JP2008023143A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, which hardly generates irregular flight of game balls even if a launching area and a game area overlap each other in the back/forth direction to enlarge the game area and a communicating passage is prepared at the front edge of the launching area to guide the game balls to the game area. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes a strip-shaped guiding member 18 at one side of a launching area and a tilted channel for guiding launched balls along the same to the game area. The guiding member 18 comprises a first tilted part 34, which is more tilted in a direction toward the other side of the launching area and the tilted channel at its front end edge 18f than at its rear end edge 18r to change the rising direction of the launched ball toward the game area 8, and a second tilted part 35, which is disposed above the first tilted part 34 and tilted in a direction toward the one side of the launching area and the tilted channel at its front end edge 18f than at its rear end edge 18r to change the rising direction of the launched ball changed by the first tilted part 34 to a direction along the game area 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine that launches a gaming ball from a launching device and guides the launching ball from the launching area to the gaming area.

A conventional gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine) is provided side by side with a launching area for guiding a launching ball fired from a launching device to the gaming area on the same plane. In addition, the game board is provided with a variable display device for performing variable display of the identification information. When the start condition is satisfied, the variable display device is displayed in a variable manner. It raises the interest of the game by generating. And recently, the variable display device has become larger, and it has become difficult to secure a sufficient area as a game area. Therefore, in order to secure the area of the game area, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the launch area and the game area are overlapped in the front and rear, and the front end of the launch area is inclined in the front-rear direction (game area side). A communication path is provided, and the game ball that has passed through the launch area is guided to the game area along the front and rear inner walls of the communication path.
JP 2004-208815 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in the above patent document, since the launch ball is guided to the game area along the front and rear inner walls of the communication passage, the launch ball collides with the front and rear inner walls of the communication passage. The smooth guidance of the game ball is hindered by the collision, and so-called uneven jump (a phenomenon in which the game ball does not reach the game area with a certain strength) occurs, thereby reducing the interest of the game.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to enlarge the game area by stacking the launch area and the game area back and forth, and to provide a communication passage at the tip of the launch area. It is intended to provide a gaming machine that is less likely to cause uneven jumping even if it is provided to guide a shot ball to the game area.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and according to the first aspect, a launch area through which a launch ball fired from a launch position passes and a surface of a game board are defined. , A game area where a game is played in the middle of flowing down after the launch ball that has passed through the launch area is layered back and forth, and the launch area and the game area are covered with a flat transparent member from the front, In a gaming machine in which an inclined channel having a front and rear inclined surface inclined in a direction approaching the gaming area side as it rises is connected to the tip, and the terminal end of the inclined channel is connected to the gaming area,
At least one side of the launch area and the inclined channel is provided with a band-shaped guide member that guides the launch ball along the launch area,
The guide member is
A first inclined portion that inclines in a direction in which the front end edge side is positioned closer to the other side of the firing area and the inclined channel than the rear end edge side of the guide member so as to change the rising direction of the firing ball toward the game area side When,
The front end edge side of the guide member is arranged to be a launch area so as to change the rising direction of the fired ball changed by the first slope part in a direction along the game area. A second inclined portion that is inclined in a direction located closer to one side of the inclined flow path;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the guide member has a front end edge side of the guide member arranged in front of the rear end edge side to serve as a guide maintaining portion, and the guide maintaining portion is provided above the second inclined portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the moving direction of the projecting ball rising in the region is maintained.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the abutting position where the projecting ball rising in the projecting area hits the guide member is set closer to the projecting position than the inclined surface of the inclined channel. Item 3. A gaming machine according to Item 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the transparent member has a concave portion in which a flat plate is recessed forward, and is configured so as to cover the launch region and the inclined flow path by the concave portion, and along the side wall of the concave portion. Providing a guiding member,
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a side wall of the concave portion is formed with a gap portion between the guide member and the guide member by recessing a portion facing the contact position of the guide member outward. This is a game machine described in the above.

