JP2002315886A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine provided with a distributing mechanism for sequentially and smoothly performing a distribution without successively guiding a plurality of balls to a specific passage. SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with the distributing mechanism E1 for distributing balls coming from a ball entrance 51 into a specified area A1 and a non-specified area A2 . The distributing mechanism E1 is constituted by providing a guiding rotary body 30 which is rockable around a horizontal axis, provided with a ball receiving part 32 for receiving the ball coming from the ball entrance 51 and makes the ball receiving part 32 to coincide with the side of the ball entrance 51 in a still standing state so as to be balanced around the horizontal axis, a detecting switch S1 which is arranged at the downstream side of the guiding rotary body and detects the passage of the ball guided by the rotary body 30, a shutter 70 which is disposed between the guiding rotary body 30 and the detecting switch S1 and is changeable in position between a permission position for permitting the ball B guided downward by the rotary body 30 to pass through the detecting switch S1 and a restraining position for restraining it, and a rotary distributing body 60 which is disposed in the downstream of the detecting switch S1 and distributes the ball B passing through the detecting switch S1 into either a specified area A1 or a non-specified area A2 .

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a sorting mechanism for sorting a ball into a specific area and a non-specific area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A symbol variation display device is provided to perform symbol variation display, and when a symbol stopped and displayed by the symbol variation display device matches a specific symbol, a specific game value is given to a player. Pachinko machines are well known. This type of pachinko machine usually changes the symbol in the symbol display unit, and based on a specific display result of each symbol stopped and displayed, for example, a "big hit" by a prize device linked to the symbol variation display device. And so on.

[0003] A pachinko machine is also known which includes a movable distributing body having a ball receiving portion for supplementing a ball, and a prize winning device for distributing a winning ball to a plurality of prize areas by the movable distributing body. In this winning device, once the ball is received in the winning device and the ball detection switch detects the ball, the symbol variation display device starts displaying the symbol variation, and the ball is held until the symbol stops varying. You.

When the display symbol fluctuates and stops at a predetermined symbol, the movable distributing member rotates in a predetermined direction, receives the held ball in a ball receiving portion, and further rotates. The ball to a specific area. On the other hand, if the display symbol does not stop at the predetermined symbol, the movable distributing body rotates in the opposite direction to the above, receives the held ball in the ball receiving portion, and further rotates. The ball to a non-specific area. Further, the ball distributed to the specific area is detected by a ball detection switch different from the above disposed on the downstream side, and the specific game value is given to the player. .

[0005] However, in such a conventional pachinko machine, a plurality of balls may be guided and reserved in the distribution mechanism. Then, the symbols of the preceding balls match, a specific game value such as a big hit is given, and the symbols of the next balls may also match the symbols. In this case,
For example, in the three types of machines, as a result of matching up to the symbol of the next ball, when the next ball is detected by the ball detection switch in the specific area, the right of the "big hit" being generated for the previous ball is obtained. Shortly before switching to right-handed, it disappears immediately after the start of the game (this is commonly referred to as “punk”), and the right is immediately lost without taking advantage of the game value gained by the “big hit”. To be done, the entertainment of the game is significantly impaired.

The above problem is not limited to the three types of machines, but is provided with a symbol variation display device, a distribution mechanism, and a specific game value assigning means. When the detection switch detects a ball, the same occurs in a gaming machine having a configuration in which the "big hit" right being generated disappears.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a distribution mechanism capable of sequentially and smoothly distributing a plurality of balls without being continuously guided.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a distribution mechanism for distributing a ball entering from a ball entrance into a specific area and a non-specific area. , The distributing mechanism is swingable about a horizontal axis,
An induction rotating body that has a ball receiving portion that receives a ball that has entered from a ball inlet, and in a stationary state, matches the ball receiving portion with the ball inlet side and balances around the horizontal axis; and a downstream side of the induction rotating body. A detection switch that detects the passage of a sphere guided by the induction rotator, and a detection switch that is disposed between the induction rotator and the detection switch and that is guided downward by the induction rotator. A movable stopper that is movable between an allowance position that allows passage of the detection switch and a stop position that inhibits the passage, and a ball that is disposed downstream of the detection switch and passes through the detection switch And a movable distributing body for distributing the data to a specific region or a non-specific region.

