JP2003019270A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which allows a player to expect a ball, accepted by a decorative member, to win a prize and enables the maintenance of a balance between a profit to the player and a profit to a game parlor. SOLUTION: A rolling part has the first ball accepting port 191, which makes the accepted ball discharged into a path for discharge above a winning area 57 from a ball discharge port 193 after rolling of the accepted ball, and the second ball accepting port 192 which makes the accepted ball discharged into the path for the discharge above the winning area 57 from the port 193 without making the accepted ball rolled or after making the accepted ball rolled in a rolling width smaller than that of the ball accepted by the port 191. This allows the player to expect the ball, accepted by the decorative member 161, to have a high possibility of entering the winning area 57 via the ports 191 and 192. The probability of the discharge of the ball near the winning area 57 varies depending on the ports 191 and 192 entered by the balls, so as to prevent an unreasonable rise in winning rate and enable the appropriate maintenance of the balance between the profit to the player and the profit to the game parlor.

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 decorative member that is provided in a game area of a game board to perform variable display and to decorate an outer peripheral portion of a display portion of a variable display device for deriving a display result. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine as a game machine, in a configuration in which a variable display device whose display state is changeable (also referred to as variation) is provided on a game board, the display of the variable display device is performed. By providing a decorative member on the outer periphery of the part,
The outer peripheral portion of the display portion has been designed to be decorated, but in recent years, the decoration member has been increased in size with the increase in size of the display portion. In this way, when the size of the decorative member is increased, it becomes difficult for the pachinko balls to gather in the center, and it becomes difficult for the pachinko balls to enter the winning area below the decorative member. Therefore, after receiving the pachinko balls flowing down the game area from above or from the side below the decorative member and collecting them near the center, there is a game area below the variable display device that is discharged above the winning area. Proposed.

In the case of such a decorative member, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-333066, the received pachinko balls are decorative members that are discharged near the winning area and positions that are out of the winning area. It was distributed to what is discharged to.

[0004]

However, in the case of the above example, the pachinko balls ejected near the winning area and the pachinko balls ejected outside the winning area are clearly separated from each other. The discharge port of is directly connected to the distribution portion of the decorative member. That is, at the time when the pachinko balls are sorted by the decorative member, it is determined whether the pachinko balls are discharged near the winning area or at a position outside the winning area. In this way, after the pachinko balls are accepted by the decorative member, the result is determined at an early stage, so that the player cannot expect and loses the interest of the game. It was However, if all the balls accepted by the decorative member are discharged near the winning area in order to increase the expectation of the player, the winning rate will increase and the profit balance between the player and the amusement hall will be lost. There is a problem that it ends up.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible for a player to have the expectation that a ball received by a decorative member will win the winning area, and the player And to provide a gaming machine capable of maintaining a balance of profits at the gaming hall.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention of claim 1, a display portion of a variable display device which is provided in a game area of a game board to perform variable display and derive a display result. In a gaming machine provided with a decoration member for decorating the outer peripheral portion of the decoration member, a game area below the decoration member is provided with a winning area, and below the decoration member, the game area is flowed down to the decoration member. Is formed with a rolling portion for rolling the ball received, and the rolling portion is formed with a plurality of ball receiving openings capable of receiving balls and a lateral width dimension of two or more balls and A ball discharge port common to the plurality of ball reception ports capable of discharging a ball received from a ball reception port to the front side of the game area, and formed between the plurality of ball reception ports and the ball discharge port, and Balls received at multiple ball entrances can be rolled to the left and right A secondary rolling portion, and the plurality of ball receiving ports are provided with balls in a route for discharging the received balls from the ball discharging port to above the winning area after rolling the received balls in the secondary rolling part. And a first ball receiving port capable of receiving the balls and rolling in the sub-rolling portion without rolling the ball received or with a rolling width smaller than the rolling width of the ball received from the first ball receiving port. And a second ball receiving opening capable of receiving balls in a path for discharging the balls from the ball discharging opening to above the winning area. With this configuration, among the balls received by the decorative member, the balls introduced into the first ball receiving port are rolled by the sub rolling portion,
Many balls are discharged toward the side of the ball discharge port when discharged from the ball discharge port, but some balls are discharged from the center of the ball discharge port. For this reason, the discharge is more likely to occur outside the winning area, and the probability of winning in the winning area is reduced. On the other hand, among the balls received by the decorative member, the balls introduced into the second ball receiving port are not rolled or only slightly rolled, and therefore, when ejected from the ball discharging port. Then, it is discharged from almost the center of the ball discharge port. For this reason, the discharge to the winning area is increased in many cases, and the probability of winning the winning area increases.

Since the common ball discharge port is formed in this way, it is highly likely that the player receives the balls received by the decorative member into the winning area through the plurality of ball receiving ports. On the other hand, the probability that a ball will be discharged in the vicinity of the winning area differs depending on the ball receiving opening into which the ball is inserted, so the winning rate can be changed even if the ball is discharged from a common ball discharging opening.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the sub-rolling portion is formed with a winning guide portion for guiding the balls received from the plurality of ball receiving openings toward the winning area. It is characterized in that the balls received from the second ball receiving port directly drop into the winning guidance section. With this configuration, the balls received from the second ball receiving port are guided to the prize guiding section and discharged to the vicinity of the winning area, so that the probability of winning can be further improved.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, a ball receiving port guiding portion capable of guiding a ball rolling in the rolling portion to the ball receiving port is provided in the rolling portion. It is characterized in that it is formed so as to correspond to either the entrance or the second ball receiving opening. With this configuration, the probability that a ball will be guided to the ball receiving opening that forms the ball receiving opening guiding portion is increased, and the probability of guiding the ball between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening is increased. Since they can be different, it is possible to adjust the probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity of the winning area.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening are formed at different height positions. With this configuration, the probability that the ball will be guided to the ball receiving opening that is formed at a lower position is increased, and by providing a height difference, the ball can be separated between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening. Since the probability of induction can be different, it is possible to adjust the probability of ejecting balls near the winning area.

Further, in the invention of claim 5, an intermediate rolling surface on which balls can roll is formed between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening. Is characterized by. With this configuration, the balls rolling between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening roll on the intermediate rolling surface, and the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening You can expect to be accepted by any of them, and you can improve the enjoyment of the game.

Further, in the invention of claim 6, the rolling portion has a first rolling surface and a second rolling surface having different height positions, and the second rolling surface is the above-mentioned. It is characterized in that it is formed at a position higher than the first rolling surface and the plurality of ball receiving ports are formed. With this configuration, the balls on the first rolling surface do not enter the plurality of ball receiving ports too much, so that the game is not monotonous and the interest of the game can be improved.

Further, in the invention of claim 7, at the boundary between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface, a ball rolling on the first rolling surface is smoothly moved to the second rolling surface. It is characterized in that an inclined portion for riding on the moving surface is formed. With this configuration, the ball does not collide with the step between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface to jump up, and the ball smoothly rides on the second rolling surface. It is possible to increase the probability of being accepted by the first ball receiving opening or the second ball receiving opening.

Further, in the invention of claim 8, the first rolling surface is formed on the rear side as seen from the player, while the second rolling surface is on the front side as seen from the player. A fall prevention portion is formed on the upper end side of the second rolling surface on the near side to prevent balls rolling on the second rolling surface from dropping toward the near side. Is characterized by. With this configuration, the balls on the second rolling surface can be prevented from falling to the front side of the game area, and the probability of guiding the balls to the ball receiving port can be increased.

Further, in the invention of claim 9, the sub-rolling portion is provided with a height difference in the bottom surface for rolling the balls received by the plurality of ball receiving ports,
The ball received by the first ball receiving port drops to a high position on the bottom surface of the sub-rolling portion to facilitate rolling, and the second ball
The ball received by the ball receiving port is characterized in that it falls to a lower position on the bottom surface of the sub-rolling portion and is hard to roll. With this configuration, the ball received by the first ball receiving port rolls largely in the sub rolling portion, and the ball received by the second ball receiving port does not roll, or Roll the rolling part slightly. In this way, the movement of the balls can be changed depending on the difference in the ball receiving opening into which the balls are received, so that the interest can be improved. Also, since the balls are rolled and then discharged from the ball discharge port, the direction of the ball discharge from the ball discharge port can be changed, and the probability of the ball discharge near the winning area can be changed. ..

Further, in the invention of claim 10, in the rolling portion, at least a portion constituting from the plurality of ball receiving ports to the ball discharging port is transparent so that a rolling state of the balls can be visually recognized. It is characterized by having. With this configuration, since the ball path from the ball being received by the ball receiving port to being discharged from the ball discharging port can be visually confirmed, the player can enjoy the movement of the ball, which is of interest. Can be improved.

Further, in the invention of claim 11, the rolling portion is a first rolling portion having the plurality of ball receiving ports,
A second rolling portion formed below the first rolling portion and capable of rolling balls discharged from the common ball discharging port, wherein the first rolling portion includes It is characterized in that a first guiding portion is formed, which is capable of guiding balls that have not been received in the plurality of ball receiving ports in the first rolling portion to the second rolling portion. With this configuration, the balls that are not received in the plurality of ball receiving ports are not directly discharged to the game area but fall into the second rolling portion and roll, so that the rolling mode of the balls changes. It can be held and the interest can be improved.

Further, in the invention of claim 12, the second rolling portion is provided with a second guiding portion for guiding the balls guided by the second rolling portion toward the winning area. It is characterized by being. With this configuration, the balls guided to the second rolling portion are discharged to the vicinity of the winning area and the possibility of winning the balls is increased, so that the player can have expectations and improve the interest. be able to.

Further, in the invention of claim 13, a guide passage for guiding balls flowing down the game area to the rolling portion is formed on both sides of the decorative member, and the plurality of ball receivers are formed. The entrance is formed at a position closer to the player as viewed from the player than the path connecting between the ball outlets of the guide passages on both sides from which the balls guided to the guide passages on both sides are discharged. To do. With this structure, the balls discharged from the ball outlet of the guide passage are not directly received in the ball receiving port, but roll into the ball receiving port after rolling on the path connecting the ball outlets on both sides. Accepted. Therefore, until the ball is received in the ball receiving opening, the player can have an expectation as to whether or not the ball will enter the ball receiving opening, and the enjoyment of the game can be improved.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an overall configuration of a ball game machine 1 as a game machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, a ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 which is framed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a ball game machine which is rotatably supported on one side of the outer frame 2 and is openable and closable. The main frame 1 includes a front frame 3 in which almost all of the main components are collectively provided, and a front opening / closing frame 4 which is openably and closably provided on an upper portion of the front surface of the front frame 3. Further, the main components provided in the front frame 3 include the front opening / closing frame 4, the game board 40, the upper plate 19, the lower plate 27, the ashtray 29, the operation handle 30, the mechanism plate 100, and the ball launching device 87 as described above. . Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 3 for lending a game ball to a player beside the ball game machine 1.
1 is attached.

