JP2009189577A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball entry device for game machines and a game machine contributing to the improvement of a space efficiency in a playfield by miniaturization, facilitating the adjustment of a ball entry rate with respect to an entry opening of the ball falling the playfield by preventing an unforeseen entry of the ball and easily reflecting a design intention with respect to the ball entry rate, while reducing the number of components and the cost. <P>SOLUTION: A second start winning device 11 includes: a second start pocket 16 for entering a ball 23 falling the playfield defined in a game board face 6a; and a lower tongue member 18 disposed adjacent thereto, wherein the second start pocket 16 is formed on a base plate 17, the base plate 17 is disposed to project forward from the game board 6, and a scoop face 17d for guiding the ball 23 forward is formed above the second start pocket 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and in particular, relates to a pitching tool for a gaming machine and a gaming machine capable of stably guiding a ball to a pitching entrance while reducing the number of parts.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a bullet ball is flowed down a game area (an area formed on or near the game board surface for realizing a game or production by the flow of the ball). In the course of the flow, the ball rolls while colliding with an obstacle nail (also referred to as a gauge) or impeller in the game area, and the flow direction changes. As a result, if a ball wins various winning holes arranged on the game area, a predetermined prize ball is paid out. On the other hand, if a ball flows into the out port without winning any prize hole, no prize ball is paid out. . The player enjoys the game by demonstrating his / her skill in the ball or using the chance of the ball flowing down and expecting to win a prize and give away a prize ball.

  There are various types of winning holes arranged in the game area of the pachinko machine, such as a normal winning hole, a starting winning hole, and a big winning hole. Among them, the starting prize opening and the big prize opening are constituted by variable prizes having openable / closable members that can be changed between an easy (or possible) and difficult (or impossible) state of winning a ball. May be.

  For example, a variable winning combination (so-called electric tulip) that is often used as a combination for a start winning opening is provided with opening and closing blade members that can swing open and close on the left and right sides above the winning opening. Opening and closing creates an easy-to-win / no-win state. In addition, a variable winning combination (so-called attacker) that is often used as an accessory constituting a grand prize opening is provided with an opening / closing door member that can be opened and closed in front of the winning opening. It creates a difficult situation for winning.

  As described above, if the probability of winning (or availability) is changed by a movable member such as an opening / closing blade member or an opening / closing door according to the state of the game instead of always making the ball ready for winning, a game in a pachinko machine It is possible to further increase the interest of Note that, in this way, the variable winning combination in which the winning probability of the ball is changed is disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example.

  In recent years, there are many cases in which a symbol display device for game effects is arranged in a game area, and the symbol display device is becoming larger year by year. However, since the area of the game area cannot be easily increased in size, there is a necessity to reduce the size of the variable winning combination etc.

  For example, the size of the prize winning opening is reduced by reducing the height of the winning opening and the door. And the auxiliary | assistant plate for assisting winning a prize is arrange | positioned ahead of the winning opening, and troubles, such as a ball clogging, are prevented (for example, refer patent document 3).

JP 2007-144222 A JP 2007-244617 A JP 2007-14643 A

  However, by reducing the height of the open / close door and reducing the size, if a new auxiliary plate for preventing clogging of balls is required, the number of parts and cost will increase. Assembly work is also complicated. There is also a desire to further reduce the occupied area in the game area by reducing the size of the movable member itself and its operation mode.

  Furthermore, the opening / closing blade member and the opening / closing door member are closed while the blade member and the door member are tilted in the direction in which the ball is won in the closing operation, so that the ball that has won a prize in the middle of the closing operation is not changed. There is a problem that the door member is pushed into the winning opening and wins. If a ball that should not be won in the game wins in the middle of the closing operation of the opening / closing member, the win rate may deviate from the design value and the pachinko hall may be disadvantaged. In addition, as mentioned above, when entering the entrance entrance unintentionally during the closing of the opening and closing member, or when entering the entrance entrance by being struck by a gauge or the like from the unintended flow direction of the side etc. Such an unintended entry or a ball entered thereby will be collectively referred to as “unexpected entry”.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can contribute to the improvement of space efficiency in the game area by downsizing, and the inflow of the sphere flowing down the game area by preventing unexpected ball entry It is an exemplary problem to provide a game implement and a game machine for a gaming machine that can easily adjust a ball entry rate to an opening and easily reflect a design intention with respect to the ball entry rate while reducing the number of parts and cost. And

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a game implement for a gaming machine as an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes an inflow opening through which a ball flowing down a game area defined on the surface of a game board flows, and the inflow opening thereof A pitching tool for a gaming machine that has a movable member disposed in the vicinity of the ball and that can change a ball entry rate into the inflow opening based on an operation of the movable member. Is formed on a plate member for attaching the game board to the game board, the plate member is disposed so as to protrude forward from the game board, and forward guidance for guiding the ball forward is provided above the inflow opening of the plate member. A portion is formed.