For this reason, the ball that has entered the ball entrance is
The ball is rotated by its own weight together with the guide rotating body received by the ball receiving portion, without being restrained by the movable restraining body at the allowable position, passing through the detection switch, and by the movable distributing body, When the detection switch detects the previous ball while being sorted to either the specific region or the non-specific region, the movable stopper changes its position to the stop position, and the ball moves after the previous ball. After the ball enters the entrance and is received by the ball receiving portion, the ball rotates together with the guide rotating body under its own weight, and is stopped by the movable stopping body so that it is not guided to the detection switch. become.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the ball that has passed through the detection switch is suspended in the movable distributing body, the movable restraint body moves to the restraining position, and the subsequent ball moves to the position of the detection switch. To prevent the ball from entering the passage,
The number of balls retained in the movable distributing body is always one, and a plurality of balls are not continuously guided, so that the "puncture" does not occur. In addition, the induction rotating body is configured to rotate by its own weight of the ball that has entered the ball receiving portion, and does not use an electric driving means such as a motor or a solenoid. And the space for disposing the induction rotating body can be minimized. Furthermore,
Since the guide rotating body is configured to rotate by its own weight of the ball that has entered the ball receiving portion, it takes a predetermined time to guide the ball that has entered the ball receiving portion to the downstream side. The time required for the movement of the ball is ensured, and the movable stop body reliably prevents the subsequent ball (the next ball) from biting.

The invention according to a second aspect is based on the premise of the first aspect, wherein the movable stopper is a shutter for opening and closing a ball passage through which a ball passes toward the detection switch. . Therefore, the switching between the allowable position and the stop position is ensured.

Further, the invention of claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1 or 2
On the premise of the invention, a ball passage is provided upstream of the guide rotating body, for receiving the ball dropped from the ball inlet and moving the ball in the lateral direction, and then introducing the ball into the ball receiving portion of the guide rotating body. It is characterized by having. As described above, since the ball passage from the ball inlet to the ball receiving portion of the guide rotating body is suddenly changed, the falling ball is prevented from being deenergized and bouncing, and the delivery of the ball to the ball receiving portion is ensured. Becomes

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, based on any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, a symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and when the symbol is in a specific display mode, a game state advantageous to a player is obtained. A symbol variation display device, and the symbol variation display device changes a display mode based on detection of a sphere by the detection switch. In this way, by linking the ball detection of the detection switch with the change of the display mode of the symbol variation display device, various games can be realized by the combination of the distribution mechanism and the symbol variation display device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, based on the premise of the fourth aspect of the invention, the movable distributing body moves the suspended ball to the specific area or the specific area based on a display mode displayed by the symbol variation display device. It is characterized in that it is assigned to one of the non-specific areas. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the display mode displayed by the symbol variation display device determines whether the ball is allocated to the specific region or the non-specific region, so that the combination of the distribution mechanism and the symbol variation display device is performed. Further, various games can be played.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. Figure 1 is a front view of including a sorting mechanism E ₁ winning device C ₁ is incorporated pachinko machine of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a winning device C _1, FIG. 3 is a central vertical sectional view of the same, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a central vertical sectional view of FIG. 2 in a state where the weight 33 of the induction rotating body 30 is located above, and FIG.
Is a perspective view of _1, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a winning device C ₁ of a separated state of the front side case body 50. Note that the winning device C _1, the sorting mechanism E ordinary electric won game 12 no to _one of the distribution function indicates what equipped with a ball inlet 51 and the like. In FIG. 1, a rail 2 is spirally mounted on a game board 1, and a portion where the rail 2 is provided as an inner / outer double is punched out from a firing device (not shown). A ball passage 3 is formed, and a portion surrounded by the rail 2 is a game area 4.

Next, the arrangement of the accessories arranged in the game area 4 and its configuration will be described. On the left and right center lines of the game area 4, a symbol variation display device D and a winning device C
₁ are arranged one above the other.

The said symbol variable display device D, the winning device starts to operate and is introduced ball B becomes a specific state to the C _1, symbol composed of figures of three 7-segment LED viewable The display unit 5 is configured to be able to display a combination of specific symbols (numbers). A plurality of decorative lamps 6 are arranged in a horizontal direction directly above the symbol display section 5, and a general winning opening 7 is arranged directly above the decorative lamps 6. On both left and right sides of the general winning opening 7, windmills 8 for distributing a ball released into the game area 4 to the left and right are arranged respectively. Further, a gate 9 and a general winning opening 11 are respectively disposed at substantially symmetrical positions with respect to the center lines on the left and right sides of the game area 4 and obliquely below the symbol display section 5. 9 and general winning opening 1
1, a pair of wind turbines 1 symmetrically with respect to the center line.
0 is arranged.

A tulip is located immediately below the gate 9.
Normal electric accessory actuation for operating the ordinary electric accessory 12 having the structure
A mouth 13 is provided. In addition, the winning device C₁On the left side of
There is a general prize right under the normal electric auditorium opening 13
The mouth 14 is arranged, and the winning device C₁Directly under the game
In the lowermost part of region 4, there is an outlet for the out ball.
The outlet 15 is arranged along the inside of the rail 2.
You. In addition, the winning device C ₁On the right side of the winning device C₁To
Occurs for the player when the ball that entered enters the predetermined route
Type 3 start to execute the right of "big hit game"
The mouth 16 and the special winning opening 17 are arranged one above the other,
Immediately below the mouth 17 is a 7-segment LED.
The winning number display 18 and the big winning number display 19 are
They are arranged side by side. Also, the left of the game area 4
Side lamps 21 are arranged at both right ends.
I have.

[0019] Subsequently, with reference to FIGS. 2-7, for the winning device C _1, will be described in detail. The winning device C ₁ includes a common electric won game 12 tulip structure described above,該普through the electric won game 12 to enter spheres B, sorting mechanism for sorting in the specific area A ₁ and the non-specific region A ₂ consisting of E ₁ Metropolitan. The distributing mechanism E ₁ includes an induction rotating body 30 for guiding the ball B, which has entered the ordinary electric accessory 12, to a lower position by a rotating action of the ball's own weight,
By落入derived sphere to a predetermined position by the induction rotating body 30, a rotating sorting member 60 for sorting to any of the specific area A ₁ and the non-specific area A _2, the rotary sorting member 60 A first detection switch S ₁ provided between the first rotation switch 30 and the induction rotating body 30 and a ball passage 71 through which the ball passes toward the first detection switch S ₁ can be closed so that the ball B is rotated by the rotational vibration. Shutter 7 to prevent falling into split body 60
0.

The induction rotating body 30 is in the shape of a thick disk, is housed in a rear case body 40 integrally incorporated in the game board 1, and has a horizontal shaft 31 as a center. The body 40 is rotatably (swingably) supported. The induction rotating body 30 is provided with a ball receiving portion 32 capable of accommodating only one ball B with a margin at a portion shifted from the rotation center, and the ball receiving portion 32 is provided with respect to the rotation center. The weight 33 is embedded at a position opposite to the portion 32 (a position at which the phase in the circumferential direction is different by 180 °). The ball receiver 3
On the bottom surface of 2, a partitioning ridge 34 is provided along the depth direction to allow the accommodated ball B to be accommodated while being shifted to one of left and right. Therefore, when the ball B is accommodated in the ball receiving portion 32 at the upper position, the ball B is shifted and accommodated on one side of the partitioning ridge 34, and as a result, The induction rotating body 30 includes a ball B
Is rotated by approximately 180 ° so as to be directly below. Further, in a front plate portion 41 of the rear side case body 40, in a balanced state in which the weight 33 is positioned directly below and is stationary, a ball receiving opening 42 corresponding to the ball receiving portion 32 at an upper position.
And the ball B accommodated in the ball receiving portion 32
Is located right below, a ball discharge opening 43 that matches the ball receiving portion 32 is provided.

A front side case body 50 is disposed on the front side (front side) of the rear side case body 40, and a ball B which has won the ordinary electric accessory 12 is received at an upper end thereof. A ball entrance 51 is provided, and the ball B entering the ball entrance 51 changes its direction by approximately 90 ° and is guided to the ball receiving opening 42. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball passage 56 (see FIG. 3) of the ball B entering the ball inlet 51 is changed from a vertical direction to a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the board surface of the game board 1. Since the ball B delivered from the ball receiving opening 42 to the ball receiving portion 32 of the guide rotating body 30 is slowed down more than the falling speed at the ball inlet 51, the delivery is ensured.

The ball inlet 5 of the front case body 50
1, an ordinary electric accessory 12 having a tulip structure is provided.
Have been killed. This ordinary electric accessory 12 is a first solenoid
De N ₁, The pair of tulip pieces 22 open.
The first solenoid N₁Game board
The forward movement in the direction perpendicular to the
And the sector gear 24 meshing therewith,
And the pair of tulip pieces 22 open and close.
It is supposed to. Then, enter the normal electric accessory 12
The ball B is a ball entrance provided in the front case body 50.
51 and the ball receiving opening 42 of the rear case body 40.
And is accommodated in the ball receiving portion 32 of the induction rotating body 30 in a stationary state.
It has become so.

Also, due to the weight of the ball B accommodated in the ball receiving portion 32 of the guiding rotating body 30, the guiding rotating body 30
The ball B rotated by 0 ° and discharged from the ball receiving portion 32 is
After passing through the first detection switch S ₁ , it is temporarily held in the rotary sorter 60. This rotation distributing body 60 has a central angle of 1
It has an arc shape in cross section exceeding 80 ° and its ball receiving groove 6
1 is directed downward, the back surface, both side plate portions 52 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) and the front plate portion 53 of the front case body 50, and the front plate portion 41 of the rear case body 40. The ball B is held in the holding space 62 formed by the above. When the rotary distributing member 60 rotates in the holding state, the ball B in the holding state is received in the ball receiving groove 61 and is additionally stored. The support shaft portion 63 of the rotation distributing body 60 is supported by the back side case body 40, and the first motor M
It is directly connected to _one rotation shaft 64. The front plate portion 53 of the front case body 50 is made of a transparent material so that the holding state of the ball B and the like can be visually recognized.

The rotary distributing body 60 in which the ball B is accommodated in the ball receiving groove 61 is rotated left or right based on the symbol display result of the symbol variation display device D. ball B in the housing is guided落入to any particular area a ₁ or a non-specific region a _2. The front plate portion 41 of the rear side case body 40, the specific area A ₁ and the non-specific region A
Winning hole 44, 45 of the drop ejected ball B ₂ are provided respectively, the winning openings 44 and 45, the lower end lateral bulging wall portion 54 constituting the lower portion of the front side case member 50 (FIG. 2
And FIG. 5). In addition, a second and a third detection switch (not shown) for detecting passage of a sphere to the corresponding portion are provided behind the winning ports 44 and 45.

Further, between the induction rotating body 30 and the first detection switch S _1, the shutter 70 is provided so as to be retractable, at the stop position is its advanced end position, discharged from the induction rotator 30 and spheres B are the together with the first detection sphere passage 71 passing toward the switch S ₁ (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is closed, in a is allowable position its retracted end position, said ball passage 71 It is configured to be open. The shutter 70 is advanced and retracted by the second solenoid N _2. The ball passage 71 is provided with a shutter 70.
In the closed state, the ball B guided to the lower side by the guide rotating body 30 and discharged from the ball receiving portion 32 is provided on either side of the shutter 70 to one of the two winning ports 46. Wins. Each winning opening 46
Is provided on the front plate portion 41 of the rear case body 40 and is surrounded by a central horizontal bulging wall portion 55 of the front case body 50 (see FIGS. 2 and 5). 3 and 4, reference numeral 25 denotes a glass plate provided at a predetermined interval in front of the game board 1.

