JP4450898B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The conventional ball game machine has an outer rail and an inner rail for guiding the game ball to the upper side of the game board, and a plurality of game parts such as a normal winning opening and a big winning opening in the game area inside them. And the inner rail is arranged to receive the game ball falling along the game board at the lower side of the game board and guide it to the out-ball entrance.
[0003]
The game ball launched by the launching means passes between the outer rail and the inner rail and is guided to the upper side of the game board. The guided game ball falls along the game board, and the game board Either wins at the winning opening attached to or falls on the inner rail and is guided to the out ball entrance.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, a game ball that has not won a prize opening falls to the inner rail on the lower side of the game board, rolls along the inner rail to the out ball entrance side, and is guided to the out ball entrance. For this reason, the movement of the game ball rolling on the inner rail becomes monotonous, and since this game ball is collected as an out ball on the island side, there is a problem that the player's interest in the game ball is low.
[0005]
In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention provides a ball game capable of increasing the player's interest in the game ball on the inner rail by changing the movement of the game ball rolling on the inner rail. The purpose is to provide a machine.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, the game board 6 is provided with an outer rail 13 and an inner rail 14 for guiding a game ball to the upper side of the game board 6 , and the game ball falls in the game area 15 from the upper side of the game board 6. In the ball ball game machine in which the inner rail 14 is arranged so as to be guided to the out ball collecting port 31 on the lower side of the gaming area 15, the inner rail 14 is arranged on the gaming area 15 side. And guide the game ball to the out-ball collecting port 31, the ball guide portion 21 arranged outside the ball guide portions 23a, 24a, 25a, and the ball Sphere guide passages 35 and 36 formed between the guide portion 23a and the ball guide portion 21 and guiding the game ball to the back side of the game board 6, and the game ball enters the ball guide portion 23a. It provided a plurality of balls capable sphere inlet 33, communicating at least one of their sphere inlet 33 and 34, the out-ball collection port 31 through the ball guide passage 35 Out sphere inlet 33, other at least one of, and the winning ball inlet 34 which communicates with the winning recycling information port 30 through the ball guide passage 36.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-7 illustrate an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a ball game machine, and a front frame 2 is pivotally attached to the front side so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are mounted on the front frame 2 so that the glass door 4 and the front plate 5 can be freely opened and closed in the window hole 3, and a game board 6 is detachably mounted on the back side of the front frame 2. The front plate 5 is equipped with an upper plate 7 for storing a game ball for launch. At the lower part of the front frame 2, a lower plate 8 for storing surplus spheres and a firing handle 10 of the launching means 9 are mounted on the left and right. When the launching handle 10 is operated, the launching means 9 hits the game balls supplied to the launch rail 11 one by one from the upper plate 7 with the striker 12 and launches them on the game board 6 side. .
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 2, an outer rail 13 and an inner rail 14 are annularly mounted on the front surface of the game board 6, and in the game area 15 inside thereof, there are a variable symbol display means 16, a normal winning port 17, and a big winning port. A plurality of game parts such as 18 and out ball entrance 19 are mounted at predetermined positions.
[0009]
The outer rail 13 is made of a band plate material, and is arranged in an arc shape from the lower end side to the upper side of the game board 6. The inner rail 14 is arranged in an arc shape across the left and right sides and the lower side of the game board 6, and the outer rail 13 side of the inner rail 14 guides the game ball to the upper side of the game board 6 and the game area 15. The ball guide portions 23a, 24a, and 25a guide the game balls to the out ball entrance 19 side.
[0010]
Then, the game ball from the launching means 9 is received at the lower end side of the outer rail 13 and guided between the outer rail 13 and the ball guide portion 21 of the inner rail 14 to the upper side of the game board 6, and the game board A game ball falling from the upper side of 6 is received from the lower side by the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a, 25a and guided to the out ball entrance 19 on the lower side of the game board 6.
