JPH054861Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention is based on the winning device of pachinko machines,
Specifically, when a game ball becomes a specific ball, the operating mechanism tilts the movable plate to guide and hold the game ball to the winning openings on both sides and to place it on a ball holder installed at the bottom of the front of the specific winning opening. A new system that prevents game balls from passing through a specific winning opening, while allowing game balls in the ball cradle to pass through the specific winning opening and maintaining a state in which they are not guided to the winning opening before the occurrence of a specific ball. The purpose of this invention is to
By changing the state of the movable plate and the ball holder, new changes can be made in the winning manner of game balls, and by making it possible to win a plurality of game balls in the guided state of the movable board, the interest of the game can be improved. be.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The winning device of this example is implemented at the center or bottom of the game board G. In the first winning device shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, 1 in the figure is a board attached to the front surface of the game board G. , two prize openings are provided in the upper part of the vertical center, and a pair of receiving boxes and four winning openings communicating with the three receiving boxes are formed on both the left and right sides.

In addition, the upper prize opening is formed wide enough to allow one ball to enter at the bottom and a plurality of balls at the top. Reference numeral 5 denotes a front plate which is screwed to cover the upper prize opening 2 and both receiver boxes 3 on the front surface of the board 1, and at the center of its inner surface, a pair of guide pieces 6 for supporting a ball holder 29, which will be described later, is formed. ing. 7 is a back box formed on the back side of the board 1, and a passage 8 communicating with the winning opening 2 on the top;
A guide gutter 9 is formed which communicates with each winning opening 4 on both sides. 10 is a lid for the passage 8, and 11 is a planar gate-shaped support frame attached to the lower part of the back surface of the substrate 1.

On both sides between the base plate 1 and the front plate 5, a pair of movable plates 12 are pivotally supported by a support shaft 13 and are arranged in a substantially V-shape with respect to each other. This movable plate 12 has a length that extends to the receiving box 3 (usually the prize opening 4) at the other end,
The receiving boxes 3 on each side are moved up and down through an operating mechanism operated by an electromagnetic solenoid 25, which will be described later.
A short guide piece 12b is erected at the upper end of the long receiving piece 12a, and a ball receiving stand 29, which will be described later, is vertically inserted between the two guiding pieces 12b to open and close the prize opening 2. Communicating socket (also called pocket) 1
4 is formed. Note that both movable plates 12 are
Normally, as shown in FIG. 1, the receiving box 3 is closed by resting the receiving piece 12a at a gentle slope above the receiving box 3, and the guide piece 12b is raised to maintain the pockets 14 at a minimum interval. Further, the upper end of each guide piece 12b is formed in an oblique shape to be approximately at the same height as the lower edge of the upper winning opening 2.

The operation mechanism of the movable plate 12 is provided by connecting a connecting rod 17 to an operating lever 15 which is in the form of a link and is pivotally mounted 16 on the front surface of the board 1, and the other end of the connecting rod 17 is connected to
Link 1 pivotally attached 19 to the free end of movable plate 12
8, and the connecting pin 20 at the other end of each operating lever 15 extends from the long hole 21 of the base plate 1 to the back side, and both are pivotally supported within the support frame 11 by a support shaft 36. It engages with the connecting port 23 of the shaped operating body 22. In addition, in this mechanism, in order to suppress the fluctuation of the movable plate 12 due to the falling impact of the ball,
Links 24 pivoted 37 on both sides of the front side of the board 1
is connected to the connecting point between the link 18 and the connecting rod 17, and when the movable plate 12 is in the closed state, the link 24, together with the other links 18,
The alignment is maintained on the same line perpendicular to 2.
On the other hand, the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is vertically inserted into the operating body 22, and the connecting piece 27 at the lower end of the rod 26 is engaged with the opening 28 of the operating body 22.
The operating body 22 is tilted upward during operation (when energized and excited). 38 is a tension spring that is hung on the operating body 22.

A ball holder 29 is vertically inserted between the guide pieces 6 of the front plate 5. This ball holder 29 receives the ball that has entered the pocket 14 with its obliquely formed receiving surface 30, and is raised and lowered over a predetermined range in time with the opening and closing of the movable plate 12. Reference numeral 31 denotes a lift lever 32 pivotally attached to the lower part of the ball holder 29, which is connected to one of the operating levers 15 in the operating mechanism via a connecting rod 33, and whose upper end (part of the connecting rod 33) ) can come into contact with the lower surface of the ball holder 29. As a result, the stand 29 moves the same lever 31
When the movable plate 12 is in the open/closed state, the receiving surface 30 is lowered to the ball stopping position where it is out of communication with the prize opening 2, as shown in FIG. Retained. Note that the ball holder 29 may be lightly biased downward by a spring or the like.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a detection switch installed at the outlet of the passage 8. The switch 34 is of a type that detects a ball passing through the hole 35 so as to be generally called a passage switch. Connected to control circuit. For both settings, the switch 34 is set in the detecting movable state when the solenoid 25 is at rest and operates to detect one ball passing through the hole 35. The solenoid 25 is set to be activated at a predetermined time (or a predetermined number of times) in accordance with the detection operation of the switch 34.

