JP2000079208A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the amusement of a game by providing a storing means which starts the storable state of a hit ball entering at the time of forming a prescribed condition after starting an opening/closing cycle and finishes the state after then to facilitate guiding toward a specific prize winning area in a variable prize winning ball device. SOLUTION: When a stopping solenoid is ON, a temporary stopping board 53 is at a raised position as shown in the figure to store a prize winning ball P entering a ball passage 51 by a temporary stopping board 53 and a stopping part 56a at the lower/rear end of a flowing out path 56. Then, in a state where a single prize winning ball P stays at the passage 51, a ball P accepted by variable impellers 49a and 49b collides with the staying ball P and rolls forward from the path 56. Namely, though only one ball P can be stored in the passage 51, possibility of guiding to the specific prize winning area 40 at the time of releasing the staying of the one ball P is increased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball hitting game in a special prize area and a big hit game state, in which the ball is repeatedly opened and closed based on a predetermined opening and closing cycle, and the hitting ball is again identified during the opening and closing cycle. The present invention relates to a ball game machine equipped with a variable winning ball device that establishes a continuation right to allow the next opening / closing cycle when a winning area is won.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a prize ball received in a prize space is guided to a specific prize area defined in the prize space, a specific game state (also referred to as a big hit game state).
For example, a chance to obtain a large number of winning balls in a short time by executing a plurality of opening and closing cycles for repeatedly opening and closing a large variable winning ball device provided on a game board on condition that continuation rights are established. Many ball game machines provided with a variable prize ball device capable of giving a prize have been proposed. In such a variable prize ball device, a storage mechanism is provided in the prize space, and the hit balls stored in the storage mechanism are released, thereby leading the prize ball to a specific prize area and continuing the opening / closing cycle. Was configured to be easily realized.

[0003]

However, most of the storage mechanisms provided in the above-described variable prize ball apparatus change into a state in which hit balls can be stored at the same time as the opening / closing cycle is started. At the beginning of the opening / closing cycle, it is likely that the game will be stored in the opening / closing cycle at the beginning of the opening / closing cycle. There was a drawback that it was not possible to excite the interest. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to increase the interest of a game by giving the player a sense of tension as to whether or not the right to continue the open / close cycle is easily established. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can be excited.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, when a ball hits a specific winning area and enters a jackpot game state, it is repeatedly opened and closed based on a predetermined opening and closing cycle. A ball game machine equipped with a variable winning ball device that establishes a continuation right to allow the next opening and closing cycle when the ball hits the specific winning region again during the opening and closing cycle, wherein the variable winning ball device includes: Storing means for starting a state in which a hit ball can be stored when predetermined conditions are satisfied after the start of the opening and closing cycle, and then ending the state in which the ball can be stored and facilitating guidance toward the specific winning area. It is characterized by having been provided.

[0005]

Since the storage of the hit ball by the storage means is not performed until a predetermined condition is satisfied after the start of the opening / closing cycle, the hit ball is stored immediately after the start of the opening / closing cycle and the establishment of the continuation right is secured. The situation can be prevented from occurring, and the player can play the game with a sense of tension with respect to the establishment of the continuation right of the open / close cycle, thereby enlivening the interest of the game.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the gaming board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball game machine to which the variable winning ball device 30 as the winning ball device according to the embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 12 is a front view showing the configuration of the front of the game board 1, and FIG.
13 is a rear view showing the configuration of the back of the gaming board 1 and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a front view and a side view of a side lighting device 19 provided on the back of the game board 1. In the figure, a section rail 2 is planted in a substantially circular shape on the front surface of the game board 1, and the inside of the section rail 2 is a game area 3. In the game area 3,
At the center thereof, a variable winning ball device 30 constituting a main part of the present embodiment is arranged. The variable prize ball device 30 receives ball hits falling on the game area 3 of the game board 1 and receives ball hits 36a and 36b as winning prizes, and the ball hitting members 36a and 36.
a winning space 35 in which the winning ball received by b flows down;
It has a character member 49 provided in the winning space 35 and having movable blades 49a and 49b which affect the flowing state of the winning ball, and a specific winning area 40 for generating a specific gaming state. The detailed configuration of the variable winning ball device 30 will be described later.