  The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the start end of the second inclined portion is set closer to the launch position than the end of the inclined flow path. It is.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one side of the launch area and the inclined flow path is provided with a band-shaped guide member that guides the launch ball to the game area, and the guide member includes: A first inclined portion that inclines in a direction in which the front end edge side is positioned closer to the other side of the firing area and the inclined channel than the rear end edge side of the guide member so as to change the rising direction of the firing ball toward the game area side And the front edge side of the guide member is fired more than the rear edge side of the guide member so as to change the rising direction of the launch ball changed by the first slope part in a direction along the game area. Since the area and the second inclined portion that inclines in the direction located closer to one side of the inclined flow path are provided, it is possible to suppress the inconvenience that the launch ball rising in the launch area collides with the game board and the transparent member. The ball can be smoothly guided to the game area. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the so-called uneven jump phenomenon of the launch ball and to perform the launch operation with a stable flight distance and direction. As a result, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being reduced. In addition, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the game board is damaged due to the collision of the fired balls, or the disadvantage that the transparent member is damaged.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the guide member is provided with a guide maintaining portion by arranging the front end edge side of the guide member in front of the rear end edge side, and the guide maintaining portion is provided above the second inclined portion, Since the forward and backward movement direction of the launch ball rising in the launch area is maintained, the launch ball guided in the direction along the game area by the second inclined portion may be subjected to an extra change in the forward and backward movement direction. Absent. Therefore, it is possible to guide the shot ball to the game area in a stable state.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the contact position where the launch ball rising in the launch area hits the guide member is set on the launch position side with respect to the inclined surface of the inclined flow path, Before hitting the inclined surface, it hits the guide member, and after that, it is guided by the guide member to change the rising direction and jump into the game area. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the so-called uneven jump phenomenon of the launch ball and to perform the launch operation with a stable flight distance and direction.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the transparent member has a concave portion in which a flat plate is recessed forward, and is configured to cover the launch region and the inclined flow path by the concave portion, and along the side wall of the concave portion. Since the gap is formed between the guide member and the side wall of the recess, which is opposed to the contact position of the guide member, is formed outward by the recess, the strength of the transparent member is increased by the recess. Can be increased. Moreover, the part facing the contact position of the guide member on the side wall of the recess becomes an empty part. Therefore, the impact force of the launch ball is not directly received by the side wall, but the impact force can be distributed and received by the upper or lower wall surface of the concave portion, whereby the impact transmitted to the side wall can be reduced. In addition, the wall surfaces on both sides are not simply separated from each other, but are recessed so as to form a gap between the guide member, so that the strength increased due to the formation of the recess in the transparent member can be released without impairing the strength. The impact force of the sphere can be received by the entire recess, and the durability of the transparent member is improved.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the start end of the second inclined portion is set on the firing position side with respect to the end of the inclined flow path, the rising direction of the launch ball is set to the game area before colliding with the game board. It can be changed along the direction. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of the uneven flying phenomenon of the shot ball, and to suppress the inconvenience that the shot ball collides with the game board and is damaged.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine with the front side opened.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 has a front frame (inner frame) 3 pivotally attached to an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so that the front frame 3 can be opened and closed. A game board 5 having a shape can be stored, and a partition member (side case) 7 is disposed on the surface of the game board 5 to form a substantially circular game area 8, and a display device, An accessory such as a prize opening (not shown) is arranged so that a game can be played depending on whether a game ball flowing down from the upper part of the game area 8 wins the prize opening or the like. Further, on the front side of the front frame 3, a transparent member holding frame 9 having one side (right side in FIG. 1) attached thereto is provided so as to be openable and closable (rotatable), and the transparent member holding frame 9 can be seen through. The transparent member unit 10 is accommodated, and on one side of the transparent member unit 10, a vertically long launch region (launch guide path) 11 for guiding the game ball into the game region 8 is formed. When the transparent member holding frame 9 is closed, the game board 5 is covered with the transparent member holding frame 9, and the flat transparent member 12 provided in the transparent member unit 10 and the launch area 11 are located in front of the game area 8. All of the games including the game area 8 that is arranged (layered) in the state and is covered with the transparent member 12 from the front and is covered with the transparent member 12 and behind the launch area 11 through the transparent member 12. The region 8 is configured to be visible from the front. Note that the lower half of the rear opening of the launch region 11 is closed by the front surface 7 ′ of the partition member 7 when the transparent member holding frame 9 is closed.

