JP2001095993A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine which can enhance the attractiveness of the game. SOLUTION: If a pachinko ball enters starting inlets 62-64, wing boards 22 of a separating device 13 opens or closes. If a pachinko ball enters the distributing device 13 at this time, the ball is distributed to either an upper accessary 14 or an lower accessary 15. Accordingly the player can enjoy movement of the distributed balls. In addition, the player can enjoy the different movements of the upper accessary 14 and the lower accessary 15, and the different ball movements in the upper accessary 14 and the lower accessary 15. Accordingly the attractiveness of the game is enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having an accessory mounted on a game board.

[0002]

The above-mentioned pachinko machine includes:
The pachinko machine opens and closes the wing plate of the accessory based on the ball entering the starting port, and generates a jackpot based on the pachinko ball entering the V zone of the accessory when the wing plate is opened. There is something. In this configuration, since it is only necessary to visually check whether the pachinko ball enters the V-zone of the accessory, the game tends to be monotonous, and there is room for improvement in the fun of the game. ing. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can enhance the fun of a game.

[0003]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine connected to a plurality of characters provided on a game board and the plurality of characters provided on the game board via respective paths. A sorting device, wherein the sorting device sorts the pachinko ball to the plurality of characters through the plurality of paths based on the entry of the pachinko ball. According to the above means, it is possible to enjoy the interesting movement of the pachinko balls being distributed. Moreover,
Since a single pachinko machine can be used to enjoy different movements of multiple pachinko balls and different movements of pachinko balls in multiple pachinko machines, the fun of the game generally increases.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a pachinko machine is provided with a starting port on a game board, and a sorting device switches from a state disadvantageous to a player to an advantageous state based on a pachinko ball entering the starting port. The feature is that it has a variable winning prize which can be replaced. According to the above means, the process of determining whether or not a pachinko ball enters the variable winning opening can also be enjoyed, so that the fun of the game is further enhanced.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Body frame (not shown)
Is a rectangular tube, and the front of the main body frame is
As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1 is mounted so as to be rotatable around the left side. A game board 2 is held on the rear surface of the front door 1, and an upper plate 3 and a lower plate 4 are mounted on the front surface of the front door 1.

A firing handle 5 is rotatably mounted on the front surface of the front door 1 at a lower right position, and a firing motor (not shown) is mounted behind the firing handle 5. A hitting hammer 6 is connected to a rotation shaft of the firing motor via a crank mechanism (not shown). When the firing handle 5 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 2, power is supplied to the firing motor. Then, the hammer 6 rotates about the shaft 7.

On the front of the game board 2, as shown in FIG.
A substantially circular outer rail 8 is mounted, and an inner rail 9 that forms a path of a pachinko ball is mounted along a part of the outer rail 8 along the outer rail 8. Further, the upper plate 3 is connected to the outer rail 8 through a ball discharge port (not shown), and the pachinko ball in the upper plate 3 is fired from the ball discharge port by the turning operation of the hitting hammer 6 and is connected to the outer rail 8. It is discharged to the upper part in the game board 2 through the space between the inner rail 9.

A large number of obstacle nails (not shown) and a windmill 10 are mounted on the front of the game board 2, and the pachinko balls released to the upper portion of the game board 2 fall on the obstacle nails and the windmill 10 while changing the path. I do. A plurality of winning holes 11 are mounted on the front of the gaming board 2. When a pachinko ball falling in the gaming board 2 wins in the winning opening 11, the pachinko ball is paid out into the upper plate 3.

At the center of the game board 2, a central accessory 12 is fixed. The central accessory 12 includes a sorting device 13, an upper accessory 14, and a lower accessory 15. The sorting device 13, the upper accessory 14, and the lower accessory 15 are configured as follows.

<Regarding the Sorting Apparatus 13> A base plate 16 made of synthetic resin is screwed to the front of the gaming board 2 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the base plate 16 has a flat plate shape in close contact with the front surface of the game board 2, and a stage 17 is formed integrally with the base plate 16.
The stage 17 is in the form of a rectangular tube having a front surface opened and a rear surface closed.
As shown in FIG. 7, a partition plate 18 is integrally formed at the upper end. The partition plate 18 has an inclined shape that descends toward the rear, and the front end face of the partition plate 18
As shown in FIG. 3, it protrudes forward with respect to the front surface of the base plate 16.

On the front surface of the base plate 16, as shown in FIG.
An eave portion 19 is integrally formed at the upper end, and a distribution space 20 is formed between the eave portion 19 and the partition plate 18. The distribution space portion 20 has a variable winning opening 21 on both left and right sides, and the inside of the distribution space portion 20 is isolated from the gaming board 2 except for both the variable winning openings 21.

On the base plate 16, blade plates 22 are mounted on the left and right sides of the partition plate 18 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 23. These two shafts 23 are mechanically connected to a plunger of a blade plate solenoid 24 (see FIG. 7) via a crank mechanism (not shown).
When the power is supplied to the two blades 22 as shown by a solid line in FIG.
Pivots to an open state (a state advantageous to the player) to open the double fluctuation winning opening 21, and when the blade plate solenoid 24 is turned off, as shown by a broken line in FIG. It turns to a closed state (a state disadvantageous to the player) to close the winning opening 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, a vertical partition plate 25 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the partition plate 18 at the rear end. The vertical partition plate 25 projects upward with respect to the upper surface of the partition plate 18. The partition plate 18 is formed on the right side of the vertical partition plate 25 with an upper part entrance hole 26 formed therein. A lower part entrance ball opening 27 is formed at the left side of the partition plate 25. The upper-portion entrance port 26 and the lower-portion entrance port 27 have a circular hole shape. The diameter of the upper-portion entry port 26 and the lower-portion entry port 27 is one pachinko ball. Only the value that allows entry is set.

A shaft 28 is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the partition plate 18 in front of the vertical partition plate 25.
, A sorting member 29 is fixed. The shaft 28 of the distributing member 29 is mechanically connected to a plunger of a distributing member solenoid 30 (see FIG. 7) via a crank mechanism (not shown). As shown by a two-dot chain line, the distributing member 29 rotates in a state of inclining leftward as it goes forward, and when the solenoid for the distributing member 30 is cut off, as shown by a solid line in FIG. Rotates toward the right as it moves forward.

In the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
Closes the lower-portion entrance port 27 from the front and opens the upper-portion entrance port 26. Therefore, the pachinko ball is moved to both wing plates 22.
When the ball enters the distribution space portion 20 through the variable winning opening 21 at the time of opening, the player rolls backward along the inclination of the partition plate 18 and enters the upper accessory entrance 26.

In the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the sorting member 29 closes the upper accessory entrance 26 from the front, and the lower accessory entrance 2
Release 7. Therefore, when the pachinko ball enters the distribution space portion 20 through the variable winning opening 21 when the two wing plates 22 are opened, the pachinko ball rolls backward along the slope of the partition plate 18 and enters the lower part entrance ball opening 27. (Pachinko ball sorting operation). The distribution device 13 is configured as described above.

<Regarding Upper Part 14> In the stage 17, as shown in FIG. 4, partition plates 31 and 32 are formed integrally below the partition plate 18. As shown in FIG. The partition plates 31 and 32 have front end surfaces protruding forward with respect to the front surface of the base plate 16, and the former partition plate 31 has a horizontal flat plate shape, and the latter partition plate 32 descends as it goes forward. It has an inclined flat plate shape.

Ribs 33 are integrally formed on both left and right sides of the partition plates 31 and 32. Each of the ribs 33 projects forward with respect to the front surface of the base plate 16, and an upper role space separated from the game board 2 between the partition plate 31, the partition plate 32, and the ribs 33. A part 34 is formed.

At the rear end of the partition plate 31, a cylindrical upper-portion outlet port 35 is formed integrally at the center in the left-right direction. A tubular upper accessory passage 36 corresponding to a path is connected between the upper accessory outlet 35 and the upper accessory entrance 26 of the sorting device 13. The pachinko ball that has entered the ball is discharged from the upper accessory passage 36 through the upper accessory outlet 35 into the upper accessory space 34.
Reference numeral 37 denotes a front plate integrally formed between the front end surface of the partition plate 18 and the front end surface of the partition plate 31.

A rotary body 38 having a frusto-conical shape is mounted on the upper surface of the partition plate 32. The rotating body 38 is rotatable about an axis (not shown) perpendicular to the partition plate 32, and a plurality of pins 39 are fixed on the upper surface of the rotating body 38. The axis of the rotating body 38 is the upper part motor 4
0 (see FIG. 7), the rotating body 38 rotates in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 5 based on the driving of the upper accessory motor 40, and the pachinko ball released into the upper accessory space 34 is The vehicle rolls forward while changing the route based on the collision with the pin 39.

At the front end of the partition plate 32, two prize holes 41 called a losing zone and one specific prize hole 42 called a V zone are provided in a horizontal line with the specific prize hole 42 at the center. The two prize holes 41 and one specific prize hole 42 have a pocket shape with an open upper surface, and a pachinko ball that rolls forward while colliding with the pin 39 enters one of the prize holes 41. In this case, a predetermined small number of winning balls are paid out, as described later. Further, when a pachinko ball rolling forward while colliding with the pin 39 enters the specific winning opening 42, a big hit described later occurs, and there is a possibility that a large amount of winning balls can be obtained.

The partition plate 32 is integrally formed with a pair of ribs 32a, and the pachinko ball rolls from the rotating body 38 between the two ribs 32a and is guided by the two ribs 32a to form a specific winning opening. Enters the ball. The upper accessory 14 is configured as described above.

<Regarding Lower Actor 15> In the stage 17, as shown in FIG. 4, partition plates 43 and 44 are formed integrally below the partition plate 32. As shown in FIG. The partition plates 43 and 44 have front end surfaces protruding forward with respect to the front surface of the base plate 16, and the former partition plate 43 has a horizontal flat plate shape, and the latter partition plate 44 descends toward the front. It has an inclined flat plate shape.

Ribs 45 are integrally formed on both right and left sides of the partition plates 43 and 44. Each of the ribs 45 protrudes forward with respect to the front surface of the base plate 16, and between the partition plate 43, the partition plate 44, and the ribs 45, a lower part space separated from the game board 2. A part 46 is formed.

At the rear end of the partition plate 43, a cylindrical lower-portion ball opening 47 is formed integrally at the center in the left-right direction. A tubular lower accessory passage 48 corresponding to a path is connected between the lower accessory outlet 47 and the lower accessory inlet 27 of the sorting device 13. The pachinko ball that has entered the ball is discharged from the lower role passage 48 through the lower role outlet 47 into the lower role space 46.
Reference numeral 49 denotes a front plate integrally formed between the front end surface of the partition plate 32 and the front end surface of the partition plate 43.

As shown in FIG. 6, a triangular prism-shaped rib 50 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the partition plate 44 at the rear end. The rib 50 is located below the lower-portion ball opening 47, and the pachinko ball released into the lower-portion space 46 hits the rib 50 based on the hit of the rib 50.
To the left and right. Further, an annular rib 51 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the partition plate 44, and the pachinko balls distributed in the left-right direction while hitting the triangular prism-shaped rib 50 draw an arc-shaped locus along the rib 51. Roll forward.

A ball receiving portion 52 is formed at the front end of the partition plate 44. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball receiving portion 52 is recessed downward with respect to the upper surface of the partition plate 44.
The pachinko ball rolling forward along the rib 51 is the ball receiving portion 5
Fall into 2.

As shown in FIG. 6, a shaft 53 is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the partition plate 44 at the center of the rib 51. The shaft 53 is vertical against the inclination of the partition plate 44, and a rotating body 54 is fixed to the shaft 53. This shaft 53 is connected to a lower accessory motor 55 (see FIG. 6), and when the lower accessory motor 55 is driven, the rotating body 54 is opposite to the rotating body 38 of the upper accessory 14 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. To rotate.

As shown in FIG. 6, one V zone 56 and five loss zones 57 are formed on the rotating body 54 at equal pitches in the circumferential direction. These one V zone 56
And the five losing zones 57 have a cutout shape whose outer peripheral surface is open.
The ball enters one of the V zones 56 and the five loss zones 57 and is transported in the direction of arrow B while being held by the rotating body 54. The ball receiving portion 52 is inclined downward as it goes rearward.

A special winning opening 58 is formed in the partition plate 44. The specific winning opening 58 is formed in a through-hole shape, and when a pachinko ball enters the V zone 56, a V
A pachinko ball enters the specific winning opening 58 from the V zone 56 based on the fact that the zone 56 faces the specific winning opening 58. Then, a jackpot described later occurs, and there is a possibility that a large amount of winning balls can be obtained.

A bottom plate 59 is formed integrally with the rotating body 54 at an inner peripheral portion of each of the losing zones 57. When the losing zone 57 faces the specific winning opening 58, the bottom plate 59 of the losing zone 57 is specified. It wraps above the winning opening 58, and the inner peripheral portion of the specific winning opening 58 is closed. Therefore, when the pachinko ball enters the losing zone 57, the pachinko ball does not enter the specific prize opening 58 even if the losing zone 57 faces the specific prize opening 58.

The winning plate 60 is formed in the partition plate 44. The winning opening 60 has a shape of a through hole larger than the specific winning opening 58, and when the pachinko ball enters the loss zone 57 of the rotating body 54, the loss zone 57
When the player passes through the specific winning opening 58 and faces the winning opening 60, the pachinko ball enters the winning opening 60, and a predetermined small number of winning balls are paid out as described later. The lower part 15 is configured as described above.

On the front of the game board 2, as shown in FIG.
A base plate 61 made of synthetic resin is fixed below the central accessory 12. The base plate 61 is integrally formed with a pocket-like starting port 62, 63, 64 having an open upper surface in a horizontal row. When a pachinko ball enters the starting port 62 or 64 on both the left and right sides, it will be described later. So, the sorting device 13
The two wing plates 22 perform the opening / closing operation once, and when the pachinko ball enters the center starting port 63, the two wing plates 22 perform the opening / closing operation twice.

A main circuit box (not shown) is fixed to the rear surface of the main frame. A main circuit board (not shown) is housed in the main circuit box. As shown in FIG. 7, the main circuit board is equipped with a main control device 65 mainly composed of a microcomputer. .

A starting ball passage (not shown) is provided on the rear surface of the body frame.
Is provided. The starting ball passage is connected to both the starting port 62 and the starting port 64, and
When the pachinko ball enters inside and 64, it rolls into the starting ball passage.

A starting port 1 sensor 66 (see FIG. 7) is provided in the starting ball passage. The starting port 1 sensor 66 is a proximity switch that detects a pachinko ball rolling in the starting ball path and outputs a starting signal. The starting signal from the starting port 1 sensor 66 is, as shown in FIG. It is provided to the main controller 65.

A starting port 2 sensor 67 (see FIG. 7) is provided in the center starting port 63 in FIG. This starting port 2
The sensor 67 is a proximity switch that outputs a start signal based on the entry of a pachinko ball into the start port 63. The start signal from the start port 2 sensor 67 is a signal shown in FIG.
Are given to the main controller 65 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control device 65 is provided with a solenoid 24 for a blade through a drive circuit 68.
Are electrically connected, the main control device 65 generates a first opening / closing signal based on detecting a start signal from the start port 1 sensor 66, and detects the start signal from the start port 2 sensor 67. Then, a second opening / closing signal is generated based on the operation, and is supplied to the blade solenoid 24 through the drive circuit 68. The first opening / closing signal and the second opening / closing signal are power cut-off signals of the blade plate solenoid 24,
The two blades 22 perform an opening / closing operation once when the solenoid 24 for blades is turned on / off based on the first opening / closing signal, and the power is turned off / on based on the second opening / closing signal. The opening and closing operation is performed twice.

A V-zone upper sensor 69 (see FIG. 7) is provided in the special winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14, and the V-zone upper sensor 69 is, as shown in FIG. Is electrically connected to The V zone upper sensor 69 is a proximity switch that detects that a pachinko ball has entered the specific winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14 and outputs a first big hit signal.
Determines that a big hit has occurred in the upper accessory 14 based on the detection of the first big hit signal from the V zone upper sensor 69.

A V zone lower sensor 70 (see FIG. 7) is provided below the specific winning opening 58 of the lower part 15.
The V zone lower sensor 70 is electrically connected to the main controller 65 as shown in FIG. The V zone lower sensor 70 comprises a proximity switch which detects that a pachinko ball has entered the specific winning opening 58 of the lower part 15 and outputs a second big hit signal. Based on the detection of the second big hit signal from the V zone lower sensor 70, it is determined that a big hit has occurred in the lower part 15.

An upper entrance sensor 71 (see FIG. 7) is provided in the upper accessory passage 36 of the central accessory 12, and the upper entrance sensor 71 is, as shown in FIG. 65 is electrically connected. This entrance sensor 7
Reference numeral 1 denotes a proximity switch for detecting that a pachinko ball has entered the upper accessory passage 36 and outputting a ball entry signal. The main control device 65 receives the ball entry signal from the ball entrance sensor 71. It is determined that the pachinko ball has entered the sorting device 13 based on the detection.

A lower entrance entrance sensor 72 (see FIG. 7) is provided in the lower accessory passage 48 of the central accessory 12, and the lower entrance entrance sensor 72 is, as shown in FIG. It is electrically connected to the control device 65. This entrance sensor 7
Reference numeral 2 denotes a proximity switch which detects that a pachinko ball has entered the lower part passage 48 and outputs an entry signal. The main control device 65 outputs an entry signal from the entry port lower sensor 72. It is determined that the pachinko ball has entered the sorting device 13 based on the detection of.

A winning ball passage (not shown) is provided on the rear surface of the main frame.
Is provided. The winning ball passage is connected to both the winning opening 41 of the upper role 14 and the winning opening 60 of the lower role 15.
When a pachinko ball enters the ball, it rolls into the winning ball path. The winning opening sensor 73 (FIG. 7)
See also). The winning port sensor 73 is a proximity switch that detects a pachinko ball rolling in the winning ball path and outputs a winning signal. The winning signal is given to the main controller 65 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the distributing member solenoid 30 is electrically connected to the main controller 65 via a drive circuit 74, and the main controller 65 disconnects the distributing member solenoid 30. An electric signal is generated and supplied to the distribution member solenoid 30 through the drive circuit 74. Then, the distribution member 29 is rotated to control the distribution direction of the pachinko balls.

The main controller 65 is provided with a sensor 6 on the V zone.
First big hit signal from V.9 or below V zone sensor 70
When the second big hit signal is detected, the two blades 22 are continuously opened and closed based on the cutoff of electricity through the blade solenoid 24. This continuous opening / closing operation is called a round operation, and is performed a predetermined number of times or until a predetermined number of pachinko balls enter. Note that, as described later, the path of the distribution member 22 is switched only when the big hit ends, and the path is fixed otherwise.

When the main control unit 65 detects that the pachinko ball has entered the specific winning opening 42 of the upper part 14 or the specific winning opening 58 of the lower part 15 during the round operation, the round operation ends. . Then, a continuation right is generated, and the next round operation is started. Note that the upper limit of the number of continuation rights is set to, for example, 16 times.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control device 65 is electrically connected to a prize ball control device 75 mainly composed of a microcomputer.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a start signal from the start port 1 sensor 66, a start signal from the start port 2 sensor 67, a first big hit signal from the V zone upper sensor 69, a second big hit signal from the V zone lower sensor 70, and the incoming ball. The ball entry signal from the mouth opening sensor 71, the ball entry signal from the ball entry bottom sensor 72, and the winning signal from the winning opening sensor 73 are given to the prize ball control device 75.

A ball payout motor 77 is electrically connected to the prize ball control device 75 via a drive circuit 76.
The prize ball control device 75 supplies driving power to the ball payout motor 77 through the drive circuit 76 each time the above-described signals are supplied from the main control device 65, and drives the ball payout motor 77 by a set amount. The ball payout motor 77 pays out a pachinko ball from a ball tank (not shown) based on being driven by a set amount.
The pachinko balls paid out are supplied into the upper plate 3. The ball tank is fixed to the upper end of the rear surface of the body frame.

The upper role motor 40 and the lower role motor 55 are electrically connected to the prize ball controller 75 via drive circuits 78 and 79.
Supplies drive power to the upper accessory motor 40 and the lower accessory motor 55 through the drive circuits 78 and 79 based on the power being turned on, and the rotating body 38 of the upper accessory 14
And the rotating body 54 of the lower part 15 is rotationally driven.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control program stored in the ROM of the main control device 65. Hereinafter, the flowchart of FIG. 8 will be described. The main control device 65 is reset when the power is turned on, and turns the distribution member 22 of the distribution device 13 to a state where the upper accessory entrance 26 is valid (the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3). Next, the process proceeds to step S1, and based on the output signals from the starting port 1 sensor 66 and the starting port 2 sensor 67, the starting port 6
The state of entry of pachinko balls for 2 to 64 is detected.

When the main controller 65 detects that a pachinko ball has entered one of the start-up ports 62 to 64, the process proceeds to step S2 to open and close the two blades 22 of the sorting device 13. At this time, when a pachinko ball enters the sorting device 13 through the variable winning opening 21 of the sorting device 13, the pachinko ball is sorted into the upper accessory 14 through the upper accessory passage 36.

When the main control device 65 opens and closes both blade plates 22, the process proceeds to step S3, and the V zone upper sensor 69
Special winning opening 4 of upper part 14 based on the output signal from
The state of entry of the pachinko sphere with respect to No. 2 is detected. here,
If no ball is detected, the process returns to step S1,
If a ball is detected, the process proceeds to step S4 to start a big hit process.

When the big hitting process is started, the main control device 65 starts the opening and closing operation (round operation) of the two blade plates 22 to detect the number of opening and closing of the both blade plates 22, and outputs the output signal from the entrance entrance sensor 71 to the output signal. The number of balls entered into the upper accessory 15 is counted based on the number of balls. Then, the round operation ends when the opening and closing of both blade plates 22 reaches a predetermined number of times or when a predetermined number of pachinko balls have entered. During this round operation, the state of the pachinko ball entering the specific winning opening 42 is detected, and when the pachinko ball is entered, a continuation right is generated and the number of continuation rights is counted, and the next round is performed. Move to operation.

When the main controller 65 detects that the number of continuation rights has reached the upper limit value or that the continuation right has not been generated, it determines that the big hit state has ended in step S5, and shifts to step S6. Here, based on the turning operation of the sorting member 22 of the sorting device 13, the lower part entrance ball opening 27 is validated, and the process returns to step S1. Then, the lower part 15 performs the same operation as the upper part 14.

According to the first embodiment, the upper board 14 and the lower board 15 are provided on the game board 2, and the pachinko balls entering the sorting device 13 are passed through the upper board passage 36 and the lower board passage 48. Since the ball is sorted into the upper part 14 and the lower part 15, it is possible to enjoy the fun of the movement in which the pachinko balls are distributed. In addition, since one pachinko machine can enjoy different movements of the upper and lower auditoriums 14 and 15 and different movements of the pachinko balls in the upper and lower auditoriums 14 and 15, the game is generally interesting. Increase. Further, since the variable winning port 21 is provided in the sorting device 13, the process of determining whether or not a pachinko ball enters the variable winning port 21 in the sorting device 13 can be enjoyed. In addition, since the pachinko ball enters the variable winning opening 21 in a technical aspect, it is interesting, so that the fun of the game is further enhanced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the configuration of the game board 2 and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. The main controller 65 proceeds to step S
When the two blades 22 of the sorting device 13 are opened and closed in step 2, the process proceeds to step S7, and based on the output signal from the entrance sensor 71, a ball is detected in the upper accessory passage 36 of the pachinko ball. For example, if the pachinko ball has not entered the upper accessory passage 36, the process returns to step S1.

When the main controller 65 detects that the pachinko ball has entered the upper accessory passage 36, the main controller 65 proceeds to step S3.
Then, the state of the pachinko ball entering the specific winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14 is detected. For example, when the pachinko ball does not enter the specific winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14, the process proceeds to step S6, and the sorting member 22 of the sorting device 13
The lower part entrance ball opening 27 is switched to the effective state based on the turning operation of the.

When the main controller 65 detects in step S3 that the pachinko ball has entered the specific winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14, the process proceeds to step S4 to start big hit processing. Then, when it is determined in step S5 that the big hit process has ended, the process returns to step S1 to repeat the above-described series of operations.

According to the second embodiment, the distribution device 13
The pachinko ball that entered the ball is the special winning port 42 of the upper part 14
Alternatively, when the ball does not enter the specific winning opening 58 of the lower part 15, the distribution path of the distribution device 13 is switched. Therefore, even if the pachinko ball that has entered the sorting device 13 loses the special winning opening 42 or 58 and cannot win a jackpot, the pachinko ball that has entered the sorting device 13 next enters the different role. So you can enjoy the game with a fresh feeling.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the configuration of the game board 2 and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. When the big hitting process is started in step S4, the main control device 65 proceeds to step S8, and compares the result of counting the number of continuation rights with a predetermined number of continuation rights for path switching (for example, eight times).

When the main controller 65 detects in step S8 that the result of counting the number of continuous rights has not reached the set value, the process shifts from step S5 to S4, and repeats steps S4, S8 and S5. In this state, when the count result of the number of continuation rights reaches the set value, steps S8 to S8 are executed.
6, and the lower member entrance ball opening 27 is switched to the active state based on the turning operation of the distribution member 22 of the distribution device 13, and the pachinko ball is moved from the lower round to the lower part 15 from the next round.
Distribute to.

According to the third embodiment, when the number of continuous rights reaches the set value during the jackpot processing, the distribution device 13
The switching of the distribution path is performed. Therefore,
Both the fun of the movement of the pachinko ball in the upper part 14 and the fun of the movement of the pachinko ball in the lower part 15 can be enjoyed by one hit of the jackpot.

In the third embodiment, the number of continuation rights for path switching is set to eight, but this is not a limitation. For example, the number of continuation rights may be set to four, eight, twelve, or sixteen. May be set. In this case, based on the fact that the count value of the number of times of right continuation reaches 4, 8, 12, or 16 times, the lower part entrance ball entrance 27, the upper part entrance ball entrance 26, and the lower part entrance ball entrance 27 , The upper entrance hole 26 is activated.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 11, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Only different parts will be described below. As shown in FIG. 11, a symbol display 80 is mounted on the front of the game board 2 at a position above the sorting device 13. The symbol display 80 is connected to the main control device 65, and numerical symbols “0” to “9” are displayed in two columns of a left column and a right column by a signal transmitted from the main controller 65.

In the case of the above configuration, the main controller 65 ends the big hit processing in step S5 in FIG.
Then, the process goes to 9 to acquire a lottery counter value at the timing of determining the end of the big hit processing. The lottery counter value is a ring counter that is added from “0” to “99” and then added back to “0”.
5 displays the acquisition result of the lottery counter value on the symbol display 80. When the lottery counter value is one digit, “0” is displayed in the left column of the symbol display 80, and the lottery counter value is displayed in the right column of the symbol display 80.

When the main controller 65 displays the acquisition result of the lottery counter value on the symbol display 80, step S10
Then, it is determined whether the lottery counter value is an even number or an odd number. For example, when the lottery counter value is an even number, the process proceeds to step S11, and the upper-portion entrance hole 26 is set to a valid state. If the lottery counter value is an odd number, the process proceeds to step S12, and the lower-compartment entrance ball opening 27 is set to the valid state.

According to the fourth embodiment, the distribution route of the distribution device 13 is selected by lottery at the end of each big hit, and the lottery result is displayed on the symbol display 80, so that the user can enjoy the lottery of the distribution route.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the game board 2 and the like is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, so that the description is omitted. When the main control device 65 detects that the pachinko ball has entered the specific winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14 in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4, and the big hit process is started. If it is detected in step S3 that the pachinko ball has not entered the special winning opening 42 of the upper accessory 14, the process proceeds to step S9, and the distribution path of the distribution device 13 is determined based on the lottery counter value. Lottery. Then, based on whether the lottery counter value is an even number or an odd number, the upper entry port 26 and the lower entry port 27 are validated.

According to the fifth embodiment, when the pachinko balls do not enter the specific winning opening 42 of the upper role 14 and the specific winning opening 58 of the lower role 15, the distribution path of the distribution device 13 is randomly selected. Even when the pachinko ball loses the special winning openings 42 and 58 and cannot win the jackpot, the lottery of the distribution path can be enjoyed.

In the above-described first to fifth embodiments, the variable winning opening 21 that switches between a state advantageous to the player and a state disadvantageous to the player is provided in the sorting device 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, a gate-shaped winning port (a winning port that is always open) may be provided in place of the variable winning port 21 so that the pachinko balls enter the sorting device 13 directly through the winning port. In this case, the starting port 62 ~
64 can be eliminated.

In the first to fifth embodiments, the upper role member 14 configured to change the path of the pachinko ball based on the collision of the ball with the plurality of pins 39 as the role component, Is illustrated to the one V zone 56 and the five winning openings 57, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is connected to the sorting device 13 via a route, and What is necessary is just a structure which pays out a pachinko ball based on a pachinko ball entering.

In the first to fifth embodiments, the distribution path of the distribution device 13 is alternately switched based on the end of the big hit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A pocket-shaped distribution selection port may be provided on the front side, and the distribution path of the distribution device 13 may be switched based on the timing with which the pachinko ball enters the distribution selection port.

In the first to fifth embodiments, the variable winning opening 21 which is opened and closed by the blade plate 22 is provided in the sorting device 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A variable winning opening that is opened based on the pivoting motion and closed when the door pivots in a vertical state substantially parallel to the front surface of the game board may be provided.

Further, in the above-described first to fifth embodiments, the upper part 14 and the lower part 15 are arranged vertically below the sorting device 13, but the present invention is not limited to this. A left role and a right role may be arranged side by side at the lower left and lower right of the device 13, and the distribution device 13 may distribute the pachinko ball to the left role and the right role through a route.

In the first to fifth embodiments, the upper and lower role members 14 and 15 are provided on the front of the game board 2.
And the distribution device 13 for distributing the pachinko balls to the upper part 14 and the lower part 15 is not limited to this. For example, three or more parts on the front of the game board 2, A sorting device for sorting pachinko balls may be attached to three or more characters.

In the first to fifth embodiments, the distributing member 22 of the distributing device 13 is rotated by the distributing member solenoid 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The pachinko ball may be operated, or the pachinko ball may be rotated by an impact force.

Further, in the first to fifth embodiments, the upper accessory passage 36 and the lower accessory passage 48 are provided in the central accessory 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. The upper part passage 36 and the lower part passage 48 are fixed to the rear surface of the game machine 2, and the pachinko balls having entered the sorting device 13 are distributed to the upper part 14 and the lower part 15 via the rear surface of the game board 2. You may do it.

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As apparent from the above description, the pachinko machine of the present invention has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the pachinko balls are distributed to a plurality of accessories, it is possible to enjoy the fun of the movement in which the pachinko balls are distributed. In addition, since different movements of the plurality of characters and different movements of the pachinko ball in the plurality of characters can be enjoyed, the fun of the game generally increases. According to the means described in claim 2, the sorting device is provided with a variable winning opening. For this reason, the process of determining whether a pachinko ball enters the variable winning opening can be enjoyed, and the fun of the game is further enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention (a front view showing a game board).

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the entire configuration.

FIG. 3 is a top view (X in FIG. 4) showing the internal configuration of the sorting device;
Sectional view along the line)

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a central accessory.

FIG. 5 is a top view showing the internal configuration of the upper accessory.

FIG. 6 is a top view showing an internal configuration of a lower accessory.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing control contents of a main control device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention (a flowchart showing the control contents of the main control device).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention (a flowchart showing the control contents of the main control device).

FIG. 11 is a view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention (a front view showing a game board).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing control contents of a main control device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention (a flowchart showing the control contents of the main control device).

[Explanation of symbols]

2 is a game board, 13 is a sorting device, 14 is an upper accessory (accessory), 15 is a lower accessory (accessory), 21 is a variable winning opening, 3
Reference numeral 6 denotes an upper accessory passage (path), reference numeral 48 denotes a lower accessory passage (path), and reference numerals 62 to 64 denote starting ports.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game machine comprising: a plurality of characters provided on a game board; and a sorting device provided on the game board and connected to the plurality of characters via respective paths. A pachinko machine, wherein the pachinko ball is distributed to the plurality of characters through the plurality of paths based on the entry of the pachinko ball. 2. The game board is provided with a starting port, and the sorting device sets a variable winning port that switches from a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state based on the pachinko ball entering the starting port. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising: