JP2005312677A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide greater amusement in a center generator to a player. <P>SOLUTION: The center generator 20 comprises a stage part 46, a guide path for guiding game balls to the stage part 46 based on the gravity, and a speed-reducing/ displaced member for reducing the speed of game balls flowing down to be displaced. The speed-reducing/displaced member has a display part 98; the display part 98 is located in an invisible position where the display part 98 is not visible to the player when the speed-reducing/displaced member is not operated, and is located in a visible position where the display part 98 is visible to the player when the speed-reducing mechanism is operated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

A pachinko machine (ball game machine) has a game board, and a center role is often provided at almost the center thereof.
The following are examples of the center role.
The center accessory has a stage portion at a lower portion thereof, and a guide path is provided on the left and / or right side portion thereof.
The pachinko balls (game balls) that flow into the guide path flow down (drop) the guide path, flow into the stage section, flow in various patterns in the stage section, and then flow out of the stage section (center accessory). To do.

By the way, in the conventional pachinko machine, the pachinko ball falls on the guide path based on gravity and flows into the stage portion.
For this reason, the impact of the falling pachinko ball is applied to the stage portion (the portion corresponding to the downstream end portion of the guide path), and the portion may be damaged.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko machine in which a movable body having a projecting member projecting into a guide path is pivotally supported in relation to the guide path.
In the pachinko machine, when the pachinko ball falling in the guide path collides with the projecting member, the falling speed of the pachinko ball is decelerated and the impact applied to the stage portion is alleviated.
Further, in the pachinko machine, the movable body (with various motifs) is provided so as to be visible to the player, and the movable body is caused by the pachinko ball colliding with the protruding member as described above. Is made to swing.

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, since the movable body is always visible, even if the pachinko ball swings against the projecting member, it gives the player so much interest. I can't.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 15-290473

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball game machine in which the flow speed of a game ball flowing down a taxiway is reduced, and a player can be provided with a greater interest in an accessory.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a ball game machine having an accessory, wherein the accessory guides a game ball to the stage portion based on a stage portion and gravity. A guide path that decelerates, a speed reduction mechanism that decelerates the flow speed of the game ball flowing down the guide path, and a displacement member that is displaced in conjunction with the speed reduction mechanism, the displacement member having a display unit, In a state where the speed reduction mechanism is not operated, the display unit is at least in a non-viewing position where the player can hardly see, and in a state where the speed reduction mechanism is operated, the display unit is in a viewing position where the display is visually recognized by the player. It is a ball game machine that is located.

In the ball game machine of the present invention, the flow speed of the game ball flowing down the guide path based on the gravity is reduced by the speed reduction mechanism, thereby alleviating the impact applied by the game ball to the stage portion.
In the ball game machine according to the present invention, as described above, the flow speed of the game ball flowing down the guide path is reduced by the speed reduction mechanism (the speed reduction mechanism is actuated). In the non-operating state), the display part of the displacement member positioned at the non-viewing position is positioned at the viewing position. In other words, the display unit that has been in a state of being hardly visible by the player until then becomes a state of being visually recognized by the player.
For this reason, the player can clearly recognize that the game ball is flowing down in the taxiway, thereby giving the player a great interest.

The “display unit” refers to a portion where a predetermined display is made. Examples of the “predetermined display” include various figures such as stars and various character designs.
Further, “at least a non-visible position that is hardly visible by the player” includes not only an aspect that is not visually recognized by the player, but also an aspect that is almost invisible (that is, hardly visible).

  The invention according to claim 2 is the ball game machine of the invention according to claim 1, and has a deceleration displacement member that functions as the deceleration mechanism and also as the displacement member.

  That is, a ball game machine having an accessory, wherein the accessory is a stage part, a guide path for guiding the game ball to the stage part based on gravity, and a game ball flowing down the guide path A deceleration displacement member that decelerates and displaces the speed, the deceleration displacement member has a display unit, and the display unit is at least not visually recognized by the player in a state where the deceleration displacement member is not operated. The ball game machine is located at a position where the display unit is visually recognized by the player in a state where the speed reduction mechanism is operating.

