JP2001293161A - Game machine and premium winning device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which uses game balls to improve player's interest lowered by a monotonous game and a premium winning device for the game machine. SOLUTION: This premium winning device 24 is placed under a center case 22 with a special symbol display 23 equipped on almost the central part of a game area 20 to which game balls are blasted along a guide rail. A rotation body 24c with wings is rotatably placed centering on the rotation axis 24d inside the premium winning device. A ball got into the premium winning device 24 through a ball inlet is rotated by the rotation body 24c with wings and sent to a first area 24f or a second area 24g and thereby the difference in the profit to a player is generated. The rotation body 24c with wings can be viewed by a player through a transparent outer case 24b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine and the like, in which a game ball is fired in a game area and a prize machine is played to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game machine such as a pachinko machine is disclosed in "Pachinko Machine" of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-169521. Such a game machine has a substantially circular game area on a game board, in which a game ball is fired along a guide rail. Various devices including a winning device are arranged in the game area. This winning device has a ball entrance for allowing (winning) a game ball fired in the game area. After winning a game ball, a game ball that has won a prize device (that is, has entered the above-described ball entrance of the prize device) immediately enters the back side of the game board.
Therefore, the player simply looks at the flow of the game ball in the game area.

[0003]

As described above, all of the conventional prize machines for gaming machines have the same configuration and shape, and the player only sees a prize of a monotonous game ball, which lacks interest. There was a problem that.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention is to provide a gaming machine and a prize winning device for a gaming machine that enhance the interest of the player or improve the fun of the gaming machine by attracting the interest of the player during the game. It was conceived as a purpose.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A gaming machine according to the present invention has a prize device in which a game ball fired in a game area along a guide rail can receive a prize. , A plurality of regions that cause a difference in profit to the player, and a distributing means for distributing a winning game ball to one of the plurality of regions.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The distribution means of the prize winning device is a winged rotating body rotatably provided in the prize winning device. The distribution means of the winning device is characterized in that it is configured to be visually recognizable by a player from the outside. At least one of the plurality of regions of the winning device is a region accompanied by a prize ball. Further, one of the plurality of regions of the winning device is a starting region of the graphic display device.

On the other hand, in the gaming machine prize apparatus of the present invention, a game ball fired along a guide rail can win in a substantially circular game area in which a center case or a special electric accessory is arranged at a substantially central portion. , Wherein a plurality of areas into which a winning game ball can enter can be provided, and a distributing means for distributing the winning game ball to any of the above-described plurality of areas. According to a preferred embodiment, the distributing means is constituted by a rotating body with blades, and the winning device is covered with a transparent outer case, so that a winning game ball moving inside can be visually recognized.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction and operation of a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine and a prize winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. This gaming machine 10 is a first-class pachinko machine. The gaming machine 10 has a substantially circular game area 20 substantially at the center of a substantially rectangular game board. In this game area 20,
A guide rail 21 at the left peripheral portion, a center case 22 at a substantially central portion, a prize winning device for a game machine (rotating body prize winning device with a blade) 24 and a prize winning device 24 below the center case 22. Further, a large winning opening 25 is arranged on the lower side. In addition, special symbol display 23
Is arranged. The special symbol display 23 may have a display area for displaying three special symbols A, B, and C as disclosed in, for example, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-169521. Further, similarly to the related art, a game ball (not shown) is fired (or launched) along the guide rail 21 into the game area 20.

As described above, for example, three special symbols displayed on the special symbol display 23 provided in the center case 22 substantially at the center of the game area 20 are activated by the game ball winning the prize device 24. Is done. When the three special symbols become a predetermined "big hit symbol", a "big hit" state is established, and the above-mentioned special winning opening 25 is opened, for example, for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of game balls are won. The winning probability of the ball is increased to be in a state advantageous to the player.

FIG. 2 is a detailed explanatory view of a first embodiment of a prize machine for a game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a prize machine for a game machine (rotary body prize machine with blades) 24. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the gaming machine winning device 24 shown in FIG. 2A along the line AA ′. The gaming machine winning device 24 includes a base plate 24a, an outer case 24b, a rotating body with blades (distributing means) 24c, a rotating shaft 24d, and a pair of gaming ball detection switches (one in FIG. 2B). 24e), a special symbol starting area (first area) 24f, and a general winning area (second area) 24g.

The outer case 24b is formed of a transparent member such as glass or transparent plastic so that a player can visually recognize the inner rotating body 24c with blades. In the gaming machine winning device 24 of this specific embodiment, the outer case 24
Although b is formed entirely of a transparent member, it is also possible to form only the portion where the rotating body 24c with blades is visible with the transparent member. At a substantially central portion of the gaming machine winning device 24, a winged rotating body 24c is mounted on a base plate 24a so as to rotate about a rotating shaft 24d by a winning game ball. A plurality of special symbol starting regions 24f and a general winning region 24g are provided below the inside of the gaming machine winning device 24, and a plurality of detection switches 24e for detecting a game ball are provided in each region. Is provided.

The game balls that have won the game machine prize device 24 from the ball entrance are rotated rightward (toward the general winning area 24g) or leftward (toward the special symbol starting area 24f) by the rotating body 24c with blades constituting the distribution means. It is distributed to either. The game balls thus distributed pass through the special symbol starting area 24f or the general winning area 24g and enter the back side of the game board. Then, a winning ball is detected by a detection switch 24e provided inside. Detection switch 24
When e detects a winning game ball, the special symbol starting area 24
If the game ball has passed f, the symbol of the special symbol display 23 provided at the approximate center of the game area 20 starts changing as shown in FIG. A predetermined prize ball is paid out according to the symbol change. Furthermore, if the display symbol of the special symbol display 23 stops at a predetermined symbol (for example, “777”), a “big hit” occurs, and the “special game state” which is advantageous to the player is made. On the other hand, a game ball that has passed through the general prize area 24g of the gaming machine prize device 24 is also detected by the detection switch 24e provided therein, and a predetermined prize ball is paid out.

A second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the front view of FIG. 3 and FIG. The second embodiment is a case where a region having a profit difference for a player is constituted by a plurality of regions, which are a “general winning region” and a “warp region”. In the gaming machine 10 'of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the components corresponding to the components of the gaming machine 10 of the above-described first embodiment for convenience.

As shown in the front view of FIG.
Reference numeral 0 'denotes a substantially circular game area 20', a guide rail 21 at a left peripheral portion thereof, a center case 22 'at a substantially central portion thereof, and a pair of gaming machine prize devices arranged on both sides of the center case 22' ( Rotating body winning device with left and right blades) 24A and 24B, a common electric accessory 26 on the lower side of the center case 22 ', and a large winning opening 25 and a warp ball outlet 28 thereunder. Also,
A special symbol display 23 and a normal symbol display 27 are provided in the center case 22 '.

In the center case 22 'provided substantially at the center of the game area 20' of the game board, as described above, the special symbol display 23 and the ordinary symbol display 27 located above the special symbol display 23 are provided. I have. An ordinary electric accessory 26 is provided below the center case 22 '. Game ball wins,
When a game ball is detected by a detection switch provided inside, a plurality of display symbols of the special symbol display device 23 provided in the center case 22 'start to change. The display symbol is stopped and displayed after the change of the predetermined time. If the stopped display symbol is a predetermined symbol, a "big hit" occurs, the big winning opening 25 provided at the lower part of the game area 20 'is opened, and the "special game state" which is advantageous to the player. ".

FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a prize winning device for a gaming machine (rotating member prize winning device with left or right blades) 24A, 24B arranged on the left and right sides of the center case 22 '. FIG. 4 (A)
Is a front view thereof, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 4A. Winning device 24 for this gaming machine
A and 24B are the gaming machine prize devices 24 substantially shown in FIG.
It has the same configuration as. The difference is that a general winning area 24g and a warp area 24h are located below and to the left and right of the rotator 24c with blades. In the case of the right winning device 24B, FIG.
As shown in (A), the left side is the warp area 24h, and the right side is the general winning area 24g. On the other hand, in the case of the left winning device 24A, the general winning region 24g and the warp region 24h are opposite in right and left from the right winning device 24B.

The game balls won from the ball entrance are distributed to either the right or left direction by the winged rotator 24c constituting the distribution means. The distributed game balls pass through the general prize area 24g or the warp area 24h and enter the back side of the game board. When a prize ball is detected by the detection switch 24e provided inside, the general prize area 24 is detected.
If the game ball has passed g, a predetermined prize ball is paid out. On the other hand, when the game ball that has passed through the warp area 24h is detected by the detection switch 24e provided inside, the change of the display symbol of the ordinary symbol display 27 provided above the center case 22 'is started. Then, the symbol stops after the change of the predetermined time. If the stopped and displayed symbol is a predetermined symbol, the variable member (tulip) of the ordinary electric accessory 26 is opened for a predetermined time, and the winning of the game ball is facilitated. Becomes

Next, a third embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This gaming machine is
It is a second class pachinko machine. FIG. 5 is a front view of a gaming machine 10 ″ according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
At approximately the center of the 20 ", a special electric accessory 30 is provided. Below the special electric accessory 30, a rotating body prize device with blades 24C, which is a prize device for a game machine of the present invention, is provided. As will be described later, a rotating body winning device with blades 24 is provided.
When a game ball wins in any one of the plurality of areas of C, the special winning combination of the special electric auditors product 30 is opened for a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time. When the special winning opening is opened, a game ball wins and passes through a specific area, so that a "big hit" occurs, and a "special game state", which is a state advantageous to the player, is achieved.

FIG. 6 is a rotary body winning device with blades shown in FIG.
The detailed configuration of 24A is shown. FIG. 6A is a front view of the winged rotary member winning device 24A, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 6A. The basic structure of the prize winning device 24C is as follows.
A, Same as 24B. However, in the lower part of the winning device 24C, there are provided a plurality of regions, i.e., a region 24i having one large winning opening and a region 24j having two large winning openings.
In the gaming machine prize winning device 24C, the left region is a region 24i having one large winning opening, and the right region is a region 24j having two large winning openings. However, the same applies when the left and right regions are reversed. The effect of can be shown. The game balls won from the ball entrance are distributed rightward or leftward by the winged rotator 24c constituting the distribution means of the winning device 24C.
The game balls distributed by the distribution means as described above pass through either the region 24i having one large winning opening and the region 24j having two large winning openings, and enter the back side of the game board. When a winning ball is detected by the detection switch 24e provided inside, the area 24i in which the special winning opening is opened once is set.
If the game ball has passed through, the special winning combination of the special electric auditors product 30 is opened once, and a predetermined prize ball is paid out.
On the other hand, as for the game balls that have passed through the area 24j in which the large winning opening is twice opened, the large winning opening of the special electric auditors product 30 is opened twice, and a predetermined winning ball is paid out.

The configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine and the winning device for the gaming machine according to the present invention have been described above. However, such an embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to only such an embodiment. Without departing from the spirit of the invention,
It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made according to the specific application.

[0022]

As will be understood from the above description, according to the gaming machine and the prize winning device for the gaming machine of the present invention, the prize-winning game is provided by providing the rotating body with blades which does not require mechanical control means. Because the ball moves unexpectedly,
The following practical remarkable effects are obtained. A rotating body with blades is provided as a distribution means in the winning device, and the rotating body with blades and a game ball moving in the rotating body can be visually recognized or observed from the outside. Therefore, the player can follow the movement of the winning prize game ball,
The game can be interesting. Further, by providing an area having a profit difference for the player inside the prize winning device and making the inside of the prize winning device visible to the player, the interest of the game can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a first embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing details of a first embodiment of a gaming machine winning device according to the present invention used in the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the appearance of a second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing details of a second embodiment of the gaming machine winning device according to the present invention used in the gaming machine of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an appearance of a third embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention,

6 is a configuration diagram showing details of a third embodiment of a prize winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention used in the gaming machine of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 10 ', 10 "gaming machine 20, 20', 20" gaming area 21 guide rail 22, 22 ', 22 "center case 23 special symbol display 24, 24A, 24B, 24C 24b Outer case 24c Rotating body with blades 24f, 24h, 24i First area 24g, 24j Second area 25 Large winning opening

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a prize-winning device configured to be able to win a game ball fired in a game region along a guide rail, wherein the prize-winning device includes a plurality of regions that cause a difference in profit to a player. And a distribution means for distributing a winning game ball to any of the plurality of areas. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the distribution means of the winning device is a rotating body with blades rotatably provided in the winning device. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the distribution means of the winning device is configured to be visible to a player from the outside. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of regions of the winning device is a region with a prize ball. 5. At least one of the plurality of regions,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a starting area of the symbol display device. 6. A prize device for a game machine, wherein a game ball fired along a guide rail is formed in a substantially circular game area in which a center case or a special electric accessory is arranged at a substantially central portion. A prize winning device for a gaming machine, comprising: a plurality of regions into which the winning game balls can enter; and distribution means for distributing the winning game balls to any of the plurality of regions. 7. The prize distributing means of the prize winning device is constituted by a rotating body with blades, and the prize winning device is covered with a transparent outer case so that the winning game ball moving inside can be visually recognized. 7. The prize winning device for a gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein: