JP2002282450A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly interesting game machine. SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a game ball distributing device 42 on a game panel surface 14. The distributing device 42 is provided with at least one ball entry route (36, 37) guiding game balls entering from the game panel surface 14, ball receiving parts (46, 47) temporarily receiving the game balls from the ball entry routes (36, 37) and a distributing body 43 distributing the game balls from the ball entry routes (36, 37). The distributing body 43 distributes the game ball to a first area in the state that the game ball is received in the ball receiving parts (46, 47) and distributes the game ball to a second area in the state that the game ball is separated from the ball receiving parts (46, 47). Since the distributing device is constituted in such a manner, a player is attracted to see whether or not the game ball enters the distributing device and is distributed to the first area while the ball receiving part temporarily receives the game ball, and interest in a game is increased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a gaming machine. In particular, the present invention relates to a sorting device for sorting game balls.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, some pachinko machines, which are a kind of game machines, have a game board provided with a sorting device. This sorting device has a built-in sorting body that is operated by a motor, a solenoid, and the like, and sorts a game ball that has entered the sorting device into one area and the other area. For example, one area is around a specific winning opening where a player can get many winning balls when a gaming ball wins, and the other area is other than around the specific winning opening, and the sorting body is used in either area. The game balls are sorted.

[0003]

However, the distribution of game balls by the above-mentioned distribution device has little change in the distribution mode and lacks interest.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine with high interest.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems, Functions and Effects In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is
A game ball sorting device is provided on the game board surface. The distributing device distributes at least one entry path for guiding game balls entering from the game board surface, a ball receiving section for temporarily receiving game balls from the entry path, and game balls from the entry path. And a sorting body. The distributing body distributes the game ball to the first area when the game ball is received by the ball receiving section, and distributes the game ball to the second area when the game ball is separated from the ball receiving section. The distribution device having the above configuration distributes the game ball to the first area when the game ball is received by the ball receiver, and distributes the game ball to the second area when the game ball is separated from the ball receiver. . That is, the game balls are distributed to the first area only while the ball receiving unit is temporarily receiving the game balls. Since the sorting device is configured as described above, the player can determine whether the game ball enters the sorting device and is sorted to the first area while the ball receiving unit is temporarily receiving the game ball. It is attracted to whether it is or not, and it is possible to enhance the interest in the game. Here, the first region is, for example, a region around a specific winning opening where a player can obtain many winning balls when winning, and the second region is a region other than around the specific winning opening. Area.

A game machine according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a game ball sorting device on a game board. The sorting device has at least one entry path for guiding game balls entering from the game board surface, and a distributing body having a ball receiving portion formed to temporarily receive the game balls guided on the entry path. are doing. The distributing body changes its posture from the first posture to the second posture by the game ball received by the ball receiving portion, and returns to the first posture when the game ball separates from the ball receiving portion. The distributing body that receives the game ball in the ball receiving portion forms a path from the incoming ball path to the first area, and the distributing body in which the game ball is separated from the ball receiving section is the path from the incoming ball path to the second area. To form In the sorting device having the above configuration, the game ball temporarily received by the ball receiver changes the posture from the first posture to the second posture, and returns to the first posture when the game ball separates from the ball receiver. I do. The distributing body that receives the game ball in the ball receiving portion forms a path from the incoming ball path to the first area, and the distributing body in which the game ball is separated from the ball receiving section is the path from the incoming ball path to the second area. To form That is, the distributing body distributes the game ball to the first area only while the ball receiving portion is temporarily receiving the game ball. Since the sorting device is configured as described above, the player can enter the first area while the game ball enters the sorting device while the ball is temporarily received by the ball receiving portion of the sorting body. It is possible to increase the interest in the game while being attracted to whether or not the game is distributed and enjoying the change in the posture of the distribution body.

[0007] In the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the sorting body closes a path from the incoming ball path to the first area in the first attitude, and moves from the incoming ball path to the first area in the second attitude. May be opened (claim 3). According to the above-described sorting device, the path from the incoming ball path to the first area is opened while the sorting body is temporarily changing to the second attitude, and the game ball is sorted to the first area. Can be