In addition to the action and effect of the bullet ball game machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the following action and effect can be obtained.
That is, in the ball game machine of the present invention, the deceleration displacement member functions as a deceleration mechanism and also as a displacement member.
For this reason, compared with the case where another element is arrange | positioned, respectively, the whole apparatus will be simplified.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the ball game machine of the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the guide path has an upstream guide path and a downstream guide path having different positions in the depth direction. When the flow-down speed of the game ball is decelerated by the deceleration mechanism, the game ball moves from the upstream guide path to the downstream guide path.

In the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, the following functions and effects are obtained in addition to the functions and effects of the ball game machine of the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2.
That is, in the ball game machine of the present invention, when the game ball is decelerated by the speed reduction mechanism, the game ball advects from the upstream guide path to the downstream guide path, and the position of the game ball in the depth direction is displaced. To do.
For this reason, when the flow-down speed of the game ball is decelerated by the deceleration mechanism, the elements that constitute the deceleration mechanism and that are located in the guide path are removed from the guide path until the game ball can flow down. There is no need to evacuate, saving space.
Also, since the upstream guideway and the downstream guideway are located at different positions in the depth direction (the depth direction of the ball game machine), they are located at different positions in the width direction (the width direction of the ball game machine). Compared to the case of the position mode, the size of the character (recognized by the player. That is, the size in a two-dimensional direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the ball game machine) is limited ( Narrowing) is prevented.

  In addition, “having an upstream taxiway and a downstream taxiway having different positions in the depth direction” includes the case where the downstream taxiway is positioned on the near side of the upstream taxiway and the downstream taxiway May be located behind the upstream taxiway.

  As described above, in the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, in conjunction with the decrease in the flow speed of the game ball flowing down the guide path, the display unit that has been almost invisible until then at least by the player Is visually recognized by the player, which gives the player a great interest.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, this pachinko machine (ball game machine) has a substantially vertical game board 10, and a handle 12 is provided below the game board 10. In addition, a prize ball payout device (not shown) is provided on the back side of the game board 10.

The game board 10 is provided with an outer rail 13 and an inner rail 14, the inside of the inner rail 14 is used as a game area (reference numeral omitted), and a portion between the outer rail 13 and the inner rail 14 is a passage (reference numeral omitted). ).
Then, the pachinko ball launched by the player operating the handle 12 is guided to the game area through the passage.

  The game board 10 (game area) is provided with a number of nails (not shown) and a windmill 19 and a plurality of ordinary winning holes 16. When a pachinko ball enters the normal winning opening 16, for example, 6 or 13 pachinko balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device as prize balls.

  A center accessory 20 is provided in the approximate center of the game board 10. A start winning opening 17 is provided below (directly below) the center accessory 20, and a large winning opening 18 is provided therebelow.

The center accessory 20 is provided with a display unit 22. The display unit 22 is composed of liquid crystal or the like, and displays various symbols.
That is, when a pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 17 (this is referred to as winning), the symbol on the display unit 22 is displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time, and then the final symbol is displayed statically. The symbols displayed in a stationary manner include “win” and “off”, and in the case of “win” (for example, “777”), the special winning opening 18 is opened a predetermined number of times. For example, it opens 16 times and remains open until 10 pachinko balls are entered per time. Then, for the winning of one pachinko ball, 15 pachinko balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device as prize balls. This is a special benefit that the center character 20 gives to the player.

Next, the center accessory 20 will be described in detail based on FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, the center accessory 20 is formed by joining a front side member 30, a back side member 35, an upper side member 40, a pair of guide path forming member groups 50, and a stage portion forming member 45 by screws (not shown). Has been.
The center accessory 20 has a symmetrical structure on the left and right.

  Openings 31 and 36 are formed in the front side member 30 and the back side member 35. The opening 31 of the front member 30 is formed larger than the opening 36 of the back member 35 at a position corresponding to the opening 36 of the back member 35. The display unit 22 (not shown in FIG. 4, etc., see FIGS. 1 and 2) is visible through the openings 31 and 36.