[0007] Further, a plurality of (3
) Start winning prize holes 4, 5a, 5b. As shown in FIG. 12, the starting winning ports 4, 5a and 5b have
Starting winning ball detectors 6, 7a, 7 for detecting a winning ball
b is built in. In addition, each starting winning opening 4, 5a, 5
A chucker lamp 17 is provided between b.

A description will be given of the gaming state when a ball is hit in the above-mentioned starting winning openings 4, 5a, 5b.
When the hit ball wins the central winning opening 4, the ball receiving members 36a and 36b of the variable winning ball device 30 open and close twice. When the hit ball wins the right and left start winning ports 5a and 5b, the ball receiving members 36a and 36b open and close once. The state in which the opening / closing operation is performed is referred to as a start winning prize. Thus, the winning ball received by the variable winning ball device 30 by the opening / closing operation at the time of the start winning is changed to the specific winning area 40.
, And the specific winning ball detector 41 is turned ON, a specific game state (generally called a jackpot game state) is established.

When the big hitting game state is reached, the ball receiving member 36
a and 36b perform a predetermined number of opening and closing operations (for example, 18 times) or an opening and closing operation (hereinafter referred to as an opening and closing cycle) until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls occur during the predetermined number of opening and closing operations. Is called). Then, when the winning ball accepted during the opening / closing cycle is again guided to the specific winning area 40, a continuation right is generated, the current opening / closing cycle is immediately stopped, and the process proceeds to the next opening / closing cycle. Such a repetition of the opening and closing cycle,
A predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) is performed on condition that the continuation right is established. Therefore, when the big hitting game state is reached, a large number of winning balls can be obtained in a short time.

In the game area 3, in addition to the variable winning ball device 30 and the starting winning ports 4, 5a, 5b, a windmill lamp 8 is provided.
a, 8b, winning ports 9a, 9b, 11a, 11b, side lamps 13a, 13b, out ports 14, windmills, obstacle nails (both have no sign), and the like. Winners 9a, 9
b is arranged on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 30 and has shoulder lamps 10a and 10b built therein,
Reference numerals a and 11b are arranged at the upper left and right sides of the start winning openings 5a and 5b, and have sleeve lamps 12a and 12b built therein. The shoulder lamps 10a and 10b and the sleeve lamp 12
A and 12b are displayed and controlled in a predetermined manner at the time of a winning start or a big hit game state, together with the side lamps 13a and 13b arranged at the center side end of the game area 3.
Further, as the lamps to be displayed and controlled in this manner, a rail decoration lamp 15 surrounding the outer periphery of the game area 3 and the game board 1
There is a gaming effect lamp 16 (not shown, but shown in the block diagram of FIG. 6) and the like provided at the upper part of the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine to which is attached. Further, a pachinko gaming machine is provided with a speaker (not shown) for notifying a sound effect according to a gaming state. In addition, two glass plates 24a and 24b are provided in front of the game board 1 (see FIG. 2).
Is arranged. The out port 14 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 3, and collects out balls that have not been won.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, a winning ball collecting cover body 18 is fixed to the back of the game board 1. The winning ball collecting cover body 18 forms a guiding path for guiding a winning ball that has won the variable winning ball device 30 and a winning ball that has won a winning opening 9a, 9b, 11a, 11b downward. Further, a side lighting device 19 for illuminating the winning space 35 of the variable winning ball device 30 from the side is attached to the side of the variable winning ball device 30 of the winning ball collecting cover body 18. As shown in FIG. 13, the side lighting device 19 is constituted by a mounting plate 20 having a bowl-shaped concave reflecting chamber 21 at a front portion thereof. Is provided. Further, attachment portions 23 formed above and below the rear end of the attachment plate 20 can be fixed to the winning ball collecting cover body 18. As described above, the illuminating means for illuminating the prize space 35 of the variable prize ball device 30 includes the prize ball set cover 1.
8, the amount of projection of the variable winning ball device 30 to the side can be suppressed as compared with the case where the lighting means is integrally formed with the variable winning ball device 30. 30 can be easily attached to the game board 1.

The configuration of the game board 1 has been described above. Next, referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the configuration of the variable prize ball device 30 as a prize ball device constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described. explain. 1 is a front view of the variable prize ball device 30, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the variable prize ball device 30, and FIG. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing the operation of a character member 48 as a movable member provided in the winning space 35. FIG. In the drawing, the variable winning ball device 30 has a mounting board 31 mounted on the surface of the gaming board 1 as shown in FIGS. The mounting board 31
A vertically long whole is formed in the shape of a plate bulging laterally, and a normal winning opening 32 is formed in the upper front surface thereof. Further, a rectangular winning opening is formed in the center of the mounting board 31, and a winning space 35 surrounded by a peripheral wall is formed behind the winning opening.

On the front surface of the mounting board 31, an obstacle receiving frame 33 is projected along the upper opening edge of the winning opening, and an upper decorative plate 34 is fixed to the front surface of the obstacle receiving frame 33 to form the winning opening 32. The front is decorated. In addition, obstacle receiving frame 33
A pair of ball receiving members 36a and 36b
It is provided to be freely openable and closable about 7a and 37b.
The ball receiving members 36a, 36b are provided with rotating shafts 37a, 37b.
The rear end is engaged with a well-known link mechanism and connected to the ball receiving member solenoids 38a and 38b (see FIG. 2), so that the opening and closing operation is performed in accordance with ON / OFF of the ball receiving member solenoids 38a and 38b. It has become.

Below the above-mentioned ball receiving members 36a and 36b, there is provided a winning ball receiving frame 39 projecting along the lower left and right edges and the lower edge of the opening edge of the winning opening. Prize winning frame 39
A special winning area 40 is formed in the center of the upper part of the game.
Is to be detected. The right and left sides of the specific winning area 40 are defined as normal winning areas 42a and 42b. The lower decorative plate 39 is provided on the front of the winning ball receiving frame 39.
a is fixed, and the specific winning area 40 and the normal winning area 42
a, 42b. In addition, the specific winning area 4
The zero and normal winning areas 42a and 42b are formed so as to face the lower end of a lower ball rolling plate 58, which will be described later, and the winning balls that have won each merge below and are guided to the back surface of the game board 1. It has become so.

As described above, the winning opening is formed on the mounting board 31.
Receiving frame 33 and ball receiving members 36a, 3 projecting from the front of
6b and the winning ball receiving frame 39,
A hit ball falling in the game area 3 does not win in a normal state. However, when the ball receiving members 36a and 36b are opened, the ball hitting the game area 3 is received by the ball receiving members 36a and 36b, guided to the inside of the winning opening, reaches the winning space 35, and finally. It becomes a winning prize ball. It should be noted that when the ball receiving members 36a, 36b stand up, the hit ball does not win at all, but the ball receiving members 36a, 36b do not win.
An interval may be formed between the ball 6b and the obstacle receiving frame 33 so that a shot ball passes therethrough so that it is difficult to win.

In the winning space 35, an upper ball rolling plate 43 inclined downward and rearward is laid on the upper portion thereof.
At the rear end of the upper ball rolling plate 43,
a, 44b are formed, and the winning balls that have rolled on the upper ball rolling plate 43 are allowed to fall downward. The falling port 44a,
Winning ball detectors 45a and 45b are provided below 44b to detect passing winning balls. The winning ball detectors 45a and 45b perform the ball receiving members 36a and 3 during one opening and closing cycle when the big hitting game state is set.
6b for counting the number of winning balls accepted, and for controlling the operation of movable blades 49a and 49b of the character member 48 described below.
In addition, on the rear wall of the upper rear part of the upper ball rolling plate 43, the opening number display LED 46 for displaying the number of repetitions of the opening / closing cycle at the time of the big hitting game state, and the detection and counting by the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b. A winning number display LED 47 for displaying the winning number of winning balls is provided.

In the center of the lower part of the winning space 35, a character member 48 is provided.
A pair of movable blades 49a and 49b are provided on the side of the opening 8 so as to be freely opened and closed. The movable blades 49a and 49b are shown in FIG.
Are driven to open and close by blade solenoids 50a, 50b shown in FIG. 5, and the blade solenoids 50a, 50b are controlled to operate based on detection signals of the winning ball detectors 45a, 45b. For this control,
Details will be described later.

The above-mentioned character member 48 is provided with a robot design, and a winning ball received while the movable blades 49a and 49b are opened is guided to a ball passage 51 formed at a lower rear portion of the character member 48. Ball passage 5
1 in front of the foot members 52a, 52 at predetermined intervals.
b is provided to guide winning balls flowing out of the ball passage 51 forward along the lower ball rolling plate 58. In the ball passage 51, a temporary stop plate 53 protrudes from an opening 55 formed in the rear wall of the winning space 35. The temporary stop plate 53 is moved up and down by a stop solenoid 54 shown in FIG. An outflow path 56 is formed in the body of the character member 48, and winning balls overflowing from the ball passage 51 roll forward as described below. However, since the projection 57 is provided at the center of the outflow path 56, the winning balls rolling on the outflow path 56 are distributed right and left by the projection 57 and fall on the lower ball rolling plate 58.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, when the stop solenoid 54 is turned off,
The winning ball in the lowered position and entering the ball passage 51 can pass through the center of the lower ball rolling plate 58 as it is, passing between the foot members 52a and 52b, and win the specific winning area 40. High in nature. On the other hand, the stop solenoid 54 is ON
In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the temporary stop plate 53 is at the raised position, and
To the stop plate 53 and the stop 56 at the lower rear end of the outflow channel 56.
a and stop. In the state where one winning ball is stopped in the ball passage 51, the movable blade 49
The winning prize balls received by a and 49b collide with the stopped prize balls and roll forward from the outflow path 56. That is, in the present embodiment, the ball passage 5
Although only one winning ball can be stopped in one, the possibility that the one winning ball will be guided to the specific winning area 40 increases when the stopping of the one winning ball is released.

The structure of the variable prize ball device 30 in the prize space 35 generally has the above-described configuration. However, the variable prize ball device 30 has a large number of decorative LEDs 59 (see FIG. 2).
Is provided. In addition, the wiring of the decorative LED, the solenoid, the detector, and the like is connected to the relay terminal plate 6 provided on the back surface of the variable winning ball device 30 as shown in FIG.
0.

The configuration of the gaming board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine including the variable winning ball device 30 has been described above. The gaming machine provided on the gaming board 1 is controlled by a game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a block diagram of a game control circuit formed on a control board, which is controlled by a basic circuit 70 including an MPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit. Thus, the basic circuit 70
Are activated winning ball detectors 6 and 7 via a switch circuit 71.
a, 7b, specific winning ball detector 41, winning ball detector 45
The detection signals from a and 45b are input, and a chip select signal is given from the address decode circuit 72 to the basic circuit 70 and the switch circuit 71. When the power is turned on, a reset signal is supplied from the initial reset circuit 73 to the basic circuit 70, and a periodic reset signal is supplied from the periodic reset circuit 74 to the basic circuit 70 at predetermined time intervals.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 70 supplies control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is given to the speaker via the sound circuit 75, and a driving signal is output to the jackpot information output circuit 76 which derives a jackpot signal. Also, the number of times of opening indication LED via the LED circuit 77
A display control signal is given to 46, the winning number display LED 47, and the decoration LED 59, and the ball receiving member solenoids 38a, 38b, the blade solenoid 5 via the solenoid circuit 78.
A drive signal is given to 0a, 50b and the stop solenoid 54. Further, through the lamp circuit 79, the windmill lamps 8a and 8b, the shoulder lamps 10a and 10b, and the sleeve lamp 12
a, 12b, side lamps 13a, 13b, rail decoration lamp 15, game effect lamp 16, chucker lamp 1
7 and a display control signal to the accessory lamp 22. Note that power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 80 to the above-described devices and circuits.

Next, the operation of the variable winning ball device 30 controlled by the basic circuit 70 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. First, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the operation of the variable winning ball device 30 at the time of starting winning will be described. FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the operation at the time of opening once, and FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation at the time of opening twice.

In FIG. 7, when a hit ball wins in one of the start winning prize ports 5a and 5b and the start signal S1 is derived from the start winning ball detectors 7a and 7b, a predetermined time (2.000 seconds) has elapsed since the derivation. ) The ball receiving members 36a and 36b (displayed as a special winning opening) are opened for a short time (0.500 seconds) with a delay. In addition, simultaneously with derivation of the start signal S1, the movable blades 49a, 49
b (displayed as a blade) is turned on for 0.200 seconds and released. This opening is not directly related to the winning ball. The start signal S
The period from when the number 1 is present until the ball receiving members 36a and 36b close (the period marked with an asterisk in FIG. 7) is
This is a start acceptance prohibited period. During this start acceptance prohibited period,
Any ball that wins any of the starting winning ports 4, 5a, and 5b during that period will have the function of starting winning disabled. In the illustrated time chart, the ball receiving member 36
Even after the closing of the ball receiving members 36a and 36b, it takes a long time for the winning balls flowing down the winning space 35 to reach the specific winning area 40. Therefore, a certain time (4.0) after closing the ball receiving members 36a and 36b.
00 seconds). The effective time of the continuous actuation device for the accessory is determined by the ball receiving member 36.
Since the winning prize that has been won just before the closing of a and 36b may win in the specific winning area 40, this is a grace time set to recognize the winning as valid.

On the other hand, when the hit ball is received by the ball receiving members 36a and 36b and becomes a winning ball during the above-mentioned active operation of the accessory continuous operating device, when the hit ball is detected by the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b, it is detected. After a short time (0.140 seconds) from the time, the movable blades 49a and 49b move to 1.
Released for 000 seconds. However, in this case, the winning ball that first passes through the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b falls downward before the movable blades 49a and 49b are opened, and therefore, the winning ball received by the movable blades 49a and 49b. Is a winning ball that passes the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b within one second after the first winning ball has passed the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b. When the winning prize is received by the movable blades 49a and 49b in this manner, the prize is guided to the ball passage 51, and is more likely to be guided to the specific prize area 40 by the foot members 52a and 52b. Is more likely to occur. However, this 1
In the case of revolving, the ball receiving members 36a and 36b open only once, so that a plurality of hit balls are
Is less likely to be received almost simultaneously, and as a result the probability of the big hitting game state is relatively low. However, since a single opening of the ball receiving members 36a and 36b may cause a plurality of hit balls to win. However, the possibility of a jackpot game state is not completely eliminated. Also, in FIG. 7, the movable blade 49 before the effective operation time of the accessory continuous operation device ends.
a and 49b perform the opening for a very short time twice, and inform that the useful object continuous operating device operation effective time is ended.

Next, in FIG. 8, when a ball hits the starting winning opening 4 and the starting signal S2 is derived from the starting winning ball detector 6, the ball receiving member 36 is delayed for a predetermined time (2.000 seconds).
a and 36b open twice for different short times (0.500 seconds and 0.700 seconds) at intervals of a fixed time (0.700 seconds). The time from when the start signal S2 is received to when the opening of the ball receiving members 36a and 36b is completed twice is defined as a start acceptance prohibited period. In addition, since the opening time and the number of times of opening of the ball receiving members 36a and 36b in the double opening start are longer than those in the single opening start, the winning balls are easily received by the variable winning ball device 30. Also, in FIG. 8, a certain time after closing the ball receiving members 36a and 36b (4.
000 seconds).

On the other hand, when the hit ball is received by the ball receiving members 36a and 36b during the above-mentioned active operation of the accessory continuous operating device and becomes a winning ball, and is detected by the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b, the detection is performed. After a short time (0.140 seconds) from the time, the movable blades 49a and 49b
Released for 000 seconds. Thus, also in this case, the winning ball that first passes through the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b falls downward before the movable blades 49a and 49b open, and is received by the movable blades 49a and 49b. The first prize ball is a prize ball detector 45a, 45.
winning ball detectors 45a and 45 within 2 seconds after passing
It is a winning ball passing through b. When the winning prize is received by the movable blades 49a and 49b in this manner, the prize is guided to the ball passage 51, and is more likely to be guided to the specific prize area 40 by the foot members 52a and 52b. Is more likely to occur. And
In the case of this double opening, the ball receiving members 36a and 36b
Since the ball is opened twice, a plurality of hit balls are used as ball receiving members 36a and 36b.
Is likely to be received, and as a result, the probability of the jackpot game state becomes relatively high. In FIG. 8, before the end of the useful part continuous operation device operation effective time, the movable blades 49 a and 49 b perform the opening for a very short time twice, thereby notifying that the end of the useful item continuous operation device operation effective time is ended. ing.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a hit ball wins in the winning space 35 of the variable winning ball device 30 at the time of starting winning, all of the winning balls become the winning ball detectors 45a and 45.
5b, whereby the movable blades 49a,
The operation of the winning ball detector 49b is controlled at this time.
Since the winning prize ball detected by 5a, 45b flows down toward the movable blades 49a, 49b, the timing of activating the movable wings 49a, 49b after the detection of the winning prize ball is set in advance so that the winning ball flows down. The timing and the operation timing of the movable blades 49a and 49b are set in a desired relationship. In the case of the present embodiment, the timing is set to 1 from the passage of the first winning ball.
Within the second or two seconds, it is possible to maintain the relationship in which the next winning ball passes, and therefore, when a winning ball occurs in such a relationship, it is almost certain that the player will be in a big hit gaming state. In addition, the player can play the game with peace of mind, and can enjoy the game at the time of the start winning. In the present embodiment, all the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 36a and 36b at the time of the start winning are detected by the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b, but some of the winning balls (for example, one of the winning balls) are detected. A winning ball detected only by the winning ball detector) may be detected, and the operation of the movable blades 49a and 49b may be controlled based on the detection signal.

Next, the operation in the open / close cycle will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 shows the basic timing operation of the opening / closing cycle, and FIG. 10 shows the timing operation of the final opening / closing cycle. In the figure, the continuous operation device for a winning object shows winning in the specific winning area 40, that is, the operation of the specific winning ball detector 41.

First, the basic operation in the switching cycle will be described with reference to FIG. When the accessory continuous operation device 41 is operated and the continuation signal Rn (1 ≦ n ≦ 14) is derived,
The ball receiving members 36a and 36b start the opening / closing cycle with a delay of a predetermined time (4.000 seconds) from the continuation signal Rn. In this opening / closing cycle, an opening time and a closing time of 0.700 seconds are alternately performed. Further, when the end condition of the opening / closing cycle is reached, the valid operation time of the accessory continuous operating device (4.000 seconds) is set as described above. Of course, in the final opening / closing cycle, the setting of the operational useful time of the accessory continuous operating device is not performed. After the derivation of the continuation signal Rn and before the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 36a and 36b is started, the movable blades 49a and 49b are turned on and off a plurality of times at short time intervals.
At the time when the opening / closing operation of the movable blade 6b starts, the movable blades 49a,
49b is turned off.

On the other hand, the opening / closing cycle proceeds, and the ball receiving member 3
Winning ball detectors 45a, 4 received by 6a, 36b
When the number of winning balls detected by 5b becomes three,
Alternatively, when the seventh opening of the ball receiving members 36a, 36b is completed, the movable blades 49a, 49b are moved by the ball receiving members 36a, 36b regardless of the passing of the winning ball through the winning ball detectors 45a, 45b.
ON / OFF is repeated in synchronization with b, and the temporary stop plate 53 is turned ON to stop one winning ball received by the movable blades 49a and 49b. The stationary state is released slightly later (0.500 seconds) after the opening / closing cycle end condition (10 wins, 18 opening / closing cycles) is achieved. At this time, if the winning prize ball is stopped on the pause plate 53,
The winning ball rolls between the foot members 52a and 52b and rolls at the center on the lower ball rolling plate 58, and is highly likely to be guided to the specific winning area 40. Is established, and the process proceeds to the next opening / closing cycle.
Note that the movable blade 4
9a and 49b open and close a plurality of times at short time intervals (0.500 second intervals).

Next, the operation of the last open / close cycle will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, when the winning ball wins the specific winning area 40 in the middle of the fourteenth opening / closing cycle and the continuation signal R15 is derived, the ball receiving member 3 is immediately activated.
The opening and closing operations of 6a and 36b and the stop state of the temporary stop plate 53 are completed. The movable blades 49a and 49b are repeatedly turned on and off a plurality of times during a period from the time when the continuation signal R15 is derived until a predetermined time (4.000 seconds) elapses. Receiving member 36a,
The opening / closing operation of 36b is executed, and the final opening / closing cycle is started. In the final open / close cycle, the movable blade 49a,
49b and the temporary stop plate 53 maintain the OFF state, respectively.

As described above, the variable winning ball device 30 according to the embodiment is described.
Although the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine provided with has been described, according to the present embodiment, the storage of the hit ball by the temporary stop plate 53 as the storage means satisfies a predetermined condition after the start of the opening and closing cycle (the ball receiving member 36a, It does not take place until the 7th opening of 36b is completed, when the number of winning balls becomes 3), so that shots are stored immediately after the start of the opening and closing cycle, and the establishment of the continuation right is secured. The game can be performed with a sense of tension with respect to the establishment of the continuation right of the opening / closing cycle, thereby enlivening the interest of the game.

In the above-described embodiment, the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b for counting the number of winning balls are used as the detectors for operating the movable blades 49a and 49b. It may be arranged on the upstream side of the blades 49a and 49b. Further, the display result may be derived by the variable display based on the detection signal of the winning ball detector, and the operation of the movable blades 49a and 49b may be controlled based on the display result. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the winning balls that first pass through the winning ball detectors 45a and 45b are not accepted by the movable blades 49a and 49b. However, the winning balls that first pass through the movable blades 49a and 45b. The operation control may be performed at a timing accepted by 49b. Further, although the blade type is shown as the movable member, any structure may be used as long as it is a structure for guiding in the direction of the specific game area 40, and any type of driving source may be used. There may be. Further, as an operation mode of the movable member, a mode may be employed in which the movable member stops when the winning ball signal is derived, and guides the winning ball to the specific winning area 40 in the stopped state. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the variable winning ball device 30 having the ball receiving members 36a and 36b is shown as the winning ball device. However, a simple winning ball device having no ball receiving member may be used. As long as a special game value is given by winning a prize ball in a specific winning area, the game content and the form of the ball game machine are:
It doesn't matter.

[0035]

As apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the storage of hit balls by the storage means is
Since the opening and closing cycle is not performed until a predetermined condition is satisfied after the start of the opening and closing cycle, there is no occurrence of a situation where the shots are stored immediately after the start of the opening and closing cycle and the establishment of the continuation right is secured, and the opening and closing cycle is continued. It is possible to play the game with a sense of tension with respect to the establishment of the right, and thereby to excite the interest of the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable winning ball device as a winning ball device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a part of the variable winning ball device is cut away.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an operation of a character member as a movable member provided in a winning space.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of a character member as a movable member provided in the winning space.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit for controlling a game operation in a block configuration.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device at the time of single opening start.

FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device at the time of double opening start.

FIG. 9 is a time chart showing a basic operation of an opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the operation of the last opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing the configuration of the front of the game board of the ball game machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a rear view showing the configuration of the back of the gaming board.

FIG. 13 is a front view and a side view of a side lighting device provided on the back of the game board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game Board 30 Variable Winning Ball Device 35 Winning Space 36a, 36b Ball Receiving Member 40 Specific Winning Area 41 Specific Winning Ball Detector 42a, 42b Normal Winning Area 45a, 45b Winning Ball Detector 49a, 49b Movable Blade 53 Temporary Stop Plate ( Storage means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] When a hit ball wins a special winning area and enters a jackpot game state, the ball is repeatedly opened / closed based on a predetermined opening / closing cycle. In a ball game machine provided with a variable winning ball device that establishes a continuation right to allow the opening and closing cycle, the variable winning ball device has a ball hit when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the start of the opening and closing cycle. A ball game machine provided with a storage means for starting a state in which storage is possible, thereafter terminating the state in which storage is possible, and facilitating guidance toward the specific winning area.