【特許請求の範囲】
【請求項１】
自身が第２の状態をとることにより、第１の状態をとっているときよりも遊技媒体の入賞口への入賞を容易な状態にしうる開閉部材と、該開閉部材を作動させるための電気的駆動手段とを有する可変入賞手段を備えるとともに、
常には前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとり、特定条件が成立した場合に前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとるよう前記電気的駆動手段を駆動制御する制御手段を備え、前記電気的駆動手段が駆動状態になる場合の応力を前記開閉部材に作用させることで当該開閉部材が第２の状態をとる遊技機において、
前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとっているときに、該開閉部材に第２の状態をとらしめるべく作用する力に抗して該開閉部材を第１の状態に保持する保持手段を設けるとともに、前記電気的駆動手段により前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとらされるときには前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化されるようにし、
前記電気的駆動手段の駆動に際しては、その駆動によってまず前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化され、その後、前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとるようにしたことを特徴とする遊技機。
【請求項２】
前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとることにより前記入賞口を閉鎖状態とし、前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとることにより前記入賞口を開放状態にしうるものであることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の遊技機。
【請求項３】
前記電気的駆動手段はプランジャを備えたソレノイドであり、前記ソレノイドが励磁状態になる場合のプランジャの応力を前記開閉部材に作用させることで当該開閉部材が第２の状態をとることを特徴とする請求項１又は２に記載の遊技機。
【請求項４】
前記開閉部材は、その下部において開閉動作可能に軸支されているとともに、当該開閉部材の下部には遊技領域裏面側に突出する凸部が設けられ、
前記プランジャには、前記凸部に当たって応力を作用させることのできる当たり部を具備するアームが設けられ、
前記ソレノイドが励磁状態になって前記プランジャが移動するのに伴って、前記アームが移動して前記当たり部から前記凸部に応力が作用することで、前記開閉部材が開放動作して第２の状態をとるものであり、
前記ソレノイドが非励磁状態の場合には、前記当たり部と前記凸部との間に空間が形成されており、
前記ソレノイドが励磁状態になった場合でも、前記アームが所定量以上移動しない限りは、前記当たり部から前記凸部に応力が作用しないようにし、前記アームが所定量移動するまでの間に前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化されるようにしたことを特徴とする請求項３に記載の遊技機。
[Claims]
[Claim 1]
An opening / closing member that can make it easier to win a prize in the winning opening of the game medium by taking the second state by itself, and an electric opening / closing member for operating the opening / closing member. Along with having a variable winning means having a driving means
Always the closing member takes a first state, a control means for said opening and closing member when a specific condition is satisfied for driving and controlling the electric drive means to assume a second state, said electrical driving means In a gaming machine in which the opening / closing member takes a second state by applying stress to the opening / closing member when the is in the driving state.
When the closing member is taking a first state, the against the force acting to occupy take a second state to the opening and closing member provided holding means for holding the opening and closing member in the first state When the opening / closing member is taken into the second state by the electric driving means, the holding function by the holding means is invalidated .
A gaming machine characterized in that when the electric drive means is driven, the holding function by the holding means is first invalidated by the driving, and then the opening / closing member takes a second state.
2.
Claims wherein the closing member is the winning opening and closed by taking the first state, wherein the closing member is as it can to open the winning hole by taking the second state The gaming machine according to 1.
3.
The electrically driven means is a solenoid provided with a plunger, and is characterized in that the opening / closing member takes a second state by applying the stress of the plunger when the solenoid is in an excited state to the opening / closing member. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.
4.
The opening / closing member is pivotally supported at its lower portion so that it can be opened / closed, and a convex portion protruding toward the back surface of the game area is provided at the lower portion of the opening / closing member.
The plunger is provided with an arm provided with a contact portion capable of applying stress by hitting the convex portion.
As the solenoid is excited and the plunger moves, the arm moves and stress acts from the contact portion to the convex portion, so that the opening / closing member opens and the second opening / closing member operates. It takes a state,
When the solenoid is in a non-excited state, a space is formed between the contact portion and the convex portion.
Even when the solenoid is in an excited state, as long as the arm does not move by a predetermined amount or more, stress is not applied from the contact portion to the convex portion, and the holding is maintained until the arm moves by a predetermined amount. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the holding function by means is invalidated.
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【課題を解決するための手段】
上記の目的を達成するため、第１の発明においては、自身が第２の状態をとることにより、第１の状態をとっているときよりも遊技媒体の入賞口への入賞を容易な状態にしうる開閉部材と、該開閉部材を作動させるための電気的駆動手段とを有する可変入賞手段を備えるとともに、
常には前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとり、特定条件が成立した場合に前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとるよう前記電気的駆動手段を駆動制御する制御手段を備え、前記電気的駆動手段が駆動状態になる場合の応力を前記開閉部材に作用させることで当該開閉部材が第２の状態をとる遊技機において、
前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとっているときに、該開閉部材に第２の状態をとらしめるべく作用する力に抗して該開閉部材を第１の状態に保持する保持手段を設けるとともに、前記電気的駆動手段により前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとらされるときには前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化されるようにし、
前記電気的駆動手段の駆動に際しては、その駆動によってまず前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化され、その後、前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとるようにしたことをその要旨としている。
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[Means for solving problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention, by taking the second state, it is easier to win a prize in the winning opening of the game medium than when the first state is taken. A variable winning means having an opening / closing member and an electric driving means for operating the opening / closing member is provided, and the opening / closing member is provided.
Always the closing member takes a first state, a control means for said opening and closing member when a specific condition is satisfied for driving and controlling the electric drive means to assume a second state, said electrical driving means In a gaming machine in which the opening / closing member takes a second state by applying stress to the opening / closing member when the is in the driving state.
When the closing member is taking a first state, the against the force acting to occupy take a second state to the opening and closing member provided holding means for holding the opening and closing member in the first state When the opening / closing member is taken into the second state by the electric driving means, the holding function by the holding means is invalidated .
The gist of the driving of the electric driving means is that the holding function by the holding means is first invalidated by the driving, and then the opening / closing member takes a second state.
また、前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとることにより前記入賞口を閉鎖状態とし、前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとることにより前記入賞口を開放状態にしうるものであることとしてもよい。また、前記電気的駆動手段はプランジャを備えたソレノイドであり、前記ソレノイドが励磁状態になる場合のプランジャの応力を前記開閉部材に作用させることで当該開閉部材が第２の状態をとることとしてもよい。また、前記開閉部材は、その下部において開閉動作可能に軸支されているとともに、当該開閉部材の下部には遊技領域裏面側に突出する凸部が設けられ、前記プランジャには、前記凸部に当たって応力を作用させることのできる当たり部を具備するアームが設けられ、前記ソレノイドが励磁状態になって前記プランジャが移動するのに伴って、前記アームが移動して前記当たり部から前記凸部に応力が作用することで、前記開閉部材が開放動作して第２の状態をとるものであり、前記ソレノイドが非励磁状態の場合には、前記当たり部と前記凸部との間に空間が形成されており、前記ソレノイドが励磁状態になった場合でも、前記アームが所定量以上移動しない限りは、前記当たり部から前記凸部に応力が作用しないようにし、前記アームが所定量移動するまでの間に前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化されるようにしてもよい。
Further, the winning opening may be closed when the opening / closing member takes the first state, and the winning opening may be opened when the opening / closing member takes the second state . Further, the electrical driving means is a solenoid provided with a plunger, and the opening / closing member may take a second state by applying the stress of the plunger when the solenoid is in an excited state to the opening / closing member. Good. Further, the opening / closing member is pivotally supported so as to be openable / closable at the lower portion thereof, and a convex portion protruding toward the back surface side of the game area is provided at the lower portion of the opening / closing member, and the plunger hits the convex portion. An arm provided with a contact portion capable of applying stress is provided, and as the solenoid is excited and the plunger moves, the arm moves and stress is applied from the contact portion to the convex portion. Acts to open the opening / closing member to take a second state, and when the solenoid is in a non-excited state, a space is formed between the contact portion and the convex portion. Even when the solenoid is excited, stress does not act from the contact portion to the convex portion as long as the arm does not move by a predetermined amount or more, and until the arm moves by a predetermined amount. The holding function by the holding means may be invalidated.
（作用）
上記第１の発明にかかる遊技機によれば、常には開閉部材が第１の状態をとるよう、制御装置によって電気的駆動手段が非駆動状態とされる。また、特定条件が成立した場合に、制御装置によって電気的駆動手段が駆動制御され、これにより開閉部材が作動させられ、第２の状態をとる。開閉部材が第２の状態をとることによって、第１の状態をとっているときよりも遊技媒体の入賞口への入賞が容易となる。
(Action)
According to the gaming machine according to the first invention, the electric driving means is set to the non-driving state by the control device so that the opening / closing member always takes the first state. Further, when a specific condition is satisfied, the electric drive means is driven and controlled by the control device, whereby the opening / closing member is operated and the second state is taken. By taking the second state of the opening / closing member, it becomes easier to win a prize in the winning opening of the game medium than when the opening / closing member takes the first state.
さて、本遊技機によれば、前記開閉部材が第１の状態をとっているときには、不正行為に基づき、該開閉部材に第２の状態をとらしめるべく作用する力を働かせようとしても、保持手段によって、開閉部材は第１の状態に保持させられる。従って、不正行為者によって開閉部材が強制的に第２の状態をとることが抑制される。一方、電気的駆動手段により前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとらされるときには、前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化される。このため、制御手段によって、正当に電気的駆動手段が駆動制御された場合には、開閉部材は、何ら阻害されることなく第２の状態をとりうる。また、前記電気的駆動手段の駆動に際しては、その駆動によってまず前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化され、その後、前記開閉部材が第２の状態をとる。そのため、保持機能の無効化と開閉部材の開放動作が行われようとしたときの不具合（たとえば保持機能の無効化前に開閉部材が開放動作を始めようとすることによって、開閉部材が開放不能になること等）を抑制することができる。
Now, according to the game machine, when the opening / closing member is in the first state, even if an attempt is made to exert a force acting on the opening / closing member to capture the second state based on a fraudulent act, the opening / closing member is held. By means, the opening / closing member is held in the first state. Therefore, it is suppressed that the opening / closing member is forced to take the second state by the cheating person. On the other hand, when the opening / closing member is brought into the second state by the electric driving means, the holding function by the holding means is invalidated. Therefore, when the electric drive means is legitimately driven and controlled by the control means, the opening / closing member can take a second state without being hindered at all. Further, when the electric drive means is driven, the holding function by the holding means is first invalidated by the driving, and then the opening / closing member takes a second state. Therefore, there is a problem when the holding function is invalidated and the opening / closing member is opened (for example, the opening / closing member tries to start the opening operation before the holding function is invalidated, so that the opening / closing member cannot be opened. It is possible to suppress such things as becoming.
また、請求項２にかかる遊技機によれば、第１の発明の遊技機の作用に加えて、開閉部材が第１の状態をとることにより、入賞口が閉鎖状態とされ、開閉部材が第２の状態をとることにより、入賞口が開放状態にされうる。従って、不正行為によって、該開閉部材を開放動作させて入賞口を開放状態にしようと、作用力を働かせようとしても、保持手段によって、入賞口は閉鎖状態に保持させられる。従って、不正行為者によって入賞口が強制的に開放状態をとることが抑制される。一方、電気的駆動手段の駆動時には、前記保持手段による保持機能が無効化されるため、正当に電気的駆動手段が駆動制御された場合には、開閉部材は、何ら阻害されることなく開放動作され、入賞口が開放状態にされる。
Further, according to the gaming machine according to claim 2, in addition to the operation of the gaming machine of the first aspect of the invention, the closing member can take a first state, winning hole is a closed state, the opening and closing member is first By taking the state of 2, the winning opening can be opened. Therefore, the winning opening is kept in the closed state by the holding means even if the opening / closing member is opened to open the winning opening or the acting force is exerted by a fraudulent act. Therefore, it is suppressed that the winning opening is forcibly opened by the cheating person. On the other hand, when driving the electrical drive means, for holding function by the holding means is disabled, when duly electrically driven means is controlled drive, the closing member is open operates without any inhibited And the winning opening is opened.