JP2003126361A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing game balls from being gathered locally in a tray. SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a put-out means 19 for putting out the game balls according to prize winning, the tray 14 for gathering the game balls and an ejection means 24 for ejecting the game balls put out from the put-out means 19 to the tray 14. The ejection means 24 is provided with an ejection path 27 which can be moved and rocked to the right and left and a driving means 25 for moving and rocking this ejection path 27 to the right and left, and moves or rocks the ejection path 27 by the driving means 25 to change the ejection direction of the game balls.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a slot machine,
Regarding a game machine such as a ball game machine, the discharge direction of the game medium to the storage tray can be changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine such as a slot machine for playing a game using medals as a gaming medium, a storage tray is provided at a lower portion of the front of the main body of the gaming machine, and the storage medium is stored in the storage tray to win a prize. In response, the game medium paid out from the payout means is discharged from the discharge port formed on the front surface side of the gaming machine main body to a storage tray for storage.

The conventional storage tray is configured to be long in the left-right direction along the front surface of the gaming machine main body so that a sufficient storage amount can be secured therein, and the gaming machine main body corresponds to the approximate center of the storage tray. A discharge port is provided on the front side of the.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In the conventional gaming machine, although the storage tray is horizontally long, the discharge port is fixedly provided at a specific location such as the approximate center of the storage tray. The game media discharged from the storage tray to the storage tray are concentrated in the vicinity of the discharge port. Especially when the game medium is a medal, it is more difficult to move in the left-right direction in the storage tray than in the case of a game ball, so most of the medals are concentrated very close to the discharge port, and the entire storage tray is covered. There is a problem that medals cannot be stored uniformly.

In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing local storage of a game medium in a storage tray as much as possible.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the payout means 19 for paying out a game medium according to a prize, the storage tray 14 for storing the game medium, and the game medium paid out from the payout means 19 are described above. In the gaming machine provided with the discharging means 24 for discharging to the storage tray 14, the discharging direction of the game medium by the discharging means 24 can be changed.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 exemplify a first embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a slot machine, and in FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which is provided with a housing 2 whose front side is open, and a front panel 3 which is pivotally attached to the front side of the housing 2 so as to be openable and closable. The front panel 3 is provided with a plurality of display windows 5 in the left-right direction on the upper part thereof, and below the display windows 5, a credit display section 8 for displaying the number of credits of medals (game media) and payout of medals. Payout number display section 9 for displaying the number (number of medals)
Are provided, and the operation panel section 6 is provided on the lower side thereof.

On the operation panel portion 6, a medal insertion slot 7 for inserting medals, an insertion switch 10 for inserting medals in credit for a game, a start lever 11 for starting a game, and a stop for stopping the rotating reel 4 are provided. And a switch 12 are provided.

At the lower end of the front panel 3, an ashtray 13 and
A storage tray 14 for storing medals and an opening 16 corresponding to a discharge port 15 for discharging medals are provided in the storage tray 14, and the discharge direction informing means 1 is provided near the upper portion of the storage tray 14.
7 is provided. In addition, the storage tray 14, the discharge port 15,
The opening 16 is arranged in the lower front portion of the gaming machine body 1.

There are three display windows 5 in the left-right direction, and three (a plurality of) rotating reels 4 are provided in the housing 2 corresponding to the respective display windows 5. Each rotating reel 4 is rotated simultaneously by operating the start lever 11, and by operating the stop switch 12 corresponding to each rotating reel 4, 3 out of a large number of game symbols such as "JAC" and "orange" displayed on the outer periphery.
The pieces stop so as to correspond to the display window 5. In addition, among the game symbols corresponding to the respective display windows 5, the three game symbols located on the effective line in the lateral direction, the diagonal direction, etc. become a specific combination which is a predetermined combination, and the prize is won. Becomes

