JP2002052167A - Big winning device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a big winning device for a game machine capable of reducing the number of driving means such as solenoids. SOLUTION: This device is constituted of a rotary door 51 driven by the solenoid 52 and rotated between an open position and a closed position, a specified area shielding member 53 for passing or blocking a game ball 60 from the specified area 51a and a cam member 54 engaged with the specified area shielding member 53. The specified area shielding member 53 is provided with a shielding plate 53f for shielding the specified area and a ball receiving plate 53g for receiving the game ball 60 and rotating the specified area shielding member 53 by gravity.

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 large prize winning device for a gaming machine which switches a gaming state of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine using a game ball between a normal state and a state advantageous to a player. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game board of a typical game machine such as a pachinko machine.
10 has a substantially circular game area 20, as shown in FIG.
A game ball stored in a game ball storage device or a plate device (not shown) is supplied from a launching device (not shown) provided below the game region 20 to a guide rail 22 on a left outer peripheral portion of the game region 20.
Is fired into the game area 20 via the. In the game area 20, a center case 30 is disposed at a substantially central portion, a plurality of winning devices 31, 32, 33, and 34 are disposed below and to the right and left of the center case 30, and a starting device 35 is disposed immediately below the center case 30. Further, below the starting device 35, a big winning device 50 is arranged. In addition, an out port 25 is formed at the lowermost part of the game area 20. Further, inside the center case 30, a special symbol display device 40 having three symbol display areas 41, 42, and 43 and a normal symbol display device 45 including a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are provided.

A game ball fired in the game area 20 flows down the game area 20. When one of the prize devices 31 to 34 is won, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls is
It is paid out to a player from a prize ball payout device (not shown) inside the gaming machine. On the other hand, when the starting device 35 is won, the display of variable symbols displayed in the symbol display areas 41 to 43 of the special symbol display device 40 is controlled. If the stop symbol stopped and displayed in the display area of the special symbol display device 40 is a predetermined "big hit" symbol, the special winning device 50 is opened, and a gaming state advantageous to the player is established. That is, many of the game balls flowing down the game area 20 win the big prize winning device 50. Here, among the game balls flowing down the game area 20, the game balls that have not won a prize are sent to the back side of the game board 10 through the out port 25.

[0004] In a conventional gaming machine, a general area serving as a trigger for payout of a prize ball and a trigger for operating a continuous actuating device for continuously operating a prize ball payout and opening of a special prize winning device are provided inside a special prize winning device. Is provided. Then, when the game ball passes through the specific area and the accessory continuous operation device operates, it is not necessary to pass the ball again. For this purpose, the flow path is changed so that the specific area is closed or the winning game ball is directed to the general area. It should be noted that there is a rule that the number of game balls passing through the specific area of the special winning device should not exceed approximately 1/3 of the number of game balls to win.

[0005]

However, in the case of performing the above-described control, it is necessary to use at least two drive sources, a drive source for opening the special winning device and a drive source for closing a specific area. Therefore, there have been problems such as an increase in cost and a large mounting area. Further, there is a possibility that other devices in the gaming machine may be damaged by heat generated during driving.

The present invention has been conceived in order to solve such problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a large prize winning device for a game machine which can be driven by a driving means such as a single solenoid. And

[0007]

A large prize winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is controlled in operation by a game ball winning a starting device, has a general area and a specific area, and changes a game state between a normal state and a player. A revolving door that passes or blocks a game ball, and a pass rate that changes the pass rate of the game ball to a specific area in which the revolving door is open by the action of the game ball. And a changing member.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pass rate changing member is disposed behind the revolving door, has a shielding plate and a ball receiving plate, and has a rotation axis as a center. It is characterized by being a rotating member that rotates. Also,
The passage ratio changing member is formed so as to be rotationally asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis of the rotating member, and is capable of returning to a predetermined initial state. Further, the pass ratio changing member is characterized in that the passing ball changes when the game ball moves to the ball receiving plate of the rotating member.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a large winning device for a game machine according to the present invention.
It is a front view of a game board of a typical game machine using 50.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the gaming machine winning prize device 50 according to the present invention, wherein FIG.
50 shows a state in which the winning prize ball is guided to a specific area, and FIG.
Moreover, it shows a state where the specific area is closed. FIG. 3 shows FIG.
It is a perspective view of a specific area shielding member or a passage rate changing member shown in (A) and (B). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the grand prize winning device shown in FIG.
50 operation modes are shown. On the other hand, FIG. 4A shows the closed state of the special winning device 50, and FIG.
(C) corresponds to the state where the specific region is closed by the shielding plate, and (D) corresponds to the state illustrated in FIG.

Next, the configuration and operation of a preferred embodiment of the large winning device 50 for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

A large winning device 50 for a gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a rotating door 51 rotatable to an open position or a closed position, a driving device (solenoid) 52 for opening and closing the rotating door 51, a specific area shielding member (or a passing rate). (A changing member) 53, a cam member 54, and a solenoid arm 55.

As shown in FIG. 2, the special winning device 50 has a revolving door 51, a specific area 51a substantially in the center, and general areas 51b on both sides thereof. This revolving door 51 is used for the game area 2 of the gaming machine.
It is opened and closed by the display symbols in the display areas 41 to 43 of the special symbol display device 40 that operates in response to the winning of the game ball to the starting device 35 arranged at 0. That is, the revolving door 51 is in the closed position shown in FIG. 4A in the normal state. However, when the stop symbol of the special symbol display device 40 is a predetermined “big hit” symbol, the open position shown in FIGS. Once the revolving door 51 is at the open position, the revolving door 51 is moved for a predetermined period of time or a specific area 51a thereof and a general area.
This open position is maintained as long as a predetermined number of game balls are won in 51b. Note that the specific area 51a and the general area 51
Since the function b is well known to those skilled in the art, further description will be omitted.

