JP2003102956A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, in which interest in the movement of pachinko balls can be improved without increasing unprofitability on the side of a pachinko parlor. SOLUTION: Since a lowest point D1 of an oscillating part 37 of an upper stage 36 and a lowest point D2 of an oscillating part 41 of a lower stage 39 are arranged on the same perpendicular SL, a pachinko ball P falling from the lowest point D1 of the oscillating part 37 onto the oscillating part 41 falls from the lowest point D2 of the oscillating part 41 without being oscillated along with the oscillating part 41, and a probability to move toward the side of a special pattern starting hole is improved. Therefore, when the side of the pachinko parlor tries to present a large number of interesting movements of the pachinko ball P by controlling nails to supply a large number of pachinko balls P to the oscillating part 37 of the upper stage 36, a number of pachinko balls P winning prizes in the special pattern starting hole is not increased more than needed. Thus, non-profitability on the side of the pachinko parlor is not increased.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention displays identification symbols in a variation state and a variation stop state in order on a symbol display based on the fact that a pachinko ball is won in the starting opening, and the variation of the identification symbol is stopped. The present invention relates to a gaming machine configured to notify a lottery result of a privilege.

[0002]

Some of the above-mentioned gaming machines have a structure in which a pachinko ball is swung in the left-right direction along an arc-shaped stage. In the case of this configuration, when the pachinko ball is supplied to the stage, it exhibits a uniform behavior of rolling from the bottom of the stage, so the behavior of the pachinko ball is less interesting. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can increase the fun of the behavior of a pachinko ball.

[0003]

A gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine having a symbol display device having a shelf board portion in front of a symbol display and a starting port, and a pachinko machine in the starting port. Based on the fact that the ball wins, the symbol display is sequentially displayed in the variable state and the variable stop state,
In a configuration for informing the lottery result of the privilege depending on the mode when the variation of the identification symbol is stopped, the shelf has an upper stage having a concave swinging portion that causes the pachinko ball to swing laterally, and A lower stage provided in front of the upper stage and having a concave swinging portion located below the swinging portion of the upper stage, and a pachinko ball directed to the starting opening on the upper stage and the lower stage. Is provided with a guiding part for dropping the same, and the bottom of the swinging part of the upper stage and the bottom of the swinging part of the lower stage are arranged on the same perpendicular line. .

According to the above means, the upper stage and the lower stage are arranged in upper and lower two stages. Therefore, the pachinko ball swings along the swinging portion of the upper stage, swings along the swinging portion of the lower stage, or moves along the swinging portion of the upper stage and the swinging portion of the lower stage. The behavior of the pachinko ball becomes more interesting because it swings in two steps, up and down. In addition, a guide portion is provided on both the upper stage and the lower stage. Therefore, when a pachinko ball is supplied from the swing part of the upper stage to the guide part, or when a pachinko ball is supplied from the swing part of the lower stage to the guide part, it falls toward the starting port and has a high probability of entering the starting port. Since I will win the prize, I can enjoy watching the behavior of the pachinko ball in the hope that the pachinko ball will be supplied to the guide part of the upper stage and the guide part of the lower stage. Further, since the bottom of the swinging part of the upper stage and the bottom of the swinging part of the lower stage are arranged on the same vertical line, the bottom of the swinging part of the upper stage to the swinging part of the lower stage is arranged. The probability that the pachinko ball that has fallen upward falls from the bottom of the swinging portion of the lower stage without swinging along the swinging portion of the lower stage, and increases toward the direction away from the starting opening. Therefore, even if the hole side adjusts the nails so that a large number of pachinko balls are supplied to the swinging part of the upper stage, and shows a lot of interesting behavior of the pachinko balls, the number of winning pachinko balls to the starting opening is Since it does not increase more than necessary, it does not increase the disadvantage on the hole side.