  Since the plate member in which the inflow opening is formed protrudes forward from the game board, it is possible to narrow the size in the front-rear direction of the flow area of the sphere in the vicinity of the ball entry tool. Therefore, the sphere can be caused to flow down in the vicinity of the inflow opening without requiring a separate member such as an auxiliary plate in front of the inflow opening. It is possible to contribute to the reduction of the number of parts and the cost while achieving both the downsizing of the ball entering tool and the prevention of problems such as ball clogging.

  Since the front guide part for guiding the sphere forward is formed above the inflow opening, the sphere flowing down above the plate member is smoothly guided forward by the front guide part. The flow reaches the vicinity of the inflow opening while flowing down the flow area narrowed by. This further contributes to the smooth flow of the sphere and contributes to the prevention of defects such as clogging.

  Here, the gaming machine refers to a machine that uses a ball as a gaming medium to realize a game by its flow, and includes a parrot machine or the like, but typically means a pachinko machine. Then, the winning tool is used as a normal winning tool, a starting winning tool, a big winning tool, or the like in a pachinko machine. In addition, the front-rear direction means the front (the direction from the gaming machine toward the player) direction and the rear (the direction from the player toward the gaming machine) direction in the state where the pitching device is installed in the gaming machine, and is up, down, left, right The direction means the up / down / left / right direction for the player facing the gaming machine. In addition, the surface of the game board includes not only the front surface (the surface facing the player) but also the rear surface (the back surface relative to the front surface) as a concept.

  In the ball entry tool, the movable member swings back and forth in the vicinity of the inflow opening, permits the inflow of the sphere into the inflow opening in the open state, and prevents the inflow of the sphere into the inflow opening in the closed state. It may be an open / close door.

  By applying the above invention to a so-called attacker that is an open / close door in which the movable member swings back and forth, the auxiliary plate in the attacker into which a large number of balls enter at a time can be eliminated to reduce the number of parts. It is possible to reduce the size and reduce the size, and prevent problems such as ball clogging.

  In the ball entry tool, the movable member moves forward and backward through the inflow opening, allows the ball to flow into the inflow opening in the advanced state, and prevents the inflow of the ball into the inflow opening in the retracted state. There may be.

  By applying the above invention to a ball entering tool that is an advancing and retreating member in which the movable member moves back and forth, the auxiliary plate and the like in the ball entering tool are eliminated, the number of parts is reduced, the size is reduced, and the ball is jammed. Can be prevented. In this ball entry tool, the advancement / retraction member advances / retreats the inflow opening forward / backward to change the inflow permission and the inflow prevention of the ball to the inflow opening, so that further downsizing can be realized. This can contribute to improvement of space efficiency in the region.

  In addition, the ball received on the receiving surface during the retreat movement can be left in the game area without entering the game area, and the game area can flow down as it is. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent an unexpected ball from entering the inflow opening during the retreat movement of the advance / retreat member. As a result, it is easy to adjust the entrance rate of the entrance tool in this gaming machine, and the entrance rate setting that sufficiently reflects the design intention can be performed.

  A game machine according to another exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a pitching device for the above-described game machine, a game board that defines a game area on the surface thereof, and a game board that is held so that the game board is visible to the player. A frame to be played, a front transparent plate arranged at a certain distance or more in front of the game board, a launch unit for launching a ball toward the game area, and a storage tray for storing the ball It is characterized by.

  Since this gaming machine has the above-described ball entry tool, it is possible to reduce the number of parts in the ball entry tool, reduce the size of the ball entry tool, and prevent problems such as ball clogging in the vicinity of the ball entry tool. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the space efficiency in the game area, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in increasing the size and arrangement of other devices arranged in the game area such as the symbol display device.

  The gaming machine in the case where the movable member in the above-mentioned pitching tool is an advancing / retracting member includes a first start winning tool provided with a first start opening provided in the game area and capable of entering a ball, and a first start A first game means for executing a first game based on a ball entering the mouth, and a second game means for executing a second game based on a ball entering the inflow opening. The machine pitching tool may be arranged on the same side in the left-right direction in a front view of the game area.

  Since the first starting prize-winning tool and the above-mentioned pitching tool are arranged on the same side in the left-right direction in the front view of the game area, the player does not need to divide right-handed and left-handed, so By continuing the ball launch, it is possible to aim at the occurrence of the first game and the second game. In this case, the first starting prize-winning tool and the above-mentioned pitching tool are arranged on the left and right sides. However, in the above-mentioned pitching tool, the forward and backward movement of the advancing / retreating member prevents unexpected pitching. ing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the second game from being generated unintentionally while the player is aiming for the first game.