The front opening / closing frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 through which a game area 41 of a game board 40, which will be described later, can be seen through, and a multi-layer glass plate is mounted from the back side of the circular see-through window 5. A circular transparent window 5 is provided on the upper side of the front opening / closing frame 4.
Along the outer circumference of the decoration lamp 6 as a game effect lamp
~ 8,15,16 are facing. This decorative lamp 6 ~
Reference numerals 8, 15 and 16 are lit or blinked in accordance with the game state, and inform the player of the occurrence or continuation of the special game state and raise the atmosphere of the game. Further, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, there is a shortage of a prize balls to be paid out (when a shortage of a ball switch 115, which will be described later) is notified, or a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of prize balls. Is provided with a prize ball lamp 10 (which may be a system for notifying when the prize balls have not been paid out), and the front opening / closing frame 4
Speakers 12a and 12b for generating sound effects according to the progress of the game are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the. The front of each of the lamps 6 to 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 is covered with a light-transmitting red, green or other lamp cover. In particular, the player is informed of the situation by turning on the ball-out lamp 9 with red light and turning on the prize ball lamp 10 with green light. Punch metal 11 is attached to the front surfaces of the speakers 12a and 12b so that the sound generated from the speakers 12a and 12b can pass through. In the vicinity of the speakers 12a and 12b (on the back side of the punch metal 11), decoration LEDs 37 and 38 as game effect LEDs for light decoration are attached to the front opening / closing frame 4.

Next, the structure of the upper plate 19 attached to the lower side of the front opening / closing frame 4 will be described. The upper plate 19 is formed by fixing a plate member formed by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members. . A ball drop operation lever 21 is provided above the open side of the upper plate 19. This beading operation lever 21 is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is moved in one direction against the urging force of a spring (not shown) so that the balls stored in the upper plate 19 are moved to the back side. The bottom plate 2 is made to flow down the formed ball-draining path (not shown).
It leads to 7.

The above-mentioned upper plate 19 will be described in more detail. The upper plate 19 temporarily stores the prize balls paid out from the prize payout outlet 20 formed on the upstream side thereof, and then the balls are placed at the firing position. To supply. In addition, the upper plate 19 is provided with an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball through the card unit device 31 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. This operating part is a ball lending switch 24
And a return switch 25 (both of which are shown only in FIG. 4) and an indicator LED (not shown) are mounted on the balance display board 23.
(Only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 4)
3 is provided so as to face the upper surface of the upper plate 19. On the open side of the upper plate 19, a cylinder lock for operating a locking device (not shown) that locks the front opening / closing frame 4 to the front frame 3 and locks the front frame 3 to the outer frame 2. Two
6 is facing.

The lower plate 27 attached to the lower part of the front frame 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 19 and is discharged from the connection gutter 93 (see FIG. 3) through a surplus ball passage (not shown). The surplus prize balls are stored, and a ball drop operation lever 28 is slidably attached to the front wall of the lower plate 27 thereof. By operating the ball-pulling operation lever 28, the prize balls stored in the lower plate 27 can be ball-pulled downward and transferred to a portable ball box. On the left side of the lower plate 27,
An ashtray 29 is provided, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. The operating handle 30 is a launcher motor 88 (stepping motor) of the ball launching device 87 shown in FIG.
-Shot firing switch 9 for temporarily stopping the drive of the
1 and a touch sensor (not shown) for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 30, and a finger hook 32 (see FIG. 1) for adjusting the resilience.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a mechanism plate 100 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of winning balls is provided. At the same time, a ball launching device 87 having a launcher motor 88 and a ball hammer (not shown) is fixed to the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30, and a mechanism plate 100 is provided on the side of the ball launching device 87. A connection gutter 93 for guiding the balls flowing down from the surplus ball passage to the lower plate 27 is fixed. In the above-described configuration, the ball launch device 87 is provided with a launch control board 90, and the launch control board 90 drives and controls the ball launch apparatus 87.

While the overall schematic structure of the ball game machine 1 has been described above, the detailed structures of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 100 among the elements constituting the ball game machine 1 will be sequentially described below. To do.

First, the game board 40 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a game board storage frame portion (not shown) integrally formed on the back surface side of the front frame 3, and a circular spiral winding is formed on the surface thereof. The guide rail 42 is attached in a shape, the inside of the guide rail 42 is used as the game area 41, and the hit ball that is fired falls. Game area 41
In the illustrated case, the variable display device 44, the special variable winning ball device 48, the normal variable winning ball device 58, and the passing ball detector 61.
In addition to a passage port 61a having a built-in b, a winning port for simply hitting a ball, a direction in which the ball is hit, a windmill for changing the speed, or a large number of obstacle nails are provided. Below, an outlet 69 is provided for taking in hit balls that do not win any of the winning areas.
In the case of the present embodiment, the normal variable winning ball device 58 and the passing ball detector 61 form the winning area 57, but only the normal variable winning ball device 58 (or a simple starting opening) having a starting function. The winning area 57 may be formed by.

Explaining the structure of the game area 41 in more detail according to the game operation, a prize area 57 is formed below the variable display device 44, and passing ball detectors 61b are provided on both sides of the prize area 57. Built-in passage 61
a is provided. When this passing ball detector 61b detects the passage of a hitting ball that falls in the game area 41, a normal symbol display 63 composed of a pair of left and right LEDs provided on the upper side of the variable display device 44 based on the detection signal is displayed. The display result is derived by variably displaying (lighting movement) (only one of the left and right LEDs is lit and displayed). Then, when the display result of the normal symbol display 63 is the lighting of the predetermined hit LED (the left LED in the case shown), the normal variable winning ball device 58 is opened for a predetermined time. In addition, the variable time of the normal symbol display 63 is set to be relatively long (for example, 30 seconds) in the normal probability mode, and relatively short (for example, 3 to 5 seconds) in the probability variation mode. There is. In addition, on the left and right sides of the normal symbol display 63, a normal symbol memory display LED 64 for storing and displaying the number of hit balls passing through the passing ball detector 61b while the normal symbol display 63 is variably displayed.
(Up to four are stored and displayed) is provided.

Ordinary variable winning ball device 58, the game area 41
The variable display device 44 and the game area 4 arranged almost in the center of
1 is an electric tulip type variable winning ball device which is arranged between the special variable winning ball device 48 arranged above the outlet 69 and is opened and closed by a solenoid 59 (only reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4). is there. The ordinary variable winning ball device 58 has a built-in starter ball detector 60 for detecting the winning ball received during opening or closing. Then, when the hitting ball is detected by the starting ball detector 60, the variable display device 44 starts the variable display.
The opening time of the normal variable winning ball device 58 is set to be relatively short (for example, 0.5 seconds) in the normal probability mode and relatively long (for example, 2 seconds) in the probability variation mode. ing. Further, even if the normally variable winning ball device 58 is not open, it is designed to accept a hit ball.

The variable display device 44, as shown in FIG.
Image display unit 16 that variably displays each of the left, middle, and right special symbols
A liquid crystal type display having 0, and the image display unit 1
A decorative member 161 having a horizontally long window frame portion 162 (see FIG. 6) is provided on the front outer periphery of 60. Then, when the combination of symbols when the variable display device 44 stops changing is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols (for example, when the same symbols are aligned on any of the winning lines), a specific game state is established. The special variable winning ball device 48 is opened and closed in a predetermined manner described below. However, a part of the combination of the big hit symbols is set as a probability variation symbol, and when the particular game state is set in this probability variation symbol, the hit (the hit LED of the normal symbol display 63 after the end of the particular game state) It is set so as to be in the probability variation mode in which the appearance probability of (lighted) and the appearance probability of the big hit symbol on the variable display device 44 are increased.
Further, in the variable display device 44, in addition to the ordinary symbol display 63 and the ordinary symbol storage LED 64 as described above, a decoration LED 45 for optically decorating the outer peripheral portion of the image display section 160.
(Only symbols are shown in FIG. 4), and a special symbol start memory display LED 46 (maximum four are stored and displayed) for storing and displaying the number of balls detected by the starting ball detector 60 during the variable operation of the variable display device 44. ), And are provided. In addition,
The structure of the decorative member 161 will be described in detail later.

The special variable winning ball device 48, which is drive-controlled when it is in the specific game state, has an opening / closing plate 49 which is opened / closed by a solenoid 50 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4), and the opening / closing plate 49 thereof. The number-of-wins detector 52 for detecting the hit balls received by the player is provided. Further, in the special variable winning ball device 48 (inside the opening / closing plate 49), a specific ball detector 51 that establishes the right to continue the specific gaming state in association with the detection of a ball hitting (V winning detection) is provided. Above the specific ball detector 51, once a V winning is detected, there is a V shutter (not shown) that prevents hit balls from passing through the specific ball detector 51 until the opening / closing plate 49 is opened next time. It is provided. This V shutter is opened and closed by a solenoid 43 (only reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4). Then, in the case of the specific game state, the opening / closing plate 49 is opened until a fixed time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls are won within the fixed time. Opening (hereinafter, this opening is called opening cycle)
However, the continuation right is established when the hitting ball received during the opening cycle is detected by the specific ball detector 51, the above-mentioned opening cycle is executed again, and the continuation right is established in each opening cycle. It is possible to repeat the opening cycle a predetermined number of times (for example, up to 16 times) under the condition that the above condition exists.

In the present embodiment described above, the winning ball detectors 51, 52, 55 from which the signals for detecting the winning balls are derived to the winning opening and the winning device through which the hit ball wins.
a, 55b, 65a, 65b are all provided.
This is used for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on these detection signals. Then, these prize ball detectors 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 65
The a and 65b are connected to the main board 151, as shown in FIG.

The game area 41 of the game board 40 is provided with a large number of electric parts such as switches, solenoids, decorative lamps and decorative LEDs as described above. These are the main board 151 and the electric control board 80. It is designed to be connected to. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, each switch 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 6 provided on the game board 40.
5a, 65b, 61b and each solenoid 43, 50, 5
9 is a decorative lamp 56, 67a (both of which are shown as a game effect lamp only in FIG. 4) connected to the main board 151 and provided on the game board 40, and a decorative LED 45 (game effect shown in FIG. 4) provided on the game board 40. Described as an LED), special symbol starting memory LED46, normal symbol starting memory LED64
Are connected to the illumination control board 80.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the game board 40, as shown in FIG. 3, the back surface of the variable display device 44 is provided so as to project. A display control board 75 is attached to the back surface of the variable display device 44 so as to be covered with a display control board cover 74. The display control board 75 drives and controls the variable display operation of the variable display device 44 in accordance with the type of information signal from the main board 151. The variable display device 44 will be described in detail later.

A cover body 70 is attached to the periphery of the rear surface of the variable display device 44, and the cover body 70 is attached to the cover body 70.
The prize ball guide cover body 71 is provided on the lower part thereof so as to communicate with 0.
Is attached. In the center of the cover body 70, a window hole 72 through which the back surface of the variable display device 44 penetrates is formed, and an information terminal board 78 is attached. The cover body 70 is attached by fixing a mounting hole (not shown) formed in the outer peripheral portion of the window hole 72 to the back surface of the game board 40 with a screw. Information terminal board 78
Is game information necessary for business management of the ball game machine 1 (for example, jackpot 1 information for notifying that the player is in a specific game state,
The big game 2 information (signal that continues to be output during the specific game state and during the probability change) that informs that the probability is changed to the specific game state with the probability change pattern and the probability change due to the particular game state and the big hit, depending on the probability change pattern Probability change information for notifying that the probability is changing after the end of the specific game state, starting mouth information for notifying the number of hit balls with the starting ball detector turned on, and symbol determination for notifying the number of variable operations of the variable display device 44 Number of times 1
Information, the number of symbol confirmation times 2 information for notifying the number of variable operations of the ordinary variable display device, and the number of character objects number for notifying the number of times the normally variable winning ball device is opened / closed) for outputting to the management computer installed in the game hall It has an external connection terminal, and these pieces of information are supplied from the main board 151.

A control board box 79 for accommodating the illumination control board 80 and the sound effect control board 82 is attached to the rear surface side of the winning ball guide cover body 71. As shown in FIG. 4, the electric decoration control board 80 is provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40 (not necessarily provided in the game area 41, but may be provided in the game board 40). Main board 1 includes decorative lamps and LEDs, and decorative lamps and LEDs provided on front frame 3 and front opening / closing frame 4
Drive control is collectively performed according to the information signal from 51. In addition, the sound effect control board 82 is the speaker 1
2a and 12b are driven and controlled, and the main substrate 151
The sound effect corresponding to the game content is generated in accordance with the information signal from. In addition, the sound effect control board 82,
A volume switch 83 (only symbols are shown in FIG. 4) for switching the volume is provided.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 100 provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the mechanism plate 100 includes a storage tank 105 for storing balls, a ball alignment rail member 108 and a curve rail member 111 for guiding the prize balls stored in the storage tank 105 while aligning the prize balls on the downstream side, and a curve rail. A ball passage 114 that guides balls from the member 111, a ball payout device 116 that pays out prize balls based on winning, and a processing mechanism that mainly processes hit balls including winning balls that have been driven into the game board 40. It is provided on the plate main body 101. Ball alignment rail member 10
An information terminal board 132 having an external connection terminal to which a signal line to the outside is connected is provided in the upper part on the downstream side of 8. From the external connection terminal 133 provided on the information terminal board 132 to the outside (for example, a management computer), the storage tank 1
At 05, out-of-ball information, ball rental information, and prize ball information indicating that there is a shortage of balls are output.

A ball passage member is provided vertically on the downstream side of the curved rail member 111. Specifically, a ball passage member is constituted by two rows of ball passages 114 on the left and right.
A ball break switch 115 is provided in each row of ball passages 114.
Is provided so as to face the passage. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball break switch 115 is connected to the main board 151, and when the ball break switch 115 no longer detects a ball, the ball payout device 116 is stopped to stop the ball payout. It is designed to be transformed. The ball payout device 116 is
It is housed in a case having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is detachably attached to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 101.

On the lower rear surface side of the mechanism plate 100, a power supply unit substrate 13 for generating a plurality of power supplies having different voltages.
Power supply unit box 136 housing 7 and game board 4
Main board box 150 that houses the main board 151 that controls the operation of the game machine such as the variable display device 44 and the special variable winning ball device 48, and the payout control board 144 that controls the operation of the ball payout device 116. A payout control board box 143 for accommodating the above is provided. The power supply unit substrate (power generation substrate) 137 is DC30V, DC21V,
Five kinds of voltages of DC12V, DC5V, and AC24V are generated, and a predetermined power source is supplied to each control board.

The structure of the ball game machine 1, the structure of the game board 40, and the structure of the mechanism plate 100 have been described above. Next, the circuit structure to be connected by wiring will be described with reference to FIG. . On the main board 151, each ball detector (switch) 51, 52, 55a, 5 provided on the game board 40
5b, 61b, 65a, 65b and the starting ball detector 60,
In addition, the full tank switch 129 and the ball break switch 11
5. Further, the signal from the prize ball count switch 120 for detecting the paid prize balls is input.

Further, the main board 151 drives and controls the solenoids 43, 50, 59 provided on the game board 40 and outputs game information to the external information terminal board 78. The main board 151 is connected to the illumination control board 80, the sound effect control board 82, the display control board 75, and the payout control board 144, and sends control signals from the main board 151 to the control boards 80 and 8.
It is output by one-way communication to 2, 75 and 144, respectively. The illumination control board 80 receives the various illumination lamps 6 to 10, 15, 1 according to the illumination control signal input from the main board 151.
6, 56, 67a and various LEDs 37, 38, 45 are drive-controlled, and the sound effect control board 82 controls the speaker 12a, in response to the sound effect control signal input from the main board 151.
12b is driven and controlled. Further, the display control board 75 controls so as to derive the display results of the variable display device 44 and the normal symbol display device 63 according to the display control signal input from the main board 151. The payout control board 144 is the main board 151.
In accordance with a payout control signal input from the ball payout device 116
Drive control and outputs a firing control signal to the firing control board 90. Further, the payout control board 144 is connected to the card unit device 31 and the balance display board 23, and controls the payout of balls. The firing control board 90 is the payout control board 1
The launching device 87 is controlled according to the launch control signal from 44. The external information output board 132 is the main board 15
1. It is connected to the payout control board 144 and outputs game information to the outside.

Next, the decorative member 161 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
5 is a front view of the decorative member 161 and the winning area 57, FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken along the central vertical line of the decorative member 161, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the decorative member 161. Yes, FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of the front passage portion 183 of the rolling portion 164, and FIG. 9 is a rolling portion 164 and the winning area 5
7 is a perspective view of FIG. 7, FIG. 10 is a front view of the rolling portion 164, FIG. 11 is a plan view of the rolling portion 164, and FIG.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state where the front passage portion 183 is removed from the rolling portion 164, FIG. 13 is a perspective view when the front passage portion 183 is made of a transparent material, and FIG. FIG. 15 is a front view showing the shape of the front passage part 183, and FIG. 15 is a vertical sectional view of the front passage part 183.
16 is a perspective view showing a state in which the balls pass through the guide passage 209, FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing movement of the balls in the rolling portion 164, and FIG. 18 is a first ball receiving port 191. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the movement of the balls respectively received in the second ball receiving ports 192, and FIG. 19 shows the balls moving from the intermediate rolling surface 194 through the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192. It is a perspective view showing a state of being discharged from a discharge port 193,
In FIG. 20, after the balls collide with the fall prevention part 197 of the front passage part 183, the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 19 is shown.
It is a perspective view showing a state of being discharged from a ball discharge port 193 after passing through 2. In the following description, the ball game machine 1
The player side of the front side, front side and front side, and the ball game machine 1
The side opposite to the player is shown by the back, back, and back sides with respect to.

As shown in FIG. 5, a prize area 57 is provided below the decorative member 161, and the prize area 5 is provided.
As described above, 7 is an ordinary variable winning ball device 58 in which the variable display device 44 variably displays when a hit ball is won.
And, by passing the hitting ball, the passage opening 61 incorporating the passing ball detector 61b which variably displays the normal pattern display 63.
and a. In this way, the decorative member 1
Since the winning area 57 is provided below 61, it is difficult for a hit ball flowing down the side of the decorative member 161 to win the winning area 57. However, as described later, the decorative member 161 hits the inside thereof. Balls that can receive balls are discharged from the vicinity of the center of the lower part of the decorative member 161 to the lower part of the decorative member 161. It is easy to win the prize.

The decorative member 161 is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a mounting board 163 for mounting the decorative member 161 on the surface of the game board 40, and a ball hitting the mounting board 163 mounted below the mounting board 163. The rolling unit 164 that rolls, a covering member 165 that decoratively covers a plurality of members to be described later, and a variable display device 4 that is mounted on the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 163.
4 is a frame member 166 provided with the image display section 160, and a guide passage 2 which will be described later and is attached to the upper portion of the attachment substrate 163.
09, a passage frame 167 and a passage base 168, and a passage member 169 attached to both sides of the attachment substrate 163 and forming a guide passage 209 described later.

The mounting board 163 is provided with a frame opening portion 211 which constitutes the front side of the window frame portion 162, and a frame portion 189 which is formed over the entire circumference of the front end side of the frame opening portion 211. It has a shape. The flange portion 189 has
A mounting hole 188 for screwing the mounting board 163 to the game board 40, a mounting hole 163b for screwing a front decoration 179, which will be described later, and a ball hitting from the guide passage inlet 208 of the front decoration 179 pass through. Through passage 212
And a mounting hole 1 for screwing the covering member 165.
63c, 163e, a mounting hole 163f for fixing a light emitting body assembly 175 described later with screws, and an LED (not shown) mounted on an LED substrate (not shown) provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 163 to emit light. A light-transmitting hole 163g that transmits light to the front is provided. Also, the mounting substrate 163
On the back surface side of the frame member 1 and the attachment boss 163a for fixing the passage frame 167 and the passage base 168 with screws.
66 and a mounting boss 163d for screwing the passage member 169 are provided so as to project rearward. Furthermore,
A rolling portion fitting portion 187, into which the rolling portion 164 is fitted, is provided upright rearward on the lower portion of the back surface of the mounting substrate 163.

The rolling portion 164 is formed in a corrugated shape so that both sides and the central portion of the upper surface thereof project upward.
A front passage portion 183 capable of receiving balls rolling on the rolling portion 164 is provided in the central portion on the front surface side. The rolling portion 164 and the front passage portion 183 will be described in detail later.

The covering member 165 is formed in an arched shape and decorates the upper portion of the decoration member 161.
It has a function of fixing by sandwiching a plurality of members with the mounting substrate 163. On both sides of the covering member 165, a fitting hole 213 into which a display member 184 described below is fitted and a fitting hole 214 into which an LED frame 182 described below is fitted are formed.

The frame member 166 has an image display surface 1 at the center thereof.
60 has an opening having substantially the same size as that of 60, and a mounting hole 166a for screwing a decoration member 186 for decorating the upper and left sides of the decoration member 161 on the outer peripheral portion thereof.
Mounting hole 1 for screwing a decorative assembly 171 described later
66b, a mounting hole 166c for screwing the frame member 166 to the mounting substrate 163, and the frame member 166 on the rolling portion 16
4 is provided with a mounting hole 166d for screwing.

The passage frame 167 is formed in an arch shape having a substantially L-shaped vertical section, and is attached to the upper part of the rear surface of the attachment substrate 163. Mounting holes 167a for screwing the frame passage 167 to the mounting substrate 163 are formed at the center and both sides of the upper surface of the frame passage 167.

The passage base 168 is formed in a flat plate shape in an arch shape, and is attached to the upper part of the attachment substrate 163 together with the passage frame 167. Mounting holes 168 for screwing the passage base 168 together with the frame passage 167 to the mounting base 163 are provided in the upper center and both sides of the passage base 168.
a is provided. Below the central mounting hole 168a, ball openings 210 into which the hit balls that have passed through the passage port 212 are inserted are formed at two positions on the left and right.

The passage member 169 is attached to both sides of the attachment substrate 163 to form a guide passage 209, which will be described later. It is something. A mounting hole 169a for screwing the passage member 169 together with the frame member 166 to the mounting substrate 163 is formed outside the upper portion of the passage member 169. Further, the lowest end of the passage member 169 is formed as a ball outlet 170 through which balls are discharged.

The decoration assembly 171 is provided on both sides of the decoration member 161, and emits light by an LED (not shown) located on the rear side of the decoration assembly 171. The decoration assembly 171 is a lens 1 that transmits the light of the LED.
73 and a decorative member 17 into which a lens 173 is fitted in the center
2 and a support member 174 that is located on the rear side of the passage member 169 to support the passage member 169 and to form the rear surface side of the guide passage 209.
A mounting hole 174 a for screwing the decorative assembly 171 to the frame member 166 is formed inside the upper portion of the support member 174.

The luminous body assembly 175 is provided on both sides of the decorative member 161, and transmits the light emitted by the LED (not shown) located on the rear side of the luminous body assembly 175. The light emitter assembly 175 includes a lens 176 that transmits the light of the LED, a lens frame 177 into which the lens 176 is fitted, and a lower frame 178 located below the lens frame 177. Lens frame 177
A mounting hole 177a for screwing together with the covering member 165 to the mounting substrate 163 is formed in the upper part of the.

The front decoration 179 is made of a transparent material and is formed in an arch shape having a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section, and is attached to the uppermost portion of the surface of the attachment substrate 163.
Both sides of the upper portion of the front decoration 179 are formed as guide passage inlets 208 for receiving a ball.

The LED frame 182 is located above the image display section 160, is made of a translucent material, and faces the translucent hole 163g of the mounting substrate 163.
The light emitted (not shown) is transmitted. This LED frame 182 is formed in a shape in which six cylinders are arranged side by side in a row, and the two in the center constitute the ordinary symbol display device 63, and the left and right two are each the ordinary symbol start. The memory display LED 64 is configured.

The display member 184 constitutes the special symbol starting memory LED 46 together with the display frame 185, and transmits the light emitted by the LED (not shown) located on the rear side of the display member 184. is there. The display member 184 is formed of a translucent material in a shape in which two elliptical shapes project.

The decoration members 186 are located on both sides of the LED frame 182, and transmit the light emitted by the LEDs (not shown) located on the rear side of the decoration member 186. The decoration member 186 is formed of a translucent material in a substantially trapezoidal shape.

Then, the decorative member 161 is assembled as follows. First, the support member 181 is attached to the central portion of the covering member 165.
By screwing a screw (not shown) inserted into a mounting hole (not shown) of the mounting board 163 into a mounting hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of the support member 181, as shown in FIG. 163 is attached. It should be noted that the support member 181 has a mounting hole 181a formed therein, and a screw (not shown) inserted through the mounting hole 181a is screwed into a mounting hole (not shown) of the character decoration unit 180 to allow the character. The decorative portion 180 is attached.

Next, after the lens 176 of the light emitter assembly 175 is fitted into the lens frame 177, the lower frame 178 is engaged with the lower end of the lens frame 177, and the mounting hole 1 of the mounting substrate 163 is attached.
The lens 176, the lens frame 177, and the lower frame 17 are screwed into the mounting holes (not shown) formed on the back surface of the lower frame 178 by screws (not shown) inserted through the 63f.
8, that is, the light emitter assembly 175 is attached to the decorative member 161.

In this state, the covering member 165 is attached to the mounting substrate 1
When the cover member 165 is located at a predetermined position, the lower end portions on both sides of the covering member 165 are located on the front surface side of the mounting hole 177a at the upper end of the lens frame 177. In addition, when the covering member 165 is positioned at a predetermined position of the mounting substrate 163, the display member 184 and the display frame 185, that is, the special symbol starting memory LED 46 are fitted from both sides of the covering member 165 from the back side,
The front surface side of the display member 184 is projected from the fitting hole 213. In addition, the fitting hole 214 in the lower center of the covering member 165
The LED frame 182 is fitted into the LED frame 182 and the tip of the LED frame 182 is projected. In this state, screws (not shown) inserted through the mounting holes 163c on both sides of the mounting substrate 163, the mounting holes 163e on both sides of the mounting substrate 163, and the lens frame 17
The cover member 165 is attached to the attachment substrate 163 by screwing a screw (not shown) inserted into the attachment hole 177a of the No. 7 into an attachment hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of the cover member 165. In this way, the upper part of the light emitter assembly 175, the special symbol starting memory LED 46, and the LED frame 182 are sandwiched between the covering member 165 and the mounting substrate 163, so that they are mounted.

After the covering member 165 is mounted as described above, the mounting substrate 16 is located above the covering member 165.
The front decoration 179 is attached to the uppermost portion on the front surface side of 3. The front decoration 179 is obtained by screwing a screw (not shown) inserted into the mounting hole 163b of the mounting substrate 163 into a mounting hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of the front decoration 179.
It is attached to the attachment substrate 163.

After the front decoration 179 is attached to the mounting substrate 163, the rolling portion 164 is fitted into the rolling portion fitting portion 187 formed on the lower portion of the rear surface of the mounting substrate 163. Rolling part 16
A front passage portion 183 is attached to the No. 4 as will be described later.

After the rolling portion 164 is attached to the mounting substrate 163, the passage frame 167 and the passage base 168 are attached to the upper rear surface of the mounting substrate 163. The passage frame 167 and the passage base 168 are fastened together to the mounting board 163 with a common screw. Mounting hole 167a and mounting hole 1 for passage base 168
The screw (not shown) inserted through 68a is attached to the mounting substrate 163.
By mounting on the mounting boss 163a of
It is attached to 63.

Next, the decorative assembly 1 is provided on both sides of the frame member 166.
Attach 71. The decoration assembly 171 includes a decoration member 172 having a lens 173 fitted therein and a frame member 166.
By sandwiching 74 and screwing a screw (not shown) inserted through the mounting hole 166b of the frame member 166 and the mounting hole 174a of the support member 174 into the mounting hole (not shown) of the decorative member 172, the frame member 166 is attached. It is attached.

After attaching the decorative assembly 171 to both sides of the frame member 166, the decorative member 1 is attached to both upper sides of the frame member 166.
Install 86. The decorative member 186 is attached to the frame member 166 by screwing a screw (not shown) inserted into the mounting hole 166a of the frame member 166 into a mounting hole (not shown) of the decorative member 186.

As described above, the frame member 166 to which the decorative assembly 171 and the decorative member 186 are mounted is attached to the mounting substrate 163.
The frame member 166 is mounted on the back side thereof, but when the frame member 166 is mounted, the passage member 169 is sandwiched between the mounting substrate 163 and the frame member 166. The passage member 169 is replaced with the frame member 166.
Mounting hole 1 of the frame member 166 after being positioned at a predetermined position of
66c and screws (not shown) inserted through the mounting holes 169a of the passage member 169 are attached to the mounting bosses 163 of the mounting substrate 163.
The frame member 16 is attached to the mounting substrate 163 by being screwed on the mounting substrate 163.
6 and the passage member 169 are attached. At this time, the support member 174 is located on the rear side of the passage member 169,
The decoration member 172 is located on the side of the passage member 169. Further, the frame member 166 is screwed into the mounting boss 164a (see FIG. 6) of the rolling portion 164 by screwing the screw 215 (see FIG. 6) inserted into the mounting hole 166d, so that the rolling portion 1
It is attached to 64.

When the decorative member 161 is assembled as described above, from the upper portion of the decorative member 161 to both sides,
A guide passage 209 (refer to FIG. 16) for guiding the ball hitting the game area 41 to the rolling portion 164 is formed. The guide passage 209 indicates a path until the hitting ball received from the guide passage inlet 208 of the front decoration 179 is discharged from the ball outlet 170 of the passage member 169. Passage port 212, ball opening 210 of passage base 168, passage frame 167
Space formed by and the passage base 168, the passage member 1
69 and a support member 174, and a ball outlet 170 of the passage member 169. The guiding passage 209 is formed in a complicated curve as shown in FIG. 16 in order to weaken the momentum of the balls guided to the guiding passage 209. Further, the guide passage inlet 208 may be at a position higher than the rolling portion 164,
Not only the uppermost part of the decorative member 161, but for example, the decorative member 1
It may be formed on the side surface of 61.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the ball outlet 170 of the guide passage 209 formed on both sides of the decorative member 161 has the line c connecting the centers of the ball outlets 170 on both sides with the first rolling described later. It is located so as to be closer to the back side when viewed from the player on the surface 200. On the other hand, the first ball receiving port 1 described later
91 and a second ball receiving opening 192 described later are located such that the line d connecting the centers of the first ball receiving opening 192 and the second ball receiving opening 192 is closer to the back side when viewed from the player of the first rolling surface 200. That is, the balls discharged from the ball outlets 170 of the guide passage 209 are not directly received by the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192, which will be described later, and on the path connecting the ball outlets 170 on both sides. After being rolled, it is received in the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192, or the first guiding part 20 described later.
1 to the sub-rolling portion 204. Therefore, until the ball is received in the first ball receiving opening 191 or the second ball receiving opening 192, the player has an expectation whether or not to enter the first ball receiving opening 191 or the second ball receiving opening 192. It is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game.

