JPH0422759Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

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

[Prior art]

In order to make the game more interesting, pachinko machines are equipped with a winning ball device (yakumono) in front of the game board. In the conventional winning ball device, when a winning ball enters, a pair of movable wings (tulips) open to make it easier for the ball to enter, and when the ball enters while in the open state, the movable wings move to the closed position where they become vertical. The one that returns to is mainly used. However, this prize-winning ball device had a drawback in that the entertainment tended to be monotonous.

Against this background, as known from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-21431, a movable ball receiver is horizontally reciprocated by the drive of a motor, and the falling balls are guided to the prize opening according to the moving position. A winning ball device has been proposed that allows winning balls to flow down or flow down as they are.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned winning ball device, the movable ball receiver is constantly reciprocated horizontally by a motor, and even if a ball enters this ball receiver, it is always guided to a fixed winning hole, so it is difficult to repeat the number of times. When I play a game, I quickly lose interest.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was created in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional technology, and it brings new interest to players, and
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a winning ball device that can sustain interest.

[Key points of the idea]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention horizontally arranges three prize winning holes with different values for playing the game, and provides a movable ball receiver above them so as to be movable in the horizontal direction. The movable ball receiver is shaped like an oblong box, and has one outlet in the center of its bottom. When either the first or second solenoid is driven, the movable ball receiver moves so that the discharge port is directly above one of the ends of the three winning ports, and the other solenoid is driven. Sometimes the outlet is moved so that it is directly above the winning opening at the other end. When neither solenoid is driven, the movable ball receiver is in a neutral position by the positioning means, and in this case, the discharge port is located directly above the middle winning port. The first and second solenoids are configured to be alternately selected and driven for a certain period of time when a ball enters a winning hole other than the three winning holes.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of Example]

In FIG. 1, a game board 2 is attached to the front of a pachinko machine 1, and when a firing operation knob 3 is operated, balls are fired into the game board 2. This game board 2 is provided with a safe ball receiver 4, a ball clip 5, an attacker 6, a slot portion 7, an obstacle nail 8, a winning ball device 9 of the present invention, an out port 10, and the like. The ball fired into the game board 2 is the obstacle nail 8
The ball falls downward while being repelled by the ball, and enters the safe socket 4, the ball tip 5, and the winning ball device 9 on the way, thereby ejecting a certain number of prize balls into the ball receiving tray 11. The tube 5 is
Each time a ball enters, it alternates between an upright position and a diagonally open position.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the winning ball device 9 is
A safe socket 15 is provided above it,
An obstruction protrusion 16 for laterally dispersing the balls is arranged immediately below it. The ball entering the safe socket 15 enters the gutter 17 through the safe hole 15a. At the exit of this safe hole 15a, there is a switch 1.
8 is arranged, and it is turned on when the ball enters the safe hole 15a. A plurality of light emitting diodes 19 are fitted into the obstacle protrusion 16 in order to create a decorative effect, and a hammer drive motor switch (not shown) is turned on by turning the firing control knob 3.
When set to , it starts blinking at an appropriate interval.

A movable ball receiving part 24 in the shape of a horizontally long box is provided below the obstacle protrusion 16, and can be moved alternately between the position shown by the solid line, the position shown by the two-dot chain line, and the position shown by the dotted line. Displace. This movable ball receiving part 2
4 is in the position shown by the solid line, the obstacle protrusion 1
6, only balls that pass through a small gap opened laterally between the movable ball receiving portion 24 and the obstructing protrusion 16 can enter the movable ball receiving portion 24.
When winning becomes difficult and moving to the right or left, winning becomes easiest because a gap is formed that opens upward. This movable ball receiving part 2
4 has a hole 24a formed in its center,
The ball that falls from now on will enter the ball receiver 25. This ball receiver 25 has three safe holes 25a to 25c partitioned by two partitions 26. Therefore, when the movable ball receiving part 24 is at the center position, the ball can easily enter the safe hole 25b, and when it is displaced to the left position shown by the two-dot chain line, the ball can easily enter the safe hole 25b.
It is easy for the ball to enter a. Similarly, when the movable ball receiving portion 24 is displaced to the right position shown by the dotted line, balls that have fallen from the ball are likely to enter the safe hole 25c.

Passages are provided corresponding to the safe holes 25a to 25c, and the balls passing through the passages are sent to the slot portion 7, and the gravity of the balls rotates the corresponding reels 26a to 26c, respectively. Note that in FIG. 3, only the passage 27 in the middle is shown. These reels 26a to 26c
has a symbol 28 drawn at a predetermined pitch on its outer periphery, and can be observed through a window 29. Then, when the symbol "7" appears in the three windows 29, or when the three symbols match, the attacker 6 opens for a certain period of time or opens and closes for a predetermined number of times.

In FIG. 4 showing the drive mechanism of the movable ball receiver 24, a pin 32 provided behind the movable ball receiver 24
protrudes behind the winning ball device 9 through a long hole 33 extending laterally, and fits into the long hole 34a of the T-shaped lever 34. Solenoids 35 and 36 are respectively connected to the two arms of this T-shaped lever 34, and when these are not energized, the roller 37 is stationary at a position held by the roller receiver 38, for example. When the solenoid 36 is energized, it rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 39 and is displaced to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, thereby moving the movable ball receiving portion 24 to the right position.

FIG. 5 shows a solenoid drive circuit. When the switch 18 is turned on, the input signal to the flip-flop 40 changes from "H" to "L". At the falling edge of this signal, the flip-flop 40 is inverted and one of the two output terminals becomes "H".
Invert the signal level so that One-shot multivibrators 41 and 42 are connected to the output terminals of the flip-flop 40, respectively, and output an "H" signal for a certain period of time and send this to transistors 43 and 44, respectively. The solenoids 35 and 36 are connected to these transistors 43 and 44, respectively.

[Effect of the embodiment]

Turn the firing control knob 3 to turn on the power switch.
Since it is turned on, the firing motor rotates and fires the ball at the firing position onto the game board 2. The balls fired at the game board 2 fall while being repelled by the obstacle nails 8, and some of the balls enter the safe socket 4, the cup 5, etc., and the balls that do not enter the slot are the out holes 10. to go into. And safe socket 4
The safe balls that have entered the ball drive the prize ball discharge device to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls into the ball receiving tray 11.

The ball fired to the game board 2 is in the safe socket 1.
5, the switch 18 is turned on, the prize ejecting device is reached, and a predetermined number of prize balls are ejected as described above. When the switch 18 is turned on, one solenoid, for example 36, is turned on. When the solenoid 36 is turned on, the T-shaped lever 34 rotates counterclockwise by a certain angle about the shaft 39 while pulling the spring 45, as shown in FIG. As a result, the movable ball receiving portion 24 is displaced to the position shown by the dotted line, so that the ball can enter the movable ball receiving portion 24 without being obstructed by the obstructing protrusion 16. In this way, if a ball enters the movable ball receiving part 24 when it is in a state where it is easy to win a prize,
It falls from the hole 24a and enters the safe hole 25c located below it, rotates the reel 26c, and then reaches the prize ball ejecting device and discharges the prize ball.
When the reel 26c rotates to change the symbols 28 appearing in the window 29, if three symbols become "7", the attacker 6 opens and closes a predetermined number of times as is well known. When the attacker 6 opens and closes, the ball that should have entered the out hole 10 is captured by the attacker and becomes a safe ball, making it possible to obtain a large number of prize balls.

The solenoid 36 is energized for a predetermined time determined by the one-shot multivibrator 42, and after this time, the T-shaped lever 34 returns to the position shown by the solid line due to the stored force of the spring 45. In this case, since the movable ball receiving portion 25 is located at the center position shown by the solid line, it becomes difficult to win a prize. When a ball enters the movable ball receiving part 24 in this state, since the hole 24a is located above the safe hole 25b, this ball enters the safe hole 25b, and the reel 26b is rotated to produce three balls as described above. Change the combination of symbols.

When the second ball enters the safe socket 15, the switch 18 is turned on as described above.
When this switch 18 is turned on, the output of the flip-flop 40 is inverted, so that the solenoid 35 is energized for a certain period of time. When this solenoid 35 is energized, the T-shaped lever 34 rotates clockwise about the shaft 39, and the movable ball receiving part 24
Move to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. When a ball enters the movable ball receiving portion 24 in this state, the ball enters the safe hole 26a, so the reel 26a rotates and the combination of symbols 28 can be changed again.

In the above embodiment, the movable ball receiving part and the slot part are combined, but the present invention may be installed separately from the slot part.

[Effect of idea]

According to the winning ball device of the present invention explained above,
Three prize winning holes with different game values are arranged horizontally, and above them, a movable ball tray shaped like an oblong box is moved horizontally to three locations, and the balls that enter the movable ball tray are placed in the movable ball tray. Since it is structured so that the winnings are allocated to one of three prize openings depending on the position of the ball at that time, the progress of the game changes greatly depending on the position of the movable ball receiver, giving the game an unprecedented level of gameplay. can do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine implementing the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the winning ball device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the winning ball device. Fourth
The figure is a rear view of the winning ball device. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a solenoid drive circuit. 7...Slot section, 9...Winning ball device, 16...
...Obstruction protrusion, 24...Movable ball receiving part, 24a...
Hole, 25...Ball receiver, 26a-26c...Reel, 34...T-shaped lever, 35, 36...Solenoid.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An oblong box with three prize openings that are arranged horizontally and have different values for playing the game, and which can be moved horizontally above these winning openings and has one outlet in the center of the bottom. a movable ball receiver having a shape, and a first solenoid that, when driven, moves the movable ball receiver so that the discharge port is directly above the winning port at one end of the three winning ports; , a second solenoid that moves the movable ball receiver so that the discharge port is directly above the winning port at the other end of the three winning ports when driven; and the first and second solenoids. a positioning means for positioning the movable ball receiver so that the ejection port is directly above the center winning hole of the three winning holes when the ball is not driven; A winning ball device comprising a drive circuit that detects that a ball enters the mouth and alternately selects either the first or second solenoid and drives it for a certain period of time.