A gaming machine according to a second aspect is characterized in that the upper stage and the lower stage are provided with swinging portions located on both left and right sides of the guiding portion. According to the above means, the swinging parts are provided on the left and right sides of the upper and lower stages.
Since the pachinko balls are provided in rows, the pachinko balls are divided into two rows, the upper stage and the lower stage, and swing.
For this reason, the pachinko balls are divided into two in the upper and lower rows and in the two rows in the left and right, so that the pachinko balls are floated in total, so that the behavior of the pachinko balls is further enhanced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the guide portion of the upper stage has a passage shape for dropping the pachinko ball toward the starting port, and the guide portion of the lower stage guides the pachinko ball with the passage shape of the upper stage. It is characterized in that it has an inclined surface shape that is dropped toward the starting port on the basis of rolling into the section. According to the above means, the pachinko ball rolls along the inclined guide portion of the lower stage into the passage-shaped guide portion of the upper stage, so that the behavior of the pachinko ball is further enhanced.

A gaming machine according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that it has a ball passage for discharging a pachinko ball to at least one of the swinging portion of the upper stage and the swinging portion of the lower stage. According to the above means, the pachinko ball that has entered the ball passage suddenly appears on the swinging portion, so that the behavior of the pachinko ball is more interesting.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.
~ It demonstrates based on FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the outer frame 1 is installed on the island of the pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 is in the shape of a rectangular tube having front and rear surfaces opened, and the left side portion of the outer frame 1 is located at the upper and lower ends as shown in FIG.
Is fixed and both vertical shafts 4 of the front door 3 are rotatably attached to both hinge fittings 2. The front door 3 has a rectangular opening at the center, a U-shaped metal frame 5 is fixed in the opening of the front door 3, and a lower plate 6 is fixed at the lower end of the front door 3. Has been done.

A horizontally long rectangular plate 7 is mounted on the lower end of the metal frame 5 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis (not shown) on the left side. An upper plate 8 is fixed to the front surface of the plate 7, and a pachinko ball P (see a in FIG. 1) is stored in the upper plate 8. Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the upper plate 8 is provided with a plurality of slits 9. A speaker 10 is fixed behind the plurality of slits 9, and various sound effects are output from the speaker 10.

A firing handle 11 is rotatably mounted on the front surface of the front door 3 at the lower right, and a firing motor 12 is mounted behind the firing handle 11. A ball hammer (not shown) is connected to the rotary shaft of the launch motor 12 through a ball hitting mechanism, and when the launch handle 11 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5A. Power is applied to the firing motor 12, and the batting mallet ejects the pachinko ball P in the upper plate 8 from the upper plate 8.

In the metal frame 5, as shown in FIG.
A rectangular window frame 14 located above the plate 7 is mounted rotatably around a vertical axis (not shown) on the left side, and the inner peripheral surface of the window frame 14 is transparent. A transparent glass window 15 is held. A frame-shaped mechanism board (not shown) is fixed to the rear surface of the front door 3. This mechanism board has
As shown in, the game board 16 is held, and the game board 1
6 is covered from the front by the glass window 15 of the window frame 14.

On the front surface of the front door 3, as shown in FIG. 5A, a frame key 17 is mounted at the right side,
The frame key 17 locks the front door 3 in a closed state in which the front door 3 is in close contact with the front end surface of the outer frame 1, and locks the window frame 14 in a closed state in which the window frame 14 is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the metal frame 5. Further, on the front surface of the game board 16, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer rail 18 and the inner rail 1
9 is fixed, and the pachinko ball P played by the hitting mallet is discharged to the upper part inside the game board 16 through between the outer rail 18 and the inner rail 19. A plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven into the front surface of the game board 16, and the pachinko ball P released to the upper part in the game board 16 falls while hitting the obstacle nails.

On the front of the game board 16, a special symbol starting port 20
Is fixed. This special symbol starting port 20 is in the form of a pocket with an open upper surface, and the special symbol starting port 2
A starting opening sensor 21 (see FIG. 8) is fixed in the position 0. The starting port sensor 21 is composed of a proximity switch, and detects that the pachinko ball P has won in the special symbol starting port 20 and outputs a starting signal.

On the game board 16, as shown in FIG. 4, a symbol display device 22 is mounted at the center. The symbol display device 22 is constructed by mounting a symbol display 24 composed of a color liquid crystal display on a display base plate 23, and the display base plate 23 is configured as follows.

<About the display base plate 23> As shown in FIG. 1B, a through hole 25 is formed in the front surface of the game board 16, and the through hole 25 is made of synthetic resin from the front. The central decoration member 26 is fitted. This central decoration member 2
6 has four through holes 27 as shown in FIG.
The central decoration member 26 is fixed to the game board 16 by driving a nail (not shown) into the game board 16 from the front through the through holes 27.

A synthetic resin ceiling decoration member 28 is fixed to the central decoration member 26. As shown in FIG. 2, the ceiling decoration member 28 has an eaves-like shape that protrudes forward from the central decoration member 26, and the left and right portions of the decoration member 28 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, L-shaped upper sphere passages 29 are formed, and an inlet 30 that opens toward the outside of the central decoration member 26 is formed at the upper end of each upper sphere passage 29.

A casing 31 is fixed to the rear surface of the central decoration member 26, as shown in FIG. 1 (b). As shown in FIG. 1 (a), arc-shaped lower spherical passages 32 are formed on the left and right sides of the casing 31, and the lower spherical passages 32 are directed inward at the lower end thereof. An outlet 33 that opens is formed. The upper ends of these lower ball passages 32 are connected to the lower ends of the upper ball passages 29, and the pachinko balls P that have entered the upper ball passages 29 from the entrances 30 pass through the upper ball passages 29 to form the lower ball passages. Intrude into 32. An arcuate surface 34 is formed at the lower end of each of these lower ball passages 32, and the pachinko ball P that has entered the respective lower ball passages 32 changes its rolling direction to the inside based on hitting the arcuate surface 34, It is discharged from the outlet 33 toward the inside. The reference numeral 35 indicates a warp route composed of the upper ball passage 29 and the lower ball passage 32, and the warp route 35 corresponds to the ball passage.

An upper stage 36 is formed in the casing 31. The upper stage 36 has two swing parts 37.
The pachinko ball P discharged from the outlet 33 of each lower ball passage 32 falls onto the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36. Both of the swinging portions 37 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line CL in the left-right direction of the central decoration member 26, and have a circular arc concave shape when viewed from the front and an inclined shape that descends forward when viewed from the side. ing.

A tunnel 38 is formed on the upper stage 36 at a central portion between the swinging portions 37. The tunnel 38 has a wide entrance 38a that opens upward, and the width W of the tunnel 38 in the left-right direction is set to be substantially equal to the diameter of the pachinko ball P (to the extent that the pachinko ball P does not shake). It is set to a value that can be passed). The entrance 38a of this tunnel 38 is the upper stage 36
The pachinko ball P on each rocking portion 37 falls into the tunnel 38 along the arc of the rocking portion 37 from the entrance 38a, or rocks as shown in FIG. While reciprocating in the left-right direction along the arc of the moving part 37, it falls forward along the inclination. The tunnel 38 corresponds to a passage-shaped guide portion, and the entrance 38a of the tunnel 38
Corresponds to an opening for dropping the pachinko ball P toward the special symbol starting port 20.

A lower stage 39 is formed on the central decoration member 26, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower stage 39 projects forward with respect to the upper stage 36.
As shown in FIG. 1A, a discharge port 40 is formed in front of the exit of the tunnel 38, and the discharge port 40 has an elliptic hole shape wider than the tunnel 38. Immediately below this tunnel 38, as shown in FIG. 4, the special symbol starting port 2
0 is arranged, the pachinko ball P in the tunnel 38 is regulated to a position right below the special symbol starting port 20 based on rolling in the tunnel 38, and with a high probability in the special symbol starting port 20. Win a prize.

On the lower stage 39, as shown in FIG. 1A, two swinging parts 41 are formed. Each of these swinging parts 41 projects forward with respect to the swinging part 37 of the upper stage 36, and the pachinko ball P rolling forward along the inclination of each swinging part 37 falls on the lower swinging part 41. To do. Both of the swinging portions 41 are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the center line CL of the central decoration member 26, and have a circular arc concave shape when viewed from the front and an inclined shape that descends forward when viewed from the side.

An arcuate projection 42 is formed on the lower stage 39 at the center between the swinging parts 41, and the front end of the projection 42 is shown in FIG. So that the wall 42
a is formed. This protrusion 42 is arranged at the highest part of the lower stage 39, and the pachinko ball P on each swinging part 41 rides on the protrusion 42 along the arc of the swinging part 41, or as shown in FIG. As shown, it reciprocates in the left-right direction along the arc of the swinging part 41 and falls forward along the slope.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the protrusion 42 of the lower stage 39 is formed with a guide portion 43 located on the center line CL and corresponding to a guide portion. This guide 43
Has an inclined surface shape that descends rearward, and the pachinko ball P riding on the guide portion 43 of the protrusion 42 rolls into the rear tunnel 38 along the guide portion 43. Then, it is discharged into the game board 16 through the discharge port 40 and falls right below the special symbol starting port 20. In addition, the swinging parts 37 of the upper stage 36 and the swinging parts 4 of the lower stage 39.
1, the pachinko ball P may be supplied by a route that hits an obstacle nail and jumps in without going through the warp route 35.

The lowest point D of each swinging part 41 of the lower stage 39
2 is the lowest point D of the upper swing part 37, as shown in FIG.
1 is arranged on the same vertical line SL, and each swing portion 37
The pachinko ball P falling on the swinging part 41 below from the lowest point D1 of the game board 1 without swinging along the swinging part 41.
There is a high probability that it will fall directly into 6 directly. Therefore, the swinging portion 37
If the upper pachinko ball P falls on the rocking part 41 without winning in the tunnel 38, there is almost no chance of winning in the tunnel 38, and the special symbol starting opening from the lowest point D2 of the rocking part 41. Drop to the left or right side of 20.

Reference numeral 72 in FIG. 1A indicates an upper stage 36 having two swinging portions 37 and a tunnel 38, and a lower stage 39 having two swinging portions 41 and a guide portion 43. The shelf board part provided is shown, and the shelf board part 72 is arranged in front of the display unit 24, as shown in FIG. Further, the lowest points D1 and D2 are the rocking portions 37 and 4
Which corresponds to the bottom of 1 and the lowest points D1 and D
2 are arranged on the same perpendicular SL means that the lowest point D1
And D2 are arranged on the same perpendicular line SL when viewed from the player side (viewed from the front).

As shown in FIG. 1A, the decoration member 28 is located at the center portion in the left-right direction on the decoration plate 44.
Are fixed, and two holding ball lamps 45 are fixed at the left side and the right side of the decoration plate 44. The decorative plate 44 imitates a character, and is made of semitransparent synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 1B, a printed wiring board 46 (PC board 46) is fixed in the ceiling member 28, and a plurality of LEDs 47 are mounted on the upper surface of the PC board 46. ing. A passage-shaped light guide member 48 is fixed above the PC plate 46, and when the plurality of LEDs 47 emit light, light is projected onto the decoration plate 44 through the light guide member 48, and the decoration plate 44 emits light. Further, the cover 4 is provided on the rear surface of the central decoration member 26 and the casing 31.
9 is fixed, and the symbol display 24 is held by the cover 49. The display base plate 23 is configured as described above.

As shown in FIG. 8, a main controller 50 mainly composed of a microcomputer is electrically connected to the starting port sensor 21. The main controller 50 is fixed to the rear side of the front door 3,
The jackpot counter No is added in a ring shape when the power is turned on. The big hit counter No. is added on the basis of the main controller 50 starting the timer interrupt routine, and the main controller 50 detects the start signal from the starting opening sensor 21. Get the measured value of and compare it with the jackpot value. Then, a big hit and a hit are determined based on the result of comparison between the obtained value of the big hit counter No and the big hit value, and a big hit symbol and a hit symbol are set based on the judgment result of the big hit and the hit. In addition, the big hit symbol and the out-of-place symbol refer to a combination of the numerical symbols in the left column, the middle column, and the right column. Further, the main control device 50 corresponds to a determination means for determining a big hit and a miss. Also,
A big hit is equivalent to a privilege.

The main controller 50 is electrically connected to a symbol controller 51 composed mainly of a microcomputer, and the LCD controller 5 is connected to the symbol controller 51.
The symbol display 24 is electrically connected via 2.
The symbol control device 51 and the LCD drive circuit 52 are fixed to the rear surface side of the front door 3, and the main control device 50 sets the determination result of the big hit and the detachment together with the setting result of the big hit symbol and the detachment symbol. Output to. Then, the symbol control device 51 variably displays the numerical symbols "1" to "12" in the left column, the middle column, and the right column of the symbol display device 24 in the set order, and the left column, the middle column, and the right column are the main controls. Device 5
The player is informed of the determination results of the big hit and the miss based on stopping the fluctuation with the set symbol from 0.

FIG. 9 shows the screen of the symbol display 24. In the state where the pachinko ball P has not won the special symbol starting port 20, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the symbol display The numeral symbol ZS is statically displayed on 24 in three horizontal rows. When the pachinko ball P wins in the special symbol starting port 20 in this state, as shown in FIG. 9B, the numerical symbols ZS in each row are “1” → “2” …… “11” → “12”. →→ “1” …… The setting changes in a loop. Then, the numerical symbols ZS in the three columns stop changing in the order of the left column → the right column → the middle column, and as shown in (c) and (d) of FIG. 9, the numerical symbols ZS in the three columns.
The big hit and the miss are notified based on the combination of.
Incidentally, the numerical symbol ZS corresponds to the identification symbol, and the symbol HE indicates the variable region of the numerical symbol ZS.

On the front surface of the game board 16, as shown in FIG. 4, the winning opening base plate 5 is located below the special symbol starting opening 20.
As shown in FIG. 6, the winning opening base plate 53 is formed with a large winning opening 54 in the shape of a rectangle whose front surface is open. A door 55 is attached to the winning opening base plate 53. This door 55 has a horizontal shaft (not shown) at the lower end.
As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface of the special winning opening 54 is closed based on the vertical rotation of the door 55, and as shown in FIG. , Door 55
Is released based on the fact that it tilts forward and turns to a horizontal state.

A special winning opening solenoid 56 is fixed to the rear surface of the winning opening base plate 53. This prize hole solenoid 5
A door 55 is mechanically connected to the plunger of 6,
When the special winning opening solenoid 56 is energized, the door 55 is rotated to a horizontal open state based on the movement of the plunger forward,
When the special winning opening solenoid 56 is cut off, the door 55 is pivoted to a vertical closed state based on the backward movement of the plunger. As shown in FIG. 8, the special winning opening solenoid 56 is connected to the main controller 5 via a solenoid drive circuit 57.
It is electrically connected to 0, and the main controller 50 determines the big hit based on the special winning opening solenoid 56.
The driving power is applied to and the special winning opening 54 is opened.

A special winning opening sensor 58 is fixed to the entrance of the special winning opening 54, and the special winning opening sensor 58 is electrically connected to the main controller 50. The special winning opening sensor 58 is composed of a proximity switch which detects that the pachinko ball P has won in the special winning opening 54 and outputs a winning signal, and the main control device 50 is a special winning opening sensor 58.
Based on the winning signal from the pachinko ball P big winning opening 54
The number Np of winning prizes is measured. Then, it is detected that the winning number Np of the pachinko balls P has reached the maximum value (for example, 10), or the opening time To of the special winning opening 54 is To.
Has reached the maximum value (for example, 29.5 seconds), the special winning opening 54 is closed based on turning off the special winning opening solenoid 56.

On the rear wall of the special winning opening 54, as shown in FIG. 6, the hole-shaped specific winning opening 5 is located on the left side and the right side.
9 and a hole-shaped removal opening 60 are formed, and a movable piece 61 is attached between the specific winning opening 59 and the removal opening 60. This movable piece 61 descends and inclines from the right outlet 60 toward the left specific winning opening 59 (FIG. 6).
(See) and the special winning opening 59 on the left to the outlet 6 on the right
The pachinko ball that has been swung between the detached states in which it descends and tilts toward 0 (see FIG. 7), and that has won the special winning opening 54 when the movable piece 61 is swung in the specific winning state. P enters the specific winning opening 59 along the inclination of the movable piece 61, and when the movable piece 61 swings to the disengaged state, the pachinko ball P that has won in the special winning opening 54 becomes the inclination of the movable piece 61. Along the way, a prize is won in the outlet 60.