[0011]
The inner rail 14 is made of a synthetic resin material, and is arranged on both the left and right sides of the out-ball entrance 19, and one end side (left side) of the first game area partition member 23 in the left-right direction. A second game area partition member 24 adjacent to the first game area partition member 23 and a third game area partition member 25 adjacent to the other end side (right side) of the first game area partition member 23 in the left-right direction.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6 and 7, the first game area partition member 23 includes a first partition member body 26 having an opening on the game board 6 side, and the first partition member body 26 along the first partition member body 26. And a plate-like mounting body 27 fixed to the back side. In addition, the 1st game area division member 23 may provide the 1st division member main body 26 and the mounting body 27 integrally.
[0013]
The first partition member body 26 has a U-shaped cross section that opens to the rear side, and its upper edge portion is a ball guiding portion 23a and its lower edge portion is a ball guiding portion 21. A space in which the game ball can move is provided in the longitudinal direction of the first partition member body 26 between the portion 21 and the portion 21.
[0014]
At the central portion of the first partition member main body 26, an attachment portion 40 that protrudes downward from the lower edge portion along the front side of the game board 6 and contacts the front side of the game board is integrally formed.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the mounting body 27 has a vertical dimension larger than that of the first partition member main body 26, closes the opening side of the first partition member main body 26 from the rear side, and the upper portion thereof is the first. Projecting upward from the partition member body 26. A portion projecting upward from the first partition member main body 26 is a side ball guiding portion 28 for smoothly guiding the game ball rolling on the game board 6 side of the ball guiding portion 23a downward.
[0016]
The mounting body 27 includes a fitting portion 29 that protrudes toward the out ball collection port 31 at the lower end of the game area 15 and fits into the out ball collection port 31, and an out ball of the game board 6 inside the fitting portion 29. An out ball entrance 19 that communicates with the collection port 31 and a winning ball collection guide port 30 that communicates with the winning ball collection port 37 of the game board 6 are provided.
[0017]
The first game area partition member 23 is a state in which the fitting portion 29 of the mounting body 27 is fitted to the out-ball collecting port 31 from the front side and the mounting body 27 is brought into contact with the mounting recess 32 on the front side of the game board 6 Thus, the left and right sides of the mounting body 27 and the left and right sides of the mounting portion 40 of the first partition member main body 26 are detachably attached to the game board 6 side by screws, positioning protrusions and the like.
[0018]
The ball guiding portion 23a of the first game area partition member 23 is configured to have a dimension in the front-rear direction that is about twice the diameter of the game ball, and the tip of the first game area partition member 23 is made of glass of the glass door 4. It is arranged close to the plate 20.
[0019]
The mounting recess 32 on the side of the game board 6 is recessed rearward from the front mounting surface 6a on which other gaming components such as the regular prize opening 17 are mounted. The depth between the guide portion 28 and the glass plate 20 is a depth that is more than twice the diameter of the game ball, and the vertical dimension is that the first game area partition member 23 is attached to the mounting recess 32. The width of the game ball on the ball guiding portion 23a can roll along the side ball guiding portion 28 without interfering with the game board 6.
[0020]
In the ball guiding portion 23a of the first game area partition member 23, a plurality of ball inlets into which game balls can enter, for example, an inner rail out ball inlet 33 and an inner rail winning ball inlet 34 are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. Is provided. In other words, the inner rail out ball entrance 33 and the inner rail winning ball entrance 34 are provided at positions separated from each other on the left and right sides of the ball guiding portion 23a.
[0021]
The ball inlets 33 and 34 may be provided in the ball guide portions 23a, 24a and 25a of the inner rail 14, for example, the ball guide portion 24a of the second game area partition member 24 and the ball guide section of the third game region partition member 25. May be provided at 25a.