  Here, the first game means means means for executing a symbol variation jackpot (described later) as the first game. More specifically, the first game means is caused by entering the first starting port. The first lottery means for performing the first lottery, the lottery result presenting means for presenting the lottery result, and the operation control means for performing the opening / closing control of the first big prize opening according to the lottery result. . The second game means means for performing a bonus game bonus (described later) as the second game. More specifically, the second game means is based on a ball entering the inflow opening. This is a concept including an operation control means for executing the opening / closing control.

  In addition, as a gaming machine capable of realizing the first game (also referred to as 1 type jackpot or symbol variation jackpot) and the second game (also referred to as 2 type jackpot or bonus game bonus), for example, 1 type described later Two types of pachinko machines can be conceptualized. By applying the present invention to such one type and two types of pachinko machines, for example, the right region and the right-handed game can be eliminated. By using only the left side area of the game area, it is possible to realize a type 1 type 2 game while preventing an unintended type 2 big hit.

  Further objects and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, in a pitcher for a gaming machine, without using a separate member such as an auxiliary plate, it is possible to reduce the size and prevent troubles such as ball clogging due to smooth ball flow and introduction. Yes. Therefore, it contributes to improving the space efficiency in the game area while reducing the number of parts and cost.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The pachinko machine 2 includes a frame 3, a game board unit 5, a front glass (front transparent plate) 10, a decorative frame (front frame) 12, a launch unit (not shown), and a storage tray 14.

  In addition to the pachinko machine 2, the gaming machine can be a parrot machine, an arcade machine, various game machines, and other gaming machines that realize a game by the flow of a ball. With regard to pachinko machines, all types of pachinko machines, such as combination pachinko machines such as arrange ball machines and sparrow ball machines, so-called digipachi type (one type) and honey monotype (two types) pachinko machines can be conceptualized. In form 1, the so-called 1 type 2 pachinko game that realizes both a digipachi game (also referred to as a 1 type game, also referred to as a symbol variation game) and a fun game (also referred to as a 2 type game, also referred to as an accessory game). An example of the machine will be described. The symbol variation game and the bonus game will be described later.

  The frame 3 of the pachinko machine 2 is configured so as to hold a game board unit 5 to be described later and surround the pachinko machine 2 around and in front of the pachinko machine 2 or in addition to them in cooperation with the decorative frame 12. . In addition to the game board 6, various mechanical components such as various electronic boards and paths for game media are arranged inside the frame 3, and the frame 3 and the decorative frame 12 allow the peripheral side and front, or in addition to them. Unauthorized access to the inside of the pachinko machine 2 from behind is prevented.

  The frame 3 is, for example, a housing frame 4 that is disposed on the outermost shell and is attached to the gaming machine installation island of the pachinko hall, and is pivotally supported so as to swing back and forth with respect to the housing frame 4 and holds the game board unit 5. And a machine frame 9 to be configured. A decoration frame 12 that holds the front glass 10 and a decoration member 32 that decorates the periphery of the front glass 10 is disposed in front of the machine frame 9. The front glass 10 is a transparent member for allowing the player to visually recognize the game board 6 held inside the frame 3 from the front, and details thereof will be described later.

  The game board unit 5 includes a game board 6 and a center accessory 7 arranged at the approximate center of the game board 6. The game board 6 is a board-like member for demarcating a game area 6b for realizing a game by the flow of a ball (pachinko ball) 23 on the game board surface (front surface) 6a. In the first embodiment, A game area 6b is formed on the front game board surface 6a. The game board 6 is held by the frame 3 (the machine frame 9 as a part of the frame 3 in the first embodiment) so that the player can visually recognize the game board surface 6a from the front. Yes. A rail ornament 26 is attached to the game board surface 6a so as to surround the periphery in a substantially circular shape, and an inner peripheral surface (inner side surface) 26a of the rail ornament 26 is disposed so as to stand upright with respect to the game board surface 6a. ing. A substantially circular area defined by the inner side surface 26a and facing the inner side surface 26a is a game area 6b.

  A gauge (obstacle nail) 27 is disposed in the game area 6b. The gauges 27 collide with the balls 23 flowing down the game area 6b and change the flow direction thereof, and a large number of gauges 27 are arranged in the game area 6b. Further, the game area 6b includes a second start winning tool (game equipment for a game machine) 11 having a normal winning port 28, a first starting port 29, and a second starting port (see FIG. 2) 16, a first A first big prize tool 31 having a big prize opening, a second big prize opening 8a, a passing gate (passing area) 33, a windmill 34, and the like are arranged, and the ball 23 flowing down flows into each winning opening and start opening. Or by passing through the passage gate 33 or rotating the windmill 34, it is possible to enjoy the flow-down game by the ball 23.

  The center accessory 7 is arranged substantially at the center of the game board surface 6a to realize a symbol change game or a bonus game. The symbol display device 7a for mainly displaying symbols in the first game and mainly the bonus game. The center decoration 8 to be realized is provided.

  The symbol display device 7a is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display, an LED, etc., and is arranged so that the player can see from the game board surface 6a side, and on the display screen (video display surface) 7b. The video display is performed. On the display screen 7b, for example, a display symbol 7c composed of three-digit numbers or characters is displayed as an image so as to rotate or stop. In addition, for example, an effect image as a story tailoring image by a character or the like is also displayed on the display screen 7b.

  When the ball 23 is launched by a ball launch unit (not shown), the ball 23 travels along the inner side surface 26a of the rail decoration 26 and reaches the upper part in the game area 6b. Thereafter, the ball 23 collides with the gauge 27 and flows down in the game area 6b. Some of the balls 23 enter the normal prize opening, and a certain number of prize balls are paid out. Without flowing in, it flows into the outlet 30 located at the lowermost part in the game area 6 b and is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 2.

  When the ball 23 flows into the first starting port during the symbol variation game, the first lottery by the first lottery means (a part of the first game means) for generating the first game is started due to the inflow. The At the same time, the display symbol 7c of the symbol display device 7a starts rotating display. If the result of the first lottery is a win, the display symbol 7c is stopped and displayed at a predetermined symbol (for example, “7 · 7 · 7”), and a jackpot (first game; hereinafter symbol variation) in the symbol variation game. Is called a jackpot). The first grand prize opening is opened to accept a large amount of winning balls, and a large amount of prize balls are paid out to the storage tray 14.

  The center ornament 8 is a resin-made shaped body arranged around the display screen 7b of the symbol display device 7a and on the game board surface 6a. The center decoration 8 surrounds the display screen 7b, for example, and is arranged so that the display screen 7b can be visually recognized by the player. The center ornament 8 is provided with a pattern and color, and is formed with a character or the like so as to exhibit a decorative effect.

  A part of the center ornament 8 is provided with a second big prize opening 8a that can be changed in state (can be opened and closed) between a state in which the ball 23 can flow and a state in which the ball 23 cannot flow. The second grand prize winning opening 8a is opened for a predetermined time when a jackpot (second game; hereinafter referred to as a jackpot bonus) is generated during the game of an accessory, and the ball 23 can flow into the center decoration 8 when the jackpot is opened. It is said that. On the other hand, the ball 23 cannot flow into the center ornament 8 when the second grand prize winning opening 8a is closed.

  The symbol display device 7a disposed at the center of the center ornament 8 is disposed slightly deeper than the game board surface 6a in the depth direction. In the front part of the symbol display device 7a, a V winning opening 35 is arranged that can win the ball 23 flowing in from the second large winning opening 8a with a certain probability. When the ball 23 flows into the V winning opening 35, the first big winning opening is opened to accept a large amount of winning balls, and the bonus game can be continuously enjoyed.

  The center ornament 8 is located slightly to the right of the center of the game board surface 6a, and a ball on the right side region of the game board surface 6a in front view is formed by the upper portion of the center ornament 8 and the vicinity of the side portion and the inner side surface 26a of the rail ornament 26. A passage 8b is formed. The ball passage 8b has a passage size through which one ball 23 can pass, and the ball 23 that has passed through the ball passage 8b reaches the vicinity of the lower right of the game area 6b and flows into the outlet 30. It has become. The game area 6b other than the ball passage 8b is formed from the left side of the game board 6 to the lower part.

  The ball 23 fired by the launch unit passes, for example, the passage gate 33 while flowing down the left game area 6b. When the lottery is performed by the second lottery means due to the passage of the passage gate 33 and the lottery result is a win, the second start opening 16 provided in the second start winning tool 13 is opened for a certain period of time. When the second start port 16 is closed, it is impossible for the ball 23 to flow in. However, if the ball 23 flows into the second start port 16 while the second start port 16 is open, a bonus game is generated. The second grand prize opening 8a is opened for a predetermined time. If the following ball 23 flows into the second grand prize opening 8a during the opening time and wins the V prize opening 35, it is possible to enjoy the continuation of the bonus game with the opening of the first big prize opening. It is like that.

  Here, the open state of the second starting port 16 is a state in which a lower tongue member (advancing / retracting member, movable member) 18 (see FIG. 2) described later has advanced, and the second starting port 16 has a ball 23. The state that allows the inflow of The closed state of the second start port 16 is a state in which the lower tongue member 18 is retracted and the second start port 16 prevents the inflow of the sphere 23.

  Hereinafter, the structure of the 2nd start prize device 11 provided with this 2nd start mouth 16 is explained in detail.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the second starting prize device 11 that the pachinko machine 2 has. The second start winning tool 11 includes a base plate (plate member) 17, a lower tongue member 18, an upper tongue member 19, a solenoid (driving means) 20, and a housing portion 21.

  The base plate 17 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped mounting plate for mounting the second start winning tool 11 to the game board surface 6a. A rear surface 17b of the base plate 17 serves as an attachment surface for attachment to the game board surface 6a, and a second start port 16 for allowing the ball 23 to flow in when the lower tongue member 18 is advanced is formed in the front surface 17a. ing. As shown in FIG. 2, the second starting port 16 has a substantially rectangular shape, and the lower tongue member 18 advances and retreats in the vicinity of the lower end, and the upper tongue member 19 advances and retreats in the vicinity of the upper end. The width direction dimension W of the second starting port 16 is set to be larger than the diameter dimension D (see FIG. 3) of the sphere 23 so that the ball entering the second starting port 16 is not hindered.

  On the upper surface 17 c of the base plate 17, a scooping surface (front guiding portion) 17 d is formed above the second start port 16. The scooping surface 17d is an inclined surface that inclines from the side close to the game board surface 6a of the upper surface 17c to the second starting port 16, and smoothly scoops up the ball 23 flowing down from the upper side of the game area 6b. And has a function of reaching the lower tongue member 18 in the advanced state. On the other hand, both side portions 17e and 17f of the scooping surface 17d on the upper surface 17c are formed so as to incline downward toward the outer side in the left-right direction, and the sphere 23 flowing down toward the both side portions 17e and 17f is passed through the second starting port. It has the function of distributing and flowing down to the left and right sides without reaching 16.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a dimensional relationship in the front-rear direction between the second starting prize 11 and the front glass 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the thickness M of the base plate 17 is formed to be relatively thick. Therefore, the second start port 16 is forward of the game board surface 6a by the thickness M (that is, the front glass 10). Protruding to the side.)

  The front glass 10 is a transparent plate that is spaced apart from the game board 6 by a certain distance or more. The front glass 10 is formed of transparent flat glass and is held on the back side of the decorative frame 12, and has a function of forming a flow-down space in which the ball 23 flows down between the game board 6 and the player through the front glass 10 to play the game board 6. A function of ensuring visibility so that the player can visually recognize the player, and a function of preventing unauthorized access so that the player cannot illegally access (contact) the game board 6.

  3, the distance from the rear surface 10a of the front glass 10 to the front surface 17a of the base plate 17 (that is, the distance from the opening edge of the second start port 16) is L, and the second start of the lower tongue member 18 in the advanced state. When the projection amount from the mouth 16 is A and the diameter dimension of the ball 23 is D, the distance B from the rear surface 10a of the front glass 10 to the game board surface 6a, the rear surface 10a of the front glass 10 and the lower tongue member 18 in the advanced state For the gap C, the following equation is established.

B = L + M
C = LA
When the distance B = 19 mm and the diameter dimension D = 11 mm, for example, if the distance L = 13 mm, the thickness M of the base plate 17 is 6 mm. If the gap C is set to 3 mm, the protruding amount A of the lower tongue member 18 in the advanced state is 10 mm. If each dimension is set as in this example, it is not necessary to separately arrange a separate member such as an auxiliary plate between the second starting prize 11 and the front glass 10, and the sphere 23 that has flowed down the scooping surface 17d. Can be smoothly guided to the bottom member 18 in the advanced state. Since the gap C between the lower tongue member 18 in the advanced state and the rear surface 10a of the front glass 10 is set to be sufficiently smaller than the diameter D of the sphere 23, the sphere 23 may be sandwiched in the gap C, or the gap The ball 23 does not flow down from C.

  Further, in the second starting prize device 11, the base plate 17 protrudes from the game board surface 6a with a thickness M. Accordingly, the side surface 17g of the base plate 17 is erected from the game board surface 6a at a height of thickness M, so that the ball 23 from the side does not reach the second starting port 16. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the ball 23 that is played by the gauge 27 in the game area 6b and from the side toward the second start port 16 from being entered, and to prevent such an unexpected ball entry. (See also FIG. 1).

  In addition, since it is not necessary to arrange | position separate members, such as an auxiliary | assistant plate, in this 2nd start winning tool 11, it can contribute to reduction of a number of parts and cost. Further, since an auxiliary plate or the like is not disposed in front of the second starting port 16, the player directly moves the ball 23 into the second starting port 16 or moves the upper and lower tongue members 18, 19 forward and backward. It can be visually recognized.

  The lower tongue member 18 is a plate-like member that moves back and forth in the second start port 16 in the front-rear direction (± Z direction). 4A and 4B are schematic side views for explaining how the lower tongue member 18 and the upper tongue member 19 move forward and backward. FIG. 4A shows an advanced state of the lower tongue member 18, and FIG. The retracted state of the member 18 is shown. The lower tongue member 18 has a receiving surface 18a for receiving the ball 23 in the forwardly advanced state (in the direction of arrow Z). The ball 23 received by the receiving surface 18 a has a function of flowing into the second starting port 16.

  The upper tongue member 19 is also a plate-like member that moves back and forth in the front-rear direction (± Z direction) in the second start port 16 in the same manner as the lower tongue member 18. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower tongue member 18 and the upper tongue member 19 are connected by a link mechanism 20a and are configured to move back and forth in opposite phases. That is, when the lower tongue member 18 is advanced, the upper tongue member 19 is retracted, and when the lower tongue member 18 is retracted, the upper tongue member 19 is advanced.

  When the lower tongue member 18 is advanced, the upper tongue member 19 is retracted deeper than the second start port 16, and as a result, the substantial opening height L 1 of the second start port 16 is the diameter dimension D of the sphere 23. It has become larger than. Therefore, when the lower tongue member 18 is in the advanced state, the ball 23 smoothly flows from the second start port 16.

On the other hand, when the lower tongue member 18 is retracted, the upper tongue member 19 advances to the vicinity of the opening edge of the second start port 16. In this state, the substantial opening height dimension L <b> 2 of the second start port 16 is decreased by the total thickness of the lower tongue member 18 and the upper tongue member 19. Since the opening height dimension L2 is set to be smaller than the diameter dimension D of the sphere 23, the inflow of the sphere 23 into the second starting port 16 is surely prevented when the lower tongue member 18 is retracted. Yes.

  In this way, allowing and blocking of the ball entering the second starting port 16 is realized by the forward and backward movement of the lower tongue member 18 and the upper tongue member 19 in the front-rear direction (± Z direction). Further, since the lower tongue member 18 retreats with the receiving surface 18a facing upward, an external force in the retreating direction (−Z direction) is hardly generated in the ball 23 placed on the receiving surface 18a during the retreating movement. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, even when the ball 23 is received by the receiving surface 18 a during the retreat movement of the lower tongue member 18, the ball 23 is not pushed into the second start port 16. The game area 6b is left as it is and flows down. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an unexpected entry during the retraction of the lower tongue member 18, and it is possible to easily adjust the entrance rate as designed.

  The solenoid 20 is a driving means for moving the upper and lower tongue members 18 and 19 forward and backward. In this Embodiment 1, it accommodates in the accommodating part 21, is arrange | positioned behind the upper and lower tongue members 18 and 19, and is connected with the upper and lower tongue members 18 and 19 via the link mechanism 20a. Specifically, the plunger 20b of the solenoid 20 is connected to the upper tongue member 19, and when the plunger 20b moves rearward to retract the upper tongue member 19, the link mechanism 20a swings around the rotation shaft 20c. The lower tongue member 18 is moved forward to move (see FIG. 4A). When the plunger 20b moves forward to advance the upper tongue member 19, the link mechanism 20a swings in the reverse direction to retract the lower tongue member 18 (see FIG. 4B). ).

  The accommodating portion 21 is an accommodating member attached to the rear of the base plate 17 and holds components such as the solenoid 20 and the link mechanism 20a inside. A ball passage sensor that detects a sphere 23 that has flowed in from the second start port 16 is also held in the housing portion 21, and a winning path that guides the sphere 23 to a winning ball passage in the pachinko machine 2 is formed.

  The decorative frame 12 is a frame member that mainly surrounds the front of the game board 6, and is swingably supported in front of the machine frame 9 by a hinge portion 22 so as to be openable and closable. The decorative frame 12 holds the front glass 10 in the opening portion where the opening is formed, and allows the player to visually recognize the game board 6 through the front glass 10. Around the opening, a decorative member 32 for decorating the pachinko machine 2 and producing a game is arranged.

  The launching unit is for firing (bulleting) the ball 23 sent from the upper plate 14a as a part of the storage tray 14 to the firing position by the ball supply device (not shown) toward the upper part of the game area 6b. It is. The launch unit includes, for example, a launcher that shoots the ball 23 at the launch position, a launch motor that drives the launcher, a launch spring that urges the launcher to generate a ball force, and the like. It is attached to the machine casing 9. For launching the ball by the launch unit, a launch handle 15 is provided below the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 to realize on / off of the launch of the ball and adjustment of the launch intensity based on the operation of the player.

  The storage tray 14 is a tray member disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 to store the player's ball, and in the first embodiment, has an upper tray 14a and a lower tray 14b. . When the ball discharge button 14c disposed in the vicinity of the upper plate 14a is operated, the ball 23 stored in the upper plate 14a is discharged to the lower plate 14b.

  Next, a gaming method in the pachinko machine 2 will be briefly described. In this pachinko machine 2, the game area 6b is mainly arranged on the left side and the lower part of the game board surface 6a, and all of the first start port 29, the second start port 16 and the passing gate 33 are on the left side. It is arranged in the game area 6b. At the start of the game, the lower tongue member 18 is in the retracted state, and the second starting port 16 is in the closed state.

<Design variation game>
When the player operates the firing handle 15, the ball is fired, and the ball 23 is fired along the firing rail (not shown) and the inner surface 26a of the rail decoration 26 to reach the upper part of the game area 6b. In the symbol variation game, the player makes a left strike (ball launch to the left portion of the game area 6b) aiming for a winning at the first starting port 29. The fired ball 23 starts to fall from the inner side surface 26a and flows down the game area 6b on the left side. The ball 23 that has flowed down the game area 6 b wins a normal winning opening 28 or wins a first starting opening 29, for example.

  When the ball 23 flows into the first start port 29, the first lottery (the first game lottery) is executed by the first lottery means, and the symbol display device 7a starts to display the display symbol 7c in a rotating manner. When the result of the first lottery is won and the display symbol 7c is stopped and displayed in a predetermined jackpot mode (for example, “7, 7, 7”), a symbol variation jackpot occurs, and the first big prize opening is Open. Then, a large amount of balls 23 flow into the first grand prize opening, and a large amount of premium balls are paid out.

  The opening / closing operation of the first grand prize opening is repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times, and thereafter the symbol variation jackpot ends. For example, “2 · 2 · 2”, “6 · 6 · 6”, “7 · 7 · 7”, etc., are used as the stop mode of the symbol 7c. When the symbol variation jackpot in some of the modes (for example, “7, 7, 7”) is completed, an accessory game is started thereafter.

<Combination game>
When the accessory game is started, the player aims to pass the ball 23 to the passing gate 33 and makes a left turn in the same manner as in the case of the symbol variation game. When the ball 23 passes through the passing gate 33, the second lottery (the second game lottery) is performed by the second lottery means. When the lottery result is a win, the lower tongue member 18 in the second start port 16 moves forward and backward, and an open state of the second start port 16 for a certain time (for example, a short time of 1 second or less) occurs.

  If the ball 23 is received by the receiving surface 18a of the lower tongue member 18 and wins the second starting port 16 in the advanced state of the lower tongue member 18, a bonus hit will occur, and the second big prize opening 8a Open for a predetermined time. Subsequently, if the ball 23 flowing down the game area 6b flows into the second big prize opening 8a and wins the V prize opening 35 arranged in the center bonus 7, the bonus game continuation becomes the first game. The big prize opening opens. Then, a large amount of balls 23 flow into the first grand prize opening, and it is possible to continue to enjoy the bonus game with a large amount of premium balls being paid out.

  Since the first start port 29, the second start port 16, and the passing gate 33 are all arranged on the left side of the game area 6b, the ball 23 may pass through the passing gate 33 during the symbol variation game. is there. When the lottery result by the second lottery means is won, the lower tongue member 18 at the second start port 16 moves forward and backward.

  However, the ball 23 received on the receiving surface 18a in the middle of the retreating movement of the lower tongue member 18 is prevented from entering the second starting port 16 with the retreating movement. Further, only the ball 23 that has flowed down through the scooping surface 17d can reach the lower tongue member 18 in the advanced state, and the ball 23 from the side or the like unintentionally enters the second starting port 16. It is also prevented from going on. As described above, since the unexpected entry into the lower tongue member 18 is prevented, the probability of entry into the second start port 16 can be made as designed, and the second start port 16 during the symbol variation game can be achieved. It is also possible to set the probability of entering the ball to an extremely low probability.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a first big prize tool (game equipment) 41 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The first big prize tool 41 can be used in place of the first big prize tool 31 in the first embodiment.

  The first big prize tool 41 is generally configured by including a base plate (plate member) 42, an opening / closing door (movable member) 43, and a solenoid (not shown). The base plate 42 is an attachment plate for attaching the second big prize tool 41 to the game board 6, and is arranged so that the front face 42a protrudes from the game board face 6a. And the flow-down area | region between the rear surface 10a of the front glass 10 and the front surface 42a is narrowed compared with between the rear surface 10a and the game board surface 6a.

  A first big prize opening 42 b is formed in the front surface 42 a of the base plate 42. A scooping surface (front guiding portion) 42c that slopes down from the position close to the game board surface 6a to the front surface 42a is formed above the first grand prize opening 42b, so that the ball 23 flowing down from above can be smoothly Thus, it is guided forward and reaches the vicinity of the first big prize opening 42b.

  The open / close door 43 is driven by a solenoid and swings back and forth in the vicinity of the first big prize opening 42b, thereby allowing / blocking the ball 23 from entering the first big prize opening 42b. The opening / closing door 43 has a rotation shaft 43a at the lower side portion thereof, and the upper side 43b swings back and forth around the rotation shaft 43a. The open / close door 43 closes the first big prize opening 42b to prevent the ball 23 from entering in the rearward swinging state, and opens the first big prize opening 42b in the forward swinging state. 23 balls are allowed.

  In the open state, the distance between the upper side 43b and the rear surface 10a of the front glass 10 is sufficiently smaller than the diameter D of the sphere 23 (for example, about 2 to 3 mm). Accordingly, the ball 23 is prevented from being caught between the upper side 43b and the rear surface 10a when the opening / closing door 43 is opened, or in the opened state. Is prevented.

  That is, by projecting the base plate 42 forward from the game board surface 6a, the height of the opening / closing door 43 is reduced and the first big prize tool 41 is reduced in size, but an additional member such as an auxiliary plate is used. It is unnecessary. Therefore, it is a prize-winning tool that can contribute to miniaturization, reduction in the number of parts and cost, and prevention of defects such as ball clogging.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary. For example, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the case where the front surfaces 17a and 42a of the base plates 17 and 42 are substantially planar has been described. Of course, the application of the present invention is that the front surface of the base plate is planar. It is not limited to the case. For example, an attachment portion to the game board surface that is lowered by one step may be formed on the periphery of the base plate, and a portion surrounded by the attachment portion may protrude from the game board. Further, the front surface of the base plate may be partially or entirely formed of a curved surface and protrude from the game board.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the 2nd starting prize-winning tool which the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 has. It is typical explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the dimensional relationship in the front-back direction of the 2nd starting prize-winning tool and front glass shown in FIG. 3A and 3B are schematic side views for explaining a state in which the lower tongue member and the upper tongue member are moved forward and backward shown in FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 3A shows an advanced state of the lower tongue member, and FIG. Indicates the state. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode that an unexpected ball | bowl is prevented in the middle of the retraction movement of the 2nd start prize tool shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the 1st big prize tool concerning Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

A: Projection amount B, L: Distance D: Diameter dimension L1, L2: Opening height dimension M: Thickness W: Width direction dimension Z: Arrow 2: Pachinko machine (game machine)
3: Frame 4: Housing frame (part of the frame)
5: Game board unit 6: Game board 6a: Game board surface (surface)
6b: Game area 7: Center character 7a: Symbol display device 7b: Display screen (video display surface)
7c: Display pattern 8: Center decoration 8a: Second big prize opening 8b: Ball passage 9: Machine frame (part of the frame)
10: Front glass (front transparent plate)
10a: Rear surface 11: Second starting prize-winning tool (ball game equipment for gaming machines)
12: Decorative frame (front frame)
14: Reservoir 14a: Upper plate 14b: Lower plate 14c: Ball discharge button 15: Launch handle 16: Second start port (inflow opening)
17, 42: Base plate (plate member)
17a, 42a: front surface 17b: rear surface 17c: upper surface 17d, 42c: scooping surface (front guiding portion)
17e, 17f: Both sides 17g: Side 18: Lower tongue member (advance / retreat member, movable member)
18a: receiving surface 19: upper tongue member 20: solenoid (driving means)
20a: Link mechanism 20b: Plunger 21: Housing part 22: Hinge part 23: Ball (pachinko ball)
26: Rail decoration 26a: Inner surface (inner peripheral surface)
27: Gauge
28: Ordinary winning opening 29: First starting opening 30: Out opening 31: First big winning tool 32: Decoration member 33: Passing gate (passing area)
34: Windmill 35: V prize opening 41: First big prize tool (game equipment for game machines)
42b: First big prize opening 43: Opening / closing door (movable member)
43a: Rotating shaft 43b: Upper side

Claims (4)

An inflow opening through which a ball flowing down a game area defined on the surface of the game board flows, and
A pitcher for a gaming machine having a movable member disposed in the vicinity of the inflow opening, and capable of changing a ball entry rate into the inflow opening based on an operation of the movable member,
The inflow opening is formed in a plate member for attaching the pitching tool to the game board,
The plate member is disposed so as to protrude forward from the game board; and
A pitching tool for a gaming machine, wherein a front guiding portion for guiding the ball forward is formed above the inflow opening of the plate member. The movable member is
An opening / closing door that swings back and forth in the vicinity of the inflow opening, permits the inflow of the sphere into the inflow opening in the open state, and prevents the inflow of the sphere into the inflow opening in the closed state. A game implement for a gaming machine according to claim 1. The movable member is
A forward / backward member that moves forward and backward through the inflow opening, permits the inflow of the sphere into the inflow opening in the advanced state, and prevents the inflow of the sphere into the inflow opening in the retracted state. 2. A game implement for a gaming machine according to 1. A game implement for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A game board defining the game area on its surface;
A frame for holding the game board so as to be visible to the player;
A front transparent plate disposed at a predetermined distance or more in front of the game board;
A launch unit that launches the ball toward the gaming area;
A gaming machine having a storage tray for storing the ball.

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