The decorative member 161 assembled as described above is screwed with a screw (not shown) inserted through the mounting hole 188 of the mounting board 163 into a mounting hole (not shown) formed on the surface of the game board 40. By attaching the mounting board 16
It is attached to 3.

Next, the rolling portion 164 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rolling portion 164 according to the present embodiment has two different heights.
The main rolling portion 203 as a first rolling portion which is formed in a stepped shape with one surface and is located at a high position on the back side when viewed from the player.
And a sub-rolling portion 204 as a second rolling portion, which is at a lower position on the front side as viewed from the player. Figure 1
As shown in 0, the main rolling portion 203 is formed in a corrugated shape so that both sides and the central portion of the upper surface of the main rolling portion 203 project upward, and the sub rolling portion 204 is high on both sides and downward. It is formed in a curved arc shape.

The main rolling portion 203 is provided with a front passage portion 183 at the center portion on the front side thereof, which can receive balls rolling on the rolling portion 164. The main rolling portion 203 has a first rolling surface 200 that is a portion other than the front passage portion 183, and a second rolling surface 190 that forms an upper surface portion of the front passage portion 183. The width of the second rolling surface 190 is about 1/3 of the width of the main rolling portion 203, and the depth of the second rolling surface 190 is about 1/2 of the depth of the main rolling portion 203. Moving part 20
3 is a substantially central portion in the left-right direction and is a range formed from the front end of the main rolling portion 203 toward the rear side. Further, the first rolling surface 200 is a range of the upper surface of the main rolling portion 203 other than the second rolling surface 190, that is, the second rolling surface 1
It is a range formed on both left and right sides of 90 and behind the second rolling surface 190.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the first rolling surface 200 has a wide width on both sides, and the central portion has a narrow width because of the second rolling surface 190.
A ball receiving port guide portion 202 for facilitating the receiving of a ball at a second ball receiving port 192, which will be described later, is formed substantially at the center of the first rolling surface 200. As shown in FIG. 8, the ball receiving port guiding portion 202 is an inclined surface whose bottom surface is inclined toward the center, and is formed such that its width gradually increases from the back side to the front side. Is. Thus, the first
Since the ball receiving port guiding portion 202 is formed on the rolling surface 200, the probability that the ball will be guided to the ball receiving port of the side where the ball receiving port guiding portion 202 is formed is increased, and the first ball receiving port 1 described later will be described.
Since the probability of inducing balls can be made different between 91 and the second ball receiving port 192, the probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity of the winning area can be adjusted. In addition, the ball entrance guide section 20
Since 2 also serves as resistance against rolling of the ball on the rolling portion 164, the ball does not roll on the rolling portion 164 longer than necessary, and after rolling for a suitable time, the first ball receiving portion Since the game is guided to the entrance 191 or the second ball receiving entrance 192, the game does not extend and the interest of the game can be improved.

Further, first guide portions 201 for guiding balls not received in the front passage portion 183 to the sub-rolling portion 204 are formed at positions on both sides of the second rolling surface 190, respectively. There is. As shown in FIG. 9, the bottom surface of the first guiding portion 201 is arcuately curved downward, and the first guiding portion 201 is formed such that its width gradually increases from the back side to the front side. In this way, since the ball receiving port guiding portion 201 is formed on the first rolling surface 200, the balls that are not received in the front passage portion 183 are directly in the game area 4
Since it is not discharged to No. 1 and falls to the sub-rolling portion 204 and rolls, the movement of the balls can be changed, and the interest can be improved. It should be noted that the ball receiving guide section 202
Shows the one formed at the position corresponding to the second ball receiving port 192, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball receiving port guiding part 202 is formed at the position corresponding to the first ball receiving port 191. It may be one.

As shown in FIG. 12, the front passage portion 183 is composed of a separate member and is attached by a screw (not shown). Further, since the passage member 183 is formed of a transparent member whose inside can be visually confirmed as shown in FIG.
It is possible to visually recognize the path of the ball until it is received and is discharged from the ball discharge port 193, so that the player can enjoy the movement of the ball and the interest can be improved.

As described above, the upper surface portion of the front passage portion 183 is formed as the second rolling surface 190, and the second rolling surface 190 has a plurality of ball receiving openings capable of receiving balls. The ball receiving port is formed by a first ball receiving port 191 and a second ball receiving port 192. In this embodiment,
The second ball receiving port 192 is formed at one location substantially at the center of the second rolling surface 190, and the first ball receiving port 191 is formed at one location on both left and right sides of the second rolling surface 190. A common ball discharge port 193 for discharging the balls received from the first ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192 is formed below the front side of the front passage part 183. The second ball receiving port 192 guides the ball to a path for rolling the ball laterally in the front passage portion 183, and the first ball receiving port 191 is
The balls are guided in a path in which the balls do not roll or slightly roll in the front passage portion 183.

As shown in FIG. 14, the first ball receiving port 191
The lateral width dimension of the second ball receiving port 192 is W1 capable of receiving one ball, and the lateral width dimension of the ball discharging port 193 is W2 which is a size equal to or more than two balls. ing. In this way, since the horizontal dimension of the ball discharge port 193 is formed to be equal to or larger than two balls, even when a plurality of balls are received in the front passage portion 183, the ball is not clogged with certainty. Can be discharged. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the first ball receiving port 191 is formed at a position lower than the second ball receiving port 192 by the H1 dimension. Thus, by forming the first ball receiving port 191 at a low position, the probability of winning the first ball receiving port 191 can be increased, and the first ball receiving port and the second ball receiving port can be combined. Since the probability of inducing balls can be different, the probability of ejecting balls in the vicinity of the winning area can be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the balls roll on the upper surface of the second rolling surface 190 of the front passage portion 183 and between the first ball receiving opening 191 and the second ball receiving opening 192. It is formed as a movable intermediate rolling surface 194. in this way,
Between the first ball receiving opening 191 and the second ball receiving opening 192 by forming the intermediate rolling surface 194 between which the balls can roll between the first ball receiving opening 191 and the second ball receiving opening 192. You can expect that the balls that have been rolled into the ball will roll on the intermediate rolling surface 194 and will be accepted in either the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192, improving the enjoyment of the game. Can be made.

The second rolling surface 19 of the front passage portion 183 is also used.
0 indicates the first rolling surface 200 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 15.
It is formed at a higher position than. In this way, by forming the second rolling surface 190 at a position higher than the first rolling surface 200, the balls on the first rolling surface 200 can move the balls on the first ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192. Since the game does not enter too much, the game is not monotonous and the interest of the game can be improved.

Also, the second rolling surface 19 of the front passage portion 183.
0, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 15, the first rolling surface 20
A rear inclined portion 195 as an inclined portion for allowing a ball rolling on the first rolling surface 200 to smoothly ride on the second rolling surface is formed at the boundary with 0. This rear inclined portion 195
Is formed to incline downward from the position slightly forward of the rear end portion of the second rolling surface 190 toward the first point moving surface 200, and the lower end portion of the first rolling surface 200 is formed. It comes into contact with the end. Thus, by forming the rearward inclined portion 195 on the second rolling surface 190, the first rolling surface 20
The ball does not collide with and jump up on the step between the upper surface of the second rolling surface 190 and the upper surface of the second rolling surface 190.
Alternatively, the probability of being accepted by the second ball receiving port 192 can be increased.

The second rolling surface 19 of the front passage portion 183 is also used.
As shown in FIG. 8, the first rolling contact surface 20 is located at the side of the first ball receiving opening 191 and at the boundary with the first rolling contact surface 200.
A side inclined portion 196 is formed as an inclined portion for facilitating guiding of a ball rolling over 0 to the first ball receiving port 191. The side inclined portion 196 is formed so as to incline downward toward the first rolling surface 200 from a position slightly closer to the center of the second rolling surface 190 than the side end portion of the second rolling surface 190. And the lower end portion thereof comes into contact with the end portion of the first rolling surface 200. As described above, since the side slope portion 196 is formed on the second rolling surface 190, the player can expect the balls to be discharged to the vicinity of the winning area 57 while the balls to the vicinity of the winning area 57 are expected. The first that will not increase the probability of emission
It is possible to increase the probability that a ball will be guided to the ball receiving port 191.

Also, the second rolling surface 19 of the front passage portion 183.
As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 15, the second rolling surface 190 is on the upper surface thereof and at the end portion on the front side of the ball game machine 1.
A drop prevention portion 197 is formed to prevent balls rolling over from falling to the front side when viewed from the player.
The fall prevention portion 197 is formed to have a thickness substantially the same as the thickness of the front passage portion 183 on the front surface side, and as shown in FIG.
When the ball rides on the second rolling surface 190, the tip of the ball is formed so that its tip is located slightly below the center of the ball. As described above, the fall prevention portion 19 is attached to the second rolling surface 190.
By forming 7, the balls on the second rolling surface 190 do not fall to the front side, and the probability of guiding the balls to the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192 can be increased. it can.

Inside the front passage portion 183, the bottom portion thereof is the sub-rolling portion 2 so that the balls received therein roll.
It is formed as 06. The sub-rolling portion 206 is formed in an arc shape which is high on both sides and curved downward. In addition, in a substantially central portion of the sub-rolling portion 206, the winning guide portion 2 for guiding the balls received from the first ball receiving opening 191 or the second ball receiving opening 192 toward the winning area 57.
07 are formed. The bottom surface of the winning guide portion 207 has an arcuate shape that is curved downward, and is formed such that its width gradually increases from the back side to the front side. The second ball receiving port 192 is configured to drop the received ball directly toward the winning guidance unit 207.

As described above, the sub-rolling portion 206 is formed in the shape of a circular arc which is high on both sides and curved downward. Therefore, as shown in FIG. H
There is a height difference of two dimensions. Therefore, the ball received by the first ball receiving port 191 drops to a higher position of the auxiliary rolling portion 206 as shown by the arrow a, and the ball received by the second ball receiving port is shown by the arrow b. As described above, the auxiliary rolling portion 206 falls to a lower position. For this reason,
The ball received by the first ball receiving port 191 rolls largely in the left-right direction on the sub rolling portion 206, and the second ball receiving port 1
The balls received by 92 either do not roll or roll slightly on the secondary rolling portion 206. in this way,
Since the movement of the ball can be changed depending on the difference between the ball receiving ports 191 and 192 that receive the ball, it is possible to improve the interest. Moreover, since the balls are ejected from the ball ejection port 193 after rolling the balls, the ball ejection port 193
You can change the direction of discharge of balls from the winning area 57
It is possible to change the probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity.

Further, the ball discharge port 19 is provided at a position substantially in the center of the sub rolling portion 204 and facing the ball discharge port 193.
3 or a second guide portion 205 for guiding the balls dropped from the first guide portion 201 of the main rolling portion 203 toward the winning area 57. 2nd guidance part 20
5 has an arcuate shape whose bottom surface is curved downward, and is formed such that its width dimension gradually increases from the back side toward the front side. In this way, the balls dropped on the sub-rolling portion 204 are discharged to the vicinity of the winning area 57, and the possibility of winning the balls is increased, so that the player can expect and the interest can be improved. The sub rolling portion 204
In some cases, balls may be directly introduced from the game area without passing through the guide passage 209, and thus the balls directly introduced from the game area are also discharged near the winning area 57.

Next, the movement of the balls in the rolling portion 164 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 16, the hitting ball received from the guide passage inlet 208 of the front decoration 179 is guided downward by the guide passage 209 formed in the decorative member 161, and is discharged from the ball outlet 170 of the passage member 169 to the first position. It is discharged toward the side of the first rolling surface 200.

The balls discharged from the ball outlet 170 of the guide passage 209 roll on the inner side of the first rolling surface 200 as shown in FIG. 17, and then the first ball receiving opening of the front passage portion 183. It is received by 191 or the 2nd receiving port 192, or is guided by the 1st guidance part 201 and falls directly to the sub rolling part 204. At this time, as described above, since the ball receiving port guide portion 202 is formed at a position substantially in the center of the first rolling surface 200 and corresponding to the second ball receiving port 192, the second ball is provided. The balls are easily received in the receiving port 192.

The balls directly falling on the sub rolling portion 204 will drop to a high position on the sub rolling portion 204.
The sub-rolling portion 204 rolls greatly to the left and right. In this way, the ball that rolls largely on the sub rolling portion 204 is the decorative member 1.
When discharged below 61, it is unlikely that it will fall directly below the decorative member 161, and will be discharged largely toward the right or left side due to the momentum of rolling. Therefore, the probability of winning the prize area 57 is extremely low.

On the other hand, from the first rolling surface 200 to the front passage portion 1
The balls received by the first ball receiving opening 191 of 83 will fall to the high position of the auxiliary rolling portion 206 as described above. As shown in FIG. 18 (A), the ball that has fallen to a high position on the sub rolling portion 206 rolls largely on the sub rolling portion 206, and then from the ball discharge port 193 to the sub rolling portion 204.
Is discharged to. In this way, when a ball that rolls largely in the sub-rolling portion 206 is discharged to the sub-rolling portion 204, it is rarely discharged straight from the ball discharge port 193 toward the front side, and rolling It is discharged to the sub-rolling portion 204 toward the right side or the left side depending on the momentum. The balls discharged to the sub-rolling portion 204 toward the right side or the left side are
The sub-rolling portion 204 also rolls to the left and right, and then the decorative member 1
It is discharged below 61. In this way, the sub rolling portion 204
Since it rolls to the left and right, it rarely falls directly below the decorative member 161, and is discharged toward the right side or the left side due to the momentum of the rolling. Therefore, the winning area 5
Although the probability of winning the 7th prize is low, it is not as low as the balls discharged by rolling the sub-rolling portion 204 largely as described above.

Further, from the first rolling surface 200 to the front passage portion 1
The balls received by the second ball receiving opening 192 of 83 will fall to the lower position of the auxiliary rolling portion 206 as described above. As shown in FIG. 18 (B), the balls dropped to the lower position of the sub-rolling portion 206 do not roll in the sub-rolling portion 206 or slightly roll, and then sub-roll from the ball discharge port 193. It is discharged to the moving part 204. In this way, when a ball that does not roll the sub-rolling portion 206 or slightly rolls is discharged to the sub-rolling portion 204, it is directed from the ball discharge port 193 to the front side of the ball game machine 1. Will be discharged almost straight. The balls discharged almost straight from the ball discharge port 193 are discharged almost directly below the decorative member 161 with almost no rolling even in the sub rolling portion 204. In this way, since it falls almost directly below the decorative member 161, there is a high probability of winning in the winning area 57, and in particular, there is a high probability of winning in the ordinary variable winning ball device 58 located in the center of the winning area 57. It will be.

Incidentally, for balls introduced directly from the game area to the sub-rolling portion 204 without passing through the guide passage 209, similarly, balls that have largely rolled the sub-rolling portion 204 are in the winning area 57. The probability of winning is extremely low, and as the rolling amplitude decreases, the winning area 57 increases.
The probability of winning is high.

As described above, the sub-rolling portion 206 is provided with the winning guide portion 207, and the sub-rolling portion 2
Since the second guide portion 205 is formed in 04, the amplitude of rolling of the balls becomes small on the winning guide portion 207 and the second guide portion 205. For this reason, when the balls are discharged from the sub-rolling portion 206 or the sub-rolling portion 204, compared to the case where the winning guide portion 207 or the second guide portion 205 is not formed, the extent to which the balls shift to the right side or the left side Is a small one.

As described above, the path of the balls until the balls are received in the first ball receiving opening 191 or the second ball receiving opening 192 is, as described above, directly from the first rolling surface 200 to the first rolling surface 200. It is not limited to the one that is received in the ball receiving opening 191 or that is received in the second ball receiving opening 192 by the ball receiving opening guiding portion 202. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, it rolls from the first rolling surface 200 to the intermediate rolling surface 194 and is distributed by the intermediate rolling surface 194 to the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192. It may be accepted. Thus, between the first ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192, the intermediate rolling surface 1 on which the balls can roll is provided.
Since 94 is formed, as described above, the balls that have rolled between the first ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192 roll on the intermediate rolling surface 194, and the first ball Entrance 192
It is possible to have an expectation as to which of the second ball entrance 192 and the second ball entrance 192 the game can be received, and it is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the first rolling surface 2
The balls may roll from 00 to the side of the front passage portion 183. In this case, the balls are on the side of the first ball receiving port 191 and on the sides of the second rolling surface 190. As described above, since the side sloping portion 196 is formed to facilitate guiding the balls rolling on the first rolling surface 200 to the first ball receiving port 191, the player wins the prize. The probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity of the winning area 57 is not so high as the probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity of the area 57, but the probability of the balls being guided to the first ball receiving entrance 191 is increased. be able to.

Further, the balls that have climbed up on the second rolling surface 190 may drop to the front side of the ball game machine 1 with the momentum of riding up, but as described above, the second rolling Surface 1
The second rolling contact surface 1 is provided at the front end of the upper surface of 90.
Since a fall prevention portion 197 is formed to prevent balls rolling on the 90 from falling toward the front side, FIG.
As shown in, the ball does not fall to the front side,
The probability of guiding the ball to the ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192 can be increased.

The decorative member 161 forming the essential part of the present embodiment has been described above in detail. Next, the variable display device 44 provided on the rear surface side of the decorative member 161 will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 29. Explain. 21 is a perspective view showing a state in which the variable display device 44 is attached to the rear surface of the game board 40, FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the variable display device 44, and FIG. 23 is a front view of the variable display device 44. FIG. 24 is a rear view of the variable display device 44, and FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 24A and B, FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 24C and D, and FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of E of FIG. 28 is a vertical sectional view of the variable display device 44, and FIG. 29 is an enlarged sectional view of a lower portion of the variable display device 44.

In FIG. 21, the variable display device 44 is attached to the cover body 70 attached to the back side of the game board 40. As described above, the cover body 70 has the window hole 72 formed in the center thereof.
Mounting holes 73 for mounting the variable display device 44 are formed on both sides of the. On the other hand, the variable display device 44 is provided with mounting holes 225 on both sides (only the left side is shown). The variable display device 44 is mounted by screwing a screw 216 inserted into the mounting hole 225 into the mounting hole 73 of the cover body 70. Further, as described above, the display control board 75 is attached to the back surface of the variable display device 44 so as to be covered with the display control board cover 74.

The variable display device 44, as shown in FIG.
0, the display 222 that is the main body of the variable display device 44 that performs variable display, the display surface protection plate 221 for protecting the image display surface 160 of the display 222, and the display attached to the rear surface side of the display 22. The container protection cover 223 and the display control board cover 74 are included.

The display protection member 220 is shown in FIG. 22 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a resin material is formed into a box shape with an open rear surface side, and the indicator 22 is provided on the front surface side.
A display opening 228 facing the second image display surface 160 is formed. Mounting flanges 224 are formed on both sides of the front surface side of the display protection member 220, and the mounting holes 225 are formed in the mounting flange 224. Further, inside the display protection member 220, a mounting boss 226 (see FIG. 25) for mounting the display 222, the display protection cover 2
23 and a mounting boss 227 for fixing screws above the display control board cover 74 and a rib 235 for reinforcement are provided upright.

The display surface protection plate 221 is formed of a transparent resin member in a flat plate shape, and as shown in FIG. 29, the engaging rib 229 having a rectangular vertical section is formed on the entire rear surface side. It is projected over the circumference.

The display 222 has an outer shape formed of a thin steel plate, and an image display section 160 formed of glass in the center of the surface. Further, mounting flanges 230 for screwing the display 222 to the display protection member 220 are provided on both sides so as to project.

The display protection cover 223 is formed of a resin material in a flat plate shape, and mounting holes 231 for screwing the display protection cover 223 to the display protection member 220 are provided on the upper and lower portions. Has been drilled. Further, an engagement hole 232 with which the engagement piece 234 of the display control board cover 74 is engaged is formed in the lower portion. In addition, a mounting boss 236 (see FIG. 2) for mounting the display control board 75 on the back surface.
6 and FIG. 27) are erected.

The display control board cover 74 is formed of a resin material in the form of a box having a flange-shaped flange portion on the front surface and an open front side, and a mounting hole 233 is formed above the flange portion. An engaging piece 234 that engages with the engaging hole 232 of the display protection cover 223 is formed below.

The variable display device 44, the display control board 75 and the display control board cover 74 are assembled as follows. First, the display surface protection plate 221 is fitted into the display opening 228 of the display protection member 220. The outer peripheral dimension on the front surface side of the display surface protection plate 221 is formed slightly smaller than the display opening 228, and the outer peripheral dimension of the engaging rib 229 of the display surface protection plate 221 is formed larger than the display opening 228. Therefore, when the display surface protection plate 221 is fitted into the display opening 228 of the display protection member 220, the engagement rib 229 is locked as shown in FIG.