As shown in a perspective view in FIG. 3, a specific area shielding member 53 arranged corresponding to the specific area 51a of the revolving door 51 has a rotary shaft hole 53a through which a rotary shaft 53b is inserted, and a rotary shaft hole 53a. A weight 53c formed of a metal rod or the like inserted and fixed in a through hole formed at a position eccentric from 53a, an arc-shaped cam surface 53
d, a notch 53e formed at an end of the cam surface 53d, a shielding plate 53f extending radially from the rotation shaft hole 53a, and a ball receiving plate 53 formed at an angle of about 60 degrees from the shielding plate 53f.
g.

On the other hand, the cam member 54 has a rotary shaft hole 54a through which the rotary shaft 54b is inserted and a cam follower 54c which rotates about the rotary shaft 54b and engages with the cam surface 53d of the specific area shielding member 53 described above. And an operating piece 54d extending substantially perpendicular to the cam follower 54c.

Next, with reference mainly to FIGS. 4 (A) to 4 (D), the operation of the gaming machine large winning device 50 according to the present invention will be described. First, in the normal state shown in FIG.
Is in the closed position. Therefore, in this normal state, a game ball flowing down the game area 20 cannot win the large winning device 50. Further, the specific area shielding member 53 includes a weight 53c.
The ball receiving plate 53g is placed in a substantially horizontal position and the shielding plate 53 due to its own weight.
f is lifted upward and stopped.

In the normal state shown in FIG. 4A and described above, when the starter 35 wins and the "big hit" state is reached, the solenoid 52 is energized (or driven) to rotate the revolving door 51 to the open position. Let it. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4B, the revolving door 51 rotated to the open position receives the game ball 60 flowing down the game area 20 as shown by a broken line. In this manner, the game ball 60 received by the revolving door 51 at the open position rolls on the inclined surface, and the ball receiving plate 53g of the specific area shielding member 53
Move up.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4C, the specific area shielding member 53 rotates counterclockwise by its own weight of the game ball 60 riding on the ball receiving plate 53g. The game ball 60 falls through the ball passage 56, and the detection switch 57 disposed in the ball passage 65
And sent to a main control board (not shown) in the gaming machine. Then, the specific area shielding member 53 rotates, and the shielding plate 53f closes the specific area 51a.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Cam follower 54c and notch 53e of specific area shielding member 53
Is engaged, the shielding plate 53f is held in a state of blocking the specific area 51a.

Finally, when the solenoid 52 is deenergized (OFF), the solenoid arm 55 is lowered, and the operating portion 54d of the cam member 54 is pushed down. As a result, the cam follower 54c of the cam member 54 comes off the notch 53e of the specific area shielding portion 53. As a result, the specific area shielding member 53 returns to the initial state or the normal state shown in FIG. 4A due to the weight of the weight 53c.

The configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention have been described in detail. But,
Such embodiments are merely exemplary of the present invention,
It does not limit the invention in any way. Various modifications and alterations are possible in accordance with the specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0022]

As described above, according to the award winning device for a gaming machine of the present invention, the following remarkable practical effects can be obtained. That is, the large winning device for a gaming machine of the present invention, the specific area is closed using a pass rate changing member or a specific area shielding member, while changing the pass rate of the winning ball to the specific area,
Since the self-weight of the gaming machine that wins the specific area is used, there is no need to use a solenoid for driving so as to close the specific area. Therefore, the cost can be reduced, and the mounting space can be reduced.
In addition, the amount of heat generated by a driving unit such as a solenoid can be suppressed, and damage to other devices or devices due to heat can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming board of a typical gaming machine using the gaming machine winning prize apparatus of the present invention,

FIGS. 2A and 2B are plan views of a special winning device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, in which FIG. 2A shows an open state of a specific area, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a specific area shielding member shown in FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4A and 4B show operation modes of the gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 4A shows a normal (or initial) state, FIG. 4B shows a specific area opened state, and FIG. (D) is a state in which the specific area is closed by being rotated, and a specific area is closed by rotation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Game board 20 Game area 30 Center case 31-34 Winning device 35 Starting device 40 Special symbol display device 50 Big winning device 51 Revolving door 52 Solenoid (drive means) 53 Specific area shielding member (passage changing member) 53c Weight 53e Notch Part 53f Shielding plate 53g Ball receiving plate 54 Cam member 55 Solenoid arm 56 Ball passage 57 Detection switch 60 Game ball

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A large prize winning device for a gaming machine, wherein the operation of a game ball is controlled by winning a starting device, the general ball and a specific region are provided, and a game state is switched between a normal state and an operation state advantageous to a player. A revolving door that passes or blocks game balls, and a pass rate changing member that changes the pass rate of the winning ball to the specific area where the revolving door is open by the action of the winning ball. Big prize winning device for gaming machines. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the passage ratio changing member is a rotating member that is disposed behind the rotating door, has a shielding plate and a ball receiving plate, and rotates about a rotating shaft.
The big prize winning device for a gaming machine according to the above. 3. The game according to claim 2, wherein the passage ratio changing member is formed to be rotationally asymmetric with respect to a rotation axis of the rotating member, and is capable of returning to a predetermined initial state. Big prize winning machine. 4. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein said pass rate changing member rotates when said game ball moves to said ball receiving plate of said rotating member.