Next, as FIG. 8 showing each operating state of the sorting mechanism E _1, with reference to FIGS. 9 is a flow chart of the present invention, the game contents according to the present invention will be described for each step. When the game is started and the ball B released into the game area 4 wins the ordinary electric accessory operating port 13, the ordinary electric accessory 1
2 is opened for a predetermined time and its operation is started (S
1), in the case (S2) which is finished in the usual electric won game 12 therebetween, the winning ball B, after being introduced into the sphere inlet 51 of the winning device C _1, changed substantially 90 ° to the sphere passage 56 When the ball is introduced into the back of the gaming board 1 and is accommodated in the ball receiving portion 32 of the guiding rotating body 30, the guiding rotating body 30 is rotated in a predetermined direction by the weight of the ball, and the winning ball B is It is held for a time (S3) and guided to the ball discharge opening 43.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the shutter 70 is retracted and the ball passage 56 leading to the first detection switch S ₁ is open, the portion of the ball discharge opening 43 The winning ball B guided to
It falls into the portion of the first detection switch S ₁ , and is held by the rotary distributing body 60 with the back side facing upward, and is held in the holding space 6.
2 is held for a predetermined time. In this way, by winning ball B is落入the portion of the detection switch S _1,
First detection switch S ₁ is to detect the passage of the winning ball B (S4). Thus, as shown in FIG. 8A, the symbol variation display device D starts operating (S5), and at the same time, the retracted shutter 70 advances (S6),
The ball passage 56 is closed. The symbol variation display device D
After the start of the operation, the symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 5 stops changing after a predetermined time has elapsed, and it is determined whether the symbol is a "big hit" or a "losing" (S7). Then, even if there is a ball in the ordinary electric accessory 12 during the symbol change, after the ball passage 56 is closed by the advance of the shutter 70, as shown in FIG. The ball is guided to the lower end of the guide rotating body 30, discharged from the ball discharge opening 43 of the portion, flows into one of the right and left winning ports 46, enters the ball, and falls into the holding space 62. It will not be done.

Further, the guide rotating body 30 is configured to intermittently discharge balls one by one, and the time required for the shutter 70 to advance and completely close the ball passage 56 is reduced by the guide rotating body 30. The rotating body 30 connects the ball receiving portion 32 to the ball receiving opening 4.
2 is shorter than the time required to rotate and return to the position corresponding to 2, and to receive the next ball and discharge it toward the shutter 70. Therefore, when the shutter 70 advances, the next ball is Is reliably prevented from being caught between the front end of the front case 50 and the front plate 53 of the front case body 50.

Then, it is determined whether the determined symbol is "big hit" or "losing" (S8). If it is "big hit", as shown in FIG. ,
The rotary distributing body 60 rotates clockwise, and the sphere held on the back surface is guided and dropped into the specific area A ₁ , and is placed behind the winning opening 44 during the drop. The passage is detected by a second detection switch (not shown) (S9), a right is generated, and a "big hit game" by the third type starting port 16 and the special winning opening 17 is started (S10). .
During the “big hit game”, the player often shoots the right side of the game area 4 in order to enter the third type starting port 16 and the special winning opening 17.

If a ball wins in the third type starting port 16 during the generation of the "big hit game" right, the big winning port 17 is opened,
When a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the special winning opening 17 is won or a predetermined time (for example, 9.3 seconds) elapses, the special winning opening 17 closes, and this is repeated up to 16 rounds.

On the other hand, when the determined symbol is "losing", as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the rotary distributing body 60 is rotated to the left, and the sphere held on its back surface is rotated. B
Is induced,落入to non specific area A _2, in its落入way, by the third detection switch (not shown), its passage is detected (S11).

The sphere B held in the holding space 62
Is the specific area A₁And non-specific area A _TwoFall into any of
Then, the second solenoid N of the shutter 70_TwoWorks
To stop at the restraining position (advance end position).
The ball 70 allows the ball to pass through the ball passage 56.
Backward (S12) to the allowable position (retreat end position)
The next sphere can pass through the ball storage passage 56.

