JPH0524377Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a winning device that is attached to the game board of a pachinko machine, and particularly relates to a winning device in which a winning space having a depth width in the front and back direction is formed. be.

"Prior Art" Conventionally, many winning devices for pachinko machines have been proposed that are provided with a winning space having a depth width in the front and back direction. For example, in a winning device equipped with a pair of rotating blades, the rotating blades are opened and closed at short time intervals, and the winning balls captured by the rotating blades are moved into the winning space. The winning balls are introduced into the winning space, and are guided to a plurality of winning holes provided below the winning space while moving the winning balls back and forth within the winning space. In particular, among the multiple winning holes, there is a special winning hole that has the possibility of giving an extra large profit to the player, so the balls that enter the winning space are guided to the special winning hole while changing in a complex manner. In particular, it is intended to make the game more interesting to the player. Therefore, in order to give complex changes to winning balls,
A winning device designed to have a winning space of a certain size has been proposed.

``Problems to be solved by the invention'' In the above-mentioned conventional winning device having a winning space, an electric drive source is installed in the winning device in order to give complex changes to the winning balls, and the electric drive source is used to create a winning device. Then, an actuating member that affects the flow of winning balls entered into the winning space is driven to add interest. In addition, various decorative devices were placed in the prize-winning space of a certain size,
It was primarily an optical decorative device. However, simply decorating a winning space of a certain size with optical decoration devices is too uniform and tends to cause players to get bored. Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages, the present invention arranges not only an optical decoration device but also a dynamic decoration member in a prize winning space of a certain size to create an even more visually decorative effect. A pachinko machine that drives a greater number of actuating members or dynamic decorative members than the number of drive sources provided in the winning device by driving the actuating members and the dynamic decorative members with one drive source. The purpose is to provide a winning device.

"Means for Solving Problems" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a winning device attached to the game board of a pachinko machine, in which a winning space having a depth and width is formed in the winning device. A pachinko machine characterized in that an operating member and a dynamic decoration member that influence the flow of winning balls are provided in the winning space, and the operating member and the dynamic decoration member are driven by one drive source. winning device.

This is the gist of the idea.

"Function" In this invention, the flow of winning balls that have won a prize in the winning space is influenced by the operating member and becomes a complex movement, and the dynamic decorative member also operates within the winning space. The movement of the members and the dynamic decorative member is driven by a single drive source.

"Embodiments" Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 shows a pachinko machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the pachinko machine. In FIG. 6, a metal frame 3, a glass door frame 4, a front plate 5, etc. are attached to the front frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1, and a game board 6 is detachably attached to the back of the front frame 2. There is.

On the game board 6, a guide rail 8 is installed in a substantially circular shape for guiding the ball and defining a game area 7. At approximately the center of the gaming area 7, a variable prize winning device 20, which is an embodiment of this invention, is attached. The variable prize winning device 20 will be described in detail later. Furthermore, in the gaming area 7, there is a regular prize opening 9.
a, 9b, tulip type winning opening 10a, 10
b, starting prize openings 11a to 11c, and special game status display lamps 12a, 12b, etc. are provided, respectively. Starting winning detection switches 13a to 13c are provided on the back surface of the game board 6 corresponding to the starting winning openings 11a to 11c. In addition, game board 6
A detection switch (10 count switch) 14 is also provided on the back side of the variable winning device 20 to detect winning balls that have been won.

On the surface of the front plate 5, there is an upper tray 15 that stores the prize balls that have been paid out and supplies the balls to the firing position.
is fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2 below the upper plate 15, and an operating handle 16 for adjusting the rebound force of the ball
A lower tray 17 is attached to store prize balls that cannot be stored in the upper tray 15.

Next, the structure of the variable prize winning device 20 will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 5. Figure 1 shows
It is a perspective view for explaining the configuration for driving the operating member and the dynamic decoration member, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 20, and FIG. 3 shows the main parts of the variable winning device 20. FIG. 4 is a front view of the exploded perspective view, and FIG.
It is a sectional view taken along the line AA' in the figure. In FIGS. 2 to 5, the variable prize winning device 20 has a mounting plate 21 that is attached to the game board 6,
A vertically long window portion 22 is formed in the mounting plate 21 . An inverted U-shaped obstacle receiving part 23 and a U-shaped lower receiving frame 24 are protruded from the mounting plate 21 to cover the upper edge of the window part 22 and the obstacle receiving part 23 to cover the lower edge of the window part 22. A pair of rotary blades 25a and 25b are attached between the lower support frame 24 and the lower receiving frame 24 so as to be openable and closable. The rotating blade pieces 25a, 25b are provided with rotating shafts 26a, 26b extending rearward of the mounting plate 21. Further, a rear peripheral wall 27 is provided around the back surface of the mounting plate 21.

A rear frame 30 that constitutes the rear and sides of the winning space 28 is arranged behind the mounting plate 21. The rear frame 30 is configured to have a depth in the front-rear direction, and is open at the front. A concave winning space 2 is separated from the game area 7 of the game board 6 by the obstacle receiving part 23, the lower receiving frame 24, the rotating blades 25a, 25b, and the rear frame 30.
8. Further, the front portion of the rear frame 30 is fitted into the rear peripheral wall 27 of the mounting plate 21. Further, a decorative member 31 with a disk design is fixed to the upper part of the rear frame 30, and a digital display 32 at the center rear side displays the number of winning balls detected by the 10 count switch 14. is fixed. In addition, inside the decorative member 31, there is an LED lamp 33 that lights up to display the number of times a special game state is repeated by winning a special winning hole 73a, which will be described later.
It also serves as an optical decoration device.
Further, a rotating decorative member 61 attached to a drive source mounting frame 60, which will be described later, faces the rear opening 34 (see FIG. 5) of the decorative member 31. Furthermore, dynamic decorative members 35a and 35b as shown in FIG. 1 are also provided on both the left and right sides of the digital display 32. Note that this dynamic decorative member 35a,
The operation of 35b will be described later. In this way, the space of the rear frame 30 is a space in which various decorative members are arranged. The rear frame 30 is made of colored transparent plastic, and its back surface is uneven so that the rear cannot be seen through.

At the front opening of the rear frame 30, a transparent plate 40 that divides the prize winning space in the front and rear direction is arranged. The transparent plate 40 is made of transparent plastic and covers the front of the various decorative devices or members described above so as to protect them. To explain in more detail, the transparent plate 40 includes an upper curved plate 41 having a curved surface extending from the front to the rear, a lower curved plate 42 having a curved surface extending from the rear to the front, and side plates 44a forming both left and right sides. , 44b and front side plates 43a, 43b, which are the front surfaces of the side plates 44a, 44b and are formed outward in the left-right direction. Said side plates 44a, 4
4b includes rotary bearing sleeves 45a, 4 that pivotally support the rotary shafts 26a, 26b of the rotary blade pieces 25a, 25b.
5b and engagement grooves 46a, 46b that engage and support the upper and lower partition plates 49 (described later) (however, 46b is not shown)
are formed on the front side plates 43a and 43b,
Rotation regulating holes 48a and 48b are formed to regulate the rotation angle of the rotating blades 25a and 25b. Further, the downstream end of the upper curved plate 41 and the lower curved plate 4
A rear opening 47 is formed between the upper end of the upper end of the rear opening 47, and an upper and lower dividing plate 49 made of transparent plastic is inserted into and engaged with the rear opening 47 from the rear. This upper and lower partition plate 49 is provided with a downwardly sloping surface, and guides the winning balls guided by the rotary blades 25a and 25b, other than the winning balls that fall directly, to flow backward. It has a role. The upper and lower partition plates 49 have cutouts on both front sides thereof, and this is so that the base ends of the rotating blades 25a and 25b can enter when the rotating blades 25a and 25b rotate in the horizontal direction. This is what I did. Further, on both sides of the upper and lower partition plates 49, engaging side plates 51a and 5 are provided.
1b is formed, and the upper and lower partition plates 49 are fixed to the transparent plate 40 by engaging the engaging side plates 51a and 51b with the engaging grooves 46a and 46b.
A rear plate 50 is provided at the rear end of the engagement side plates 51a, 51b.
are integrally formed, and when the upper and lower partition plates 49 are fixed to the transparent plate 40, this rear plate 50 is connected to the rear opening 4.
7 is now obstructed. Further, between the upper and lower partition plates 49 and the rear plate 50, the upper and lower partition plates 49
A winning ball drop port 5 for causing winning balls rolling on the top to fall downward and guiding them onto the lower curved board 42.
2 is formed.

As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the transparent plate 40 configured as described above is positioned so as to divide the prize winning space in the front and back direction, and the winning space 29a in front of the transparent plate 40 has rotating blades. The winning balls introduced by the pieces 25a and 25b are guided rearward by the upper and lower partition plates 49, and are caused to fall downward from the winning ball drop opening 52 to be guided onto the lower curved board 42, and then are guided to the lower curved board 42. 42 to a plurality of winning openings 73a to 73c, which will be described later, located at a lower position. On the other hand, the winning space 29b behind the transparent plate 40 mainly includes the decorative member 31 covered with the upper curved plate 41.
The rotating decorative member 61 and the like are arranged, and the dynamic decorative members 35a and 35b, which are mainly covered by the lower curved plate 42, are disposed, respectively, and the winning space 29b at the rear is where winning balls fly into. Therefore, the operations of the various decorative members, especially the dynamic decorative members 35a and 35b and the rotating decorative member 61, are not hindered, and reliable operation can be maintained over a long period of time.

A drive source mounting frame 60 is attached to the rear of the mounting plate 21 so as to sandwich the rear frame 30. A rotating decorative member 61 is rotatably provided on the upper part of the drive source mounting frame 60. The rotating decorative member 61 is a dynamic decorative member that is constantly rotated by receiving the rotational motion of a drive motor 62 (see FIG. 5) attached below it through transmission gears 63a and 63b. It is also an optical decorative member designed to produce a decorative effect with the illumination lamp 64 provided above.

Furthermore, a large number of decorative lamps are arranged on the surface of the drive source mounting member 60 that faces the rear surface of the rear frame 30 to provide an optical decorative effect from the rear of the rear frame 30. Furthermore, bearing tube insertion holes 65a and 65b are bored in the opposing surfaces, through which the rotation bearing tubes 45a and 45b are inserted. On the other hand, at the rear of the drive source mounting frame 60, a large number of mounting bosses are protruded, and the mounting bosses 66a and 66b, which are protruded from the upper part of the mounting bosses 66a and 66b, have the rotating blade pieces 25a,
A solenoid 67 (see FIG. 5) is attached to open and close 25b. That is, an engagement member 69 is fixed to the plunger 68 of the solenoid 67, and the engagement member 69 and the rotary blade piece 25a,
Connecting members 71a, 71 fixed to the rear end of 25b
b (however, 71b is not shown), the operation of the solenoid 67 is controlled by the rotating blade 2.
5a and 25b. Note that the plunger 68 is always urged downward by the spring 70, so when the solenoid 67 is de-energized, the rotary blades 25a and 25b are in an upright state and do not receive the ball, and the solenoid 67 When the rotating blades 25a and 25b are excited, they rotate horizontally to receive the ball.

Further, at the lower part of the drive source mounting frame 60, a winning opening partitioning member 72 is formed to divide and form a winning opening for receiving winning balls in the variable winning device 20 into a plurality of parts. Prize opening 7
Guiding members 80, 74a, 7 are provided on the upper part of 3a to 73c.
4b is provided. Among these guiding members, the central guiding member 80 constitutes a so-called operating member that affects the flow of winning balls, and is provided so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions as will be described later.
a and 74b are fixedly installed. In addition, the guiding member 7
4a, 74b, the dynamic decorative member 35
a and 35b are placed. In addition, the central winning hole (special winning hole) 73a divided by the winning hole dividing member 72 is provided with a V detection switch 75 that detects the establishment of a special gaming state and detects a repeat condition. ing. In addition, the left and right winning holes (general winning holes) 73b and 73c divided by the winning hole dividing member 72 are the normal winning holes 9a and 9.
As in case b, only a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the guiding member 80 as an operating member and the dynamic decorative member 35 will be described.
The operations of a and 35b will be explained. The guide member 80 is formed into a long rod shape in the front-rear direction, and has a rear end engaging portion 81 that engages a plunger 83 of a solenoid 82 fixed to mounting bosses 76a and 76b protruding from the drive source mounting frame 60. The solenoid 82 is adapted to move in the front and back direction in conjunction with the sliding movement of the solenoid 82 in the front and back direction. Therefore, the lateral size of the special winning hole 73a changes as shown in FIG. 1. That is, when the solenoid 82 is de-energized, the tip of the guiding member 80 remains in the special winning opening 73a, so the lateral distance "d" of the special winning opening 73a is equal to the side wall 80a of the guiding member, It becomes narrower by the thickness of 80b (Fig. 1
(See (a)) On the other hand, when the solenoid 82 is energized,
Since the tip of the guiding member 80 is retracted from inside the special winning hole 73a, the interval "D" between the special winning holes 73a becomes wider (see FIG. 1(b)).

Further, the guiding member 80 includes permanent magnets 84a, 8
Attachment pieces 85a, 85b to which the guide members 4b are fixed are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part, and the attachment pieces 85a, 85b are slidably inserted into the guide members 74a, 74b. The permanent magnets 84a, 84b are provided facing the dynamic decorative members 35a, 35b. That is, the dynamic decorative members 35a, 3
5b is given a rocket design, and permanent magnets 36a and 36b having the same polarity as the permanent magnets 84a and 84b are fitted into the bottom surface thereof,
This is the guide groove 3 formed in the rear frame 30.
7a and 37b (however, 37a is not shown), it is designed to move up and down due to the repulsion of mutual permanent magnets. That is, when the solenoid 82 is de-energized, the guiding member 80 remains in the forward position, so that the mutual permanent magnets 84a, 84b,
36a and 36b are located far apart and are out of the range of their repulsion, but when the solenoid 82 is energized, the guiding member 80 moves rearward and the permanent magnets repel each other, creating a dynamic decorative member. 35a,
35b is raised. Therefore, the solenoid 82 is configured to have the function of influencing the flow of winning balls and the function of operating the dynamic decorative member using one driving source. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the dynamic decorative members 35a and 35b are
Since it is operated by utilizing the repulsion of a permanent magnet, the structure is simpler than when using a complicated link mechanism, and it can be installed in a narrow space.

As explained above, in this embodiment, the winning space 28 in the variable winning device 30 is divided into front and rear winning spaces 29a, 29b by the transparent plate 40, and the front winning space 29a has winning balls. In the rear prize-winning space 29b,
Since general decorative members and dynamic decorative members are arranged, the winning balls do not particularly interfere with the movement of the dynamic decorative members 35a, 35b, and 61, and the movement can be maintained for a long period of time. At the same time, the movements of the dynamic decorative members 35a, 35b, and 61 can be clearly seen from the front through the transparent plate 40, thereby enhancing the decorative effect. In addition, a guiding member 80 as an operating member and dynamic decorative members 35a and 35b
Since both are operated by one solenoid 82, the number of drive sources attached to the variable prize winning device 20 can be reduced.

In addition, in the above-mentioned example, although the guiding member 80 that affects the flow of winning balls entering the specific winning opening 73a was illustrated as an operating member, the present invention is not limited to this.
Any member may be used as long as it affects the flow of winning balls within the winning space 28.

In addition, in the above embodiment, one driving source corresponds to one operating member and one dynamic decorative member, but one driving source corresponds to one or more operating members and one or more dynamic decorative members. Decorative members may also be provided.

``Effect of the invention'' This invention provides a dynamic decoration member within the winning space, which can further enhance the decorative effect of the winning device, and also has no effect on the flow of winning balls provided within the winning space. Since the actuating member and the dynamic decorative member are operated by one driving source, it is possible to drive a larger number of decorative members or actuating members in a corresponding manner than the number of driving sources attached to the winning device. As a result, it is possible to prevent the structure of the entire winning device from becoming more complicated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration for driving the operating member and the dynamic decoration member, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the variable winning device, and Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the main parts of the variable winning device. 4 is a front view thereof, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A' in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the Pachinko machine. 1... Pachinko machine, 6... Game board, 20... Variable prize winning device, 28... Prize winning space, 35a, 35b
... Dynamic decoration member, 40 ... Transparent plate, 61 ... Rotating decoration member, 80 ... Guidance member (operating member), 8
2... Solenoid (drive source).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In a winning device attached to a game board of a pachinko machine, the winning device has an operation that forms a winning space having a depth and width and that affects the flow of winning balls within the winning space. 1. A winning device for a pachinko machine, comprising: a member and a dynamic decorative member, and the operating member and the dynamic decorative member are driven by one drive source.