JP2004113824A - Winning ball apportioning device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent two or more game balls from entering a hole consecutively and to vary the rate of apportioning balls. <P>SOLUTION: When a game ball, having entered a hole 3c of an upper apportioning device, falls down to an apportioning part 3d, the game ball rolls forward from a recess part of an upper wave-formed member 3e and abuts to a projection part of a lower wave-formed member 3e. Then, the game ball, abutting to the projection part of the lower wave-formed member 3e, is apportioned either to the left or right side by the projection part. As a slider 21 of a winning hole device 15 is moved to the left or right, one game ball is discharged downward while consecutive entrance of two or more game balls is prevented. By the forward or backward rotation of a rotary body of a lower apportioning device 16, the game ball discharged from the winning hole device 15 is received and apportioned to the game state disadvantageous to a player or to the game state advantageous to the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

The present invention relates to a prize distribution device in a game machine such as a pachinko machine, which has a simple structure of preventing and distributing two or more game balls continuously.

As described in JP-A-5-131051 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-49977, some pachinko machines are provided with a game ball fired in a game area of a game board, and a predetermined prize hole is won. There are known winning opening devices that trigger the satisfaction of conditions.

Further, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-329249 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-90686, some pachinko machines change the game mode by the rotation of the rotating body and the player's disadvantageous state and advantageous state. There is known a sorting device for sorting.

However, the winning opening device disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-131051 has a rotating body rotatably housed inside an open guard cylinder at the front, an entrance provided on the peripheral wall of the card cylinder, An outlet is provided at the bottom facing the rotating body, one notch is provided at the peripheral edge of the rotating body, and the rotating body is driven to rotate by a motor provided at the back of the guard cylinder, so that the notch of the rotating body and the guard are provided. In a state where the position of the game ball is aligned with the entrance of the cylinder, the game ball is taken into the cutout portion of the rotating body from the game area provided with the winning opening device through the entrance of the guard cylinder. Then, in a state where one game ball is taken into the notch portion, the rotating body rotates, and the position of the notch portion of the rotating body and the outlet of the guard cylinder match, so that the game ball moves from the notch portion to the rotating body. It is configured so that it is discharged to the exit and becomes a winning ball. Therefore, when one game ball is taken into the notch, the one game ball is discharged to the outlet of the guard cylinder, and then the empty notch is aligned with the inlet of the guard cylinder. There is a problem in that the notch cannot take in one game ball next, and lacks in playability. In the winning opening device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-49977, the first rotating body having the cutout portion and the cylindrical portion, and the second rotating body having the plurality of ball receiving portions are the first and second rotating bodies. This is a structure that is separately driven to rotate by a motor provided on the back of a substrate that supports two rotating bodies. For this reason, when a game ball is taken into the ball receiving portion from the upper part of the first body through the notch portion from the game area provided with the winning opening device, the game ball taken into the ball receiving portion is moved to the first ball. The first rotator and the second rotator are synchronously driven in the same direction while being closed by the cylindrical portion of the rotator, so that it is necessary to transport the game sphere taken into the notch from the upper portion to the lower portion. There is a problem that control is complicated.

The sorting device disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-329249 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-90686 employs a rotating body driven by a motor provided at the back of a rotating body storage chamber. In a state where the notch portion of the rotating body and the entrance formed in the peripheral wall of the rotating body storage chamber are aligned, the game ball is taken into the notch portion of the rotating body from the gaming area provided with the sorting device via the entrance of the peripheral wall. It is. Then, in a state where one game ball is taken into the notch, the rotating body rotates, and by aligning any one of the plurality of outlets formed in the vertical wall with the notch of the rotating body, The game balls are sorted so as to be in a game state disadvantageous to the player or in a game state advantageous to the player. In other words, these conventional sorting devices change the winning prize ball into a general winning opening and a winning prize depending on whether the game ball is taken into the deep notch and when the game ball is taken into the shallow notch. The configuration is such that the distribution ratio for distribution to a specific winning opening is changed to 1 / N or 1/1. For this reason, when the deep notch is aligned with the entrance of the rotator storage chamber, two or more game balls are continuously arranged so that two or more game balls are taken into the deep notch. There is a problem that if two game balls enter in succession in this way, the game by distribution ends, and the gambling as fun of the game is reduced by half. In order to prevent such continuous entry of gaming balls, a sensing switch is provided at the bottom of the sorting winning port, and this sensing switch detects that one gaming ball has entered the sorting winning port and closes the sorting winning port. Although such a configuration is conceivable, the structure becomes complicated, and it is difficult to adopt it at once.
JP-A-5-131051 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-49977 JP-A-5-329249 JP-A-61-90686

問題 The problem to be solved by the invention is that the structure is complicated.

A prize distribution device for a gaming machine according to the present invention comprises: an upper distribution device for distributing a game ball to a player's disadvantageous state and an advantageous state by a flow of the ball in a game area of a game board; A winning port device for guiding a winning ball entering the winning area downward while preventing continuous entry of balls, and a gaming state advantageous to the player by receiving a winning ball derived from the winning port device and an advantageous gaming state In a prize distribution device for a gaming machine having a lower distribution device for distributing to a prize distribution device, a prize opening device is disposed directly below an upper distribution device, and a lower distribution device is disposed directly below the prize opening device, while the upper distribution device is: A number of corrugated members attached to the game board and arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction are provided, and the number of these corrugated members are sequentially located closer to the lower side from the top, and the lower wave The convex portion of the member is located in the concave portion of the upper corrugated member, and the game ball that has rolled forward from the concave portion of the upper corrugated member abuts on the convex portion of the lower corrugated member, whereby the lower waveform is formed. The game ball which the convex portion of the member abuts is distributed to either left or right. The winning opening device is surrounded by a base attached to the game board and first and second walls protruding forward from the front surface of the base. A prize area formed between one end of the first and second walls and a prize area formed between ends separated by a size larger than the diameter of one game ball but smaller than the diameter of the two game balls; On the lower side of the first and second walls, the exit from the prize area formed between the ends separated by a dimension larger than the diameter of one game ball but smaller than the combined diameter, and both the prize area and the exit Built-in reciprocally movable left and right A rider, first and second protrusions protruding forward from the front surface of the slider and facing left and right at an interval capable of accommodating one game ball, and a reciprocating drive mechanism provided on the back side of the base to reciprocally drive the slider. The reciprocating drive mechanism causes the first protrusion of the slider to be located outside the entrance to the winning area of the base and the second projection of the slider to be located inside the winning area of the base, so that the lower end of the entrance is formed. The three members of the second wall forming the edge and the first and second projections form a space for accommodating one game ball inside the prize area near the entrance, and one game ball is formed in the space formed. By being taken in, the one game ball, the first projection, and the first wall prevent the one game ball from entering the entrance, while the reciprocating drive mechanism causes the first projection of the slider to be near the entrance. To be placed Therefore, the first wall and the first projection, which form the upper edge of the entrance, prevent the entry of one game ball into the entrance, and the lower sorting device includes a base attached to the game board, A wall component protruding forward from the front surface of the base, a rotator storage chamber formed in the wall component, an entrance opened to a wall component in an upper half of the center of the rotator storage chamber, and a rotator storage An outlet for the game state which is disadvantageous to the player opened to the wall structure on one lower half side from the center of the chamber, and an advantageous opening formed on the wall structure on the other half lower side from the center of the rotating body housing chamber. A game state outlet, a rotating body rotatably accommodated in the rotating body accommodating chamber in a coaxial arrangement in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of cutouts formed on the peripheral surface of the rotating body so as to accommodate one game ball. In the circumferential direction in one or more of these notches and one less than the total number of notches The most important feature is that it has a distribution projection protruding from one of the confronting peripheral side opening edges toward the other, and a rotation drive mechanism provided on the back side of the base for driving the rotating body to rotate forward and reverse. .

The winning distribution device of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the upper distribution device distributes gaming balls in the uneven shape of a number of corrugated members arranged vertically, two or more games by moving the winning opening device in the horizontal direction of the slider The continuous entry of balls is prevented, and the lower sorting device sorts the game balls by the forward or reverse rotation of the rotating body and the sorting projection, so the structure is simple, but the continuous entry of two or more game balls is reliably prevented. Yes, and can be appropriately sorted. Therefore, when the game state is advantageous to the player of the game ball, a game with a high degree of amusement, such as "winning = right generation", which is interesting and has a variety of game contents, and a punk (a so-called third-type game) It is possible to provide a game with a high degree of security, such as elimination of a game state (right game) advantageous to the player by winning again in the specific area (right generation port) during the generation of the right. Moreover, the reciprocating drive mechanism of the winning opening device places the first protrusion of the slider outside the entrance to the winning area of the base, and the second projection of the slider is located inside the winning area of the base. The second wall and the first and second projections forming the lower edge of the game ball form a space for accommodating one game ball inside the prize area near the entrance. When the ball enters, the game ball, the first projection, and the first wall, which have entered the accommodation space, prevent another game ball following the game ball from entering the accommodation space, and a reciprocating drive mechanism. The first projection of the slider is arranged near the entrance, thereby preventing the first wall and the first projection forming the upper edge of the entrance from entering one game ball into the entrance. Continuous entry of two or more game balls from the game area It can be prevented. Also, depending on the normal rotation drive or the reverse rotation drive of the rotating body by the rotation drive mechanism in the sorting device and the presence or absence of the sorting projection, the sorting device disposes one captured ball as a game state outlet disadvantageous to the player and an advantageous game state. It can be assigned to the state exit. In addition, since the entrance of the sorting device is disposed immediately below the exit of the winning opening device, the winning balls can be transferred from the winning opening device to the sorting device only by dropping the winning balls.