  Further, below the transparent member holding frame 9, a horizontally long storage tray unit 14 having one side (on the right side in FIG. 1) is pivotably mounted. On the right side in FIG. 1, a firing operation unit (launching operation handle) 16 for operating a launching device 15 described later is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transparent member holding frame 9 is a synthetic resin frame having a large opening, and the transparent member unit 10 is fitted into the large opening from the back side. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transparent member unit 10 includes a transparent member 12 in which a transparent synthetic resin plate is formed in a substantially horseshoe shape and a vertically long groove-shaped launch region 11 is integrally formed on one side, and a launch region. 11 schematically includes a band-shaped guide member 18 attached to one side of the guide member 11 in the vertical direction and a back support member 20 provided on the back side of the guide member 18. The launch region 11 is a groove (concave) having a U-shaped cross section that is recessed from the back surface side of the transparent member 12 to the front surface side, and the depth of the groove (the dimension of the space from the back surface of the transparent member 12 to the bottom of the groove). ) Is set to a size slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the width of the left and right is the widest at the lower end, the width gradually decreases as it rises, the upper part becomes narrower and gradually becomes an arc shape A portion corresponding to the bottom surface of the groove is formed as a front / rear inclined surface 21 in a portion curved in the direction (tip of the launch region 11), and is inclined in a direction approaching the game region 8 as it rises. It functions as a path 25 and its end is connected to the game area 8. And in this embodiment, in order to reduce the width | variety of the discharge area | region 11 gradually, the groove | channel inner surface (inner surface of a side wall) located in an outer side is formed in the state which stood substantially perpendicularly, and the groove | channel on the opposite side to this groove | channel inner surface is formed. The inner surface, that is, the inner surface of the groove near the center of the game area 8 is made closer to the inner surface of the groove on the opposite side as it rises, so that the width is gradually narrowed. In addition, a band-shaped guide member 18 that guides the launch ball toward the game area 8 along the upper half of the launch area 11 and one side portion (outer groove inner surface) of the inclined channel 25 is provided. .

  The guide member 18 is made of a metal band plate material such as a stainless steel band and has elasticity. At the upper end and the lower end of the guide member 18, hook and catch portions 18 a and 18 b bent in a U shape are formed outside the arc, As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the hook-and-stop portion 18a at the upper end is fitted into a U-shaped fitting groove portion 26 formed at the tip of the inclined flow path 25, and the hook-and-hold portion 18b at the lower end is fitted to the lever The elastic member 27 is fitted into the fitting groove 28 of the elastic adjustment member 27 so as to cover the cover 27 ', and the elastic adjustment member 27 is fixed in the notch 29 formed in the middle of the inner surface of the outer groove. It is attached to one side of the launch area 11 while being pivotally attached to 30. Therefore, when the rotation angle of the elasticity adjusting member 27 is adjusted, the tension of the guiding member 18 can be adjusted, and the pressure on the back support member 20 disposed behind can be adjusted. It is mounted on one side of the launch area 11 with its elasticity adjusted. The elasticity adjusting member 27 is inserted into a plurality of fixing adjusting holes 32 provided on the cutout portion 29 side to fix the pin (not shown) inserted into the hole 31 on the free end side. However, any configuration is possible as long as the elasticity of the guide member 18 can be adjusted.

  Further, the guide member 18 mounted in an arc shape in this way is set in a slightly twisted state as shown in FIG. 7 so that it can be guided while changing the rising direction (movement direction) of the launch ball. Yes. More specifically, in the lower portion of the guide member 18 located on the firing device 15 side, the front end edge 18f side that is the front end edge side than the rear end edge 18r side that is the attachment base end side of the guide member 18 is the game. The first inclined portion 34 is formed by setting the inclined state to be located in the center of the region 8, that is, closer to the other side of the firing region 11 and the inclined flow path 25. Accordingly, in the first inclined portion 34, the radius Rr on the rear end edge 18r side is set larger than the radius Rf on the front end edge 18f side. Further, the launch ball 11 rises vigorously in the launch area 11 so that the launch ball hits the first inclined portion 34, and thereafter, as the launch ball rises along the first tilt portion 34, the rising direction is played by centrifugal force. It is comprised so that it may change in the direction which goes to the area | region 8 side (namely, back side).