As shown in FIG. 4, each guide path forming member group 50 includes a guide path forming back member 60, a guide path forming central member 70, and a guide path forming front member 80, which are coupled by screws (not shown). ing. Each guide path forming member group 50 is provided with a deceleration displacement member 90.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each guide path forming member group 50 is fixed to an outer portion of the back side member 35 in the left-right direction of the opening 36. A player can visually recognize the front side portion of each of the guide path forming member groups 50 (most of the guide path forming front member 80 and part of the guide path forming central member 70) through the opening 31 of the front member 30. .
The upper member 40 is fixed to the front member 30 and the back member 35.

As shown in FIG. 6A (b), the upper member 40 and the guide path forming member group 50 (see FIG. 4) (that is, the guide path forming back side member 60, the guide path forming center member 70, and the guide path forming front member 80). A guide path 55 (an upper guide path 51, a rear side guide path 52, and a front side guide path 53) is formed.
As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6A (c), the upper member 40 is formed with a guideway entrance 41.
The pachinko ball B rolling on the game board 10 (FIG. 1) passes through the guideway entrance 41 (FIGS. 2 to 4) and passes through the guideway 55 (upper guideway 51) (FIG. 6A (b)). Flow into.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the stage portion forming member 45 is fixed to the lower portion of the opening portion 36 in the back side member 35, and is located on the back side (back side) from the front side member 30. Yes.
A stage portion 46 is formed by the stage portion forming member 45. The stage portion 46 (the left and right ends thereof) is located on the downstream side (downward) of the guide path 55 (front side guide path 53) (see FIG. 6A (b)). In other words, the guiding path 55 (the upper guiding path 51, the rear guiding path 52, the front guiding path 53) moves the pachinko ball B rolling on the game board 10 (FIG. 1) to the stage portion 46 (FIG. 2). To guide FIG. 4). The stage portion 46 is formed with a central outflow portion 47 and a drop portion 48.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a front side rolling portion 32 is formed in the lower portion of the opening 31 of the front side member 30, and an outflow portion 33 is formed in the center of the front side rolling portion 32. Is formed. Pachinko spheres B that have moved from the stage unit 46 to the near-side rolling unit 32 after rolling on the stage unit 46 in various patterns flow out from the center accessory 20 through the outflow unit 33.
When the pachinko ball B moves from the central outflow portion 47 of the stage portion 46 to the near side rolling portion 32, the pachinko ball B falls almost directly from the outflow portion 33, and the start winning opening 17 (see FIG. 1). Is likely to win. On the other hand, when the pachinko ball B moves from the dropping portion 48 of the stage portion 46 to the front rolling portion 32, the pachinko ball B can fall obliquely downward from the outflow portion 33 and can win the start winning opening 17. The nature is low.

Next, the guide path forming member group 50 (FIG. 4) will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 5, the guide path forming member group 50 includes a guide path forming back side member 60, a guide path forming center member 70, a guide path forming front side member 80, and a deceleration displacement member 90 (this has been described above). ).

  The guide path forming back side member 60 has a substantially vertical plate shape that is substantially perpendicular to the depth direction. It is a substantially central height portion of the guide path forming back side member 60 and a portion on the side of the opening 36 (see FIG. 4) in the left-right direction (the center side as the center accessory 20 in the left-right direction. ) Is provided with a pivot shaft 62. The pivot shaft 62 extends substantially horizontally toward the front side.

The deceleration displacement member 90 has a rotation hole 92. The deceleration displacement member 90 is fitted in the rotation hole 92 so as to be rotatable with respect to the rotation shaft 62.
The deceleration displacement member 90 rotates in the rotation hole portion 92 with respect to the rotation shaft portion 62, whereby a basic state (shown by a solid line in FIG. 5; see also FIG. 3A) and an operation state (FIG. 5). It can be displaced between the middle two-dot chain line (see also FIGS. 3B, 6G, and 6H).

As shown in FIG. 5, the guide path forming central member 70 has a planar substrate 71 that is substantially parallel to the guide path forming back member 60. A circumferential leg 72 is formed on the edge of the substrate portion 71 over almost the entire circumference. The guide path forming center member 70 is a guide path forming back side member in a state in which the distal end portion of the peripheral leg portion 72 is in contact with the edge of the guide path forming back side member 60 (surface on the front side) over almost the entire circumference. 60 is coupled.
Thus, as shown in FIG. 6A (b), the rear side guide path 52 (corresponding to the upstream side guide path of the present invention) is formed between the guide path forming back side member 60 and the base plate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70. ) Is formed.
As shown in FIG. 5, the edge portion on the opening 36 (see FIG. 4) side of the guiding path forming central member 70, in the vicinity of the rotating shaft portion 62 and the lower portion thereof, The peripheral leg portion 72 is not formed, and an inlet / outlet 73 is formed corresponding to the deceleration displacement member 90 (of which the display portion 98 (detailed later)).

As shown in FIG. 5, an inflow hole 75 is formed in the upper portion of the substrate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70.
As shown in FIG. 6A (b), a space in a portion between the guide path entrance 41 (see FIGS. 3 and 6A (c)) of the upper member 40 and the inflow hole 75 of the guide path forming central member 70 is formed. The upper guideway 51 is used. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B → FIG. 6C, the pachinko ball B in the upper guiding path 51 flows into the inner guiding path 52 through the inflow hole 75.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an advection hole portion 76 is formed in a substantially midway height portion of the substrate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70. That is, as shown in FIG. 6G → FIG. 6H, the pachinko sphere B in the back guide path 52 flows through the transfer hole portion 76 to the front guide path 53 (detailed later).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lower part of the inflow hole portion 75 of the front surface of the base plate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70 is substantially horizontal (exactly as it goes from the near side to the far side). A plate-shaped inflow rolling portion 78 is provided that gradually goes downward and gradually goes downward from the outside as the center accessory 20 toward the inside in the left-right direction.

In relation to the inflow hole portion 75, the inflow rolling portion 78 is provided with an inflow guide portion 79.
Further, a substantially upper half portion of the guide path forming front side member 80 is a fall prevention portion 82. The fall prevention portion 82 is a substantially upper half portion of the guide path forming central member 70 and corresponds to an edge portion on the opening 36 (see FIG. 4) side in the left-right direction. The fall prevention portion 82 extends in the depth direction as the center accessory 20 in the width direction (from the aforementioned edge portion of the guide path forming central member 70 to the near side), and in the longitudinal direction in the vertical direction. It has a plate shape that extends.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6B, the pachinko sphere B that has flowed into the upper guideway 51 through the guideway entrance 41 (see also FIGS. 2 and 3) of the upper member 40 is based on gravity. The inflow rolling part 78 is reached. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B → FIG. 6C, the pachinko ball B is guided by the inflow guide portion 79 and prevented from falling by the fall prevention portion 82, and passes through the inflow hole portion 75 to the back side. It flows into the guide path 52.

As shown in FIG. 5, a substantially lower half portion of the guide path formation front side member 80 is a near side guide path formation portion 84.
The front guide path forming portion 84 extends in the vertical direction corresponding to the substantially lower half of the guide path forming central member 70 in the length direction.
At the same time, the front-side guide path forming portion 84 has an edge on the side of the opening 36 (see FIG. 4) in the substantially lower half of the guide path forming central member 70 at the base end in the width direction. Left and right sides of the center member 20 at the front end of the guide path forming central member 70 at the front end thereof (in the direction away from the opening 36 (see FIG. 4)). In the area between them, it curves almost smoothly so as to connect the two.
In this way, as shown in FIG. 6A (b), the front side guide path 53 (between the front side guide path forming portion 84 of the guide path forming front side member 80 and the substrate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70. (Corresponding to the downstream guide path of the present invention) is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6A (b), a guide path 55 is formed by the upper guide path 51, the back side guide path 52, and the near side guide path 53. The guiding path 55 (the upper guiding path 51, the rear guiding path 52, and the front guiding path 53) has an opening cross section that allows the pachinko sphere B to flow smoothly.