As shown in FIG. 2, a storage tank 18 for storing payout medals is provided in the lower portion of the housing 2, and a payout means 19 for paying out medals in the storage tank 18.
And a power supply device 19a. The payout means 19 includes a payout rotating body 20 provided at the bottom of the storage tank 18, and a payout motor 21 that is mounted on the lower side of the storage tank 18 and drives the rotary body 20, and the game symbol is in a specific mode. If the number of medals is increased, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the payout port 2 of the storage tank 18.
It is designed to pay out from 2 to the front side.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a mounting plate 23 is mounted on the lower side of the front panel 3 in the left-right direction, and the gaming machine main body 1 corresponds to the mounting plate 23.
The ashtray 13 and the storage tray 1 on the front side of the
4 and 4 are mounted on the left and right. On the back side of the front panel 3, a discharging means 24 for guiding the medals paid out from the paying-out means 19 and discharging the medals from the discharging port 15 to the storage tray 14.
And a driving means 25 for changing the discharging direction of the medals by the discharging means 24 to the left and right.
4. The driving means 25 is mounted on the mounting plate 23.

The storage tray 14 is formed in a horizontally long shape extending in the left-right direction along the front panel 3 and projects forward from the front panel 3. The attachment plate 23 is formed with a horizontally long opening 16 in the left-right direction near the upper side of the storage tray 14 and corresponding to a substantially central portion in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the discharging means 24 includes an upper discharging passage 26 fixed to the mounting plate 23,
The upper ejection passage 26 is disposed below the upper ejection passage 26 so as to be swingable in the left-right direction, and the medals from the upper ejection passage 26 are ejected from the ejection port 15
And a movable discharge passage 27 that guides to.

The upper discharge passage 26 has a receiving port 28 for receiving the medals paid out by the payout means 19.
It has a receiving portion 29 for receiving the medal entered from the receiving opening 28 and dropping it down. A chute 30 for guiding illegal medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 7 is connected to the upper side of the upper discharge passage 26.

The movable discharge passage 27 has a rectangular tubular shape in cross section, and has an inclined bottom wall 31 for guiding a medal, which is inclined forward and downward.
And a discharge port 15 formed on the front end side of the support bracket 32, and the support bracket 32 is swingably supported around a pivot 33 so that the discharge direction (or discharge position) of the medal can be changed to the left and right. . The movable discharge passage 27 is widened on the rear side of the left and right side walls 34 so as not to interfere with the upper discharge passage 26 when swinging, and the lower end portion of the upper discharge passage 26 is fitted between the left and right side walls 34 from above. ing.

The discharge port 15 of the movable discharge passage 27 corresponds to the opening 16 so as to discharge the medals into the storage tray 14 through the opening 16, and the pivot 3 of the movable discharge passage 27 is provided.
It is smaller than the left-right width of the opening 16 so that the medal discharging direction can be changed right and left by swinging about three times. On the front end side of the movable discharge passage 27, a closing plate formed in an arc shape around the pivot 33 so as to close the opening 16 from the back side on both right and left sides even when the movable discharge passage 27 swings. 35 are provided. The front end side of the movable discharge passage 27 is slidably guided by an arcuate guide member 36 provided on the back side of the mounting plate 23. The pivot 33 that pivotally supports the movable discharge passage 27 is provided substantially vertically on the rear end side of the inclined bottom wall 31.

The driving means 25 is disposed below the movable discharge passage 27, and is connected to the arm 37 fixed to the movable discharge passage 27 side at an appropriate position such as the vicinity of the pivot 33 and the arm 39 via the movable iron core 38. When the solenoid 39 is in a demagnetized state, the discharge port 15 of the movable discharge passage 27 becomes the normal discharge position A at the substantially center of the opening 16 in the left-right direction, and the excitation direction is changed to excite the magnetism. So as to face the left discharge position B and the right discharge position C respectively,
By demagnetizing and exciting the solenoid 39, the discharge direction of the movable discharge passage 27 can be selectively changed to three directions. The support bracket 32 is fixed to the back side of the mounting plate 23.

The discharge direction informing means 17 is a movable discharge passage 27.
This is for notifying the player of the medal discharge direction, and is provided on the front panel 3 at a position near the storage tray 14 which is easy for the player to see. The discharge direction informing means 17 has three display lamps 17a to 17c corresponding to the discharge positions A to C of the movable discharge passage 27, respectively.
The display lamps 17a to 17c corresponding to the position of the movable discharge passage 27 are turned on to display the medal discharge direction.

In the control system, as shown in FIG. 5, game control means 41, payout control means 42, discharge direction control means 4
3, notification control means 44 and the like are provided. The game control means 41 is a profit state lottery function for randomly selecting a random number value by operating the start lever 11 or the like to generate a profit state advantageous to the player, a rotation for rotating and stopping each rotating reel 4. It has various control functions necessary for the game, such as a stop control function and a winning determination function that determines whether or not the winning of the winning reel after the rotating reel 4 is stopped. The payout control means 42 controls the payout means 19 so as to pay out a predetermined number of medals according to the type of the prize when the game control means 41 determines that the prize is won.

The discharge direction control means 43 drives the movable discharge passage 27 to change the discharge direction from that position to another position each time a predetermined number of medals are paid out or discharged. It is for controlling the solenoid 39 of the means 25, and is provided with a counting unit 45 for counting the number of ejected medals and a control unit 46 for controlling the solenoid 39.

The counting section 45 counts the number of ejected medals based on the medal detection signal from the payout detecting means 47 provided on the payout opening 22 side of the payout means 19, and the ejected number is 300, 400, etc. The count signal is output when the predetermined number is reached. The control unit 46 controls the solenoid 39 of the drive unit 25 so as to move the movable discharge passage 27 in a predetermined order each time there is a predetermined number of counting signals from the counting unit 45. For example, when the movable discharge passage 27 is set to the normal discharge position A, the movable discharge passage 27 is sequentially moved to the left discharge position B, the right discharge position C, and the normal discharge position A each time there is a count signal from the counting unit 45. ing.

The notification control means 44 is a discharge direction control means 43.
Discharge direction informing means 17 in conjunction with change control of the discharge direction of
The movable discharge passage 27 includes a normal discharge position A, a left discharge position B, and a right discharge position C.
The display lamps 17a to 17c corresponding to the respective positions A to C are controlled to blink or continuously emit light to notify the discharge direction each time the movement is made to.

At the time of a game, medals are stored in the storage tray 14, and the medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 7 in a predetermined number to play the game. By inserting a predetermined number of medals into the medal insertion slot 7 or operating the insertion switch 10 when there are medals in credit, the game can be started. When the start lever 11 is operated, the game control means 41 performs a lottery as to whether or not to generate a profit state by the profit state lottery function, and each rotating reel 4 starts to rotate. While the rotating reels 4 are rotating, if the corresponding stop switch 12 is sequentially operated, each rotating reel 4 is stopped, and among the game symbols displayed on the outer periphery thereof, three game symbols correspond to the display window 5. To do.

At this time, if the game symbol on the activated line becomes a specific mode, the game control means 41 determines the prize and the kind, and the payout amount display unit 9 obtains a predetermined number predetermined according to the prize. While displaying the number of medals, the payout control means 42 sends a payout command for the number of medals to the payout means 19. Then, the payout control means 42 controls the payout motor 21 of the payout means 19 to rotate the rotating body 20 to pay out a predetermined number of medals in the storage tank 18 forward from the payout opening 22 in accordance with winning. It should be noted that when a profit state is generated by the profit state lottery function of the game control means 41, it is easy to win the prize after that, so that there is a high possibility that the payout means 19 will pay out medals.

The medals paid out from the payout opening 22 collide with the receiving portion 29 in the upper discharge passage 26 and fall into the lower movable discharge passage 27, and along the inclined bottom wall 31, the discharge outlet 15 side. After being guided to, the discharge port 15 discharges it into the storage tray 14. The movable discharge passage 27 of the discharge means 24 is normally at the discharge position A, and the medals discharged from the discharge port 15 are accumulated in the central portion of the storage tray 14.

Since the movable discharge passage 27 is normally located at the normal discharge position A, the indicator lamp 17a of the discharge direction notification means 17 is controlled by the notification control means 44 so that the movable discharge passage 27 displays the medals in the discharge direction (discharge position). ) Indicates that it is in the center.

Similarly, the payout means 19 pays out a predetermined number of medals for each winning, and the medals are discharged from the discharge port 15 into the storage tray 14 through the upper discharge passage 26 and the movable discharge passage 27 of the discharge means 24. And discharge. On the other hand, when the payout means 19 pays out medals, the counting unit 45 of the ejection direction control means 43 sequentially counts the number of medals paid out (the number of medals) in response to a detection signal from the payout detection means 47.

