JPS6018187A - Winning apparatus for pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a winning device, particularly a winning device in which a receiving member for winning balls changes.

Conventionally, as a hobby-winning winning device whose form changes every time a prize is won, a device with a pair of ball-receiving pieces that opens and closes, such as what is commonly called a tulip, has been used for a long time.

Indeed, this tulip device q is extremely versatile in terms of its mechanical skill, ease of use, and the thrill of being able to get several shots at the same time when the ball socket is opened. However, since it is extremely rare for multiple game methods to be included at the same time, the benefit given to the player is always constant, and it is not hard to hear people saying that they are getting tired of it.

Therefore, the present invention provides a mounting plate for attaching a winning ball receiving member to the surface of a game board, which can convert the first state in which the game method is not entered or is extremely difficult to enter into and the second state in which the game method is easy to enter. The rotating shaft is rotatably passed through the mounting plate, and an electromagnetic structure located on the back side of the mounting plate allows the rotation t.
The rotation of the ilt is regulated, and the input ball member is selected to either the first state or the second state and faces the game board by the rotation regulation of the rotating shaft.
Since the player is given a great benefit when the ball receiving member is converted to the second state, it is possible to provide a device that can give the player a sense of expectation and desire to play when the ball receiving member changes to the second state. It is.

In addition, the input '73 that the above entry 1^ member accepted: P. p
f is detected by the winning ball detection device and 'electromagnetic f77. ,'The winning ball receiving member is activated by activating the winning ball detecting device and detecting the winning ball that entered the other winning ball receiving device t'f provided on the game board and activating the 115 magnetic structure. Since the player can select either the first state or the second state to face the game board, it is possible to diversify the play form.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. There are two states (a first state in which the game method does not enter or is extremely difficult to enter, and a second state in which the game method easily enters), and this is explained by making the balls alternately face the winning ball inlet at a 180° rotation angle. do.

1 and 2 are perspective views from the front and rear, respectively, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, but to explain from the same part as the known winning device 4, the pachinko machine game board surface (not shown) This winning device 3f/'? i: For installation, there is a mounting plate on the board, and the mounting plate has an opening 3 for taking the winning ball into the back of the board. There is a passageway for sending the balls to a well-known winning ball flow down trough (not shown), and this passageway is provided within the housing s. The housing S is bored with a ball outlet B to the lower gutter where the winning balls flowed.

In the case of the embodiment of the present invention, the winning ball receiving member 7 (hereinafter simply referred to as the receiving member) is fixed to a rotating shaft g that is rotatably supported through the mounting plate 1, and both of these rotating shafts are Can be rotated.

Particularly in this case, the rotation @g passes through the rear wall left α of the housing S at the other end, and is stably supported at these two penetration points.

In this case, the receiving member 7 has an arrowhead shape when viewed from the front, and can hold winning balls 1 and 1 at two positions facing each other in the diametrical direction centering on the rotation iIIIg.
It has socket portions 9a and 9h that can commutate the current. In the drawing, the upper socket part 9α enters the intake port 3'? :↑The surface that guides the ball P has a slanted shape with a wide open slope. Therefore, when this socket part 9α faces upward and fits into the intake port 3, it becomes the second state where it is easy to enter the game method. D.W.
becomes.

On the other hand, in the lower part of the drawing, the socket part qh, which is not aligned with the intake port 3 at this point rl, is rotated and aligned with the intake port t, as shown in FIG. 6B, which will be described later. j=,L, and the shape of the small depression is such that if only one ball P is properly placed on it, the flow can be diverted to the intake port. That is, when this socket part 9b is aligned with the intake port 3, the game enters the first state.

Thus, a position at the rear of the mounting plate of the rotary iiiIg supporting the receiving member that converts between the first state and the second state;
In this case, a permanent magnet piece 10 as a rotor forming a part of the magnetic structure 1a is attached to the rear end of the housing S passing through Bpsα. 1 of this permanent magnet piece 10 radially opposing outer edges 10α,
An electromagnetic member // with a pair of magnetic poles //α, //b facing diametrically opposite positions is provided as part of the electromagnetic 4# structure in the vicinity of the rotation locus of 10b, INl, 21k.
One socket part of the receiving member l has a second hole aligned with the inlet 3, and the inner and outer edges of the permanent magnet piece 10ct, 10h and both 6Fi poles of the electromagnet //α, //b have a diameter. Therefore, as an initial step, the coil of the electromagnet
Even if /' is not energized, the permanent magnet piece 10 maintains a position aligned with both magnetic poles //α and //h due to its thrust force.

Therefore, this winning device is equipped with a known winning ball detection device (micro switch, photoelectric switch, etc.) installed in a winning ball flowing down gutter communicating from the ball outlet 6, and the winning ball detecting device ￥i
When the electrode stone member /l is electrically connected, the winning ball that has entered the intake port 3 is detected by the winning ball detection device, and the electromagnet part A// is energized to move the receiving member 7 to the first Conversion control can be performed between the state and the second state.

An example of this will now be explained with reference to FIG. 4 and subsequent figures.

In Fig. 4, the electromagnetic structure part is particularly enlarged, and the socket part 9a is the second
In the state, the upper end 10 of the permanent magnet piece 10 is in the state f and i14.
It is assumed that α is the north pole and the lower end 10h is the south pole.

It is assumed that a winning ball P enters the socket 7α, is guided to the intake port 3, is taken in through the passageway and the ball outlet 6, and is detected by the winning ball detection device S.

An appropriate drive current source /2 that operates according to this detection signal is provided, and ? A driving current IF is applied to the coil //' of the E magnet // in a direction such that the opposite poles of the permanent magnet piece 10α and 10h have the same polarity. As a result, due to the generated magnetic repulsion force, the permanent magnet piece 10 rotates in either direction so as to escape from both magnetic poles of the 'tlC magnet. At this time, the dynamic balance of the rotating system consisting of the permanent magnet piece 10 and the rotating shaft g1 receiving member 7 is intentionally changed, for example, a weight /3 (second figure)
etc., the rotation direction can be determined in the direction of this weight (arrow R). In this case, since the weight /3 is on the right side when viewed from the front, the receiving member starts rotating in the clockwise direction R, and the permanent magnet piece IO in FIG. 4 when viewed from the rear in the drawing rotates counterclockwise.

Figure 5A and subsequent figures show the rotation of the permanent magnet piece IO, and Figure 6A and subsequent figures show the corresponding rotation of the receiving member as viewed from the back side and the front side, respectively. When the magnetic pole 10α and 10h are of different polarity, the magnetic pole 10α and 10h are different polarity N, and the magnetic pole //l),
//As it approaches α, a force of opposite attraction is generated, and as shown in Figures 5B and 6B, when it rotates 180 degrees and aligns with the electromagnet magnetic poles of different polarity, it is braked to maintain that position. . At this time, the receiving member is in the first state in which the other smaller socket portion 9h is aligned with the inlet 3.

Note that the conversion between the first and second states of the receiving member 7 may be controlled by controlling the supply time of the supply current F from the driver 1 current source/2 using a known timer circuit.

Therefore, if the driving current source 1 shown in FIG. (The construction of such a circuit is self-evident to those skilled in the art.) When a ball enters the upwardly facing socket 9b, this is detected, and a reverse direction current IR is generated in the coil //' (see Fig. 5C). ) is supplied, the socket A is adjusted so that the socket W α is aligned with the inlet 3 again.
The second state can be converted into a second state in which the game method can be easily applied.

The magnetic action at this time is exactly the same as above except that NS is reversed, but since the weight /3 of the receiving member is on the opposite side of the rotation axis g, 61? Permanent magnet with Q repulsion,
The rotating direction of the rotating shaft and receiving member is counterclockwise R, which is the opposite of the above.
' However, in the end, the socket part 9α is replaced with the second part shown in the first to fourth figures.
The state can be returned to the original state, and the same actions can be repeated alternately.

In the above description, the winning ball P that entered the socket 9a in the second state
When the ball was detected, the receiving part side rotated 72 times to match all intake ports 3 of the socket part 9h to h and converted to the first state, but when the winning ball that entered the socket part 9b in the first state was detected. At times, the receiving member 7 may be rotated to convert to the second state.

Of course, the operation of the electromagnet can be electrically linked to winnings in other winning devices.For example, a winning ball that enters another winning device can be detected by a winning ball detecting device similar to the above. Then, the conversion between the first and second states of the receiving member 7 may be controlled by operating the electromagnetic structure based on this detection signal. From this, even if the receiving part 9h is not formed in the receiving part 17, if the winning ball detecting device detects a winning ball entering another winning device, the receiving member 7 can be moved to the first part where the play area does not fit. It is possible to convert from one state to a second state.

Also, to limit the rotation direction to a predetermined direction, instead of mechanically breaking the state and dynamic balance, for example, the end j410α of the permanent magnet piece IO.

The shape of 10b may be made asymmetrical with respect to a longitudinal line passing through the central axis, and the magnetic force may be made asymmetrical.

Furthermore, in the case of the first embodiment described above, the socket area α.

9h is aligned with the intake port 3, when the current to the coil //' is cut off, the permanent magnet piece 10
The electromagnet magnetic pole //α as its own opposing magnetic body part,
Only the magnetic attraction force to //h is G-heavy, but the coil /
The first or second state of the receiving member 7 may be stabilized by electromagnetic force by continuously supplying current to /'.

In the above embodiment, the winning ball receiving member 7 was rotated 180 degrees to change the acceptance letter Q of the play area, but in the present invention, the winning ball receiving member 7 is located in the front of the mounting plate, A rotating shaft g is rotatably passed through the handle board, and the rotation of the rotating shaft g is restricted by an electromagnetic structure to move the winning ball receiving member 7 into a first state in which the playing area does not enter or it is extremely difficult to enter, and the playing area enters. Any configuration may be used as long as it can be easily converted to the second state. For example, the shape, number, operating direction, etc. of the winning ball receiving member 7 may be changed as appropriate, or the shape and driving direction of the electromagnetic structure may be changed.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a winning ball receiving member is provided on a mounting plate to be attached to the surface of a game board, a rotating shaft is rotatably passed through the mounting plate, and an electromagnetic structure is located on the back side of the mounting plate. The rotation of the rotation axis is restricted by the rotation axis, and the winning ball receiving member is selected into either a first state in which the play area does not enter or is extremely intrusive, and a second state in which the play area easily enters. I made it face the game board, so
By electrically controlling the energization of the electromagnetic structure using a known timer circuit or the like, the benefits given to the player can be easily and variously set. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game that is full of interest while maintaining a balance between the interests of the players and the game floor. In addition, the winning ball detection device detects winning balls received by the winning ball receiving member and activates the electromagnetic structure, and the winning ball detecting device detects winning balls that have entered other winning devices installed on the game board. By activating the electromagnetic structure, the winning ball receiving member can be converted in various ways, and the game formats can be diversified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 respectively show the front side of the embodiment of the present invention,
A half-section perspective view seen from the rear, FIG. 3 is also a longitudinal sectional view,
Figure 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the electromagnetic structure, Figures 5A to 5C
The figures are rear views of the electromagnetic structure at each angular position of the rotor. In the figure, / is the winning device of the present invention as a whole, λ is the mounting plate,
3 is an intake port, S is a housing, 7 is a receiving member, g is a rotating shaft, qa, qh, qc, qd are sockets, 10 is a rotor, and // is an electromagnet.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Provided on a mounting plate to be mounted on a surface where the game method cannot enter or is extremely difficult to access, the rotating shaft is rotatably passed through the mounting plate, and the rotating f is provided by an electromagnetic structure located on the back side of the mounting plate. A winning device for a pachinko machine, in which rotation is regulated and a winning ball receiving member is selected to be in either the first state or the second state to face a game board by regulating the rotation of the rotating shaft. (2) The first state and the second state of the winning ball receiving member are a narrow first socket portion and a wide second socket portion formed in the winning ball receiving member. ) The winning device for pachinko machines described in item 2. (3) The game method is not included or is extremely complicated.
A winning ball receiving member capable of converting the state into a second state in which the game method can be easily entered is provided on a mounting plate that is attached to the surface of the game board, and a rotating shaft is rotatably passed through the mounting plate. The rotation of the rotating shaft is regulated by an electromagnetic structure located on the back side, and the winning ball that has entered the winning ball receiving member activates the electromagnetic structure to control the rotation of the rotating shaft to bring the winning ball receiving member into the first state or the second state. A pachinko machine user award system in which you can select one of the following and have the play version board Q appear. (4) Attaching a winning ball receiving member to the surface of the game board that can convert the first state in which the game method does not enter or extremely enters, and the second state ρ in which the game method easily enters. A rotating shaft is rotatably passed through the mounting plate, and the rotation of the rotating shaft is regulated by a magnetic structure on the back side (till) of the mounting plate.
The winning ball that enters the ball operates the electromagnetic structure to rotate iiM+ by 4%, and according to regulations, the winning ball receiving member is moved to the first state or the second state.
This is a winning device for a Nomachinko machine that allows you to select one of the states and appear on the game board.