In addition, in this example winning device, the upper winning opening 2 is
The switch 34 is also called a special winning hole because it generates a specific safe ball to operate the solenoid 25, and the left and right winning holes 4 are normal winning holes because they are ports that generate a normal safe ball. Also called.

In the winning device of this example configured as described above, since both movable plates 12 are normally in the closed state of the receiving box 3 as shown in FIG. 1, the game balls are placed between the guide pieces 12b. It can fit into pocket 14. When the ball enters the pocket 14, the ball hits the receiving surface 30 of the ball receiving stand 29 at the ball receiving position.
It enters the special winning hole 2 from the hole 3 of the detection switch 34 from the passage 8 of the back box 7 as a special safe ball.
5, and thereafter flows out to a predetermined part on the back side of the game board G. When the detection switch 34 is activated (ON) by such a specific bulb, the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is energized and energized for a predetermined period of time to hold the operating body 22 tilted upward.

Accordingly, both movable plates 12 are changed to the open state, and the ball holder 29 is changed to the ball holding position. That is, as the operating body 22 is tilted upward, both operating levers 15 are tilted via the pin 20 and the connecting rod 17 is pulled, so that the movable plate 12 is tilted downward via the link 18, and the ball receiving portion 12a is tilted. While the receiving box 3 is opened, the pocket 14 is held in an expanded state by the guide piece 12b. In synchronization with this, the lift lever 31 is swung counterclockwise via the connecting rod 33 in response to the tilting of the one operating lever 15, and the ball holder 29 is opened and the ball is stopped by its own weight. position (see Figure 7). In addition, pocket 14
As can be seen from Fig. 7, the effective area is the size of one ball, and it will not receive two balls falling from the left and right at the same time.

In such a state, the ball receiving piece 1 of each movable plate 12
The game ball that fell onto 2a enters the receiving box 3 along the slope of the same piece 12a, and goes to the back side of the game board G from the prize opening 4 through the guide gutter 9 of the back box 7 as a normal safe ball. derived. A game ball that directly falls into the receiving box 3 is also considered a safe ball.

On the other hand, game balls can also be placed in the pocket 14. Therefore, when a plurality of game balls fall toward the pocket 14, as can be understood from FIG. It is held in a position facing the lower part of the winning opening 2. On the other hand, the subsequent ball cannot enter into the pocket 14, but after falling and contacting the preceding ball or the upper end surface of the guide piece 12b of each movable plate 12, it enters the prize opening 2 and enters the passage of the back box 7. 8 through the hole 35 of the detection switch 34 to the back side of the game board G.

At this time, since the switch 34 is in a non-detection operating state while the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is operating,
No action is taken on the balls mentioned above. Therefore, the above-mentioned ball is considered to be a normal safe ball.

Then, as the time increases, the solenoid 2
5 is demagnetized (suspended), the operating body 22 is returned down and the movable plate 12 is tilted upward again via both operating levers 15, etc. to close the receiving box 3 and close the pocket 14. status will be restored. In synchronization with this, the ball holder 29 moves up and down the elevator lever 31.
The ball is raised to the original ball receiving position. As a result, the game ball held in the ball receiving position as described above is pushed up and passes through the passage 8 from the lower part of the prize opening 2, and is detected as a specific safe ball to reactivate the movable plate 12. It passes through the hole 35 of the switch 34. As a result, in response to the detection operation of the switch 34, the solenoid 25 is operated again for a predetermined period of time, and the movable plate 12 is changed to the open state with respect to the receiving box 3. Note that if the ball for the specific safe ball is not held in the cradle 29 at the ball receiving position,
Since the switch 34 and the solenoid 25 are not operated at all, the movable plate 12 is held stationary in the closed state. When a new game ball enters the pocket 14 while the movable plate 12 is in the closed state, the movable plate 12 is changed to a new open state by operating the switch 34 and the solenoid 25, using the same ball as a specified safe ball.

Regarding the prize-winning device that is the subject of the present invention, other formats that are partially modified compared to the first device described above are also proposed. That is, in the second device shown in FIG.
The specific prize opening 2 is formed to a size that allows one ball to pass through, and inside the guide piece 12b of each movable plate 12,
A ball holder 29' is formed at the bottom of the pocket 14, and the above-mentioned lifting lever 31 and the like are omitted. The rest is the same as the previous example.

