JPS63216587A - Winning ball apparatus of pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a winning ball device for a pinball game machine such as a Bajinko machine or a coin-operated game machine, and more specifically, a winning ball device having a plurality of winning holes including a specific winning hole. This invention relates to a winning ball device for a pinball game machine.

[Prior Art] A generally known winning ball device for the pinball game machine is the one shown in FIG. 16, in which movable wing pieces 14a-
, 14b' enters into the winning space 56' and falls onto the upper surface of the ball rolling board 8', and then from there to the special winning slot 20- or the regular winning slot. 2
2a=, falls into 22b'. pachinko balls 16
The game value for the player is different between the normal winning openings 22a+, 22b- and the special winning opening 20-, and the game content is enriched.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the game machine where games are played using the winning ball device of the conventional pinball game machine, the pachinko balls 16' fall into the special winning opening 20' or the normal winning opening 22a. Since the game value differs depending on whether the pachinko balls 16' fall into the winning slots 20-. 2
Attention is drawn to the trajectory of the fall into 2a' and 22b'.

However, in the conventional winning ball device, the ball rolling plate 18
' was fixed, each winning opening 20', 22a
', to 22b' (7) The falling trajectory is pachinko ball 16'
Ball rolling plate 18 - drop position above.

It is determined by the falling collision direction, etc., and there are few changes and there are few surprises.

In other words, in the conventional device, each winning slot 20' of the game ball 16'
, 22a-, 22b- are the focus of players' attention, but they lack variety and surprises, and this is the reason why they are unable to attract players' interest. was.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to improve the interest of players by giving change and surprise to the part of the falling trajectory of the game ball toward each winning slot that is attracting particular attention. The object of the present invention is to provide a winning ball device for a pinball game machine that allows players to achieve the following goals.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Simply put, the present invention is based on the following: 'The rolling plate that exists on the falling path of the TI skill ball to each winning slot and causes the game ball to fall once is a member of the operating member. Changes depending on the work 1! ? This is a winning ball device that is configured so as to change the rolling direction of the game balls.

[Function] Since the rolling plate changes, it is possible to change the rolling direction of the game balls that have fallen onto the rolling plate, and the trajectory of the game balls falling into each winning slot changes 33 and surprises. can have.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Technique 1 (7) Yo JLL FIGS. 1 and 3 are front views of a variable winning ball device 10 which is an embodiment of the winning ball device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the variable person prize ball mounting @10 in the state shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the variable winning ball V device 10 in the state shown in FIG. 3.

First, the outline of the variable prize winning ball device 10 will be explained based on FIG. The variable prize winning ball device 10 is centered around a mounting board 12 attached to a game board.
It has a structure in which various members are connected before and after the . When the pachinko balls fall into the starting prize opening (not shown) provided on the game board, the pair of left and right movable wing pieces 14a.

14b opens and closes, and the pachinko ball 1 enters the variable winning ball device 10.
6 can enter. The movable wing pieces 14a, 14b are rotatably mounted on the mounting board 12, and the pachinko balls 1 that enter when the movable wing pieces 14a, 14b are opened.
6 first falls onto the ball rolling plate 18, which is an example of a ball rolling member, and then rolls on the ball rolling plate 18 and enters either of the special winning opening 209 and the normal winning opening 22a, 22b. It falls into the prize opening.

The movable wing pieces 14a, 14b are driven by solenoids 24a, 24b, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. Plunge v26a of solenoids 24a and 24b
, 26b are interlocked and connected to the rotation shafts of the movable blades 14a, 14b via link members 28a, 28b, and the upward driving force of the solenoids 24a, 24b and the upper end of the plunger 26a.

A return spring 30a is connected to the tip of 26b.

Due to the contraction force of 30b, the above-mentioned possible@purchase piece 14a.

14b is configured to be rotationally driven. The lower ends of the return springs 30a and 30b are connected to an engagement piece 34 formed on the solenoid mounting plate 32. Further, numeral 36 in the figure is a motor which is an example of an electric drive means for swinging the ball rolling plate 18. The motor 36
A rotary cam 40 is fixed to the output shaft 38 of the rotary cam, and an engagement groove 44 that engages with a protrusion 42 formed on the rotary cam 40 is formed in a sliding plate 46 that is vertically slidable. 40, the surrounding plate 46 is slid up and down. An engagement hole 48 is formed at the lower end of the sliding plate 46 , and an engagement piece 50 at one end of the ball rolling plate 18 is engaged with the engagement hole 48 . The upper rolling plate 18 is configured to swing around its pivot shaft 52 by vertical sliding. That is, the motor 36
9 rotation cam 40. The sliding plate 46 constitutes an operating member that moves the upper rolling plate 18. Note that 54 in the figure is a bearing hole into which the rotation support @52 is fitted and held.

As shown in FIG. 1, this upper rolling plate 18 has an upper surface formed into a gently convex curved surface, and when the upper rolling plate 18 is in a swinging posture with a gentle forward inclination ( In the case of Figs. 1 and 2), the rolling time of the pachinko balls 16 on the upper rolling plate 18 becomes longer, so the influence of the convex curved surface becomes more pronounced, and the normal winning slots 22a, 22b located on both sides The probability that the Hepadinko ball 16 will fall and enter is increased. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the swinging posture of the ball-rolling plate 18 is in a steeply inclined state, the upper rolling plate 18
Since the rolling time on the top is shortened, the influence of the convex curved surface does not appear much, and the probability that the pachinko balls 16 will fall into the specific winning hole 2o in the center is higher than when the pachinko balls 16 are tilted gently.

A sensor is provided inside the specific winning opening 20 to detect the entry of pachinko balls 16, and when the pachinko balls fall into the starting winning opening and the movable inner pieces 14a, 14b are opening. The winning sky IF! If the pachinko ball 16 that has entered the pachinko ball 156 falls into the specific winning hole 20, it will be detected by the sensor, and the solenoid 24a will open and close the movable wing pieces 14a, 14b 18 times based on the sensing output. 24b. During a specific game state in which the movable wings 14a, 14b are opened and closed 18 times, each of the winning openings 20. '22a, 22b 1. : A digital display 58 that counts and displays the number of pachinko balls 16 that have fallen and entered is provided on the upper decorative plate 60. When the count result of the incoming pachinko balls is 10, the movable wing piece 14a
, even if the number of times of opening and closing of 14b is less than 18 times, the movable wing piece 1
4a, 14b are closed at that point. Roughly speaking, if the pachinko ball 16 falls into the specific winning hole 20 during the specific gaming state, at that point the movable wing piece 14
The opening and closing of a and 14b are updated, and the movable wing pieces 14a and
The operation of the movable wing pieces 14a and 14b is controlled until the blade 14b is opened and closed 18 times or until 10 incoming balls are detected. This update is allowed up to eight times at most, and a display unit that displays the number of updates is comprised of eight light emitting diodes 60a to 62h.

In the figure, reference numeral 64 denotes an obstacle member, which is provided for the purpose of causing the pachinko balls 16 that have entered the winning space 56 to fall onto the upper rolling plate 18. Further, if the pachinko ball 16 enters into the winning space 56 when the movable wing pieces 14a, 14b are in the half-open state, the pachinko ball 16 enters the obstacle member 64.
Since it is conceivable that the ball may fall without colliding with the upper rolling plate 18, but directly into each winning hole 20, 22a, 22b, a winning ball guide gutter 68 is provided, and the movable wing The pachinko ball 16 that enters when pieces 14a and 14b are half open leads to the above-mentioned prize ball! It is configured so that it falls onto the upper rolling plate 18 by colliding with J68.

Further, in the figure, 7Qa and 70b are winning ball guiding channels, which guide pachinko balls into the normal winning lower 2.

In the figure, 74a and 74b are the special winning hole 20 and the normal winning hole 22.
The partition wall 76 that partitions a and 22b is a winning opening forming member.

78 in FIGS. 2 and 4 indicates the rotating cam 4.
0, and is intended to be effectively used for controlling the inclination of the upper rolling plate 18 by detecting the rotational position of the rotating cam 40. Further, 80 is a lower front plate, and 82 is a specific winning hole forming member.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in FIGS. 5 and 6 (a
) (b).

The upper rolling plate 18 is attached by a bearing portion 86 being rotatably fitted onto a support shaft 84 protruding from the rear surface of the mounting board 12 . Further, a transmission @ 88 is formed protruding from the side edge of the upper rolling plate 18, and an engagement long groove is provided at the tip of the transmission shaft 88, which protrudes outward from a long hole 90 formed in the side wall of the mounting board 12. An engaging member 96 having a numeral 94 formed therein is fixed. A cam 98 is provided in the engagement long groove 94.
The engagement pin 100 protruding from the motor 36 is engaged with the engagement pin 100 protruding from the motor 36.
The engagement member 96 reciprocates up and down by the driving rotation of a cam 98 externally fitted and fixed on the output shaft 101 of the cam 98, so that the upper rolling plate 18 swings left and right about the support @ε34. The structure is as follows (Fig. 6(a) and (b)). That is, with the motor 36, cam 98 and engagement member 96,
It constitutes an operating member that changes the upper rolling plate 18.

Due to the above structure, when the upper rolling plate 18 is tilted to the left or right, the pachinko balls 16 are moved to the specific winning hole 2 in the center.
When the upper rolling plate 18 is horizontally tilted horizontally, the probability of the pachinko ball falling into the specific winning hole 20 increases.

Figure 7 (a) <b) and Figure 8 (a)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described based on (b).

A sleeve 102 is provided protruding from the center of the lower surface of the upper vJ provisional 18, an engagement groove 104 is formed on the inner surface of the sleeve 102, and a support engagement piece 108 is provided at the tip of one support shaft 106 protruding upward. is fitted into the engagement groove 104, and the upper rolling plate 18 is supported so as to swing in all directions about the support @106. A transmission gear V112 having a protruding pin 110 that slides on the lower surface of the upper rolling plate 18 is loosely fitted to the support shaft 106, and the driving rotational force from the motor 36 is transmitted through the driving gear 114. The information is configured to be transmitted to the virtual machine v112. The upper rolling plate 18 is configured such that the prefix of the bin 110 is pushed upwardly by the prefix of the bin 110 from below and assumes an inclined position. The upper rolling plate 18 is configured to rotate so that the inclination direction of the upper rolling plate 18 changes in all directions around the support shaft 106. That is, the motor 36, the drive gear 114, the transmission gear 112, and the pin 110, It constitutes an operating member that changes the upper rolling plate 18.

With the above structure, the rolling direction of the pachinko balls 16 can be changed before they fall upward into each winning opening 20.22a, 22b. In particular, as shown in Figure 8 (11),
When the upper rolling plate 18 is tilted toward the rear of the Bajinko table, the Pachinko balls 16 temporarily accumulate on the rear side, so that in addition to the rolling direction, the winning timing also changes and is not dazzling. This makes it possible to make the player more interested.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 9 and 10.

The upper rolling plate 18 is configured to be able to be folded into two by pivotally connecting the respective edges of the two plates with a connecting shaft 116. The upper rolling plate 18 is held on the mounting board 12 side by fitting the support shafts 118 inserted through both left and right edges of the upper rolling plate 18 into bearings 120 provided on the side wall of the mounting board 12. Furthermore, the bearing portion 120 is formed into a long hole, as shown in FIG. 10(a).
) As shown in (b), the center side of the upper rolling plate 18 is configured to be able to move up and down. The engagement hole 124 of the link 122 is externally fitted into the end of the connection @1164!2, and an engagement pin 130 protrudes from the cam 128 into the other engagement hole 126 of the link 122. are fitted. The cam 128 is externally fitted and fixed to an output shaft 132 protruding from the motor 36, and the driving rotational force from the motor 36 is transferred to the cam 128. A driving force is transmitted in the vertical direction to the connecting shaft 116 through the link 122, and as shown in FIGS. It is composed. That is, the motor 36. Cam 128 and link 122
This also constitutes an actuating member that changes the upper rolling plate 18.

With the above IM structure, when the pachinko balls 16 rolling on the first rolling plate 18 in the forward-inclined posture have the shape shown in FIG. In the case of the shape shown in Figure 10 (11), the normal winning openings 22a on both sides,
22b so that it can easily fall into it.

Further, as a modification of the fourth embodiment, one rolling plate is constructed of an elastic plate such as a rubber plate instead of the two-fold rolling plate 18, and the vertical driving force from the motor 36 The five-turn gravity plate may be formed into an upwardly convex arch shape or a downwardly convex reverse arch shape.

1 [LLLL A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15.

1 Rolling plate 18 center part is provided to protrude upwardly support O1l
134, is supported by the fitting between the support engagement piece 136 and the engagement groove 138, and one rolling plate 18 is supported by the support engagement piece 136 and the engagement groove 138.
It is configured to be able to tilt in all directions with 134 as the center, and the upper rolling plate 18 is configured to tilt due to the weight of the pachinko balls 16 falling from above. In other words,
With the connection structure between the support shaft 134 and the engagement groove 138,
It constitutes an operating member that changes the one rolling plate 18. On the entire outer periphery of the one rolling plate 18, there is one specific winning opening 20 and a plurality of normal winning openings 22a, 22b.

22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 2
21J and 22h are formed.

With the above structure, when the pachinko ball is in the tilted position shown in FIG.
In addition, in the case of the backward tilting posture as shown in FIG. 15, the probability of entering the rear normal winning openings 22e and 22r increases. In addition, when the 1 rolling plate 18 is in a forward tilted posture, the special winning opening 20 or the normal winning opening 22 provided in the front
a, it becomes easier to enter 22b. Furthermore, the balls that have fallen near the spindle 134 can be rolled in various directions depending on the direction of movement of the balls, which can arouse the player's interest.

Note that 140 in FIG. 11 is a swing regulating portion of one rolling plate 18, which is integrally formed on the base surface 141 of the mounting board 12. Reference numeral 142 denotes a ball entry prevention section that prevents the pachinko balls 16 from entering between the first rolling plate 18 and the swing regulating section 140. In the case of this fifth embodiment, compared to the specific winning hole 20, the normal winning holes 22a, 22b, 22c, 22
d, 22e.

Since there are a large number of 22f, 220.22h, this is particularly effective for so-called proprietary models. Further, the above-described first to fourth embodiments can also be applied not only to so-called airplane types but also to so-called proprietary types.

In addition, in the first to fifth embodiments described above, 1
As the electric driving means for changing the rolling plate 18, a solenoid may be used instead of a motor.

In the above embodiment, the variable winning ball device was mainly explained, but the invention is not limited to this, and it is a winning ball device that simply distributes pachinko balls won from a winning hole to either a specific winning hole or a normal winning hole. Good too.

In addition, in the above embodiment, pachinko balls are borrowed when playing a game, and the game is played with the pachinko balls. The medium may be applied to a Bajinko game machine so that the game can be played with Pachinko balls built into the Pachinko game machine, and the player may be configured to not carry the Pachinko balls with him or her. In this case, instead of prize balls being paid out when pachinko balls win prizes, etc., the points are added up in order and the points are displayed, and by recording the (9 points) on the recording medium, the points are may be configured instead.

Effects of the Invention 1: Since it is possible to give variation and surprise to the locus of falling into each prize opening in a game that particularly attracts the interest of players, it is possible to arouse the interest and attention of players,
A pinball game machine equipped with such a winning ball device can be made popular among players and can meet the demands of players.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the upper rolling member 18 is at an inclination angle different from the inclination position shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of essential parts showing the second embodiment. FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) show the second embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of a rolling plate 18. FIG. FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b) show a third embodiment and are sectional views for explaining the actuating member. FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b) are sectional views showing the third embodiment and showing changes in the direction of inclination of the upper rolling plate 18. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of essential parts of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 (a>(b) is an explanatory diagram showing the fourth embodiment and explaining the movement of one rolling plate 18. FIG. 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part of the fifth embodiment. 12 to 15 are for explaining the rolling direction of the pachinko balls in the fifth embodiment.
The figure is a perspective view, FIG. 13 is a front view of main parts, and FIGS. 14 and 15 are longitudinal sectional views. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a conventional example. In the figure, 10 is a variable winning ball device, 18 is 1 rolling plate,
20 is a special winning opening, 22a and 22b are regular winning openings, 3
6 indicates a motor. (cL) Fig. 6 5 ((:l') 22ku 2-L/2λb Fig. 6(b) Fig. 20(b)

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A winning ball device provided on the game board of a pinball game machine, the winning ball device having a plurality of winning holes including a specific winning hole, and game balls received in the winning ball device. A ball rolling member that is rolled until a prize is won in the plurality of winning openings;
A pinball game machine, comprising: an actuating member connected to the ball rolling member so that the ball rolling member can change the rolling direction of the game balls. Winning ball device. (2) The winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operating member includes an electric driving means for driving and changing the ball rolling member. (3) The ball rolling member is swingably connected to the operating member so as to swing by the weight of the game balls. Winning ball device for ball game machines.