As shown in FIG. 5, the deceleration displacement member 90 includes a ball receiving portion 94, an advection guide portion 95, and a display portion 98 across the rotation hole portion 92. The deceleration displacement member 90 corresponds to the deceleration mechanism of the present invention and also corresponds to the displacement member of the present invention.
As described above, the deceleration displacement member 90 can be rotationally displaced between the basic state (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 5) and the operating state (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5).
The basic state is a state in which the ball receiving portion 94 and the advection guide portion 95 are located above and the display portion 98 is located below. The action state is that the ball receiving portion 94 and the advection guide portion 95 are lowered and the display portion 98 is raised, and the ball receiving portion 94 and the advection guide portion 95 and the display portion 98 are located at substantially the same height position. State.

  The display unit 98 is formed in a substantially rectangular thick plate shape that is substantially perpendicular to the depth direction of the center accessory 20 (a ball game machine). A special display is provided on the front surface (front surface) of the display unit 98 (in this embodiment, a star graphic is displayed as an example).

The display unit 98 has a sufficiently large weight compared to the ball receiving unit 94 and the advection guide unit 95. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3A, and 5 (of which a solid line), the deceleration displacement member 90 is normally in a basic state based on gravity.
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 5 (two-dot chain lines), FIG. 6E → FIG. 6F → FIGS. 6G and 6H, the pachinko balls B flow into the ball receiver 94 and the ball receiver 94 With the pachinko sphere B being received by the above, the deceleration displacement member 90 is turned into an action state based on the weight of the pachinko sphere B.
The display unit 98, the ball receiving unit 94, and the advection guide unit 95 have such a weight relationship.
This “basic state” corresponds to the “state where the speed reduction mechanism (deceleration displacement member) is not operating” in the present invention, and this “operation state” or the like is the “speed reduction mechanism (deceleration displacement member)” in the present invention. Corresponds to the “operating state”.

Returning to FIG. 5, a stopper (not shown) protruding toward the back side is formed on the back side of the substrate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70. When the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the basic state, the display unit 98 abuts against the stopper and is prevented from further rotating in the direction opposite to the active state side.
Thus, the deceleration displacement member 90 is normally maintained in the basic state by the weight relationship described above.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ball receiving portion 94 has an arcuate plate shape.
As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6J, in any state from the basic state to the action state, the ball receiving portion 94 is connected to the rear side guide path 52 (that is, the guide path formation back side member 60 and the guide path formation center member 70. It is located in the space between the substrate part 71.
The ball receiving portion 94 (its upper surface) is curved in a concave shape toward the direction having the upper component in any state from the basic state to the action state. For this reason, the ball receiving portion 94 can receive the pachinko sphere B.
Further, the ball receiving portion 94 (the upper surface thereof) is inclined so as to gradually go downward as it goes from the back side to the near side in a state where the deceleration displacement member 90 is at least in an operating state (FIGS. 6G and 6H). Yes.

As shown in FIG. 5, the advection guide portion 95 is formed at the tip of the ball receiving portion 94. The advection guide portion 95 has a narrow strip shape and extends toward the front side.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 6A (a) to 6J (a), the advection guide portion 95 extends to the near side through the advection hole portion 76, and the tip portion thereof is in any state of the basic state to the action state. It is located in the vicinity of the front end portion (front end portion in the width direction) of the front side guide path forming portion 84 of the guide path forming front side member 80.

As shown in FIGS. 6G and 6H, the advancing guide portion 95 abuts on a lower portion of the opening edge portion of the advancing hole portion 76 in a state where the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the operating state. Thus, the deceleration displacement member 90 is maintained in the operating state.
The front side portion of the ball receiving portion 94 (or the front side portion of the ball receiving portion 94 and the base end portion of the advancing guide portion 95) is the opening edge portion of the advancing hole portion 76. The structure which contact | abuts the lower part of may be sufficient.

As shown in FIGS. 6G and 6H, in the state in which the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the operating state, the advection guide portion 95 gradually moves downward from the back side toward the near side in the length direction. Inclined. Moreover, the advection guide part 95 inclines so that it may go to the downward direction gradually toward the opening part 36 side in the left-right direction in the width direction.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6G → FIG. 6H, in the state where the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the operating state, the pachinko ball B on the ball receiving portion 94 rolls forward on the ball receiving portion 94, and thereafter Rolls on the advancing guide portion 95 toward the front side, falls to the opening 36 side of the advancing guide portion 95, and moves to the near-side guide path 53.

