JPH07100247A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] When a predetermined combination symbol is displayed by the symbol combination display device, a predetermined prize winning device is driven, and when a certain prize condition is satisfied, a right of a big hit is generated to complicate the game. (EN) Provided is a pachinko machine having a novel prize winning device which has various configurations and can produce various operations. [Structure] The guide wing pieces 30, 30 are rotatably supported in a distribution space 20 in a winning device 4 that receives balls by opening and closing the opening and closing wing piece 14, and in its recumbent state, a special operation opening 25 and a normal passage opening. 26, 26 are shielded, and the guide wing pieces 30, 30
Balls x ₁ , respectively on the support surface 34 formed on the riding wing portion 32 of
x ₂ is supported, and a ball x _{3 is} placed on the middle of the balls x ₁ and x _2.
Supporting only the guide wing pieces 30, 30 to the standing state, the balls x ₁ , x ₂ flow into the normal passage ports 26, 26, and the ball x ₃ flows into the special operation port 25 to win the prize. Device 4
And the inflow of balls into the special operation port 25 causes an operation with a predetermined gain for the player.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a winning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a game ball passes through a starting gate provided with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display parts which variably display various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. Each symbol display section starts to change,
A symbol combination display device for stopping and displaying symbols of various combinations is provided, and when the respective stop symbols of the symbol combination display device are a predetermined combination, a predetermined operation with a gain for the player is given on the play board surface. Various types of pachinko machines that are designed to be generated in the above have been proposed.

By the way, in this kind of pachinko machine,
When a predetermined combination of symbols is given by the symbol combination display device, a big hit is directly provided, and in a configuration in which a predetermined profit is directly provided, the profit is surely provided when the big hit occurs, so that there is a tendency to lack the fun of the game. Therefore, in a big hit state, a predetermined winning device is driven, and if a certain winning condition is satisfied, a right of the big hit is generated to complicate the game.

On the other hand, various prize winning devices have been proposed for generating a predetermined gain even in the case where the symbol combination display device is not used.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine equipped with the above-mentioned prize winning device, which is equipped with a novel prize winning device capable of producing various operations. is there.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a ball passage which is controlled to be opened by an opening and closing blade piece is formed inside a winning case, and a distribution empty portion is formed below the ball passage. The ball flow path and the distribution empty part are communicated by a ball flow down path, a ball discharge port is provided on the side of the ball flow down path, and excess balls are provided on the side of the communication port between the ball flow down path and the distribution empty part. A guide surface for guiding the ball to the ball discharge port, a special operation port is provided in the sorting space directly below the communication port, and normal passage ports are provided on both sides of the special operation port, and the special operation port is also provided. Is supported between the normal passage opening and the normal passage opening, and is rotationally converted to a standing position and a recumbent position that rotates inward from the position, and the special actuation opening is blocked at the recumbent position, and a ball is placed on the upper surface. A mounting wing portion having a supporting surface for mounting,
A shielding portion that is connected to the outer end of the riding wing portion and blocks the ordinary passage opening in the recumbent position; Two left and right guide vanes that communicate with the working port are rotatably pivotally supported, and at the recumbent position of both guide vanes, one ball is provided on the lower surface of the communicating port and on the supporting surface of the riding wing. Is mounted, a standby gap is formed on the middle of both mounted balls to allow only the third ball to be mounted, and further balls are eliminated to the guide surface side, and the guide vane pair is in a recumbent position, It is a pachinko machine characterized by comprising a winning device comprising a turning device that turns into a standing position.

Or, with the above-mentioned winning device,
When a game ball passes through a starting gate equipped with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display units that variably display various predetermined symbols, each symbol display unit based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. The variation starts and stops, and a symbol combination display device for displaying symbols of various combinations is further provided, and when each stop symbol of the symbol combination display device is a "big hit" display which is a predetermined combination, The opening / closing wing pieces of the prize winning device are opened, the guide wing piece pair is brought to the lying position when the opening / closing wing piece is opened, and the guide wing pieces are rotated to the standing position after a predetermined time has elapsed or when a predetermined number enters the ball passage. The rotating device is controlled as described above, and a control means for causing the player to perform a predetermined operation with a gain on the playing board surface by detecting a ball flowing into the special operation opening is provided. It is a pachinko machine.

[0008]

[Function] When the open / close wing piece is opened and the hitting ball flows into the ball passage in the winning case, it goes through the ball flow down path into the waiting space on the pair of guide wings in the recumbent state from the communication port, and Since the two passages are normally blocked by the shielding part, they are mounted on the supporting surface of each guide wing piece, and the third ball is supported on the middle of the two mounting balls and stands by respectively. Wait in the void. By the way, the fourth ball cannot flow into the standby space, and after falling on the third ball, it moves laterally by the guide surface and flows out from the ball discharge port.

Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the rotating device is driven, and both guide vanes are rotated outward to the upright position. For this reason, the balls supported by the supporting surface of the guide wing piece are transferred to the normal passage opening with the rotation, and are discharged from the opening.

On the other hand, the third ball in the waiting area is surely allowed to flow down to the special operation port in one step because the riding wing portion of the guide wing piece is retracted and the special operation port is opened. Becomes By passing the balls through the special operation port, an operation that is beneficial to various players occurs on the play board.

In the case of applying to the one provided with the symbol combination display device, the opening and closing blades are opened together with the big hit,
By the above operation, only one ball flows down to the special operation port,
In this way, the right to jackpot is generated.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1.
At the lower part (not shown) of the machine frame 2, a ball tray and an electric handle for firing balls are provided. In the center of the board surface of the game board 3, a winning device 4 is arranged as shown in an enlarged view in FIG.

The prize winning device 4 has a prize case 5 as a base, and a display window hole 6 is formed in the upper half of the prize case 5 by being surrounded by a peripheral wall 7a. A ball channel 15 that is inclined to is formed.

On the other hand, on the main surface of the display window hole 6 on the ball passage 15, three symbol display portions 10a, 10b, 10c constituting the combined display device 9 are arranged in parallel. The symbol display portions 10a, 10b, 10c are constituted by a 7-segment indicator, LED or liquid crystal, and symbols consisting of numbers and alphabets are displayed. Also, the installation window 6
A standby recording lamp row 11 composed of four pilot lamps is provided at the upper edge portion.

An opening 12 is formed in the left wall of the peripheral wall 7a, and an opening / closing wing piece 14 that closes the opening 12 in a standing state and opens in a recumbent state is pivoted by a rotating shaft 13 at the lower end of the opening 12. It is supported.

The opening 12 has a ball passage 15 formed of an inclined surface.
And a ball flow-down path 16 in the vertical direction is formed in the center of the ball flow path 15, and the ball flow-down path 16 is formed in the inner and lower parts of the winning case 5 through the communication port 18. It communicates with 20. Also, the ball outlets 1 are provided on both sides of the ball flow down path 16.
7 and 17 are arranged, the ball discharge ports 17 and 17 and the distribution empty portion 20 are partitioned by partition walls 22 and 22 which are inclined outward and downward, and the partition walls 22 and 22 serve as the communication port 18 and the partition walls. A guide surface 2 that guides excess balls overflowing from the communication port 18 to the ball discharge ports 17 and 17 as described below.
3,23.

Further, a special operation port 25 is formed in the distribution empty portion 20 immediately below the communication port 18, and ordinary passage ports 26, 26 are formed on both sides thereof. The special operation port 25 communicates with a ball passage (not shown) including a ball detection device.

The ball discharge ports 17, 17, the special operation port 2
5, when a ball flows into the normal passage ports 26, 26, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged by a known mechanism, and when a ball flows down to the special operation port 25, it is detected by a ball detection device,
The special operating state gives the player the right to receive the required gain.

In the distribution space 20, guide blades 30 and 30 are rotatably arranged at the special operation port 25 and the normal passage ports 26 and 26 on both sides, respectively, supported by support shafts 29 and 29. Set up.

The guide vanes 30, 30 are provided with support shafts 29, 2
9, the restriction shaft 31 is projected forward, and the restriction groove 2 is formed on the inner surface of the front wall 7b of the winning case 5.
The tip end is inserted into 8, and the rotation angle is regulated by the restriction groove 28, so that it is converted into the lying position of FIGS. 3, 4, 6 and the standing position of FIGS. In addition, the guide wings 30, 30 are mounted on the loading wing portion 3
2 and the thick shielding portion 33 at the outer end thereof are coupled to each other, and the pair of guide vanes 30, 30 are in the recumbent position, so that the special operating port 25 is blocked by the riding vane 32. Shield 3
3, 33 normally block the passage ports 26, 26. In addition, an arcuate support surface 34 is formed on the mounting wing portion 32 so that one ball can be mounted.

At the recumbent position of the pair of guide wings 30, 30,
A standby space s is formed between the upper portion and the communication port 18. In this standby space s, one ball is mounted on the support surface 34, respectively, and only the third ball can be mounted on the middle of both mounted balls, and four or more balls can be loaded from the communication port 18. The area is defined so that no inflow is possible.

The front wall 7b of the portion that covers the distribution space 20
Has a light-transmitting property so that the operation of the guide wing pieces 30, 30 can be visually recognized.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a solenoid 36 supported by a mounting frame 35 on the back of the winning case 5 is linked to a linkage mechanism 37 on the support shafts 29, 29. Are driven synchronously in the opposite direction. The solenoid 36 and the linkage mechanism 37 constitute a rotating device that converts the pair of guide wing pieces 30 and 30 into the lying position and the standing position.

The opening / closing wing piece 14 is converted into an open position and a closed position by drive control by a solenoid 38 also attached to the mounting frame 35.

Below the prize winning device 4, there is provided a starting gate 40 having a ball detecting device (not shown) composed of photoelectric switches, limit switches and the like. When a game ball passes through the starting gate 40 and a ball detection signal is generated by the ball detection device, the combination display device 9
As well as a normal winning opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are generated as the game balls pass.

On the right side of the winning device 4, as shown in FIG. 10, a rotary chucker 45 having a hole for one ball formed in the peripheral portion.
And a special winning device 44 including a special winning opening 47 arranged below the special winning device 44. The special winning opening 47 is a left and right opening / closing wing piece 48, 4 driven and controlled by a solenoid.
It is opened and closed by 8. Then, in a special operation state caused by the balls flowing down to the special operation port 25, the balls flow into the holes of the rotary chucker 45, and the balls are supplied to the chucker passage holes 46 as the rotary chucker 45 rotates. Then, the opening / closing wings 48, 48 of the special winning opening 47 are opened for about 9.8 seconds. When about 10 balls flow into the special winning opening 47, the opening operation ends even during the opening operation. Further, when 16 game balls are won in the rotary chucker 45, the special operation state ends.

Next, the operation of the winning device 4 will be described.

When a game ball is hit on the game board 3 and passes through the starting gate 40, the central control unit CP shown in FIG.
Any one of the random number tables stored in the storage device ROM connected to U is selected, and the winning or losing is determined according to the selected value. Then, the combination display device 9 is driven through the symbol display driving circuit together with the supply of the prize sphere, and the symbol display portions 10a, 10b, 10c are started to fluctuate, and after about 5 seconds, it is judged whether or not the symbol is hit. Based on the random number table, the symbol display portions 10a, 10b, 10c
The symbols are determined and stopped sequentially. And the symbol display unit 1
If the symbols 0a, 10b, 10c are the same symbol, or the symbol display parts 10a, 10b are the same symbol, and the symbol display part 10c is the "corresponding" symbol, it is a "big hit", and by the voice processing device shown in FIG. When the speaker emits a sound and the solenoid 38 is driven, the open / close wing piece 14 is brought into an inclined state (open state), and the following operation for enabling a predetermined gain is performed.

When game balls continuously flow into the starting gate 40, the memory lamp row 11 is sequentially turned on,
Up to 4 can be reserved.