FIGS. 1 to 9 show a first embodiment. 1 is a front view of a gaming board of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a winning opening device, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a reciprocating drive mechanism of the winning opening device, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the sorting device, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection between the rotating body and the connecting shaft in the sorting device, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the sorting device, FIG. 8 is a front view showing the winning sorting device, FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the winning distribution device.

In FIG. 1, a game board 1 has a substantially rectangular plywood board in front of which a cell board (not shown) with a design drawing (not shown) printed thereon is adhered to a front face thereof, and the cell board has a figure fired from a firing device (not shown). A band 2 for guiding an outside game ball to a game area is provided, and a game area of a game board 1 formed in the band 2 has an upper sorting device 3, a ceiling passage 4, a plurality of lamp windmills 5, 6, General winning openings 7, 8, 9, 10, third type starting opening 11, large winning opening (attacker) 12, side lamps 13, 14, winning opening device 15, lower sorting device 16, out opening 17, and a large number of game nails 18 are placed in a dotted arrangement.

More specifically, the upper sorting device 3 is located substantially at the center of the game area, the sky passing port 4 is located immediately above the gaming device, the winning opening device 15 is located immediately below the upper sorting device 3, and the lower sorting device is located immediately below the winning opening device 15. A device 16, an out port 17 at the lowermost center, a plurality of lamp windmills 5, 6 in the left and right lateral direction of the upper sorting device 3 and the ceiling passage 4, and a left side of a central portion of the upper sorting device 3. The general winning opening 7, the side lamp 13 on the left side, the third type starting opening 11 on the right side of the center of the upper sorting device 3, the side lamp 14 on the right side thereof, the upper sorting device 3 and the winning opening device. A general winning opening 8 is disposed on the left side of the lower winning device 15, a large winning opening 12 is disposed on the right side of the lower sorting device 16 and the winning opening device 15, and a general winning opening 9 and 10 are disposed on the left and right sides of the lower sorting device 16. I do.

In FIG. 1, the game nail 18 is shown at the top, but the game area is drawn so that the game ball falls while going around the game area and draws various game paths. Are scattered throughout.

Therefore, in this pachinko machine, a game ball (not shown) fired from a firing device (not shown) is guided to the game area along the band 2, and the upward thrust of the game ball becomes smaller than the gravity of the game ball. As a result, the game balls roll downward in the game area, pass through the sky passage 4 in the middle of the rolling, or enter the general winning openings 7 to 10 while hitting the game nails 18 and the ramp windmills 5 and the like, and have a constant number of game balls. May be a constant supply sphere that is supplied as a ball to the upper plate set outside the figure, a starting ball that enters the upper sorting device 3 to open the winning opening device 15 and a right generating sphere that is generated thereafter, or a general winning opening. The game balls that did not enter 7 to 10 and the upper sorting device 3 enter the out port 17 and become out balls.

Symbol change operation of the upper sorting device 3, opening / closing operation of the winning opening device 15, sorting operation of the lower sorting device 16, operation of the third type starting port 11 due to right generation, opening / closing operation of the big winning opening 12, lamp windmills 5, 6 And the blinking of the side lamps 13 and 14 are controlled by a game control device 50 mounted on the back surface of the game board 1.

The upper sorting device 3 has a guide decoration 3a formed in a semicircular arc toward the left and right, and the upper surface of the guide decoration 3a faces from the near side of the game board 1 to the other side (from the front side to the back side of the sheet of FIG. 1). The game balls which are inclined downward and guide the game balls into the holes 3c formed in the base 3b of the upper sorting device 3 located above the guide decoration 3a, and the game balls entering the holes 3c face the back of the guide decoration 3a. It falls into the distribution part 3d located under the street guidance decoration 3a.

The distributing section 3d arranges a large number of corrugated members 3e in multiple stages, and these corrugated members 3e are located on the near side in order as they go down from the uppermost portion, and the convex portion of the lower corrugated member 3e has the upper corrugated member 3e. The game ball, which is located in the concave portion of the upper corrugated member 3e and rolls toward the near side, contacts the convex portion of the lower corrugated member 3e and is distributed to either the left or right.

Then, when a detector such as a detection switch (not shown) provided in the hit passage detects that the game ball reaching the lowermost stage passes through the hit passage (not shown) arranged in the lower central portion of the sorting unit 3d. The variable operation of the symbol variable display section 3f arranged on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the sorting section 3d starts, and stops after a predetermined time.

{Circle around (1)} The variable operation start, stop, and stop symbol combinations are controlled by the game control device 50.

The control of the ordinary symbol variable display section 3f by the game control apparatus 50 is such that when the game control apparatus 50 receives the detection signal of the detector, the game control apparatus 50 sends a symbol variable start signal to the left and right ordinary symbol variable display sections 3f. Outputting and starting the variable operation of each symbol of the ordinary symbol variable display section 3f, the stop symbol combination determination means using a random number outside the figure built in the game control device 50 determines the combination of the two symbols to be stopped. After a lapse of a predetermined time from the reception of the detection signal, the stop symbol combination determining means outputs the determined symbol combination signal to each of the ordinary symbol variable display sections 3f to stop the symbols on the left and right ordinary symbol variable display sections 3f. I do.

The symbols in the left and right ordinary symbol variable display sections 3f may be stopped at the same time on the left and right sides. However, by providing a time difference between the left and right sides, it is also possible to increase the gaming ability.

When the two stopped symbols are aligned with a specific symbol such as “7”, the game control device 50 outputs a game start signal by the lower sorting device 16 to the winning opening device 15 and the lower sorting device 16.

The third-type starting port 11 opens the opening and closing plate of the special winning port 12 via the game control device 50 when a game ball enters the third-type starting port 11 while a right is generated by a specific winning in the lower sorting device 16. When the right due to the specific winning is not generated, the winning opening is a general winning opening for supplying a constant number of hit balls in the same manner as the winning openings 7 to 10.

The game control device 50 controls the turning of the third-type starting port 11 into a general winning opening, the opening time of the opening / closing plate at the large winning port 12 and the number of times of opening and closing of one game ball to the third-type starting port 11 for winning. Is done.

The winning opening device 15 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 2, the winning opening device 15 roughly includes a base 20, a slider 21, and a reciprocating drive mechanism 22 that reciprocates the slider 21. The slider 21 is incorporated on the front surface of the base 20 so as to be able to move laterally along the base 20. A reciprocating movement mechanism 22 is attached to the back surface of the base 20, and the reciprocating drive mechanism 22 is inserted into a winning opening device mounting opening (not shown) formed in the gaming board 1 from the front surface of the gaming board 1, and a peripheral portion of the base 20 is inserted. Abuts on the front of the game board 1 around the winning opening device mounting opening and is attached to the gaming plate 1 from the front of the base 20 with a screw nail such as a wood screw (not shown), so that the base 20 is opened with the winning opening device mounting opening. And the winning opening device 15 is attached to the game board 1.

The base 20 is made of a synthetic resin. The front surface has a design with opaque and clear colors and has a winning area 20a defined in the game area of the game board 1. The winning area 20a is a front face of the base 20. An entrance 20d to the prize area 20a is formed between the first and second walls 20b and 20c which are integrally protruded forward and separated between the left and right ends of the first and second walls 20b and 20c. An exit 20e from the winning area 20a is formed between the ends separated below the first and second walls 20b and 20c, and the opening width of the entrance 20d and the exit 20e is larger than the diameter of one game ball. The opening area of the entrance 20d and the exit 20e is set to a size such that game balls can pass one by one but two or more cannot pass at the same time. To have.

The first wall 20b has an upper chevron, a semicircular arc that smoothly continues to the right from the right slant piece to the right of the chevron, and a chevron toward the left from the lower end of the semicircular piece. The lower piece, which extends horizontally and substantially parallel to the bottom piece with a predetermined facing interval, the vertical piece that extends downward from the extended end of the lower piece, and the lower sloped portion on the left side of the chevron. The chevron has a vertical piece extending toward the bottom, the chevron has an open hollow inside the base 20 to reduce the weight, and the chevron connects to the bottom of the chevron. The connection with the bottom piece forms the upper edge of the inlet 20d.

The second wall 20c is a horizontal piece located below the bottom piece of the chevron in the first wall 20b and to the left of the lower piece, an inclined piece that descends obliquely rightward from the right side of the horizontal piece, and this inclined piece. A vertical piece extending downward from the lower end of the section, the left end of the horizontal piece forms the lower edge of the entrance 20d, the lower end of the vertical piece and the lower end of the vertical piece of the first wall 20b. Gap forms the outlet 20e.