As indicated by the solid line in FIG. 5, in the state where the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the basic state (see also FIG. 3A), the display unit 98 is in the lowered position (this is described above). It is located in the space between the guide path forming back side member 60 and the substrate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70. That is, the edge on the opening 36 side of the display part 98 in the basic state is flush with the peripheral leg part 72 (part of the vicinity of the entrance / exit 73).
In this state, the display portion 98 (at least most of the portion) is located in a portion below the advection hole portion 76 in the substrate portion 71 of the guide path forming central member 70.
In this state, the display unit 98 (at least most of the portion) is located behind the guide path formation front member 80 (of which the front side guide path formation unit 84 is located) across the board portion 71. .

Further, the guide path forming front member 80 (the front side guide path forming portion 84 thereof) and / or the guide path forming central member 70 (the portion of the base plate portion 71 below the advection hole portion 76) is It is made of a material that does not have transparency.
For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3A, 6A to 6D, and 6J, in the state where the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the basic state, the display unit 98 (at least most of the portion) is guided. It is shielded by the path formation front member 80 (the front side guide path formation part 84 of them) and / or the guide path formation center member 70 (the part below the advection hole part 76 of the board part 71). It is not visually recognized by a person. That is, the display unit 98 is located at the non-viewing position.

As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, in a state where the deceleration displacement member 90 is in an operating state (see also FIG. 3B), the display unit 98 rises through the inlet / outlet 73 and is on the opening 36 side. It extends almost horizontally.
For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 3B, 6G and 6H, the deceleration displacement member 90 is in a working state (more precisely, a predetermined intermediate state between the basic state and the working state (FIG. 6E)). , FIG. 6F, and FIG. 6I are also included), the display unit 98 is visually recognized by the player. That is, the display unit 98 is located at the visual recognition position.

Next, the operation and effect of this pachinko machine will be described based on FIGS. 6A to 6J and the like.
A case will be described in which a pachinko ball B (game ball) rolling on the game board 10 (see FIG. 1) flows into the left guideway entrance 41 (FIG. 2). Since the center accessory 20 has a symmetrical structure, the same applies when it flows into the right guideway entrance 41.

  The pachinko ball B that has flowed into the upper guideway 51 (guideway 55) (FIG. 6A) through the guideway entrance 41 (FIG. 2) flows down the upper guideway 51 as shown in FIG. 6A → FIG. 6B. To do. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B → FIG. 6C, the air flows into the back guide path 52 through the inflow hole 75.

As shown in FIG. 6C → FIG. 6D (→ FIG. 6E), the pachinko ball B flows down (falls) down the back side guide path 52 and reaches the ball receiving portion 94 of the deceleration displacement member 90 in the basic state.
The pachinko ball B is received by the ball receiving portion 94, and the ball receiving portion 94 and the like are lowered by the weight of the pachinko ball B as shown in FIG. 6E → FIG. 6F → FIG. Then, it is rotationally displaced toward the operating state.

  In the state in which the deceleration displacement member 90 is in the activated state (FIG. 6G), the pachinko sphere B on the ball receiving portion 94 flows down along the advection guide portion 95 as shown in FIGS. 6G to 6H. Then, the liquid flows through the advection hole portion 76 into the front guide path 53 and falls from the advection guide portion 95.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6H → FIG. 6I → FIG. 6J, the pachinko ball B flows down (falls) in the front guide path 53 and reaches the stage unit 46 (see also FIG. 3A). The Further, the deceleration displacement member 90 returns to the basic state.

As described above, the pachinko ball B falling in the rear guide path 52 is received by the ball receiving portion 94 of the deceleration displacement member 90, and the deceleration displacement member 90 is rotationally displaced ((FIG. 6D →)). 6F → FIG. 6G), the descent speed of the pachinko sphere B is reduced accordingly (the kinetic energy is reduced).
Thus, when the pachinko ball B reaches the stage portion 46, the impact applied to the stage portion 46 by the pachinko ball B is alleviated.