As described above, the shutter 70 retreats,
Since relative ball passage 56 has become possible to pass the next ball, the "jackpot gaming" in, and ball entrance to the distribution mechanism E ₁ but may become "punk", as described above,
During the “big hit game”, many of the players release the ball aiming at entering the third type starting port 16 and the special winning opening 17 on the right side of the game area 4. arranged sorting mechanism E becomes result less likely to ball entrance to _1, fear of the "punk" is said to small.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 shows the distribution mechanism E _{2 according to} the second embodiment of the present invention.
Is a front view of a winning device C ₂ is incorporated pachinko machine equipped with, FIG. 11 is a front view of a winning device C _2, FIG. 12 is a likewise central longitudinal cross-sectional view, FIG. 13, the central parts is a perspective view of a broken winning device C _2, and FIG. 14 is a front view of a winning device C ₂ in a state where ball passage 104 passing through the first detection switch S ₁ is been cut off, Fig. 15, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a movable wall portion. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only the parts unique to the second embodiment will be described, avoiding redundant description.
As shown in FIG. 10, an ordinary electric accessory 12 'having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is disposed directly below the symbol variation display device D, and a prize winning device C is provided immediately below the ordinary electric accessory 12'. _Two
Is arranged. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, differs from the first embodiment, between the common electric won game 12 'a winning device C _2, the predetermined interval along the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, the ball B that has won the ordinary electric accessory 12 ′ is
Through, which is from the outlet 82 of the winning device C ₂ to Configurations discharged onto the bottom plate 84 of the case body 83. That is, in the ball passage 81, the ball B, which has won the ordinary electric accessory 12 ', changes its path by approximately 90 °, flows to the depth side in the depth direction, falls at the deepest part, and then reverses. The case body 8 flows toward the near side in the depth direction and
3 is discharged onto the bottom plate 84. The speed of the ball B that has won the ordinary electric accessory 12 ′ is reduced by passing through the suddenly changing passage, and the ball receiving portion 91 of the guide rotating body 90 in a standby state is reduced.
Into the ball receiving portion 91 through the outlet 82.
Of the ball B to the player.

The induction rotating body 90 is disposed between the bottom plate 84 of the case body 83 at substantially the same position as the board surface of the game board 1 in the depth direction and the glass plate 25 in front of the case body 83. , Is rotatably (swingably) supported by the bottom plate 84 via a horizontal shaft 85. The ball receiving portion 91 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the induction rotating body 90 so as to be open on both the outer peripheral side and the front side, and a weight 92 is provided on the ball receiving portion 9.
1 is formed so that its phase in the circumferential direction is shifted by an angle slightly smaller than 180 °. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11, the induction rotating body 90 has a configuration in which the ball receiving portion 91 and the discharge port 82 are in equilibrium with each other in a stationary state in which the weight 92 is located at the lowermost position. Has become.

A first detection switch S ₁ is disposed directly below the induction rotating body 90, and a rotation distributing body 60 is disposed immediately below the first detection switch S ₁ . Therefore, housed in ball receiving part 91 of the induction rotator 90, its been ball B induction to the bottom is discharged directly below in the section, through said first detecting switch S _1, the back surface Are directed upward and are temporarily stored in a storage space 62 formed above the rotary sorter 60. At hold the ball B, the rotation sorting member 60 rotates clockwise, the ball B which has been held in the hold space 62, together with the induced-落入on the side of the specific area A _1, the rotary distribution When the body 60 is rotated counterclockwise, the ball B is adapted to be induced,落入on the side of the non-specific region a _2. In the second embodiment, the ball B dropped and discharged to each area A ₁ , A ₂ is passed by the second and third detection switches S ₂ , S ₃ provided in the middle of the drop. Is detected.

An arc-shaped fixed wall portion 101 and an arc-shaped movable wall portion 102 are provided on the side of the induction rotating body 90 on the side where the ball receiving portion 91 passes.
The movable wall portion 102 reciprocates around a fulcrum shaft portion 103 within a predetermined angle. As shown in FIG. 15, the fulcrum shaft portion 103 is attached to the bottom plate 84 of the case body 83.
Through the, protrude to the rear side, in the projecting portion is directly connected to the second rotating shaft 65 of the motor M _2. When the ball B discharged from the discharge port 82 is not transferred to the ball receiving portion 91 of the induction rotating body 90 in a stationary state, the ball B is stored in the bottom plate 84 of the case body 83. When the winning ball 86 is provided and the ball B is held in the holding space 62, the induction rotating body 9 is
The movable wall that is rotated outward while being separated from the guiding rotator 90 while the guiding rotator 90 is rotating leftward due to the ball's own weight while the following sphere B is accommodated in the ball receiving portion 91 of zero. Part 1
At a portion 02, a winning port 87 for winning the subsequent ball B discharged from the ball receiving section 91 is provided.

[0039] Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the ball B which has been finished in usual electric won game 12 'through the ball passage 81, is discharged from the discharge port 82 of the winning device C _2, immediately below the approximately When the ball falls into the ball receiving portion 91 of the stationary guide rotating body 90 in a stationary state, the guide rotating body 90 rotates counterclockwise due to its own weight, and the ball B is fixed and movable during the guiding. Is guided to the lowermost portion of the induction rotating body 90 without being discharged to the side by the respective wall portions 101 and 102, and is discharged immediately below the lowermost portion. This allows
The ball B which has been discharged from the ball receiving part 91 passes through the first detection switch S _1, it is suspended pending the space 62. When the passage of the ball B is detected by the first detection switch S _1,
In the same manner as the first embodiment apart, the symbol variation display device D starts operating, as shown in FIG. 14, a second motor M ₂ is operated, the movable wall part 102 from the induction rotator 90 Rotate in the direction of

Then, the symbol change display device D
Depending on the result of confirmation, it may be “big hit” or “out”.
It is determined whether or not it is a "big hit".
As shown in (b), the induction rotating body 90 rotates clockwise.
And put the pending ball B in the specific area A ₁Guide and drop into
Second detection switch S_TwoDetects that ball B has passed,
"Big hit game" is started. On the other hand,
In this case, as shown in FIG.
90 rotates counterclockwise to move the pending ball B to the non-specific area A. _TwoInvited to
Lead and drop.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16A, while the sphere B is being held in the holding space 62,
When the ball B falls into and is accommodated in the ball receiving portion 91 of the guiding rotating body 90, the guiding rotating body 90 is rotated to the left by its own weight, but since the movable wall portion 102 is open, the guiding rotation is performed. for ball passage 104 contained in the spherical receiving portion 91 of the rotary member 90 the ball B passes through the first detection switch S ₁ (see FIG. 13) is interrupted, the ball B is in the induction course, the movable In the wall portion 102, the ball is ejected from the ball receiving portion 91, and a winning opening 87 provided almost immediately below the ball receiving portion is won. Therefore, while the previous ball is held in the holding space 62, the next ball is reliably prevented from being continuously guided and held in the holding space 62. Disappears.

Then, as described above, the holding space 6
2. The ball B pending in 2 is a specific or non-specific area A
_{When the} ball B is detected by any one of the _second and _third detection switches S ₂ and S ₃ after being guided and dropped into A ₁ and A ₂ , the second motor M ₂ is turned in the opposite direction to the above. By rotating, the movable wall portion 102 returns to the original position close to the outer peripheral surface of the induction rotating body 90. As a result, the ball B received in the ball receiving part 91 of the induction rotator 90 passes through the ball passage 104, through the first detection switch S _1, it is possible hold on hold space 62.

In each of the above embodiments, the present invention is applied to three types of machines, but the present invention is applied to the three types of machines, namely, the right of "big hit game". It is not limited to a gaming machine having a configuration in which a large winning opening is opened on condition that a winning opening is made after the occurrence. For example, the configuration is the same as that of the above-mentioned three types of aircraft until the detection switch in the specific area detects the ball and the right is generated. The present invention can be applied to a gaming machine having a configuration in which a special winning opening is immediately opened when a right is generated instead of opening a special winning opening as a condition.

Further, in the above embodiment, the ball passing through the first detection switch S ₁ is held by the rotary distributing body 60 only until the symbol is determined. The target is not limited to such a configuration. For example, during a normal game, the symbol of the symbol variation display device is varying, and when a ball is detected by the detection switch, the variation of the symbol is immediately stopped, the symbol is fixed, and the ball is rotated. The present invention can be applied to a gaming machine configured to distribute a ball to a specific area or a non-specific area according to a determined symbol by being received in the ball receiving groove without being kept on top.

[0045] Further, in the above embodiment, the rotary sorting member 60 ball receiving groove 61 is provided, a ball that has passed through the first detection switch S _1, the rotary sorting member 60 balls the receiving groove 61
In a state of acceptance, although a configuration for distributing the balls to a specific region or the non-specific region, apparatus for distributing balls passing through the first detection switch S ₁ it is not limited to those described above.
For example, a path switching means is provided between the path of the ball passing through the first detection switch and each path of the specific area and the non-specific area, and the path switching means causes the ball passing the ball detection switch to It is also possible to adopt a configuration of guiding to a passage in either the specific region or the non-specific region.

[0046]

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, a plurality of balls are not continuously guided to the distribution mechanism, so that the above-mentioned "punk" is not generated and the following ball is formed by the movable stopper. Loses the ball bite. Further, the induction rotating body constituting the distribution mechanism is configured to rotate (swing) by its own weight of the ball accommodated in the ball receiving portion, and does not use an electric driving means such as a motor and a solenoid. Therefore, the ball can be guided to the downstream side with the simplest configuration, and the arrangement space for the guide rotating body can be minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine winning device C ₁ is incorporated with a sorting mechanism E ₁ of the first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front view of a winning device C _1.

FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 2 in a state where a weight 33 of the induction rotating body 30 is located upward;

5 is a perspective view of a winning device C _1.

6 is a perspective view of a winning device C ₁ of a separated state of the front side case body 50.

7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a winning device C _1.

8 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of winning device C _1.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

10 is a front view of a pachinko machine winning device C ₂ is incorporated with a sorting mechanism E ₂ of the second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a front view of a winning device C _2.

FIG. 12 is also a longitudinal sectional view at the center.

13 is a perspective view of a winning device C ₂ was broken central portion.

[14] sphere passage 10 passing through the first detection switch S ₁
4 is a front view of a winning device C ₂ in the state they were cut off.

FIG. 15 is a side sectional view of a portion of the movable wall portion 102.

16 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the winning device C _2.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ₁ : specific area A ₂ : non-specific area B: sphere D: symbol variation display device E ₁ , E ₂ : distribution mechanism S ₁ : first detection switch 30, 90: induction rotating body 32, 91: ball receiving section 56, 71, 81: spherical passage 60: rotary distributing body (movable distributing body) 70: shutter (movable restraining body) 102: movable wall (movable restraining body)

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Atsushi Honda, Nishiharu, Nishiharu-cho, Nishi-Kasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture No. 1, Nishinogawa, Okimura F-term (reference) 2C088 EB29 EB52 EB55 EB73 EB74

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a distribution mechanism for distributing a ball entered from a ball entrance into a specific area and a non-specific area, wherein the distribution mechanism is swingable about a horizontal axis, An induction rotating body having a ball receiving portion that receives a ball entered from a ball inlet, and in a stationary state, matching the ball receiving portion with the ball inlet side and balancing around the horizontal axis; and a downstream side of the induction rotating body. And a detection switch that detects passage of a ball guided by the induction rotating body, and is disposed between the induction rotating body and the detection switch,
A movable restraining body capable of changing its position between an allowance position allowing a ball guided downward by the guidance rotating body to pass through the detection switch and a restraining position for restraining the ball, downstream of the detection switch; And a movable distributing body for distributing a sphere that has passed the detection switch to a specific region or a non-specific region, wherein the ball that has entered the ball entrance is the ball receiving portion. The ball is rotated by its own weight together with the induction rotating body received in the above, without being restrained by the movable restraining body at the allowable position, passes through the detection switch, and is moved by the movable distributing body to the specific area or While being sorted to any of the non-specific areas, when the detection switch detects the preceding ball, the movable restraining body changes its position to the restraining position and enters the ball entrance after the preceding ball. Said After the ball is received by the ball receiving portion, the ball is rotated by its own weight together with the guidance rotating body, and is then stopped by the movable stopping body, so that it is not guided to the detection switch. A gaming machine characterized by that: 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the movable stop is a shutter that opens and closes a ball passage through which the ball passes toward the detection switch. 3. A ball passage upstream of the guide rotating body, for receiving a ball dropped from the ball inlet and moving the ball in a lateral direction, and then introducing the ball into a ball receiving portion of the guide rotating body. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A symbol change display device which displays a symbol in a variable manner to bring a game state advantageous to a player when the symbol becomes a specific display mode, and wherein the symbol is detected based on the detection of a ball by the detection switch. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the variable display device changes a display mode. 5. The moving distributing body according to claim 4, wherein the movable distributing body distributes a sphere to one of the specific region and the non-specific region based on a display mode displayed by the symbol variation display device. Gaming machine.