That is, the opening / closing blade piece 14 is opened for about 5.9 seconds, and during this opening, several hitting balls flow from the opening 12.
On the other hand, the guide wing pieces 30, 30 are in the standing position of FIG. 7 when the open / close wing piece 14 is closed.
6 and 8 lying down. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the balls that have entered from the opening 12 fall from the ball flow path 15 through the ball flow-down path 16 and flow into the standby space s from the communication port 18, and two balls (x ₁ and x ₂ ) are respectively supported on the supporting surface 34 of the shield 33. And the third (x ₃ ) is a ball x
_It is supported on the middle of ₁ and x ₂ and is located in the standby space s. However, the fourth (x ₄ ) or more cannot enter the standby space s from the communication port 18, and are guided to the guiding surfaces 23 and 23 to be eliminated into the ball discharge ports 17 and 17 and become winning balls. .

Then, about 2 seconds after the opening / closing blade 14 is closed, the solenoid 36 is driven again, and as shown in FIGS. 5, 7 and 9, the guide blades 30, 30 are rotated outward to stand up. It becomes a state. By this operation, the balls x ₁ and x ₂ supported on the support surface 34 are transferred to the ordinary passage ports 26, 26, and the ordinary passage ports 26, 26 are intercepted by the riding wing portions 32, 32 so that they are special. The operation port 25 is opened, and the third ball x ₃ will surely flow down to the special operation port 25 in one step.

Then, when the ball x ₃ flows into the special operation port 25, it is detected by the ball detection device provided in the flow passage, the special operation state is established, and the right of big hit is generated. That is, even if the combination display device 9 is a combination of a predetermined big hit, it is not effective unless three or more balls flow from the opening 12, and a winning condition for generating a big hit is added. It will be.

The above-mentioned operation is generated by the driving force of the solenoid 38, and unlike the case of using an expensive driving device such as a stepping motor, there is an advantage that the control is simple and the cost is low.

During the special operation state which occurs when the winning condition is satisfied, a ball flows into the hole of the rotating chucker 45 of the special winning device 44 arranged on the right side of the winning device 4 to rotate the rotating chucker 45. Along with this, the balls pass through the chucker passage hole 46
When it is supplied to, the opening / closing wings 48, 48 of the special winning opening 47 are opened for about 9.8 seconds. Then, as described above, when about 10 balls flow into the special winning opening 47, the opening operation ends even during the opening operation. Further, when 16 game balls are won in the rotary chucker 45, the special operation state ends. Thus, the player will be provided with the gain associated with the big hit.

As for the manner of providing the gain associated with the big hit, various manners can be provided, such as disposing a special winning opening having a large opening below and opening it.

The series of operations described above can be easily executed by the control means including the central control unit CPU and the like shown in FIG.

[0038]

According to the present invention, as described above, the opening / closing wing piece 1 is used.
4, the guide wing pieces 30, 30 are rotatably supported in the distribution space 20 in the prize winning device 4 that receives balls by the opening operation, and the special operation port 25 and the normal passage ports 26, 26 are shielded in the recumbent state. The balls x ₁ and x ₂ are respectively supported on the support surfaces 34 formed on the riding wing portions 32 of the guide wing pieces 30 and 30.
Only one ball x ₃ is supported on the middle of ₁ , x ₂ , and the guide vanes 30, 30 are converted to the standing state to allow the balls x ₁ , x ₂ to flow into the normal passage ports 26, 26. ₃ for special operation port 25
The prize winning device 4 is configured so as to flow into the special operation opening 25, and an operation with a predetermined gain for the player is generated by the ball inflow into the special operation opening 25, and the ball x ₃ enters the special operation opening 25 in one step. It is possible to generate a novel and varied operation such as surely flowing down, which can increase the interest of pachinko games.

The combination display device 9 is attached to the prize winning device 4, and the respective symbol display portions 10a, 10 of the combination display device 9 are attached.
In the configuration that is a big hit by the combination of b and 10c, the special operation opening 25 is provided only when the winning device 4 is a big hit and the opening operation is performed and three or more balls enter from the opening 12. There is an excellent effect that a special operation is generated by the inflow of a ball, a new variety of winning conditions can be generated, and the interest of pachinko games can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.

2 is a front view of the winning device 4. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the winning device 4 showing the recumbent positions of the guide wings 30, 30.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the winning device 4 showing the ball operation of the guide wings 30 in a recumbent position.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the winning device 4 showing the ball operation in the standing position of the guide wings 30, 30.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional front view showing the recumbent operation of the guide vanes 30, 30.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional front view showing a standing operation of the guide vanes 30,30.

8 is a perspective view showing a recumbent operation of the guide wing pieces 30, 30. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a standing operation of the guide vanes 30, 30.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the special winning device 4.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing control command means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 4 Prize winning device 5 Prize winning case 6 Display window hole 9 Combination display device 10a, 10b, 10c Design display part 12 Opening 14 Open / close wing piece 15 Ball passage 16 Ball flow down path 18 Communication port 20 Distribution empty part 25 Special operation Mouth 26 Normal passage port 29 Spindle 32 Riding wing part 33 Shielding part 34 Supporting surface 44 Special winning device s Standby void

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ball flow path whose opening is controlled by an opening / closing blade piece is formed inside a winning case, and a distribution empty portion is formed below the ball flow path, and the ball flow path and the distribution empty portion are formed. Through a ball flow-down path, a ball discharge port is provided on the side of the ball flow-down path, and a guide for guiding excess balls to the ball discharge port on the side of the communication port between the ball flow-down path and the distribution empty section. A surface is formed, a special operation port is provided directly below the communication port in the distribution empty part, ordinary passage ports are provided on both sides of the special operation port, and support is provided between the special operation port and both ordinary passage ports. Is rotated and converted into a standing position and a recumbent position that rotates inward from the position, and the special operation port is blocked at the recumbent position, and a support surface on which one ball is mounted is formed on the upper surface thereof. The riding wing portion, and a shield portion that is connected to the outer end of the riding wing portion and blocks the ordinary passage opening in the lying position, and the riding position in the standing position. By blocking the ordinary passage opening by wings,
Two left and right guide vanes that connect the communication port and the special operation port are rotatably supported, and in the lying position of both guide vanes, the guide vanes are located below the communication port and on the supporting surface of the riding vane. A ball is placed one by one, and a waiting gap is formed on the middle of both loaded balls so that only the third ball can be placed and more balls are removed to the guide surface side. A pachinko machine comprising a prize winning device comprising a turning device for turning and converting the lying position and the standing position. 2. When a game ball passes through a starting gate provided with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display portions that variably display various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. Each symbol display unit starts changing and stops, and it is equipped with a symbol combination display device that displays symbols of various combinations, and inside the winning case, a ball passage controlled to be opened by the opening and closing wing pieces is formed. , And a distribution empty portion is formed below the ball passage, and the ball passage and the distribution empty portion are communicated with each other by a ball flow down passage,
A ball discharge port is provided on the side of the ball flow-down path, and a guide surface for guiding excess balls to the ball discharge port is formed on the side of the communication port between the ball flow-down path and the distribution space. A special actuation port is provided immediately below the communication port, ordinary passage ports are provided on both sides of the special action port, and the special operation port and the ordinary passage ports are supported by the standing position and the normal position. A riding wing portion that is rotationally converted from a position to a recumbent position that rotates inward, and that shuts off the special operation port at the recumbent position, and that has a support surface on which a ball is mounted on the upper surface thereof; A shielding part which is connected to the outer end of the riding wing and blocks the ordinary passage in the lying position, and the riding wing blocks the ordinary passage in the standing position to perform a special operation with the communicating passage. Left and right two guide vanes that communicate with the mouth are rotatably pivotally supported, and at the recumbent position of both guide vanes, the lower part of the communicating port and the supporting surface of the riding wing part. Balls are loaded one by one, and a waiting gap is formed between both loaded balls to allow only the third ball to be loaded, and more balls are removed to the guide surface side. Position, and equipped with a winning device equipped with a rotation control device to convert to a standing position, when each stop symbol of the symbol combination display device is a predetermined combination "big hit" display, the winning The opening and closing blades of the device are opened, the pair of guide blades is set in the recumbent position, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the guide blades are rotated to control the rotating device so as to be in the upright position. A pachinko machine characterized by comprising control means for causing the player to perform a predetermined operation on the playing board surface by detecting an inflowing ball.