[0022]
Below the ball guide portion 23a, an out ball guide passage 35 for guiding the game ball that has entered the inner rail out ball entrance 33 to the back side of the game board 6, and a game ball that has entered the inner rail winning ball entrance 34 A winning ball guide passage 36 for guiding to the back side of the board 6 is provided corresponding to each of the ball inlets 33 and 34. The out ball guide passage 35 and the winning ball guide passage 36 are partitioned by a partition wall 42 formed near the downstream side (left side) of the winning ball collection port 37, as shown in FIG.
[0023]
The out ball guide passage 35 is formed inside the first game area partition member 23 between the ball guide portion 23 a and the ball guide portion 21. Then, the game balls that have entered from the inner rail out ball entrance 33 are guided from the out ball entrance 19 through the out ball guide passage 35 to the out ball collection passage 41 on the back side of the game board 6.
[0024]
The out ball entrance 19 is provided corresponding to the position of the lowermost part of the ball guiding portion 23a of the first game area partition member 23 and the out ball collection passage 41.
[0025]
The winning ball guide passage 36 is formed inside the first game area partition member 23 between the ball guide portion 23a and the ball guide portion 21. The game balls that have entered from the inner rail winning ball entrance 34 are received from the downstream side by the partition wall 42 in front of the winning collection guide port 30 through the winning ball guide passage 36, and the received game balls are winning balls. The collection guide port 30 guides the winning ball collection passage 38 on the back side of the game board 6.
[0026]
The winning ball collection passage 38 is provided with a detection switch 39 for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the detection switch 39 detects the passage of the game ball, a predetermined number of game balls are discharged as a ball discharge device. It is to be paid out to the upper plate 7 side (not shown).
[0027]
The ball guiding unit 23a includes a ball rolling direction changing unit 43 that changes the rolling direction of the game ball rolling along the ball guiding unit 23a to the out ball entrance 19 side, and a front side of the ball rolling direction changing unit 43. There is provided a ball passage portion 44 through which a game ball can freely travel in the left-right direction from one side to the other side along the ball guide portion 23a.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the ball rolling direction changing means 43 is configured by a direction changing recess 45 that is recessed in a flat shape on the lower side over the left and right direction of the out ball entrance 19. The direction-changing recess 45 is integrally formed on the rear side of the ball guiding portion 23a from the substantially center in the front-rear direction, and the bottom surface is rearward so that the out-ball entrance 19 side is opened and the game ball is guided to the out-ball entrance 19 side. Inclined downward.
[0029]
Then, the game ball guided to the direction changing recess 45 in the left-right direction along the ball guiding portion 23a is guided to the out-ball entrance 19 side so that the rolling direction of the game ball changes from the left-right direction to the front-back direction. It has become.
[0030]
The ball passage portion 44 is formed on the front side of the direction changing recess 45, and the ball passage portion 44 is inclined backward and downward so as to guide the game ball stopped in the left-right direction to the out ball entrance 19 side. is doing.
[0031]
In the ball game machine having the above configuration, when the launching handle 10 of the launching means 9 is operated while the launching machine is put in the upper plate 7, the game ball supplied on the launching rail 11 is hit by the hitting bar 12. And fired on the game board 6 side. The launched game ball passes between the outer rail 13 and the ball guide portion 21 of the inner rail 14 and is guided to the upper side of the game board 6.
[0032]
The guided game ball falls along the game board 6 while colliding with game nails, game parts and the like. Then, when the game balls win the winning openings 17,18, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out as prize balls from the ball discharging device to the upper plate 7, and the gaming balls that have not won the winning openings 17,18 are: The ball falls on one of the ball guide portions 23a, 24a, 25a of the inner rail 14, that is, the first game area partition member 23, the second game area partition member 24, and the third game area partition member 25. At this time, when the game ball falls between the inner rail out ball entrance 33 and the inner rail winning ball entrance 34 arranged on the left and right sides of the first game area partition member 23, the game ball is moved along the ball guiding portion 23a. To the out ball entrance 19 side.