When the counting unit 45 counts a predetermined number of medals such as 300 and 400, the control unit 46 controls the solenoid 39 of the driving means 25 to be excited by the counting signal of the counting unit 45, and the solenoid 39 moves the arm 37. The movable discharge passage 27 is driven around the pivot 33 in the direction indicated by the arrow a. As a result, the movable discharge passage 27 rotates from the normal discharge position A to the diagonal left discharge position B, and the discharge direction of the medals is changed from the center direction to the left direction. Therefore, the medals to be discharged thereafter are accumulated on the left side of the storage tray 14. When the medal ejection direction is changed by the control of the ejection direction control means 43, the display lamp 17a in the center of the ejection direction notification means 17 is turned off by the control of the notification control means 44 and the display lamp 17 on the left side.
b is turned on to notify the change of the ejection direction of the medal.

As described above, every time a predetermined number of medals are discharged, the discharge direction control means 43 swings the movable discharge passage 27 of the discharge means 24 around the pivot 33 through the drive means 25, and the discharge means 24 discharges. By changing the ejection direction of the medals, the medals can be evenly ejected into the storage tray 14, and local accumulation of medals in the storage tray 14 can be prevented. Also, because the discharge direction is automatically changed every predetermined number,
There is no inconvenience of manually changing the discharging direction, and there is no possibility of forgetting the operation and concentrating medals on a part. Further, although the discharging direction is automatically changed, the discharging direction informing unit 17 notifies the discharging direction at that time, so that the player can easily grasp the discharging direction.

6 and 7 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the discharge means 24 comprises a fixed discharge passage 78, the inclined bottom wall 31 of this fixed discharge passage 78.
The discharge port 15 side is formed in a flared shape that spreads in the left-right direction. Further, on the inclined bottom wall 31, a changing member 48 for changing the ejection direction of the medals is provided so as to be reciprocally rotatable in the left and right directions.

The fixed discharge passage 78 has a receiving port 28, a receiving portion 29 and an inclined bottom wall 31, and is fixed to the back side of the mounting plate 23. The changing member 48 is formed by a projection of a wedge shape, a pin shape, or the like having a thinner thin side on the upper side, and is provided on the inclined bottom wall 31 immediately below the dropping position where the medal colliding with the receiving section 29 falls or on the lower side thereof. It is arranged. Then, the changing member 48 is moved in the left-right direction between the left discharging position B and the right discharging position C by the driving means 25 on the lower side of the inclined bottom wall 31 via the pivot 49 substantially vertical to the inclined bottom wall 31. It can be reciprocally rotated.

The driving means 25 reciprocally rotates the changing member 48 in the left-right direction around the pivot 49 while the profit state is being generated by the game control means 41 or while the medals are being paid out by the paying-out means 19. The motor 5 is used to automatically change the medal ejection direction to the left or right.
It is composed of 0s. The motor 50 is attached to the attachment plate 23 via the support bracket 51, and
It has a pinion 52, and the pinion 52 is meshed with a gear 53 fixed to a pivot shaft 49. The driving means 25 may be constituted by a solenoid or the like, and the changing member 48 may be reciprocally rotated via an arm or the like fixed to the pivot 49.

In this case, when the profit state occurs or when the payout means 19 starts the payout operation, the driving means 2
The motor 50 of 5 operates to reciprocate the pivot 49 via the pinion 52 and the gear 53. As a result, the changing member 48 reciprocates about the pivot 49 in the left-right direction between the left ejection position B and the right ejection position C, and moves the medals moving toward the ejection port 15 side along the inclined bottom wall 31 in the left-right direction. Sort to. For this reason, the medals dropped on the inclined bottom wall 31 are guided diagonally rightward when the changing member 48 is in the right discharging position C and diagonally leftward when the changing member 48 is in the left discharging position B. During the reciprocating swing of 48, the medals can be discharged to the storage tray 14 while changing the discharging direction over the width of the discharging port 15 in the left-right direction.

It is also possible to change the medal ejection direction by disposing the changing member 48 in the ejection passage and changing the angle thereof. The changing member 48
The angle can be changed on the inclined bottom wall 31, and the angle of the changing member 48 can be changed by being driven by the driving means 25, whereby the entire size can be reduced. Furthermore, by changing the angle of the changing member 48 by reciprocally rotating it during the winning state or paying out the medals, the medals can be discharged into the storage tray 14 without any trouble.

8 and 9 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the changing member 48 is provided on the inclined bottom wall 31 of the fixed discharge passage 78 so as to be reciprocally movable in the left-right direction, and the changing member 48 connects the rack 55 and the pinion 52 below the inclined bottom wall 31. The motor 50 reciprocates left and right via the motor 50.

The lower portion of the changing member 48 is the inclined bottom wall 31.
It is slidably fitted in the left and right guide holes 56, and is connected to the left and right rack 55 below the inclined bottom wall 31. The rack 55 is slidably supported by a horizontal guide member 57 provided below the inclined bottom wall 31, and the pinion 52 of the motor 50 of the drive means 25 is meshed with the guide member 57 on the opposite side. .

In this case, when the motor 50 rotates forward and backward,
Since the changing member 48 slides in the left-right direction via the pinion 52 and the rack 55, the medal is ejected from the inclined bottom wall 31 depending on the position of the changing member 48 in the left-right direction, as in the second embodiment. The direction can be changed within the left and right width of the discharge port 15.

The changing member 48 in this case may be repeatedly moved in the left-right direction during the profit state or the payout as in the second embodiment, or in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Every time a predetermined number of medals are paid out or discharged,
The normal discharge position A and the discharge positions B and C on both sides thereof may be sequentially moved. Therefore, other configurations such as control are similar to those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

10 and 11 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the changing member 48 arranged on the inclined bottom wall 31 of the fixed discharge passage 78 has the inclined bottom wall 3
It is supported swingably around a support shaft 60 via a swinging arm 59 on the lower side of 1, and is constructed as a pendulum type as a whole.

The lower portion of the changing member 48 is the inclined bottom wall 31.
Is slidably fitted in a guide hole 61 formed in an arc around the support shaft 60 and connected to the tip end side of the swing arm 59. The support shaft 60 is arranged on the upper side of the inclined bottom wall 31. Like the guide hole 61, the swing arm 59 has a support shaft 60.
An arc-shaped rack 55 centered on is provided, and the pinion 52 of the motor 50 is meshed with the rack 55.

Also in this case, since the changing member 48 moves around the support shaft 60 along the guide hole 61 through the pinion 52 and the rack 55 by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor 50, the second and third embodiments are different. Similarly, the ejection direction of medals can be changed. In addition, the swing arm 5 that swings around the support shaft 60
9 has a pendulum type structure for supporting the changing member 48, the load applied to the changing member 48 can be changed by the swing arm 5.
9, it is also possible to support via the support shaft 60 or the like, and the change member 48 can be moved smoothly.

FIG. 12 exemplifies the fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which the discharging means 24 is provided between the receiving passage 63 on the hand side for receiving the medals from the payout means 19, and the receiving passage 63 and the storage tray 14. A plurality of branch passages 64 provided in the left and right directions branching from the receiving passage 63,
65, a switching means 66 pivotably supported around a support shaft 67 and switching and guiding the medals from the receiving passage 63 to the branch passages 64 and 65, and the switching means 6
6 is provided with a drive means 25 such as a solenoid for switching and driving 6 around a support shaft 67.

There are two branch passages 64 and 65 on the left and right, and the front end side of each of the branch passages 64 and 65 is a medal discharge port 15 to the storage tray 14. In addition, each branch passage 64,6
The indicator lamp 17b of the discharge direction informing means 17 is provided at an appropriate position on the front panel 3 on the upper side of the discharge port 15 of FIG.
17c is provided. And the discharge direction informing means 1
The indicator lamps 17b and 17c of No. 7 are adapted to notify the change of the ejection direction by turning on the ejection side of the medal in conjunction with the switching operation of the driving means 25.

Also in this case, the discharging direction of the medals with respect to the storage tray 14 can be changed. The switching of the discharging direction by the switching means 66 may be performed every time a predetermined number of medals are discharged. Alternatively, the ejecting direction may be switched by intermittently operating the switching unit 66 each time the payout unit 19 pays out a unit of a medal or every predetermined time during winning.

13 and 14 exemplify a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the discharging means 24 is constructed to be rotatable and extendable. For example, the discharge means 24 includes a fixed discharge passage 75 fixed to the mounting plate 23 and the like, and a movable discharge passage 76 slidably fitted in the fixed discharge passage 75, and the movable discharge passage 76 is the fixed discharge passage. With respect to 75, it is rotatable about its axis and slidable in the front-back expansion direction.

At least fitting portions of the fixed discharge passage 75 and the movable discharge passage 76 are formed in a cylindrical shape. Further, the fixed discharge passage 75 is arranged such that its rear end side is inclined downward so as to correspond to the payout opening 22 of the payout means 19. The movable discharge passage 76 is provided with the discharge port 15 on the front end side through the bent portion 69, and the direction of discharging the medals can be changed to the left and right by rotating around the tilt axis.

Between the fixed discharge passage 75 and the movable discharge passage 76, there is provided a regulation means 70 for regulating the rotation range and the axial expansion / contraction range of the movable discharge passage 76. The regulating means 70 includes a guided portion 71 such as a protrusion provided on the outer periphery of the movable discharge passage 76, and a rotation guide portion 72 that is provided in a T shape on the fixed discharge passage 75 side and guides the guided portion 71.
And the stretchable guide portion 73, and the guided portion 7 thereof.
1 is slidably guided by the guide portions 72 and 73.

The rotation guide portion 72 is fixed corresponding to the changing range of the discharging direction so that the discharging direction can be changed to the left and right in the storing tray 14 at the inner discharging position X where the medals are discharged into the storing tray 14. The discharge passage 75 is formed in the shape of a long hole in the circumferential direction. Further, the expansion / contraction guide portion 73 moves in the front-rear direction between the inner discharge position X and the outer discharge position Y for discharging medals to the front side of the storage tray 14 in a state where the discharge port 15 faces downward. Further, it is formed in the axial direction of the fixed discharge passage 75 according to the distance between the two positions X and Y. The guided portion 71 may be provided in the fixed discharge passage 75, and the rotation guide portion 72 and the expansion / contraction guide portion 73 may be provided in the movable discharge passage 76.

In this case, the player moves the movable discharge passage 76.
Is operated in the rotation direction or the expansion / contraction direction. Normally, the movable discharge passage 76 has its bent portion 69 at the internal discharge position X. When the movable discharge passage 76 is rotated about its axis at the inside discharge position X, the direction of the bent portion 69 changes to the left and right within the rotation range, so that the medals discharged from the discharge port 15 The discharge direction can be changed.

If the movable discharge passage 76 is pulled out to the front side with the bent portion 69 facing downward, the movable discharge passage 76 can be pulled out.
Slides relative to the fixed discharge passage 75 and extends to the front side, and the discharge port 15 moves from the inner discharge position X to the outer discharge position Y, so that the medals are directly discharged to another receiving box 74 other than the storage tray 14. be able to.

When the payout opening 22 of the payout means 19 is at a relatively high position, the movable discharge passage 76 having the bent portion 69 is rotated to change the discharge direction,
Further, the discharging means 24 is extended so that the receiving box 74 other than the storage tray 14 is discharged from the discharge port 15 at the outside discharge position Y on the front side of the storage tray 14.
It is also possible to directly eject medals to the etc. The movable discharge passage 76 may be configured to be rotatable or bendable while being drawn out to the front side.

Although the respective embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the respective embodiments.
In each embodiment, a medal is illustrated as a game medium, but a game medium other than a medal, for example, a game ball can be similarly implemented.

The ejecting means 24 also ejects game media such as medals from the payout means 19 through the ejecting port 15 and the gaming machine main body 1
As long as it can be discharged to the storage tray 14 on the front side of
It is not limited to the form in which the game medium is once received by the receiving section 29 and then dropped downward and discharged from the discharge port 15. Therefore, the discharging means 24 may simply be provided with an inclined chute. In the case of the discharging means 24 having an inclined chute, the inclined chute is moved or swung in the left-right direction, or the changing member 4 is attached to the inclined bottom wall 31 of the inclined chute.
By disposing 8 or the like, it is possible to change the discharge direction of the game medium.

As a discharging direction changing means for changing the discharging direction of the game medium, a method of swinging the movable discharging passage 27 in the left-right direction, a type in which the changing member 48 is arranged on the inclined bottom wall 31, and a plurality of branch passages 64 are provided. , 65, and a form in which the bent portion 69 having the discharge port 15 is rotated are illustrated, but other forms may be adopted. For example, the movable discharge passage 27 may be provided slidably in the left-right direction.
Moreover, you may combine 1st Embodiment and 2nd-4th Embodiment. When the game medium is a game ball, it is sufficient for the inclined bottom wall 31 of the discharging means 24 to have a slight inclination such that the game ball rolls.

In the embodiment, the case where the discharge direction is changed every time a predetermined number of game media is discharged, the case where the discharge direction of the game medium is repeatedly changed to the left and right during the profit state or the payout operation is exemplified. However, detection means for detecting the storage amount of the game medium at that position in the storage tray 14 is provided at a plurality of positions in the left-right direction, and when it is detected that the storage amount at that position is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. Alternatively, the discharge direction may be changed so as to discharge the game medium to another place where the storage amount is small.

Further, the drive means 25 of each embodiment is merely an example, and when the discharge direction is automatically changed, another drive source can be used as long as it is the electric drive means 25. . It is desirable to arrange the driving means 25 and the like below the inclined bottom wall 31, but it is necessary to prevent the front panel 3 from being opened and closed. Further, the driving means 25
It is desirable to cover these with a protective cover.

In addition to the display lamp, the discharge direction notifying means 17 is
You may make it notify by a voice etc. Further, the discharge direction notifying means 17 may be arranged on the operation panel section 6 or may be provided on the upper side of the front panel 3 such as on the side of the display window 5. A gaming machine uses some kind of gaming medium to play a game,
Any machine that pays out a game medium and returns it to the player may be used, and a slot machine, a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, or the like may be used.

[0059]

According to the present invention, the payout means 19 for paying out the game medium in accordance with the prize, the storage tray 14 for storing the game medium, and the game medium paid out from the payout means 19 are discharged to the storage tray 14. In the gaming machine provided with the discharging means 24, the discharging direction of the game medium by the discharging means 24 can be changed, so that the local storage of the game medium in the storage tray 14 can be prevented as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the housing showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view of an essential part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan sectional view of an essential part showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 Storage dish 17 Discharge direction informing means 19 Payment method 24 Ejection means 25 Drive means 27 Movable discharge passage 41 game control means 43 Discharge direction control means 48 Change member 78 Fixed discharge passage Discharge position in X Y Outside discharge position

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A payout means (19) for paying out a game medium according to a prize, and a storage tray (14) for storing the game medium.
And, a discharge means (24) for discharging the game medium paid out from the payout means (19) to the storage tray (14)
In a gaming machine provided with, a gaming machine is configured such that a discharging direction of the game medium by the discharging means (24) can be changed. 2. The discharge means (24) comprises a discharge passage (27) which can be moved or swung in the left-right direction, and a driving means (2) which moves or swings the discharge passage (27) in the left-right direction.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising 5). 3. The discharge means (24) comprises a discharge passage (7).
The game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 8), wherein a change member (48) for changing a discharge direction of the game medium is provided in the discharge passage (78). 4. A game control means (41) for generating a profit state advantageous to a player is provided, and the discharge direction of the game medium by the discharge means (24) is changed during the generation of the profit state. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 5. A discharge direction informing means (17) for informing a discharge direction of a game medium is provided.
The gaming machine according to any one of 4. 6. A discharging direction control means (43) for changing the discharging direction from the discharging direction to a different discharging direction when a predetermined number of game media is discharged or discharged. The game machine described in any one. 7. The discharge means (24) is provided in the storage tray (1).
4) It is expandable and rotatable between an inner discharge position (X) for discharging the game medium into the inside and an outer discharge position (Y) for discharging the game medium outside the storage tray (14). The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: