Guide plate, 8... Operating arm, 10... Hitting ball control device, 15... Solenoid, 20... Game board, 2
6a, 26b...Specific winning opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting board is integrally formed on the periphery of a substantially box-shaped frame body, and a windmill rotatably disposed in front of the mounting board is provided with a radial impact member around the shaft with which a batted ball collides, In addition, a ball winning hole is provided behind the windmill on the mounting board, and a rotation prevention means is provided to allow or stop the rotation of the windmill, and when a special condition is met in the game, the rotation prevention means is activated to stop the windmill. A batted ball control device for a pachinko game machine, characterized in that the batted ball can be stopped at a predetermined angular position and guided down the batted ball through a collision member of the windmill to the above-mentioned prize opening.