After the display surface protection plate 221 is fitted into the display opening 228 of the display protection member 220, the display protection member 22 is
The display 222 is inserted from the rear side of the display 0, and the screw 237 inserted through the mounting hole formed in the mounting flange 230 of the display 222 is attached to the mounting boss of the display protection member 220 as shown in the cross section A of FIG. The display 222 is attached to the display protection member 220 by being screwed on the display 226. At this time, the display surface protection plate 221 is replaced by the display protection member 220 and the display 2.
It is sandwiched and fixed between 22 and 22.

After the display 222 is attached to the display protection member 220, the display protection cover 223 is attached to the display protection member 22.
It is placed at a predetermined position on the rear surface side of 0. Display protection cover 223
26 is placed at a predetermined position on the rear surface side of the display protection member 220, and then, as shown in the C cross section of FIG. 26, the screw 23 inserted into the mounting hole formed in the mounting boss at the bottom of the display protection lid 223.
9 is screwed onto the mounting boss 227 of the display device protection member 220, so that the display device protection cover 223 is attached to the display device protection member 22.
Attach to 0.

The display protection cover 223 is attached to the display protection member 22.
26, the screw 240 inserted into the mounting hole of the display control board 75 is screwed into the mounting boss of the display protection cover 223 to display the display control board 75. It is attached to the container protection lid 223.

After the display control board 75 is attached to the display protection cover 223, as shown in FIG. 27, the engagement piece 234 of the display control board cover 74 is attached to the engagement hole 2 of the display protection cover 223.
After engaging with 32, as shown in the section B of FIG. 25, the screw 238 inserted through the mounting hole 233 of the display control board cover 74 and the mounting hole 231 of the display protective cover 223 is mounted on the display protective member 220. By screwing on the boss 227,
The display control board cover 74 and the display protection cover 223 are attached to the display protection member 220.

Although the detailed structure of the decorative member 161 has been described above, in the present embodiment, the game board 40.
In the ball game machine 1 provided with the decorative member 161 which is provided in the game area 41 of the variable display device for performing variable display and deriving the display result, and below the decorative member 161. In the game area 41, a winning area 57 is provided, and in the lower portion of the decoration member 161, a rolling portion 164 for rolling down the balls received in the decoration member 161 by flowing down the game area 41 is formed. The rolling portion 164 has a plurality of ball receiving ports 19 capable of receiving balls.
1, 192, and the plurality of ball receiving ports 191, which are formed with a horizontal width dimension of two balls or more and can be discharged from the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 to the front side of the game area 41. A ball discharge port 193 common to 192, balls formed between the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 and the ball discharging port 193, and the balls received at the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 are rolled in the left-right direction. Movable secondary rolling section 206
And, the plurality of ball receiving ports 191, 192,
A first ball receiving port 191 capable of receiving balls in a route through which the received balls are rolled in the sub-rolling portion 206 and then discharged from the ball discharging port 193 to above the winning area 57;
From the ball discharge port 193 after rolling the received balls in the sub rolling portion 206 without rolling or with a rolling width smaller than the rolling width of the balls received from the first ball receiving port 191. Of the balls received by the decorative member 161, by including the second ball receiving port 192 capable of receiving balls in the path for discharging above the winning area 57,
The ball introduced into the first ball receiving port 191 is the sub rolling portion 206.
Since a large number of balls are discharged toward the side of the ball discharge port 193 when discharged from the ball discharge port 193, some balls are almost discharged from the ball discharge port 193. Emitted from the center. For this reason, the discharge is more likely to occur outside the winning area 57, and the probability of winning the winning area 57 is reduced. On the other hand, among the balls received in the decorative member 161, the balls introduced into the second ball receiving port 192 are not rolled or only slightly rolled, so that from the ball discharging port 193. When ejected, ball ejection port 19
It is discharged from approximately the center of 3. Therefore, the winning area 57
The probability of winning in the winning area 57 increases.

As described above, since the common ball discharge port 193 is formed, the player can receive the balls received in the decoration member 161 through the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 in the winning area 57. While it can be expected that there is a high possibility of entering a ball, the probability that a ball will be discharged to the vicinity of the winning area 57 differs depending on the ball receiving ports 191 and 192 where the ball is entering, so the ball is discharged from the common ball discharging port 193. Even if it is done, the winning rate can be changed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-rolling portion 206 is provided with a prize guiding portion 207 for guiding the balls received from the plurality of ball receiving openings 191 and 192 toward the winning area 57. The balls received from the second ball receiving port 192 are directly dropped into the winning guiding unit 207, so that the balls received from the second ball receiving port 192 are guided to the winning guiding unit 207. Therefore, the probability of winning can be further improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the rolling portion 164 is provided with the ball receiving port guiding portion 202 capable of guiding the balls rolling on the rolling portion 164 to the second ball receiving port 192. As a result, the probability that a ball will be guided to the second ball receiving opening 192 formed with the ball receiving opening guiding portion 202 increases,
Since the probability of inducing balls can be made different between the ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192, it is possible to adjust the probability of discharging balls to the vicinity of the winning area 57. The ball receiving port guiding portion 202 may be formed at a position corresponding to the first ball receiving port 191.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first ball receiving opening 191 and the second ball receiving opening 192 are formed at different height positions, so that the second ball formed at a lower position. The probability that a ball will be guided to the receiving port 192 is increased, and the probability of ball guiding can be made different between the first ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192 by providing a height difference, so the winning area 57 You can adjust the probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity.

Further, in this embodiment, an intermediate rolling surface 194 on which balls can roll is formed between the first ball receiving opening 191 and the second ball receiving opening 192. As a result, the first ball receiving port 191 and the second ball receiving port 192
You can expect whether the balls that have rolled between and will be rolled on the intermediate rolling surface 194 and will be accepted by either the first ball receiving port 191 or the second ball receiving port 192. Can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the rolling portion 164 has the first rolling surface 200 and the second rolling surface 190 whose height positions are different from each other, and the second rolling surface 190 is ,
Since the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 are formed at a position higher than the first rolling surface 200, the balls on the first rolling surface 200 have a plurality of ball receiving ports 191. Since the game does not enter 192 too much, the game is not monotonous and the interest of the game can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first rolling contact surface 200 and the second rolling contact surface 190 have a boundary between the first rolling contact surface 200 and the first rolling contact surface 190.
The balls rolling on the rolling surface 200 smoothly move to the second rolling surface 1
By forming the inclined portions 195 and 196 for riding on the 90, the first rolling surface 200 and the second rolling surface 200 are formed.
The ball does not collide with and jump up on the step between the rolling surface 190, and the ball can smoothly ride on the second rolling surface 190. The probability of acceptance at the entrance 192 can be increased.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first rolling surface 200 is formed on the back side as viewed from the player,
The second rolling surface 190 is formed on the front side as seen from the player, and a ball rolling on the second rolling surface 190 is on the front side on the front upper side of the second rolling surface 190. By forming the fall prevention portion 197 for preventing the ball from falling to the side, it is possible to prevent the ball on the second rolling surface 190 from dropping to the front side of the game area 41, and the ball receiving port 191, 19
The probability of guiding the ball to 2 can be increased.

Further, in this embodiment, the sub-rolling portion 206 rolls the balls received by the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 in the left-right direction, so that there is a difference in height between the bottom surfaces thereof. The balls provided and received by the first ball receiving port 191 drop to a high position on the bottom surface of the sub-rolling portion 206 to facilitate rolling, and the second ball receiving port 19 is provided.
The ball received by No. 2 falls to a lower position on the bottom surface of the sub-rolling portion 206 to make it hard to roll.
The ball received by the ball receiving port 191 largely rolls in the sub rolling portion 206, and the ball received by the second ball receiving port 192 does not roll, or the sub rolling portion 206 slightly moves. Roll around. As described above, since the movement of the balls can be changed depending on the difference between the ball receiving ports 191 and 192 that receive the balls, the interest can be improved. Moreover, since the balls are ejected from the ball ejection port 193 after rolling the balls, the direction of ejection of the balls from the ball ejection port 193 can be changed, and the probability of ejection of the balls to the vicinity of the winning area 57 can be changed. be able to.

Further, in the present embodiment, at least the plurality of ball receiving ports 191, among the rolling portions 164, are provided.
The part forming from 192 to the ball discharge port 193 is
By having transparency that the rolling state of the ball can be visually confirmed,
Since it is possible to visually recognize the path of the balls from the balls being received by the ball receiving ports 191 and 192 to being discharged from the ball discharging port 193, the player can enjoy the movement of the balls.
The interest can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the rolling portion 164 is the main rolling portion 203 as the first rolling portion having the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192, and the main rolling portion 203. A sub rolling portion 204 as a second rolling portion on which balls ejected from the common ball ejection port 193 can be rolled, and the main rolling portion 2
In 03, the first guide part 201 capable of guiding the balls not received in the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 in the main rolling part 203 to the sub rolling part 204 is formed. Multiple ball entrances 191,192
The balls that are not accepted by the ball are not directly discharged to the game area 57 but fall into the sub rolling unit 204 and roll, so that the rolling mode of the balls can be changed and the interest can be improved. it can.

In the present embodiment, the balls guided by the sub-rolling portion 204 are guided toward the winning area 57 at the position where the sub-rolling portion 204 faces the ball discharge port 193. Since the second guiding portion 205 for forming the ball is formed, the balls dropped on the sub-rolling portion 204 are discharged to the vicinity of the winning area 57 and the possibility of winning the balls is increased, so that the player has an expectation. It is possible to improve the interest.

Further, in this embodiment, guide passages 209 for guiding balls flowing down the game area 57 to the rolling portion 164 are formed on both sides of the decorative member 161, and the plurality of guide passages 209 are formed. The ball receiving ports 191 and 192 are located closer to the player than the route connecting the ball outlets 170 of the guide passages 209 on both sides from which the balls guided to the guide passages 209 on both sides are discharged. Due to the formation, the balls discharged from the ball outlet 170 of the guide passage 209 are not directly received by the ball receiving ports 191 and 192, and roll on the path connecting the ball outlets 170 on both sides. It is later received at the ball receiving ports 191 and 192. Therefore, until the ball is received in the ball receiving ports 191, 192, the player can have an expectation as to whether or not the ball will enter the ball receiving ports 191, 192, and the enjoyment of the game can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 are formed such that the width dimension thereof is such that one ball can be received, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, at least one of the plurality of ball receiving ports 191 and 192 may be formed as an elongated hole as shown by a broken line in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the first
The rolling surface 200 is shown to have the first guide portions 201 formed on both sides of the front passage portion 183, respectively.
Not limited to this, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 31,
The first guide portion 201 is provided over almost the entire area of the first rolling surface 200.
May be formed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, one ball discharge port 193 is formed in the front passage portion 183, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. A plurality of ball receiving ports 191 of the passage portion 183
Common ball outlet 1 for discharging the balls received by 192
A plurality of 93 may be formed.