In the gaming machine according to the second or third aspect, the distributing body may change its posture depending on the weight of the game ball (claim 4). According to the distribution device having the above configuration, the distribution body changes its posture from the first posture to the second posture depending on the weight of the game ball received by the ball receiving unit.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The gaming machine described in the above claims can be suitably implemented in the following forms. (Embodiment 1) The sorting body has ball receiving portions formed at both ends and swings while its center is supported. In a state where the game balls are not received by both ball receiving portions, the distributing body is stabilized in the first posture, which is a horizontal posture, with the moments around the support portions balanced. When the game ball is temporarily received by one of the ball receivers, the sorting body is changed by the weight of the game ball to change the posture from the first posture to the second posture. When the distributing body changes its posture to the second posture, a path from the incoming ball path to the first area via the other ball receiving portion is formed. (Mode 2) The sorting body has a ball receiving portion formed at one end and a regulating portion formed at the other end, and swings while its center is supported. In a state where the game ball is not received by the ball receiving portion, the sorting body is held in the first posture, and the regulating portion closes the path to the first area. When the game ball is temporarily received by the ball receiving portion, the sorting body changes its posture from the first posture to the second posture depending on the weight of the game ball. When the distributing body changes its posture to the second posture, the regulating member opens a path to the first region.

[0010]

First Embodiment A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a first-class pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIGS. The first-type pachinko machine is a type of pachinko machine in which a specific winning opening is greatly opened when a plurality of symbols displayed on the symbol display device are in a predetermined combination. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10
A handle 12 for operating a player to launch a pachinko ball (game ball) is provided at the lower right of the player. An arc-shaped rail 18 is attached to the right side of the game board 14, and a pachinko ball hit by operating the handle 12 is guided by the rail 18 to an upper portion of the game board 14. . Display 1 on game board 14
3, a first type starting port 16, a large winning opening 17 and the like are arranged. The display 13 is provided with a symbol display device 15 for displaying symbols on a liquid crystal screen, various lamps (not shown) for notifying a player of a game state, and the like. Type 1 starting port 16
Has two movable pieces 16a that open outward,
A sensor (not shown) for detecting that the pachinko ball has won is provided therein. The special winning opening 17 has a rectangular plate-shaped opening / closing door 19 that opens forward with the lower side as an axis, and has a special winning area (V zone) inside.
(Not shown) are formed. A number of nails 14a for changing the direction of a falling pachinko ball are hit on the game board 14. In the lower part of the gaming machine 10,
A lower plate 22 for temporarily storing prize balls and rental balls, an upper plate 23 for receiving prize balls, an ashtray 24 and the like are provided.

The pachinko ball which is hit by operating the handle 12 and reaches the upper portion of the game board 14 along the rail 18 collides with a nail 14a hit on the game board 14 and frequently changes its direction. While falling down.
When the pachinko ball wins in the first type starting port 16 and the sensor detects this, five prize balls (pachinko balls as prizes) are paid out and the movable piece 16a is opened for a predetermined time. When the movable piece 16a is opened, the pachinko ball easily enters the first-type starting port 16. When the pachinko ball wins in the first type starting port 16, a plurality of symbols are displayed on the symbol display device 15, fluctuate, and then stop. When the stopped symbols are in a predetermined combination, the gaming machine 10 shifts to the big hit state (the predetermined combination of symbols is, for example, the number “7”).
.7,7 "and" 3,3,3 "). When the gaming machine 10 shifts to the jackpot state, the normally open closed opening / closing door 19 of the special winning opening 17 is opened. Open door 1
9 means that 10 pachinko balls will win after being released,
It is closed when any one of the conditions is satisfied until 30 seconds have passed since the release. While the opening / closing door 19 is open, a special winning area (V zone) inside the big winning opening 17.
If the pachinko ball passes through the
9 is released again. The opening and closing of this door 19 is up to 16
The pachinko ball that wins when the door 19 is opened is paid out 15 prize balls. Therefore, when the jackpot is won, the player can obtain 2000 or more prize balls.

