JP4751279B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus provided with a gaming board including a movable part.

  A ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine has a game board with a game area on which a game by a game ball is deployed on the front, and a handle or game ball for adjusting the launch strength of the game ball into the game area. A receiving tray is provided below the game board. The game area is surrounded by guide rails, and is provided with a center accessory such as a symbol variable display device at a substantially central portion thereof. A game nail, a windmill, a winning opening, etc. are provided around the center character. On the back side of the game board, a launching device for launching a game ball sent from a tray to a game area, a control device for controlling the game device, and the like are provided. With such a configuration, the game ball launched from the launching device toward the upper part of the game area with a launch strength corresponding to the amount of rotation of the handle flows down while dancing in the game area. When the game ball enters the winning opening before reaching the out-port at the lowest end of the game area, a predetermined gain is provided to the player, so that the player is attracted to the game content.

  As described above, the game area is provided with a plurality of game nails, and the game ball collides with these game nails so that the path of the game ball flowing down is not regular. . However, since the player always strikes the game ball with the same launch strength while keeping the handle rotation amount constant so as to aim for the winning opening, the game ball follows a substantially constant route even though the game nail is installed. Tend to flow down. Therefore, the path through which the game ball flows down can be predicted to some extent, and the game content becomes monotonous. Therefore, it has been difficult for the conventional pachinko machine to attract the player's interest for a long time.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention in which a movable part is provided in a game board and a game nail is provided in the movable part. Patent Document 2 discloses an invention in which a movable part is provided in a game board, a winning opening is provided in the movable part and the outer periphery of the movable part, and a game nail is provided in the movable part. As described above, the gaming devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are provided with a movable portion on the gaming board surface, so that it is difficult to predict a path along which the gaming ball flows down.
JP 2003-320095 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-192435

  However, even in the gaming devices of Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the movable part provided with a fixed game nail or the like is merely rotating, the gaming ball is introduced when the gaming ball is guided to the movable part. The route that flows down is determined to some extent. As a result, once the player grasps the route pattern generated by the rotation of the movable portion, the player can almost predict the route through which the game ball flows.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming apparatus having a gaming area in which it is difficult to predict the path of a gaming ball.

The gaming apparatus of the present invention is a gaming apparatus having a gaming board including a movable part that is rotatable around a central axis that intersects the gaming board surface, wherein the movable part is responsive to rotation of a plurality of protrusions and the movable part. At least one oscillating piece that oscillates on the surface, and the oscillating piece comprises a longitudinal member rotatably provided on the surface of the movable part at one end. end Ri der engageable in at least one of said projections swings by the action of gravity with the rotation of the movable portion, the said plurality of projections swinging piece is when the movable portion rotates game ball characterized Rukoto changing the falling path.

  The gaming device of the present invention has a game board including a movable part that is rotatable about a central axis that intersects the game board surface, and the movable part swings in accordance with the rotation of the plurality of protrusions and the movable part. At least one oscillating piece to be supported on the surface, the oscillating piece comprising a longitudinal member rotatably provided on the surface of the movable part at one end, and the other end of the longitudinal member Is engageable with at least one of the protrusions.

  In addition, the gaming device of the present invention includes a sounding unit that bears at least one vibrating piece arranged in parallel on a surface crossing the rotation center of the movable unit on the back side of the movable unit, and a sound emitted from the sounding unit. Sound collecting means for collecting the sound.

  Hereinafter, gaming machines according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The ball game device is mainly classified into a first type (digital patch), a second type (feather type), and a third type (right type) because of its structure. In the following description, the case where the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the second type will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a main body frame 11 serving as a main body base, a game board 12 disposed inside the main body frame 11, and a front of the game board 12 that is And a front frame 13 that can be freely opened and closed. The game board 12 includes a game area 12a surrounded by guide rails 14 on the board surface, and a game ball is launched toward the game area 12a.

  A lower door frame 15 is provided below the front frame 13. The lower door frame 15 is provided with a receiving tray 15a for storing a game ball held by the player and a handle 16 for performing a game ball launching operation. The handle 16 protrudes from the right side portion of the pachinko machine 10 so that the player can easily operate it. The handle 16 is provided with a launch adjusting unit 17 that is rotatable within a predetermined angle range, and thereby a launching device (not shown) located on the back side of the game board is controlled. Specifically, by rotating the launch adjusting unit 17 in the clockwise direction from the reference position, the game ball is launched from the launching device 59 toward the game area with a launch strength corresponding to the amount of rotation.

  A speaker 18 is provided above the game board 12. From the speaker 18, a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state, an abnormal warning sound for notifying an abnormality of the gaming apparatus, and the like are emitted.

  On the back side of the game board, there is a control device 50 that controls the pachinko machine 10, a launch device that launches the game ball toward the game area by hitting the game ball, and a ball collection that collects the game ball discharged from the game area 12a A prize ball payout device and the like (both not shown) for paying a prize ball to the device and the player are provided.

  The game board 12 is provided with a game nail that changes the flow direction of the game ball, an accessory such as a windmill, and an out port (none of which is shown) for collecting the game ball that has not won a prize. In addition, the game board 12 is provided with start ports 24 and 25, that is, chuckers that serve as an opportunity to change the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10.

  A center accessory is provided in the approximate center of the game board 12, and in this embodiment, a winning device 19 (so-called special electric accessory) having a movable portion described later is provided.

  The winning device 19 has a blade portion 20 that opens and closes the entrance into the winning device 19, and when the entrance is open, the game ball is more easily guided into the winning device 19 and is in the closed state. Sometimes the game ball is not guided into the winning device 19. Normally, the blade portion 20 is in a closed state, and opens and closes when a game ball wins the start opening 24, 25 described above. Specifically, when a game ball enters one of the start ports 24 located on the left and right sides of the game area 12a, the blade part 20 is opened at the same time on the left and right for a predetermined time and is located in the center. When a game ball enters the start opening 25, the blade portion 20 is opened at the same time on the left and right for a predetermined time twice. A movable portion 21 that rotates at a predetermined rotational speed is provided in a substantially central portion of the winning device 19, and the game ball that has been guided into the winning device 19 through the entrance is guided to the movable portion 21. The game is developed on the movable part 21. Thereafter, the game ball that has escaped from the movable portion 21 wins a specific winning slot 23 (so-called V zone) that provides an advantageous game state for the player, or wins a general winning slot 22.

  Since the general winning opening 22 and the specific winning opening 23 are provided with a general winning ball detection sensor (not shown) and a specific winning ball detection sensor (not shown), respectively, When it passes, a ball detection signal is sent from the general winning ball detection sensor to a control device 50 described later, and the control device 50 supplies a payout signal to a prize ball payout device (not shown). The prize ball payout device pays out a predetermined number of prize balls to the player in response to the payout signal. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the specific winning opening 23, a ball detection signal is sent from the specific winning ball detection sensor to the control device 50, and the control device 50 has a specific game state advantageous to the player (both the jackpot game state). The pachinko machine 10 is driven so as to be provided. In the specific game state, the player is provided with a state in which a large amount of prize balls can be paid out in a short time. In the present embodiment, a state is provided in which the opening / closing operation of the blade portion 20 continues for a predetermined time. As a result, the game balls are easily guided into the winning device 19, and a large number of prize balls can be obtained in a short time.

  Next, the movable part 21 will be described in more detail. 2a to 2c show a front view, a side view, and a rear view of the movable portion 21, respectively.

  As can be seen from FIG. 2a, on the surface 21a (game area surface side) of the movable portion 21, there are a plurality of protrusions 31 that change the flow direction of the game ball, and a swingable swing disposed in the vicinity of the protrusion 31. A moving piece 32 is provided. The protrusion 31 is made of, for example, a game nail or a protrusion member made of plastic. The swing piece 32 includes a longitudinal member and a swing shaft 32a. The swing shaft 32a is rotatably attached to one end of the longitudinal member and is implanted in the movable portion 21. Therefore, the longitudinal member of the swing piece 32 can swing about the swing shaft 32a. Further, in the longitudinal member of the swing piece 32, the free end portion located on the opposite side to the end portion on which the swing shaft 32a is located is engaged by contacting with at least one protrusion 31 or the like. Note that the shape of the longitudinal member is not limited to a flat plate shape, and the free end portion side engaged with the protrusion 31 may be a hook shape as shown in FIG. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, only one swing piece 32 is shown, but a plurality of swing pieces 32 may be provided.

  The movable portion 21 is connected to a drive portion 41 including a drive motor 41a and a drive shaft 41b on the back side. Thereby, the movable part 21 is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed by the drive motor 41a via the drive shaft 41b.

  Next, the swinging of the swinging piece 32 that occurs as the movable part 21 rotates will be described with reference to FIG. In FIGS. 4a to 4e, five characteristic forms among the forms on the surface 21a that change every moment according to the rotation of the movable part 21 (indicated by an arrow in the figure) are shown in order of time passage. Yes.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4a, since gravity acts downward on the longitudinal member of the swing piece 32 supported by the swing shaft 32a, the free end side is positioned below the swing shaft 32a. Will do. At this time, since the adjacent protrusions 31a and 31b are not in contact with the swing piece 32, the swing piece 32 faces right below in a state that it can swing left and right. In the state of FIG. 4a, the game ball that has flowed down from the left side of the swing piece 32 toward the swing piece 32 gently collides with the swing piece 32 and swings the swing piece to the right side, and almost passes the path. It flows down without change. In the state of FIG. 4a, when the swing piece 32 swings toward the left side, the game ball that has flowed down toward the swing piece 32 collides with the swing piece 32 and is bounced back. Thus, it falls from the left side of the protrusion 31a. In addition, the game ball that falls right below through the center of the movable portion 21 is directed to the special prize opening 23 without being obstructed by protrusions or the like.

  Thereafter, when the movable portion 21 rotates clockwise as indicated by the arrow and enters the state of FIG. 4b, the swing shaft 32a and the protrusion 31b are located on substantially the same vertical plane, so the free end portion of the swing piece 32 The side is in contact with the protrusion 31b. In this state, the game ball that has collided with the swing piece 32 from the left side of the swing shaft 32a is substantially elastically collided with the swing piece 32 and the protrusion 31a because the swing piece 32 cannot swing to the right side. Pass between. Also in the state of FIG. 4b, as in FIG. 4a, the game ball that falls right below through the center of the movable portion 21 goes to the special winning opening 23 without being obstructed by protrusions or the like.

  For a while after the state of FIG. 4b, as shown in FIG. 4c, the swing piece 32 keeps its free end side engaged with the protrusion 31b. Therefore, the swing piece 32 does not swing and blocks the path between the swing shaft 32a and the protrusion 31b. In particular, in FIG. 4c, the game ball flowing down directly through the center of the movable portion 21 cannot go to the special winning opening 23.

  Further, when the movable portion 21 rotates clockwise to reach the state shown in FIG. 4d, the swing piece 32 is extended in the vertical direction with its free end portion facing directly upward. Thereafter, when the movable portion 21 further rotates clockwise from the state of FIG. 4d, the free end portion side of the swing piece 32 is separated from the projection 31b by the action of gravity and swings vigorously and is separated as shown in FIG. The state shifts to a state of engaging with the protrusion 31a. That is, in a short time from FIG. 4d to FIG. 4e, the path between the swing shaft 32a and the protrusion 31b is opened at the same time and the path between the swing shaft 32a and the protrusion 31a is interrupted. Will be formed. As described above, when the tip of the swing piece 32 is formed in a hook shape, the position of the center of gravity of the swing piece 32 is different from that in FIG. Thereby, the timing at which the swing piece 32 swings away from the game nail 31b can be delayed or advanced from the case of FIG. Thereafter, when the movable portion 21 further rotates clockwise from the state of FIG. 4e, the movable portion 21 returns to the state of FIG. 4a again.

  As described above, in the movable portion 21 of the present embodiment, the swing piece 32 that is swingably attached in accordance with the rotation of the movable portion 21 exhibits a variety of movements. As a result, various forms are formed on the movable portion 21 by the swing piece 32 and the protrusion 31. As a result, an irregular change occurs in the path through which the game balls flow, and the player's interest can be continued for a long time.

  Next, the sound generation mechanism provided on the back side of the movable portion 21 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, on the back side of the movable portion 21, a sound generating portion 42 is provided in a plane intersecting the rotation center O of the movable portion 21 so as to be separated from the back surface 21 b of the movable portion 21. As can be seen from FIG. 5, a plurality of vibrating pieces 43 that are gradually elongated from the outer peripheral portion of the movable portion toward the central portion are arranged in parallel in the sound generating portion 42. Each vibrating piece 43 is attached in a cantilever shape, and its free end faces the movable portion 21. The number of vibrating pieces 43 may be one.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2c and FIG. 5, the back surface 21b of the movable portion 21 is provided with a projecting piece 33 that vibrates the vibrating piece 43 by repelling the vibrating piece 43 according to the rotation. The projecting piece 33 is preferably formed by planting a rod-like body such as a nail in the movable portion 21, but the back surface 21b itself of the movable portion 21 may be formed in a convex shape.

  By providing the vibrating piece 43 and the projecting piece 33 as described above, it is possible to vibrate the vibrating piece 43 according to the rotation of the movable portion 21 and to generate a mechanical sound. The level of the sound emitted from the vibrating piece 43 can be adjusted by changing the length and width of the vibrating piece 43. As described above, by appropriately configuring the shape, quantity, positional relationship, and the like of the vibrating piece 43 and the protrusion 33, it is possible to play not only a single sound but also a melody like a music box. Further, since the sound emitted from the vibrating piece 43 corresponds to the rotational movement of the movable part 21, for example, in accordance with the rapid movement of the swinging piece 32 on the surface 21a generated between FIG. 4d and FIG. The positional relationship between the vibrating piece 43 and the protrusion 33 can be set so as to emit a sound, so that it is possible to further attract the player's interest.

  A sound collecting means 44 such as a microphone for collecting sound emitted from the vibrating piece 43 of the sound generating unit 42 is provided in the vicinity of the sound generating unit 42 of the present embodiment. The sound collecting means 44 may be integrated with the sound generation unit. The sound collected by the sound collecting means 44 is amplified by an amplifier (not shown) and emitted from the speaker 18. As a result, even in a pachinko hall with a relatively high noise level, it is possible to hear the mechanical vibration sound emitted from the vibration piece 43.

  Next, a control method of the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a control device 50 composed of a microcomputer or the like. The control device 50 is connected to a power supply line from a power source 51, and is further connected to a general winning ball detection sensor 52, a special winning ball sensor 53, a launch adjusting unit 54, and the like, from which various signals are input. Is done.

  In addition, the drive motor 41a of the movable portion 21, the blade portion opening / closing mechanism 55 for controlling the blade portion 20 for guiding the game ball into the winning device 19, the speaker 18 for generating sound effects, the lighting device 56 such as a lamp, and the game A collection device 57 for game balls discharged from the area 12a, a prize ball payout device 58 for paying out prize balls, a launch device 59 for launching game balls to the game area 12a, and annunciating an abnormality when an abnormality occurs in the gaming state An abnormality notification device 60 or the like is connected, and each is controlled based on a predetermined program.

  As described above, since the gaming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has the movable part including the protrusion and the swinging piece that can swing in the vicinity of the protrusion, the movable part according to the rotation of the movable part. It is possible to form a shape rich in change due to the protrusions and the rocking pieces on the top. Therefore, the movement of the game ball guided to the movable part becomes irregular, and it becomes possible to attract the player's interest for a long time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the movable portion 21 is provided in the winning device 19 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case. For example, the entire annular game board excluding the center combination may be rotated about the center combination as the movable portion 21. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of movable parts 21 may be provided around the center accessory 71.

It is an external appearance front view of the game device as an example of the present invention. (A) is a front view of the movable part of the gaming apparatus according to the present invention, (b) is a side view of the movable part of the gaming apparatus according to the present invention, and (c) is a rear view of the driving part of the gaming apparatus according to the present invention. It is a front view which shows the modification of the rocking | fluctuation piece of the game device by this invention. It is a schematic front view (a)-(f) for demonstrating a motion of the rocking | fluctuation piece of the movable part of the game device by this invention. It is a perspective view of the back surface of the movable part of the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the control system of the gaming machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance front view of the game device as a modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
12 Game board
21 Moving parts
31 Protrusions
32 Oscillating piece
33 Projection
41 Drive unit
42 Pronunciation part
43 Vibration piece
44 Sound collection means

Claims (2)

A gaming device having a gaming board including a movable portion that is rotatable about a central axis that intersects the gaming board surface,
The movable part carries a plurality of protrusions and at least one swinging piece swinging according to the rotation of the movable part on the surface,
The oscillating piece is composed of a longitudinal member rotatably provided on the surface of the movable part at one end, and the other end of the longitudinal member is oscillated by the action of gravity along with the rotation of the movable part. at least one in engageable der of is,
Gaming apparatus wherein a plurality of protrusions swinging piece is characterized by Rukoto changing the falling path of the game ball when the movable portion rotates. A sound generating part that bears at least one vibrating piece arranged in parallel in a plane intersecting the rotation center of the movable part on the back side of the movable part,
The game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising sound collection means for collecting sound emitted from the sound generation unit.

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