[0033]
At this time, if the ball rolling direction changing means 43 is present on the rolling path of the game ball, the rolling direction of the game ball is changed to the out ball inlet 19 side by the ball rolling direction changing means 43, and the ball enters the out ball inlet 19. Be guided. On the other hand, if there is a ball passage portion 44 on the rolling path of the game ball, it rolls from the left and right sides along the ball guide portion 23a to the other side through the ball passage portion 44, with respect to the out ball entrance 19. In the meantime, it is guided to the out-ball entrance 19 while going back and forth on both the left and right sides.
[0034]
Next, the game balls enter the inner rail 14 on the upper side of the inner rail out ball entrance 33 or the inner rail winning ball entrance 34, for example, the ball guide portions 24a, 25a of the second game area partition member 24 or the third rail member 25. When the ball falls along, the game ball rolls on the ball guiding portion 23a and is guided upstream of the ball inlets 33 and 34.
[0035]
If there is an inner rail winning ball entrance 34 or an inner rail out ball entrance 33 on the rolling path of the game balls, the game balls enter these ball entrances 33, 34, and the ball guide on the lower side of the ball guiding portion 23a. It is guided to the back side of the game board 6 through the passages 35 and 36.
[0036]
If there is no inner rail winning ball entrance 34 or inner rail out ball entrance 33 on the rolling path of the game ball, the game ball is further guided to the lower out ball entrance 19 side, and the ball rolling direction changing means 43 Through the ball passage portion 44, or ascends along the ball guide portion 23a on the other side. Among the game balls that roll in the upward direction of the ball guiding portion 23a, if there is an inner rail-out ball inlet 33 or an inner rail winning ball inlet 34 on the rolling path, The ball enters the balls 33 and 34 and is guided to the back side of the game board 6 through the ball guide paths 35 and 36.
[0037]
In this way, the ball inlets 33 and 34 are formed in the ball guide portion 23a of the inner rail 14, and the game balls that have entered the ball inlets 33 and 34 are guided to the back side of the game board 6 below the ball guide portion 23a. Since the ball guide passages 35 and 36 are provided, the movement of the game ball on the inner rail 14 can be changed, and the player's degree of interest in the game ball can be increased. Further, since one of the ball entrances 33 and 34 is used as the inner rail winning ball entrance 34, a predetermined number of winning balls can be obtained by entering a game ball into the inner rail winning ball entrance 34.
[0038]
Therefore, even if a game ball does not win a prize on the game board 6 side 17 and 18 and falls on the inner rail 14, it may enter the inner rail winning ball entrance 34 of the ball guiding portion 23a. The player can play the game while paying attention to the movement of the game ball on the inner rail 14 while expecting the game ball to enter the inner rail winning ball entrance 34.
[0039]
In addition, since the other one of the ball inlets 33 and 34 is configured as the inner rail-out ball inlet 33, compared to the case where one out-ball inlet 19 is provided, the out-ball guide to the out-ball collection passage 41 side is provided. The number of balls to be processed increases, and troubles such as clogging of out balls near the out ball entrance 19 can be reduced. Since the ball guide passages 33 and 34 are formed between the ball guide portion 23a and the ball guide portion 21, the space between the ball guide portion 23a and the ball guide portion 21 can be used effectively.
[0040]
The inner rail 14 includes a first game area partition member 23, a second game area partition member 24, and a third game area partition member 25. Therefore, the inner rail 14 can be easily and inexpensively manufactured by dividing the inner rail 14, and The game area partition members 23, 24, and 25 can be easily attached to the board 6, and even if a part of the game area partition members 23, 24, and 25 is damaged, only the damaged members can be replaced. Therefore, it can be easily and inexpensively repaired.
[0041]
Since the ball guiding portion 23a is provided with ball rolling direction changing means 43 that changes the rolling direction of the gaming ball rolling along the ball guiding portion 23a, the movement of the gaming ball on the ball guiding portion 23a is changed. It is possible to increase the interest of the player in the game ball.