Next, the configuration of the sorting device 42 provided in the display device 13 and members around it will be described. The sorting device 42, as shown in FIG.
It comprises a left inclined surface 36, a right inclined surface 37, a seesaw 43, a central ball receiver 44, and the like. A left sphere passage 33 is formed on the left side of the symbol display device 15. The left ball passage 33 is
The ball entrance 33a opening in the left lateral direction and the ball exit 33b opening at the lower right thereof are formed so as to communicate with each other.
On the right side of the symbol display device 15, a right sphere passage 34 having the above-mentioned left sphere passage and a sphere entrance 34a and a sphere exit 34b as target shapes is also formed. The left ball passage 33 and the right ball passage 34 are opaque, so that the pachinko ball is
While passing through the right ball passage 34. For this reason, the left ball passage 33 and the right ball passage 34 are also referred to as warp zones. Ball exit 33b of left ball passage 33 and right ball passage 3
Below the ball exit 34b of No. 4, a left inclined surface 36 and a right inclined surface 37 which are respectively inclined downward toward the center of the game board 14 are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a guide 36 a protruding upward is formed at the front end of the left inclined surface 36. The guide 36a of the left slope 36 and the guide of the target shape are also formed on the right slope 37.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the seesaw 43 includes a left ball receiver 46 and a right ball receiver 47 at left and right ends of a horizontal bar 45 extending left and right, respectively. As best shown in FIG. 4, the left ball receiver 46 and the right ball receiver 47
Is formed in a V-shape at both ends thereof slightly higher than the center portion thereof, and the center portion is formed as an inclined surface (46a, 47a) which is gently inclined forward and downward. Bar 4
5 is a display device 1 at the center as shown in FIG.
Round shaft 39 fixed to the wall surface 13a of the third
Is rotatable around. Therefore, seesaw 4
3 can swing about the shaft 39. The central sphere receiver 44 is fixed to the wall surface 13a of the display device 13, and has left and right protruding portions 44b and 44c protruding upward at the left and right ends thereof. In addition, the central ball receiver 44
Is formed at the center thereof at an inclined surface 44a gently inclined forward and downward. As shown in FIG. 2, the central ball receiver 44 is disposed right above the first type starting port 16.

The operation of the sorting device 42 will be described. The sorting device 42 sorts the entered pachinko ball into the vicinity of the first-type starting port and the other area. First,
A case in which the sorting device 42 sorts the pachinko balls 41 to places other than around the first type starting port 16 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, a case where the pachinko ball 41 enters the left ball passage 33 will be described as an example (since the sorting device 42 of the present embodiment is bilaterally symmetric, even if the pachinko ball 41 enters from the right ball passage 34, The operation is the same as that when a pachinko ball enters from the left ball passage 33). Pachinko ball 41 entering the left ball passage 33 from the ball entrance 33a
Passes through the left ball passage 33 and falls from the ball outlet 33b onto the left inclined surface 36. The pachinko ball 41 that has fallen on the left inclined surface 36 has a left inclined surface 36 inclined downward to the right and a guide 36a projecting upward at the front end thereof, so that as shown in FIG. Move from left to right toward.

When the pachinko ball 41 does not act, the seesaw 43 maintains a horizontal posture with the right and left weights balanced. The pachinko ball 41 that has moved on the left inclined surface 36 is
It falls from the right end of the left slope 36. The pachinko ball 41 that has fallen from the left inclined surface 36 tries to move rightward due to its momentum (inertia), but the left protruding portion 44b of the central ball receiver 44
Can not move any further to the right,
The ball is received by the left ball receiver 46 of the seesaw 43. When the pachinko ball 41 is received by the left ball receiver 46, the weight of the pachinko ball 41 acts, and the seesaw 43 swings counterclockwise to a position where it comes into contact with the lower end surface 13b of the display device 13. The pachinko ball 41 received by the left ball receiver 46 is
It moves forward on the inclined surface 46a and falls from the front end of the left ball receiver 46. The fallen pachinko ball falls on the lower end face 13b of the display device 13 and is returned to the game board 14 from the lower end face 13b. The left ball receiver 46 is, as shown in FIG.
Since it is arranged at a position shifted to the left side of the seed starting port 16, the probability that the pachinko ball 41 dropped from the left ball receiver 46 will win the first seed starting port 16 is low. When the pachinko ball 41 falls from the left ball receiver 46, the seesaw 43 returns to the original horizontal posture with the left and right weights balanced.

Next, the case where the sorting device 42 sorts the pachinko balls around the first type starting port 16 will be described. When the pachinko balls are distributed around the first-type starting port 16, it is necessary that two pachinko balls enter the left ball passage 33 and the right ball passage 34 at a predetermined timing. In the following, a case where a pachinko ball (preceding pachinko ball) enters the right ball passage 34 and subsequently a pachinko ball (subsequent pachinko ball) enters the left ball passage 33 will be described as an example. The leading pachinko ball 48 that has passed through the right ball passage 34 falls on the right inclined surface 37, moves from right to left along the right inclined surface 37, and as shown in FIG.
Is received by the right ball receiver 47. Leading pachinko ball 48
Is received by the right ball receiver 47, the leading pachinko ball 4
8, the seesaw 43 swings clockwise. The preceding pachinko ball 48 received by the right ball receiver 47
Moves forward on the inclined surface 47a, and finally the right ball receiver 4
7, the seesaw 43 is maintained at the position rocked clockwise from being received to falling. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the left ball receiver 46 has a posture inclined downward and to the right with respect to the center ball receiver 44. Then, the leading pachinko ball 48 from the right ball receiver 47
If the subsequent pachinko ball 49 that has entered the left ball passage 33 falls from the left inclined surface 36 to the left ball receiver 46 before the ball falls, the weight balance around the shaft 39 of the seesaw 43 is balanced. For this reason, the seesaw 43 does not move from the position where it swings clockwise, and the pachinko ball 49 further moves leftward and reaches the central ball receiver 44.

The subsequent pachinko ball 4 which reaches the central ball receiver 44
9 is further restricted to the right by the right protruding portion 44c. Then, the subsequent pachinko ball 49 moves forward on the inclined surface 44a and falls from the front end of the central ball receiver 44. Since the central ball receiver 44 is disposed right above the first-type starting port 16, the subsequent pachinko ball 49 that has fallen from the central ball receiver 44 falls toward the first-type starting port 16. As described above, when the subsequent pachinko ball 49 enters the sorting device 42 from the other ball entrance at a timing slightly delayed from the preceding pachinko ball 48 entered from one ball entrance, the sorting device 42 sets the following pachinko ball. Reference numeral 49 denotes the area around the first-type opening 16, that is, an area where the probability of winning the first-type opening 16 is high. Conversely, if the timing at which the subsequent pachinko ball 49 enters the sorting device 42 is late, the preceding pachinko ball 48 falls from the right ball receiver 47. Therefore, when the subsequent pachinko ball 49 subsequently falls into the left ball receiver 46, the seesaw 43 swings counterclockwise, and the subsequent pachinko ball 49 directly falls from the left ball receiver 46. That is, according to the sorting device 42, the timing of the preceding pachinko ball 48 and the subsequent pachinko ball 49 entering the sorting device 42 causes the subsequent pachinko ball 49 to be in an area where the probability of winning the first-type starting port 16 is high. They may be sorted, or may be sorted into regions with a low probability. In this manner, the player determines the timing at which the preceding pachinko ball 48 and the subsequent pachinko ball 49 enter the sorting device 42 by the subsequent pachinko ball of the first type starting port 1.
It is interesting to have a skillful challenge of making adjustments so that the game can be assigned to an area with a high probability of winning 6, and the pachinko game can be enjoyed.

Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for the sorting device 51, and therefore the description thereof is omitted. The configuration of the sorting device 51 will be described. Sorting device 51
Are provided in the display 13 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the left inclined surface 36, the right inclined surface 37, the seesaw 52,
It comprises a central ball receiver 55 and the like. Seesaw 52
Has a ball receiver 53 on the right side and a restriction piece 54 on the left side. Both ends of the ball receiver 53 are formed in a V-shape slightly higher than the central part. The restriction piece 54 is formed in a shape in which the left end of the seesaw 52 is bent downward. The seesaw 52 is, as best shown in FIG.
It is swingable around a round bar-shaped shaft 56 fixed to the display device 13, and the weight balance around the shaft 56 is adjusted so that the regulating piece 54 side is slightly heavier. Further, the seesaw 52 is controlled by a regulating unit (not shown).
Is restricted from swinging counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG. Therefore, the seesaw 52 is stabilized at the horizontal position shown in FIG. 8 when no external force is applied. That is, the seesaw 52 can swing only clockwise from the position shown in FIG.

The central ball receiver 55 is disposed right above the first type starting port 16 and has a protruding portion 55 protruding upward on the right side thereof.
a, and an inclined surface 55b slightly inclined forward and downward. On the right side of the left inclined surface 36, an inclined surface 57 inclined forward is formed, and on the right side of the inclined surface 57, a downwardly inclined surface 59 toward the center ball receiver 55 is formed.

The operation of the sorting device 51 will be described. The sorting device 51 sorts the entered pachinko ball into the vicinity of the first-type starting port and other areas. First,
The case where the sorting device 51 sorts the pachinko balls to a place other than the first type starting port 16 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko ball 62 that has entered the ball entrance 33a of the left ball passage 33 passes through the left ball passage 33, falls from the ball outlet 33b onto the left inclined surface 36, and further falls on the left inclined surface. Move 36 from left to right. As described above, since the seesaw 52 is stable in the horizontal position when no external force is applied, the see-saw restricting piece 54 is at a position for restricting the rightward movement of the pachinko ball 62. Therefore, the pachinko ball 6
2 moves forward on the inclined surface 57 and drops from the front end of the inclined surface 57. Since the inclined surface 57 is located above and shifted to the left of the first-type starting port 16, the probability that the pachinko ball 62 falling from the inclined surface 57 will win the first-type starting port 16 is low.

When the pachinko ball 63 enters the ball inlet 34a of the right ball passage 34, as shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko ball 63 passes through the right ball passage 34 and passes through the ball outlet 3a.
4b, falls on the right inclined surface 37, and further falls on the right inclined surface 3.
Move 7 from right to left. The pachinko ball 63 that has moved on the right inclined surface 37 falls into the ball receiver 53 of the seesaw 52.
When the pachinko ball 63 falls on the ball receiver 53, the seesaw 52 swings clockwise due to the weight of the pachinko ball 63. Then, the pachinko ball 63 falls from the front end of the ball receiver 53. Since the ball receiver 53 is located above and shifted to the right of the first type starting port 16, the probability that the pachinko ball 62 dropped from the ball receiver 53 will win the first type starting port 16 is low.

Next, the sorting device 51 is connected to the first type starting port 1.
The case where the pachinko balls are distributed around 6 will be described. When the pachinko balls are distributed around the first-type starting port 16, it is necessary that two pachinko balls enter the left ball passage 33 and the right ball passage 34 at a predetermined timing. In the following, a case where a pachinko ball (preceding pachinko ball) enters the right ball passage 34 and subsequently a pachinko ball (subsequent pachinko ball) enters the left ball passage 33 will be described as an example.
When the preceding pachinko ball 65 enters the right ball passage 34, the preceding pachinko ball 65 passes through the right ball passage 34 and passes through the right inclined surface 3.
7, and further moves the right slope 37 from right to left,
It is received by the ball receiver 53 of the seesaw 52. This state is shown in FIG. When the preceding pachinko ball 65 is received by the ball receiver 53, the weight of the preceding pachinko ball 65 acts, and the seesaw 52 swings clockwise. When the seesaw 52 swings clockwise, the regulating piece 54 moves upward. Accordingly, the following pachinko ball 64 is not restricted from entering the inclined surface 59. Therefore, if the subsequent pachinko ball 64 enters the sorting device 51 before the preceding pachinko ball 65 received by the ball receiver 53 falls from the ball receiver 53 and the seesaw 52 returns to the horizontal position, the subsequent pachinko ball 64 is inclined. It can move to the central ball receiver 55 through the surface 59. The subsequent pachinko ball 64 that has moved to the central ball receiver 55
Moves forward along the inclined surface 55b, and
5 falls from the front end. Since the central ball receiver 55 is disposed immediately above the first type starting port 16, the subsequent pachinko ball 64 that has fallen from the central ball receiver 55 has a high probability of winning the first type starting port 16.

Third Embodiment A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that, similarly to the second embodiment, the third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for the sorting device 72, and therefore the description thereof is omitted. The configuration of the sorting device 72 will be described. The sorting device 72 is provided in the display device 13 as shown in FIG.
7. It comprises a left movable member 73 and a right movable member 74. Then, the pachinko balls are sorted by the left and right movable members 73 and 74 opening and closing the path of the pachinko balls. The left movable member 73 and the right movable member 74
Since the configuration is bilaterally symmetric, the following description will focus on the left movable member 73. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the left inclined surface 36, which is a pachinko ball passage, has a right end branched into a passage 75 and a passage 76. Passage 7
5 is formed such that the left inclined surface 36 is extended in the inclined direction as it is. The passage 76 is branched at a right angle from the left inclined surface 36, further bent at a right angle in the inclined direction, and this portion is defined as a terminal end 76a.

The left movable member 73 has a ball receiver 73b having an open upper end at one end and a semicircular cross section, and an opening / closing piece 73a formed at the other end. The center of the left movable member 73 is swingable about the shaft 77, and the weight balance around the shaft 77 is smaller than that of the ball receiver 73b.
Is adjusted to be slightly heavier. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, when no external force is applied, the left movable member 73 is
Is stabilized in a state where the lower end of the abutment contacts the bottom of the passage 75. In this state, the opening / closing piece 73a closes the entrance of the passage 75, and the pachinko ball moving on the left inclined surface 36 is
You cannot enter 5. As shown in FIG. 15, the ball receiver 73b has a right end 73d closed and a left end 73c open. The bottom 73e of the ball receiver 73b is formed so as to be slightly inclined downward from the right end 73d toward the left end 73c. At the center of the sorting device 72, an inclined surface 78 inclined forward is formed as shown in FIG. The inclined surface 78 is disposed directly above the first type starting port 16.