The base 20 has a horizontally long hole 20f located from the winning area 20a to the left side portion through the entrance 20d, a plurality of countersunk holes 20h located at the periphery of the base 20, and a plurality of pillars integrally projecting rearward from the back surface of the base 20. These struts 20i are located inside the countersink holes 20h so that they can be inserted into unshown winning opening device mounting openings formed in the game board 1, and are provided on the end surfaces of the struts 20i. Has an unillustrated pilot hole for a tapping screw.

The slider 21 is formed of a synthetic resin into a horizontally long plate shape larger than the horizontally long hole 20f of the base 20, and is incorporated so as to be able to reciprocate along the base 20 at the front side of the horizontally long hole 20f. The first projection 21a and the second projection 21b are integrally formed, and the first and second projections 21a and 21b are opposed to each other in a lateral direction with a space 21c through which one game ball can pass. The first projection 21a is formed in a substantially triangular column shape in plan view, the ridge of the triangle is formed in an arc surface, the inner surface extending rightward from the arc surface is formed in a vertical surface, and the outer surface extending leftward from the arc surface. Is a slope, and the second protrusion 21b is formed in a column shape substantially in the shape of a key hole in a plan view, and is provided between a horizontally long rectangular column portion protruding from the columnar portion toward the first protrusion 21a and the inner surface of the first protrusion 21a. Forming the gap 21c.

A plurality of pillars 21d are integrally formed on the back surface of the slider 21, and these pillars 21d are coaxially arranged with the cylindrical portions of the first projection 21a and the second projection 21b. Form a pilot hole for the tapping screw.

The amount of protrusion (height) of the first protrusion 21a and the second protrusion 21b from the front surface of the slider 21 is determined by the amount of the first protrusion 21a and the second protrusion 21b when the slider 21 is mounted on the front surface of the base 20. The tip surface (end surface) is set to have a dimension slightly protruding from the first and second walls 20b and 20c of the base 20, and the end surfaces of the first and second protrusions 21a and 21b are designed as shown in FIG. The front plate 21f is bonded to the front plate 21f with an adhesive, and when the slider 21 is stopped at a winning position, which will be described later, one game ball is formed by the first and second protrusions 21a and 21b and the end of the second wall 20c. When the game ball enters the accommodation space 25 formed by the three members, the game ball is prevented from jumping forward from the accommodation space 24.

The reciprocating drive mechanism 22 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 22a of an electromagnetically driven self-return type as a drive source, the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is mounted in a square cylindrical solenoid casing 22b, and an armature 22c is connected to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a from one side wall of the solenoid casing 22b. And a return spring 22e is mounted between one side wall of the solenoid casing 22b and a flange 22d formed at one end of an armature 22c protruding outward from the one side wall through the other side wall of the solenoid casing 22b. .

A mounting portion 22f extending in a direction along the moving direction of the armature 22c is joined to the back surface of the solenoid casing 22b by spot welding or the like, and both ends of the mounting portion 22f protruding from both sides of the solenoid casing 22b for screw insertion. The through holes 22g are formed, and the distance between the through holes 22g is set to be the same as the distance between the pilot holes (not shown) of the plurality of columns 20i in the base 20.

The reciprocating drive mechanism 22 includes a U-shaped connecting member 22h for incorporating the slider 21 into the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, and a plurality of pillars 21d of the slider 21 are provided on the front surface of a back wall connecting the opposite side walls of the connecting member 22h. Are formed integrally with each other, and a through hole 22j for screw insertion is formed in the back of the connecting member 22h in these convex portions 22i.

To attach the slider 21 to the connecting member 22h, the support 21d of the slider 21 is inserted into the elongated hole 20f of the base 20 from the front and the connecting member 22h is inserted between the supports 20i of the base 20, and the protrusion of the connecting member 22h is formed. A support 21d of the slider 21 protruding from the back surface of the base 20 is inserted into the base member 22i, and a tapping screw 23 (see FIG. 3) is inserted into the support member 21d of the slider 21 through each through hole 22j from the back surface side of the back wall of the connecting member 22h. By fastening the pilot hole to each column 21d as a guide, the end surface of each column 21d is received by the back wall of the connecting member 22h, and the slider 21 is firmly assembled to the connecting member 22h. The support 21d of the slider 21 penetrates through the horizontally long hole 20f back and forth, and Attached to the connecting member 22h dressed sandwiching the base 20 between the connecting member 22h.

In order to attach the electromagnetic solenoid 22a to the connecting member 22h, flanges 22d and 22k (see FIG. 3) formed at both ends of the armature 22c of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a are contacted with the inner surfaces of both side walls of the connecting member 22h. The flanges 22d and 22k are inserted into and engaged with the channel-shaped grooves 22m formed between the walls, the coupling member 22h and the flanges 22d and 22k are coupled, and the tapping screw 23 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a. The electromagnetic solenoid 22a is firmly assembled to the base 20 by guiding the pilot hole of the support 20i of the base 20 from the back side of the base 22f through the through hole 22g as a guide, so that the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is firmly assembled to the base 20, and the assembly of the winning opening device 15 is completed. I do.

In a state where the assembly is completed, the slider 21, the base 20, the connecting member 22h, There is a slight gap between the four members including the mounting portion 22f, and the connecting member 22h smoothly reciprocates with the power drive and the self-return drive of the armature 22c by the electromagnetic solenoid 22a. Reciprocating in the left and right lateral directions within the horizontally long hole 20f of the base 20 with the power drive and self-return drive of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a via the.

When the winning opening device 15 is attached to the game board 1, the electric wire (not shown) of the electromagnetic solenoid 22 a is located on the back (back side) of the game board 1, and the game control mounted on the back of the game board 1. It is wired to the corresponding connection terminal of the device 50.

Therefore, when power controlled by the game control device 50 is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, the electromagnetic solenoid 22a sucks the armature 22c against the elasticity of the return spring 22e, and the flange 22d of the armature 22c compresses the return spring 22e. While moving to the casing 22b side by a predetermined distance.

所 定 The predetermined distance of the movement of the armature 22c by the power drive is set at the time of design.

On the other hand, when the power supply is stopped, the return spring 22e pushes the flange 22d of the armature 22c while extending, and the flange 22k formed at the other end of the armature 22c is moved to the casing 22b as shown in FIG. The armature 22c comes into contact with the other side wall and returns to its original state.

That is, with the electromagnetic drive of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, the slider 21 moves to the left and stops at its most-moving position, and as shown in FIG. One end is located between the vertical and bottom piece connecting corners of the first wall 20b which is located on the left outside of the end of the second wall 20c which forms the lower edge of the 20d and which forms the upper edge of the entrance 20d. An opening through which a game ball can pass is formed, and the second projection 21b of the slider 21 is located on the right inside of the end of the second wall 20c, so that the first and second projections 21a and 21b are formed at the entrance 20d. The end of the second wall 20c and the first and second projections 21a and 21b, which are advanced and disposed inside and outside the lower edge and constitute the lower edge of the entrance 20d, enter the accommodation space 25 for one game ball. 20d, and a slide formed in the accommodation space 25 is formed. The most forward stop position 21 is referred to as a winning position.

In the state where the slider 21 is stopped at the winning position, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 4A, the horizontally long hole 20f near the entrance 20d is closed by the slider 21, and the game ball is caught by the horizontally long hole 20f. Without entering the accommodation space 25 through the entrance 20d, and one game ball 26 enters the accommodation space 25, another game ball 27 indicated by a virtual line in FIG. Is in contact with the game ball 26 and the first projection 21a in the accommodation space 25 and cannot enter the accommodation space 25, and is repelled at the time of the abutment to move from the winning opening device 15 to the outside game area. It falls while rolling downward.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when one game ball 26 enters the accommodation space 25, another game ball 27 is prevented from entering the accommodation space 25. This means that continuous entry of game balls into the area 20a can be reliably prevented.

Thereafter, when the slider 21 starts to return to the right with the self-return of the electromagnetic solenoid 22a, both the first and second projections 21a and 21b move horizontally in FIG. The game ball 26 moves toward the exit 20e along the horizontal piece of the second wall 20c while being pushed by the first projection 21a, and the first projection 21a tilts the second wall 20c as the slider 21 further moves back. When the game ball 26 moves to one side, the game ball 26 moves from the horizontal piece to the inclined piece of the second wall 20c, and from the accommodation space 25, the inclined piece of the first wall 20b and the vertical piece of the first wall 20b. After being moved to the passage between the outlets 20e.

In the process from the start of the return movement of the slider 21 to the exit of the game ball 26 to the exit 20e side, the opening between the ridge formed on the semicircular surface of the first projection 21a and the end of the first wall 20b. The width gradually decreases as the horizontal movement of the first protrusion 21a progresses.