A movable piece solenoid 62 is fixed to the rear surface of the winning opening base plate 53, and the movable piece 61 is mechanically connected to the plunger of the movable piece solenoid 62. The movable piece solenoid 62 swings the movable piece 61, and when the movable piece solenoid 62 is cut off, the movable piece 61 is held in a specific winning state in which the pachinko ball P is guided into the specific winning opening 59 and is movable. When the one-side solenoid 62 is energized, the movable piece 61 swings to a disengaged state for guiding the pachinko ball P into the disengagement opening 60.

As shown in FIG. 8, the movable piece solenoid 62 is connected to the main controller 5 via a solenoid drive circuit 63.
The main controller 50 electrically disconnects the movable piece solenoid 62 immediately after the special winning opening 54 is opened, and holds the movable piece 61 in the specific winning state. To the specific winning opening 59. Also,
A specific winning opening sensor 64 is fixed in the specific winning opening 59. The specific winning opening sensor 64 is composed of a proximity sensor, and detects that the pachinko ball P has entered the specific winning opening 59 and outputs a specific winning signal.

The specific winning opening sensor 64 is the main controller 5
When the main controller 50 detects a specific winning signal from the specific winning hole sensor 64, it is electrically connected to 0.
RA that the pachinko ball P has won the specific winning opening 59
Record in M. Then, driving power is applied to the movable piece solenoid 62, and the pachinko ball P is guided into the detachment port 60 based on the swinging of the movable piece 61 to the detached state.

When the main control device 50 closes the special winning opening 54, the main controlling device 50 determines the winning state of the pachinko ball P with respect to the specific winning opening 59 based on the data recorded in the RAM. here,
When the winning of the pachinko ball P is detected, the special winning opening 54 is opened again by applying the driving power to the special winning opening solenoid 56, and the movable piece 61 is specified based on the disconnection of the movable piece solenoid 62. Return to the winning state.
The opening operation of the special winning opening 54 on condition that the winning of the pachinko ball P to the specific winning opening 59 is called a round operation, and the set number of times (for example, 15 times) is repeated up to the upper limit number of times.

As shown in FIG. 8, a payout control device 65 mainly composed of a microcomputer is electrically connected to the main control device 50. The payout control device 65 is fixed to the rear surface side of the front door 3, and the main control device 50 detects the start signal from the starting opening sensor 21 and the winning signal from the special winning opening sensor 58. A payout command is output to the payout control device 65.

A payout mechanism is mounted on the rear side of the front door 3. This payout mechanism uses the payout motor 66 as a drive source, and pays out the pachinko balls P into the upper plate 8 based on the drive of the payout motor 66. The payout motor 66 is electrically connected to the payout control device 65 via a motor drive circuit 67, and the payout control device 65 detects the payout command from the main control device 50 and based on this, the payout motor 66.
To drive the pachinko ball P into the upper plate 8 as a prize ball.

According to the first embodiment described above, the upper stage 36
And the lower stage 39 was arranged in upper and lower two stages. For this reason,
The pachinko ball P swings along the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, swings along the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39, and the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the lower stage 3
Since the upper and lower parts of the pachinko ball P are rocked along the rocking part 41 of FIG. 9, the motion of the pachinko ball P becomes more interesting.

A tunnel 38 is provided on the upper stage 36. For this reason, when the pachinko ball P rolls into the tunnel 38 from the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, it falls straight toward the special symbol starting port 20, so that the special symbol starting port 20 is highly likely to win the prize. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy watching the behavior of the pachinko ball P with eyes in the expectation that the pachinko ball P rolls into the tunnel 38. Moreover, since the guide portion 43 is provided on the lower stage 39 and the pachinko ball P is supplied into the tunnel 38 along the inclination of the guide portion 43, the behavior of the pachinko ball P is further enhanced. Along with this, there are more opportunities to gaze at the pachinko ball P in the expectation that the pachinko ball P will win in the special symbol starting port 20, so the enjoyment of following the behavior of the pachinko ball P is enhanced.

Further, since the lowest point D1 of the oscillating portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the lowest point D2 of the oscillating portion 41 of the lower stage 39 are arranged on the same perpendicular SL, the oscillating portion 37 of The lowest point D2 of the swinging part 41 without swinging the pachinko ball P dropped from the lower point D1 onto the swinging part 41 along the swinging part 41.
The falling probability from the special symbol starting port 20 increases. For this reason, the pachinko hall side adjusts the obstacle nail so that a large number of pachinko balls P are supplied to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, and even when the pachinko balls P show a lot of interesting behaviors, a special symbol starts. Since the number of winnings of the pachinko balls P for the mouth 20 does not increase more than necessary, the disadvantage on the pachinko hall side is not increased.

Since the upper stage 36 is provided with the rocking portions 37 in the left and right rows with the tunnel 38 interposed therebetween, and the lower stage 39 is provided with the rocking portions 41 in the left and right rows with the guide portion 43 interposed therebetween.
The plurality of pachinko balls P are divided into two left and right rows on the upper stage 36 and the lower stage 39 to swing. For this reason, a plurality of pachinko balls P are divided and floated in a total of 4 positions in two rows above and below and two rows on the left and right, so that the behavior of the pachinko balls P is further enhanced.

Further, a tunnel 38 is provided at the center of the upper stage 36 in the left-right direction. Therefore, since the tunnel 38 is arranged in front of the player's eyes, it becomes easy to visually recognize how the pachinko ball P rolls into the tunnel 38. Further, a guide portion 43 is provided at the center of the lower stage 39 in the left-right direction. Therefore, since the guide portion 43 is arranged in front of the player's eyes, it becomes easy to visually recognize how the pachinko ball P rolls into the tunnel 38 through the guide portion 43. Further, the warp route 35 for supplying the pachinko ball P to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 is provided. For this reason, the pachinko ball P that has entered the warp route 35 from the inlet 30 suddenly appears on the swinging portion 37 through the outlet 33, so that the behavior of the pachinko ball P becomes even more interesting.

Further, the movable piece 61 is replaced by a movable piece solenoid 62.
Since the movable piece 61 is swung to the specific winning state, the movable piece 61 is restricted to the specific winning state when power is not applied due to a trouble such as damage to the wiring path of the movable piece solenoid 62. Become. For this reason, the pachinko ball P always wins in the specific winning opening 59, so that it is possible to prevent the round operation from ending midway due to a trouble such as the wiring path of the movable piece solenoid 62 (prevention of puncture).

The width W of the tunnel 38 is set to be about the diameter of the pachinko ball P. Therefore, since the shake of the pachinko ball P in the falling direction is restricted by the tunnel 38, the winning rate of the pachinko ball P with respect to the special symbol starting port 20 is increased.

In the first embodiment, the tunnel 38 is provided on the display base plate 23, and the pachinko ball P is dropped from the upper stage 36 through the tunnel 38 to the special symbol starting port 20, but the invention is not limited to this. However, as shown in FIG. 10 showing the second embodiment of the present invention, the lower stage 3
An arc-shaped guide passage 70 (a width dimension W in the left-right direction is set to a diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P) corresponding to the guide portion is formed in the guide portion 9, and the pachinko ball P on the upper stage 36 is guided to the guide portion. The special symbol starting port 2 is dropped from the opening 71 corresponding to the special symbol starting port 20 through the guide passage 70 to the pachinko ball P on the lower stage 39 through the guide passage 70.
You may drop it on 0. In the case of this configuration, the display base plate 2
3 has the advantage that the height dimension can be shortened. In addition, the second
In the embodiment, the opening 71 is provided in the upper stage 36 as the guide portion, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an inclined surface-like guide portion that descends and slopes toward the inside of the guide passage 70 may be provided. good.

Further, in the above-mentioned first and second embodiments,
A step is formed between the oscillating portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the oscillating portion 41 of the lower stage 39, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 11 showing the third embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 may be smoothly connected via the inclined surface 73.

Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments,
Although the pachinko ball P is supplied from the side of the outlet 33 of the warp route 35 to the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pachinko ball P may be supplied from above, for example. Further, in the above-described first to third embodiments, the pachinko ball P is supplied from the outlet 33 of the warp route 35 to the swing portion 37 of the upper stage 36, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the lower stage 39. Swing part 41
May be supplied from the side or from above.

Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments,
Although the warp route 35 is configured as a single passage, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the warp route 35 may be formed in a Y shape in which a sub passage branches from the main passage, and the pachinko ball P passes through the main passage to move the upper stage 36 of the upper stage 36. Supply to the rocking part 37,
It may be supplied from the main passage to the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 through the sub passage. In the case of this configuration, it is not possible to predict whether the pachinko ball P that has entered the warp route appears on the swing part 37 of the upper stage 36 or on the swing part 41 of the lower stage 39. It will be even more interesting.

Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments,
Although the pachinko ball P is supplied from the warp route 35 to the ball swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the warp route 35 is eliminated and the upper stage 3
The pachinko ball P may be supplied to the swinging portion 37 of No. 6 and the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 only by a route in which the pachinko ball P hits an obstacle nail and jumps.

Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments,
Although the swinging portion 37 of the upper stage 36 and the swinging portion 41 of the lower stage 39 are formed in a circular arc concave shape, the shape is not limited to this, and may be formed in a triangular concave shape. It may be a concave shape that swings laterally.

Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments,
Width W of tunnel 38 and width W of guide passage 70
Was set to the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P, but the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P is not limited to this, and is set to, for example, about 1.5 times or 2 times the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball P. It may be set larger. In the case of this configuration, since the falling direction of the pachinko ball P is deviated, the behavior of the pachinko ball P falling becomes more interesting.

Further, in the above-mentioned first to third embodiments,
The present invention is applied to one type of pachinko machine in which the big hit operation is performed based on the big hit symbol being displayed on the symbol display device 22, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, 3
It may be applied to various types of pachinko machines. In the case of this pachinko machine, the game board is equipped with a symbol display device and a special winning opening, and the special winning opening is opened based on the specific display being fixedly displayed on the symbol displaying device, and the pachinko ball is inside the special winning opening. A big hit occurs based on P winning the prize.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of the present invention (a is a front view showing a display base plate, and b is a sectional view taken along line Xb).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a display base plate.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing how the pachinko ball swings along the swinging portion of the upper stage and the swinging portion of the lower stage.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a game board.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the entire configuration (a is a front view, b is an arrow Xb)
(View, c is arrow Xc view)

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a special winning opening unit (a view showing a state where a movable piece is rotated to a specific winning state).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the special winning opening unit (a view showing a state where the movable piece is rotated to a detached state).

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen of the symbol display device.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention (a perspective view showing an upper stage and a lower stage).

FIG. 11 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention (a cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the upper stage and the lower stage)

[Explanation of symbols]

P is a pachinko ball, 20 is a special symbol starting port (starting port), 2
2 is a symbol display device, 24 is a symbol display device, 35 is a warp route (ball passage), 36 is an upper stage, 37 is a swing part, 3
8 is a tunnel (guide part), 39 is a lower stage, 41 is a swing part, 43 is a guide part (guide part), 70 is a guide passage (guide part), 71 is an opening part (guide part), and 72 is a shelf board. Indicates a part.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a symbol display device having a shelf part in front of the symbol display unit and a starting port, wherein the symbol display unit is based on a pachinko ball winning in the starting port. In a configuration in which the identification symbols are displayed in a variable state and a variation stop state in order and the lottery result of the privilege is informed by the mode when the identification symbols fluctuate, in the shelf board part, a pachinko ball swings laterally. An upper stage having a concave swinging portion, and a lower stage provided in front of the upper stage and having a concave swinging portion located below the swinging portion of the upper stage, The upper stage and the lower stage are provided with a guide portion for dropping a pachinko ball toward the starting opening, and the swinging portion of the upper stage and the swinging portion of the lower stage have the same bottom. Vertical line A gaming machine characterized by being arranged on the top. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper stage and the lower stage are provided with swinging portions located on both left and right sides of the guiding portion. 3. The guide portion of the upper stage has a passage shape for dropping the pachinko ball toward the starting opening, and the guide portion of the lower stage rolls the pachinko ball into the passage-shaped guide portion of the upper stage. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the gaming machine has an inclined surface shape that is dropped toward the starting opening. 4. The game according to claim 1, further comprising a ball passage for discharging the pachinko ball to at least one of the swinging portion of the upper stage and the swinging portion of the lower stage. Machine.