The operation of the sorting device 72 will be described. The sorting device 72 sorts the entered pachinko ball into the vicinity of the first-type starting port and other areas. First,
The case where the sorting device 72 sorts the pachinko balls to a place other than the first type starting port 16 will be described. In the following, the pachinko ball 82 entering from the left ball passage 33 is moved to the first
An example in which the seeds are distributed to other than the seed starting port 16 will be described. The pachinko ball 82 entering the ball entrance 33a of the left ball passage 33 falls from the left ball passage 33 to the left inclined surface 36, and moves from the left inclined surface 36 from left to right. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the pachinko ball 82 enters the passage 76 because the opening of the passage 75 is closed by the opening / closing piece 73a of the left movable member 73, and enters the ball 76 of the left movable member 73 from the terminal end 76a. It falls to the receiver 73b. When the pachinko ball 82 falls on the ball receiver 73b of the left movable member 73, the left movable member 73 swings around the shaft 77 and the pachinko ball 82
Moves to the left along the slope of the bottom 73e, and moves to the left end 73c.
Fall from. When the pachinko ball 83 falls from the left movable member 73, the left movable member 73 returns to the original position. Since the left movable member 73 is shifted to the left of the first type starting port 16, the probability that the pachinko ball 82 dropped from the left movable member 73 will win the first type starting port 16 is low.

The case where the sorting device 72 sorts pachinko balls around the first type starting port 16 will be described. When the pachinko balls are distributed around the first type starting port 16, it is necessary that two pachinko balls enter the left ball passage 33 or the right ball passage 34 at a predetermined timing. Hereinafter, a case where the preceding pachinko ball and the following pachinko ball continuously enter the left ball passage 33 will be described as an example. The preceding pachinko ball 8 that entered the left inclined surface 36 in advance
4 is a passage 75 by the opening and closing piece 73a of the left movable member 73.
Is closed, enters the passage 76, falls into the ball receiver 73b, and swings the left movable member 73 (see FIG. 16).
When the left movable member 73 is swung, the opening / closing piece 73a moves
Open the entrance of 5. If the succeeding pachinko ball 85 moves on the left inclined surface 36 before the preceding pachinko ball 84 falls from the ball receiver 73b of the left movable member 73, it can enter the passage 75 from the opened entrance. The subsequent pachinko ball 85 that has entered the passage 75 moves forward on the inclined surface 78 and falls from its front end. Since the inclined surface 78 is disposed right above the first type starting port 16, the subsequent pachinko ball 85 that has fallen from the inclined surface 78 has a high probability of winning the first type starting port 16.

(Fourth Embodiment) A fourth embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a second-type pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the second-type pachinko machine is a type of pachinko machine in which a movable wing piece greatly opens a large winning opening when a pachinko ball wins a specific winning opening. As shown in FIG. 17, the gaming board 112 of the pachinko machine of the fourth embodiment has a special winning opening 114, a left chucker 116,
A middle chuck 117, a right chuck 118 and the like are arranged. The special winning opening 114 includes a movable wing piece 124 that opens outward to open the special winning opening, and a sorting device 152 is provided below the movable wing piece 124.

Left chucker 116, middle chucker 11
7. The right chucker 118 is a winning opening, in which a sensor for detecting that the pachinko ball has won is provided. When the pachinko ball wins the left chucker 116 or the right chucker 118, the movable wing piece 1 of the special winning opening 114
24 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.4 seconds). When the pachinko ball wins the middle chucker 117, the movable wing piece 1
24 are opened a plurality of times in a predetermined time (for example, opened twice in 0.4 seconds). In addition, a special winning area (V zone 119) is provided below the special winning opening 114,
A sensor (not shown) for detecting a winning of a pachinko ball is mounted inside the inside. When the pachinko ball that has entered the special winning opening 114 wins the V zone 119, the sensor detects this, and the movable wing piece 124 repeats opening and closing a plurality of times within a predetermined time, that is, a so-called big hit operation (for example, in 24 seconds). Repeat opening and closing 18 times). During this jackpot operation,
A predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, 10
When the prize is won, the opening of the movable wing piece 124 ends at that time. Before the movable wing piece 124 is completely opened, V
When a pachinko ball wins in the zone 119, the jackpot operation is continued. The maximum number of times of the jackpot operation is 16 times. Thus, the V zone 119 of the special winning opening 114
Whether or not the pachinko ball wins is of great interest to the player because it is related to the start and continuation of the jackpot operation.