Therefore, in this example device, when the movable plate 12 is in the closed state, a game ball that enters the pocket 14 is received by both ball receiving stands 29' at the ball receiving position, enters the passage 8 from the prize opening 2, and is treated as a specified safe ball. By doing so, the switch 34 and solenoid 25 are
Through the operation of , the movable plate 12 is changed to the open state of the receiving box 3. In such a state, one game ball can enter the expanded pocket 14, and if the ball enters the expanded pocket 14, the same ball will be placed in the raised ball holder 29'.
(However, it may also be between the guide piece 12b on one side and the ball holder 29'.) The winning opening 2 is formed to be wide enough to allow one ball to pass through, as described above. Therefore, it is held without being able to enter through the winning opening 2. Then, when the movable plate 12 returns to the closed state, the ball in the pocket 14 passes through the prize opening 2 as both ball holders 29' descend and becomes the specified safe ball as in the previous example. As a result, the movable plate 12 is changed to the open state again.

In addition, in the third winning device shown in FIG. 9, in contrast to the first device, the specific winning opening 2 is formed to have a width that allows one ball to pass through, and one of the operating mechanisms of the movable plate 12 is The department is being changed. That is, the operating lever 15
One end is connected to one end of a V-shaped support lever 40 pivotally attached to the substrate 1 through a pin 42 and an elongated hole,
A grooved trochanter 44 pivotally connected to the other end of the support lever 40
is in rolling contact with the movable plate 12 via a rail 45. Then, the ball holder 2 is connected to the other end of the operating lever 15.
9. A pin 2 that receives the lower end and protrudes from the other end.
0 is engaged with the connecting port 23 of the operating body 22. Note that the trochanter 44 of the support lever 40 is designed to prevent the movable plate 12 in the closed state from moving due to the falling impact of the ball.
It is desirable that the movable plate 12 be located perpendicularly to the movable plate 12.

Therefore, in this example device, in the normal state shown by the solid line in the figure, if a game ball enters the pocket 14 and passes through the prize opening 2 to become a specific safe ball, the movable plate 12 opens and changes as shown by the imaginary line. The ball receiving stand 29 rises to the ball stopping position and can receive one game ball without passing through the winning hole 2. Then, after the movable plate 12 is closed and the ball receiving stand 29 is lowered to the ball receiving position, if the game ball received by the same stand 29 becomes a specified safe ball, the movable plate 12 is opened again. It is.

In addition, as other types of winning devices, the movable board 1
In other words, the movable plate 12 is normally held in a steeply inclined non-guiding state with an interval that allows the game balls to pass below the receiving box 3, and then from the prize opening 2. The movable plate 12 may be tilted upward in response to the occurrence of a specific safe ball to change the state to a state where the game ball can be guided to the receiving box 3.

In any of the devices described above, it is possible to use a motor instead of the electromagnetic solenoid 25 as the electric operating means for the movable plate 12, and the operating conditions (the state change time of the movable plate 12, (number of times) may be selected as appropriate. As for the restraining and holding means for the movable plate 12, an appropriate form may be provided depending on the need.

In this way, in the winning device of the present invention, the pair of movable plates constituting the pocket for the specific safe ball are held in a state in which the game ball is not guided to the winning opening for the normal safe ball before the specific ball occurs. However, in response to the occurrence of a specific ball, the system is configured to change to the state in which the game ball is guided to the normal prize opening based on the operation of the detection switch or the electric operation device, and due to the change in the state of the movable plate. New changes can be made in the prize-winning manner of game balls, and moreover, it is possible to make the game more interesting by making it possible to win prizes with a plurality of game balls received on the same board when the movable board is in the guided state.

In particular, with this device, a game ball that enters a pocket formed between the ends of the movable plate is generated as a specific ball according to the change in the state of the movable plate, so this specific ball causes the movable plate to change its state again. Furthermore, the enjoyment of winning regular safe balls is increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially omitted front view showing the state of the first device of the present invention before operation, Fig. 2 is a rear view, and Fig. 3 is a plan view.
Figure 4 is a plan sectional view based on Figure 1 - line, Figure 5
The figure is a side sectional view, FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view, FIG. 7 is a front view showing the operating state of the same device, and FIG.
The figure is a partially omitted front view showing the second device of the present example;
FIG. 9 is a partially omitted front view showing the third device of this example. 1... Board, 2... Winning slot, 4... Winning slot, 8
...Aisle, 12...Movable plate, 14...Pocket,
15... Operating lever, 22... Operating body, 25...
Electromagnetic solenoid, 29, 29'...Ball holder, 3
4...Detection switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Claim] A board with a specified winning hole in the center and regular winning holes on both sides, and a board that can be raised and lowered from the front lower part of the specified winning hole, and when it is raised, a game ball is inserted into the specified winning hole. a pair of movable plates that can be tilted on both sides of the front side of the board, one end of which extends to the side of the ball holder and the other end of which extends to the normal winning slot; a detection switch that detects a specific ball that has fallen; and an operating mechanism that operates the movable plate and the ball holder, and when the detection switch detects a specific ball, the operating mechanism tilts the movable plate. A winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a game ball can be guided through a normal winning hole, and a game ball placed on the ball holder cannot be passed through the specific winning hole.