Therefore, for example, in the state where the slider 21 is stopped at the winning position as described above and one game ball 26 is stored in the storage space 25, another game ball is connected to the game ball 26 and the first protrusion in the storage space 25. Even if the game ball is caught by the two members 21a and 21a, the caught game ball moves with the horizontal movement of the first projection 21a whose opening width gradually decreases, and finally, the upper portion of the game ball becomes the first wall 20b. , The lower portion of the game ball rides over the top of the first protrusion 21a to the outside (left side), the game ball is released from being caught, and falls downward.

Subsequently, when the slider 21 moves back to the right and stops at the most backward movement position, as shown in FIG. 4B, the first projection 21a of the slider 21 constitutes the second edge forming the lower edge of the entrance 20d of the base 20. The end of the first wall 20b and the first protrusion 21a, which are retracted near the end of the wall 20c and constitute the upper edge of the entrance 20d, are shown by phantom lines in FIG. 4B to the entrance 20d. The most reversing stop position of the slider 21 at which the game ball 27 is blocked from entering the entrance 20d of the game ball 26 is referred to as an entrance closed position.

In the state where the slider 21 is stopped at the entrance closing position, as shown in FIG. 4B, the horizontally long hole 20f near the entrance 20d is closed by the slider 21, and when the game ball 26 tries to enter the entrance 20d. The game ball 26 cannot contact the first projection 21a and the first wall 20b and enter the entrance 20d without being caught by the horizontally long hole 20f, and cannot enter the entrance 20d. Falls while rolling downward into the game area.

The lower sorting device 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 5, the lower sorting device 16 roughly includes a base 30, a rotating body 31 as a sorting operating member, and a rotation driving mechanism 32 that drives the rotating body 31 in the normal and reverse directions, and rotates the rotating body 31 on the front surface of the base 30. The rotation drive mechanism 32 is mounted on the back surface of the base 30, and the rotation drive mechanism 32 is inserted into a lower sorting device mounting opening (not shown) formed in the game board 1 from the front surface of the game board 1, By attaching the peripheral portion of 30 to the front surface of the game board 1 around the lower sorting device mounting opening, the base 30 covers the lower sorting device mounting opening, and the lower sorting device 16 is attached to the gaming board 1.

The base 30 is made of a synthetic resin, and has a design with opaque and clear colors on the front surface thereof, a rotating body housing chamber 30a as a sorting area defined in the game area of the game board 1, and a center of the rotating body housing chamber 30a. And a plurality of countersunk holes 30c located on the outer peripheral edge.

The rotating body accommodating chamber 30a is formed by a circular inner wall 30e located slightly below a wall component 30d protruding forward from the front surface of the base 30, and the wall component 30d is made of synthetic resin. Is bonded to the front surface with an adhesive or a screw.

In other words, a plurality of guide passages, which will be described later, are arranged around the rotator housing chamber 30a by retrofitting the wall component 30d formed separately from the base 30 to the base 30, so that the base 30 and the wall component 30d In this case, the degree of freedom in the arrangement setting (layout) of the rotating body accommodating chamber 30a is increased as compared with the case where the mold is formed by one mold at a time, and the cost is advantageous.

The wall structure 30d includes an inner wall 30e, an outer wall 30f surrounding the outside of the inner wall 30e, a designed front plate 30g provided over the front edge of the outer wall 30f and the inner wall 30e, and a position higher than the center of the rotating body housing chamber 30a. It has an entrance 30h located at the uppermost ceiling as a half wall surface.

As shown in FIG. 7A, a plurality of guide passages including a distribution guide passage 30i, a disadvantageous guide passage 30j, and an advantageous guide passage 30k are provided inside the wall structure 30d covered with the front plate 30g, as shown in FIG. It is formed between the outer wall 30f and a plurality of guide passages are arranged around the rotating body housing chamber 30a.

The distribution guiding passage 30i is vertically separated from the disadvantageous guiding passage 30j by a partition 30m formed in a linear downward slope connected to both the inner wall 30e and the outer wall 30f, and is formed on both the inner wall 30e and the outer wall 30f. An advantageous guide passage 30k is vertically separated by a continuous semi-arc-shaped downwardly inclined partition wall 30n, and has the inlet 30h and an outlet 30p formed on an inner wall 30e above the partition 30n.

The disadvantageous guide passage 30j is separated from the advantageous guide passage 30k by an outer wall 30f, and has an inlet 30q and an outlet 30r. The inlet 30q is located near a horizontal position passing through the center of the rotator housing chamber 30a in the wall structure 30d or the rotator housing. An outlet 30r is formed in the base 30 located at a lower part in the disadvantageous guide passage 30j, and is formed in the inner wall 30e as a lower half wall surface from the center of the chamber 30a.

に お い て In a portion separating the disadvantageous guide passage 30j and the advantageous guide passage 30k, the outer wall 30f is integrated with the inner wall 30e.

The advantageous guide passage 30k has an inlet 30s and an outlet 30t, and the inlet 30s serves as a wall near the horizontal position passing through the center of the rotator housing chamber 30a in the wall structure 30d or as a lower half wall surface from the center of the rotator housing chamber 30a. The outlet 30t is formed in the inner wall 30e, and the outlet 30t is formed in the base 30 located in the lower part in the advantageous guide passage 30k. The exit 30r and the exit 30t are connected to a winning ball detection passage of a winning ball discharging mechanism (not shown).

Referring back to FIG. 5, the rotating body 31 is configured to be rotatably housed in the rotating body housing chamber 30a around the boss portion 30b by a synthetic resin, and the screw body penetrating hole located at the center portion is inserted. It has a hole 31a, a plurality of notches 31b located at the peripheral edge, and a distribution projection 31c located at one of the notches 31b.

The notch 31b is formed to have a size capable of storing one game ball, has an opening on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 31 through which one game ball can pass, and is arranged in six equal parts in the first embodiment. I have.

The distribution projection 31c projects in the circumferential direction from one opening edge in the rotation direction of the rotating body 31 at a joint corner between the notch 31b and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 31, and the distribution projection 31c and the rotating body 31 in the notch 31b. An opening through which one game ball can pass is formed between the other opening edge in the rotation direction.

The rotation drive mechanism 32 includes a motor 32a as a drive source. The motor 32a includes a plurality of mounting portions 32b protruding outward from the front surface of the motor casing, a boss portion 32c protruding forward from a lower front portion of the motor casing, and a boss portion 32c. It has an output shaft 32d protruding forward, and the tip of the output shaft 32d has a cut surface 32e for preventing rotation on its peripheral surface.

The motor 32a inserts the output shaft 32d and the boss 32c into the through-hole (not shown) formed in the bulging portion 32g of the case 32f from the back side, and the plurality of mounting portions 32b are bulged with the tapping screw (not shown). Is attached to the case 32f by fastening to the rear surface of the case 32f.

The case 32f is made of a synthetic resin, and has a gate-shaped opening 32h located at the lower central portion thereof, the bulging portion 32g protruding in a U-shape from the left and right opening edges opposed to the opening 32h toward the back side, A plurality of detector housings 32i, 32j protruding outward from the left and right side walls facing each other of the bulging portion 32g, a support 32k protruding rearward from the back surface of each of the plurality of detector housings 32i, 32j, and an opening 32h. It has a pilot hole 32m located near the edge, and a pilot hole (not shown) for a tapping screw is formed in the rear end surface of the plurality of columns 32k.

Further, the rotation drive mechanism 32 includes a connection shaft 32n for attaching the rotating body 31 to an output shaft 32d of the motor 32a, and the connection shaft 32n has a front portion rotatably inserted into the boss portion 30b of the base 30 from behind, A pilot hole 32p for screw insertion is formed in a front end surface of the connection shaft 32n, and a stopper portion 32q which comes into contact with a rear end surface of the boss portion 30b when the connection shaft 32n moves forward is provided at a rear portion thereof. A receiving recess 32r shown in FIG. 6 for connecting the dog shaft 33a of the rotation stop detecting mechanism 33 of the rotating body 31 so as to be coaxially and integrally rotatable is formed on the rear end face of the rotation body 32q.

In a state in which the connection shaft 32n is inserted into the boss portion 30b, as shown in FIG. 6, the front end of the connection shaft 32n protruding from the boss portion 30b to the bottom surface of the rotating body housing chamber 30a is provided in the rotating body housing chamber 30a. The accommodated rotating bodies 31 are connected by tapping screws 34.

The tapping screw 34 is inserted into the through hole 31a from the front of the rotating body 31 and fastened to the prepared hole 32p of the connecting shaft 32n, so that the rotating body 31 can rotate around the boss portion 30b in the rotating body housing chamber 30a. When the connecting shaft 32n moves forward, the stopper 32q abuts on the boss 30b, and when the connecting shaft 32n moves rearward, the rotating body 31 comes into contact with the base 30 forming the bottom surface of the rotating body housing chamber 30a. Accordingly, the rotating body 31 is rotatably stored in the rotating body housing chamber 30a, and the maximum outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 31 is slightly between the inner wall 30e that forms the peripheral wall surface of the rotating body housing chamber 30a. Has a gap.