Further, as described above, when the deceleration displacement member 90 is displaced from the basic state to the operating state and the descending speed of the pachinko ball B is decelerated, it is shown in FIGS. 6D → 6E → FIG. 6F → FIGS. 6G and 6H. As described above, the display portion 98 of the deceleration displacement member 90 that has not been viewed from the front (or almost has not been viewed) until then is turned up around the rotation shaft 62 and is viewed from the front. It becomes. That is, the display unit 98 is displaced from the non-viewing position to the viewing position.
Conversely, as shown in FIGS. 6I to 6J, when the deceleration displacement member 90 returns to the basic state after the pachinko ball B flows down from the deceleration displacement member 90 (advection guide portion 95), the display unit 98 is moved to the front. To the state where it is not visually recognized (or almost not visually recognized). That is, the display unit 98 returns from the viewing position to the non-viewing position.

In this manner, in this pachinko machine, the player can recognize that the pachinko ball B is flowing down in the guide path 55 when the display unit 98 that has not been viewed is visible. The fact that the pachinko ball B is flowing down in the guide path 55 may cause the pachinko ball B to reach the stage unit 46 and roll on the stage unit 46 to win the start winning port 17. Will be expected.
In this way, in this pachinko machine (guide path 55 of the center accessory 20), in connection with the possibility that the player will receive special benefits, the display unit 98 that has not been viewed until then will be visible, Players are given great interest.

  Note that the above is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be implemented in various modifications based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the center accessory 20 has a left-right symmetrical structure, a pair of guide paths 55 are formed on the left and right, and the deceleration displacement member 90 is disposed on each guide path 55. The object (20) may not have a bilaterally symmetric structure, and the guide path (55) may be formed only on either the left or right side. The guide path (55) may be formed in a pair on the left and right, and the deceleration displacement member (90) may be disposed only on either the left or right guide path (55).

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of one embodiment of the present invention. The deceleration displacement member is in the basic state. It is a front view which shows the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. The deceleration displacement member is in the basic state. It is a perspective view which shows the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) shows a state where the deceleration displacement member is in a basic state, and (b) shows a state where the deceleration displacement member is in an operating state. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the guide path formation member group of the center accessory of the pachinko machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a perspective view showing a guide path forming member group taken out (that is, an upper member, a stage portion forming member, etc. are not shown). (B) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which virtually cut | disconnected the part of the guide path formation member group of the center role object with the vertical plane extended in the depth direction, (c) is the vertical plane similarly extended in the width direction. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view cut | disconnected virtually. The same applies to FIGS. 6B to 6J. 6A to 6D and 6J, the deceleration displacement member is in a basic state. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. The next stage of FIG. 6A is shown. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6B shows the next stage of FIG. 6B. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6C shows the next stage of FIG. 6C. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6D shows the next stage of FIG. 6D. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6E shows the next stage. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6F shows the next stage of FIG. 6G and 6H, the deceleration displacement member is in an operating state. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6G shows the next stage. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6H shows the next stage. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the pachinko machine (guide path of a center accessory) of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6I shows the next stage.

Explanation of symbols

20 Center character (object)
46 Stage 52 Back side taxiway (upstream side taxiway)
53 Front taxiway (downstream taxiway)
55 Guideway 90 Deceleration displacement member (deceleration mechanism, displacement member)
98 Display B B Pachinko ball (game ball)

Claims (3)

A ball game machine with a combination of objects,
The accessory is
The stage part,
A guiding path for guiding the game ball to the stage portion based on gravity,
A decelerating mechanism for decelerating the flow velocity of the game ball flowing down the guide path;
A displacement member that is displaced in conjunction with the speed reduction mechanism,
The displacement member includes a display unit, and the display unit is located at a non-viewing position where the display unit is not substantially visible by a player when the speed reduction mechanism is not operated, and the display is performed when the speed reduction mechanism is operated. The part is located at a visual recognition position visually recognized by the player,
A ball game machine. The ball game machine according to claim 1,
A deceleration displacement member that functions as the deceleration mechanism and also functions as the displacement member;
A ball game machine. A ball game machine according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The taxiway has an upstream taxiway and a downstream taxiway with different positions in the depth direction,
When the flow-down speed of the game ball is decelerated by the deceleration mechanism, the game ball is transferred from the upstream guide path to the downstream guide path.
A ball game machine.

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