The structure of the sorting device 152 and its peripheral members will be described. The sorting device 152 is provided in the special winning opening 114, and includes a left inclined surface 138, a right inclined surface 139, a seesaw 154, a central ball receiver 158, and the like. As shown in FIG. 17, below a movable wing piece 124 mounted on the left and right of the special winning opening 114, a left inclined surface 138 inclined downward toward the center of the special winning opening 114 and a right inclined surface 138 are provided. A slope 139 is formed.
A roof-shaped ball riding member 142 having a high center is formed above the sorting device 152. Ball riding member 1
The left and right ends of 42 are the left inclined surface 138 and the right inclined surface 1 respectively.
It is located above 39. Seesaw 154 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a left ball receiver 162 and a right ball receiver 164 are formed on the left and right sides of the horizontal bar 153 extending left and right, respectively. The left ball receiver 162 and the right ball receiver 164 include an inclined surface 162a and an inclined surface 164 that are gently inclined forward.
a is formed. As shown in FIG. 18, the center of the horizontal bar 153 is the wall surface 114 a of the special winning opening 114.
Is rotatably attached to a shaft 172 fixed to the shaft 172. For this reason, the seesaw 154 is
It can swing about 72.

As shown in FIG. 18, the central ball receiver 158 is formed so as to protrude forward of the wall surface 114a of the special winning opening 114 and to be fixed, and has an inclined surface 158a which is gently inclined forward. Have been. Central ball receiver 15
As shown in FIG. 18, a V zone 119 is disposed immediately below the inclined surface 158 a of FIG. 8 so as to protrude forward from the front end 158 b of the inclined surface 158 a. The bottom 119a of the V zone 119 is inclined rearward and downward.

The operation of the sorting device 152 will be described. The sorting device 152 moves the pachinko ball to the V zone 11
9 and other areas. First, the case where the sorting device 152 sorts a pachinko ball to an area other than the V zone 119 will be described. In the following, a case where a pachinko ball enters from the left movable wing piece 124 will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 19, the pachinko ball 166 that has entered the special winning opening 114 from the left movable wing piece 124 that is opened outwardly once rides on the ball riding member 142 due to its momentum, or It falls on the left slope 138 as it is. The pachinko ball 166 that has fallen on the left inclined surface 138 moves down the left inclined surface 138 to the right side, and then falls from the right end thereof.
62. Pachinko ball 166 is left ball receiver 1
When the seesaw 154 is received by the pachinko ball 166, the seesaw 154 swings counterclockwise from the horizontal position to the position where the bottom surface of the seesaw 154 contacts the upper end 119 b of the V zone 119. The pachinko ball 166 received by the left ball receiver 162 moves forward on the inclined surface 162a, falls from the front end of the left ball receiver 162, and falls into the V zone 119.
Is released outside. Pachinko ball 16 from left ball receiver 162
When 6 falls, the seesaw 154 returns to its original horizontal position, with the left and right weights balanced.

In the case where the sorting device 152 sorts the pachinko balls into the V zone 119, the leading pachinko ball 167 enters the left inclined surface 138, and then the trailing pachinko ball 1
The case where 68 enters the right inclined surface 139 will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 20, the leading pachinko ball 16
When 7 falls from the left inclined surface 138 and is received by the left ball receiver 162, the seesaw 154 swings counterclockwise.
If the subsequent pachinko ball 168 falls on the right ball receiver 164 from the right inclined surface 139 before the preceding pachinko ball 167 falls from the left ball receiver 162, the seesaw 154 swings because the left and right weights of the seesaw 154 are balanced. Does not work. Therefore, since the position of the right ball receiver 164 is the same,
As shown in FIG. 21, the subsequent pachinko ball 168 moves to the central ball receiver 158 as it is. Central ball receiver 1
The subsequent pachinko ball 168 that has moved to 58 has an inclined surface 158
a, and falls from its front end 158b. Since the V zone 119 is disposed immediately below the inclined surface 158, the subsequent pachinko ball 168 that has fallen from the inclined surface 158
Wins the V zone 119. When the subsequent pachinko ball 168 wins in the V zone 119, the pachinko machine shifts to the jackpot operation. As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the preceding pachinko ball 167 and the subsequent pachinko ball 168 are
The timing of entry determines whether the sorting device 152 sorts the subsequent pachinko ball to the V zone 119 or not. Therefore, the player can enjoy the pachinko game while increasing interest in the timing of the preceding pachinko ball 167 and the subsequent pachinko ball 168 entering the special winning opening 114.

The gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but this is merely an example, and the present invention can be implemented in various modified and improved forms based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art. it can. For example, changing the posture of the seesaw or the movable member is not limited to the weight of the pachinko ball. For example, the attitude of the seesaw or the movable member may be changed by the inertial force or collision force of the pachinko ball.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming board.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the seesaw and the center ball receiver.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a gaming board of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment.

9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a gaming board of a gaming machine according to a third embodiment.

14 is a sectional view taken along the line XIV-XIV in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the sorting device.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along the line A in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a front view of a gaming board of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment.

18 is a sectional view taken along the line XVIII-XVIII in FIG.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the sorting device.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory view of the movement of the sorting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Pachinko machine 12: Handle 13: Display device, 13a: Wall surface, 13b: Lower end surface 14: Game board 15: Symbol display device 16: Type 1 starting port, 16a: Movable piece 17: Winning opening 19: Opening / closing door 18: Rail 22: Lower plate 23: Upper plate 24: Ashtray 33: Left ball passage, 33a: Ball entrance, 33b: Ball exit 34: Right ball passage, 34a: Ball entrance, 34b: Ball exit 36: Left inclined surface, 36a : Guide 37: Right inclined surface 39: Shaft 41: Pachinko ball 42: Distributing device 43: Seesaw 44: Central ball receiver, 44a: Inclined surface, 44b: Left protruding portion, 44c: Right protruding portion 45: Horizontal bar 46: Left ball Receiving, 46a: inclined surface 47: right ball receiving, 47a: inclined surface 48: preceding pachinko ball 49: succeeding pachinko ball 51: sorting device 52: seesaw 53: ball receiving 54: regulating piece 55: center Receiver, 55a: Projecting portion, 55b: Inclined surface 56: Shaft 57: Inclined surface 59: Inclined surface 63: Pachinko ball 64: Subsequent pachinko ball 65: Leading pachinko ball 72: Distributing device 73: Left movable member, 73a: Opening / closing piece , 73b: Ball receiver,
73c: left end, 73d: right end, 73e: bottom 74: right movable member 75: passage 76: passage, 76a: terminal end 77: shaft 78: inclined surface 82: pachinko ball 84: preceding pachinko ball 85: subsequent pachinko ball 112: game Panel 114: Grand Prize Winner, 114a: Wall 116: Left Chucker 117: Middle Chucker 118: Right Chucker 119: V Zone, 119a: Bottom, 119b: Top 124: Movable Wing Piece 138: Left Slope 139: Right Slope 142: Ball Riding member 152: sorting device 153: horizontal bar 154: seesaw 158: center ball receiver, 158a: inclined surface, 158b: front end 162: left ball receiver, 162a: inclined surface 164: right ball receiver, 164a: inclined surface 166: pachinko Ball 167: Pachinko ball preceding 168: Pachinko ball following 172: Shaft

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game machine provided with a game ball sorting device on a game board surface, wherein the sorting device guides at least one game ball entering the game ball from the game board surface, and Having a ball receiving portion for temporarily receiving the game ball of the above, and a distributing body for distributing the game ball from the incoming ball path, wherein the distributing body is the first in a state where the game ball is received by the ball receiving portion. A gaming machine wherein game balls are distributed to a region, and the game balls are distributed to a second region when the game balls are separated from the ball receiving portion. 2. A game machine provided with a game ball sorting device on a game board surface, wherein the sorting device guides at least one ball entry path for guiding game balls entering from the game board surface, A ball receiving portion for temporarily receiving the guided game ball, and a ball receiving portion formed by the game ball received by the ball receiving portion.
The posture changes from the posture of the ball to the second posture, and returns to the first posture when the game ball separates from the ball receiving portion, and the sorting body that has received the game ball in the ball receiving portion moves from the incoming ball path to the first region. A gaming machine characterized by forming a path from a ball receiving section to a game ball separated from a ball receiving portion, and forming a path from the incoming ball path to the second area. 3. The distributing body closes a path from the ball entry path to the first area in the first posture,
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a path from the incoming ball path to the first area is opened in the second posture. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the distributing body changes its posture depending on the weight of the game ball.