  Further, in the upper part of the guide member 18 above the first inclined portion 34, the front end edge 18 f side is more outward than the game area 8, that is, the launch area 11 and the inclined flow with respect to the rear end edge 18 r side of the guide member 18. The second inclined portion 35 is formed by setting the inclined state located on one side of the road 25, in other words, the inclined posture opposite to the inclined posture of the first inclined portion 34. Therefore, in the second inclined portion 35, the radius Rf on the front end edge 18f side is set larger than the radius Rr on the rear end edge 18r side. Also, the direction along the game area 8 (specifically, the surface of the game board 5 on which the game area 8 is defined) is changed in the rising direction of the launched ball changed by rising along the lower first inclined portion 34. It is configured to change. As shown in FIG. 11, the second inclined portion 35 has its start end (lower end) s set on the launching device 15 side (launch position side described later) below the end e of the inclined flow path 25. .

  The front end edge 18f side of the guide member 18 is located at the rear end edge between the front end portion located above the second inclined portion 35, specifically, between the second inclined portion 35 and the hook-and-hold portion 18a at the upper end. Arranged in front of 18r side, in other words, the radius Rf on the front end edge 18f side and the radius Rr on the rear end edge 18r side are set equal to each other to form the guidance maintaining portion 36. Therefore, the moving direction (upward direction) of the projecting ball that has been changed by moving up along the lower second inclined portion 35 is configured to maintain the direction of moving back and forth (forward / backward moving direction). In the boundary portion between the first inclined portion 34 and the second inclined portion 35, the front end edge 18f side of the guide member 18 is disposed in front of the rear end edge 18r side, in other words, the radius Rf on the front end edge 18f side. The radius Rr on the rear end edge 18r side is set equal.

Further, the range in which the guide member 18 is provided is a portion above approximately half of the substantially vertical portion of the inner surface of the groove outside the firing region 11, and as shown in FIG. the contact position P ₁ that has been shot ball hits the guide member 18 rises through the firing region 11 in the vertical direction, inclined channel when you did not induce into the game area 8 side first inclined portion 34 25 Are set below the virtual contact point P ₀ of the front and rear inclined surfaces 21, that is, on the launch position side described later. Therefore, the fired ball in the present invention hits the guide member 18 at the abutting position P ₁ before hitting the front and rear inclined surface 21 at P ₀ of the inclined flow path 25, whereby the fired ball is guided to the first inclined portion 34. It rebounds with the elasticity of the member 18 and rises while being smoothly guided to the game area 8 side. Since this smooth guidance is performed, the position where the shot ball launched by the launching device 15 enters the game area 8 is stabilized, and the occurrence of the so-called uneven jump phenomenon can be suppressed. Further, since the guide member 18 has elasticity and its elastic force can be adjusted, it is possible to set the rebound without excessive or insufficient by suppressing excessive rebound when the projecting ball comes into contact. As a result, the occurrence of uneven jumping can be more reliably suppressed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 10B, among the groove inner surface (inner surface of the side wall) provided along the guide member 18, the guide member 18 (specifically, the first inclined portion 34 in detail) with which the projecting ball contacts. ) In the range from the lower part to the upper part of the abutting position P ₁ , in other words, a part of the side wall facing the abutting position P ₁ of the guiding member 18 is recessed outward. A gap 40 is formed between the member 18 and the member 18. Thus, when forming the gap portion 40 on the outer side of the guide member 18, since the contact position P ₁ and the facing portion of the guide member 18 in the side wall of the recess is empty portion, the impact force of the firing balls on the side wall directly The impact force can be distributed and received on the wall surface above or below the recess. Therefore, the impact transmitted to the side wall can be reduced. Further, the wall surfaces on both sides are not simply separated from each other but are recessed so as to form a gap 40 between the guide member 18 and the strength increased by forming the recess in the transparent member 12 is impaired. Therefore, the impact force of the launch ball can be received by the entire recess, and the durability of the transparent member 12 is improved. Further, if the arc-shaped gap 40 is formed outside the guide member 18, the guide member 18 is easily bent, and the fired ball can be received softly.