Returning to FIG. 5 again, the rotation stop detection mechanism 33 includes a dog shaft 33a and a sensor holder 33b. The dog shaft 33a is formed of metal, and the dog shaft 33a is disposed as an insert member in a resin mold (not shown). By injecting and solidifying a molding material into the resin molding die, a dog plate 33c is formed integrally with the front end of the dog shaft 33a.

The dog plate 33c has a slit 33d which is open on the periphery and front and rear thereof, and has a bolt 33e as a connecting member on the front surface of the dog plate 33c. The bolt 33e penetrates the center of the dog plate 33c to form the dog shaft 33a. Fastened to the center, the head of the bolt 33e projects forward from the dog plate 33c.

The dog shaft 33a has a receiving hole (not shown) that is located on the rear end face thereof and accommodates the output shaft 32d of the motor 32a so as to be integrally rotatable on the cut surface 32e, and a receiving hole that is located on the peripheral surface on the rear end side of the dog plate 33c. The screw shaft 33f penetrates a portion corresponding to the cut surface 32e of the above. The dog shaft 33a is made of metal since the screw hole 33f is provided in the dog shaft 33a.

The reason is that if the dog shaft 33a is made of synthetic resin, if the synthetic resin is subjected to thread cutting with a small screw diameter, the viscosity of the synthetic resin takes time and time, and the rigidity of the processed screw thread is low, and the synthetic resin is made of synthetic resin. Simultaneously forming the screw holes 33f when forming the dog shaft 33a with resin is expensive, but when the dog shaft 33a is made of metal, the screw cutting process is easier than in the case of synthetic resin. This is because the rigidity of the machined thread is high.

After inserting the output shaft 32d of the motor 32a protruding forward from the back wall of the bulging portion 32g of the case 32f into the screw hole 33f, a set screw 35 is fastened, and the set screw 35 is connected to the output shaft 32d of the dog shaft 33a. When the set screw 35 is fastened to the dog shaft 33a, a spring washer 36 for preventing the set screw 35 from loosening is interposed between the head of the set screw 35 and the dog shaft 33a. .

The sensor holder 33b includes screw through holes 33g located at both left and right ends, an arm 33h projecting rearward from the center, a support 33i extending below the rear end of the arm 33h, a support 33i and the sensor holder 33b. The support portion 33i has a non-contact type sensor such as a reflection type or transmission type optical sensor (not shown), and passes through a tapping screw (not shown). By fastening the hole 32g to the lower hole 32m of the case 32f, the sensor holder 33b is attached to the back surface of the case 32f, and the gap 33j of the sensor holder 33b is connected to the output shaft 33d of the motor 32a to be connected to the case 32f. The peripheral portion of the dog plate 33c located in the space in front of the bulging portion 32g through the opening 32h is taken in a non-contact manner, and the sensor holder The sensor (not shown) held by the support portion 33i of the 3b performs a detection operation by the game control device 50 during forward / reverse drive of the motor 32a, and causes the slit 33d of the dog plate 33c to rotate at every rotation of the motor 32a. Each time the detection is performed, the detection signal is output to the game control device 50.

The case 32f in which the motor 32a and the rotation stop mechanism 33 are assembled is provided with a tapping screw (not shown) in a pilot hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of the base 30 from a through hole (not shown) formed in the case 32f. At this time, the head of the bolt 33e projecting forward from the dog plate 33c is inserted into the receiving recess 32r (see FIG. 6) of the connecting shaft 32n projecting rearward from the boss 30b of the base 30. By doing so, the connecting shaft 32n is coaxially and integrally connected to the dog shaft 33a so as to be integrally rotatable, so that the rotating body 31 can be driven to rotate by the motor 32a.

The installation by the tapping screw does not cause the tapping screw to protrude to the distribution guide passage 30i, the disadvantageous guide passage 30j, the advantageous guide passage 30k, the rotating body housing chamber 30a, and the front surface of the base 30 of the base 30, thereby impairing the design of the ball and the design. Consider not to be.

When the case 32f is attached to the back surface of the base 30, one of the plurality of detector housing chambers 32i and 32j located on the left and right sides of the case 32f is connected to one of the outlets 30t of the advantageous guiding passage 30k. The other detector housing chamber 32j is located near the outlet 30r of the disadvantageous guide passage 30j, and a detector (not shown) is mounted in each of the detector housing chambers 32i and 32j.

(4) After the motor 32a is attached to the case 32f, a cover 37 formed of a substantially rectangular plate is attached to the case 32f.

The cover 37 has legs 37a protruding forward from both left and right ends thereof, seats 37b extending outward from the legs 37a, and through holes 37c formed in the seats 37b for screw insertion. When attaching 37 to case 32f, electric wires (not shown) coming out of motor 32a are collected between the front surface of cover 37 and legs 37a, and tapping screws (not shown) are inserted through through holes 37c of seating portion 37b to support column 32k of case 32f. By attaching to the lower hole of the motor 32a, it is attached to the case 32f while covering the back of the motor 32a.

At this time, if the sensor holder 33b is already attached to the case 32f, the wires coming out of the sensor (not shown) can be collected in the cover 37 in the same manner as the wires of the motor 32a. In addition, there is no fluctuation of the electric wire thereafter, and the subsequent work becomes easy.

When the lower sorting device 16 is attached to the game board 1, the electric wire of the motor 32 a, the sensor wire, and the detector wire are located on the back of the game board 1 and are attached to the back surface of the game board 1. This is wired to the corresponding connection terminal of the game control device 50, whereby the rotation of the rotating body 31 in the lower sorting device 16 is stopped, the drive is stopped, the rotation direction (forward / reverse rotation) and the emergency drive is stopped in an abnormal state, and the disadvantageous guidance passage 30j is provided. , The number of winnings, the winning in the advantageous guidance passage 30k, the number of winnings, and the like are monitored and controlled by the game control device 50.

For example, when the symbols on the left and right ordinary symbol display devices shown in FIG. 1 are stopped and two specific symbols such as “7” are aligned, forward power is supplied from the game control device 50 to the motor 32a, and the motor 32a is turned off. When the normal rotation drive is started and the rotating body 31 rotates forward in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 7A, during this rotation, the game balls are distributed from the entrance 30h as shown by the solid line to the dotted line. After entering the upper part of the distribution guide passage 30i, as shown by the arrow, the notch having the distribution protrusion 31c of the rotating body 31 just before the downstream game ball reaches the exit 30p of the distribution guidance passage 30i as shown by the arrow. When the opening of 31b is positioned so as to substantially coincide with the exit 30p, and subsequently the above-mentioned game ball reaches the exit 30p, the reached ball reaches the exit 30p as shown by the phantom line. Trapped in notches 31b having a sorting projection 31c of the rotating body 31.

The game ball captured in the virtual line moves while being captured in the cutout portion 31b having the distribution projection 31c as the rotating body 31 continues to rotate in the direction of the arrow, and finally faces the entrance 30q of the disadvantageous guide passage 30j. At this time, the game ball is received by the distribution protrusion 31c and remains trapped in the notch 31b and cannot enter the entrance 30q (see FIG. 9C).

Then, the rotation of the rotating body 31 in the direction of the arrow advances, the distribution projection 31c passes through the entrance 30q, and the opening edge of the notch 31b facing the distribution projection 31c advances to the middle of the entrance 30q. The width of the opening between the opening 30q and the lower edge of the entrance 30q is smaller than the diameter of one game ball, and the game ball captured in the cutout portion 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c is no longer caught and the rotating body 31 rotates. As a result, the ball moves toward the advantageous guidance passage 30k, and in this movement process, the game ball moves over the distribution projection 31c to the opening of the notch 31b, and connects the entrance 30q and the entrance 30s to the inner wall 30e (together with the outer wall 30f). ), And is pushed by the wall surface of the cutout portion 31b on the side facing the distribution projection 31c, and moves toward the advantageous guidance passage 30k.

With the subsequent rotation of the rotating body 31 in the direction of the arrow, the distribution projection 31c reaches a position facing the entrance 30s of the advantageous guidance passage 30k, and the opening width between the distribution projection 31c and the entrance 30s is the diameter of one game ball. Simultaneously, the game ball in the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c enters the advantageous guide passage 30k from the notch 31b through the entrance 30s as shown in FIG. 7B.

During the rotation of the rotating body 31 in the direction of the arrow, when the game ball is caught from the outlet 30p of the sorting guide passage 30i by the notch 31b having no sorting projection 31c, the notch 31b rotates the rotating body 31. As a result, it reaches the position facing the entrance 30q of the disadvantageous guide passage 30j, and the opening width formed by the opening 30c of the notch 31b and the entrance 30q becomes wider than the diameter of one game ball, and at the same time, the distribution projection 31c The game ball caught in the notch 31b where no is present enters the disadvantageous guideway 30j from the notch 31b through the entrance 30q.