[0042]
The ball guiding parts 23a, 24a, 25a have a longitudinal dimension of about twice or more than the diameter of the game ball, so the ball guiding parts 23a, 24a, 25a have a ball inlet 33, 34 and ball rolling. The direction change means 43 and the ball passage part 44 can be arranged in the front and rear, and the movable range of the game ball rolling on the ball guiding parts 23a, 24a, 25a is expanded, and the movement of the game ball is complicated. Can do.
[0043]
In the present embodiment, the ball rolling direction changing means 43 is constituted by the direction changing concave portion 45 that is recessed downward on the front side of the out ball entrance 19 of the ball guiding portion 23a. For example, as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. Further, the ball rolling direction changing means 50 is constituted by a direction changing convex portion 51 protruding upward from the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a, 25a, and this direction changing convex portion 51 is inserted into the ball inlets 33, 34. It may be provided on the ball path so as to prevent the game ball from entering the ball inlets 33 and 34 by changing the rolling direction of the game ball about to enter the ball inlets 33 and 34. Further, the ball rolling direction changing means 50 may be arranged upstream or downstream of the ball inlets 33 and 34 so as to guide the game ball to enter the ball inlets 33 and 34.
[0044]
The ball rolling direction changing means 43 may be any means that changes the rolling direction of the game ball that rolls along the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a, and 25a. A passage may be provided. In addition, an inner rail out ball inlet 33 and an inner rail winning ball inlet 34 are provided in front of and behind the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a, 25a, and a winning ball guiding passage 36 and an out ball guiding passage 35 are arranged in the front and rear in the inner rail 14. A row may be provided.
[0045]
A mounting hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the game board 6 in place of the mounting recess 32, and a backing plate that replaces the mounting body 27 is integrally provided on the back side of the first partition member main body 26. The first partition member main body 26 may be attached to the front side of the game board 6 so as to be fitted to the game board 6. The game area partition members 23, 24, and 25 may be attached by press-fitting by fitting their main body portions or press-fitting projections into the mounting holes on the game board 6 side.
[0046]
The number of the ball inlets 33 and 34 and the position of the ball inlets 33 and 34 are not limited to the present embodiment, and may be determined as appropriate. Further, the ball inlets 33 and 34 may be configured only by the inner rail-out ball inlet 33 or may be configured by only the inner rail winning ball inlet 34.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the game board 6 is provided with the outer rail 13 and the inner rail 14 that guide the game ball to the upper side of the game board 6 , and the game ball that falls in the game area 15 from the upper side of the game board 6. In the ball ball game machine in which the inner rail 14 is arranged so as to be received at the lower side and guided to the out ball collection port 31 on the lower side of the gaming area 15 , the inner rail 14 is provided on the gaming area 15 side and Ball guiding portions 23a, 24a, 25a for guiding the game balls to the out-ball collecting port 31, ball guiding portions 21 arranged outside the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a, 25a, ball guiding portions 23a and ball guiding portions And ball guide passages 35 and 36 for guiding the game ball to the back side of the game board 6 and a plurality of ball inlets 33 and 34 into which the game ball can enter the ball guide portion 23a. And at least one of the ball inlets 33 and 34 is connected to the out ball collection port 31 via the ball guide passage 35 and at least one other ball is connected to the ball. Since the winning ball entrance 34 communicates with the winning collection guide port 30 through the guide passage 36, the movement of the game ball on the inner rail 14 can be changed, and the player's interest in the game ball is increased. be able to.
[0048]
The inner rail 14 receives the game ball 21 that guides the game ball to the upper side of the game board 6 with the outer rail 13 and the game ball that falls from the upper side of the game board 6 and receives the game ball on the lower side of the game board 6. Sphere guide portions 23a, 24a, 25a for guiding to the out-ball collection port 31 and sphere guide passages 35, 36 formed between the sphere guide portion 23a and the sphere guide portion 21. The space between the guide part 23a and the ball guide part 21 can be used effectively.
[0049]
The inner rail 14 includes a first game area partition member 23, a second game area partition member 24 adjacent to one end in the left-right direction of the first game area partition member 23, and a left-right direction of the first game area partition member 23. Since a plurality of game area partition members such as the third game area partition member 25 adjacent to the other end side are provided, the inner rail 14 can be divided and manufactured easily and inexpensively, and a game area partition to the game board 6 is provided. The members 23, 24, and 25 can be easily attached, and even if part of the game area partition members 23, 24, and 25 are damaged, only the damaged members can be replaced, so repairs are easy and inexpensive. it can.
[0050]
Since at least one of the ball inlets 33 and 34 is used as the out ball inlet 33, compared to the case where one out ball inlet 19 is provided, the processing of the out ball guided to the out ball collection passage 41 side on the back side of the game board 6 The number increases, and troubles such as clogging of the out ball at the out ball entrance 19 can be reduced.
[0051]
Since at least one of the ball entrances 33 and 34 is used as a winning ball entrance 34, when a game ball enters the inner rail winning ball entrance 34, a predetermined number of winning balls can be obtained, and the player can win a game ball on the inner rail. While expecting to enter the ball entrance 34, the player can play the game while paying attention to the movement of the game ball on the inner rail 14.
[0052]
Since the ball guiding portion 23a is provided with ball rolling direction changing means 43 that changes the rolling direction of the gaming ball rolling along the ball guiding portion 23a, the movement of the gaming ball on the ball guiding portion 23a is changed. It is possible to increase the interest of the player in the game ball.
[0053]
Since the front and rear dimensions of the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a and 25a are about twice or more than the diameter of the game ball, the moving of the game balls rolling on the ball guiding portions 23a, 24a and 25a is possible. The range can be expanded and the movement of the game ball can be complicated.
[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 front view of the game board showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of an out ball entrance showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of the vicinity of an out-sphere entrance showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view of the vicinity of the out-sphere entrance showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the inner rail-out ball inlet side showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the inner rail winning ball entrance side showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
6 Game board
13 Outer rail
14 Inner rail
21 Ball guide
23 First game area partition member
23a Ball guide
24 Second game area partition member
24a Ball guide
25 3rd game area partition member
25a Ball guide
31 Out ball collection port
33 Inner rail out ball entrance
34 Inner rail winning ball entrance
35 Out ball guide passage
36 winning ball guide passage
43,50 Ball rolling direction change means

Claims (2)

The game board (6) is provided with an outer rail (13) and an inner rail ( 14 ) for guiding a game ball to the upper side of the game board (6), and a game area ( from the upper side of the game board (6) ( 15) A ball game machine in which the inner rail (14) is arranged to receive a game ball falling in the lower side and guide it to the out ball collection port (31) on the lower side of the game area (15) The inner rail (14) is provided on the game area (15) side and guides the game ball to the out-ball collection port (31) and a ball guide section (23a) (24a) (25a) A ball guide portion (21) disposed outside the ball guide portion (23a) (24a) (25a), and formed between the ball guide portion (23a) and the ball guide portion (21). A ball guide path (35) (36) for guiding a game ball to the back side of the game board (6), and a ball inlet (33) (33) for allowing a game ball to enter the ball guide portion (23a). 34) is provided , and at least one of the ball inlets (33), (34) passes through the ball guide passage (35). Out ball entrance (33) communicating with the out ball collection port (31) and at least one other as a winning ball entrance (34) communicating with the prize collection guide port (30) via the ball guide passage (36) A ball game machine characterized by that. The ball guiding portions (23a), (24a), and (25a) are formed so that the dimension in the front-rear direction is about twice or more than the diameter of the game ball, and at the front side of the out-ball collection port (31). Correspondingly, the ball rolling direction changing means (43) for changing the rolling direction of the game ball rolling in the left-right direction to the out ball collection port (31) side, and the ball rolling direction changing means (43) The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a ball passage portion (44) arranged on the front side and allowing a game ball to freely move in the left-right direction .

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