  The front frame body 4 is a synthetic resin frame body having a rectangular opening portion opened upward, and as shown in FIG. 1, a frame-like game board storage portion 42 is provided on the periphery of the opening portion. It is comprised so that the game board 5 may be accommodated in the storage part 42 in the state which can be attached or detached. Further, a board portion 43 is provided below the game board storage portion 42, a game board placement portion (not shown) is provided at the upper end of the board portion 43, and the lower end of the game board 5 is placed on the game board placement portion. By being placed, the position of the game board 5 in the vertical direction can be regulated. Furthermore, a game ball as a winning ball or a rental ball supplied from a ball discharging device (not shown) on the back side of the front frame body 4 is placed on the upper side of the board portion 43 (left side in FIG. 1). A ball discharge port 44 for discharging to the storage tray unit 14 is opened. And, on the other side of the board portion 43 (rightward in FIG. 1), that is, at the position near the firing operation unit 16, a lock engagement receiving portion 45 capable of engaging the free end portion of the storage tray unit 14 is provided, The free end portion of the storage tray unit 14 is locked to the lock engagement receiving portion 45 so that the storage tray unit 14 can be kept closed with respect to the front frame body 4.

  The storage tray unit 14 is a unit for storing game balls, ejecting the stored game balls and launching them into the game area 8 of the game board 5, as shown in FIG. Member) 48, and at one end portion (right end portion in FIG. 1) of the base panel 48, a shaft attachment portion (hinge portion) that pivotally attaches the base panel 48 to the front frame body 4 in an openable / closable state. 49 and a lock locking portion 50 that can be locked to the lock locking receiving portion 45 is disposed on the other side portion (left side portion in FIG. 1). Further, on the front side of the base panel 48, a dish member 52 capable of storing game balls and a cover member 53 covering the front side of the dish member 52 and the entire front side of the base panel 48 are arranged (see FIG. 9). Furthermore, on the rear surface side of the base panel 48, a game ball (prize ball or rental ball) discharged from the ball discharge port 44 or a launch area 11 that is launched from the launch device 15 but does not reach the game area 8. A horizontally long ball lowering rod 55 for flowing down the game ball (foul ball) that has flowed backwards, and a game ball that is connected to the downstream end of the ball lowering rod 55 and flows down the ball lowering rod 55 are extracted below the storage dish unit 14. A ball removal mechanism 56 (see FIG. 1) and a launching device 15 that launches game balls stored in the dish member 52 toward the game area 8 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the ball lowering rod 55 has its upstream portion (right side in FIG. 9) arranged above the launching device 15, and the upstream and downstream width of this upstream portion is smaller than the downstream and forward width of the downstream portion. Widely set to form a substantially box-shaped ball receiving portion 56, a ball receiving opening 57 is opened at the rear of the ball receiving portion 56, and the ball receiving opening 57 and the ball discharge port 44 communicate with each other. 55 and the ball discharge port 44 are configured to communicate with each other. Further, the upper part of the ball receiving part 56 is opened to communicate with the lower end of the firing area 11, and a foul ball that has flowed back through the firing area 11 is received by the ball receiving part 56. Furthermore, the bottom of the ball receiving portion 56 is arranged in a state of vertically penetrating a launch connection path 58 that communicates (connects) the launch device 15 and the launch area 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a flow-through opening (not shown) penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in a portion near the free end on the upper side of the base panel 48, that is, on the opposite side of the shaft attachment portion 49, The flow-down rod 55 is set in a state of being inclined downward toward the free end of the base panel 48, in other words, in a state of being inclined downward from the front of the ball discharge port 44 toward the flow-down opening, and the inside of the plate member 52 ( Specifically, the upper part on the inner side of the plate member 52 is communicated with the downstream end of the ball flow lower bar 55. In addition, the storage tray unit 14 is configured to supply the game balls (prize balls or rental balls) discharged from the ball discharge port 44 to the launching device 15 through the ball lowering basket 55, the flow opening, and the dish member 52. Yes.

Next, the launching device 15 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, the launching device 15 mounted on the back side of the storage tray unit 14 reciprocally rotates a launching base 62 serving as a base of the launching device 15 and a game ball supplied to the launching device 15. A striking ball launcher 63 that shoots by a ball, a rotational drive source (not shown) such as a rotary solenoid that drives the striking ball launcher 63, a rotation restricting portion 65 that restricts the rotational range of the hit ball launcher 63, A link mechanism 67 connected to the hitting ball launcher 63 and transmitting the movement to the ball feeding member 66 and interlocking with the hitting ball launcher 63, is arranged in a state facing the board portion 43 of the front frame body 4 located at the rear. Yes.

  The launch base 62 is a rear open box-shaped member for attaching the launch device 15 to the storage tray unit 14, and accommodates a hitting ball launcher 63 and a rotation restricting portion 65 therein. In addition, a rotary solenoid is disposed on the front side of the firing base 62, and an output shaft (firing rotation shaft) 58 of the rotary solenoid passes through a position higher than the central portion of the firing base 62 and protrudes rearward. A hitting ball launcher 63 is pivotally attached to the front end (rear end) of the firing rotation shaft 68.

  In addition, a ball feeding flow path (alignment path) 69 that can flow down in a state where game balls are aligned one by one is disposed on one side (above the projecting portion of the firing rotation shaft 68 on the rear surface side of the launch base 62 ( In FIG. 9, it is arranged in a posture inclined downward to the right). Then, the upstream end of the ball feed channel 69 is extended forward, penetrates the base panel 48 forward and backward, this penetrating end is connected to the inclined lower end of the dish member 52, and the game ball is fed from the dish member 52 to the ball It is configured so that it can be introduced into the channel 69. Further, the downstream portion (right side portion in FIG. 9) of the ball feed channel 69 is bent downward, and the ball feed member 66 is disposed in this bent portion in a rotatable state. Further, on the side of the downstream end of the ball feed passage 69 (on the right side in FIG. 9), there is provided a bullet ball holding portion 70 capable of holding one game ball supplied from the ball feed passage 69, An arrangement space portion of the game balls held by the bullet ball holding portion 70 is set as a launch position. Then, the lower part of the projecting ball holding unit 70 is opened so that a later-described hitting unit 63 ′ of the hitting ball launcher 63 can enter the firing position from below, and above the projecting ball holding unit 70 and the firing position. And a launch connection path 58 that allows the lower end of the launch area 11 and the launch position to communicate with each other vertically, so that a game ball can fly from the launch position to the launch area 11 of the transparent member holding frame 9 via the launch connection path 58. It is configured.

  The hitting ball launcher 63 extends from a shaft-attached portion fixed to the launch rotary shaft 68 of the rotary solenoid with a vertically long saddle portion bent slightly toward the launch position, and at the tip of the saddle portion. In addition, a projecting portion 63 ′ for projecting a game ball is projected toward the firing position side (right side). Then, the first operation of moving (turning) the projecting portion 63 ′ toward the firing position with the firing rotation shaft 68 as the swing center by the driving force of the rotary solenoid, and the projecting portion 63 ′ by its own weight. It is configured to swing by performing a second operation of rotating back in a direction away from the launch position. Further, on the opposite side of the hitting ball launcher 63 with the pivoting portion (launch turning shaft 68), a launch stopper 71 capable of colliding with the rotation restricting portion 65 is defined as the extending direction of the saddle portion. Projecting in a different direction (a direction bent from the extending direction of the collar part into a “h” shape) and alternately engaging (contacting) the firing stopper 71 and the collar part with the rotation restricting part 65 Thus, the rotation range of the hitting ball launcher 63 is restricted.

  The rotation restricting portion 65 is a thick cylindrical member that collides with the hitting ball launcher 63 and restricts the turning operation of the hitting ball launcher 63, and is a material that easily absorbs an impact, such as a rubber material. It is formed with the elastic body.

When a game ball is launched from the launching device 15 having such a configuration, the launch ball flies from the launch position to the launch area 11 of the transparent member holding frame 9 via the launch connection path 58, and this launch area 11. It rises inside (see FIG. 10A and FIG. 11). As described above, the first inclined portion 34 of the guiding member 18 has a large incident angle (that is, the guiding member 18 and the position P ₁ at a position P ₁ set lower than P ₀ of the front and rear inclined surfaces 21 of the inclined channel 25. In a state of crossing at a slight angle), and then rises along the inner surface of the guide member 18. At the time of the ascent, the first inclined portion 34 is mounted in a state of being inclined to the game area 8 side, so that the shot ball is guided to the game area 8 side (rear) by the first inclined portion 34 (see FIG. 10 (b) and FIG. 11). Therefore, it will be guided toward the game area 8 before hitting the front / rear inclined surface 21 formed at the upper end portion of the launch area 11. Thereby, it can suppress that the position which jumps in in the game area | region 8 shift | deviates largely for every shot ball, and can be made to jump in smoothly. Therefore, the game reflects the act of adjusting the player's firing force, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game due to the uneven jump phenomenon.

  Then, when the projecting ball moves up the inclined flow path 25 without colliding with the front / rear inclined surface 21 and approaches the rear game area 8, and passes through the first inclined portion 34 and moves to the second inclined portion 35 in this state. The firing ball is guided by the second inclined portion 35 in the direction opposite to the game area 8 side, that is, in the direction away from the game area 8 (forward) (see FIG. 10C). Accordingly, the moving direction set when the first inclined portion 34 passes, more specifically, the forward / backward moving direction (forward / backward moving direction) is corrected by contact with the second inclined portion 35, and as shown in FIG. The incident angle with respect to the region 8 (the surface of the game board 5) is changed so as to be larger than that when the first inclined portion 34 passes. In other words, the flight trajectory of the shot ball is caused to move forward, and the angle formed by the direction of movement of the shot ball and the surface of the game board 5 is made smaller than when passing through the first inclined portion 34. In addition, since the starting end of the second inclined portion 35 is set closer to the firing position than the end of the inclined flow path 25, the rising direction of the launched ball is changed to the game area 8 before colliding with the game board 5. It can be changed along the direction. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of the uneven flying phenomenon of the shot ball and to suppress the inconvenience that the shot ball collides with the game board 5 and is damaged.

  When the trajectory is corrected and passes through the second inclined portion 35 and moves to the guidance maintaining portion 36, the projecting ball flies while maintaining the corrected front-rear moving direction (see FIG. 10D). Therefore, when passing through the guidance maintaining unit 36, the fired ball guided in the direction along the game area 8 by the second inclined unit 35 is not subjected to an extra change in the forward / backward movement direction. Thereby, it is possible to guide the shot ball to the game area 8 in a stable state without colliding with the game area 8 or the transparent member 12.

  In this way, the launch ball is adjusted in the front-rear direction by the first inclined portion 34, the second inclined portion 35, and the guide maintaining portion 36, and the front-rear inclined surface 21 of the front transparent member 12 or the surface of the game board 5 behind. It rises while holding down the inconvenience of collision, and finally passes through the guidance maintaining part 36 and jumps into the game area 8. Accordingly, the fired ball can be smoothly guided to the game area 8. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the so-called uneven jump phenomenon of the launch ball and to perform the launch operation with a stable flight distance and direction. As a result, it is possible to prevent the interest of the game from being reduced. Further, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the game board 5 is damaged due to the collision of the launch ball or the transparent member 12 is damaged.

  Then, the incident angle with respect to the surface of the game board 5 is set to be large by adjusting the movement of the fired ball by the second inclined portion 35. Specifically, the moving direction of the shot ball is set to be along the surface of the game board 5. Therefore, even if the launch ball that has entered the game area 8 collides with the surface of the game board 5, the launch ball is difficult to bounce forward. Therefore, it is difficult to collide with the transparent member 12 in front of the game area 8. Thereby, damage to the game board 5 or damage to the transparent member 12 can be suppressed.

Moreover, since the transparent member 12 has the recessed part which dented the flat plate ahead, and comprised the launch area | region 11 and the inclined flow path 25 by this recessed part, the intensity | strength of the transparent member 12 can be raised with a recessed part. . Further, the guide member 18 provided along a side wall of the recess, the side walls of the recess by recessing the abutting position P ₁ and the opposing portions of the guide member 18 outwardly, gap between the guide member 18 since the formation of the section 40, the contact position P ₁ and the facing portion of the guide member 18 in the side wall of the recess is empty portion. Therefore, the impact force of the launch ball is not directly received by the side wall, but the impact force can be distributed and received by the upper or lower wall surface of the concave portion, whereby the impact transmitted to the side wall can be reduced. Further, the wall surfaces on both sides (the groove inner surfaces of the recesses) are not simply separated from each other, but are recessed so as to form a gap 40 between the guide member 18, so that the recesses are formed in the transparent member 12. Without impairing the strength increased by the above, the impact force of the launch ball can be received by the entire recess, and the durability of the transparent member 12 is improved.

  By the way, in the said embodiment, although the guide member 18 was provided in the upper half part of the launch area | region 11 and the one side part of the inclined flow path 25, this invention is not limited to this, At least the launch area | region 11 and an inclined flow Any length may be set as long as it is provided on one side of the path 25. For example, the upper end portion of the guide member 18 may be extended in an arc shape so as to be along the partition edge (inner edge) of the partition member 7 opposite to the launch region 11 with the game region 8 interposed therebetween.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the launch area | region 11 was arrange | positioned ahead of the game area | region 8 and the launch area | region 11 and the game area | region 8 were layered, this invention is not limited to this. In short, the launch area and the game area only need to overlap each other. Therefore, a game area may be defined on the front side of the game board, a launch area may be disposed (multi-layered) behind the game board, and the upper end of the launch area may penetrate the game board to communicate with the game area. That is, one end (upper end) of the launch area may be disposed in front of the game area, and the other end (lower end) may be disposed behind the game travel area so that the launch area and the game area overlap.

  In the above embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a launch area through which a launch ball launched from a launch position passes, and a game board The launching area and the gaming area are covered with a flat plate-shaped transparent member from the front, and an inclined channel is connected to the tip of the emitting area. Any gaming machine may be used as long as the terminal is connected to the gaming area. For example, a gaming machine such as an arrangement ball type gaming machine or a sparrow ball type gaming machine may be used.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine in the state where the transparent member holding frame and the storage tray unit are opened. It is a front view of a transparent member holding frame. It is a disassembled perspective view of a transparent member unit. It is an expansion perspective view of the discharge field in the transparent member holding frame of an open state. It is an expansion perspective view of the part which fastens the upper end part of a guidance member. It is an expansion perspective view of the part which fixes the lower end part of a guidance member. It is the front view and partial sectional view of the guide member which fixed the elasticity adjustment member. It is AA sectional drawing of the transparent member unit in FIG. It is a perspective view of a launcher and its circumference. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the transparent unit in FIG. 2, (a) is BB sectional drawing, (b) is CC sectional drawing, (c) is DD sectional drawing, (d) is EE sectional drawing. FIG. It is the schematic which shows the behavior of the game ball induced | guided | derived to a guidance member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 5 Game board 7 Compartment member 8 Game area 9 Transparent member holding frame 10 Transparent member unit 11 Launch area 12 Transparent member 14 Storage tray unit 15 Launcher 16 Launch operation unit 18 Guiding member 20 Backing member 21 Front and rear inclined surface 25 Inclined flow path 34 First inclined part 35 Second inclined part 36 Guidance maintaining part 40 Gap part 62 Launch base 63 Hitting ball launcher 65 Rotation restricting part 69 Ball feed flow path

Claims (5)

Before and after the launch area through which the launch ball launched from the launch position passes and the game area that is partitioned on the surface of the game board and plays the game in the middle of flowing down after the launch ball has passed through the launch area The launch area and the game area are covered with a flat plate-shaped transparent member from the front, and an inclined flow path having a front and rear inclined surface inclined in a direction approaching the game area side as it rises is connected to the tip of the launch area, In a gaming machine in which the end of the inclined channel is connected to a gaming area,
At least one side of the launch area and the inclined channel is provided with a band-shaped guide member that guides the launch ball along the launch area,
The guide member is
A first inclined portion that inclines in a direction in which the front end edge side is positioned closer to the other side of the firing area and the inclined channel than the rear end edge side of the guide member so as to change the rising direction of the firing ball toward the game area side When,
The front end edge side of the guide member is arranged to be a launch area so as to change the rising direction of the fired ball changed by the first slope part in a direction along the game area. A second inclined portion that is inclined in a direction located closer to one side of the inclined flow path;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The guide member is arranged in front of the rear edge side with the front end edge side of the guide member serving as a guide maintaining portion, and the guide maintaining portion is provided above the second inclined portion, before and after the launch ball rising in the launch area. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the moving direction is maintained.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a contact position where the launch ball rising in the launch area hits the guide member is set to a launch position side of the inclined surface of the inclined channel. The transparent member has a concave portion in which a flat plate is recessed forward, and is configured to cover the launch region and the inclined flow path by the concave portion, and a guide member is provided along the side wall of the concave portion,
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a side wall of the concave portion is formed with a gap portion between the guide member and the guide member by recessing a portion facing the contact position of the guide member outward. The gaming machine described in Crab. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a start end of the second inclined portion is set closer to a launch position than an end of the inclined flow path.

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