Further, the reverse rotation power is supplied from the game control device 50 to the motor 32a, and the motor 32a starts the reverse rotation drive, whereby the rotating body 31 reversely rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow shown in FIG. The game ball that has entered into the notch 31b of the rotating body 31 has an opening width formed by the meeting of the opening of the notch 31b and the entrance 30s larger than the diameter of one game ball, and at the same time, from the notch 31b. All enter the advantageous guidance passage 30k through the entrance 30s.

That is, according to the lower sorting device 16, when looking at the rotation direction of the rotating body 31 with reference to the cutout portion 31b where the sorting projection 31c exists, the rotating direction of the rotating body 31 is the direction in which the sorting projection 31c precedes, that is, By rotating forward in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 7, the game balls that have entered the distribution guiding passage 30 i are distributed to the advantageous guidance passage 30 k by a fraction of the total number of the notches 31 b, and the total number of the notches 31 b is N. A game state advantageous to the player can be generated at a rate of 1 / N, and a case where this advantageous game state occurs at a rate of 1 / N is referred to as a distribution rate 1 / N.

Also, the rotation direction of the rotating body 31 is reversed in the direction in which the distribution protrusion 31c moves backward, that is, in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. Sorting and a gaming state advantageous to the player can be generated at a ratio of 1/1.

In other words, according to the lower sorting device 16, the game balls entering the entrance 30h are sorted N-to-1 into the disadvantageous game state and the advantageous game state by the normal rotation of the rotating body 31, while the rotating body 31 is rotated. Can be changed to 1 / N and 1/1 according to the rotation direction.

The game control device 50 is configured by a microcomputer that operates according to a preset program. The control of the winning opening device 15 and the lower sorting device 16 in the game control device 50 will be described. An electromagnetic solenoid of the winning opening device 15 is generated at a point in time when a predetermined time period in which the two stop symbols of the middle symbol variable display section 3f are aligned with the specific symbol generates a symbol combination signal and the two specific symbols stop after the occurrence of the signal. The power is supplied to the motor 22a of the lower distribution device 16 and the forward rotation power is supplied to the motor 32a. The power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is stopped after a predetermined time, and the advantageous guidance passage 30k of the lower distribution device 16 (specific area) is provided. Game ball detection signal from a detector (not shown) installed near the entrance 30s At the point in time when the maximum number of opening and closing of the special winning opening 12 accompanying the detection of the winning of the game ball to the third kind starting opening 11 after the incision is completed, the supply of the forward rotation power to the motor 32a is stopped. 32a is supplied with reverse power for a predetermined time.

When the game control device 50 receives a detection signal of the slit 33d of the dog plate 33c from a sensor (not shown) held on the support portion 33i of the sensor holder 33b in the lower sorting device 16, the rotation of the rotating body 31 starts. It is determined whether or not the detection signal from the sensor has been input in a unit time per one rotation set in advance, and if the detection signal is input in the unit time, it is determined that the rotating body 31 is rotating normally. If the determination is made, the rotation of the rotating body 31 is continued without doing anything, and the detection signal is not input even after the unit time, for example, whether the game ball is caught between the rotating body 31 and the wall constituting body 30d It is determined that the rotation of the rotating body 31 has stopped abnormally due to some other cause, and in order to prevent burning of the motor 32a, the power supply to the motor 32a is urgently stopped. And outputs a signal warning part provided in such gaming machines or pachinko parlor islands and management chamber to alert the emergency stop.

According to the configuration of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the winning opening device 15 is disposed on the lower sorting device 16, and the outlet 20 e of the winning opening device 15 is connected to the entrance 30 h of the lower sorting device 16. Therefore, the inconvenience that a plurality of gaming balls continuously enter the advantageous guiding passage 30k of the lower sorting device 16 from the gaming area at unexpected times other than those preset in the gaming machine can be surely prevented.

That is, in the first embodiment, the game control device 50 supplies electric power to the electromagnetic solenoid 22a of the winning opening device 15 and supplies electric power for normal rotation to the motor 32a of the lower sorting device 16 as shown in FIG. Then, the rotating body 31 is driven to rotate forward in the direction of the arrow, the slider 21 moves forward and stops at the winning stop position, and a storage space 25 is formed near the entrance 20d of the winning area 20a. When the game ball enters the accommodation space 25 from above, the game ball following this game ball is prevented from entering the accommodation space 25 by the game ball in the accommodation space 25 and the first projection 21a.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the forward movement, the slider 21 starts to return and stops at the entrance closing position, and the slider 21 moves from the winning stop position to the entrance closing position. In the process of moving, one game ball enters the distribution guidance passage 30i from the accommodation space 25 via the exit 20e of the winning opening device 15 and the entrance 30h of the lower distribution device 16, and subsequently enters the distribution guidance passage 30i. The three game balls roll along the distribution guide passage 30i to the exit 30p thereof, come into contact with the peripheral surface of the rotating body 31 that is being driven in the forward direction, stop, and then move to one of the cutouts 31b of the rotating body 31. The two notches 31b meet the outlet 30p, and play between the one notch 31b and the outlet 30p due to the alignment between the one notch 31b and the outlet 30p due to the rotation of the rotating body 31. When passable opening of spheres are formed, one of the game ball enters into one of the notch 31b from the outlet 30p.

The game ball that has entered one notch 31b is carried to the disadvantageous guide passage 30j side by the forward rotation of the rotating body 31, but when this one notch 31b has the distribution projection 31c, the game ball shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. C, the distribution projection 31c is received by the distribution projection 31c. The notch 31b having the distribution projection 31c is connected to the entrance 30q of the disadvantage guidance passage 30j by the rotation of the rotating body 31. It continues until the opening through which one game ball formed therebetween can pass is closed.

By the subsequent forward rotation of the rotating body 31, as shown in FIG. 9D, the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c meets the inlet 30s of the advantageous guiding passage 30k, and the notch 31b having the distribution protrusion 31c and the outlet. When the opening through which the game ball can pass is formed by the alignment between the cutout portion 31b having the distribution projection 31c associated with the normal rotation driving of the rotating body 31 and the entrance 30s, one game ball is distributed to the distribution projection 31c. And enters the advantageous guiding passage 30k via the entrance 30s from the cutout portion 31b having one, and one of the game balls moves from the advantageous guiding passage 30k to the winning detecting passage of the prize ball discharging mechanism (not shown) through the outlet 30t. .

In the process of moving the one game ball from the advantageous guiding passage 30k to the winning detection passage of the prize ball discharging mechanism, a detector (not shown) installed in the detector accommodation room 32i of the lower sorting device 16 detects the game ball. After the detection signal is output to the game control device 50 and the detection signal is received, the opening / closing plate of the special winning opening 12 accompanying the end of the maximum opening and closing frequency of the special winning opening 12 preset in the game control device 50 is When the closing time elapses, the game control device 50 supplies the reverse rotation power to the motor 32a of the lower sorting device 16 instead of the forward rotation power, and as shown in FIG. Drive in reverse.

During the reverse rotation of the rotating body 31, the slider 21 of the winning opening device 15 moves forward and stops at the winning stop position, forming a housing space 25 near the entrance 20d of the winning area 20a, and one game ball is played. After entering the accommodation space 25 from the area, the slider 21 stops at the entrance stop position from the winning stop position and moves from the winning stop position of the slider 21 to the entrance close position, and one game ball moves from the accommodation space 25 to the entrance position. After contacting the peripheral surface of the rotating body 31 during reverse rotation and stopping via the distribution guiding passage 30i of the lower distribution device 16, one of the cutouts 31b of the plurality of cutouts 31b of the rotating body 31 is moved to the distribution guiding passage. 30i, an outlet 30p is encountered, and a game is performed between the one notch 31b and the outlet 30p by the alignment between the one notch 31b and the outlet 30p due to the rotation of the rotating body 31. Of the passable opening is formed, a game ball enters into one of the notch 31b from the outlet 30p.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9F, the game ball that has entered one notch 31b is carried to the advantageous guide passage 30k side by the reverse rotation driving of the rotating body 31, and the notch 31b is moved to the advantageous guide passage 30k. When an opening through which a game ball can pass is formed between the notch 31b and the outlet 30p due to the alignment of the notch 31b and the inlet 30s due to the reverse rotation of the rotating body 31, A game ball enters the advantageous guidance passage 30k from the notch 31b.

In short, according to the first embodiment, the winning opening device 15 appropriately takes in one game ball from the game area, and by taking in this one game ball, the winning opening device 15 wins after the one game ball. While preventing the continuous entry of another game ball to be tried, the winning opening device 15 surely guides the captured one game ball to the distribution guide passage 30i of the lower distribution device 16 and receives the one game ball. The lower sorting device 16 sets the sorting ratio to 1 / N by the normal rotation drive of the rotating body 31 and the sorting protrusion 31c, and the lower sorting device 16 sets the sorting ratio to 1/1 by the reverse rotation drive of the rotating body 31. Thus, when the player is in a game state that is advantageous to the player, a game with a variety of interesting and highly entertaining games such as "winning = right generation" and puncturing are eliminated. It is possible to provide a high kind of peace of mind game.

