JP2000245934A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To optionally and easily increase/decrease the number of stored balls in storing means by providing storing area change means for changing the storing area of the storing means in a pinball game machine provided with the storing means for storing the game balls which are discharged from a discharge means for discharging the balls. SOLUTION: The first storing means 11 for storing the game balls for shooting is constituted of an upper storing tray 12 and an upper storing tray cover 13 for covering it and the second storing means 15 for storing surplus balls is constituted of a lower storing tray 16 and a lower storing tray cover for covering it. Then the upper storing tray 12 is constituted of a fixed tray body 32 arranged on a front surface board 6 and a draw-out type movable tray body 33 which is fitted to the body 32 so as to be freely drawn-in/out in a front and rear direction. The first storing area change means 14 for changing the size of the storing area at the side of the storing part in the upper storing tray 12 by drawing-in/out the movable tray body 33 is constituted. An arraying part for arraying the game balls from the side of the storing part is formed in the fixed tray body 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a play ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an upper storage plate (upper plate) for storing game balls for firing and a lower storage plate (lower plate) for storing surplus balls are provided on the front side of the game machine body. Plate) is arranged, and provided that the game ball wins the prize means of the game board, etc., and guides the game ball paid out from the payout means on the back side of the gaming machine main body to the upper storage means and stores it. When the game balls of the upper storage means are full, the subsequent game balls are guided to the lower storage means and stored.

Each storage means is constituted by a storage dish of a predetermined volume, and the upper storage means is mounted near the lower portion of the game board, and the lower storage means is mounted on the front side of the main body of the gaming machine below the upper storage means. ing.

[0004]

In the conventional ball-and-ball game machine, each storage means is constituted by a storage dish of a predetermined volume, and each storage dish has a slight difference in size depending on the manufacturer. However, in each case, the storage area, that is, the storage volume is constant and invariable. For example, the number of game balls that can be stored in the upper storage dish is substantially constant at about 100 or 150. That is, a conventional storage dish has a so-called 100
A pan or 150 pans are used, the volume of which is not varied as needed.

[0005] Therefore, the maximum storage number of game balls is small with 100 shots, and if a premium ball is paid out by winning in the grand prize winning means or the like, even if the game ball in the dish is extracted,
There is a problem that it becomes full immediately. On the other hand, 150
Although it is difficult to fill the bowl with a dish compared to 100 bowls, it is too large when the number of game balls in the dish is small, and it is too large to protrude from the main body of the gaming machine and hinders Problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a ball game machine capable of appropriately increasing or decreasing the number of game balls stored in the storage means by changing the storage area of the storage means in accordance with the number of game balls. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a ball game machine provided with payout means 27 for paying out game balls and storage means 11 and 15 for storing game balls paid out from the payout means 27. In the above, storage area changing means 14 and 45 for changing the storage area of the storage means 11 and 15 are provided.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a game machine main body, which includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3. The front frame 3 is disposed on the front side of the outer frame 2 and is pivotally connected to the outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 so as to be freely opened and closed.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a glass door, and 6 denotes a front plate. The glass door 5 and the front plate 6 are arranged vertically corresponding to the window hole 7 of the front frame 3, and can be opened and closed by a hinge (not shown). It is pivoted. Reference numeral 8 denotes a game board, which is detachably attached to the game board mounting frame 9 on the back side of the front frame 3 from the back side so as to correspond to the window hole 7 of the front frame 3, and the lower part of the front frame 3 It is supported from below by a support plate 10 (see FIG. 5) mounted on the back side.

Reference numeral 11 denotes first storage means for storing game balls for firing. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the first storage means 11 includes an upper storage tray 12 and an upper storage tray 12 for covering the upper storage tray 12. Storage dish cover
13 and is disposed in the left-right direction on the front side of the front panel 6 near the lower side of the game board 8. Also, the first storage means 11 includes:
A first storage area changing means 14 for changing the storage area is provided.

Reference numeral 15 denotes second storage means for storing surplus spheres. The second storage means 15 includes a lower storage dish 16 and a lower storage dish cover for covering the lower storage dish 16 as shown in FIGS. 17 and is mounted on the front side of the front frame 3 near the lower part of the front plate 6. Reference numeral 18 denotes an ashtray, which is provided on the lower storage dish cover 17 on one side of the lower storage dish 16.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a firing means, which includes a firing handle 20 mounted on the front side of the front frame 3 on the other side of the lower storage dish 16, a firing motor 21 and a hammer 22 disposed on the back side of the front frame 3. Prepared,
When the firing handle 20 is operated, the hitting hammer 22 is actuated by the firing motor 21 to hit the game balls supplied one by one to the firing site by the ball feeding means on the rear side of the front plate 6 with the hitting hammer 22. To the game board 8 side.

A guide rail for guiding the game ball fired by the firing means 19 is annularly mounted on the game board 8, and a prize winning means, a liquid crystal display means, Each game component such as a prize unit, an opening / closing prize unit, and a big prize unit is arranged.

The game board mounting frame 9 has a gate shape,
Along with the supporting plate corresponding to the back side of the front plate 6 between the lower ends of the game board mounting frame 9.
10 is fixed to the back side of the front frame 3. A back mechanism plate 23 is pivotally connected to the game board mounting frame 9 by a pair of upper and lower hinges 24a so as to be openable and closable so as to press and fix the game board 8 from the back side. 9

An opening 24 is formed in the center of the back mechanism plate 23. A game ball tank 25 and a tank rail 26 are provided above the opening 24, payout means 27 is provided on one side, and a passage unit is provided on the lower side. 28 are provided respectively, on condition that the game ball wins the big prize winning means, etc., the game ball in the game ball tank 25 is paid out by the payout means 27 via the tank rail 26,
The game balls are guided to the upper storage tray 12 and the like via the passage unit 28.

On the back side of the game board 8, a back cover 29 for covering game parts such as liquid crystal display means from the back side,
A ball-collecting case 30 arranged below the lower surface 29 is mounted, and these are arranged vertically so as to fit into the opening 24 when the back mechanism plate 23 is closed. The ball collecting case 30 is for collecting game balls that have won the big prize winning means or the like and passed to the back side of the game board 8 and discharged to the island side through the collection passage 31 on the back mechanism plate 23 side.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the upper storage plate 12 includes a fixed plate 32 mounted on the front plate 6 and a fixed plate 32.
A movable drawer-type movable plate 33 fitted in the front and rear direction so as to be able to freely move in and out in order to change the storage area of the upper storage tray 12 on the storage section 34 side to be large or small. However, in other words, a first storage area changing means 14 for changing the capacity of the upper storage dish 12 is configured.

The fixed dish 32 is provided with a storage portion 34 projecting forward from the front plate 6 and an alignment portion 35 for aligning game balls from the storage portion 34 side. The balls are aligned in a line by the aligning section 35 and guided to the ball feeding means side. The storage portion 34 side of the fixed dish 32 is integrally provided with a receiving bottom portion 36 and left and right side walls 37 rising from both left and right sides of the receiving bottom portion 36, and is guided in the front-rear direction to the upper end side of each side wall portion 37. A part 38 is formed. The alignment portion 35 of the fixed plate 32 is provided with an opening (not shown) for extracting game balls toward the second storage means 15 so as to be openable and closable.

The movable plate 33 includes a bottom 39 corresponding to the upper side of the receiving bottom 36 of the fixed plate 32, a side wall 40 corresponding to the inside of each side wall 37 of the fixed plate 32, and the bottom 39 and the side wall. A front wall portion 41 on the front side of the portion 40 is integrally provided, and is fitted slidably in the front-rear direction between the upper and lower receiving bottom portions 36 and the guide portion 38 between the left and right side wall portions 37 of the fixed plate body 32. I have.

The upper storage dish cover 13 is formed with a notch 42 corresponding to the front wall 41 of the movable dish 33, and when the movable dish 33 is accommodated in the fixed dish 32, the front wall is cut off. Part 41 fits into the notch part 42, and the front side of the front wall part 41 is
It is designed to substantially match the front of. In addition, movable plate
When the movable plate 33 is pulled out to the front end, the engaging portion 39a of the bottom portion 39 engages with the locking portion 36a of the fixed plate 32 to prevent the movable plate 33 from falling off.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower storage plate 16 has a fixed plate 43 attached to the front side of the front frame 3 and a fixed plate 43, like the upper storage plate 12. A drawer-type movable plate 44 fitted to be able to freely move in and out in the front-rear direction, and the movable plate 44 is used to change the storage area of the lower storage plate 16 to be large or small, in other words, the upper storage plate 16. The second storage area changing means 45 for changing the capacity of the second storage area is constituted.

The fixed plate 43 includes a receiving bottom 46, left and right side walls 47 standing from both left and right sides of the receiving bottom 46, and a guide 48 formed on the upper end of each side wall 47 in the front-rear direction. It is provided integrally with the front frame 3 via a decorative plate 50 having a ball inlet 49. The movable plate 44 is a receiving bottom of the fixed plate 43.
The bottom 51 corresponding to the upper side of 46, and each side wall 47 of the fixed dish 43
Side wall 52 corresponding to the inside of the
52 is integrally provided with a front wall portion 53 on the front side, and is fitted slidably in the front-rear direction between the upper and lower receiving bottom portions 46 and the guide portions 48 between the left and right side wall portions 47 of the fixed plate 43. . A receiving opening (not shown) for extracting excess balls into a lower ball storage box is provided in the receiving bottom portion 46 of the fixed plate 43 so as to be freely opened and closed.

The movable plates 33 and 44 of the upper storage tray 12 and the lower storage tray 16 have operating portions on the front wall 41 and 53 sides, respectively.
The front wall portions 41, 53 are gripped by the player, and the movable plates 33, 44 are moved in and out of the front and rear. Movable plate 44
When the movable plate 44 is pulled out to the front end,
The engaging portion 51a of 51 engages with the locking portion 46a of the fixed plate 32,
The falling off is prevented. Further, the lower storage dish cover 17 is provided so as to straddle the left and right sides from the upper side of the lower storage dish 16, and the ashtray 18 is incorporated in the lower storage dish cover 17.

As shown in FIG. 5, the passage unit 28 has an upper guide passage 54 for guiding the game balls from the payout means 27 to the upper storage tray 12 preferentially, and a state in which the game balls in the upper storage tray 12 are full. At the time, the overflowing portion 55 for causing the subsequent game ball paid out from the payout means 27 to overflow from the upper guide passage 54, and the game ball overflowing at the overflow portion 55 to the lower storage plate 16 side. And an overflow guide passage 56 for guiding.

The upper guide passage 54 is formed integrally with the support plate 10 and is connected to the upper storage tray 12 from the introduction passage 57 on the back side of the front plate 6 through the ball introduction port 49 of the front plate 6. . The overflow portion 55 and the overflow guide passage 56 are formed in the back mechanism plate 23, and the overflow guide passage 56 passes through a ball introduction port 49 of the decorative plate 50 from an outlet gutter 58 integrally formed on the back side of the support plate 10. Is connected to the lower storage dish 16 in a communicating manner.

In the above-structured ball game machine, the upper storage dish
Launching handle 20 of launching means 19 with game ball inserted in 12
Is operated, the firing motor 21 operates to sequentially fire the game balls on the firing site toward the upper side of the game board 8, and the ball feeding means operates in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 19,
The game balls in the upper storage dish 12 are supplied onto the launch site.

The game ball fired by the firing means 19 is guided from the firing site to the upper side of the game board 8 via the guide rail, and then collides with a game nail or the like in the game area while playing.
Fall down along. When this game ball wins the big prize winning means or the like, the payout means 27 operates to pay out a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls per one winning ball.

The game balls paid out from the payout means 27 fall from the ball drop passage to the upper guide passage 54, and are guided to the upper storage tray 12. When the game balls in the upper storage dish 12 are full, the subsequent game balls paid out from the payout means 27 overflow from the overflow portion 55 to the outlet gutter 58 via the overflow guide passage 56, and this outlet gutter is provided. From 58, you will be guided to the lower storage dish 16.

Normally, the upper storage tray 12 and the lower storage tray 16 push their movable plates 33, 44 into the fixed plates 32, 43, respectively.
It is used with its storage area reduced. For example, if the upper storage tray 12 is used in a state where the movable tray 33 is pushed in, the upper storage tray 12 can be used as a 100-shot tray capable of storing about 100 game balls in the storage area.

When the number of game balls in the upper storage tray 12 increases due to the payout of the game balls by the payout means 27, the movable plate 33 on the upper storage tray 12 is pulled out from the fixed plate 32 to the front side. . Then, the storage area of the upper storage tray 12 itself expands in accordance with the amount of the movable tray body 33 pulled out, and the storage amount of the game balls of the upper storage tray 12 itself can be increased. It can be used as a saucer.

When the number of game balls in the lower storage dish 16 increases, the movable dish body 44 on the lower storage dish 16 side is pulled out from the fixed dish body 43 to the front side. Then, the storage area of the lower storage dish 16 itself expands in accordance with the amount of pulling out of the movable dish body 44, and the lower storage dish 16
It is possible to increase the storage amount of the game ball itself.

In particular, in the case of a ball game machine in which the firing operation of the game ball by the firing means 19 is stopped when the lower storage dish 16 becomes full, the stopping of the firing operation of the firing means 19 is avoided. In order to do so, it is necessary to extract the game balls from the lower storage dish 16 before the game balls in the lower storage dish 16 become full, which is convenient in such a case.

That is, since the storage area of the lower storage dish 16 itself is increased by pulling out the movable dish body 44 to extend the storage area, it is possible to prevent the lower storage dish 16 from being full of game balls. For this reason, it is possible to continue the game by continuing the shooting operation of the game balls by the shooting means 19. Also, for example, even if a big hit occurs when there is no ball storage box, there is enough time before the game shop prepares the storage box.

FIG. 6 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention,
The movable dish 33 of the upper storage tray 12 and the movable dish 44 of the lower storage tray 16 are interlocked via interlocking means 60. That is, the movable dish 33 of the upper storage dish 12 and the movable dish 44 of the lower storage dish 16
And the interlocking means 60 is interposed. This interlocking means 60
An upper rack 61 fixed to the lower end of the movable dish 33 of the upper storage dish 12 in the front-rear direction, a lower rack 62 fixed to the upper end of the movable dish 44 of the lower storage dish 16 in the front-rear direction, Upper rack
A movable pinion 63 that meshes with 61 and a fixed pinion 64 that meshes with the lower rack 62 are provided. Movable pinion
63 is in the upper storage dish cover 13, and the fixed pinion 64 is the front frame 3.
When the front plate 6 is closed, the movable pinion 63 meshes with the fixed pinion 64 so that the two pinions 63, 64 are interlocked.

In this embodiment, the movable dish of the upper storage dish 12
When 33 is pulled out to the front side, the movable pinion 63 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow a and the fixed pinion 64 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow b via the upper rack 61 of the interlocking means 60, and the lower pinion rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow c. Therefore, the movable pan body 44 of the lower storage tray 16 slides forward with the lower rack 62. For this reason, by operating the movable plate 33 of the upper storage tray 12, not only the storage area of the upper storage tray 12 is increased, but also the storage area of the lower storage tray 16 can be enlarged.

When the movable dish 44 of the lower storage dish 16 is operated to the front side, the movable dish 33 of the upper storage dish 12 is interlocked via the interlocking means 60. Also, when the movable plates 33 and 44 of the upper storage plate 12 or the lower storage plate 16 are pushed toward the fixed plate 32, the two are interlocked via the interlocking means 60.

FIG. 7 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention,
The lower storage plate 16, the outlet passage 65 and the outlet gutter 58 constitute the second storage means 15, and the outlet gutter 58 is provided with the second storage area changing means 45.
It incorporates The outlet gutter 58 is integrally provided with a storage increasing / decreasing chamber 66 swelling to one side in the left-right direction on the back side of the front frame 3, and a movable plate 67 for changing the storage area is slidable left and right in the storage increasing / decreasing chamber 66. And is urged by a spring 68 toward the outlet gutter 58.

The movable plate 67 is mechanically or electrically linked to an operation means (not shown), and when the player operates the operation means in an increasing or decreasing direction, the movable plate 67 is moved to the storage increasing / decreasing chamber.
It slides left and right within 66.

In the case of this embodiment, the movable plate 67 slides in the left-right direction in the storage increasing / decreasing chamber 66 on the back side of the front frame 3, whereby the storage area of the second storage means 15 changes. Therefore, it is not necessary to change the size of the lower storage dish 16 itself on the front side of the front frame 3, and damage to the lower storage dish 16 and the like and other troubles can be minimized.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
For example, in the first embodiment, the first storage means 11 is provided with the first storage area changing means 14 and the second storage means 15 is provided with the second storage area changing means 45. Either one of the storage areas of the second storage means 15 may be changed.

The storage area changing means 14 and 45 are configured to slide the movable plates 33 and 44 in the front-rear direction in the first embodiment, for example, but are configured by vertical cylinders and the like. The movable body thus set may be slid in the vertical direction to change the entire depth including the movable body. The upper storage tray 12 and the lower storage tray 16 may change the volume by sliding the movable body in the left-right direction. Further, the volumes of the upper storage tray 12 and the lower storage tray 16 may be configured to be changeable in a plurality of stages, and the player may appropriately set the volumes as needed.

In addition, in the third embodiment, the movable plate 67 may be slid in the left-right direction by increasing or decreasing the number of game balls in the outlet gutter 58. That is, if the amount of the game balls in the outlet gutter 58 increases, the movable plate 67 slides against the spring 68 to increase the storage area, and conversely, the amount of the game balls in the outlet gutter 58 decreases. If so, the movable plate 67 may be slid by the spring 68 to reduce the storage area. In this case, the storage area of the second storage means 15 automatically changes regardless of the player's intention, operation, or the like. In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball game machine.

[0043]

According to the present invention, since the storage area changing means 14 and 45 for changing the storage area of the storage means 11 and 15 are provided, the storage area of the storage means 11 and 15 is changed according to the number of game balls. Thus, the number of stored game balls in the storage means 11 and 15 can be increased or decreased as appropriate.

The first storage means 11 for storing the game balls paid out from the payout means 27, and the game paid out from the payout means 27 when the game balls in the first storage means 11 are full. The second storage means 15 for storing the balls, and the first storage means 11 and / or the second storage means 15 are provided with the storage area changing means 14 and 45, so that the game balls paid out from the payout means 27 Can be stored respectively in the order of the first storage means 11 and the second storage means 15, and the first storage means 11 and / or the storage area changing means 14 and 45 according to the payout amount of the game balls by the payout means 27. The storage area of the second storage means 15 can be increased or decreased.

Further, storage trays 12, 16 are provided on the front side of the gaming machine main body 1.
The storage trays 12 and 16 are fixed trays on the gaming machine body 1 side.
32, 43, and movable plates 33, 44 attached to the fixed plates 32, 43 so as to be slidable back and forth, and the movable plates 33, 44 are used as storage area changing means 14, 45. The means 11 and 15 and the storage area changing means 14 and 45 can be easily configured, and the structure can be easily simplified.

Further, the first storage means 11 is provided with the first storage area changing means 14, and the second storage means 15 is provided with the second storage area changing means 45, and the two storage area changing means 14, 45 are linked to each other. Therefore, the other storage area can be changed in conjunction with the change of one storage area.

Further, since the player can operate the storage area changing means 14, 45, the storage area can be easily increased or decreased when the player needs it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the first storage means, showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional view of a second storage means side showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a ball game machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of a ball game machine showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gaming machine body 11 First storage means 12 Upper storage dish 14 First storage area changing means 15 Second storage means 16 Lower storage dish 27 Dispensing means 32,43 Fixed dish 33,44 Movable dish 45 Second storage area change means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A payout means (27) for paying out game balls,
In a ball game machine provided with storage means (11) and (15) for storing game balls paid out from the payout means (27), a storage for changing a storage area of the storage means (11) and (15). A ball game machine comprising region changing means (14) (45). 2. A first storing means (11) for storing game balls paid out from a paying means (27), and the first storing means (11).
When the game balls of the game are full, the payout means (2
Second storage means (15) for storing game balls paid out from 7)
And the first storage means (11) and / or the second storage means (1
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the storage area changing means (14) and (45) are provided in (5). 3. A storage dish (12) (1) on the front side of the gaming machine body (1).
6), and the storage trays (12) and (16) are slidable back and forth on the fixed plate bodies (32) and (43) on the side of the gaming machine body (1) and the fixed plate bodies (32) and (43). A movable plate (33), (44) attached to the storage plate, and the movable plate (33), (44) is used as storage area changing means (14), (45). The ball-and-ball game machine described in 1. The first storage means (11) is provided with a first storage area changing means (14), and the second storage means (15) is provided with a second storage area changing means (4).
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising (5), wherein the two storage area changing means (14) and (45) are linked to each other. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the player can operate the storage area changing means (14) (45).