In the above embodiment, the second
The position where the ball receiving port 192 is formed is the first ball receiving port 191.
Although the position is lower than the position where the second ball is formed, it is not limited to such a position, and as shown in FIG.
The position where 92 is formed may be higher than the position where the first ball receiving port 191 is formed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the ball receiving port guiding portion 202 is formed at the position corresponding to the second ball receiving port 192, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball receiving port is not limited to this. The guide portion 202 may be formed at a position corresponding to the first ball receiving port 191.

[0127]

As is apparent from the above description, in the invention of claim 1, among the balls received by the decorative member, the ball introduced into the first ball receiving port is the sub rolling portion. As many balls are ejected toward the side of the ball ejection port when ejected from the ball ejection port, some balls are ejected from almost the center of the ball ejection port. To be done. For this reason, the discharge is more likely to occur outside the winning area, and the probability of winning in the winning area is reduced. On the other hand, among the balls received by the decorative member, the balls introduced into the second ball receiving port are not rolled or only slightly rolled, and therefore, when ejected from the ball discharging port. Then, it is discharged from almost the center of the ball discharge port. For this reason, the discharge to the winning area is increased in many cases, and the probability of winning the winning area increases.

As described above, since the common ball discharge port is formed, the player has a high possibility that the ball received by the decorative member enters the winning area through the plurality of ball receiving ports. On the other hand, the probability that a ball will be discharged in the vicinity of the winning area differs depending on the ball receiving opening into which the ball is inserted, so the winning rate can be changed even if the ball is discharged from a common ball discharging opening.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, since the balls received from the second ball receiving port are guided to the winning guide portion and discharged to the vicinity of the winning area, the probability of winning can be further improved. it can.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, the probability that the ball is guided to the ball receiving opening of the one having the ball receiving opening guiding portion is increased, and the ball is formed between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening. Since it is possible to make the probability of inducing different, it is possible to adjust the probability of ejecting balls to the vicinity of the winning area.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, the probability that the ball is guided to the ball receiving opening formed at a lower position is increased, and the height difference is provided, whereby the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening are provided. Because the probability of ball induction can be different at the entrance,
It is possible to adjust the probability of ejecting balls near the winning area.

Further, in the invention of claim 5, the balls rolling between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening roll on the intermediate rolling surface to form the first ball receiving opening. It is possible to have an expectation as to which of the second ball entrances will be accepted, and it is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game.

Further, in the invention of claim 6, since the balls on the first rolling surface do not excessively enter the plurality of ball receiving ports, the game is not monotonous and the interest of the game can be improved. it can.

Further, in the invention of claim 7, the ball does not collide with and jump up to the step between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface, and the ball moves to the second rolling surface. It is possible to climb up smoothly, and it is possible to increase the probability of being accepted by the first ball receiving opening or the second ball receiving opening.

Further, in the invention of claim 8, the balls on the second rolling surface can be prevented from dropping to the front side of the game area, and the probability of guiding the balls to the ball receiving port can be increased.

Further, in the invention of claim 9, the ball received by the first ball receiving port rolls largely in the sub rolling portion, and the ball received by the second ball receiving port does not roll. Alternatively, the sub-rolling portion is slightly rolled. In this way, the movement of the balls can be changed depending on the difference in the ball receiving opening into which the balls are received, so that the interest can be improved. Also, since the balls are rolled and then discharged from the ball discharge port, the direction of the ball discharge from the ball discharge port can be changed, and the probability of the ball discharge near the winning area can be changed. ..

Further, in the invention of claim 10, since it is possible to visually recognize the path of the ball until the ball is received by the ball receiving port and discharged from the ball discharging port, the player can enjoy the movement of the ball. It is possible to improve interests.

Further, in the invention of claim 11, since the balls which are not received in the plurality of ball receiving ports are not directly discharged to the game area but fall into the second rolling portion and roll, the balls roll. The dynamic mode can be changed, and the interest can be improved.

According to the twelfth aspect of the invention,
Since the balls guided to the rolling portion are discharged near the winning area to increase the possibility of winning the balls, the player can expect and the interest can be improved.

In the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the balls discharged from the ball outlet of the guide passage are not directly received by the ball receiving port, but roll on the path connecting the ball outlets on both sides. It is later accepted at the ball entrance. For this reason,
Until the ball is accepted in the ball entrance, the player can have an expectation of whether or not the ball will enter the ball entrance, and the interest of the game can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board provided in a ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a main board, various control boards, and electric parts.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a decorative member and a winning area.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the decorative member taken along a central vertical line.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a decorative member.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of a front passage portion of a rolling portion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a rolling portion and a winning area.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a rolling portion.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a rolling portion.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state where the front passage portion is removed from the rolling portion.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view when the front passage portion is made of a transparent material.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the shape of a front passage portion.

FIG. 15 is a vertical sectional view of a front passage portion.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state where a ball passes through a guide passage.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing movement of balls in a rolling portion.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing movements of balls respectively received in the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state in which balls are discharged from an intermediate rolling surface through a first ball receiving opening or a second ball receiving opening and a ball discharging opening.

FIG. 20: After the balls collide with the fall prevention part of the front passage part,
It is a perspective view showing a state of being discharged from a ball discharging port via a first ball receiving port or a second ball receiving port.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state in which the variable display device is attached to the rear surface of the ball game machine.

FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of a variable display device.

FIG. 23 is a front view of the variable display device.

FIG. 24 is a rear view of the variable display device.

25 is a sectional view taken along the line A in FIG. 24 and a sectional view taken along the line B in FIG.

26 is a sectional view taken along line C in FIG. 24 and a sectional view taken along line D in FIG.

FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken along line E in FIG.

FIG. 28 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a variable display device.

FIG. 29 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the lower portion of the variable display device.

FIG. 30. At least one of a plurality of ball receiving openings is formed as an elongated hole, a first guiding portion is formed over almost the entire area of the first rolling portion, and a plurality of common ball discharging openings for discharging balls are formed. It is a perspective view showing an embodiment in the case of being.

FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the position where the second ball receiving port is formed is higher than the position where the first ball receiving port is formed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Ball game machine (game machine) 40 game board 41 Game area 44 variable display 57 winning areas 161 decorative member 164 Rolling part 170 ball exit 190 Second rolling part 191 First ball entrance 192 Second ball entrance 193 ball outlet 194 Intermediate rolling surface 195 Rear slope (slope) 196 Side slope (slope) 197 Fall prevention part 200 First rolling surface 201 first guiding part 202 Ball entrance guide 203 Main rolling part (first rolling part) 204 Sub rolling part (second rolling part) 205 Second guiding part 206 Secondary rolling part 207 Winning Guidance Department 209 induction passage

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Suto             Gunma Prefecture Kiryu City Sakaino-cho 6-460 Stock             Company Sankyo F term (reference) 2C088 BA29 EB50 EB53 EB55 EB78

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a decorative member that is provided in a game area of a game board to perform variable display and to decorate an outer peripheral portion of a display unit of a variable display device that derives a display result, below the decorative member. In the game area, a winning area is provided, and in the lower part of the decorative member, a rolling portion is formed for rolling down the balls that flow down the game area and are received by the decorative member. Is a plurality of ball receiving ports capable of receiving balls, and a plurality of balls which are formed with a lateral width dimension of two or more balls and which can be discharged from the plurality of ball receiving ports to the front side of the game area. A ball discharge port common to the ball receiving port, and a sub-roller formed between the plurality of ball receiving ports and the ball discharging port and capable of rolling the balls received in the plurality of ball receiving ports in the left-right direction. And a plurality of balls, wherein the plurality of ball receiving ports are A first ball receiving port capable of receiving balls in a route for discharging the balls from the ball discharging port to above the winning area after rolling in the sub-rolling part, and without rolling the received balls or the first ball receiving port. A ball capable of receiving a ball in a route for discharging from the ball discharge port above the winning area after rolling in the sub rolling portion with a rolling width smaller than the rolling width of the ball received from the ball receiving opening A game machine characterized by including a two-ball entrance. 2. The sub-rolling portion is formed with a prize guiding portion for guiding the balls received from the plurality of ball receiving openings toward the winning area, and the winning guiding portion includes the first guiding portion. Two
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball received from the ball receiving port directly drops. 3. The ball receiving port guide part capable of guiding a ball rolling in the rolling part to the ball receiving port, the first ball receiving port or the second ball receiving port. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gaming machine is formed corresponding to one of the above. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening are formed at different height positions. . 5. The intermediate rolling surface on which the balls can roll is formed between the first ball receiving opening and the second ball receiving opening. Game machine. 6. The rolling portion has a first rolling surface and a second rolling surface having different height positions, and the second rolling surface is
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the plurality of ball receiving openings are formed at a position higher than the first rolling surface. 7. A ball for rolling on the first rolling surface is smoothly mounted on the second rolling surface at a boundary between the first rolling surface and the second rolling surface. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein an inclined portion is formed. 8. The first rolling surface is formed on the back side when viewed from the player, while the second rolling surface is formed on the front side when viewed from the player, and the second rolling surface is formed. 7. A drop prevention portion for preventing balls rolling on the second rolling surface from dropping to the front side at the upper end side on the front side of the surface. The gaming machine according to claim 7. 9. The sub-rolling portion is provided with a height difference in the bottom surface for rolling the balls received by the plurality of ball receiving ports, and the ball received by the first ball receiving port. Makes it easier to roll by falling to a higher position on the bottom surface of the sub-rolling portion, and the ball received by the second ball receiving port falls to a lower position on the bottom surface of the sub-rolling portion and rolls. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is difficult to play. 10. A portion of the rolling portion, which constitutes at least the plurality of ball receiving ports to the ball discharging port,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the rolling state of the balls has a visible transparency. 11. The rolling part is formed below the first rolling part having the plurality of ball receiving ports, and is discharged from the common ball discharging port. A second rolling portion on which balls can roll, and the first rolling portion includes the first rolling portion.
11. A first guide part capable of guiding balls which have not been received in the plurality of ball receiving ports to the second rolling part in the rolling part, is formed. A game machine described in Crab. 12. The second rolling portion is formed with a second guiding portion for guiding a ball guided by the second rolling portion toward the winning area. Claim 11
Gaming machine described in. 13. A guide passage for guiding balls flowing down the game area to the rolling portion is formed on both sides of the decorative member, and the plurality of ball receiving ports are guided on both sides. 13. The ball according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the ball is formed at a position closer to a player than a path connecting ball outlets on both sides through which balls from the passage are discharged. Game machine.