FIGS. 10 and 13 show a second embodiment of a winning opening device 15A for preventing two or more game balls from continuously entering a game area. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the winning opening device 15A, FIG. 11 is a front view showing the winning opening device, FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the winning opening device, and FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view of the winning opening device.

10 to 13, the winning opening device 15 </ b> A roughly includes a base 40, a rotating body 41, and a rotation driving mechanism 42 that rotationally drives the rotating body 41, and the rotating body 41 is rotatably assembled on the front surface of the base 40. A rotary drive mechanism 42 is attached to the back surface of the base 40, and the rotary drive mechanism 42 is inserted into a winning opening device mounting opening (not shown) formed in the game board 1 from the front surface of the game board 1. By attaching the portion to the front of the game board 1 around the winning opening device mounting opening, the base 40 covers the winning opening device mounting opening, the winning opening device 15A is mounted on the gaming plate 1, and the rotation of the rotating body 41. The driving prevents two or more game balls from continuously entering the game area.

The base 40 is made of synthetic resin, and has a front surface formed with a opaque and vivid color design, a rotating body housing chamber 40a and a rotating body housing chamber 40a as a winning area defined in a game area of the game board 1. Left and right first and second walls 40b and 40c, third and fourth walls 40d and 40e located left and right around the rotator housing chamber 40a, a boss 40f located at the center of the rotator chamber 40a, and a rotator. The entrance 40g is located at the top of the uppermost portion of the housing chamber 40a from the center of the housing room 40a, the plurality of out guiding passages 40h and 40i arranged around the rotating body housing room 40a, and the rotating body housing room 40a. An outlet 40j located at the lowermost position as a lower half portion from the center, a plurality of countersunk holes 40k located at the outer peripheral edge, a bulging portion 40m protruding from the back surface, and a column 40n connected to the left and right of the bulging portion 40m. Have .

The first wall 40b is located on the left side of the boss portion 40f, the second wall 40c is located on the right side of the boss portion 40f, and the first and second walls 40b and 40c are left and right on a circumference centered on the boss portion 40f. The rotating body accommodating chamber 40a is formed by these inner wall surfaces and the front surface of the base 40 located inside the inner wall surfaces, and a vertical wall surface extending downward from each inner wall surface is formed. An exit 40j is formed between the vertical wall surfaces of the game balls so as to face left and right with an interval at which one game ball can pass.

The third wall 40d forms an out guiding passage 40h with the first wall 40b, the fourth wall 40e forms an out guiding passage 40i with the second wall 40c, and the third / fourth wall 40d, 40e, the vertical wall surface located on the upper side thereof is opposed to the left and right with an interval that allows one game ball to pass therethrough, forms an entrance 40g between those vertical wall surfaces, and the inclined wall surface spreading outside each vertical wall surface is the entrance 40g. Guide path 40p is formed.

The out guiding passages 40h and 40i are opened downward along the outside of the first and second walls 40b and 40c. When the winning opening device 15A is attached to the game board 1 shown in FIG. It is connected to the game area through the front surface of the forty.

The rotator 41 is formed of a synthetic resin so as to be rotatably accommodated in the rotator housing 40a around the boss 40f. The rotator 41 is located at the center and at the through hole 41a for screw insertion, and at the periphery. It has one notch portion 41b, and the notch portion 41b is formed in a size capable of storing one game ball and has an opening on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 41 through which one game ball can pass.

The rotation drive mechanism 42 includes a motor 42a as a drive source. The motor 42a includes a plurality of mounting portions 42b protruding outward from a front surface of the motor casing, a boss portion 42c protruding forward from a lower front portion of the motor casing, and a boss portion 42c. It has an output shaft 42d protruding forward, and a tip end portion of the output shaft 42d has a cut surface 42e for preventing rotation on its peripheral surface.

The motor 42a inserts the output shaft 42d and the boss 42c into the through-hole 42g formed in the case 42f from the back side, and inserts a plurality of mounting portions 42b with a tapping screw (not shown) for screw insertion on the back of the case 42f. It is attached to the case 42f by fastening to 42h.

The case 42f has legs 42i protruding forward from both left and right ends thereof, seats 42j extending outward from the respective legs 42i, and through holes 42k formed in the respective seats 42j for screw insertion. The outer tapping screw is attached to the back surface of the base 40 by fastening the outer tapping screw to a pilot hole (not shown) formed in the rear end surface of the support 40n of the base 40 from the through hole 42k of the seating portion 42j.

The rotation drive mechanism 42 includes a connecting shaft 42m for attaching the rotating body 41 to an output shaft 42d of the motor 42a. The connecting shaft 42m has a front portion formed in a bulging portion 40m of the base 40 through a through hole 40q ( 12) rotatably inserted into the boss portion 40f from the rear, and a pilot hole 42n for screw insertion is formed in the front end surface of the connecting shaft 42m, and the boss is formed in the rear portion when the connecting shaft 42m moves forward. A stopper 42p abutting on the rear end surface of the portion 40f, and a dog shaft 43a of a rotation stop detecting mechanism 43 of the rotating body 41 is coaxially and integrally rotatably connected to the rear end surface of the stopper portion 42p. A receiving recess is formed.

When the connecting shaft 42m is inserted into the boss 40f, the rotating body 41 housed in the rotating body housing chamber 40a is tapped at the front end of the connecting shaft 42m that projects from the boss 40f to the bottom surface of the rotating body housing chamber 40a. By connecting with the screw 49 (see FIG. 11), the rotating body 41 is rotatably housed in the rotating body accommodating chamber 40a around the boss 40f, and when the connecting shaft 42m moves forward, the stopper 42p becomes the boss. When the connecting shaft 42m moves rearward, the rotating body 41 comes into contact with the base 40 that forms the bottom surface of the rotating body housing chamber 40a, so that the rotating body 41 can rotate with respect to the rotating body housing chamber 40a. Is stored.

The rotation stop detection mechanism 43 includes a dog shaft 43a and a sensor holder 43b. The dog shaft 43a is formed of metal, and the dog shaft 43a is arranged as an insert member in a resin molding die (not shown). By injecting and solidifying the molding material, a dog plate 43c is formed integrally with the front end of the dog shaft 43a.

The dog plate 43c has a slit 43d that opens at the periphery and front and rear thereof, and has a bolt 43e as a connecting member on the front surface of the dog plate 43c. The bolt 43e penetrates the center of the dog plate 43c to form the dog shaft 43a. Fastened to the center, the head of the bolt 43e projects forward from the dog plate 43c.

The dog shaft 43a has a receiving hole (not shown) located on the rear end face thereof for accommodating the output shaft 42d of the motor 42a so as to be integrally rotatable on the cut surface 42e, and a receiving hole located on the peripheral surface on the rear end side of the dog plate 43c. And a screw hole 43f penetrating a portion corresponding to the cut surface 42e. The screw shaft 43f is provided in the dog shaft 43a, so that the dog shaft 43a is made of metal. This is the same as that described for the dog shaft 33a of the lower sorting device 16 shown in FIG. 5, and after the output shaft 42d of the motor 42a projecting forward from the case 42f is inserted into the screw hole 43f, the set screw 44 (see FIG. 12). ) Is fastened, and the set screw 44 achieves axial connection with the output shaft 42d of the dog shaft 44a. During fastening to Ggushafuto 44a is interposed a stop of an unillustrated spring washer for relaxation preventing the screw between the head and the dog shaft 44a of the set screw.

The sensor holder 43b includes through-holes 43g for screw insertion located at both left and right ends, an arm 43h protruding rearward from the center, a support 43i extending below the rear end of the arm 43h, a support 43i and the sensor holder 43b. The supporting portion 43i has a non-contact type sensor such as a reflection type or transmission type optical sensor (not shown), and penetrates a tapping screw (not shown). The sensor holder 43b is attached to the back surface of the base 40 by fastening the hole 43g to a pilot hole (not shown) of the base 40, and a gap 43j of the sensor holder 43b is provided in a dog 43 connected to the output shaft 42d of the motor 42a. The sensor (not shown) held by the support portion 43i of the sensor holder 43b takes in the peripheral portion of the plate 43c in a non-contact manner, and the game control device shown in FIG. At 50, during driving of the motor 42a, it detected operation and outputs a detection signal each time to detect the slit 43d of the dog plate 43c for each one rotation of the motor 42a to the game control unit 50.

When the case 42f, in which the motor 42a and the dog shaft 43a are assembled, is attached to the column 40n of the base 40, the head of the bolt 43e projecting forward from the dog plate 43c is connected to projecting rearward from the boss 40f of the base 40. By inserting the shaft 42m into a receiving recess (not shown) of the shaft 42m, the connecting shaft 42m is coaxially and rotatably connected to the dog shaft 43a, so that the rotating body 41 can be driven to rotate by the motor 42a.

When the winning opening device 15A is attached to the game board 1, the electric wire of the motor 42a and the sensor wire are located at the back of the game board 1, and the corresponding connection of the game control device 50 mounted on the back of the game board 1. With this configuration, the game controller 50 controls the rotation driving, the driving stop, the rotation direction, the emergency driving stop in the abnormal case, and the like of the rotating body 41 in the winning opening device 15A.

In short, according to the winning opening device 15A, as shown in FIG. 13A, the rotating body 41 has a state in which the cutout portion 41b is located immediately above the exit 40j as a standby stop position, and a pattern in which two specific symbols are aligned. When the electric power for rotation is supplied to the motor 42a by the combination signal of (1) and (2), the motor 42a is driven to rotate by 180 degrees in one direction shown by the arrow, and the notch 41b is located immediately below the entrance 40g as shown in FIG. When a stop time set in advance by a timer or the like elapses at the winning stop position, the motor is rotated by 180 degrees in the same direction as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the motor is intermittently rotated in one direction with a predetermined stop time to the winning stop position, such as stopping at the standby stop position. When the game ball 45 passes through the entrance 40g from the game area and enters one of the notches 41b of the rotating body 41 during the stop at the winning stop position, as shown in FIG. Is stopped by the game ball 45 already in the notch 41b, and the other game ball 46 is transferred from the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 41 to the first wall 40b or the second wall 40c. It is discharged to the game area through either the out guide path 40h or the out guide path 40i.

On the other hand, one game ball 45 entering the notch 41b is carried downward while being caught by the notch 41b with the rotation of the rotating body 41 as shown in FIG. The opening of the notch 41b is closed by the inner wall surface of the first wall 40b or the second wall 40c, and the game ball 45 is conveyed to the exit 40j side while being prevented from coming out of the notch 41b by the inner wall surface.

With the subsequent rotation of the rotating body 41, the notch 41b reaches the position facing the outlet 40j as shown in FIG. 13D, and the opening width formed by the meeting of the opening of the notch 41b and the outlet 40j is reduced. At the same time that the diameter of the game ball becomes larger than the diameter of one game ball, the game ball 45 captured by the notch 41b enters the exit 40j from the notch 41b. For example, the lower sorting device 16 shown in FIG. 5 is arranged below the winning opening device 15A. When the exit 40j of the winning opening device 15A is connected to the entrance 30h of the lower sorting device 16, the game balls entering the exit 40j are guided to the lower sorting device 16.

Further, during the rotation of the rotating body 41 and the stop at the standby stop position, as shown in FIG. 13A or FIG. 13C, the game ball passing through the entrance 40g hits the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 41 and is out. It rebounds to one of the guide paths 40h and 40i, and is discharged to the game area through any of the out guide paths 40h and 40i.

Therefore, the winning opening device 15A of this different embodiment can surely prevent the continuous entry of two or more game balls from the game area by the rotation drive of the rotating body 41.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the lower sorting device 16 is connected and arranged below the winning opening device 15 as shown in FIG. 1 has been described. However, the winning opening device 15 and the lower sorting device 16 are separately arranged in the game area. Or the positions of the upper sorting device 3 and the lower sorting device 16 are switched upside down, a combination of the winning opening device 15 and the upper sorting device 3 is adopted, and a sorting device of a type not adopting a rotating body (not shown) is moved to the lower portion. It is also possible to use the sorting device 16 instead.

Further, in the above embodiment, the example of using the specific symbol combination signal relating to the ordinary symbol variable display portion 3f of the upper sorting device 3 as a trigger for forming the accommodation space 25 of the winning opening device 15 has been described. Detectors are provided at the sky passage 4 and the general prize openings 7 to 10, etc., and the detection signals of the game balls such as the sky pass 4 and the general prize openings 7 to 10 are used by the detector to diversify the game. You can also plan.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the rotary member 31 is provided with the six notches 31b in the lower sorting device 16 and one of the notches 31b is provided is described. Two of the notches 31b are provided with the distribution protrusions 31c in one of the two provided notches 31b, three or more notches are provided, and the distribution protrusions 31c are provided in one of the three or more, or two or more of the notches 31b are provided. It is also possible to provide a distribution projection 31c to diversify the distribution rate.

When four or more cutouts 31b are provided and two or more distribution protrusions 31c are provided in the four or more cutouts 31b, whether the distribution protrusions 31c are provided every other or two or more are provided. Various arrangements are conceivable, such as combining every other and every two or more.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is of a single-acting spring type and is electromagnetically driven only at the time of forward movement is illustrated and described. However, a detector that detects the entry of a game ball into the accommodation space 24 wins a prize. While the mouth device 15 is provided, a double-acting type that does not incorporate a spring is employed. When the detector detects that a game ball has entered the accommodation space 24, the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is driven again by an instruction from the game control device 50. As described above, even when the electromagnetic solenoid 22a is reciprocally driven by an instruction from the game control device 50, the same operation and effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board of a pachinko machine (first embodiment). Exploded perspective view showing a winning opening device (first embodiment). Sectional drawing which shows the reciprocating drive mechanism of a winning opening device (1st Embodiment). Operation | movement explanatory drawing (1st Embodiment) of a winning opening apparatus. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a sorting device (first embodiment). Sectional drawing which shows the rotating body of a distribution apparatus, a connection shaft, and connection (1st Embodiment). Operation | movement explanatory drawing of a distribution apparatus (1st Embodiment). FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a winning distribution device (first embodiment). Operation | movement explanatory drawing of a winning distribution apparatus (1st Embodiment). Exploded perspective view showing a winning opening device (second embodiment). The front view which shows a winning opening device (2nd Embodiment). Sectional drawing which shows a winning opening device (2nd Embodiment). Explanatory drawing of the winning opening device (second embodiment).

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REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game board 3 upper sorting device 3e corrugated member 15, 15A winning opening device 16 lower sorting device 20 base 20a winning area 20d entrance 20e exit 21 slider 21a first projection 21b second projection 22 reciprocating drive mechanism 30 base 30a rotating body housing chamber 30h, 30q, 30s Inlet 30r, 30t Outlet 31 Rotating body 31b Notch 31c Distributing projection 32 Rotation driving mechanism 40 Base 40a Rotating element housing chamber 40g Inlet 40j Exit 41 Rotating body 41b Notch 42 Rotation driving mechanism

Claims (1)

In the game area of the game board, an upper sorting device that sorts a game ball into a disadvantaged state and an advantageous state by a flow of the ball, and enters a winning area while preventing continuous entry of two or more game balls. Game machine comprising a winning opening device for guiding out the winning ball downward, and a lower sorting device for receiving the winning ball derived from the winning opening device and sorting between a gaming state disadvantageous to the player and a favorable gaming state. In the winning distribution device, the winning opening device is arranged directly below the upper sorting device, and the lower sorting device is arranged immediately below the winning opening device,
The upper sorting device includes a number of corrugated members attached to the game board and arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and the number of corrugated members is sequentially positioned toward the lower side from the top to the lower side, and the lower corrugated The convex portion of the member is located in the concave portion of the upper corrugated member, and the game ball that has rolled forward from the concave portion of the upper corrugated member abuts on the convex portion of the lower corrugated member, whereby the lower waveform is formed. It is a structure that distributes the game ball that the convex part of the member abuts to either left or right,
The winning opening device includes a base attached to the game board, a winning area surrounded by first and second walls protruding forward from the front of the base, and a diameter of one game ball on one side of the first and second walls. An entrance to the winning area formed between the ends separated by a dimension that is larger but smaller than the combined diameter, and a diameter greater than the diameter of one game ball below the first and second walls. An exit from a winning area formed between ends separated by a size smaller than the diameter, a slider incorporated so as to be able to reciprocate in the left-right direction over both the winning area and the exit, and protruding forward from the front surface of the slider A first and a second projection facing each other at an interval capable of accommodating one game ball, and a reciprocating drive mechanism provided on the back side of the base for reciprocatingly driving the slider. One protrusion The second wall and the first and second projections forming the lower edge of the entrance are arranged outside the entrance to the winning area of the base and the second projection of the slider is arranged inside the winning area of the base. Form a space for accommodating one game ball in the prize area near the entrance, and the one game ball is taken into the formed accommodation space, whereby the one game ball and the first protrusion are formed. And the first wall prevent one game ball from entering the entrance, while the first protrusion of the slider is disposed near the entrance by the reciprocating drive mechanism, thereby forming the upper edge of the entrance. It is a structure in which one of the first wall and the first projection prevents one game ball from entering the entrance,
The lower sorting device includes a base attached to the game board, a wall component protruding forward from the front surface of the base, a rotator housing chamber formed in the wall component, and an upper half of the center of the rotator housing chamber. An inlet opened to the wall structure, a gaming state outlet disadvantageous to the player opened to the wall structure on one side below the center of the rotating body housing, and a lower half from the center of the rotating body housing. An advantageous gaming state outlet opened in the wall structure on the other side, a rotating body rotatably accommodated in the rotating body accommodating chamber in a coaxial arrangement, and one game on the peripheral surface of the rotating body. A plurality of notches formed so as to be able to accommodate the ball, and one or more of the notches in a range less than the total number from one or more of these notches and one of the peripheral surface side opening edges facing each other in the circumferential direction. And a rotating projection provided on the back side of the base. Winning distributor of the game machine, characterized in that a rotary drive mechanism for driving.

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